Foot-stompin’ boogie plus prog equals…superstardom? It did for Kansas, who had the songcraft to back up their utterly unique concept. Here are their charting LPs Kansas (’74), Song for America and... more
Bands from the Beatles to Pink Floyd knew Parsons’ studio skills; the rest of the world discovered the producer after he started sending LPs up the charts in the ’70s. Pyramid (’78, #25), Eve (’79,... more
There certainly was a high degree of emotional power in Fleetwood Mac’s later pop recordings—but these early albums pack their own punch thanks to the band’s passion for blues and the searing strings... more
The ’60s brought an explosion of different styles to the pop charts: girl groups, Southern soul and Motown, sunshine pop, rock ’n’ roll, doo wop, country…and they all had their instant-classic love... more
Soft Machine’s psychedelic jazz-rock really hit its surreal stride on Third (’70), their 2-LP debut for Columbia. Their trip got even stranger on the classic Fourth (’71) before the band dove fully... more
It was a return to her country roots for Linda Ronstadt when she joined forces with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris for the 1987 album "Trio." Dolly and Emmylou, of course, had never drifted far from... more
Ten CD box set. The Malt Shop Memories music collection includes the greatest pop/rock hits from the '50s and Doo Wop songs of all time, for a total of 150 hits! Featuring all-time artists such as:... more
Dire Straits THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1978 - 1991 Limited six CD box set containing all six original albums by 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Dire Straits. From the pub rock-influenced sound of... more
All 84 sides Sam recorded with the Soul Stirrers—many featuring him trading lead vocals with the awesome Paul Foster—on one spirit-lifting, soul-shaking 3-CD set! Inside are such touchstones as Jesus... more
This NY band had stronger songwriting chops than most of their so-called "hair-metal" brethren—but their late-’80s ascendance was, like so many other hard-rockin’ bands, snuffed out by grunge in the... more
The amazingly prolific, endlessly energetic Randy California sure left us a whole lot to still discover. Joined by a booklet with a new essay and period photos, these 6 CDs gather 1979–83 studio and... more
Each one of these 1969–72 LPs saw these UK art-rockers take a bigger step toward the top of the U.S. charts: "On the Threshold of a Dream" (#20), "To Our Children’s Children" (#14), "A Question of... more
The prolific beginnings of the greatest British folk-rock band of all time are brought together in complete form! Their 1968–70 LPs "Fairport Convention," "What We Did on Our Holidays,"... more
Heart reached their apex of pop success with their 1985 self-titled LP full of synths and ballads. This set, though, takes us to the "heart" of the era when the Wilson sisters led one of the baddest... more
Here are the first big stars of rock plus the wildmen who didn’t top the charts but laid the foundations for the garage, punk and hard rockers to come. These 8 CDs of Sam Phillips discoveries include... more
If that price tag made you do a double-take, just consider what’s here: nothing less than one of the greatest collected bodies of work in the history of American music (not just country music). In... more
If there’s such a thing as baroque synth-pop, Tears for Fears perfected it on this 1989 LP. Their big, lush sound and infectious hooks intersected with strains of soul, gospel and even jazz on this... more
If there’s such a thing as baroque synth-pop, Tears for Fears perfected it on this 1989 LP. Their big, lush sound and infectious hooks intersected with strains of soul, gospel and even jazz on this... more
For the first time ever, ALL the recordings by the late-’60s psych-rock band who first introduced the splendorous talents of Todd Rundgren have been collected together in one set! These 3 CDs bring... more
"From the Knees of My Heart captures studio and live tracks from the late 70s and... of 62 tracks including Ian Hunter's renowned Chrysalis albums. Ian Hunter TITLE: From The Knees Of My Heart (The... more
"Surf Age Nuggets" is a four-disc box set featuring the unsung heroes of the surf instrumental genre, "Surf Age Nuggets" traces the attitude of surf instrumental music from 1959 through it's demise... more
Following his success with the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears—and his triumphs with Mike Bloomfield—Al put out his own streak of excellent LPs on Columbia. Here are five from his... more
Expanding Beatles-esque hooks with orchestral grandeur, ELO brought an epic new sound to rock. Here’s their early gem On the Third Day (’73), Top 10 LPs Face the Music (’75), A New World Record (’76)... more
The bristling post-punk of Ultravox took a sharp turn toward the melodic, the romantic…and the synthesizer when Midge Ure took over for John Foxx as the band’s lead singer on this 1980 LP. This lush,... more
The making of Pleased To Meet Me was a transformative journey for The Replacements, one that began with the combustible Minneapolis combo on the brink of collapse and culminated in one of the... more
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