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Three CD set spotlighting the pioneering movement that brought the world The Beatles but has been overshadowed by their success. Hits include The Searchers' 'Sweets For My Sweet' (UK #1) and 'When... more

Three CD set charting the birth and early development of American hard rock. In the late 60s, the parallel emergence of psychedelia and the blues-based power trio format saw pop evolve into rock. In... more

Four CD set featuring mono and stereo mixes of the three albums The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band recorded for Reprise Records, marking the first time the mono mixes have been available on CD.... more

Grapefruit's "alternative look" at the classic rock years of England pairs hits by the superstars with a wealth of killer cuts you just don't hear on the radio. A lavishly annotated and illustrated... more

During turbulent times, why not create feel-good rock 'n' roll full of infectious pop hooks? That formula worked for Tommy James fans, it worked for the Shondells and it worked for Roulette Records,... more

Jazzy R&B, horn-powered soul, fuzz-drenched freakbeat, pysch-pop, ska, girl groups…you'll hear all those '60s UK obsessions across these 87 tracks. You'll encounter CD debuts, unissued cuts, gig... more

The psychedelic/prog era produced many of the most adventurous adaptations of Beatles songs ever recorded. A 40-page booklet packed with rare photos and memorabilia and 68 cuts take us on a... more

These Liverpool legends had an uncanny knack for picking the perfect song (be it Jack Nitzsche/Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins," Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room" or Lieber & Stoller's... more

Musicians from the U.S. and UK contributed to the sessions of this California-based budget label, which released (and endlessly repackaged) a slew of psychedelic records under an abundance of... more

Mixing jazz-rock invention with pop-chart conquest, BS&T packed a lot of brilliance and success into their 1968–72 prime. This set covers that whole stretch, from the band's creation by Al Kooper to... more

They'd been L.A. metal favorites since the late '70s, but Quiet Riot finally hit on the lineup and sound to catch fire in '83, and the five-times-platinum LP "Metal Health" was their reward. Here's... more

Three LPs from the early-'80s heyday that saw the Stray Cats take red-hot rockabilly into the pop spotlight! Brian Setzer leads the charge through the hits "Rock This Town," "Stray Cat Strut,"... 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 Steve Perry era well underway, Journey voyaged to the upper reaches of the charts on the back of that majestically soaring voice with Departure ('80), Escape ('81) and Frontiers ('83). Here are... more

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

These 1971–74 LPs—"New Riders of the Purple Sage," "Powerglide," "Gyspy Cowboy," "The Adventures of Panama Red" and "Home, Home on the Road"—saw this band evolve from a Grateful Dead offshoot to a... more

Three CD set. Sheena Easton's first-ever collection of every UK and US single A-side from her hugely successful EMI era - including 7-inch edits, 12-inch extended versions and rare dub mixes - many... 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

King rose from songwriter for the stars to a superstar in her own right with "Tapestry" ('71). This set picks up her career in '77 with "Simple Things" then follows her through the rest of the '70s... more

Derek earned his reputation as one of the greatest slide guitarists on Earth on the road and with these breakthrough albums with his mighty band: "Soul Serenade," "Songlines," "Already Free" and the... more

Synth-pop trailblazers Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left Human League in 1980, forming this electro-funk group with singer Glenn Gregory and debuting with the 1981 LP "Penthouse and Pavement."... more

If you've ever wanted to check out the recordings that (along with the live shows) made Randy California and Spirit such enduring legends, look no further. Their 1968–70 LPs "Spirit," "The Family... 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

Two Top 40 LPs (Carly Simon and Anticipation) and three straight Top 10s (No Secrets, Hotcakes and Playing Possum)—the five 1971–75 albums that elevated Carly to singer-songwriter superstardom! She... more

This five-album collection takes On Your Feet or on Your Knees ('75) as its starting point. That's the double-live LP that first launched these Long Island boys into the Top 40: a raucous rendition... more