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Limited five CD set. Punk rock attracted both dreamers and schemers. Many were simply fired up by the music. Some were motivated by manifestos and personal agendas. Others vanished the moment the... 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

In between their cover-band beginnings in Champaign, IL and their '80s stadium-rock smashes, REO Speedwagon began their journey to stardom with their self-titled debut on Epic in '71. As bandmates... more

The dreamier side of indie rock, shoegaze (a term coined around 1990) spread across both sides of the pond through the '90s thanks to the seas of guitars, walls of effects and intoxicating melodies... more

Three CD set. 1992 saw the British indie scene unwittingly poised to go overground and global in the wake of the guitar's revival in the early 1990s. 'C92' captures something of a no-man's land... more

Two CDs. Two albums of 12-inch mixes that brought Howard Jones to new audiences in 1984 and 1985. Remastered from the original master tapes, four of the tracks on disc one's 'The 12" Album' are... more

Three CD set. From Glenda Collins to Diane And The Javelins, during the 1960s Joe Meek worked with countless female artists, many of whom issued just one single, or perhaps never even made it that... more

Howard's fourth LP (1989) was his last to chart in the U.S. That Elektra LP sent two hits to the U.S. and UK charts: "The Prisoner" and "Everlasting Love." The synths we expect from the synth-pop... more

Deluxe eight CD box set compiling three albums, singles, b-sides and rarities plus previously unreleased demos and two complete and previously unreleased live recordings by The House of Love.... more

Deluxe nine CD box set compiling five albums, singles, b-sides, live recordings, remixes, compilation appearances and vinyl-only rarities. 112 tracks spanning the band's 11-year spell with WEA,... more

This synth-pop star charted in the U.S. with this 1986 LP, but really scored big at home in the UK, where the album went Top 10 on the strength of three hits: "You Know I Love You…Don't You?,"... more

Extensive five CD set exploring the evolution of the goth movement, from the glacial post-punk of the late 1970s through positive punk and into the Batcave era, dark electronica and beyond. Features... more

Combining Roxy Music style with post-punk energy and blue-eyed soul, the Blow Monkeys sent two LPs and one song (Digging Your Scene) to the U.S. charts; at home in England, they were big stars,... more

Black Sabbath guitar tech Joey DeMaio and ex-Dictators guitarist Ross the Boss met on tour in 1980 and decided to form a band: Manowar, with singer Eric Adams. Some different members came and went... more

Four CD box set from '80s British rock band Then Jerico, a comprehensive collection of their recorded output for London Records. Bringing together the band's two studio albums, plus many of the... more

2022 release, the first album from the iconic punk band since 2014's The Way and the death of Pete Shelley in 2018. The legendary Manchester punk band need little introduction. Back in 1977, they... more

Three CDs. The Latest In The Hugely Successful 'C' Series, Riffing On The Original 'C86' Cassette. Follows Previous Best-Selling Collections C86 (2014), C87 (2016), C88 (2017), C89 (2018) And C90... more

Four disc (three CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) set. The plight of Northern Ireland throughout the 1970s and 1980s is well documented. Less widely acknowledged, though, is the unifying impact that punk... more

Once a backup singer for the Whispers, this L.A.-born songstress scored her own streak of R&B hits for the Solar and Constellation labels between 1979 and 1985. This first-ever round-up of Carrie's... more

You might remember the bubbly "Happy Birthday" from the "Sixteen Candles" soundtrack—but many of the tracks by this Scottish new-wave band lean toward the darker side of post-punk (after all, Steve... more

Formed in 1983 by guitarist Simon Booth and saxophonist Larry Stabbins following the break-up of their previous jazz-pop act Weekend, Working Week went on to release five studio albums during the... more

Only previously available on VHS, this 1989 London Astoria concert now debuts on CD (2 CDs) and on DVD. Mick Box leads these trailblazers of progressive hard rock through a crowd-thrilling set of... more

This California funk band had the horn-heavy jams and romantic ballads down by the time they made these 1978 and 1979 LPs. Big hits were their reward; yours is this: all 17 tracks on one CD! Includes... more

Three CD set. Over a decade now since punk rocked the British musical scene to it's foundations and caused an eruption of independently produced records, the scene and a new generation of figurehead... more

Their fusion of pop, glam and music hall was not destined to reach U.S. shores, but Sailor blew up at home in England and across Europe in the mid-to-late-'70s. "A Far Out Disc," "Trouble," "The... more