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Alvin Lee and his band's incendiary Woodstock performance elevated the blues rockers to worldwide fame in '69—but they'd started on that path two years earlier with their self-titled debut. Marking... more

Robin Trower had an impressive run of albums between 1973 to 1983 for Chrysalis Records. The ex-Procol Harum guitarist released his debut solo album, Twice Removed From Yesterday, in 1973. This... more

Short Back n' Sides is the fifth solo album and first studio album of the 1980s from former Mott The Hoople frontman and legendary songwriter Ian Hunter. The album includes an array of guest... more

Ten Years After's Woodstock performance was, up until that time, their biggest live triumph. Appearing at the festival in August 1969, in front of a 500,000 strong audience, the festival was a... more

'New Ancient Strings' is an album by world-renowned Malian kora players Toumani Diabaté and Ballaké Sissoko. Originally released by record producer Joe Boyd's (Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, Pink... more

When Generation X became one of the first punk bands to appear on Top of the Pops, it became clear that Billy Idol had a future on very big stages. Their 1978 debut LP signaled major success, too, as... more

Celebrating half a century together, UFO have embarked on their final tour this year. It's the perfect time to look back at the tracks that built their legend: the key cuts from their halcyon years... more

Future solo star John Waite led these UK rock 'n' rollers to the pop charts of many countries with songs on the band's 1977–80 Chrysalis LPs. This collection includes the key cuts from that prolific... more

UFO are widely regarded as one of the UK's best hard rock acts and this year (their final one) are celebrating their 50th year in existence with their final world tour. Phenomenon was the bands debut... more

CD in a 4 panel slipcase. Planet Rock: The Album is an old school hip hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, originally released in 1986 as a collection of previous singles.

Two CDs. Lights Out was released in May 1977 and became the group's biggest album to date, reaching No. 23 in the US. Michael Schenker's status as the most exciting guitarist in heavy rock was... more

Overview: During a break with Ultravox and his involvement with Band Aid/ Live Aid, Midge Ure set up a home studio to record ideas, which eventually turned into his debut album. Featuring the UK No.1... more

Fun Boy Three formed in the summer of 1981 when Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples broke away from The Specials. The band quickly hit the UK top 40 charts with their debut single, 'The... more

Whilst a member of Mott the Hoople, guitarist and vocalist Ian Hunter established himself as one of the most inventive hard rock songwriters of the early 1970s. During the late 70s & early 80s, he... 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

Robin's Trower's most comprehensive collection to date of the British guitarist's recordings for the BBC. Includes tracks; from his first John Peel session in March 1973. Additionally, recordings for... more

2008 collection from the German guitar great containing the best of his MSG recordings from the early '80s. Michael Schenker's legendary guitar skills were originally put to use in the heavy Rock... more

You'll hear Trower evolve from the second coming of Jimi Hendrix to a guitar powerhouse with his own sound as this "best-of" traverses his recordings from '73 to '80. You get 17 cuts from eight... more

Two CDs. Deluxe digitally remastered and expanded edition includes the Record Plant live set and bonus track "A Million Miles". Originally released in 1975, Force It is UFO's fourth studio album.... more

"Whitey Ford Sings the Blues" is the first album from Everlast, following his departure from House Of Pain and was released in 1998. The record was both a commercial and critical success, selling... more

Handsome Boy Modeling School is a conceptual collaboration featuring Dan The Automator (Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, de la Soul, Gravediggaz). So... How's Your... more

Their first (1973) album with Michael Schenker notched two gold-plated classics in "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom," and this reissue offers six bonus tracks including the unreleased studio track... more

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of The Waterboys FISHERMAN'S BLUES, Mike Scott has trawled the vaults to create the ultimate companion to the seminal 1988 album. FISHERMAN'S BOX... more