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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

Did you know that Billy Gibbons started out playing Texas psychedelia in the Moving Sidewalks, much like his friend Roky Erickson in the 13th Floor Elevators? He's generally thought of as a career... 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

6 albums and a host of singles from Foghat's tenure at Bearsville Records in the early 70s. You would be forgiven for assuming that Foghat were from the United States judging by the way that they... more

CRCIAL CRE - THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1981-1989 MTLEY CRE:BMG has announced the release of the limited edition box set, Crcial Cre: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 featuring the bands first five... more

DESCRIPTION::Black Sabbath embraced change in 1976 when the heavy metal innovators started managing themselves and began exploring different sounds on the bands seventh studio album, TECHNICAL... more

Operation: Mindcrime [2 CD] Operation: Mindcrime is regarded as one of the greatest concept metal albums of all time. The band's 3rd album, originally released in May 1988, is based around Nikki, a... more

Empire [2 CDs] - Empire was originally released in August 1990 and features the Top 10 hit, "Silent Lucidity," which was nominated for 2 Grammys. Featuring brilliant and intelligent lyrics and... more

Limited six CD set. The Hot Rats Sessions box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music. The original 1969 Frank Zappa album was the first... 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

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

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

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

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

Even though they are one of the highest-ranking pop groups of all time, having spread 62 hits and dozens of albums across the charts in the '60s and '70s (between the group and Frankie's solo... 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

Steve Miller's bandmate went on to big success, taking his smooth pop-soul to the charts via his LPs Moments ('71), Slow Dancer ('74) and his three biggest triumphs: Silk Degrees ('76, #2), Down Two... 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

Recorded while the band was at their most potent (guitar wizard Michael Schenker would leave the band soon after), this 1979 live double album came during the peak years of UFO's stateside success.... more

A new box set, Mark Knopfler The Studio Albums 1996-2007, will be released on December 10, 2021. The box will feature Mark Knopflers first five studio albums as a solo artist Golden Heart (1996),... 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

Jethro Tull - A (A La Mode) [The 40th Anniversary Edition](3CD)(3DVD) - 3CD/3DVD Anniversary Collection Expands The Group's 1980 Album With Steven Wilson's Newly Remixed Version Of The Original, Plus... more

The album that saw the Eagles fly from country-rock stars to arena-rock superstars—thanks to the arrival of Joe Walsh, the ascendance of Don Henley and a positively brilliant set of new songs—turns... more

For the most comprehensive collection of Van Morrison's early recordings, look no further than this 3-CD set. From the studio and stage come these high-powered performances of Van's first great... more

Carlos reunited with Buddy Miles and many original Santana members on 1987's Freedom. Leading up to that are four Top 40 LPs: Inner Secrets ('78), Marathon ('79), Zebop! ('81) and Shango ('82). Whole... more