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With all those epic jams and thousands of albums and bootlegs out there, how does one create a 2-LP Grateful Dead "best-of"? Leave it to Rhino, who picked key cuts from every studio LP and arranged... more

12" 180-gram HQ virgin vinyl reissues of the original stereo mixes of the legendary band's six Jim Morrison-fronted studio albums. The reissues of these now historic albums - all originally released... more

Pressed on 180 gram vinyl at RTI. Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Grey at Acoustech Mastering. Features all original packaging. Highlights include 'Caravan', 'Into the Mystic'... more

Possibly the most profound "rock" album ever, with Van sounding like some Celtic bard over the jazzy accompaniment of bassist Richard Davis and MJQ drummer Connie Kay. Utterly unique.

The definitive greatest-hits collection: 36 songs, including 21 Top 10 hits! In fact, these guys are the second-most successful rock group in American history, and the song list proves the point:... more

Beautiful, spiritual and soulful, Moondance ('70) blended the textures of folk with jazz and R&B to create the solo breakthrough Van Morrison was destined to have. It still transfixes (have you... more

The classic singles comp "Standing on a Beach" was the Cure's breakthrough in the U.S., setting the stage for this double-album triumph in '87, their first Top 40 LP in the States. This is the big,... more

Here are 18 classic cuts that sent the Yardbirds on their way to rock immortality. Their breakthrough hits "For Your Love," "Heart Full of Soul," "I'm a Man" and "Shapes of Things" join their... more

The definitive single-disc "best-of," containing their best tracks for Vee-Jay, Philips, Curb-Warner, Private Stock and RSO from 1962 to 1978! One hit after another here: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't... more

15 hits, crushing live cuts and album classics for under 12 bucks! Includes "Hush," "Smoke on the Water," "Kentucky Woman" (single version), "Woman from Tokyo," "Speed King" (U.S. album version),... more

Four years after reaching #3 with "Bedtime Stories," Madonna teamed with producer William Orbit to make this intoxicating blend of electro beats and infectious melodies: the anthemic title track, the... more

Ramones' fourth studio album from 1978. Features the classic song I Wanna Be Sedated. - The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalizing rock and roll at... more

The beyond-dynamic duo of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham made their Fleetwood Mac debut on this 1975 LP, which lifted a onetime blues band to the highest reaches of pop stardom. This #1 smash... more

At least "once in a lifetime," we in the U.S. should get a single-CD Talking Heads anthology—and here it is at last! Here are all eight hits plus 10 more: "Burning Down the House," "Wild Wild Life,"... more

"Heaven and Hell" producer Martin Birch returned for Dio's second outing with Sabbath, and the results were just what fans hoped they'd be. This very heavy metal tour de force returns now with with... more

Few in the pantheon of rock could assemble an onstage crew like this: Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Beth Hart, Jan Hammer and more. Celebrating Beck's 50-year career, this 2006 concert at... more

Here, on newly minted vinyl, are 12 triumphs from Chicago's '80s rebirth on Warner Bros./Full Moon. Sing out loud and hoist those lighters for the smash power ballads "Hard Habit to Break," "You're... more

Even more influential than "Paranoid," this 1971 LP soared to #8 and found Tony Iommi laying claim to what would become his signature sound. The down-tuned, sludgy guitar greatness drives "Sweet... more

Keyboards, strings and melodic vocals by drummer Bill Ward entered Sabbath's domain, mixing with their now signature riffage on this 1976 LP. Raging (and we'll say it, underappreciated) rockers like... more

Sabbath's original run was on its last legs when this one came out. In fact, Ozzy had actually left the band for a short while before returning to the fold. Nonetheless, Sabbath shot back up the... more

Synthesizers, pop melodies, acoustic passages and Ozzy's most high-flying vocal performances yet perplexed those who wanted their Sabbath dark and gloomy only. But this 1975 LP boasts many sinister... more

Powered by the title track and "Sara," both of which went Top 10, the 1979 double album "Tusk" (the most expensive rock album ever made at that point, costing over a million dollars) proved a worthy... more

Gabriel wanted to make a movie out of the rock opera that is The Lamb Dies Down on Broadway. That never happened, but thank God this 1974 double-LP did; this Gabriel-era Genesis masterpiece just... more

Their famous swan song, plus the bonus songs Orange County Suite and (You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further.

Time to bury your Skeletons in the Closet "best-of"—this one spans the Dead's years with Warner Bros., Grateful Dead Records and Arista! Includes Truckin'; Touch of Grey; Sugar Magnolia; Casey Jones;... more