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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

Triple CD set collecting rare cuts and cult favourites from the worlds of psychedelic, pastoral and funky folk, 1968-1975. Focusing on the outpouring of psychedelic folk flavours that emerged swiftly... 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

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

The jazz-pop saxophonist vaulted to stardom with his 1986 LP "Duotones" and its smash "Songbird." This set starts with "Duotones" and continues on for 20 years with "Silhouette" (another Top 10 pop... 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

Soft Machine's psychedelic jazz-rock really hit its surreal stride on Third ('70), their 2-LP debut for Columbia. Their trip got even stranger on the classic Fourth ('71) before the band dove fully... more

Sly's music and message spread like wildfire as these LPs hit the streets from '67 to '71. The horn-heavy soul of their debut, A Whole New Thing, leads to the freewheeling Dance to the Music... 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

Limited eleven CD set. With disco taking hold of the charts worldwide, an inspired change of direction brought in a recognized lead vocalist in James "J.T." Taylor and Brazilian musician Eumir... more

The compilers of this 4-CD set—the first complete anthology of Carla's Atlantic and Stax recordings—sure did this right. An 8000-word essay joins the early tracks she cut for Satellite (which morphed... 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

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

Decades of Gordon Lightfoot magic—from his early-'60s days struggling to make it as a songwriter in Nashville through his rise to worldwide stardom and all the way up to 1998—came together in this... 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

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

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

In the early '70s, Nugent scraped the charts with the Amboy Dukes. In '75, he started a solo career that sent all these to the Top 40: Ted Nugent ('75), Free-for-All ('76), Cat Scratch Fever ('77),... more

This set centers on the apex of EWF's success: 1975–79, when they sent That's the Way of the World and Gratitude to #1 and Spirit, All 'n All and I Am to the Top 10. Smoldering soul ballads and... more

The first five (and best) LPs by the band who led the early-'70s jazz-rock charge. Follow their evolution from tight and rocking to symphonic through these charting LPs: The Inner Mounting Flame... more

The same condition that robbed Jeff of his sight—eye cancer—took his life in 2008. What a legacy of guitar genius he left behind, though, and this is a solid chunk of it: his band's 1988 debut, the... more