Bob Dylan - The Complete Budokan 1978 (4 CD, 2023) [24-96]

A deluxe box set celebrating Bob Dylan's 1978 world concert tour and the 45th anniversary of the artist's first concert appearances in Japan, The Complete Budokan 1978 includes two complete shows from Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall (February 28 and March 1, 1978) featuring 58 tracks, 36 of which are previously unreleased. The audio is newly remixed from the original 24-channel analog tapes. 

• Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Steve Douglas - saxophone, flute, recorder
• Steven Soles - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• David Mansfield - pedal steel guitar, violin, mandolin, dobro, guitar
• Billy Cross — lead guitar
• Alan Pasqua - keyboards
• Rob Stoner - bass, backing vocals
• Ian Wallace - drums
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Debi Dye, Jo Ann Harris, Helena Springs - backing vocals

Dire Straits - Live 1978 - 1992 (8 CD Remastered) (8 CD, 2023) [24-44]

A new CD and vinyl box set called Live 1978-1992 focuses on the live recordings of Dire Straits.

These packages spotlight four main concerts (or live albums): Alchemy (1983), On The Night (1993), the Live at the BBC compilation from 1995 and Live from the Rainbow Theatre, a 1979 gig which is previously unreleased.

Neil Young - Road of Plenty: The Unreleased Songs 1966-2010 & Live Rarities 1969-1984 (6 CD, 2023) [FLAC]

Road Of Plenty is perhaps the most ambitious unofficial Neil Young release in recent memory. It is a comprehensive six disc collection of songs which have never been released (and probably never will). A majority are sourced from excellent live audience recordings (since that is the only source we have for them), but there are other excellent quality studio outtakes included as well.

Soft Machine - Original Album Classics (5 CD, 2010/FLAC)

 

(1970) Third 

(1971) Fourth 

(1972) Fifth 

(1973) Six 

(1973) Seven 

Eloy discography [1971-2023] (FLAC)

 

Taking their name from the "Eloi", the futuristic race of people in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, ELOY was initially formed in 1969 in Germany. Inspired by THE SHADOWS and THE BEATLES, they became one of the major bands in the progressive rock scene highly influenced by the space rock of PINK FLOYD. They started off in Germany as a hard rock band with a political bent, but soon drifted into a spacier progressive rock sound. They have had a number of turnovers, with a major split in the 1980s that resulted in a move into more of a mainstream direction. Based mainly on founder Frank BORNEMANN's guitar solos, their music evolved to include more synthesizers and choirs.

1971 - Eloy

1971 - Eloy (1997 Second Battle 2 CD Edition)

1971 - Eloy (2008 Remastered with bonus tracks)

1973 - Inside

1973 - Inside (2000 Remaster)

1974 - Floating

1974 - Floating (2000 Remaster)

1975 - Power And The Passion

1975 - Power And The Passion (2000 Remaster)

1976 - Dawn

1976 - Dawn (2004 Remaster)

1977 - Ocean

1977 - Ocean (2004 Remaster)

1978 - Live (2004 Remaster)

1979 - Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes

1979 - Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes (2005 Remaster)

1980 - Colours

1980 - Colours (2005 Remaster)

1981 - Planets

1981 - Planets (2005 Remaster)

1982 - Time to Turn

1982 - Time To Turn (2005 Remaster)

1983 - Performance

1983 - Performance (2005 Remaster)

1984 - Metromania

1984 - Metromania - (2005 Remaster)

1988 - Ra

1991 - Rarities

1992 - Destination

1993 - Chronicles I

1994 - Chronicles II

1994 - The Tides Return Forever

1994 - The Tides Return Forever (2011 Remaster)

1998 - Ocean 2 - The Answer

2009 - Visionary

2014 - Reincarnation On Stage 2 CD

2017 - The Vision, The Sword & The Pyre. Part 1

2019 - The Vision, The Sword & The Pyre. Part II

2023 - Echoes from the past

The Rolling Stones - Satanic Sessions - Volume One, Two & Three (4+4+4 CD, 1997)

The infamous Midnight Beat 4-disc boxed sets, Satanic Sessions is an obsessive's dream. Documenting the sessions for "Their Satanic Majesties Request" and the associate singles, the box takes listeners through multiple (and often abortive) instrumental takes of songs both released and unreleased. Because these generally aren't the final takes, few have the additional overdubs that would be added at subsequent multitrack stages, although "Citadel" (which is present in its near-finished final instrumental take) is a welcome exception. The set ends with several takes of "Jigsaw Puzzle," which of course would not be released in completed form until "Beggars Banquet." Quality is absolutely stellar throughout.


                                                                     

The Rolling Stones - Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 1-7 (1963-79)

The Rolling Stones 

Unsurpassed Masters 

7 Volumes, 8 CD

Alt mixes, demos, BBC, backing tracks. Covers the period of 1963 through 1979, when the Stones were at their creative best. 

Widespread Panic - Porch Songs releases [ 2009-2017] (320)

 In December 2009, Widespread Panic began releasing 2-track soundboard recordings of various archived shows. Because soundboard recordings are less time-consuming than multi-tracks, this project, named Porch Songs, allows the band to deliver show recordings in a timely fashion while they continue to release 3–4 multi-track recordings a year.

Yes - Yes, Friends And Relatives Vol. 1 & 2 [1998,2000/FLAC]

 Yes, Friends And Relatives is a compilation album of solo material, released in 1998 by Yes. It was followed in 2000 by Yes, Friends And Relatives Vol. 2. 

Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler - Live At Knebworth (1990) (TVRIP video)

 

The Knebworth Festival is a recurring open-air rock and pop concert held on the grounds of the Knebworth House in Knebworth, England. The festival first occurred in July 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people. The last festival to date occurred in July 2014.

Since then the venue has hosted numerous outdoor concerts, featuring artists including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Deep Purple, Queen (their 1986 concert at the venue their last with Freddie Mercury), Status Quo, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Phil Collins, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, Mike Oldfield, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, and Oasis. 

 

Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (Deluxe Edition) (3 CD, 2023) [24-96]

Elvis Presley’s 1973 Honolulu concert was broadcast by satellite around the world and the resulting live album was called Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite.

This was reissued as 2CD set back in 2013 for its 40th anniversary, but a decade later Sony are expanding it even more and are offering a 3CD+blu-ray box set edition.

• Elvis Presley, vocals, guitar
• James Burton, lead guitar
• Charlie Hodge, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Glen Hardin, piano, keyboards
• Ronnie Tutt, drums
• John Wilkinson, rhythm guitar
• Jerry Scheff, bass
• J.D. Sumner & the Stamps Quartet, vocals
• Kathy Westmoreland, vocals
• The Sweet Inspirations, vocals
• Joe Guercio & his Orchestra

Disc 1: Recorded live at the Honolulu International Center Arena January 14, 1973, 12:30 AM

Disc 2: Recorded live at the Honolulu International Center Arena, January 12, 1973, 9:00 PM

Disc 3: Recorded without an audience at the Honolulu International Center Arena, January 14, 1973, 3:00 AM, as special bonus songs for the U.S. version of ALOHA FROM HAWAII.

The Who - Who’s Next - Life House (10 CD Super Deluxe) [FLAC + 24/96]

Fifth studio album by the English rock band, originally released in 1971. The album was developed from the aborted 'Lifehouse' project, a multi-media rock opera written by the group's guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album 'Tommy'. The album includes the classic Who singles 'Won't Get Fooled Again', 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Behind Blue Eyes', and is widely regarded as the band's best record.

Disc 01: Who’s Next

Disc 02: Pete Townshend’s Life House Demos 1970-1971, Part 1

Disc 03: Pete Townshend’s Life House Demos 1970-1971, Part 2

Disc 04: Record Plant, New York Sessions, March 1971

Disc 05: OIympic Sound Studios, London Sessions 1970-1972

Disc 06: Singles & Sessions 1970-1972

Disc 07: Live at the Young Vic, London 1971, Part 1

Disc 08: Live at the Young Vic, London 1971, Part 2

Disc 09: Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 1971, Part 1

Disc 10: Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 1971, Part 2

The Cars – Studio Album Collection: 1978 - 1987 (2014) [24-192]

1978 - The Cars

1979 - Candy-O

1980 - Panorama

1981 - Shake It Up

1984 - Heartbeat City

1987 - Door to Door

Cat Stevens - Back to Earth (5 CD Super Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition, 2020/FLAC)

 

In 1978, after having sold millions of records and become one of the biggest international artists of the 1970s, Cat Stevens decided to step out of the rock star spotlight and walk away. That year, he was to release his final album under that name.

While Stevens’ legions of fans were saddened by the news, along with the musicians who had played with him on record and stage, the singer himself was exhilarated by the prospect of moving on. “It was like going back to my original nature,” he reflected at the time. “Back to wide-eyed childhood again”. The appropriately-titled Back To Earth was his parting gift: an album that saw the London-born singer saying farewell to his fans, while obliquely explaining his decision to quit in songs such as ‘Last Love Song’ and ‘Just Another Night’.

“What’s going on behind the appearance of stardom or the stage itself can be a completely different world,” he says now, “and that’s what it was a lot of the time. I kept my sanity and I kept my eyes open.”In May 2019, Back To Earth is to be reissued in various formats on Cat-O-Log Records / BMG, including a 6 Disc, 2LP Deluxe Boxset featuring the original album (remastered at Abbey Road), along with demos, unreleased tracks, and material from UNICEF’s 1979 Year Of The Child concert, the singer’s last live performance as Cat Stevens. 

 

Chickenfoot - I+III+LV (Limited Edition Box Set) [3 CD, 2012/FLAC)

Chickenfoot is a hard rock supergroup formed in 2008. The group consists of vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen and Montrose), bassist Michael Anthony (also ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Due to Smith's consistent recording and touring commitments to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kenny Aronoff joined the group in 2011 as a touring replacement drummer. While the band has not formally announced a breakup, in June 2016 Smith said that he had doubts about its survival due to their busy schedules.

The group has released two studio albums, one live album, and one box set.

While the band's name and logo are a disparaging term for the peace symbol, the "footprint of the chicken", bassist Michael Anthony asserts that the name originated from initial jam sessions between Hagar, Smith, and himself: "there are three talons on a chicken's foot and there are three of us." Anthony later stated: "it was just supposed to be a bullshit name that we'd used for a while, and then the rumors spread about the band, everybody used that name so we thought, 'fuck it, let's call it Chickenfoot'—it all comes down to the music anyway." Chickenfoot's second studio album, Chickenfoot III, was released on September 27, 2011.

• Sammy Hagar — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Joe Satriani — lead guitar, keyboards
• Michael Anthony — bass guitar, backing vocals
• Chad Smith — drums, percussion

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968 [5 CD, 2018/FLAC]

 

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet (Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, Mick Avory), as bassist Quaife left the group in early 1969. A collection of vignettes of English life, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was assembled from songs written and recorded over the previous two years.

Although the record is widely considered one of the most influential and important works by the Kinks, it failed to chart upon release, selling about 100,000 copies. In 2003 the album was ranked number 255 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

 

Bob Dylan – Live Collection (4 CD, 2012) [FLAC]

 

The Beatles - Hours of Darkness (14 CD/FLAC)

 

14 cds containing the Get back sessions and other bonuses.

Disc 01 - The Best Part of Breakin' Up

Disc 02 - Music From Big Pink

Disc 03 - The Basement Tapes

Disc 04 - Loaded

Disc 05 - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Disc 06 - Kick Out the Jams

Disc 07 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Disc 08 - Last Time Around

Disc 09 - A Collection of Beatle Oldies

Disc 10 - In Search of the Lost Chord

Disc 11 - An Ear To The Sounds Of Our History (Part One)

Disc 12 - An Ear To The Sounds Of Our History (Part Two)

Disc 13 - Silver Apples

Disc 14 - Aerial Ballet

Eric Clapton And Steve Winwood - Exotic Summer [European Tour 2010, 24 CD]

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood first connected in 1969 when they formed Blind Faith with Ginger Baker and Rick Grech. One of rock music's first "supergroups", the band was short-lived and released only one album. The eagerly anticipated 2010 European dates follow last summer’s U.S. Tour. Their three amazing nights at Madison Square Garden in February 2008 were captured on Live From Madison Square Garden. Released in May 2009, the DVD and CD sets highlight the duo’s shared history in Blind Faith, their abiding love of the blues, coupled with some signature solo songs and a few of their personal favorites.

Chris Stainton first joined Eric Clapton's band in 1979 and has been an integral part of EC's touring and recording bands for much of the last 30 years. Steve Gadd first joined Clapton’s band during the blues tour and remained with the band until 1996. He then rejoined Eric’s band from September 1998 through the 2004 World Tour and again from May 2009. Sharon White and Michelle John joined Eric Clapton’s band in 2004 while bass legend Willie Weeks signed on in 2006. 

• Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
• Steve Winwood – hammond organ, piano, guitar, vocals
• Chris Stainton – keyboards
• Willie Weeks –bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Michelle John – backing vocals
• Sharon White – backing vocals

 

Level 42 - The Complete Polydor Years: 1985-1989 (10 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 The Complete Polydor Years 1985-1989 contains the 1985 live album A Physical Presence and three studio albums: World Machine (1985), Running in the Family (1987) and Staring at the Sun (1988).

That’s five CDs to cover the albums. A further five discs brings together B-sides, 7″ remixes, 12-inch remixes and other rarities from this period. Like the first, very well received, box set this has been compiled in conjunction with Level 42 and band experts Paul Wallace, Paul Waller and Simon Carson.