Chicago - Studio Albums 1979-2008 (10 CD, 2015)

 

A belated sequel to Rhino's 2012 box set The Studio Albums 1969-1978, 2015's The Studio Albums: 1979-2008 rounds up the expanded remasters of Chicago's next ten studio albums, beginning with 1979's Chicago 13 and ending with 2008's Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus (which was actually recorded in 1994 but shelved for 14 years). Some of the group's biggest hits are here -- Chicago 16, Chicago 17, Chicago 18, Chicago 19 -- but so are some of their odder albums, like 1995's Night & Day: Big Band and, generally, some fans of the band's earliest music may find this a shade too slick. Nevertheless, for the hardcore, this is a handsome way to get the remasters, and for more casual fans, it's a convenient and relatively affordable way to get Chicago's best albums in one place.

The Beatles - Mythology Vol. 1-3 [11 CD]

 

Apart from The Complete BBC sessions, this is the one bootleg that all British Beatle fans should own. In addition to an excellent selection of studio outtakes, it includes every known British concert recording between 1963 and 1965, as well as key interviews and spoken performances such as Juke Box Jury. This captures, what the British experience of Beatlemania felt like at the time. Even the later, admittedly more tedious, interviews, remind us of how it was towards the end. In short, a necessary and highly enjoyable part of any serious Beatles fan's collection, whether you happened to be there or not.

Alice Cooper - Original Album Classics (3 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 

CD1 - Trash [1989]

CD2 - Hey Stoopid [1991]

CD3 - The Last Temptation [1994]

Earth and Fire discography [1970-2019]

Earth and Fire were a Progressive and Symphonic Rock and in their later stages Pop group formed in the Netherlands by brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts. Most popular in the 1970s when fronted by singer Jerney Kaagman, Earth and Fire had many chart topping hits in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, though they never gained much popularity in England or the Americas. Their biggest international hit was "Weekend", number one in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Portugal.

VA - Time Life - The Ultimate Rock Collection - Gold And Platinum (1964-1995) [6 CD, 1997/FLAC]