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