VA- Charly Blues Masterworks [50 CD collection] Vol. 21-30

Charly Records is a British record label which specialises in reissued material. This is fantastic collection of 50 reissued blues albums.

• 21     Memphis Slim (Rockin' The Blues)
• 22     Sonny Boy Williamson (Nine Below Zero)
• 23     Little Walter (Blues With A Feeling)
• 24     Otis Rush (Double Trouble)
• 25     Jimmy Witherspoon (Rockin' With Spoon)
• 26     VA (Super Super Blues Band)
• 27     Buddy Guy (I Cry And Sing The Blues)
• 28     Elmore James (Standing At The Crossroads)
• 29     Magic Sam (West Side Soul)
• 30     Howlin' Wolf (Who Will Be Next)

John Mayall - The First Generation 1965-1974 [35 CD, 2021]

 

John Mayall’s The First Generation 1965-1974 is an enormous 35CD box set that documents the early career of ‘The Godfather of British Blues’, with remastered studio albums, unreleased BBC recordings, previously unheard live gigs and more.

Featuring Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Blue Mitchell, Jon Mark and many more outstanding musicians, the 35 discs in this mammoth package include three CD singles and eight previously unreleased discs, alongside newly remastered versions of the original Decca & Polydor albums.

For a short but compelling time in the ’60s and ’70s, John Mayall recognised raw talent, took it in, nurtured it, and everyone thrived and benefitted as a result. Many of the best musicians of the period passed through the ranks of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. All are on show here in this set with an abundance of musical highlights.

The unreleased concerts include Windsor 1967, Gothenburg 1968, Berlin 1969 and San Francisco 1970 and the 28 unreleased BBC tracks feature none other than Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor!

Camel - The Live Recordings 1974 – 1977 (Remastered) (6 CD, 2023) [FLAC]

Camel are an English progressive rock band formed in Guildford, Surrey, in 1971. Led by guitarist Andrew Latimer, they have released fourteen studio albums and fourteen singles, plus numerous live albums and DVDs. Without achieving mass popularity, the band gained a cult following in the 1970s with albums such as Mirage (1974) and The Snow Goose (1975). They moved into a jazzier, more commercial direction in the early 1980s, but then went on an extended hiatus. Since 1991 the band has been independent, releasing albums on their own label.

 

Yes - The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition, 2023 Remaster) (Steven Wilson Remix) [24-96]

Rhino takes a deep dive into Yes’ third studio album with boxed set that presents a newly remastered version of The Yes Album expanded with rarities, two previously unreleased concerts, and fresh mixes by Steven Wilson, including an immersive Dolby Atmos Mix.

The Kinks - The Journey, Part 2 (2 CD, 2023) [24-96]

BMG follow up this years The Kinks The Journey release (from March this year), and continue the 60th anniversary celebrations, with Part 2.

Compiled by the band, this collection is curated “according to themes inspired by the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963”.

This release features music from Face To Face, The Kink Kontroversy, Something Else, The Village Green Preservation Society, Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody’s In Show-Biz, Preservation Acts 1 & 2 and A Soap Opera.

It includes singles, B-sides, album tracks and, notably, six new Ray Davies mixes, three of which are previously unreleased live performances from the New Victoria Theatre, London in 1975.