Status Quo - The Early Years 5CD Box Set (1966-69) due March 15th 2024

February 13, 2024 by David Vousden in Box Set, Classic Rock, Psych

Status Quo broke through commercially in the 1970s, but this was no overnight success story. Long before the denim and the heads down boogie, there was a band formed in 1962 by school friends Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster, learning their craft for many years before they became the Quo we know. There would be many ups, downs and sartorial as well as musical variations into which ‘The Early Years’ a new 5CD set from BMG, takes a deep dive, including material from pre-Quo acts The Spectres and Traffic Jam as well as the first two albums credited to Status Quo with plentiful bonus tracks including BBC sessions. The full press release and track listing follows:

Black Sabbath announce 'Supersonic Years' 7" Ltd Ed Vinyl Box Set

April 12, 2018 by David Vousden in Box Set, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, News, Vinyl

Black Sabbath return to the vinyl fray with a new limited edition 7" singles box set due June 8th. The new box looks like the ideal companion to last years gargantuan 'Ten Year War' offering as 'Supersonic Years' brings together the legendary metal acts 70's single releases. The set includes five rare single edits and the ten picture sleeves are a mix of hard to find worldwide reproductions and others exclusive to this set. The audio has been remastered by Andy Pearce and the set includes new liner notes. More about the box including a track listing follows:

Bloodshot Six Pack To Go Limited 7" Collection

November 12, 2015 by David Vousden in Americana, Punk, Country

To celebrate Bloodshot Records’ 21st birthday, the Chicago-based label is releasing Bloodshot Six Pack to Go, a limited-edition set of six 7-inch singles on December 4th. The collection features songs with celebratory drink-related themes performed by artists on the roster (Bobby Bare Jr., Banditos, and more) and beyond (Deer Tick, Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, and more) and comes complete in a full art, never-before-made, six-pack carrying case. Only 1000 copies will be availabl

Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind 4CD/3DVD Box Set due December 4th

October 16, 2015 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, singer-songwriter

Very exciting news for Springsteen fans as Columbia records will release 'The Ties That Bind' a comprehensive look at the sessions that resulted in 'The River' album. The 4CD/3DVD (4CD/2 Blu-ray option) set includes 52 tracks, many unreleased, plus 4 hours of never-before-seen video footage. The exhaustive press release follows with all the info you'll need.

Rod Stewart - Vinyl Box Set due December 1st from Universal

October 08, 2014 by David Vousden in Country, Folk, Classic Rock, Blues, Soul

Rod Stewart’s studio LPs originally released between 1969 and 1974 are brought together in a boxed set for the first time. Each LP will have exact reproductions of original artwork to retain authenticity, and will be pressed in 180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl and contained in a rigid slipcase box.