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Review: Experience the captivating essence of Chicago's live performance at the Kennedy Center in September 1971, now beautifully captured in a stunning multi-track recording. Highlighting the jazz-infused gem 'Goodbye', featured on the Chicago Six Decades Live collection, this track became a standout with the highest streaming numbers. Delve into the band's unreleased repertoire from the same set, offering a rare glimpse into their dynamic live energy. Complete with detailed liners and a poster, this collection promises to immerse listeners in the timeless magic of Chicago's iconic sound, showcasing their enduring legacy in the realm of live music.

Review: When Air's Moon Safari first landed on terra firma in 1997, it was a revelation that flipped the French touch boom on its head. Swapping discoid thrust for sensual lounge, Nicolas Jean Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel kept a certain sophisticated nostalgia in their sound which tracked with their compatriots, but they absolutely weaved their own spell with it. The hits caught on for good reason, from the dirty grind of 'Sexy Boy' to the swooning romanticism of 'All I Need' featuring Beth Hirsch on vocals, but the moments in between merely added to the spectacle, lodging Air in the hearts and minds of a whole generation. This special anniversary edition adds a second disc of B-sides, remixes and session tracks, plus a Blu-ray disc featuring the iconic videos and a documentary from the Moon Safari era.

Review: The celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album that did more than any other to make the Flaming Lips a global success, 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots', Rhino has put together what could well be the ultimate 'deluxe' anniversary edition. The original album, which saw the by then veteran psychedelic rock band present a more accessible, radio-friendly sound informed as much by trip-hop, 'top 40' pop and jangly dream-pop as psychedelia and alt rock, is presented in re-mastered form and comes backed with no less than five CDs of additional material recorded in the period. That means a mixture of demos, B-sides, remixes, live radio performances and, on discs five and six, two almost complete live performances. For fans of the band, it's a genuine must have - almost the greatest Christmas present you could give them.

Review: As the title suggests, this excellent collection gathers together tracks from three live sessions the Sisters of Mercy recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios between 1982 and '84, during the formative years of their lengthy career. The first session, recorded for John Peel in August 1982, contains a quartet of early live favourites, including their popular cover of the Stooges' '1969', while the second - a session for David 'Kid' Jenson' - boasts versions of tracks from the classic goth-rock EP The Reptile House (as well as a surprise Dolly Parton cover). Best of all though are the tracks from their 1984b Peel Session, which were laid to tape around the same time as the Leeds outfit was recording its debut album.

Review: Since 2019, Fleetwood Mac has used Record Store Day to deliver "alternate" versions of the band's most famous albums. These are comprised of demos, early recordings and alternative mixes from the period that have laid dormant in the archives for decades.
This box set - which weirdly drops just as the band's Christine McVie is widely mourned - brings together these 'alternative' albums - the bluesy 'Fleetwood Mac', gazillion-seller 'Rumours', the rambling and epic 'Tusk', 'Mirage' and 80s power-pop-goes-AOR masterpiece 'Tango In The Night' - alongside a disc of rare live recordings of various fan favourites. As you'd expect, many of the versions are either stripped-back, laidback or more acoustic, though there are some genuinely revelatory alternative arrangements -not least an even deeper, warmer and dream-like early take on 'Mystified' whose effects-laden drums are mesmerising.