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Review: On their second album Desperado, the Eagles went deep into the idea of the American Wild West. With their country twang, Glenn Frey and Don Henley's songs were already cowboy-friendly, but this album took the concept further. Released in 1973, it captures everything you love about the Eagles from shit-kickin' rock n' roll like 'Out of Control' facing off with sentimental classic 'Tequila Sunrise'. After all this time it's the title track which remains one of the band's most beloved songs - everything a lonesome man on the prairie needs to hear after a hard day and a hoedown.

Review: If you're passionate about the early days of Blondie, you've probably been waiting for this release for some time. Originally announced in 2018 and finally available, this lavish box set deals in the breakthrough period for one of the all time greats in US punk and new wave, spanning six studio albums and a whole host of bonus material spread across 10 12"s, a 10" and a 7". From outtakes and B-sides to rare demo versions, this is a chance to get truly inside those seminal days for the band, and not only that but you also get to indulge in a 144-page hardcover book of interviews with the band and their collaborators and a separate volume which pores over the discography in intricate detail. Fan editions don't come any bigger than this.

Review: The Academy Award winning film Almost Famous by Cameron Crowe is now 20 years old and so gets a deserving deluxe reissue. The film came with a soundtrack that won its own Grammy and all 47 songs that featured and now pressed up across six slabs of vinyl. The super limited release also comes with a book with writings by Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson, along with cast and crew members, and a poster. The music is packed with emotion and even some unreleased songs from Led Zeppelin songs, Fleetwood Mac, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Neil Young and many more. A real collector's edition and top class bit of soundtrack history.

Review: Visionaire SOUND consists of five 12-inch picture discs, containing approximately 100 minutes of sound content featuring audio experiments, unreleased songs, samples, and spoken word pieces. The 5 records are packaged inside
a domed case that also houses a custom-made MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer" Record Player: a battery-operated toy car containing speakers and a needle. As the little car drives along the record's groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record player and sound system. The issue also includes 2 CDs with all the sound content, and a booklet of credits and instructions. Picture discs designed by Peter Saville, Cindy Sherman, Mario Sorrenti, Ivez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Raymond Pettibon and Ryan McGinley.