Classic Rock
Free Tons of Sobs
Paul Rodgers’ voice has often been voted the best British rock/blues vocalist of all time! He had that power then; he has it now.
Ian Hunter – You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
Slip this wonderful newly remastered version of Ian Hunter’s Classic album from 1979 into your player and out bursts Dam-Dah-Ram-Dam, then drums followed by guitar with keyboards, and there you are in the middle of the Schizophrenic world of Ian Hunter.
John Mellencamp – Scarecrow
Scarecrow was released in 1985 and reached number two in the American Charts, producing three top ten singles and going 5x platinum sales in the United States of America alone.
Parallel Lines – Blondie
Released 1978, Blonde’s third album ‘Parallel Lines’ reached number one all across Europe, Asia and Australia. It’s been ranked #140 on Rolling Stone magazine’s Top 500 albums of all time.
Concerts & Live Recordings
Steppenwolf – Live
Definitely one of the finest of many good live albums from the early seventies, catching the live beast that was Steppenwolf at the peak of their undoubted powers.
Led Zeppelin – How The West Was Won
This is the rock album release of 2003 by a country mile. This collection of songs stands head and shoulders above anything else during that twelve months.
Genesis Live 1973
Two concerts were recorded at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester and De Montfort Hall, Leicester, on the band’s tour of the UK supporting the Foxtrot. (Magnificent they were too.) As a result, five songs were released on Genesis Live, which met with great critical acclaim and enthusiasm by the British record-buying public.
Man – Man Alive
This is the story of the Welsh rock ‘n’ roll band ‘Man,’ not the people. This Dog can understand rock ‘n’ roll; people are a lot trickier. Part one revolves around the recently released live greatest hits album sensibly titled ‘Man Alive.’
Heavy Metal
The Damned – Grave Disorder
What you have here is thirteen fabulous cuts, all featuring what you would expect from The Damned, speed, melody, aggression, attitude by the bucket load, and a belly full of laughs.
Atomic Rooster – Death Walks Behind You
Just the name alone conjures up thoughts of demonic early seventies heavy metal, progressive rock. Atomic Rooster came out with a couple of very powerful early seventies albums. They sounded great.
Deep Purple- Infinite, Gold Edition
“Deep Purple’s Infinite, Gold Edition,” released in 2017, is the band’s 20th studio album and fourth since new boy Don Airey joined on keyboards in 2002.
AC/DC – Razors Edge
There are some classic songs on ‘Razors Edge’ that became firm favorites with the live crowds, allowing AC/DC to spice up the live set.
Progressive Rock
Flash – Flash
“Flash” had a vibrancy and optimism that transcended all the stereotypes of seventies rock music. They really loved their music and it always showed. They were Flash – their life was short but burned bright. They came and went in a Flash.
Hawkwind – Space Ritual ‘Live’
Fortunately for us all, several Hawkwind shows were recorded, and the best of two from Liverpool and Manchester have been spliced together to give the complete experience, all done in the correct running order. This was first released as a double album in 1973 at the price of a single album, Hawkwind being Hawkwind and always giving value for money. As well as a poster-size foldout cover, you also got two booklets, one telling the story of the Space Ritual joining the dots between songs, the other giving you all the information you could possibly want about the tour.
Wishbone Ash – Argus ‘Then Again Live’
Argus was voted album of the year by very influential British Music Paper Sounds. Sold-out world tours followed, creating a huge fan base. An album that should be in every record collection.
Hard Stuff – Bulletproof
The musicianship is never anything but superb; for that alone, the album cannot be faulted. The best and heaviest thing on the album is the John Gustafson-written ‘Sinister Minister’ with its crunchy guitar licks and bass-heavy driven rhythm.
Threshold – Legends of the Shires
It’s impossible to pick out highlights on Legends of the Shires as the album is best served to be listened to in its entirety. But after a brief introduction, the second song, Small Dark Lines, shows off Threshold’s combined power. Heavy riffing over a pounding beat with determined vocals—an aural battering.
