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Horns And Halos [Limited Release] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Michael MonroeGREAT ROCK N ROLL AT 100%
this is another great reissue!!! this album was originally released back in 2013 or 2014, this is just as good as SENSORY OVERDRIVE was, these are nice japan only mini lp replica sleeves with killer loud remastering as the only way to listen to this is LOUD!!! my favorite track on this one is BALLAD OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE...anyway this is a killer oldschool rock n roll record that is quite heavy as well as has a very punk rock edge to it as well like most all michael monroes solo albums do.....i give this 4 stars only becouse of the modern PRODUCTION as im a rocker from the 70s & 80s.....
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Live At The El Mocambo [SHM-CD]The Rolling StonesAMAZING STONES LIVE SHOW!!!
this is a fantastic almost PERFECT live show the stones did back in 1977 (45 years ago) in a theatre in CANADA... from the audio on both discs in SHM remastering this show smokes to death!!! it is the ultimate live rolling stones experience for real OLD TIME STONES FANS..... weather you are a big 60s stones fan or 70s into 80s and even beyond YOU WILL LOVE THIS SHOW!!! i admit i could never stand mick jagger BUT he is certainly ONE of the best front men rock n roll as and will EVER see!!!! the stones pull out some great live gems here to... this was pre some girls 1978..... from 1963 to 76 i do not feel the stones made a bad record, some where better then others so with that said YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF STONES FAN I AM giving this my review... the japan packaging is fantastic & the SHM MASTERING is fantastic!!!! a bit of this made the SUCKING IN THE 70S compilation album back in 1981.... its great to have this show done right not in bootleg form.... i wish THE WHO would put more shows live out like this from the 60s/70s..
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Universal [w/ T-shirt, Limited Edition] [Japan Bonus Track]Michael Schenker GroupMAD MAN RETUNS W/ NEW MUSIC IN 2022
i feel as a fan of michal schenker now for 43 years i am a good judge of his solo stuff, his solo stuff will never top what he did w/ MSG between 1980 to 1984 but this is a bit better then his last release a couple of years ago as he has some very good heavy players involved with this project!!! MICHAEL KISKE is always great to have on board and i felt michael himself has come up with some great unique solos for this record, i suppose this was all written/recorded during the covid down time so it is nice to see a new MSG disc so soon again but that magic/fire michael had in the 70s & 80s seems to have dried up a bit the past few decades.. like i said a couple of years ago i feel his best work was from 1972 to 1984... after that it has been hit and miss... last great band he had was TEMPLE OF ROCK about a decade ago with francis & herman formarly of the SCORPIONS.. anyway the japan only remastering sounds fantastic here, this comes with unique bonus tracks to japan only and THIS EDITION even comes with a t shirt like the last 2 did starting in 2019..
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Around The World Restored & Expanded [DVD+SHM-CD]The PoliceRESTORED, REMASTERED & EDITED..
sadly the film has been edited from 42/43 years ago when this was originally filmed, on the high note and positive side of things considering THIS JAPAN RELEASE ONLY!! we get the audio SHM remastering wich is unavailable outside of japan wich makes the audio sound great.. these where great live performances during 1979/1980, i just wish they left the original footage ALONE as it was way back when this was released on vhs in the 80s....... still worth having, if not for edited parts of the film this would be beyond 5 stars...
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The Original Recordings [SHM-CD]Sex PistolsGREAT SHM REMASTERING..
this is a fantastic sounding japan only shm remastered cd version of this new sex pistols cd that seems to have been released ( on lp as well) for the QUEENS 70TH JUBILEE in the uk, anyway great track selection, nice digi pack set here, my copy came with a nice japan only sticker as well....
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The Dancer [SHM-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Gary BoyleAMAZING RECORD FROM 1977
this was GARY BOYLES solo album after he disbanded ISOTOPE and this is as great as all 3 ISOTOPE records where i reviewed here....... lets put it this way if you are a fan of JEFF BECK you will LOVE all 3 ISOTOPE discs as well as THIS GARY BOYLE solo disc from 1977, this has amazing crisp clear sound to it, the SHM remastering sounds amazing here and the japan mini lp replication is beautiful!!!!! gary sure should have been much bigger & got a lot more attention then he did back in the day, THIS IS FANTASTIC JAZZY ROCK typical mid 70s sounding.... this could be the soundtrack to a typical early to late 70s detective t.v show.........
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Illusion [SHM-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]IsotopeFANTASTIC!!
this was the second album ISOTOPE released in 1975, great british prog/jazz band that featured GARY BOYLE, this disc sounds fantastic with the japan shm remastering and the sound is awesome!!!! when you listen to music like this THIS IS HOW YOU WANT TO HEAR THE MUSIC!! anyway beautiful mini lp replication here and as a bonus this comes with a typical JAPAN gull records obi strip replication wich means these 3 albums must have been released on vinyl in japan back in the 70s but im happy with THIS SHM cd set!!!
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Deep End [SHM-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]IsotopeGREAT FINAL ALBUM!!!
this was the last record ISCOTOPE would release in 1976, this was the last masterpeice GARY BOYLE would do before going off in 1977 to do a solo record... anyway as with ALL 3 records this band released in the mid 1970s ISOTOPE was one of the best british prog/jazz rock bands out of the uk at this time!!! this remastering on the shm mini replication sleeve is fantastic and the sound is superb!!! this is the best cd version of all 3 of these discs i have ever heard, also 3 2001 remastered/remixed bonus tracks are included here...
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Isotope [SHM-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]IsotopeGREAT BRITISH JAZZ/ROCK
i have always loved this great, brief british jazz/ rock band that released 3 great albums in the early to mid 70s and then split up, THIS SHM mini lp replicated sleeve is fantastic and sounds the best it ever has on the cd format!!!, this was released originally in 1974, my guess is this got a japan lp issue back then to as a bonus GULL RECORDS JAPAN OBI STRIP comes with my copy here, great to hear this music flow!!!! great stuff, also great guitar work that blends well with everything else.....
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Merry Go Round [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittPOP BEGINS HERE...
this was released in 1979 and this was when GROBSCNITT seemed to move to a more pop sound, in fact there are elements of this disc that remind me a little bit of ABBA... THE GREAT HEAVY, GERMAN KRAUTROCK SOUND WAS GONE with this record MERRY GO ROUND so this is where i JUMP OFF THE MERRY GO ROUND regarding GROBSCNITT, i loved all the records from 1972 up to the live album in 1978, with this release in 1979 it almost sounds like a whole new band... regardless the disc sounds amazing, the mini lp replication sounds fantastic!!!!! and is as well done as all the others i reviewed in this series....
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Solar Music Live [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittAMAZING LIVE ALBUM FROM 1978
this is a fantastic amazing sounding disc of this live album by GROSCHNITT released in 1978 originally.... amazing remastered sound here as with the rest in this series, this live album is a good cross between HEAVY KRAUTROCK AND AMAZING GUITAR PLAYER WITH GREAT ORGANS MIXED IN..... the mini lp replication is perfect as per the original german brain records release!!!!! i cant say enough about this great live album!!!!
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Jumbo [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittGREAT!!
this was the third album released by GROBSCHNITT in 1975, as with the others great mini lp replication as well as an amazing sounding cd with fantastic remastering, the sleeve is replicated down to perfection as per the original brain records 1975 german release.. also we get some great LIVE bonus tracks on this edition...
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Rockpommel's Land [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittAMAZING SOUND.
this was another great GROBSCHNITT album from 1977, the sleeve artwork alone has all the elements of a ROGER DEAN SLEEVE by YES or EARLY URIAH HEEP sleeves, anyway this is a very blown out sounding krautrock record and very spacey yet strange sound like a lot of these german bands could be in the 70s like BIRTH CONTROL, ELOY or JANE.... anyway this is a fantastic japan remastered sounding disc with another great amazing mini lp sleeve replication as per the original brain records 1977 release...... the best cd reissue ever of this krautrock record...
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Grobschnitt [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittFANTASIC 5OTH ANN RELEASE.
this is about my favorite record by GROBSHNITT!!!! this is a powerful symphonic but very early 70s prog album, very european sounding with some very overlooked guitar work that is amazing!!!!!! this was the outfits first album back in 1972!!!! the beautiful mini lp replication is almost perfect as per the original BRAIN RECORDS german pressing from 50 years ago.......... fans of krautrock as well as late 60s early 70s european obscure and hard rock WILL LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! long time reissue coming here.
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Ballermann [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]GrobschnittGREAT!!!
this was the second record released by GROBSHNITT in 1974, as always the japanese label did a great job on the original german lp replication sleeve right down to the gatefold sleeve and all, this was a very good hard rock/prog record very european sounding for this time, this was originally released in 1974.. the mogg/hammond organ goes over very well here as does the guitar work i feel!!!! this was long before GROBSCHNITT became a german pop band in the 80s... the disc sounds fantastic with this remastering!!! very loud sound!! very crisp!!! this is the best cd copy of bellerman to have on the cd format!!
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My WayUdo DirkschneiderINTERESTING COVERS
this is a very interesting covers album by the german metal god UDO!! he does some covers by great bands like ALEX HARVEY, CRAZY WORLD OF AURTHUR BROWN, URIAH HEEP, RAINBOW,THE SWEET, LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, THE SCORPIONS, AC/DC, FRANKIE MILLER, JUDAS PRIEST & FRANK SINATRA!!!!! if you are as much a fan of udo as i have been the past 39 years YOU WILL LOVE THIS DISC i would think!! great japan remastering!!!
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Discipline Steven Wilson Stereo Mix [MQA-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]King CrimsonGOOD BIG 80S SOUND!!!
i am going to give this 5 stars for the amazing japan only MQA remastering as well as what a fantasic job they did on the original uk lp replication of this release from 1981...... this was king crimsons first album since 1974... honestly i really liked all of what king crimson did between 1969 to 74 best!!!! this is a different version of king crimson, this has a big 80s, poppy new wave sound!!! IN NO WAY IS THIS A TYPICAL EARLY 80S MAINSTRAM RECORD it sure was different for its time way back in 1981 but my thing was more the 69 to 74 stuff!! still many prog fans worldwide (especially in the us/canada) consider this a prog classic to this day........ again i gave this release from 2021 5 stars for the amazing SOUND!!!!!!!!!!!
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Beat Steven Wilson Stereo Mix [MQA-CD] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]King CrimsonAMAZING SOUND!!!
i give this 4 stars for the amazing MQA japan only cd sound and the japan only mini lp replication as per the original uk release from 1982... again this was KING CRIMSON MARK 2 in the 80s now, this was the era of BIG HAIR & MTV this sounds nothing like that and no I NEVER SAW KING CRIMSON ON MTV back in the early 80s... anyway i was not to big on this new sound of king crimson as i said before, i feel the best work crimson did was from 1969 to 1974, regardless this still was unique for its time 40 years back and sounds amazing but this is where i stopped buying records by the great robert fripp & king crimson!!! killer 2021 disc...
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Live In The 70sMountainAMAZING LIVE SHOWS...
here we get 3 discs of parts of 3 different mountain unofficial shows from the early 1970s when mountain where in there heyday!!! this is a nice japan edition, these are audience recordings that came out very good, these are not offical live albums!!! these live shows have been authorized by the late leslie west for release and have been being released in europe now for over 15 years....i have many of these releases. if you are a fan of loud heavy 1970s guitar hard rock THEN CHECK OUT ANY OF MOUNTAINS ALBUMS FROM 1969 THROUGH 1974!!!! if it was not for leslie west THE SCHENKER BROTHERS may have went in a whole other direction!!, this is a very nice set, the label that has put THIS OUT and many other mountain titles in europe is called VOICEPRINT...
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Asia [Hi-Res CD (MQA x UHQCD)] [Limited Release] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]AsiaALMOST PERFECT SOUND..
this japan only mini lp replica cd has the best remastering i have ever heard on the cd format!!!, the hi res MQA UHQCD sounds amazing and even better then the shm remastering that to is only available in japan. of coarse the jacket has perfect replication as per the original japan lp, ASIA are a great band but it was THIS ALBUM and there follow up back in 1983 that they never topped... cant believe it has been 40 years since this came out now!!