Rod Stewart

 

Artist:  Rod Stewart
Birth Name:  Roderick David Stewart
Born:  January 10, 1945.  Highgate, North London, England.
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Hard Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Keyboards, Mandolin, Banjo

Rod Stewart is a British Rock Singer.  He is the one of the best-selling music artist of All Time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide.  In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was the singer of The Jeff Beck Group and then with The Faces and he started his solo career in 1969.  In 2008, Billboard Magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists" and he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of All-Time, and No. 59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singer of All-Time, on solo artist, he was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2006, and was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, as a member of The Faces, in 2002.

Title:  Ultimate Hits (2025)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Hard Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock

Label:  Warner Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Maggie May (5:13)

 2.  In A Broken Dream (Python Lee Jackson) (3:40)

 3.  You Wear It Well (4:21)

 4.  Sailing (4:39)

 5.  I Don't Want To Talk About It (4:50)

 6.  Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) (3:56)

 7.  The First Cut Is The Deepest (4:31)

 8.  The Killing Of Georgie, Pt. I And II (6:29)

 9.  You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (4:30)

10. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (5:31)

11. Young Turks (5:03)

12. Baby Jane (4:43)

13. Forever Young (4:04)

14. Have I Told You Lately (3:58)

15. Rhythm Of The Heart (4:12)

16. For The First Time (4:07)

Ultimate Hits is the collection album by Rod Stewart, released on June 27, 2025 by Warner Records, includes "Maggie May", "Sailing", "I Don't Want To Talk About", "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "The First Cut Is The Deepest", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" "Young Turks", "Forever Young", "Have I Told You Lately", and more!.

Jack Bruce

Artist:   Jack Bruce
Birth Name:  John Symon Asher Bruce
Born:  May 14, 1943.  Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died:  October 25, 2014 (Aged 71).  Suffolk, England
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Upright Bass

Jack Bruce was a Scottish Musician and Composer, best known as a member of the British Blues Rock Trio Cream.  In 1962, he joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, and Graham Bond before leaving in 1965 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, whose guitarist was Eric Clapton, and with Manfred Mann before forming Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.

Title:  Harmony Row (Box Set Edition 2 CD+2 Blu-Ray) (2025) 

Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues

Label:  Esoteric Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD+Blu-Ray

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD - Harmony Row, Original Album Stereo Mix Remastered

 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)

Bonus Tracks:

12. Green Hill (Can't You Follow?) (2:16)

13. There's A Forest (First Take) (2:11)

14. You Burned The Tables On Me (Electric Piano Version) (4:10)

15. Can You Follow? (First Take) (1:46)

Disc 2:  CD - Harmony Row, New Stereo Mix

 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)

Bonus Tracks:

12. Riffs (Take 14)

13. Smiles And Grins (Olympic Studios Demo) 

14. A Letter Of Thanks (Olympic Studios Demo)

15. End Piece

Disc 3:  Blu-Ray - 96 KHZ/24-Bit New 5.1 Surround  Sound Ab Stereo Mixes By Stephen W. Tayler

 1.  Can You Follow? (1:32)

 2.  Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) (3:44)

 3.  You Burned The Tables On Me (3:49)

 4.  There's A Forest (1:44)

 5.  Morning Story (4:55)

 6.  Folk Song (4:20)

 7.  Smiles And Grins (6:05)

 8.  Post War (4:20)

 9.  A Letter Of Thanks (2:54)

10. Victoria Sage (5:02)

11. The Consul At Sunset (4:14)

Bonus Tracks:

12. Riffs (Take 14)

13. Smiles And Grins (Olympic Studios Demo) 

14. A Letter Of Thanks (Olympic Studios Demo)

15. End Piece

Disc 4:  Blu-Ray - Video - Out Front (Granada T.V. 1971)

Jack Bruce & Friends

 1.  Smiles & Grins

 2.  A Letter Of Thanks

 3.  Folk Song

 4.  Powerhouse Sod

 5.  You Burned The Tables On Me

Swing In With Jack Bruce (Rockpalast, WDR Television 1972)

 6.  You Burned The Tables On Me

 7.  Theme For An Imaginary Western

 8.  Politician

 9.  Rope Ladder To The Moon

10. Folk Song

Personnel:

Jack Bruce:  Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Organ, Cellos, Harmonica

Chris Spedding:  Guitars

John Marshall:  Drums

Harmony Row is the third studio album by Jack Bruce, originally released on July 1971 by Polydor, remastered and reissued on June 27, 2025 by Esoteric Recordings.  Box Set Edition 2 CD and 2 Blu-Ray.

Nicklas Sonne

 

Artist:  Nicklas Sonne

Origin:  Arhus, Denmark

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Rock

Original line-up:

Nicklas Sonne:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards

Lars Jensen:  Drums

Nicklas Sonne is Danish Singer and Engineer, Owner of Sonne Studios Copenhagen, formed in 2022 by Nicklas Sonne (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards Ex Defecto, Evil Masquerade, Malrun), and Lars Jensen (Drums).

Title:  Electric Dreams (2025)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Rock

Label:  Frontiers Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Fireline (4:23)

 2.  Route 65 (4:02)

 3.  Shadows In Between (3:23)

 4.  A Woman's World (3:03)

 5.  Limitless (4:16)

 6.  Epic Song (3:02)

 7.  Electric Dreams (3:15)

 8.  Living Loud (3:10)

 9.  Baron Of Mischief (3:33)

10. Helldivers Anthem (2:46)

11. Always With Us (4:44)

12. Overload (2:33)

Personnel:

Nicklas Sonne:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards

Lars Jensen:  Drums

Electric Dreams is an album by Nicklas Sonne, released on June 27, 2025 by Frontiers Records.  Excellent Guitar Work.

Greg Lake

 

Artist:  Greg Lake
Birth Name:  Gregory Stuart Lake
Born:  November 10, 1947.  Poole, Dorset, England
Died:  December 7, 2016 (Aged 69).  London, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Bass, Guitar, Vocals

Greg Lake was an English Bassist, Singer, Songwriter and Producer.  He was a founder member of the Progressive Rock Bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).  He began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and wrote his first song, "Lucky Man", at the same age.  He became a full-time musician at 17, playing in several rock bands until fellow Dorset Guitarist Robert Fripp invited him to join King Crimson as the Singer and Bassist and found commercial success with the debut album, In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969).  He left the band in 1970, and join with ELP as the Singer, Guitarist, Bassist and Producer.  He wrote and recorded several popular songs including "Lucky Man" and "From The Beginning", both songs entered the UK and US Singles Charts.  In 1975, he started his solo career, he also collaborating with several artists  and performed with various groups in the 1980s and occasional ELP reunions in the 1990s.   He died on December 7, 2016 in London after suffering from cancer, at the age 69.

Title:  Live (2 CD/DVD) (2025)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock

Label:  Manticore Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD+DVD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  In The Court Of The Crimson King (8:03)

 2.  Paper Blood (3:55)

 3.  From The Beginning (6:16)

 4.  Touch And Go (3:59)

 5.  Take A Pebble (10:03)

 6.  I Believe In Father Christmas (4:33)

 7.  Farewell To Arms (6:22)

Disc 2:  CD

 1.  Fanfare For The Common Man (7:55)

 2.  Love You Top Much (5:02)

 3.  Footprints In The Snow (6:53)

 4.  Lucky Man (5:44)

 5.  21st Century Schizoid Man (8:11)

 6.  Picture At An Exhibition (10:26)

 7.  Karn Evil 9 (8:57)

Disc 3:  Bonus DVD

 1.  In The Court Of The Crimson King (8:03)

 2.  Paper Blood (3:55)

 3.  From The Beginning (6:16)

 4.  Touch And Go (3:59)

 5.  Take A Pebble (10:03)

 6.  I Believe In Father Christmas (4:33)

 7.  Farewell To Arms (6:22)

 8.  Fanfare For The Common Man (7:55)

 9.  Love You Top Much (5:02)

10. Footprints In The Snow (6:53)

11. Lucky Man (5:44)

12. 21st Century Schizoid Man (8:11)

13. Picture At An Exhibition (10:26)

14. Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression, Pt. 2) (8:57)

15. Welcome Backstage

16. St. Bride's (I Believe In Father Christmas)

17. The Band Documentary

Personnel:

Greg Lake:  Vocals, Guitar

Florian Opahle:  Guitar

David Arch:  Keyboards

Trevor Barry:  Bass

Brett Morgan:  Drums

Josh Grafton:  2nd Keyboards

Jai Ramage:  Backing Vocals

Bekki Carpenter:  Backing Vocals

Live is a live album by Greg Lake, released on June 27, 2025 by Manticore Records, recorded live at the Stevenage Concert Hall, Stevenage, England on November 11, 2005.

Black Sabbath

 

Artist:  Black Sabbath    

Origin:  Aston, Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal

Original line-up:

Tony Iommi:  Lead Guitar, Piano, Flute, Synthesizers, Mellotron

Geezer Butler:  Bass, Synthesizers

Ozzy Osbourne:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica

Bill Ward:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Black Sabbath are an English Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Band from Aston, Birmingham, formed in 1968 by Tony Iommi (Lead Guitar Ex Mythology), Geezer Butler (Bass Ex Rare Breed), Ozzy Osbourne (Lead Vocals Ex Rare Breed), and Bill Ward (Drums Ex Mythology).  Black Sabbath are one of the most influential Heavy Metal Band of All Time.  The band helped to create the Genre with ground breaking releases such as Paranoid, an album that Rolling Stone Magazine said "Changed Music Forever", and called the band "The Beatle Of Heavy Metal".  Time Magazine called Paranoid "The Birthplace of Heavy Metal".

Title:  Paranoid In 1975 (2025) 

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal

Label:  Rockin' Bear Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Paranoid (5:31)

 2.  Hole In The Sky (3:47)

 3.  Snowblind (5:47)

 4.  Symptom Of The Universe (4:05)

 5.  War Pigs (7:17)

 6.  Megalomania (9:50)

 7.  Supernaut (Drum Solo) (2:22)

 8.  Iron Man (6:15)

 9.  Black Sabbath (6:46)

10.  Spiral Architect (4:33)

11. Embryo Children Of The Grave (4:58)

12. Paranoid (2:53)

Personnel:

Tony Iommi:  Lead Guitar,

Geezer Butler:  Bass

Ozzy Osbourne:  Lead Vocals

Bill Ward:  Drums, Percussion

Paranoid In 1975 is a collectable broadcast recordings album from the years 1975 by Black Sabbath, released on June 20, 1975 by Rockin' Bear Records.  For Fans of Black Sabbath.

Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker

 

Artist:  Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Original line-up:

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Charlie Parker:  Saxophone

Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker are the legendary collaboration between two Jazz Giants, Dizzy Gillespie (often referred to as "Diz") (Trumpet), and Charlie Parker (nicknamed "Bird") (Saxophone) to develop of Bebop.

Title:  Bird And Diz (Special Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Ermitage Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Bloomdido (3:28)

 2.  An Oscar For Treadwell (3:25)

 3.  An Oscar Forf Treadwell (Alternate Take) (3:23)

 4.  Mohawk (3:37)

 5.  Mohawk (Alternate Take) (3:49)

Side Two:

 1.  My Melancholy Baby (3:27)

 2.  Leap Frog (2:31)

 3.  Leap Frog (Alternate Take) (2:02)

 4.  Leap Frog (Alternate Take) (2:36)

 5.  Relaxin' With Lee (2:48)

 6.  Relaxon' With Lee (Alternate Take) (3:57)

Personnel:

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Charlie Parker:  Saxophone on All Tracks

Curley Russell:  Bass, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Budy Rich:  Drums, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Thelonious Monk:  Piano except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Tommy Potter:  Bass on Tracks:  2/2-4

Carls Vidal:  Bongo on Tracks:  2/2-4

Max Roach:  Drums on Tracks:  2/2-4

Al Haig:  Piano on Tracks:  2/2-4

Tommy Turk:  Trombone on Tracks:  2/2-4

Kenny Dorham:  Trumpet on Tracks:  2/2-4

Bird And Diz is a studio album by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, originally released on July 1952 by Clef/Verve, remastered and reissued on June 27, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition on Yellow Vinyl.

Etta James

 

Artist:  Etta James

Birth Name:  Jamesetta Hawkins

Born:  January 25, 1938.  Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:  January 20, 2012 (Aged 73).  Riverside, California, USA

Genre:  Blues, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues

Occupation:  Singer

Instruments:  Vocals

Etta James was an American Singer from Los Angeles, California, who performed in various Genres, including Blues, R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Jazz, and Gospel.  She started her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama" "Something's Got A Hold On Me",  and "I'd Rather Go Blind".  She won six Grammy Awards, and 17 Blues Music Awards.  She was induced into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked her No. 22 of its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and also ranked No. 62 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Title:  Sings For Lovers (Special Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Blues, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues

Label:  Ermitage

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Don't Take Your Love From Me? (3:36)

 2.  How Do You Speak To An Angel (2:36)

 3.  Fool Rush To (2:00)

 4.  Don't Blame Me (2:23)

 5.  Someone To Watch Over Me (3:39)

Side Two:  

 1.  Again (3:36)

 2.  I Want To Be Loved (3:20)

 3.  It Could Happen To You (2:07)

 4.  These Foolish Things (4:00)

 5.  Prisoner Of Love (2:15)

Personnel:

Etta James:  Vocals

Other Musicians:

Unknown

Sings For Lovers  is the fourth studio album by Etta James, originally released on August 24, 1962, remastered and reissued on June 27, 2025 by Ermitage.   Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.