Helloween

 

Artist:  Helloween

Origin:  Hamburg, Germany

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal

Original line-up:

Kai Hansen:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals

Michael Weikath:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Markus Grosskopf:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Ingo Schwichtenberg:  Drums

Helloween is a German Power Metal Band from Hamburg, Northern Germany, formed in 1984 by Kai Hansen (Guitar, Vocals), Michael Weikath (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Markus Grosskopf (Bass), and Ingo Schwichtenberg (Drums).  The band has released four successful studio albums:  Keeper Of The Seven Keys:  The Legacy (2005), Gambling With The Devil (2007), 7 Sinners (2010), and Straight Out Of Hell (2013).

Title:  Better Than Raw (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Deliberately Limit3ed Preliimiary Prelde Period In Z (1:45)

 2.  Push (4:45)

 3.  Falling Higher (4:45)

Side Two:

 1.  Hey Lord (4:07)

 2.  Don't Spit On My Mind (4:24)

 3. Revelation (8:21)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Time (5:43)

 2.  I Can (4:36)

 3.  A Handful Of Pain (4:49)

Side Four:

 1.  Lavdate Dominvm (5:10)

 2.  Back On The Ground (4:40)

 3.  Midnight Sun (6:19)

Personnel:

Andi Deris:  Lead & Backing Vocals

Michael Weikath:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Markus Grosskopf:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Roland Grapow:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Uli Kusch:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Jorn Ellerbrock:  Keyboards

Tommy Hansen:  Keyboards

Jutta Wwinhold, Ralf Maurer, Christina Hahne:  Backing Vocals

Better Than Raw is the eighth studio album by Helloween, originally released on March 4, 1998, remastered and reissued on March 6, 2026 by BMG.  Expanded Edition in 2 LP Turquoise Colored Vinyl.

Jeffrey Lewis

 

Artist:  Jeffrey Lewis

Born:  November 20, 1975.  New York City, USA

Genre:  Folk, Folk Punk, Indie Folk, Anti-Folk, Political Folk, Alternative Folk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Jeffrey Lewis is an American Singer, Songwriter and Comic Book Artist from New York City and grew up on the Lower East Side.  One of the most acclaimed as well known musicians associated with New York City's Anti-Folk Scene.  His songs frequently namecheck influences such as The Fall, The Misfits, and Will Oldham.

Title:  The Even More Freewheelin' (2025)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Punk, Indie Folk, Anti-Folk, Political Folk, Alternative Folk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Label:  Don Giovonni Records/Blang Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Do What Comes Natural (4:23)

 2.  Movie Date (3:13)

 3.  DCB & ARS (2:45)

 4.  Sometimes Life Hits You (5:04)

 5.  Tylenol PM (5:19)

 6.  Just Fun (2:20)

 7.  Relaxation (6:02)

 8.  Inger (3:38)

 9.  100 Good Things (4:61)

10. The Endless Unknown (3:45)

Personnel:

Jeffrey Lewis:  Vocals, Guitar

Mallory Feuer:  Keyboards, Violin, Vocals

Mem Pahl:  Bass, Vocals

Brent Cole:  Drums, Vocals

The Even More Freewheelin' is an album by Jeffrey Lewis, released on March 21, 2025 by Don Giovonni Records/Blang Records, featuring members of The Voltage.

Brian Auger

 

Artist:  Brian Auger 

Birth Name:  Brian Albert Gordon Auger

Born:  July 18, 1939.  Hammersmith, London, England

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Organ, Keyboards

Brian Auger  is an English Jazz Rock and Rock Music Keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond Organ.  He has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eric Clapton.  He incorporated Jazz, early British Pop, R&B, Soul Music and Rock into the sound.  He has been nominated for a Grammy Award.  In 1965, he played on "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds as a session musician.  That same year, he formed the group The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs and Rod Stewart.  Due to contractual problems there were no official recordings made by the band.  With Julie Driscoll and The Trinity.  In 1970, he formed the Jazz Fusion ensemble Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.

Artist:  Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Title:  Second Wind (2026)

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Label:  Strut Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Truth (745)

 2.  Don't Look Away (6:01)

 3.  Somebody Help Us (6:32)

Side Two:

1.  Freedom Jazz Dance (5:25) 

 2.  Just Me, Just You (6:14)

 3.  Second Wind (6:40)

Personnel:

Brain Auger:  Organ, Electric Piano, Piano

Jim Mullen:  Guitar

Barry Dean:  Bass

Robbie McIntosh:  Drums, Percussion

Alex Ligertwood:  Vocals, Tambourine

Second Wind is the third studio album by Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, originally released in 1972 by RCA, remastered and reissued on February 27, 2026 by Strut Records.

Peter, Paul and Mary

 

Artist:  Peter, Paul & Mary

Origin:  New York City, New York, USA

Genre:  Folk, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Folk Pop, Political Folk, Traditional Folk, Children's Folk, Protest Songs, Folk Rock

Original line-up:

Peter Yarrow:  Guitar, Tenor Vocals

Paul Stookey:  Guitar, Baritone Vocals

Mary Travers:  Contralto Vocals

Peter, Paul & Mary was an American Folk Trio from New York City, formed in 1961during the American Folk Music Revival.  The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (Guitar, Tenor Vocals), Paul Stookey (Guitar, Baritone Vocals), and Mary Travers (Contralto Vocals).  Their songs written by Yarrow, Stookey and Luis Manuel, early songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of other Folk Musicians.  They were very successful in the early and mid-1960s,  with their debut album topping the charts for weeks and helped popularize the Folk Music revival.  Travers's death in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a Duo.  Yarrow died in 2025, leaving Stookey the sole surviving member of the group.

Title:  Peter, Paul & Mary (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Folk, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Folk Pop, Political Folk, Traditional Folk, Children's Folk, Protest Songs, Folk Rock

Label:  Pan Am Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Early In The Morning (1:36)

 2.  500 Miles (2:48)

 3.  Sorrow (2:42)

 4.  This Train (2:10)

 5.  Bamboo (2:32)

 6.  It's Raining (4:23)

 7.  One Kind Favor (Bonus Track Live Version)

Side B:

 1.  If I Had My Way (2:25)

 2.  Cruel War (3:27)

 3.  Lennon Tree (2:55)

 4.  If I Had A Hammer (2:10)

 5.  Autumn To May (2:46)

 6.  Where Have All The Flowers Gone (3:54)

 7.  The Times That They Are A Changin' (Bonus Track) (Live Version)

 8.  If I Had My Way (Bonus Track) (Live Version)

Personnel:

Peter Yarrow:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Stookey:  Guitar, Vocals

Mary Travers:  Vocals

Additional Musician:

Bruce Langhome:  Guitar

Peter, Paul & Mary is the debut album by Peter, Paul & Mary, originally released on May 1962 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on March 6, 2026 by Pan Am Records.  Limited Edition with 3 Bonus Tracks, pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl. For Music Collectors.

Paul Gilbert

 

Artist:   Paul Gilbert
Birth Name:  Paul Brandon Gilbert
Born:  November 6, 1966.  Carbondale,  Illinois, USA.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Instrumental Rock, Speed Metal, Rock
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Harmonica

Paul Gilbert is an American Guitar Hero and Musician, best-known with Racer X, and Mr. Big, as well as his Solo Albums.  He has been voted No. 4 on a list in Guitar One Magazine of "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time' and "50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time" in Guitar World Magazine.

Title:  WROC (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Instrumental Rock, Speed Metal, Rock
Label:  Music Theories Recordings

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Keep Your Feet Firm And Even (4:46)

 2.  Show Not Yourself Glad (At The Misfortune Of Another) (4:35)

 3.  Maintain A Sweet And Cheerful Countenance (3:50)

 4.  Go Not Thither (4:52)

 5.  Orderly And Distinctly (4:58)

 6.  If You Soak Bread In The Sauce (3:63)

 7.  Let Thy Carriage (3:55)

 8.  Conscience Is The Most Certain Judge (4:56) 

 9.  Spark Of Celestial Fire (8:10) 

10.  George Washington Rules (3:02)

Personnel:

Paul Gilbert:  Guitar

Doug Rappoport:  Guitar, Vocals

Timmer Blakely:  Bass, Vocals

Nick D'Virgillio:  Drums, Backing Vocals

WROC is an album by Paul Gilbert, released on February 27, 2026 by Music Theories Recordings, recorded live over four days at The Hallowed Halls in Portland, Oregon.

Bill Evans

 

Artist:  Bill Evans  

Birth Name:  William John Evans
Born:  August 16, 1929.  Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
Died:  September 15, 1980 (Aged 51).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Arranger
Instruments:  Piano

Bill Evans was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer who mostly worked in a Trio setting.  He worked with bandleader and theorist George Russell.  In 1958, he joined Miles Davis's sextet, and recorded Kind Of Blue, the best-selling Jazz Album of All Time.  In 1959, he left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian.  In 1961, recording the highly acclaimed Sunday At The Village Vanguard and Waltz For Debby.  In 1963, he recorded Conversations With Myself, an innovative solo album.  He has become standards and has been played and recorded by many artists.  He was honored with 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall Of Fame.

Artist:  Bill Evans Trio

Title:  Portrait In Jazz (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:24)

 2.  Autumn Leaves (6:00)

 3.  Witchcraft (4:37)

 4.  When I Fall In Love (4:57)

 5.  Peri's Scope (3:15)

 6.  Blue In Green (Alternate Take) (Bonus Track) (4:26)

Side B:

 1.  What Is This Thing Called Love (4:36)

 2.  Spring Is Here (5:09)

 3.  Someday My Prince Will Come (4:57)

 4.  Blue In Green (5:25)

 5.  Autumn Leaves (Mono Take) (Bonus Track) (5:29)

Personnel:

Bill Evans:  Piano

Scott LAFaro:  Bass

Paul Motian:  Drums

Portrait In Jazz is the fifth studio album by Bill Evans Trio, originally released in 1960 by Riverside, remastered and reissued on February 13, 2026 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Crystal Clear Virgin Vinyl.

Muddy Waters

 

Artist:  Muddy Waters   
Birth Name:  McKinley Morganfield
Born:  April 4, 1913.  Issaquena County, Mississippi, USA
Died:  April 30, 1983 (Aged 70)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Muddy Waters was an American Blues Musician and Songwriter, who is the father of Modern Chicago Blues.  He had recorded several Blues Classics included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and "I'm Ready".   His influence was tremendous, not just on Blues, and Rhythm & Blues, but on Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Folk Music, Jazz, and Country Music.

Title:  I'm Ready (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues. Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Revival

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I'm Ready (3:26)

 2.  33 Years (5:20)

 3.  Who Do You Trust (5:00)

 4.  Copper Brown (4:58)

Side Two:

 1.  I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (3:59)

 2.  Mamie (5:35)

 3.  Rock Me (3:54)

 4.  Scrfeamin' And Cryin' (5:04)

 5.  Good Morning, Little School Girl (3:27)

Personnel:

Muddy Waters:  Vocals, Guitar

Johnny Winter:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Jimmy Rogers:  Guitar, Vocals

Bob Margolin:  Guitar, Bass

Jerry Portnoy:  Harmonica on Tracks:  1/1, 4, 2/1, 3, 5

Big Walter Horton:  Harmonica

Pinstop Perkins:  Piano

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith:  Drums

I'm Ready is an album by Muddy Waters, originally released on January 1978 by Blue Sky, remastered and reissued on February 20, 2026 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 1500 Individually Numbered Copies on Pink Coloured Vinyl.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.