Van Morrison

 

Artist:  Van Morrison
Birth Name:  George Ivan Morrison
Born:  August 31, 1945.  Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Genre:  Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Celtic, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Country,  Country Rock, Soft Rock
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Saxophones, Keyboards, Drums, Tambourine

Van Morrison is a Northern Irish Singer, Songwriter and Musician, well-known as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B Band Them, with the Garage Classic Track "Gloria" in the mid-1960s.  His Solo career began with the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.  He has many greatest albums such as:  Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Tupelo Honey (1971), Saint Dominic's Preview (1972), Hard Nose The Highway (1973), Irish Heartbeat (1988), Avalon Sunset (1989), Enlightenment (1990), How Long Has This Been Going On (1996), Tell Me Something:  The Songs Of Mose Allison (1996), You Win Again (2000).  He sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as The Chieftains, Georgie Fame and many more.  He show the influence of Celtic Tradition, Jazz, Country, Folk, Blues and Blue-Eye Soul.  He has received considerable including Six Grammy Awards and being induced into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and appearing on several "Greatest Artists" Lists.

Title:  Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Celtic, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Country,  Country Rock, Soft Rock

Label:  Orangefield Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Kidney Stew Blues (3:45)

 2.  King For A Day Blues (3:46)

 3.  Snatch It Back And Hold It (3:58)

 4.  Deep Blue Sea (feat. Elvin Bishop) (4:18)

 5.  Ain't That A Shame (3:27)

Side B:

 6.  Madame Butterfly Blues (feat. Elvis Bishop) (5:46)

 7.  Can't Help Myself (feat. Taj Mahal) (3:42)

 8.  Betty And Dupree (4:59)

 9.  Delia's Gone (3:20)

10. On A Monday (3:21)

Side C:

11. Monte Carlo Blues (2:54)

12. When It's Love Time (feat. Elvin Bishop) (2:58)

13. Loving Memonies (feat. Elvin Bishop) (4:31)

14. Play The Honky Tonks (feat. Elvin Bishop) (3:50)

15. (Go To The) High Place In Your Mind (feat. John Allair) (3:53)

Side D:

16. Social Climbing Scene (3:43)

17. Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge (4:01)

18. You're The One (4:25)

19. I'm Ready (feat. Buddy Guy) (3:29)

20. Rock Me Baby (feat. Buddy Guy) (5:32)

Personnel:

Van Morrison:  Vocals, Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2, 14, 15, Harmonica on Tracks:  3, 4, 11, 19, Guitar on Tracks:  8, 13, 15 Acoustic Guitar on Track 16

Ben McAuley:  Tambourine on Track 18

David Hayes:  Bass

Anthony Paule: Guitars

John Allair:  Hammond Organ on Tracks:  1-6, 8, 10, 13, 16-20, Piano on Tracks:  7, 9, 12-15, 17, 18, Vocals on Track 15

Bobby Ruggiero:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 3, 6-18, Drums on Track 2

Mitch Woods:  Piano on Tracks:  1-6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 19, 20

Larry Vann:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 3-18

Tom Hambirdge:  Drums on Tracks:  19, 20

Omega Rae Brooks:  Vocals on Tracks:  4, 6, 16-18

Crawford Bell:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  9, 11

Jolene O'Hara:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 14

Daa Masters:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 3

Larry Batiste:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  4-6, 13, 14, 16-18

Nona Brown:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  4-6, 13, 14, 16-18

Special Guests:

Elvin Bishop:  Guitar on Tracks:  4, 5, 12-14, 18

Taj Mahal:  Harmonica on Tracks:  7-10, Vocals on Tracks:  7, 8, 10, Banjo on Track 10

Buddy Guy:  Guitar, Vocals on Tracks:  19, 20

Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge is the 48th studio album by Van Morrison, released on June 19, 2026 by Orangefield Records, featuring Special Guests:  Elvin Bishop, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy.  The album reached No. 1 on UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.

Judas Priest

Artist:  Judas Priest
Origin:  Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal


Original line-up:

Al Atkins:  Lead Vocals
Bruno Stapenhill:  Bass
John Perry:  Guitar
John Partridge:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Rob Halford:  Lead Vocals
K.K. Downing:  Guitar

Glenn Tipton:  Guitar, Keyboards
Ian Hill:  Bass
Dave Holland:  Drums

Judas Priest are an English Heavy Metal Band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969, by Al Atkins (Lead Vocals), Bruno Stapenhill (Bass),  John Perry (Guitar) and John Partridge (Drums).  Bruno Stapenhill came up with the name Judas Priest.  The band's membership has seen much turnover, and the most commercially successful line-up, featuring the classic line-up:  Rob Halford (Lead Vocals), K.K. Downing (Guitar), Glenn Tipton (Guitar), Ian Hill (Bass) and Dave Holland (Drums) with the band's best-selling album Screaming For Vengeance in 1982.  The best-known for twin Lead Guitars and a wide operatic vocals style.  They have sold over 50 million albums worldwide.  Judas Priest was one of the most influential Heavy Metal Band of the '70, spearheading The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010.

Title:  The Best Of Judas Priest (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks

 1.  You've Got Another Thing Coming (5:05)

 2.  Lightning Strike (3:29)

 3.  Breaking The Law (2:35)

 4.  Beyond The Realms Of Death (6:53)

 5.  Painkiller (6:05)

 6.  Hell Bent For Leather (2:39)

 7.  Rocka Rolla (3:05)

 8.  Turbo Lover (5:31)

 9.  Electric Eye (3:40)

10. Crown Of Horns (5:45)

11. Living After Midnight (3:26)

12. Night Crawler (4:49)

13. Heading Out To The Highway (3:45)

14. Better By You, Better Than Me (3:21)

15. The Sentinel (5:02)

16. Diamonds And Rust (3:24)

Format:  LP (Limited Edition Red Vinyl)

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  You've Got Another Thing Coming (5:05)

 2.  Breaking The Law (2:35)

 3.  Painkiller (6:05)

 4.  Hell Bent For Leather (2:39)

 5.  Turbo Lover (5:31)

Side B:

 1.  Electric Eye (3:40)

 2.  Crown Of Horns (5:45)

 3.  Living After Midnight (3:26)

 4.  Night Crawler (4:49)

 5.  Heading Out To The Highway (3:45)

 6.  The Sentinel (5:02)

The Best Of Judas Priest is the compilation album by Judas Priest, released on June 19, 2026 by Sony Music.  Limited Edition Red Vinyl.  For Fans of Judas Priest.

Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page

 

Artist:  Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page

Origin:   UK

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock

Original line-up:

Jeff Beck:  Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Guitar, Vocals

Jimmy Page:  Guitar

Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page are universally reognized as the "Holy Trinity Of British Rock Guitarists.  Their lives and careers intertwined in the 1960s, primarily through their consecutiive tenures as the Lead Guitarists for the legendary Blues Rock Band The Yardbird, they laid foundation for Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Modern Guitar Instrumentation, consisted of Eric Clapton (Guitar Ex The Roosters, Casey Jones & The Engineers, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluebreakers, The Immediate All-Stars, Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse, Cream, Blind Faith, The Dirty Mac, Plastic Ono Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Derek & The Dominos, The Lousiana Gator Boys), Jeff Beck (Guitar Ex The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice, The Honeydrippers), and Jimmy Page (Guitar Ex The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, Coverdale-Page, Page & Plant).

Title:  Night Of The Guitar Kings - Live 1983 (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock

Label:  Rockin' Bear Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Everybody's Got To Change (3:39)

 2.  Lay Down Sally (4:12)

 3.  Wonderful Tonight (4:13)

 4.  Cocaine (4:20)

 5.  Women Are Smarter (2:59)

 6.  Roadrunner (3:09)

 7.  Slowdown Sunrise (5:04)

 8.  Take Me To The River (4:48)

 9.  Gimme Some Lovn' (4:42)

Disc 2:

 1.  Star Cycle (4:14)

 2.  Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (4:13)

 3.  People Get Ready (4:19)

 4.  Hi Ho Silver Lining (4:01)

 5.  Prelude (2:01)

 6.  Who's To Blame (3:55)

 7.  City Sirens (3:20)

 8.  Tulsa Time (4:07)

 9.  Layla (6:04)

10. Bomber's Moon (3:13)

11. Good Night Irene (3:25)

Personnel:

Jeff Beck:  Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Guitar, Vocals

Jimmy Page:  Guitar

Additional Musicians:

Steve Winwood:  Vocals, Keyboards

Bill Wyman:  Bass

Charlie Watts:  Drums

Kenney Jones:  Drums

Simon Phillips:  Drums

Ray Cooper:  Drums, Percussion

Chris Stainton:  Keyboards

James Hooker:  Keyboards

Night Of The Guitar Kings - Live 1983 is a live album by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, released on May 8, 2026 by Rockin' Bear Records, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London, September 20, 1983, in 2 CD Set.

 

Tito Puente

 

Artist:  Tito Puente

Birth Name:  Ernest Anthony Puente Jr.

Born:  April 20, 1923.  New York City, New York, USA

Died:  May 31, 2000 (Aged 77).  New York City, New York, USA

Genre:  Latin Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Mambo, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Big Band, Salsa, Latin Pop

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Record Producer

Instruments:  Timbales, Vibraphone

Tito Puente was an American Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Timbalero, and Record Producer.  He composed Dance-Oriented Mambo and Latin Jazz Music.  He was also known as "El Rey de los Timbales", or "The King of The Timbales".

Title:  Dance Mania (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Latin Jazz, Cuban Jazz, Mambo, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Big Band, Salsa, Latin Pop

Label:  Descarga Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  El Cayuco (2:33)

 2.  Complicacion (3:18)

 3.  3-D Mambo (2:23)

 4.  Liego Mijan (3:10)

 5.  Cuando Te Vea (4:10)

 6.  Hong Kong Mambo (3:42)

 7.  Oye Como Va (4:30) *

Side B:

 1.  Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe (3:55)

 2.  Varsity Drag (2:48)

 3.  Estoy SSiempre Junto a Ti (3:10)

 4.  Agua Limpia Todo (2:56)

 5.  Ssca Tu Mujer (3:02)

 6.  Mambo Gitrl (3:10) *

 7.  Cha-Cha-Gua (2:49) *

Personnel:

Tito Puente & His Orchestra:

Tito Puente:  Leader, Timbales, Vibraphone, Marimba

Bernie Glow:  Trumpet

Jimmy Frisaura:  Trumpet

Frank Lo Pinto:  Trumpet

George Lopez:  Trumpet

Gene Repetti:  Trumpet

Larry Moser:  Trumpet

Leon Merian:  Trumpet

Rafael Palau:  Saxophone

Jerry Sanfino:  Saxophone

Schapp Pullmam:  Saxophone

Tony Buonpastore:  Saxophone

Raymond Concepcion:  Piano

Bobby Rodriguez:  Bass

Ray Barretto:  Congas

Ray Rodriguez:  Bongos

Julito Collazo:  Congas on Tracks:  A4, B5

Santitos Colon:  Lead Vocals, Chorus

Vitin Aviles:  Chorus

Otto Vlivar:  Chorus

Dance Mania is a studio album by Tito Puente, originally released on August 1958 by RCA, remastered and reissued on June 5, 2026 by Descarga Records.  Limited Edition of 500 Copies, 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl.

Down

 

Artist:  Down

Origin:  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Sludge Metal, Southern Metal, Stoner Metal, Alternative Metal, Grunge, Post-Grunge, Doom Metal

Original line-up:

Phil Anselmo:  Lead Vocals

Pepper Keenan:  Guitars, Backing Vocals

Kirk Windstein: Guitars, Backing Vocals

Todd Strange:  Bass

Jimmy Bower:  Drums

Down is an American Heavy Metal Supergroup from New Orleans, Louisiana, formed in 1991 by Phil Anselmo (Lead Vocals Ex Pantera, Superjoint Ritual), Jimmy Bower (Drums Ex Crowbar, Eyehategod, Superjoint), Pepper Keenan (Guitar Ex Corrosion Of Conformity), Kirk Windstein (Guitar Ex Crowbar, Sun Don't Shine), and Todd Strange (Bass Ex Crowbar).

Title:  Over The Under (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Sludge Metal, Southern Metal, Stoner Metal, Alternative Metal, Grunge, Post-Grunge, Doom Metal

Label:  Neclear Blast Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Three Suns And One Star (5:41)

 2.  The Path (4:09)

 3.  N.O.D. (4:00)

 

Side Two:

 1.  I Scream (3:48)

 2.  On March The Saints (4:10)

 3.  Never Try (4:55)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Mourn (4:55)

 2.  Beneath The Tides (5:32)

 3.  His Majesty The Desert (2:25)

 4.  Pillamyd (5:15)

Side Four:

 1.  In the Thrall Of It All (6:20)

 2.  Nothing In Return (Walk Away) (8:55)

Personnel:

Phil Anselmo:  Lead Vocals, Guitar on Track 1/2

Pepper Keenan:  Guitars, Backing Vocals

Kirk Windstein: Guitars, Backing Vocals

Rex Brown:  Bass

Jimmy Bower:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Ross Karpelman:  Keyboards

Over The Under is the third studio album by Down, originally released on September 25, 2007 by Roadrunner, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2026 by Nuclear Blast Records.  Pressed on Red/Black Marbled Vinyl.

The Muffs

 

Artist:  The Muffs

Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Pop Punk, Power Pop, Garage Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Kin Shattuck:  Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Occasional Keyboards

Melanie Vammen:  Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Ronnie Barrett:  Bass, Occasional Backing Vocals

Criss Crass:  Drums, Backing Vocals

The Muffs were an American Pop Punk Band based in South California, formed in 1991.  Led by Kim Shattuck (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar Ex The Pandoras), and Melanie Vammen (Rhythm Guitar Ex The Pandoras), along with Ronnie Barrett (Bass), and Criss Crass (Drums).

Title:  Blonder And Blonder (2026)

Genre:  Pop Punk, Power Pop, Garage Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Agony (2:27)

 2.  On Nina (2:39)

 3.  On And On (1:45)

 4.  Sad Tomorrow (2:09)

 5.  What You've Done (1:57)

 6.  Red Eyed Troll (3:45)

 7.  End It All (1:49)

Side 2:

 8.  Laying On A Bed Of Roses (2:11)

 9.  I Need A Face (2:14)

10. Won't Come Out To Play (1:51)

11. Funny Face (3:20)

12. Ethyl My Love (2:39)

13. I'm Confused (3:41)

14. Just A Game (1:59)

Personnel:

Kim Shattuck:  Guitar, Vocals

Ronnie Barrett:  Bass

Roy McDonald:  Drums

Blonder And Blonder is the second album by The Muffs, originally released on April 11, 1995 by Reprise Records, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2026 by Omnivore Recordings.  Pressed on Opaque Red Vinyl.