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This VAN HALEN 3-CD release “Transmission Impossible” claims to be part of the ‘Legendary FM Radio Broadcasts’ series, focused on David Lee Roth era of Van Halen’s career featuring previously unreleased live performances from Tokyo, Japan in 1978, Dallas, Texas in 1982, and a solo gig from David Lee Roth at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, in 1994....
Released by Frontiers Records, “SAMMY HAGAR & Friends” was Sammy Hagar’s first solo album in this decade and as title makes clear, features a colorful array of guest talents, including Journey guitarist Neal Schon, Chickenfoot bandmates Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani & Chad Smith, and Heart’s belter Nancy Wilson among others, brighten up the Red Rocker’s first collaborations album. Hagar has...
Rock Candy specialists have just released a ‘Remastered & Reloaded’ of SAMMY HAGAR fifth studio album “Danger Zone”. For this record, Hagar recruited British engineer Geoff Workman fresh from recording Journey’s album Infinity. That wasn’t the only Journey connection as both vocalist Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon made guest appearances helping to showcase a collection of tracks and a...
Did you know there’s a Spanish version of DAVID LEE ROTH’s Eat ’Em And Smile album done back in in 1986? Or you didn’t know it existed at all? Don’t worry. Most people don’t know about it. But the album originally intended for Spaniard-speaking listeners titled “Sonrisa Salvaje” is available again on CD, and this time, it’s the remastered version...
As you know, Rock Candy Records is one of the best CD reissue labels out there. Since a couple of years, they are releasing a magazine, actually printed on paper like in the good ‘ol times.In the style of the essay included into each CD booklet about the band in question, ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE is a bi-monthly, 100-page Rock publication...
With the recent batch of SAMMY HAGAR albums featured here, another one of you asked for SAMMY HAGAR and The Wabos‘ “Live Hallelujah” in its true CD release. The audio versions floating around are taken from the video-DVD. This is the real one, pretty hard to find. For his first live album in about 25 years, Sammy Hagar originally wanted...
Requested by one of you, here’s “Standing Hampton“, another SAMMY HAGAR album in its pristine Japanese remastered edition pressed on high quality SHM-CD, now out of print.“Standing Hampton” is Hagar’s first album for Geffen Records, and some kind of breakthrough for his solo career achieving RIAA certification eventually going platinum, and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream...
Requested by one of you, here’s the really good SAMMY HAGAR album “Three Rock Box“, in its pristine Japanese remastered edition pressed on high quality SHM-CD, now out of print.Sammy Hagar hit a nerve with his previous LP, and this follow-up “Three Lock Box” would prove not only that its predecessor wasn’t a fluke, but that the Red Rocker was...
It was about time for the best ’80s SAMMY HAGAR albums to receive a SHM-CD release. Four of them were released in Japan on the excellent cardboard sleeve Mini LP format, freshly remastered and with the usual, complete original artwork reproduction.“VOA” was the last solo album released by Hagar before he joined Van Halen. The title of the record is...
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The recent VAN HALEN posts were intended to the Hagar-era only, but I couldn’t resist to feature here as well “1984“, from the same Warner Brothers Japan ‘Forever Young‘ remastered series. Sure, Van Halen’s first six albums have been recently remastered (including “1984”) and available in the US & Europe, but this Japanese remaster is quite different. While that USA...
Few people know – even some rabid VAN HALEN fans – that the Sammy Hagar-era albums have been remastered as part of the WB Records ‘Forever Young’ series. These are the only remastered versions available of these albums, and one of you asked for all to be featured here, all out of print and hard to find.Let’s go with “OU812...
Few people know – even some rabid VAN HALEN fans – that the Sammy Hagar-era albums have been remastered as part of the WB Records ‘Forever Young’ series. These are the only remastered versions available of these albums, and one of you asked for all to be featured here, all out of print and hard to find.Let’s go with the...
WORLDS APART – Clean Slate (2010)
WORLDS APART has been around recording and performing since the early 90s and have delivered some strong material in the past. The San Francisco Bay are melodic hard rockers are… Read more…
SAINTS OF SIN – Welcome To The Circus (2017)
Since forming in 2013 in Southampton, British rockers SAINTS OF SIN have been bringing their own brand of unadulterated hair metal to venues up and down the country. This is… Read more…
JOHN WAITE – In Real Time [retail]
After the recent Bad English post one of you asked for this quite unknown JOHN WAITE album "In Real Time" released via Frontiers Music some time ago. The album was… Read more…
JIM PETERIK (Survivor) – The Songs (2016)
Continuing with the JIM PETERIK-related requested music, here's "The Songs", a collection of his most celebrated songs freshly re-recorded in acoustic form, released via his own label World Stage International… Read more…
JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE – Winds Of Change [Japanese Edition +1] (2019)
"Winds Of Change” is the long-awaited follow-up to JIM PETERIK’s now legendary “Jim Peterik’s & World Stage” first album. Set for release on April 26, 2019 via Frontiers Music but… Read more…
HOUSTON – Truth Slips EP + Singles + Cover Versions
After the recent, awesome new album by Swedish AOR wonders HOUSTON some of you asked for the band's rare "Truth Slips [EP]", presented here on the blog at the time… Read more…
FREEROCK SAINTS – Electric Passion (2017)
"Electric Passion" is the second, vibrant new album by FREEROCK SAINTS, the brainchild of Super Vintage founder Stavros Papadopoulos. In fact, FREEROCK SAINTS are Super Vintage members plus terrific female… Read more…
"Showdown" is the new album by KING'S CALL after a four year absence. The German based melodic hard rock band founded by guitarist Alex Garoufalidis (Greek origins but born in… Read more…
BLINDSTONE – Blues-O-Delic Celebration (2017)
Speaking about heavy-blues, Danish outfit BLINDSTONE are one of this blog favorites. The boys are back with a new album 2017 titled "Blues-O-Delic Celebration", this time a collection of covers… Read more…
ALMANAC released a fine debut album last year but I found it a bit monotonous, now they are back with second effort "Kingslayer", and I must say the focus (and… Read more…
Praised by Classic Rock Magazine as one of the greatest promises from the genre, SAMARKIND are presenting themselves to the world with their pretty awesome self-titled debut "Samarkind". "Samarkind" is… Read more…
After her successful international last year debut, Swedish singer / songwriter MARTINA EDOFF has lined up the release of her incredibly accomplished second album “Unity” on the brand new Into… Read more…
