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Tom Petty’s estate have teamed up with Third Man Records to release a vinyl-only live set for the first time. The Gennaro Tapes (Live In Edinburgh 1982) is a triple album capturing a set at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Scotland at the close of 1982, just about a month after “Long After Dark” hit record store shelves. The set was captured on cassette from the soundboard by one of the band’s most loyal road crew members, house mixer Gennaro Rippo, and “has not been touched since the day it was captured, pressed directly from cassette to vinyl.” More»


Dreamzfate is an American heavy metal / power metal band from Tampa, Florida. Formed In 1999, The band released their debut self-titled CD in June 2001. This release has received great reviews from many parts of the world. The Band released their second CD entitled “Pound That Rock”, a four song EP in 2003 and their third effort "Rize" in 2007. More»


Blackboard Jungle is a hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, USA, that was formed in 1990. The band released their debut album in 1992 and recorded their second album in 1995 though not released until 2001.
In the early 2000's, Blackboard Jungle reunited with all 4 original members (Kenny, Britt, Dave, & Joel) to play a reunion show on their home turf in Hollywood. The show was a success and the band continues to play annual reunion shows to this day. Prior to the 2012 reunion they released "The Great Hollywood Hustle", More»



John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band is an American rock band from Rhode Island. The band was formed as simply "Beaver Brown" (named after a paint can) in 1972 and were one of the major acts in developing the heartland rock genre along contemporaries like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Bob Seger. Despite success as a live band which soon established a following up and down the Northeast corridor, they were overshadowed by (unfair) comparison to primary Bruce Springsteen. More»


Three renowned musical soulmates have joined forces to create a new and entirely original trio project called Aegteskab. Mike Andersen (Vocal, Guitar), Michael Blicher (Sax, Bass Pedal, Keys, Percussion, Vocal) and Eddi Jarle (Drums, Electronics, Percussion, Vocal) have always recognized the significance of music in their lives, treating it as a life force, their second marriage “Aegteskab means Marriage”. More»


Update Flac added 2 CD set anthologising all the recordings made by the legendary STRAY for Pye Records and its imprint Dawn Records between 1975 & 1976. After five remarkable albums and tours with some legendary names in rock such as Black Sabbath, The Groundhogs, Status Quo and Ten Years After, Stray signed to the Pye Records label in 1975. More»


6CD box set of previously unreleased BBC recordings consisting of 5 CDs of live shows recorded 1990-1994 and a 6th CD of acoustic live sessions recorded 1992-1995. The recordings were remastered by Andy Pearce. More»


While Blue Horizon gained its reputation as the home of great British blues (early Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, and others), its spiritual home was in America, and it released far more American artists than most people realize, beginning with its first disc -- 99 copies (for tax reasons) of a Hubert Sumlin single. And that largely set the tone for the first five years of the label admirably covered in this three-CD set. Label head Mike Vernon was a blues lover and he released the music he loved, More»



Second release from Puerto Rican Red Tiger. On the album Tiko Duran had replaced Jesse Olmeda on Bass. After recording the album at the Highway Recording Studio in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in 2014, Red Tiger relocated themselves from Puerto Rico to Houston, TX. The group has been sharing the stage with veteran rock bands like The Foundry (Iron Maiden, Twisted Sister, Black Symphony, and Disturbed band members), More»


Sole release from Rose Tatttoo spin-off Romeo Dog. The band consisted of Andy Cichon (Rose Tattoo) on Bass, Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo) on guitars, Mick O'Shea (Rose Tattoo) on drums and Andy Andersen (Airborne) on vocals. The album was recorded at Stage One Studio, Bühne, Germany. More»


Yasmin Williams is exploring new sides of her incredible talent. This is another wonderful release from a very talented and creative musician. On this one she's branching out into some new territory and collaborating with a number of musicians for a more diverse approach but with equally satisfying results. More»


Update +2019 Session. Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist with an unorthodox, modern style of playing. Her music has been commonly described as refreshing, relaxing, and unique and has been called some of the most imaginative guitar music out today. She utilizes various techniques including alternate tunings, percussive hits, and lap tapping in her music to great effect. More»


In 2022 the Estate of Kevin Gilbert launched an extensive release schedule of archived recordings from Kevin Gilbert consisting of 12 releases all limited to 300 copies each. On September 17, 2024 they released volume 7 in the series "Troy Manitee: Men Without Pat – Live At Ventura Theater 1991". More»


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