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Paul Carrack Releases Country Album: “I’ve Always Wanted To Do This”

The singer is best known for such hits as “How Long” with Ace, “Tempted” by Squeeze, and “The Living Years” by Mike + the Mechanics.

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Chicago IX: Greatest Hits Gets Significantly Expanded

The 50th anniversary edition now includes songs from every studio album the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers released between 1969 and 1980.

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1975’s Self-Titled Fleetwood Mac Album Gets Blu-ray Edition With First Dolby ATMOS Mix

The album—the first with the lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks—celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 11, 2025.

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Top Selling Albums of 1971: Superstars

Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.

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Noted Presley Biographer, Peter Guralnick, Returns With ‘The Colonel and The King’ Book

The 2025 title “draws on a wealth of Tom Parker’s never-before-seen correspondence to reveal that this oft-reviled figure was in fact a confidant, friend, and architect of his client’s success.”

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Elvis Presley 1970-75 Los Angeles Studio Sessions Issued in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Box Set

The 5-CD collection includes recordings of such favorites as “Always On My Mind,” “Burning Love,” the 40th and final Top Ten single of his career, and such choice covers of “I Got a Woman,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Proud Mary,” and more.

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Joe Walsh Announces 2025 Edition of VetsAid Festival

The ninth edition of the event, with another star-studded lineup, will be a homecoming for the classic rock legend.

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Radio Hits in August 1972: School’s Out

A re-release of “Layla” was joined in the Top 10 this week with one of the all-time great rebellious classic rock anthems.

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Stevie Nicks Postpones 2025 Tour Due to Injury

The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will resume her schedule on October 1.

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Seals & Crofts Get Box Set, ‘The Warner Bros. Years 1969-1978’

The duo’s soft rock sound scored with such hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “We May Never Pass This Way (Again).”

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