Posts From Jeff Burger

A Joe Meek Anthology Unearths Some Gems: Review

You’ll have to dig through a bit of fool’s gold to find it, but if you’re a fan of Meek’s work and the so-called girl-group era, you will encounter some gems.

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Frank Zappa & the Mothers Live at the Whisky 1968: Review

By the time of this concert, the band had established themselves as a one-of-a-kind underground rock outfit.

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Grateful Dead ‘From the Mars Hotel’ Expanded Edition: Review

The underrated original album, which is replete with Garcia’s elegant guitar work and the band’s fine vocal harmonies, belongs in any fan’s collection.

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Little Feat: ‘Feats Don’t Fail Me Now’ Expanded Edition Reviewed

Highlights include several alternate versions and outtakes, plus an hour-long 1975 concert recording.

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A Box Set Collects Four Joni Mitchell Asylum Albums: Review

She followed her muse in multiple directions, taking one chance after another, and most of the time, succeeding brilliantly.

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‘I See You Live on Love Street’ Samples the Abundant Laurel Canyon Music Scene: Review

The set includes Frank Zappa, the Mamas and the Papas, Love, the Turtles, Warren Zevon, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Linda Ronstadt and many more.

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A New David Bowie Box Chronicles the Creation of ‘Ziggy Stardust’: Review

Included on the five CDs are 67 songs, among them demo, rehearsal and alternate mixes.

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Impassioned Music from Rock Pioneer Little Richard: ‘Right Now!’

The album, which he recorded in 1973, comes close to matching the impassioned music of his early days.

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Graham Parker Rockpalast Concerts Reissued with a Bonus: Review

His potent fusion of new wave and soul comes across loud and clear throughout on these 1978 and 1980 performances

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Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid: At The Top of Their Game

The set offers the 1981 concert in a widescreen version as well as a full-screen format

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