2021 in Review: Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues
Our annual roundup of the year’s best archival rock releases includes impressive packages from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Dylan, the Doors and more
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Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ Soundtrack Gets a 6-CD Upgrade
The expanded 6-disc edition contains unreleased and rare material, including original demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews and movie ads
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Wanda Young, Singer of the Marvelettes’ ‘Don’t Mess With Bill,’ Dies
She joined the singing group just prior to their signing with Motown in 1961. Their first single, “Please Mr. Postman,” became the label’s first #1 pop hit
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Triumph Unlocks Artifacts With New Vault Site
The Canadian power trio have unlocked over 45 years of their rock and roll history through rare photos, audiograms, video, behind-the-scenes content
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Eric Clapton’s ‘The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions’: Still Superlative, But…
If you ignore the controversy that has landed Clapton in the news during the pandemic, and just listen to the music, it’s clear that he hasn’t lost a thing.
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The Band’s ‘Cahoots’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
Their fourth album has been newly remixed, remastered, and expanded with previously unreleased recordings, including a 1971 live concert recorded in Paris
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert: The Boss Proves It All Night
If anyone has doubts that this is one of the greatest live bands in the history of rock, ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’ should decimate them
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Rolling Stones Crowned 2021 Concert Business Champs
The latest edition of the “No Filter” tour was the year’s biggest. Pollstar, which covers the worldwide concert biz, expects 2022 to be the industry’s best ever
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The Monkees’ ‘Farewell Tour’ Review: ‘1966 All Over Again’
Credit is due Dolenz and Nesmith for keeping alive the spirit, as well as the sound, of the Monkees. Their televised impishness continues to translate well.
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Micky Dolenz Leads Tributes to Michael Nesmith: ‘I’m Heartbroken’
“I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick”
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