Tag "best classic bands"
Steely Dan Catalog Vinyl Reissue Campaign Concludes
Their classic ABC and MCA Records titles received a reissue program of the first seven albums, personally overseen by Donald Fagen.
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Top Radio Hits 1969: Pour a Little Sugar on It, Honey
As the decade came to a close, rock acts joined R&B artists for an amazing array of future classic rock greats, and a Broadway musical yielded 4 smash hits.
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Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ Finally Gets a Music Video
An expanded edition of their debut LP features a remaster of the original album, along with B-sides, alternate versions, acoustic versions and prev. unreleased live recordings.
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Mark Farner Interview: Grand Funk Railroad’s Legacy
What was it like to be in a band popular enough to sell out Shea Stadium, even while rock critics despised you? We asked Mark Farner.
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10cc Adds to ‘Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits’ 2025 Tour
The new run, featuring founding member Graham Gouldman, follows 2024’s acclaimed tour, including the band’s first in the U.S. in nearly 30 years.
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Sweet: The British Glam Band That Also Blitzed America
They earned worldwide success in the 1970s with such hits as “Little Willy,” “Ballroom Blitz” and “Fox on the Run.”
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‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII’ Reappears: Review
Working from the recently discovered original 35mm negatives,’Pink Floyd at Pompeii’ has been restored, frame by frame, and expanded.
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Jim Gordon: From A-List Drummer to Convicted Killer
He played on hundreds of hits but you wouldn’t find any gold records on his wall: Since the ’80s until his death in 2023, he was locked away for murder.
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When Suzi Quatro ‘Stumbled Into’ a Pop Hit
The Detroit native had a series of hit U.K. singles in the 1970s. But it wasn’t until her recurring role on a popular sitcom, that she finally had a U.S. hit.
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The Marketing of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness On the Edge of Town’: The Inside Story
The Columbia Records product manager takes us behind the scenes of working with the star for the follow-up to Born To Run.
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