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Supertramp – Crime of the Century: Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition (2014)

Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century: Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition’ is a remaster befitting the classic pop-prog album’s legacy.

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A scary lineup shift sent Yardbirds to the next level: ‘It was totally mind blowing, sometimes’

The transition from Eric Clapton to Jeff Beck sent the Yardbirds hurtling from classicism to the very edge of experimentalism in the blink of an eye.

Power Pop Songs Other Than 'Go All the Way': Gimme Five

Power Pop Songs Other Than ‘Go All the Way’: Gimme Five

Big Star, the Romantics and the Knack make our list of power pop songs that deserve some of the attention that the Raspberries’ titanic hit usually gets.

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Queen’s Brian May compares Freddie Mercury and Adam Lambert eras: ‘The equal of anything we ever did’

Brian May makes a bold statement about how Queen’s stint with Adam Lambert shapes up against their Freddie Mercury-fronted period.

Preston Frazier's Best of 2014 (Jazz and Fusion Jazz): Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 (Jazz and Fusion Jazz): Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2014 in jazz and fusion, including the Breithaupt Brothers, Simon Phillips, Oz Noy, Bobby Broom and Miguel Zenon.

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Cowboy – 5’ll Getcha Ten (1971; 2014 reissue)

Brimming with a laid-back country gait and a Muscle Shoals vibe, Cowboy’s ‘5’ll Getcha Ten’ sees a welcome reissue today from Real Gone Music.

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Mole – RGB (2014)

By fully accommodating Stomu Takeishi while remaining true to themselves, Mole is renewed and nowhere close to running out of steam.

Kit O’Toole’s Top Beatles Albums, Books, Collectibles and Movies for 2014

Kit O’Toole’s Top Beatles Albums, Books, Collectibles and Movies for 2014

Kit O’Toole counts down the best Beatles-related releases of the past year, as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania.

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Wilco, “Blasting Fonda” from Alpha Mike Foxtrot (2014): One Track Mind

A newly released set of Wilco rarities gives us a chance to finally to live in a world were everyone has heard “Blasting Fonda.”

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Steve Hunter – Tone Poems Live (2014)

There’s a comfort level on Steve Hunter’s rangy, intimate ‘Tone Poems Live’ that brings out the best of a truly great player.