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Universal is releasing the 40th anniversary remaster of Black Sabbath’s Seventh Star. According to an online retailer, it will arrive on July 9, 2026 on CD and vinyl, and will contain just one bonus track: a single mix of No Stranger To Love. Track list: In For The Kill (2026 Remaster) No Stranger To Love […]
Read more »Guitar Player has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore on the occasion of the latest Rainbow 75/76 box set. After delving deep into the history, one of the questions was concerning the present day state of affairs: What plans do you have for music ahead, if any, with Blackmore’s Night, Rainbow or anything else? Despite having […]
Read more »Meanwhile, Classic Rock reviews another family box set — Rainbow’s The Temple Of The King 1975-76: The tour rehearsal material, for all its historical value, is ruined by too much bass and distortion. But across six live discs – with just a little overlap with the band’s 1977 album On Stage – there is much […]
Read more »Get Ready to Rock reviews the upcoming Ian Gillan Band box set Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story, now due out apparently at the end of March. Another wonderful package, two fold out card cases with a 7” booklet that is well annotated. Bonus artwork includes both UK and Japanese editions of […]
Read more »Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976 box set is about to be released on March 6, 2026, and Youtube channel Classic Album Review offers an unboxing video. You won’t learn much new from it that we have not covered before, but if you’d like a peek inside the box, here it is.
Read more »Another box set is in the works — Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976. It comprises the first two albums, remastered, the three German 1976 live shows: Köln, DĂĽsseldorf, and Nurnberg (all three previously available both separately and as the Deutschland Tournee 1976 6CD box), and a disc of “rarities”.
Read more »An 8CD box set of Ian Gillan Band remasters and rarities is being prepared for release. It is titled Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story and includes the three studio albums, alternative mix of Clear Air Turbulence, backing tracks, demos, and 3 live shows. The promo blurb reads: 8-CD Box Set – […]
Read more »In this interview with Classic Album Review Roger tells the war stories on soon to be reissued Made in Japan, bootlegs, drum solos, writing Black Night, alleged rivalry with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Vincent Price, and many other things. Some of those stories you may heave heard before, others not necessarily. Enjoy!
Read more »[Updated June 9] Edel is preparing to release a remixed version of Rapture of the Deep for the 20th anniversary of the album. The new mix was done under Roger Glover’s supervision, and mastered at Hamburg’s renowned Chameleon Studios.
Read more »There’s a new, very unofficial remaster of California Jam. The video was cleaned up and upscaled, which is laudable, but the audio stays pretty much the same. Which is regrettable, as in our humble opinion it is the sound that’s the weakest link of the recording.
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