Mötley Crüe

Artist:  Mötley Crüe
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Hair Metal, Pop Metal, Album Rock

Original line-up:

Mick Mars:  Lead Guitar, Sitar, Mandolin, Talkbox, Backing Vocals
Nikki Sixx:  Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Piano, Backing Vocals
Vince Neil:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica
Tommy Lee:  Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals

Mötley Crüe was an American Heavy Metal Band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1981 by Nikki Sixx (Bass) and Tommy Lee (Drums), Vince Neil (Lead Vocals), and Mick Mars (Lead Guitar).  The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 25 million in the U.S.

Title:  From The Beginning (2025)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Hair Metal, Pop Metal, Album Rock

Label:  BMG

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Live Wire (3:16)

 2.  Take Me To The Top (3:44)

 3.  Shout At The Devil (3:16)

 4.  Looks That Kill (4:08)

 5.  Too Young To Fall In Love (3:37)

 6.  Smokin' In The Boys Room (3:28)

 7.  Home Sweet Home (4:01)

 8.  Girls, Girls Girls (4:30)

 9.  Wild Side (4:41)

10. Dr. Feelgood (4:50)

11. Without You (4:30)

12. Kickstart My Heart (4:44)

13. Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) (4:41)

14. Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) (4:14)

15. Primal scream (4:46)

16. The Dirt (Est. 1981) (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) (3:51)

17. Saints Of Los Angeles (3:39)

18. Dogs Of War (4:04)

19. Home Sweet Home (feat. Dolly Parton) (4:01)

Personnel:

Vince Neil:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  13, 14

Mick Mars:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Nikki Sixx:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Tommy Lee:  Drums, Piano on Tracks:  7, 19, Backing Vocals

Special Guests:

Machine Gun Kelly:  Vocals on Track 16

Dolly Parton:  Vocals on Track 19

From The Beginning is a compilation album by Motley Crue, released on September 12, 2025 by BMG, featuring special guests Dolly Parton, and Machine Gun Kelly.

 

The Kinks

 

Artist:  The Kinks 
Origin:   London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Original line-up:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

The Kinks were an English Rock Band formed in Muswell Hill, North London in 1964, by brother Ray Davies (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and Dave Davies (Lead Guitar), Pete Quaife (Bass) and Mike Avory (Drums). The Kinks are the one of the most important and influential rock group of the 60s era and as a British Invasion Band to USA along with The Beatles and with many classic hits:  "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tire Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" and many more.  The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.

Title:  The Journey, Part 3 (2025)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  The Journey, Part 3:  1977-1984 Newly Remastered

 1.   Catch Me Now I'm Falling (4:14)

 2.  (Wish I Could Fy Like) (Superman) (3:37)

 3.  Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (5:01)

 4.  Sleepwalker (4:04)

 5.  Living On A Thin Line (4:11)

 6.  Come Dancing (3:56)

 7.  Around The Dial (4:46)

 8.  Do It Again (4:11)

 9.  Better Things (3:00)

10. Destroyer (3:48)

11. Low Budget (3:50)

12. Misfits (4:43)

Disc 2:  Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1993

 1.  One Of Our DJs Is Missing (2:13)

 2.  Till The End Of The Day (2:13)

 3.  Where Have All The Good Times Gone (2:47)  

 4.  Low Budget (4:49)

 5.  Apeman (2:03)

 6.  Phobia (3:40)

 7.  Only A Dream (4:50)

 8.  Scattered (3:27)

 9.  Cellulold Heroes (5:29)

10. I'm Not Like Everybody Else (6:30)

11. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1:49)

12. The Informer (3:50)

13. Death Of A Clown (1:22)

14. Sunny Afternoon (2:12)

15. You Really Got Me (2:44)

16. Days (3:27)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:  The Journey, Part 3:  1977-1984 Newly Remastered

Side 1:

 1.   Catch Me Now I'm Falling (4:14)

 2.  (Wish I Could Fy Like) (Superman) (3:37)

 3.  Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (5:01)

 4.  Sleepwalker (4:04)

 5.  Living On A Thin Line (4:11)

 6.  Come Dancing (3:56)

Side 2:

 1.  Around The Dial (4:46)

 2.  Do It Again (4:11)

 3.  Better Things (3:00)

 4.  Destroyer (3:48)

 5.  Low Budget (3:50)

 6.  Misfits (4:43)

LP 2:   Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1993

Side 3:

 1.  One Of Our DJs Is Missing (2:13)

 2.  Till The End Of The Day (2:13)

 3.  Where Have All The Good Times Gone (2:47)  

 4.  Low Budget (4:49)

 5.  Apeman (2:03)

 6.  Phobia (3:40)

 7.  Only A Dream (4:50)

 8.  Scattered (3:27)

Side 4:

 1.  Cellulold Heroes (5:29)

 2.  I'm Not Like Everybody Else (6:30)

 3.  Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1:49)

 4.  The Informer (3:50)

 5.  Death Of A Clown (1:22)

 6.  Sunny Afternoon (2:12)

 7.  You Really Got Me (2:44)

 8.  Days (3:27)

The Journey, Part 3 is the third and final part of their 60th Anniversary Anthology Series  by The Kinks, released on July 11, 2025 by BMG.  For Fans of The Kinks and Music Collectors.

I'm A Freak Baby 3: A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973

 

Artist:  Various Artists

Origin:  UK

Genre:  Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock, Garage, Album Rock

The Journey of The British Psychedelia, Hard Rock, British Underground, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock by Various Artists:  Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, The Yardbirds, Spooky Tooth, Procol Harum, Chicken Shack, Edgar Bfoughton Band, Hawkwind, Mott The Hoople, Stray and many more!.

Title:  I'm A Freak Baby 3:  A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 (Box Set 3 CD) (2025)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock, Garage, Album Rock

Label:  Grapefruit Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Suicide (Stray) (7:42)

 2.  For Mad Men Only (May Blitz) (4:14)

  3.  The Moon Upstairs (Mott The Hoople) (5:03)

 4.  You Must Come With Me (Head Machine) (4:55)

 5.  Fido Castrol (Killing Floor) (4:42)

 6.  Prince Kajuku (UFO) (3:57)

 7.  Hard Times (Red Dirt) (3:47)

 8.  Mandrake Root (Deep Purple) (6:07)

 9.  Fat Man (Nazareth) (3:25)

10. I'm Glad (Tear Gas) (5:46)

11. This Is My Baby (Creepy John Thomas) (3:30)

12. Flavour Of Decay (Sweet Slag) (3:40)

13. Stoned (N.S.U.) (4:51)

14. Slum Lord (The Deviants) (2:21)

15. Teenage Rebel (The Pink Fairies) (5:23)

16. Save The Life Of My Child (Mighty Hard) (4:02)

17. Cosmarama (Distant Jim) (5:59)

Disc 2:

 1.  Walking In Your Shadow (Uriah Heep) (4:32)

 2.  Strange Kind Of Magic (Zior) (3:04)

 3.  No Witch At All (Hard Stuff) (5:41)

 4.  Master Of The Universe (Hawkwind) (6:19)

 5.  Momma's Reward (Keep Them Freak's A Rollin') (Edgar Broughton Band) (3:07)

 6.  Afternoon Out (Fuzzy Duck) (4:56)

 7.  Junior's Wailing (Steamhammer) (3:22)

 8.  Dazed And Confused (Live) (The Yardbirds) (5:49)

 9.  Why Don't You Let Me Try (Wicked Lady) (4:59)

10. Mineshaft (The Grit) (3:56)

11. You Know Could Be Right (Chicken Shack) (3:47)

12. Midsummer Night's Dream (Sam Gopal) (2:14)

13.  Hunt The Stag (Stack Waddy) (2:45)

14. Hammersmith Guerrilla (Full Version) (Third World War) (8:18)

15. Fsy By Day (Stoned Rose) (4:26)

16. One Blind Mice (Quatermass) (3:18)

17. Mozart Versus The Rest (Episode Six) (3:01)

18. Medusa (Trapeze) (5:43)

Disc 3:

 1.  I'm A Mover (Free) (2:58)

 2.  Born To Be Free (Bram Stoker) (3:42)

 3.  Homicidal Suicidal (Budgie) (6:43)

 4.  Return Of The Farmer's Son (Thin Lizzy) (4:15)

 5.  It Came On A Sunday (Writing On The Wall) (4:12)

 6.  Whisky Train (Procol Harum) (4:29)

 7.  Who Will Buy? (Samuel Prody) (4:25)

 8.  Stagnant Pool (Leaf Hound) (3:59)

 9.  First Taste Of Love (Monument) (3:23)

10. Practically Never Happens (Ashkan) (6:00)

11. Crush (Bone) (3:44)

12. Keep On Rockin' (Geordie) (3:20)

13. Ritual (Warhorse) (4:54)

14. Mysterious Lady (Curtis Knight & Zeus) (2:45)

15. Joker (Lve) (Bullfrog) (2:50)

16. Looking Back (T2) (5:56)

17. Summertime Blues (Mick Farren) (2:37)

18. Evil Woman (Spooky Tooth) (9:08)

I'm A Freak Baby 3:  A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 is the compilation Box Set by Various Artists, released on July 4, 2025 by Grapefruit Records.

Dire Straits

 

Artist:  Dire Straits  
Origin:  Deptford, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Album Rock, Pop Rock, Pub Rock, Blues Rock

Original line-up:

Mark Knopfler:  Lead Vocals, Guitar
David Knopfler:  Guitar, Keyboards
John Illsley:  Bass, Vocals, Guitar
Pick Withers:  Drums

Dire Straits were a British Rock Band from Deptford, London, formed in 1971 by Mark Knopfler (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar), David Knopfler (Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals), John Illsley (Bass, Backing Vocals), and Pick Withers (Drums, Percussion).  The band's sound from a variety of musical influences including from Rock, Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz and Punk Rock.  The band's biggest selling album Brothers In Arms in 1985, has sold over 30 million copies.  They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with the world wide record sales of over 100 million.  They won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, - winning Best British Group Twice, two MTV Video Music Awards and various other music awards.  The band's songs hit include "Money For Nothing", "Sultans Of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk Of Life", "Brothers In Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo And Juliet", "Tunnel Of Love", "Telegraph Road", and "Lady Writer".

Title:  Brothers In Arms (40th Anniversary) (2025)

Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Album Rock, Pop Rock, Pub Rock, Blues Rock

Label:   Mercury/UMC

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  So Far Away (5:12)

 2.  Money For Nothing (8:25)

 3.  Walk Of Life (4:12)

 4.  Your Latest Trick (6:33)

 5.  Why Worry (8:31)

Side Two:

 1.  Ride Across The River (6:58)

 2.  The Man's Too Strong (4:40)

 3.  One World (3:40)

 4.  Brothers In Arms (7:00)

Personnel:

Mark Knopfler:  Lead Vocals, Guitar
John Illsley:  Bass, Vocals
Alan Clark:  Piano, Hammond Organ

Guy Fletcher:  Synthesizers, Vocals

Terry Williams:  Drum Intro on Track 1/2

Jack Bonni:  Synth Guitar on Track 2/2

Additional Musicians:

Michael Brecker:  Saxophone on Track 1/4

Randy Brecker:  Trumpet on Track 1/4

Malcom Duncan:  Saxophone

Omar Hakim:  Drums, Tambourine, Cowbell on All Tracks, except 1/3

Neil Jason:  Bass on Track 2/3

Tony Levin:  Chapman Stick on Track 1/5

Jimmy Maelen:  Shaker, Tambourine

Mike Mainien:  Vibes on Track 1/5

Dave Plews:  Trumpet on Track 2/1

Sting:  Vocals on Track 1/2

Brothers In Arms is the fifth studio album by Dire Straits, originally May 17, 1985 by Vertigo Records, remastered and reissued on May 16, 2025 by Mercury/UMC.  Celebrating one of the best-selling album for 40th Anniversary Edition.

Tony Visconti

 

Artist:  Tony Visconti

Birth Name:  Anthony Edward Visconti

Born:  April 24, 1944.  New York, City, New York, USA

Genre:  Rock, Glam Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop,  New Wave, Progressive Rock, Punk, Album Rock, Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock

Occupations:  Producer, Arranger, Musician

Instruments:  Bass, Guitar, Piano, Flute, Mandolin

Tony Visconti is an American Record Producer, Musician and Singer.  He has worked with an array of performers.  His first single was T.Rex's "Ride A White Swan" in 1970, the first of many hits collaboration with Marc Bolan.  He involved with David Bowie for production and arrangement of Bowie's 1968 single "In The Heat Of The Morning", "London Bye Ta-Ta" to his final album Blackstar in 2016.  He produced and occasionally performed on many Bowie's albums.  He was awarded the Grammy Award For Best Engineered Album, and received the Grammy Award For Best Contemporary World Music Album.

Artist:  Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy with Glenn Gregory and Steve Norman

Title:  The Man Who Sold The World Live In London (2015)

Genre:  Rock, Glam Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop,  New Wave, Progressive Rock, Punk, Album Rock, Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock

Label:  Maniac Squat Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side !:

 1.  The Width Of A Circle (8:07)

 2.  All The Madman (5:38)

 3.  Black Country Rock (3:33)

 4.  After All (3:52)

Side 2:

 5.  Running Gun Blues 3:12)

 6.  Saviour Machine (4:27)

 7.  She Shook Me Cold (4:13)

 8.  The Man Who Sold The World (3:58)

 9.  The Supermen (3:39)

Personnel:

Tony Visconti:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Woody Woodmansey:  Drums

Glenn Gregory:  Vocals

Steve Norman:  Acoustic Guitar, Saxophone, Percussion, Backing Vocals

James Stevenson:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Paul Cuddeford:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Erdal Kizilcay:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Lisa Ronson:  Backing Vocals

Hannah Berridge Ronson:  Backing Vocals, Percussion, Recorder

Jessica Lee Morgan:  Backing Vocals

Marc Almond:  Vocals on Track 4

The Man Who Sold The World Live In London is a live album by  Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy with Glenn Gregory and Steve Norman, released on November 12, 2015 by Maniac Squat Records, featuring Marc Almond.

JINGLE JANGLE MORNING - THE 1960S U.S. FOLK ROCK EXPLOSION

Artist:  Various Artists

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Country Rock, Political Folk, Psychedelic, Garage, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, AM Pop, Protest Songs, Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop, Compilation

The Folk Rock boom of the 1960s was the sound of the coffee shops, the college campus lawns, the protest marches, and more than anything, the sound of American youth culture changing in a way it never had before.  Jingle Jangle Morning:  The 1960s U.S. Folk Rock Explosion collects and exhaustive number of songs from this era.

Artist:  Various Artists

Title:  Jingle Jangle Morning - The 1960s U.S. Folk Rock Explosion (Clamshell Box Set 3 CD) (2025)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Country Rock, Political Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Garage, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, AM Pop, Protest Songs, Folk Pop, Sunshine Pop, Compilation

Label:  Strawberry Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds) (2:32)

 2.  Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan) (2:20)

 3.  High Flying Bird (Judy Henske) (2:58)

 4.  Here It Is Another Day (The Mugwumps) (2:13)

 5.  You Were On My Mind (We Five) (2:37)

 6.  Do You Believe In Magic (The Lovin' Spoonful) (2:06)

 7.  Sad Little Girl (The Beau Brummels) (3:31)

 8.  Laugh At Me (Sonny) (2:58)

 9.  2:10 Train (Rising Sons) (4:10)

10. Eve Of DeStriction (Barry McGuire) (3:37)

11. A Public Execution (Mouse & tThe Traps) (2:47)

12. Bady, I'm In The Mood For You (Dion) (2:40)

13. The Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) (3:06)

14. Got A Feelin' (The Mamas & The Papas) (2:53)

15. Hey Joe (The Leaves) (2:49)

16. Hang On To A Drem (Tim Hardin) (2:04)

17. Strangers In A Strange Land (Jim & Jean) (2:31)

18. Is There Anything I Can Do (Ashes) (2:28)

19. Hard Lovin' Loser (Judy Collins) (2:40)

20. Midnight Through Morning (David Blue) (4:54)

21. Doll House (The Blue Things) (2:28)

22. I Ain't Marching Anymore (UK Single Version) (Phil Ochs) (2:50)

23. Morning Morning (The Fugs) (2:09)

24. Birds Can't Row Boats (Single Version) (Johnny Winter) (2:55)

25. Bicycle Song (Soon Now) (Stone Poneys) (1:54)

26. Didn't Think So (The Great Society) (3:22)

27. Lila (Papardokly) (3:24)

28. Strangers In A Strange Land (Blackburn & Snow) (2:29)

Disc 2:

 1.  For What It's Worth) (Buffalo Springfield) (2:40)

 2.  I Want You (The Beau Brummels) (4:00)

 3.  DeSert Wind (The Blue Things) (3:08)

 4.  She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune (Jesse Lee Kincaid) (2:20)

 5.  The Dolphins (Fred Neil) (4:04)

 6.  Lovin' Sound (Ian & Sylvia) (2:34)

 7.  Handsome Johnny (Richie Havens) (3:55)

 8.  Urge For Going (Single Version) (Tom Rush) (3:36)

 9.  Tried So Hard (Gene Clark) (2:22)

10. Coo Coo (Big Brother & The Holding Company) (1:58)

11. Today (Jefferson Airplane) (2:59)

12. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) (Scott McKenzie) (3:01)

13. The Fairest Of The Seasons (Nico) (4:08)

14. English Afternoon (Bob Lind) (2:39)

15. Frozen Laughter (The Rising Storm) (3:08)

16. Get Together (The Youngbloods) (4:37)

17. I Can't Help But Wonder, Elizabeth (P.F. Sloan) (3:43)

18. The Drifter (H.P Lovecraft) (4:14)

19. No man Can Find The War (Tim Buckley) (3:00)

20. Black Day In July (Gordon Lightfoot) (4:12)

21. Best Of your Childlike Smiles (David Blue) (4:56)

22. I, To We, And Back Again (The Sunshine Company) (3:53)

23 Alone Again Or (Love) (3:15)

Disc 3:

 1.  Rock 'N' Roll Woman (Buffalo Springfield) (2:47)

 2.  Guinever (The Lemon Drops) (4:00)

 3.  Pride Of Man (Quicker Messenger Service) (4:07)

 4.  The Innocent Bystander (Dan Hicks) (3:24)

 5.  Woman Don't You Weep (Stone Country) (3:35)

 6.  Watch Me Walk Away (Stourbridge Lion) (3:46)

 7.  A Visit With Ashiya (Merrill Fankhauser & H.M.S. Bounty) (3:22)

8.  Draft Age (Buffy Ford/John Stewart) (2:59)

9.  Abraham, Martin & John (Dion) (3:22)

10. Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) (3:16)

11. What A Day (Poco) (2:29)

12. She's Gone (Gosdin Brothers) (2:09)

13. Coming Into Los Angeles (Arlo Guthrie) (3:01)

14. Bird Song (The Holy Modal Rounders) (2:38)

15. Brother John (The Dillards) (2:53)

16. All Night Long (Tom Paxton) (2:30)

17. Seven Bridges Road (199 Version) (Steve Young) (3:39)

18. The Odyssey Of Ehram Spickor (Lamb) (3:13)

19. Joanne (Michael Nesmith & The First National Band) (3:12)

20. Long Long Time (Linda Ronstadt) (4:22)

21. Leftover Wine (Melanie) (6:13)

22. Uncle John's Band (Grateful Dead) (4:44)

23. Mr. Bojangles (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (3:35)

Jingle Jangle Morning - The 1960s U.S. Folk Rock Explosion is the compilation album by Various Artists, released on March 21, 2025 by Strawberry Records, featuring Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas & The Papas, The Youngbloods, Simon & Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Stone Poneys, The Great Society,The Beau Brummels, Tom Rush, Richie
Havens, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Scott McKenzie, Gordon Lightfoot, Love, Grateful Dead, Poco, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Melanie, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith & The First National Band, Steve Young, Tom Paxton, The Dillards, Dion, The Quicksilver Messenger Service and many more!.