Black Sabbath is, along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the most important British Hard Rock band of all time. With its dark, mystical, obsessive atmosphere, Black Sabbath built an unique sound that has influenced countless bands since its emergence in the late ‘60s to these days. As usual in our series The Many Faces, […]
Fantastic 3 CD set featuring classic broadcast recordings from one of the most successful groups in rock music history! Their influence, profile and popularity are all as high today as ever they were since Led Zeppelin were forced to call it a day following the premature demise of their inimitable drummer, the legendary John Bonham […]
Led Zeppelin’s meteoric rise to world domination began in 1969, when their self-titled debut album was released. Causing a storm as it did, the band’s next three records followed suit, progressively numbered (or remaining ‘Untitled’ as their fourth platter would), establishing a rock band whose very existence matched the Beatles phenomenon the decade before. Then came the next three: […]
The ambition of this 1972 debut is written large in band name and album title. And you know what, it was entirely justified as the songwriting chops of chief Big Star members Chris Bell & Alex Chilton was, for a moment at least, on par with their pop heroes John Lennon & Paul McCartney. But […]
8 CD Ltd edition 8xCD “Coffee table” sized Bookback CD, featuring unseen photos, exclusive interviews and stunning BBC archive footage. Bert At the BBC is a comprehensive collection of Jansch’s appearances at the BBC, featuring over eight hours of rare and unreleased recordings, including live-on-air spots, studio sessions and full concerts straight from the BBC […]
Belly found themselves at something of a crossroads when it came to following up their 1993 debut album Star – a wildly successful record that earned the band two GRAMMY nominations including the coveted Best New Artist award. With bassist Gail Greenwood having joined the ranks in between, she plus the trio of Tanya Donelly […]
REMASTERED & EXPANDED EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC 1969 ALBUM BY BAKERLOO (featuring CLEM CLEMPSON) • FEATURING FIVE BONUS TRACKS • WITH FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK & LINER NOTES Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the classic self-titled 1969 album by BAKERLOO. This Progressive Blues outfit formed […]
Marianne’s folk debut Come My Way has been remastered from the original tapes by the Grammy nominated Andrew Batt who also provides detailed sleevenotes which Marianne contributed to before her passing in January 2025. Released on the same day as her eponymous pop LP, Come My Way is based around tracks from the American folk […]
2LP – 180 Gram Audiophile Gold & Purple Marbled Vinyl, Limited Edition Of 1500 Individually Numbered Copies Magic Mountain is the fourth studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry. The album debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 13,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week of release. It debuted in the […]
The Led Zeppelin Mothership 4LP box set is a compilation album containing 24 remastered tracks, personally selected by the band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. The 4-LP set is housed in a deluxe archival 2-piece box with a 20-page full-colour booklet and individual jackets for each record. The album includes songs from all eight of Led Zeppelin’s […]
