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45 years ago today, Yes released their first live album, a 3-LP set which – despite its potentially-intimidating size – became a significant success for the band. Co-produced by the band with Eddie Offord, YESSONGS came together in the wake of Yes concluding their tour behind their 1972 album CLOSE TO THE EDGE. The band went through their collected recordings both from that tour as well as the one they’d done for 1971’s FRAGILE, picking the material that they believed to be the best of the bunch, after which the tracks were edited and remixed with the assistance of the aforementioned Mr

Talking Heads, Danny Elfman, Talk Talk, oh my! Rounding up the delicious vinyl releases of January 2021.

Kate Bush, Mary J. Blige, Iron Maiden, Dionne Warwick and New York Dolls are also up for induction.

Ric Ocasek and company teamed up with producer "Mutt" Lange to deliver a bevy of hits.

In November of 2014, just in the nick of time, we made the year of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band fans by releasing Sun, Zoom, Spark: 1970 to 1972, a limited edition set which featured the good Captain’s three albums from that period of time, along with a bonus LP featuring 14 previously unissued outtakes from that era. We weren’t kidding about that whole “limited edition” thing, but if you’ve been grumbling because you still really wanted to pick up the albums, then grumble no more, because all three of those albums are now available independently. Of course, you still have to get a

34 years ago today, Laurie Anderson released her debut album, an artsy, avant-garde affair which remains a completely unforgettable listening experience even now. Anderson was the toast of the New York art community in the 1970s, earning attention with such noted performance-art pieces as Duets on Ice, where she played violin along with a recording while wearing ice skates with their blades frozen into a block of ice. (The piece’s conclusion came when the ice melted.) Her first single, “It’s Not the Bullet that Kills You (It’s the Hole),” was released in a limited-edition capacity in 1977

If you want conclusive proof that time flies, dig this statistic: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Jethro Tull’s first single, “Sunshine Day,” which was released on MGM Records. It’s an impressive anniversary by most anyone’s standards, and that’s why we’re planning to make the most of this notable accomplishment, starting with the 40th anniversary reissue of the band’s 1978 album HEAVY HORSES, a limited-edition 3-CD/2-DVD box set that’s been dubbed the NEW SHOES EDITION. In addition to the CDs and DVDs, the set also includes a 96-page book featuring some decidedly

The album featuring "Once in a Lifetime" was a once in a lifetime achievement.

The LP featuring BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE and THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY) peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.