2023

Before his death in January, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck revisited concert recordings made by Beck, Bogert & Appice, the power trio he formed in 1972 with drummer/singer Carmine Appice and bassist/singer Tim Bogert. The live music captures the band at the beginning and end of its short-but-influential partnership, with two shows in Japan in 1973 and one of the group's final performances in London a year later.<br/><br/>All three band members were involved in creating LIVE IN JAPAN 1973, LIVE IN LONDON 1974, and the collection is dedicated to Beck and Bogert, who died in 2023 and 2021, respectively. The set includes an expansive booklet with extended liner notes detailing the group's history by music journalist/manager Bruce Pilato, along with memorabilia, archival photos, and a replica poster.<br/><br/>Beck and Appice mixed all the concerts in this set from the original multi-tracks that had been in Beck's archive for almost 50 years, thus knocking the many bootleg quality releases, that Beck hated, out of the park! The two performances at Koseinenkin Hall in Osaka, Japan (recorded May 18 and 19, 1973) were released exclusively in Japan a few months after the shows, but never in the U.S. The complete concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England (recorded January 26, 1974) has never been released anywhere. <br/><br/>In the booklet, Pilato explores the short existence and lasting legacy of Beck, Bogert & Appice, a supergroup that critics once hailed as "the first successor to Cream" (Melody Maker) and an "ensemble of virtually unparalleled magnificence" (NME). <br/><br/>LIVE IN JAPAN 1973 was recorded only a few weeks after Beck, Bogert & Appice's self-titled debut came out. The music ripples with raw energy as the group delivers exhilarating live versions of nearly every song on the album, including "Superstition," "Lady," and "Livin' Alone." The trio also played songs by the Yardbirds ("Jeff's Boogie") and the Jeff Beck Group ("Morning Dew" and "Going Down.")

Whitesnake: Still good to be bad (Super deluxe) [4 CD + Blu-ray + Bok]

Dungen: 4 (Aquamarine/Ltd) [2 Vinyl LP]

En av världens mest kända och hårt arbetande artister, Van Morrison, verkar nu ha ett överflöd av kreativ energi och detta har resulterat i att han släpper sitt 44:e album, som fått titeln "Moving On Skiffle". Pandemin verkar bara ha gjort Van Morrison mer produktiv; 2021 släppte han ett dubbelalbum, följt av ytterligare ett album 2022 och nu denna hyllning till skifflen, musiken som han växte upp med.På detta dubbelalbum tolkar Van Morrison några av de mest kända skiffle-låtarna från 50-talet (och tidigare). Vissa har fått lite andra arrangemang, medan andra åter har fått lite ändrade texter. Den klassiska medborgarrätts-kampsången "This Little Light Of Mine" har döpts om till "This Loving Light Of Mine" till exempel

The original double album included 22 tracks, selected from the two shows Dylan played at the legendary Budokan hall in Tokyo on February 28 and March 1, 1978 during his first ever tour of Japan. Fast forward to 2006, when our Japanese office found the original multi-track tapes to both full shows in their archives. <br/><br/>2-LP set including 14 previously unreleased recordings. Titled 'Another Budokan 1978', this will include all the songs (compositions) that didn't make the original release plus the best alternate versions. This will be a gatefold sleeve with a Japanese OBI-strip and a 4-panel insert with liner notes.<br/> <br/>Note: this release is not part of the Bootleg Series.

Warwick Dionne: Sure thing/Warner Bros 1972-77 [6 CD]

Meshuggah: Chaosphere (White/Orange/Black) [2 Vinyl LP]