First issued in August 1972, “Virginia Plain” provided Roxy Music with an all-important breakthrough hit that peaked at No. 4 on the U.K. Singles chart.
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Timing is everything. And that was certainly the case with Bryan Ferry’s fifth solo set, The Bride Stripped Bare. Issued on September 1, 1978, its
Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead live in Vancouver in June 1973, a month before they played Summer Jam. Photo: Ross Marino/Getty
John Mayall, the Godfather of British Blues, has passed away. A singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Mayall was a central player in the 1960s British blues
It may have taken several months for the wider world to cotton on, but when Guns N’ Roses’ epochal debut album, Appetite For Destruction, landed,
Ashlee Simpson Ross has released a new, expanded edition of her debut album Autobiography in celebration of its 20th anniversary. A digital version is out
Rory Gallagher’s celebrated Irish Tour ’74 is a landmark release in more ways than one. As an artistic statement, it ranks highly among rock’s most
Music lovers will always yearn to retreat to an open field with their favorite band – and 100,000 other people. But how did the modern
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The Who’s “Magic Bus” was late in arriving, and didn’t fully live up to its chart potential, but became a band staple just the same.