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Nat King Cole

Johnny Mathis once said “Nat King Cole was the God of popular music in our house”...

Jerry Lordan — Who Could Be Bluer?

It’s often said that music changed when The Beatles issued their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, but they’d changed the scene long before...

Bert Kaempfert — Wonderland By Night

Before The Beatles made their first record for Parlophone Records they’d already made several recordings for the German Polydor label and the man who had...

Showaddywaddy- 50th Anniversary Anthology

You’ve heard the phrase many times, “Rock ‘n’ Roll will never die”...

Del Shannon: Stranger in Town- The Compendium

Between 1961 and 1965 Del Shannon had eight Top 10 hits and six more than made the Top 40 here in Britain.

The Montanas- The Complete Studio Sessions

A friend said to me a few years back, when we were discussing the reissue CD market, “They’re re-issuing things now that were never issued...

Frank Sinatra

The phrase “Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back” was coined as the title of a comeback TV special Frank Sinatra made in 1973.

Kool & The Gang

The Albums – Vol 2 – 1979 to 1989 Edsel Records EDSL 0103.

Freddy Cannon

Rock ‘n’ Roll was loud, brash and exciting and often came with a guitar or sax solo that filled out the sound that usually consisted...

Now 70s Glam Pop

This isn't a release for the avid record collector, even one whose favourite music decade was the 1970s.