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Favorite Reissues of 2012

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

At 92 entries, this long list is perhaps a little bit too long but this year I kept a running list of the albums I’ve liked, so I decided to publish them in their entirety. This is ranked but it’s … Continue reading →

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Rock & Roll Archeology : Surf-Age Nuggets Trash & Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

If any rock & roll subculture is ripe for an archeological dig it is surf-rock, that phenomenon of the early ‘60s created by off-set guitars and reverb as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Surf certainly has a pivotal place in … Continue reading →

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Reissue Shuffle: Alex Chilton, Roy Wood, Dick Curless

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

As the end of January approaches, three reissues have spent more time on my iTunes than normal. First is a holdover from last year: Roy Wood’s Music Book, a hand-selected stroll through his bewildering backpages, so frustratingly close to being … Continue reading →

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Higher Than The Sun: 20th Anniversary of Screamadelica

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Perhaps it says something that Screamadelica’s expanded deluxe anniversary edition is available in only two forms: one so meagerly expanded it almost feels perfunctory, the other blown out beyond proportion. It’s an in for a penny, in for a pound … Continue reading →

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