Reviews: Black Paladins | Kraftwerk
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Review: Buena Vista Social Club
Today I’ve got a review of the new 30th-anniversary edition of Buena Vista Social Club, which actually came out 29 years ago, not that trifling details like that matter a whole lot. It’s true that the sessions in Havana, Cuba happened in the spring of 1996, which
New vinyl reissues: September 25, 2026
Welcome back to another week in reissued vinyl. As usual, we’ll kick things off with the latest announcements before getting into what’s landing this Friday. It’s a relatively quiet week for preorders, which is perhaps a welcome respite after all the activity last week. Today Rhino/Parlophone
Reviews: John Coltrane | Miles Davis Quintet
Two recent OJCs commemorate Coltrane’s centennial. One hundred years ago today, John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He died at age 40 of throat cancer in Long Island on July 17, 1967. In the years between, he comprehensively transformed American music by resculpting the parameters and possibilities
Review: Terry Callier
1972’s Occasional Rain gets an all-analog Kevin Gray cut on Slow Down Sounds’ vinyl reissue. There isn’t anyone quite like Terry Callier. In fact, even picking a genre descriptor for his reflective, forlorn music leads to qualifying statements and a whole lot of hemming and hawing. Is