The Holy Modal Rounders
55th Anniversary Super Deluxe Double LP (Don Giovanni Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
In Perspective
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Hanoi Rocks
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Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection
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America Needs More Religion
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Traffic Winds Down
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Radiohead’s Hail To The Thief
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Rory Gallagher and the Ghost of World Music Past
In Perspective :: Rory Gallagher and the Ghost of World Music Past :: Tuesday, May 13th, 2003
Who’s Who’s Best is Who’s Better?
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Hi, We’re The Replacements
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Detroit Box City
In Perspective :: Detroit Box City :: Wednesday, June 26th, 2002
Uncle John’s Box Set
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Digging Up Indie Rock Fossils
In Perspective :: Digging Up Indie Rock Fossils :: Thursday, November 15th, 2001
A Flood of Fela
In Perspective :: A Flood of Fela :: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2001
On Flame Again
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Love Kills
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Shocking Arachnids?
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In Perspective: Diving Into the Deep End
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In Perspective: All Hail Carcass!
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Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
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In Perspective: Ramblin’ Men
In the midst of legal battles with the artists themselves, Polydor has reissued the first solo efforts from members of The Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman’s Laid Back, The Gregg Allman Tour, and Playin’ Up a Storm, and Richard “Dickie” Betts’ Highway Call, Hal Horowitz takes an in-depth look to put these reissues “In Perspective.”
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