Vinyl is making a comeback, or so “they” say. One thing’s for sure, Rhino Records is gambling that it is by reissuing a ton of classic albums from the Elektra Records catalog on heavy duty, 180-gram vinyl. Those of us that haven’t yet dispensed with our turntables or “upgraded” to digital versions of our voluminous [...]
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Pantera – Far Beyond Driven Back in August, I discussed the 20th anniversary release of Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell on 180-gram double vinyl. Rhino Records is also responsible for re-releasing “slabs” of 1992’s Vulgar Display Of Power and 1994’s Far Beyond Driven. Instead of taking the straight path of next talking about Vulgar Display, I’d [...]
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Pantera – Cowboys From Hell A heavy metal landmark A landmark metal record is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The Texas quartet Pantera released Cowboys From Hell in 1990 and succeeded in influencing many hard rock artists with their style of “groove metal” during the two decades following Cowboys’ release. Originally released on ATCO [...]
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The Cure-Disintegration Album review In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the release of The Cure’s commercial breakthrough, Disintegration, Rhino Records has issued a special-edition double album, 180-gram vinyl version of the record. In listening to my recently acquired copy, I’m reminded of the darkly brooding majesty of this album and why, in many ways, [...]
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Continuing on with reviews of releases in Rhino Records’ high quality, 180-gram vinyl reissue series, we visit John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd. and their collection from 1986, Album. Depending on the format in which you were listening to this recording, you heard either album, cassette or Compact Disc. Since this review pertains to the vinyl [...]
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I’ve recently been able to fill a gaping hole in my collection courtesy of Rhino Records and their 180-gram vinyl reissue series. Although I had acquired the majority of the Talking Heads’ records over the years, their debut, Talking Heads: 77 was not something I had been exposed to until now. How wrong I have [...]
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A notable release in Rhino Records’ vinyl reissue series is an album that is considered one of the best recordings of all time – Prince and The Revolution’s Purple Rain. While it’s hard to comment on a record that’s sold more 20 million copies worldwide and not sound redundant, it must be said that 1984’s [...]
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