Boxer were a rock band formed by keyboardist Mike Patto and guitarist Ollie Halsall in 1975. They signed to Virgin and three albums followed, Below the Belt (1975), Absolutely (1977) and Bloodletting (1979), which also featured Bobby Tench and Boz Burrell. The band dissolved after Absolutely when Patto became ill…

Fine Young Cannibals is the 1985 debut album by British rockers the Fine Young Cannibals. This was released on compact disc in 1986 by I.R.S. Records via A&M Records via no one else at the time.

Extraños Juegos is the 1980 album by Spanish pop band Zombies. Not to be confused with the British pop rock band The Zombies, this group did not sing in English for the most part. This was remastered and reissued on compact disc in 1993 by RCA/BMG Ariola.

Phil Collins took a long time to deliver Testify, his first record since redemptive post-divorce album Dance into the Light. On that 1996 affair, he was open to all the possibilities that may arrive during this new act and, accordingly, the album felt expansive…

With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title "In the Garden of Eden" or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity…

The Grateful Dead made their reputation on the road with their live shows, and they always struggled to capture that magic in the studio. From the Mars Hotel, while not a classic, represents one of their better studio albums. Jerry Garcia sounds engaged throughout and takes the vocal reigns for most of the songs on the album – although he's not the most gifted vocalist, he proves himself able and versatile…

A definite soul based session for Donald Byrd – and that's saying a lot here, because his previous decade's worth of work had all had some sort of R&B focus. The main force behind the set here is Isaac Hayes – who's producing, arranging, and playing most of the keyboards on the album. Oddly, Ike's not singing at all – and vocals are instead handled by Rose Williams, Diane Davis, Pat Lewis, and Myra Walker – plus the Hot Buttered Soul group on backing vocals.

Help A Good Girl Go Bad is a 1989 compilation album by Ruth Brown. Originally released under the title '65 in 1965 on Mainstream, this edition was remastered by Steve Hoffman and released on DCC Jazz.

Wild Gals A Go-Go is the 1999 album by Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. A psychedelic festival of fun, this was released in 2006 by Swordfish/Riot Season.

"Burn" is the 9th studio album by singer Melba Moore, released September 21, 1979 via Epic Records. Richard Avedon's striking black and white front cover shot of an elegant and assured Melba Moore showing more then she ever had seemed to say it all. With release of "Burn", the Tony award winning actress and singer was revealing an altogether more outgoing and sensual dimension of her persona.

Invasion Of The Booty Snatchers is the 1979 album by Parlet. This was Parlet's second album and they were ladies who were part of the P. Funk empire lead by George Clinton. They were not another group of women who were part of P. Funk, The Brides Of Funkenstein, but a different set of ladies altogether. This was remastered in 2013 and reissued by Real Gone Music.

An integral part of the early 1980s thrash metal movement, New Jersey quartet Overkill were formed in 1980 by vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and guitarist Bobby Gustafson, and also included bassist D.D. Verni and drummer Rat Skates (later replaced by Sid Falck). The band garnered a reputation for brutal, pounding speed and technique, but lacked the musical diversity to compete with heavy hitters like Metallica; still, Overkill built up a strong following in the metal underground with albums like 1985's Taking Over and 1988's Under the Influence. Gustafson quit in 1989 following the Years of Decay album, and was replaced by Rob Cannavino and Merritt Gant…

The world of pop music was hardly ready for the Velvet Underground's first album when it appeared in the spring of 1967, but while The Velvet Underground and Nico sounded like an open challenge to conventional notions of what rock music could sound like (or what it could discuss), 1968's White Light/White Heat was a no-holds-barred frontal assault on cultural and aesthetic propriety…

The King Diamond band was formed in 1985 by Danish vocalist King Diamond following the break-up of his previous band, Mercyful Fate. The original line-up consisted of Diamond, his former Mercyful Fate bandmates Michael Denner (guitar) and Timi Hansen (bass), and Swedes Mikkey Dee (drums) and Andy LaRoque (guitar)…