Three years ago, we lost Edward Van Halen, and we are still mourning him today.
Fortunately, on this same day comes the new Van Halen – Hagar years remastered box set. John T. Snow has a copy and showed it on the show. I also brought out all my Van Halen CD rarities. My cassettes and vinyl were seen on prior shows of Grab A Stack of Rock and LeBrain Train respectively.
John also presented a recent singles box set by Ace Frehley, A Candlebox box (ha-ha), some Rock Candy Night Ranger reissues, and the new Darkness Permission to Land set!
Harrison the Mad Metal Man showed us a Maiden / Blaze Bayley bootleg CD, some books, some Deep Purple, and…José Feliciano!? Breaking new ground on Grab A Stack of Rock!
Rob (Visions in Sound) had some interesting soundtracks from theme parks, and an obscure Humphrey Bogart film. He also had a stunning 2 CD reissue of John Williams’ Superman score.
The mighty Tim Durling (Unspooled: An Adventure in 8 Tracks) had some picture sleeve 7″ singles that were quite lovely. He also had some books to show, and some Ritchie Blackmore-related CDs that he says are for an upcoming project he’s working on. Hmmm…
A super fun show. Be sure to tune in next week when we do our Top 5 Songs About Monsters! See ya!
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Watched part of the show liked last night live – will catch the rest this weekend, Mike. I should really get a YouTube account so I can comment when I watch. Interesting stuff. I have Chris Welch’s Yes bio too, and have enjoyed reading it multiple times. The other one I recommend (although not as readily available) is Bill Martin’s “Music of Yes: Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock.” Martin is a professor so it’s a more academic book but it’s so great to read a book written by someone who actually likes “Tales from Topographic Oceans.”
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