Records That Made History

Absolutely Live is the first live album released by Toto in 1993, featuring new singers Jenney Douglas-McRae, John James and Donna McDaniel. After its first release the album was reissued in 1999 by Sony International.Toto are considered by many critics and fans to be one of the best live bands to ever appear. The original line-up of the group was probably the tightest band ever to appear on the modern […]

Selling England By The Pound is the fifth studio album by Genesis, released in October 1973 by Charisma Records. It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 70 in the United States. In February 1974, the single "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" was released and became the band's first UK top 30 hit.The album was recorded in August 1973 following the band's tour in support of […]

Electric Mud is the fifth studio album by Muddy Waters, featuring members of the band Rotary Connections as his backing band. It was released in 1968, portraying Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician. Producer Marshall Chess felt that Muddy Waters recorded Electric Mud in an attempt to appeal to the rock audience as well.It reached No. 127 on the Billboard 200 as a controversial album for fusing electric blues with […]

Mirage is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Camel, released on 1 March 1974. It includes songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy" and "Supertwister" which are a special showcase for Andrew Latimer’s flute.There are five tracks on Mirage, with two, "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider" over 9 minutes being multi-part songs. The album was released by Gama and Deram […]

In 1972, Steely Dan released Can't Buy a Thrill. It's just their first step and their unique style is already ready. The album clearly foreshadows what was to follow in the years to come.The sound is bright and hard, with a music that has its own perfect aesthetic, well-crafted and calculated down to the smallest detail. The key changes in the melodies, although governed by an unprecedented primitiveness, are barely […]

Street Noise was released in 1969 by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, originally as a double LP. Includes, among others, covers of “Light My Fire” by the Doors, “Take Me To The Water” by Nina Simone, “Save The Country” by Laura Nero, “All Blues” by Miles Davis, “Indian Rope Man” by Richie Havens, “Let The Sun Shine In” and “I Got Life” from the musical Hair.Driscoll covers this […]

In 1975, Blue Oyster Cult released their live album On Your Feet or On Your Knees which was a tribute to the band's first three albums which were landmark recordings for heavy rock while also being a reliable testament to what kept this great band alive and true to their live performance.The incredible power and fury of this album blows away most live albums that came before it. The feel […]

Power And The Passion is the fourth studio album by German progressive rock band Eloy, released in 1975. For the first time, the group develops a story over two sides of an LP. Gordon Bennett, who wrote the lyrics to "Plastic Girl" from last year's Floating album, developed a narrative that follows Jamie, a scientist's son, who ingests a time-eroding drug and finds himself in Paris in the year 1358. […]

Get Ready is the platinum-selling second studio album by American blues-rock band Rare Earth, released on September 30, 1969 by Motown Records. The album spawned a hit single, a short version of "Get Ready", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, staying on the charts for 20 weeks, beating the original version with the Temptations. The track was written by William "Smokey" Robinson of the famous […]