From before he used the Elephant Man's spine for a marimba: Tom Waits' The Heart Of A Saturday Night still sounds smoky on anniversary coloured vinyl By Pat Carty published 6 December 24 Be-bop, beat and ballads
"So gloriously over the top it's coming down the other side screaming and shouting": Mötley Crüe rock like a rowboat in a typhoon on the 35th Anniversary edition of Dr Feelgood By Pat Carty published 24 November 24 Gonzo glam greatness
"Divided between acoustic and electric sets, this is a joy from start to finish": Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are still in thrall to each other on Fillmore East 1969 By Pat Carty published 26 October 24
"A nice package, as the actress probably said to the bass player": Thin Lizzy's big year revisited, remixed and thoroughly expanded By Pat Carty published 27 September 24 Phil Lytnott's annus mirabilis celebrated with a nifty combination of Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox
"It does what great art is supposed to do, taking the artist's experiences, however dark, and making them universal": Nick Cave returns to the water on Wild God By Pat Carty published 28 August 24 The wizards of Aus finds hints of light in the darkness
"Such lavish reupholstering is what genius deserves": The beautifully presented Asylum Albums 1976-1980 finds Joni Mitchell inhabiting the art department By Pat Carty published 21 June 24 Joni loves jazz
"It all becomes a bit by-numbers": Sheryl Crow fails to evolve on unambitious Evolution album By Pat Carty published 29 March 24 Sheryl Crow's 12th album Evolution starts strongly but soon falters
"More soulful than a gospel convention, warmer than a mother's love and groovier than the Grand Canyon": The Black Crowes return in righteous form on Happiness Bastards By Pat Carty published 19 March 24 The Black Crowes are still shaking on reunion album Happiness Bastards
"Hardly likely to convert Dylan doubters, but it's an interesting curio all the same": Bob Dylan: The Complete Budokan 1978 By Pat Carty published 17 November 23 Dylan's 1979 live album Bob Dylan At Budokan expanded, featuring two full shows from the famed Budokan arena in Tokyo
The deluxe version of Aerosmith's Greatest Hits: includes everything a reasonably sane person could possibly want By Pat Carty published 22 August 23 If you have an arse they will kick it: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits is now even more deluxe than it used to be
