LATEST ADDITIONS

Once relegated to the second- and third-tier touring circuit, Tina Turner—the once and future Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll—scratched, shimmied, and vocally clawed her way back onto the international stage with her May 1984 comeback LP on Capitol, Private Dancer. Read Mike Mettler’s deep-dive review of Parlophone’s ultra-expanded 5CD/1BD 40th Anniversary Edition of Private Dancer to see if it’s river-deep worthy of Tina’s hard-fought legacy. . .

CD-centric box sets continue to be released at a fairly reasonable clip, and they’re usually stocked with bonus material, outtakes, alternate takes, and more. Even better, some of these boxes include additional BDs with historical live performances and period videoclips, plus 5.1 and/or Dolby Atmos mixes to boot. One such example is the just released 2CD/2BD deluxe box set from Esoteric Recordings that expands upon onetime Cream bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce’s most excellent 1971 solo release, Harmony Row. Read music editor Mike Mettler’s in-depth review to see how this box opens up the core content of Row in all the right ways. . .