Reissues 
ROY ORBISON > The Soul of Rock and Roll(1)
October 30, 2008
The sheer length and breadth of this four-CD, 107-song box set is undeniably impressive. Not only does it go all the way back to a 1955 recording Orbison made as part of the Wink Westerners, it ends with a live performance of “It’s Over” from his very last concert in 1988-and you can’t get any closer to the end of the line than that.
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL > Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys, Cosmo’s Factory & Pendelum
They didn’t invent rock and roll, but no American band ever understood its essence and mastered its idioms and influences better than Creedence Clearwater Revival.
TOM VERLAINE > Dreamtime & Words from the Front
Originally released in 1981, Tom Verlaine’s Dreamtime stands as a great guitar statement, a great New York City record and a first-rate collection of songs.
More in this category:
- U2 > Boy, October, War
- EDDIE FLOYD > Eddie Floyd Loves You
- STEVE CROPPER & FELIX CAVALIERE > Nudge It Up a Notch
- BILLY JOEL > The Stranger
- BUCK OWENS > Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964
- DENNIS WILSON > Pacific Ocean Blue–Legacy Edition
- GEORGE JONES > Hits Then ‘Til Now: Legends of American
- WILLIE NELSON > One Hell of a Ride
- MEL TILLIS > Me and Pepper; Your Body is An Outlaw; Southern Rain
- DONALD FAGEN > Nightfly Trilogy
- VAN MORRISON > It’s Too Late to Stop Now, Tupelo Honey, Wavelength, Back on Top, A Sense of Wonder, Avalon Sunset
- THE KINGSTON TRIO > Once Upon a Time, Twice Upon a Time
- NICK LOWE > Jesus of Cool: 30th Anniversary Edition
- JOHN ANDERSON > All the People are Talkin’; I Just Came Home to Count the Memories; Eye of a Hurricane; Tokyo, Oklahoma; Countrified
- MICHAEL JACKSON > Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition
- CHUCK BERRY > Johnny B. Goode: His Complete ‘50s Chess Recordings
- ANDERS OSBORNE > Coming Down
- NICK DRAKE > The Fruit Tree Box
- MERLE HAGGARD > Legends of American Music: Merle Haggard-The Original Outlaw
- LED ZEPPELIN > The Song Remains the Same
- JOY DIVISION > Unknown Pleasures; Closer; Still
- ALLEN TOUSSAINT > Toussaint
- FRANK SINATRA > A Voice In Time (1939-1952)
- WOODY GUTHRIE > The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
- BILLIE HOLLIDAY > Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles
- VEE-JAY > The Definitive Collection
- SONIC YOUTH > Daydream Nation 2007 Deluxe edition