Different Retro Labels

John Hiatt's talents as a singer and songwriter have never been a matter of question, but for the longest time neither Hiatt nor his various record labels seemed to know what to do with him. Epic Records thought he was some sort of a folky, while MCA figured, since his songs were often cranky and angular, he could be sold as a skinny-tie new wave guy…

Gloria Jones might be most famous for recording the original version of "Tainted Love", the Northern Soul classic popularised by Soft Cell. Having recorded for several different labels, culminating in a spell with Motown, Gloria became romantically involved with Marc Bolan and worked with T. Rex as a backing singer. Their relationship led to the highly coveted LP Vixen, issued on T. Rex’s label through EMI in 1976, which has long been out-of-print. Marc co-produced the album as well as writing or co-writing most of the songs. Gloria re-recorded "Tainted Love". Another highlight is her two-part rendering of the T. Rex classic "Get It On". This reissue also adds bonus tracks: a single b-side from the 1976 sessions plus Gloria’s next LP, Windstorm, issued on EMI’s Sidewalk subsidiary in 1978 (released in the wake of Marc’s tragic death in 1977 which had led Gloria and their son to return to LA). Remastered from the original tapes.

RSR Music is proud to release the first and only tribute to KISS Unmasked. Undressed features many different styles of musical intreputations of all the tracks included on KISS' 1980 release. This tribute offers an unique look at this often overlooked classic gem from KISS' original lineup.

Jessica Pratt, Michael Head, Khruangbin and more appear on our latest free CD. All copies of the May 2024 issue of Uncut come with a free, 15-track CD – Total Blam-Blam – that showcases the wealth of great new music on offer this month, from Jessica Pratt, Michael Head and Khruangbin to Mint Mile, Gospelbrach and Arthur Melo. Now dive in…