PEPPINO DI CAPRI  BEST OF

 

PEPPINO DI CAPRI  - BEST OF  by Too Old To Rock.

Peppino di Capri, one of the last great references of Italian song from the sixties and seventies, died this Saturday at the age of 86. Giuseppe Faiella – his real name – was born on the idyllic island of Capri, from where he took his artistic name as a tribute to his homeland.

A list of 25 selected songs for a magnificent voice.

I forgot how many times i sang and dance in our youth parties -Roberta- Melancolie-Saint Tropez-Luna Caprese.

R.I.P   Dear Peppino.

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ROLLING STONES 2026 FOREIGN TONGUES

ROLLING  STONES  - 2026  FOREIGN  TONGUES.

Foreign Tongues is the twenty-fifth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 10 July 2026. Produced by Andrew Watt, the album features musical contributions from Steve Jordan, Darryl Jones, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith, Paul McCartney, Benmont Tench, Bruno Mars, and Chad Smith, among others.
 

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DEEP  PURPLE  SPLAT 2026

 

DEEP  PURPLE  - SPLAT  2026.

The twenty-fourth studio album by the legendary British rock band Deep Purple. The band themselves describe it as their "heaviest record in years," close in spirit, dynamics, and balance to the band's classic period from 1969 to 1973. The album is based on frontman Ian Gillan's vision of the end of humanity, viewed not as an apocalypse, but as a transformation and metamorphosis beyond physical existence. This is the band's second studio album with guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced Steve Morse in 2022.

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MIKE  CAMPBELL & THE DIRTY KNOBS
 

 

MIKE  CAMPBELL and THE DIRTY KNOBS - 2026 MISSION OF MERCY flac.

American rock band founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California, by Mike Campbell as a writing and club-date project outside Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. Named after a faulty guitar amplifier dial.

Originally formed as a trio, with Mike Campbell, guitar and vocals; Ron Blair, bass; Steve Ferrone, drums. Later joined by Jason Sinay on guitar, who left 2022.

Current lineup: Mike Campbell, guitar and vocals; Chris Holt, guitar; Lance Morrison, bass; Matt Laug, drums.

VERY GOOD..

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DUANE  BETTS ISLE OF HOPE 

 

DUANE  BETTS  - 2026  ISLE OF HOPE.

Duane Betts carries the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band, those great proponent of Southern rock with songs that stretched out like guitar-driven southern drawl. His father, guitarist Dickey Betts, named his son after the elder Allman who tragically died in a motorcycle crash in 1971.

And Duane sure has his father’s chops as those who went to see Dawes at the Tuning Fork in 2015 found out when they discovered Betts Jr was part of the touring band. 

And now we have Betts’ second record: Isle of Hope.  Produced by Dave Cobb whose awards and credits are extensive. He’s produced Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the last record by the late great  John Prine. And now adds his golden touch to Betts’ effort. 

The album reflects a time of crossroads for Betts in the wake of losing his father and Allman Brothers co-founder. As Betts comments: In these anxious times in the world, music is always a sanctuary and gives people a feeling of purpose and strength.

There’s certainly purpose and strength in these tracks. Allman-esque Southern rock meets languid laid-back rootsy riffs.  First up is Heartache. Yearning, tender and resigned with a refrain of There is nothing you can do. Submission to the stark reality of grief laid bare.. Nothing maudlin here though. Remember, music is the sanctuary, the island of hope.

Reckless has Betts singing with full feeling and Florida drawl acknowledging times when he’s needed to be pulled out, as if from a  mire of mud. Times of not quite making it to the island.  

And that isle is real:  Its a two-square-mile patch carved into shape by the Skidaway River, a tidal reach in Georgia’s low country.

Defying the grimness of its title, the song Into the Void has a paradoxical optimism. As if you have to fall to then stand taller. The river runs down in the valley, is a metaphor for the constants of the natural world. The keyboard and guitar wail suggest a welcome lineage to the Allmans and Little Feat.

The jauntiest track is Pills and Liquor a song of great levity celebrating newfound sobriety.  Then a quick shift to the piano accompanied Silver Afternoon, replete with memory, longing and the warmth of an American July.  

First single Down to Houston is a rocking celebration of the road, full of cliche like white lines but forgiven with their overlaid jangle of guitars as only an ace Southern musician can assemble.

Betts’ slightly nasal voice keeps drawing us in and the portal is lined with sonic richness.  The producer’s strong hand is evident: Best Wishes hints of the Allmans’ Brother and Sisters, but it’s a richer mix. And the land and muse join in a soundscape unique to his Betts’ Florida upbringing in Manatee River, an ode to another waterway. Slow moving like the water and affectionate recollections. There have been many songs about rivers but this is one of the more passionate. 

Winners of War takes us down a notch in intensity. And a looking back with hearty guitar strums and piano keys. A personal story laid bare for the many. Gorgeous notwithstanding its sadness. 

The last track leaves the album going out on a rocking note. Keep My Hands Clean. An image, perhaps, for good living:  a moving forward and gratitude for that island of hope  

 Songs of place and personal redemption in the face of loss.  May Betts find his way from his island to ours before long.

BY:

Robin Kearns

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DON  HENLEY THE END OF INNOCENCE

 

DON  HENLEY  - 1989  THE END OM INNOCENCE.

A nostalgic album for the lost youth.

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JOHNNY WINTER  GUITAR SLINGER

 

JOHNNY  WINTER  -  1984  GUITAR SLINGER.

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VAN  MORRISSON  SOMEONE TRIED TO SELL ME A BRIDGE 2026

 

VAN  MORRISON  -  2026  SOMEONE TRIED TO SELL ME A BRIDGE.

Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge is the 48th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Released in January 2026, the extensive 20-track record is an ode to traditional blues. It features a mix of originals, rarities, and covers, alongside guest appearances from Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, and Elvin Bishop.

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JERRY GOODMAN - LIKE CHILDREN

JERRY  GOODMAN  -  1974  LIKE  CHILDREN.

After the collapse and dissolution of the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, the band's multi-instrumentalist violinist, Jerry Goodman, and multi-instrumentalist keyboard player, Jan Hammer stick together for a while in order to hash out some of the collaborative magic they'd been suppressing.

An excellent addition to any prog and J-R-fuse lover's music collection.

Musicians:

Jerry Goodman - violins, violows, guitars, vocals

Jan Hammer - piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion, vocals

 

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YES  FLY FROM HERE COMP.RETURN TRIP 2026

 

YES  -  FLY  FROM HERE  COMPLETE RETURN TRIP 2026.

MUSICIANS

Trevor Horn – Lead & Background Vocals, Keyboards

Chris Squire – Bass, Vocals

Alan White – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Steve Howe – Guitar, Vocals

Geoff Downes – Keyboards

~ With:

Oliver Wakeman – Additional Keyboards (2,6 & 9)

Luis Jardim – Percussion

Gerard Johnson – Piano (7)

Curiously enough, the story didn’t end there. As early as 2016, following Benoît David’s departure from Yes, the band approached Horn with the idea of re-recording the lead vocals. He remixed the album from the ground-up, adding a previously-unreleased Steve Howe track (“Don't Take No For An Answer”) into the sequence and replacing some of the original instrumentation with new overdubs. Released in 2018 and retitled Fly From Here (Return Trip), the record was now re-contextualized as a spiritual sequel to Drama..verall, Richard Whittaker has delivered a reference-quality immersive mix that breathes new life into a divisive album. The Atmos rendition of the album makes clever use of the side, rear, and height channels to unpack the album’s dense arrangements, providing newfound insight and clarity to these complex songs. Perhaps best of all, it’s available as an affordable standalone Blu-Ray–rather than confined to a massive multi-disc box set out in 2026.

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SUSAN  TEDESCHI  -  2008 BACK TO THE RIVER. 

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SUSAN TEDESCHI HOPE AND DESIRE

SUSAN  TEDESCHI  -  2006  HOPE & DESIRE.

 

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TOM PETTY THE LAST DJ 2002

TOM  PETTY   -  2002  THE LAST DJ.

BELOVED  TOM ,VERY GOOD ALBUM

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JON  ANDERSON  SURVIVAL

 

JON  ANDERSON  -  SURVIVAL & OTHER STORIES  2026.

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TEDESCHI  DEREK TRUCKS BAND  2026

 

TEDESCHI  DEREK  TRUCKS BAND  -  FUTURE SOUL deluxe edit 2026. 

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BLUE  COUPE

 

BLUE  COUPE  = MILLION MILES MORE 2013.

Bass – Dennis Dunaway

Drums – Albert Bouchard

Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion – Joe Bouchard

Blue Coupe is the supergroup made up of two Blue Oyster’s and a bass player, who, in the past, has been known to impersonate a frog! 

The crazy part about the previous sentence is that it is true!  Brothers Joe and Albert Bouchard were the rhythm section for Blue Oyster Cult and Dennis Dunaway is a founding member of the Alice Cooper group, as well as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Together, the three men have bastardized their former band names and come up with the cool moniker “Blue Coupe” – now ya get it, dontcha? 

Blue Coupe invited some of their famous friends to join them in the musical festivities, both as performers and in the studio booth.  The album is produced by Jack Douglas (think Aerosmith, John Lennon etc).  Douglas makes this sucker sound damn good while Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma adds his signature guitar tone to one of the albums standout tracks “Hellfire Hurry.”  This tune drips of BOC as Buck’s signature riffage is all over the place.

Alice Cooper appears on “Hallow’s Grave” creating that creepy yet neat-o classic sound of the old school Alice Cooper group.  Not all of the guest artists, however, were in Alice Cooper or Blue Oyster Cult, as Ross the Boss stamps his sound on the AC/DC sounding “Ain’t Dead” and original Steppenwolf keyboardist Goldy McJohn adds his signature organ to “Modern Love (Stalking Time).” 

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SOFT MACHINE  13 

 

SOFT  MACHINE  -  13th   2026 flac.

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CACTUS TEMPLE OF BLUES II 

 

CACTUS  -  TEMPLE OF BLUES II  2026 .

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ERIC CLAPTON -TRIBUTE TO STEVE RAY VAUGHAN

 

ERIC  CLAPTON  - 1996  A  TRIBUTE TO STEVE RAY VAUGHAN.

FOR MY FRIEND  NICK AXIS 33

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CHRIS  FARLOW - HOTEL EINGANG

 

CHRIS FARLOW  -  2024  HOTEL  EINGANG flac.

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THE  TROGGS - HIT SINGLE ANTHOLOGY

 

THE  TROGGS   -   1991  HIT  SINGLE  ANTHOLOGY   flac.

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SIMON and GARFUNKEL - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 

 

SIMON and GARFUNKEL  - 1970  BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER rem 2006+bonus flac.

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DAVID GILMOUR - ABOUT FACE

 

DAVID  GILMOUR  -   1984  ABOUT  FACE re.2006 +bonus.

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10CC  BLOODY TOURISTS

 

10 CC  -  1997  BLOODY TOURISTS.

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ERIC  JOHNSON - SOUVENIR

 

ERIC  JOHNSON  - 2002  SOUVENIR.

At the age of 15, he joined his first professional band, Mariani, a psychedelic rock group. 

and in 1974, joined a local fusion group called Electromagnets 'The Mahavishnu band of Texas"

In his hometown of Austin, TX, a city full of guitarists, the readers of the Austin Chronicle have repeatedly voted Johnson the city’s “Best Electric Guitarist” and “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their yearly poll. They also named him “Electric Guitarist of the Decade” and one of the top five “Musicians of the Decade.”

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