Classic Rock

A box set adds previously unheard material and an excellent new stereo mix to the Beatles' "Rubber Soul."

Did you know shoegaze was still a thing?

Little other Grateful Dead concert material from this period has survived. The July 3, 1966, show is apparently the earliest full concert to be preserved.

There are two big reasons why the 5th Dimension topped Billboard’s pop chart twice in 1969, made the Top 40 an additional 18 times between 1967 and 1973, and won multiple Grammys.

In the UK, according to Wikipedia, Richard has sold more than 21 million 45s, making him the third-highest-selling artist in singles chart history, behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

The Frogs' "My Daughter The Broad," "one of the funniest albums ever made," re-emerges from the pond in expanded 2-LP form. "Only listen if you can handle scatological and taboo subjects without wincing."

Strawberry Alarm Clock's penchant for psychedelia remains obvious throughout their excellent new album, but its sound, which incorporates elements of dream pop and power pop, has become much more complex and sophisticated.

Indie rock faves Teenage Fanclub are back with their 13th studio album, recorded on a remote Scottish island – with a church organ.

Everything here sounds worthy of the Stones, probably in no small part because it sounds as if they’re still having fun making music. If this is their coda, it's a good one.

Members of the Cyrkle, a group best known for the 1966 smash hit "Red Rubber Ball," deliver new music half a century later. Plus, reviews of CDs from C. Gibbs and Ray Campi.