This new edition of Badfinger's 'Head First' employs the recently discovered master tapes, which have been newly mixed and mastered by Bob Jackson, the band’s only surviving member.
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Critic Jeff Burger's picks for the best music of 2024 include releases from Willie Nelson, Joni MItchell, Laura Nyro, and more.
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Reviews of new albums, including Jimi Hendrix's Electrtic Lady Studios, Al Stewart's 50th-anniversary edition of Past, Present & Future, an Ike Turner collection, and more.
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Reviews of 'Les Cousins,' a folk and blues anthology; a live set from Steeleye Span; and new music from Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz.
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The veteran folksinger continues his adventurous half-century career with a pair of three-CD sets. Also, an expanded reissue of Al Stewart's '24 Carrots' and a soulful holiday CD.
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