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This month we review: Nemanja Radulovic; The Queen's Six, The Rose Consort; L'Opéra Royal/Niquet; Arcadi Volodos

This month we review: Ed O'Brien, Gary Lucas, Les Big Byrd, and David Torn

This month we review: Johnny Cash, The Butterfield Blues Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete

What better excuse for a new collection or a deluxe reissue of a fan favourite album than an anniversary? Ken Kessler spins up 20 recent celebratory titles on vinyl and CD

Every industry loves an anniversary as a valid excuse for a celebration. And while some overdo it – one watch company seems to come up with a new anniversary model every five years – rock music has been around so long that we’re about to see 70th anniversary releases for early Elvis Presley [HFN Jun ’26], Bill Haley and Little Richard albums. Yes, rock exploded on the world scene in 1956, give or take, so there are seven decades’ worth of album birthdays to keep record labels buzzing with repackaging.