Popular Essentials

'By the Time I Get To Phoenix' sets a standard that will not soon be equaled. The many covers of this tune are revelatory.

The Memphis horns, the superb backup singers, and Dusty Springfield's heartfelt approach make this an essential album.

Phil Spector passed away on February 16, 2021 at the age of 81. He had been in ill health while confined to prison for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

The audacious message in Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' isn't the only thing that makes it such a significant and influential album.

Almost twenty years have passed since the untimely death of Warren Zevon of cancer at the age of 56. We celebrate his genius.

In 1981 Springsteen went into the studio alone to record the complete antithesis of everything that had gone before.

Once regarded as the only rival to Pink Floyd, Supertramp released a sonic marvel with their remastering of 'Crime of the Century'.