Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

The Beatles were always experimental in the studio. Always pushing boundaries, but it was pretty early on when they actually started seeing what was sonically possible beyond the norm. The Beatles' ‘Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band’ was officially released in the UK on 26th May, 1967, ahead of its scheduled 1st June date, and in the US on 1st June.

Combat Rock – The Clash

The Clash was one of the few punk groups that was able to evolve and yet not lose their punk roots. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha finds enough evidence of that in their ‘Combat Rock’ album…

Arrival – ABBA

As a seven year-old boy I loved ABBA. My mum and dad loved ABBA and infact everyone in my family did. We had almost all their LPs released on Polygram in India which costs us Rs 52 in those days, a princely sum to pay for an LP record.

Road to Rouen - Supergrass

‘Road To Rouen’ was Brit band Supergrass shedding their mod pop image. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha wishes there was more from where this came from…

CODA – Led Zeppelin

Swan Song's Curtain Call: Why ‘CODA’ Still Deserves Your Turntable, asks Reagan Gavin Rasquinha.

Roots - Sepultura

This is one of the few metal albums that has stood the test of time Rather than being a product of its time. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha checks out a vinyl pressing of this lovely album

Blue - Joni Mitchell

Joni's Mitchell's ‘Blue’ arrived at a time when metal and prog rock was on the ascendant. Perhaps that's why it holds it's own as a counterpoint, a non-cheesy exploration of 'sweet emotion' (like the early Aerosmith track of the same name), finds Reagan Gavin Rasquinha

The Best of Bee Gees – Bee Gees

I grew up in the Seventies and these were the songs that were played during my early growing up days. I have a recollection of hearing this album many times and thinking then how good it sounded with those beautiful voices.

Van Halen – Van Halen

Van Halen‘s first album arrived on the scene with a bang, with the impact that only a few debut albums manage from the get-go. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha peers through the vinyl lens…

Made in Japan – Deep Purple (Live Album) (Double Disc)

Their ‘Made in Japan’ set was actually the group's big break and still stands as a rare case where a live album does more than preserve a moment, finds Reagan Gavin Rasquinha