2014 New Music Releases

If this list of 2014 new-music releases is any indication, classic-rock fans are in for a very good year in terms of both new albums and reissues.

We’ve already been told to expect new 2014 studio albums from artists such as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, U2, Robert Plant and many more. There’s also been confirmation of new box sets from the Small Faces, Michael Bloomfield and the Beatles.

Of course, the big fish that’s expected to hit our shores (and lighten our wallets considerably) this year is Jimmy Page‘s much-promised revisiting of the entire Led Zeppelin catalog. Reportedly, this will include a box-set version of each album, complete with unreleased studio and live songs.

You will find all the dates for 2014′s new music releases below. Click on the highlighted titles below to get more information on each project.

We’ll keep updating this list throughout the year, so be sure to check back frequently!

2014 New Music Releases:

January 7
Blood, Sweat & Tears, ‘The Complete Columbia Singles’
Peter Gabriel, ‘Scratch My Back & I’ll Scratch Yours’
Grateful Dead, ‘Dick’s Picks, Vol. 10 – Winterland Arena, Dec. 29, 1977)

January 14
Scorpions, ‘MTV Unplugged‘ (DVD/CD)
Bruce Springsteen, ‘High Hopes‘

January 21
The Beatles, ‘The U.S. Albums‘ (13-CD box set)
The Doors, ‘R-Evolution’ (DVD)

January 28
David Crosby, ‘Croz‘ (first solo album in two decades)
Metallica, ‘Through the Never‘ (2013 concert / concept film)
Red Dragon Cartel, ‘Red Dragon Cartel’ (with Jake E. Lee)
Small Faces, ‘Here Come the Nice: The Immediate Years 1967-1969‘ (box set)

February 4
Michael Bloomfield, ‘From His Head to His Heart to His Hands‘ (box set)
Paul Rodgers, ‘The Royal Sessions‘ (soul covers album)

February 25
Heart, ‘Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum‘ (DVD, Blu-ray, CD)
Johnny Winter, ‘True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story’ (box set)

March 11
Eric Carmen, ‘The Essential Eric Carmen‘ (with new song ‘Brand New Year’)

March 18
Kiss, ‘Kiss,’ ‘Hotter Than Hell,’ ‘Alive!’ ‘Destroyer,’ ‘Dynasty, ‘Unmasked,’ ‘Lick it Up,’ ‘Animalize,’ ‘Revenge’ and ‘Psycho Circus’ (vinyl reissues)

March 25
Sebastian Bach, ‘Give ‘Em Hell’

April 22
Paul Stanley, ‘Face the Music: A Life Exposed‘ (autobiography)

October 5
Joe Perry, ‘Rocks: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith‘ (autobiography)

TBA
Alice Cooper, (covers album, details here)
Don Henley, ‘Cass Country‘
Billy Idol
Judas Priest, TBD
Led Zeppelin, catalog reissues (details here)
Motley Crue
Ted Nugent
Robert Plant (details here)
Rush, ‘Rush‘ (40th Anniversary Reissue)
U2 (details here)

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