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The best reissues of 2023 include gargantuan box sets and back-to-basics vinyl among a smorgasbord of essential releases.

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With their debut album, The Staves were pegged as folk artists. And yet ‘Dead & Born & Grown’ introduced a band that would be so much more.

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From powerhouse personalities to gentle falsettos, the best soul singers can make you dance or weep, can touch your hearts or move your hips.

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The best-selling live record of all time, Eric Clapton’s ‘Unplugged’ album captured a cathartic performance from the grieving guitarist.

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Using their instruments to tell stories of love, loss and life, the best jazz saxophonists express what it is to be human…

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Turning traffic woes into a dismantling of social decay, Chris Rea’s ‘The Road To Hell’ album emerged from gridlock as a soft-rock classic.

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Establishing ZZ Top’s live credentials while giving them their true-grit hit, the ‘Fandango!’ album took the Lone Star heroes to the world.

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With a formula that began a serious legacy, ‘ZZ Top’s First Album’ introduced the Texan trio as one of the best blues-rock acts in history.

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The debut album by the ‘blueswailing’ British icons, ‘Five Live Yardbirds’ marked Eric Clapton’s first appearance on record.

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