Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs.
ARTIST : Ramones
RELEASE: The Cretin Hop
BACKSTORY: New York’s finest punk act is commemorated in this new live disc of possibly questionable legitimacy, out this week in the U.K. The 33-track disc captures the classic lineup’s Feb. 26, 1979, concert in Ann Arbor, Mich., plus seven bonus tracks culled from various television appearances.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk (CD)
ARTIST : Public Image Ltd.
RELEASE: “Live at Rockpalast”
BACKSTORY: John Lydon and Co.’s 1983 performance on the German television show “Rockpalast” is released this week in Europe on Region 2 DVD (a CD version is set to follow later in February). The 13-track set includes performances of “Public Image,” “Flowers of Romance,” “Memories,” “Chant” and “Annalisa.”
BUY: Amazon.co.uk (DVD)
