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01/11/2026

ART IN AMERICA - "IF I COULD FLY"
from the CD 'Art in America', out now on Iconoclassic Records

Chris Flynn: The lyrics are silly to me now. Typical scorned lover, ‘Why won’t you like me?’ A song about feeling like you’re not really boyfriend material.

Shishonee Flynn: The lyrics…that’s where Chris was at during that point in his life.

Dan Flynn: My second favorite on the record. I played to a click track on that, and that was tough – it mentally drained me.

Chris: I think Dan’s drumming is exceptional on this. But it always is.

Jim Kuha: That’s me trying to do a Chris Squire-style bass part.

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesIf I Could Fly · Art in America · Chris FlynnArt In America℗ 1983 John Luongo Management RecordingsReleased on:...

01/10/2026

Natural Gas (Original Master Edition) is OUT NOW on CD.

01/09/2026

"I love the smell of master tapes in the morning."

Explore the Iconoclassic Records catalog to hear original master-sourced CDs remastered by the best in the business.

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01/08/2026

“An album that Jimi Jamison fans have been waiting twenty-five years for, it’s definitely worth the wait.” - Fireworks

'1998 Live Hits' is out now from Frontiers Music srl and Iconoclassic Records

Order the new album "1998 Live Hits" here: https://ffm.bio/jimijamison1988livehitsalbum"I Can't Hold Back" Lyrics:There’s a story in my eyesTurn the pages of...

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

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"I have to say, I'm a huge Rick fan, knew about this lost 1974 "Springfield" album for years, thrilled that Rick's team got a hold of it, Sony & Iconoclassic cleaned it up, expanded it & put together a nice booklet with essay about its history & take on each of the 10 songs from the original album...

Now, hearing it in full for the first time, it was NOT what I expected, but I enjoyed it nonetheless...I knew 3 of the songs already...the energetic rocking single "American Girls", the proggish cover of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" (the second time Rick did it, the first was as a #1 single in Australia with his prior band the Zoot, in kind of a feedback-laden prog/metal style in 1970), and the beautiful orchestrated ballad "Child Within", about pregnancy, the term taken from sci-fi novels...the other 7 run the gamut from catchy rockers to another pretty baroque ballad called "Pearly And Me", but what makes this different from all of Rick's other records is the prog element & heavy use of pipe organ...opener "Trash" sets the tone with a proggy take on powerpop, then the catchy-as-hell "Call The Fire Brigade" (inspired by the Move), then the Rick fave "Beethoven Street", which was inspired by LVB's No.9 Symphony, but in the context of catchy powerpop, then the epic "Sukaya", then the prog/garage hybrid "Sweet Teezer", then "Pearly And Me", then "American Girls", then the finale "Elektra" which is like a theatrical rocker a la Queen...it takes a few listens to really "get" this record, to be honest...

Then the bonus tracks...first the pre-album single, A & B-side, the catchy but novelty & slight "Streakin' Across The USA" & instrumental "Music To Streak By"...it's good to have these songs as bonus tracks by the way...then a previously unreleased 1974 concert at the Northwest Speedway, Post Falls, Idaho, emceed the legendary Wolfman Jack, doing 7 of the album's songs...it's cool to hear these songs in a live context, extended a little bit sometimes...but the most striking thing about these live recordings is not the songs, but Rick's between-song banter...if you discovered Rick in the 80s, you may not know or may have forgotten that he is not American but Australian, as he lost the accent in around 1978 when he took acting lessons...at THIS 1974 concert, Rick still has his accent, and he sounds almost like a wholly different person, like a cool fun full-off-life Aussie!! I just wonder, if this "Springfield" album was released in 1974, and it became a hit, would things be any different now?? I'd say yes, he would have never lost the accent or became an actor, his 80s success may not have happened, "Jesse's Girl" may not have ever been written in the first place...it's fun thinking of these hypotheticals...

So yes, I do recommend this missing piece in Rick's discography..."

Rick Springfield seemed to be on a fast track to stardom by 1974. He had it all: a batch of well-crafted commercially viable songs, a great voice, muscular musicianship and striking good looks. After scoring with 1972's "Speak to the Sky" single, he assembled his first solo band and hit the road ...

01/06/2026

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"This is something a bit different from Jimi Jamison and Jim Peterik. Jimi has sung Hard Rock, Melodic/Soft Rock, now he sings Country Rock. Is there any style of Rock Jimi can't sing? He was born to sing Country Rock; after all he was a country boy.

There are 11 tracks on this previously unreleased 2007 Country Rock Album; with Jimi Jamison on vocals and all songs written or co-written by Jim Peterik. I was not familiar with any of the tracks; although "Alive" was included as a bonus track on the "Crossroads Moment" Album but not on the copy I have. I was therefore very eager to hear this Album; after all there's not much chance, obviously, of any more original music from Jimi now. Was I disappointed that the Album was Country Rock and not a Rock Album? Not a bit of it! I used to be a bit of a Country Rock music fan. Jimi's vocals are as always, just incredible; powerful, full of passion and that certain way he has of vocalising that is so his own. Lyrically and musically the Album is exquisite as expected. Its full of outstanding and truly beautiful lyrics. I put my head phones on and just get lost for a half hour or so of pure enjoyment.

My recommended favourite tracks are: "Sound Of Home", a gorgeous and very special track. "I Wanna Touch You There", nobody could sing this like Jimi. "Love You All Over The World", some truly stunning and beautiful lyrics on the track. "Live Life", how profound this track is lyrically; I especially love the lyrics "Life is what happens when you look the other way", now isn't that just so! "Alive", this made me cry; it was so poignant being that Jimi is now no longer here. Last but not least "Till You Love Someone", how could any one not be moved to tears with lyrics such as "She has what's precious in tattered sheets, her pride and joy, her only child".

The Album is a fitting tribute to mark Jimi's 10yrs since he passed. Highly recommended for any Jimi Jamison fan or any fan of good Country Rock music.

Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison's previously unreleased 2007 country-rock solo album! Entirely written and produced by fellow former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik. After leading Survivor to the top of the charts in the mid-'80s, powerhouse vocalist Jimi Jamison reunited with Jim Peterik to cut....

01/06/2026

Rest in peace, Andrew Bodnar: bass man of The Rumour and a contributor to numerous Graham Parker solo albums, including 'Acid Bubblegum,' plus classic records by Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, and Garland Jeffreys.

01/05/2026

Chris Flynn: I got a lot of comments about that first line. I was pretty full of myself. (Laughs) I was trying to say to the audience: ‘I know you’re tired of all the Top 40 crap, so here’s something that’s going to be really good.’

Dan Flynn: That opening harp glissando was such a cool introduction not just for the song, but for the band.

Shishonee Flynn: That’s how we started every show, pretty much, and it was a great way to start the record, with the glissandos changing into different keys.

Chris: T Lavitz did those deep Moog parts on that.

Restored video of the song "Art in America", by the band of the same name, originally released in 1983. Restoration by Rochester Restored Reels in Rochester,...

01/04/2026

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"I just received this Sancious authorized edition of Dance on Iconoclassic. I'd gotten another boot version of this on some sort of Japanese label about 20 years ago. I'd particularly loved Sancious's follow up recording to this, True Stories, and had liked his Epic releases that preceded Dance. Therefore, I was never too happy with what I'd heard on the Japanese boot, and didn't play it very often. There was something kind of lackluster in the sound, and it just didn't connect with me very well.

Fast forward to this, and Dance is head and shoulders, night and day improved. It turns out that the album had been delivered to Sancious near to touring, and his reaction was along the lines of "what did they do to my record?". He describes in the liner notes to this release what seems to have happened, and it centered on the recording being sped up prior to the record being pressed. Therefore, the 33 1/3 album was running more like 35-36 rpm. The "good old" record company ditched any effort to fix the problem, and Dance was relegated in favor of True Stories. The boot copies of Dance came from a few promo copies of the faster speed pressing that had already been distributed.

Hearing it now at the proper speed, it's MUCH better, and restores some of the "funk" or earthiness to this fine fusion group. It really does sit much better in the body of his work from this time period. Beyond that, the vocal tracks sound now like they're sung by "normal" people. To give a simple idea of the difference due to being sped up, track one on the boot was 4:43 in length. It's 5:14 on this corrected release. A lengthier track, 1st Movement: Dance of Glory and Playfullness was 12:07 on the boot, and it's now 14:08. Guessing you can imagine the kind of difference that makes.

In any case, if you're a fan of Sancious and Tone, getting this should be an absolute no brainer."

Regarded as one of the premier musicians in the world, David Sancious was a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band; toured and recorded with Peter Gabriel, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Santana, Seal and a long list of A-level musicians; and created groundbreaking music with his o...

01/03/2026

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"As usual Iconoclassic Records does a terrific job with the reissue. The detailed booklet notes are great. The bonus tracks include outtakes and demos from sessions. Tom Petty and Mike Campbell make guest appearances.

“Jungle”( with its single “Girls” ) was Twilley’s shot at the big time. It’s unfortunate that he didn’t continue to rise in popularity as he deserved it. The Dwight Twilley Band also got to touch the charts in the 70’s but this was Dwight’s jump into the big time. Twilley continued with a string of terrific albums after this with diminishing sales to a core audience of fans. The songwriting was always terrific and the talent evident. He deserved the popularity of his friend of Tom Petty.

Iconoclassic has elevated their already high game with this well mastered reissue. Give Dwight’s legacy some love and get this and his other albums."

First time on CD worldwide! Includes 6 bonus tracks, 4 previously unreleased. Jungle is Dwight Twilley's most successful album, reaching the Top 40 and including the Top 20 hit single and MTV favorite "Girls" featuring a guest appearance from Tom Petty. "Why You Wanna Break My Heart" later achiev...

01/02/2026

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"Over a year ago, an unidentified company put out (and I reviewed) "The Collection," a mysterious "3 LP on 2 CD" release. It included 1976's "Images," 1984's now-rare "I Can Dream About You," and the especially welcome CD debut of "It Hurts to Be in Love," Dan's 1981 album that I wanted on CD for a long time. "The Collection" said only, "Made in Switzerland." No production/remastering or liner notes of any kind. Many reviewers, likely correctly, surmised all were "mastered" from vinyl; I noted that "I Can Dream About You" sounded murkier than the other two transfers (even though it was the most recent of the albums).

"About $20 and 18 months later comes this most-welcome, vastly-improved reissue of "It Hurts to Be in Love." It's on a label called "Iconoclassic" but also has the Sony logo ("seal of approval"). Sony, when it was Columbia Records, issued Hartman's 1976-1981 records under the Blue Sky label. This version has excellent remastering (by Vic Anesini); liner notes that include the lyrics and a superb essay on Dan's career in general and this record in particular (by Joe Marchese)."

First Time on CD Worldwide for Dan Hartman's 1981 album. Features the singles "Heaven In Your Arms" and "It Hurts To Be In Love." Remastered by Vic Anesini from the original master tapes. Includes 2 rare bonus tracks and new liner notes by Joe Marchese (The Second Disc).