Category: Y&T

Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
As part of the 2022 HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series there’s another essential Y&T album, 1981’s ”Earthshaker”. While most of the HR-HM 1000 series reissues take the original, first CD pressing mastering, in the case of ”Earthshaker” it was used the latest remaster – the same utilized on the now out of print SHM-CD release – which sounds pretty awesome.
Y&T founder & frontman Dave Meniketti was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer few days ago, fortunately caught early and the likelihood of surviving this is very high. One of the greatest melodic hard rock musicians ever, hope he recover soon…
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Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
As part of the 2022 HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series we have ”Black Tiger”, one of Y&T best and most celebrated ’80s albums, here including a bonus track.
While most of the HR-HM 1000 series reissues take the original mastering, in the case of “Black Tiger +1” it was used the 2006 remaster which sounds fuller, and properly for modern players.
“Black Tiger”, the second Y&T record for A&M Records, was recorded at Ridge Farm, in Dorking, County of Surrey, England and produced by wizard Max Norman (Ozzy, Lynch Mob). The classic Y&T logo makes…

After the recent Rock Candy remasters of Y&T early albums, one of you asked for their first two records when the band operated under the YESTERDAY AND TODAY moniker. These LP’s were released via London Records, their label before being signed by major A&M. So few chances for a remastered reissue.
However Y&T mastermind Dave Meniketti got access to the master tapes and commissioned the remastering of first LP ‘Yesterday and Today‘ and follower ‘Struck Down‘ to Ken Lee, releasing the CD by himself via his website under the title “OneTwo“.
“OneTwo”, indeed, is a single disc containing the first two Yesterday And Today albums which were the holy grail for Y&T fans getting into the band in the ’80s and beyond, being hopelessly out of print for many years.
In 1992, a little company called Mondo Records released them on CD (unofficially). The sound quality left a lot to be desired. Anyway, and I’m guessing a lot of newer Y&T fans heard these seminal albums for the first time, then.
And then they were out of print again, save for costly imports.

At the very end of 2013 and almost unnoticed, there was a box-set release from one of the essential bands from the first half of the ’80s: Y&T, entitled “Earthquake: The A&M Years 1981-1985”.
You will get 7 albums spread over 4 discs, a terrific collection with all the material Remastered for an exceptional value for money.
Yes, many would prefer each album into one single disc, but this way you have a glossy edition packaged in the old style ‘fat’ box, an extensive booklet in exceptional print quality with detailed info, and the most important; a superb sound remastered by Andy Pearce, all for less than U$D 25.

At the very end of 2013 and almost unnoticed, there was a box-set release from one of the essential bands from the first half of the ’80s: Y&T, entitled “Earthquake: The A&M Years 1981-1985”.
You will get 7 albums spread over 4 discs, a terrific collection with all the material Remastered for an exceptional value for money.
Yes, many would prefer each album into one single disc, but this way you have a glossy edition packaged in the old style ‘fat’ box, an extensive booklet in exceptional print quality with detailed info, and the most important; a superb sound remastered by Andy Pearce, all for less than U$D 25.