The prog giants’ much maligned and misunderstood 1973 concept album reappears in deluxe expanded and enhanced form. Mark Blake braves a deep dive.

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Everyone has a favourite Thin Lizzy song, right? So we asked a load of famous folks to pick theirs and tell us why. And if this was a poll, The Boys Are Back In Town would top it.

After what seemed like forever, Genesis’s much-loved concept album was finally beefed up and reissued as a bumper set that won our critics’ hearts.

BY THE SUMMER of 1974, King Crimson had reached critical mass. Albums like In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (1973) and Starless and Bible Black (early 1974) had seen th