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Continued from page 24 33 Concurrently, the DVD video Live At Great Woods – which chronicles a live performance of ABB just a few months prior to the above – has been re-released; and what was previously available only with band interviews interrupting the playing has now been restored as one seamless concert. With a somewhat similar – though shorter and perhaps not as strong – set sequence as captured by the Beacon's two discs, this is probably a must-have only for those encountering the ABB recently or those diehard, long-time fans in need of visual souvenirs. --David C. Eldredge 8 Play All Night... 6 Live At Great Woods SEAHAVEN Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only (Run For Cover) It's been a long time coming for Seahaven. The Torrance, California quartet's debut LP, Winter Forever, dropped more than two years ago, and while the thing was sad, sludgy, and sassy enough to keep fans in catharsis for three solid win- Plenty o New & fUs ed VINYL Your Import Rock Specialty Store! 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The songs fade in and out with all the urgency of low tide in Southern California. - Matt Pollock 7 NASHVILLE PUSSY Up The Dosage (SPV) Georgia's Nashville Pussy, led by husband-and-wife duo: vocalist Blaine Cartwright and guitarist Ruyter Suys (pronounced "Rider Sighs") — have been churning out their brand of simplistic, raucous, raunchy AC/DC meets Rose Tattoo- Temple of Rock. While the first album featured several vocalists taking turns at the mic, this LP is narrowed down to Doogie White on vocals. White is no stranger to the scene, he cut his teeth with Ritchie Blackmore when he reformed Rainbow in the mid - '90s. With one singer handling all the vocals Bridge The Gap feels more like cohesive record, and t \