Playboy Music

April, 1994

In considering the Proliferation of boxed sets, reissues and strong catalog sales, we can say with certainty that there is life after death. The current commercial successes of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Bob Marley attest to it. There is life after sabbaticals, too. Just look at the sales figures for the new Streisand and Sinatra. Even Meat Loaf, who coasted for more than 15 years on steady sales of Bat Out of Hell, came back in 1993 with a double-platinum sequel.It was a year...