CHARLES CHRISTOPHER PARKER, JR.—Bird/The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (Savoy)::This two record collection isnt the “definitive" Bird album—he was so prolific and his genius is scattered over so many different records that no single album can define his music—but it is the best currently available. Any more verbiage about Bird would be superfluous so consider this a public notice rather than a review. R.C.W.

FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH—World Anthem (Columbia): :Not that these decibel maniacs are gonna make kids forget about Deep Purple, but certainly they furnish enough protoplast to smoke the paint off of the faces of Angel, Starz and the countless other Kiss-offs. And we can forgive Frank Marino for playing the Star Spangled Banner with his teeth, even if it is blasphemous to Hendrix because this is the one Canadian band that can stand up and fight like a band. The perfect act for Ted Nugent to follow. T.M.