The a-ha deluxe editions are out exclusively on Rhino's Web site. Do it now! Okay, now that that's cleared up, another brief Rhino tidbit of '80s goodness. In a sign that The Cure's Disintegration is finally coming out in its deluxe, three-disc form (on June 3), Rhino's offering a special collectible to the first 500 pre-orders - a nine-track promo disc of choice cuts from the new set entitled 3x3x3. Cure fans are not going to want to pass this one up, so head here and get 'em while they're
Archives for May 11, 2010
Reissue Theory: "Stoney and Meatloaf"
This week sees the release of Hang Cool, Teddy Bear, the 11th studio offering from Meat Loaf. The outsized rock personality skyrocketed to fame with 1977's Bat Out of Hell, the theatrical rock opus penned by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren. As Meat prepares to unleash his latest work (cheekily placing a roman numeral "IV" on the album's back cover, making it clear that he intends Hang Cool as another Steinman-less sequel to Bat), could there be a better time for a Reissue Theory-style
The Great Label Switch-Off
Last night, Vintage Vinyl News reported a story that could probably only happen in today's music industry: according to the Times of London, Queen is leaving their longtime label EMI for Universal later in the year. As of right now, a few details about the rumored switch remain unclear. For starters, the article never definitively says whether the band's voluminous back catalogue is moving with the members of Queen. Sure, they recorded one not-so-good LP with Paul Rodgers a year or two ago, but
A "Four Score" from Intrada
Get ready to run up a staircase with excitement: Intrada has announced the first-ever score release of Vince DiCola's Rocky IV. The fourth, perhaps most over-the-top sequel in the long-running franchise pitted Sylvester Stallone's heavyweight champ against a feared opponent from the Soviet Union. Like its predecessor, Rocky IV was buoyed by a handful of pop hits, including two Top 5 smashes for Survivor ("Burning Heart") and James Brown (the vaguely left-field "Living in America"). Often