R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition (EMI)
The latest R.E.M. deluxe edition set features the original LP remastered alongside a bonus disc of demos, all of which are currently available for your streaming pleasure here. (Official site)
The metal heroes’ breakthrough LP, remastered and featuring a live bonus disc…and for the adventurous super-fan, a deluxe box set adds two additional alternate mixes of the album along with the album and live show on hi-res audio and vinyl. (That’s five discs and three vinyl LPs!) (Official site)
Tony Bennett, The Best of the Improv Recordings (Concord)
A single-disc distillation of the 2004 Concord box set that collected all of the songs Bennett released on his own label in the mid-’70s. (Official site, Concord page)
Lesley Gore, Magic Colors: The Lost Album with Bonus Tracks 1967-1969 (Ace)
Far beyond “It’s My Party,” this lost Mercury album (with extras) brings to light a lesser-seen, soulful side of Lesley Gore. (Ace)
Funny and You Don’t Know Why: The Second Disc’s Bandcamp Friday Picks for September
Real Gone Music Announces Halloween Lineup, Including First Reissue of Cartoon Cult Classic “Groovie Goolies”
A Second Disc Interview: TJ Lubinsky Shares Details on New “Rock, Pop, and Doo Wop” DVD Set
Ready or Not: Ace Sets Release for Thom Bell Anthology featuring Mathis, Warwick, Spinners, Stylistics, More
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