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Release Round-Up: Week of May 6

May 6, 2014 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Steeltown DeluxeBig Country, Steeltown: Deluxe Edition (Mercury/UMC)

The second, criminally underrated album by the Scottish rockers behind "In a Big Country" is remastered and expanded with a bonus disc of single sides and outtakes. (Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S.)  UPDATE: This one's been pushed back to September, folks!

Philadelphia International BoxPhiladelphia International: The Collection - 2o Original Albums / The Very Best of Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls, The Three Degrees, The Intruders, The O’Jays, Billy Paul and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Sony Music U.K.)

Sony Music recently announced their acquisition of all post-1975 Philadelphia International Records masters (previously they were only licensed by Sony), so we can expect some more celebrating of all things Gamble, Huff and so on - starting with a 20-disc box set of some the best albums on the label and some new U.K.-exclusive compilations for PIR's biggest artists.

Philadelphia International: The Collection (Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S.)
Amazon U.K.: The Intruders, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The O'Jays, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls, The Three Degrees

Gloria GaynorGene Chandler, Get Down / Gloria Gaynor, Gloria Gaynor (Big Break Records)

BBR's remastered/expanded release slate this week includes some interesting finds: "Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler's first disco-oriented album for Chi Sound Records in 1978 and Gloria Gaynor's tenth album (and only one for Atlantic), released in 1982 and featuring a cover of The Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love."

Gene Chandler: Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S.
Gloria Gaynor: Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S.

Message from the MagicBlue Magic, Message from the Magic (Funkytowngrooves)

The Philadelphia R&B group's fifth and final album for ATCO Records is remastered and released on CD for the first time ever! (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Tags: Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays, The Three Degrees

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  1. KamerTunesBlog (by Rich Kamerman) says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:40 am

    The Big Country reissue was pushed back to September. Hoping they get the surviving band members involved & update the track listing for the Deluxe Edition.

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