Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (Atlantic/Swan Song)
Jimmy Page has assembled an entire alternate version of Led Zeppelin IV as the bonus content for this new reissue, including the "Sunset Sound" mix of "Stairway to Heaven" and an alternate U.K. mix of "When the Levee Breaks."
1-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Super Deluxe Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
1-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy (Atlantic/Swan Song)
The new Houses of the Holy boasts seven bonus cuts including rough and working mixes of such tracks as "No Quarter" and "The Song Remains the Same."
1-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Super Deluxe Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
1-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Chuck Berry, Rock and Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It (Bear Family) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Bear Family's massive 16-CD survey of the complete career of the rock and roll pioneer includes every single and LP track recorded in the studio by Chuck Berry plus special bonus material!
Judy Garland, The Garland Variations: Songs She Recorded More Than Once (JSP) (Amazon U.S. TBD /Amazon U.K.)
This exciting set rounds up, on five CDs and 115 tracks, songs the immortal Judy Garland recorded in the studio on multiple occasions between 1937 and 1962!
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Complete Epic Recordings Collection (Epic/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. )
Epic and Legacy have a true "Texas flood" with twelve discs from guitar hero Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble! Look for Joe's review tomorrow!
The Who, Hits 50! (Geffen/UMe)
The Who celebrate 50 years of heavy rocking with this new collection, available in multiple formats!
Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
1-CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Blu-ray Pure Audio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD
KISS, Love Gun: Expanded Edition (Casablanca/Mercury/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
KISS expands its 1977 classic with an 11-track bonus CD of mostly new-to-CD music!
Paul McCartney, New: Deluxe Edition (Hear Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Macca expands his 2013 hit album in a DVD-sized hardcover book format including a bonus disc of audio material and a lengthy DVD compendium of live performances and more!
Silver Convention - Madhouse (1976) / Anita Pointer - Love For What It Is (1987) / 5000 Volts - 5000 Volts (1976) / Rinder & Lewis - Seven Deadly Sins (1978) (Big Break/Hot Shot)
Big Break Records has a quartet of releases in stores today! As always, a full rundown is coming up from Joe!
Silver Convention: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Anita Pointer: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
5000 Volts: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Rinder & Lewis: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Leonard Bernstein, Edition: Concertos and Orchestral Works (Masterworks) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Masterworks has an 80-CD (!) box set drawn from the label's vast catalogue of CBS/Columbia recordings by the legendary maestro, Leonard Bernstein. The label promises "every concerto, symphonic poem, overture, ballet, dance, march etc. that Bernstein recorded in New York between 1950 and 1976 (plus some in London, Paris and Israel) by nearly every composer in the standard repertoire" in this follow-up to 2010's The Symphony Edition.
Yusuf, Tell 'Em I'm Gone (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens returns with his latest studio album. On this soulful and bluesy collection, the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee blends originals with eclectic favorites including "You Are My Sunshine" and "Dying to Live."
Barry Manilow, My Dream Duets (Verve) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
When Verve Records asked the newly-signed veteran entertainer to record a duets album, Manilow responded with a hearty "Yes!" - but only if he could record with his dearly departed favorite artists. And so we have this collection on which Manilow has composed new duet arrangements for classic vocalists including Whitney Houston ("I Believe in You and Me"), Cass Elliot ("Dream a Little Dream of Me"), Andy Williams ("Moon River") and Sammy Davis, Jr. ("The Candy Man") plus some off-the-beaten-path choices like Jimmy Durante ("The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart") and Marilyn Monroe ("I Wanna Be Loved by You")!
Dionne Warwick, Feels So Good (Caroline) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
The pop legend returns with her latest studio album. Produced by her son Damon Elliott, it's heavy on "modernized," new duet covers of Bacharach/David classics ("A House is Not a Home" with Ne-Yo, "You'll Never Get to Heaven" with Ruben Studdard, "This Girl's in Love with You" with Phil Driscoll) plus a couple of recycled tracks ("Message to Michael" with Cyndi Lauper and "I'll Never Love This Way Again" with Gladys Knight) and some new songs including the title track featuring Cee-Lo Green.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and Roll Time (Vanguard) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire! The veteran rock-and-roller is still pounding his piano on this new 11-track album featuring such friends as Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, Ron Wood, Neil Young, Shelby Lynne, Nils Lofgren, and Daniel Lanois.
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