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Release Round-Up: Week of July 10

July 10, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Welcome to today's Release Round-Up for the first international Friday release date!   Like you, we're still adjusting to the switch from Monday in the U.K./Tuesday in the U.S. to a worldwide Friday date.  Please sound off in the comments below on whether you would like to see us run this longtime feature each Friday, or earlier in the week (so that you may plan ahead for Release Day)!

Hollies - Changin' Times

The Hollies, Changin' Times: The Complete Hollies, January '69 - March '73 (Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

This 5-CD box set collects every commercially-released album track and non-album single from The Hollies recorded between January 1969 and March 1973, for a total of 92 songs (including some previously released rarities) over the course of six studio albums from Hollies Sings Dylan(1969) through the rare Out on the Road (1973).  Get more details and the complete tracklisting here!  Note that, while available in the U.K. on July 10, Amazon U.S. will not have this title in stock until July 24.

Chicago Box Set 2

Chicago, The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (Warner Bros./Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

This 10-CD box set rounds up all of Chicago's studio albums released between 1979 and 2008, adding bonus tracks from past reissues including those previously released only in Japan.  Read more details and the full list of albums here.

New Riders - Panama Red

New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Adventures of Panama Red (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

New Riders of the Purple Sage's 1973 hit album returns to vinyl in a limited edition deluxe replica edition remastered by Vic Anesini and pressed on purple vinyl!  You can find out more info here!

MFSB - Universal Love

MFSB, Universal Love: Expanded Edition (Big Break) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Big Break Records brings legendary Philly soul orchestra MFSB's third album, from 1975, to CD in a newly-remastered and expanded edition! Watch for a full rundown on this title and more from BBR soon!  Universal Love is available today from Amazon U.K. and copies will be in stock on July 24 at Amazon U.S.!

Legacy Collection - Toy Story

Randy Newman, The Legacy Collection - Toy Story: Original Soundtrack Recording (Walt Disney Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Randy Newman's classic score to Disney/Pixar's Toy Story celebrates 20 years with a new 2-CD complete soundtrack presentation, adding numerous score cues and eight rare demos!  Find the full track listing and more information right here!

Stones - Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: 50th Anniversary 12-Inch Vinyl Single (ABKCO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

The classic Stones single celebrates 50 years with this new 12-inch, limited edition vinyl single.  The original American pressing on London Records of the single featured "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" as its flipside; the British edition on the Decca label had "The Spider and the Fly" instead.  ABKCO's reissue, pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl, will include both B-sides.  In addition, each copy of this limited edition will be individually numbered.  All tracks have been remastered from the original mono master tapes.  Read more here!

Van Halen II

Van Halen, Van Halen II / Women and Children First / Fair Warning / Diver Down: Remastered Editions (Warner Bros.)

Van Halen II: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Women and Children First: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Fair Warning: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Diver Down: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Van Halen continues its series of remastered reissues with this quartet of albums to be available on CD and vinyl.  All remasters feature the original album sequence and artwork with no bonus material or expanded content.

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Portrait

Tennessee Ernie Ford, Portrait of an American Singer (Bear Family) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

The musical experts over at Bear Family have sixteen tons of Tennessee Ernie Ford.  Well, okay, not really, but this comprehensive new box set does have five CDs, 154 songs, and a 124-page book chronicling the vocalist's career via all of the secular studio recordings he made during the first dozen years of his remarkable career. Early country hits including the chart-topping "Mule Train" (1949) and the "hillbilly boogie" smash "The Shotgun Boogie" (1950) are here, as well as crossover pop hits like the Kay Starr duet "I'll Never Be Free" and of course, "Sixteen Tons."  This set premieres two never-before-released songs ("Slow Down" and "Small World"), numerous singles and album tracks not previously reissued on CD, and several rarities, including Ford's 1955 recitations of Davy Crockett stories and public service announcements!

Shirley Bassey - Reaching for the Stars

Shirley Bassey, Reaching for the Stars: The Singles Collection 1956-1962 (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

U.K. public domain label Jasmine offers this 2-CD set with all of Bassey's A- and B-sides released between 1956 and 1962 together with selected tracks from her EPs and LPs during the period.  Includes smash hits "As I Love You," "Reach for the Stars" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain."

King Brothers

The King Brothers, Britain's First Boy Band (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Jasmine also has this 30-track, public domain-sourced collection from The King Brothers.  Led by Denis King, aged 13, on piano, with Michael on guitar and Tony on double bass, the teenage trio rose to fame on BBC television, and in 1956 became the youngest variety act to play the stage of the London Palladium. Within a year they were in the record charts, scoring hits including "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation," "In the Middle of an Island," "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Standing on the Corner."  All were recorded at Abbey Road and released on Parlophone.  This new collection has been endorsed by The King Brothers.  Denis provides new liner notes and supplies photos for the booklet.

Jane Morgan - American Girl

Jane Morgan, The American Girl from Paris Revisited (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Popular singer Jane Morgan was in the news this week due to the sad passing at age 77 of her husband since 1965, music and movie mogul Jerry Weintraub. Jasmine takes a look back at the chanteuse's earliest days with this new anthology containing three complete albums: The Ballads of Lady Jane, Sings the Great Golden Hits  and At The Coconut Grove plus excerpts from three more of her original Kapp LPs, Sings More Golden Hits, Time and Greatest Hits.

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Chicago, Jane Morgan, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Randy Newman, Shirley Bassey, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Hollies, The King Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen

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Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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  1. Todd R. says

    July 10, 2015 at 11:58 am

    What's worse is that some labels are thinking of releasing digitally on fri and physically on tuesday (including vinyl in advance of digital - and similar ideas) - I guess, as advance notice as you can get 🙂 thanks much.
    TR

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