Release Round-Up: Week of October 16

October 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese — 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up!

The dB’s and Friends, Christmas Time Again! (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Omnivore revisits and revises the classic alt-rock Christmas compilation. Producer Chris Stamey has added new performances by Yo La Tengo & Jeff Tweedy, Marshall Crenshaw, Robyn Hitchcock, and Big Star’s Third (featuring Mike Mills of R.E.M. taking lead vocals on Big Star’s “Jesus Christ”) to selected tracks from past editions of the album for a total of 22 tracks!

King Crimson, Thrak (CD/DVD-A) (DGM) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

1995’s Thrak arrives as the tenth release in the King Crimson 40th Anniversary series. The first full album to feature the ‘Double Trio’ incarnation of the group, Thrak will feature a new “21st century stereo reimagining” of the album by Jakko Jakszyk and Robert Fripp, while the DVD-Audio disc has high-resolution 5.1 Surround Sound and stereo mixes by Jakszyk and Fripp, alongside a high-resolution presentation of the original album stereo mix. Like all release in this series, the CD and DVD are housed in a slipcased digipak also containing a booklet with sleeve notes, rare photos and archive material.

Original Soundtrack Recording, At Long Last Love (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

At long last – the soundtrack to Peter Bogdanovich’s cult classic At Long Last Love comes to CD! Cybill Shepherd, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn and Eileen Brennan are among those singing such Cole Porter standards as “Just One of Those Things,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top” on this homage to 1930s musical comedy films! Watch this space on Monday for details as to how YOU CAN WIN one!

Glen Campbell, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour – Christmas Specials (Shout! Factory) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD)

Shout! Factory’s 90-minute DVD release is culled from Glen Campbell’s classic variety show, and features guests including George Gobel, Jerry Reed, Anne Murray and Shecky Greene.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, The Wizard of Oz (Vinyl) (WaterTower Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

WaterTower Music brings the deluxe, expanded soundtrack to the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz (originally released on CD via Rhino) to this 125-gram black vinyl 2-LP set.

Herbie Hancock, Feets Don’t Fail Me Now: Expanded Edition (Funky Town Grooves) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Funky Town Grooves adds seven bonus tracks – single edits and extended disco mixes – to its newly-remastered edition of Herbie Hancock’s 1979 album.

Earth Wind and Fire, Electric Universe (Funky Town Grooves) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

FTG also has an expanded and remastered edition – with eight bonus tracks including previously unreleased demos – of Earth Wind and Fire’s 1983 Electric Universe!

Raydio, Raydio: Expanded Edition and Rock On: Expanded Edition (Funky Town Grooves)

Raydio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Rock On: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio’s 1978 self-titled album with the hit “Jack and Jill” is remastered and expanded with two bonus tracks including the 1982 remake of “Jack and Jill.” 1979’s Rock On, featuring “You Can’t Change That,” gets the same treatment with two bonuses.

Pat Boone, R&B Duet Hits (Goldenlane) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Pat Boone reissues his 2006 We Are Family, featuring duets with Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, Ray Parker Jr., Earth, Wind and Fire, and others, under a new title. This follows Boone’s recent CD of previously unreleased duets with Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat “King” Cole and more!

KC and the Sunshine Band, A Sunshine Christmas (BFD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Disco greats KC and the Sunshine Band celebrate Christmas with this new release!

Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton (Atlantic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

This one isn’t a reissue – but it is the new cast recording of the most acclaimed musical in decades. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots have executive-produced this 2-CD document of the musical fusing rap, hip-hop, pop and classic musical theatre written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and starring Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jonathan Groff, Renée Elise Goldsberry and more!

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Release Round-Up

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CD, DVD-Audio, Digital Download, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Cole Porter, Earth Wind and Fire, Glen Campbell, Judy Garland, King Crimson, Pat Boone, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, The dB's

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 and beyond, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with labels including Real Gone Music and Cherry Red Records, has released newly-curated collections produced and annotated by Joe from iconic artists such as Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Spinners, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Meat Loaf, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Liza Minnelli, Darlene Love, Al Stewart, Michael Nesmith, and many others.

Joe has written liner notes, produced, or contributed to over 200 reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them America, JD Souther, Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, BJ Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, Petula Clark, Robert Goulet, and Andy Williams.

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 thought on “Release Round-Up: Week of October 16”

Zubb
October 16, 2015 at 2:58 pm

I see that the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Christmas DVD is only 90 minutes. Were there only 2 Christmas Specials during that series run? Figuring the 1 hour show was only about 45 minutes when you factor in the commercial breaks. Regardless, I will be picking up this DVD. Can’t wait.

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