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Release Round-Up: Week of March 17

March 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!

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The Zombies, Odessey and Oracle: 50th Anniversary Edition (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

It's the time of the season!  Varese has a new edition of The Zombies' 1968 classic, freshly remastered at d2 Mastering and with seven bonus tracks as well as new liner notes by co-producer Andrew Sandoval and rare photographs.  The bonuses comprise the mono mix of "I'll Call You Mine" and "I Want Her She Wants Me;" alternate takes and mixes of "Care of Cell 44;" a version with cello of "A Rose for Emily;" a non-overdubbed stereo mix of "This Will Be Our Year;" and a remix of the hit single "Time of the Season."  Read more here!

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The Creation, Action Painting (Numero Group)

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Numero Group collects the complete original studio output of the British Invasion-era psych-rockers The Creation on one lavish 2-CD set, featuring outtakes, rarities, and new stereo mixes created by famed producer Shel Talmy (The Who, The Kinks).  An 80-page hardcover book is included with this deluxe package.  Get the full details and track listing here, and watch for our review soon!

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The Hollies, Head Out of Dreams: The Complete Hollies August 1973-May 1988 (Parlophone U.K.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The long-awaited third volume of Parlophone's set of complete Hollies box sets is here!  This budget-priced 6-CD set returns to print some of the most difficult-to-locate tracks in The Hollies' considerable discography.  It includes eight full studio albums: Hollies (1974), Another Night (1975), Write On (1976), Russian Roulette (1976), A Crazy Steal (1978), Five Three One - Double Seven O Four (1979), Buddy Holly (1980), and What Goes Around (1983), plus a number of rarities such as the worldwide CD debuts of "You're All Woman" and "You Gave Me Strength."  This is released today in the U.K. and next Friday in the U.S.!

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John Williams and Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection (Sony Masterworks) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

This 3-CD/1-DVD set brings together two previously released albums celebrating the legendary 40+ partnership of director and composer (1991's The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration and 1995's Williams on Williams: The Classic Spielberg Scores) and adds a newly-recorded third volume entitled The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III.  A newly filmed documentary, Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues, rounds out the package on DVD.  Mike has the full details right here!

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Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band (Sire/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Veteran studio musician, longtime David Letterman bandleader, Blues Brother, and all-around rock-and-roll old soul Paul Shaffer returns with a new LP featuring an eclectic roster of special guests including Dion, Valerie Simpson, Shaggy, Jenny Lewis, Bill Murray, and Darius Rucker.

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: John Williams, Paul Shaffer, Steven Spielberg, The Creation, The Hollies, The Zombies

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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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