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Release Round-Up: Week of August 25

August 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!

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Alex Chilton, A Man Called Destruction: Expanded Edition (Omnivore)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 

In 1995, the late Big Star and Box Tops frontman Alex Chilton returned to Memphis' Ardent Studios, the site of his classic work with Big Star, to record A Man Called Destruction.  Blending original songs with a host of eclectic covers from the likes of Chris Kenner ("Sick and Tired"), Jan & Dean ("The New Girl in School"), and Jimmy Reed ("You Don't Have to Go", the album marked Chilton's return to his signature blue-eyed soul sound with nods to garage rock, R&B, and even jazz (the album boasted a horn section).  Omnivore's CD reissue boasts a full seven previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions with new liner notes from author Bob Mehr putting it all into perspective.  Additionally, the label will release a vinyl edition of the complete edition.  This double-LP release will be initially pressed on translucent blue vinyl, and will include a download card, as well.  Read more here, and watch for a full review soon!

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Liza Minnelli, Results: Expanded 4-Disc Edition (Strike Force/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment revisits Liza Minnelli's 1989 collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys on a new 3-CD/1-DVD set.  The original Results album is presented on Disc One, with the various single mixes associated with Results on two further CDs.  Finally, a DVD has the promotional videos for all three singles plus a television performance of "Love Pains," and as an unrelated bonus, the promotional video for 1993's "The Day After That."  A full review is on the way, but in the meantime, read more here!

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Judee Sill, Judee Sill (2-LP 45 RPM Remastered Edition) (Intervention Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada)

Intervention Records brings the late singer-songwriter Judee Sill's 1971 debut back to vinyl in a deluxe, 45 RPM 2-LP set.  This beautiful reissue casts a long-overdue spotlight on the artist considered by many to be a Laurel Canyon answer to Laura Nyro.  Judee Sill features her own renditions of songs made popular by other artists including "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" and "Lady-O."  Watch for our full review soon of Intervention's stellar reissue of this intense, and intensely personal, classic.

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The Undisputed Truth, Nothing But the Truth: 3 Motown Albums on 2 CDs plus Bonus Tracks (Ace/Kent) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Ace salutes Motown's Undisputed Truth with this new 2-CD collection.  The Norman Whitfield-produced group blended funk with psychedelic soul on the three albums included here - The Undisputed Truth, Down to Earth, and Law of the Land.  Ace has added non-album A- and B-sides, previously unavailable alternate single mixes and edits, plus other rarities to this deluxe set!  And that's the Truth! Available September 8 in the U.S.!

Various Artists, Take What You Need: U.K. Covers of Bob Dylan Songs 1964-69 (Ace) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Marianne Faithfull, Noel Harrison, Chad and Jeremy, The Alan Price Set, Fairport Convention, Joe Cocker and more take their shot at some of Bob Dylan's most famous compositions on this collection from Ace of British Dylan covers recorded between 1964 and 1969!  Available September 8 in the U.S.!

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Nick Lowe, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit / The Rose of England (Yep Roc)

Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit:
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada  / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.

The Rose of England: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.

Yep Roc has two more remastered and expanded editions from Nick Lowe.  The Abominable Showman, reissued in the last round from Yep Roc, found Lowe fine-tuning his pub-rock sensibilities even more, working with producer Roger Bechirian and a band that included Carrack, The Rumour guitarist Martin Belmont and drummer Bobby Irwin. These three were the titular "Cowboy Outfit" lineup for Lowe's 1984 LP being reissued today, plus the rest of Lowe's recorded output throughout the 1980s. Then there was the rockabilly-pop of The Rose of England, also on today's slate, including an interpretation of "7 Nights to Rock," as made famous by Moon Mullican; a "pre-cover" of Elvis Costello's "Indoor Fireworks" and the U.S. rock chart hit "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)," featuring production and guest instrumentation from Huey Lewis & The News.  Read more about the Nick Lowe reissue campaign right here!

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Andy Williams, In the Arms of Love/Honey/Happy Heart/Get Together with Andy Williams (BGO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

BGO continues its Andy Williams reissue series with a four-album, two-CD collection bringing together a quartet of albums from 1967-1969 featuring some of the late artist's grooviest recordings including "Windy," "Up, Up, and Away," "Happy Heart," "Wichita Lineman," "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In," "Sweet Caroline," and many more!

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Exposé , What You Don't Know: Deluxe Edition (Cherry Pop) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Cherry Pop remasters and expands the 1989 platinum-selling sophomore album by Exposé as a 3-CD edition featuring 45 tracks - all of the singles, remixes, and B-sides associated with the LP's original release.  Includes the hits "What You Don't Know" (US #8, UK #99), "When I Looked At Him" (US #10), "Tell Me Why" (US #9, UK #97), "Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue" (US #17), and "Stop, Listen, Look, and Think" (US #19 Dance).

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Delegation, The Promise of Love: 40th Anniversary Edition (Big Break/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Following the definitive In Love's Time: The Delegation Story 1976-1983, Big Break celebrates the 40th anniversary of the group's classic album The Promise of Love in a newly-expanded and remastered edition featuring all of the alternate tracks chosen for the album's U.S. release plus all of the non-album single sides from the period.  Watch for more on this title soon!

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Jack Tempchin, Peaceful Easy Feeling; The Songs of Jack Tempchin (Blue Elan) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The singer-songwriter best known for writing Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling," but he looks back on his whole career with this collection of new recordings dedicated to his lifelong friend Glenn Frey.  Tempchin is joined by Rita Coolidge, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen and others on this 10-song set featuring "Peaceful Easy Feeling," his massive hit for Johnny Rivers, "Slow Dancing (Swaying to the Music)" and more!

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Andy Williams, Big Star, Bob Dylan, Delegation, Exposé, Jack Tempchin, Judee Sill, Liza Minnelli, Nick Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, Rita Coolidge, The Undisputed Truth

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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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