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Release Round-Up: Week of April 27

April 27, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!

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Neil Young, Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live (Reprise) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

As everybody knows, Neil Young beats to his own drummer...so this release actually arrived this past Tuesday!  Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live captures Young's September 1973 performance opening Lou Adler's Roxy club, with The Santa Monica Flyers (Nils Lofgren, Ben Keith, and the Crazy Horse rhythm section) supporting him.  Nine of the songs which would appear on 1975's Tonight the Night were featured on this intimate gig, now being released for the first time.  Also available on vinyl and digital.

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Robbie Dupree, Robbie Dupree / Street Corner Heroes (Blixa Sounds)

Robbie Dupree: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Street Corner Heroes: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

A new Los Angeles-based reissue label, Blixa Sounds, is ready to steal away with their two inaugural releases from the yacht-rocking Robbie Dupree!  Bill Inglot has freshly remastered Dupree's 1980 and 1981 Elektra albums, and both are expanded with a generous complement of rare bonus tracks.  Look for more coverage on Blixa Sounds, Robbie Dupree, and the label's upcoming Stephen Bishop reissue soon!

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Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water (Esoteric/Cherry Red)

Deluxe Edition:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Standard Edition:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Cherry Red reissues Yes bassist/singer/songwriter Chris Squire's 1975 solo debut in both a deluxe 2 CD/2 DVD/1 LP/2-7" singles box set and a standard 2-CD edition.  The box includes new 5.1 and stereo remixes by Jakko Jakszyk, as well as a remaster of the original LP mix by Paschal Byrne.  The region-free DVD also has promo films, while the vinyl component boasts the original album and two singles as cut at Abbey Road Studios.  The 2-CD iteration has both the original and new stereo mixes, plus four bonus single sides.

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Steve Wynn, Kerosene Man / Dazzling Display (Omnivore)

Kerosene Man:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Dazzling Display:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

The first two albums from Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn get the deluxe Omnivore treatment!  1990's Kerosene Man is bolstered by six rare live recordings from a promo EP, while 1992's Dazzling Display (featuring guest shots by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, The Bangles' Vicki Peterson, and Flo and Eddie) gains six bonus tracks including covers of Paul Simon and Sonic Youth!  Both titles have been remastered and are released with the participation of Steve Wynn!

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Wishbone Ash, The Vintage Years 1970-1991 (Madfish)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

This massive 30-CD box set (nearly 1/3 of which is previously unreleased) includes all 16 of the band's studio albums and 3 live albums plus copious bonus material including 8 more unheard live sets.  Everything has been remastered from band members' personal tapes as well as masters housed in the Universal and Atlantic archives, and a 156-page hardcover books puts it all together.  Memorabilia includes a 36-page poster book, 4 reproductions of original photos, a replica MCA Records promo pack, individually signed photos of each of the band members, and a bonus flexidisc.

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Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco, You're Driving Me Crazy (Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The prolific Van Morrison follows up his jazz-oriented Versatile from 2017 with a new studio LP.  You're Driving Me Crazy teams him with Hammond organist Joey DeFrancesco for a set of standards and Morrison favorites such as "Have I Told You Lately," "Magic Time," and "The Way Young Lovers Do."  Also available on vinyl and digital.

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Willie Nelson, Last Man Standing (Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Willie teams with longtime producer-collaborator Buddy Cannon on these eleven new songs reflecting, in alternately wry and touching fashion, on life, death, and everything in between.  Also available on vinyl and digital.

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Tom Rush, Voices (Appleseed)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Believe it or not, Voices is the first album in Tom Rush's 55-year career to be solely written by him - other than a pair of folk traditionals ("Corina, Corina" and "Elder Green") for good measure.  The troubadour's first studio album in nine years welcomes guest musicians including Al Perkins, Sam Bush, Kathy Mattea, Suzi Ragsdale, and Matt Nokoa.  Also available on vinyl and digital.

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Chris Squire, Neil Young, Robbie Dupree, Steve Wynn, Tom Rush, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Wishbone Ash

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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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Comments

  1. Zubb says

    April 27, 2018 at 1:37 am

    Nice to hear there is another reissue label starting up. We can never have too many. I wish them much success.

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    • Zubb says

      April 27, 2018 at 1:38 am

      Blixa Sounds that is.

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      • Brett says

        April 29, 2018 at 6:50 pm

        Agree, especially issuing overlooked soft/yacht rock albums with remastering by Bill Inglot!

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