Real Gone again has a wide variety on tap for its March line-up on CD and vinyl.  You'll find pop, rock, and heavy metal from the 1950s through the early 2000s in this slate of releases.  All of these titles will be available tomorrow, March 1.

Last December, a PBS special debuted devoted to the careers and legacy of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.  Hosted by their son, David Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad traced the music of the duo over the decades with performance and remembrances.  It was accompanied by a 4-CD PBS exclusive box set, The Steve & Eydie Ultimate Collection (featuring liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese).  Now Real Gone is bringing a single disc, hits-focused CD collection of the pair to general retail, The Original Hits.

Steve and Eydie married in 1957 after being regulars on The Tonight Show.  They maintained thriving solo careers but also began to record as a duo.  The Original Hits' 20 tracks chronicles many of their chart successes.  You'll hear Eydie's "You Need Hands" (#11 Pop), "Sabor A Mi," "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" (#7 Pop), and "Tonight I'll Say a Prayer" (#45 Pop), and others.  From Steve, the disc includes "Party Doll" (#5 Pop), "Go Away, Little Girl" (#1 Pop) "Footsteps" (#7 Pop), "Portrait of My Love" (#9 Pop) and the Paul Williams/Roger Nichols sunshine pop rarity "The Drifter" (# 14 AC) which has been newly remixed for inclusion here and on The Steve & Eydie Ultimate Collection.  On the duet side, "I Want to Stay Here" (#28 Pop), "I Can't Stop Talking About You" (#35 Pop), and "We Can Make It Together" (featuring The Osmonds) (#68 Pop) are all featured.

Real Gone's new compilation has been assembled with the assistance of David Lawrence.  It features rare photos and notes by Paul Grein.  Real Gone has indicated it is the first of several reissues to come from the Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme catalog.

Next, Real Gone is bringing a couple of hard rock albums to vinyl.  In 1992, Journey and Bad English guitarist Neal Schon joined future brothers-in-law Johnny and Joey Gioeli on guitars and vocals and a rhythm section of bassist Todd Jensen and drummer Deen Castronovo in the band Hardline to record their debut album, Double Eclipse.  The singles "Takin' Me Down" and "Hot Cherie" hit the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart at #37 and #25, respectively.  But Hardline would break up within a year and Schon rejoined Journey.  The Gioeli brothers would eventually reform the band which would release its next album in 2002.  The group has remained active since then, releasing five more albums, the most recent being 2021's Heart, Mind and Soul.  Real Gone's reissue comes on fire orange vinyl.

Nu-Metal band Spineshank (featuring Jonny Santos on vocals, Mike Sarkisyan on guitar, Robert Garcia on bass, and Tommy Decker on drums) took a more commercial approach towards hard rock on their third album, Self-Destructive Pattern in 2003.  The new direction paid off as the LP became their most successful to date and garnered a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" for the track "Smothered."  The album peaked at #89 on the Billboard 200.  But Santos soon announced he was leaving the group and it broke up as the other members could not find a suitable replacement vocalist.  Santos would rejoin the other three members for one album in 2012 before the band broke up for the second, and as of now, final time.  Just as they did for Spineshank's second album in 2022, Real Gone is giving Self-Destructive Pattern its vinyl debut.  It comes on bone white vinyl and is limited to 1,000 copies.

The Donnas formed in California in 1993.  Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson (guitar, backing vocals), Maya Ford (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, backing vocals) met when they were in the eighth grade.  The self-taught musicians formed a band to perform at a school dance.  The quartet initially formed a group called The Electrocutes which had a metal queen image.  But, deciding they also wanted to play some softer tunes without changing that group's style, they also began to perform as The Donnas, where each member used the stage name of Donna.  Their first single, "High School Yum Yum," came out in 1995 and their self-titled debut album was released in 1997 on the small Super*Teem! label.  The group had to take a week off from their senior year of high school to tour Japan from promotion.  The band would sign with Lookout label the next year.  Real Gone's compilation Early Singles 1995-1999 collects fourteen single sides from their first two labels during those five years.  In 2002, they signed with Atlantic Records for a pair of albums.  The Donnas would release one more album, Bitchin', for the Purple Feather label in 2007 before breaking up.

Real Gone first released Early Singles 1995-1999 last year on Record Store Day as a limited edition vinyl LP and then a few weeks later on CD.  They are now bringing the vinyl to general retail, pressed on dark purple vinyl.  The insert contains rare photos and memorabilia plus track-by-track commentary and liner notes by all four band members.  It has been remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision.

Lastly, Real Gone is re-pressing on vinyl the self-titled debut album from Fanny.  When Richard Perry signed the group to Reprise in 1969, they became the first all-female rock band signed to a major label.  The foursome (June Millington on guitar, Jean Millington on bass, Alice De Buhr on drums, and Nickey Barclay on keyboards) released their debut, self-titled album in 1970, produced by Perry.  They soon created a buzz around Los Angeles which led to television appearances, session work, and opening for acts such as Slade, Jethro Tull, and Humble Pie.  Real Gone first reissued this album on vinyl back in 2020 on white vinyl.  It is now being re-pressed to "orange crush vinyl," limited to 1,000 copies.

If you would like to give any of these titles a try, they are all available tomorrow, March 1, from Real Gone Music.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Original Hits (Real Gone Music, 2024) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

1. Too Close for Comfort - Eydie Gorme
2. Party Doll - Steve Lawrence
3. Love Me Forever - Eydie Gorme
4. Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence
5. You Need Hands - Eydie Gorme
6. Footsteps - Steve Lawrence
7. Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme
8. Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
9. I Want To Stay Here - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
10. Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
11. Don't Try To Fight It Baby - Eydie Gorme
12. Don't Be Afraid Little Darlin' - Steve Lawrence
13. I Can't Stop Talking About You - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
14. I Want You To Meet My Baby - Eydie Gorme
15. Poor Little Rich Girl - Steve Lawrence
16. Sabor A Mi - Eydie Gorme
17. Walking Proud - Steve Lawrence
18. Tonight I'll Say A Prayer - Eydie Gorme
19. The Drifter - Steve Lawrence
20. We Can Make It Together - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme featuring The Osmonds

Hardline, Double Eclipse (Originally released on MCA CD MCD10586, 1992 - reissued Real Gone Music, 2024) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1

1. Life's a Bitch
2. Love
3. Rhythm from a Red Car
4. Change of Heart
5. Everything
6. Takin' Me Down

Side 2

1. Hot Cherie
2. Bad Taste
3. Can't Find My Way
4. I'll Be There
5. 31-91
6. In the Hands of Time

Spineshank, Self-Destructive Pattern (Originally released on Roadrunner Records CD RR 8454-2, 2023 - reissued Real Gone Music, 2024) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1

1. Violent Moodswings
2. Slavery
3. Smothered
4. Consumed (Obsessive Compulsive)
5. Beginning of the End
6. Forgotten

Side 2

1. Self-Destructive Pattern
2. Tear Me Down
3. Stillborn
4. Falls Apart
5. Fallback
6. Dead to Me

The Donnas, Early Singles 1995-1999 (Dark Puprle Vinyl Edition) (Real Gone Music, 2024)

LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Side 1

1. High School Yum Yum
2. A Boy Like You
3. Let's Rab!
4. Da Doo Ron Ron
5. Don't Wanna Go to School
6. I Don't Wanna Rock 'N' Roll Tonight
7. Last Chance Dance
8. I Wanna Be a Unabomber
9. Message from The Donnas

Side 2

1. Speeding Back to My Baby
2. Wig Wam Bam
3. School's Out
4. Strutter
5. Keep On Loving You

Fanny, Fanny (Orange Crush Vinyl Edition) (Originally released on Reprise Records LP RS 6416, 1970 - reissued Real Gone Music, 2024) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1

1. Come and Hold Me
2. I Just Realised
3. Candlelighter Man
4. Conversation with a Cop
5. Badge
6. Changing Horses

Side 2

1. Bitter Wine
2. Take a Message to the Captain
3. It Takes a Lot of Good Lovin'
4. Shade Me
5. Seven Roads