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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Pink Floyd, At Pompeii (Pink Floyd/Legacy)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

More than half a century after its release, Pink Floyd’s arresting 1972 concert film – recorded in the ancient amphitheater of Pompeii – has been revisited as an audio and video product from Legacy Recordings. Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII restores Adrian Maben’s original film in 4K quality from recently located original footage, with new audio mixes by Steven Wilson. All versions – a 2CD, a 2LP, a DVD and a Blu-ray – are out today. Read more here!

Josh Groban, Gems (Reprise)

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

Josh Groban looks back on his still-thriving career with Gems, a new collection boasting 16 favorites from his discography alongside two new songs, “Be Alright” and “Open Hands.” Not long after the May 2 CD and digital release, a double-vinyl edition will appear on June 13 with two exclusive bonus tracks: “Broken Vow” and “Remember When It Rained,” both from 2003’s Closer. Read more here.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Saturnight: Live from Tokyo (A&M/Cat-o-Log/UMe)

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

Cat Stevens is bringing his 1974 Japan-exclusive album, Saturnight: Live from Tokyo, to CD and wide-release vinyl following 2024’s Record Store Day reissue.  The 12-track album features the first live performance of Stevens’ cover of Sam Cooke’s “Another Saturday Night” as well as staples including “Wild World,” “Peace Train,” and “Oh Very Young.”  This edition, remastered at Abbey Road, includes liner notes including remembrances from bassist Bruce Lynch and tour manager Carl Miller.  The CD is housed in a digipak with a 16-page booklet.  The vinyl edition is pressed on 140-gram black vinyl, with a 140-gram splatter variant available through various Universal storefronts including Cat’s online store, The Sound of Vinyl, and uDiscoverMusic.  (The 2024 RSD exclusive was pressed on 180 grams.)  Get more details here.

Todd Rundgren, Arena Tour Live (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Musical chameleon Todd Rundgren’s 2008 album Arena found the singer-songwriter in bold arena-rock mode; this CD/DVD release from Cleopatra preserves Todd’s July 14, 2008 show in Boulder, Colorado in which he performed both Arena tracks (“Courage,” “Mountaintop,” “Manup”) and favorites (“Couldn’t I Just Tell You,” “I Saw the Light,” “Love in Action”).  Also available on 2 LPs and digitally.

Wilco, This Whole Love: Expanded (dBpm) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Wilco’s 2011 album gets the expanded treatment, adding a disc filled with singles, EP tracks, live performances, and previously unreleased demos and alternate mixes.  Available on 2 CDs, 3 LPs, and digitally.

Gentle Giant, Playing the Fool: The Complete Live Experience (Chrysalis)

2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Gentle Giant’s 1977 live album Playing the Fool has been revisited and remixed for this release by producer Dan Bornemark, who has restored the band’s between-song patter, introductions, and three previously unreleased performances (“Interview,” “Timing,” and Ray Shulman’s solo violin showcase).  Available on 2 CDs, 3 LPs, and 2CD/Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround, and 96/24 Stereo mixes.

Once Upon a Mattress: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Center Stage/Broadway) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Sutton Foster and Michael Urie lead the company of Mary Rodgers, Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer’s uproarious musical comedy as recently seen on Broadway and in Los Angeles in an adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilmore Girls).  This cast album, out today on CD following its recent digital release, vibrantly captures that production with orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin.