Release Round-Up: Week of December 19
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Just a heads-up, friends, that this is our final Release Round-Up of the year…but this feature will be back in mid-January once the number of releases gets back to a state of relative normalcy. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Todd Rundgren, Solo in Clearwater (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Cleopatra releases a set from Todd Rundgren’s 2003 solo tour recorded in Clearwater, Florida on January 28. Tunes include “Love of the Common Man,” “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference,” “Hello, It’s Me,” “I Saw the Light,” “Bang the Drum All Day,” a cover of The Beatles’ “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” and “Free, Male, and 21” from Rundgren’s musical Up Against It. The concert was first made available as a digital-only release in 2019. Available on CD and LP.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Jimmie Vaughan Years: Complete Studio Recordings (The Last Music Company) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Blues band The Fabulous Thunderbirds – who had perhaps one of the least likely chart hits of the ’80s – have released a new box chronicling their most mainstream years and showcasing their original and best-known guitarist. The Jimmie Vaughan Years: Complete Studio Recordings, delayed from a scheduled November 7 release, presents seven complete albums over four CDs: the Chrysalis releases The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1979), What’s the Word (1980), Butt Rockin’ (1981) and T-Bird Rhythm (1982), and the CBS Associated albums Tuff Enuff (1986), Hot Number (1987) and Powerful Stuff (1989). As an additional treat, the set also includes 13 never-before-released tracks from a 1978 session, co-produced by rock legend Doc Pomus and Joel Dorn for an unreleased debut. The discs are packaged in a 12″ hardcover book-style package packed with rare photos and liner notes by Bill Bentley chronicling the band’s history. Read more here.
Peter Criss, Peter Criss (Flatiron Recordings)
Black Sleeve CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Black Sleeve Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
White Sleeve CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
White Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Silver Sleeve CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Silver Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
“Catman” Peter Criss, founding member and original drummer for KISS, returns with his first solo album since 2007’s One for All. The vocalist of such KISS favorites as “Beth,” “Black Diamond,” and “Hard Luck Woman” is billing this self-titled LP as his “most rock-driven solo album ever.” It’s available in various CD and LP formats with black, white, and silver sleeves, as well as digitally.
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Happy holidays, TSD team! Thank you for another year of awesome content!