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.
Badfinger, Head First: 50th Anniversary Edition (Y&T) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Head First, originally intended to be Badfinger's eighth album and third for Warner Bros. Records, was recorded in 1974 but shelved until 2000. That release presented a rough mix by Apple Studios engineer Phil McDonald; now, 25 years later, it's been remixed and remastered under the supervision of keyboardist Bob Jackson - the lone surviving member who played on the original album. (Pete Ham, Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins are also heard on the album; Joey Molland departed before sessions began.) It's out today on CD; a vinyl version was released late last year.
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg, No Resemblance Whatsoever (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Omnivore brings this 30th anniversary reissue, remastered by Michael Graves, to CD and vinyl (with lacquers cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl/Sam Phillips Recording Service). No Resemblance Whatsoever was singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg and flautist Tim Weisberg's follow-up to their Platinum-certified album Twin Sons of Different Mothers. This 1995 reunion nodded at the earlier effort with its title and artwork while being firmly rooted in the (then-) present. The album consisted of Fogelberg originals, with a couple by The Youngbloods' Jesse Colin Young ("Sunlight," "Songbird"). Omnivore's reissue marks the album's vinyl debut.
A Complete Unknown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Columbia)
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The soundtrack to director James Mangold's critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, arrives today on vinyl in a 16-song edition featuring such highlights as "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Girl from the North Country," "Maggie's Farm," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." The full 23-song soundtrack (already available digitally) follows February 28 on CD, with unique cover artwork.
Eric Clapton, Meanwhile (Surfdog) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Eric Clapton's 22nd solo studio album, Meanwhile features eight recent singles (including three collaborations with Van Morrison and a rendition of Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer's "Moon River" featuring the late Jeff Beck) and six all-new recordings. Clapton also covers the famous likes of "Smile" and "Always on My Mind." Ronnie Wood, Judith Hill, Steve Gadd, Nathan East, Paul Carrack, and Jerry Douglas are among Clapton's guests on this album. Available on CD, LP, and digitally.
Reefer Madness: The New Los Angeles Cast Recording (Center Stage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
The 2001 off-Broadway debut of the blissfully silly, sharply satirical Reefer Madness: The Musical was one of the shows that welcomed audiences back to New York following the tragic events of 9-11. With marijuana now legal in nearly half of the United States, it's high time to rediscover this show with a score by Dan Studney and Kevin Murphy. The acclaimed 25th anniversary staging in Los Angeles was recorded by Yellow Sound, and the complete recording is available today on CD (with two bonus tracks in the physical format).
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