Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint continues to unleash classic funk and soul albums on CD in two, three, and four-for-one packages. The label has been reissuing classic albums from such marquee names as The Whispers, Shalamar, Midnight Star, The Bar-Kays, Lakeside, and Crown Heights Affair. Today's Part One looks at the new and upcoming releases from the first three of those groups! The Whispers' first three albums on Dick Griffey and Don Cornelius' Soul Train and SOLAR (Sound of Los Angeles
East Side Sound: Bob Seger and The Last Heard's Rare Singles Collected By ABKCO
Before burning up the charts with the likes of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man." "Night Moves," and "Still the same," Bob Seger honed his craft in a number of Detroit's finest rock-and-roll bands. That early period of his life culminated in the formation of Bob Seger & The Last Heard. On September 7, all of the group's long-unavailable recordings for the Cameo label will be reissued in one CD, vinyl, or digital package from ABKCO. Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 reissues all
My Precious: Rhino Reissues 'Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers' Box Set on CD, Blu-ray, Vinyl
Rhino is taking another journey to Middle-earth this Friday, July 27, with the reissue of the second soundtrack from director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings, composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Howard Shore, follows the reissue earlier this year of the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. Like that set it will be available in two deluxe physical formats: a 5-LP vinyl box set and a 3-CD/1-Blu-ray Audio
Can't Get It Out of My Head: ELO's "The U.K. Singles Volume One" Arrives From Legacy in September
As Jeff Lynne gears up for a North American tour this August, Legacy Recordings has announced a new box set celebrating the legacy of Electric Light Orchestra. The U.K. Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 will be released on Friday, September 21, collecting ELO's 45 RPM singles and one EP originally released in the U.K. between those years on 16 newly-remastered vinyl discs. Beginning with 1972's "10538 Overture" b/w "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" and ending with 1978's The ELO EP containing
Thomas Dolby Goes 'Hyperactive' On New Compilation, Upcoming Tour
Thomas Dolby chronicled his singular life in the 2016 memoir The Speed of Sound. He detailed his career trajectory from "one hit wonder" new wave singer-songwriter (who, in fact, charted sixteen songs in the U.K. and three in the U.S.) to Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He's lately been spending his days as a university professor (decades after turning his back on the "family business" of academia), but this summer he's taking a break from the classroom to headline a short U.S. tour. To coincide
Lay the Music Down: Cilla Black's Expanded Reissue Series Begins Today From Cherry Red
Surprise, surprise...it's Cilla here! Today's the day on which Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment has launched a new series dedicated to remastering and expanding Cilla Black's discography. These deluxe, lavishly expanded reissues go a long way in upgrading the late superstar's catalogue on CD. The first 2-CD set pairs 1969's George Martin-produced Surround Yourself with Cilla with 1976's It Makes Me Feel Good, produced by David Mackay (Cliff Richard, Blue Mink, The New Seekers). The
Her Music Is Hot: Cherry Red, Robinsongs Reissue Rare R&B from Lalomie Washburn
My Music Is Hot: Lalomie Washburn exuded confidence with the very title of her 1977 LP debut. With a husky voice entrenched in the spirit of the blues and a keen sense of herself as both a singer and songwriter, she seemed a prime candidate for soul stardom. While solo fame eluded Washburn, she left behind a great legacy of music that's gone overlooked for far too long. Happily, Cherry Red's Robinsongs label has just resuscitated My Music Is Hot for its first-ever CD version. This edition is
Modern Love: Bowie's 'Loving The Alien' Box Chronicles His Wild '80s
For David Bowie, the 1980s were years of tremendous ch-ch-changes, in which the stylistic chameleon went mainstream to great success, experienced some artistic disappointments, and solidified his place in the pantheon as a legend of rock. Now, this era is being looked back upon in the fourth annual volume of Parlophone's ongoing series of box sets dedicated to the late superstar. Loving the Alien (1983-1988) will arrive on October 12 in 11CD and 15LP vinyl configurations. This
In the Air Tonite: Phil Collins' New Box Set "Plays Well with Others" Features McCartney, Clapton, Plant, Bennett
Throughout his career, Phil Collins has always been willing to share his talents - whether at the microphone or the drum kit, as a songwriter, or in the producer's chair - with his fellow musicians. On September 28, the superstar will collect 59 of his favorite collaborations on a new 4-CD box set. Rhino/Atlantic will release Plays Well with Others just one week before Collins launches his Not Dead Yet, Live! tour on October 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Collins states in the press
A Place for Us: Decca Broadway Celebrates Leonard Bernstein on "Jazz Loves Bernstein"
August 25, 2018 will mark what would have been the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, and while the maestro passed away in 1990 at the age of 72, he left behind a lifetime of remarkable music in multiple genres. A number of classical releases have been issued for the Bernstein centennial, but a new entry concentrates on the popular side of the composer. The 2-CD anthology Jazz Loves Bernstein, on the Decca Broadway label in association with Verve and UMe, collects 27 examples from the
Graham Bonnet Gets "Real" On New 3-CD Archival Release from Cherry Red
Cherry Red's Hear No Evil (HNE) imprint has been revisiting the career of English rocker Graham Bonnet in an extensive program encompassing studio, live and vault material. The recent release of Flying Not Falling: 1991-1999, expanding three albums from that period, has just been followed up with another 3-CD clamshell box set, Reel to Real: The Archives 1987-1992. The first disc of Reel to Real premieres 12 previously unreleased studio tracks. The first three tracks were recorded in 1987
It's a Long Way Back: Rhino Reissues Ramones' "Road to Ruin" In 40th Anniversary Box Set
On September 22, 1978, The Ramones unleashed their fourth album on the world: Road to Ruin. On September 21 of this year, almost forty years to the day, Rhino will reissue Road as part of the label's ongoing series of Ramones box sets. It will arrive as a 3-CD/1-LP box set and a single-CD remaster of the original album. For Road to Ruin, Dee Dee, Joey, and Johnny were joined for the first time by drummer Marky Ramone (who replaced founder Tommy Ramone, who'd left the ranks to focus on
Release Round-Up: Week of July 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Today might be Friday the 13th, but when it comes to catalogue music, it's a lucky day! Bobby Darin, Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Naturally, we're most excited about this release - our landmark 25th title on Second Disc Records, and certainly the most rarities-packed! Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters premieres a never-before-heard Bobby Darin
Songs for the Asking: Paul Simon Announces "In The Blue Light," Previews Rarities Collection "Alternate Tunings" (UPDATED 7/12)
ORIGINAL POST (6/18/2018) - UPDATES IN BOLD: Paul Simon may be retiring from the road, but the conclusion of his acclaimed Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour on September 22 won't be the last we've heard of the legendary musician. On tour, he's currently previewing two upcoming projects: Alternate Tunings, a long-awaited collection of previously unreleased material (date TBA), and an album entitled In the Blue Light, due on September 7 on CD and vinyl. In lieu of a traditional tour program,
Into The Great Wide Open: 'An American Treasure' Collects Unreleased Tom Petty Tracks
Tom Petty's unexpected passing last October at the age of 66 was cause for reflection on the tenacious and passionate artist's lifetime of thrilling and quintessentially American rock-and-roll music. There was no doubt that Petty's electric brand of soulful rock would live on, but fans were naturally hungry for more. He had discussed a possible Wildflowers deluxe edition in the past, but that never materialized. Yesterday, it was revealed on Sirius XM (home of his Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
Holy Moses: Rhino To Compile Aretha Franklin's Early Atlantic Singles In Mono
"Chain of Fools," "Respect," "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)," "Think." Between 1967 and 1970, Aretha Franklin released some of the most scorching soul of all time on the Atlantic label. Now, those seminal 45s from that three-year period (including nine gold records) are being collected on CD, vinyl, download, and streaming from Rhino. On September 28, the label will release The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970. The CD and digital iterations boast the 34 singles which Franklin
Bet Your Lucky Star: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Anthologize the Best of Jean Carne
Cherry Red's SoulMusic imprint has recently continued its series of artist anthologies with a pair of double-disc sets from two great ladies of soul-jazz: Jean Carne and Marlena Shaw. Today, we're taking a look at Jean Carne's collection! Jean Carne (also known as Jean Carn, though we'll continue to use her preferred spelling with an "e") has recorded for a variety of labels in a 45-plus year career: first, as part of a soul-jazz duo with her then-husband Doug Carn at his Black Jazz Records,
A Red Letter Day: Pet Shop Boys' 'Further Listening' Series Completes With Remastering of Three Titles
Pet Shop Boys' remastered Catalogue: 1985-2012 series is drawing to a close on August 31 with the fourth and final round of albums. This batch includes Behaviour (1990); Very (1993); and Bilingual (1996). All three albums from Messrs. Tennant and Lowe have been newly remastered and will be accompanied by Further Listening discs of bonus tracks such as demos, extended mixes, and remixes. (Note that these three albums were released with the Further Listening discs in 2001, and those track
Fourth of July Special: Craft Recordings Reissues Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford Solo LPs
Today, as we celebrate the fourth of July, we're spinning new reissues from two members of the quintessentially American band, Creedence Clearwater Revival! Before Creedence Clearwater Revival split in 1972 amid acrimony, Tom Fogerty had already departed the band which he had co-founded with his younger brother John, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford. Fogerty launched his solo career early that same year on the Fantasy label with a self-titled debut, and in October released his sophomore set.
United We Stand: Cherry Red Reissues Reggae-Pop Classics from Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths
Nestled in the Motown discography between Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and The Four Tops' "Still Water" singles in 1970 was a curiosity: the major label debut of the popular Jamaican singing duo Bob and Marcia, a.k.a. Keith Anderson and Marcia Griffiths. While the 45 with "Young, Gifted and Black" b/w "Peace of Mind" didn't dent the charts in the U.S., the A-side had made it all the way to No. 5 on the U.K. National Charts. Now, Cherry Red's Doctor Bird imprint has paired the
Review: Dennis Coffey, "One Night at Morey's: 1968"
For guitarist Dennis Coffey, music was no mere day job. While plying his trade each day as a member of the Funk Brothers, laying down funky licks on some of Detroit's finest records, Coffey was spending his evenings at Morey Baker's Showplace Lounge as one-third of organist Lyman Woodard's instrumental trio. With Woodard and drummer Melvin Davis, Coffey treated patrons to sizzling renditions of the day's hits as well as original songs. One of the trio's 1968 sets was issued last year on
Piece of His Heart: "Bang: The Bert Berns Story" Arrives On DVD
During his all-too-short lifetime, Bert Berns never received the kind of fame afforded many of his contemporaries on the New York music scene such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, or Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Yet, across the pond, young men like Paul McCartney and Keith Richards were taking notice whenever they saw the Berns imprimatur on one of their favorite 45s. McCartney and Richards are just two of the luminaries who lined up to salute the
Back to Big Pink: The Band's "Music from Big Pink" Turns 50, Goes Super Deluxe
The Band is returning to Big Pink for its 50th anniversary. On August 31, Capitol/UMe will reissue the seminal Music from Big Pink on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a CD/BD/2-LP/1-7 inch single Super Deluxe Edition. Though few groups would have had the audacity to name themselves The Band, that's exactly what Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel did. Big Pink was the album where the former Hawks (and former Bob Dylan backing band) crystallized the
You Dreamer: Big Country's 'Long Face' Gets Longer with Cherry Red Box Set
A beloved album from Big Country is about to get a lot bigger. Tomorrow, Cherry Red Records will expand the Scottish band's 1996 album Why the Long Face into a 4-CD edition also including their live album from the same year, Eclectic, and two discs of bonus material. Last year, TSD described Big Country: "The story of Big Country goes like this: the quartet, featuring ex-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson on vocals and guitar, guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark
The Exodus Has Begun: Prince Estate Strikes Catalog Deal With Sony Music
In what's certainly one of the year's biggest surprises, Sony Music's Legacy Recordings has just announced a comprehensive new deal with the Prince estate that will see Legacy assuming the reins for a considerable portion of Prince's remarkable discography. Sony will hold the worldwide licensing rights to the late superstar's core catalogue recorded from 1995 onward, covering some 19 major albums recorded by the Purple One during this time, as well as relevant singles, B-sides, live material,
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