I hear the music coming out of your radio... Who's today's foremost young interpreter of the timeless music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David? Chances are many would answer with one name: Rumer. On October 21, the singer-songwriter will release her first full-length tribute to the songwriting legends with the debut on Rhino/EastWest of her fourth album, the eagerly-anticipated This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach and David Songbook. In 2010, Rumer released the single Sings Bacharach at
Now, Voyager: Big Break Collects Dexter Wansel's "Philadelphia International Records Anthology"
Are you ready to blast off? With the August 5 release of Dexter Wansel's Stargazer: The Philadelphia International Records Anthology 1976-1980, Big Break Records is headed for the stars. Wansel was one of the brightest lights of PIR's "Mk. II" period, releasing four criminally underrated LPs on the label. His work as an artist, songwriter, arranger and producer pushed the envelope of Philly soul, bringing in elements of jazz fusion and even progressive rock. Stargazer brings together all of
Back On The Street Again: Vibe On Records Reissues, Expands Cher's "I Paralyze"
I Paralyze, the seventeenth studio album from the one and only Cher, had all of the earmarks of a hit album. Her first and only LP for Columbia Records, it boasted a line-up of heavy hitters including producer-songwriters John Farrar (a string of Olivia Newton-John's most beloved hits including "Magic," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and David Wolfert (whose credits include Melissa Manchester, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield), songwriter
Release Round-Up: Week of July 29
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Archies, Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) At long last! The complete albums of The Archies are being assembled in one 5-CD box set by Cleopatra Records. You'll find The Archies, Everything's Archie, Jingle Jangle, Sunshine and This Is Love each in a mini-LP replica sleeve, along with a booklet containing new liner notes. Bubblegum never tasted so good as in these top-notch
Towering Twosome: Robinsongs Reissues Jazz-Disco Classics From Lalo Schifrin, Brick
In a career now in its seventh decade, there's little that Lalo Schifrin hasn't accomplished. The four-time Grammy-winning Argentinean composer-arranger-conductor created one of the most memorable television themes of all time with his "Mission: Impossible," worked with Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley and Sarah Vaughan, scored innumerable films (racking up six Oscar nominations in the process) and released a variety of solo albums for labels including Verve, Tabu and CTI. Two of his LPs for
Review: Rhonda Ross, "In Case You Didn't Know"
In Case You Didn't Know: Rhonda Ross has dropped a new release. The album of that title showcases the singer-songwriter on a set of fourteen potent, original tracks. Ross, a gifted vocalist with an expressive instrument, has written or co-written every song on the album, and though the CD's exclusive retailer CD Baby categorizes the record as "Jazz Fusion" - calling to mind the liquid soundscapes of Return to Forever or Weather Report - that term only tells part of the artist's story. The
Above and Beyond: Varese Brings Papa John Phillips, Wynn Stewart to Vinyl
For his first solo album - and lone solo LP released during his lifetime - John Phillips was careful not to repeat himself. With The Mamas and the Papas in the rearview mirror at that moment in time, Papa John reinvented himself as John, The Wolfking of L.A. and surrounded himself with the day's top musicians to craft a beguiling, mellow portrait of Los Angeles circa 1970. Varese Vintage expanded this one-of-a-kind record on CD in 2006, and has recently issued it on a new 180-gram vinyl
Dream Weaving: Gary Wright's Lost "Ring of Changes" Premieres, Features George Harrison and Mick Jones
In a career spanning seven decades, there's little Gary Wright hasn't accomplished. Having earned a role on Broadway before hitting his teenage years, the musically-talented New Jersey native moved to London, formed Spooky Tooth, befriended George Harrison, played on hit records from Harrison, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson, and launched his own successful career with smashes like "Dreamweaver" and "Love is Alive." But one chapter of the Gary Wright story has been long lost: his 1972 album Ring
Can You Hear Me: Upcoming David Bowie Box To Premiere Unreleased Album "The Gouster"
What is The Gouster? Parlophone Records has the answer with the upcoming release of the second in the series of David Bowie's complete albums box sets, Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976). The label promises a full announcement next week of the set which will follow last year's Five Years (1969-1973), but in the meantime, a special addition to the box has been confirmed: the unreleased album The Gouster, an embryonic version of 1975's "plastic soul" classic Young Americans which found Bowie
Shake It Up: Hot Shot Offers Hi-NRG On "Shoot Your Shot: The Divine Anthology"
John Waters once called the late Divine his "fearless muse." The so-called Pope of Trash and People's Pervert noted when speaking of the documentary film about his friend's life, "Who else could convincingly turn from teenage delinquent to mugger, prostitute, unwed mother, child abuser, fashion model, nightclub entertainer, murderess and jailbird, all in the same movie?" Indeed, Divine's career was an extraordinary, and extraordinarily unlikely, one. Divine's musical side has been celebrated
Release Round-Up: Week of July 22
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dio, A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 collects all six studio albums released by Warner Bros. and Reprise in the first decade of the band Dio's soaring career. Formed by Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice after their split from Black Sabbath in 1982, the group first gained prominence with the title track of debut Holy Diver, a staple of MTV and a recurring metal cult
RPM Collects Unit 4 + 2 On "Concrete and Clay: The Complete Recordings"
Unit 4 + 2 still gets airplay today thanks to "Concrete and Clay." The 1965 single which hit No. 1 on the U.K. Pop charts and No. 28 on the U.S. Hot 100, and inspired covers by everyone from Gary Lewis and the Playboys to They Might Be Giants (including Randy Edelman's hit revival in 1976). But there was more to the British pop band, as evidenced by RPM's double-CD anthology, Concrete and Clay: The Complete Recordings. The 43 tracks here hail from 1964-1969 and encompass two albums, an EP
Ticket to Ride: The Beatles' "Live at The Hollywood Bowl" Arrives In September
Since the advent of the compact disc era, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl has been the forgotten stepchild of the Fab Four's legendary catalogue. That's about to change with the first-ever commercial CD/DD release of the 1977 album on September 9 via Apple/UMe. The newly-retitled, remixed, remastered and expanded Live at the Hollywood Bowl will arrive one week in advance of the September 16 premiere of director Ron Howard's documentary film Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years which
Sail Away: "The Randy Newman Songbook" Box Set, "Vol. 3" Coming Soon
Randy Newman is back...just when America needs him the most! While we're all waiting for the mordant troubadour's new studio album, due in 2017, Nonesuch Records has announced the September 23 release of the limited edition vinyl box set The Randy Newman Songbook. This collection will premiere the third volume of his Songbook series (also available in a standalone edition) which began back in 2003. For more than fifty years, Newman has been a foremost chronicler of the American experience,
That's The Way: Led Zeppelin's "Complete BBC Sessions" Coming In September
A whole lotta love is coming from Led Zeppelin this fall with the release from Atlantic/Swan Song of The Complete BBC Sessions on September 16. This new collection expands the original double-disc set, from 1997, which was culled from the band's appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. This updated version has been fully and newly remastered under the supervision by Jimmy Page, and expanded with eight unreleased BBC recordings, including three rescued from a previously "lost" session
BREAKING! Isley Brothers' "Groove with You...Live!" Coming From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music
Are you ready to groove with us? On September 2, "The Great Lost Isley Brothers Album" is coming to CD from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music! In 1980, Ronald, Rudolph, O'Kelly, Ernie and Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper were riding high with their singular, electrifying fusion of rock, funk and soul. After having transformed in 1973 from a three-man vocal group to a self-contained six-man band, The Isleys cranked out hit after hit. Original powerhouses like "That Lady," "Fight the
Last Train To Clarksville: The Monkees Compile Hits and Favorites On "50" and "Forever"
"You Bring the Summer," goes one of the brightest tracks on The Monkees' new hit album Good Times! Well, the summer is bringing more of Micky, Davy, Peter and Mike with the dual August 26 releases of Monkees Forever and The Monkees 50. This announcement comes hot on the heels of the release of the lavish, definitive Blu-ray collection of The Monkees' television show! These two new collections are timed for the band's 50th anniversary (currently being celebrated on the road by a successful
An Apple A Day: RPM Collects Grapefruit's Fab "Yesterday's Sunshine"
RPM Records continues to leave no stone unturned as it explores groups and artists that may have fallen between the cracks over the years. A recent release from Grapefruit is no exception. Throughout their relatively short existence, the members of the four-piece pop-psych band Grapefruit enjoyed the imprimatur of The Beatles. Signed to Apple Music Publishing, the band was given a major promotional push but never attained any major success on the singles chart, and by the time the album
Release Round-Up: Week of July 15
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Little Richard, Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums (Concord/Specialty) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new, 5-LP vinyl box set collects all of the studio albums that Little Richard recorded for both the Specialty and Vee-Jay labels between 1957 and 1965. The mono albums, each replicating the original label and jacket art, have been remastered from analog tapes. A 16-page booklet featuring new liner
I Love You, Yes I Do: Kent Collects The Independents' "Complete Wand Recordings"
Fans of silky-smooth, orchestral soul likely know of The Independents, the Chicago vocal group that launched the careers of producer-songwriters Chuck Jackson (not the R&B singer of "Any Day Now" fame) and Marvin Yancy. Before Jackson and Yancy went on to guide the career of Natalie Cole (whom Yancy also married) and numerous other headliners, they were part of The Independents. Ace Records' Kent imprint has recently reissued the entire Wand Records output - equal parts shimmering and
Lost Era of London Celebrated On Croydon Municipal's "Soho Continental"
Next stop: bohemian London, circa the 1950s and 1960s. That's the itinerary for Croydon Municipal's latest release in conjunction with Cherry Red, Soho Continental. This 25-track collection conjures the period in which Soho was dotted not with chain stores and restaurants but with coffee bars, cocktail spots and trattorias populated by artists of every stripe and ethnicity. As co-compiler Martin Green points out in his liner notes, "this album reflects the international sounds emanating from
The Summer Knows: Varese Collects Snuff Garrett's Movie Music On "50 Guitars Go to the Movies"
Between 1961 and 1973, legendary producer Thomas Lesslie "Snuff" Garrett released over two dozen albums as The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett, making an indelible contribution to the "easy listening" instrumental market. The multitalented Garrett was at his most prolific, overseeing the 50 Guitars albums during a period in which he produced a variety of artists including Cher, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Vicki Lawrence, Vikki Carr, and Jim Nabors. Last year, Varese Vintage reissued The 50
Cherish The Love: BBR Expands Kool and the Gang's "Emergency"
Over 45 years after their first release, Kool and the Gang remain synonymous with party music and delicious dancefloor grooves, from "Celebration" to "Ladies Night." Big Break Records has recognized the band's legacy with an ongoing series of reissues, of which the recent Emergency is the ninth. Originally released on De-Lite Records late in 1984, Emergency has been expanded by BBR into a deluxe, 2-CD set with a full complement of sixteen bonus tracks! Emergency continued Kool and the
Release Round-Up: Week of July 8
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! John Coltrane, The Atlantic Years in Mono (Atlantic/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino's new box set, available on both CD and LP, includes original mono mixes of Trane's Giant Steps; Bags & Trane (with Milt Jackson); Ole Coltrane; Coltrane Plays The Blues and The Avant Garde (with Don Cherry) plus one disc of outtakes. All of these remastered albums are housed in replica jackets and a 32-page
Try A Little Tenderness: Morello Reissues Four From Marty Robbins
Morello Records, an imprint of Cherry Red Group, is back with its fifth and sixth two-fers drawn from the considerable catalogue of the late country superstar Marty Robbins. Today/Don't Let Me Touch You brings together two Columbia LPs from 1971 and 1977, respectively, while All Around Cowboy/Everything I've Always Wanted has Robbins' 1979 and 1981 albums. Singer-songwriter Marty Robbins spent most of his career, spanning roughly thirty years and over 50 studio albums, at Columbia, departing
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