Over the first two volumes of Manhattan Soul, Ace Records' Kent imprint has dug up some of the finest - and indeed, rarest - soul tracks to come out of the Big Apple in the 1960s. For the third installment of the series, the label has again tapped the vaults of Florence Greenberg's Scepter and Wand Records, plus rival label Musicor, for a definitive chronicle of some of the most urbane R&B of the decade. Though these outfits were based in New York, productions sometimes came from other
Only The Beginning: Robert Lamm's "Time Chill: A Retrospective" Coming From Omnivore
If you know "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "Beginnings," and "Get Away" - and who doesn't? - you know the work of Robert Lamm. Yet what you might not know is that the Brooklyn-born founding member of Chicago and recent inductee of both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters' Hall of Fames has also had a flourishing solo career in which he's been able to explore new sonic avenues free from the shadow of his famous, and still busy, band. On June 2, Omnivore
More Tomorrow: Esoteric Reissues Two From Unicorn, David Gilmour-Produced Band
What would it have sounded like if Pink Floyd's David Gilmour had produced the Eagles? One possible answer comes via his work with the British band Unicorn. Despite the patronage of the psychedelic rocker, Unicorn took many of its cues from the American West Coast. Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint is remastering and expanding two albums from Unicorn, 1976's Too Many Crooks, and 1977's One More Tomorrow. Both titles are due this Friday, March 31, in the United Kingdom, and one week
Gotta Be Cruel to Be Kind: Brinsley Schwarz's Final Album Released This Spring
More than 40 years after it was recorded, legendary pub rock outfit Brinsley Schwarz's final studio album It's All Over Now is finally hitting record stores in the spring. The venerable London quintet, comprised of Nick Lowe (vocals/bass), Ian Gomm (vocals/guitar), Brinsley Schwarz (guitar), Bob Andrews (keyboards) and Billy Rankin (drums), had endured their share of trials and tribulations throughout the 1970s. A disastrous pre-release publicity campaign in America, ending with a disastrous
Got Love If You Want It: More Record Store Day 2017 Essentials
Record Store Day's 10th anniversary couldn't be anything less than big. And with articles devoted to April 22's RSD releases from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Omnivore Recordings, Legacy Recordings, Prince, Warner Music Group and Real Gone Music, you might wonder what there's left to say before the big day. But you'd be wrong! We've scoured the list to find another 23 must-have titles hitting the vinyl racks at fine independent music stores next month. Which of these favorites are on
Groovin': Playback Records Reissues Lost Jazz-Soul Classic From Sue Barker
After an auspicious initial slate of releases including On Broadway: The Songs of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, The Complete Steve and The Board, and I Want, Need, Love You! - Garage Beat Nuggets from the Festival Vaults, Australia's Playback Records has returned with another pair of essential releases. Both of these feature artists from Down Under, but are universal in their appeal. Today we spotlight the lone LP release from Sue Barker. (And don't miss our coverage of those initial releases
Helium Discography Rising with New Vinyl Reissues
More than two decades after '90s noise-pop outfit Helium disbanded, Matador Records is celebrating their influence with a pair of vinyl reissues and a new rarities compilation due this spring. Formed in Boston, Helium underwent a variety of lineup shifts before signing to Matador, where the group was comprised of vocalist/guitarist Mary Timony, a singer in the fantastic tradition of Deborah Harry and Kim Gordon; bassist Ash Bowie, and former Dumptruck drummer Shawn King Devlin. Catchy singles
Feelin' Good: Real Gone's Record Store Day 2017 Offerings Feature Cheap Trick and The Meters
We've been taking you through many of the releases to come for this year's 10th anniversary Record Store Day on April 22, and now it is time to turn our attention to the offerings from Real Gone Music who will be releasing two titles for the event. (Just click on the "Record Store Day" tag below to access all of this year's RSD coverage!) Both of these are limited edition vinyl versions of previous Real Gone CD favorites - and one has a very special "golden ticket" incentive! Cheap Trick -
A Lot of Respect: Erasure to Issue PledgeMusic Box Set As Wide Release
If you missed out on Erasure's enormous box set released through PledgeMusic last holiday, it doesn't have to be--it's being made available to the general public this week. From Moscow to Mars: An Erasure Anthology is a treasury of riches from the seminal British synthpop duo, covering their first three decades together. This 12CD/1DVD set includes a variety of hits and rarities, including: Three discs of the band's complete single A-sides Two discs of the group's personal favorites,
Warner Music Plans Record Store Day Bonanza
Record Store Day has been an institution for a decade now, so leave it to this year's 10th anniversary event to be one of the biggest! We've already shone the spotlight on releases by David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Prince, Omnivore Recordings and Legacy Recordings; now, it's time to take a look at Warner Music's incredibly generous lineup. Over 30 titles will be featured from the label group at independent record stores on Saturday, April 22. There's really something for everyone: vintage 12"
Hot Thing: Seven Prince Singles Coming for Record Store Day
As faithful Prince fans await more detail about this summer's long-anticipated Purple Rain reissue, a group of Prince vinyl titles will arrive in stores for Record Store Day, a year and a day after his passing. Seven singles from The Artist's near-unstoppable run of hits in the '80s will be represented. Six are "RSD-First" titles, to be made available to general retail in the future, while one highly-collectible picture disc from Prince's early chart run is coming back just for the 10th
They Ran (So Far Away): Cherry Pop Collects A Flock of Seagulls' "Remixes and Rarities"
This Friday, Cherry Red Records' Cherry Pop imprint will celebrate the quintessential '80s pop band A Flock of Seagulls with a new double-CD set collecting 27 Remixes and Rarities. Born in Yorkshire and raised in Liverpool, brothers Mike and Ali Score formed the classic line-up of A Flock of Seagulls late in 1979 with bassist Frank Maudsley, who had previously played in a band with Mike, and lead guitarist Paul Reynolds. Soon, Mike was leaving his hairdressing business and Ali his life as an
All Together Now: Springsteen, Hendrix, Nilsson, Mathis, Cash Headline Legacy's Record Store Day Slate
Record Store Day is turning 10 years old on Saturday, April 22, and Legacy Recordings isn't one to miss out on the fun! The Legacy team has unveiled more than 20 exclusive releases on 7- and 12-inch vinyl that will be available at your local independent record retailer. Many of the label's heaviest hitters and longtime favorites are represented here - including Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Mathis, Ben Folds, Santana, and The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson. Legacy is also
Thank You Friends: Omnivore Unveils Record Store Day Slate with Big Star, NRBQ, Art Pepper
This morning, Omnivore Recordings announced its Record Store Day slate, boasting a trio of limited edition vinyl editions from Big Star, NRBQ and the Art Pepper Quartet. These will be available at your favorite local independent record store on Saturday, April 22 as part of this year's RSD festivities. The 1957 album The Art Pepper Quartet, featuring alto saxophonist Pepper, bassist Ben Tucker, pianist Russ Freeman and drummer Gary Frommer, marks its 60th anniversary this year. Omnivore
Pink Floyd Goes Into "Interstellar Overdrive" On Record Store Day
On Record Store Day - Saturday, April 22 - Pink Floyd will unveil a new 12-inch single featuring a previously unreleased 1966 instrumental recording. The mono single of "Interstellar Overdrive" will be a one-sided 12-inch, 180-gram black vinyl release, and will play at 33 1/3 RPM. The single will be packaged with a fold-out poster and an A6 postcard featuring an image of the band taken during the recording of the debut single "Arnold Layne." Written and performed by Syd Barrett, Roger
Baby, I'm In The Mood For You: Dion's 1965 Lost Album "Kickin' Child" Sees Release In May
A never-before-heard album by legendary rock-and-roller Dion DiMucci will see the light of day on May 12 when Norton Records releases Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965. Billboard reports that Kickin' Child dates back to Dion's tenure at Columbia Records, featuring 15 songs recorded with his group The Wanderers over sessions between spring and fall of 1965. Dion DiMucci was just 20 years old but already a chart veteran when he went solo at the dawn of the 1960s. Immortal hits like "I Wonder
And I Want You For All Time: Three Glen Campbell Classics To Be Reissued On Vinyl
Three classic Capitol Records albums by living legend Glen Campbell are set to return to vinyl from the label on March 24. Gentle on My Mind, Wichita Lineman and Galveston will all be reissued by Capitol Nashville on standard black vinyl, with limited-edition colored vinyl editions to follow at a later date. Gentle on My Mind, the singer-guitarist's sixth album, was produced by Al De Lory, with De Lory arranging and conducting alongside session veteran (and future Master of Space and Time)
In Memoriam: Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
Though Chuck Berry passed away yesterday at the age of 90, his "rock and roll music" will never die, any old way you choose it. Berry was among the vanguard of artists who transformed rhythm and blues into rock and roll with such landmark recordings as "Maybellene," "Johnny B. Goode," "Roll Over Beethoven," and yes, "Rock and Roll Music", and in doing so, inspired The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and just about every kid who ever dreamed of picking up a guitar and making a
Blink-182 Go Back to "California" This Summer
We've all dealt with bands reissuing an album with a track or two a year or so later; that feeling of re-purchasing is a familiar pain indeed. But Blink-182 are easing the blow a little bit on a reissue of their latest album, California, offering fans essentially another whole album! The power-pop-punk trio turned heads with their seventh studio album last year, the first recorded without founding member and singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge after a relatively bizarre public breakup in 2015 (a
It's a Great Soundtrack, Charlie Brown! Kritzerland Premieres Score by Guaraldi, McKuen
For nearly 50 years, getting the complete score to 1969's animated feature A Boy Named Charlie Brown was as fruitless as kicking a football held by Lucy Van Pelt. Kritzerland's newest album changes all that, offering Vince Guaraldi and John Scott Trotter's score and Rod McKuen's songs as they appeared in the film for the very first time. A Boy Named Charlie Brown found producer Lee Mendelson and director Bill Melendez teaming up again to bring Charles M. Schulz's beloved Peanuts comic strip
Into the Flood Again: Legacy To Release 25th Anniversary Edition of "Singles" with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Paul Westerberg
In 2000, writer/director Cameron Crowe dug into his personal memories as a writer for Rolling Stone for Almost Famous, the story of a reporter on tour with the fictional band Stillwater. The film would garner great critical acclaim, winning a Golden Globe for Best Film - Musical or Comedy and winning the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The soundtrack album would win a Grammy. But this was certainly not Crowe's first film to include the music industry nor his first to have a prominent
UPDATE! Mandatory Fun: More Details Emerge About "Weird Al" Yankovic's Career-Spanning "Squeeze Box" and "Medium Rarities" Bonus Disc
When word first came out about "Weird Al" Yankovic's career-spanning boxset, some details were yet to be confirmed, such as the content of the bonus disc entitled Medium Rarities. But the wait is over, and the tracks that are included on that long-awaited disc have just been released! Compiled by Yankovic himself, Medium Rarities includes 22 tracks that span the entirety of Al's whole career from his first commercial release ("Take Me Down" from a 1978 various artists compilation LP) to a
This Is All Right: Real Gone's Late April Slate Includes Cheap Trick, Girl Groups and Marc Jonson
We recently told you about Real Gone Music's April line-up. Typically, the label only has one round of releases in a month, but in April, you'll getting more as the label just announced some more titles to come out later in the month following the April 7 releases from B.J. Thomas, David Allan Coe, Jack Kerouac, and others. (Read all about those here!) First up is a collection of rarities from one of the biggest bands of the 1970s and 1980s and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees:
Bach Onto This: Deep Purple Founder Jon Lord's "Before I Forget" Reissued by Cherry Red
"Jon Lord and Whitesnake fans must occasionally want to be introspective," reckoned Deep Purple and Whitesnake founding member Jon Lord, "and I'd rather they did so with my music than Barry Manilow's." Lord was explaining the impetus for his third solo album, 1982's Before I Forget. Cherry Red and Purple Records have recently reissued the composer-producer-keyboardist's Before I Forget on CD in an expanded edition bringing together bonus tracks included on the 1999 and 2012 editions. For
Journey Back to Prydain: Bernstein, Williams, Poledouris Scores Announced by Varese Sarabande
Varese Sarabande Records has quite the bounty of soundtrack CD club releases this spring, announcing two stellar deluxe editions and reissuing a favorite album on disc. First up, a double-header for John Williams fans: his 1990 score to the romantic drama Stanley & Iris and the premiere release of his score to 1972's Pete 'N' Tillie. Stanley & Iris starred Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda as two struggling coworkers in a baking factory--she struggles to make ends meet with her extended
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