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Release Round-Up: Week of July 24

July 24, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Doobie Brothers Warner Years

Today's Release Round-Up features an array of high-resolution music, plus box sets, vintage reissues, live albums and more! Roger Waters, Amused to Death (Remixed Editions) (Columbia/Legacy) Roger Waters revisits his 1992 album Amused to Death, featuring contributions from Don Henley, Rita Coolidge, P.P. Arnold, Andy Fairweather Low and Michael Kamen, in a variety of formats featuring new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes.  Read our full coverage here. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Joe Walsh, Roger Waters, The Doobie Brothers, The Knack, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Various Artists

From the Vault: Hyde Park 1969

July 16, 2015 By

Rolling Stones Hyde Park 1969

The Rolling Stones' free concert of July 5, 1969 at London's Hyde Park is the latest to come to the band's From the Vault series - this time in DVD and BD formats. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Fare Thee Well [Various Editions]

July 9, 2015 By

Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well

The final (?) performances of the Grateful Dead, recorded on July 3-5 at Chicago's Soldier Field, come to CD, DD, DVD and BD in a variety of audio and video formats: FARE THEE WELL - Exclusive Complete Versions (Exclusively for order at dead.net)          •    12-CD/7-Blu-ray Complete Version - Full audio and high-definition video from all three shows on CD and Blu-ray plus exclusive bonus disc of behind-the-scenes footage. Individually numbered, limited edition of 20,000.          •   

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Rock

Live in Hyde Park

July 7, 2015 By

ELO Hyde Park

The music of Electric Light Orchestra lives on!  Jeff Lynne's acclaimed performance in 2014 at London's Hyde Park comes to DVD and Blu-ray in a special edition also containing the documentary film Mr. Blue Sky -The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Can't Get It Out Of My Head: Jeff Lynne and ELO's 2014 Hyde Park Concert Gets Fall Release

July 6, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

ELO Hyde Park

Last September, 50,000 lucky spectators bore witness to Jeff Lynne's return to the concert stage when the Electric Light Orchestra frontman took the stage at London's Hyde Park for the most eagerly-anticipated performance of BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day.  Now, Lynne's performance - backed by his band (including ELO's Richard Tandy) and the BBC Concert Orchestra - is coming to DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats.  On September 11, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Live in Hyde Park preserving

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne

End of the Long, Strange Trip? Final Grateful Dead Reunion Shows Arrive From Rhino in November

June 30, 2015 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Complete

Over the weekend, the remaining members of the Grateful Dead kicked off their reunion "Fare Thee Well" concerts in Santa Clara, California.  These concerts are billed as the last time that Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir will perform under the name of the Grateful Dead.  The final three highly-anticipated shows begin on July 3 at Soldier Field in Chicago.  Rhino Records has just announced that these final shows will all be recorded and available in a variety of formats on

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Grateful Dead

Release Round-Up: Week of June 30

June 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Private Dancer 30th

Welcome to our final Tuesday Release Round-Up - and it's a doozy!  As many of you know, the record industry will next week adopt a universal Friday release day.  No releases are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7; instead, Friday, July 10 is the date!  DVDs and Blu-rays will, for the foreseeable future, remain released on Tuesdays.  We'll resume with a new Release Round-Up on Friday, July 10! Ronny and the Daytonas, The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 311, Brian Wilson, Dean Martin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nancy Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ronny and the Daytonas, Tavares, The Fantastic Four, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Who, Tina Turner

Release Round-Up: Week of June 23

June 23, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones Marquee Club

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a vintage live concert from The Rolling Stones in a variety of formats, an all-star salute to the great Carole King, a rare soundtrack from a beloved performer to a classic children's film, and much, much more! The Rolling Stones, From the Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971 (Eagle Rock) DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD DVD + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Carl Hall, Carole King, Jerry Garcia, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod McKuen, The Lover Speaks, The Rolling Stones, The Royal Jesters

Release Round-Up: Week of June 16

June 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James Taylor Before This World

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring the return of a veteran artist, celebrations of the renowned musicians of Nashville and Los Angeles, a classic Disney soundtrack, and much more! Various Artists, Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Legacy teams with the Country Music Hall of Fame for this 2-CD, 36-song companion soundtrack to the Nashville museum's current exhibit chronicling Music City's fusion of country of rock.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Christopher Cross, Donovan, Eddi Reader, James Taylor, John Barry, Johnny Cash, Miklos Rosza, The Dream Syndicate, Various Artists

Live at Shea Stadium 1982

May 20, 2015 By

Who Live at Shea

The Who's October 13, 1982 show at New York's Shea Stadium - featuring Kenney Jones on drums for a 25-track set (including Who favorites as well as covers of "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout") - arrives on Standard Definition Blu-ray with DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM stereo soundtracks.  Also available on DVD.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

The Wrecking Crew

April 24, 2015 By

Wrecking Crew BD

Denny Tedesco's acclaimed documentary about the hitmaking L.A. session legends collectively known as The Wrecking Crew arrives on DVD and Blu-ray.  Features contributions from Brian Wilson, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Cher, Herb Alpert, Micky Dolenz and more.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Pop

A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King

April 21, 2015 By

MusiCares Carole King

A host of artists - including Sara Bareilles, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Steven Tyler and James Taylor - are on hand for this tribute to the one and only Carole King.  Available on DVD and BD.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Pop

From the Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971

April 21, 2015 By

Rolling Stones Marquee Club

The Rolling Stones' eight-song set previewing Sticky Fingers at London's Marquee Club comes to a variety of audio and video formats from Eagle Rock Entertainment, many with bonus features/songs: DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD + LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Live and Sticky: The Rolling Stones' "Marquee Club 1971" Comes To CD, DVD and BD

April 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Rolling Stones Marquee Club

The Rolling Stones whetted some appetites when they announced that two tracks from the band's 1971 Marquee Club gig would be included on the 2-CD/1-DVD and Super Deluxe Editions of that year's Sticky Fingers, now due (after a brief delay was announced) on June 8 in the U.K. and June 9 stateside.  Now, Eagle Rock Entertainment has revealed that the entirety of the concert - filmed for U.S. television - will be released in DVD, Standard Definition Blu-ray and CD formats on June 22 as part of The

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Release Round-Up: Week of March 31

March 31, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy

Today's Release Round-Up has everything from classic country and rock to vintage jazz! Glen Campbell, Rhinestone Cowboy: 40th Anniversary Edition (Capitol Nashville) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. ) Capitol Nashville remasters and expands Glen Campbell’s smash 1975 album with five bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased “Quits,” two rare new-to-U.S.-CD single sides and remixes of “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.).”  Read full details

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Billie Holiday, Fotheringay, Glen Campbell, Hall and Oates, Meat Loaf, Rick Wakeman, Ringo Starr, The Grateful Dead, Translator, Van Halen

Release Round-Up: Week of March 23

March 23, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Bee Gees 1974 1979

It's a Monday release date here in the U.S., so here's your early Release Round-Up! Bee Gees, 1974-1979 (Reprise/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) This box set brings together the band’s Mr. Natural, Main Course, Children of the World and Spirits Having Flown plus a disc of previously issued bonus material.  Full track listing and details here.  Watch on Record Store Day for a companion vinyl release to this set featuring the 12-inch mixes from Saturday Night Fever! Kansas,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bee Gees, Dean Martin, Hawkwind, James Brown, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Kansas, Kenny Rankin, Paul McCartney, Phyllis Hyman, Roger Taylor, The Brecker Brothers, Toto, Van Morrison, Willie Nile

A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney

February 19, 2015 By

MusiCares Paul

2012's MusiCares gala tribute to Macca comes to DVD and BD, with performances including Neil Young and Crazy Horse's "I Saw Her Standing There," James Taylor and Diana Krall's "Yesterday" and "For No One," Sergio Mendes' "The Fool on the Hill," Coldplay's "We Can Work It Out," Alicia Keys' "Blackbird" and more!

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Live in Dublin

February 18, 2015 By

HO Dublin

Daryl Hall and John Oates' July 15, 2014 show at Dublin's Olympia Theatre - their first in the city - has been captured on audio and video!  The concert's 15 tracks include "Maneater," "She's Gone," "Sara Smile" and more.  Live in Dublin will be available in CD/DVD and BD editions.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Pop, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of February 17

February 17, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

pretenders box

  The Pretenders, 1979-1999 (Edsel) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) This mega-box features all of Edsel's expanded Pretenders reissues, totaling the band's eight Sire/Warner Bros. albums across 14 CDs and 8 DVDs (with six of the titles as 2-CD/1-DVD sets and two as 1-CD/1-DVD sets).  Wow!  All of the box set's albums are also available individually (see below)!  All track listings and discography can be found here. The Pretenders, 1979-1999 individual CD/DVD reissues

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Funk, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Art Pepper, Bob Marley, Chicago, Glen Campbell, Kiki Dee, Pretenders, The Alan Parsons Project, The Box Tops

Easy Skanking in Boston '78

February 5, 2015 By

Marley

Easy Skanking in Boston '78 kicks off a new program from UMe and the Bob Marley family.  This new release, consisting of previously unreleased concert footage, will be available in Blu-Ray/CD combo pack, DVD/CD and standalone CD and vinyl versions. The video was shot with a hand-held camera by a fan that Marley allowed to sit right in front of the stage for his 1978 concert at Boston's Music Hall. The result captures the artist from just a few feet away.  Gaps in the original footage have been

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else

Something Good: Legacy Expands "The Sound of Music," Classic Soundtrack Also Comes to SACD and Vinyl

January 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Sound of Music

The hills are alive again! On March 10, Legacy Recordings will reissue RCA Victor’s chart-topping 1965 soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s five-time Academy Award-winning The Sound of Music in a new 50th anniversary edition to coincide with the golden anniversary release on Blu-ray.  Collectors will note that expanded CD reissues of the classic musical soundtrack starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are as inevitable as raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; editions have

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Julie Andrews, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Release Round-Up: Week of January 20

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

jellyfish milk2

Jellyfish, Bellybutton and Spilt Milk (Omnivore) Bellybutton: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Spilt Milk: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Here are the deluxe editions that fans of the cult '90s pop revivalists have been waiting for!  A total of 51 bonus tracks are spread across these freshly-remastered reissues of Jellyfish's two studio albums.  Look for Joe's review later today! Universal Togetherness Band, Universal Togetherness Band (Numero Group) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Numero

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Jellyfish, King Crimson, Red Garland, Tony Bennett, Universal Togetherness Band

Cheek to Cheek Live!

January 16, 2015 By

Bennett Gaga Live

Hot on the heels of their smash 2014 collaborative album, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are taking their act on the road - and onto home screens with this 72-minute, 19-song concert filmed at New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center last summer.  The 72-minute special features such standards as "Anything Goes," "I Won't Dance," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and Irving Berlin's title track as performed by Bennett, Gaga and a 39-piece orchestra.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of December 2

December 2, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

bj home happy

B.J. Thomas, Home Where I Belong/Happy Man (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) B.J. Thomas, You Gave Me Love/Miracle (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Linda Jones, The Complete Atco-Loma-Warner Bros. Recordings (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. ) The Five Stairsteps, Our Family Portrait/Stairsteps (Expanded Twofer Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. ) The Unforgiven, The Unforgiven (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. ) Cowboy, 5’ll Getcha Ten (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Grateful Dead, Dick’s Picks

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Leonard Bernstein, Pixies, The Five Stairsteps, The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, Todd Rundgren

Release Round-Up: Week of November 10

November 10, 2014 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

monkees sde

  The Monkees, The Monkees: Super Deluxe Edition (Rhino Handmade) (Exclusively available directly from label) It's Monkeemania all over again: Davy, Micky, Peter and Michael are back with a 3-CD expansion of their debut album featuring 100 tracks - 45 of which are previously unreleased! ABBA, Gracias Por La Musica: Deluxe Edition (Polar/Universal) (Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K.) ABBA is saying "Thank You for the Music" - in Spanish!  The band's Spanish-language 1980

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: ABBA, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Queen, Roger Taylor, Rush, Tears for Fears, The Kinks, The Monkees

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