What went into your mind when you heard the news that Ozzy Osbourne passed away? Was it the bat? The dove? The tousled visage cooking breakfast in his kitchen? The bewildered man in a mansion, navigating contrived-for-camera family dramas to audiences in the millions? Or the wounded soul defiantly bringing the crowd one last bellow from hell, less than two weeks ago, with his Black Sabbath brethren (complete once more) from the stage at Villa Park in Birmingham, where the group once
Release Round-Up: Week of July 11
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. Jethro Tull, Still Living in the Past (Parlophone/Rhino) 5CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Still Living in the Past reinterpret Jethro Tull's original odds-and-ends compilation from 1972 as a 5CD/1 Blu-ray set boasting some 35 unissued mixes and versions alongside
I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016)
18LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 13CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada After a period of nearly four years, David Bowie's series of "Eras" box sets is returning with a new, final volume. I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016) concludes the career-spanning chronicle of the shape-shifting superstar. The new 13-CD or 18-LP box picks up where 2021's Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) left off, capturing the final years of an artist who never stopped innovating. The
More Songs About Buildings and Food: Deluxe Edition
3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rough Trade (Red) / D2C Exclusive (2LP/4x7") 4LP: D2C Exclusive (and 4LP/2x7") Rhino is taking Talking Heads fans to the river with a new deluxe edition: a 3CD/Blu-ray edition of the group's 1978 sophomore album More Songs About Buildings and Food. The box includes the remastered original album alongside a bonus disc of rare studio material (including four unreleased alternate takes and
Never Get Old: David Bowie's Final Albums Boxed on "I Can't Give Everything Away"
After a period of nearly four years, David Bowie's series of "Eras" box sets is returning with a new, final volume. I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016) arrives on September 12 from ISO Records and Parlophone, concluding the career-spanning chronicle of the shape-shifting superstar. The new 13-CD or 18-LP box picks up where 2021's Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) left off, capturing the final years of an artist who never stopped innovating. The set contains new pressings of: Heathen
Live Forever: Reunited Oasis Plan Albums Box Set
Less than a week after announcing a new, slightly expanded edition of sophomore album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis are also announcing a box set collecting new pressings of all their studio albums. Ostensibly tied to the ongoing reunion tour (which kicked off in England to audience approval last week), Complete Studio Album Collection is exactly what it says: the band's seven studio albums issued between 1994 and 2008, plus 1998 B-sides collection The Masterplan. With the
The Living Return: Cherry Pop Continues Swing Out Sister Box Set Series
U.K. sophisti-pop act Swing Out Sister is getting a new box set from Cherry Red in July - and it's a good excuse for us to shine a light on both collections the label has recently planned for the group. Known for their international 1987 hit "Breakout," the group - primarily consisting of singer Corinne Drewery and keyboardist Andy Connell, along with the talents of producer Paul Staveley O'Duffy, who's produced nearly all the group's albums - have released decades' worth of jazzy originals
Glitter Years: Cherry Red Collects The Bangles' '80s Recordings for New Box
A box set from Cherry Red this fall will offer nearly everything from the first decade of The Bangles' discography. Watching the Sky: The Bangles Box Set will join together on four CDs the band's three studio albums (All Over the Place (1984), Different Light (1986) and Everything (1988)) - most with non-LP single, B-side and remix material - plus a further bonus disc of rare material, including the group's pre-major label studio material. It's 27 bonus tracks in all, plus a liner notes essay
Review: Robin Trower, "For Earth Below: 50th Anniversary Edition"
1975's For Earth Below proved a turning point for Robin Trower. The ex-Procol Harum guitarist's third solo set, it introduced drummer Bill Lordan to Trower's power trio which also included singer-bassist James Dewar. Building on the success of its predecessor, Bridge of Sighs, the album became Trower's most successful in the United States and solidified his place in the guitar-hero pantheon. Now, Chrysalis Records has revisited the blues-rock classic in a new 4CD mediabook edition, mirroring
Make It Fast, Make It Urgent: Foreigner Add More to '4'
Foreigner is bringing 4 to the fore with a new deluxe box set devoted to their blockbuster fourth album. Available September 12, this new edition of 4 will include a new remix of the original 1981 album and three discs of unreleased material, including studio outtakes, unheard songs from the recording sessions, instrumental mixes and selections from the band's world tour of 1981-1982. A Blu-ray Audio will include the album remix (plus the newly-released "Fool If You Love Him," available as
No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored)
4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Following a similar recent deluxe set for Both Sides, the Genesis drummer/singer's most commercially successful solo album, 1985's No Jacket Required, is being revisited for its 40th anniversary in two new formats. There's a new "Fully Tailored" 4LP set that offers a new half-speed master of the album, cut at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, along with three discs including all the
Inside Out: Phil Collins Plans 40th Anniversary Vinyl Box, Blu-ray Audio for 'No Jacket Required'
Phil Collins is taking his Jacket to the cleaners and coming back with a whole new cut. Following a similar recent deluxe set for Both Sides, the Genesis drummer/singer's most commercially successful solo album, 1985's No Jacket Required, is being revisited for its 40th anniversary in two new formats. There's a new "Fully Tailored" 4LP set that offers a new half-speed master of the album, cut at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, along with three discs including all the live
Party on the Patio: ZZ Top Doubleback on New Limited Vinyl Box from Rhino High Fidelity
ZZ Top are revisiting their biggest hitmaking days on vinyl. From the Top (1979-1990) is a new limited 5LP box set as part of Rhino's High-Fidelity initiative, featuring new pressings of the Texas trio's most pop-friendly material: Degüello (1979), El Loco (1981), Eliminator (1983), Afterburner (1985) and Recycler (1990). (it follows a similar set issued last year.) All vinyl masters have been cut from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal. The luxe
Made In Japan: Super Deluxe Edition
5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Deep Purple Store / Rhino.com 2LP: Amazon U.K. Coming from Rhino on August 15 - 52 years since the first of the concerts represented on the original LP were staged - a new super deluxe edition of Made in Japan, spanning 5CD/1 Blu-ray or 10 LPs, offers new mixes by Steven Wilson of the original album and the complete trio of concerts it came from, complete with bonus encores and a few original single edits. The band's longtime
Joni's Jazz
4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada What is jazz? The question has been debated often, but now we know how Joni Mitchell might answer. The legendary singer-songwriter's Archives series is continuing with its first themed compilation, appropriately entitled Joni's Jazz. These 61 selections - available on 4 CDs or 8 LPs - draw from nearly every core album in the Mitchell discography with just a couple of exceptions (Clouds, Ladies of
Stand Inside Your Love: Smashing Pumpkins Revisit 'Machina' Duo in New Vinyl Box
The Smashing Pumpkins are revisiting the material that initially marked their final bow with a sprawling, unusual box set. 2000's Machina/The Machines of God will be remastered and reissued on CD and double vinyl from UMe on August 22. Additionally, a new box set, Machina (Aranea Alba Editio), will offer a remixed and resequenced, 48-track quintuple-album drawing from Machina, its sequel Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music and assorted B-sides, plus a further three LPs of 32
Hey! Ho! Let's Go! Rhino Boxes Ramones Albums in Atmos on "1-2-3-4!"
Gabba gabba hey! Today, Rhino has unveiled a new box set bringing Ramones into a new frontier: that of immersive audio. 1!2!3!4! The Ramones Atmos Collection brings Queens' favorite band into the realm of Dolby Atmos with new immersive mixes of their first four albums on Blu-ray Audio: 1976's Ramones; 1977's Leave Home and Rocket to Russia; and 1978's Road to Ruin. Limited to just 2,000 copies, this set is available exclusively at Rhino.com and Warner Music's international storefronts. The
Release Round-Up: Week of June 27
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. Bruce Springsteen, Tracks II: The Lost Albums 1983-2018 (Columbia/Legacy) 7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 9LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Lost and Found: Selections from the Lost Albums (Columbia/Legacy) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon
That's What Makes Us Humans Being: Van Halen's 'Balance' Set for Deluxe Edition
Van Halen's catalogue is attaining further Balance with an expanded edition of the band's final album recorded with second lead singer Sammy Hagar. The band's 10th studio album, released in 1995, will be reissued August 15 as a 2CD/2LP/Blu-ray set offering the remaster featured in 2023 box set The Collection II, three studio rarities, eight unreleased live tracks and a half-dozen music videos (including another live performance from the vault). Standalone 2CD and 2LP editions will be
Impossible Dreamer: Joni Mitchell Collects "Joni's Jazz" on New Box Set
What is jazz? The question has been debated often, but now we know how Joni Mitchell might answer. On September 5, the legendary singer-songwriter's Archives series continues with its first themed compilation, appropriately entitled Joni's Jazz. These 61 selections - available on 4 CDs or 8 LPs - draw from nearly every core album in the Mitchell discography with just a couple of exceptions (Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon) and reflect the breadth of the artist's immersion into the jazz idiom in
Alive and Kicking: Simple Minds Reissues Reconfigured 'Once Upon a Time' Box
A reconfigured version of a Simple Minds box set released a decade ago will be released this fall to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's biggest international success, Once Upon a Time. Available October 17, this 5CD edition offers the original 1985 album (featuring the singles "Alive and Kicking," "Sanctify Yourself," "All the Things She Said" and "Ghost Dancing") alongside two discs of single edits, remixes and B-sides and the 1987 concert album Live in the City of Light. The discs
From Japan to 'Rapture': Deep Purple Remix, Expand Albums from Mk. II and VIII Line-Ups
Two very different albums from Deep Purple's long history will be remixed and reissued this summer: 1975's Made in Japan and 2005's Rapture of the Deep. Coming from Rhino on August 15 - 52 years since the first of the concerts represented on the original LP were staged - a new super deluxe edition of Made in Japan, spanning 5CD/1 Blu-ray or 10 LPs, offers new mixes by Steven Wilson of the original album and the complete trio of concerts it came from, complete with bonus encores and a few
Release Round-Up: Week of June 20
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. Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross: Expanded Edition (Omnivore) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Omnivore will offer an expanded reissue of the self-titled debut album from Christopher Cross, the unforgettable 1979 release that became a commercial juggernaut and
To Cut a Long Story Short: Spandau Ballet's Early Years Compiled for New Box
A new box set will trace the early years of U.K. New Wave icons Spandau Ballet - offering three formats in one package. Everything is Now - Vol. 1: 1978-1982 will collect albums, singles, live material, demos and videos from the group's earliest period as a 6CD/Blu-ray/2LP set. The box will offer new vinyl pressings of the band's first two LPs, Journeys to Glory (1981) and Diamond (1982); collections of 7" and 12" material from each album on CD; a rare full remix of Diamond issued on a 12"
Love Will Keep Us Alive: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Jim Capaldi Tribute with Steve Winwood, Pete Townshend, Cat Stevens, Joe Walsh, More
Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings has revisited the 2007 concert release Dear Mr. Fantasy: A Celebration for Jim Capaldi in a new 2CD/1Blu-ray edition. Following the singer-songwriter-drummer's death on January 28, 2005 at the age of 60 from stomach cancer, many of his friends came together on January 21, 2007 at the Roundhouse in London's Camden Town to pay tribute and support one of his favorite charities, The Jubilee Action Street Children Appeal. This release preserves that extraordinary
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 128
- Next Page »