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Break Every Rule: Deluxe Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Tina Turner Break Every Rule

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (CD 1 & CD 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Parlophone revisited Tina Turner's 1989 triumph Foreign Affair in a deluxe edition.  Now, the label is turning the clock back to 1986 for a similar presentation of the artist's equally incendiary Break Every Rule.  The 1986 album will be reissued as a 3CD/2DVD box as well as on vinyl and as a 2CD expanded

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Waka/Wazoo

October 20, 2022 By

Frank Zappa Waka Wazoo

UMe and Zappa Records are chronicling Frank Zappa's 1972 - a period of great productivity for the artist despite the health challenges he faced as a result of being pushed into an orchestra pit by a crazed fan - in a new 4CD/1BD box set.  The original Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums, on which Zappa debuted his "electric orchestra" concept, are presented on the Blu-ray disc in three high-resolution formats: 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos, 48kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and 96kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo. 

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz

Harvest: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Neil Young Harvest 50 Cover

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/7-inch single/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Harvest, Neil Young's most commercially successful album to date, is turning 50 - and the singer-songwriter is celebrating with new 3CD/2DVD and 2LP/7-inch/2DVD box sets.  The boxes feature the original album on CD 1, with the second disc dedicated to a previously unreleased February 23, 1971 solo performance from the BBC's In Concert series featuring album cuts such as

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Live at the Whisky 1977

October 20, 2022 By

Cheap Trick Live at the Whisky

This 4CD set compiles a quartet of Cheap Trick's complete, uncut shows recorded at the Whisky-a-Go-Go in Los Angeles in the summer of 1977. It's limited to just 2,000 copies and chronicles when Robin Zander, guitarist/songwriter Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson and drummer Bun E. Carlos spontaneously booked some nights at the historic Sunset Strip nightclub.  KROQ-FM DJ Rodney Bingenheimer served as their master of ceremonies, and the Record Plant's Mobile One truck rolled tape on the songs,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Keep On Sailing: Cherry Red Collects Iain Matthews' Plainsong on New Box Set

October 20, 2022 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Plainsong Following Amelia

Cherry Red's Lemon imprint has anthologized the works of singer-songwriter Iain Matthews on previous releases including the 2019 rarities collection Orphans and Outcasts and this year's I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years 1978-1984.  Now, Lemon is turning back the clock to Matthews' time in the band Plainsong with a new 6-CD box set.  Following Amelia: The 1972 Recordings and More is, in essence, a generous 50th anniversary expanded edition of the original band's one and only album to be

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk Tags: Iain Matthews, Plainsong

She'll Be Thunder: Tina Turner's "Break Every Rule" Goes Deluxe in November

October 19, 2022 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Tina Turner Break Every Rule

Last year, Parlophone revisited Tina Turner's 1989 triumph Foreign Affair in a deluxe edition.  Now, the label is turning the clock back to 1986 for a similar presentation of the artist's equally incendiary Break Every Rule.  The 1986 album will be reissued on November 25 as a 3CD/2DVD box as well as on vinyl and as a 2CD expanded edition. Break Every Rule followed Turner's 1984 solo breakthrough, the four-time Grammy-winning Private Dancer (itself reissued as a 2CD Deluxe Edition in 2015). 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Tina Turner

It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal: Zappa's 1972 Chronicled on New CD/Blu-ray Box "Waka/Wazoo"

October 18, 2022 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Frank Zappa Waka Wazoo

On the evening of December 10, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention had just encored with a performance of The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at London's Rainbow Theatre when a so-called fan jumped onto the stage and pushed the bandleader some twelve feet into the orchestra pit.  With injuries to his face, head, ribs, arm, and leg, Zappa was lucky to survive.  He was forced into a near-yearlong period of convalescence in a wheelchair and leg brace, but he didn't stop creating or

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz Tags: Frank Zappa, George Duke

Journey Through the Past: Neil Young Expands "Harvest" For 50th Anniversary

October 17, 2022 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Neil Young Harvest 50 Cover

Neil Young's fourth studio album, 1972's Harvest, was a landmark for the artist.  His first and only No. 1 album in the U.S. and U.K. to date, it spun off his only U.S. No. 1 single to date with the ballad "Heart of Gold," and became the best-selling album in the U.S. of 1972 - only to remain the best-selling album in Young's ever-growing catalogue.  The 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee has received numerous reissues including a 2002 DVD-Audio presentation and a 2009 remaster as part of Young's

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Neil Young

Hello There! Real Gone Prep Limited CD Box Set of Cheap Trick's 1977 Whisky Gigs

October 17, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Cheap Trick Live at the Whisky

As the 1970s drew to a close, the world became well aware of the live concert power of Cheap Trick. The Rockford, Illinois quartet broke through in a big way thanks to their seminal At Budokan, recorded in Japan in 1978 and belatedly released stateside a year later, yielding a Top 10 hit in "I Want You to Want Me." The audience response on the record was undeniable - and still is in many ways - but there were lucky concertgoers who already knew thanks to some seminal American club gigs. As the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Cheap Trick

The Miracle: Collector's Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Queen The Miracle Cover

5CD/BD/DVD/LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cassette / Picture Disc LP / All Bundles: Queen Online Store Queen's thirteenth studio album, 1989's The Miracle, is getting the super deluxe treatment from EMI/Hollywood as a 5CD/BD/DVD/LP box set adding alternate takes, demos, rough mixes, backing tracks, B-sides, and more to the original album (heard in Bob Ludwig's 2011 remaster).  Previously unreleased songs include the lead single

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Scarecrow: Deluxe Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Mellencamp Scarecrow Art

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/Blu-ray/LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Mellencamp's 1984 landmark Scarecrow launched five Top 40 singles: the Top 10 hits "Small Town," "Lonely Ol' Night," and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)," along with rock radio staple "Rumbleseat" and the haunting opener "Rain on the Scarecrow." The album sold more than 5 million copies and remains one of his most

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

I Want It All: Queen's "The Miracle" Gets Super-Sized in Upcoming Box Set

October 13, 2022 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Queen The Miracle Cover

Queen's thirteenth studio album, The Miracle, is coming back in a big way.  On November 18, EMI (U.K.) and Hollywood Records (U.S.) will expand The Miracle into a 5CD/Blu-ray/DVD/LP box set adding alternate takes, demos, rough mixes, backing tracks, B-sides, and more.  A 2-CD "highlights" edition will also be available as well as cassette and picture disc vinyl versions of the original album only. The marathon recording period commenced in December 1987 with the specter of Freddie Mercury's

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Queen

Don't Be Afraid: Cherry Red, Esoteric Collect Keef Hartley Band's Complete Albums on "Sinnin' for You"

October 13, 2022 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Keef Hartley Band Sinnin for You

Drummer Keith "Keef" Hartley started his professional career rather auspiciously - replacing Ringo Starr in Rory Storm and The Hurricanes when Ringo was enlisted for duty with a certain fab foursome.  Hartley went on to play with The Artwoods as well as with John Mayall before forming his own group.  The Keef Hartley Band played at Woodstock and released six albums - five studio and one live - between 1969 and 1972 on Decca's "progressive" Deram imprint.  Hartley would then release one solo LP

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock Tags: Keef Hartley Band

Memories for You Now: John Mellencamp's 'Scarecrow' Gets Remixed and Expanded in November

October 11, 2022 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

Mellencamp Scarecrow Art

1984 was a big year for pop music, from the tail-end of Michael Jackson's Thriller era, the commercial breakthroughs of Madonna and Prince, and the blockbuster release of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., which spun off seven Top 40 hits over the following year and a half. Those rising commercial tides lifted many boats, and John Mellencamp benefited greatly a year later with his own blue-collar rock masterpiece, the cutting Scarecrow. On November 4, that album comes back into print as a

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: John Mellencamp

Release Round-Up: Week of October 7

October 7, 2022 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

John Cafferty Greatest Hits

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of new releases arriving in stores today! John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Greatest Hits (Iconoclassic)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Iconoclassic offers the first-ever anthology from rock-and-roll revivalists John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band.  Its 16 tracks encompass all nine of the band's chart hits (including "On the Dark Side") as well as fan favorites from the Eddie and the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bing Crosby, Buck Owens, Davy Jones, Fastway, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, Fred Astaire, Honey and The Bees, Irving Berlin, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Mark Knopfler, Rosemary Clooney, The Damned

The Studio Albums 2009-2018

October 5, 2022 By

Mark Knopfler The Studio Albums 2009 2018

6CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 9LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picking up from where 2021's The Studio Albums 1996-2007 left off, this new box collects Mark Knopfler's four most recent studio albums as well as Back in the Day, a disc of bonus material.  While the CD version of Back in the Day has 18 bonus tracks and the LP only has eight, the remaining ten tracks are included on the album presentations within the vinyl box.  Two previously unreleased songs,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Mark Knopfler's Late-Period Solo Albums Get Their Time in the Sun on New Box Set

October 5, 2022 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Mark Knopfler The Studio Albums 2009 2018

Mark Knopfler released his first full-length solo album in 1996.  Golden Heart began a new chapter for the singer-songwriter-guitarist who had already carved out two distinct paths as leader of Dire Straits and as a film score composer.  The 2021 box set The Studio Albums 1996-2007 collected Knopfler's first five studio albums, from Golden Heart through 2007's Kill to Get Crimson, along with a bonus disc of B-sides.  Now, a follow-up box is bringing Knopfler's studio discography up to date. 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Mark Knopfler

Sail On Sailor: 1972

October 4, 2022 By

Beach Boys Sail On Sailor 1972

6CD Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD Highlights (Remastered Albums plus bonus tracks): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP+7" Super Deluxe Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP+7" Super Deluxe Vinyl Edition (Limited Edition): Beach Boys Store 2LP+7" Remastered Albums Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP+7" Remastered Albums Vinyl (Limited Edition): Beach Boys Store Sail On Sailor - 1972 continues the story of The

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of September 30

September 30, 2022 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

George Michael Older SDE

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available in stores today! George Michael, Older: Deluxe Edition (Legacy) 5CD/3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada George Michael's third solo album - and the one he believed to be his finest - returns from Legacy Recordings in a new 5CD/3LP edition and a 2LP set.  This expansion of 1996's Older features both the remastered album and the

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Alice Cooper, Brandi Carlile, Burt Bacharach, Daryl Hall and John Oates, George Michael, Glenn Gould, Herb Alpert, Johnny Burke, Richard Marx, Rory Gallagher, The Cowsills, Wilco

Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through 'Hunky Dory')

September 29, 2022 By

David Bowie Divine Symmetry

4CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 4CD/1BD slipcased box set chronicling the twelve months leading up to the December 1971 release of David Bowie's fourth studio album.  Highlighted by 48 previously unreleased tracks, the box features home demos, BBC radio sessions, live and studio recordings, and new mixes of Hunky Dory material by original co-producer Ken Scott.  Two books round out the package: a 100-page hardcover

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Seal: Deluxe Edition

September 29, 2022 By

Seal deluxe cover

The Deluxe Edition of Seal will include the British singer's first album, remastered for the first time on CD, and three sides of vinyl in one package. A further three bonus discs collect rare B-sides and remixes (including the original "premix" versions of key songs from early pressings) plus an unreleased concert recorded in Ireland in the wake of the album. The 12" x 12" package contains rare photos and new liner notes from journalist Jim Farber. Original album producer Trevor Horn has also

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

Live at The Fillmore 1997

September 29, 2022 By

Tom Petty Fillmore 1997

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Uber Deluxe Edition (identical audio content to 6LPStandard Edition): Tom Petty Store 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Live at the Fillmore 1997 captures highlights from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' blazing 20-show run at San Francisco's venerable Fillmore between January 10 and February 7, 1997.  Six full shows

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Use Your Illusion I & II: Super Deluxe Edition

September 29, 2022 By

Use Your Illusion box

7CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 12LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Use Your Illusion I (Deluxe Edition): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Use Your Illusion II (Deluxe Edition): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP colored vinyl with slipmat: Official Store UYI I 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UYI I 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UYI II 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UYI

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Deuce: Deluxe Edition

September 29, 2022 By

Rory Gallagher Deuce

4CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Over the past couple of years, UMC has been busy revisiting the catalogue of late Irish guitar virtuoso Rory Gallagher.  Following last fall's box set celebrating Gallagher's eponymous 1971 debut, the label is turning its attention to his second album, 1972's Deuce, for another deluxe, expanded edition.  The

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock

Can't Buy a Thrill

September 29, 2022 By

Steely Dan Cant Buy a Thrill

180-gram Remastered LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UHQR: Analogue Productions Stereo Hybrid SACD: Analogue Productions Geffen/UMe and Analogue Productions kick off their sonic overhaul of the Steely Dan discography with the band's 1972 debut album Can't Buy a Thrill.  Each title in the series will be available on standard 180-gram remastered LP; a limited edition UHQR vinyl box set with the pressing at 45 RPM on 200-gram vinyl; and as a stereo hybrid SACD (playable on all CD

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