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Rhino Plans Delirious 5CD/DVD Expansion of Prince's '1999'

September 10, 2019 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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Are you ready to party like it's 1999? On November 29, The Prince Estate, in association with Warner Records, will celebrate Prince's 1982 classic 1999 with a multi-format reissue encompassing the following versions: Super Deluxe Edition (5CD+DVD or 10LP+DVD / audio-only download and streaming) Deluxe Edition (2CD or 4LP 180g vinyl / download and streaming) Remastered album (1CD or 2LP 180g Purple Vinyl / download and streaming) Prince's fifth studio album and first to feature

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

Release Round-Up: Week of September 6

September 6, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Miles Davis, Rubberband (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino has unearthed a lost album recorded by Miles Davis in 1985-1986 prior to his label debut Tutu.  The LP has been completed by original co-producers Randy Hall and Zane Giles with Davis' nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr., who played drums on the album sessions.  Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway have been enlisted to complete the vocal tracks.  Available on CD, 2-LP vinyl,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alfred Newman, America, Belinda Carlisle, Black Sabbath, Caravan, Chrissie Hynde, Crystal Gayle, Cyndi Lauper, Glen Campbell, Ian and Sylvia, Miles Davis, NRBQ, The Allman Brothers Band, Tina Turner

Made In Heaven: Freddie Mercury's Solo Works Celebrated on "Never Boring" Box Set

September 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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The title of Hollywood Records/Mercury Records' upcoming box set dedicated to Freddie Mercury's solo works certainly has an apt title: Never Boring. The late Queen frontman used his solo recordings to explore the realms of pop, rock, and even opera as a singer and songwriter. Due on October 11 from Hollywood in the U.S. and Mercury in the rest of the world, the 3CD/BD/DVD Never Boring has been compiled and produced by longtime Queen collaborators and Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack co-producers

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Freddie Mercury, Queen

The Show of Our Lives: Classics from Caravan Collected on "The Decca/Deram Years"

September 5, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Among the most beloved purveyors of the "Canterbury Sound" - that particular strand of psychedelic British rock - is the boundary-pushing ensemble, Caravan. The band was formed in Canterbury in 1968 (from the remnants of the soul group The Wilde Flowers) and at various times included Pye Hastings on guitar and vocals, Richard Sinclair on bass guitar and vocals, Dave Sinclair on keyboards, and Richard Coughlan on drums. By the following year, the band had secured a contract with Decca and were

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

In the Heat of the Morning: New 5-CD Box Set Collects David Bowie's 1968-1969 Recordings

September 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie Conversation Piece

David Bowie fans have been waiting with bated breath to discover what would comprise the next in the series of annual box sets dedicated to the late superstar's remarkable career. Yet rather than directly follow up last year's Loving the Alien (1983-1988), Parlophone has announced a trip back in time to the late 1960s. Conversation Piece, a 5-CD box set (also available digitally), will be released on November 15. The collection traces Bowie's development as a songwriter and performer

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What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Craft Recordings Preps 25th Anniversary Box of R.E.M.'s "Monster"

September 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Craft Recordings has announced a Monster of a celebration for the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s ninth album. November 1 will see the arrival of Monster in various physical and digital formats, all newly remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound. Monster found the band branching out to explore new sonic avenues, with bolder, louder guitars, minimal overdubs, and spare arrangements supporting lyrics frequently sung from the POV of different characters. Bolstered by the success of the lead

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: R.E.M.

Open My Eyes: Purple Pyramid Collects "The Complete Nazz"

September 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Todd Rundgren has struck up a fertile relationship with Cleopatra Records in recent years, with the label issuing a number of audio and video titles (including Utopia's Live at the Chicago Theatre and the Box O' Todd) as well as the artist's memoir The Individualist. Now, Cleopatra's Purple Pyramid imprint has issued The Complete Nazz, a 3-CD survey of Rundgren's early band, with all three of Nazz's albums plus 30 previously issued bonus tracks. Todd Rundgren and bassist Carson Van Osten

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Nazz, Todd Rundgren

The Later Years: 1987-2019

September 3, 2019 By

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5CD/5DVD/6BD/2 Vinyl Single Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (Bundles: Pink Floyd Online Store) 1CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Bundles: Pink Floyd Online Store Pink Floyd's The Later Years: 1987-2019 celebrates the band's David Gilmour-led years which yielded the albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994), and The Endless River (2014) and the live efforts

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of August 29

August 30, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Here's your Release Round Up for the week ahead. Various Artists, Country Music -- A Film By Ken Burns: The Soundtrack (Legacy Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Walmart.com Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball. His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Funk, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Boyz II Men, Charley Pride, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Four Tops, Frank Zappa, George Jones, Gregg Allman, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Lionel Richie, Loretta Lynn, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Merle Haggard, Morrissey, Rodriguez, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, The Nazz, The Supremes, The Temptations, Todd Rundgren, Vince Guaraldi, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

UPDATE WITH NEW RELEASE DATE: Lost For Words: Pink Floyd Looks Back on Gilmour Era In 'The Later Years: 1987-2019'

August 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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  EDIT: Due to production and logistical delays, the deluxe box set of 'Pink Floyd The Later Years' and the digital equvalent will be released on December 13, 2019. The highlights 2-LP / 1 CD package and the digital equivalent will keep the release date of November 29, 2019. In a move that's sure to please fans of latter-day Pink Floyd, the band has announced a new, 18-disc multimedia box set due on December 13. The Later Years: 1987-2019, which celebrates the band's David Gilmour-led

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y! Cherry Red, 7Ts Collect Bay City Rollers on "The Singles Collection"

August 28, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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The A-side of the first Bay City Rollers single was, appropriately enough, "Keep On Dancing."  The Scottish band's cover of the Gentrys oldie became a top ten hit on the U.K.'s Bell Records, and earned the Rollers a slot on Top of the Pops.  The best was still yet to come, however, and the band would keep listeners dancing for roughly a decade.  The Rollers' ascent to superstardom is chronicled on a recent 3-CD clamshell box set from Cherry Red's 7Ts imprint.  The Singles Collection is a tour

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Promise Kept: The Complete Artist House Recordings

August 27, 2019 By

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Omnivore Recordings is continuing its association with the late saxophone great Art Pepper with a new box set.  Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings, available on 5 CDs and digital platforms, collects all four of Pepper's albums for John Snyder's Artists House label with copious bonus material. In total, 19 bonus tracks are spread across the set, some of which have appeared on compilations and some of which appear for the very first time.  Also available digitally.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Jazz

Review: Expanded Reissues of Renaissance's "Live at Carnegie Hall" and "Novella"

August 26, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Esoteric Recordings, the progressive rock arm of Cherry Red, has built a reputation for excellent reissues of prog classics, some once-overlooked and others legendary favorites. Among those landmark recordings that have received the Esoteric treatment is Renaissance's Live at Carnegie Hall. The 1976 release became one of the defining live albums of the decade and has recently been newly remastered and expanded to a 3-CD set as part of the label's ongoing Renaissance reissue series. Live at

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All Aboard! Ozzy Osbourne's Solo Works Collected In Massive Box Set

August 23, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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The one and only Ozzy Osbourne has announced a brand-new, career-spanning vinyl box set entitled See You On the Other Side, and it's the wildest celebration of the madman of rock and roll yet. The 24-LP box set, due on November 29, features 16 albums on 150-gram multicolored vinyl. Every Ozzy Osbourne studio album is accounted for, from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman to the more recent Black Rain, Down to Earth, and Scream. Those last three are making their U.S vinyl debut on the box

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 16

August 16, 2019 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Earwig Music has one of the year's most intriguing box sets and most significant historical excavations - a beautiful 124-page, 4-CD hardcover tome chronicling in words and music the story of Narvel Eatmon, a.k.a. Cadillac Baby, and his Chicago label Bea & Baby Records. From 1959-1989, the label and its various

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Yazbek, Lionel Richie, Peter Paul and Mary, Rodney Crowell, The Ides of March, ZZ Top

Beyond and Before: Cherry Red's Avant-Pop and Art-Rock Collection Features Yes, Bowie, Zombies, Procol Harum, Mick Ronson

August 14, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Lullabies for Catatonics

Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint has continued its series of clamshell box sets exploring a particular period or genre in rock history with a new set dedicated to one of the U.K.'s most fertile periods.  The 3-CD Lullabies for Catatonics: A Journey Through the British Avant-Pop/Art Rock Scene 1967-74 offers 49 nuggets at the intersection of pop and rock, psychedelia and pastoral folk, prog and glam, famous and unknown.  Following up previous volumes like I'm a Freak Baby, Dust on the Nettles, and

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: 10cc, David Bowie, Genesis, Mick Ronson, Procol Harum, Renaissance, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Various Artists, Yes

The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978

August 12, 2019 By

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Black Sabbath's landmark first eight albums return to vinyl in this lavish new box set joined by a ninth bonus disc, Monomania, featuring rare mono versions of eight songs plus a radio spot.

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Abbey Road: Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

August 12, 2019 By

Super Deluxe 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Abbey Road is celebrating 50 with a variety of expanded editions built around a new 2019 stereo mix by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell.  The centerpiece of the campaign, a 3CD/1BD box set, boasts 23 alternate takes,

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

Jethro Tull, "Stormwatch: 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition"

August 12, 2019 By

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Jethro Tull continues its long-running box set series with a new 4CD/2DVD expansion of 1979's Stormwatch, the final Tull album to feature the "classic" line-up of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, David (now Dee) Palmer, and Barriemore Barlow.  The new edition features: The original album and associated recordings newly remixed by Steven Wilson; A complete concert from the Netherlands recorded in March 1980; The original album and 13 associated recordings mixed in

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Something's on the Move: Jethro Tull Preps "Stormwatch" Box Set

August 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Chrysalis' long-running series of deluxe, hardcover book-style box sets from Jethro Tull is set to continue on October 18 with the 40th anniversary edition of the band's 1979 album Stormwatch.  Completing the folk-rock trilogy begun with 1977's Songs from the Wood and 1978's Heavy Horses, Stormwatch earned a Gold certification and was the final Tull album to feature the "classic" line-up of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, David (now Dee) Palmer, and Barriemore

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Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection

August 9, 2019 By

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Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Earwig Music has one of the year's most intriguing box sets and most significant historical excavations - a beautiful 124-page, 4-CD hardcover tome chronicling in words and music the story of Narvel Eatmon, a.k.a. Cadillac Baby, and his Chicago label Bea & Baby Records. From 1959-1989, the label and its various imprints (among them Key, Keyhole, Miss, and Ronald) championed the Windy City music scene with an impressive array of blues, gospel,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Gospel, R&B/Soul

Don't Cry Daddy: Elvis' "American Sound 1969" Coming to CD in September

August 9, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

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Today, Legacy Recordings released a treasure trove of Elvis recordings from 50 years ago: the massive Live 1969 box chronicling his first stand at Las Vegas' International Hotel over 11 discs; a vinyl presentation of the August 26 midnight show; and, on August 23, a digital-only collection of American Sound session takes.  That latter title, American Sound 1969, was met with a flurry of interest from fans thrilled to have the material but wishing it would be released on CD.  (This is a familiar

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 9

August 9, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Live 1969 (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) RCA and Legacy celebrate Elvis Presley's triumphant return to live performing at Las Vegas' International Hotel with a new 11-CD box set.  All of The King's exhilarating performances from August 21 to August 26, 1969 will be presented on Legacy's new box . Some of the concerts have been previously issued in the last decade on various BMG and Follow That Dream

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Anthony Perkins, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Filter, Janie Fricke, Jefferson Airplane, Nina Simone, Rodgers and Hart, Steve Goodman, The Strangeloves

Here Comes the Sun: Beatles' "Abbey Road" Turns 50 with Multi-Format Reissues

August 8, 2019 By The Second Disc 10 Comments

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Once there was a way to get back home... It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles were photographed on the zebra crossing outside EMI's Abbey Road studios. Soon, it would become the most identifiable of all crosswalks as it graced the cover of the album named after that storied location: Abbey Road.  When it was released on September 26, 1969 in the U.K., Abbey Road shot straight to No. 1 and eventually became the fourth best-selling album of the decade there. Upon its U.S. release one

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

Into The Void: Rhino Collects Black Sabbath Classics and Rarities on "The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978"

August 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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In 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward united in the recording studio as Black Sabbath.  The classic lineup created a heavy, powerful, primal rock sound, the influence of which is still felt fifty years on. On September 6, Rhino will celebrate Black Sabbath's first lineup with The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978. Inside this new box set, listeners will find the band's first eight studio albums - each pressed onto 180-gram black vinyl. The metal masters went multi-platinum

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