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Live 1969

July 2, 2019 By

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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 collections and box sets (not to mention the August 23rd dinner show, which saw a limited Record Store Day vinyl issue). But Live

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop

The Swan Song Years: 1974-1982

July 2, 2019 By

Bad Company Swan Song Years

The Swan Song Years 1974-1982, a 6-CD box set, brings together the six albums recorded by the first lineup of Bad Company, all of which were originally issued on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label: Bad Company (1974) (2015 remaster) Straight Shooter (1975) (2015 remaster) Run with the Pack (1976) (2017 remaster) Burnin' Sky (1977 (2017 remaster) Desolation Angels (1979) (2019 remaster); and Rough Diamonds (1982) (2019 remaster). All albums are in their original sequences only,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

Feel Like Makin' Love: Rhino Collects Bad Company Albums, Including Two New Remasters, On "The Swan Song Years"

July 2, 2019 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Bad Company Swan Song Years

With the imprimatur of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company was poised for success - a promise which the band fulfilled, yielding five U.S. top 20 albums and six top 20 singles.  Rhino has recently celebrated the legacy of the supergroup formed by vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke of Free, guitarist Mick Ralphs of Mott the Hoople, and bassist Boz Burrell of King Crimson with a number of expanded reissues.  Now, the label is taking a different approach with a simple packaging of the band's core

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

So Many Roads: Cherry Red, Esoteric Collect Climax Blues Band's Early Albums on New Box Set

July 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Climax Blues Band The Albums

The Climax Chicago Blues Band didn't begin life in America's Windy City, but rather in Stafford, England.  Colin Cooper, Peter Haycock, Arthur Wood, Derek Holt, Richard Jones, and George Newsome bonded over their love of Chicago-style blues, and in 1969, the group released its first album on the Parlophone label.  The self-titled LP featured classic blues from Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Big Joe Turner but also made room for Lee Hazlewood country-folk (The Shacklefords' "A

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

Release Round-Up: Week of June 28

June 28, 2019 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Woodstock 50 10CD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Motown: The Complete No. 1s (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) For its 60th anniversary year, UMe has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, Motown is revisiting an essential box set that was originally released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago.  Motown: The Complete No. 1s features more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bay City Rollers, Chris Stamey, Dave Grusin, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Jakob Dylan, Kylie Minogue, Miles Davis, The B-52's, The Doobie Brothers

Tiger Man: Elvis Presley Rarities Abound on 11-CD "Live 1969" Box Set and "American Sound 1969" Studio Collection

June 27, 2019 By Sam Stone 16 Comments

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Legacy Recordings is celebrating Elvis Presley's 1969 run at The International Hotel in Las Vegas with a box set fit for a king. Live 1969 is an 11-CD set due out on August 9 that boasts newly mixed and mastered versions of the King of Rock and Roll's legendary return to the stage. Following his 1968 comeback on NBC, Presley had a hankering to perform live again. As he remembered, "I missed the closeness of a live audience. So just as soon as I got out of the movie contracts, I started to do

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Elvis Presley

Wilde Thing: Marty Wilde's Career Celebrated on Hits and Rarities Anthology "A Lifetime in Music"

June 27, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Marty Wilde A Lifetime in Music

Marty Wilde, MBE can legitimately be described as a musical legend.  One of the first musicians to bring rock-and-roll to the U.K., his career has spanned over 60 years.  Cherry Red's RPM imprint has recently celebrated Wilde's legacy with a package that brings together his earliest hits and numerous rarities.  A Lifetime in Music: 1957-2019 - Hits, Highlights, and Rarities collects 132 tracks on 4 CDs including 24 previously unreleased cuts. Wilde, born in Blackheath, South London, was

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Marty Wilde

Review: Glen Campbell, "The Legacy [1961-2017]"

June 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Glen Campbell's career-spanning box set is modestly titled The Legacy, fitting for the unlikely superstar from Delight, Arkansas.  While The Legend might have been equally appropriate, Campbell's legacy is, truly, unlike any other.  Throughout an extraordinary seven-decade career encompassing 21 Top 40 Pop hits, 27 Top 10 Country singles, six Top 20 Pop albums, and nine No. 1 Country albums in the United States alone, the artist regularly transcended genre with his honeyed vocals and virtuosic

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb

Woodstock 50: Back to the Garden [Various Formats]

June 26, 2019 By

Woodstock 50 10CD

On August 2, Rhino releases the ultimate Woodstock experience: a massive, 38-CD, 432-song (267 previously unreleased!) box set featuring nearly every note performed at the Festival (only the Jimi Hendrix estate would not give permission for his entire performance).  But if that's too much Woodstock for your tastes, Rhino has also come through, as 10CD, 5LP, and 3CD highlights versions will also be released on June 28.  Woodstock - Back to the Garden - 50th Anniversary Experience features 162

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

Hot 'Lanta: Unreleased Allman Brothers Concerts Collected on "Fillmore West '71"

June 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 9 Comments

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Few bands shaped the sound of what came to be known as southern rock quite like The Allman Brothers Band.  As part of the celebrations surrounding their 50th anniversary, Allman Brothers Recording Company and The Orchard have announced a new four-CD collection of unreleased live material called Fillmore West '71, due for release on September 6. Recorded just two months before their legendary New York City live album At Fillmore East, the Fillmore West '71 set collects all the recordings from

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock Tags: The Allman Brothers Band

The Singles Collection

June 19, 2019 By

Bay City Rollers The Singles Collection

Cherry Red's 7a imprint has rounded up all 47 of The Bay City Rollers' single sides on the Bell, Arista, and Epic labels released between 1971 and 1981 on a 3-CD clamshell box set.  Includes "Saturday Night," "Bye Bye Baby," "Give a Little Love," and all of the group's international smashes.  The set has been remastered by James Bragg and includes a 28-page booklet with single-by-single annotation.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

The Man Who: 20th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

June 19, 2019 By

Travis The Man Who

2CD/2LP Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Scottish rock band Travis' sophomore album, 1999's The Man Who, gets a 20th anniversary deluxe edition from Craft Recordings.  Produced by Nigel Godrich, it spent eleven weeks atop the U.K. Albums Chart, and has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.  The box set features the expanded original album and bonus tracks (including B-sides and live

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

It's Life's Illusions I Recall: Edsel Collects Judy Collins' 1960s Albums on New Box Set

June 19, 2019 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

Judy Collins Elektra Albums

With a crystalline voice and a songbook encompassing the best of folk, pop, Broadway, and beyond, Judy Collins remains an American treasure.  The Seattle native first made a splash on the Colorado folk scene; soon, she was gaining notoriety in Connecticut and then in the fertile Greenwich Village stomping grounds of New York City.  It was in New York that the luminous Collins - a classical piano prodigy, talented guitarist, gifted adapter and later, songwriter, and a singer with a three-octave

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Judy Collins

Purple: 25th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

June 19, 2019 By

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3-CD/LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino celebrates 25 years of Stone Temple Pilots' Purple with a new box set.  The 3-CD/1-LP super deluxe box brings together a newly remastered edition of the classic album on CD and LP,  plus unreleased rarities, alternate versions, and live tracks from the era.  There are a number of early versions, demos, and acoustic takes of the beloved

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

Welcome to the Vault

June 19, 2019 By

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Welcome To The Vault is the first-ever Steve Miller Band rarities collection.  The 3CD/DVD box set features 52 songs that span Miller's career, including 38 previously unreleased recordings and 5 never-before-heard songs.  With demos, rehearsal takes, newly unearthed compositions, classic concert recordings, and more, Miller has dived into the vaults with a celebratory collection that's bound to please any fan.  The DVD is also a treasure trove of rarities, featuring 21 performances including

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

Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack

June 19, 2019 By

Ken Burns Country Music

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.  In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre of jazz.  Now, he's exploring a different genre with Country Music, an eight-part, 16-1/2-hour documentary premiering September

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

Live in Japan [Various Formats]

June 18, 2019 By

Davy Jones Live in Japan

2CD/DVD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.) / Deep Discount (U.S.) 3LP Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.) / Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records releases a Davy Jones treasure trove on Live in Japan, available in both 2CD/DVD and 3LP formats. The 2CD/DVD set presents both of Jones' officially released (and long-unavailable) Japanese concert albums in their best sound yet, plus numerous singles and rarities from the

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Trying To Make A Living: Classics From Chicago's Independent Blues Scene Collected on "Cadillac Baby's Bea and Baby Records"

June 18, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Blues fanatics rejoice!  Earwig Music Company invites listeners to take a spin with a new 101-track, 4-CD collection of classic Chicago blues, R&B, and gospel recordings.  Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection, due to arrive on July 19, chronicles one of Chicago's finest indie blues labels.  Bea & Baby Records was founded by entrepreneur and music fanatic Narvel "Cadillac Baby" Eatmon.  From 1959-1989, the label and its subsidiaries (among them Key, Keyhole,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Funk, Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Andre Williams, Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton, Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon

Make Your Own Sweet Sunshine: Davy Jones' "Live in Japan" Arrives on CD/DVD and LP from 7a Records

June 17, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Davy Jones Live in Japan

7a Records is heading to Davy Jones' locker...or more accurately, his vault, as the label has announced its most extensive project yet.  The late Monkee's Live in Japan is a remarkable and comprehensive collection of both of Jones' officially released (and long-unavailable) Japanese concert albums in their best sound yet, plus numerous singles and rarities from the early 1980s.  The set, due on August 2 in two formats, paints a vivid portrait of Jones' solo work during the period prior to The

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Davy Jones

The Circle is Unbroken: Legacy To Release The Soundtrack to Ken Burns' "Country Music" in Box Set, Other Editions

June 14, 2019 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

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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.  In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre of jazz.  Now, he is aiming to explore a different genre with Country Music, an eight-part, 16-1/2-hour documentary premiering September 15 on PBS.  And as with Jazz, there will be an accompanying soundtrack.  The most expansive of these is a 5-disc box set debuting on August 30 from Legacy

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Rosanne Cash, Various Artists, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Release Round-Up: Week of June 14

June 14, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Killing Me Softly with Her Song/When Will I See You Again (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue celebrating Johnny Mathis' discography with two albums on one CD. 1973's Killing Me Softly with Her Song and 1975's When Will I See You Again both spotlight Mathis' silky interpretations of the day's greatest hits. Killing Me Softly with Her

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Mathis, R.E.M., Roger Daltrey, Stan Getz, Tangerine Dream, ZZ Top

Keep On Rock'n Me: Steve Miller Band Unleashes Unreleased Goodies on "Welcome To The Vault" Box Set

June 13, 2019 By Sam Stone 6 Comments

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The story of The Steve Miller Band presents a group that was always willing to move forward - from their blues roots in the late-'60s, to their slew of smash rock hits in the '70s, to their explorations into pop and other forms in the decades since.  Now, more than 50 years since the band's inception, The Steve Miller Band have announced an expansive 3-CD/DVD box set of rarities due October 11 entitled Welcome To The Vault. Welcome To The Vault is the first-ever Steve Miller Band rarities

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock Tags: James Cotton, Les Paul, Steve Miller Band

Rave On: Cherry Red Collects Steeleye Span's Early Years on "All Things Are Quite Silent"

June 13, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Steeleye Span All Things are Quite Silent

The British folk revival of the mid- to late-1960s yielded many memorable artists, but few as enduring as Steeleye Span.  The group, still going strong today, notched a quartet of top 40 albums and a couple of bona fide hit singles while remaining true to their traditional roots.  Cherry Red's Cherry Tree imprint has recently revisited the band with a 3-CD set containing all three of their albums with founding member Ashley Hutchings plus a small clutch of bonus tracks.  All Things Are Quite

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk Tags: Steeleye Span

Still Remains: Stone Temple Pilots Celebrates 25 Years of "Purple" With Box Set and Expanded Remaster

June 11, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Rhino has announced plans for a new, 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of Stone Temple Pilots' multi-platinum album Purple.  The album was the group's second long-player, the follow-up to their Grammy-winning Core.  While some bands struggle to capture any magic with their sophomore effort, Stone Temple Pilots delivered the goods with Purple. Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz recorded the majority of Purple in Atlanta with Brendan O'Brien handling production duties.

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Stone Temple Pilots

50th Anniversary: The Collection

June 10, 2019 By

America 50th Anniversary Collection

50th Anniversary: The Collection (3-CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 50th Anniversary: The Collection [2-LP] (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD) 50th Anniversary: Golden Hits (Single CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Almost fifty years ago in London, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and the late Dan Peek first joined their voices together in song - beginning a musical journey as the band America that continues to this day.  In anticipation of

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