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Knockin' on Heaven's Door: Bob Dylan's New Bootleg Series Volume "Trouble No More" Explores The Gospel Years

September 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Dylan Bootleg 13

Bob Dylan's acclaimed Bootleg Series is back, and for its newest volume, it's taking aim at one of the most controversial, and misunderstood, periods of the Bard of Hibbing's musical journey.  Due from Columbia and Legacy on November 3, Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 focuses on Dylan's so-called "gospel years," during which time he crafted some of his most enduring songs in praise of a higher power.  The Deluxe Edition features nine discs - 8 CDs and 1 DVD - and

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Rock Tags: Bob Dylan

Morning Glory: Edsel Collects Live Tim Buckley On 4-CD Box

September 18, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Tim Buckley Buzzin Fly

Edsel has recently brought three posthumously-released live albums from troubadour Tim Buckley together in one compact box set.  Buzzin' Fly: Live Anthology 1968-1973 contains, on four CDs, the complete albums Dream Letter - Live in London 1968 (1990), Live at the Troubadour 1969 (1994) and Honeyman: Recorded Live 1973 (1995).  Taken together, these three live sets feature eight songs not otherwise recorded by Buckley. Dream Letter, captured at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on July 10, 1968

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Tim Buckley

Automatic for the People: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [Various Formats]

September 16, 2017 By

REM Automatic 25

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 3CD/1 Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. R.E.M. expands their 1992 album featuring "Man on the Moon" and "Everybody Hurts" for its 25th anniversary.  For the 3CD/1BD version, the remastered album is paired with two bonus CDs: one including a new remaster of the band's Greenpeace benefit set at The 40 Watt Club in their native Athens (the only show they did in the Automatic era),

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of September 15

September 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

The Doors Singles Collection 2CD1BRD Cover 1024x1024

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Doors, The Singles (Elektra/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada  / Amazon U.K.  Vinyl box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Singles compiles all 20 of the singles from The Doors' official discography. This not only includes every A and B-side from their core studio albums, but several albums recorded and released after the passing of frontman Jim Morrison, including

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Big Star, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Chris Bell, Deep Purple, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Michael McDonald, Michael Nesmith, Ringo Starr, Rusty Young, Shawn Colvin, Steve Miller Band, The Doors, Yusuf

Andy, Did You Hear About This One? R.E.M. Expands 'Automatic For The People' For 25th Anniversary

September 14, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

REM Automatic 25

R.E.M. have announced details on their latest catalogue title: an expansion of 1992's landmark album Automatic For The People. Following the Athens quartet's commercial floodgates bursting open with the chart-topping Out of Time (1991) and Top 10 singles "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People," R.E.M. initially set out to make a more rock-oriented album but delivered something more intimate and emotionally intense. Part of the record was inspired by the band's advancing age (singer

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: R.E.M.

The Demon Unearthed: Gene Simmons Plans Massive Box Set

September 13, 2017 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

gene simmons pfa home

Gene Simmons has never shied away from theatrics--and his newly-announced solo box set is a testament to the power and excess of rock and roll. The Gene Simmons Vault is absolutely what it claims to be: an actual safe (38 pounds!) including the deepest possible dive into the KISS bassist's personal archives, from his first songwriting efforts as a teenager in 1966 to recordings made last year. The set, three years in the making, promises 150 recordings over 10 discs, including "songs I've

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Gene Simmons, KISS

Knock on Wood: Stax 60 Box Sets Arrive On CD and Vinyl

September 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Soulsville USA 1

In less than two weeks, the Stax Records 60th anniversary celebration will continue with a new set jointly produced by Concord Bicycle Music and Rhino.  Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax is a 60-song, 3-CD journey through the heart of Memphis with some of the Stax label's brightest stars including Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Booker T. & the MG's, William Bell, Sam and Dave, and more.   It's due on September 22. Soulsville U.S.A. is a successor to the 2007 release

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Various Artists

Review: Liza Minnelli, "Results: Expanded 4-Disc Edition"

September 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Liza Minnelli Results Expanded

The list of Liza Minnelli's musical partners reads like a "Who's Who" of popular culture: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Charles Aznavour, Donna Summer, Joel Grey, Chita Rivera, and of course, her mother Judy Garland, to name a few.  Yet one of Minnelli's most cherished collaborations was also one of her most unexpected. 1989's Results was the superstar's first studio album in over a decade, and teamed her with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, a.k.a. the British dance-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. 

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop Tags: Liza Minnelli, Pet Shop Boys, Stephen Sondheim

Release Round-Up: Week of September 8

September 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Neil Young Hitchhiker

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7" Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The timeless songs of Melissa Manchester are collected on a new, comprehensive anthology from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music. Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7″ Singles brings together 43 songs and 157 minutes of beautiful music on two CDs, including such all-time hits and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Bash and Pop, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Duane Eddy, Godley & Creme, Gregg Allman, Hanson, Melissa Manchester, Neil Young, Ornette Coleman

Have Some Faith in The Sound: George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" To Be Expanded (UPDATED 9/7/2017)

September 7, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

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UPDATE (9/7/2017): Nearly a year after the deluxe Listen Without Prejudice--and some months after the unexpected passing of George Michael on Christmas 2016, the expanded Listen Without Prejudice is back on the calendar and packing a few new surprises. The 3-CD/1-DVD set and cut-down 2-CD package (featuring the original album and the MTV Unplugged set) will now hit stores October 20. The 2-CD set features new cover art as well as one additional bonus track: a new remix of Listen-era B-side

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: George Michael, Nile Rodgers

News of the World: 40th Anniversary Edition

September 6, 2017 By

News of the World 40 front

Queen's sixth album, 1977's News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set.  The original album is presented on CD and LP.  The first bonus CD, the entirely unreleased Raw Sessions, presents an alternate version of the original album from demos, outtakes and live cuts. The second bonus disc collects a further 19 relevant bonus tracks, including versions from archival live albums, every bonus track from the bonus EP included in the 2011

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

Do You Remember? Numero Unveils Long-Awaited Hüsker Dü Box Set

September 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Savage Young Du

Numero Group's 200th title is a big deal for any self-respecting '80s punk fan: a triple-disc box set chronicling the rise of Minneapolis legends Hüsker Dü. Savage Young Dü captures the band in studio and in concert from their humble beginnings in 1979 through the release of their debut studio album Everything Falls Apart in 1983--before their fateful signing by SST Records and their increasing awareness among the indie faithful. Singer/guitarist Bob Mould, singer/drummer Grant Hart and

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Queen's 'News of the World' Championed In New Box Set

September 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

News of the World 40 front

Queen's sixth album, 1977's News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set, to be released in November. Following the typically grandiose rock of A Day At the Races a year before, Queen and longtime engineer Mike Stone, now promoted to co-producer, found themselves pursuing various rock styles and dialing back some of their more ornate impulses. This is arguably nowhere more prominent than in the landmark one-two opening salvo of arena

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Queen

Master of Puppets [Various Formats]

September 4, 2017 By

Metallica Master of Puppets

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 10CD/3LP/1DVD/1 Cassette: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Metallica's 1986 Elektra debut found the group further expanding their unique, thrash-driven approach to metal. Recorded in drummer Lars Ulrich's native Denmark, the album is an impeccably sounding, increasingly complex one-a cornerstone of '80s metal through and through. It became

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

Release Round-Up: Week of September 1

September 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Carole King Tapestry Live at Hyde Park

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Carole King, Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park (CD/DVD) (Legacy/Rockingale) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new CD/DVD release features Carole King's 45th anniversary performance of her seminal 1971 classic Tapestry, performed live in front of 65,000 fans in London's Hyde Park on July 3, 2016.  The setlist, preserved on both CD and DVD, includes the entire original album plus numerous highlights from King's illustrious songbook both

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bill Evans, Carole King, Cy Coleman, Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and The News, Jan and Dean, John Sebastian, Motörhead, Pete Townshend, Sheila E, Steve Winwood, The Verve, Tori Amos

Rhino Serves Bread and Gumbo In New Album Box Sets

August 31, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Dr. John Atco Albums

Rhino's international arm is boxing up remastered albums by two very different artists of the late '60s and early '70s: New Orleans R&B master Dr. John and definitive soft rock combo Bread. For six decades, Dr. John has been spreading the funky gospel with his singular brand of psychedelic soul.  On September 22, many of the good doctor's most acclaimed albums will feature in The Atco Albums Collection. This set brings together the former Mac Rebennack's first seven classic albums,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bread, Dr. John

Welcome Home: Metallica Massively Expand "Master of Puppets"

August 30, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Master of Puppets Deluxe

Following in the footsteps of Metallica's comprehensive reissues of Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning, the metal icons will issue an exhaustive deluxe version of Master of Puppets, the group's first album for the Elektra label. Master of Puppets found the group further expanding their unique, thrash-driven approach to metal. Recorded in drummer Lars Ulrich's native Denmark, the album is an impeccably sounding, increasingly complex one--a cornerstone of '80s metal through and through. It

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Metallica

King of the Boogie

August 29, 2017 By

King of the Boogie

A new 5-CD box set celebrates what would have been John Lee Hooker's 100th birthday with a track for every year since Hooker's presumed birth in 1917.  Three of the five discs on King Of The Boogie provide an overview of Hooker's solo career, complete with three unreleased studio outtakes. The fourth disc finds Hooker in a live setting; five of the 15 concert tracks are heard here for the first time. The fifth and final disc, "Friends," features collaborations between Hooker and Van Morrison,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues

The Spirit Of Memphis (1962-1976)

August 29, 2017 By

Isaac Hayes Spirit of Memphis

Craft Recordings celebrates the life and legacy of Isaac Hayes on an essential new 4-CD box set.  The first disc includes 26 of Hayes' great early Stax classics as a songwriter and producer. Disc 2 moves on to his solo singles for the Enterprise label, including many non-LP rarities like a Volt single from 1965, a double-sided holiday platter from 1969, duets with songwriting partner David Porter and even two radio spots.  The final two discs are also themed. One focuses on Hayes' covers,

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

We Could Be Together

August 29, 2017 By

Debbie Gibson WCBT

This new box set by Edsel offers a deep dive into the career of the eighties pop diva. This 10CD/3DVD set features expanded editions of eight of Gibson's albums, including works for Atlantic, SBK and independent releases, two additional discs of remixes and rarities, and DVDs of music videos and live shows (much of which is either unreleased or otherwise unavailable on DVD). The box is rounded out with a 32-page scrapbook of photos selected by Gibson herself, plus new interviews and commentary

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Out of the Blue: Debbie Gibson Singles Collection, Box Set Coming Soon

August 28, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Debbie Gibson WCBT

Three decades ago, a 17-year-old girl from Brooklyn quite literally came from out of the blue with an infectious blend of pop that was all her own. Now, two different labels are celebrating Debbie Gibson's classic catalogue with a double-disc collection and a no-holds-barred box set. Gibson, the third of four girls born to a family of music lovers, was writing and recording her own material before she reached her teens. In 1986, her demo "Only In My Dreams" earned her a development deal at

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: Debbie Gibson

Soul Man: Isaac Hayes Box Set Coming Next Month

August 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

Isaac Hayes Spirit of Memphis pack shot

Having just announced a John Lee Hooker box set, Craft Recordings shows no sign of slowdown, yesterday announcing The Sprit Of Memphis (1962-1976) a 4CD box set devoted to the legendary Isaac Hayes. It's impossible to think about the Stax Records sound--or soul music in the '60s and '70s, really--without considering Isaac Hayes. He helped shape the soul-pop sound of Memphis as a writer and producer, involved with smash hits and immortal cuts like "Hold On! I'm A Comin'," "B-A-B-Y" (a recent

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Booker T. and the MG's, Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, Sam & Dave

Boom Boom Boom Boom: Craft Preps John Lee Hooker Centennial Box

August 23, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

King of the Boogie

With a style that synthesized Mississippi Delta blues through the urban Midwest during the mid-20th century and beyond, John Lee Hooker was the blues. And now, to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday, Craft Recordings is prepping a five-disc box set, to be released next month. King Of The Boogie collects a track for every year since Hooker's presumed birth in 1917. The son of a sharecropper raised almost entirely on church spirituals, Hooker ran away from home at a young age,

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 18

August 18, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Neil Young 5 8

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Official Release Series Discs 5-8 / Official Release Series Discs 8.5-12 (Reprise) Official Release Series Discs 5-8: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Official Release Series Discs 8.5-12: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Finally, CD editions of Young's second and third Official Release Series boxes are available, spanning 1973 to 1979 (Time Fades Away (1973), On The Beach (1974), Tonight's The Night (1975),

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Eric Carmen, Interpol, Neil Young, Raspberries, The Tubes

Here They Go Again: Whitesnake Expand 1987 Album for Rhino Records

August 17, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

Whitesnake 1987 30

Nearly 40 years after they first formed, David Coverdale has made up his mind about Whitesnake--and ain't wastin' no more time: he's moving the band's back catalogue to Warner Music Group, Billboard reports. Though a new studio album and other new goodies are planned, of particular interest to catalogue enthusiasts is the October 6 reissue of the band's 1987 self-titled album on Rhino Records. Available in a variety of formats, including 2CD, 4CD/1DVD and 2LP sets, Whitesnake will feature

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

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