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Release Round-Up: Week of June 5

June 5, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Frank Sinatra Nice n Easy Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Frank Sinatra, Nice 'n' Easy: 60th Anniversary Edition (Capitol/UMe) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP (Remixed Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, and UMe have a 60th anniversary edition of Frank Sinatra's classic 1960 album arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.  For the occasion, the album has been completely remixed and features three bonus tracks: the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Dion, Dr. John, Frank Sinatra, Keith Relf, Phil Seymour, The Choir, The Staple Singers

Needle In The Hay: Elliott Smith's Sophomore Album To Be Expanded With Live Set

June 4, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Elliot packshot

Seventeen years after Elliott Smith's tragic death at the age of 34, his spare, haunting music continues to resonate. On August 28, the Kill Rock Stars label will reissue his 1995 self-titled sophomore album in a 2-CD deluxe edition to commemorate its 25th anniversary. Elliott Smith continued in the acoustic singer-songwriter vein of its predecessor, Roman Candle, with the solo artist's guitar backed up only by an occasional other instrument such as harmonica or drums. Darkness pervaded the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Rock Tags: Elliott Smith

Riding with The King: 20th Anniversary Edition

June 4, 2020 By

Eric Clapton and B.B. King Riding with the King

2000's Grammy-winning chart-topping Riding with the King boasted a dozen collaborations between Eric Clapton and B.B. King. Now, Warner Records is releasing a 20th anniversary expanded edition of the album boasting two unreleased. newly-mixed tracks from the original sessions: Willie Dixon's "Let Me Love You Baby" and the Delta blues standard first recorded by Hambone Willie Newbern, "Rollin' and Tumblin'."  The former first appeared as a Japan-only bonus track for the original release, but

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Blues

Endless Flight: New Andrew Gold Box Set From Esoteric Offers Albums, Unreleased Live Material

June 4, 2020 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Andrew Gold Lonely Boy

He was born on a summer day, 1951 - and through the '70s, Andrew Gold issued a handful of killer pop singles around the world while serving as an in-demand session musician. This summer, U.K. label Esoteric Recordings will collect his complete discography for Asylum Records along with some choice studio and live bonus material - a portion of which is being released for the first time! Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology illustrates how Gold - the son of film composer Ernest and Hollywood

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Andrew Gold

Cherry Red's "A Slight Disturbance in My Mind" Collects The Psych-Pop Sounds of 1966

June 4, 2020 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

A Slight Disturbance in My Mind

By any estimation, 1966 was a pivotal year in rock. On one side of the Atlantic: Pet Sounds, Blonde on Blonde, Sounds of Silence. On the other: Revolver, Fresh Cream, Aftermath. Those albums merely represent the tip of the iceberg, however. 1966 was a year in which psychedelia emerged from the fringes and onto the charts via such artists as The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, and yes, The Beatles with "Tomorrow Never Knows." The underground scene continued to grow and increasingly attract the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: David Bowie, The Action, The Animals, The Bee Gees, The Creation, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, Various Artists

Mornin' Glory: Bobbie Gentry's "The Delta Sweete" Gets Remixed, Remastered, and Expanded Treatment

June 3, 2020 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Bobbie Gentry The Delta Sweete

It was the third of June/Another sleepy, dusty Delta day... With a new announcement, this June 3 has gotten a lot less sleepy.  Bobbie Gentry's 1967 debut album Ode to Billie Joe established the Mississippi native as a crossover country superstar. Boasting the Grammy-winning, chart-topping title track, the LP made it to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Pop and Country charts and even reached the top five of the R&B survey. One year later, Gentry delivered her second album on Capitol. While The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Bobbie Gentry

Last Call: Live at the Music Box

May 29, 2020 By

The Choir Last Call Live

Back in 2018, Omnivore Recordings released a never-before-heard recording from Cleveland garage-rock outfit The Choir.  Now, the label follows up Artifact: The Lost Album with the band's first-ever live album, Last Call: Live at the Music Box.  Following the success of Artifact, The Choir - Ken Margolis (keyboards), Phil Giallombardo (organ), Randy Klawon (drums), Denny Carleton (bass), and Jim Bonfanti (drums) - made the decision to regroup in their hometown.  The album was recorded on

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of May 29

May 29, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Ronnie Milsap The Best Of

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Ronnie Milsap, The Best of Ronnie Milsap (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Best of Ronnie Milsap gathers up 12 of the artist's biggest hits from his first tenure at RCA, including "It Was Almost Like a Song," "Any Day Now," and "What a Difference You've Made in My Life." Craft's parent company, Concord Music, acquired the rights to 16 of Milsap's RCA albums from between 1977-2006 last year, and this is the first

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: David Bowie, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Buffett, John Lee Hooker, Lady Gaga, Petula Clark, Prince, Ronnie Milsap, Rush

Rollin' and Tumblin': B.B. King and Eric Clapton's Collaboration Expanded For 20th Anniversary

May 28, 2020 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Eric Clapton and B.B. King Riding with the King

Eric Clapton and B.B. King first took the stage together in 1967 - the former a young upstart then serving as one-third of power trio Cream and the latter already a veteran blues master. They didn't record together until 1997 when King called Clapton to guest on his Deuces Wild album of duets, and the experience left both men wanting more. Three years later, Clapton would release Riding with the King, featuring a dozen collaborations between the two guitarists. On June 26, Warner Records and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Rock Tags: B.B. King, Eric Clapton

Orange Crate Art: 25th Anniversary Edition

May 27, 2020 By

Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks Orange Crate Art

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Omnivore 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Omnivore 2LP Colored Vinyl: Omnivore Omnivore celebrates 25 years of Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks' beautiful Orange Crate Art with a variety of reissues. The 2-CD version boasts three previously unreleased bonus tracks on the first disc: a stunning, subtle take on "What a Wonderful World" (listen here) that most certainly was made for these times, and

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Staple Singers Expanded Editions

May 27, 2020 By

The Staples Family Tree

Let's Do It Again: Original Soundtrack - Expanded Edition (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) - released 6/5 Pass It On: Expanded Edition (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) - released 6/5 Family Tree: Expanded Edition (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) - released 6/26 Unlock Your Mind: Expanded Edition (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) - released 6/26 Omnivore Records is reissuing and expanding four classic albums from The Staple Singers from their

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Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul

Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1949-1952

May 27, 2020 By

John Lee Hooker Documenting the Sensation Recordings

Ace Records is celebrating the late blues legend John Lee Hooker (1912 or 1917 - 2001) with a historic new box set. Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1949-1952 accomplishes just that feat. When Ace purchased Sensation Records from Bernard Besman, a number of Hooker sides were among the acquisition. Besman had previously sold some of Hooker's recordings to United Artists and Greene Bottle. Until now, Ace hadn't completed research into the total contents of the acquisition. Over 3 CDs and 71

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues

The Cadence Albums

May 27, 2020 By

Andy Williams Cadence Recordings

The Cadence Albums presents on 8 CDs all of Andy Williams' albums for Archie Bleyer's independent label, plus 15 bonus single sides. At Cadence between 1955 and 1961, Andy developed his smooth, relaxed style and established his reputation for vocal excellence. He scored some of his most beloved hits at the label including "Canadian Sunset" (No. 7 U.S., 1956), "Butterfly" (No. 1 U.S. and U.K., 1957), "I Like Your Kind of Love" (No. 8 U.S./No. 16 U.K., 1957), "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" (No. 11

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

She Satisfies: Cherry Red Laces Up Shoes' Elektra Years on Box Set

May 26, 2020 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Shoes Elektrafied

For more than 40 years, Shoes has been celebrating the art of pop with its compact, melodic nuggets worthy of The Beatles, The Raspberries, or Big Star. Hailing from the town of Zion, Ill. on the banks of Lake Michigan, Shoes was formed by Gary Klebe and brothers John and Jeff Murphy, three kids united in their love of music. Between 1979 and 1982, Shoes - still going strong today, by the way - was signed to Elektra Records where they released three acclaimed albums. Cherry Red has recently

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Shoes

Peggy Lee at 100: Grammy Museum Presents Panel Discussion and Virtual Exhibit; Documentary, CD, and DVD Coming This Summer

May 25, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Peggy Lee 100 Logo

100 years ago tomorrow - May 26, 1920 - Norma Deloris Egstrom was born in Jamestown, North Dakota. You know her as Peggy Lee: groundbreaking singer, songwriter, actress, and artist. Though she passed away in 2002, her music is as present today as ever - and her influence just as strong. Peggy's songs have recently scored such television shows as Ryan Murphy's Hollywood and Amy Sherman-Palladino's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and have been heard in commercials promoting Samsung and Tropicana

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Homegrown

May 23, 2020 By

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Indie-exclusive LP + print bundle: Locate your nearest record shop! Neil Young's lost 1975 album finally sees a release, on both CD and vinyl. Homegrown has been all-analog mastered by John Hanlon from the original master tapes. As for visuals, the album will be presented in a replica of the originally planned artwork.  Seven of its twelve songs are previously unreleased, and guests include Levon

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

A Hot Summer Night [Various Formats]

May 23, 2020 By

Donna Summer Hot Summer Night

CD/DVD: Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada link TBD 2-LP Colored Vinyl: Amazon U.K./ Amazon Canada Driven by the Music brings this classic concert from Donna Summer to CD/DVD and LP.  It was recorded on August 6, 1983 as part of Summer's Hard for the Money tour at the then-recently opened Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California. In front of over 18,000 fans, Summer performed material from the new album (the smash "She Works Hard for the Money," "Woman," "Unconditional Love" with Musical

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

Release Round-Up: Week of May 22

May 22, 2020 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Iron City Houserockers Have a Good Time

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Joe Grushecky, Have a Good Time But Get Out Alive! 40th Anniversary Edition (Cleveland International) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers' bar-band classic is returning to print in a newly expanded edition adding a second disc with 16 previously unreleased tracks including demos and rarities. The 40th anniversary edition of Have a Good Time But Get

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Bing Crosby, Dennis DeYoung, Elizabeth Swados, Franck Pourcel, Jackie Gleason, Jeff Healey, Jim Peterik, Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, Phil Ochs, Steve Earle

Boogie Chillen': Ace Collects John Lee Hooker's Early Years, Premieres Unreleased Tracks

May 21, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

John Lee Hooker Documenting the Sensation Recordings

Ace Records is celebrating the late blues legend John Lee Hooker (1912 or 1917 - 2001) with a historic new box set. Due on May 29, Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1949-1952 accomplishes just that feat. When Ace purchased Sensation Records from Bernard Besman, a number of Hooker sides were among the acquisition. Besman had previously sold some of Hooker's recordings to United Artists and Greene Bottle. Until now, Ace hadn't completed research into the total contents of the acquisition. Over

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues Tags: John Lee Hooker

UPDATE: More Ways To Enjoy Bob Dylan's Upcoming "Rough and Rowdy Ways"

May 20, 2020 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

UPDATED 5/20/20: Bob Dylan has been on a roll, getting us through lockdown with new singles that find him as clever and compelling as ever. On Thursday evening, May 7, the Bob Dylan Twitter account posted another cryptic tweet - complete with a pulp book-inspired illustration and a lyric quote - which had fans everywhere wondering if we might get another treat to tide us over. Well, come midnight that evening, we got our answer as "False Prophet" was released on digital streaming services.

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Outlaw Man: Cherry Red, Morello Collect Four Albums from Singer-Songwriter David Blue

May 20, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Blue Morello 4 Classic Albums

David Blue might be best-known for two things: writing "Outlaw Blues" on Eagles' Desperado album, and being a friend and occasional sidekick of Bob Dylan's. Yet he recorded seven albums (plus a major contribution to an eighth, the 1965 Elektra anthology Singer Songwriter Project) between 1965 and 1976 in addition to making appearances on stage and film before his untimely death in 1982. Cherry Red's Morello imprint has recently celebrated the late folk troubadour with a four-albums-on-two-CDs

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: Dave Mason, David Blue, Eagles, Graham Nash, Jennifer Warnes

Erroll Garner Plays Gershwin and Kern

May 19, 2020 By

Erroll Garner Plays Gershwin and Kern

Octave/Mack Avenue reissues Erroll Garner's 1976 tribute to two masters of American song, George Gershwin and Jerome Kern; it proved to be his final album released in his lifetime.  The album has been remastered with the Plangent Process, and includes one previously unreleased bonus track.  This marks the final release in Octave/Mack Avenue's 12-title reissue series for the late pianist's 100th birthday.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz

State of Independence: Donna Summer Live Set Comes to CD, DVD, LP in July

May 19, 2020 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Donna Summer Hot Summer Night

Following its career-spanning Encore box set celebrating late superstar Donna Summer, Demon Music Group's Driven by the Music imprint will be bringing one of the diva's classic concerts to multiple formats. A Hot Summer Night will be issued on July 10 in both CD/DVD and 2-LP colored vinyl formats. The concert was recorded on August 6, 1983 as part of Summer's Hard for the Money tour. The She Works Hard for the Money album had just been released a couple of months earlier, in June, but Summer

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Donna Summer

UPDATE WITH LINKS: Are You Ready? Neil Young Confirms "Homegrown" Release Date and Track Listing, Plots Further Archive Releases

May 18, 2020 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

For nearly 45 years, Neil Young fans have been clamoring for Homegrown, the lost album that was nearly released in 1975 and most recently slated for the still-yet-to-happen Record Store Day 2020. Now, it's been announced that the album described by Neil as "the missing link between Harvest, Comes A Time, Old Ways and Harvest Moon" will finally reach fans on June 19. "[Homegrown] is all analog! The purest sound," Young wrote in a post on his Neil Young Archives site. "Hear the vinyl. Get a

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Neil Young

I Like Your Kind of Love: Edsel Collects Early Andy Williams on "The Cadence Recordings" Box

May 15, 2020 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Andy Williams Cadence Recordings

By any metric, 2020 has been a challenging year. But fans of Andy Williams have had some rays of sunlight with a number of releases. Demon Music Group's Crimson Productions released the late vocalist's Gold, a 3-CD, career-spanning anthology of many of his finest recordings. Real Gone Music issued Emperor of Easy: The Lost Columbia Masters 1962-72, premiering 20 outtakes and rare singles on CD from Williams' first decade at the label. Now Demon's Edsel label is turning back the clock for a new

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Andy Williams

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