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Yes I Will: NRBQ Invites Listeners to "Turn On, Tune In" With New Multimedia Collection of Radio Performances

September 6, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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For five decades, NRBQ have created groundbreaking music that traverses genres, forms, and styles. While their studio albums and compilations can attest to their many transformations, it's on the stage where NRBQ's music truly thrives. Today, Omnivore Recordings  released Turn On, Tune In, a two-disc, CD/DVD set that captures the band - Terry Adams (keyboards/vocals), Scott Ligon (guitar/vocals), Casey McDonough (bass/vocals) and John Perrin (drums) - live on Sirius XM's The Loft and onstage at

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else Tags: NRBQ

An American Trilogy: Morello Reissues Glen Campbell's Three Atlantic Albums on New 2-CD Set

September 6, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Glen Campbell joined Capitol Records in 1962, remaining with the label through 1981. At Capitol, Campbell released almost 40 albums, picking up six Grammy Awards and scoring such indelible hits as "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)," and "Southern Nights." Campbell followed up his remarkable two decades at Capitol by signing to Atlantic Records' new country-oriented Atlantic America imprint.  Cherry Red's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Glen Campbell, Jerry Fuller, Jimmy Webb

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

Freddie Mercury Never Boring

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

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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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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Bowie

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

New Beginnings: Esoteric Reissues, Expands Strawbs' "Deadlines"

September 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Strawbs Deadlines

Strawbs' Deadlines, by the numbers: It was the band's first album on Clive Davis' Arista label, last album of the 1970s, third album produced or co-produced by Jeffrey Lesser (Rupert Holmes, Loudon Wainwright III, Barbra Streisand), and only album to feature the four-piece line-up of Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk, and Tony Fernandez. It's recently been expanded by Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings arm as a 2-CD/1-DVD clamshell box set featuring numerous bonus tracks and a complete

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Strawbs

The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967)

September 3, 2019 By

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1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP on blue vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone Music's new 1-CD or 2-LP set brings together 29 of the incendiary 49 singles that Booker T. and the MG's recorded for Stax. (Presumably, the other 20 will make up a second volume.) Each track on the Gordon Anderson-produced The Complete Stax Singles, Vol. 1 has been carefully vetted to make sure the correct, original mono single mixes were used. The music has been mastered

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

What's Going On Live

September 3, 2019 By

Whats Going On Live

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2LP (Turquoise): The Sound of Vinyl What's Going On Live features one of Marvin Gaye's only performances in the wake of his immortal 1971 album, recorded at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in the spring of 1972 after a four-year absence from the stage.  This release marks the first standalone release of the concert (originally issued in 2001 on the What's Going On 30th anniversary

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Sugar Man, Won't You Hurry: Classic Rodriguez Albums Return to Vinyl, CD, and Digital

September 3, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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Sixto Rodriguez, known professionally by his last name alone, was something of an enigma before Malik Bendjelloul's Academy Award-winning documentary Searching For Sugarman presented Rodriguez to the mainstream once again.  Rodriguez's two Sussex Records releases - 1970's Cold Fact and 1971's Coming From Reality - became cult classics once more in the wake of the film's release.  Last Friday, August 30, after years out of print, the two titles returned to vinyl, alongside CD and digital

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Only Love Can Conquer Hate: Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On Live' Gets Standalone Release With New Mix

August 30, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Whats Going On Live

A classic live performance by Motown legend Marvin Gaye is being released for the first time on its own this fall. What's Going On Live features one of Gaye's only performances in the wake of the immortal 1971 album, recorded at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in the spring of 1972. At the time, Gaye had not performed live in four years, and, before recording What's Going On, had struggled with depression after the passing of his close friend and duet partner, Tammi Terrell. "I

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Marvin Gaye

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

Mo' Onions: Real Gone Collects '60s Sides of Booker T. and The MG's on "Complete Stax Singles, Vol. 1"

August 28, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Few instrumental groups have had as profound an impact on the popular music landscape as Booker T. and the MG's, whose Stax sides from the '60s defined the sound of the label. From Booker T. Jones' inimitable Hammond organ sound and Steve Cropper's masterful Telecaster work, to Al Jackson's solid and steady beats and the always-in-the-pocket bass lines of Lewie Steinberg (replaced in 1965 by the talented Donald "Duck" Dunn), the band's influence continues to be felt in every slice of visceral

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Booker T. and the MG's

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

Bay City Rollers The Singles

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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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bay City Rollers

Sinatra Sings Alan and Marilyn Bergman

August 27, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A new collection celebrates Frank Sinatra's enduring recordings from the songbook of Oscar-winning lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, from 1960 to 1988.  The LP edition has 10 previously released tracks while the CD and digital iterations add three bonus tracks including the non-LP single "Christmas Memories" and two previously unreleased tracks: "Leave It All to Me" and "How Do You Keep the

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

My Way: 50th Anniversary Edition

August 27, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Green Vinyl: uDiscover Store Capitol/UMe/Frank Sinatra Enterprises reissues the Chairman's 1969 contemporary pop LP My Way with four bonus tracks, all of the famous title anthem: live versions from 1971 and 1987, and duets with Willie Nelson and Luciano Pavarotti.  David Ritz has penned the new liner notes.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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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

Blue World

August 27, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A lost John Coltrane recording has been unearthed with this never-before-heard five-song session from 1964, as recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's studio in June of that year and featuring reworkings of Trane classics like "Naima" and "Village Blues" in multiple takes plus "Blue World," "Like Sonny," and "Traneing In." Blue World has been mastered from its original analog tapes by Kevin Reeves at Universal

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You're Breaking My Heart [Expanded Edition]

August 27, 2019 By

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Real Gone Music reissues and expands Keely Smith's You're Breaking My Heart, the late chanteuse's hard-to-find, U.K.-only album from 1965.  Among its 12 songs are interpretations of Neal Hefti's "Sunday Mornin'", the Willie Nelson standard "Crazy," Jimmie Hodges' "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)," and her original composition "I'll Always Be in Love With You."  A previously unreleased demo of Tony Hatch's "Call Me" is the bonus track, and the whole set has been remastered by Mike Milchner

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Different Kinda Different [Expanded Edition]

August 27, 2019 By

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Johnny Mathis' first album of the 1980s, Different Kinda Different, arrives in an expanded edition.  Mathis ushered in the decade with one of the most romantic and sensual albums in his extensive discography. Different Kinda Different teamed him once more with Jack Gold and Gene Page for a set that lived up to its title as it spotlighted numerous new songs. Two sizzling pop-soul duets with Paulette McWilliams, "Different Kinda Different" and "I'd Do It All for You," are at the heart of an

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

I Only Have Eyes for You/Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me [Expanded Edition]

August 27, 2019 By

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Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue celebrating the oeuvre of Johnny Mathis with this two-for-one collection featuring The Voice of Romance's 1976 and 1977 albums with producer Jack Gold and arranger Gene Page.  On these albums, Mathis saluted songwriters including Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield ("The Hungry Years"), Alan O'Day ("Do Me Wrong, But Do Me"), Stephen Sondheim ("Send in the Clowns"), Marvin Hamlisch and Ed Kleban ("One"), and the team of Michael Masser and Gerry

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Leave It All to Me: Sinatra's "My Way" Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue, "Sings Alan and Marilyn Bergman" Arrives in October

August 27, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Frank Sinatra My Way

Get ready to celebrate the eternal Chairman of the Board with a pair of releases due October 11 from Capitol Records/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. Last week, the labels announced a 50th anniversary edition of Sinatra's 1969 LP My Way, available on CD, digital, and LP; and an all-new compilation entitled Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman, also on all three formats. Originally issued on the Reprise label in March 1969, My Way was Sinatra's second consecutive foray into the world of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson

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