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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

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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

Love What We Make Together: Miles Davis' Lost "Rubberband" Gets September Release

June 14, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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A new chapter is about to be written for Miles Davis' Warner Bros. years.  On September 6, Rhino will unveil Rubberband, the lost album recorded by the late trumpeter in 1985-1986, on CD, 2-LP vinyl, and digital formats. Davis began recording Rubberband shortly after joining Warner Bros. in 1985.  In October, he entered Los Angeles' Ameraycan Studios with producers Randy Hall and Zane Giles.  Davis - playing both trumpet and keyboards - was joined at Ameraycan by keyboardists Adam Holzman,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Miles Davis

Amazing Journey: Roger Daltrey Releases "The Who's Tommy Orchestral" Live Album

June 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Fifty years ago, The Who debuted Tommy at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. The ambitious rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball wizard turned messiah catapulted The Who into the upper echelons of arena rock and marked a new transition in their storied career. Last year, Who frontman Roger Daltrey embarked on a world tour performing The Who's Tommy with an orchestra. With David Campbell providing the arrangements and Keith Levenson conducting, the piece took on a new life in a new

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Roger Daltrey

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

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Bring Four Johnny Mathis Classics to CD

June 13, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Johnny Mathis The Heart of a Woman and Feelings

As Johnny Mathis plays to packed houses across the country on his acclaimed The Voice of Romance Tour and on the heels of the February CD release of his treasured CHIC collaboration I Love My Lady, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are excited to continue our series of deluxe reissues from the superstar artist.  TOMORROW, a quartet of classic Mathis albums with a classic soul twist will be reissued on a pair of two-for-one releases.  All four LPs are making their standalone CD

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Carpenters, Jerry Fuller, Johnny Mathis, Melissa Manchester

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

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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

Born on the Bayou: Creedence Clearwater Revival's Complete Woodstock Set Coming in August

June 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Woodstock's 50th anniversary is right around the corner, and Craft Recordings is marking the occasion with the release of Creedence Clearwater Revival's complete performance at the historic festival.  Live at Woodstock will arrive on August 2 on CD, 2-LP, and digital formats (including high-resolution 96/24).  The first digital single, "Born on the Bayou," is available today and can be previewed below.  As CCR declined to appear in Warner Bros.' big-screen documentary Woodstock or on the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Creedence Clearwater Revival

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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50th Anniversary: The Collection

June 10, 2019 By

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

Live from The Beacon Theatre

June 10, 2019 By

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2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD In November 2018, the Doobie Brothers, led by Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee, returned to New York City's historic Beacon Theatre for the first time in 25 years to perform two of the band's greatest albums, Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me. Both audio and video of that special performance are now set for

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Lilyhammer - The Score Vol. 2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits and Pieces

June 10, 2019 By

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Volume 2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits and Pieces from the soundtrack of the Netflix original series starring Steven Van Zandt collects a whopping 36 tracks from a variety of genres, including the theme song and cues inspired by Norwegian folk, rock-and-roll, surf, Latin sounds, Brazilian music, and beyond.  Van Zandt plays guitar on all but one of the tracks on this album, and was inspired by diverse artists ranging from Tito Puente and Antonio Carlos Jobim to Ennio Morricone.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Rock, Soundtracks

Lilyhammer - The Score Vol. 1: Jazz

June 10, 2019 By

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Volume 1: Jazz collects together 13 of the best jazz-oriented compositions from the Netflix original series which starred Steven Van Zandt.  Little Steven and his musical compatriots assembled a soundtrack featuring vintage standards, instrumental cues, and original songs. Van Zandt even took a page from Sinatra in his new renditions of "All Of Me," "Ring-a-Ding Ding!" and "My Kind Of Town." 

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

Running on Empty

June 10, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Jackson Browne's legendary, seven-times-platinum 1977 album - featuring such classics as "Running On Empty" and "The Load-Out / Stay" - returns to CD, vinyl, and digital formats from Asylum/Rhino, featuring a fresh remaster by Gavin Lurssen of Lurssen Mastering on CD/digital.  The vinyl edition, meanwhile, was mastered by Ron McMaster and will be presented on 180-gram vinyl pressed at Pallas.

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Another Town Along the Road: Jackson Browne's "Running On Empty" To Be Remastered on CD, Vinyl, Digital in July

June 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 17 Comments

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Few singer-songwriters embodied the late-'70s California sound as much as Jackson Browne.  He started out writing for others in the previous decade, but broke onto the scene as a solo artist with his 1972 self-titled debut (sometimes referred to as Saturate Before Using).  Five years later, he made waves with Running On Empty, a collection of 10 new songs recorded live during his 1977 tour.  Several tracks were taken from the band's performance at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland and the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Jackson Browne

Release Round-Up: Week of June 7

June 7, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up - a packed one, for sure! Bob Dylan, The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Just in advance of the June 12 debut of director Martin Scorsese's documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, Columbia and Legacy unveil a new 14-CD box set that promises to be the ultimate chronicle of the initial leg of Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue from

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Airto, America, Bob Dylan, Cole Porter, David Yazbek, Eddie Perfect, Elmer Bernstein, Gary Nicholson, Genesis, Grateful Dead, James Taylor, Janet Jackson, Luciano Pavarotti, Miles Davis, Neil Young, Norma Tanega, Peter Frampton, Santana, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

The Groove: Cherry Red, Robinsongs Collect Rodney Franklin's Complete Columbia Albums

June 6, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Between 1978 and 1986, Bay Area-born composer-pianist Rodney Franklin released eight albums for Columbia Records.  Flourishing in the period where jazz met R&B and funk head-on, Franklin charted seven singles in the United States and scored one major hit in the United Kingdom (1980's "The Groove").  Now, Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint has collected all eight of his Columbia albums on two CD sets, four albums per set. Having had the opportunity to meet such legendary jazz figures as Oscar

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Funk, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Michel Colombier, Rodney Franklin, Stanley Clarke

The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings

June 6, 2019 By

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Just in advance of the June 12 debut of director Martin Scorsese's documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, Columbia and Legacy unveil a new 14-CD box set that promises to be the ultimate chronicle of the initial leg of Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue from the autumn of 1975.  The box includes five professionally recorded sets from the tour, plus rehearsals and a bonus disc of rare performances - for a total of 148 tracks, more than 100 of which are

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Ace Explores Rock, Jazz Through the Lens of History with "Three Day Week" and "If You're Not Part of the Solution"

June 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Ace Records, as always, has delivered some of 2019's finest collections including Songwriter Series volumes dedicated to Eddie Hinton, Leonard Cohen and Merle Haggard, and celebrations of producer Mickie Most and musician Reggie Young.  Today, we're taking a look at a pair of the label's other recent releases. Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs present Three Day Week: When the Lights Went Out 1972-1975 (Ace CDCHD 1542) is another sublimely curated compilation focusing on a particular period of

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Jazz, Rock Tags: Adam Faith, Clifford Jordan, Hawkwind, Joe Henderson, Johnny Hammond Smith, Mungo Jerry, The Kinks, The Troggs, Various Artists

His Kind of Town: Little Steven Releases Songs, Score from "Lilyhammer" in July

June 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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Between 2012 and 2014, Steven Van Zandt starred in Netflix's first exclusive television series.   A co-production with Norwegian network NRK1, Lilyhammer cast the singer-songwriter-musician as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, a gangster making a new life in Lillehammer, Norway.  Van Zandt not only acted in, co-wrote, and co-produced the series for three seasons, but he also composed most of the show's music.  For the first time, the music of Lilyhammer will be released on July 12 by Van Zandt's own

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Review: Fiat Lux, "Hired History Plus: Expanded Edition"

June 4, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

Hired History

Fiat Lux -- from the Latin for "let there be light" - were originally a synth-pop band that shone for a brief period in the '80s. Formed in 1982 and hailing from Wakefield in Yorkshire, England, they pioneered a unique sonic stamp, the influence of which is still felt today. Their pioneering blend was full of lush synthesizer textures, acoustic and electric keyboards, and studio effects - all anchored by Steve Wright's emotive vocals. Multi-instrumentalist David Crickmore provided guitar, bass,

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Fiat Lux

Listen to the Music: Doobie Brothers Bring "Live from The Beacon Theatre" to CD, DVD, BD

June 3, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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As The Doobie Brothers gear up for their North American summer tour with co-headliners Santana, Rhino is looking back to a recent concert for a new release.  In November 2018, the Doobies, led by Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee, returned to New York City's historic Beacon Theatre for the first time in 25 years to perform two of the band's greatest albums, Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me. Both audio and video of that special performance are now set for release from Rhino on

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Doobie Brothers

Off The Handle: Rory Gallagher Rarities Collection "Blues" Arrives From UMC

June 3, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Eric Clapton once described Rory Gallagher as "the man who got me back into the blues." Though he never reached the same "household name" fame as Clapton or other contemporaries, Irish guitar legend Gallagher led a movement back to blues roots that began with his band Taste and continued on throughout his solo career from 1971 to 1994. To commemorate 50 years since Gallagher began his recording, UMC has released a new collection that mines the vaults of the celebrated singer and instrumentalist

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock Tags: Albert King, Jack Bruce, Lonnie Donegan, Muddy Waters, Rory Gallagher

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