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Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years

April 24, 2019 By

America Capitol Years

All six of America's Capitol albums are collected in one newly remastered box set.  Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years presents newly remastered versions of 1979's Silent Letter, 1980's Alibi, 1982's View from the Ground, 1983's Your Move, 1984's Perspective, and 1985's In Concert in one deluxe, affordable package complete with a booklet.  It's been compiled by America archivist Jeff Larson and remastered by Andy Pearce.

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

Hunt It Down: Paul McCartney To Release Music-Only "Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition"

April 24, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Earlier this year, Paul McCartney announced he'd be revisiting his most recent album -- 2018's Egypt Station -- with a lavish, limited-edition suitcase box set packed with vinyl, cassette, and CD versions of the album and a handful of bonus tracks, along with postcards, baggage tickets, luggage tags, lithos, playing cards, a map, and a jigsaw puzzle. While that Traveller's Edition box (due on May 10) is a luxurious, business-class trip, a slimmed-down set called Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition

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

Step Inside Love: Cherry Red, SFE Expand Four More Cilla Black Albums in May

April 23, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment imprint is continuing its series celebrating the life and legacy of Cilla Black with the May 10 arrival of another pair of remastered and expanded 2-CD, 2-album collections.  First up is her debut album Cilla (1965) with In My Life (1974), the latter of which is making its premiere on CD in full; also released that day is Sher-oo! (1968) with another long-anticipated, new-to-CD title, Modern Priscilla (1978).  All of the previously released digital bonus

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Cilla Black, Paul McCartney

You Can Do Magic: America's Capitol Years Collected on New Box Set

April 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

America Capitol Years

After seven albums in as many years, Dan Peek departed America, leaving Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell to carry on in the band the trio formed.  The first release from the new duo line-up was 1977's Live, but it also marked the end of an era as America's final album on Warner Bros. Records.  Following that LP, Beckley and Bunnell briefly retreated from the studio; the pair didn't return with a new studio album for almost two years.  When they did, it was at a new label: Hollywood's venerable

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: America

In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979

April 21, 2019 By

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In Search of Hades celebrates Tangerine Dream's boundary-pushing albums Phaedra (1974), Rubycon (1975), the live Ricochet (1975), Stratosfear (1976), the live Encore (1977), Cyclone (1978), and Force Majeure (1979).  The gargantuan set features 16 CDs with bonus tracks for every title, plus two Blu-rays (featuring high-res stereo and surround mixes of three titles) and a hardcover book with new essays, historic photos, and memorabilia galore.  Additionally, Steven Wilson completed new stereo and

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

Motown: The Complete No. 1s

April 21, 2019 By

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For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago.  Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or samples. And the packaging was a delight: the discs were housed in five

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

McGear [Various Formats]

April 21, 2019 By

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2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store LP:  Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store  Mike McCartney (a.k.a. Mike McGear)'s 1974 album McGear was produced by his brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.  Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album."  Now,

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Return To West Grand Boulevard: 'Motown: The Complete No. 1s' Box Gets Expanded Reissue

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

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For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or

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Force Majeure: Tangerine Dream Classics, Outtakes, and Surround Mixes Abound on "In Search of Hades" Box

April 19, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Tangerine Dream was among the "true pioneers of electronic and ambient music, and the albums they recorded for Virgin Records between 1973 and 1979 remain classics of the genre" - so says progressive rocker and remixer extraordinaire, Steven Wilson.  And he should know, as Wilson has been heavily involved in a Tangerine Dream box set that spotlights the era, entitled In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979. Due from UMC/Virgin on June 14, In Search of Hades celebrates Tangerine

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Everything Else Tags: Tangerine Dream

Release Round-Up: Week of April 19

April 19, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, HONK [Various Formats] (Interscope) 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Target-exclusive blue vinyl: Target.com 4-LP deluxe color vinyl: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Various music/apparel bundles: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Honk is a new compilation album from The Rolling Stones that

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Bananarama, Bil Evans, Stevie Nicks, The O'Jays, The Rolling Stones, Wes Montgomery

Simply Love You: Mike McGear's Wings-Backed Album "McGear" Expanded With Bonus Tracks and DVD

April 18, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings has announced the June 28 release of one of the most anticipated Beatles-related reissues:  an expanded, remastered 2-CD/DVD edition of Mike McGear's McGear album.  The 1974 album was produced by McGear's brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.  Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album."  McGear follows Esoteric's previous

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Mike McCartney, Mike McGear, Paul McCartney, Wings

Many a New Day: Decca Broadway Relaunches Label with "Oklahoma!," "Tootsie"

April 17, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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If any single album could be said to have given birth to the concept of the original Broadway cast recording as we know it, that album would be Decca Records' 1943 preservation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! with its original stars Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, and Celeste Holm.  Decca's Jack Kapp envisioned a release that would allow listeners across the nation to take Oklahoma! to their own homes, a true souvenir album that captured the energy and excitement of the smash production and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: David Yazbek, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Mardi Gras In New Orleans: Macca-Sponsored Professor Longhair Concert "Live On The Queen Mary" Available on CD and LP

April 17, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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In March of 1975, Professor Longhair, the New Orleans blues singer and piano player extraordinaire, gave a concert aboard the Queen Mary ocean liner at a special Venus and Mars album release party organized by Paul McCartney and Wings in Long Beach, CA.  Three years later, a recording of the concert was released on Harvest Records.  On Friday, April 5, Live On The Queen Mary arrived back on shelves, reissued by Harvest and MPL in a number of configurations: CD, 2-LP, and a special "Long Live

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Jazz Tags: Paul McCartney, Professor Longhair

Only Wanna Be With You: Hootie and the Blowfish Celebrate 25th Anniversary of "Cracked Rear View" With Deluxe Reissues

April 16, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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'90s pop superstars Hootie and the Blowfish are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 21x platinum smash Cracked Rear View with a 2-CD Expanded Edition and 3-CD/DVD Deluxe Edition. Both configurations are due from Rhino on May 31 and boast a wealth of unreleased and hard-to-find content. The classic album was originally recorded at L.A.'s NRG Studios with Don Gehman producing. The result was an infectious collection that spawned four successful singles ("Hold My Hand," "Only Wanna Be

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Hootie and The Blowfish

She's Back

April 16, 2019 By

Dionne Shes Back

Dionne Warwick's newest, R&B-themed album features production by her son Damon Elliott and duets with Kenny Lattimore ("What Color Is Love"), Musiq Soulchild ("Am I Dreaming") and Bone, Thugs & Harmony's Krayzie Bone ("Deja Vu").  She's Back is available as a 2-CD set with the second disc reprising Warwick's 1998 album of re-recorded hits, Dionne Sings Dionne.

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Live at Montreux 1973

April 14, 2019 By

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CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Eagle Vision brings Carole King's 1973 show at the Montreux Jazz Festival to a variety of audio and video formats.  The concert features seven songs from Tapestry as well as another septet from her then most recent release, Fantasy. The CD and CD/DVD editions will feature the full, 18-track concert program. The 180-gram black vinyl LP, meanwhile, will

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

A Song For You: Leon Russell's "Live at Gilley's" Returns to CD, Vinyl For Record Store Day Weekend

April 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Leon Russell may have been The Master of Time and Space, but he wasn't averse to being down to earth, either.  Between 1979 and 1981, Russell teamed with the bluegrass band New Grass Revival for what he deemed "rhythm and bluegrass."  1981's The Live Album, recorded at Pasadena, California's Perkins Palace, preserved their collaboration.  Some 19 years later, another live album emerged: Live at Gilley's.  Recorded in Mickey Gilley's honky-tonk (as memorably immortalized in Urban Cowboy) in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country Tags: Leon Russell, New Grass Revival, Record Store Day

Fresh and Sweet: Carole King Concert Unearthed On "Live At Montreux 1973"

April 11, 2019 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

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UPDATE: The release date for Carole King's Live at Montreux 1973 has changed to June 14!  Carole King's lasting legacy as a singer and songwriter has been revitalized in recent years by compilations, an autobiography, and - most recently - the still-ongoing, Tony Award-winning jukebox musical Beautiful. One thing that's been notably absent? Previously unreleased content. With the exception of the excellent 2012 vault dive The Legendary Demos, and a few odd bonus tracks on reissues, King's

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Carole King

The Whole Town's Talking: SoulMusic Anthologizes Best of Billy Paul On New 2-CD Set

April 11, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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The late Billy Paul was one of the first and brightest stars in the Philadelphia International Records firmament.  His very first studio album - 1968's rather misleadingly titled Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club - was the second ever release on the Gamble label, a precursor to PIR, while Going East was the very first ever LP released on PIR.  The husky-voiced baritone remained with the label through the 1970s, and then recorded just a couple of albums for independent labels in the 1980s.  Billy

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Paul

Review: Nat "King" Cole, "Ultimate Nat King Cole" and "International Nat King Cole" [UPDATED]

April 10, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

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March 17, 2019 would have been Nat "King" Cole's 100th birthday.  While the man born Nathaniel Adams Coles only lived to the age of 45, he more than earned his royal moniker over his three decades of performing.  He paved the way for African-American artists as the first black man to host a nationwide television variety show, and quietly but devotedly crusaded for civil rights.  At the time of his death, at the height of Beatlemania, he was selling some seven million records a year. The Cole

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole

Bridges to Bremen [Various Formats]

April 9, 2019 By

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2-CD/Blu-ray:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD/DVD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD:  Links TBD Blu-ray:  Links TBD Twenty years since it was originally aired, The Rolling Stones' 1998 concert film Bridges To Bremen is finally released as part of the band's ongoing archive series from Eagle Vision .  It captures the complete September 2, 1998 show from Germany's Weserstadion show, recorded on the final leg

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

Sing Out, Sweet Land! / Down in the Valley

April 9, 2019 By

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Sing Out, Sweet Land! opened on Broadway at the International Theatre in the final days of 1944 and resided there for 104 performances.  Starring Drake, Burl Ives, Juanita Hall (South Pacific), Bibi Osterwald, and Alma Kaye, the musical by critic Walter Kerr featured a score of traditional folk tunes as well as original material by John Mundy, Edward Eager, and Elie Siegmiester.  Decca recorded it for an album of 78s, later reissued on 10-inch vinyl LP.  Stage Door has its CD premiere joined by

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

Lucky to Be Me: A Life in Music

April 9, 2019 By

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The 51-track, 2-CD collection celebrates late Broadway leading man Alfred Drake.  It features one disc entitled The Studio Recordings (including selections from Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate and Kismet, as well as tracks from West Side Story, Roberta, On the Town, and Carousel) and one disc of Demos, Live Performances, and Other Rarities sourced from Drake's personal archives.  This disc features rare live appearances, rehearsals, practice recordings, and even auditions for musicals and operettas

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

Hallelujah: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

April 9, 2019 By

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"I've never gotten over the pleasure of someone covering one of my songs," Leonard Cohen once said. "I don't have a sense of proprietorship, which probably stems from coming up as a folksinger where it was understood that songs develop a patina through interpretation. I feel that's the mark of excellence." Ace Records has just released a new collection of excellent Leonard Cohen covers with Hallelujah: The Songs of Leonard Cohen. It's the latest volume in the label's Songwriter series, and it

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

April 9, 2019 By

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To celebrate the fiftieth year of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has announced the May 10 release of the new box set, Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The 5-disc set is presented as a large-format, 12"x12" book. Inside its 136 pages are numerous photos spanning the festival's history, plus many essays and discographical annotations. There's a forward from festival founder George Wein, as well as notes from Jeff Place and Huib

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Everything Else, Jazz

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