Before "Dancing Queen," "Fernando" and the rest, ABBA's Benny Andersson was the keyboardist and frequent songwriter for The Hep Stars. The Stockholm-formed group became Sweden's most successful English-language pop group, paving the way for Andersson's subsequent triumphs with ABBA and on the musical theatre stage. Following its 2013 reissue of The Hep Stars' 1968 album It's Been a Long, Long Time, Cherry Red's RPM label returns to the group's catalogue for Like We Used To: The Anthology
Release Round-Up: Week of May 5
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Oddly, releases were split between yesterday and today, but both days add up to a wealth of titles in nearly every genre! Without a doubt, this is one of the most packed weeks yet this year! Jackie DeShannon, All the Love: The Lost Atlantic Recordings (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) All the Love--The Lost Atlantic Recordings brings together DeShannon's entire 1973 Atlantic Records material in one place for the first time,
Review: Frank Sinatra, "Ultimate Sinatra"
On August 31, 1939, Frank Sinatra stepped into a New York recording studio as vocalist of Harry James' orchestra for a two-song session. The second song recorded, Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence's "All or Nothing at All," captured a philosophy that the 23-year old "boy singer" would hold closely. "All or nothing at all/Half a love never appealed to me," he asserted. "If it's love there is no in-between..." Indeed, Frank Sinatra's life was one of triumphant highs and shattering lows - no
"Boz Scaggs" Returns In Deluxe 2-CD Edition
After appearing on the first two albums by The Steve Miller Band, singer-songwriter-guitarist William Royce "Boz" Scaggs sensed that it was time to strike out on his own once more. In 1968, he inked a deal with Atlantic Records to record his second solo album; his first, 1965's Boz, was a Swedish release that to this day hasn't seen a reissue. So Scaggs and his co-producers Marlin Greene and Jann Wenner (yes, that Jann Wenner) headed down to Muscle Shoals' Alabama's most famous address, 3614
From Out of Nowhere: Two Faith No More Albums Go Deluxe
This May, Faith No More, the hard-rocking San Francisco band, will unveil Sol Invictus, its first new album since 1997. To mark the occasion, Rhino Records is revisiting the pair of albums that solidified the group's place in the rock pantheon: 1989's The Real Thing and 1992's Angel Dust. On June 9, the label will reissue both albums as two-disc sets, with each containing a second disc of rarities. In addition to the CD sets, Rhino will issue 2-LP. 180-gram black vinyl editions with the
Kritzerland Turns 10! Label Launches New Soundtrack Series, Begins Indiegogo Campaign
Happy Birthday, Kritzerland! Ten years ago this month, producer Bruce Kimmel, known for his work at labels including Bay Cities and Varese Sarabande, launched the Kritzerland label. Since 2005, Kritzerland has released over 150 CDs: classic soundtracks from composers like Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, John Barry and John Williams, vintage cast recordings of musicals including stunning remixes of Follies and Promises, Promises, and solo albums by artists such as Sandy Bainum and the elusive
But Beautiful: "Lady in Satin: The Centennial Edition" Expands Billie Holiday Classic To 3 CDs
Billie Holiday was just a couple months away from her 43rd birthday when she entered Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio on February 18, 1958 to record Lady in Satin. The album controversially promised a new, glamorous setting for the artist, who had recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver following a lifetime of troubles including alcohol and drug dependency, abusive relationships, stints in reform school and prison, and even a period as a teenaged prostitute. The LP's original
It's A Small World: New Details Emerge for The Legacy Collection's "Disneyland"
Just two days ago, we brought you the news about Walt Disney Records' latest entry in its Legacy Collection series: Lady and the Tramp. Now, we have a little more information and release information about the next entry in the series, this time devoted to the Happiest Place on Earth: Disneyland! Disneyland, of course, hardly needs an introduction. Since opening on July 17, 1955, it has become arguably the most famous theme park on the planet and hosts millions of visitors each year. The
One Sweet Day: Epic Releases New Mariah Carey Compilation Celebrating Her Return to Sony
Monday marked the release of the new Mariah Carey single, "Infinity." This latest single is the sole new recording from Carey's forthcoming greatest hits collection #1 to Infinity which is hitting stores in a couple of weeks on May 18. The new compilation is the singer's first project since returning to her original label home of Sony after having spent most of the 2000s on Island Records and Def Jam Records. Since releasing her self-titled debut album on Columbia in 1990, Mariah Carey has
He's a Tramp (But She Loves Him): "Lady and the Tramp" Comes To Disney's Legacy Collection
Monday was a bella notte as Intrada began accepting orders for the long-awaited Legacy Collection reissue of the soundtrack to Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp. The 1955 film, featuring an orchestral score by Oliver Wallace and songs by Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee (who also portrays Peg and other roles in the film), has been expanded to two CDs as the latest release in Walt Disney Records' series of deluxe soundtracks. Inspired by Ward Greene's short story "Happy Dan, the Whistling Dog," Lady
Wouldn't It Be Loverly? Two Julie Andrews Classics Return to CD
By anyone's estimation, Julie Andrews was one of Columbia Records' leading lights by 1962. Her Tony-nominated performances onstage in My Fair Lady and Camelot had both led to chart-topping, record-breaking original cast recordings on the Columbia label; in fact, it was under the leadership of president Goddard Lieberson that the record label underwrote the original Broadway production cost of My Fair Lady - an investment that, needless to say, paid off many times over! So it was unsurprising
Release Round-Up: Week of April 28
Dusty Springfield, Faithful (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Faithful assembles for the first time on one CD all of the masters produced by Jeff Barry ("Chapel of Love," "Leader of the Pack," "Sugar, Sugar") for Dusty Springfield in 1971. From his home base at New York's Century Sound, Barry produced thirteen songs for Dusty - twelve intended for album release and one for a non-LP single. Four songs were released on two 45s, but when Dusty departed Atlantic Records, the
Review: "Beale Street Saturday Night"
Beale Street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee runs approximately 1.8 miles from the Mississippi River to East Street. Created in 1841 and originally named Beale Avenue, it was immortalized in 1916 by composer, musician and bandleader W.C. Handy in his "Beale Street Blues." By the middle of the century, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, Albert King, Muddy Waters and more had all played Beale Street, recognized as one of the nation's foremost cradles of the blues. But by the mid-1960s, the legendary
Loaded: Jeff Beck Offers "Live+" With Tour Performances, New Studio Recordings
With Jeff Beck currently hitting the road once more, the time is right for Atco's upcoming release of Jeff Beck Live+ culled from performances on the legendary guitarist's 2014 tour with ZZ Top. The May 19 release features 14 live cuts along with Beck's first two studio recordings since 2010. Beck's tour last year with ZZ Top was curtailed due to the injury of the band's bassist, Dusty Hill; Live+ will arrive in the midst of the April 30-May 10 tour dates for ZZ Top and Beck. On May 12,
Ace Super Soul Round-Up Part One: Put a Little Love in Your Heart With Jimmy Holiday
Readers around these parts know that Ace Records can be counted on for the finest in rare soul music - and three recent releases prove to be no exception. We'll cover one of those titles today in our new Super Soul Round-Up, with more to come next week! Spread Your Love collects the complete Minit Records singles recorded between 1966 and 1970 by singer-songwriter Jimmy Holiday, best-known for his co-writing credit with the incomparable Jackie DeShannon and her brother Randy Myers on the
Rip It Up! New Box Set Spotlights Little Richard at Specialty and Vee-Jay
On June 2, 2015, Specialty Records, a unit of Concord Music Group, celebrates one of the founders of rock-and-roll with the release of a new box set from the inimitable Little Richard. Directly from My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years brings together 64 tracks on three CDs from the piano-pounding legend, including all of Richard's early classics as well as B-sides and rarities. This deluxe package puts the music in context with a 30+-page booklet containing new liner notes
Say "Aloha": Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Beck Featured On New Cameron Crowe Soundtrack
Since making his big-screen debut as a writer with the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, onetime teenaged Rolling Stone scribe Cameron Crowe has made music an integral part of his films - and we're not just talking about Almost Famous! Every one of his movies as writer-director, from 1989's Say Anything... to 2011's We Bought a Zoo, has had its share of musical highlights. His next film, Aloha, should prove to be no exception. On May 26, Legacy Recordings and Madison Gate Records
The Legend of Paul Revere: Now Sounds Reissues, Expands The Raiders' "Revolution!"
You say you want a Revolution!? Now Sounds is ready to take you on a ride suitable for midnight or any time with its new Deluxe Expanded Mono Edition of Paul Revere and the Raiders' Revolution! (CRNOW 53). Originally released in August 1967, during the Summer of Love, the album blended pop, rock and R&B, West Coast-style, proving just how far the little band from Boise, Idaho had come. Revolution! followed The Spirit of '67, which had actually been released in late
Live and Sticky: The Rolling Stones' "Marquee Club 1971" Comes To CD, DVD and BD
The Rolling Stones whetted some appetites when they announced that two tracks from the band's 1971 Marquee Club gig would be included on the 2-CD/1-DVD and Super Deluxe Editions of that year's Sticky Fingers, now due (after a brief delay was announced) on June 8 in the U.K. and June 9 stateside. Now, Eagle Rock Entertainment has revealed that the entirety of the concert - filmed for U.S. television - will be released in DVD, Standard Definition Blu-ray and CD formats on June 22 as part of The
Wig Wam Bam! 7Ts Expands The Sweet's Debut Album
Cherry Red's 7Ts label is going back to the glam era with its latest release from The Sweet. Following previous reissues of Cut Above the Rest, Waters Edge and Identity Crisis, 7Ts has recently turned the clock back to Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, the band's very first full album from 1971, for a 2-CD expanded edition. The expanded Funny How Sweet traces the early bubblegum years of the group as they planted the seeds that would blossom into full-on, flamboyant glam-rock. Typical of the
Release Round-Up: Week of April 21
Today's Release Round-Up features an array of titles including a box set from the one and only Chairman of the Board, a number of vintage albums in surround sound, a classic reissue from a new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and more! Frank Sinatra, Ultimate Sinatra (Capitol/UMe) 4-CD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Target Exclusive: Target.com 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Standard Edition DD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The 100th
Review: Perry Como, "Live on Tour"
"I was a barber. Since then, I've been a singer. That's it." So reflected Perry Como on an astounding career in which the onetime haircutter from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania sold more than 100 million records, charted 131 singles in the United States, fourteen No. 1s, and seventeen Gold records - including the very first single to receive that certification, 1958's "Catch a Falling Star." He hosted more than 1,000 television programs, earned five Emmys, a Grammy, and a Kennedy Center Honor.
Review: Six By Booker T. and the MG's
"Soul Dressing," "Jelly Bread," "Red Beans and Rice," "My Sweet Potato," "One Mint Julep," and of course, "Green Onions" and "Mo' Onions" - Edsel has served up a veritable feast with its recent reissues of the complete 1962-1968 recordings of Booker T. and the MG's [sic] originally issued on the Stax label during its affiliation with Atlantic Records. The new reissues pair two albums per package: Green Onions and Soul Dressing plus bonus tracks on one CD; And Now and In the Christmas Spirit
Iron Butterfly, Black Oak Arkansas Join Paul Williams On Real Gone's June Slate
Well, April 15 has come and gone. Did the taxman get you down? If so, Real Gone Music is ready to brighten your day with news of its June 2 slate of releases! This line-up is headlined by none other than legendary songwriter Paul Williams with his only album for Portrait Records, newly expanded by Real Gone and our very own Second Disc Records imprint with never-before-heard bonus tracks! And Real Gone has only just begun. The line-up also features heavy rock from Black Oak Arkansas and Iron
A Lost Paul Williams Classic Coming Soon From Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music
Come June 2, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are living life a little on the windy side. That's the date for our remastered and expanded reissue of Paul Williams' 1979 album for Portrait Records, A Little on the Windy Side! In a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning career that's taken him from Tiny Tim to Daft Punk, Paul Williams has seen his songs recorded by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, The Carpenters, and of course, Kermit the Frog. During his
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