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The Colpix Singles

January 28, 2018 By

Nina Simone Colpix Singles

Nina Simone's 1959-1964 time at the Colpix label  is collected on the 2-CD, 27-track The Colpix Singles (also available in a 14-track highlights edition on vinyl).  At Colpix, Simone recorded some of the most sly, sultry, and incendiary music of her career, touching on folk, blues, jazz, and soul - all of which are reflected on this compendium of original single versions.

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

Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles

January 28, 2018 By

Nina Simone Complete Bethlehem Singles

Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles collects the earliest recordings of Nina Simone.  The 14-track CD version follows the chronology of the original mono singles, while the vinyl LP version has "Porgy (I Loves You Porgy)" and "Love Me or Leave Me," Simone's debut single, on a bonus 7-inch replica 45 rather than on the LP.  Additionally, Barnes & Noble will have an exclusive blue vinyl version.  Ashley Kahn's new liner notes draw on a fresh interview with drummer Al "Tootie" Heath,

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

Music of the Night: Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebrates His 70th Birthday with a New Box Set

January 26, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Andrew Lloyd Webber Platinum Collection

Since September 25, 1979, there hasn't been a day when an Andrew Lloyd Webber melody hasn't been heard on Broadway.  That was the opening night of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita.  Before it ended its run in June 1983, Lloyd Webber's musical Cats had opened, launching a record-breaking run through September 2000.  But on January 26, 1988, the show opened which would eclipse them all: Phantom of the Opera.  It today celebrates 30 years (marked with a special gala earlier this week) and is

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Cliff Richard, Deep Purple, Donny Osmond, Elvis Presley, Lana Del Ray, Madonna, Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, The Everly Brothers, Tim Rice, Yvonne Elliman

Release Round-Up: Week of January 26

January 26, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

ABBA The Album Half Speed

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! ABBA: The Album - 40th Anniversary Edition (Polar/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) ABBA revisits its fifth studio album (released in December 1977 in Scandinavia and January 1978 in the U.K.) - a tie-in to ABBA: The Movie - as a deluxe 2-LP, 45 RPM, half-speed mastered set.  Featuring "The Name of the Game," "Take a Chance on Me," and "Thank You for the Music," the chart-topping LP has been a favorite of the band's discography. 

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: ABBA, Andrew Ridgeley, Luther Russell, Martika, Ohio Players, Wes Montgomery

New Coat of Paint: Anti- to Remaster Tom Waits' Elektra/Asylum Catalogue in 2018

January 25, 2018 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Tom Waits Closing Time

Having remastered his catalogue for Anti- Records spanning from 1999 to 2011 last year for CD and vinyl, iconoclastic singer Tom Waits will next partner with the label by turning his attention to the seven albums he released on the Asylum label during the first portion of his career. Waits and his wife and creative partner Kathleen Brennan have remastered all of Waits' studio and live output between 1973 and 1980 for CD and 180-gram LP, bringing many of the albums back into physical print

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Folk, Rock Tags: Tom Waits

Love...Thy Will Be Done: Cherry Pop Expands Martika, Andrew Ridgeley Titles in January

January 25, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Andrew Ridgeley Son of Albert

Cherry Pop is returning to the early days of the 1990s with expanded editions from the small discographies of two beloved artists: Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!, and Martika. After breaking up Wham! in 1986, George Michael graduated to bona fide solo superstar, while his musical partner Andrew Ridgeley had largely shunned the spotlight to pursue other interests such as acting and motor racing.  By 1990, however, Ridgeley was ready to return to music.  The result was Son of Albert, his only solo

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: George Michael, Martika, Prince, Wham!

Oh, Darling! Cherry Red Reissues Graham Bonnet's 1990s Output On New Box Set

January 25, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Graham Bonnet Flying Not Falling

The Graham Bonnet story has been well-chronicled by Cherry Red's Hear No Evil imprint via expanded editions of the English rocker's classic albums as well as a career-spanning anthology.  Late in 2017, HNE continued its Bonnet series with a new 3-CD compact clamshell box set.  Flying Not Falling: 1991-1999 expands three albums from the versatile vocalist: The Day I Went Mad (1999), Underground (1997), and Here Comes the Night (1991). Bonnet's career has ranged from pop to hard rock over six

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock Tags: Graham Bonnet

Sugar In My Bowl: Bethlehem, Rhino Plan Singles Collections Honoring Nina Simone

January 24, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Nina Simone Colpix Singles

Few artists have had the impact on pop, soul, rock and jazz as the iconoclastic Nina Simone.  Simone (1933-2003) played by her own rules in life and art, recording some of the most electric and eclectic music imaginable in any genre.  It wasn't uncommon on a Simone album to find politically charged protest music alongside popular Broadway hits and reworkings of contemporary rock songs.  This April, she will enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though she preferred to call her singular fusion of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Nina Simone

Going to California: Led Zeppelin Goes Super Deluxe with "How the West Was Won"

January 24, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Led Zeppelin How the West Was Won

Fifteen years ago, Led Zeppelin issued How the West Was Won, premiering performances from the band's June 25 and 27, 1972 concerts at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena.  Now, those seminal tracks have been newly remastered under the supervision of Jimmy Page for a surprise addition to the band's Super Deluxe library - as well as in a variety of formats, all of which are due from Atlantic/Swan Song on March 23 including the first-ever Blu-ray Audio and vinyl editions.  The remastered How

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Led Zeppelin

Rhino Collects 25 Years of Trips with Grateful Dead Live Compilation

January 23, 2018 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Best of The Grateful Dead Live

The Grateful Dead played more than 2,300 concerts during their lifespan. Of those, it's estimated that some 2,200 of those shows were taped by the band and their loyal fans. The good-natured California group allowed them to be freely distributed from the beginning, and every Deadhead has a favorite. But where would you start with the live history of such an esteemed band? The Dead and Rhino are offering an answer to that question this spring with The Best of The Grateful Dead Live, a 2CD or 2LP

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Grateful Dead

Intrada's Valiant Effort: A Deluxe 'Roger Rabbit' Soundtrack From Disney!

January 23, 2018 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Roger Rabbit 30

Intrada is set to make Disney fans p-p-p-pleased with a major soundtrack expansion: Alan Silvestri's stirring score to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Gary K. Wolf's quirky novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? - the tale of a hard-boiled private detective named Eddie Valiant solving the murder of a comic strip character - was equal parts Raymond Chandler and Chuck Jones, and perfect film fodder. But nobody could have predicted what Who Framed Roger Rabbit would have become: Jeffrey Price and Peter S.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri

In the Lap of Luxury: Marillion Detail Expanded Remix Package for 'Brave'

January 22, 2018 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

marillion

Following the release of last year's remixed expansion of Misplaced Childhood, neo-prog rockers Marillion are jumping ahead to one of their top albums of the 1990s to reissue: 1994's Brave, their seventh album. A 4CD/1Blu-ray box set edition of the album is due March 9. Brave was the third Marillion album with vocalist Steve Hogarth, who replaced Fish as frontman in early 1989. A stark departure from 1991's Holidays In Eden, their most pop-centric album, Brave told the story (based on actual

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Marillion

Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings

January 22, 2018 By

Rupert Holmes Songs That Sound Like Movies

This new 3-CD collection from Cherry Red Records presents the first three albums created by  nonpareil musical storyteller Rupert Holmes, all of which pushed the boundaries of what was expected from pop music.  The reissue of these long out-of-print treasures might be cause enough to celebrate, but to sweeten the deal, the label has added a number of rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks as well as a deluxe booklet featuring fresh insights from Rupert.  It's a Widescreen package perfect

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

Rock 'N' Roll Party: The Complete Atco Recordings

January 22, 2018 By

Axe Rock n Roll Party

Real Gone's new compilation from the Florida hard rock band Axe collects both of the group's Atco albums and adds "Midnight (Drives Me Mad)," which only appeared on cassette editions of Nemesis and on a single.  Scott Schinder has provided new liner notes.

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Formats: CD Genre: Rock

Stone Cold Soul: The Complete Capitol Recordings

January 22, 2018 By

Jackie DeShannon Stone Cold Soul

This exciting set from Real Gone Music gathers all of singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon's rootsy, soulful material from her short period on the Capitol label from 1970-1971, encompassing her sessions at Chips Moman's American Studios and more, and including five previously unreleased tracks.  It also includes liner notes by our own Joe Marchese, featuring quotes from his new interview with DeShannon.

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

Still There'll Be More: An Anthology 1967-2017

January 22, 2018 By

Procol Harum box

Still There'll Be More: An Anthology 1967-2017 features three discs of highlights from the band's albums two live concert debuts (a legendary 1973 date at The Hollywood Bowl with The Los Angeles Philharmonic and a 1976 set at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens in England) and three DVDs spanning the band's European TV appearances during their first decade. A 68-page hardcover book and a reproduction of a show flier rounds out this impressive box!

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

Concert for George [Various Formats]

January 22, 2018 By

concertforgeorge blurayy packshot

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) The star-studded 2002 concert celebration of the life of George Harrison - featuring Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and other luminaries - returns in a variety of formats from Craft Recordings.

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

Charlotte's Web: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

January 22, 2018 By

Charlottes Web

Following a brief delay, the original soundtrack to Hanna-Barbera's 1973 animated classic Charlotte's Web finally comes to CD from Varese Sarabande, featuring the wonderfully melodic songs of the Sherman Brothers as performed by Debbie Reynolds, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, and others!

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Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks

Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bacharach and Kaempfert

January 22, 2018 By

Johnny Mathis Bacharach and Kaempfert

Johnny Mathis' 1970 double-album salute to the music of Burt Bacharach and Bert Kaempfert makes its worldwide CD debut from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!  We've added five bonus tracks: one more selection from Kaempfert, and four more from Bacharach.  And that's not all!  TSD's Joe Marchese's new liner notes include fresh quotes from Johnny and a brand-new introduction by Burt Bacharach!

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

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head: Expanded Edition

January 22, 2018 By

Johnny Mathis Raindrops

Johnny Mathis' 1970 album - featuring the songs of Bacharach and David, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb, George Harrison and others - gets its first-ever expanded CD reissue from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.  We've added four bonus non-LP singles from Johnny's return to Columbia Records circa 1968-1970!  TSD's Joe Marchese has written the liner notes based on a new interview with Johnny!

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Varese Victories For Eight Great Years

January 22, 2018 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Thief of Hearts OST

Congratulations! Our special 8th anniversary giveaway was a sterling success, thanks to our awesome readers who entered! And now, we've got the list of prize winners. The following 15 friends have won a bundle of Chuck Berry's Rockit (1979) and the 40th anniversary soundtrack of Smokey and The Bandit and its sequel, both courtesy of Varese Sarabande: Marty Brandt Gary Dunaier Brian Edmiston Scott Fraley Emile Gardette Marc Hiatt Adrian Hickman Heath Holland Rusty Houston Dan

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Chuck Berry, E.G. Daily, Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer, Melissa Manchester

Release Round-Up: Week of January 19

January 19, 2018 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac [Various Formats] (Reprise/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD/DVD/LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 1975 debut album by the Fleetwood Mac line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood arrives in a variety of deluxe formats, including a 3CD/DVD/LP box with the remastered album on CD

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, Todd Rundgren, Winfield Parker

BREAKING! Second Disc, Real Gone Celebrate Johnny Mathis with "Raindrops" and "Bacharach and Kaempfert" Expanded Reissues

January 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 19 Comments

Johnny Mathis Bacharach and Kaempfert

In a career spanning over 60 years, the music of Johnny Mathis is more vibrant than ever.  The eternally youthful "voice of romance" gained a whole new generation of fans in 2017 with a new album featuring his recordings of future standards by Adele, Bruno Mars, and Pharrell Williams.  At the dawn of the 1970s, Mathis was celebrating the great songwriters of that day, too.  On March 2, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to kick off a new series celebrating the legendary Johnny

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Bert Kaempfert, Burt Bacharach, Johnny Mathis

It Takes Two to Tango: Analog Spark Reissues Two Todd Rundgren Classics on SACD

January 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Todd Rundgren Something Anything

Since the dawn of the CD era, Todd Rundgren's classic Bearsville LPs have appeared and re-appeared with regularity - yet they had never appeared in the physical format for which they're most ideally suited: high-resolution audio.  Thanks to Analog Spark, that's all changed.  The label has just released hybrid stereo SACDs of the singer-songwriter-producer's third and fourth Bearsville LPs - the career-defining Something/Anything (1973) and its daring successor, A Wizard, A True Star (1974). 

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Todd Rundgren

Some Disc! 'Charlotte's Web' Soundtrack Makes CD Debut From Varese

January 18, 2018 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Charlottes Web

In 1973, Hanna-Barbera's animated adaptation of E.B. White's beloved children's novel Charlotte's Web was released; over time, it became a multi-generational classic. 45 years later, a major milestone occurs with the first ever CD release of the film's winning soundtrack, courtesy of Varese Sarabande. Though White professed to not care for the film, condemning it as "a travesty" and admitting "I don't care much for jolly songs," Charlotte's Web has incredibly gained fans with time. The story

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Soundtracks Tags: Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, The Sherman Brothers

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