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Bananarama Bunch Up Remixes On Expanded 'Greatest Hits Collection'

November 1, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Ahead of their upcoming tour--including their first trek to America!--Bananarama will reissue their Greatest Hits Collection (1988) with a bonus disc of original material. Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward were once named the female vocal group with the most chart entries ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, and it's not too outlandish a claim. If you've been near a radio on both sides of the Atlantic since the '80s, you've probably heard at least one of their hits:

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bananarama

You Turned My Head Around: LITA Expands Three Lee Hazlewood Classics, Including Ann-Margret LP

October 31, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Lee Hazlewood The Cowboy and the Lady

Light in the Attic is continuing its long-running Lee Hazlewood Archive Series.  On November 3, the label will release newly remastered and expanded CD and LP editions of three classics from the maverick singer-songwriter/producer: Forty (1969), Requiem for an Almost Lady (1971), and the Ann-Margret collaboration The Cowboy and the Lady (1969). To mark his 40th birthday, Hazlewood recorded a different kind of album, appropriately entitled Forty.  It was recorded in England with producer Shel

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Ann-Margret, Lee Hazlewood, Shel Talmy

Bad As Him: Tom Waits' Anti- Catalogue To Be Remastered, 'Real Gone' Remixed

October 31, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Iconoclastic singer Tom Waits is reissuing the latest part of his catalogue this winter. Waits' website recently announced remastered CD and vinyl editions of his entire Anti- catalogue, issued between 1999 and 2011. Waits and his longtime wife/musical collaborator Kathleen Brennan have personally remastered these six albums, with 2004's Real Gone receiving a new remix by Karl Derfler. The titles will release roughly in reverse chronological order: 2011's Bad As Me streets next Friday,

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

Rocket To Russia: 40th Anniversary Editions

October 31, 2017 By

Rocket to Russia

Rhino continues its series of deluxe Ramones reissues following Ramones and Leave Home with this 40th anniversary look at Rocket to Russia.  This set features 3 CDs, an LP and a photo-filled book within its 12″ x 12″ box packaging. A total of 63 bonus tracks (only two of which have been made available before) will be included in this set. Alongside the original album, original engineer Ed Stasium has created a back-to-basics "tracking mix" of the original album, featuring some alternate takes

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

A Farewell to Kings: 40th Anniversary Edition

October 31, 2017 By

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3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  3CD/Blu-ray/4LP super deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Rush's fifth studio album, originally released in 1977, is reissued in a multitude of formats, all including a full concert from 1978, a sound effects track, and four covers by prog groups of classics from the album.  All this audio material will be available as a 3CD or 4LP set; for the hardcore Rush fans, a super deluxe box

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

Perfect Angel: Deluxe Edition

October 31, 2017 By

Perfect Angel

To celebrate what would have been her 70th birthday, Capitol Records salutes the late songstress Minnie Riperton with a deluxe edition of her 1974 album, co-produced by Stevie Wonder.  This 2-CD set boasts 11 bonus tracks. The original album is appended with the hit single version of "Lovin' You," edited and featuring a synth overdub as well as a previously unreleased studio count-off by Richard Rudolph. Disc Two's alternate construction of the album, A More Perfect Angel, includes extended and

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

Jeff Larson Reissues "Watercolor Sky" For 20th Anniversary

October 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Jeff Larson Watercolor Sky

Fans of singer-songwriter Jeff Larson have long known that he's carved out his own niche in the realm of "California music," whether as a solo artist or with collaborators including America's Gerry Beckley and The Beach Boys' Jeffrey Foskett.  Now, Larson is looking back with a 20th anniversary reissue of his proper debut album, Watercolor Sky, available on both vinyl and CD from Feral Cat Records and Vivid Sound Japan, respectively.  With summer in the rearview mirror, now is the perfect time

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Gerry Beckley, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett

One of a Kind: Bruford Brings Box Set

October 30, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Bruford Box

As the founding drummer of Yes and a prominent member of King Crimson in the 1970s, Bill Bruford was a key figure in the developing prog rock scene. Now, he's preparing a box set devoted to the first band he ever created: the aptly-titled Bruford. Seems Like a Lifetime Ago 1977-1980 will include Bruford's complete output, with some exciting extras as well. The group's first two albums, Feels Good to Me (1978) and One of a Kind (1979), have been newly remixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround by

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD-Audio Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Bill Bruford, King Crimson, Yes

The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection

October 28, 2017 By

Johnny Mathis Voice of Romance Cover Art

Johnny Mathis' lavish 68-CD box, reflects on the entirety of his 60+-year career at Columbia Records with: 62 original Columbia albums that have been remastered (13 of which are available on CD for the very first time - and many more of which have never appeared on CD in the United States) plus Mathis' newest album; Two previously unreleased albums: the hotly-anticipated I Love My Lady, produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of CHIC in 1981; and The Island, helmed by Sergio Mendes

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

Angel Heart: 35th Anniversary Expanded Edition

October 28, 2017 By

Jimmy Webb Angel Heart Expanded

Jimmy Webb's 1982 Lorimar album Angel Heart gets the deluxe treatment from Real Gone Music, expanding the original album's 10 tracks to 16 with six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including three additional songs from the album sessions and three demos.  The original engineer of the album, Mark Linett, has done the remastering, co-producer Fred Mollin has written the liner notes (with photos from the album recording sessions), and Jimmy has penned a new introduction to this underrated

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock

Odds & Ends: Scepter Records Rarities

October 28, 2017 By

Dionne Odds and Ends

From 1962 to 1971, Dionne Warwick, working primarily with songwriters/producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, notched over twenty Top 40 hits on the Scepter label and garnered two Grammy Awards.  She became the artist most closely associated with Bacharach and David, and brought a new sound to the 1960s.  Yet while there have been numerous reissues of Warwick's work at Scepter, some material has been overlooked.  This new collection rectifies that!  All 27 tracks on this compilation are new to

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

Life is a Song Worth Singing: Johnny Mathis' "The Voice of Romance" Complete Columbia Box Arrives In December

October 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Johnny Mathis Voice of Romance Cover Art

Last month, Johnny Mathis released his newest studio album, Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook, on which the legendary artist tackled 11 songs of a recent vintage.  Today, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings officially announced the long-anticipated box set The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection, presenting Mathis' Columbia albums output from his self-titled 1956 LP debut all the way through The Great New American Songbook. This lavish 68-CD box, due

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Johnny Mathis

Release Round-Up: Week of October 27

October 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Who Maximum As and Bs Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Who, Maximum As and Bs: The Complete Singles (Polydor/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Who's complete singles from 1964-2015 are collected on a new 5-CD box set, which also contains a 48-page booklet featuring track-by-track annotations on each single.  Read more here!   Willie Nelson, Teatro: The Complete Sessions (Modern Classics Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Willie Nelson's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Andy Williams, Bread, Carly Simon, Gary Wright, Jeannie C. Riley, Kris Kristofferson, Leonard Bernstein, Matt Bianco, Nelson Riddle, Norah Jones, The Meters, The Who, Willie Nelson

A Marshmallow World: Sony Reissues Original "Dean Martin Christmas Album" On CD

October 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Dean Martin Christmas Album

Over the years, Dean Martin's holiday recordings - primarily encompassing the 1959 Capitol album A Winter Romance and the 1966 Reprise album The Dean Martin Christmas Album - have been packaged and repackaged on CD ad infinitum.  Yet the latter title had never seen a true reissue on CD, though all its tracks had been issued on CD, on various releases.  Hip-O's 2008  A Very Cool Christmas presented the album in its original 10-track sequence, but retitled it, added new artwork, and a bonus

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Dean Martin

Yeh Yeh! Matt Bianco Expands Sophomore Album On Cherry Pop

October 26, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Matt Bianco

Cherry Pop will reissue an expanded edition of Matt Bianco's self-titled sophomore album this week, with a dazzling array of bonus tracks. Released in 1986, Matt Bianco introduced a new line-up of the U.K.-based continental jazz-pop group; vocalist Basia and keyboardist Danny White had both left the group (the duo would collaborate on every Basia solo album afterward); vocalist Mark Reilly subsequently recruited Mark Fisher, who'd played keyboards for Wham!, to share creative responsibilities

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A Dream In Your Heart: Real Gone Announces a Dionne Warwick Rarities Collection and Expanded Jimmy Webb "Angel Heart"

October 25, 2017 By Randy Fairman 9 Comments

Dionne Odds and Ends

We've already told you about Real Gone's reissue of Debby Boone's You Light Up My Life, coming on December 8.  Now, Real Gone has announced two other titles coming soon.  Both feature legendary artists who got their start in the 1960s. First up is Odds & Ends: Scepter Records Rarities, a collection of rarities from Dionne Warwick taken from her time at Scepter Records.  Due on January 12, 2018, it features new liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese based on his brand-new

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David, Jimmy Webb

Give Me All Night: Hot Shot Reissues, Expands Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again"

October 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Carly Simon Coming Around Again 30th

"I know nothing stays the same/But if you're willing to play the game, it's coming around again..." With the release of 1987's Coming Around Again, Carly Simon proved she was not only willing to play, but still most definitely in the game.  After the diminishing commercial (though not artistic) returns of her Warner Bros. and Epic releases of earlier in the decade, Simon's debut album for Clive Davis' Arista Records was a return to form.  It yielded four major hits, all in her intensely

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Chase the Blues Away: Manifesto, Edsel Premiere Two Tim Buckley Live Albums

October 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Tim Buckley Venice Mating Call

Tim Buckley's September 1969 concerts at Doug Weston's famed Troubadour were first compiled for release in 1994 as Live at the Troubadour, capturing the singer-songwriter holding sway over an intimate Hollywood crowd.  The performances took place just a couple of months after the July release of his third studio album, Happy Sad, and another couple of months before the November release of his fourth LP, Blue Afternoon. Now, Manifesto Records in the U.S. and Edsel in the U.K. have revisited

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Tim Buckley

Lovin' You: Capitol/UMe to Reissue Minnie Riperton's Breakthrough Album

October 23, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Perfect Angel

No one else could make us feel the colors that Minnie Riperton brings--and this winter, a newly expanded edition of her breakthrough album, 1974's Perfect Angel, will honor the singer for what would have been her 70th birthday. Born on the South Side of Chicago, Minnie Riperton was a musical pro when she released Perfect Angel in 1974. Blessed with a five-octave range and a compelling high soprano, she'd sung background vocals on many Chess Records releases and had joined the label's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder

Review: The Smiths, "The Queen Is Dead: Deluxe Edition"

October 23, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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The Smiths have been apart far longer than they were together in the mid-1980s, making the Manchester quartet today less of a band and more of an idea. It's interesting to see how a new deluxe edition of The Queen Is Dead (Warner Bros. 0190295783372), the group's most lauded album, interprets that thesis through its content and packaging. While the band may have made for a mere cult sensation in America, but in their native England (where success was fleeting but far more consistent), they

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Smiths

Release Round-Up: Week of October 20

October 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

George Michael Listen 25

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice 25 (Columbia/Legacy) 2-CD (Disc 1 & 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy is delivering a deluxe edition of George Michael's classic 1990 album.  Listen Without Prejudice 25 sees release in several formats.  The biggest is a 3-CD/1 DVD box set.  The first CD contains a

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Cheap Trick, Donald Fagen, Fred Astaire, George Michael, Jackie Shane, Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, Steely Dan, The Jam, The Smiths, Willie Nelson

Rush Say Hello To "A Farewell To Kings" For 40th Anniversary

October 19, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

A Farewell To Kings

Rush are issuing a deluxe album box set for their fifth studio album, 1977's A Farewell To Kings, this winter. In stores December 1, the 40th anniversary edition of this album--the first of the Canadian prog legends' discography to go gold in the United States--will be paired with a full concert from 1978, remixed from the original multitracks by original album producer Terry Brown and significantly expanded from its original release as part of the live set Different Stages in 1998. Fans can

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Rush

Review: David Bowie, "A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982"

October 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

David Bowie A New Career Cover Only

I. Art Decade Keep Up with David's Changes, read an insert from the David Bowie Fan Club packaged in original pressings of the artist's 1977 album Low and painstakingly replicated on the edition included in the new 11-CD (or 13-LP) box set A New Career in a New Town 1977-1982.  Indeed, it was no small feat to follow the restless artist's many transformations.  1975's Station to Station saw the formal introduction of The Thin White Duke, a nattily-dressed but rather unpleasant fellow; who

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

Before Love Went Out of Style: Cherry Red Reissues Dudley Moore's "Today"

October 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dudley Moore Today

Long before he got caught between the moon and New York City, engaged in Foul Play, or counted to 10, Dudley Moore was a well-known renaissance man: a talented comedian, writer, actor, composer, and classically-trained jazz musician.  Cherry Red's El imprint has recently reissued Moore's 1972 trio album, Today, featuring his interpretations of original songs and favorites by Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach, and the team of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. Today, originally released on Atlantic

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Tori Amos, Richard Hell Lead Rhino's Record Store Day Black Friday Slate

October 18, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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Rhino Records is planning 11 titles for this year's Record Store Day Black Friday--and two of them are fairly unexpected catalogue treats from two very different artists. First up, the label has announced an upcoming expanded edition on CD and LP of Richard Hell & The Voidoids' Blank Generation. Hell, a founding member of Television and one of the key figures of early punk rock in New York and beyond (his personal style of spiked hair and safety pins is said to have influenced Malcolm

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Aretha Franklin, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Pantera, Son Volt, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Notorious B.I.G., Tori Amos, Twisted Sister

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