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Review: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition"

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

I. It Was Fifty Years Ago Today... I read the news today, oh, boy!  It's a new day in Pepperland thanks to today's release of the most eagerly-anticipated reissue project of the year: the 50th anniversary deluxe box set of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This would be a landmark collection for any number of reasons: that Pepper is routinely considered one of the greatest albums, if not the greatest album, of all time; that this is the first-ever "Expanded Edition" of a

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sgt Pepper super

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band various editions (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The Beatles' seminal 1967 celebrates its 50th anniversary in style with a multitude of new editions featuring Giles Martin's brand-new - and quite frankly,

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Jaco Pastorius, Midnight Oil, The Beatles, The Beau Brummels, The Rolling Stones, Tim Rice

Who Was That Man? Yep Roc Reissues Nick Lowe's Remaining Discography

May 25, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Nick Lowe Yep Roc

Back in March, it was reported that Yep Roc Records would finally start reissuing part of Nick Lowe's discography on CD for the first time in more than 25 years. While the promised April release dates never materialized, it's now breaking that the two previously cited albums--1982's Nick The Knife and 1983's The Abominable Showman--will bow on CD and vinyl along with an additional four titles (and many with bonus tracks), bringing his entire solo discography from 1978 to 1990 back into print and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Rock Tags: Nick Lowe

Jolly Good Show: Cherry Red Reissues Mike McCartney's "Woman"

May 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Mike McGear Woman

This year, of course, marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' legendary Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  It also marks, however, the 45th anniversary of the first solo album by Beatle Paul's younger brother Mike McCartney, a.k.a. Mike McGear.  Following its new edition last year of 1968's McGough and McGear from Mike and his musical partner Roger McGough, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently reissued 1972's Woman with one bonus track. McGough and McGear had, of

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Mike McGear, Paul McCartney

UPDATE: Thank You Friends: New Big Star Compilation Coming In May

May 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Best of Big Star

UPDATE 5/24/17 TO ORIGINAL POST OF 3/6/17: If you do as Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg says and "never travel far without a little Big Star," some new products related to the legendarily underrated Memphis rockers may find a place on your shelves. Set for release on June 16 from Stax Records and Craft Recordings, the new compilation The Best of Big Star tidily collects (on one CD, digitally, or 2 LPs playable at 45 RPM) 16 tracks from the legendary band's #1 Record, Radio City and

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Big Star, R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Wilco

Well I Ask You: Cherry Red Celebrates U.K. Pop Stars Guy Darrell, Eden Kane, Gerry Monroe with Deluxe Anthologies

May 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Gerry Monroe Sally Pride of Our Alley

Cherry Red Group's RPM and el labels have recently turned their attention to a trio of British vocalists who may have fallen under the radar in recent decades.  Happily, comprehensive and essential anthologies for Guy Darrell, Eden Kane, and Gerry Monroe will see to it that these artists are no longer overlooked. Guy Darrell scored one bona fide hit in his recording career - "I've Been Hurt," a No. 12 U.K. hit in 1973, despite the fact that it had been recorded and released six years

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eden Kane, Gerry Monroe, Guy Darrell

Aren't You Glad: The Beach Boys' "Sunshine Tomorrow" Premieres Stereo "Wild Honey," 54 Rarities On 2 CDs

May 23, 2017 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

Beach Boys Sunshine Tomorrow

The Beach Boys are promising a bright forecast for summer 2017 with a new 50th anniversary collection due on June 30 from Capitol/UMe. Sunshine Tomorrow, a new 2-CD and digital collection, not only premieres the first-ever true stereo mix of 1967's Wild Honey, but also premieres a whopping 54 rarities recorded that year including the live album Lei'd in Hawaii, session material from both Wild Honey and Smiley Smile, and further live recordings (spanning 1967-1970).  The new stereo mix of Wild

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brian Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys

The Very Best of The Beau Brummels: The Complete Singles

May 22, 2017 By

Beau Brummels Very Best Of

Varese Vintage rounds up 16 single sides from San Francisco's British Invasion-inspired Beau Brummels including hits like "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just a Little" in their original mono mixes, plus rare solo singles from singer Sal Valentino on this single-disc collection.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 2004

May 22, 2017 By

The Who Isle of Wight

2-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD/1-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD The Who returned to The Isle of Wight for the first time since 1970 for a remarkable, career-spanning concert in 2004 - part of their first run of shows in their home country since the death of John Entwistle.  The concert is now available in 2-CD/1-DVD and 2-CD/1-BD editions.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

The Concert In Hyde Park [Various Formats]

May 22, 2017 By

Paul Simon Concert in Hyde Park

2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Paul Simon's July 15, 2012 Hyde Park concert, closing night of the Hard Rock Calling Festival, is coming on 2CD/1DVD and 2CD/1BD editions. The performance spanned the entirety of Simon's career through his 2011 album So Beautiful or So What.  He welcomed to the stage original Graceland musicians including Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as well as special guests Jimmy Cliff and

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Cracked Actor: Live In Los Angeles 1974 [CD]

May 22, 2017 By

David Bowie Cracked Actor

Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 is the first authorized release of Bowie's Philly Dogs Tour show at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, from September 1974.  First released earlier this year on vinyl only, some of this performance was featured in Alan Yentob's BBC documentary also known as Cracked Actor.  The original tapes for this show were finally brought together last November, and they have been newly mixed by Tony Visconti.  The packaging boasts original photography from Terry

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Get a Brand New Walk: Real Gone's July Slate Features Dusty Springfield, Keely Smith, Eddy Arnold, Tim Buckley and Loma Singles

May 22, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Dusty Springfield Brand New Me Complete

It's not even Memorial Day yet, but we're already looking ahead to the heart of summer for upcoming reissues and now we've got Real Gone's slate due just after Independence Day on July 7.  As is usually the case with this label, it's an eclectic group of releases. You've already heard the news about Second Disc Records and Real Gone's A Little Magic, A Little Kindness from Laura Nyro, with notes by our very own Joe Marchese, but Joe's notes are also featured in two other Real Gone releases in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Dusty Springfield, Eddy Arnold, Keely Smith, Tim Buckley, Tom Tom Club

When It's Round-Up Time In Heaven: The Great Gospel Recordings

May 22, 2017 By

Eddy Arnold When Its Round Up Time

Having already looked at Eddy Arnold's Christmas recordings and his 1970 recordings with Lee Hazlewood, Real Gone is now turning to some of the country legend's gospel songs with When It's Round-Up Time in Heaven - The Great Gospel Recordings.  This reissue brings together two of Arnold's spiritual efforts: 1954's 10-inch LP When It's Round-Up Time in Heaven and 1963's long-player Faithfully Yours for a total of 20 tracks.  The two albums highlight the shift in Arnold's sound.  The first is in

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Gospel

The Complete Philadelphia Sessions - A Brand New Me

May 22, 2017 By

Dusty Springfield Brand New Me Complete

Dusty Springfield's 1970 A Brand New Me LP (her follow-up Atlantic effort to the landmark Dusty in Memphis) found Dusty traveling to Sigma Sound in Philadelphia to work with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell, architects of the orchestrated soul known as "The Philadelphia Sound."  Springfield would have a #3 AC hit with the album's title song.  Brand New Me forms the basis of this new collection which adds seven bonus tracks: the single "I Wanna Be a Free Girl," five outtakes which were

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

Long Strange Trip: Motion Picture Soundtrack

May 22, 2017 By

Grateful Dead Long Strange Trip

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Long Strange Trip: Motion Picture Soundtrack chronicles the history of the Grateful Dead via a selection of career-spanning studio and live performances, including previously unreleased tracks.  Two versions of the album - a 2-CD set and an expanded Amazon-exclusive 3-CD edition (both also available on digital download and streaming) - will be released on May 26, the same date that

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock

What The World Needs Now: Bacharach Demos Collected, Featuring Brian Wilson, Bill Champlin, More

May 22, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bacharach and Tonio K Demos

On May 12 of this year, Burt Bacharach turned 89 years young.  Since 1952, when he began his career as a professional songwriter with Nat "King" Cole's recording of the instrumental "Once in a Blue Moon," hardly a year has gone by without a new Bacharach song.  Throughout the seven decades in which he's been working, Bacharach has enjoyed fruitful collaborations with not only Hal David, but also Bob Hilliard, Carole Bayer Sager, Elvis Costello, and most recently, Steven Sater.  Now, the

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bill Champlin, Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach, Dr. Dre, Tonio K.

Soul and Inspiration: Ace Collects Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield's Solo Recordings

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bobby Hatfield The Other Brother

There's only one word for Ace Records' superlative new collection of the solo recordings of the late Bobby Hatfield: righteous!  The Other Brother: A Solo Anthology 1965-1970 brings together 24 sides from the tenor half of The Righteous Brothers including the entirety of his 1970 MGM Records album Messin' at Muscle Shoals, rare singles, all surviving previously unreleased tracks from both MGM and Verve (seven songs in total), and more. The story of The Righteous Brothers' 1964 hit "You've

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Bobby Hatfield, The Righteous Brothers

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cetera

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blink-182, Chris Cornell, Chris Price, Helium, Isaac Hayes, Jethro Tull, Little Steven, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Peter Cetera, The Staple Singers, Wes Montgomery, William Bell, Wynton Kelly

The Monkey Time: Cherry Red, RPM Collect Major Lance's Complete OKeh Recordings

May 18, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Major Lance OKeh

Um, um, um, um, um, um, Cherry Red's RPM Records imprint is ready to do the Monkey!  The label has just released Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes): The Complete OKeh Recordings 1963-67 from the late Major Lance.  With this 53-track anthology of prime Chicago soul, Major Lance can reclaim his place in the R&B pantheon. Though born in Mississippi (sometime between 1939 and 1941 - no official birthdate was ever confirmed before Lance's death in 1994), Major Lance and his large family

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Curtis Mayfield, Major Lance

BREAKING! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music to Release Laura Nyro's "Complete Mono Albums Collection"

May 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 15 Comments

Laura Nyro A Little Magic A Little Kindness

Can you surry? Can you picnic? Laura Nyro, to use her own fanciful word, surried onto the scene 50 years ago with the release of her debut album More Than a New Discovery. Its title was certainly apt. Throughout the course of her life, Nyro wrote and introduced some of the most beloved popular songs of all time with her singular fusion of pop, jazz, R&B, soul, Broadway, gospel, and folk sounds.  Today, Second Disc Records is proud to join Real Gone Music to celebrate the golden anniversary

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Laura Nyro

They're Back...: Intrada Expands "Poltergeist II"

May 16, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Poltergeist II B

Months after Poltergeist II: The Other Side made an appearance on a features-packed Blu-ray from Shout! Factory--and days after its composer, Jerry Goldsmith, got a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--Intrada has announced a specially-priced triple-disc set of the film's score. Released four years after the original horror classic (directed by Tobe Hooper and produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg), Poltergeist II finds the Freeling family (Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Jerry Goldsmith

Stardust Memories: Sepia Reissues Two From Billy Daniels

May 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Billy Daniels At the Stardust

Following recent releases from such pop vocal legends as Margaret Whiting and Bing Crosby, Sepia Recordings has turned its attention to the late Billy Daniels (1915-1988).  The pioneering singer most remembered for his smash hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" graduated from the big band circuit to share a stage with Charlie Parker and Nat "King" Cole, appear on Broadway alongside Pearl Bailey and Sammy Davis, Jr., and shatter records in nightclubs in New York and Las Vegas.  Though Daniels

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Billy Daniels

Sundry Notes of Music: Cherry Red Collects Principal Edwards' Magic Theatre's "The Works"

May 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Principal Edwards The Works

Last summer, Esoteric Recordings reissued Principal Edwards' 1974 album Round One, produced for the band by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason.  Now the Cherry Red imprint is turning the clock backwards for a 3-CD anthology of precursor group Principal Edwards Magic Theatre.  The Works: Albums, Demos, BBC Sessions and Live Recordings is a comprehensive look at the unusual and large artistic collective (some 17 members over its lifespan) which  indulged in the psychedelic era to create music, mime, theatre,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Principal Edwards Magic Theatre

A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection

May 14, 2017 By

Laura Nyro A Little Magic A Little Kindness

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to present, for the first time on CD, the ultra-rare, original mono mixes of Laura Nyro's first two albums: More Than a New Discovery (Verve Folkways, 1967) and Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (Columbia, 1968), plus new-to-CD bonus tracks!  Both albums have been newly remastered from the original mono tapes by Vic Anesini, while TSD's own Joe Marchese supplies the liner notes based on fresh interviews with producers Charlie Calello and Bones

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Rosebud [Expanded Edition]

May 14, 2017 By

Rosebud

Omnivore follows up its acclaimed reissue of Judy Henske and Jerry Yester's Farewell Aldebaran with another cult record from the duo!  Rosebud was the name of the band and the album featuring Henkse, Yester, Craig Doerge, and John Seiter.  It was a rocky road to the band's sole LP; after recording was "completed" and the album "finished," Rosebud added bassist David Vaught. Further songs were recorded, and others removed in favor of the new material.  Omnivore takes that original 1971 album

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

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