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Looking Out For Love: Fleetwood Mac's "Tango in the Night" Due as Deluxe Set

January 25, 2017 By Mike Duquette 10 Comments

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Three decades after it was first released--and following similarly expansive editions for three of the group's earlier albums from this period--Warner Bros. Records and Rhino will expand and reissue Fleetwood Mac's 14th studio album, Tango in the Night. The last studio album from the band's modern classic line-up of Lindsey Buckingham (vocals/guitar), Stevie Nicks (vocals), Christine McVie (vocals/keyboards), John McVie (bass) and Mick Fleetwood (drums), Tango in the Night marked the group's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Fleetwood Mac

Ooh Baby You Move Me: Ace Collects Soulful Sounds of Linda Jones

January 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Linda Jones Precious

Linda Jones' life was tragically curtailed at the age of 28 in March 1972, felled by a long battle with diabetes.  Yet the passionately emotive vocalist left behind a catalogue so rich that it's still cherished by soul connoisseurs.  In 2015, Real Gone Music collected Jones' complete sides for Atco, Loma, and Warner Bros. Records, spanning the period of 1964-1969.  Now, Ace's Kent imprint has bookended the Linda Jones story with Precious: The Anthology 1963-72, culled from every one of her label

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Linda Jones

Music for Lovers Only

January 24, 2017 By

The 1952 mood-music classic Music for Lovers Only from TV superstar Jackie Gleason has been reissued on CD numerous times in the past, including on a 2012 edition from Real Gone Music of its definitive, 16-track mono presentation.  Since that release has gone out-of-print, RGM has seen fit to re-release it for the enjoyment of lovers everywhere!

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Inspiration

January 24, 2017 By

Clint Walker Inspiration

Real Gone Music dips back to the golden age of television for this reissue.  The western Cheyenne ran from 1955-1963 and starred Clint Walker.   He was also signed to Warner Bros. for a recording contract and, in 1959, released Inspiration, a country-gospel album.  RGM's new edition is expanded by one track and features notes from Todd Everett.

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Gospel

The Complete Columbia Recordings

January 24, 2017 By

Artful Dodger Complete Columbia

The power-pop precursor band Artful Dodger hailed from Virginia.  Influenced by The Beatles and Rolling Stones, the group cut three albums on Columbia between 1975 and 1977.  The Complete Columbia Recordings contains these three albums, often compared to The Raspberries' finest work, plus the band's single sides.  It has been remastered by Maria Triana at Battery Studios.  Jeremy Cargill's notes features new quotes from the band.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Fever: The Remastered Epic Recordings

January 24, 2017 By

Southside Johnny The Fever

The Fever - The Complete Epic Recordings by Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes collects the New Jersey-based band's four albums for Epic (including the promo-only Jukes Live At the Bottom Line which makes its official CD debut here).  These recordings have a strong Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band connection with Springsteen penning several of the songs and all of the albums being produced by Steve Van Zandt.  Other guests here include The Coasters, The Drifters, The Five Satins and Ronnie

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

The Complete Singles A's and B's

January 24, 2017 By

Rascals Complete Singles

The Complete Singles A's and B's from The Rascals is just what the title promises:  every single side released by the band on Atlantic and Columbia between 1965 and 1972 in their original mixes.  The 47-track, 2-CD compilation has been newly remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision and features liner notes by Ed Osborne containing new quotes from the band members.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Definitive Collection

January 24, 2017 By

Ann Margret Definitive Collection

Real Gone has a new compilation from the one and only Ann-Margret.  The Definitive Collection features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley.  (This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in Sony's Essential series.)  Our very own Joe Marchese provides the new liner notes!

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

The Complete Studio Recordings

January 24, 2017 By

Golden Earring Complete

Dutch rockers Golden Earring are the subject of a comprehensive box set from Red Bullet/Universal Music.  The Complete Studio Recordings collects 26 (!) of the group's albums released between 1965 and 2015 (!), with an additional three discs of single and B-side material. Eighteen of these albums reached the Top 10 on the Dutch charts, with seven (including their most recent full-length album, 2012's Tits 'N Ass), reaching No. 1.  With comprehensive liner notes by local journalist Tjerk Lammers,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock

Either/Or: Expanded Edition

January 24, 2017 By

Elliott Smith Either Or Expanded

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kill Rock Stars label has a new remastered, expanded reissue of Elliott Smith's 1997 Either/Or on 2 CDs or 2 LPs.  The bonus material includes five live tracks, the unreleased tune "I Figured You Out," a new mix of B-side "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out," and alternate versions of tracks "New Monkey" and "Bottle Up and Explode!" which first appeared on Smith's DreamWorks debut XO in

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Forever In Blue Jeans: Neil Diamond Preps 3-CD "50th Anniversary Collection" For March

January 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 16 Comments

Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection

Neil Diamond's debut single for Bang Records, "Solitary Man," hit shelves in April 1966, launching an internationally successful career that continues to this very day.  On March 31, Diamond (who turns 76 years young today) will look back on his 50+-years as a recording artist with the Capitol Records/UMe release of a new 3-CD collection.  Neil Diamond 50: The 50th Anniversary Collection features 50 songs compiled by Diamond, who has overseen this set for release. The set

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Neil Diamond

Reissue Theory: Danny Wilson

January 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 10 Comments

Meet Danny Wilson

Reissue Theory, where we focus on great albums and the reissues they could someday see, is back!  Today, we're proud to welcome Mike as he takes a look at two albums from Gary Clark's underrated pop trio Danny Wilson! If you're a Netflix subscriber and you love old fashioned pop music, you really can't do much better than Sing Street, which was recently added to the service. Set in Ireland in the 1980s, it's a delightful coming-of-age story about a boy who escapes his youthful troubles (and

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Categories: Features Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Danny Wilson, Gary Clark

The Way It Was: SoulMusic Reissues and Expands Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole

January 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Gladys Knight The Solo Collection

We filled you in recently about Cherry Red and SoulMusic Records' recent salute to songstress Vivian Reed, but the label has also offered a pair of titles from two more great ladies of song: Gladys Knight and the late Natalie Cole. Gladys Knight's The Solo Collection collects her first two Pips-less albums, from 1978 and 1979: the Buddah Records release of Miss Gladys Knight, and its Columbia follow-up, Gladys Knight.  The second disc features eight bonus tracks associated with the latter

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole

WIN! WIN! WIN! Muhammad Ali's "The Greatest" Featuring George Benson, Michael Masser

January 23, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Muhammad Ali The Greatest

When Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74, his immortality had already been long guaranteed.  President Barack Obama summed up the feelings of many when he proclaimed, "Muhammad Ali was America.  He will always be America.  What a man.  What a spirit.  What a joyous, mighty champion."  It was no accident that history's only three-time lineal heavyweight champion, the man born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was nicknamed "The Greatest."  That moniker also was used for the title of the

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Categories: Giveaways!, News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Mandrill, Michael Masser, Muhammad Ali

Shake a Tail Feather! Edsel Collects Complete 1966-1972 Studio, Live Recordings of Soul Man Geno Washington

January 23, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Geno Piccadilly and Pye

Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band made a name for themselves in the mod soul scene of the U.K. in the 1960s with their high-octane live stage performances.  Late in 2016, Edsel celebrated the legacy of the U.S. expatriate soul man and his band with two releases.  Geno! The Piccadilly and Pye Studio Recordings collects all of Washington's studio recordings for the labels between 1966 and 1972, while Geno - Live!!! brings together all three of his hit live albums originally issued from

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Do That Conga Beat: Vibe On Expands Miami Sound Machine's "Primitive Love" to 2 CDs

January 23, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Miami Sound Machine Primitive Love

This March, Vibe On Records will be going Primitive.  The label is following its recent reissue of Cher's I Paralyze with another lavishly expanded Deluxe Edition - this time from Miami Sound Machine featuring the one and only Gloria Estefan.  On March 31, Vibe On will reissue MSM's 1985 breakthrough Primitive Love as a 2-CD edition featuring a full 23 bonus tracks - four of which are previously unreleased, and six of which have never previously appeared on CD. Primitive Love, Miami Sound

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine

Release Round-Up: Week of January 20

January 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino) 2-CD (Original Album and Bonus Disc): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Picture Disc (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition presents the original 1967 album on Disc 1 and an unreleased concert from July 29, 1966 in Vancouver, Canada on Disc 2.  The first disc has been remastered from the original tapes by David

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: George Benson, Grateful Dead, Muhammad Ali, Randy Newman, Various Artists

Black and White Night 30

January 20, 2017 By

Roy Orbison Black and White Night 30

CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada Roy Orbison's all-star 1987 concert featuring friends Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang, J.D. Souther, T Bone Burnett and Jennifer Warnes returns in a new 30th anniversary edition on CD/DVD and CD/BD.  Alex Orbison and co-editor Luke Chalk have re-edited the film using alternate camera angles and have put the concert into its original

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

Have You Seen Me Lately/Letters Never Sent

January 19, 2017 By

Carly Simon Have You Seen Me Two Fer

The U.K. Floating World label has a two-fer of Carly Simon's Arista albums Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) and Letters Never Sent (1994).  Have You Seen Me has the hit "Better Not Tell Her," while Letters was inspired by her mother Andrea Simon and friend Jackie Onassis, and features appearances by Ben Taylor, Dave Stewart, Rosanne Cash, Taj Mahal, and Marc Cohn.  The label promises that this package has been approved by Carly, and features new liner notes by Alan Robinson as well as lyrics.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Another Heart: Ace Collects 1960s Sylvie Vartan In English

January 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sylvie Vartan En Anglais

With more than fifty albums to her credit between 1962 and the present day, Sylvie Vartan remains one of music's great survivors.  One of France's most popular yé-yé girls, Vartan became one of RCA Victor's most prolific recording artists, said to be second in worldwide sales to only Elvis Presley.  The Bulgarian-born French singer-actress is, of course, best known for her recordings in the French language, but she also recorded a number of sides in English.  Ace's late-2016 compilation En

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Sylvie Vartan

Groovin' Down A Crowded Avenue: Real Gone March Slate Features The Rascals, Southside Johnny, Artful Dodger, Ann-Margret

January 18, 2017 By Randy Fairman 13 Comments

Ann Margret Definitive Collection

Official word has just come out about Real Gone's titles for March and, as usual, the line-up boasts an eclectic group of releases including a number of comprehensive double-CD sets! First up is a compilation featuring liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese.  The Definitive Collection from Ann-Margret features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Ann-Margret, Artful Dodger, Clint Walker, Jackie Gleason, Question Mark and the Mysterians, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Rascals

I Like It: Croydon Municipal's "Britain's Finest Thespians Sing" and "Doo Wop Soda Shop" Collect Rarities

January 18, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

And This Is Me Thespians Sing

Bob Stanley's Croydon Municipal label closed out 2016 with a pair of releases continuing the Cherry Red imprint's mission of excavating some of the most rare and well-done pop music inside and outside of Great Britain. And This is Me might be thought of as a kind of Golden Throats precursor.  Subtitled Britain's Finest Thespians Sing, this 24-track compendium features a host of the finest actors, comedians, and personalities from pre-Beatles Great Britain's golden age of entertainment across

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Various Artists

I Figured You Out: Elliott Smith's "Either Or" Reissued

January 17, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Elliott Smith Either Or Expanded

Two decades after its release, and more than 13 years after his tragic passing, the Kill Rock Stars label will reissue Elliott Smith's breakthrough studio album Either/Or. Either/Or found Smith, then just 27 years old, moving away from the spare acoustic folk of his previous, self-titled album from 1995 and toward a fuller band sound. Smith recorded all the instruments on the album, and tracks like "Between the Bars" and "Say Yes" reflect his growth as an artist. These songs also gained

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Elliott Smith

When The Bullet Hits The Bone: Golden Earring Plan Complete Studio Recordings Box

January 16, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Golden Earring Complete

Though they may not be a household name outside their native Netherlands, Dutch rockers Golden Earring are the subject of a comprehensive box set to be released next month. The Complete Studio Recordings collects 26 (!) of the group's albums released between 1965 and 2015 (!), with an additional three discs of single and B-side material. Eighteen of these albums reached the Top 10 on the Dutch charts, with seven (including their most recent full-length album, 2012's Tits 'N Ass), reaching No.

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock Tags: Golden Earring

RPM Records Round-Up: Spotlight on Maureen Evans and The Avengers

January 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Maureen Evans Like I Do

From the United Kingdom to Germany, Sweden and New Zealand: in the final months of 2016, Cherry Red's RPM label continued its international tour of great lost pop and rock with a quartet of new releases.  In Part One of this two-part Round-Up, we'll look at two of those titles! Maureen Evans' The Sixties Recordings collects 31 songs from the Welsh-born vocalist's recordings for the Oriole and CBS/Columbia labels between 1960 and 1968.  Evans began her career as a teenager in Waldini's Gypsy

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Maureen Evans, The Avengers

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