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"The Rocketeer" Score Blasts Off from Intrada

July 1, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Rocketeer OST

One of comics' most underrated heroes--and one of the late James Horner's crowning score achievements--is back in flight. Intrada has reissued and expanded the score to the ambitious period superhero flick The Rocketeer. Based on the acclaimed comic by the late Dave Stevens, The Rocketeer is the story of Cliff Secord, a dashing pilot in pre-World War II California who unwittingly discovers a jetpack. He uses it to perform extraordinary and heroic deeds, but it isn't long until forces of good

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: James Horner

Cash, Robbins, Jones, Arnold Feature On Ace's "More Country Hits"

July 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

More Country Hits

Ace Records has recently continued its Golden Age of American Popular Music Series with another volume dedicated to the sounds of country-and-western.  More Country Hits follows The Country Hits, released in 2008, and like that volume, presents a collection of country classics that crossed over to the pop side on the Billboard Hot 100.  Many familiar names from the first collection show up here, too, including Johnny Horton, Johnny Cash, Faron Young, Ray Price, George Jones, Skeeter Davis, Marty

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Carl Perkins, Eddy Arnold, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of July 1

July 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Delfonics 40 Classic Soul Sides

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  We've got the latest release from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music as well as plenty more that we know you won't want to miss! Eddy Arnold, Each Road I Take: The Lee Hazlewood and Chet Atkins Sessions 1970 (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Our newest release brings together two seminal, never-before-reissued albums by Eddy Arnold on one CD, both from 1970. Love and Guitars captured Arnold

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Betty Davis, Brook Benton, Burt Bacharach, Chet Atkins, Davy Jones, Eddy Arnold, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Lee Hazlewood, Micky Dolenz, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Sea Level, Survivor, The Delfonics

These (Cowboy) Boots Are Made For Walkin'! Eddy Arnold, Lee Hazlewood, Chet Atkins Sessions OUT TOMORROW!

June 30, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Eddy Arnold Each Road I Take

Richard Edward Arnold - better known as Eddy Arnold - proved throughout an eight-decade career that he could sing anything.  The countrypolitan crooner scored 147 U.S. chart hits between 1945 and 2008, sold over 85 million records, and earned inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame and The Grand Ole Opry.  Yet, in 1970, the superstar known as "The Tennessee Plowboy" found himself at a crossroads.  That year, he released two remarkable albums ending one chapter in his career and beginning

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, Lee Hazlewood

Masterworks Announces Summer Slate with Kroffts' "Poupees," "Alice" and "Getting My Act Together"

June 30, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Les Poupees de Paris

Masterworks Broadway has announced a new slate of three titles in the Sony imprint's ongoing CD-R/DD initiative restoring classic cast recordings to print.  This trio hails from the RCA Victor and Columbia catalogues, with two titles new to the digital domain. Sid and Marty Krofft are beloved creators of a pantheon of children's television classics including H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, the latter of which has recently been revived as a brand-new program

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Bing Crosby, Gretchen Cryer, Jimmy Van Heusen, Liberace, Moose Charlap, Nancy Ford, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Cahn, Sid and Marty Krofft

Too Hot! Big Break Collects Heatwave On "Always and Forever"

June 30, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Heatwave Always and Forever

Heatwave was a band like no other.  American vocalists Johnnie Wilder Jr. and his brother Keith Wilder joined with British singer-songwriter-keyboardist Rod Temperton, Swiss bassist Mario Mantese, Czechoslovak drummer Ernest "Bilbo" Berger, and Jamaican guitarist Eric Johns to form this truly international cadre of first-class R&B purveyors.  Thanks to a string of hits including "Boogie Nights," "Always and Forever" and "The Groove Line," the seductive grooves of Heatwave ruled both the

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

The Columbia Years 1968-1969

June 30, 2016 By

Betty Davis The Columbia Years

This surprise release has already shaped up to be one of the year's hottest.  The bulk of Betty Davis' never-before-released or bootlegged Columbia sessions were produced by Miles Davis and Teo Macero. Her accompanists remain the stuff of legend: drummer Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience (which would play its final gig nearly a month later), bassist Billy Cox (who'd replace Noel Redding in Hendrix's new band), and a host of musicians in Miles' orbit: guitarist John McLaughlin,

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

Nothing Has Been Proved: Cherry Red to Expand Dusty Springfield's "Reputation"

June 29, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Dusty Springfield Reputation Expanded

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dusty Springfield rightfully regained her reputation as one of the best British soul singers of her generation, with the help of some famous collaborators. The fruits of that labor, 1990's Reputation, is being expanded by Cherry Red Records this summer. While Dusty had dominated part of the '60s with a unique brand of soul-pop on tracks like "I Only Want to Be with You," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and the Burt Bacharach-Hal David-penned "Wishin' and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Dusty Springfield, Pet Shop Boys

It's Her Life: Light in the Attic Releases Betty Davis' Mythic "Columbia Years" with Miles, Masekela and More

June 28, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Betty Davis The Columbia Years

Light in the Attic's penchant for incredible finds continues with the release of landmark, unheard sessions by singer Betty Davis with a galaxy of music stars backing her up. The bulk of The Columbia Years 1968-1969 stems from a session the incomparable singer recorded at Columbia Records' 52nd Street Studios on May 14 and 20, 1969. Guiding the sessions as producers was Miles Davis, who'd married the former Betty Mabry a year before, along with his longtime collaborator Teo Macero. Her

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Funk, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Betty Davis, Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masekela, Miles Davis

Surfin' Is The Only Life: Omnivore Collects The Beach Boys' Earliest Recordings, Unreleased Tracks

June 28, 2016 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Becoming The Beach Boys

Before Pet Sounds, before SMiLE, heck, before "Surfin' USA," The Beach Boys were a scrappy family band with little but big dreams and tight harmonies.  Things happened quickly for brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine; in September 1961, the quintet first captured their voices together, and by the following May, they had signed a seven-year contract with major Capitol Records.  In the few months in between, The Beach Boys recorded nine songs

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

Magic's in the Air: SoulMusic, Cherry Red Reissue Brook Benton, Esther Phillips Albums

June 28, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Brook Benton Home Style and Story Teller

Two late legends of soul - Brook Benton and Esther Phillips - have recently been feted on a pair of reissues from SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red. By the time Brook Benton signed with Atlantic Records' Cotillion imprint in 1968, he had already enjoyed an illustrious career at labels including OKeh, Epic, RCA, Mercury and Reprise.  The move to Atlantic paid off when his recording of Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia" not only reached No. 1 but became a signature song for the vocalist. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Brook Benton, Esther Phillips

Pronto Monto

June 27, 2016 By

Kate and Anna McGarrigle Pronto Monto

Omnivore delivers a CD debut for Kate and Anna McGarrigle's third album and their final LP for Warner Bros. Records.  Featuring A-list musicians including Steve Gadd, David Spinozza, Bernard Purdie, Gary Mallaber, Grady Tate and Tony Levin, Pronto (so titled for the rough pronunciation of the French "prends ton manteau," or "take your coat") was produced by David Nichtern, who added a bit of pop flair to the folk duo's compositions.  In addition to the McGarrigles' own songs, Pronto offered

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Formats: CD Genre: Folk

Born to Love You: Freddie Mercury's Solo Singles Collected on New Set

June 27, 2016 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Freddie Mercury The Singles Cover

A new Freddie Mercury anthology will be released this fall, chronicling the late Queen singer's solo tracks on two CDs and 13 vinyl singles. Messenger of the Gods: The Singles features 25 tracks recorded by Mercury and released between 1973 and 1993--several of which were never released in America, or released widely on CD. Among the set's rarer treasures is Mercury's first "solo" single, credited to Larry Lurex in 1973. The single, featuring covers of Phil Spector's "I Can Hear Music"

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Freddie Mercury, Queen

Do You Like The Rain? Cherry Red Revisits Kerr and McKuen's "The Sea, The Earth, The Sky"

June 24, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

The Sea The Earth The Sky

When singer-songwriter-poet Rod McKuen teamed with composer-arranger-conductor Anita Kerr for the 1967 album The Sea, neither had any inkling that the record's success would lead to an entire series of albums under the San Sebastian Strings moniker through 1975.  The oft-imitated, never-duplicated, platinum-selling The Sea epitomized the now-moribund genre of "mood music," offering spoken word and music in a relaxing, spellbinding mélange.  Cherry Red's él imprint has recently reissued the box

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Everything Else, Pop Tags: Anita Kerr, Rod McKuen, The San Sebastian Strings

Release Round-Up: Week of June 23

June 24, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Marvin Gaye Volume 2

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Bangles, Ladies and Gentlemen...The Bangles! (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Ladies and Gentlemen...The Bangles!, first released digitally in 2014, features all of the band's pre-Columbia studio material, plus four unreleased demos, two live tracks and other odds and ends!  It arrives in stores from Omnivore just before Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson hit the road again!  Read more here! Laura

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Barbara Cook, Henry Mancini, Jeff Wayne, Laura Nyro, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Steve Vai, The Bangles

The Three Fates: BMG Prepares Emerson, Lake and Palmer Reissues, New Anthology

June 23, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Emerson Lake and Palmer Anthology

A new round of reissues dedicated to progressive titans Emerson, Lake and Palmer are on the way from the BMG label beginning this July and continuing through 2016 and 2017.  This new campaign promises to encompass not only ELP's nine studio albums but also the band's live recordings and compilations.  The reissues will arrive in a variety of formats including CD (with new liner notes by Chris Welch drawing on 2016 interviews with Greg Lake and the late Keith Emerson); standard, mastered for

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Emerson Lake and Palmer

We Dig Anita and Ahmad! Cherry Red's él Label Collects Kerr and Jamal

June 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Anita Kerr We Dig Anita

Cherry Red's él imprint has previously celebrated the legendary career of Anita Kerr with various album reissues, and now the label is putting the spotlight on her prolific work in the studio supporting a host of music's most famous artists.  We Dig Anita: The Oohs and Aahs of the Nashville Sound brings together 33 tracks from this multi-talented pioneer of the lush country-pop Nashville Sound - an accomplished singer, musician, arranger, producer and composer.  All of the tracks on We Dig

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Jazz, Pop Tags: Ahmad Jamal, Anita Kerr

It's Her Party: Ace Reissues Lesley Gore's "Boys, Boys, Boys"

June 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Lesley Gore Boys Boys Boys

The teenaged Lesley Gore sure knew about boys.  Among the titles in her era-defining catalogue include "Wonder Boy," "Yeh, Yeh, Yeh (That Boy of Mine)," "Boys," "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy," and, of course, "That's the Way Boys Are."  The latter opened the teen queen's 1964 album Boys, Boys, Boys - a loose concept album of a sort dedicated to the precocious, talented singer's most-visited theme of young love.  The late artist's third LP, it's recently been reissued by Ace Records in a

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Lesley Gore

Crossroads Revisited: Selections From The Crossroads Guitar Festivals

June 21, 2016 By

Eric Clapton Crossroads Revisited

On this new 3-CD set, Eric Clapton is joined by a cadre of top guitar heroes including Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Cray, Billy Gibbons, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, and Jimmie Vaughn.  Crossroads Revisited features 41 tracks of landmark performances from all four Crossroads Guitar Festivals, which were held in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 - and most of these selections have not previously appeared on CD.

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Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock

Earth

June 20, 2016 By

Neil Young Earth

Neil Young teams with Lukas and Micah Nelson's band Promise of the Real for a new quasi-live album. Earth features live performances of songs from 2015 drawing on Young's albums including The Monsanto Years, Ragged Glory, and After the Gold Rush.  The live tracks feature musical overdubs, as well as "sounds of the earth" (car horns, insect noises, and sounds from bears, birds, crickets, bees, horses, cows, frogs, etc.). Young describes it as "Ninety-eight uninterrupted minutes long, EARTH flows

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

The Crux of the Biscuit

June 20, 2016 By

Frank Zappa Crux

Zappa Records revisits Frank Zappa's 1974 best-selling album Apostrophe' with this new, 15-track release.  As part of the ongoing Project/Object Audio Documentary Series, it presents rare alternate mixes, live performances & studio session outtakes from the Apostrophe' era.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Songs of Perfect Propriety

June 20, 2016 By

Barbara Cook Songs of Perfect Propriety

Coinciding with the release this week of Barbara Cook's autobiography, Stage Door Records has the first CD reissue of the legendary singer's first, and most unusual, solo album.  Released on the small Urania label in November 1958, Songs Of Perfect Propriety features Cook performing a song cycle of Dorothy Parker poems and verses set to music by opera and chamber music composer Seymour Barab.  The young Cook brought her lustrous voice to these incisive art songs which can now be heard anew. 

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Way Down In The Jungle Room

June 20, 2016 By

Elvis Way Down in the Jungle Room

Way Down in the Jungle Room is the first anthology dedicated to the master recordings and outtakes recorded at Graceland's famous Jungle Room by Elvis Presley and longtime producer Felton Jarvis during two now-legendary periods: February 2-8, 1976 and October 28-30, 1976.  The outtakes have been newly mixed by Grammy Award-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee.  For these intimate and raw, heartfelt sessions, Elvis was backed by many members of his

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Braver Than We Are

June 20, 2016 By

Meat Loaf Braver Than We Are

Meat Loaf's new studio album reunites him with Jim Steinman, the musical maestro behind Bat Out of Hell I & II.  Braver Than We Are features new renditions of Steinman songs never previously recorded by Meat Loaf including tracks from his musicals Tanz der Vampire, The Dream Engine, Rhinegold and More Than You Deserve. Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito guest on the album. Aside from the standard CD, Amazon is listing an exclusive autographed 2-LP vinyl and an exclusive CD/DVD version with the DVD

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

June 20, 2016 By

Barbra Streisand Encore

Barbra Streisand goes "Back to Broadway" (again!) with this new duets album.  On this 10-song set, Streisand is joined by an eclectic array of talents including Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Pine, Daisy Ridley and Anne Hathaway on songs by Marvin Hamlisch, Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe and others.  The Target-exclusive edition will boast four solo bonus tracks.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

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