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Easy Skanking in Boston '78

February 5, 2015 By

Marley

Easy Skanking in Boston '78 kicks off a new program from UMe and the Bob Marley family.  This new release, consisting of previously unreleased concert footage, will be available in Blu-Ray/CD combo pack, DVD/CD and standalone CD and vinyl versions. The video was shot with a hand-held camera by a fan that Marley allowed to sit right in front of the stage for his 1978 concert at Boston's Music Hall. The result captures the artist from just a few feet away.  Gaps in the original footage have been

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else

Megarama: The Mixes

February 5, 2015 By

Megarama

Edsel follows up its six 2CD/DVD album reissues for Bananarama with a companion volume: a 3-CD casebound book set, featuring 36 rare mixes. None of these were included on the album reissues, and fourteen of them are previously unreleased. Megarama was curated with the cooperation of Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward from the group, and was compiled and annotated by acknowledged SAW expert Tom Parker.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Kiki Dee/Stay with Me

February 5, 2015 By

Kiki Stay with Me

Edsel continues its repackaging of the Kiki Dee catalogue with her third and fourth Rocket albums from 1977 and 1978.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Loving and Free/I've Got the Music in Me

February 5, 2015 By

Kiki Loving and Free

This package collects Kiki Dee's first two albums for Elton John's Rocket label.  1973's Loving and Free was produced by the Rocket Man and features him and his backing band on John/Taupin originals that he never recorded himself. The title track of its 1974 follow-up I've Got the Music in Me provided Kiki with her signature song.  This slipcased two-album set adds eight bonus tracks (including all non-album singles) as well as photos and liner notes.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Can't Help Falling in Love/Home Lovin' Man

February 5, 2015 By

Andy Two Fer

BGO brings together two of Andy Williams' U.K. albums in one package.  Can't Help Falling in Love, the U.K. equivalent of Andy's U.S. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head LP, remained on the U.K. albums chart for almost a year, and its title track went Top 10.  1971's Home Lovin' Man, the Brit answer to Love Story, went to No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart thanks to two major hit singles: the title track and "It's So Easy."  Both albums have track listing variations to their U.S. counterparts.  BGO's

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

A Time In Her Life: Ace Reissues Sarah Vaughan's Soul-Jazz Classic

February 5, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sarah Vaughan A Time in My Life

By 1971, the expansion of the Great American Songbook was well underway. It became clear to many that the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Jimmy Webb, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Bob Dylan and their contemporaries were more than just a flash in the pan. The most prescient observers could have realized – and some did – that these songs would one day be sung in programs alongside those of Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Irving

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Sarah Vaughan

Donovan, Mick Softley, More Featured On "The Eve Folk Recordings"

February 4, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Eve Folk Recordings

In 1965, Geoff Stephens and Peter Eden entered into an agreement with EMI’s Columbia label to capitalize on the folk boom Britain was then experiencing.  The deal between Stephens and Eden and EMI was to produce four LPs.  Though the fourth never materialized, the three albums released under the banner of The Eve Folk Recordings have been collected, along with bonus tracks, on RPM’s 2014 two-CD set of the same name.  Stephens and Eden’s early managerial client, Donovan, is featured, along with

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk Tags: Bob Davenport, Donovan, Mick Softley, Vernon Haddock

Review: Bob Dylan, "Shadows in the Night"

February 3, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Bob Shadows

How does it feel, to be on your own, with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?  Chances are it feels much like the milieu of Bob Dylan’s newest studio album, Shadows in the Night.  The characters that emerge from these Shadows have all pulled up stools at the last chance saloon, a room filled with strangers and lost souls, where idylls of romance vanish into the air as quickly as the omnipresent wisps of cigarette smoke.  Regrets, they’ve had a few. The songs on

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Bob Dylan

Release Round-Up: Week of February 3

February 3, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Tony Joe White: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / George Jones & Tammy Wynette: Songs of Inspiration (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / Bobby Lance: First Peace/Rollin’ Man (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. ) / Jerry Williams: Gone (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / Various Artists: Apollo Saturday Night/Saturday Night at the Uptown (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / John Hall: Power (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / Ray Kennedy: Ray Kennedy (Expanded

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, George Jones, Grateful Dead, Tammy Wynette, Tony Joe White

Swan Songs, First Flights: Her First and Last Recordings

February 3, 2015 By

JG Swan Songs

This 3-CD set presents rare and previously unreleased performances by Judy Garland from both her earliest days (First Flights) and her final months (Swan Songs).  The Swan Songs include Garland's final U.S. concert from July 20, 1968; performances from her London Talk of the Town engagement of December 30, 1968 through February 1, 1969, and her final concert of March 25, 1969 from Copenhagen.  Private home recordings and other rare live performances can also be found here, all in newly and

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

More Fun In Space: Omnivore Reissues, Expands Two From Roger Taylor

February 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Roger Taylor Strange Frontier

On the heels of 2014’s career-spanning box set The Lot and the single-disc anthology The Best, Omnivore Recordings continues to unfold the solo story of Queen’s Roger Taylor with two reissues due on March 24. On that date, the label will unveil expanded editions of Taylor’s first two solo albums, 1981’s Fun in Space and 1984’s Strange Frontier. Fun in Space found Taylor truly striking out on his own, as all of the sounds heard on the record were performed and played by him save “approximately

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Queen, Roger Taylor

Global: CD/DVD Deluxe Edition

February 2, 2015 By

Todd Global

Todd Rundgren is back with his 25th studio album which is described as fusing "rock, soul and EDM" - undoubtedly as only Todd could do. Though he's of late been busy with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, Rundgren will also take to the road in April and May to support his latest release.  Songs include "Global Nation," "Flesh and Blood," "Skyscraper" and "This Island Earth."  Global will be available via Cherry Red's Esoteric label in the U.K. in standard and deluxe editions and MVD Entertainment

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Spirit on a Mission

February 2, 2015 By

Temple of Rock

Spirit On A Mission is the new studio album from metal great Michael Schenker (UFO, Scorpions) emphasizing his heavy guitar style with a little help from his friends including Francis Buchholz, Herman Rarebell, Wayne Findlay and vocalist Doogie White.  

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Formats: CD Genre: Rock

Defenders of the Faith: Special 30th Anniversary Edition

February 2, 2015 By

Judas Priest Defenders

This 3-CD anniversary edition includes the original ten-track album remastered by producer Tom Allom, and a complete 2-CD live recording from the Defenders tour, recorded at California's Long Beach Arena on May 5, 1984.   The 21-track live concert blended both new material from Defenders plus renditions of Priest classics like "Metal Gods," "Electric Eye," "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming."

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Formats: CD Genre: Rock

1974-1979

February 2, 2015 By

Bee Gees 1974 1979

This box set brings together the band's Mr. Natural, Main Course, Children of the World and Spirits Having Flown plus a disc of bonus material.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

You Should Be Dancing! Bee Gees' "1974-1979" Box Set Arrives in March

February 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Bee Gees 1974 1979

The legacy of The Bee Gees is stayin’ alive with the March 24 release of a new box set celebrating the group at its commercial peak. Bee Gees: 1974-1979 follows in the footsteps and basic format of 2014’s The Warner Bros. Years: 1987-1991, housing within a compact clamshell box four original studio albums plus a bonus disc of B-sides and single releases. 1974-1979 box begins with 1974’s Mr. Natural and continues with Main Course (1975), Children of the World (1976) and Spirits Having Flown

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb

In Memoriam: Rod McKuen (1933-2015) - A Second Disc Encore Review

January 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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On January 29, 2015, we lost a true American original with the passing of Rod McKuen, 81.  Poet, composer, lyricist, singer, author, artist; there were few mountains that McKuen didn't climb to great success.  An Oscar and Pulitzer nominee, and a Grammy winner, McKuen also was among the earliest to champion the works of Jacques Brel, and was a longtime advocate for gay rights.  "It doesn't matter who you love, or how you love, but that you love," McKuen once said.  In his own recordings and

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Rod McKuen

They're Gonna Step On You Again: Esoteric Reissues Bakerloo, Gasoline Band, John Kongos

January 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bakerloo

Esoteric Recordings closed out 2014 with a trio of typically eclectic, and yes, esoteric rock releases deserving of a spotlight – including a pair of albums produced by Gus Dudgeon and a lost horn-rock LP in the tradition of Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears! Before joining Colosseum and replacing Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, Dave “Clem” Clempson was a member of the blues-rock trio Bakerloo.  Though Bakerloo only released one album, its members – Clempson, Terry Poole and Keith Baker – went

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bakerloo, John Kongos, The Gasoline Band

Real Nighttime

January 29, 2015 By

Game Theory Real Nighttime

Omnivore continues its celebration of Game Theory with a 30th Anniversary reissue of Real Nighttime.  The Mitch Easter-produced album is expanded with 13 bonus tracks (10 previously unissued) including covers of songs by Gerry Rafferty and Queen.  Real Nighttime will be available on CD and digital download, as well as on a translucent red LP of the original album sequence (with download card for entire CD program).  This release includes rare photos and an interview with Easter and series

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Children Of The (Vinyl) Revolution: The Who, T Rex Turn To Vinyl For Upcoming Box Sets, Reissues

January 29, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

tommy

The 50th anniversary celebration of The Who is rolling on.  The band kicked off its golden festivities with the Fall 2014 release of The Who Hits 50, a compilation available in various formats, and with the announcement of a tour of the same name.  Now, the band has confirmed a number of vinyl releases to arrive this spring. On March 24, all eleven of The Who's albums will be reissued in remastered editions pressed on 180-gram vinyl, joined by a 2-LP edition of The Who Hits 50 collection

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: T Rex, The Who

Unchained Melodies: Ace Collects "The London American Label 1965" with The Righteous Brothers, Burt Bacharach, The Vogues, More

January 29, 2015 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

London American 1965

With the recently-released tenth volume of its year-by-year chronicle, Ace’s The London American Label series revisits 1965.  Though America was swept up in the sounds of the British Invasion, Great Britain was still interested in the music from the United States – as evidenced by the 27 selections here drawn from 72 singles.  That said, the tide was turning; London American issued 109 singles in 1964 and 177 in 1963.  Hit-wise, though, the London American label yielded 11 chart records in 1965

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Burt Bacharach, Lou Johnson, The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, The Vogues, Various Artists

Star-Spangled Rodeo: Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" Turns 40, Gets Expanded Edition

January 28, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy

When the 87th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced on January 15, fans of legendary entertainer Glen Campbell no doubt rejoiced at his first-ever Academy Award nomination. Campbell and co-writer Julian Raymond received a Best Original Song nod for “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” the singer-songwriter’s touching farewell from the soundtrack of the documentary film I'll Be Me. It followed news of two Grammy nominations for the song. Campbell, of course, is in the midst of a valiant and very

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Glen Campbell

Lalo Schifrin Casts a Spell On Two New Reissues From Tabu Label

January 28, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

lalo schifrin gypsies

It’s never been easy to pigeonhole Lalo Schifrin. The four-time Grammy-winning Argentinian composer created one of the most memorable television themes of all time with his “Mission: Impossible,” recorded jazz albums for labels including Verve and Creed Taylor’s CTI, worked with Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley and Sarah Vaughan, and scored innumerable films, racking up six Oscar nominations in the process. Now, Demon Music Group has reissued two lost gems of the Schifrin oeuvre, both originally

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Jazz Tags: Lalo Schifrin

Glen Campbell - I'll Be Me: Soundtrack

January 27, 2015 By

Ill Be Me

Big Machine Records releases the 10-song soundtrack to the documentary film Glen Campbell - I'll Be Me, including two versions of the Oscar-nominated "I'm Not Gonna Miss You,"  live performances by Glen of "Wichita Lineman" and "A Better Place," and more, including music by The Band Perry and Campbell's daughter Ashley.  This first physical release of the soundtrack expands upon the originally-released 5-track EP.

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Soundtracks

Rhinestone Cowboy: 40th Anniversary Edition

January 27, 2015 By

Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy

Capitol Nashville remasters and expands Glen Campbell's smash 1975 album with five bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased "Quits," two rare new-to-U.S.-CD single sides and remixes of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop

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