8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 9LP: Rhino A new box set from Rhino offers nearly all the studio material of Athens, Georgia alt-rock icons The B-52's. The Warner Reprise Years brings together the six albums and two EPs the quirky quintet put together between 1979 and 1992 - a period where they went from cult favorites to unlikely hitmakers. The collection will feature the group's 1979 self-titled debut, 1980's Wild Planet, the 1981 and 1982 EPs Party
Love is the Seventh Wave: Sting Digital Deluxe Editions to Make CD Debut in Japan
Starting in 2021 and continuing annually, albums in Sting's solo catalogue have been reissued with bonus tracks for various anniversaries. This year, fans have asked themselves if that will continue, and, perhaps, if this material will ever receive a physical release. The answers appear to be "yes" and "yes, if you're willing to import from Japan." On July 11, Universal Music Group Japan will issue SHM-CD editions of the former Police frontman's ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987), The Soul
Pieces of My Life: Elvis' L.A. Recordings Anthologized in New Box Set
Last year's Elvis Presley box set was Memphis, devoted to the King's lengthy history with recording studios in the Tennessee city that became his home. Ahead of another annual Elvis Week at his Graceland estate, the next box set will trace his connections to a recording studio on the West Coast. Sunset Boulevard, available August 1, is a 5CD set featuring Presley's work at RCA Records' Studio C in Hollywood - one of the more important studios he'd record in through his final recording years
Live at the Oval 1971
Initially available as part of the band's revived Wholigan Fan Club, The Who's Live At The Oval 1971 is coming to general release. The album finally canonizes the group's celebrated performance at "Goodbye to Summer," a British benefit concert for the people of Bangladesh. Featuring several songs from the band's just-released Who's Next, including "Behind Blue Eyes," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and "Bargain," the 15-track set was available for decades as a poor-quality bootleg until now; it's
You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos collects more than 160 tracks from the late, legendary songwriter, who died in 1991 at the age of 65 and was subsequently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Blues Hall of Fame. Over 120 of these demos are previously unreleased, while still others are making their CD and digital debuts. Many of these songs are familiar, while others never received an official recording. What they share in
Stax Revue Live in '65!
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 2CD or 2LP Stax Revue: Live in '65! expands a pivotal pair of concerts undertaken at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles 60 summers ago when the Memphis label - newly bolstered by a distribution deal with Atlantic Records - took several of its marquee acts to the West Coast (many for the first time) for a spirited club set packed with favorites by William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water"), Rufus
Live From The Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) A 1977 archival live album from Elton John, released earlier this year for Record Store Day, is getting a wider release this summer. Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper will come back to LP as well as bow on CD and digital, featuring all 12 tracks from the original release plus one extra, a disc-closing rendition of "Goodbye." The British piano pop icon, who released the
The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to 'MTV Unplugged' on Paramount+ (Part 4)
Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV's great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We're running a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that's currently streaming on the station's parent streaming network Paramount+! (Parts 1, 2 and 3 can be read here, here and here.) The seventh and eighth seasons of MTV Unplugged aired in 1996 and 1997, which were sort of its last years as a
Release Round-Up: Week of June 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Grateful Dead, Gratest Hits (Grateful Dead/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino assembles a single-CD or single-LP, nine-song Gratest Hits [sic] from Grateful Dead, marking the band's 60th anniversary with the original studio versions of such classics as "Truckin'," "Sugar Magnolia," and "Touch of Grey." Read
Where to Now, St. Peter? Elton John's RSD-Exclusive Rainbow Theatre Live Album Gets Wide Release
An archival live album from Elton John, released earlier this year for Record Store Day, is getting a wider release this summer. Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper will come back to LP as well as bow on CD and digital on July 25, featuring all 12 tracks from the original release plus one extra, a disc-closing rendition of "Goodbye." The British piano pop icon, who released the collaborative studio album Who Believes in Angels? with Brandi Carlile in April, curated the album, drawn
You Can't Sit Down: Craft Offers Rare Memphis Soul in Concert on 'Stax Revue: Live in '65!'
The Southern soul of Stax Records truly knew no boundaries. This summer, a classic instance of its staying power, recorded live in concert, will be revisited on a new 2CD/2LP set. Stax Revue: Live in '65! expands a pivotal pair of concerts undertaken at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles 60 summers ago when the Memphis label - newly bolstered by a distribution deal with Atlantic Records - took several of its marquee acts to the West Coast (many for the first time) for a spirited club set packed
Laughter in the Rain: "Sedaka's Back" Returns on CD, LP, Digital Formats
Near the end of their Grammy-winning, chart-topping 1975 rendition of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield's "Love Will Keep Us Together," Toni Tennille threw in an ad-lib not written by lyricist Greenfield: Sedaka is back...! Indeed, the singer-songwriter who had begun his career in 1957 was enjoying a new string of successes including his own No. 1 that same year, "Laughter in the Rain." Tomorrow, Friday, June 13, Sedaka's own label will reissue the Rocket Records album which relaunched his
Talkin' to the Trees
Neil Young's latest album pairs the veteran singer-songwriter and bandleader with the group he's dubbed The Chrome Hearts: Spooner Oldham (organ); Micah Nelson (guitar/vocals); Corey McCormick (bass/vocals); and Anthony LoGerfo (drums). Produced by Young and Lou Adler, the album features ten new compositions by Neil. Available on CD, LP, and digitally. an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Next to Normal: Original Broadway Cast Recording [15th Anniversary Edition]
Hot on the heels of a successful London revival, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the 2009 Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal is revisited for this special 2CD edition which premiered last year on digital services. Composer Tom Kitt and co-producer Derik Lee have remixed the original album from the multitracks, bringing out new elements in both the orchestration and vocals, and revitalizing it with a newfound energy better reflective of the cathartic experience in the theatre.
These Magic Moments: Omnivore Collects Doc Pomus Demos on New Box Set
Over a career spanning five decades, Doc Pomus - born Jerome Solon Felder in 1925 - penned some of the most memorable songs of all time: "Viva Las Vegas." "Save the Last Dance for Me." "Lonely Avenue." "Can't Get Used to Losing You." "Sweets for My Sweet." "This Magic Moment." "Hushabye." With hits performed by the likes of Ray Charles, The Drifters, Andy Williams, Dolly Parton, Bobby Darin, and, of course, Elvis Presley, Pomus' songs transcended genre and era. Bob Dylan dedicated his
The Kinds U Find in a Secondhand Store: Paisley Park Celebration Hints At Posthumous Prince Releases
This weekend's digital release of another unreleased Prince track could indicate the gears of the late artist's estate could start moving once again. At a panel for the annual Celebration fan event in and around Prince's hometown of Minneapolis and Chanhassen recording complex Paisley Park, representatives for the estate and distributing partner Legacy Recordings discussed potential box sets, vinyl releases and digital initiatives - as well as some frank discussion on the infamously-canned
Release Round-Up: Week of June 6
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Dusty Springfield, Longing (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone Music premieres a lost album from Dusty Springfield: 1974's Longing. Produced by Brooks Arthur, the album features a number of singer-songwriter-oriented compositions including
Corner of the Sky: Real Gone's June Line-Up Includes "Lost" Dusty Springfield Album Plus Jazz, Heavy Metal, Bluegrass, More
As we roll into summer, Real Gone has another varied line-up for June. It is anchored by an unreleased album by Dusty Springfield but also features a jazz rarity from Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw as well as metal, bluegrass, and even an adult film soundtrack. All of these titles are being released tomorrow, June 6, and you can read on for more information. By the beginning of the 1970s, Dusty Springfield was at a career crossroads. Although she remained on her U.K. label home Phillips, she
Say You Will: New Ivy Album, Built from Unreleased Tracks, Due in September
Five years after bidding a too-early farewell to one of pop's most stalwart songwriters, a new album from his second-best remembered (but first major) band is coming, built off contributions he left behind. Traces of You, due September 5, is the first new album in a dozen years from alternative pop band Ivy. The news might come as a shock, as one of the group's charter members, bassist/songwriter Adam Schlesinger, died in 2020 - an early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. Happily, as a gift
It Was Only Yesterday: Robinsongs Collects Soul-Jazz From Eddie Harris, Larry Carlton
Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint has been maintaining a busy 2025 schedule, with two new titles celebrating greats of jazz and soul. A 5 Classic Albums on 4 Discs collection from late saxophone titan Eddie Harris (1934-1996) offers all of Harris' albums for the Atlantic label originally released between 1974 and 1976 (with the exception of his album of off-color, spoken-word routines). Harris enjoyed a versatile career before signing with Atlantic in 1965. His first albums as a leader were
Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements
For this new release, Family Guy star Seth MacFarlane has unearthed a dozen arrangements written by the legendary likes of Don Costa, Nelson Riddle, and Billy May for Frank Sinatra but never recorded by the Chairman. MacFarlane and conductor John Wilson have finally brought these to life with a 70-piece orchestra of both American and British players, recording at Skywalker Sound. Songs include "Lush Life," "A Wonderful Day Like Today," "When Joanna Loved Me," and "Give Me the Simple Life."
Something There: Remembering Jeffrey Foskett
Omnivore Recordings has teamed with the late Beach Boys vocalist Jeffrey Foskett's estate to celebrate his extraordinary musical legacy on a new collection. Something There - Remembering Jeffrey Foskett features a whopping 25 songs (16 of which are previously unreleased) from the singer's often-too-unheralded solo discography and beyond. The guest list speaks for itself, including Brian Wilson, Mike Love, America's Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, Robert Lamm, David Pack, Los Straitjackets,
Splash City: Omnivore Celebrates Jeffrey Foskett on "Something There" Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, America, More
Jeffrey Foskett surely embodied the California Dream. The San Jose native his dues gigging around the Golden State with such early bands as Reverie and The Pranks. A knock on Brian Wilson's door in 1976 led to a long friendship with the Beach Boy, while Wilson's cousin Mike Love became a Foskett fan three years later upon hearing Reverie live in a Santa Barbara bar. Love brought Foskett into the Beach Boys fold - first in The Endless Summer Beach Band, then in the Beach Boys themselves.
Soundtrack Watch: Bond Back on Vinyl At La-La Land, Intrada Unsheathes Kamen's 'Three Musketeers'
A new month kicks off with a bonanza of soundtrack reissues from La-La Land and Intrada - including more planned activity from the world of James Bond. La-La Land has made three archival titles available for sale from yesterday (June 1). First is a vinyl edition of their remastered CD of John Barry's score to Goldfinger. The third James Bond film (and the second to be scored by the British composer/arranger) scored big with the series' first-ever title theme, co-written by Barry, Anthony
The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to 'MTV Unplugged' on Paramount+ (Part 3)
Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV's great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We're running a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that's currently streaming on the station's parent streaming network Paramount+! (Part 1 and 2 can be read here and here.) With rock music undergoing a transformation after the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, MTV Unplugged continued to settle
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