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Christine McVie

August 5, 2023 By

Christine McVie Christine McVie

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The late, great Christine McVie's 1984 solo album returns on CD and LP from Rhino. Produced by Russ Titelman, McVie led a band comprising guitarist Todd Sharp, bassist George Hawkins, and Average White Band drummer Steve Ferrone; she also welcomed guests including Steve Winwood (who co-wrote "Ask Anybody" and duetted on "One in a Million"), Eric Clapton, and bandmates Buckingham and Fleetwood. Proving

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

Permission to Land...Again

August 5, 2023 By

Darkness Permission to Land box

4CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Darkness is revisiting their earliest recordings with a new 20th anniversary box set. Permission to Land...Again includes the original album - a U.K. chart-topper for four straight weeks - a dozen rare single versions and B-sides, four unreleased demos, material from three live concerts recorded

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Days Are Gone: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

August 5, 2023 By

HAIM Days Are Gone 10

2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.K. Picture Disc: HAIM Store A decade after sister pop/rock trio HAIM became darlings of the music world with a lauded debut album - and not long after they opened a string of high-profile dates for friend Taylor Swift - they're revisiting the record with a newly expanded edition.  Days Are Gone - the sleek first volume from the group, is getting the 10th anniversary treatment with a bonus disc of B-sides and remixes from the

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

Live at The Matrix 1967: The Original Masters

August 5, 2023 By

Doors Matrix complete

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Live At The Matrix 1967: The Original Masters is the last word on the band's pivotal dates at the San Francisco club The Matrix - among the earliest concert recordings of the group. The 3CD or 5LP/7" box set will include, for the first time, all of club owner Peter Abram's surviving original master tapes of the performances, remastered by the band's longtime engineer Bruce Botnick.  The set will

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

Broadsword and The Beast: 40th Anniversary Edition

August 5, 2023 By

Jethro Tull Broadsword Monster Edition

5CD/3DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 40th anniversary "Monster Edition"of the Jethro Tull classic will feature Steven Wilson's new mixes of the original album, a slew of rare and previously unreleased recordings, demos, early mixes, and a 1982 live set in Germany - all available in stereo across five CDs and in hi-resolution stereo and surround mixes on three DVDs. (A vinyl edition will include the remixed album, the

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Who's Next / Life House

August 5, 2023 By

The Who Who's Next

10CD/1BD: The Who Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD: The Who Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  1CD: The Who Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  1LP (Album Only, Black Vinyl): The Who Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  1LP (Half-Speed Mastered Album Only): The Who Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  1LP (Transparent Blue Vinyl w/tip-on jacket): The Who Official

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Produced by Tony Visconti

August 5, 2023 By

Produced by Tony Visconti 4CD

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Signed: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada In the course of a career spanning seven decades, Tony Visconti has produced seminal albums in the classic rock genre including high profile collaborations with David Bowie, T. Rex, Gentle Giant, Strawbs, and Badfinger.  But Visconti's C.V. runs much deeper, from folk (Ralph McTell, Tom Paxton) to musical theatre (Elaine Paige) and

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

J50: Evolution of The Joker

August 5, 2023 By

Steve Miller Joker 50

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Steve Miller Band's J50: Evolution of The Joker eschews the typical album-plus-outtakes format for a mostly chronological journey through the history of the album, track-by-track. Over two CDs or three LPs and a 7" single, the original album will be reassembled with various live recordings, demos, and studio outtakes plus some commentary tracks from Miller himself - all previously unreleased.

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

Wake of the Flood: 50th Anniversary Edition

August 5, 2023 By

Grateful Dead Wake of the Flood

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl: BarnesandNoble.com Link TBD 1LP Picture Disc: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Exclusive Vinyl: Dead.net The first release on the Grateful Dead Records label, Wake of the Flood is turning 50.  Rhino's new anniversary 2CD and digital editions feature previously unreleased demo recordings of "Eyes of the World" and "Here Comes Sunshine."  Recorded in

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

FYFTY

August 5, 2023 By

Lynyrd Skynrd Fyfty

Official Store / uDiscoverMusic.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD The most comprehensive Lynyrd Skynyrd overview since 1991's 3-CD The Definitive Lynyrd Skynyrd Collection, the new 4-CD box set FYFTY is housed in 12x12 vinyl-style packaging.  Its gatefold jacket houses a 40-page booklet with photos, opening notes by filmmaker-journalist Cameron Crowe, and track-by-track liner notes from music historian Gary Graff.  The box's track listing draws on 14 studio albums plus

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Tim (Let It Bleed Edition)

August 5, 2023 By

Replacements Tim Let It Bleed

The Replacements have teamed up with Rhino for their fourth mega-box set edition of a classic album from their catalogue.  After heavy-duty expansions of debut Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Pleased to Meet Me and a reorganized version of Don't Tell a Soul called Dead Man's Pop, the Minneapolis punk legends have announced the "Let It Bleed" edition of Tim, their first album for a major label and their last featuring the original band lineup. The 4CD/1LP box set will feature two editions

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Left of the Dial: The Replacements' 'Tim' Gets Remixed and Expanded

August 4, 2023 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Replacements Tim Let It Bleed

The Replacements have teamed up with Rhino for their fourth mega-box set edition of a classic album from their catalogue. After heavy-duty expansions of debut Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Pleased to Meet Me and a reorganized version of Don't Tell a Soul called Dead Man's Pop, the Minneapolis punk legends have announced the "Let It Bleed" edition of Tim, their first album for a major label and their last featuring the original band lineup. The 4CD/1LP box set will hit stores on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson

Cherry Red Round-Up: SoulMusic Celebrates Randy Crawford, Grapefruit Collects The Complete First Class

August 4, 2023 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Randy Crawford You Might Need Somebody

In today's Cherry Red Round-Up: titles from the SoulMusic, Grapefruit, and Cherry Pop labels! Throughout a recording career spanning, roughly, 1972-2008, Randy Crawford refused to be pigeonholed.  Gifted with a versatile, expressive voice, Randy straddled the worlds of jazz and soul while dipping her toes into funk, pop, dance, and rock; her collaborators include George Benson, Al Jarreau, Steve Hackett, Rick Springfield, David Sanborn, and Joe Sample and The Crusaders.  SoulMusic Records

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Elaine Paige, John Carter, Lesley Duncan, Randy Crawford

Release Round-Up: Week of August 4

August 4, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

ABC Lexicon of Love 40

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Spinners, The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979 (Real Gone/Second Disc)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) This definitive 2-CD anthology from upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Spinners presents every one of the quintet's beloved A- and B-sides helmed by the late, great Thom Bell on Atlantic Records, with each and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABC, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Luna, Paul Franklin, Rick Springfield, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Spinners, Vince Gill

And This is How It Starts: The 1975 Celebrate 10 Years of Their Debut with Reissues

August 3, 2023 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

The 1975

In today's pop music survey, an honest-to-God band succeeding is something of a rarity and worth celebrating. British iconoclasts The 1975 will do just that next month, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a pair of deluxe editions on CD and vinyl. The LP that introduced the world to singer/songwriter Matty Healy, drummer/producer George Daniel, guitarist Adam Hann and bassist Ross MacDonald will be reissued in the U.K. by Universal Music Recordings on

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: The 1975

Review: WHAM!, "The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven" (7" Vinyl Box Set)

August 3, 2023 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Wham singles vinyl box

WHAM! The dance-pop duo's name immediately called to mind the fantastical, onomatopoeic pop art exclamations that would appear on the '60s Batman television show. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley had everything going for them: good looks, great voices, and a knack for pure pop songcraft. In a mere handful of years, WHAM! launched nearly a dozen singles into the Top 10 of the U.K. singles chart. - a lucky seven entries. Their first album was entitled Fantastic; it was.  The second was Make It

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael, Wham!

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc, Real Gone Celebrate Spinners, Thom Bell's "Complete Atlantic Singles 1972-1979"

August 3, 2023 By The Second Disc 15 Comments

Spinners Complete Atlantic Singles

Could it be you're falling in love? Tomorrow, just three months before their long-awaited induction into the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the world-renowned Spinners will be celebrated by Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records with The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979. This definitive 2-CD anthology presents every one of the quintet's beloved A- and B-sides helmed by Thom Bell on Atlantic Records during that halcyon period-with each and every

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: The Spinners, Thom Bell

Down South Jukin': Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrates "Fyfty" Years on New Box Set

August 2, 2023 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

Lynyrd Skynrd Fyfty

If you looked up "southern rock" in the music dictionary, there's a good chance you might find a photo of Lynyrd Skynyrd next to the definition.  The Jacksonville, Florida band first came together as My Backyard in 1964; five years later, lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins, bassist Larry Junstrom, and drummer Bob Burns took on the unusual, now-familiar moniker.  Skynyrd didn't release their first album until 1973 by which time bassist Leon Wilkeson had come

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Do It Right: Edsel Reissues, Expands Kiki Dee's "I've Got the Music in Me"

August 1, 2023 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Kiki Dee I've Got the Music in Me Deluxe

Edsel has long been championing the recordings of Kiki Dee, including two definitive box sets chronicling The Fontana and Motown Years and The Rocket Years.  It's the latter chapter to which the label has recently returned on a reissue of the British singer's second album, I've Got the Music in Me.  Originally released on Elton John's Rocket Records in 1974, the LP yielded a top twenty pop hit on both sides of the Atlantic.  What sets this 2-CD expanded edition apart is both the content - it

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Elton John, Kiki Dee

Review: Frank Zappa, "Funky Nothingness"

July 31, 2023 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Frank Zappa Funky Nothingness

Frank Zappa's 1969 LP Hot Rats remains among the late composer-bandleader's most accessible albums.  Blending bluesy electric rock with jazz, it makes a fine introduction to his sometimes-daunting discography.  But those looking for more might not have known exactly where to start.  Certain elements of the Hot Rats sound would crop up in the maestro's future discography, but a proper sequel was never released.  It's only been recently revealed, however, that one was recorded...more or less. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Frank Zappa

Here Comes Sunshine: Grateful Dead's "Wake of the Flood" 50th Anniversary Edition Coming in September

July 28, 2023 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Grateful Dead Wake of the Flood

Grateful Dead's sixth studio album, 1973's Wake of the Flood, in some ways represented a new beginning for the band.  Not only was it the first release on their Grateful Dead Records label, but it was their first LP following the passing of founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and the (temporary) departure of drummer Mickey Hart.  On September 29, the Dead's ongoing series of 50th anniversary reissues continues with 2CD, digital, and a variety of vinyl expansions of Wake of the Flood. Wake

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

'The Joker' is Wild: Steve Miller Plans 50th Anniversary 'Evolution' of Classic Album

July 28, 2023 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Steve Miller Joker 50

No matter what you call him - the Space Cowboy, the Gangster of Love, Maurice, the Pompatus of Love, et al - you'll have something new to listen to while you think of your answer. The Steve Miller Band's classic The Joker is getting an expanded reissue for its 50th anniversary this fall. Due September 15, J50: Evolution of The Joker eschews the typical album plus outtakes format for a mostly chronological journey through the album, track-by-track. Over two CDs or three LPs and a 7" single,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band

Release Round-Up: Week of July 28

July 28, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Joni Mitchell At Newport

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, At Newport (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Clear Vinyl: Independent Record Stores / Barnes & Noble  On July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell took the stage of the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island for her first full concert set in two decades.  Word quickly spread, usually attached to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Billy Idol, Joni Mitchell, Mal Waldron, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, The Rolling Stones

Frampton@50 Update: Remastered SACDs Out Now, Vinyl Shipping Tomorrow

July 27, 2023 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Frampton at 50 Box

"Take me away," Peter Frampton repeatedly implores on the title track of his 1972 solo debut Wind of Change.  Indeed, change was in the air.  He'd recently departed Humble Pie but stayed at A&M Records to launch his own career.  Departing from the band's boogieing ways, Frampton's debut was filled with acoustic-based, melodic tunes plus a handful of muscular rock offerings to prove that the artist hadn't lost his way.  Those shimmering acoustic guitars are among the elements that gain

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Categories: News Formats: CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Peter Frampton

Now You've Captured Me: Howard Jones Celebrates 40 Years with New Collection

July 26, 2023 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Howard Jones Celebrate It Together

Since 2017, Howard Jones has worked with Cherry Red to distribute his classic Warner-era back catalogue spanning 1983 to 1993. This fall, they'll be the ones to release a lavish new multi-format collection commemorating his 40 years as a recording artist. Celebrate It Together: The Very Best of Howard Jones 1983-2023 brings together Jones' unforgettable synth-driven hits like "New Song," "Things Can Only Get Better," "No One is to Blame," "Everlasting Love" and many more, alongside the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Electronic, Pop Tags: Howard Jones

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