The Textones' 1984 debut album, featuring appearances by Gene Clark, Ry Cooder, Don Henley, and co-producer Barry Goldberg, is expanded by Omnivore in a new edition with 5 bonus tracks - including 2 previously unissued live cuts!
Cedar Creek: Expanded Edition
The second album by Carla Olson's band The Textones (featuring guest appearances by Ian McLagan, Howie Epstein and The Waters) gets expanded by Omnivore with an eight-song concert from Santa Cruz, CA recorded on November 20, 1987.
Endless Highway: The Band's "Capitol Rarities 1968-1977" Compiled On New Release
With last year's complete release of Bob Dylan and The Band's The Basement Tapes, and the recent Record Store Day "official bootleg"-style vinyl LPs of music from those seminal sessions, the music of The Band is once again, happily, enjoying a high profile. Fans of The Band might have noticed a new compilation quietly released last week by Capitol Records. Capitol Rarities 1968-1977 features 33 tracks and over two hours of music from the legendary group of Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth
Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend
The Who's legendary leader premieres two new songs on this 17-track remastered solo career overview. Truancy kicks off a new campaign from UMe dedicated to Townshend's solo catalogue.
Let's See Action: Pete Townshend Collects Solo Work, Introduces New Songs on "Truancy"
Pete Townshend recently confessed to Rolling Stone, "I just hope that on my deathbed I don't embarrass myself by asking someone, 'Can you pass me my guitar? And will you run the backing tape of 'Baba O'Riley'? I just want to do it one more time." Yet Townshend still finds himself looking to the past even as he embraces the present and future. While on the road celebrating (for the final time?) the legacy of The Who with creative partner Roger Daltrey, Townshend will issue a new solo
Release Round-Up: Week of May 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up featuring a number of rock legends! Yes, Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) This whopping 14-CD box captures seven complete concerts from Yes circa 1972 - the same tour leading up to the performances preserved on Yessongs. For those who don't need 14 discs, 2-CD and 3-LP Highlights distillations are also available (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) ! Jeff Beck, Live+ (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon
Dancing in the Dark: Bruce Springsteen's Archive Series Revisits 1984, New Jersey
Just a few weeks following the release of their New Year's Eve show from Nassau Coliseum on December 31, 1980, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have confirmed the latest volume in their ongoing live archive series. Pre-orders are open now for Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984. The release is a bittersweet one for New Jerseyans; the Byrne Arena (later the Continental Airlines Arena and the Izod Center) opened in July 1981 in East Rutherford's Meadowlands and earlier this year was
Release Round-Up: Week of May 12
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! We kick off with a quartet of releases drawing on never-before-released live material! Leonard Cohen, Can't Forget: A Souvenir of The Grand Tour (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Leonard Cohen offers ten selections - including two songs never previously recorded and a pair of covers - from his recent world tour. Andrew Gold, The Late Show - Live 1978 (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) You'll say "thank you for being a
#1 To Infinity
The pop diva returns with this collection of nineteen chart-toppers. Read more here, including the full track listing.
Django and Jimmie
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard team up for an all-new set with a title paying tribute to legends Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers. The 14 tracks include "Django and Jimmie," "It's All Going to Pot" (about one of Willie's favorite subjects), "Missing Ol' Johnny Cash" featuring Bobby Bare, Merle's "Somewhere Between" sung by Willie, and Willie's "Family Bible" sung by Merle!
Before This World
James Taylor is back with his first collection of original songs in over 13 years! The 10-track album Before This World will be available in a number of configurations including a single CD; CD/DVD Deluxe Edition (with the documentary There We Were: The Making of James Taylor's Before This World; vinyl LP; and Super Deluxe Edition with bonus audio, an expanded cut of the film, a 40-page booklet and swag (handwritten lyric replicas, etc.) in a numbered limited edition. Super Deluxe Edition:
Release Round-Up: Week of May 5
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Oddly, releases were split between yesterday and today, but both days add up to a wealth of titles in nearly every genre! Without a doubt, this is one of the most packed weeks yet this year! Jackie DeShannon, All the Love: The Lost Atlantic Recordings (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) All the Love--The Lost Atlantic Recordings brings together DeShannon's entire 1973 Atlantic Records material in one place for the first time,
Review: Frank Sinatra, "Ultimate Sinatra"
On August 31, 1939, Frank Sinatra stepped into a New York recording studio as vocalist of Harry James' orchestra for a two-song session. The second song recorded, Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence's "All or Nothing at All," captured a philosophy that the 23-year old "boy singer" would hold closely. "All or nothing at all/Half a love never appealed to me," he asserted. "If it's love there is no in-between..." Indeed, Frank Sinatra's life was one of triumphant highs and shattering lows - no
But Beautiful: "Lady in Satin: The Centennial Edition" Expands Billie Holiday Classic To 3 CDs
Billie Holiday was just a couple months away from her 43rd birthday when she entered Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio on February 18, 1958 to record Lady in Satin. The album controversially promised a new, glamorous setting for the artist, who had recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver following a lifetime of troubles including alcohol and drug dependency, abusive relationships, stints in reform school and prison, and even a period as a teenaged prostitute. The LP's original
Release Round-Up: Week of April 28
Dusty Springfield, Faithful (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Faithful assembles for the first time on one CD all of the masters produced by Jeff Barry ("Chapel of Love," "Leader of the Pack," "Sugar, Sugar") for Dusty Springfield in 1971. From his home base at New York's Century Sound, Barry produced thirteen songs for Dusty - twelve intended for album release and one for a non-LP single. Four songs were released on two 45s, but when Dusty departed Atlantic Records, the
Loaded: Jeff Beck Offers "Live+" With Tour Performances, New Studio Recordings
With Jeff Beck currently hitting the road once more, the time is right for Atco's upcoming release of Jeff Beck Live+ culled from performances on the legendary guitarist's 2014 tour with ZZ Top. The May 19 release features 14 live cuts along with Beck's first two studio recordings since 2010. Beck's tour last year with ZZ Top was curtailed due to the injury of the band's bassist, Dusty Hill; Live+ will arrive in the midst of the April 30-May 10 tour dates for ZZ Top and Beck. On May 12,
The Wrecking Crew
Denny Tedesco's acclaimed documentary about the hitmaking L.A. session legends collectively known as The Wrecking Crew arrives on DVD and Blu-ray. Features contributions from Brian Wilson, Leon Russell, Glen Campbell, Cher, Herb Alpert, Micky Dolenz and more.
Songs of "Aloha"
The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's upcoming film Aloha is here, featuring songs from David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, Beck, Josh Ritter, Hall and Oates, and others.
Live+
Guitar hero Jeff Beck returns with a new live album culled from his 2014 tour. Two new studio tracks round out the set.
Say "Aloha": Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Beck Featured On New Cameron Crowe Soundtrack
Since making his big-screen debut as a writer with the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, onetime teenaged Rolling Stone scribe Cameron Crowe has made music an integral part of his films - and we're not just talking about Almost Famous! Every one of his movies as writer-director, from 1989's Say Anything... to 2011's We Bought a Zoo, has had its share of musical highlights. His next film, Aloha, should prove to be no exception. On May 26, Legacy Recordings and Madison Gate Records
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones revisit their 1971 classic featuring "Wild Horses," "Brown Sugar," "Bitch," "Sister Morphine" and "Moonlight Mile" in a multitude of deluxe editions: 3-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. TBD / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Release Round-Up: Week of April 21
Today's Release Round-Up features an array of titles including a box set from the one and only Chairman of the Board, a number of vintage albums in surround sound, a classic reissue from a new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and more! Frank Sinatra, Ultimate Sinatra (Capitol/UMe) 4-CD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Target Exclusive: Target.com 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Standard Edition DD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The 100th
The Kingbees
Omnivore remasters and expands The Kingbees' 1980 roots-rock gem with eight previously unissued demos and live recordings on CD and DD.
In the Beginning
Resonance follows 2012's Echoes of Indiana Avenue with this collection of 26 newly-discovered live and studio recordings from the jazz guitar virtuoso - including a Quincy Jones-produced session for Epic Records from 1955 previewed last year on Record Store Day. The deluxe 2-CD set includes a 56-page booklet with liner notes by Quincy Jones, Pete Townshend, Ashley Kahn and others.
Dames at Sea: Original London Cast Recording
The 1969 London Cast Recording of George Haimsohn, Robin Miller and Jim Wise's 1968 musical features an all-British cast performing the musical comedy with orchestrations that vary considerably for those created for the original off-Broadway album. Available since April 14 on CD-R from Masterworks Broadway's website, it will be made available as a digital download through all service providers and a CD-R exclusively through Arkiv Music on May 4.