Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert Is... (Herb Alpert Presents) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Herb Alpert Is...a trumpeter, songwriter, producer, artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist. The list goes on. To tie in with director John Scheinfeld's documentary of that name premiering this fall, Alpert's own Herb Alpert Presents label is releasing a 3-CD or 5-LP deluxe box set tracing his
Pieces of Her: Jewel's Debut Album Gets the Box Set Treatment
Folk singer Jewel will revisit her debut album with a expanded box set edition on Craft Recordings in November. The 25th anniversary edition of Pieces of You, due November 20, will be available in three formats. A 4CD super deluxe box set in a hardback portfolio book package combines the original album with three bonus discs: a set of demos (19 of 20 previously unreleased), a collection of B-sides and rarities (including seven unreleased outtakes), and a fully unreleased collection of live
Be The Rain: Neil Young Invites Fans To "Return To Greendale" With Multi-Format Box Set
Neil Young fans have a lot to look forward to. Over at his official website, Neil has written about an upcoming bootleg series, Archives Vol. 2, and at least 20 other projects in various states of gestation. Today, Neil officially announced a new title in his Performance Series, Return To Greendale. This audiovisual document of a Toronto stop on his 2003 tour will arrive in 2-CD, 2-LP, and deluxe box set configurations on November 6. Greendale remains one of Neil Young's most ambitious
Illusions: Kim David Smith Channels Dietrich, Lenya, Minogue, and More on "Live at Joe's Pub"
The decadent culture of Weimar Germany - itself inspired by the American Jazz Age - has long proved a fertile source of inspiration for artists everywhere. David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Klaus Nomi, Ute Lemper, and Alan Cumming are just a few of the performers that have mined and reinvented the Weimar era in their music. Based on his new release Live at Joe's Pub, cabaret vocalist Kim David Smith deserves to be added to that esteemed list. Captured in March 2019 at a midnight show in that intimate
Nobody Does It Better: 'The Best of Bond...James Bond' Gets Update and Vinyl Release
With a new James Bond film set to shake (not stir) audiences in November, a longtime compilation of the super-spy's famed film themes is getting a new iteration on November 20. The Best of Bond...James Bond offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of the films based on Ian Fleming's famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10 hits and two Academy Award winners herein - altogether, a formidable, half-century-plus musical portrait of one of cinema's
Short Takes: Bowie Box, Covering '90s and Early '00s, Planned for 2021
David Bowie's official website has announced plans for a fifth epoch-covering box set to release next year, after delaying an alternate version of said collection for a 2020 release. In a brief post, the late singer's website confirms that the follow-up to the four career-spanning album boxes - 2015's Five Years (1969-1973), 2016's Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), 2017's A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) and 2018's Loving The Alien (1983-1988) - will cover the widest span of time yet: 1993
No More Turning Away: Pink Floyd's Remixed and Expanded "Delicate Sound" On CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and Vinyl
Today, Pink Floyd announced the release of a standalone edition of their recently-remixed 1988 concert album and film, Delicate Sound of Thunder. Due on November 20, the film documents the David Gilmour-led lineup of Pink Floyd performing in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. The restoration team sourced their work from over 100 cans of original 35mm film negatives, which were transferred to 4K and newly re-edited by Barry Trickett under the direction of
Metrobolist (a.k.a. The Man Who Sold the World: 50th Anniversary Edition)
David Bowie's third album The Man Who Sold The World is remixed and reissued for its 50th anniversary this fall...complete with a new title. Metrobolist features a new mix of nearly the entire album by original producer Tony Visconti, available on CD, LP and high-resolution digital formats. (The sole exception: Side 1 closer "After All," which Visconti felt he could not improve on.) This release will boast a new version of the album's original American sleeve, featuring the original Pop
Release Round-Up: Week of September 25
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sing and Perform Funny Girl (Second Disc/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records debut Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl": The Ultimate Edition, a deluxe 2-CD celebration of the classic 1968 Motown-meets-Broadway gem. Greatly building upon the digital-only Expanded Edition issued in 2014, The Ultimate Edition
Rawer Than Raw
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop The Grammy-winning blues icon Bobby Rush returns with a stripped down, acoustic tribute to the rich blues history of Mississippi featuring songs from a handful of blues greats from his adopted home state. These include early acoustic blues greats Skip James and Robert Johnson, and Rush's contemporaries on the music scene of the '50s and '60s, Howlin'
A Merry "Hee Haw" Christmas
Ready for Christmas, Bakersfield-style? Omnivore Recordings has dusted off and freshened up Buck Owens and His Buckaroos' 1970 double-album of Christmas favorites. Whereas that set dropped four tracks from Buck's two Capitol Christmas platters, Omnivore's new CD reinstates them - plus two rare Toys for Tots PSAs - for a complete survey of Buck's Capitol Christmas recordings. Everything has been remastered from the original analog master tapes by Michael Graves. Available on CD and digitally.
The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection
The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection features all 17 singles issued by Stax Records imprint Gospel Truth between 1972 and 1974 - 34 songs on 2 CDs or 3 LPs - including both non-LP singles and samplings of the imprint's album catalogue. Among the highlights are numerous tracks from Gospel Truth's first signing, Michigan's The Rance Allen Group, who specialized in reworkings of secular songs into spiritual ones. Also featured are four sides from Joshie Jo Armstead including her
Ride Out the Storm: Craft Recordings Collects "Complete Singles" From Stax's Eclectic Gospel Truth Imprint
Earlier this year, Craft Recordings kicked off its celebration of Stax Records' Gospel Truth imprint with a weekly digital album campaign. That series wrapped up on August 28, opening the door for the November 13 release on CD and LP of The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection. Stax chief Al Bell launched Gospel Truth in 1972, working in close coordination with radio promotions guru/producer/songwriter Dave Clark and Stax staffer Mary Peak Paterson. Early press materials for the
Short Takes, Christmas Edition: Collections Coming from Peggy Lee and Buck Owens
This Friday, Capitol Records and UMe will release Peggy Lee's Ultimate Christmas on CD and vinyl as part of the Peggy Lee 100 celebration. This yuletide follow-up to Ultimate Peggy Lee brings together 22 holiday favorites from the late artist including selections from her Capitol albums Christmas Carousel (1960) and Happy Holiday (1965) - the latter an anthology of old and new material - as well as Decca and Capitol single releases and more. Ultimate Christmas includes a number of songs
Forward, He Cried: Roger Waters' 'Us + Them' Tour Commemorated with Film and Album Due in October
Roger Waters: Us + Them remains one of the most ambitious tours that former Pink Floyd bassist and songwriter has ever undertaken. Staged from 2017 to 2018, Waters performed a total of 156 shows to a combined 2.3 million people across the world. If you weren't one of those with a ticket, or if you want to relive the show, you're in luck. It's been announced that the concert film Roger Waters: Us + Them, previously exclusive to Amazon, will now see wide release in a variety of formats on October
Never Was a Cloudy Day: New Remixes Celebrate Earth, Wind & Fire's "September"
Do you remember? The 21st night of September is nearly upon us, and it's always a bit of a day to celebrate for Earth, Wind & Fire fans. This year, the R&B legends are rising to the occasion with a new video and retro-style remixes of the 1978 smash. The lead single from The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Volume 1, a Top 10 hit at the time of its release, has taken on a life of its own. Since 2016, writer/comedian Demi Adejuyigbe has gained notoriety with an annual series of
Here We Go In The Years: Neil Young Unveils Track Listing for "Archives, Volume 2: 1972-1976"
It's been a long time since Neil Young released his last Archives box set. In the intervening 11 years since Neil released Archives, Volume 1: 1963-1972, fans have endlessly speculated what might be on Volume 2 - or if it might happen at all. Well, it's happening. And although Neil has yet to unveil all the details, he has now announced the complete track listing for Archives, Volume 2: 1972-1976. The 10-CD set will be released on November 20 exclusively through his Neil Young Archives
Short Takes: Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen Share Details on Future Box Sets
Over the past few days, two rock legends dished on some upcoming catalogue projects while discussing their latest musical works. On Friday, in a new interview with Billboard, Elvis Costello talked about next month's Hey Clockface, releasing October 30 - but also let slip some details about another series of reissues around his first decade of material: Recently I went to a meeting at a record company for the first time since the '90s [at Universal, which last year renewed its global license
Review: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets "Live At The Roundhouse" Takes Audiences Back In Time
It's been said that music is the closest thing we have to time travel. Case in point: the new live album and concert film from Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. Released today, September 18, Live At The Roundhouse captures the former Pink Floyd drummer and his supergroup of talented friends - guitarists Lee Harris and Gary Kemp, keyboardist Dom Beken, and longtime Floyd associate Guy Pratt on bass - as they tackle some of Pink Floyd's earliest deep cuts in the famed London venue. The 22-song
Love Songs
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Continuing a series of compilations that kicked off earlier this year, Whitesnake will release a new collection, Love Songs, through Rhino. Love Songs is the middle act in the British rock group's "Red, White and Blues" trilogy that kicked off with The Rock Album back in June. (The closer, The Blues Album, will hit stores next year.) Like that collection, Love Songs is centered on a theme - romance,
The Lost Berlin Tapes
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Ella Fitzgerald's March 25, 1962 Berlin concert (during which she was supported by the trio of pianist Paul Smith, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks, and drummer Stan Levey) at the city's Sportpalast was recorded by her producer-manager Norman Granz, but never issued...until now. Verve/UMe has it on both CD and LP, with seventeen swingin' songs including "Jersey Bounce," "Hallelujah, I Love Him So,"
Jewel Box
8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deep Cuts 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rarities & B-Sides 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada And This Is Me... 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John is reaching deep into the vault with Jewel Box, a new, super-sized collection of rare and unreleased material. The British pop legend's deep dive into his expansive, five-decade-plus archive features 148 tracks on 8 CDs, approximately 63 of
Is This Love: Whitesnake Remix Romantic Tracks For 'Love Songs' Collection
Continuing a series of compilations that kicked off earlier this year, Whitesnake will release a new collection, Love Songs, through Rhino on November 6. Love Songs is the middle act in the British rock group's "Red, White and Blues" trilogy that kicked off with The Rock Album back in June. (The closer, The Blues Album, will hit stores next year.) Like that collection, Love Songs is centered on a theme - romance, as you could guess from the title - and like The Rock Album, every track on here
Release Round-Up: Week of September 18
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! John Coltrane, Giant Steps: 60th Anniversary Edition (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Coltrane's 1960 Atlantic debut was entitled Giant Steps, and indeed, that's what the saxophonist took on this groundbreaking album. Intense, dark, probing: the color of his saxophone was all his own. Rhino is celebrating 60 years of Giant Steps with a multi-format anniversary edition
Asleep In The Deep: Mastodon Celebrates 20 Years With "Medium Rarities" Collection
It might be hard to believe, but the hard rockers of Mastodon are celebrating their 20th year together. And they're doing so in style with a new collection of audio treasures available now on CD wherever fine music is sold and across digital platforms. Entitled Medium Rarities, the 16-track album is comprised of non-album singles, covers, soundtrack recordings, instrumentals, and live performances collected together for the first time ever. You'll hear the band take on "A Commotion" by
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