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Up All Nite With Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection

February 23, 2020 By

Prince Up All Nite Collection

4CD/DVD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One Nite Alone... LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One Nite Alone...Live! 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One Nite Alone...The Aftershow: It Ain't Over! 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 5-CD box set Up All Nite With Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection rounds up the titular studio album (Prince's intimate follow-up to The Rainbow Children) and its two associated live albums in one

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

The Rainbow Children

February 23, 2020 By

Prince The Rainbow Children

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rainbow Children, The Artist's 24th studio album, returns to CD and vinyl.  It was first released as an exclusive on his NPG Music Club website and then issued commercially in November 2001. His first album to be released without the support of a major label, the LP features many of Prince's familiar lyrical themes intertwining sex, love, and spirituality, it musically showcased a

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Street Fighting Years: Super Deluxe Edition

February 23, 2020 By

Simple Minds Street Fighting Years Exploded Packshot 10001

UMC revisits Simple Minds' 1989 album Street Fighting Years as a 4-CD box set.  The cinematic Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson-produced LP featured the band's first U.K. No. 1, "Belfast Child," even as the group underwent personnel changes.  This expanded edition is the latest in UMC's ongoing Simple Minds reissue series and features a newly remastered version of the album (undertaken by Andrew Walters at Abbey Road Studios) alongside a disc of B-sides, edits and 12″ remixes.  The box is rounded

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

Greatest Hits [Remaster]

February 23, 2020 By

James Taylor Greatest Hits

Last year's release from James Taylor of The Warner Bros. Albums featured a beautifully remastered set of his LPs from the label, but one core release was missing: 1976's best-selling Greatest Hits, featuring a handful of exclusive tracks including his WB re-recordings of "Carolina in My Mind" and "Something in the Way She Moves" and a live "Steamroller."  Now, that album is coming back to CD and vinyl in newly remastered form (overseen by Peter Asher) to complement the box set's studio albums.

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

Release Round-Up: Week of February 21

February 21, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Hank Williams Pictures from Lifes Other Side

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Hank Williams, Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings (BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) BMG salutes late singer-songwriter-legend Hank Williams with the release of Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144 tracks recorded by Williams for his 1951 radio show sponsored by Mother's Best Flour

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Crewe, Erasure, Eric Burdon, Fred Rogers, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Miles Davis, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, Nancy Priddy, Neneh Cherry, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Green, Ringo Starr, The Animals, The Staple Singers

Too Cool To Fool: Bowie's Archival 'Is It Any Wonder' EP Completes This Friday, Available Physically In March

February 14, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

DavidBowie IsItAnyWonder LP

On January 8 -- what would have been David Bowie's 73rd birthday -- Parlophone announced the latest releases in their ongoing series celebrating the rare and unreleased performances from the vault. The streaming EP Is It Any Wonder? was unveiled over the course of the last six weeks, with a new song hitting streaming services every Friday. Parlophone also previewed an upcoming Record Store Day release, ChangesNowBowie with the first selection on the EP, an intimate 1996 recording of "The Man Who

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Rock Tags: Brian Eno, David Bowie

The Music Never Stops: Grateful Dead Live Rarities Abound on "June 1976" Box

February 13, 2020 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Rhino has teamed up with the Grateful Dead online shop, Dead.net, to offer another box set that promises to be an illuminating and exciting look into another chapter of their live career.  June 1976 is a 15-CD box set documenting 5 complete live shows from that month.  The limited edition collection will be pressed up in 12,000 numbered copies, due out March 20. After two years away from the stage, Grateful Dead returned to touring.  Mickey Hart was back, the pricey and cumbersome Wall of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

Love You More: Billy Ocean Announces New Album, "One World"

February 11, 2020 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Last month, the multi-platinum-selling singer Billy Ocean - known for his streak of pop and R&B hits in the '70s and '80s - celebrated his 70th birthday.  To mark the occasion, he also announced the release of his first album of new material in 10 years, entitled One World. Due April 17 from Legacy Recordings, the record sees Ocean reunite with producer Barry Eastmond, whose credits include a number of Billy's best-loved hits, like "When The Going Gets Tough" and "Love Zone." As the press

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Ocean

Review: The Band, "The Band: 50th Anniversary Edition"

February 10, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Band The Band

How to top Music from Big Pink? Wisely, The Band didn't even try. Ditching the Dylan co-writes and the covers, The Band returned with their self-titled sophomore LP in fall 1969. Late in 2019, Capitol Records and UMe remixed and expanded that now-classic effort for its 50th anniversary in the style of 2018's Big Pink campaign with releases in a variety of formats - most notably, a 2-CD/2-LP/1-BD/1 -7" single super deluxe edition. The so-called "Brown Album" was recorded about as far from New

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Band

Mister Rogers CD Reissues [Four Titles]

February 8, 2020 By

Mister Rogers You Are Special

Bedtime (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) You're Growing  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) You Are Special  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Coming and Going  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Omnivore Recordings follows up two 2019 reissues of music from and inspired by the legendary television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood with another four albums of gentle music for children this month. The label, in partnership with The Fred Rogers

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Everything Else, Soundtracks

Live at the Roundhouse [Various Formats]

February 8, 2020 By

NickMason LiveAtTheRoundhouse 2CD DVD

2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Celebrating the music of early Pink Floyd, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets: Live at The Roundhouse arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, and a 2CD/DVD bundle.  The band features Mason, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris, and Dom Beken expertly recreating the psychedelic sounds on which the Floyd made its name. Legacy Recordings has confirmed that the

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of February 7

February 7, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

BobbyPatterson ItsJustAMatterofTime

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bryan Ferry, Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 (BMG) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Bryan Ferry's Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 presents 14 selections recorded at the storied London venue in 1974 drawn from his first two solo albums.  These range from classic standards ("These Foolish Things," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes") to '60s pop ("Don't Worry Baby," "It's My Party"), rock

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Al Jolson, Bobby Patterson, Bryan Ferry, Gil Scott-Heron, Mario Lanza, Paul Carrack, Richard Marx, Stone Temple Pilots, Tommy Sands

A Really Good Time: Bryan Ferry's "Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974" Arrives on Friday

February 6, 2020 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bryan Ferry Live at Royal Albert Hall

Bryan Ferry surely took some fans by surprise when, in 1973, he released his first solo studio album. These Foolish Things was named after the 1935 standard, quite a far cry from the original music he was recording as frontman of Roxy Music. The all-covers LP was a journey through Ferry's record collection, featuring his reimagined versions of songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson, and others. He followed up These Foolish Things in 1974

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Bryan Ferry

A New Format: Pre-fun. Indie-Pop Band Announces Vinyl Reissues

February 4, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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It was the most-talked about story for a very specific subset of indie-pop fans a month ago: an Instagram account for The Format was spotted. From 2002 to 2008, The Format were the band for lovers of ornately-crafted pop/rock that borrowed from turn of the century alternative stylings and baroque pop of the '60s and '70s in equal measure. Was a reunion imminent? That question has yet to be answered definitively - though it sure looks like they did yesterday at an event we'll discuss in a

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: fun., Nate Ruess, The Format

Release Round-Up: Week of January 31

January 31, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Rod McKuen New Ballads

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Rod McKuen, New Ballads (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone celebrates the late Rod McKuen with a slate of releases this week.  For the 1970 album New Ballads, the singer-songwriter teamed with renowned arranger-conductor Don Costa for this remarkable collection of songs including "As I Love My Own," the dramatic Jacques Brel collaboration "I'm Not Afraid," "Thank You for Christmas," and a composition which

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Burt Bacharach, Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Howard Jones, Jacques Brel, Jefferson Airplane, Kim Wilde, Melody Federer, Neneh Cherry, Richard Adler, Rod McKuen, Scott Walker

I'm New Here: 10th Anniversary Edition

January 29, 2020 By

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2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada XL Recordings marks 10 years of the late Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here.  The 2-CD or 2-LP color vinyl set features the original album alongside two unreleased recordings - a newly unearthed original called "King Henry IV" and a take on Richie Havens' arrangement of "Handsome Johnny" - plus a clutch of rare session recordings originally issued on the first edition of the album.  Now all these

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Solo

January 29, 2020 By

Gordon Lightfoot Solo

Gordon Lightfoot is back with his first album of new material since 2004's Harmony.  Solo features just voice and guitar on 10 original compositions written in 2001-2002 by the legendary troubadour and recorded at Hamilton, Ontario's Grant Avenue Studio.

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

American Standard

January 29, 2020 By

James Taylor American Standard

James Taylor returns with his first studio album in almost five years.  American Standard features Taylor's interpretations of 14 classic works from the Great American Songbook including songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, and Frank Loesser.  He's joined by co-producers Dave O'Donnell and John Pizzarelli for this set's stripped-down, warm, acoustic performances.  Available on CD, vinyl, and digital/streaming.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of January 24

January 24, 2020 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

EltonJohnRayCooper LiveFromMoscow1979

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elton John, Live from Moscow 1979 (Mercury/UMe) 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussionist Ray Cooper.  Now, Elton brings his May 28, 1979 concert in Moscow to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Big Star, Depeche Mode, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Sam Cooke, Supergrass, The Dave Clark Five, The Honeycombs, The Meters

Music From and Inspired by "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool," a Film by Stanley Nelson

January 22, 2020 By

Miles Davis Birth of the Cool OST

The soundtrack to the acclaimed 2019 documentary (making its television debut February 25 on American Masters) blends classic Miles Davis recordings from all eras with soundbites from the film. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is the rare release to span his multiple label affiliations. In addition to culling tracks from his famed Columbia repertoire including Milestones, Kind of Blue, Someday My Prince Will Come, Sketches of Spain, and Bitches Brew, the soundtrack features such landmark cuts as

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz

Milestones: "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" Soundtrack Coming on Legacy in February

January 22, 2020 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Miles Davis Birth of the Cool OST

Tuesday, February 25 will see the U.S. broadcast premiere of director Stanley Nelson's acclaimed film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, theatrically released last year. The Grammy-nominated Best Music Film chronicled the late Davis' life and art via previously unseen footage and new interviews with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Wayne Shorter and Ron Carter. Four days before the broadcast premiere, on February 21, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz, Soundtracks Tags: Miles Davis

All the Hits [Various Formats]

January 20, 2020 By

DC5 AllTheHits UK CD

U.K. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.K. 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.S. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.S. 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Dave Clark is revisiting his band's 2008 compilation The Hits under the revised title of All the Hits in a new edition on BMG.  Featuring classics like "Because," "Glad All Over," "Catch Us If You Can," "Do You Love Me," and "Bits and Pieces," the set is a fine overview of the DC5's

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 17

January 17, 2020 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Marshall Crenshaw, Miracle of Science [Revised Edition] (Shiny-Tone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings.  It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums -- Miracle of Science, 1999's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Buck Owens, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marshall Crenshaw, Paul Kelly, Roy Clark, Susan Raye, Tammy Wynette

In the Key of Joy

January 14, 2020 By

Sergio Mendes In the Key of Joy Deluxe

2CD (Album and Bonus Soundtrack): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sergio Mendes returns with a new studio album.  On In the Key of Joy, the Brazilian music legend welcomes such guests as Common, Joe Pizzulo, Sheléa Frazier , Hermeto Pascoal, and Gracinha Leporace (Sergio's wife and longtime musical partner).   The 2-CD Deluxe Edition adds a bonus disc of 16 Mendes classics as the soundtrack to an upcoming documentary about

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop

Ordinary Man

January 14, 2020 By

Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man

The Prince of Darkness returns with a new studio album.  The title ballad features guest Elton John (who sings and plays piano) while other guests include Slash, Post Malone, and Tom Morello.  Ozzy's band includes Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and producer Andrew Watt.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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

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