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Sings The Great New American Songbook

September 22, 2017 By

Johnny Mathis Great New American Songbook

The eternal Voice of Romance, Johnny Mathis, returns with a new studio album celebrating future standards.  On this new 11-track set, Mathis tackles contemporary songs by Adele, Keith Urban, Pharrell Williams, and Bruno Mars, among others!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Release Round-Up: Week of September 22

September 22, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Brian Wilson Playback

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (ABKCO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Rolling Stones' controversial 1967 immersion into psychedelia, Their Satanic Majesties Request, gets a 50th anniversary box set from ABKCO containing the original album in mono and stereo on both 180-gram vinyl and hybrid SACD (playable on all CD players) as newly remastered by Bob Ludwig, plus restored

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Brian Wilson, Chris Hillman, Isaac Hayes, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Stephen Stills, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison

Ultimate Christmas

September 21, 2017 By

Sinatra Ultimate Christmas

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Capitol collects 20 Christmas classics from Frank Sinatra, drawing on both his Capitol and Reprise tenures, originally recorded between 1954 and 1991.  This set will be available in CD, digital, and 180-gram 2-LP black vinyl editions, as well as a limited 2-LP white vinyl edition exclusively offered for preorder on the Sinatra Store and Universal's webstore, UDiscover Music.

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

Hallelujah: Johnny Mathis Releases New Album of Current Songs, Confirms Date of Career-Spanning Box Set

September 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Johnny Mathis Great New American Songbook

For more than sixty years, the voice of Johnny Mathis has been synonymous with romance, class, and sophistication.  He's performed songs by everyone from Richard Rodgers to Burt Bacharach, and worked with world-class musicians like Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, Henry Mancini, Thom Bell, Nelson Riddle, and Don Costa.  Now, the eternally youthful singer is turning to a new repertoire for his latest studio album.  On September 29, Columbia Records will release Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Johnny Mathis

Pass Your Light Around

September 20, 2017 By

Jerry Yester Pass Your Light Around

Omnivore premieres 15 previously unissued tracks from artist/songwriter/producer Jerry Yester (Farewell Aldebaran, The Association, The Turtles, Tim Buckley) recorded in the 1960s and 1970s.   These never-before-heard songs were written with poet/lyricist and Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett, and feature performances by Yester with Rosebud bandmates David Vaught and John Seiter, future Lone Justice member Don Heffington, and Laurel Masse from The Manhattan Transfer, among others.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop

The Ultimate Collection [Various Formats]

September 16, 2017 By

Anne Murray The Ultimate Collection

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. UMe Canada celebrates the career of Anne Murray with The Ultimate Collection, a new anthology available as a 2-CD, 41-song set, or a 1-CD, 20-track edition.  The 2-CD set includes duets with Glen Campbell, Bryan Adams, Michael Buble, and Emmylou Harris among its added treats.

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

The Christmas Wish

September 16, 2017 By

Herb Alpert Christmas Wish

Legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert returns with his first Christmas album since 1968 - and he's donned a Santa suit once again for its front cover!  The Christmas Wish was recorded at Capitol Studios with a 10-piece rhythm section, a 45-piece orchestra, and a 32-member choir backing Alpert's trumpet and special guests such as his wife, Lani Hall.  This is sure to be one of the year's most joyous holiday releases!  Available on CD, LP, and digital.

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

On a Distant Shore

September 16, 2017 By

Leon Russell On a Distant Shore

Before his death last fall at the age of 74, Leon Russell had spent much of his final year writing and recording a new album inspired by the sounds of the Great American Songbook.  The result is this legend's final studio album.  On a Distant Shore features reworkings of three Russell classics ("This Masquerade," "A Song for You," "Hummingbird") as well as nine new songs, making for a fitting farewell from a remarkable artist.

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

Release Round-Up: Week of September 15

September 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

The Doors Singles Collection 2CD1BRD Cover 1024x1024

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Doors, The Singles (Elektra/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada  / Amazon U.K.  Vinyl box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Singles compiles all 20 of the singles from The Doors' official discography. This not only includes every A and B-side from their core studio albums, but several albums recorded and released after the passing of frontman Jim Morrison, including

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Big Star, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Chris Bell, Deep Purple, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Michael McDonald, Michael Nesmith, Ringo Starr, Rusty Young, Shawn Colvin, Steve Miller Band, The Doors, Yusuf

You'll Be Doin' All Right: New Compilation Features Elvis Presley Christmas Classics with New Orchestral Backing

September 14, 2017 By Randy Fairman 5 Comments

Elvis Christmas Deluxe

Even though the fall season has yet to officially begin, kids are back at school and we are already looking ahead to winter.  Of course, that also means Christmas and it is time to start kicking off the announcements of Christmas recordings for this year.  RCA and Legacy Recordings have just announced a new Elvis Presley project for this yuletide season: Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, due on October 6. As you may have guessed from the title, this new project

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Gospel, Holiday, Pop Tags: Elvis Presley

It's Time for Mistletoe and Holly: Capitol Releases Sinatra's "Ultimate Christmas"

September 14, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sinatra Ultimate Christmas

Summer may still be in its final days, but when it comes to music, Christmas is just around the corner!  Today, Capitol/UMe announced a new collection from Frank Sinatra set for release on October 6.  Ultimate Christmas collects 20 of the Chairman's seasonal standards from both his Capitol and Reprise periods, spanning 1954 to 1991, including collaborations with his children Frank, Tina, and Nancy.  This collection will be available in CD, digital, and 180-gram 2-LP black vinyl editions, as well

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra

A Few Small Repairs: 20th Anniversary Edition

September 12, 2017 By

Shawn Colvin A Few Small Repairs

Shawn Colvin's 1997 album boasted the Grammy-winning "Sunny Came Home" as well as the chart-topping pair of "You and the Mona Lisa" and "Nothin' on Me" (also the theme to TV's Suddenly Susan).  As Colvin hits the road with a tour celebrating 20 years of the album, Legacy has a deluxe anniversary reissue in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, all with seven live bonus tracks.  Additionally, PledgeMusic offers an exclusive version with a bonus DVD and digital EP.

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

The Bottom Line Archive: In Their Own Words with Vin Scelsa

September 12, 2017 By

Bottom Line Lou Reed and Kris Kristofferson

On February 2, 1994, renowned New York DJ Vin Scelsa welcomed the unlikely pair of Kris Kristofferson and Lou Reed to the stage of The Bottom Line to discuss, and illustrate, their art.  Now, that rare conversation comes to 2 CDs as part of The Bottom Line Archive Series.  This release features both men singing some of their classic hits as well as a duet of Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears" - making essential listening for any fans of great songwriting.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Country, Rock

Review: Jan and Dean, "Filet of Soul Redux: The Rejected Master Recordings"

September 12, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Jan and Dean Filet of Soul Redux

Jan and Dean were riding high in 1965.  The surf-rock duo was slated to star in a Hollywood film.  They had shot a television pilot for ABC, and were preparing to move on from their longtime home of Liberty Records for greener pastures.  Standing in the way of their split from Liberty, however, was one last contractually-required album.  Berry and Torrence had no intention of giving the label any new material, and didn't want to turn over any live recordings of their hit songs, either.  They

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop Tags: Jan and Dean

Short Takes, Broadway Edition: "Barnum," "Half a Sixpence," "Annie Get Your Gun"

September 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Barnum Backers Audition

A trio of upcoming releases will be sure to raise the pulse of theatre and cast recording fans out there! Harbinger Records and the Musical Theatre Project have continued their Songwriter Showcase Series with another entry dedicated to the late composer Cy Coleman.  Barnum: Backer's Audition finds Coleman and lyricist/librettist Michael Stewart presenting the score to their potential Broadway musical to an enthusiastic audience of potential investors in an Upper East Side apartment.  With

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Cy Coleman, David Heneker, Irving Berlin, John Raitt, Mary Martin, Tommy Steele

Release Round-Up: Week of September 8

September 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Neil Young Hitchhiker

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7" Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The timeless songs of Melissa Manchester are collected on a new, comprehensive anthology from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music. Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7″ Singles brings together 43 songs and 157 minutes of beautiful music on two CDs, including such all-time hits and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Bash and Pop, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Duane Eddy, Godley & Creme, Gregg Allman, Hanson, Melissa Manchester, Neil Young, Ornette Coleman

Have Some Faith in The Sound: George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" To Be Expanded (UPDATED 9/7/2017)

September 7, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

LWP box

UPDATE (9/7/2017): Nearly a year after the deluxe Listen Without Prejudice--and some months after the unexpected passing of George Michael on Christmas 2016, the expanded Listen Without Prejudice is back on the calendar and packing a few new surprises. The 3-CD/1-DVD set and cut-down 2-CD package (featuring the original album and the MTV Unplugged set) will now hit stores October 20. The 2-CD set features new cover art as well as one additional bonus track: a new remix of Listen-era B-side

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: George Michael, Nile Rodgers

Release Round-Up: Week of September 1

September 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Carole King Tapestry Live at Hyde Park

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Carole King, Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park (CD/DVD) (Legacy/Rockingale) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new CD/DVD release features Carole King's 45th anniversary performance of her seminal 1971 classic Tapestry, performed live in front of 65,000 fans in London's Hyde Park on July 3, 2016.  The setlist, preserved on both CD and DVD, includes the entire original album plus numerous highlights from King's illustrious songbook both

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bill Evans, Carole King, Cy Coleman, Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and The News, Jan and Dean, John Sebastian, Motörhead, Pete Townshend, Sheila E, Steve Winwood, The Verve, Tori Amos

Southern Blood [Various Formats]

August 30, 2017 By

Gregg Allman Southern Blood

The late, great Gregg Allman's final recordings are presented on Southern Blood, his first studio album since 2011's Low Country Blues. This final testament from an artist who shaped the sound of southern rock was produced by Don Was and recorded in the legendary Muscle Shoals, where his brother Duane Allman famously enhanced the recordings of so many artists passing through. Channeling the spirit that informed his solo works like Laid Back, Allman brought his distinctive style to songs written

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

Hitchhiker

August 30, 2017 By

Neil Young Hitchhiker

Neil Young dips into his fabled archives for a wholly unreleased album.  Hitchhiker was recorded by Young and co-producer David Briggs in one session on August 11, 1976 in Malibu, California.  During the solo session, Young performed ten songs, the majority of which subsequently appeared in various forms on albums throughout the years: "Pocahontas," "Powderfinger," and "Ride My Llama" on Rust Never Sleeps; "Captain Kennedy" on Hawks and Doves; "Campaigner" on Decade; "Human Highway" on Comes a

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

Release Round-Up: Week of August 25

August 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Alex Chilton A Man Called Destruction

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Alex Chilton, A Man Called Destruction: Expanded Edition (Omnivore) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  In 1995, the late Big Star and Box Tops frontman Alex Chilton returned to Memphis' Ardent Studios, the site of his classic work with Big Star, to record A Man Called Destruction.  Blending original songs with a host of eclectic covers from the likes of Chris Kenner ("Sick and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Andy Williams, Big Star, Bob Dylan, Delegation, Exposé, Jack Tempchin, Judee Sill, Liza Minnelli, Nick Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, Rita Coolidge, The Undisputed Truth

Review: Howard Jones, "Best 1983-2017"

August 21, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Howard Jones Best

Howard Jones is more than his synths. The British keyboardist dominated his home country's charts in the '80s (and flirted with success on American shores more than a few times in the same period) with fascinatingly busy, seriously catchy slices of synthpop with more than a little R&B influence. But peel back the hooks and riffs and you'll find the work of a man who is searching--for what, it's not always clear, but the search is there. Best 1983-2017 (Cherry Red Records PCDTRED 707), an

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Howard Jones

Release Round-Up: Week of August 11

August 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Jo Stafford It Had to Be You

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jo Stafford, It Had to Be You: Lost Radio Recordings (Real Gone Music)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Jo Stafford's It Had To Be You: Lost Radio Recordings features 24 performances from the legendary vocalist's stint as co-host (with crooner Tony Martin) of The Carnation Contented Hour on CBS Radio from 1950-1951.  With songs by mainstays of the Great American Songbook like Harold Arlen ("I've Got the World on a String"), Rodgers

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: A.J. Croce, Asia, Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, Jim Croce, Jo Stafford, Live, Rosemary Clooney, Steve Howe, The Slits, Yes

Short Takes: Barbara Cook, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and Marshall Crenshaw

August 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Neil Young Hitchhiker

Farewell, Barbara Cook: The legendary original star of Broadway's The Music Man, Candide, and She Loves Me has passed away at the age of 89.  Cook's enchantingly pure soprano made her a favorite ingénue of the Broadway stage, and her indelible performances in the above musicals as well as Flahooley, Plain and Fancy, The Gay Life, The Grass Harp, Follies in Concert, and others - including her final Broadway appearance in 2010's Sondheim on Sondheim - are happily preserved on original cast

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Barbara Cook, Marshall Crenshaw, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones

Listen To What The Band Is Playing: Bruce Springsteen Releases Two 1977 Concerts Featuring Official Premiere of Unreleased Song

August 7, 2017 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Palace 1977

Bruce Springsteen has just released two new concerts into his ever-growing list of shows available as made-on-demand CD-Rs and digital downloads at nugs.net.  The first is from February 7, 1977 in Albany, New York and the second is from the next night, February 8 in Rochester, New York.  They are significant as no soundboards from this portion of Springsteen's touring career have ever surfaced before, and because they also feature a song which sees its first official release here:  "Action in

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