With Egypt Station, Paul McCartney releases his first new studio album since 2013. The album’s been produced by Greg Kurstin with the exception of one song (the naughty “Fuh You”) helmed by Ryan Tedder. Includes “I Don’t Know” and “Come On to Me.” Available on CD, vinyl, and digital.
The Death of Rock: Peter Holsapple vs. Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton’s path crossed with Peter Holsapple’s in 1978 at Memphis’ Sam Phillips Recording Service. Chilton promised to show the younger artist “how it’s done,” and this collection brings together the never-before-released recordings made by both men during the chaotic sessions. Holsapple tells the whole story in his liner notes, aided by Memphis historian Robert Gordon and the period photographs of Pat Rainer.
Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsey Buckingham
The former Fleetwood Mac frontman is looking back on his career with this collection of his finest solo works. Solo Anthology – The Best of Lindsey Buckingham will be available as a 3-disc set on CD and digitally and also as a single disc “highlights” release. A 6-LP vinyl edition is slated for November 23. The 3-CD version offers original and alternate versions of songs from Buckingham’s solo albums including Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), Out of the Cradle (1992), Under the Skin (1996), Gift of Screws (2008), Seeds We…
Freak Out! Vintage-Style CHIC Mixes Shine On New Dimitri From Paris Set
In 2010, Dimitri from Paris was invited to remix a number of tracks from the venerable CHIC catalogue for The CHIC Organization Box Set. Vol. 1: Savoir Faire. The Turkish-born, French music producer and DJ’s remixed takes on classics like “I Want Your Love,” “I Feel Your Love Comin’ On,” Sister Sledge’s “Thinking of You” and “Lost in Music,” and Norma Jean Wright’s “Saturday” were all released as digital singles. Now, those remixes and more have just been collected on a new set available on 2 CDs, download or streaming (with a…
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Release Round-Up: Week of August 17
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Diamond, Hot August Night III (Capitol) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Neil Diamond’s August 2012 concerts at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater marking the 40th anniversary of the original Hot August Night are captured on this new live release which also follows 1987’s Hot August Night II and 2009’s Hot August Night/NYC (with honorable mention to 1977’s Love at the Greek). Expect all of Diamond’s greatest…
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Go Insane: Lindsey Buckingham Announces Solo Anthology, New Tour
Fleetwood Mac shocked fans earlier this year by announcing the dismissal of longtime singer/songwriter/producer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham just as a new tour had been confirmed. Now, Buckingham is back on his feet with a new collection and a tour of his own which will launch just days later than his old band’s. Solo Anthology – The Best of Lindsey Buckingham, due October 5 from Rhino Records, will be available as a 3-disc set on CD and digitally and also as a single disc “highlights” release. A 6-LP vinyl edition is slated for November…
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Release Round-Up: Week of August 10
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Where No One Stands Alone (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) RCA presents 14 of The King’s seminal gospel and spiritually-themed recordings, all remixed with new orchestrations and new supporting vocals from artists who knew and worked with Elvis including Darlene Love, Cissy Houston, and Lisa Marie Presley plus members of The Stamps Quartet and The Imperials. Includes new versions of “Stand by Me,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art,” and “Crying in the Chapel.” Available on…
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You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll [Deluxe Edition]
Twisted Sister’s 1983 sophomore album gets a 2-CD expansion. The newly remastered original album is joined by three bonus tracks from a 1983 EP (“One Man Woman,” “Four Barrel Heart of Love,” and “Feel the Power”) as well as an entire concert from London’s Marquee Club, recorded in March 1983. Live at the Marquee was previously released in 2011 as a limited edition on the Rhino Handmade imprint, and features most of the songs from the band’s debut Under the Blade plus Twisted-style covers of The Shangri-Las, Shirley and Lee (via Slade!),…
Release Round-Up: Week of July 27
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan, Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The new 2-CD set Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections draws on Dylan’s previously issued limited edition “copyright extension” collections to offer a sampler of Dylan onstage, from a pair of songs recorded on April 16, 1962 at Gerdes Folk City in New York (“Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Corrina, Corrina”) to “Ballad of a Thin Man” from May 20, 1966 at Edinburgh’s ABC Theatre. Many of his most famous songs are…
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East Side Sound: Bob Seger and The Last Heard’s Rare Singles Collected By ABKCO
Before burning up the charts with the likes of “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man.” “Night Moves,” and “Still the same,” Bob Seger honed his craft in a number of Detroit’s finest rock-and-roll bands. That early period of his life culminated in the formation of Bob Seger & The Last Heard. On September 7, all of the group’s long-unavailable recordings for the Cameo label will be reissued in one CD, vinyl, or digital package from ABKCO. Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 reissues all of the records by the Detroit band for the first time…
Plays Well with Others
Phil Collins has always been a collaborative artist – and now 59 of his favorite tracks recorded with other artists are being collected on a new 4-CD or digital box set! These discs represent a “Who’s Who” of talent, with Collins’ friends including Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Bee Gees, Four Tops, Collins’ Genesis bandmate Peter Gabriel, and many more.
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In the Air Tonite: Phil Collins’ New Box Set “Plays Well with Others” Features McCartney, Clapton, Plant, Bennett
Throughout his career, Phil Collins has always been willing to share his talents – whether at the microphone or the drum kit, as a songwriter, or in the producer’s chair – with his fellow musicians. On September 28, the superstar will collect 59 of his favorite collaborations on a new 4-CD box set. Rhino/Atlantic will release Plays Well with Others just one week before Collins launches his Not Dead Yet, Live! tour on October 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Collins states in the press release, “Some would say I’ve lived a charmed…
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The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970
This new collection, available on CD and digital platforms, boasts the 34 classic singles which Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin released during her first three years with Atlantic Records. The track listing for the vinyl version has been truncated to 25 songs to fit the LP format. All tracks are presented in their original mono single mixes.
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It’s a Long Way Back: Rhino Reissues Ramones’ “Road to Ruin” In 40th Anniversary Box Set
On September 22, 1978, The Ramones unleashed their fourth album on the world: Road to Ruin. On September 21 of this year, almost forty years to the day, Rhino will reissue Road as part of the label’s ongoing series of Ramones box sets. It will arrive as a 3-CD/1-LP box set and a single-CD remaster of the original album. For Road to Ruin, Dee Dee, Joey, and Johnny were joined for the first time by drummer Marky Ramone (who replaced founder Tommy Ramone, who’d left the ranks to focus on producing and…
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Release Round-Up: Week of July 13
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Today might be Friday the 13th, but when it comes to catalogue music, it’s a lucky day! Bobby Darin, Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Naturally, we’re most excited about this release – our landmark 25th title on Second Disc Records, and certainly the most rarities-packed! Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters premieres a never-before-heard Bobby Darin album in the raw, stripped-down style of his stage shows of the period; a…
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Release Round-Up: Week of July 6
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Yellow Submarine [7-Inch Single] (Capitol/Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” b/w “Eleanor Rigby” returns to 7-inch vinyl as a picture disc single to mark the 50th anniversary of the animated film classic. It will be housed in a die-cut card sleeve. Read more here. Judy Garland, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 1938-1961 (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This sublime new collection from Jasmine presents 24 songs examining love from all angles…
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Music from Big Pink [Various Formats]
Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Pink Vinyl: uDiscoverMusic.com Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Capitol/UMe will reissue The Band’s seminal exploration of Americana, Music from Big Pink, on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a CD/BD/2-LP/1-7 inch single Super Deluxe Edition. For its 50th, Big Pink has been spruced up by engineer Bob Clearmountain, who has produced a new stereo mix of the album…
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Back to Big Pink: The Band’s “Music from Big Pink” Turns 50, Goes Super Deluxe
The Band is returning to Big Pink for its 50th anniversary. On August 31, Capitol/UMe will reissue the seminal Music from Big Pink on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a CD/BD/2-LP/1-7 inch single Super Deluxe Edition. Though few groups would have had the audacity to name themselves The Band, that’s exactly what Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel did. Big Pink was the album where the former Hawks (and former Bob Dylan backing band) crystallized the sound that spawned a thousand imitators, returning rock to its…
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Release Round-Up: Week of June 29
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Supremes’ smash 1967 album featuring “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” gets a must-have 2-CD deluxe treatment, including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard! Read more here! Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction [Various Formats] (Geffen/UMe) 1CD:…
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The Exodus Has Begun: Prince Estate Strikes Catalog Deal With Sony Music
In what’s certainly one of the year’s biggest surprises, Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings has just announced a comprehensive new deal with the Prince estate that will see Legacy assuming the reins for a considerable portion of Prince’s remarkable discography. Sony will hold the worldwide licensing rights to the late superstar’s core catalogue recorded from 1995 onward, covering some 19 major albums recorded by the Purple One during this time, as well as relevant singles, B-sides, live material, videos, and more. Every Prince album from 1995 to 2010 will shortly be available on…
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Hello, I Love You: The Doors’ “Waiting for the Sun” Gets 50th Anniversary Box in September
Nearly 50 years ago, in July 1968, The Doors released their third studio album on Elektra Records. Waiting for the Sun yielded the chart-topping hit “Hello, I Love You” and became the band’s first album to top the album chart (not to mention a third platinum certification in under two years’ time). On September 14, Rhino will reissue Waiting for the Sun in a 2-CD/1-LP book-style box set, including previously unreleased material, following the label’s anniversary reissues of The Doors and Strange Days. The 2-CD/1-LP box features Bruce Botnick’s remastered version of…
Release Round-Up: Week of June 22
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Cure, Mixed Up: Deluxe Edition (Universal (U.K.)/Elektra/Rhino (U.S.)) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mixed Up 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Torn Down 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Postponed from last week: The Cure revisits its 1990 remix album as a 3-CD deluxe edition. The first disc of the new set contains the original Mixed Up album, as newly remastered by Smith. The second disc, Remixes…
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The Song Remains the Same [Various Formats]
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray Audio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD 2CD/4LP/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham took the famous stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 27-29, 1973 for the concerts that were captured in the film The Song Remains the Same. Now that film’s soundtrack, produced by Page and originally released on Swan Song in 1976,…
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Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Impulse! Records has discovered a lost 1963 album from The John Coltrane Quartet. Saxophone titan Coltrane was joined by Jimmy Garrison on double bass, Elvin Jones on drums, and McCoy Tyner on piano – the same group behind the monumental A Love Supreme and other Coltrane classics – for a March 6, 1963 session that will…
Unattended Luggage
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason’s three solo albums are rounded up in one CD or vinyl box set as Unattended Luggage. The 3-LP or 3-CD set includes Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports (1981), Profiles (1985), and White of the Eye (1987), with the latter making its CD debut. All three albums will also be available as digital downloads and for streaming.
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