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Crosby Stills and Nash, David Crosby, Graham Nash

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What’s That Sound? The Complete Albums Collection

May 3, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Buffalo Springfield Complete Albums Collection

Rhino brings together Buffalo Springfield’s three studio albums (Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, and Last Time Around) on a new 5-CD or 5-LP box set featuring the mono and stereo mixes of the first two albums. Everything has been newly remastered under the supervision of Neil Young and his Archives team.

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For What It’s Worth: Rhino Announces Buffalo Springfield’s Remastered “Complete Albums Collection”

May 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

Stop, children, what’s that sound? On June 29, Rhino will revisit the catalogue of Buffalo Springfield in a new 5-CD or 5-LP box set. What’s That Sound? The Complete Albums Collection includes the band’s three albums as originally issued between 1966 and 1968 – Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, and Last Time Around – as newly remastered from the original analog tapes under the supervision of Neil Young. This set is being released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the band’s final concert (pre-2010 and 2011 partial reunions). The 1966 debut…

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Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills

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Anthem of the Sun: 50th Anniversary Edition

April 30, 2018 by Joe Marchese

2CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD Picture Disc (1971 Mix Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD Anthem of the Sun: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition includes two versions of Grateful Dead’s original album, both of which have been newly remastered: first, the original 1968 mix, and second, the 1971 remix. Both mixes of the albums were remastered by Grammy-winning engineer David Glasser from the original analog master tapes. The second disc boasts a previously unreleased complete live show recorded on October 22,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 27

April 27, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live (Reprise) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) As everybody knows, Neil Young beats to his own drummer…so this release actually arrived this past Tuesday! Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live captures Young’s September 1973 performance opening Lou Adler’s Roxy club, with The Santa Monica Flyers (Nils Lofgren, Ben Keith, and the Crazy Horse rhythm section) supporting him. Nine of the songs which would appear on 1975’s Tonight the Night were featured on this intimate gig, now being released…

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Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

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Chris Squire, Neil Young, Robbie Dupree, Steve Wynn, Tom Rush, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Wishbone Ash

Release Round-Up: Week of April 20

April 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Who, Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who’s April 6, 1968 concert from New York’s Fillmore East gets its first-ever official release just in time for its 50th anniversary. For the occasion, it’s been restored and fully remixed from the original four-track tapes by longtime Who engineer Bob Pridden, who was responsible for the mix heard that night in the Fillmore East. The 2-CD iteration of…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks

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Barry White, Cheech and Chong, Donna Summer, Gladiators, Neil Young, Pat Suzuki, Pete Townshend, Shaggy, Sting, The Feelies, The Flaming Lips, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Yung Wu

Nothing Compares 2 Prince: Original Version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” Emerges from the Vault

April 19, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Two days before the second anniversary of Prince’s unexpected passing, his estate has teamed with Warner Bros. Records to release a tantalizing treat from his legendary vaults. Today, Warner Music Group released the Purple One’s original, never-before-released version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” written and first released by his side project The Family in 1985 but best-known in Sinead O’Connor’s chart-topping 1990 rendition. This is the first previously unreleased music to escape the Prince vault since last year’s deluxe Purple Rain reissue. The original Prince studio version was recorded at the Flying…

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RECORD STORE DAY PREVIEW! Jazz Dispensary Celebrates 420 on Friday, Releases “Soul Diesel 2” on Saturday

April 19, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

This Friday – April 20, or 4/20 – is a date that’s not going unnoticed by the folks at the Jazz Dispensary label. And the festivities are continuing right through Record Store Day. On Friday, Jazz Dispensary teams with SPARC’s four cannabis dispensaries for a new 7-inch vinyl single, which will be followed on Saturday’s Record Store Day by the release of the 12-inch LP Soul Diesel II. The annual cannabis celebration 420 falls this Friday, hence the release that day of Private Stock Series # 001 from Jazz Dispensary. This translucent…

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Cal Tjader, Gene Ammons, Idris Muhammad, Merl Saunders, Various Artists

Safe in the Arms of Time

April 17, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Rita Coolidge returns with her 18th studio album and first since the publication of her memoir Delta Lady. The record is intended as a return to the artist’s musical roots, and features guitarist Dave Grissom, bassist Bob Glaub, keyboardist John “J.T.” Thomas, and drummer Brian MacLeod. Ross Hogarth produced at Sunset Sound. The album includes a duet with Keb’ Mo’, and songs by Rita, Graham Nash, and Chris Stapleton, among others. Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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Let It Rain: Universal Celebrates Eric Clapton, Mick Ronson with Soundtracks Featuring Beatles, Bowie, More

April 16, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

2018 is already shaping up to be a great year for music documentaries; one such movie, Elvis Presley: The Searcher, recently debuted on HBO to rapturous notices. Soundtracks to two more probing films are on the way from Universal On June 8, the label will deliver both Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars and Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story. No single compilation can successfully capture the entirety of Eric Clapton’s remarkable career, though many from various labels have tried. Life in 12 Bars takes a different approach, featuring 32 tracks on…

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, Cream, David Bowie, Derek and the Dominos, Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Mick Ronson, Queen

Release Round-Up: Week of April 13

April 13, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Changestwobowie (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie’s 1981 compilation spanning the period between Hunky Dory and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) returns to print for the first time in three decades in a newly remastered edition. Its ten tracks include “Starman,” “Oh! You Pretty Things,” single versions of “Fashion,” “Ashes to Ashes,” and “D.J.,” and more. Available on CD, DD, and LP. The first LP run only will be…

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Andy Gibb, David Bowie, John Prine, Juliana Hatfield, Louis Armstrong, Metallica, Nino Tempo, Olivia Newton-John, Tina Turner

Release Round-Up: Week of April 6

April 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, and one of the biggest Release Fridays of the year to date! Chicago, VI Decades Live: This is What We Do (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this expansive new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This set includes two complete concerts – The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on DVD – plus two…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Chicago, Cy Coleman, Debby Boone, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Don Gibson, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Girlschool, Howard Shore, Jack Kerouac, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Love, Mike Ness, Scientist and Prince Jammy, Tiny TIm

Sweetheart of the Rodeo: Emmylou Harris’ “The Ballad of Sally Rose” Goes Deluxe in June

April 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Today is Emmylou Harris’ birthday, and Rhino is celebrating the songbird’s illustrious career with a brand-new 2-CD remastered and expanded edition of one of her most cherished albums. On June 1, the label will reissue 1985’s The Ballad of Sally Rose, a concept album inspired by Harris’ short but blazing time spent with the late Gram Parsons. This deluxe edition will also be available as a digital download, on streaming services, and as a 2-LP vinyl set. (The vinyl release will also be released early for participants in the Record Store Crawl…

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Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Waylon Jennings

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Summer: The Original Hits

March 30, 2018 by Joe Marchese

UMe/Island Def Jam has a companion CD to the new Broadway musical Summer, about the life and career of disco superstar Donna Summer. This CD collection features 17 tracks (in various edits and versions) from the Summer catalogue, including all but three of her U.S. top ten Pop hits with an additional three bonus tracks on the digital and Target-exclusive CD editions. Tracks are sequenced in the order that they are heard onstage every night on Broadway!

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 30

March 30, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Cars, Shake It Up: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Cars reissue their 1981 LP featuring the hit title track “Shake It Up” on CD and double vinyl, featuring eight bonus tracks including previously unreleased demos and alternate and early versions. The Cars, Heartbeat City: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This expanded edition…

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Bettye LaVette, Eric Andersen, Geoff and Maria Muldaur, Johnny Rivers, Suede, The Cars, The Damnation of Adam Blessing

Dim All The Lights: New Donna Summer Compilation Coming Ahead of Broadway Musical

March 29, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

Last night, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical began previews at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre starring not one, not two, but three actresses as the beloved superstar. The musical directed and co-written by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) chronicles the life of the Boston-born artist from her days touring abroad in Hair to disco stardom to her untimely death in 2012 at the age of 63. While a cast recording has not yet been announced, UMe and Island/Def Jam are collecting 17 of Summer’s classics on a new collection designed to tie into the Broadway…

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Short Takes, Broadway Edition: Kritzerland, Stage Door, Harbinger, Verve Celebrate Classic Musicals with Host of Releases

March 28, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Fans of cast recordings can look forward to plenty of exciting releases due in the coming weeks! Kritzerland has recently announced two new limited edition titles! First up is a two-for-one release with a pair of classic television specials. NBC’s 1973 presentation of Cole Porter in Paris starred Perry Como, Diahann Carroll, Connie Stevens and others in a rousing celebration of the legendary songwriter’s work. It was directed by Martin Charnin (Annie) and featured arrangements by Como’s longtime collaborator Nick Perito. It’s paired with Feathertop, a 1961 TV musical by Charnin and…

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Cole Porter, Cy Coleman, Pat Suzuki, Perry Como, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Release Round-Up: Week of March 23

March 23, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Miles Davis and John Coltrane, The Final Tour: Bootleg Series Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Copenhagen LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This latest volume of Miles Davis’ Bootleg Series brings together five performances by Davis and John Coltrane recorded during the Spring 1960 Jazz at the Philharmonic European Tour, Coltrane’s final such outing as a sideman: two shows from Paris’s L’Olympia Theater on Monday, March 21; two shows from the next night at Stockholm’s Konserthuset; and one from Copenhagen’s Tivolis Koncertsal three days later, on…

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Grateful Dead, John Coltrane, Langley Schools Music Project, Led Zeppelin, Michael Nesmith, Miles Davis, Procol Harum, Steve Gadd, The Claudettes, Tom Waits

Dock of the Bay Sessions

March 21, 2018 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD Dock of the Bay Sessions is a new reconstruction of an album that never was, built around the song that became America’s first posthumous chart-topper and Otis Redding’s only No. 1 hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” Although it will never be definitively known what Redding had planned for his new LP, Dock of the Bay Sessions collects the recordings Redding made during this final period of his life to…

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Baby Blue Eyes…May the First Voice You Hear Be Mine

March 21, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Baby Blue Eyes…May the First Voice You Hear Be Mine is a 20-track collection curated by Sinatra’s daughter Tina from his recordings on Capitol, Reprise, and Columbia. The set is designed as a child’s introduction to Sinatra’s world, with songs emphasizing Sinatra’s role as father to his beloved children. Tracks include “High Hopes,” “Pocketful of Miracles,” “Bein’ Green,” “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” and more. It’s due on CD, 2-LP vinyl, and all digital platforms.

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Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set

March 21, 2018 by Joe Marchese

7LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Boxset, a 7-LP or 3-CD (or digital) collection, traces singer-songwriter Liz Phair’s artistic evolution from her three privately-pressed, pre-Matador demo cassettes (originally released under the name of Girly-Sound) to her acclaimed debut album. A comprehensive book is also included, and a version with actual cassettes can also be ordered from the Matador label.

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Luck Be a Lady: Unreleased Sinatra Concerts Arrive on “Standing Room Only”

March 16, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Spring’s about to get a lot more swingin’, thanks to an upcoming release from the one and only Chairman of the Board. On May 4, Capitol Records and UMe will drop Frank Sinatra: Standing Room Only, a new 3-CD collection of rare or previously unreleased live concerts from three decades of the great man’s storied career. This set begins with the January 28. 1966 second show with The Count Basie Orchestra and conductor Quincy Jones at The Sands in Las Vegas. This concert is making its CD debut, though it was previously…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 16

March 16, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked – The Platinum Collection (Polydor/UMC) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Let the memory live again! Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates his 70th birthday and provocative new memoir Unmasked with this 4-CD, 71-track box set of the same name. The career-spanning anthology features many of the composer’s most famed songs from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, School of Rock, and more, performed by artists including…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Spirit, The Oak Ridge Boys

Watchin’ the Tide Roll Away: Rhino Collects Otis Redding’s Final Recordings on “Dock of the Bay Sessions”

March 13, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Rhino is revisiting the final recordings of Otis Redding on a new set due on May 18. Dock of the Bay Sessions is the label’s reconstruction of an album that never was, built around the song that became America’s first posthumous chart-topper and Redding’s only No. 1 hit, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” That song, produced and co-written by Steve Cropper, reached the pop zenith 50 years ago this Friday, March 16, 1968. Following his blazing performance in June 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival, all eyes were on Otis…

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