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Can't Keep It In: Cat Stevens Reissues "Catch Bull at Four" in 50th Anniversary Editions

October 21, 2022 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Cat Stevens Catch Bull at Four

Cat Stevens, today known as Yusuf, marked the 50th anniversary of his first three Island/A&M albums (1970's Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman, and 1971's Teaser and the Firecat) with a variety of releases including expansive super deluxe box sets.  For 1972's Catch Bull at Four, the troubadour is taking a distinctly slimmed-down approach.  On December 2, Island and A&M will reissue Stevens' classic album on CD, LP, and digitally, newly remastered from the original tapes but with

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: Cat Stevens

Release Round-Up: Week of October 21

October 21, 2022 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Lou Reed Words and Music May 1965

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Lou Reed, Words and Music - May 1965 (Light in the Attic) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Yellow Vinyl LP: Light in the Attic Store Cassette: Light in the Attic Store CD/2LP/7" Vinyl Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Light in the Attic Store Light in the Attic launches The Lou Reed

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Debbie Gibson, Howard Jones, Jonathan Richman, Lou Reed, Madonna, Norah Jones, Olivia Newton-John, Ray Charles, Simple Minds, Taylor Swift, The Manhattan Transfer, The Modern Lovers

Break Every Rule: Deluxe Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Tina Turner Break Every Rule

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (CD 1 & CD 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Parlophone revisited Tina Turner's 1989 triumph Foreign Affair in a deluxe edition.  Now, the label is turning the clock back to 1986 for a similar presentation of the artist's equally incendiary Break Every Rule.  The 1986 album will be reissued as a 3CD/2DVD box as well as on vinyl and as a 2CD expanded

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

Waka/Wazoo

October 20, 2022 By

Frank Zappa Waka Wazoo

UMe and Zappa Records are chronicling Frank Zappa's 1972 - a period of great productivity for the artist despite the health challenges he faced as a result of being pushed into an orchestra pit by a crazed fan - in a new 4CD/1BD box set.  The original Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums, on which Zappa debuted his "electric orchestra" concept, are presented on the Blu-ray disc in three high-resolution formats: 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos, 48kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and 96kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo. 

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz

Harvest: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Neil Young Harvest 50 Cover

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/7-inch single/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Harvest, Neil Young's most commercially successful album to date, is turning 50 - and the singer-songwriter is celebrating with new 3CD/2DVD and 2LP/7-inch/2DVD box sets.  The boxes feature the original album on CD 1, with the second disc dedicated to a previously unreleased February 23, 1971 solo performance from the BBC's In Concert series featuring album cuts such as

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

She'll Be Thunder: Tina Turner's "Break Every Rule" Goes Deluxe in November

October 19, 2022 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Tina Turner Break Every Rule

Last year, Parlophone revisited Tina Turner's 1989 triumph Foreign Affair in a deluxe edition.  Now, the label is turning the clock back to 1986 for a similar presentation of the artist's equally incendiary Break Every Rule.  The 1986 album will be reissued on November 25 as a 3CD/2DVD box as well as on vinyl and as a 2CD expanded edition. Break Every Rule followed Turner's 1984 solo breakthrough, the four-time Grammy-winning Private Dancer (itself reissued as a 2CD Deluxe Edition in 2015). 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Tina Turner

Greatest Hits

October 19, 2022 By

Olivia Newton John Greatest Hits

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target Exclusive 2LP: Target.com Japan-Exclusive 2CD: CDJapan Primary Wave revisits and remasters Olivia Newton-John's 1977 Greatest Hits album in a variety of formats.  The new edition will include all 20 tracks released across various international editions of the original album, including every one of Olivia's U.S. top 40 hits up to the time of its release (twelve of which reached the top ten)

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

Come On Over: Olivia Newton-John's "Greatest Hits" Reissued, Remastered in Various Formats

October 19, 2022 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Olivia Newton John Greatest Hits

Last month, Primary Wave delivered the second title in the label's ongoing Olivia Newton-John reissue program.  The 2-CD edition of the late superstar's debut If Not for You not only presented a remastered version of the original LP but added a plethora of singles, B-sides, international recordings, outtakes, and the best of Olivia's performances with the group Toomorrow.  This Friday, October 21, the series will continue with the first remaster of Newton-John's original 1977 Greatest

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Olivia Newton-John

Journey Through the Past: Neil Young Expands "Harvest" For 50th Anniversary

October 17, 2022 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Neil Young Harvest 50 Cover

Neil Young's fourth studio album, 1972's Harvest, was a landmark for the artist.  His first and only No. 1 album in the U.S. and U.K. to date, it spun off his only U.S. No. 1 single to date with the ballad "Heart of Gold," and became the best-selling album in the U.S. of 1972 - only to remain the best-selling album in Young's ever-growing catalogue.  The 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee has received numerous reissues including a 2002 DVD-Audio presentation and a 2009 remaster as part of Young's

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Neil Young

The Weekend Stream: October 15, 2022

October 15, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Stream

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles.  There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend - including a few surprise digital expansions from some '80s U.K. legends, holiday remixes, a lost fitness favorite and more! Sting, ...Nothing Like the Sun (Expanded Edition) (A&M/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) This week marked the 35th anniversary of Sting's second solo album, and UMe

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Andy Williams, Big Mama Thornton, Blink-182, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Count Basie, George Benson, Nelly, Robert Palmer, Sting, The Weather Girls

Release Round-Up: Week of October 14

October 14, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Dolly A Holly Dolly Christmas Deluxe

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Frank Zappa, Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (Zappa/UMe) (Zappa Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana captures The Mothers' first and only concerts in Yugoslavia.  Zappa referred to the dates as "The Mothers of Invention Yugoslavian Extravaganza," and the performances lived up to that mighty moniker.  The shows were staged in Zagreb and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Brian Eno, Dean Torrence, Dexys Midnight Runners, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Frank Zappa, Josh Groban, Kevin Rowland, Leonard Cohen, Linda Ronstadt, Mike Love, Reba McEntire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren

The Miracle: Collector's Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Queen The Miracle Cover

5CD/BD/DVD/LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cassette / Picture Disc LP / All Bundles: Queen Online Store Queen's thirteenth studio album, 1989's The Miracle, is getting the super deluxe treatment from EMI/Hollywood as a 5CD/BD/DVD/LP box set adding alternate takes, demos, rough mixes, backing tracks, B-sides, and more to the original album (heard in Bob Ludwig's 2011 remaster).  Previously unreleased songs include the lead single

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Scarecrow: Deluxe Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Mellencamp Scarecrow Art

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/Blu-ray/LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Mellencamp's 1984 landmark Scarecrow launched five Top 40 singles: the Top 10 hits "Small Town," "Lonely Ol' Night," and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)," along with rock radio staple "Rumbleseat" and the haunting opener "Rain on the Scarecrow." The album sold more than 5 million copies and remains one of his most

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule

October 13, 2022 By

Louis Armstrong Wishes You a Cool Yule

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada For an artist who never recorded a proper Christmas album, Louis Armstrong has become associated with the holiday due to the seasonal warmth of "What a Wonderful World" and even the irreverent "Zat You, Santa Claus?" which finds its way yearly to Christmas radio and playlists.  Numerous Christmas compilations have been built around Armstrong's discography, but most tapped either non-holiday songs in

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

A Neil Diamond Christmas

October 13, 2022 By

Neil Diamond Christmas

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Gold Vinyl: Target.com The new collection A Neil Diamond Christmas has been curated by the artist and draws upon all four of his holiday LPs originally released between 1992 and 2016.  The 2-LP and 2-CD editions offer 24 and 25 songs, respectively, with one disc of secular favorites (including Neil-penned originals "You Make It Feel

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

Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom

Capitol Records revisits Peggy Lee's final album for the label, 1972's Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota, in a remastered and expanded edition adding seven bonus tracks including a non-LP single, session outtake, and alternate takes.

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Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus: Deluxe Edition

October 13, 2022 By

Vince Guaraldi Black Orpheus 2CD

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Small Batch: Official Store Craft Recordings revisits Vince Guaraldi's 1962 breakthrough featuring "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in a a new deluxe edition featuring sixteen session outtakes, all but three of which are previously unreleased.  Everything has been remastered by engineer Paul Blakemore from the original analogue tapes transferred by the Plangent Process. They'll be available on two

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

Spiceworld: 25th Anniversary Editions

October 13, 2022 By

Spiceworld 25

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Clear vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picture Disc: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UMC celebrates Spice Girls' second album with a variety of releases. The Spiceworld reissue will be built around a 2CD edition curated by the group, featuring the remastered album and a disc of 15 bonus cuts. Highlights include non-album tracks like promo single "Step to Me" (along with an unheard demo of the same), live performances,

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

I Want It All: Queen's "The Miracle" Gets Super-Sized in Upcoming Box Set

October 13, 2022 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Queen The Miracle Cover

Queen's thirteenth studio album, The Miracle, is coming back in a big way.  On November 18, EMI (U.K.) and Hollywood Records (U.S.) will expand The Miracle into a 5CD/Blu-ray/DVD/LP box set adding alternate takes, demos, rough mixes, backing tracks, B-sides, and more.  A 2-CD "highlights" edition will also be available as well as cassette and picture disc vinyl versions of the original album only. The marathon recording period commenced in December 1987 with the specter of Freddie Mercury's

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Queen

King of Hearts: 30th Anniversary Edition

October 12, 2022 By

Roy Orbison King of Hearts

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Your Local Record Store / Roy Orbison Official Webstore Legacy Recordings and Roy's Boys, LLC reissue Roy Orbison's posthumous 1992 album King of Hearts in a newly remastered edition. Roy's widow Barbara Orbison spearheaded the curation of King of Hearts, selecting completed material that had not yet been released as well as demos recorded by Roy.  To finish those tracks, Barbara enlisted his fellow Wilbury Jeff Lynne as well as T-Bone

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Memories for You Now: John Mellencamp's 'Scarecrow' Gets Remixed and Expanded in November

October 11, 2022 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

Mellencamp Scarecrow Art

1984 was a big year for pop music, from the tail-end of Michael Jackson's Thriller era, the commercial breakthroughs of Madonna and Prince, and the blockbuster release of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A., which spun off seven Top 40 hits over the following year and a half. Those rising commercial tides lifted many boats, and John Mellencamp benefited greatly a year later with his own blue-collar rock masterpiece, the cutting Scarecrow. On November 4, that album comes back into print as a

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A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamond Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording

October 11, 2022 By

A Beautiful Noise OBC

Following a sold-out run at Boston's Colonial Theatre, the biographical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical is coming to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.  The cast recording produced by the legendary Bob Gaudio preserves the performances of Will Swenson and Mark Jacoby as Neil in two different stages of his life, supported by a blazing cast including Robyn Hurder as Neil's second wife Marcia Murphey.  The show (featuring a book by Anthony McCarten, screenwriter of Bohemian Rhapsody and the

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings

You Make It Feel Like Christmas: New Collections Coming From Neil Diamond, Reba McEntire, Louis Armstrong, More

October 11, 2022 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Neil Diamond Christmas

The Christmas season is upon us, and there are plenty of new titles coming your way to make spirits bright!  Today's round-up looks at upcoming collections from Neil Diamond, Louis Armstrong, and Reba McEntire, as well as one various-artists set filled with heavy hitters. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Kennedy Center Honoree Neil Diamond has been a Christmas music mainstay since the release of 1992's The Christmas Album.  The Brooklyn-born superstar, whose story is coming soon to Broadway in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Velma Middleton

The Weekend Stream: October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Stream

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles.  There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend including an expanded edition from a superstar, a fun '80s flashback, two expansions from a disco legend, some choice Motown memories, and more! Janet Jackson, The Velvet Rope (25th Anniversary Edition) (Virgin/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) A digital deluxe edition that merited its own press release?

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Edwin Starr, Janet Jackson, Paul Jabara, Phantom Planet, Soul Asylum, Yes

A Night of a Thousand Vampires: Live in London

October 7, 2022 By

The Damned Night of a Thousand Vampires

2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Damned are revisiting their October 28, 2019 concert at London's Palladium in which they were joined by the Hammer House of Horror and the cast of The Circus of Horrors for an immersive and suitably spooky musical tour through their discography that could only be called Night of a Thousand Vampires.  Available in a 2CD/Blu-ray combo edition and as a 2-LP set.

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

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