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Medazzaland (25th Anniversary Edition)

August 29, 2022 By

Medazzaland 25

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Duran Duran's "lost" 1997 album - denied a release in Europe due to EMI's decision to drop the band - finally sees a worldwide release from BMG in both CD and LP formats. While neither physical release will feature bonus material (save the promise of rare and unseen imagery in the booklet and packaging), the announcement did come with the digital delivery of "Ball and Chain," an extra track from the

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

Moonage Daydream

August 29, 2022 By

Moonage Daydream

Parlophone offers a soundtrack to director Brett Morgen's highly-anticipated documentary about David Bowie.  Available digitally the same weekend as the movie (September 16) with a November 18 release on two CDs (and a 2023 bow on triple vinyl), the Moonage Daydream companion album boasts 43 tracks: new mixes of familiar material and deep cuts alike, fragments of Bowie's narration and even a handful of unreleased works. Among the centerpieces being heard for the first time is a live medley of

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Things Happen That Way

August 29, 2022 By

Dr. John Things Happen That Way

Rounder delivers a posthumous set from Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John (1941-2019).  Things Happen That Way adds a country tinge to the New Orleans legend's signature sound, and includes such tracks as "Funny How Time Slips Away," "Ramblin' Man," "Gimme That Old Time Religion" featuring Willie Nelson, "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" with Willie's son Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, and "End of the Line" with Aaron Neville.  A vinyl edition follows on October 14.

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

Space Force

August 29, 2022 By

Todd Rundgren Space Force

Wizard, true star, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren returns with a new studio album comprising a dozen original songs - all of which are collaborative efforts.  Guest artists include Sparks, Neil Finn, Thomas Dolby, Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Rivers Cuomo, and The Roots.

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

Out of Their Mind and Onto Your Stereo: Duran Duran's 'Medazzaland' Finally Gets Worldwide Release

August 29, 2022 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Medazzaland 25

A Duran Duran album not coming out in England sounds like some sort of wacky mistake - but in 1997, it was a hard truth for one of the country's most enduring pop/rock acts. Now, 25 years later and on the eve of their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, that record is finally corrected with a worldwide, physical reissue of the group's misunderstood Medazzaland on October 14. The '90s found Duran in some of the most whiplash-inducing scenarios of their career. They started the decade with

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Duran Duran

Keep Your Electric Eye on Me: New Mixes, Live Material Feature on Bowie's 'Moonage Daydream' Documentary Soundtrack

August 29, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Moonage Daydream

Brett Morgen's Moonage Daydream is certainly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated rock documentaries of the year. The writer/editor/producer/director behind acclaimed documentaries on film impresario Robert Evans and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain brings his narrative focus to David Bowie, using unseen footage and the voice of the late rock icon himself to paint an officially-sanctioned portrait of his eclectic career. Having already screened at Cannes to critical acclaim, Moonage Daydream

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Bowie

Not Just a Girl (The Highlights)

August 28, 2022 By

Shania Twain Not Just a Girl

Not Just a Girl (The Highlights), a new companion album to the documentary coming to Netflix, features 17 of Shania Twain's classic pop and country hits plus the new title track.

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

Too Rye Ay, as it should have sounded

August 28, 2022 By

Too Rye Ay box

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Kevin Rowland is revisiting the Dexys Midnight Runners album that featured "Come On Eileen" in a new box set full of bonus material and, crucially, a new remix of the original album: Too Rye Ay, as it should have sounded. The 3CD set boasts a new mix of Too Rye Ay, featuring singles like "The Celtic Soul Brothers" and a cover of Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said," alongside nearly a dozen single

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

Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana

August 28, 2022 By

Zappa 75

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 Ljubljana, now the capital cities of Croatia and Slovenia, respectively.  He was joined by the short-lived line-up of Andre Lewis (keyboards), Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax and lead vocals), Norma Bell (alto sax, vocals), Roy

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

The Weekend Stream: August 27, 2022

August 27, 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 discover! This week, Marvin Gaye gets remixed, two pop icons from different generations join forces, an underrated Olivia Newton-John album resurfaces and more. Marvin Gaye, I Want You: The John Morales M+M Mixes (Motown/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Sort of the quiet masterpiece in Marvin Gaye's impressive '70s run, the

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Britney Spears, Elton John, Kenny Burrell, Kitty Wells, Marvin Gaye, Olivia Newton-John, Roger Miller, Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

Release Round-Up: Week of August 26

August 26, 2022 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Blondie front cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Blondie, Against All Odds 1974-1982 (Numero/Capitol/UMC) 10LP/10"/7" Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The long-awaited Blondie box set - a catalogue number was assigned back in 2016! - is finally on the way.  Against the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blondie, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Earle, Vince Guaraldi

The Weekend Stream: August 20, 2022

August 20, 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 discover! A short but sweet release week has jazz, soundtracks and a lost pop record from one of the best-loved rock frontmen of the last few decades. Max Q, Max Q (Golden Rebel) (iTunes) INXS may have announced some activity around the 40th anniversary of their classic Shabooh Shoobah this fall (more on that as we keep

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bill Anderson, Dolly Parton, INXS, John Powell, Marvin Gaye, Mel Tormé, The Manhattans

Come On Eileen: Dexys Midnight Runners' Breakthrough Gets Remixed for New Box Set

August 19, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Too Rye Ay box

Kevin Rowland and his unstoppable Celtic rock/soul combo Dexys Midnight Runners were already turning heads since the early '80s - but nobody could have predicted the bouncy "Come On Eileen" would have taken the hold it did around the world. The catchy track topped the charts in both the U.S. and the U.K., becoming a defining example of early '80s pop music. Now, four decades later, Rowland is revisiting the album that featured "Eileen" in a new box set full of bonus material and, crucially, a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland

All You Need is Now (and Then): A Decade of Duran Duran Comes Back Into Print

August 19, 2022 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Even with an impressive comeback on the books in the '90s, it seemed like Duran Duran were adrift in another decade when the 2000s dawned. Instead, they enjoyed another impressive resurgence and started paving the way for their forthcoming, incredibly deserved induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year. Today, BMG - the label that currently distributes their new material - will bring four of the group's albums back into print, along with one intriguing and rare side project

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Duran Duran

Release Round-Up: Week of August 19

August 19, 2022 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Madonna Finally Enough Love Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Madonna, Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (Warner/Rhino) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (silver): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Official Store The first in a planned series of catalogue reissues through Warner Music Group, the new compilation Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones tracks every one of

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: David Paich, Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Madonna, Neil Young, R.E.M., Sheena Easton

Going Up! 'Not Just a Girl' Documentary and Soundtrack Highlights Shania Twain's Country Chart-toppers

August 17, 2022 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Shania Twain Not Just a Girl

It's news worthy of an exclamation point or two(!): a new documentary about Shania Twain is on Netflix, and a new compilation is coming to accompany it! Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl brings a top-down look at the Canadian hitmaker to Netflix. She started as a hard-luck singer who put her dreams on hold after losing her mother and stepfather in a car accident; her first efforts for Mercury Records didn't get much traction but got the attention of Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the super-producer

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Shania Twain

Christmas Time is Here (Again): New 'Charlie Brown Christmas' Box Boasts New Remixes, Unreleased Outtakes

August 17, 2022 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

charlie brown christmas 5disc box

Reissues of Vince Guaraldi's classic jazz score to the immortal 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas are common enough for even the most faithful fan to utter "Good grief." But Craft Recordings' newest package of the classic material looks to offer a treasure trove of unheard audio that'll fill your hearts this season. Craft today announces a 4CD/1 Blu-ray deluxe edition of the classic album that features not only multiple mixes of the original LP - the original stereo mix alongside new

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Jazz, Soundtracks Tags: Vince Guaraldi

The Weekend Stream: August 13, 2022

August 13, 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 discover! A lighter week nonetheless has some fun new digital debuts, including bonus-packed reissues from Belinda Carlisle and a sequel to a classic live jazz album. Belinda Carlisle, Heaven on Earth (Deluxe Edition) / Runaway Horses (Deluxe Edition) (MCA/UMe) Heaven: iTunes / Amazon Horses: iTunes /

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Al Di Meola, Belinda Carlisle, Burl Ives, John McLaughlin

Burning Love: Elvis Presley's "Elvis On Tour" Gets Super-Sized on New Box Set

August 12, 2022 By Joe Marchese 21 Comments

Elvis On Tour Box

The King once again reigned supreme when Baz Luhrmann's fantastical biopic Elvis hit cinemas this summer and cruised to $138 million (and counting) in domestic grosses.  Luhrmann deftly blended Presley's original vocals with that of star Austin Butler, and in at least in one crucial moment in the film, the actual Elvis took the screen in lieu of the young actor.  Now, RCA Records and Legacy Recordings are celebrating 50 years of an earlier film: Elvis On Tour, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's dynamic 1972

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Elvis Presley

Release Round-Up: Week of August 12

August 12, 2022 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Jimi Jamison Rock Hard

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Jimi Jamison, Rock Hard (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Iconoclassic Records is now premiering Rock Hard, Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison's previously unreleased 1990 album, in a deluxe, expanded CD edition.  Intended to be Jamison's solo debut, Rock Hard features 10 songs including three previously unreleased compositions, three previously unreleased

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Books, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Jimi Jamison, Mary Rodgers, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Survivor, The Monkees

Moment's Notice: John Coltrane's "Blue Train: The Complete Masters" Due in September

August 10, 2022 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

John Coltrane Blue Train Complete Masters

John Coltrane only recorded one album for Blue Note as a leader.  1958's Blue Train, featuring all original compositions plus one standard, would come to be overshadowed by the saxophone great's very next recording: the groundbreaking Giant Steps for Atlantic.  But as a document of Coltrane in his hard bop period, Blue Train remains a top-notch record.  Now, it's returning to vinyl, CD, and digital formats on September 16 in a variety of editions. Blue Train: The Complete Masters joins Blue

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz Tags: John Coltrane

The Weekend Stream: August 7, 2022

August 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 discover! From new remixes of old favorites and throwback remixes of new hits, to deep dives into '80s alt-rock, mid-century easy listening, '70s live folk and '90s tracks to run on the beach in slow motion to...we're pulling out all this stops this Sunday! Beyoncé & Madonna, Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Beyoncé, Blood Sweat & Tears, Con Funk Shun, David Hasselhoff, Jimi Jamison, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Branigan, Les Baxter, Madonna, Mickey Gilley, Roger Miller, Tanya Tucker, Teddy Riley, The Beach Boys, The Catherine Wheel, The Jets, The Supremes, The Waitresses, Wham!

Live at Yankee Stadium

August 5, 2022 By

Billy Joel Yankee Stadium

2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Billy Joel's Live at Yankee Stadium, originally released on video, is getting a major makeover.  The concert film, shot on June 22 and 23, 1990, has been restored and remixed from original audio and video elements for a 2CD/Blu-ray or 3LP package. Eleven of the tracks have never been released in any format. The ground-up restoration of Live at Yankee Stadium includes the original

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

Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years

August 5, 2022 By

Joe Strummer 002

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Back in 2018, Joe Strummer 001 collected recordings made by the late Clash frontman outside of that band: solo, with bandmate Mick Jones, and with The Mescaleros and The 101ers.  Now, BMG's reactivated Dark Horse Records label offers Joe Strummer 002.  Subtitled The Mescaleros Years, the collection reissues all three Mescaleros albums and adds fifteen rare and/or previously unreleased tracks.  It

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

Wish: Deluxe Edition

August 5, 2022 By

The Cure Wish 30th

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD 2LP (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD The Cure hit their commercial stride with 1992's Wish.  The band's ninth studio album and highest-charting in both the U.S. and U.K., it tapped into the burgeoning alt-rock movement while retaining the gothic sound on which The Cure made their name.  Now, fans' Wishes are coming true with

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

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