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What's My Name

October 16, 2019 By

Ringo Whats My Name

What's his name?  Ringo, of course!  The Beatle is back with a new LP featuring some very special guests: Steve Lukather, Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter, Dave Stewart, and Paul McCartney!  Macca joins in on a cover of John Lennon's "Grow Old with Me."  Promising a lot of peace and love, What's My Name will be available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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

True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter

October 16, 2019 By

Harry Connick Jr True Love

Harry Connick, Jr. salutes a classic American composer with True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter.  The new album, available on CD, LP, and digital platforms, has 13 Porter standards, all arranged, conducted, and sung by Connick (who, naturally, plays piano on them, too).

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming

Down Home Christmas

October 16, 2019 By

Oak Ridge Boys Down Home Christmas

The Oak Ridge Boys have another celebration of their favorite season.  Down Home Christmas, the group's eighth Christmas album, has been produced by Nashville uber-producer Dave Cobb and features both classics and original songs.

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

Three Chords and the Truth

October 16, 2019 By

Van Morrison Three Chords and the Truth

The prolific Van Morrison returns with his sixth album in four years.  Three Chords and the Truth is filled with original Morrison compositions including one co-written with Oscar-winning lyricist Don Black.  Guitarist Jay Berliner and Righteous Brother Bill Medley both appear on the album.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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

We've Known Each Other For So Long: Rick Astley Preps Hits Collection

October 15, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Rick Astley Best of Me

With all the surprise of a Rickroll, British singer Rick Astley went from pop star to Internet meme to solid entertainer over the past three decades. This fall, he's got a new compilation celebrating that evolution. The Best Of Me, to be released October 25, collects his biggest international hit singles and beloved cuts throughout his career, including tracks from 50 (2016) and Beautiful Life (2018), which marked a return to original music after 15 years. 50 debuted atop the U.K. albums

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Rick Astley

What's The 411? Mary J. Blige's Early Years Anthologized On 'HERstory'

October 15, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

HERstory box

Long established as one of the premiere female hip-hop/R&B artists of her generation, Mary J. Blige is telling her story - the one that earned her the title of Queen of Hip-Hop Soul - through HERstory, Vol. 1, a new multi-format compilation coming this December. Born in The Bronx and raised in both Savannah, Georgia and the projects of Yonkers, New York, Mary J. Blige's three-decade-plus career has been supported by music that balances street sounds with feminine soul and the pen of a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, P. Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G.

Review: Frank Sinatra, "My Way: 50th Anniversary Edition" and "Sings Alan and Marilyn Bergman"

October 14, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Frank Sinatra My Way

The album was entitled My Way for the song by Paul Anka, Claude Francois, Gilles Thibault, and Jacques Revaux, but truth to tell, the moniker would have been fitting even without that famous anthem. For the ten songs on Frank Sinatra's 1969 Reprise LP were indisputably sung as only one man could: swing - his way, pop - his way, rhythm and blues - his way. Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, and UMe have reissued My Way in a 50th anniversary expanded edition celebrating both the song and

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Frank Sinatra

Peaches En Regalia: Frank Zappa's "Hot Rats" Turns 50, Gets Expanded to Six CDs

October 14, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Hot Rats Sessions

If an upcoming box set is any indication, Zappa Records is on fire - as Frank Zappa's 1969 solo album Hot Rats is about to get a lot hotter. On December 20, the label, in association with UMe, will issue The Hot Rats Sessions, a 6CD box set exploring that seminal album from every angle. The mostly-instrumental LP came on the heels of the breakup of the original Mothers of Invention, making it clear that Zappa was a force with which to be reckoned as a composer. Described by the artist as "a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz Tags: Frank Zappa

Release Round-Up: Week of October 11

October 11, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

SteveMillerBand WelcomeToTheVault pl mr

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Steve Miller Band, Welcome to the Vault (Sailor/Capitol/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Welcome To The Vault is the first-ever Steve Miller Band rarities collection.  The 3CD/DVD box set features 52 songs that span Miller's career, including 38 previously unreleased recordings and 5 never-before-heard songs.  With demos, rehearsal takes, newly unearthed compositions, classic concert recordings, and more, Miller has dived into

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Booker T. and the MG's, Chicago, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, The Steve Miller Band

Way to Go Home: Rhino Compiles Lost Grateful Dead Album as "Ready or Not"

October 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead Ready or Not

The Grateful Dead released their final studio album on Halloween 1989. The title Built to Last was certainly appropriate, as the Dead have indeed done just that over the past decades. But the band continued writing new songs after the album's release, performing them in concert in the early 1990s. Unfortunately, with the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, the Dead were unable to complete them in the studio. Today, Rhino announced a new release that may prove to be the closest we'll ever get to

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

Heaven in Here: Rare Live Tracks From Bowie's Tin Machine Collected on Digital Album

October 7, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

DavidBowieTinMachine LiveAtCigale 1000

We're continuing our periodic look at digital-only titles we might otherwise have missed with a peek at a previously unreleased concert from David Bowie and Tin Machine! Thirty years ago, the ever-mercurial David Bowie embarked on a new phase of his career with his new band Tin Machine. After several commercial-leaning albums in the earlier part of the decade, Bowie joined up with the then-unknown guitarist Reeves Gabrels and former Todd Rundgren associates Tony and Hunt Sales to form Tin

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Bowie, Tin Machine

Out of Nowhere

October 6, 2019 By

ELO From Out of Nowhere

Jeff Lynne's ELO returns with a new studio album following up 2015's Alone in the Universe.  Out of Nowhere once again has Lynne playing almost every instrument (engineer Steve Jay adds some percussion) and singing leads and layered harmony vocals on ten original songs.  Available in standard and deluxe CD editions with more lavish packaging on the latter, and on vinyl.

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

Last Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

October 5, 2019 By

Last Christmas OST

Emma Thompson co-wrote and appears in this romantic holiday comedy set to the music of George Michael.  The soundtrack to Last Christmas features Michael and Wham! classics (including "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," "Faith," and of course, "Last Christmas") alongside one never-before-released track, "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)."  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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

Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire: 50th Anniversary Editon [Various Formats]

October 4, 2019 By

kinks arthur1

4CD/4-seven-inch single box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official The Kinks' 1969 concept album continued in the quintessentially British vein of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society but carved out its own musical identity.  Building on the success of last year's Village Green box set, BMG has a similarly expansive

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

The Band: 50th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

October 4, 2019 By

TheBand TheBand50 box pks

2-CD/2-LP/Blu-ray/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Band Online Shop 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Band Online Shop 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Band Online Shop 2-LP Tiger's Eye swirl vinyl: The Band Online Shop Capitol celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Band, a.k.a. The Brown Album, in a variety of deluxe formats including a 2-CD/2-LP/Blu-ray/7" set with new stereo and surround mixes, previously unreleased

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

With a Fire In His Heart: George Michael Classics Power 'Last Christmas' Soundtrack

October 4, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Last Christmas OST

An upcoming holiday film is taking its cues from a classic song from George Michael and Wham! On November 8 in the U.S. and November 15 in the U.K., Last Christmas will arrive in cinemas. Legacy Recordings will issue the soundtrack, featuring one previously unheard George Michael song and an array of his classics, on November 8 in CD, vinyl, and digital formats. In spring 2013, screenwriter-actress Emma Thompson visited Michael to earn his blessing for the film. Michael consented, leading to

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: George Michael, Wham!

Release Round-Up: Week of October 4

October 4, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

MrRogers ItsSuchAGoodFeeling

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Welcome back to the Neighborhood!  This celebration of the music of Mister Rogers collects 23 songs recorded by the host, with accompaniment from longtime sideman Johnny Costa on piano, Carl McViker on bass, and Bobby Rawsthorne on percussion. Complementing the music is an illustrated booklet with photos, an introduction by the Won't You

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barenaked Ladies, Gaby Moreno, Johnny Costa, Mister Rogers, Nora York, Van Dyke Parks, Whitesnake

Song of Time: Two Folk Classics from Art and Paul Are Reissued for First Time

October 2, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Art and Paul Songs of Earth and Sky

With a recent pair of reissues, Sony Music/Legacy Recordings has transported listeners to Greenwich Village at the dawn of the 1960s, when guitar-wielding troubadours took the stages at venues like Café Wha? to share their own "alternative" music: folk. While Connie Francis, Brian Hyland, Elvis Presley, and even Percy Faith were ascending to the top of the Pop chart, folksingers were spinning their own musical yarns that didn't involve teenage romance or itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polkadot

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Folk Tags: Art Podell, Paul Potash

Like A Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stones Prep "Bridges To Buenos Aires" Archive Release

October 2, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

TheRollingStones BridgesToBuenosAires 2cdBR

The Rolling Stones have recently announced the latest in their archival series.  Bridges to Buenos Aires will be released on November 8 in a variety of CD, vinyl, and video configurations. Following the Bridges to Bremen live album released in June, Bridges to Buenos Aires also commemorates The Rolling Stones' hugely successful 1997-1998 tour.  The Buenos Aires show was recorded on April 5, 1998 -- the last of a  five-night residency at the River Plate Stadium -- and features a very special

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Tags: Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones

Travelin' Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15

October 1, 2019 By

Bob Dylan Bootleg 15

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings chronicle Dylan's 1967-1969 recordings in Music City - including those made with a very special guest - on the latest volume of the artist's long-running Bootleg Series. Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) - Travelin' Thru: 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 boasts dozens of previously unreleased recordings from the Nashville Skyline period and even some

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

Something 'Groovy': New Hendrix Box Revisits The Band Of Gypsys

October 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Jimi Hendrix Songs for Groovy Children

Jimi Hendrix's Fillmore East concerts of December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970 have become the stuff of legend. With Billy Cox and Buddy Miles matching him in intensity and power, Hendrix pushed the envelope of heavy rock, R&B, and funk. The original 1970 release of Band of Gypsys offered a tantalizing taste of the concerts, and over the years other songs from the concerts have emerged on various releases (most recently 2016's Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69). Now,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Jimi Hendrix

Losst and Founnd

September 30, 2019 By

Harry Nilsson Losst and Founnd

Gotta get up!  The late Harry Nilsson's final recordings are, at last, being unveiled to the world on Omnivore's Losst and Founnd.  Produced by Mark Hudson, the album features Nilsson originals plus covers of songs by his friends Jimmy Webb and Yoko Ono.  Guest musicians include Webb, Van Dyke Parks, Jim Keltner, and Harry's son Kiefo.

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

Plays Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Jazz

September 29, 2019 By

JohnnyCosta PlaysMrRogersNeighborhoodJazz

In 1986, pianist Johnny Costa, Fred Rogers, bassist Carl McViker, and percussionist Bobby Rawsthorne united to record Johnny Costa Plays Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Jazz . The 13-track collection of instrumental takes on Mister Rogers' classic material has been out of print for decades and original copies command triple-digit prices on the secondary market. Omnivore gives the album its CD and digital debut.

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

It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers

September 29, 2019 By

MrRogers ItsSuchAGoodFeeling

Welcome back to the Neighborhood!  This celebration of the music of Mister Rogers collects over 20 songs recorded by the host, with accompaniment from longtime sideman Johnny Costa on piano, Carl McViker on bass, and Bobby Rawsthorne on percussion. Complementing the music is an illustrated booklet with photos, an introduction by the Won't You Be My Neighbor? documentarian Morgan Neville, and an essay by TV critic Robert Bianco. Among the tracks are the classics "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" "You

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

¡Spangled!

September 29, 2019 By

Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks Spangled

Americana specialist Van Dyke Parks and Guatemala-born singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno have teamed up for this new LP celebrating "the migration of song across the Americas" with a bolero, a bossa nova, a ballad, and so on.  Guests include Jackson Browne and Ry Cooder.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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