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It’s Not Just A “Mirage”: Fleetwood Mac Classic Gets Expanded To Box Set, More

May 12, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 14 Comments

On the heels of last year’s deluxe box set of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, Warner Bros. Records has just announced the legendary band’s Mirage will be next to get the lavish treatment. On July 29, the label will unveil the 1982 chart-topping smash in a variety of physical formats: Deluxe Edition (3 CD/1 DVD/1 LP): Original album remastered, plus B-sides and rarities; the original album on vinyl; a disc of live performances; and a 5.1 mix on DVD Expanded Edition (2 CD): Original album remastered, plus a disc of B-sides and rarities Remastered…

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Adam & The Ants’ “Kings of the Wild Frontier” to Invade Stores Once More

May 9, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Unplug the jukebox! Adam & The Ants’ classic Kings of the Wild Frontier is coming back as an expansive deluxe edition, to initiate another Ants invasion. Kings of the Wild Frontier remains a pivotal album in post-punk history, as well as a major turning point for Ant himself. Having attained nominal success with his debut Dirk Wears White Sox in 1979, Adam Ant had to start from square one when producer Malcolm McLaren spirited away his original Ants to form Bow Wow Wow. Ant and producer Chris Hughes pressed on, forming a…

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The Traveling Wilburys [Various Formats]

April 29, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Concord Bicycle has a straight reissue of The Traveling Wilburys Collection, a multi-disc audiovisual box set that gathers expansions of both Wilburys albums, Vol. 1 (1988) and Vol. 3 (1990) with bonus video content. As with the original Rhino Records release in 2007, the box will be available as a standard 2CD/1DVD set; a deluxe, numbered edition; a vinyl box set (including three extended versions that were otherwise unavailable) and hi-res download options. Amazon U.S.: 2CD/1DVD Standard Edition; 2CD/1DVD Deluxe Edition; 3LP Amazon U.K.: 2CD/1 DVD Standard Edition; 2CD/1DVD Deluxe Edition; 3LP

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Heartbreaker [2-CD/DVD Deluxe Edition]

April 29, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Ryan Adams’ debut solo album from 2000 is expanded with unreleased outtakes, pre-album demos, exclusive photos, and a never-before-released DVD of a solo acoustic club show from 2000.

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 29

April 29, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Here Today: The Songs of Brian Wilson (Vinyl) (Ace) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Ace brings its acclaimed 2015 Here Today: The Songs of Brian Wilson compilation to 180-gram white vinyl in a slimmed-down form (12 tracks vs. 25 on the CD) with all of Ace’s deluxe hallmarks of packaging and annotation! The album features Darian Sahanaja of The Brian Wilson Band and The Wondermints along with Kirsty MacColl, Carmen McRae, The Tokens, The Castells, Nick DeCaro, Betty Everett, Bobby Vee and…

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Bad Company, Barbara Dickson, Brian Wilson, Cream, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of April 22

April 22, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Impressions, The Best of The Impressions: The Curtom Years (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Varese Vintage has an impressive line-up of releases this week! First up, the label has brought together 18 prime cuts from the premier purveyors of Chicago soul, Curtis Mayfield and the legendary Impressions. This set features singles released on the Curtom label between 1968 and 1976 including the R&B hits “Fool for You,” “Choice of Colors,” “Say You Love Me,” “Finally Got Myself Together (I’m a Changed…

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

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Bernard Herrmann, Bill Evans, Doris Day, Earth Wind and Fire, Eric Carmen, Jethro Tull, Marvin Hamlisch, Sandy Denny, The Impressions

Release Round-Up: Week of April 15

April 15, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Phil Collins, No Jacket Required and Testify: Deluxe Editions (Atlantic/Rhino) No Jacket Required 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada No Jacket Required LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Testify 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Testify LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Phil Collins’ No Jacket Required, originally released in 1985 and still the artist’s most commercially successful album, is expanded to 2 CDs with the addition of thirteen bonus tracks: ten new-to-CD live performances and three demos. Phil…

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Bob Dylan, Carly Simon, Foghat, Frank Sinatra, Graham Nash, Metallica, Phil Collins, Santana, Various Artists

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour: Country Special

April 12, 2016 by Joe Marchese

This new DVD release from Shout! Factory features new-to-DVD performances from Glen Campbell as well as special guests Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis, Minnie Pearl and Jerry Reed on songs including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Act Naturally,” “Born to Lose,” and more! It’s a 50+-minute TV country celebration as only Glen could have delivered!

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This Path Tonight

March 28, 2016 by Joe Marchese

This Path Tonight is Graham Nash’s first solo record of new music in fourteen years. The album’s ten songs produced by Shane Fontayne reflect the many well-publicized changes in the legendary singer-songwriter’s life over recent months. Amazon U.S. has an exclusive edition with a live DVD containing recent performances of Nash’s solo and band hits. This Deluxe Edition is also available at Amazon U.K.!

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Soundstage: Brian Wilson and Friends

March 16, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Salvo brings the 2015 Soundstage television program starring Brian Wilson, taped in Las Vegas, to a CD/DVD package. The concert united Wilson with Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Billy Hinsche and various special guests to celebrate his legendary songbook and his new album No Pier Pressure. The CD features 19 tracks, and the DVD has 25 plus two bonus tracks and additional interview footage.

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And The Wheels Keep Turning: Esoteric Reissues Two Tony Banks Albums As CD/DVD Sets

March 11, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Last year, Tony Banks went A Chord Too Far with a career-spanning box set; now, the Genesis keyboardist has teamed once more with Esoteric Recordings for a CD/DVD edition of his sophomore solo album, 1983’s The Fugitive. The first disc presents a new stereo mix of the album plus two bonus tracks, while the DVD includes a DTS 5.1 surround mix, a 96/24 PCM stereo mix, and a promotional music video. The Fugitive has recently arrived alongside a new pressing of the similar 2009 CD/DVD reissue of Banks’ first solo release A…

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Ride the Lightning (4-LP/6-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Metallica’s deluxe box set of 1984’s Ride the Lightning includes the remastered album on LP and CD, plus four live sets from Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and England’s Castle Donington (the latter three making their physical debut after being offered as downloads on Metallica’s live archive site); a picture disc version of the “Creeping Death” single, featuring two non-LP B-sides; two more bonus CDs with radio interviews, demos and rough mixes; and a DVD featuring more pro-shot live footage for MTV, Danish TV and more. Physical swag in the box includes a hardback…

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Kill ‘Em All (4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Metallica revisits 1983’s Kill ‘Em All as a 4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD deluxe box set featuring remastered versions of the album on LP and CD augmented by three live sets from Paris, New Jersey and California on LP and CD; a picture disc recreation of the original “Jump Into the Fire” single (take heed: all offerings on vinyl will include download cards); plus a pair of bonus CDs featuring interviews, rough mixes and the contents of the “Whiplash” EP released in England. Another live set at Chicago’s Metro, released in part on a VHS compilation in 1987, debuts…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 26

February 26, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up filled with deluxe reissues on vinyl and CD, box sets, new releases from veteran artists, and more! Michael Jackson, Off the Wall (Epic/Legacy) CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The King of Pop’s 1979 Epic solo debut Off the Wall is revived for 2016 with an additional DVD or BD of Spike Lee’s acclaimed new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall. No additional audio tracks…

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Billy Cobham, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, David Bowie, Emmit Rhodes, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Stephen Sondheim, Todd Rundgren, Willie Nelson

Burt Bacharach: A Life in Song

February 24, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Burt Bacharach joins a host of artists including Justin Hayward, Joss Stone, Rebecca Ferguson and Alfie Boe in this concert tribute filmed last year at London’s Royal Festival Hall and aired on the BBC. In between performances of Bacharach hits and rarities (including “In Between the Heartaches” and “If I Could Go Back”), Michael Grade interviews the legendary composer about his craft. Available on Blu-ray and DVD.

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George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison

February 22, 2016 by Joe Marchese

George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison arrives on 2-CD/BD, 2-CD/DVD, vinyl and DD configurations. This concert salute was filmed on September 28, 2014 (the day after what would have been Harrison’s 73rd birthday) at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. Produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine, George Fest features an eclectic line-up including Brian Wilson (“My Sweet Lord”), Norah Jones (“Something”), and Ann Wilson (“Beware of Darkness”) as well as Dhani himself (“Let It Down”). Weird Al Yankovic, The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne and The Killers’ Brandon Flowers are part of…

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For Whom The Bell Tolls: Metallica Catalogue Project Begins with Two Deluxe Box Sets

February 18, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Years after Metallica took control of their own masters through their Blackened Records imprint, the metal masters will begain a super deluxe rollout of their classic hard rock albums. The band announced details for extensive reissues of their first two albums, Kill ‘Em All (1983) and Ride the Lightning (1984), vault-clearing affairs that offer the remastered original albums alongside rare and unreleased B-sides, demos, rough mixes and video footage across CD, DVD and vinyl. Altogether, there are six LPs, two picture discs, 11 CDs and two DVDs between these two packages! Formed in 1981 in Los…

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Off The Wall [CD/DVD and CD/BD]

January 7, 2016 by Joe Marchese

The King of Pop’s 1979 Epic solo debut Off the Wall is revived for 2016 with an additional DVD or BD of Spike Lee’s new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall. No additional audio tracks are included.

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Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough: Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” To Be Reissued with New Spike Lee Documentary

January 7, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 15 Comments

We’re barely a week into 2016 and we’re already seeing a lot of reissue news for this new year! The latest comes from Legacy Recordings, who yesterday announced a massive Elvis Presley box set. Now they’ve got a new reissue featuring another legendary performer: Michael Jackson. Due to be released on February 26 is a new edition of Jackson’s landmark 1979 solo Epic Records debut Off the Wall. The album is being paired with Spike Lee’s new documentary Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall which is premiering at the Sundance…

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Three Cheers and Dammit, C’est La Vie: Elaine Paige Celebrates 50 Years on “I’m Still Here”

December 22, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Each evening from the first preview on August 7, 2011 to the closing performance on January 22, 2012, audiences at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre were treated to the sight of one of the First Ladies of the London stage making a rare appearance across the Atlantic belting one of Stephen Sondheim’s most famous songs. The show was Follies, the star was Elaine Paige, and the song was “I’m Still Here.” Now, that anthem of showbiz survival provides the title for the superstar actress-singer’s new live CD/DVD release on Cherry Red’s Strike Force Entertainment label. …

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Review: Fleetwood Mac, “Tusk: Deluxe Edition”

December 14, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Can an album that sold four million copies be fairly called a cult classic? If the answer is yes, that album would certainly be Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk. One of the most willfully unconventional albums ever made, the follow-up to Rumours nonetheless went multi-platinum. Nobody expected the band that had already morphed from blues-rock to the epitome of California pop-rock (and everything in between) to defiantly go the “art-rock” route, yet that’s precisely what Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks did with Tusk. Now, over ten years after…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 4

December 4, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Well, this is it – the final big release week of the year! While next week will see releases slow to a trickle, this week is packed with exciting box sets and much more! Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set celebrating The Boss’ seminal album The River features a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks plus four hours of never-before-seen video footage. Read the full track…

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Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bette Midler, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, George Delerue, Judy Garland, King Curtis, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Rod McKuen, Roy Orbison, Simple Minds, The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, The Dictators

Avonmore [Deluxe Edition Box Set]

November 30, 2015 by Joe Marchese

Bryan Ferry expands his most recent album, 2014’s Avonmore, to epic proportions on this new box set. The Deluxe Edition, limited to 1,500 units, features the original album on both vinyl and CD plus one vinyl LP and 2 CDs of remixes, as well as a DVD with three music videos. It’s all housed in a hardbound book-style set.

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Once Upon a Time [Super Deluxe Edition]

November 30, 2015 by Joe Marchese

Simple Minds’ 1985 breakthrough album is expanded to six discs (five CDs and a region-free NTSC DVD) on this new super deluxe edition. Containing the hit singles “Alive And Kicking,” “All The Things She Said,” “Sanctify Yourself” and “Ghostdancing,” this chart-topping album built on the success of “(Don’t You) Forget About Me.” The bonus discs include numerous additional tracks including the original and extended versions of “(Don’t You) Forget About Me,” single edits, 12-inch mixes, B-sides, previously unreleased tracks and the two-disc Live In The City Of Light concert. The DVD includes an audio version…

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