Ben Folds returns with a new studio album. New York chamber sextet yMusic joins him on eight “chamber-rock” songs, and then it’s off to the (Nashville) Symphony for Folds’ new Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
Everything Is Roses: 1985-1989
This ain’t your typical Nashville Sound! Everything is Roses anthologizes the career of Music City’s groundbreaking alt-rockers Raging Fire with 22 tracks on one CD recorded between 1985 and 1989. (An 11-track vinyl highlights version will also be available as well as a 26-track lossless digital edition.) Raging Fire opened for such bands as The Replacements, The Cramps and Gun Club with their singular sound incorporating punk, rock, folk, country, and more. With almost all tracks reissued for the first time, the new record unites the band’s 1985 LP A Family Thing with selections from the 1986…
I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times): Ted’s Big Summer ’15 Wrap-Up!
The summer’s winding down and so Ted Frank, our resident maven of all things eclectic, is looking back on his favorites from the past few months, from reissues to future classics of all genres! We hope you make some new discoveries as you enjoy the Labor Day weekend! As the boys of summer’s mettle is currently being put to the test, here are some favorite releases – new and old – from the past couple of summer months that have staying power and could perfectly score those few remaining summer days…
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Hollywood Vampires
Alice Cooper and a host of his famous friends – among them Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Dave Grohl, Slash, Zak Starkey, Joe Walsh, Sir Paul McCartney and the late Sir Christopher Lee – pay tribute to friends and fallen comrades with Hollywood Vampires celebrating the rock scene, seventies Hollywood-style. Songs include Harry Nilsson’s “One/Jump Into the Fire,” The Who’s “My Generation,” T Rex’s “Jeepster,” Macca’s Badfinger hit “Come and Get It,” John Lennon’s “Cold Turkey,” Spirit’s “I Got a Line on You” and more. Bob Ezrin produced.
Cass County
Don Henley returns with his fifth studio album – and first in 15 years. Cass County was produced by Henley and Stan Lynch, who also co- wrote 11 of the songs on the album, and primarily recorded in Nashville and Texas. Guests include Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Mick Jagger and Alison Krauss. Cass County will be available as a 12- song standard CD and digital album, as well as a 16-track deluxe version, which will be available on CD, digitally, and a double-disc, 180-gram Vinyl LP. Deluxe –…
Crosseyed Heart
One-half of The Glimmer Twins returns with his first solo album in 23 years. Keith Richards fuses blues, soul, reggae and rock on Crosseyed Heart, which features guest appearances by artists including Norah Jones, Ivan Neville and the late Bobby Keys!
A Stroke Of Luck: Garbage Celebrates 20 Years With Deluxe, Expanded Reissues
Alt-rock heroes Garbage are going “20 Years Queer” with a multi-tiered reissue of their 1995 debut album and an accompanying tour. Formed by Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson, guitarists Steve Marker and Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig (the latter also a producer best known for Nirvana’s Nevermind), Garbage fused grunge, industrial and electronic influences for a sound that stood out on mid-’90s radio. Manson’s distinctive vocals propelled “Only Happy When It Rains,” “Queer” and “Stupid Girl” towards the top of the U.S. modern rock charts as well as the U.K. charts proper….
Archive Collection: Pipes of Peace
Paul McCartney’s 1983 Pipes of Peace, featuring the smash hit duet “Say Say Say” with Michael Jackson, joins his Archive Collection in a variety of formats: 2-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Read more about all versions in our full feature!
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Archive Collection: Tug of War
The Paul McCartney Archive Collection continues with 1982’s Tug of War, featuring “Ebony and Ivory” and “Here Today.” The release is available in various formats: 3-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Check out our full feature for information on what you’ll find in each version!
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Greasepaint Smile
Numero Group excavates a never-before-released 1969 album from singer-songwriter Elyse Weinberg. The label describes the album’s sound: “Weinberg’s finger-picked acoustic is layered over distant drumming, while her gravel-pit voice evokes life, love, and mortality.” Neil Young, J.D. Souther, Nils Lofgren and Kenny Edwards all guest on this lost California-rock gem produced by Young’s longtime associate David Briggs.
Both Sides: Deluxe Edition
Phil Collins’ 1993 album Both Sides is expanded to two CDs as part of his Take a Look at Me Now reissue campaign! Bonus tracks include B-sides, demos and live tracks, with six of the ten bonus cuts previously unreleased on CD. The original album will also be available on vinyl.
Face Value: Deluxe Edition
Phil Collins’ 1981 classic featuring “In the Air Tonight” gets expanded to two CDs with the addition of eight live tracks and four demos (plus a new, modern cover photograph echoing the original). Ten of the twelve bonuses are new to CD. The original album will also be available on vinyl.
Take a Look at Them Now: Phil Collins Kicks Off Reissue Series with “Face Value” and “Both Sides”
He titled his most recent album Going Back, and now Phil Collins is going back to his classic discography in a far-ranging reissue campaign, appropriately titled “Take a Look At Me Now.” The British singer/songwriter/drummer has been relatively quiet since 2002’s Testify, his last album of new material. There was a tour with Genesis in 2007 (which coincided with an extensive reissue campaign of its own) and the aforementioned Going Back, 2010’s Motown covers album. But Collins has been relatively quiet since then, battling health problems that kept him from playing his…
Pay Attention! On-U-Sound Reissues, Expands The Mothmen’s Debut
The Second Disc welcomes back our roving musical correspondent Ted Frank! A recent visit to Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival inspired Ted to revisit the debut album of short-lived British band The Mothmen, recently reissued and expanded on CD and vinyl! You’ll want to “Pay Attention!” to this alternative gem. Having recently attended the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago’s Union Park, it was a reminder of that expansive, mercurial sound that comes when the calendar hits June’s solstice! On June 1 of this year, just a few weeks shy of the beginning of summer 2015,…
Release Round-Up: Week of August 28
Welcome to New Release Friday and this week’s Release Round-Up! Faces, You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (1970-1975) (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This long-awaited 5-CD box set includes Faces’ First Step (1970), Long Player (1971), A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…to a Blind Horse (1971), and Ooh La La (1973), and adds never-before-released bonus tracks to each album. The set is topped off with a bonus disc containing non-LP selections. In total, 17 bonus tracks are previously unreleased! The collection…
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Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)
TSD favorites Pugwash return with a new studio album on Omnivore Recordings to follow up last year’s anthology A Rose in a Garden of Weeds! If you’re looking for ELO-style pop (and beyond!), look no further than Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) – which features guest appearances from some of Pugwash’s famous friends including Ray Davies, Neil Hannon, Andy Partridge, and (lending a shout) Jeff Lynne!
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
For this new album, Presley performances recorded between 1956 and 1973 have been melded with new tracks recorded at Abbey Road in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for ballads (“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “If I Can Dream”), gospel (“How Great Thou Art”), and rock and roll (“Burning Love,” James Taylor’s satirical “Steamroller Blues”). Favorites from songwriters Mac Davis (the hit “In the Ghetto”) and Neil Diamond (“And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind”) also appear in these new orchestral renditions. Michael…
Introducing Darlene Love
Yes, Little Steven Van Zandt is “introducing” one of the greatest voices of our time on this all-new album! The legendary Ms. Love is out front on songs penned by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Linda Perry, and Little Steven himself – plus a revival of Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector’s masterpiece “River Deep – Mountain High.”
Come Fly with Me
Trumpeter, A&M Records founder and all-around music legend Herb Alpert returns with a new album featuring both original songs and standards like “Come Fly with Me,” “Blue Skies” and “Danny Boy.”
Pot Luck
The great songwriter and pianist Spooner Oldham takes the solo spotlight on LITA’s reissue of his 1972 Family Productions LP! Features “Cry Like a Baby,” “Respect,” “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” and more.
Now That Everything’s Been Said
The classic album from Carole King’s band The City returns in a newly-remastered edition to CD and vinyl. Features “Now That Everything’s Been Said,” “Snow Queen,” “Wasn’t Born to Follow,” “A Man Without a Dream,” “That Old Sweet Roll” and many other King classics.
When The Rainbow Disappears: An Anthology 1965-1968
Light in the Attic draws upon the archives of Lee Hazlewood’s LHI label for this complete anthology from Texas band The Kitchen Cinq!
Those Old Sweet Rolls: Light In The Attic Reissues Carole King’s “The City,” Spooner Oldham, Lee Hazlewood’s Kitchen Cinq
An upcoming trio of releases from Light in the Attic turns the label’s spotlight on two of popular song’s most enduring writers and one maverick producer/label impresario (who also happened to be one heckuva songwriter!) – namely Carole King, Spooner Oldham, and Lee Hazlewood. LITA is bringing King’s one remarkable album with her band The City back to CD and LP, and premiering on official CD and vinyl a reissue of Oldham’s 1972 solo LP Pot Luck. Then the label continues to dig deep into the archives of Lee Hazlewood Industries for…
Release Round-Up: Week of August 14
Welcome to New Release Friday! Lesley Gore, Someplace Else Now (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Someplace Else Now marked Lesley Gore’s first full immersion into the world of the singer-songwriter. She penned every one of the twelve tracks on this 1972 album for MoWest Records, writing solo and with lyricists Ellen Weston and her brother Michael Gore. Joe Porter (Gladys Knight and the Pips, Thelma Houston) supplied the passionate production. Lesley’s lost Motown gem – a stylistic mélange of pop, soul, folk, rock, and gospel – makes its long-awaited…
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Can’t Help Falling In Love: Elvis Goes Orchestral On “If I Can Dream”
In advance of this Friday’s Legacy Edition reissue of Elvis Presley’s 1975 studio album Today, RCA and Legacy have announced another project to celebrate The King’s 80th birthday. If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a new, 14-song collection due on October 30 featuring the artist’s iconic vocal performances accompanied by newly-created orchestral backings. Presley performances between 1956 and 1973 have been melded with new orchestral tracks recorded at Abbey Road in London for ballads (“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” “Can’t Help Falling…
