Welcome to this week's (teeny tiny) Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. Van Morrison, Moving on Skiffle (Exile/Virgin) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Van Morrison is back with a new 2-CD set dedicated to the skiffle style and featuring the likes of "Cold, Cold Heart," "Cotton Fields," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and "Greenback Dollar." Available on CD, LP, and digital formats. Blackmore's Night, Shadow of the Moon: 25th
One More Love Song: Dark Horse Reissues Leon Russell's "Signature Songs"
Dark Horse Records has announced the first release resulting from its new deal with the estate of the late Leon Russell. On March 17, Dark Horse will reissue Russell's 2001 Signature Songs on which he revisited his most classic compositions in stark piano-and-voice renditions. The upcoming reissue (which sports new cover art) will premiere the album on vinyl, and will also arrive on CD and in digital formats. With Signature Songs, originally released on his own Leon Russell Records label,
Give the People What They Want: Third Philadelphia International Box Set Arrives in April
After well over a year since the release of Satisfaction Guaranteed, United Souls' series of box sets collecting the Philadelphia International label's complete studio albums is confirmed to resume with the April 7 release of Love Is the Message: The Sound of Philadelphia Vol. 3. The third installment of the series promised to eventually encompass 15 volumes contains the following eight studio albums: The Ebonys, The Ebonys (Philadelphia International KZ 32419, 1973); MFSB, Love Is the
Live at Berkeley 1971
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Box: Stephen Stills Webstore Omnivore and Iconic Artists are serving up a previously unreleased 14-song album drawn from Stephen Stills' concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA, on August 20 and 21, 1971. Stills opened with a solo acoustic set and closed with an electric one featuring The Memphis Horns. He had some surprises in store for the Bay Area audience, however,
Moving on Skiffle
Van Morrison is back with a new 2-CD set dedicated to the skiffle style and featuring both original songs and covers such as "Cold, Cold Heart," "Cotton Fields," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and "Greenback Dollar."
Review: Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello, "The Songs of Bacharach and Costello"
And so this had to be/painted from memory... The news broke on the morning of February 9, 2023 that Burt Bacharach had died at the age of 94. That evening, his longtime friend and musical partner Elvis Costello opened a 10-evening residency at New York's Gramercy Theatre which ultimately saw him perform 239 unique songs from every far-flung corner of his wide-ranging catalogue. The residency became a grand tribute to Bacharach. The pre-show music piping throughout the theatre each night
Release Round-Up: Week of March 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, The Songs of Bacharach and Costello (UMe) 4CD/2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / ElvisCostello.com 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP with Lithograph: ElvisCostello.com Elvis Costello is looking back at his 25 years of music with the late Burt Bacharach on this lavish new
Turn Your Radio On: Real Gone's March Lineup Includes John Hartford, Don Cherry, Saigon Kick, "The Devil Wears Prada," and More
Once again, Real Gone Music's March slate offers up an eclectic selection of genres ranging from bluegrass to funk to jazz to alt-country to hard rock to soundtrack music, all spanning the years 1971-2006. All of these six vinyl reissue titles are due out tomorrow, March 3. Read on for more details about each title. John Hartford moved to Nashville in 1965 and signed with RCA Victor the next year. The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist would record six studio albums for the label. The
Favourite Shirts: Demon Introduces Half-Speed Master Edition Series with Yardbirds, Labi Siffre, Haircut One Hundred
Demon Music Group has recently launched a new series of Half-Speed Master Editions, all cut from original stereo tapes at AIR Mastering and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Today, we're looking at three of these titles. Demon has had a long history with The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer (1966) including a 1986 expanded edition on CD, a single-LP vinyl reissue in 2019, a double-LP vinyl reissue in 2020 for Record Store Day, and a generous 2-LP/3-CD/1-7" single box set in 2021. Appropriately
So Rebellious a Lover
Sunset Blvd. Records has a new vinyl edition of Gene Clark and Carla Olson's 1987 studio album So Rebellious a Lover. The album, which beautifully meshed folk, rock, country, and soul, will be presented with a gatefold jacket, new liner notes, and a bonus 45 featuring "Gypsy River" (with The Textones) and "Number One Is to Survive." This new edition is pressed on blue vinyl and celebrates the vibrant musical partnership of these two great artists.
Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition)
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Daft Punk's final album, 2013's disco-flavored, multiple Grammy-winning Random Access Memories, welcomed such all-time luminaries as Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Jackson, Jr., Nathan East, John "J.R." Robinson, and Omar Hakim as well as contemporary greats Pharrell Williams, Julian Casablancas, and Animal Collective co-founder Panda Bear. Now, it's time to "Get Lucky" with a
Stripped
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount (U.S.) LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Sampson Low Books (U.K.) / Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records reissues R&B diva Macy Gray's award-winning 2016 album Stripped in which the self-decribed "underground jazz singer" came to the surface with the backing of a jazz quartet. The repertoire was accessible to both Gray's existing fans and to jazz purists; she reinvented her chart-topping, Grammy-winning 1999 hit "I
Fully 'Loaded': Velvet Underground Classic Gets a Deluxe Vinyl Box from Rhino
Rhino has a Loaded slate for March. On the 24th, the label will revisit and reconfigure The Velvet Underground's fourth studio album for a deluxe 9-LP vinyl presentation. Loaded: Fully Re-Loaded Edition is based on the 6CD/1DVD box from 2015. This new vinyl iteration will include: The original 1970 album in both its stereo and promotional mono mixes; The "Full-Length" version of the album with extended versions of "Sweet Jane," "Rock and Roll," and "New Age," all debuting on vinyl;
Keep On Loving You: Real Gone's RSD Offerings Feature The Donnas, Taproot, "Ocean's Twelve," Crispin Glover, and More
The Record Store Day list of releases came out last week and we continue our look through them by focusing today on Real Gone's slate. Their eight releases come from a variety of genres including punk, alternative metal, hip-hop, film score music, rock and one that defies genre descriptions. We've got the list of Real Gone's titles below, with descriptions coming directly from the label. All of these will be available on April 22, 2023 at participating retailers. Visit recordstoreday.com
Release Round-Up: Week of February 24
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. Various Artists, Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection (Stax/Craft Recordings) Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection: 12CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Wattstax: The Complete Concert: 6CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Best of Wattstax (Highlights) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon
First Time: 7a Records Reissues Macy Gray's Jazz Gem "Stripped" on CD and Vinyl
In April 2016, Macy Gray entered an old church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to record one of the most distinctive albums of her career. Stripped, originally released on the Chesky Records label, matched the R&B diva with a jazz quartet. On original songs, favorites from her discography, and unexpected covers alike, Gray's smoky rasp took full flight. On March 17, 7a Records - the label best-known for its deep dives into the world of The Monkees - reissues Stripped for the very first time on
Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?
Paul Simonon (The Clash, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad & The Queen) and singer-songwriter Galen Ayers have teamed for this new collaborative album of bilingual duets. Its ten transporting tracks sung in English and Spanish present a wide overview of European musical cultures including homages to the music of England, Spain, Greece, France, and beyond. The album was produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T Rex) and features musicians Simon Tong, Sebastian Rochford, and Don Donovan, as well
Get Lucky: Daft Punk Unearth Unheard 'Memories' for Reissue of Final Album
Fans of French electronic duo Daft Punk may have been shocked when the group suddenly announced their dissolution at the start of 2021. But the robots haven't really powered down: a year later, they digitally expanded debut album Homework for its 25th anniversary, compiled an album of remixes from the era, and even showed off some limited, never-before-seen footage from an early concert following Homework's release (which shockingly showed members Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter
Got My Mind Set on George: BMG Acquires Rights to Harrison's Discography
Yesterday, BMG announced the latest feather in its ever-growing cap: an agreement to bring the solo recordings of George Harrison to the label as part of its reactivation of the late Beatle's own Dark Horse Records label. With Harrison's publishing already under the BMG umbrella, the deal unites Harrison's recording and publishing. To mark the occasion - and to commemorate what would have been Harrison's 80th birthday on Saturday, February 25 - BMG has released his solo discography in Dolby
Just My Salvation: Vinyl Me, Please Collects Best of Stax's Gospel Truth in New Box Set
When Memphis' Stax Records launched its Gospel Truth imprint in 1972, its mission was simple: to "carry the message of today's gospel to the people on the street." The label's Al Bell worked closely with in-house radio guru/producer/songwriter Dave Clark and staffer Mary Peak Paterson to afford Gospel Truth the same level of promotion as Stax's secular releases, and accessibility was the byword. Bell paired traditional gospel talents with young artists well-versed in rock, funk, blues, and
Sit Down, I Think I Love You: Rhino's RSD Lineup Includes Grateful Dead, Dio, Stevie Nicks, Todd Rundgren, Madonna, and More "Nuggets"
Rhino has announced one of the most expansive lineups for this year's Record Store Day event at participating independent record stores on Saturday, April 22. Rhino's slate includes two dozen titles from the label's heaviest hitters including Madonna, Grateful Dead, Stevie Nicks, Dio, Duran Duran, Ramones, Todd Rundgren, and more - plus a 50th anniversary celebration of the original Nuggets. You'll find the complete list below, with descriptions provided by the label. Visit
Everybody Loves You Now: Legacy's RSD Slate Includes Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Miles Davis, Carole King, More
The Record Store Day list is out, and the announcements are pouring in! This year, Legacy Recordings will mark the April 22, 2023 event at independent record stores everywhere with more than a dozen titles from many of the biggest names in classic pop, rock, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, country, and beyond. (One release, from Pearl Jam, will see a CD release in addition to the expected vinyl.) You'll find the entire list below, with descriptions provided by the label. Visit RecordStoreDay.com
The Who with Orchestra Live at Wembley
2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Colored Vinyl: The Who Official Store 3LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who brings their 2019 Wembley Stadium concert to a host of audio formats. The show featured Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and their band including Simon Townshend and Zak Starkey backed by a 50-piece orchestra conducted by Keith Levenson. The grandiose blast of orchestral rock is available on CD/Blu-ray (with stereo and Dolby
What Matters Most
Ben Folds returns with his first album in eight years and his first solo album since 2008. What Matters Most was recorded in Nashville with co-producer Joe Pisapia and includes the lead single "Winslow Gardens." Available on CD, LP, and digital formats.
All Roads Lead Home
Crazy Horse - a.k.a. Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot, and Nils Lofgren - have united for a new album...with a twist. Molina, Talbot, and Lofgren each recorded three songs apart and with different musicians, while Young has come together with his longtime collaborators to add a live solo version of "Song of the Seasons" (originally released on Barn). Available on CD, LP, and digitally (including hi-res).
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