a-ha broke onto the scene in the '80s with a run of five successful albums, but went on a seven-year hiatus in 1993 following the release of Memorial Beach. In the interim, the Norwegian trio - Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Pål Waaktaar-Savoy - explored different interests until they were invited to perform at the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo. Their two-song set brought them international attention and they soon reconvened in New York to write what would become their 2000
Because It's Christmastime: Chicago Releases New Christmas Album in October
Chicago is back on October 4 with the band's 37th studio album and fourth Christmas release. The simply-titled Chicago Christmas will arrive from Rhino Records on CD, LP, and digital platforms with eight original songs, two classic holiday standards, and one pop favorite. Produced by founding member Lee Loughnane, Chicago Christmas is the group's first holiday album to focus primarily on original compositions. For this project, the band members wrote new songs such as "All Over The World,"
Review: Bobby Rush Proves He's At the Top of His Game With "Sitting On Top of the Blues"
Legendary bluesman Bobby Rush is back with a new album, Sitting on Top of the Blues, which is released today on CD and LP through Rush's own Deep Rush label. At 86 years old, the Louisiana-born guitar slinger and singer has traveled from the Chitlin' circuit to the world's stages since 1951. He's released music on indie labels across the nation, recorded for Gamble & Huff, and has performed alongside a who's-who of funk, soul, and blues luminaries. You've probably heard some of his classics
Release Round-Up: Week of August 16
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Earwig Music has one of the year's most intriguing box sets and most significant historical excavations - a beautiful 124-page, 4-CD hardcover tome chronicling in words and music the story of Narvel Eatmon, a.k.a. Cadillac Baby, and his Chicago label Bea & Baby Records. From 1959-1989, the label and its various
Run Back to Mama: Ace's "Horn Rock" Anthology Features Chase, Blood Sweat and Tears, Delaney and Bonnie, More
The new collection on Ace Records' BGP imprint packs a mighty punch. That's because it's dedicated to Horn Rock (with the equally-important subtitle And Funky Guitar Grooves), that boldest and brassiest of rock subgenres. The phrase "horn rock" immediately brings to mind the sound popularized by Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears (only one of which is represented here) but the added colors afforded by horns were applied to recordings in the baroque-rock, art-rock, psych-rock, and jazz-rock
Hitsville - The Making of Motown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Showtime's long-awaited documentary on Motown Records makes its debut on August 24. But before that, Universal Music will issue a companion soundtrack on CD (in both standard 1CD and deluxe 2CD editions) and vinyl, featuring many of the label's all-time classic songs. The vinyl edition arrives on September 27. Also available on digital/streaming.
Chaos and Disorder
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Originally released in July 1996 as a surprise from Prince, Chaos and Disorder nonetheless reached the top 30 in the U.S. and the top 20 in the U.K. with no promotion. For this new reissue, it will be released in a 1-LP configuration on limited-edition purple vinyl and a 1-CD package. This reissue campaign not only brings the CD back on shelves after decades out-of-print, but also marks its debut on
Emancipation
6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's epic 1996 album Emancipation returns to print as a 3CD set and makes its vinyl debut as a 6LP package. The album is packed with original songs reflecting on many of the themes most important to the artist (romance, family, sex, technology) as well as four choice covers (Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me,' the Thom Bell-composed Philly soul classics 'Betcha By Golly Wow' and 'La, La,
The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD)
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Fans of obscure Prince mixes and alternate versions are sure to delight in The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD). The collection of rare material was originally pressed up as a limited-edition cassette for Paris Fashion Week attendees in 1995 and featured remixes of then-unreleased tracks from The Gold Experience, alongside special edits and unheard music by The New Power Generation, The NPG
Review: Davy Jones, "Live in Japan"
Everyone's familiar with the initial wave of Monkeemania that swept America in the 1960s, not to mention the second wave spurred on by MTV's reruns of The Monkees' classic sitcom in the 1980s. But 7a Records - that tireless label dedicated to all things Monkee - has trained a well-deserved spotlight upon a lesser-known chapter of the Monkees phenomenon. The time was 1981 and the place was Japan. The late Davy Jones seized upon the popularity of a Kodak commercial there featuring "Daydream
Guilty Was His Name: Alejandro Escovedo's "With These Hands" Gets Run Out Groove Reissue
The fans have spoken! Alejandro Escovedo's With These Hands has been selected as the next Run Out Groove limited edition vinyl pressing. Originally released in 1996, With These Hands was Escovedo's debut on the Rykodisc label. The Mexican-American rocker hailed from one of music's most famous families, counting Pete and Coke Escovedo as his brothers, and Pete's daughter Sheila E. as his niece. His brother Mario fronted the band The Dragons, and brother Javier was a member of The Zeros.
The Definitive Archies: Greatest Hits & More!
The Definitive Archies: Greatest Hits and More! is a new vinyl compilation that brings together 14 tracks (including six chart hits) from the classic bubblegum group featuring Ron Dante and Toni Wine, with production and songs from Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. Unlike previous retrospective collections, this one isn't a dub from a vinyl disc. Within the package, the listener will find comprehensive sleeve notes from Ed Osborne. The record itself will be pressed on opaque blue vinyl and is limited
The Departed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Real Gone Music brings the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's 2006 drama to vinyl for the first time in a kelly green pressing. The hard-hitting album features music by Roger Waters, The Beach Boys, Badfinger, The Rolling Stones, Roy Buchanan, The Allman Brothers Band, and other heavy hitters. It's limited to 1,100 copies.
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Real Gone Music presents the starry soundtrack to 2010's big-screen musical Burlesque, with Cher and Christina Aguilera, on vinyl for the first time. The campy cult classic soundtrack is pressed on hot pink vinyl and housed in a newly designed gatefold sleeve adorned with production stills from the film.
The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978
Black Sabbath's landmark first eight albums return to vinyl in this lavish new box set joined by a ninth bonus disc, Monomania, featuring rare mono versions of eight songs plus a radio spot.
Abbey Road: Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]
Super Deluxe 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Abbey Road is celebrating 50 with a variety of expanded editions built around a new 2019 stereo mix by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell. The centerpiece of the campaign, a 3CD/1BD box set, boasts 23 alternate takes,
Release Round-Up: Week of August 9
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Live 1969 (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) RCA and Legacy celebrate Elvis Presley's triumphant return to live performing at Las Vegas' International Hotel with a new 11-CD box set. All of The King's exhilarating performances from August 21 to August 26, 1969 will be presented on Legacy's new box . Some of the concerts have been previously issued in the last decade on various BMG and Follow That Dream
Here Comes the Sun: Beatles' "Abbey Road" Turns 50 with Multi-Format Reissues
Once there was a way to get back home... It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles were photographed on the zebra crossing outside EMI's Abbey Road studios. Soon, it would become the most identifiable of all crosswalks as it graced the cover of the album named after that storied location: Abbey Road. When it was released on September 26, 1969 in the U.K., Abbey Road shot straight to No. 1 and eventually became the fourth best-selling album of the decade there. Upon its U.S. release one
Into The Void: Rhino Collects Black Sabbath Classics and Rarities on "The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978"
In 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward united in the recording studio as Black Sabbath. The classic lineup created a heavy, powerful, primal rock sound, the influence of which is still felt fifty years on. On September 6, Rhino will celebrate Black Sabbath's first lineup with The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978. Inside this new box set, listeners will find the band's first eight studio albums - each pressed onto 180-gram black vinyl. The metal masters went multi-platinum
Dead Man's Pop
The Replacements are releasing their first-ever box set. Dead Man's Pop is a 4-CD/1-LP set reimagining their sixth album and third for Sire Records, Don't Tell a Soul. While Don't Tell a Soul remains the group's best-selling album and one of their most acclaimed, The Replacements were never fully satisfied with its sound. Hence, Dead Man's Pop. The first disc features a new mix by original producer Matt Wallace, based on his 1988 Paisley Park mix. This new version, Don't Tell a Soul Redux,
Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943)
7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The career of Nat "King" Cole has been exceedingly well-represented in the CD era, whether via numerous, expanded original album reissues or the hefty box sets released by the Bear Family and Mosaic labels. But one period of King Cole's career has been rather overlooked: the recordings he made prior to signing with Capitol Records, the label with which he would spend more than two decades. Now,
The Gregg Allman Tour [Vinyl]
The Gregg Allman Tour, chronicling Allman's solo tour in support of Laid Back and featuring a 24-piece orchestra, will be reissued on vinyl as a 2-LP set. Recorded at Carnegie Hall on April 10 and 11 and the Capitol Theatre on April 13, 1974, the album captures Allman's performances supported by the band Cowboy (Scott Boyer, Randall Bramblett, David Brown, Chuck Leavell, Bill Stewart, Tommy Talton) plus the orchestra. The Gregg Allman Tour boasts a song that never made it to a studio release,
It's Alive: 40th Anniversary Edition
Rhino's ongoing series of deluxe box sets celebrating the Ramones' legacy continues with a fifth entry: the 40th anniversary 4CD/2LP edition of the band's 1979 live album It's Alive. Limited to 8,000 units, the It's Alive Deluxe Edition is packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book featuring new liner notes by Steve Albini and original album producer-engineer Ed Stasium, who also remastered the music here. It features all four concerts that were professionally recorded during the band's U.K. tour
Got Me Wanting You: Real Gone Announces Vinyl Issues of "Burlesque" and "The Departed" Soundtracks, "The Definitive Archies" Compilation
Our friends at Real Gone Music have some sweet news to share. The label continues its color vinyl soundtrack reissue series with Cher and Christina Aguilera's Burlesque pressed on hot pink and the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's The Departed on green wax. Fans of sixties pop will delight in the upcoming opaque blue vinyl celebration of The Archies. All the titles will be pressed in limited quantities and are set to arrive on September 13. In 2010, two of the biggest divas in music joined
Sweet and Lonely: Jazz Landmark "Monk's Dream" Gets the MoFi Treatment With New One-Step, 2-LP Pressing
The venerable reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has just announced the latest title in their ongoing UltraDisc One-Step vinyl series: Thelonious Monk's landmark Monk's Dream. This new deluxe version was made, like all of MoFi's releases, with the discerning audiophile in mind. The original album has been spread across two 180-gram, 45rpm LPs, pressed at RTI using their special SuperVinyl compound. The discs will be housed in a luxurious box set that includes foil-stamped jackets, restored
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