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Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

April 14, 2021 By

Mick Fleetwood and Friends Celebrate Peter Green

2CD/BD/4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada On February 25, 2020 - just before COVID-19 forced the world into lockdown - Mick Fleetwood assembled a starry roster of his famous friends (including Pete Townshend, Christine McVie, John Mayall, Steven Tyler, David Gilmour, Billy Gibbons, Bill Wyman, Noel Gallagher, Neil Finn, and Jeremy

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock

Symptom of the Universe: Black Sabbath Announce 'Sabotage' Box Set

April 14, 2021 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Black Sabbath Sabotage

It's been a big year for fans of Black Sabbath.  In the first few months of 2021, Rhino has already released a box set of the band's 1972 album Vol. 4, followed by 2CD expanded editions of the first two Dio-era albums.  Now, the label has announced another super deluxe box set - this time of 1975's Sabotage.  Due on June 11, it will be available in both 4CD and 4LP/7" editions. While the album's title was inspired by the legal battle raging between Sabbath and its former manager, the album

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne

God Knows I'm Good: Live Rarities, Singles Collected on Bowie's 'The Width of a Circle'

April 14, 2021 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

David Bowie The Width of a Circle Items

David Bowie's third album The Man Who Sold the World opened with the blistering "The Width of a Circle," an eight-minute blast of rock adrenaline culminating in the narrator's illicit encounter with a supernatural being in the burning pits of Hell.  Bowie had quickly come a long way from the music hall theatricality of his first eponymous LP and the psychedelic folk-rock of his second.  The 1970 LP welcomed guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Woody Woodmansey, the first appearance on a Bowie album

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Bowie, John Peel

Wake Up You Sleepy Head: "Oh! You Pretty Things" Collects 66 Glam Rock Nuggets

April 12, 2021 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Oh You Pretty Things

Oh! You Pretty Things: David Bowie's 1971 song became an anthem for the glam era: "Don't you know you're driving your mothers and fathers insane?  Let me make it plain, you gotta make way for the homo superior..."  Bowie's alien persona - androgynous, dangerous, sexy, and flamboyant - connected with youth and caused a stir among their parents.  The song's title has now been adopted by a new 3-CD box set from Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint.  Alas, "Oh! You Pretty Things" doesn't appear anywhere

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Dana Gillespie, David Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, Hawkwind, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, Sparks, The Kinks

Release Round-Up: Week of April 9

April 9, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Peggy Lee Something Wonderful

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Fleetwood Mac, Live: Super Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino)  (Rhino.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino reissues Fleetwood Mac's 1980 Live - the first live album from the line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood - as a deluxe 3CD/2LP/7″ box set.  The two CDs and two LPs will both have the remastered original double album.  The third CD will offer 14 previously unreleased

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Books, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Eugene Ormandy, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Merry Clayton, Peggy Lee, Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson

Roger the Engineer [Box Set]

April 8, 2021 By

Yardbirds Roger the Engineer box

Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition.  Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7″ single deluxe box set.  Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith.  It contains the original mono and stereo mixes on CD and LP

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Chicago at Carnegie Hall: Complete

April 8, 2021 By

Chicago at Carnegie Hall

For the first time, Rhino brings together all eight of Chicago's concerts between April 5-10, 1971 at New York's Carnegie Hall in one deluxe, 16-CD box set.  The original 4-LP box Chicago at Carnegie Hall was a commercial smash, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200.  This set features every note played by the band as newly restored by the band's Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim Jessup.  The box takes the form of a white folio embossed with Chicago's famous logo.  In addition to the 16 CDs, it also

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop

And The Clock Goes Round: Unreleased 1968 Elton John Album to Debut on Record Store Day

April 7, 2021 By Randy Fairman 14 Comments

Elton John Regimental Sgt. Zippo

Amongst all of the many Record Store Day announcements, one of the most exciting has to be Island/Mercury's announcement of an unreleased Elton John album finally seeing the light of day: 1968's Regimental Sgt.  Zippo, due on the June 12, 2021 RSD Drop. One of the best box sets of last year was Elton John's Jewel Box.  Among its 8 CDs were three discs of rarities spanning 1965-1971.  Perhaps the most intriguing tracks included were those intended for an unreleased album entitled Regimental

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Elton John

Rhino's Record Store Day Slate Features John Prine, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Donny Hathaway, Lou Reed, More

April 7, 2021 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

CSNY Deja Vu Alternates

At 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST today, the list of Record Store Day's annual offerings was made public.  As was the case in 2020, this year's RSD festivities will take place over more than one day.  The two RSD Drops are scheduled for Saturday, June 12, and Saturday, July 17.  We'll be sharing periodic announcements of various labels' releases, including this look at Rhino's whopping array of over 30 titles from heavy hitters including Black Sabbath, Donny Hathaway, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Aretha Franklin, Black Sabbath, Candi Staton, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Donny Hathaway, Dr. John, Grateful Dead, Hawkwind, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, Me'Shell Ndege'Oecello, Ramones, Record Store Day, Steely Dan, The Cure, The Doors, The Replacements, The Sisters of Mercy, Tom Petty, War

Now More Than Ever: "Chicago at Carnegie Hall" Gets Super-Sized for Its 50th

April 7, 2021 By Joe Marchese 25 Comments

Chicago at Carnegie Hall

Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Walt Parazaider, and Danny Seraphine took the world by storm with 1969's Chicago Transit Authority.  The double album inaugurated a string of twelve successive platinum or multi-platinum LPs for the group over the next decade.  The largest of them all was 1971's Chicago at Carnegie Hall, colloquially referred to as Chicago IV.  Over a whopping eight sides of vinyl, the 4-LP box set presented highlights from the band's six-night,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop Tags: Chicago

Over, Under, Sideways, Down: The Yardbirds' "Roger the Engineer" Goes Super Deluxe from Demon

April 6, 2021 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Yardbirds Roger the Engineer box

Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition.  Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7" single deluxe box set.  Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith. Despite leaving behind a strong legacy of classic songs, The

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Yardbirds

Release Round-Up: Week of April 2

April 2, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Eagles Live

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Allen Ginsberg, At Reed College: The First Recorded Reading of Howl and Other Poems (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The first public reading of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" took place at San Francisco's Six Gallery in October 1955, but that performance wasn't recorded.  It was long believed that the first recorded reading was in March 1956 in Berkeley, California, but that turned out not to be the case.  On February 13 and 14,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Jazz, Poetry, Pop, Rock Tags: Allen Ginsberg, Eagles, Gene Russell, Johnny Cash, Jon Klages, Steve Gadd, The Beat Farmers

Hands Across The Water: Paul and Linda McCartney's "RAM" Gets Half-Speed Remaster Treatment in May

March 31, 2021 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

Paul McCartney Ram Half Speed

Paul McCartney had always been one for a homespun album, whether it be his 1970 debut McCartney, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard from 2005, or McCartney III, which he recorded in lockdown (or rockdown, as he called it). Last year, McCartney was the first of his albums to receive a half-speed remaster at Abbey Road, which was pressed up for Record Store Day. The Paul McCartney Half-Speed Remaster series continues with the indie favorite RAM, due May 14 to commemorate its 50th

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney

Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977

March 30, 2021 By

Steve Miller Band Live Breaking Ground

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977, a previously unreleased seventeen-song set, arrives on CD, double vinyl, and digital formats.  The accompanying video of the full performance will stream on Amazon Prime Video's The Coda Collection, a channel dedicated to music documentaries and concert films.  The show was recorded at Landover, Maryland's Capital Centre (built in 1973,

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

Let My Spirit Carry Me: Steve Miller Band Is "Breaking Ground" On Previously Unreleased 1977 Concert Release

March 29, 2021 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Steve Miller Band Live Breaking Ground

Following the 2019 box set Welcome to the Vault, Steve Miller has dipped into his archives once again for a new release.  On Friday, May 14, Sailor/Capitol/UMe will release Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground: August 3, 1977, a seventeen-song set, on CD, double vinyl, and digital formats.  The accompanying video of the full performance will stream on Amazon Prime Video's The Coda Collection, a channel dedicated to music documentaries and concert films. Breaking Ground chronicles The Steve

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Steve Miller Band

Flight of the Moorglade: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow"

March 26, 2021 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Jon Anderson Olias of Sunhillow

Jon Anderson's 1976 solo debut Olias of Sunhillow was a lockdown album decades before those were in vogue.  Recorded in his home's garage with Anderson on every instrument, the singer-songwriter recalled three months of 10-hour days to bring the ambitious sci-fi/fantasy concept album to life.  While its success was modest - it peaked at No. 47 in the U.S. and a stronger No. 8 at home in the U.K. - Olias musically anticipated Anderson's collaborations with Vangelis and is today fondly looked upon

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Jon Anderson, Yes

Release Round-Up: Week of March 26

March 26, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

NeilYoung YoungShakespeare c2 pl

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Young Shakespeare (Reprise) [Various Formats] CD/DVD/LP box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand DVD: Greedy Hand Digital: Neil Young Archives (Streaming) / XStream (Digital Download) / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Young Shakespeare documents the earliest known filmed live concert footage of

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 3 Doors Down, Badfinger, Chuck Berry, Elvis Costello, Gerry Beckley, Harpers Bizarre, Joe Strummer, Joey Molland, Jon Anderson, Lynn Ahrens, Neil Young, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Flaherty, The Jacksons

Everybody's Talkin': Crimson Releases "Gold" Collections from Nilsson, Kris Kristofferson, Jim Reeves, Glenn Miller, Joe Brown

March 25, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Nilsson Gold

Crimson Productions' series of budget-priced Gold compilations has continued with a number of new titles spotlighting artists from the pop-rock, country, and big band genres.  Today, we'll take a look at five of those recent releases. Nilsson: Gold features 45 tracks from singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson's RCA recordings.  As Nilsson's oeuvre has been comprehensively addressed in the past - most notably on the 2013 box set The RCA Albums Collection - there's not much that's new here.  Arranged

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Glenn Miller, Harry Nilsson, Jim Reeves, Joe Brown, Kris Kristofferson

The Millennium Concert

March 24, 2021 By

Eagles TheMillenniumConcert

Eagles' The Millennium Concert was recorded on December 31, 1999 at LA's Staples Center.  Long available as part of the Selected Works 1972-1999 CD box set and most recently featured on the career-spanning Legacy box set, it now makes its debut on standalone LP (though still in its abbreviated, 12-song sequence), pressed on 180-gram vinyl and complete with a deluxe gatefold package.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Eagles Live

March 24, 2021 By

Eagles Live

1980's Eagles Live remains a beloved document of two of the band's tours, recorded in California in 1976 and 1980.  The 7x Platinum-certified collection featured then-recent tracks "Heartache Tonight" and "The Long Run," an Eagles rendition of Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good," and a stunning cover of Steve Young's "Seven Bridges Road."  The double-album now returns to stores on 180-gram vinyl with the most recent remastering and a full-sized poster.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Long Road Out of Eden

March 24, 2021 By

Eagles LongRoadOutofEden

Long Road Out of Eden marked the Eagles' return to the studio by way of a double-CD set that was originally released as a Wal-Mart exclusive.  It explicitly recaptured the band's original sound with a cover of band pal J.D. Souther's "How Long" which the Eagles had sung in concert but never on record.  Don Henley and Glenn Frey rekindled their songwriting partnership, and the album contained songs from Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, sideman Steuart Smith, and another longtime friend, Jack

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Live at Knebworth '76

March 24, 2021 By

LynyrdSkynyrd LiveAtKnebworth76

CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Live At Knebworth '76 presents Lynyrd Skynyrd's landmark performance at the 1976 festival, fully restored for the first time, in CD/Blu-ray, CD/DVD, and 2LP/DVD configurations.  The concert film and album document Skynyrd's classic lineup as they rose to international prominence.  Singer Ronnie Van Zant and the "three guitar army" of

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Yesterday's Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound

March 24, 2021 By

Yesterdays Tomorrow

Omnivore's release of Yesterday's Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound preserves a concert held on May 12, 2018 at that city's Ramkat club.  On that evening, original members of Winston-Salem bands including Arrogance, Little Diesel, Sacred Irony, and Rittenhouse Square -including such familiar names as Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Peter Holsapple, Will Rigby, and Chris Stamey (the dB's); singers Don Dixon, Dale Smith, Lynn Blakey, and Bob Northcott; and many others -- got together to

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

Grateful Dead (Skull and Roses): 50th Anniversary Edition

March 24, 2021 By

Grateful Dead Skull and Roses

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Dead.net (B&W Vinyl) Rhino continues its series of 50th anniversary reissues for Grateful Dead with the band's 1971 self-titled live album with the famous "Skull and Roses" cover.  The centerpiece of the reissue is more than hour of previously unreleased music from another famed SF venue, Bill Graham's Fillmore West, recorded on July 2, 1971 during the Dead's final show at the

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Down the Road: Grateful Dead's 'Skull & Roses' Album Expanded with Unreleased Show

March 24, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Grateful Dead Skull and Roses

Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary series keeps on truckin' with the June 18 reissue of the band's 1971 eponymous live album also known as their "Skull and Roses" album after the cover artwork by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse.  While the Dead was still a young band at that point, Grateful Dead was their second double-LP live album following 1969's Live/Dead.  It also was one of their most successful LPs, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and earning their first Gold sales

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

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