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From The Vault: No Security - San Jose 1999

May 26, 2018 By

Rolling Stones No Security 1999

2CD/SD-Blu-Ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD DVD: Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD The Rolling Stones revisit a 1989 performance from their No Security tour which extended from the band's Bridges to Babylon outing.  This title will be released on DVD, 2CD/SD (Standard Definition) Blu-ray, 2CD/DVD, 3 LP, and digital audio and video platforms.  Whew!  (The 1998 concert

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

Chicago II: Collector's Edition

May 26, 2018 By

Chicago II Collectors Edition

Chicago II: Collector's Edition bundles together the band's 2017 Soundstage performance of the 1970 classic Chicago II on CD and DVD as well as the acclaimed 2017 stereo remix of the original album by Steven Wilson on both CD and double vinyl.

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

Chicago II: Live on Soundstage

May 26, 2018 By

Chicago II Live on Soundstage

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Chicago II: Live on Soundstage captures the band's November 2017 performances at the Grainger Studio in their hometown, performing the classic 1970 album Chicago II.  The concert will be released on a single CD and a CD/DVD set with video of the program and 5.1 audio.  The music will also be available digitally and via streaming services.  Chicago II: Live on Soundstage features original members

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

Release Round-Up: Week of May 25

May 25, 2018 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Prince Nothing Compares 2 U

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Prince, Nothing Compares 2 U  (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Prince's original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U" arrives on vinyl today for wide release.  The original Prince studio version was recorded at the Flying Cloud Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota by engineer Susan Rogers and featured background vocals by Susannah Melvoin and Paul "St. Paul" Peterson as well as saxophone by Eric Leeds. Prince composed,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Barclay James Harvest, Bow Wow Wow, Jennifer Warnes, Malo, Marvin Hamlisch, Prince, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Smithereens

Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)

May 24, 2018 By

David Bowie Welcome to the Blackout

This live 2-CD album features performances recorded at Earl's Court in London on June 30 and July 1, 1978 during David Bowie's "Isolar II" Tour.  This stand ended the second, European leg of the tour.  Tony Visconti, who produced more than a dozen albums for Bowie throughout his career, recorded the 1978 concert which was later mixed by Bowie and David Richards in Montreux, Switzerland for a possible live album at the time. It would ultimately be the Stages live compilation that would represent

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Volume One

May 24, 2018 By

Def Leppard Collection Volume 1

7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP/7″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Def Leppard has announced a new series of career-spanning box sets.  Volume One of the series arrives in both limited edition 180-gram heavyweight vinyl and CD box sets, each featuring Def Leppard's first four studio albums -- along with bonus live and studio tracks -spread across 8 LPs and 7 CDs, respectively.

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

Dark Now My Sky: Cherry Red Expands Barclay James Harvest's Debut Into Box Set

May 23, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Barclay James Harvest

Over the past years, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has been drawing attention to the albums of prog titans Barclay James Harvest, reissuing the band's albums in 2-CD/1-DVD editions boasting bonus content including outtakes, rarities, and new stereo and surround mixes.  1976's Octoberon got the deluxe treatment last fall, following 1978's XII as well as Everyone is Everybody Else (1974) and Gone to Earth (1977).  Now, Esoteric is turning back the clock to 1970's Barclay James Harvest,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Barclay James Harvest

On Through The Night: Def Leppard Collect Remastered '80s Works In New Box

May 21, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Def Leppard Collection Volume 1

As Def Leppard gears up for its summer tour with Journey, the hard rock heroes have announced a new series of career-spanning box sets.  Volume One of the series will arrive on June 1 from Bludgeon Riffola, Mercury, and UMe.  This first installment of the band's complete recorded output will arrive in both limited edition 180-gram heavyweight vinyl and CD box sets, each featuring Def Leppard's first four studio albums -- along with bonus live and studio tracks --spread across 8 LPs and 7 CDs,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Def Leppard

Spare Parts: Rarities Abound On Nine Springsteen Digital EPs

May 18, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Lonesome Day

To coincide with today's release of Bruce Springsteen's second Album Collection, Sony/Legacy and Columbia Records are releasing nine rare Springsteen EPs on digital platforms.  These are part of Legacy's ongoing vault series which sees digital release of rare music from artists in a wide variety of eras and genres. The EPs are mostly international releases and span the years from 1987-2012.  Two were originally released in Japan.  The first, Live Collection, rounds up four concert

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

Release Round-Up: Week of May 18

May 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Springsteen Album Collection 2 Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bruce Springsteen, The Album Collection Vol. 2, 1987-1996 (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bruce Springsteen boxes up the second set of his albums in chronological order, remastered by Bob Ludwig and Toby Scott using the Plangent Process.  The collection is only available on vinyl, although a limited edition CD version is being released in Japan only.  The CD version is now available for pre-order at Amazon U.S. /

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Harris, John Wesley Harding, Otis Redding, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Bishop, Steve Miller Band, Supertramp, Various Artists

Waiting For the Gift of Sound: Parlophone to Release Three David Bowie Reissues including CD Debut of Rare 1978 Concert and Two Vinyl Exclusives

May 16, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

David Bowie Welcome to the Blackout

  Parlophone is continuing its series of David Bowie reissues.  The label has just announced a trio of projects due June 29: the CD and digital debut of Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78), previously only available on vinyl for this year's Record Store Day, and a pair of vinyl exclusives for brick-and-mortar record shops.  All three titles come from the period covered in last year's Bowie box A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982, which saw Bowie release two acclaimed albums,

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

Now More Than Ever: Rhino Releases "Chicago II: Live on Soundstage" and "Collector's Edition" Box Set

May 15, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Chicago II Steven Wilson Remix

For the first time in a career that's spanned six decades, Chicago is on the road playing a full album from start to finish.  The album is Chicago II, the 1970 classic that may be the most beloved in the band's impressive catalogue.  This summer, Rhino will be marking the occasion with a pair of multi-format releases.  Chicago II: Live on Soundstage captures the band's November 2017 performances at the Grainger Studio in Chicago's hometown.  It will be available on June 29 as a single CD and a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Chicago

Respectable: The Rolling Stones Continue Vault Series with "No Security: San Jose 1999"

May 14, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones No Security 1999

The Rolling Stones are continuing their long-running, multi-format From the Vault series with a new title to be released by Eagle Rock Entertainment on July 13.  From the Vault: No Security - San Jose 1999 preserves a concert from the No Security tour, which extended from the band's Bridges to Babylon outing.  This title will be released on DVD, 2CD/SD (Standard Definition) Blu-ray, 2CD/DVD, 3 LP, and digital audio and video platforms.  Whew!  (The 1998 concert album entitled No Security

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Sound Chaser: Steven Wilson's Yes Mixes Debut on Vinyl

May 14, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Yes Steven Wilson Remixes

As part of Yes' 50th anniversary celebration, Rhino is readying a new five-album box bringing Steven Wilson's recent, acclaimed remixes of the band's storied catalogue to vinyl.  Due on June 29, Yes: The Steven Wilson Remixes features Wilson's remixed versions of: The Yes Album (1971), Fragile (1971), Close To The Edge (1972), the double album Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973), and Relayer (1974). Each remixed album is a vinyl debut, having previously appeared only in deluxe CD/Blu-ray or

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Steven Wilson, Yes

Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 2: April Fools '88

May 13, 2018 By

Grateful Dead Road Trips V4 Number 2

Real Gone has reissued another installment of Grateful Dead's Road Trips.  This concert was recorded at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.  There are not many Dead shows which have been released from 1988.  This show, held less than a year after the Dead's hit album In the Dark from 1987, includes some unusual covers and the little-performed "To Lay Me Down."  The 3-CD set includes the full show from April 1, 1988 and over half the show from the previous night.  It has been mastered by

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Cowboy

May 13, 2018 By

Cowboy Cowboy

Real Gone's second Cowboy reissue of the month has the CD debut of the band's self-titled 1977 LP.  Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton joined with a new producer, engineer Sam Whiteside, for a more pop/country-rock-oriented album called, simply, Cowboy.  The duo brought in new musicians including Arch Pearson on bass, Chip Condon on keyboards, and Chip Miller on drums.  It would prove to be the Cowboy's final album as Boyer and Talton broke up soon after its release, and Capricorn Records itself

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Boyer & Talton [Expanded Edition]

May 13, 2018 By

Cowboy Boyer and Talton

Real Gone has the CD premiere of the third album from the band Cowboy - named Boyer & Talton as Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton were the only two band members remaining!  The duo, with producer Johnny Sandlin, gathered a new group of musicians to join them including Bill Stewart on drums, future Charlie Daniels Band bassist Charlie Hayward, Allman Brothers Band members Chuck Leavell and Jaimoe on keyboards and percussion, respectively, and saxophonists Randall Bramblett and David Brown. These

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of May 11

May 11, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Glenn Frey Very Best Of

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Glenn Frey, Above the Clouds: The Collection (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 3-CD/1-DVD Above the Clouds: The Collection celebrates the musical legacy of Eagles' Glenn Frey, presenting key tracks from Frey as a solo artist on 2 CDs as well as the long-awaited, official CD premiere of Longbranch/Pennywhistle as newly remixed by J.D. Souther and Elliot Scheiner, and a live concert DVD, Strange Weather/Live in Dublin,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Andy Williams, Buck Owens, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Jerry Garcia, Leonard Bernstein, Ry Cooder

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story [Original Soundtrack]

May 10, 2018 By

Beside Bowie Soundtrack

The soundtrack album to the documentary Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a retrospective of the guitarist's career and influence, including key Bowie tracks ("Moonage Daydream," "Cracked Actor, Time") as well as recordings by Elton John ("Madman Across the Water"), Ian Hunter ("Once Bitten, Twice Shy"), Michael Chapman ("Soulful Lady"), Def Leppard's Joe Elliott (the previously unreleased "This Is For You"), and Ronson himself plus a previously unissued tribute from fellow Bowie

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars [Original Soundtrack]

May 10, 2018 By

Eric Clapton LIfe in 12 Bars

No single compilation can successfully capture the entirety of Eric Clapton's remarkable career, though many from various labels have tried.  Life in 12 Bars, the soundtrack to an upcoming documentary about the guitar hero, takes a different approach, featuring 32 tracks on two CDs, including songs from artists who inspired Clapton as well as tracks on which the guitarist appeared as a sideman: for The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and George Harrison.  Solo tracks

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Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock

Over The Years...

May 9, 2018 By

Graham Nash Over the Years

Graham Nash has curated a 2-CD, 30-track overview of his remarkable 50+-year career, with Disc One featuring hits and favorites from CSN, CSNY, Crosby-Nash and his solo years; and Disc Two comprising 15 demos (all but three of which are previously unreleased).  A 15-song "highlights" version will arrive on 2 LPs on August 31.

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Living Proof: New Springsteen Vinyl Box Details Life After E Street (UPDATED With CD Details 5/8)

May 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Springsteen Album Collection Vol 2

UPDATE (5/8/18): CDJapan is now taking orders for a CD version of the box. Fans have certainly been vocal in their desire for such a release, but we cannot yet confirm that the box will be released in any other market. ORIGINAL POST (3/29/18): Bruce Springsteen is riding high.  Following a remarkable tour in which he performed some of the longest concerts of his career (4+ intermission-less hours!), The Boss released a rapturously received autobiography, appropriately entitled Born to Run. 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

Welcome (Back) to the Jungle: Guns N' Roses Announce Major 'Appetite For Destruction' Reissue

May 4, 2018 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Guns N Roses Super Deluxe Edition

Last night at precisely the stroke of midnight, Guns N' Roses made an announcement sure to whet fans' Appetite.  The belated 30th anniversary celebration of 1987's Appetite for Destruction will arrive in a variety of formats from UMe on June 29 ranging from a $999.00 (!) Locked N' Loaded Edition to a straight single-disc remastered CD. The classic line-up of Guns N' Roses solidified in June, 1985 in Los Angeles.  The group consisted of Axl Rose (vocals), Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Guns N' Roses

Feed Your Dreams: Rhino To Release Graham Nash Anthology in June Featuring Hits, A Dozen Unreleased Demos

May 3, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Graham Nash Over the Years

In conjunction with a U.K. and European tour Graham Nash is launching in July (and the 50th  anniversary of the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash), Rhino has just announced a new anthology for the legendary artist in a variety of formats.  On June 29, the 2-CD, 30 track Over The Years... will be available, as well as a downloadable and streaming version.  Following two months later on August 31 will be a 15-track double-LP version of the compilation.  The anthology has been put together by

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Crosby Stills and Nash, David Crosby, Graham Nash

What's That Sound? The Complete Albums Collection

May 3, 2018 By

Buffalo Springfield Complete Albums Collection

Rhino brings together Buffalo Springfield's three studio albums (Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, and Last Time Around) on a new 5-CD or 5-LP box set featuring the mono and stereo mixes of the first two albums.  Everything has been newly remastered under the supervision of Neil Young and his Archives team.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

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