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Turn The World Around: Legacy Celebrates Harry Belafonte's 90th with New Collection

February 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Harry Belafonte When Colors Come Together

On March 1, Harry Belafonte will turn 90 years old.  To mark the occasion, the acclaimed actor, singer, songwriter, activist, humanitarian and American icon has looked back on his storied career to curate a new collection for Legacy Recordings.  When Colors Come Together: The Legacy of Harry Belafonte is a single-disc, 19-track compendium drawing on the venerable entertainer's RCA recordings released between 1956 and 1972, and features one new recording performed by a children's

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Harry Belafonte

Release Round-Up: Week of February 3

February 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Lesley Gore Love Me By Name

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring Second Disc Records' first release of the year plus another incredible slate from Real Gone Music, box sets, anthologies, and more! Various Artists, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are tipping off 2017 with the first-ever CD release of Thom Bell's soulful soundtrack to 1979's The Fish

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Black Sabbath, Delaney and Bonnie, Duke Ellington, Jim Kweskin, Judas Priest, Larry Coryell, Lesley Gore, Lynn Anderson, Soft Machine, Thom Bell, Vangelis

50: The 50th Anniversary Collection

February 1, 2017 By

Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection

Capitol Records rounds up 50 tracks for Neil Diamond's 50 years since "Solitary Man" first propelled him to superstardom.  Diamond has handpicked the selections on this 3-CD set, concentrating mostly on the big hits but also finding room for lesser-known tracks such as "Skybird," "Lonely Looking Sky," "Morningside," and "I Believe in Happy Endings."

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Road To Your Dream: T'Pau Box Set Due in March

February 1, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Tpau Virgin Anthology

Following a lavish reissue of their breakthrough album Bridge of Spies, British rock group T'Pau will release The Virgin Anthology, a four-disc companion piece of sorts to that reissue which chronicles the band's hits and rarities. Produced with the approval of frontwoman Carol Decker, the first disc The Virgin Anthology includes, for the first time in one set, all of the group's single A-sides, including "Heart and Soul," "China in Your Hand," "Valentine," "I Will Be with You" and "Whenever

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: T'Pau

Message From The Country: Esoteric Collects "Best of The Move" On CD and DVD

February 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

The Move Magnetic Waves of Sound

Can you hear the grass grow?  Continuing its series of reissues dedicated to the Birmingham rockers The Move, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has just issued a CD/DVD collection that chronicles the band's many facets and iterations between 1966 and 1972.  Magnetic Waves of Sound: The Best of The Move, featuring 21 tracks on CD and a further 21 live performances and promotional films on DVD, is certainly not the group's first anthology, but it's doubtless among the finest. Over the

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Carl Wayne, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move

Chris To...The Mill

January 31, 2017 By

Chris Difford Chris to the Mill

Chris to...the Mill includes Squeeze partner Chris Difford's three unique, original solo albums: 2002's I Didn't Get Where I Am, 2008's The Last Temptation of Chris (recorded a year after Squeeze's triumphant reunion as a touring act) and 2011's nostalgic Cashmere If You Can. Each has been appended with a series of rare and unreleased bonus tracks (including a separate disc for I Didn't Get Where I Am), featuring B-sides, covers, outtakes and a variety of demos. Standouts for fans include a solo

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

Tango In The Night [Various Editions]

January 31, 2017 By

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3CD/1DVD/1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Fleetwood Mac's 1987 album featuring "Little Lies" and "Everywhere" returns in a variety of formats including a 3-CD/1 DVD/1 LP version (with the original album on CD, high-resolution stereo DVD, and LP; a CD of outtakes; and a CD of rare single mixes), a 2-CD version with the album and outtakes only; and a single-disc remaster with the original album only.

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

Stop The World! Cherry Red's él Label Reissues Anthony Newley, Peter Sellers, John Barry, José Feliciano, More

January 31, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

John Barry Plays 007

Cherry Red's él imprint had a busy 2016, most recently with a number of titles from Anita Kerr including We Dig Anita! and box sets dedicated to her recordings with The Anita Kerr Singers and The San Sebastian Strings.  We've already filled you in on most of the imprint's titles from last year, but here are some nice things you might have missed from the él catalogue, many of which have been drawn from the vaults of Ember Records. John Barry Plays 007 and Other '60s Themes for Film,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Annie Ross, Anthony Newley, John Barry, José Feliciano, Lita Roza, Peter Sellers

Playing with Electric Trains: Squeeze's Chris Difford to Release Solo Box Set

January 27, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Chris Difford Chris to the Mill

Arguably one of the finest British songwriting duos since Lennon and McCartney, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have made perfect, powerful pop as leaders of Squeeze since the release of their first material in 1977--all the way up to an out-of-nowhere triumph with 2015's Cradle to the Grave, the band's first album of new material in more than 15 years. Since that initial dissolution of the duo's partnership after 1998's Domino, both Chris and Glenn sought to found their voices as solo

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Chris Difford, Squeeze

Release Round-Up: Week of January 27

January 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Chicago II Steven Wilson Remix

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Chicago, Chicago II: Steven Wilson Remix (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago's second album gets a fully remixed edition from producer Steven Wilson, created from the original 16-track multitrack tapes and sure to highlight previously unheard or overlooked elements of this rock classic!  Available on CD, with an LP edition to follow later in the year.  Read more here! Cream, Fresh Cream: Super Deluxe Edition

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Brewer and Shipley, Carly Simon, Chicago, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad, Joe Cocker, The Move

RPM Records Round-Up, Part Two: Spotlight on The Boots and "Svenska Shakers"

January 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Svenska Shakers

Welcome to Part Two of our RPM Records Round-Up!  Part One put a spotlight on the Cherry Red imprint's recent releases from Welsh-born vocalist Maureen Evans and the New Zealand pop-psych band, The Avengers.  Today, we're looking at Germany's The Boots, and a collection of Sweden's finest rockers circa 1964-1968!  Don't miss out on Part One, either.  You can read it right here! RPM's international tour continues with a complete release from Germany's The Boots.  Beat! The Complete Telefunken

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Boots, The Hep Stars, The Lee Kings, Various Artists

Looking Out For Love: Fleetwood Mac's "Tango in the Night" Due as Deluxe Set

January 25, 2017 By Mike Duquette 10 Comments

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Three decades after it was first released--and following similarly expansive editions for three of the group's earlier albums from this period--Warner Bros. Records and Rhino will expand and reissue Fleetwood Mac's 14th studio album, Tango in the Night. The last studio album from the band's modern classic line-up of Lindsey Buckingham (vocals/guitar), Stevie Nicks (vocals), Christine McVie (vocals/keyboards), John McVie (bass) and Mick Fleetwood (drums), Tango in the Night marked the group's

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

The Complete Columbia Recordings

January 24, 2017 By

Artful Dodger Complete Columbia

The power-pop precursor band Artful Dodger hailed from Virginia.  Influenced by The Beatles and Rolling Stones, the group cut three albums on Columbia between 1975 and 1977.  The Complete Columbia Recordings contains these three albums, often compared to The Raspberries' finest work, plus the band's single sides.  It has been remastered by Maria Triana at Battery Studios.  Jeremy Cargill's notes features new quotes from the band.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Complete Singles A's and B's

January 24, 2017 By

Rascals Complete Singles

The Complete Singles A's and B's from The Rascals is just what the title promises:  every single side released by the band on Atlantic and Columbia between 1965 and 1972 in their original mixes.  The 47-track, 2-CD compilation has been newly remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision and features liner notes by Ed Osborne containing new quotes from the band members.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Definitive Collection

January 24, 2017 By

Ann Margret Definitive Collection

Real Gone has a new compilation from the one and only Ann-Margret.  The Definitive Collection features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley.  (This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in Sony's Essential series.)  Our very own Joe Marchese provides the new liner notes!

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

Forever In Blue Jeans: Neil Diamond Preps 3-CD "50th Anniversary Collection" For March

January 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 16 Comments

Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection

Neil Diamond's debut single for Bang Records, "Solitary Man," hit shelves in April 1966, launching an internationally successful career that continues to this very day.  On March 31, Diamond (who turns 76 years young today) will look back on his 50+-years as a recording artist with the Capitol Records/UMe release of a new 3-CD collection.  Neil Diamond 50: The 50th Anniversary Collection features 50 songs compiled by Diamond, who has overseen this set for release. The set

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Neil Diamond

Reissue Theory: Danny Wilson

January 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 10 Comments

Meet Danny Wilson

Reissue Theory, where we focus on great albums and the reissues they could someday see, is back!  Today, we're proud to welcome Mike as he takes a look at two albums from Gary Clark's underrated pop trio Danny Wilson! If you're a Netflix subscriber and you love old fashioned pop music, you really can't do much better than Sing Street, which was recently added to the service. Set in Ireland in the 1980s, it's a delightful coming-of-age story about a boy who escapes his youthful troubles (and

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Categories: Features Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Danny Wilson, Gary Clark

The Way It Was: SoulMusic Reissues and Expands Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole

January 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Gladys Knight The Solo Collection

We filled you in recently about Cherry Red and SoulMusic Records' recent salute to songstress Vivian Reed, but the label has also offered a pair of titles from two more great ladies of song: Gladys Knight and the late Natalie Cole. Gladys Knight's The Solo Collection collects her first two Pips-less albums, from 1978 and 1979: the Buddah Records release of Miss Gladys Knight, and its Columbia follow-up, Gladys Knight.  The second disc features eight bonus tracks associated with the latter

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole

Do That Conga Beat: Vibe On Expands Miami Sound Machine's "Primitive Love" to 2 CDs

January 23, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Miami Sound Machine Primitive Love

This March, Vibe On Records will be going Primitive.  The label is following its recent reissue of Cher's I Paralyze with another lavishly expanded Deluxe Edition - this time from Miami Sound Machine featuring the one and only Gloria Estefan.  On March 31, Vibe On will reissue MSM's 1985 breakthrough Primitive Love as a 2-CD edition featuring a full 23 bonus tracks - four of which are previously unreleased, and six of which have never previously appeared on CD. Primitive Love, Miami Sound

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine

Release Round-Up: Week of January 20

January 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino) 2-CD (Original Album and Bonus Disc): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Picture Disc (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition presents the original 1967 album on Disc 1 and an unreleased concert from July 29, 1966 in Vancouver, Canada on Disc 2.  The first disc has been remastered from the original tapes by David

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: George Benson, Grateful Dead, Muhammad Ali, Randy Newman, Various Artists

The Vinyl Collection

January 20, 2017 By

George Harrison Box Cover

George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection includes newly-remastered editions of 13 albums, from Wonderwall Music (1968) to the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).  Each album has been remastered at Capitol Studios from the original tapes and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl.  The albums are all packaged in replica sleeves, and the entire set comes in one sturdy slipcase. While all of the LPs will be available individually, the box set will also contain exclusive 12-inch singles of "When We Was

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

Black and White Night 30

January 20, 2017 By

Roy Orbison Black and White Night 30

CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada Roy Orbison's all-star 1987 concert featuring friends Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang, J.D. Souther, T Bone Burnett and Jennifer Warnes returns in a new 30th anniversary edition on CD/DVD and CD/BD.  Alex Orbison and co-editor Luke Chalk have re-edited the film using alternate camera angles and have put the concert into its original

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

Have You Seen Me Lately/Letters Never Sent

January 19, 2017 By

Carly Simon Have You Seen Me Two Fer

The U.K. Floating World label has a two-fer of Carly Simon's Arista albums Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) and Letters Never Sent (1994).  Have You Seen Me has the hit "Better Not Tell Her," while Letters was inspired by her mother Andrea Simon and friend Jackie Onassis, and features appearances by Ben Taylor, Dave Stewart, Rosanne Cash, Taj Mahal, and Marc Cohn.  The label promises that this package has been approved by Carly, and features new liner notes by Alan Robinson as well as lyrics.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Another Heart: Ace Collects 1960s Sylvie Vartan In English

January 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sylvie Vartan En Anglais

With more than fifty albums to her credit between 1962 and the present day, Sylvie Vartan remains one of music's great survivors.  One of France's most popular yé-yé girls, Vartan became one of RCA Victor's most prolific recording artists, said to be second in worldwide sales to only Elvis Presley.  The Bulgarian-born French singer-actress is, of course, best known for her recordings in the French language, but she also recorded a number of sides in English.  Ace's late-2016 compilation En

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Sylvie Vartan

Groovin' Down A Crowded Avenue: Real Gone March Slate Features The Rascals, Southside Johnny, Artful Dodger, Ann-Margret

January 18, 2017 By Randy Fairman 13 Comments

Ann Margret Definitive Collection

Official word has just come out about Real Gone's titles for March and, as usual, the line-up boasts an eclectic group of releases including a number of comprehensive double-CD sets! First up is a compilation featuring liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese.  The Definitive Collection from Ann-Margret features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Ann-Margret, Artful Dodger, Clint Walker, Jackie Gleason, Question Mark and the Mysterians, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Rascals

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