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Release Round-Up: Week of August 19

August 19, 2016 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Turtles Album Collection

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Turtles, The Complete Original Album Collection (Manifesto/FloEdCo) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The definitive Turtles box set is here!  The Complete Original Albums Collection presents all six albums released by The Turtles between 1965 and 1970, expanded with rare bonus material. Each of the group's first three albums -- It Ain't Me Babe, You Baby and Happy Together -- is presented in its original mono and stereo mixes,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Chad and Jeremy, Dolly Parton, Josh White, The Heaters, The Scientists, The Spencer Davis Group, The Turtles

Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite and Dorinda Morgan Sessions

August 18, 2016 By

Becoming The Beach Boys

This 2-CD set, a tie-in with Jim Murphy's recent book Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963,  chronicles the earliest years of America's Band.  Featuring 62 tracks (over 40 previously unreleased), Omnivore's CD is released in conjunction with The Beach Boys' Brother Records, and features all of the extant session material and masters for the band's earliest recordings (including embryonic versions of "Surfin'," "Surfer Girl" and "Surfin' Safari").

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

A Capitol Arrangement: Paul McCartney Returns To Venerable Label

August 17, 2016 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

paul mccartney ram

Paul McCartney is coming full circle. After years at Concord Records, successor to Hear Music, McCartney has signed a worldwide deal with Universal Music Group's Capitol Records label.  This new agreement brings all of the superstar's solo works beginning with 1970's McCartney to the Capitol fold, and also encompasses a new solo album that is currently in the works. McCartney commented in a statement: "This is genuinely exciting for me. Not only was Capitol my first U.S. record label, but

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Paul McCartney

EXCLUSIVE! The Mamas and The Papas' "Ultimate Anthology" Collects Complete Recordings, Premieres Remixed "People Like Us" and Solo Outtakes

August 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese 47 Comments

THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS ULTIMATE ANTHOLOGY cover art TJL 4 CD set

It's been more than 50 years since John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot first joined their voices together in song as The Mamas and The Papas, yet the group's shimmering harmonies, rich melodies and affecting "words of love" are every bit as resonant today as during the turbulent 1960s.  This month, the rich legacy of the California dreamers is being celebrated with a remarkable new 4-CD collection from TJ Lubinsky's TJL Productions! TJL (responsible for last year's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: The Mamas and The Papas

Thank You, Friends: Omnivore Presents Big Star's "Complete Third" In October

August 15, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Big Star Complete Third

Omnivore Recordings has kept the legend of Big Star alive with a number of projects over the years including the release of frontman Alex Chilton's Free Again: The 1970 Sessions, the soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, and Big Star: Live in Memphis.  Now, the label has turned its attention to its most expansive Big Star release yet: a definitive look into the making of the band's third album.  The 3-CD collection Complete Third, due on October 14, includes

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Alex Chilton, Big Star

Release Round-Up: Week of August 12

August 12, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Emerson Lake and Palmer Anthology

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Anthology (BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The new 3-CD/DD release of Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Anthology rounds out this first wave of titles from BMG including reissues of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition.  Produced by Greg Lake, this career-spanning set has 39 tracks from the years 1970 to 1998, the choice of material approved by all three band members.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Emerson Lake and Palmer, Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford, Jerry Yester, Judy Henske, The Monkees, Various Artists

You Remind Me Of The Sun: New Collections Arrive from Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett

August 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Best of Jeff Larson

More than fifty years have passed since John Phillips so vividly encapsulated the California myth with The Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'," but the Golden State continues to inspire artists with its promise of eternally sunny days.  The strains of "California music" are as varied as the state's regions, from surf to punk to psychedelia to country to metal.  Despite changing times and changing tastes, however, richly melodic pop-rock has never gone out of fashion in California.  Two

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: America, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, The Beach Boys

Out of Their Heads: Stones Plan Mono Box Set

August 10, 2016 By Mike Duquette 47 Comments

Rolling Stones in Mono

With an expansion of their acoustic live album Stripped, a gallery exhibition and a South American documentary all bowing this year, The Rolling Stones aren't letting up in 2016. Now, it looks like we can add one more to their busy year: a box set of the band's ABKCO-controlled discography, all released in mono. The Rolling Stones in Mono captures, on 15 CDs or 16 LPs, the original mono albums released on both sides of the Atlantic between 1964 and 1969. While The Beatles waited for some time

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Rolling Stones

This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach and David Songbook

August 9, 2016 By

Rumer This Girls In Love

Rumer pays tribute to legendary songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David with this new 12-song collection featuring many of the duo's most beloved songs including "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "Walk On By," "A House is Not a Home" and the title track "This Girl's in Love with You."  Bacharach himself makes a special appearance accompanying Rumer on the latter.  Available on CD and vinyl LP, with autographed editions of both currently available from Amazon U.K. only. CD: Amazon U.S. /

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

The Studio Collection

August 9, 2016 By

Sting The Studio Collection

This new 11-LP set covers all of Sting's eight solo albums between 1985 and 2013 in deluxe fashion, featuring meticulously recreated packaging, new vinyl masters cut at Abbey Road Studios for all albums, and the debuts of both Brand New Day (2000) and Sacred Love (2003) on the vinyl format. The box comes ahead of Sting's ninth solo LP, the rock-oriented 57th & 9th (which the press release states will "complete" The Studio Collection - we're currently unclear if that means there's room for it

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

The Complete Trio Collection

August 9, 2016 By

Complete Trio

This 3-CD release brings together newly remastered versions of both exquisite original albums by the Trio of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt (from 1987 and 1999) plus a disc of 20 rare and previously unreleased recordings.  On the same date, Rhino will also issue the single "highlights" CD My Dear Companion: Selections from The Trio Collection as well as Farther Along, a 2-LP vinyl presentation of all the bonus material from the complete edition.  In addition, Trio II will be

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Pop

When A Girl's In Love: Ace Goes "Where The Girls Are"

August 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Where the Girls Are 9

Nine volumes in, and Ace's Where the Girls Are series is still turning up hidden-gems from the girl group era!  As is often the case with this series, the names behind-the-scenes are often more familiar than those headlining the record.  Where the Girls Are Volume 9 , released earlier this year, features 25 more tracks from America in the 1960s - the golden age of girl groups and "girl pop" - in their original mono versions. Future Philly soul architect Leon Huff penned The Sweet Three's

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Brenda Holloway, Ellie Greenwich, Evie Sands, The Blossoms, Various Artists

Reputation: Expanded Collector's Edition

August 8, 2016 By

Dusty Springfield Reputation Expanded

Cherry Red/Strike Force Entertainment's 2-CD/1-DVD "Expanded Collector's Edition" of Dusty Springfield's 1990 LP Reputation features the original album alongside its various 12″ mixes and B-sides (including the Disco Mix of "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" as a bonus track), as well as the bonus tracks from EMI Gold's Reputation and Rarities reissue from 1997.  The package is rounded out with a DVD of promo videos and liner notes featuring insights from Dusty, session singer Simon Bell and

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Farewell Aldebaran

August 8, 2016 By

Judy Henske and Jerry Yester Farewell Aldebaran

The 1969 cult classic by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester, originally released on Frank Zappa's Straight label, gets an authorized CD release for the very first time via Omnivore Recordings.  For the occasion, this genre-bending favorite has been remastered from the original master tapes, with liner notes by Barry Alfonso and five previously unissued demo recordings.  A vinyl reissue will be released simultaneously, presenting the original album sequence on multi-colored vinyl.  Taking in styles

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop

I Would Die 4 Blu: Prince's Filmography Coming to High Definition Video

August 8, 2016 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Prince Movie Collection

While fans may still have to wait some time for archival Prince material to emerge from that fabled vault, there will be at least one release ready for the holidays: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Prince Movie Collection, featuring all three of his feature films on Blu-ray with newly remastered picture, due out this fall. Of course, Purple Rain needs nearly no introduction: the stylized, vaguely autobiographical feature starred Prince as "The Kid" alongside his band, The

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Prince

Release Round-Up: Week of August 5

August 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes.  You'll find some

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

On The "Highway to Hell": RPM Collects Bon Scott's Early Music with The Valentines

August 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Valentines Sound Of

The late Bon Scott once topped a list of The 100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time; on another occasion, he was voted fifth on a list of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time.  Such accolades stemmed from Scott's 1974-1980 tenure with AC/DC, the band he was leading at the time of his death in 1980.  But before taking hard rock to the next level with AC/DC and even before going prog with Fraternity, Scott fronted pop groups in his native Australia such as The Valentines.  Their complete

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bon Scott, The Valentines

Review: "The Monkees: The Complete Series"

August 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

The Monkees The Complete Series

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of The Monkees, yes - but it also marks the same milestone for The Monkees.  Whether on the original NBC broadcasts, twenty years later on MTV or since then on home video, fans have fallen in love with The Monkees.  The television sitcom launched Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith as household names (and faces!) and inspired some of the finest pop music to arrive from any group in the 1960s.  Rhino first released The Monkees as

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets Genre: Pop Tags: The Monkees

All This Time: Sting to Issue Vinyl Box Set

August 2, 2016 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Sting The Studio Collection

Can't get enough of the vinyl resurgence? Looking to bone up on the solo works of Sting ahead of his first rock album in nearly 15 years? A new box set has got you covered. A&M/Interscope will release The Studio Collection, an 11-LP set covering all of Sting's eight solo albums between 1985 and 2013, on September 30. The set, which features meticulously recreated packaging, new vinyl masters cut at Abbey Road Studios and the debuts of both Brand New Day (2000) and Sacred Love (2003) on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Sting

(Don't) Walk On By: Rumer's "This Girl's in Love" Celebrates Bacharach and David

August 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Rumer This Girls In Love

I hear the music coming out of your radio... Who's today's foremost young interpreter of the timeless music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David?  Chances are many would answer with one name: Rumer.  On October 21, the singer-songwriter will release her first full-length tribute to the songwriting legends with the debut on Rhino/EastWest of her fourth album, the eagerly-anticipated This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach and David Songbook. In 2010, Rumer released the single Sings Bacharach at

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Rumer

Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)

July 29, 2016 By

David Bowie Who Can I Be Now

David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), the second in the late artist's series of deluxe albums box sets, will contain the following albums plus a 128-page booklet in the CD edition (or 84 pages in the vinyl edition. Diamond Dogs (Remastered) 1-CD David Live (Original Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD David Live (2005 Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD The Gouster (Previously Unreleased as an album) 1-CD Young Americans (Remastered) 1-CD Station to Station (Remastered) 1-CD Station to

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul

Chapter and Verse

July 29, 2016 By

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Bruce Springsteen releases a companion CD to his long-awaited autobiography Born to Run.  He has selected the 18 career-spanning tracks on Chapter and Verse, including five previously unreleased songs from his pre-E Street Band days (1966-1972)!

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

Back On The Street Again: Vibe On Records Reissues, Expands Cher's "I Paralyze"

July 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese 24 Comments

Cher I Paralyze

I Paralyze, the seventeenth studio album from the one and only Cher, had all of the earmarks of a hit album.  Her first and only LP for Columbia Records, it boasted a line-up of heavy hitters including producer-songwriters John Farrar (a string of Olivia Newton-John's most beloved hits including "Magic," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and David Wolfert (whose credits include Melissa Manchester, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield), songwriter

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Cher

Release Round-Up: Week of July 29

July 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Archies Sugar Sugar Complete

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Archies, Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) At long last!  The complete albums of The Archies are being assembled in one 5-CD box set by Cleopatra Records.  You'll find The Archies, Everything's Archie, Jingle Jangle, Sunshine and This Is Love each in a mini-LP replica sleeve, along with a booklet containing new liner notes. Bubblegum never tasted so good as in these top-notch

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, SACD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Blood Sweat and Tears, David Bowie, Gary Wright, Loggins and Messina, The Archies, The Isley Brothers

Out On The Run Tonight: Bruce Springsteen to Release Companion Album to Autobiography With 5 Unreleased Tracks

July 28, 2016 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Being in the public eye for over 40 years and being one of the biggest rock stars on the planet for much of that time, there has been much written and documented about Bruce Springsteen - from articles to interviews to documentaries to books.  But despite some of his songs having some personal content, The Boss had never sat down to tell his own story.  Happily, this fall, Springsteen's autobiography Born To Run is released by Simon and Schuster on September 27. Four days before that, on

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

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