Over 50 years after David Bowie bade farewell to one of his most recognizable onstage personas, the show in which he did so will be reissued and restored. Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be reissued by Parlophone August 11, just a month after the exact anniversary of that landmark date at Hammersmith Odeon in London. Originally issued in truncated form in 1983, the program was remixed and restored in 2003; this presentation will feature two tracks finally added
The Weekend Stream: June 3, 2023
Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. Our latest round-up brings new music from Joan Jett, terrific live rarities from Bruce Springsteen, a band with a lot more going on than their name, and a tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest lyricists. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Darkness Tour '78 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes /
Release Round-Up: Week of June 2
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Sylvester, Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 celebrates the late disco/dance music pioneer with 26 tracks on two CDs drawn from all six of his albums for the label, as well as the rare 12-inch Disco Versions that kept the dancefloors burning. In addition to
It's a Man's World: Deluxe Edition
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cher's 1995 album It's a Man's World returns from Warner Records as a Deluxe Edition on 2 CDs or 4 LPs. Both versions contain the complete 14-track U.K. album (the U.S. edition removed three songs and substantially remixed others) and a selection of bonus single remixes, eleven in total. "Walking in Memphis (Shut Up and Dance Vocal Mix)" is streaming now, while "One by One (JR's Pride Mix)" will
Paradise Is Here: Cher Expands "It's a Man's World" on CD, LP
1995's It's a Man's World returned Cher to the Warner Music family after a string of studio albums on the Casablanca, Columbia, and Geffen labels. Though the album charted higher in the U.K. than in the U.S., it anticipated the 1998 international smash Believe and is today recognized as another classic chapter in the artist's extraordinary career. On July 14, It's a Man's World will return from Warner Records as a Deluxe Edition available on 2 CDs or 4 LPs. Both versions contain the complete
Empty Glass [Half-Speed Mastered]
Pete Townshend's Empty Glass (1980) found the singer-songwriter-guitarist reflecting on mortality, drugs, alcohol, spirituality, and falling out of love. Some have called it the best Who album the band never recorded, with Roger Daltrey reportedly having expressed disappointment that it wasn't a Who record. "Rabbit" Bundrick joined in, as did Faces/Who drummer Kenney Jones, Big Country bassist Tony Butler, drummer Simon Phillips, and others. Featuring the U.S. top ten hit "Let My Love Open
Rough Mix [Half-Speed Mastered]
Rough Mix, Pete Townshend's second "solo" album, was recorded with bassist-songwriter Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces) and producer Glyn Johns. Featuring guests John Entwistle, Eric Clapton, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart, and the duo of Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, Rough Mix gets the Half-Speed Mastered treatment, mastered by Jon Astley and cut for vinyl by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. It's housed within a gatefold sleeve and has replica U.K. Polydor labels.
Life Is Like a Song
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target-Exclusive CD: Target.com Kenny Rogers' first posthumous studio release, Life Is Like a Song is built around eight never-before-heard recordings spanning 2008-2011 and two rarities. Among the selections, the superstar brought his familiar, distinctive, and lived-in vocals to Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and The Temptations' Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong/Rodger Penzabene standard "I
The Weekend Stream: May 27, 2023
Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend from a Sly and the Family Stone rarity to the latest expanded edition from Taylor Swift! https://youtu.be/oGsct11DL_M Sly and the Family Stone, Ten Years Too Soon (The Remix Album) (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Perhaps the most bizarre item in the Sly and the Family Stone catalogue has hit
Release Round-Up: Week of May 26
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Carole King, Home Again: Live in Central Park (Ode/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coinciding with the documentary/concert film of the same name, Carole King's Home Again: Live in Central Park captures her concert - the first-ever free concert at New York City's Great
In Memoriam: Tina Turner (1939-2023)
Today, the name of Tina Turner will be on everyone's lips. The magnetic dynamo with the powerfully raspy voice, instantly identifiable stage moves, and indomitable spirit has died at the age of 83. Yet, like most everything else in her extraordinary life and career, even her name was hard-won. Born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, she began singing with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. The volatile bandleader rechristened her Tina Turner, reportedly choosing the first name
The Crossing
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount (U.S.) LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records delivers a 30th anniversary remastered edition of Paul Young's final Columbia album, 1993's The Crossing. Primarily produced by Don Was, the album welcomed a number of familiar session veterans in support of Young including Billy Preston, Toto's Jeff Porcaro, The Who's Pino Palladino, and The Memphis Horns. "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue,"
Bring Me Home: Paul Young's "The Crossing" Receives 30th Anniversary Edition from 7a Records
Blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter Paul Young made his debut 40 years ago with 1983's No Parlez, his first of five albums released on Columbia Records through 1993. Young has marked the anniversary with a flurry of activity including his new studio album Behind the Lens, a U.K. tour running through November, and a memoir appropriately entitled Take a Piece of Me with You after a famous Daryl Hall lyric popularized by Young. On June 16, 7a Records will continue the Young celebration with a
Countdown to Ecstasy
180-gram LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UHQR 200-gram LP Box Set: AcousticSounds.com Hybrid Stereo SACD: AcousticSounds.com Following the recent release of Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill in vinyl, audiophile vinyl, and hybrid stereo SACD formats, the jazz-rock heroes' second set will be receiving the same treatment. 1973's Countdown to Ecstasy will be reissued by Geffen/UMe on 180-gram black vinyl as remastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman at
Barry Manilow [Original Mix]
Just in time for his triumphant return to the Radio City Music Hall stage and in anticipation of the fall opening of his Broadway musical Harmony, Music on Vinyl revisits Barry Manilow's debut album in its original 1973 mix featuring versions of "Could It Be Magic," "Sweet Life," "One of These Days," and "Oh My Lady" not heard since that first pressing. The reissue is limited and numbered, and pressed on gold vinyl. A numbered red vinyl pressing of Manilow's third album, 1975's Tryin' to Get
The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
Art-rock duo Sparks, recently the subject of a documentary from director Edgar Wright, return with a new album featuring such songs as "Veronica Lake," "The Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late Tonight," and "Gee, That Was Fun." Available on CD, LP, and digitally.
Just What I Needed: Rhino Launches Hi-Fi Audiophile Series with The Cars, John Coltrane
For years, Rhino has licensed titles from its catalogue to various audiophile labels. Now, Rhino is jumping into the audiophile vinyl market itself with the Rhino High Fidelity line. This series of limited, numbered reissues has kicked off with The Cars' 1978 debut album, first released on Elektra, and John Coltrane's 1964 Coltrane's Sound, originally issued on Atlantic. Both titles are available now. Two more classic albums will follow each quarter. With the release of The Cars, the
My Old School: UMe Reissues Steely Dan's "Countdown to Ecstasy"
Following the recent release of Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill in vinyl, audiophile vinyl, and hybrid stereo SACD formats, the jazz-rock heroes' second set will be receiving the same treatment. This Friday, May 26, Countdown to Ecstasy will be issued by Geffen/UMe on 180-gram black vinyl as remastered by Bernie Grundman at 33-1/3 RPM. A 200-gram, 45 RPM version on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) is already shipping from Acoustic Sounds with the SACD (playable on all CD players)
The Weekend Stream: May 20, 2023
Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend.From Rufus Wainwright to Lana Del Rey, Donna Summer to ZTT, we're bringing you the goods. Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright (25th Anniversary Edition) (Geffen/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) One of the best-reviewed albums of 1998 was the baroque-pop debut from singer/songwriter Rufus Wainright. With
Like a Moth to a Flame: Janet Jackson's 'janet.' Gets Expanded for 30th Anniversary
With her fifth album, Janet Jackson took her artistry and popularity into a new gear for a new decade. Now, 30 years after janet. was released, it's coming back into print this summer as an expanded edition featuring rare bonus material. Coming off the back-to-back critical and commercial smashes of Control (1986) and Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - the latter of which met big brother Michael's Thriller-era benchmark of seven Top 10 hits off one album, the youngest member of the Jackson family
Release Round-Up: Week of May 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Paul Simon, Seven Psalms (Owl/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Colored Vinyl: Amazon U.S. Paul Simon is ready to unveil Seven Psalms, his fifteenth studio album: a 33-minute suite of music consisting of seven dreamlike, meditative compositions which are meant to be played as one continuous piece (and
At Royal Albert Hall
In the weeks before his passing, late Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot approved the release of this May 24, 2016 concert at Royal Albert Hall. The 2CD set features such beloved Lightfoot standards as "Beautiful," "Early Morning Rain," "Sundown," "Carefree Highway," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." The 2LP vinyl edition arrives September 1.
Summer Dreaming: Grapefruit Collects Sunshine Pop Sounds of Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Harmony Grass
Tony Rivers' name occupies a special place in the heart of sunshine pop aficionados. The singer born Douglas Anthony Thompson in Shildon, County Durham, England began his career with The Castaways in a beat mode - even supporting The Beatles on a 1963 Piccadilly gig - before discovering The Beach Boys and taking his already-impressive vocal arrangement skills to the next level. A new 3-CD anthology, Move In a Little Closer: The Complete Recordings 1963-1970 on Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint,
Now
Graham Nash reflects on his present-day life on Now, a collection of original songs also including his unique recording of "Buddy's Back" with longtime Hollies pal Allan Clarke. Available on CD, LP, and digial formats.
The Weekend Stream Extra: Legacy Announces Doris Day Digital Campaign
Last April, the Doris Day centennial celebration kicked off. It's since encompassed a rarities collection on CD and the vinyl premiere of Doris' final studio album, My Heart, from Real Gone Music as well as a beautiful coffee table book from Hermes Press, various film and television screenings on Turner Classic Movies, and a flurry of charitable work benefiting the Doris Day Animal Foundation. As a finale to the celebration, Sony's Legacy Recordings has committed to refreshing the late
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