Tom Petty's unexpected passing last October at the age of 66 was cause for reflection on the tenacious and passionate artist's lifetime of thrilling and quintessentially American rock-and-roll music. There was no doubt that Petty's electric brand of soulful rock would live on, but fans were naturally hungry for more. He had discussed a possible Wildflowers deluxe edition in the past, but that never materialized. Yesterday, it was revealed on Sirius XM (home of his Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
Review: Keely Smith, "Sings the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Songbook"
Oh yeah, I'll tell you something I think you'll understand... At the height of Beatlemania in 1964, some members of the so-called "older generation" still hadn't caught on to what made the Fab Four more than the latest passing teenybopper fad. But Keely Smith was ready to make them understand. For her third album at Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records, the smoky-voiced chanteuse set out to have the adults in the room "meet the Beatles" in a new way. Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon-Paul
Release Round-Up: Week of July 6
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Yellow Submarine [7-Inch Single] (Capitol/Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" b/w "Eleanor Rigby" returns to 7-inch vinyl as a picture disc single to mark the 50th anniversary of the animated film classic. It will be housed in a die-cut card sleeve. Read more here. Judy Garland, I Can't Give You Anything But Love 1938-1961 (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon
A Red Letter Day: Pet Shop Boys' 'Further Listening' Series Completes With Remastering of Three Titles
Pet Shop Boys' remastered Catalogue: 1985-2012 series is drawing to a close on August 31 with the fourth and final round of albums. This batch includes Behaviour (1990); Very (1993); and Bilingual (1996). All three albums from Messrs. Tennant and Lowe have been newly remastered and will be accompanied by Further Listening discs of bonus tracks such as demos, extended mixes, and remixes. (Note that these three albums were released with the Further Listening discs in 2001, and those track
United We Stand: Cherry Red Reissues Reggae-Pop Classics from Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths
Nestled in the Motown discography between Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and The Four Tops' "Still Water" singles in 1970 was a curiosity: the major label debut of the popular Jamaican singing duo Bob and Marcia, a.k.a. Keith Anderson and Marcia Griffiths. While the 45 with "Young, Gifted and Black" b/w "Peace of Mind" didn't dent the charts in the U.S., the A-side had made it all the way to No. 5 on the U.K. National Charts. Now, Cherry Red's Doctor Bird imprint has paired the
Piece of His Heart: "Bang: The Bert Berns Story" Arrives On DVD
During his all-too-short lifetime, Bert Berns never received the kind of fame afforded many of his contemporaries on the New York music scene such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, or Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Yet, across the pond, young men like Paul McCartney and Keith Richards were taking notice whenever they saw the Berns imprimatur on one of their favorite 45s. McCartney and Richards are just two of the luminaries who lined up to salute the
Release Round-Up: Week of June 29
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Supremes' smash 1967 album featuring "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" gets a must-have 2-CD deluxe treatment, including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary
The Exodus Has Begun: Prince Estate Strikes Catalog Deal With Sony Music
In what's certainly one of the year's biggest surprises, Sony Music's Legacy Recordings has just announced a comprehensive new deal with the Prince estate that will see Legacy assuming the reins for a considerable portion of Prince's remarkable discography. Sony will hold the worldwide licensing rights to the late superstar's core catalogue recorded from 1995 onward, covering some 19 major albums recorded by the Purple One during this time, as well as relevant singles, B-sides, live material,
Review: "Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion and Its Aftershocks 1963-1967"
"Yesterday's Gone": the song by folk-pop duo Chad and Jeremy opens the first of the six discs comprising Cherry Red and RPM's new box set Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion and Its Aftershocks 1963-1967. It's a most appropriate opener, as yesterday really was gone for an entire generation of artists swiftly rendered obsolete by the emergence of The Beatles. As the box eloquently explains, the Fab Four "in name, song, band structure, image, defined this new Beat music...Until 1967, when The
The Sun in Your Eyes: Real Gone's August Slate to Include Alan Parsons Project, Merry Clayton, Monk Higgins, More
Real Gone Music has just announced its slate for August, and the reissues are in a variety of genres and formats, all due on August 3. First up is a standalone release of the Blu-ray Audio edition of The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 hit album Eye in the Sky. The Project's sixth album (and fifth on Arista Records) employed a variety of musical styles within a radio-friendly soft-rock framework to address typically lofty themes. This Blu-ray reissue boasts a high-resolution stereo version of
Release Round-Up: Week of June 22
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Cure, Mixed Up: Deluxe Edition (Universal (U.K.)/Elektra/Rhino (U.S.)) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mixed Up 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Torn Down 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Postponed from last week: The Cure revisits its 1990 remix album as a 3-CD deluxe edition. The first disc of the new set contains the original Mixed Up album,
Where My Love Lies Asleep: Intervention Reissues Gene Clark's "White Light" on LP, Hybrid SACD
Intervention Records, the eclectic label behind splendid and sonically-pristine reissues for artists ranging from Joe Jackson to Billy Squier, has announced the next title in its (Re)Discover Series: Gene Clark's 1971 A&M Records classic, White Light. A stereo hybrid SACD (playable on all CD players) is due from the label on June 29, while the 180-gram vinyl release is due in September. The singer-songwriter and Byrds co-founder launched his solo career in 1967 on Columbia with Gene
Baby Let Me Follow You Down: Rare Live Dylan Coming in July from Legacy
As a result of E.U. public domain laws, so-called "copyright extension" collections have been proliferating for the past number of years for such top-tier artists as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and the remarkable Motown roster. Bob Dylan has been no exception. Each year since 2012, Sony has released a "copyright collection" for Dylan to assert the label's rights to previously unreleased recordings that would otherwise fall into the public domain. But unlike some of the readily-available
Do You Wanna Dance? Pop and Prog Meet on Cherry Red's Expanded "Deep Feeling"
Last year, Cherry Red's RPM imprint chronicled the early career of British pop singer Guy Darrell on I've Been Hurt: The Complete 1960s Recordings. Now, Cherry Red's Grapefruit Records has picked up the next, fascinating chapter of the Guy Darrell story with Deep Feeling, an anthology of Darrell's next step - as leader of a progressive rock band. The original, cult classic 1971 Deep Feeling album has been supplemented with a generous helping of thirteen bonus tracks. Darrell recorded his
Different Drum: Michael Nesmith's First National Band Releases Live Album On 7a Records
Before embarking with Micky Dolenz on the acclaimed, currently-playing The Monkees Present: The Mike & Micky Show, Michael Nesmith staged another remarkable event earlier this year. For five performances only in January, Nesmith reformed his pioneering country-rock group, The First National Band. The FNB didn't venture out of California, but the sold-out concerts attracted worldwide attention. Now, everyone will have a chance to hear what they missed when 7a Records - the label dedicated
Songs for the Asking: Paul Simon Previews Rarities Collection "Alternate Tunings" and "In the Blue Light"
Paul Simon may be retiring from the road, but the conclusion of his acclaimed Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour on September 22 won't be the last we've heard of the legendary musician. On tour, he's currently previewing two upcoming projects: Alternate Tunings, a long-awaited collection of previously unreleased material, and an album entitled In the Blue Light, due in September. In lieu of a traditional tour program, Simon is offering a lavish "Limited Edition Folio" for purchase at each
Love Is All: Cherry Red, Purple Records Reissue Roger Glover's "Butterfly Ball" Featuring Ronnie James Dio
A poem written for children in 1802 would not have been the most obvious subject for Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover for tackle, but that's precisely what he did in 1974 with The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Glover wrote, produced, and played on the pop/rock opera concept album which yielded the hit "Love Is All," sung by Ronnie James Dio. Now, that original album has been expanded to 3 CDs for a new box set from Cherry Red's newly-reactivated Purple Records imprint. In
Release Round-Up: Week of June 15
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Rolling Stones, The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016 (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This massive, limited edition vinyl box set collects the legendary band's 15 studio albums from Sticky Fingers (1971) to Blue and Lonesome (2016) on 20 meticulously-recreated LPs with original art elements, inserts, and more. Each album, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, has been remastered and cut at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios from
Need a Little Summer: Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett Team for "'Elua Aloha"
With summer just a little over a week away, two purveyors of musical sunshine have teamed up for their first collaborative album - and it delivers on its implied promise of sun, surf, and tropical breezes. Singer-songwriter Jeff Larson has joined with his longtime collaborator, Jeffrey Foskett of The Beach Boys, for 'Elua Aloha, an upbeat and inviting celebration of the California sound in all its many colors. Larson has written all but two of the songs on this New Surf release, and produced
Under The Influence of Love: Two Barry White-Associated Groups Get New Compilations
This Friday, Mercury and UMe will unveil the second round of collections this year celebrating the late Barry White. The series kicked off earlier this year with The Complete 20th Century Singles (1973-1979) on CD, The 20th Century Singles (1973-1979) on vinyl, and Love's Theme: The Best of the 20th Century Singles on CD. Now, the labels are looking to Love Unlimited - the vocal trio and the orchestra - for another pair of releases. Love Unlimited, the vocal group, was formed in 1969 by
Daydream Believing: 7a Records Celebrates Davy Jones with New Single "Rainbows"
Though it's been over six years since his untimely passing at the age of 66, the music of Davy Jones still endures. 7a Records, the U.K.-based label devoted to all things Monkees-related, has just delivered another treat for longtime fans of the band and its charismatic, perennially boyish singer with the mop top. "Rainbows" b/w "You Don't Have to Be a Country Boy to Sing a Country Song" is a limited edition (500 units) 7-inch, 45 RPM single pressed on red vinyl. Both sides of the single
I Got a Line on You: Cherry Red Collects Albums of Spirit, Sailor, Bram Tchaikovsky In New Box Sets
Cherry Red's various imprints have become a go-to destination for compact, affordable complete album packages, and three recent releases are no exception. Esoteric Recordings has gone the extra mile with a new package dedicated to the early recordings of Spirit. The Los Angeles rock band evolved out of a band called The Red Roosters which included Randy California (real name: Randy Wolfe) on guitars and vocals, Mark Andes on bass, and Jay Ferguson on vocals and percussion. When California's
Release Round-Up: Week of June 8
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Close to You/Love Story: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue their journey through Johnny Mathis' seventies catalogue with this expanded, remastered two-fer of Mathis' 1970 and 1971 albums. Close to You finds the singer reinterpreting hits by Bacharach and David, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Beatles, and even Santana, while Love Story
OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Continue Johnny Mathis Series with Two New Titles
Johnny Mathis kicked off the 1970s with a series of albums that found the Voice of Romance reinventing the day's chart hits in inimitably lush fashion. Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are continuing the journey through the legendary singer's 1970s catalogue with two remastered Expanded Editions due TOMORROW! First up is an expanded two-for-one compact disc release of the classic studio albums Close to You and Love Story. Johnny teamed with longtime producer Jack Gold and top
One Nite Alone: Unreleased Prince Home Recordings to Be Released in September
Today would have been Prince's 60th birthday. Warner Bros. Records and the Prince estate are marking the occasion by swinging the vault doors wide open. Following such posthumous releases as the "Nothing Compares 2 U" single, the expanded Purple Rain, and the Prince 4Ever collection with one unreleased track, Warner Bros. has just announced an archival album to be released on September 21 in CD, LP, and CD/LP Deluxe formats, as well as digitally. Piano & A Microphone 1983 - a
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