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He's Got a Way: Billy Joel Celebrates His 70th Birthday With Live Rarities on Digital Collection

May 3, 2019 By Joe Marchese 15 Comments

Live Through The Years

Billy Joel turns 70 on Thursday, May 9, and is celebrating with a birthday concert at Madison Square Garden, where he's currently headlining an unprecedented years-long residency of monthly concerts.  While the piano man hasn't released an album of original songs since 1993's River of Dreams, he's hardly been idle these past 26 years and remains a top concert draw.  Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings are commemorating Joel the live performer with a new streaming playlist available

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Billy Joel

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers: New ZZ Top Set Celebrates Half Century of Blues and Beards

May 3, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

ZZ Top Goin 50

Rhino is celebrating a half century of ZZ Top with a new, multi-format compilation due this summer. Goin' 50 collects 18 of the Texas trio's biggest and baddest hits, from their breakthrough in the '70s to their most recent studio release, 2012's La Futura. That disc will be available to buy, stream or download on June 14 - and on August 16, as the group embarks on a 50th anniversary tour, a Lone Star State-sized 3CD or 5LP edition of Goin' 50 will be released. That set offers tracks from

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: ZZ Top

True Grit: Capitol Reissues, Updates "Glen Campbell: The Legacy" Box Set For June Release

May 2, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Glen Campbell The Legacy 1961 2017

Since going out of print, Capitol Records' 2003 box set Glen Campbell: The Legacy [1961-2002] has been regularly commanding three-figure sums on the secondhand market.  Yesterday, the label delivered some great news to fans of the late superstar.  On June 21, Capitol and UMe will issue a new, updated version of the box set in slimmer, digipak packaging, and with a completely new Disc Four bringing the story of Campbell's incredible career to its completion. The first three CDs of the original

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Gospel, Pop Tags: Anne Murray, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell, Rita Coolidge, Steve Wariner

Release Round-Up: Week of April 26

April 26, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Prince Ultimate Rave

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Prince, Ultimate Rave (Legacy/NPG) Ultimate Rave (2-CD/1-DVD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 2-CD/1-DVD collection brings together two of Prince's albums from the turn of the new millennium:  Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic from 1999 and Rave In2

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alfred Drake, Baker Gurvitz Army, Bill Evans, Cheap Trick, Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess, Iain Matthews, J.J. Johnson, Joe Simon, Kurt Weill, Marvin Gaye, Millie Jackson, Nils Lofgren, O.F.R., Prince, Steeleye Span, The Cranberries, Wes Montgomery

The Mercury Demos

April 25, 2019 By

David Bowie The Mercury Demos

Following the recent Spying Through A Keyhole and Clareville Grove Demos, David Bowie's The Mercury Demos presents ten early, one-take recordings from the future superstar, recorded on a Revox reel-to-reel tape machine in Bowie's flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from his friend and collaborator John "Hutch" Hutchinson on guitar and vocals.  Songs include "Space Oddity," "Janine," "Conversation Piece," and a cover of Lesley Duncan's "Love Song."  It's housed in a replica of the original

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Originals

April 25, 2019 By

Prince Originals

Originals brings together 15 demos of songs Prince gave away to other artists including The Time, Sheila E., Kenny Rogers, Martika, Vanity 6, and The Bangles. Tidal will first exclusively offer the album for high-resolution streaming on June 7, with a CD and wide digital release arriving two weeks later on June 21, and vinyl configurations to follow in July.  A Target exclusive CD edition adds one bonus track, "Nothing Compares 2 U (Cinematic Remix)."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Ground Control to Major Tom: David Bowie's "Mercury Demos" Arriving In June

April 25, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie The Mercury Demos

Parlophone is continuing its series of David Bowie demo releases this June with a new volume, The Mercury Demos.  Arriving on June 28, The Mercury Demos follows the recent Spying Through A Keyhole and upcoming Clareville Grove Demos (due on May 17).  An LP rather than a collection of singles, it presents ten early, one-take recordings from the future superstar, recorded on a Revox reel-to-reel tape machine in Bowie's flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from his friend and collaborator John

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: David Bowie

Nothing Compares: 'Originals' Collects Prince's Demos of Songs Given to Others

April 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

Prince Originals

There are few artists as prolific as Prince. His legendary Vault is said to contain hundreds of albums' worth of material. On June 7 -- what would have been Prince's 61st birthday -- The Prince Estate and Warner Bros. Records will issue Originals, a new album of further treasures from the archives. As first reported by Variety (just one day before the estate welcomes fans to the annual Prince Celebration at Paisley Park, his recording complex-turned-museum), Originals brings together 15 demos

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Kenny Rogers, Martika, Prince, Sheila E, The Bangles, The Time

Sher-oo!/Modern Priscilla

April 24, 2019 By

Cilla Black Sher oo and Modern Priscilla

This new two-fer from Cherry Red's SFE imprint collects Cilla Black's third and tenth albums, Sher-oo! (1968) and Modern Priscilla (1978), on 2 CDs.  21 bonus tracks are spread across the two albums (14 for the former and 7 for the latter) including 11 cuts which are new to CD.  A 32-page booklet has liner notes, photos, and interviews.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Cilla/In My Life

April 24, 2019 By

Cilla Black Cilla and In My Life

Cherry Red's SFE imprint brings together the late Cilla Black's debut album Cilla (1965) with In My Life (1974), the latter of which is making its premiere on CD in full, on this new 2-CD set.  17 bonus tracks (including the original mono album) have been added to the former, and 9 bonus tracks to the latter.  All told, 3 songs are new to CD.  A 32-page booklet features liner notes, photos, and interviews.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003

April 24, 2019 By

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2-LP black vinyl:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl/merch bundles:  R.E.M.'s Online Shop 2-LP blue vinyl: Barnes and Noble Craft Recordings brings a popular compilation back to vinyl for the first time in 15 years. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 was originally released in 2003 and collected 18 tracks from the band's post-IRS era, including their biggest hits ("Losing My Religion," "Man On the Moon," "Stand," Everybody Hurts"), soundtrack recordings ("All

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition

April 24, 2019 By

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2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP color vinyl: MusicVaultz / JPC.de Paul McCartney's Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition features the same audio content as the Traveller's Edition box set minus the swag (postcards, baggage tickets, luggage tags, lithographs, cards, a map, and a jigsaw puzzle!) - meaning that this 2-CD or 3-LP version has the original 2018 album plus all the tracks from the Egypt Station recording

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

Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years

April 24, 2019 By

America Capitol Years

All six of America's Capitol albums are collected in one newly remastered box set.  Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years presents newly remastered versions of 1979's Silent Letter, 1980's Alibi, 1982's View from the Ground, 1983's Your Move, 1984's Perspective, and 1985's In Concert in one deluxe, affordable package complete with a booklet.  It's been compiled by America archivist Jeff Larson and remastered by Andy Pearce.

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

What's the Frequency? Craft Recordings Announced Vinyl Reissue of "In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003"

April 24, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, Craft Recordings announced an exciting new reissue that brings a popular compilation back to vinyl for the first time in 15 years. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 was originally released in 2003 and collected 18 tracks from the band's post-IRS era, including their biggest hits ("Losing My Religion," "Man On the Moon," "Stand," Everybody Hurts"), soundtrack recordings ("All the Right Friends," "The Great Beyond"), collaborations ("E-Bow the Letter" with Patti Smith), and then-new

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: R.E.M.

Step Inside Love: Cherry Red, SFE Expand Four More Cilla Black Albums in May

April 23, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Cilla Black Cilla and In My Life

Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment imprint is continuing its series celebrating the life and legacy of Cilla Black with the May 10 arrival of another pair of remastered and expanded 2-CD, 2-album collections.  First up is her debut album Cilla (1965) with In My Life (1974), the latter of which is making its premiere on CD in full; also released that day is Sher-oo! (1968) with another long-anticipated, new-to-CD title, Modern Priscilla (1978).  All of the previously released digital bonus

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Cilla Black, Paul McCartney

You Can Do Magic: America's Capitol Years Collected on New Box Set

April 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

America Capitol Years

After seven albums in as many years, Dan Peek departed America, leaving Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell to carry on in the band the trio formed.  The first release from the new duo line-up was 1977's Live, but it also marked the end of an era as America's final album on Warner Bros. Records.  Following that LP, Beckley and Bunnell briefly retreated from the studio; the pair didn't return with a new studio album for almost two years.  When they did, it was at a new label: Hollywood's venerable

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: America

Control [Vinyl]

April 21, 2019 By

Janet Control LP

Janet Jackson's breakthrough album is returning to vinyl for its first-ever reissue.  After two records with little crossover appeal, Control found Janet putting her artistic vision front and center. Working with writer/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (ex-members of The Time who certainly learned a lot from their time with Prince), Janet's third album was sexy, unapologetically feminine and brimming with radio-friendly beats. Over a year, five of its singles - "What Have You Done For Me

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

Motown: The Complete No. 1s

April 21, 2019 By

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For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago.  Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or samples. And the packaging was a delight: the discs were housed in five

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

McGear [Various Formats]

April 21, 2019 By

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2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store LP:  Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store  Mike McCartney (a.k.a. Mike McGear)'s 1974 album McGear was produced by his brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.  Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album."  Now,

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

One Man Band [Vinyl]

April 21, 2019 By

James Taylor One Man Band

James Taylor's 2007 live set, featuring JT backed only by keyboardist Larry Goldings and a drum machine, comes to vinyl on two 180-gram platters pressed at RTI and mastered by Ryan Smith.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Gimme a Beat! 'Control' Comes Back To Vinyl - Are More Janet Jackson Classics Coming?

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Janet Control LP

Even viewed through the incredible prism of her talented family, Janet Jackson has had one of the most formidable careers in modern music history. This year, after an impassioned fan campaign, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally inducted the youngest Jackson sibling, who's released 10 Top 5 albums in the U.S., placed more than two dozen singles in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide of funky, engaging, conscious R&B songs. With an

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Return To West Grand Boulevard: 'Motown: The Complete No. 1s' Box Gets Expanded Reissue

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

product shot Motown The Complete No 1s

For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Boyz II Men, Brenda Holloway, Charlene, Dazz Band, DeBarge, Dennis Edwards, Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, El DeBarge, Erykah Badu, Four Tops, Giorgio, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Gill, Jr. Walker, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Mary Jane Girls, Mary Wells, Michael Jackson, Profyle, Rare Earth, Rick James, Rockwell, Shanice, Siedah Garrett, Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stacey Lattislaw, Stevie Wonder, T.G. Shepard, Tammi Terrell, The Boys, The Commodores, The Contours, The Guinn Family, The Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Originals, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Undisputed Truth, Thelma Houston, Today, Val Young

Release Round-Up: Week of April 19

April 19, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, HONK [Various Formats] (Interscope) 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Target-exclusive blue vinyl: Target.com 4-LP deluxe color vinyl: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Various music/apparel bundles: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Honk is a new compilation album from The Rolling Stones that

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Bananarama, Bil Evans, Stevie Nicks, The O'Jays, The Rolling Stones, Wes Montgomery

Shower the People: James Taylor's "One Man Band" Comes to Vinyl in June

April 16, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James Taylor One Man Band

For more than 50 years, the voice of James Taylor has been that of an old friend, offering warmth, comfort, and reassurance in song.  While the singer-songwriter hasn't released a new album in four years, he's been a welcome presence on the road.  Now, the recording of one of his most beloved tours is coming to vinyl for the first time from Craft Recordings.  On June 7, the label will bring Taylor's 2007 One Man Band to a 2-LP set.  Housed in a gatefold jacket, it's been mastered by Ryan Smith

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: James Taylor

Only Wanna Be With You: Hootie and the Blowfish Celebrate 25th Anniversary of "Cracked Rear View" With Deluxe Reissues

April 16, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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'90s pop superstars Hootie and the Blowfish are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 21x platinum smash Cracked Rear View with a 2-CD Expanded Edition and 3-CD/DVD Deluxe Edition. Both configurations are due from Rhino on May 31 and boast a wealth of unreleased and hard-to-find content. The classic album was originally recorded at L.A.'s NRG Studios with Don Gehman producing. The result was an infectious collection that spawned four successful singles ("Hold My Hand," "Only Wanna Be

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Hootie and The Blowfish

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