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Hi-Def "Help!": Beatles Film Coming to Blu-Ray

May 15, 2013 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TPE-VRXaQw] The Beatles' second feature film, 1965's Help!, is making its Blu-Ray debut this June. Reuniting with A Hard Day's Night director Richard Lester with a bigger budget (for one, they shot in color), Help! finds The Fab Four in yet another set of wacky predicaments - this time, Ringo can't seem to get a ring unstuck from his finger, and an evil cult want said ring for their own purposes. Silly stuff, for sure - and, at perhaps the most

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Beatles

Return to "The Promised Land": Elvis Presley's Stax Sessions Collected In New Box Set

May 10, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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On August 6, 2013, RCA and Legacy Recordings will release a box set fit for a King.  Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition compiles three CDs of master takes and alternates all drawn from Presley's July and December 1973 sessions at Stax Recording Studios on McLemore Avenue in Memphis.  Elvis was right at home; he could even take Elvis Presley Boulevard to "Soulsville USA" on McLemore.  These final major studio sessions of Presley's storied career yielded tracks for three albums: Raised On Rock/For Ol'

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Elvis Presley

Run for Cover: Basia's Debut LP to Be Expanded by Cherry Pop

May 2, 2013 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

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One of the Cherry Pop reissue label's newest titles for May is a greatly-expanded edition of Time and Tide, the solo debut album by Polish singer/songwriter Basia. Basia Trzetrzelewska first caught the public eye in England as the lead singer for sophisti-pop band Matt Bianco alongside vocalist Mark Reilly and keyboardist Danny White. Their similarities to Sade and Everything But the Girl, as well as their Top 30 hits "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" and "Half a Minute," earned them widespread

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

The Legacy of Harry Nilsson, Andy Williams, Johnny Winter, Jerry Lee Lewis and More Anthologized On "Essential" Releases

April 30, 2013 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

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Today, Legacy Recordings issues a number of titles from some of music's greatest artists as part of the label's ongoing Essential series of anthologies.  We're taking a look at the collections from Harry Nilsson, Andy Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pete Seeger, Mott the Hoople and Midnight Oil!  Plus: we have track listings for all titles! A 2010 documentary posed the question, Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?  Well, if you don't already know the answer, The

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Andy Williams, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Midnight Oil, Mott the Hoople, Pete Seeger

Come Aboard, He's Expecting You: Vintage Jack Jones Albums Arrive From Zone Records

April 16, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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For eight seasons beginning in 1977, the voice of Jack Jones came into households singing the praises of The Love Boat via Paul Williams and Charles Fox's famous theme song.  Yet long before The Love Boat, the smooth-voiced singer had established himself as a premier vocalist comfortable with both jazz and changing pop styles.  To date, Jones has recorded over fifty albums, yet many of his finest album achievements still remain unreleased on CD.  Zone Records is rectifying that with the reissue

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Jack Jones

Classic Campbell: BGO Brings Three Vintage Glen Campbell Albums to CD

April 12, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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The BGO label has continued its ongoing Glen Campbell reissue series by bringing three long-out-of-print albums to CD in one package.  Following the late 2012 release of Try a Little Kindness/The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album/The Last Time I Saw Her, BGO has just brought together a trio of LPs originally released in 1972 and 1973: Glen Travis Campbell, I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) and I Remember Hank Williams. Following the release of Campbell’s New Jersey-recorded Live album from 1969,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Glen Campbell

Nancy Wilson Goes Pop and Philly Soul With New Two-For-One CD Reissue

April 4, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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By 1970, Nancy Wilson had already been a marquee recording artist for Capitol Records for a decade. The supreme song stylist never allowed herself to be pigeonholed into one musical style, having made her successful debut single with a Broadway showtune ("Guess Who I Saw Today"), dabbled in R&B ("Save Your Love for Me") and collaborated with jazz greats such as Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing. All in all, Wilson was a leading light of adult pop, selling out nightclubs and even

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Nancy Wilson

Review: Elvis Presley, "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite: Legacy Edition"

March 19, 2013 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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Elvis Presley never did anything small.  When he stepped onstage at 1:00 a.m. at Honolulu's International Center on January 14, 1973 for a scheduled 12:30 a.m. concert, satellites were beaming the most expensive entertainment broadcast ever to an audience of over one billion (yes, one billion) people around the world.  The subsequent RCA album quickly was certified gold, and eventually went five times platinum.  Now that world-famous LP, Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite, is the latest Legacy

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Elvis Presley

"ICON" is Now a Capitol Idea

March 11, 2013 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Another few batches of Universal's eye-rolling ICON series are on the way - and while they offer a few genuine surprises, there's a lot, perhaps even more than usual, to shake one's head over. The big surprise right off the bat is that the mid-price compilation series will now chronicle not only Universal-controlled catalogue artists, but EMI-controlled ones as well. This is hardly a surprise, given the past year's big story of music business restructuring that's leaving the world with three

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Belinda Carlisle, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Poison, The Beach Boys

The "Lowdown" On Friday Music's Expanded Reissue of "Chicago III"

February 27, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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In his recently released memoir The Soundtrack of My Life, Clive Davis speaks rhapsodically about one band he signed to Columbia Records who went on “to be one of the best-selling bands of the seventies…[and] successful in every succeeding decade, selling millions of albums along the way.”  The mogul added, “They’re still active, and every year their fans lobby relentlessly for them to be nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor the band very much deserves.”  Davis

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Chicago

An Apple A Day: Fifth Fab Volume of Apple Publishing Demos Arrives From RPM

February 19, 2013 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Those were the days, my friend.  In June 1967, The Beatles opened Apple Publishing in a one-room office on London’s Curzon Street, predating even the birth of Apple Records.  Soon, the publishing concern moved to new quarters at 94 Baker Street, and later to 3 Savile Row.  In that heady period when anything seemed possible, the Fab Four signed a multitude of talented young writers to Apple, many of them discovered by Terry Doran.  Doran, a 27-year old Liverpool native who had previously owned an

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: The Beatles

Review: Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours: Expanded Edition"

February 11, 2013 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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It never should have worked. Since its formation in 1967, Fleetwood Mac had endured radical personnel changes, a stylistic shift from blues to rock, even a challenge from a "fake Mac" claiming to be the band in concert.  When guitarist-songwriter-vocalist Bob Welch became the latest member to pass through the Fleetwood Mac revolving door, Mick Fleetwood and the husband and wife team of John and Christine McVie invited two young Californians to bolster the line-up.  Lindsey Buckingham and his

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Fleetwood Mac

The Fantastic Expedition of Gene Clark: Omnivore Unveils Previously Unheard Demos from Late Byrd

February 7, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Though Gene Clark first made his mark as an original member of The Byrds, where he penned such classic folk-rock songs as "Feel a Whole Lot Better," he left behind as rich a legacy as a solo artist as he did with The Byrds.  Clark's tenure as a Byrd wasn't a long one; though the group rose to prominence with its 1965 Columbia debut Mr. Tambourine Man, Clark left the band in early 1966 amid interpersonal strife and a dislike of touring.   He re-emerged quickly on a 1967 Columbia set with The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Gene Clark, The Byrds

There He Goes Again: Marshall Crenshaw Launches New EP Subscription Service

January 24, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Marshall Crenshaw has marched to the beat of his own drum (metaphorically speaking!) since making a splash with his self-titled 1982 major label debut.  Though he hasn't exactly been away, the power pop hero has returned this week with the official release of I Don't See You Laughing Now, a new 3-track vinyl EP that also happens to mark Crenshaw's launch of a new music subscription series.  With shifts in the music landscape occurring on what seems like a day-to-day basis, Crenshaw's new model

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Marshall Crenshaw, Open Forum

Review: Roger Cook, "Running with the Rat Pack"

January 17, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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The rules of pop music were changing, and Roger Cook didn't want to be behind the times.  The songwriter of such nuggets as "You've Got Your Troubles," "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," "My Baby Loves Lovin'" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" had long balanced his work as a behind-the-scenes songwriter with a singing career.  As one-half of David and Jonathan (with co-writer Roger Greenaway) and a member of Blue Mink, Cook was a familiar vocalist, and as a background singer, he added

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Roger Cook

Little Bit O'Soul: Thelma Houston, Syreeta, Nancy Wilson, Brecker Brothers, George Duke Reissued

January 9, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Soul music was alive and well in 2012, and some of the finest reissues arrived courtesy of Cherry Red's SoulMusic Records label.  With the label already looking forward to 2013 releases from artists including Ronnie Laws, Patti Austin, Stephanie Mills, George Duke, Gwen Guthrie and Freda Payne (more on those soon), the time is right to revisit some of the year-end titles that might have fallen under the radar! In addition to celebrating the post-Motown recordings of Mary Wells at 20th Century

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Nancy Wilson, Syreeta Wright, The Brecker Brothers, Thelma Houston

Mahalo, Elvis! King's Hawaiian Retreat is Latest Expansion from Legacy

January 7, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Tomorrow is Elvis Presley's birthday, but we're celebrating with good news today! America said Aloha to Elvis Presley in between a trip to the Dark Side of the Moon and a visit to the Houses of the Holy when the once and future King’s Aloha from Hawaii album earned a berth between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin atop the Billboard chart.  Presley’s Honolulu concert of January 14, 1973, preserved on an RCA long-playing record, was monumental in every respect.  The most expensive entertainment

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Elvis Presley

Now Sounds Unearths Lost Leon Russell-Produced Psych-Pop Classic "Daughters of Albion"

December 19, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Before he actually became The Master of Time and Space to his fans, Leon Russell was manipulating everything but time and space on a psychedelic pop opus that nobody heard.  The fantastically imaginative Daughters of Albion was, well, DOA in the commercial sense upon its initial release in 1968.  Its blend of dense lyrics, elaborate vocal arrangements, shifting moods and an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-oh-hell-we'll-throw-that-in-too approach to the musical accompaniment might have been too

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Daughters of Albion, Leon Russell

Morello Label Rescues Rare Glen Campbell with Bobbie Gentry and Anne Murray, Brings Helen Schneider to CD

December 5, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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The Morello imprint of Cherry Red Records has kept busy of late. Following its initial slate of country releases from George Jones, Marty Robbins and Lacy J. Dalton, the Morello team reintroduced gems to the catalogue from Crystal Gayle and Dan Seals, respectively Crystal Gayle / Somebody Loves You, and Rage On / Rebel Heart. Though Dan was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, Rage On and Rebel Heart were both excursions into pure country. For its latest two releases,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Anne Murray, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell, Helen Schneider, Ron Dante

Still On The Line: Glen Campbell's "American Treasure" Box Set Arrives This Month

December 3, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Way back on August 6, we confirmed a delay to Surfdog Records' box set An American Treasure, a limited edition box and gift set dedicated to the life and career of Glen Campbell.  We're happy to report that this 3-CD/1-DVD limited edition of 1,000 units is finally available for pre-order, with delivery guaranteed before Christmas for domestic purchasers. To bring you up to date: An American Treasure will mark only the second box set to be devoted to the entirety of Campbell's career; the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Glen Campbell

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Elvis Presley, "Prince from Another Planet"

November 16, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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"I'm not kidding myself. My voice alone is just an ordinary voice. What people come to see is how I use it. If I stand still while I'm singing, I'm dead, man. I might as well go back to driving a truck." Though Elvis Aron Presley's vocal instrument was one of the greatest in the entirety of American popular music, the singer wasn't simply being modest.  Whether threatening staid fifties culture in a pair of tight pants, shaking his famed pelvis, or taking to the Las Vegas concert stage in

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Elvis Presley

Rip It Up! "The London American Label: 1956" Spotlights Rock and Roll from Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, More

November 1, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Did any label impact the taste of record-buyers in the United Kingdom in the early rock-and-roll era than that of London?  Ace Records has been chronicling the activities of the London American label on a series of definitive releases culling the best of the label's 45s from one given year.  Previous volumes have covered every year between 1957 and 1963, and for the most recent addition to the series, Ace has turned the clock back to 1956.  In that year, London's output included American singles

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Little Richard, The Drifters

Reviews: Dion's "Complete Laurie Singles," David Cassidy's "Romance"

November 1, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Today, we're taking a look at two recent releases from Real Gone Music! Dion DiMucci greeted the 1960s on his own, just 20 years old but already a chart veteran with soon-to-be-classics like “I Wonder Why” and “A Teenager in Love” under his belt.  Those songs, though, were recorded with his friends The Belmonts.  When Carlo Mastrangelo, Angelo D’Aleo and Fred Milano wanted to emphasize doo-wop harmonies and Dion wanted to rock and roll, Dion and the Belmonts split.  How would the Italian kid

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: David Cassidy, Dion, Dion and the Belmonts

Compilation Watch: Best-Ofs Planned for Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson

October 16, 2012 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Next month - the all-important Christmas shopping season - sees two compilations from two immensely popular singers from the RCA roster with unmistakable voices. The label will release new compilations in the same week for departed R&B legend Whitney Houston and American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson - the latter of whom definitely owes more than a little of her style to the former. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston marks a few firsts in Whitney's catalogue: it's her

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Whitney Houston

Review: The Beach Boys Remasters, Part Two: The Album-by-Album Guide

October 16, 2012 By Joe Marchese 35 Comments

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It’s about time now!  Don’t you know now?  It’s about time we get together to be out front and love one another… - Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bob Burchman and Al Jardine (1970) Isn’t it time we danced the night away?  How about doing it just like yesterday? - Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas, Jim Peterik, Larry Millas and Mike Love (2012) No, Mike Love didn’t fire Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys.  But that didn’t stop the Beach Boys’ leader, producer and chief songwriter from telling The Los

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

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