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Christmas Party

September 26, 2018 By

The Monkees Christmas Party

The first-ever Monkees Christmas album arrives with new vocals from Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith plus vintage tracks from Davy Jones.  Production is handled by Adam Schlesinger (Good Times!), Christian Nesmith, and Jonathan Nesmith.  In addition to holiday favorites, new holiday tunes have been penned for the group by Schlesinger, Rivers Cuomo, Andy Partridge, Scott McCaughey, Michael Chabon, and Peter Buck.  It's all wrapped up in a new Michael Allred cover!  Target has an

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

Life In The Fast Lane: Rhino To Release Eagles Box Set Containing Complete Studio and Live Albums on CD & Vinyl

September 26, 2018 By Randy Fairman 8 Comments

Eagles Legacy Cover

This upcoming October and November are crowded with large box-set releases for classic rock fans with major titles coming from marquee artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, David Bowie, and Bob Dylan.  You can now add another set to that list as Rhino has just announced a new box covering the recorded output of Eagles, entitled Legacy, due November 2. This set contains all of the original studio and live albums by the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers from 1972's Eagles to 2007's

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Eagles

What a Groovy Day: Cherry Red's Grapefruit Records Celebrates "The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969"

September 26, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Try a Little Sunshine

Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint has recently released the latest volume in its year-by-year chronicle of British psychedelia.  Try a Little Sunshine: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969 follows Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds (1967) and Looking at Pictures in the Sky (1968) with 3 CDs and 73 tracks from another fascinating year in music history. The box explores the various musical strains impacted by psychedelia, such as pop (including bubblegum, baroque, and sunshine/harmony pop),

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Barclay James Harvest, Procol Harum, Status Quo, The Move, The Pretty Things, The Spencer Davis Group, Various Artists

Stronger Every Day: Chicago Releases New Live Album, "Isle of Wight" on Vinyl in October

September 25, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Chicago Live and Isle of Wight

Last evening, September 23, Chicago wrapped up its current tour celebrating the band's landmark sophomore LP Chicago II in Staten Island.  But the music plays on, and on October 26, Rhino will release two live sets from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Greatest Hits Live, coming in CD and CD/DVD iterations, is a companion to the release earlier this year of Chicago II: Live on Soundstage.  At every one of this tour's stops, the band played the original album and then launched into a

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

The Beatles (The White Album): 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

September 25, 2018 By

Beatles White Album Packshot

6CD/1BD super deluxe box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP new stereo mix: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beatles are revisiting The White Album in a variety of formats including a 6CD/1BD Super Deluxe box set containing Giles Martin and Sam Okell's new 2018 stereo remix of the album, the complete Esher Demos, and 50 studio outtakes on CD, and the new

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Review: Ben Folds, "Brick: The Songs of Ben Folds 1994-2012"

September 25, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Ben Folds Brick

Upon its release in August 1995, the eponymous debut of Ben Folds' quirkily-named trio sounded like nothing else you might have found in the racks of your local Tower, HMV, or Sam Goody.  Filled with rich melodies, inescapable riffs, the most aggressive piano this side of Jerry Lee Lewis, and a youthful dose of attitude, Ben Folds Five channeled Todd Rundgren, Elton John, and Queen - with a dash of Randy Newman here and George Gershwin there.  Now, more than 23 years later, the (sorta) angry

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five

Say It's Your Birthday: The Beatles Mark 50 Years of The White Album with Deluxe Reissue

September 24, 2018 By Joe Marchese 25 Comments

Beatles White Album Packshot

It's officially named for the band that created it, but to listeners around the world, the 1968 double-album will forever be known as The White Album.  Its sprawling, eclectic lineup of 30 tracks showcased every side of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, and cast its musical net wider from the baroque pop majesty of Sgt. Pepper's to a heavier celebration of all things, and all sounds, rock-and-roll.  Just a few of its classic songs include "Back in the USSR," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "While My Guitar

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Release Round-Up: Week of September 21

September 21, 2018 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

Bobbie Gentry Girl from Chickasaw Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bobbie Gentry, The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters (UMC U.K.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The career of the enigmatic Bobbie Gentry is celebrated on a remarkable new box set.  The hotly-anticipated 8-CD collection The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters collects all seven of Gentry's 1967-1971 Capitol Records studio albums plus more than 75 previously unreleased recordings.  This

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobbie Gentry, Electric Light Orchestra, Kenny Rogers, Prince, Ramones, The Chipmunks, The Isley Brothers, The MC5, The Soulful Strings

Wonderful Christmastime: The Monkees' "Christmas Party" Arrives In October

September 20, 2018 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

The Monkees Christmas Party

The Monkees are throwing a Christmas Party, and you're invited!  On October 12, the group's first-ever Christmas album will be released via Rhino on CD, digital download, and streaming.  Following in the acclaimed footsteps of 2016's Good Times!, Christmas Party will feature production by Adam Schlesinger, new vocals by Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, and classic vocals from the late Davy Jones. On this festive set, The Monkees bring their distinctive sound to yuletide

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Holiday, Pop Tags: The Monkees

If You See Her, Say Hello: Bob Dylan's Next Bootleg Series Offers "More Blood, More Tracks"

September 20, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

More Blood More Tracks packshot

Fresh off a two-record stint with Asylum, Bob Dylan returned to Columbia Records in 1975 with one of the most acclaimed records of his career.  Blood on the Tracks found Dylan reinvigorating the "confessional" singer-songwriter genre, even as he repeatedly insisted that the album's songs had no relation to his own life and then-recent marital turmoil.  Whatever the truth, Blood on the Tracks was painfully raw, vulnerable, and altogether exquisite, boasting such all-time classic compositions as

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bob Dylan

The CHIC Organization 1977-1979

September 19, 2018 By

The CHIC Organization 1977 1979

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new box set, available in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, brings together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC's first three albums plus Sister Sledge's CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes.  The vinyl edition includes additional text in the booklet as well as a bonus 12-inch replica single of the original Buddah release of ""Dance, Dance,

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

Cilla with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

September 19, 2018 By

Cilla Black Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Following in the footsteps of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and The Beach Boys, Cilla Black is the next artist to receive the grand orchestral treatment.  Cilla with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring fourteen classic songs by the late superstar with all-new orchestral backings.  Sheridan Smith, Cliff Richard, and Rebecca Ferguson guest on three tracks: "Alfie," "You're My World," and "Anyone Who Had a Heart," respectively.  A previously unreleased Cilla vocal on "Have I Told

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Wish You Were Here: Expanded Edition

September 19, 2018 By

Badfinger Wish You Were Here

Badfinger's second and final Warner Bros. album, Wish You Were Here, marked the end of the classic iteration of the group.  Real Gone expands the underrated 1974 LP with 10 bonus tracks including the unreleased song "Queen of Darkness," and nine new alternate mixes from the featuring some different vocals and arrangements.  Badfinger biographer Dan Matovina has remastered the reissue, and penned new liner notes.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Badfinger: Expanded Edition

September 19, 2018 By

Badfinger WB

Real Gone Music expands the original 1974 release of the band's Warner Bros. debut with 10 bonus tracks, highlighted by the unreleased song "Love My Lady" and featuring an additional nine "Work in Progress" mixes from the original album sessions.   Badfinger biographer Dan Matovina has remastered and written the new liner notes.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah! Nile Rodgers Remasters CHIC Albums for New Box Set

September 19, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The CHIC Organization 1977 1979

Good times are on the way from the tight-knit musical unit that made everybody dance.  On November 23, Atlantic Records and Rhino will celebrate the 40th anniversary of CHIC's chart-topping, record-breaking "Le Freak" with a new box set.  The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 will arrive in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, bringing together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC's first three albums plus Sister Sledge's CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: CHIC, Nile Rodgers, Sister Sledge

Another Little Piece Of My Heart: Unreleased Big Brother Demos Abound on 'Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills'

September 18, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Big Brother Sex Dope and Cheap Thrills

Adorned with a Robert Crumb cover, Big Brother and The Holding Company's 1968 album Cheap Thrills marked the end of an era for the band.  It was Big Brother's second and final album with lead singer Janis Joplin, whose incendiary talents were simply too big for any one band.  Cheap Thrills, produced by John Simon, remains a touchstone for pulse-pounding blues-rock.  Lead guitarist Sam Andrew, guitarist James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin, and drummer David Getz unleashed one of the most

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin

It's For You: Cilla Black Gets Orchestral Treatment from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

September 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Cilla Black Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Following in the footsteps of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and The Beach Boys, Cilla Black is the next artist to receive the grand orchestral treatment.  On November 16, Warner Music U.K. will release Cilla with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring fourteen classic songs by the late superstar with all-new orchestral backings. Producers James Morgan and Juliette Pochin have selected favorite songs including three top ten hits penned by John Lennon and Paul McCartney ("Step

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Cilla Black, Cliff Richard, Rebecca Ferguson, Sheridan Smith

Come and Get It: Real Gone Expands Badfinger's Two Warner Bros. Albums in November

September 13, 2018 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Badfinger WB

Real Gone Music is taking a bite of the apple, er, Apple, this fall with a special pair of newly remastered and generously expanded reissues from Badfinger.  The band's two underrated Warner Bros. albums are getting the deluxe treatment from the label on November 2. Following five albums for The Beatles' Apple label (including one as The Iveys in 1969), the hitmaking band behind "Come and Get It" and "Day After Day" decamped their fab home for the Warner Bros. label.  The quartet of Pete Ham,

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

Down on Copperline: Analog Spark Reissues, Remasters James Taylor's "New Moon Shine"

September 10, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

James Taylor New Moon Shine

Analog Spark has had a busy summer.  The label contributed a number of exclusive releases to Barnes and Noble, including stellar reissues of the classic Broadway cast recordings to Hello, Dolly! (1964, RCA), Cabaret (Columbia, 1966) and Hair (RCA, 1969) as well as Dave Brubeck's delightful Dave Digs Disney (Columbia, 1957) in its original mono mix.  The vinyl specialists have recently turned their attention to a title of a more modern vintage from a venerable American troubadour, James Taylor. 

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: James Taylor

Things Can Only Get Better: Deluxe Howard Jones Box Sets Due In November

September 7, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Howard Jones Humans Lib Cover

Cherry Red Records has a pair of treats for fans of English singer-songwriter and '80s synthpop hero Howard Jones.  On November 30, the label will expand and remaster Jones' chart-topping debut album Human's Lib and its follow-up, Dream Into Action. Originally issued in March 1984, Human's Lib rocketed into the U.K. Album Chart at No. 1 with sales of over 100,000 units in the first week alone.  The double platinum smash spent a total of 57 weeks on the British chart, and yielded four top 20

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Howard Jones, Phil Collins

Release Round-Up: Week of September 7

September 7, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Led Zeppelin The Song Remains the Same Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains the Same [Various Formats] (Atlantic/Swan Song) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray Audio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/4LP/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham took the famous stage at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 27-29, 1973 for the concerts

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Coltrane, Ashford and Simpson, Bob Seger, George Gershwin, Grateful Dead, Harold Arlen, Jack Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, The Posies

Turn You Inside Out: R.E.M. Collect BBC Recordings for 8CD/1DVD Box

September 6, 2018 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

REM at the BBC

R.E.M.'s relationship with the BBC was a long and fruitful one, and on October 19, Craft Recordings will celebrate their joint musical journey with a new retrospective release.  R.E.M. at the BBC will be available as a super deluxe 8CD/1DVD box set as well as in 2-CD and 2-LP formats.  The collections have been curated from the archives of both the band and the BBC, and boast rare and previously unreleased live and studio recordings spanning 1984-2008. The in-studio recordings featured on the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: R.E.M.

It Was A Gas: Numero Group Announces Major Blondie Campaign Including "Heart of Glass" EP and Complete Box Set

September 4, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Blondie Heart of Glass

PRE-ORDER NOW FROM NUMERO GROUPThe Numero Group label is well-known for its deep dives into the musical underground.  So it came as a bit of a shock today that the label's next release is celebrating a famous Number One single.  On October 26, the label will release a 12-inch vinyl and digital EP featuring six versions of Blondie's 1979 chart-topper "Heart of Glass," the song which propelled Debbie Harry and co. into superstardom.  But that's not all. This title will be followed in fall 2019 by

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Blondie

Me and Mrs. Jones: Expanded Edition

September 4, 2018 By

Johnny Mathis Me and Mrs. Jones

TSD and Real Gone Music continue their Johnny Mathis reissue series with an expanded edition of Johnny's first album of 1973.  Me and Mrs. Jones proved to be one of his most eclectic albums of the decade.  Reuniting him with Jerry Fuller, the LP found the singer exploring a variety of styles and genres.  In addition to the title track from Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philly soul hit factory, Me and Mrs. Jones found Mathis singing the best of Broadway ("Corner of the Sky" from Pippin),

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)/Song Sung Blue: Expanded Edition

September 4, 2018 By

Johnny Mathis The First Time and Song Sung Blue

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music have paired two 1972 albums from the legendary Johnny Mathis as an expanded 2-CD set.  Both albums were produced by Jerry Fuller and make their standalone CD debuts here.  The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) had not only Mathis' rendition of the hit popularized by Roberta Flack but also classics introduced by The Stylistics ("Betcha by Golly Wow"), America ("I Need You"), and The 5th Dimension ("(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All") as well as

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

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