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Bill Wyman, Earth Wind and Fire, Martha and the Vandellas, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, The Go-Go's, The Miracles, The Replacements, The Supremes, Todd Rundgren

Listen To What The Man Said: “Pure McCartney” Career-Spanning Box Arrives In June

March 31, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 19 Comments

Paul McCartney has just announced a new, solo career-spanning anthology. On June 10, Pure McCartney will arrive in 4-CD (67 tracks), 4-LP (41 tracks) and 2-CD (39 tracks) formats. This non-chronologically sequenced compilation draws on solo and Wings material from 1970’s homemade McCartney through 2014’s “Hope for the Future,” featured on the Destiny video game. The collection, curated by the legendary artist, includes both familiar hits and lesser-known album tracks as well as material from Macca’s side project The Fireman, and the 2015 remix of “Say Say Say” initially presented on a…

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Review: Brett Harris, “Up in the Air”

March 31, 2016 by Ted Frank | No Comments

The Second Disc welcomes back Ted Frank as he takes a sonic journey with one of his favorite albums so far of 2016, Brett Harris’ Up in the Air! It may not be a reissue, but Harris’ spin on vintage pop sounds make this release a must-listen. Listening to Brett Harris’ newest album Up in the Air is an intimate experience. The southern storyteller sings to the listener with a bit of a weathered whisper and appears seasoned beyond his years. While the North Carolina-based singer-songwriter has toured with some of power-pop’s greatest…

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This Path Tonight

March 28, 2016 by Joe Marchese

This Path Tonight is Graham Nash’s first solo record of new music in fourteen years. The album’s ten songs produced by Shane Fontayne reflect the many well-publicized changes in the legendary singer-songwriter’s life over recent months. Amazon U.S. has an exclusive edition with a live DVD containing recent performances of Nash’s solo and band hits. This Deluxe Edition is also available at Amazon U.K.!

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For Lack of Honest Work: A Live History 1971-2006

March 26, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Edsel reissues the 3-CD, 43-track compilation of board mixes, demos and live in-studio recordings from the one and only Todd Rundgren, adding new liner notes from Paul Myers.

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Live at The Forum: London 1994

March 24, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Cherry Red’s Esoteric imprint continues its Todd Rundgren Archive Series with this re-release of his 1994 concert at London’s Forum. This 2-CD set preserves a performance from one of Rundgren’s most interactive tours on the heels of his No World Order album.

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De-Luxe: Cherry Red Chronicles The Sound of Shoegaze On “Still in a Dream” Box Set

March 23, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Noise-rock, dream-pop, post-punk, drone-rock, neo-psychedelia…all of these musical subgenres and more became components of the shoegaze sound. The term itself was rather derisively coined by the press to describe a certain group of musicians’ tendencies to stare down at their feet while performing – partly out of introspection, partly out of necessity to operate guitar effects pedals. But the “shoegaze” term stuck, and so did the music. Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze, a lavish, hardcover book-style 5-CD box set, arrived last month from Cherry Red Records. It celebrates the…

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Cocteau Twins, Lush, Ride, The Flaming Lips, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Various Artists

Chance of a Lifetime: 7a Releases Micky Dolenz’s First Single In 33 Years

March 21, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Come April, Micky Dolenz will be returning to a place where he hasn’t appeared in 33 years. No, the performing mainstay won’t be discovering some new, far-flung venue. But he will be returning to the single shelves of record store racks with his first 45 RPM release since 1983. 7a Records, the label responsible for Dolenz’s The MGM Singles Collection and the recent An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz, will release “Chance of a Lifetime” b/w “Living on Lies” in conjunction with Europe’s Record Store Day festivities on Saturday, April…

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A Reality Tour (Vinyl)

March 15, 2016 by Joe Marchese

David Bowie’s 2010 live album capturing the 2003 Dublin performance of his Reality Tour comes to vinyl from Friday Music as a 3-LP, 33-track set pressed on 180-gram vinyl. It features career-spanning hits and fan favorites like “Heroes”, “Ziggy Stardust”, “Changes”, “Fame”, “Ashes to Ashes,” “Life on Mars?,” “All the Young Dudes,” and “Rebel, Rebel” as well as collaborations “Sister Midnight” and “Under Pressure.” This remastered, limited edition release will be housed in a sturdy box with two poster inserts featuring the 12″ x 12″ front cover image and a 12″ x 24″ double-sided poster featuring…

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Hang On To Yourself: David Bowie’s “A Reality Tour” Comes To Vinyl

March 15, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

On October 7, 2003, David Bowie launched A Reality Tour in support of his 23rd studio album, Reality. The tour took the legendary artist to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and The Bahamas for 112 electrifying shows before it was curtailed due to Bowie’s health. In October 2004, A Reality Tour was issued on DVD, capturing the Point Theatre, Dublin performances of November 2003. In 2010, the audio to the concerts was released on CD. On June 3 of this year, Friday Music will issue A Reality Tour on vinyl…

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Review: Jeff Buckley, “You and I”

March 11, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

In February 1993, the young Jeff Buckley entered producer Steve Addabbo’s Shelter Island Sound studio in New York City to record a series of demos for his new label, Columbia Records. On these tracks, Buckley explored a variety of material as he found his “voice” in the recording studio. Never intended for release, the Shelter Island demos were discovered during research for the 20th anniversary reissue of the late singer’s 1994 breakthrough Grace. Now, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have released them from the vault on CD, digital download and vinyl as…

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Rhino Unveils Record Store Day Line-Up with a-ha, Monkees, Madonna, Doors, Coltrane, More

March 9, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

We’ve already filled you in on Rhino’s upcoming Record Store Day releases from the late David Bowie, but the label has now confirmed the rest of its vinyl offerings for the April 16 event! This year’s crop of 25+ titles is a diverse one, with a number of vinyl premieres, new entries in the label’s longtime “Side by Side” series, and more! You’ll find all details just below. a-ha – Hits South America 12-inch 180-gram vinyl Limited edition of 3000 copies, $14.98 AIR – Casanova 70 12-inch translucent splatter vinyl Limited edition of…

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Allen Toussaint, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Madonna, Record Store Day, The Doors, The Monkees, The Sex Pistols

Smash Hits: Elvis, Miles, Jimi, Johnny Cash, Big Star Headline Legacy’s Record Store Day Slate

March 8, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Record Store Day is coming up in a little more than a month, on Saturday, April 16, and the titles are starting to pour in for the annual celebration of brick-and-mortar record stores. Today, Legacy Recordings has just announced its slate! It’s a typically eclectic line-up of vinyl releases from some of the label’s heaviest hitters from rock-and-roll, country, jazz, and beyond, including Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Big Star and many more! Big Star – Complete Columbia: Live At University of Missouri 4/25/93 2LP reissue of the newly…

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Big Star, Cheap Trick, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Strummer, Johnny Cash, Manic Street Preachers, Matthew Sweet, Miles Davis, Outkast, Record Store Day

Ride the Lightning (4-LP/6-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Metallica’s deluxe box set of 1984’s Ride the Lightning includes the remastered album on LP and CD, plus four live sets from Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and England’s Castle Donington (the latter three making their physical debut after being offered as downloads on Metallica’s live archive site); a picture disc version of the “Creeping Death” single, featuring two non-LP B-sides; two more bonus CDs with radio interviews, demos and rough mixes; and a DVD featuring more pro-shot live footage for MTV, Danish TV and more. Physical swag in the box includes a hardback…

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Kill ‘Em All (4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Metallica revisits 1983’s Kill ‘Em All as a 4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD deluxe box set featuring remastered versions of the album on LP and CD augmented by three live sets from Paris, New Jersey and California on LP and CD; a picture disc recreation of the original “Jump Into the Fire” single (take heed: all offerings on vinyl will include download cards); plus a pair of bonus CDs featuring interviews, rough mixes and the contents of the “Whiplash” EP released in England. Another live set at Chicago’s Metro, released in part on a VHS compilation in 1987, debuts…

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The Sire Years

March 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese

The 4-LP box set The Sire Years brings together all four of The Replacements’ albums for Seymour Stein’s fabled Sire label: Tim (1985), Pleased To Meet Me, (1987), Don’t Tell A Soul (1989) and All Shook Down (1990). It follows last year’s 4-LP box set The Twin/Tone Years which collected the band’s early albums on vinyl. All four albums feature the original album sequences with full original artwork. The set is limited to 8,700 numbered copies. Available March 29 as part of the “Vinyl Tuesdays” initiative.

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 4

March 4, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a host of titles on CD and vinyl! Fleetwood Mac, In Concert (Warner Bros./Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This 3-LP concert album features 22 live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s 1979-1980 tour, originally presented in December on the Tusk Deluxe Edition box set, for the very first time on vinyl. The music heard on In Concert was recorded at four stops (Wembley, Tucson, St. Louis, Omaha) during the band’s 111-show world tour promoting Tusk. This release has been pressed on 180-gram vinyl with Tusk-inspired…

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Bing Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, Lords of the New Church, Loretta Lynn, Margaret Whiting, Mario Lanza, The O'Jays, The Three Degrees, Vic Dana

Left Of The Dial: The Replacements’ “The Sire Years” Released On Vinyl

March 1, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Today, author Bob Mehr releases Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, chronicling the tumultuous story of one of the most influential indie-rock bands of all time. On March 29, Rhino will issue an ideal audio companion to the biography. The 4-LP box set The Sire Years brings together all four of The Replacements’ albums for Seymour Stein’s fabled Sire label: Tim (1985), Pleased To Meet Me, (1987), Don’t Tell A Soul (1989) and All Shook Down (1990). The Sire Years follows last year’s 4-LP box set The Twin/Tone Years which collected the band’s early albums on…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 26

February 26, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up filled with deluxe reissues on vinyl and CD, box sets, new releases from veteran artists, and more! Michael Jackson, Off the Wall (Epic/Legacy) CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The King of Pop’s 1979 Epic solo debut Off the Wall is revived for 2016 with an additional DVD or BD of Spike Lee’s acclaimed new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall. No additional audio tracks…

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Billy Cobham, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, David Bowie, Emmit Rhodes, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Stephen Sondheim, Todd Rundgren, Willie Nelson

Special Shout-Out to This Year’s Reissue Grammy Winners; Legacy Leads Catalogue Pack

February 23, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 3 Comments

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The 58th Annual Grammy awards were held a little over a week ago and there were numerous winners. The Grammys have so many categories that the majority are not given out on the actual television broadcast. Even though we’re a little late, we’d like to give acknowledgment to the winners from reissue and catalogue labels who picked up an award, some for categories that aren’t always exclusively associated with reissues. The biggest winner of the night for reissue labels was Sony’s Legacy Recordings. The label, whose upcoming slate of releases includes a stunning,…

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Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, The Band

George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison

February 22, 2016 by Joe Marchese

George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison arrives on 2-CD/BD, 2-CD/DVD, vinyl and DD configurations. This concert salute was filmed on September 28, 2014 (the day after what would have been Harrison’s 73rd birthday) at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. Produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine, George Fest features an eclectic line-up including Brian Wilson (“My Sweet Lord”), Norah Jones (“Something”), and Ann Wilson (“Beware of Darkness”) as well as Dhani himself (“Let It Down”). Weird Al Yankovic, The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne and The Killers’ Brandon Flowers are part of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 19

February 19, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up with titles from legends of pop, jazz, country and more! Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto ’76 (Resonance) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In 1976, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto reunited at San Francisco’s Keystone Korner alongside pianist Joanne Brackeen, bassist Clint Houston and drummer Billy Hart. Their never-before-released set arrives in lavish fashion from Resonance Records on CD and vinyl. The deluxe CD includes a 32-pg booklet of essays by author James Gavin, bossa nova pioneer Carlos Lyra, Stan’s son Steve Getz, and producers…

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Bruce Broughton, Buck Owens, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Tammy Wynette, Yvonne Elliman

For Whom The Bell Tolls: Metallica Catalogue Project Begins with Two Deluxe Box Sets

February 18, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Years after Metallica took control of their own masters through their Blackened Records imprint, the metal masters will begain a super deluxe rollout of their classic hard rock albums. The band announced details for extensive reissues of their first two albums, Kill ‘Em All (1983) and Ride the Lightning (1984), vault-clearing affairs that offer the remastered original albums alongside rare and unreleased B-sides, demos, rough mixes and video footage across CD, DVD and vinyl. Altogether, there are six LPs, two picture discs, 11 CDs and two DVDs between these two packages! Formed in 1981 in Los…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 5

February 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Welcome to February’s first Release Round-Up! Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night (Island/UMe) Deluxe Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sir Elton returns with his 32nd studio album! Featuring his longtime band and production by T Bone Burnett, Wonderful Crazy Night returns Elton to his upbeat, piano and guitar-heavy 1970s sound. Available on standard CD (10 tracks), Deluxe Edition CD (12…

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Chicago, Doug Sahm, Elton John, Grateful Dead, Ides of March, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Nancy LaMott, Ralph Stanley, The Circle Jerks

The Complete I.R.S. Albums Collection

February 4, 2016 by Joe Marchese

Real Gone has a definitive collection from the punk supergroup Lords of the New Church. The Complete I.R.S. Albums collection is a 3-CD set which brings together the three albums recorded by the group for the label beginning with their 1982 debut. These were originally released separately by Real Gone in 2012.

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