A new label is kicking off tomorrow with a slate for Record Store Day. RT Industries, the brainchild of Razor & Tie founders Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld, is launching with seven diverse catalogues acquired from Warner Music Group's divestment program: Black Oak Arkansas, Sheena Easton, Fat Joe, Jesus Jones, Sugar Ray, Trapt, and The Vapors. WMG was required to divest numerous assets to independent labels as a result of its acquisition of Parlophone Label Group. As a result, RT
Release Round-Up: Week of April 20
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Who, Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who's April 6, 1968 concert from New York's Fillmore East gets its first-ever official release just in time for its 50th anniversary. For the occasion, it's been restored and fully remixed from the original four-track tapes by longtime Who engineer Bob Pridden, who was responsible for the mix heard
Nothing Compares 2 Prince: Original Version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" Emerges from the Vault
Two days before the second anniversary of Prince's unexpected passing, his estate has teamed with Warner Bros. Records to release a tantalizing treat from his legendary vaults. Today, Warner Music Group released the Purple One's original, never-before-released version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," written and first released by his side project The Family in 1985 but best-known in Sinead O'Connor's chart-topping 1990 rendition. This is the first previously unreleased music to escape the Prince
Let 'Em In: Four McCartney Classics Return to CD and Vinyl in May
While anticipation is high for the next box set release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, the superstar artist is taking advantage of his new affiliation with Capitol/UMe to restore another four catalogue titles to print in new editions. May 18 will see the reissue on single CD and black and colored vinyl of 2013's NEW (Macca's last solo album to date), 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 1978's Wings Greatest compilation, and 1977's RAM-inspired Thrillington. All of the vinyl
Let It Rain: Universal Celebrates Eric Clapton, Mick Ronson with Soundtracks Featuring Beatles, Bowie, More
2018 is already shaping up to be a great year for music documentaries; one such movie, Elvis Presley: The Searcher, recently debuted on HBO to rapturous notices. Soundtracks to two more probing films are on the way from Universal On June 8, the label will deliver both Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars and Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story. No single compilation can successfully capture the entirety of Eric Clapton's remarkable career, though many from various labels have tried. Life in 12
In The Great Magnetic Field: Rhino To Release A Box of Black Sabbath's 1970s Singles
A little over a year ago, Black Sabbath announced that they had disbanded. But that doesn't mean that there isn't more to look back at in the legendary career of the pioneering metal band. Rhino has just announced Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set, a limited-edition collection of ten 7-inch vinyl singles, due June 8. Despite the massive success of their albums, Black Sabbath never had that much success in the singles market, aside from their breakout "Paranoid" from 1970,
Release Round-Up: Week of April 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Changestwobowie (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie's 1981 compilation spanning the period between Hunky Dory and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) returns to print for the first time in three decades in a newly remastered edition. Its ten tracks include "Starman," "Oh! You Pretty Things," single versions of "Fashion," "Ashes to Ashes," and
Don't You Want It: Real Gone Debuts, Expands The Quick's "Mondo Deco"
This June, Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick. The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was their only full-length LP and has never been on CD before. Real Gone's new edition, due June 1, adds 11 bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more! The power pop band consisted of Steve Hufsteter (guitar - and writer of most of the material), Danny Benair (drums), Ian Ainsworth (bass),
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing: Garbage To Expand 'Version 2.0'
Garbage has announced a reissue of their sophomore album, 1998's Version 2.0. This follows the 2015 reissue of the band's debut and is, like that release, multi-tiered with releases on CD and vinyl. It's due on June 22. Originally released on Herb Alpert's Almo Sounds in North America and on Mushroom Records elsewhere, Version 2.0 made it to No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has since gone on to earn platinum status. The darkly-tinged album from Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve
Release Round-Up: Week of April 6
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, and one of the biggest Release Fridays of the year to date! Chicago, VI Decades Live: This is What We Do (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this expansive new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This set includes two complete concerts - The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on
My Human Gets Me Blues: Third Man Readies Vault Package For Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica"
It's fair to say that there's never been an album quite like Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica - and this time, it's complete with, well, a trout mask replica! The singular 1969 album is being reissued as part of Third Man Records' Vault series. Every quarter (March, June, September, December), the label sends subscribers a limited edition package of exclusive vinyl with various swag. The 36th such set, due in June, is Trout Mask Replica, with subscriptions open until
Everything's Coming Up Posies: Power Pop Group Work with Omnivore, PledgeMusic on Expanded Reissues (UPDATED 3/30)
UPDATE (3/30): These three previously reported expansions are now available to pre-order directly from Omnivore, with Amazon links coming soon! ORIGINAL POST (1/3/2018): Power pop masterminds The Posies will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year by teaming up with Omnivore Recordings and PledgeMusic for reissues of three albums recorded for DGC Records in the mid-'90s. Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, the core members of the group, released the first Posies album, Failure, in 1988.
Release Round-Up: Week of March 30
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Cars, Shake It Up: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Cars reissue their 1981 LP featuring the hit title track "Shake It Up" on CD and double vinyl, featuring eight bonus tracks including previously unreleased demos and alternate and early versions. The Cars, Heartbeat City: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon
Living Proof: New Springsteen Vinyl Box Details Life After E Street (UPDATED With CD Details 5/8)
UPDATE (5/8/18): CDJapan is now taking orders for a CD version of the box. Fans have certainly been vocal in their desire for such a release, but we cannot yet confirm that the box will be released in any other market. Amazon, however, is currently taking pre-orders for the CD version, as well: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada! ORIGINAL POST (3/29/18): Bruce Springsteen is riding high. Following a remarkable tour in which he performed some of the longest concerts of his career (4+
Life Is a Long Song: Jethro Tull Celebrates 50 Years with Two New Collections
Jethro Tull, led by founding member Ian Anderson, is currently out on tour with a 50th anniversary show, and now, Parlophone is getting into the act with a pair of suitably celebratory collections. On May 25, the label will release 50 for 50, a career-spanning, 3-CD anthology featuring 50 songs hand-picked by Ian Anderson from all 21 of Jethro Tull's studio albums - eleven of which have been certified gold and five of which have gone platinum. Though the track listing provided doesn't appear
Yachts Rock: Cherry Red Collects Complete Recordings of New Wave Band
Cherry Red Records has set sail with a three-CD retrospective dedicated to Yachts, the British power pop/new wave band that left behind two LPs on Radar Records in 1979 and 1980. Suffice to Say: The Complete Yachts Collection features both of those albums as well as a disc of 19 singles and rarities originally released on the Radar, Stiff, Demon, and Eric's Records labels. It's due tomorrow, March 23! Liverpool Art College students J.J. Campbell (lead vocals), Martin Watson (guitar/vocals),
Caught Up In The Action: Universal Plans Career-Spanning Glenn Frey Box
Though he passed away at far too young an age in 2016, the late Glenn Frey remains a looming presence as the Eagles embark on a new North American tour that will take the reconstituted band - now featuring Frey's son Deacon as well as country superstar Vince Gill - on the road through October. Now, even as his music is being sung nightly by his bandmates, Geffen Records is celebrating his career with a new box set. The 3-CD/1-DVD Above the Clouds: The Collection arrives on May 11, highlighting
Return To 'Guyville': Liz Phair Packs Unreleased Demos Into New Box Set
Singer-songwriter Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville is about to turn 25, and Matador Records is making sure that anniversary doesn't go unnoticed. On May 4, the label will issue Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Boxset, a 7-LP or 3-CD (or digital) collection tracing her artistic evolution from her three pre-Matador demo cassettes (originally released under the name of Girly-Sound) to her acclaimed debut album. Girly-Sound to Guyville kicks off with each of the three privately-pressed
Record Store Day 2018: The Best of the Rest
We've already filled you in on the upcoming Record Store Day releases from Legacy Recordings, Rhino, and Real Gone Music, but there's still much more on offer from many of our other favorite labels! Here's a selection of "the best of the rest" to be released in brick-and-mortar independent record stores on Saturday, April 21! ABBA, Summer Night City (Polydor) (2000 copies) (Record Store Day UK) (Quantity TBA) Clear/yellow-splatter 7-inch release of ABBA's 1978 non-LP single Baby Huey,
Release Round-Up: Week of March 9
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jimi Hendrix, Both Sides of the Sky (Legacy/Experience Hendrix) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The latest collection of posthumously-released material from Jimi Hendrix arrives in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, featuring 13 songs recorded between January 1968 and February 1970 - ten of which are previously unreleased, including performances with Stephen Stills of Joni Mitchell's
Mixed Up, Torn Down: Releases from The Cure, Madonna, Miles Davis and More Form Rhino's Record Store Day 2018 Schedule
Rhino isn't holding back this Record Store Day, planning more than 30 special vinyl releases for Saturday, April 21, to be sold at all participating retailers. Interestingly, several releases are companion pieces to recent general reissues, offering bonus content from different re-releases and box sets as standalone vinyl. Several singles and oddities are in the mix, from a 12" of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy," to a rare "short version" of Prince's 1999, featuring only seven tracks from the
RPM Round-Up, Part One: Label Reissues James Royal, Shel Talmy Productions from Jon-Mark and Wild Silk
Cherry Red's RPM label continues to trawl the deepest vaults for truly rare gems in the realms of pop, rock, and R&B. Part One of this two-part RPM Round-Up focuses on three rarities-packed collections from the mid-to-late 1960s! Despite releasing eighteen singles and one album between 1965 and 1972 in his home of the U.K., James Royal never achieved stardom while he was recording. But the blue-eyed soul man's stellar body of work began attracting fans on the northern soul and mod
Keep It Thoro: Legacy Announces Record Store Day Slate with Dylan, Cash, Mathis, Elvis, Pink Floyd, More
Record Store Day is a little over a month away - Saturday, April 21 - and record labels large and small are celebrating in high style. Legacy Recordings is looking to make this the biggest and best RSD yet, with a line-up of nearly 30 titles in genres including classic rock, pop, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, comedy, and beyond. Many of the label's heavy hitters are represented, including Johnny Cash (an expanded vinyl box set of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition), Jimi Hendrix (a new
UPDATE: Massive Toto Box Set "All In" to Also Include All Albums on CD
Are you ready to go All In with Toto? The band has just announced a limited edition 17-LP/13-CD/1-BD box set due on October 12 from Legacy Recordings. This one-of-a-kind collection, exclusively available through the band's website now through April 10 only (for fall delivery), will offer a complete portrait of the band's Columbia Records years, plus some previously unreleased extras. All In features the following albums on seventeen LPs and thirteen CDs: Toto (1978) Hydra (1979)
Free Ride: Edgar Winter's Solo and Band Albums Collected on Two New Box Sets
With his long mane of white hair, Edgar Winter has long cut one of the most striking profiles in rock. Like his older brother Johnny, Texas-born Edgar was steeped in the blues. Emerging onto the scene with the 1970 Epic album Entrance, Winter fused blues with many of the styles with which he would become known, including rock, pop, soul, and jazz. Funk and even disco would come later, but one thing remained constant in whatever genre Edgar Winter was recording: virtuosic musicianship. A
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