Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Little Steven, Voice of America [CD/DVD] (Wicked Cool/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Little Steven's sophomore album from 1984, featuring "Voice of America," "Solidarity," "Los Desaparecidos," and "Among the Believers," returns to CD in Bob Ludwig's remaster previously available only on vinyl. The CD edition gets even sweeter with the addition of the full Live at Rockpalast 1984 concert. Voice of America was written,
Lose Your Mind and Play: Legacy Recordings Details Upcoming RSD Drop Releases From Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Miles Davis, and More
As the world begins to slowly open up again, one thing that vinyl aficionados can look forward to is Record Store Day's RSD Drops. As we've previously reported, the organization opted to cancel their big day in April, and instead the titles will be released over three "drops" on August 29, September 26, and October 24. Legacy Recordings has announced their full, updated list of RSD Drops contributions from Cheap Trick, Tyler The Creator, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Toto, Manic Street Preachers,
Break the Silence: Run Out Groove Announces Killswitch Engage as Next Release; Zevon, Kravitz, Louis XIV Up for Vote
Run Out Groove has announced its next, fan-voted vinyl release direct from the vaults of Warner Music. The winner is metalcore band Killswitch Engage's 2006 As Daylight Dies. The Massachusetts band's fourth studio album, it will be available on vinyl for the very first time in the U.S. as a 2-LP set with bonus tracks also making their vinyl debut and artwork from bassist Mike D'Antonio. It's available for pre-orders only until August 26 at which point the album will be pressed and limited to
Come Around and Talk It Over: The Outfield Share Digital Demos Collection
Last week, U.K. band The Outfield paid tribute to their late songwriter John Spinks with a digital treasure trove of unreleased recordings he curated before his passing in 2014. The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks is a generous, nearly two-hour offering from the group's career, including alternate versions of every song on their breakthrough debut, 1985's Play Deep, which featured the band's signature song "Your Love." Spinks himself worked to transfer the music from various
Release Round-Up: Week of July 10
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Often hailed as one of Grateful Dead's most accessible albums along with its follow-up, American Beauty, Workingman's Dead placed its focus on tighter songcraft in a country/folk-oriented vein that would later be described as "Americana." It introduced the group's
Star Star: The Rolling Stones Announce Reissues of "Goats Head Soup," Including Deluxe Box With Surround Sound Mixes
Though it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle among the more critically lauded Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones' 11th album, Goats Head Soup is worthy of reappraisal - and that time has finally come, as The Rolling Stones and UMe have announced a set of reissues slated for September 4 featuring new mixes, demos, alternate versions, and live material across a number of configurations. Released in August 1973, Goats Head Soup was recorded across the world, with
Let Your Dim Light Shine
The 1995 breakthrough Let Your Dim Light Shine established Soul Asylum as a more radio-friendly band even as they continued to explore stylistic possibilities that bordered on the experimental. Real Gone has the first-ever vinyl reissue of Let Your Dim Light Shine pressed on coke bottle clear vinyl with blue swirls, and it's packaged in a sleeve that replicates the original release. Limited to 700 copies.
Hopes Up: Real Gone Presses Up Soul Asylum's "Let Your Dim Light Shine" and Man's Overlooked "Revelation"
On July 31, Real Gone Music will present two more hidden gems on vinyl. This pairing includes Soul Asylum's Let Your Dim Light Shine, an alt-rock success returning to vinyl for the first time in 25 years, and prog rock outfit Man's Revelation, an ambitious concept album from 1969. As a follow-up to Soul Asylum's breakthrough Grave Dancers Union, the 1995 effort Let Your Dim Light Shine saw the band under pressure to deliver. Here, they established themselves as a more radio-friendly band -
Dancing Again: What To Expect for Record Store Day's RSD Drops Day 1, August 29
As the COVID 19 outbreak continues to impact our lives, it's heartening to know that some things are returning to some semblance of "normal," or as close as we can get to it during this unpredictable impasse. As we previously reported, Record Store Day has been split into three standalone "RSD Drop" days, occurring on August 29, September 26, and October 24. That's not the only thing changing this time around. It's been reported by Georgia-based shop Comeback Vinyl that the organization is
Summer Blessings: Super Picks for July's Bandcamp Friday
The Bandcamp Friday train keeps rolling - a light in the darkness for music lovers if ever there was one! On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another on June 19 (a planned annual
Release Round-Up: Week of July 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Willie Nelson, First Rose of Spring (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Willie Nelson's latest studio album emphasizes love and positivity at a time when we all need it most. First Rose of Spring features new Nelson originals co-written with producer and longtime associate Buddy Cannon, as well as new songs from Toby Keith and Chris Stapleton and covers such as "Yesterday When I Was Young." Available on CD, LP, and
Sign "O" The Times: Deluxe Edition [Various Formats]
Remastered 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Remastered 2LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) Expanded 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Expanded 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 8CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 13LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's 1987 masterpiece Sign "O" The Times will be remastered and reissued by Warner Records on September 25, kicking off
This is Heavy: Mondo Reissues 'Back To The Future' Album With Unused Art
On July 3, 1985, mass audiences got to take a trip Back To The Future thanks to the year's top-grossing film. For its 35th anniversary, the film and music fans at Mondo are bringing the film's classic soundtrack back to vinyl with a cool twist: an unused piece of front cover artwork courtesy of the series' beloved poster artist. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's time-travel fantasy found Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), an average California teen in 1985, accidentally transported 30 years into the
I've Been Waiting: Little Steven Announces All-Encompassing CD/DVD Box Set
Last year, Steven Van Zandt looked back on his solo discography with an impressive 6LP/4CD box set. Rock 'n Roll Rebel: The Early Work collected six albums on vinyl and added four CDs of bonus material, adding up to a definitive look at a powerful and politically-charged body of work. Earlier this year, the versatile E Street Band guitarist/Sopranos and Lilyhammer actor/Disciples of Soul bandleader began issuing Bob Ludwig's remastered versions of all six original albums on CD, three of them
All The Madmen: New David Bowie Live Album "Ouvrez Le Chien: Live Dallas 95" Due Friday
A new live album has been announced from the late David Bowie, due out this Friday - July 3 - across digital platforms: Ouvrez Le Chien: Live Dallas 95. The album features previously unreleased performances from the October 14, 1995 stop on Bowie's Outside Tour, which also featured Nine Inch Nails. While none of the songs that NIN performed with Bowie that night are included here, the track listing features a number of deep cuts and fan favorites from across his career - including "Andy
No Choice But To Hear You: Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Digital Offerings, Including New Deluxe Edition of Album
June 13 marked the 25th anniversary of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. In celebration, Morissette and Rhino Records are unveiling several digital offerings, the centerpiece of which is a new deluxe edition, pairing the original album with a concert from March of this year, available today. Alanis Morissette's first two albums did not indicate the direction her music would take for her biggest smash record. Released on MCA in her native Canada, 1991's Alanis and 1992's Now is the Time
Release Round-Up: Week of June 26
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 (Mercury/UMe) 7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 will be available on 7CD or 7LP, 180-gram vinyl formats. The box collects all six albums Johnny Cash recorded for Mercury Records during that era: Class Of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming with Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl
Color Me Taken Aback: Prince's 'Sign "O" The Times' Set For Expanded Box Set
It's one of the most acclaimed albums of all time by one of the most beloved musicians of the 20th century - and now, it's getting the deluxe treatment. Prince's 1987 masterpiece Sign "O" The Times will be remastered and reissued by Warner Records on September 25, kicking off 2020's box set season with considerable style. It'll be available in multiple formats: newly remastered double CD or double vinyl, a 3CD or 4LP set that includes all the original B-sides and single mixes, and a massive
Chase Down That Crown: A Special Bandcamp Friday Shopping List
Bandcamp Friday is fast becoming as exciting a time as any other music street date. On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another to follow on July 3. This Friday, June 19, in
Release Round-Up: Week of June 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Orange Crate Art: 25th Anniversary Edition (Omnivore) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Omnivore 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Omnivore 2LP Colored Vinyl: Omnivore Omnivore celebrates 25 years of Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks' beautiful Orange Crate Art with a variety of reissues. The 2-CD version boasts three previously unreleased bonus tracks on the first
Split Enz's 'True Colours' Shine Bright On New Reissue
The album that introduced most of the world to New Zealand pop band Split Enz, True Colours is getting a new mix and expanded reissue for its 40th anniversary. The album now features a brand-new mix of the record by Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner, who's often overseen the sonic quality of the band's catalogue. "I have both the original stereo masters from the 1979 mixing sessions, and the versions currently held in repositories such as Spotify...and they are radically different, sonically,"
Go All the Way: Demon Reissues Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs' "Under the Covers," Compiles New "Best Of" Collection
"In the real world, Sid 'n Susie are Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs - two navigators in the pop musical current, current tense vocally and as tunesmiths with prime craft of their own write. They've bagged the best of the '60s with uncanny insight. I know. I was there but can remember," asserted Van Dyke Parks in his introduction to 2006's Under the Covers Vol. 1. On that volume, Sid 'n Susie revisited some of their favorite songs of the 1960s, largely staying faithful to the original
The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Flaming Pie
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 5CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Super Deluxe 5CD/2DVD/4LP: Paul McCartney Online Shop 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Paul McCartney Archive Collection returns with a new volume dedicated to Macca's 1997 back-to-basics album Flaming Pie, produced by Jeff Lynne. Inspired by the simpler, more immediate recording style that The Beatles used decades
Release Round-Up: Week of June 12
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Peter Gabriel, Rated PG (Real World) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Peter Gabriel issued Rated PG, a collection of one-off songs he'd performed for motion pictures across his solo career. This year, that album gets a wider release beyond its picture disc pressing for Record Store Day; it'll now be available on CD and vinyl on Friday, June 12. The 10-track compendium
Rated PG
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Peter Gabriel issued Rated PG, a collection of one-off songs he'd written for motion pictures across his solo career. This year, that album gets a wider release beyond its picture disc pressing for Record Store Day; it'll now be available on CD and vinyl on Friday, June 12. The 10-track compendium features PG favorites from WALL-E, Against All Odds, Natural Born Killers, and more; "In
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