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Dead Man's Pop

August 6, 2019 By

The Replacements Dead Mans Pop

The Replacements are releasing their first-ever box set.  Dead Man's Pop is a 4-CD/1-LP set reimagining their sixth album and third for Sire Records, Don't Tell a Soul. While Don't Tell a Soul remains the group's best-selling album and one of their most acclaimed, The Replacements were never fully satisfied with its sound.  Hence, Dead Man's Pop.  The first disc features a new mix by original producer Matt Wallace, based on his 1988 Paisley Park mix.  This new version, Don't Tell a Soul Redux,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

It's Alive: 40th Anniversary Edition

August 6, 2019 By

Ramones Its Alive Deluxe

Rhino's ongoing series of deluxe box sets celebrating the Ramones' legacy continues with a fifth entry: the 40th anniversary 4CD/2LP edition of the band's 1979 live album It's Alive.   Limited to 8,000 units, the It's Alive Deluxe Edition is packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book featuring new liner notes by Steve Albini and original album producer-engineer Ed Stasium, who also remastered the music here.  It features all four concerts that were professionally recorded during the band's U.K. tour

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of August 2

August 2, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

Davy Jones Live in Japan

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Davy Jones, Live in Japan (7a Records) 2CD/DVD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.) / Deep Discount (U.S.) 3LP Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.)/ Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records releases a Davy Jones treasure trove on Live in Japan, available in both 2CD/DVD and 3LP formats. The 2CD/DVD set presents both of Jones' officially released (and long-unavailable)

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Davy Jones, John Lee Hooker, Linda McCartney, Lonnie Liston Smith, My Morning Jacket, Paul McCartney, Richard Thompson, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Jams of the Year: Legacy Announces Next Batch of Prince CD/LP Reissues

August 1, 2019 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

Prince Versace

On September 13, The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings will release the next batch of exciting Prince reissues from his later career: The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD), Chaos and Disorder, and Emancipation. The three titles will be available individually on CD, LP, or as bundles through the Official Prince Store. Originally released in July 1996, Chaos and Disorder is a collection of spontaneous and tight playing that reached No. 14 on the U.K. Album Chart and No. 26 stateside, all

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Prince

Release Round-Up: Week of July 26

July 26, 2019 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Control The Remixes

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Janet Jackson, Control: The Remixes (A&M/UMe) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscover Store (color variant) Fans looking for some rare or hard-to-find content from Janet Jackson will flip for a new pressing of Control: The Remixes on 2LP and CD. Originally released in Europe and Japan in 1987, this pressing features all the tracks of the former territory's releases

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barbara Cook, Climax Blues Band, Ethel Merman, Janet Jackson, Jonathan Larson, Sammy Davis Jr., Soft Machine, Soundgarden, Sugar Ray, Tubby Hayes Quartet

Let's Dance: Ramones' "It's Alive" Expanded for 40th Anniversary

July 24, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Ramones Its Alive Deluxe

Rhino's ongoing series of deluxe box sets celebrating the Ramones' legacy continues on September 20 with a fifth entry: the 40th anniversary 4CD/2LP edition of the band's 1979 live album It's Alive.  Recorded in London on New Year's Eve 1977 and released in April 1979, It's Alive featured blistering takes on songs from the band's first three studio albums.  Only the Ramones could have fit 28 songs onto less than 54 minutes of vinyl. Limited to 8,000 units, the It's Alive Deluxe Edition is

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Ramones

Da Doo Rendezvous: Cherry Red Collects Valerie Carter's Columbia Albums

July 24, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Valerie Carter Ooh Child

I always cook with honey/To sweeten up the night/We always cook with honey/Tell me, how's your appetite/For some sweet love? Valerie Carter liked to cook with honey.  Her dish was music-making, and the honey was the lilting yet expressive voice which made her incisive compositions (including "Cook with Honey," a hit for Judy Collins) go down so easy.  Cherry Red's Cherry Tree imprint has recently brought together the late singer-songwriter's two Columbia albums, originally released in 1977

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Valerie Carter

Lightning Crashes: Live Reissue "Throwing Copper" With Bonus Tracks, Live Woodstock Set

July 23, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

Live Throwing Copper

In April 1994, the alternative rock heroes Live released Throwing Copper.  The band already had a reputation as one of the most powerful and dynamic of the alternative rock scene off the heels of their 1991 debut, and when Throwing Copper topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995, their renown only grew.  The Jerry Harrison-produced album spawned two No. 1 singles on the Modern Rock Charts, "Lightning Crashes" and "Selling the Drama," and eventually, the record would be certified 8x Platinum by the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Live

The Best of Morrissey [2-LP Vinyl Edition]

July 19, 2019 By

The Best of Morrissey

Rhino is reissuing 2001's 21-song compilation The Best of Morrissey for the first time ever on vinyl as a 2-LP set.  The edition going to general retail will be pressed on black vinyl while Rhino.com offers an exclusive clear vinyl version limited to 500 units.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

Inherit the Earth: The Replacements' New Box Set Premieres Unreleased Tracks, Including Tom Waits Session, Live Concert, and More

July 19, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Replacements Dead Mans Pop

Don't tell a soul?  The Replacements are releasing their first-ever box set.  The hell-raising Minneapolis rockers have proudly told the story of stealing a clutch of tapes from their onetime home of Twin/Tone Records and chucking them into the Mississippi River back in 1987.  But happily, the band was more careful about subsequent masters, and the year later, held onto a stash of tapes that now will provide the basis of Dead Man's Pop, a 4-CD/1-LP set reimagining their sixth album and third for

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: The Replacements

Release Round-Up: Week of July 19

July 19, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

James Taylor The Warner Bros. Albums

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! James Taylor, The Warner Bros. Albums 1970-1976 (Warner/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Rhino has a newly remastered box, supervised by Peter Asher, of James Taylor's six studio albums for the label including Sweet Baby James (1970), Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971), One Man Dog (1972), Walking Man (1974), Gorilla (1975); and In the Pocket (1976).  Available on CD,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Grover Washington Jr., James Taylor, Judy Collins, Lesley Duncan, Live, Mike Love, Mike McCartney, Shalamar, Steve Goodman

Been Way Too Long: Soundgarden's "Live From the Artists Den" Album and Movie Arriving

July 17, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Soundgarden ArtistsDen CD

Soundgarden, the estate of Chris Cornell, and UMe have announced a new partnership with the acclaimed TV program Artists Den which will bring the band's 2013 appearance on the show to the homes of fans everywhere on July 26. On February 17, 2013, Soundgarden wrapped up their King Animal winter tour with a show at L.A.'s Wiltern Theatre. Over the course of nearly two and a half hours, the band performed 29 songs: their biggest hits, new material, and many songs never performed before, all in

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Soundgarden

The Bizarre Years [Purple Vinyl]

July 16, 2019 By

Screamin Jay Hawkins The Bizarre Years

Real Gone presents an album's worth of the wackiest rock from Screamin' Jay Hawkins.  This 10-song collection from the "I Put a Spell on You" man captures the cream of the crop of Hawkins' tenure at Bizarre Records. With such strange and lurid tunes as "Shut Your Mouth When You Sneeze" and "Sherilyn Fenn" to a pair of unexpected Tom Waits covers, the music is bound to please any fan that hasn't already found this collection.  For this vinyl edition limited to 1,000 units, Real Gone has

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock

Across a Crowded Room: Live at Barrymore's 1985

July 16, 2019 By

RichardThompson AcrossACrowdedRoom 2CD pl

Recorded on a stop in Ontario, the new 2-CD concert Across A Crowded Room: Live At Barrymore's 1985 sees Richard Thompson and his backing group  (including Any Trouble leader Clive Gregson and his creative partner Christine Collister, alongside Fotheringay/Pentangle/Cat Stevens drummer Gerry Conway, and bassist Rory McFarlane) performing in support of the studio album of the same name.  Much of the performance was released decades ago on LaserDisc with a total of 18 songs, but Real Gone's new

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Genre: Folk, Rock

Blinded by the Light: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

July 15, 2019 By

Blinded by the Light OST

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Barnes and Noble Exclusive Orange Vinyl August 14 sees the theatrical release of Blinded by the Light, a new coming-of-age film inspired by Sarfraz Manzoor's Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll.  Both book and movie chronicle the story of a young man's life-changing experiences with the music of Bruce Springsteen, so it's only appropriate that a soundtrack filled with Boss tunes would be on the way.  Blinded by the Light:

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock

July 15, 2019 By

Now Thats What I Call Yacht Rock

Toto, Kenny Loggins, Rupert Holmes, 10cc, and Chuck Mangione are among the eclectic artists on this collection of breezy soft-rock summer sounds.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

If You Like Piña Coladas: "NOW" Series Celebrates Yacht Rock on New Volume

July 15, 2019 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Now Thats What I Call Yacht Rock

Shimmering guitars, breezy horns, smooth keyboards, and crisp vocals on well-crafted songs with catchy choruses: all of those qualities might have once described "soft rock" or "adult-oriented rock," but more recently the genre has experienced a resurgence as "yacht rock."  Though the term was originally intended in a pejorative way, it's come to be accepted by many of the progenitors of the genre including Michael McDonald and John Oates.  There's an entire book on the yacht rock phenomenon, a

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: 10cc, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Mason, Kenny Loggins, Peter Frampton, Poco, Rupert Holmes, The Climax Blues Band, Various Artists

Seeds and Stems: Cherry Red Collects Rarities from Iain Matthews on "Orphans and Outcasts"

July 15, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Iain Matthews Orphans and Outcasts

Few artists of the rock generation can boast as diverse a C.V. as Iain (sometimes Ian) Matthews.  The Fairport Convention founder went on to front Matthews' Southern Comfort and Plainsong as well as record under his own name in the pop, folk, country, and rock idioms, often blending those styles together.  In his first decade alone, Matthews recorded for the Deram, Polydor, Island, Uni, Vertigo, Elektra, and CBS/Columbia labels - and at virtually every label, material was left behind.  Between

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Iain Matthews, Matthews Southern Comfort, Plainsong, Richard Thompson

A Good Beginning: Sigur Ros Revisits "Agaetis byrjun" With Deluxe Reissue

July 10, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

SigurRos AGoodBeginning

Twenty years ago, Icelandic electronic act Sigur Rós released Ágætis Byrjun (meaning "A Good Beginning").  And so it proved to be, as critics everywhere praised the album.  One of the songs, "Svefn-g-englar," made it onto the Vanilla Sky soundtrack in 2001, and Q Magazine even went as far as to deem it "the last great album of the 20th century." On July 5, the band revisited the album with an expanded, 4-CD deluxe edition that brings together a remastered version of the album, demos, newly

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Sigur Ros

Live Releases [Various Formats]

July 8, 2019 By

Paul McCartney Amoeba Gig

Paul McCartney is taking a look back at his past live performances with four new titles: reissues of Wings Over America, Choba B CCCP, and Paul Is Live, plus the world premiere of the complete 2007 Amoeba Gig.  All four albums will be released in digital formats, on CD, and on both black and limited edition color vinyl.  [The Japanese SHM-CD editions feature enhanced mini-sleeve artwork.] Amoeba Gig: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. /

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Agaetis Byrjun: A Good Beginning (20th Anniversary Edition) [Various Formats]

July 8, 2019 By

SigurRos AGoodBeginning

4-CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Exclusive 7-LP Twenty years ago, Icelandic band Sigur Ros released Ágætis Byrjun (meaning "A Good Beginning").  And so it proved to be, as critics everywhere praised the album.  Q Magazine even went as far as to deem it "the last great album of the 20th century."  Now, the band revisits the album with a deluxe edition that brings together a remastered version of the album, demos, newly unearthed

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of July 5

July 5, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

JacksonBrowne RunningOnEmptyRemaster pl

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jackson Browne, Running on Empty [Remaster] (Asylum/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Jackson Browne's legendary, seven-times-platinum 1977 album - featuring such classics as "Running On Empty" and "The Load-Out / Stay" - returns to CD, vinyl, and digital formats from Asylum/Rhino, featuring a fresh remaster by Gavin Lurssen of Lurssen Mastering on CD/digital.  The vinyl

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Comedy, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ernie Kovacs, Everything But the Girl, Jackson Browne, Sigur Ros, Valerie Carter

Life of Work: Iggy Pop's "Zombie Birdhouse" Reissued on CD and LP

June 28, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

IggyPop ZombieBirdhouse

A long-lost classic album from Iggy Pop has arrived today on CD and LP from Caroline International: Zombie Birdhouse. The album was Pop's sixth studio record and saw him combining Afrobeat influences, droning electronics, and free-association. The album was originally produced by Chris Stein of Blondie and released on Animal Records. Since then, the bizarre and compelling album has only been reissued twice. In 1991 it was remastered and expanded with an alternate version of "Pain and Suffering"

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Iggy Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of June 28

June 28, 2019 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Woodstock 50 10CD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Motown: The Complete No. 1s (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) For its 60th anniversary year, UMe has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, Motown is revisiting an essential box set that was originally released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago.  Motown: The Complete No. 1s features more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bay City Rollers, Chris Stamey, Dave Grusin, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Jakob Dylan, Kylie Minogue, Miles Davis, The B-52's, The Doobie Brothers

See The Bright Lights: Real Gone Offers Classic Live Concerts From Richard Thompson, Jefferson Airplane in August

June 26, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

JeffersonAirplane Woodstock pl

Real Gone Music has announced the release of two classic live performances -- one a gig by the multi-faceted guitarist Richard Thompson, and the other the vinyl debut of Jefferson Airplane's Woodstock set. Richard Thompson is one of the great guitarists of his generation and an accomplished singer-songwriter who has remained vital for over fifty years, starting with his genre-bending work as part of Fairport Convention.  Over the course of his solo career, Thompson released several

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Rock Tags: Jefferson Airplane, Richard Thompson

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