UPDATE (4/16/2013): Amazon's track list has further elaborated on the live bonus disc, and those who were less than thrilled with the contents may be even less so: only one recording is sourced from the Workin' for a Livin' Tour of 1983-1985. Most come from shows recorded from 1986 to 1989, and the album's last two tracks, "You […]
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Shuggie Otis, Inspiration Information/Wings of Love (Epic/Legacy) Nearly 40 years after Inspiration Information, Shuggie Otis' second and most recent LP, the R&B singer/songwriter/guitarist returns with a greatly expanded double-disc edition of that album featuring material recorded in the intervening years. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) David Bowie, Aladdin Sane: 40th Anniversary Remaster (EMI) Ziggy goes back to America in this […]
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Kritzerland strikes gold with another pair of archival soundtracks, released earlier today. One is a resurrected reissue of a Jerry Goldsmith score - the label's first - and the other pairs two scores by Alfred Newman on one disc, one expanded and the other never before released. Breakheart Pass was a hearty Western adventure starring […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for another 4 Seasons flashback, or Flashback, as the case may be. In January, Rhino’s budget Flashback imprint reissued two vintage compilations from the Jersey boys, 1965’s Gold Vault of Hits and 1966’s 2nd Vault of Golden Hits. Flashback is now turning its attention to the group’s lead singer, Frankie Valli, for a […]
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New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem are commemorating some of their early indie works by releasing a deluxe vinyl singles box set this summer. Anchored by singer/songwriter Brian Fallon, the band has deftly mixed a number of rock subgenres into one of the most-talked about acts on the rock scene today, from Clash and Replacements-esque […]
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The BGO label has continued its ongoing Glen Campbell reissue series by bringing three long-out-of-print albums to CD in one package. Following the late 2012 release of Try a Little Kindness/The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album/The Last Time I Saw Her, BGO has just brought together a trio of LPs originally released in 1972 and 1973: […]
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On the heels of yesterday's Sarah Vaughan set from Verve Select, we've got another upcoming title from the label for your enjoyment, too: an expansive edition of John Coltrane's Sun Ship LP. Recorded in 1965 but not released until 1971, years after Coltrane's death, Sun Ship was notable for several reasons: it was one of the only […]
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The latest from Verve Select, released earlier this week, is a collection of over a half-dozen vintage albums by jazz legend Sarah Vaughan on four discs. Divine: The Jazz Albums encapsulates Vaughan's first round on the Mercury label, after finding earlier success for the previous decade on first the Musicraft label (where she cut hit […]
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This week, Todd Rundgren has released his most recent studio album, State. Edsel Records has recently given longtime Rundgren fans the chance to revisit the first solo LP from one of Todd’s longest-serving sidemen, Kasim Sulton. Edsel’s reissue of 1982’s EMI America album Kasim is available now. Sulton, a bassist and singer, joined Todd Rundgren’s […]
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CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN PLUMMER, WINNER OF OUR MAD SEASON GIVEAWAY!
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