Charlie Rich (1932-1995) finally achieved superstardom when his laid-back readings of "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl" ascended in 1973 to the top spot of the Billboard Country chart and crossed over to Pop - the latter to Number One on that chart, too. Although those songs kicked off a new chapter in the career of the man known by that point as the Silver Fox (for his mane of gray hair and wizened appearance), Rich's repertoire could hardly be defined by their mellow sound.
"Goonies" R Good Enough to Launch Varese's Vinyl Webstore; Plus "Barbarella" and More!
Varese Sarabande made headlines last month when it was revealed that the venerable label had been acquired by Concord Music. Today, Varese has announced the opening of a new online vinyl store on March 30. The Varese Vinyl shop will inaugurate its sales with three limited, numbered, exclusive soundtrack LPs: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's Christine on "Fury Red" vinyl; Bob Crewe and Charles Fox's Barbarella on 180-gram vinyl; and Dave Grusin's The Goonies on a 2-LP "Willy's Gold" colored
The Saga Continues: Disney to Reconstruct, Reissue Original 'Star Wars' Soundtracks on CD
Since Disney bought Lucasfilm back in 2012, there has been a steady stream of new Star Wars material for fans to explore that galaxy far, far, away. A couple of weeks ago, the animated television series Star Wars: Rebels wrapped up its four-season run. Tomorrow sees the release of The Last Jedi, the latest film in the famous saga, on DVD and Blu-ray. On May 25, the second "anthology film," Solo: A Star Wars Story will be released. Next year, the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge areas are to open at
Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass? Omnivore Collects Volume 2 of Buck Owens' Complete Capitol Singles
Omnivore Recordings is headed back to Bakersfield with a new collection from the late, great Buck Owens due on May 11 in both CD and digital formats. The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967-1970 picks up where Omnivore's last volume (1957-1966), released in late 2016, left off. This 2-CD, 36-track set chronologically features every A- and B-side released by the Bakersfield, CA singer-songwriter at Capitol between 1967 and 1970, including fourteen top ten hits. In his lifetime, Buck Owens accrued
Release Round-Up: Week of March 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Miles Davis and John Coltrane, The Final Tour: Bootleg Series Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Copenhagen LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This latest volume of Miles Davis' Bootleg Series brings together five performances by Davis and John Coltrane recorded during the Spring 1960 Jazz at the Philharmonic European Tour, Coltrane's final such outing as a sideman: two shows from Paris's
Review: Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, "Motel Shot" [Expanded Edition]
The story of Delaney and Bonnie is by now a famous one. The husband-and-wife team of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett got their first recording contract in the soulful environs of Stax Records in 1969. The pair then briefly moved to Elektra (and were offered and accepted a contract at The Beatles' Apple Records before their prior association with Elektra negated it) before arriving at Atco in 1970 for their longest sustained recording contract. Though Delaney and Bonnie never achieved much in the
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),
Down By the River: Real Gone Reissues Rare Blues-Rock from Barry McGuire and Roy Buchanan in May
Even though spring is now here, it doesn't feel like it in some parts of the U.S.! As the east coast is hit by its fourth major snowstorm of March, let's look ahead to hopefully warmer days of spring and a pair of Real Gone releases coming out May 4 in the blues-rock genre. First up is Live at Town Hall 1974 from Roy Buchanan. Guitarist Buchanan was famous for playing the Fender Telecaster with an effects-free technique and influencing many other musicians despite never having much solo
Rapture and Redemption: Run Out Groove Announces Judee Sill For Next Release, Opens Voting for New Titles
Run Out Groove has had one busy winter. The label just announced two exciting projects for Record Store Day (Saturday, April 21) from The Beau Brummels and Baby Huey, as well as revealing its next limited edition deluxe vinyl release. Judee Sill's Songs of Rapture and Redemption: Rarities & Live is an all-new 2-LP collection celebrating the late artist whose two solo Asylum Records albums - Judee Sill and Heart Food - remain strikingly original works from a singular talent. ROG's
Everybody Dance Now! Cherry Red's Soul Time Imprint Collects Northern Soul, Detroit Rarities
Cherry Red's Soul Time imprint is on fire! The crate-digging team there unearthed two box sets' worth of R&B rarities in the final months of 2017 that we're happy to spotlight now! Mr. M's Northern Soul 1974-1981 is a 3-CD set celebrating the "oldies room" at the Wigan Casino, the late, fondly-remembered club in Wigan, England famous for its northern soul all-nighters held each Saturday from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Mr. M's was born out of necessity in 1974, a "club within a
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
Luck Be a Lady: Unreleased Sinatra Concerts Arrive on "Standing Room Only"
Spring's about to get a lot more swingin', thanks to an upcoming release from the one and only Chairman of the Board. On May 4, Capitol Records and UMe will drop Frank Sinatra: Standing Room Only, a new 3-CD collection of rare or previously unreleased live concerts from three decades of the great man's storied career. This set begins with the January 28. 1966 second show with The Count Basie Orchestra and conductor Quincy Jones at The Sands in Las Vegas. This concert is making its CD debut,
Release Round-Up: Week of March 16
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked - The Platinum Collection (Polydor/UMC) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Let the memory live again! Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates his 70th birthday and provocative new memoir Unmasked with this 4-CD, 71-track box set of the same name. The career-spanning anthology features many of the composer's most famed songs from Phantom of
Keep a Close Watch: Ace Salutes "The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby" with Nick Drake, Richard and Linda Thompson, Iain Matthews
The subject of a new collection from Ace Records isn't exactly a household name. But if you didn't know the name of Robert Kirby before, you certainly will after a listen to When the Day is Done: The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby. The titular orchestrator is best known for his lush adornment of Nick Drake's records, conjuring up a pastoral England that couldn't be more removed from the swingin' era that preceded it. A brief track from Drake opens this collection before it cedes to an
Almost Like A Song: Morello Collects Four Ronnie Milsap Albums on 2-CD Set
As one of the biggest country music stars of the 1970s and 1980s, Ronnie Milsap has had many compilations devoted to his career. Recently, Cherry Red imprint Morello records released a 2-CD set featuring four of Milsap's albums from 1977 to 1980: It Was Almost Like A Song, Only One Love In My Life, Images and Milsap Magic. It was during this period when Milsap began to experience his greatest successes as a crossover artist. By the time of 1977's It Was Almost Like A Song, Ronnie Milsap had
Nobody I'd Sooner Love: Cherry Red Collects The Paper Dolls' Girl Group Sounds
Pauline Bennett, Sue Marshall, and Susie Mathis - a.k.a. The Paper Dolls - worked their way up the showbiz ranks, from taking second billing to strippers all the way to pop stardom. But despite the success of their debut single "Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No") in 1968, the U.K. girl group had largely faded from view as the 1970s dawned. Happily, Cherry Red's RPM imprint has collected their complete Pye recordings, along with rare solo tracks from "Tiger Sue" (Mathis) on the
Review: Isaac Hayes, "Hot Buttered Soul," "Shaft" and "Black Moses" Reissues
As a songwriter, producer, arranger, and session pianist, Isaac Hayes was a key architect in creating the sound of Memphis-based Stax Records. But few could have foreseen his dramatic ascendance to superstardom - a rise that began with his 1969 solo album Hot Buttered Soul. Now, that seminal record has returned to vinyl along with 1971's pair of Shaft and Black Moses from Craft Recordings. All three of these landmark LPs have been given the deluxe treatment in both packaging and
Watchin' the Tide Roll Away: Rhino Collects Otis Redding's Final Recordings on "Dock of the Bay Sessions"
Rhino is revisiting the final recordings of Otis Redding on a new set due on May 18. Dock of the Bay Sessions is the label's reconstruction of an album that never was, built around the song that became America's first posthumous chart-topper and Redding's only No. 1 hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." That song, produced and co-written by Steve Cropper, reached the pop zenith 50 years ago this Friday, March 16, 1968. Following his blazing performance in June 1967 at the Monterey Pop
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,
Don't Fear The Reaper: Real Gone's Record Store Day Lineup Includes Tim Buckley, Harry Nilsson, Blue Oyster Cult and The Rascals
As we continue our look through this year's upcoming Record Store Day releases, here is what Real Gone Music will be offering on April 21 at your local record store! Tim Buckley, Live at the Troubadour - 2-LP 12" Clear Vinyl First appearing on CD in 1994, this album is drawn from Tim Buckley's September 3 and September 4, 1969 shows at West Hollywood's famed Troubadour. Buckley was joined by Lee Underwood on guitar, Carter C.C. Collins on congas, John Balkin on bass, and Art Trip on
RPM Round-Up, Part Two: Spotlight on The Dave Miller Set, The Deejays, and Elton's Friends Birds of a Feather
Welcome to Part Two of our RPM Records Round-Up, exploring another three titles from the Cherry Red retro imprint! If you missed Part One, just click here! The first release heads down under, collecting The Dave Miller Set's recordings for Australia's Spin label in the late 1960s. Mr. Guy Fawkes: The Complete Spin Recordings and More (1967-1970) has 19 tracks, including one previously unreleased, from the New Zealand-born frontman and his musical collaborators. The compilation takes its
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
Express Yourself: Varese Collects "Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band"
The slyly insinuating groove of "Spreadin' Honey" opens Varese Vintage's new collection dedicated to Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, and it's a more than appropriate choice. Beginning with that 1967 single for the small Keymen label, Wright has spread his brand of musical honey over tough funk grooves to create a small but still beloved, and frequently sampled, catalogue. The Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a vivid overview of the group'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
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