2016 marks the 40th anniversary of The Man Who Fell to Earth, director Nicolas Roeg's trippy cult classic starring the late David Bowie as the stranded alien Newton. Prior to his untimely death earlier this year, Bowie revisited Newton and the milieu of the film in his only musical theatre piece, Lazarus. With the musical about to open in London, StudioCanal is revisiting the original film in a new four-disc Blu-ray box set due in the United Kingdom on October 24. (No U.S. plans for the set
EXCLUSIVE! The Mamas and The Papas' "Ultimate Anthology" Collects Complete Recordings, Premieres Remixed "People Like Us" and Solo Outtakes
It's been more than 50 years since John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot first joined their voices together in song as The Mamas and The Papas, yet the group's shimmering harmonies, rich melodies and affecting "words of love" are every bit as resonant today as during the turbulent 1960s. This month, the rich legacy of the California dreamers is being celebrated with a remarkable new 4-CD collection from TJ Lubinsky's TJL Productions! TJL (responsible for last year's
Nice Ones: Esoteric Reissues David McWilliams, Three Man Army
Folk-rock singer-songwriter David McWilliams (1945-2002) may be best known for his 1967 song "Days of Pearly Spencer," a hit throughout Europe except for in the United Kingdom, which Marc Almond successfully revived in 1992. There was more to McWilliams than just that one song, however, as evidenced by Esoteric Recordings' new reissue of his fourth album and first for Dawn Records, Lord Offaly. The Belfast native began immersing himself in music in his early teen years, and he released his
Stay Hungry: Twisted Sister Release New Career Compilation
A new Twisted Sister compilation celebrates their loudest hits as they celebrate their fourth decade together with one last tour. Most know Twisted Sister--the Long Island-based quintet famously comprised of vocalist Dee Snider, guitarists Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda and Jay Jay French, bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza and drummer A.J. Pero--for their catchy riffs and over-the-top fashion sense (notably Snider's wild blonde mane and made-up face). This is, of course, what earned them constant
Thank You, Friends: Omnivore Presents Big Star's "Complete Third" In October
Omnivore Recordings has kept the legend of Big Star alive with a number of projects over the years including the release of frontman Alex Chilton's Free Again: The 1970 Sessions, the soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, and Big Star: Live in Memphis. Now, the label has turned its attention to its most expansive Big Star release yet: a definitive look into the making of the band's third album. The 3-CD collection Complete Third, due on October 14, includes
Rounder Records Continues 45th Anniversary Celebration with Classic Bluegrass Reissues
Rounder Records, one of the preeminent labels in the realm of roots music and Americana, is currently celebrating its 45th anniversary. As part of its ongoing digital catalogue initiative, the label has reissued a number of vintage bluegrass albums on digital service providers this month. Artists include Mark O'Connor, The Rice Brothers, Kenny Baker, Stuart Duncan, Tony Trischka, Hazel Dickens, and The Wayfaring Strangers! Without any further ado, you can check out Rounder's August digital
Release Round-Up: Week of August 12
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Anthology (BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The new 3-CD/DD release of Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Anthology rounds out this first wave of titles from BMG including reissues of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition. Produced by Greg Lake, this career-spanning set has 39 tracks from the years 1970 to 1998, the choice of material approved by all three band members.
You Remind Me Of The Sun: New Collections Arrive from Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett
More than fifty years have passed since John Phillips so vividly encapsulated the California myth with The Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'," but the Golden State continues to inspire artists with its promise of eternally sunny days. The strains of "California music" are as varied as the state's regions, from surf to punk to psychedelia to country to metal. Despite changing times and changing tastes, however, richly melodic pop-rock has never gone out of fashion in California. Two
Out of Their Heads: Stones Plan Mono Box Set
With an expansion of their acoustic live album Stripped, a gallery exhibition and a South American documentary all bowing this year, The Rolling Stones aren't letting up in 2016. Now, it looks like we can add one more to their busy year: a box set of the band's ABKCO-controlled discography, all released in mono. The Rolling Stones in Mono captures, on 15 CDs or 16 LPs, the original mono albums released on both sides of the Atlantic between 1964 and 1969. While The Beatles waited for some time
Jimmy Webb's "Voices" Featuring Burton Cummings Premieres On CD
Following its recent reissue of Sonny and Cher's Good Times! soundtrack, Varese Vintage has turned its attention to another neglected release uniting the worlds of cinema and pop. The 1979 romantic drama Voices featured a score by Jimmy Webb and performances by The Guess Who's Burton Cummings and the teenage duo of Andy and David Williams (nephews to the elder Andy Williams) as well as, on its non-Webb tracks, Willie Nelson and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. This Friday, the long
Wild Music: Lost Erroll Garner Recordings Unearthed For September Release
Following the success of last year's Complete Concert by the Sea, Legacy Recordings has another special release planned for fans of late jazz legend Erroll Garner. On September 30, the label will release Garner's Ready Take One, presenting fourteen previously unreleased selections by Garner released between 1967 and 1971. This is the first album of all-new Garner material to be released in almost 25 years. The performances on Ready Take One have been culled from seven sessions held in 1967,
Power of Soul: Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys Revisited On "Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show"
On December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles took New York's Fillmore East by storm with four exhilarating, adventurous performances fusing R&B, soul and hard rock with an improvisatory sensibility. On September 30, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix will release the first of the Band of Gypsys' four sets for the very first time as Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69. Newly mixed from the original one-inch 8-track master tapes by
When A Girl's In Love: Ace Goes "Where The Girls Are"
Nine volumes in, and Ace's Where the Girls Are series is still turning up hidden-gems from the girl group era! As is often the case with this series, the names behind-the-scenes are often more familiar than those headlining the record. Where the Girls Are Volume 9 , released earlier this year, features 25 more tracks from America in the 1960s - the golden age of girl groups and "girl pop" - in their original mono versions. Future Philly soul architect Leon Huff penned The Sweet Three's
I Would Die 4 Blu: Prince's Filmography Coming to High Definition Video
While fans may still have to wait some time for archival Prince material to emerge from that fabled vault, there will be at least one release ready for the holidays: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Prince Movie Collection, featuring all three of his feature films on Blu-ray with newly remastered picture, due out this fall. Of course, Purple Rain needs nearly no introduction: the stylized, vaguely autobiographical feature starred Prince as "The Kid" alongside his band, The
Saviors of the Broken: My Chemical Romance Expand "The Black Parade," 10 Years On
Ten years after My Chemical Romance released their magnum opus The Black Parade, the New Jersey emo-punk heroes will revisit it in a special double-disc set featuring a host of demos and outtakes. After the success of their major-label breakthrough, 2004's dark, hook-filled Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance went a little deeper for their follow-up. Inspired by Queen and Pink Floyd sonically and The Beatles and David Bowie in terms of visualization, the band effectively
Release Round-Up: Week of August 5
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records. The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes. You'll find some
On The "Highway to Hell": RPM Collects Bon Scott's Early Music with The Valentines
The late Bon Scott once topped a list of The 100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time; on another occasion, he was voted fifth on a list of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time. Such accolades stemmed from Scott's 1974-1980 tenure with AC/DC, the band he was leading at the time of his death in 1980. But before taking hard rock to the next level with AC/DC and even before going prog with Fraternity, Scott fronted pop groups in his native Australia such as The Valentines. Their complete
Kritzerland Takes Flight With "The Red Balloon" World Premiere Release
For its latest release, the Kritzerland label has turned to a classic film in which music is very nearly a central character. Though it won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, writer-director Albert Lamorisse's 1956 The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) has very little dialogue. Many scenes of its whimsical story play only with music, and others just with natural sound. Now, the movie's bewitching score by Maurice Le Roux is coming to disc for the very first time in a two-for-one
Review: "The Monkees: The Complete Series"
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of The Monkees, yes - but it also marks the same milestone for The Monkees. Whether on the original NBC broadcasts, twenty years later on MTV or since then on home video, fans have fallen in love with The Monkees. The television sitcom launched Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith as household names (and faces!) and inspired some of the finest pop music to arrive from any group in the 1960s. Rhino first released The Monkees as
All This Time: Sting to Issue Vinyl Box Set
Can't get enough of the vinyl resurgence? Looking to bone up on the solo works of Sting ahead of his first rock album in nearly 15 years? A new box set has got you covered. A&M/Interscope will release The Studio Collection, an 11-LP set covering all of Sting's eight solo albums between 1985 and 2013, on September 30. The set, which features meticulously recreated packaging, new vinyl masters cut at Abbey Road Studios and the debuts of both Brand New Day (2000) and Sacred Love (2003) on
(Don't) Walk On By: Rumer's "This Girl's in Love" Celebrates Bacharach and David
I hear the music coming out of your radio... Who's today's foremost young interpreter of the timeless music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David? Chances are many would answer with one name: Rumer. On October 21, the singer-songwriter will release her first full-length tribute to the songwriting legends with the debut on Rhino/EastWest of her fourth album, the eagerly-anticipated This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach and David Songbook. In 2010, Rumer released the single Sings Bacharach at
Now, Voyager: Big Break Collects Dexter Wansel's "Philadelphia International Records Anthology"
Are you ready to blast off? With the August 5 release of Dexter Wansel's Stargazer: The Philadelphia International Records Anthology 1976-1980, Big Break Records is headed for the stars. Wansel was one of the brightest lights of PIR's "Mk. II" period, releasing four criminally underrated LPs on the label. His work as an artist, songwriter, arranger and producer pushed the envelope of Philly soul, bringing in elements of jazz fusion and even progressive rock. Stargazer brings together all of
Back On The Street Again: Vibe On Records Reissues, Expands Cher's "I Paralyze"
I Paralyze, the seventeenth studio album from the one and only Cher, had all of the earmarks of a hit album. Her first and only LP for Columbia Records, it boasted a line-up of heavy hitters including producer-songwriters John Farrar (a string of Olivia Newton-John's most beloved hits including "Magic," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and David Wolfert (whose credits include Melissa Manchester, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield), songwriter
Release Round-Up: Week of July 29
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Archies, Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) At long last! The complete albums of The Archies are being assembled in one 5-CD box set by Cleopatra Records. You'll find The Archies, Everything's Archie, Jingle Jangle, Sunshine and This Is Love each in a mini-LP replica sleeve, along with a booklet containing new liner notes. Bubblegum never tasted so good as in these top-notch
Out On The Run Tonight: Bruce Springsteen to Release Companion Album to Autobiography With 5 Unreleased Tracks
Being in the public eye for over 40 years and being one of the biggest rock stars on the planet for much of that time, there has been much written and documented about Bruce Springsteen - from articles to interviews to documentaries to books. But despite some of his songs having some personal content, The Boss had never sat down to tell his own story. Happily, this fall, Springsteen's autobiography Born To Run is released by Simon and Schuster on September 27. Four days before that, on
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