Soundtrack Watch: Varese, La-La Land, Intrada Kick Off 2022 with Killer Scores

By Mike Duquette | January 11, 2022 | 0 Comments

The year has barely started, yet three beloved soundtrack reissue labels are bringing the heat to 2022's score reissue slate. Between a horror-packed box set from Varese Sarabande and a trio of expanded releases by James Horner, there's much cause for celebration. That is, if Varese doesn't kill you first! The label continues 25 years […]

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Review: David Bowie, "Brilliant Adventure [1992-2001]"

By Joe Marchese | January 10, 2022 | 5 Comments

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise... David Bowie wasn't one to look back.  But when he announced Black Tie White Noise, many fans collectively breathed a sigh of relief.  Might the "old" David Bowie be returning?  The 1993 album was his first in six years, following three albums (two studio and […]

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The Weekend Stream: January 8, 2022

By Mike Duquette | January 8, 2022 | 0 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to discover! Our first release weekend of 2022 features heavy hitters, from legends of pop, rock, jazz and...space disco? David Bowie, Shadow Man (Parlophone) (Amazon / Spotify) […]

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My Cup Runneth Over: Kritzerland Reissues More from Ben Bagley, "I Do! I Do!" Cast Album, and "Alfred the Great" Soundtrack

By Joe Marchese | January 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

Kritzerland has announced its first slate of releases for 2022. Leading off the trio is the latest volume in the label's long-running reissue series from Ben Bagley's Painted Smiles Records. Harold Arlen and Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. 2, first released in 1980 and expanded in 1991, celebrated the two composers' oeuvres with a typically eclectic […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 7 - David Bowie Birthday Edition

By The Second Disc | January 7, 2022 | 8 Comments

Welcome to today's Release Round-Up!  While the record biz at large isn't quite into the swing of things for 2022, today does bring two releases from the late David Bowie.  Tomorrow, January 8, would have been the superstar artist's 75th birthday; while he passed away on January 10, 2016, his legacy continues to burn brightly. […]

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