On January 8 -- what would have been David Bowie's 73rd birthday -- Parlophone announced the latest releases in their ongoing series celebrating the rare and unreleased performances from the vault. The streaming EP Is It Any Wonder? was unveiled over the course of the last six weeks, with a new song hitting streaming services every Friday. Parlophone also previewed an upcoming Record Store Day release, ChangesNowBowie with the first selection on the EP, an intimate 1996 recording of "The Man Who
I Say a Prayer With Every Heartbeat: Vinyl Me, Please Expands Whitney Houston's Debut for 35th Anniversary
Thirty-five years ago today -- on Valentine's Day, 1985 -- Whitney Houston's self-titled debut was released. With three consecutive No. 1 singles, "You Give Good Love," "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love Of All," the album was a smash hit that introduced listeners to one of the most talented vocalists of all time. Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Vinyl Me, Please will partner with Legacy Recordings to press a special 2LP, peaches-and-cream-colored 180-gram vinyl pressing. The first disc
Beauty and the Beat: Go-Go's Guitarist Kathy Valentine Announces New Memoir
We couldn't keep our lips sealed when we got the news about the upcoming autobiography from The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine, entitled All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir. Due from University of Texas Press on April 9, it's a "roller coaster of sex, drugs, and of course music" beginning in 1980, when Valentine met her future bandmates at The Whisky in LA. She and the group would go on to become the first multi-platinum-selling all-female band that not only wrote their own songs and played
OUT TODAY! Johnny Mathis' Brazil-Themed "The Island" Arrives From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music
Johnny Mathis has recorded many romantic albums over the past seven decades, but none quite like The Island. Recorded in 1989 but unreleased for decades, The Island transported listeners to Brazil, with all of its mystique and magic. Today - appropriately enough, on Valentine's Day - this lost classic arrives in its first-ever release on standalone CD from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music. Renowned producer Sergio Mendes of Brasil '66 fame and arranger-guitarist Dori Caymmi joined
Release Round-Up: Week of February 14
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, The Island (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 1989 "lost" album by Johnny Mathis is lost no more! Renowned producer Sergio Mendes of Brasil '66 fame and arranger-guitarist Dori Caymmi joined Mathis on The Island to subtly modernize the classic sounds of bossa nova and samba. He delivered some of his most sensual vocals ever for ten smoldering songs by Caymmi, Mendes, Ivan Lins,
The Music Never Stops: Grateful Dead Live Rarities Abound on "June 1976" Box
Rhino has teamed up with the Grateful Dead online shop, Dead.net, to offer another box set that promises to be an illuminating and exciting look into another chapter of their live career. June 1976 is a 15-CD box set documenting 5 complete live shows from that month. The limited edition collection will be pressed up in 12,000 numbered copies, due out March 20. After two years away from the stage, Grateful Dead returned to touring. Mickey Hart was back, the pricey and cumbersome Wall of
That's Hot! Paris Hilton's "Paris" Gets First-Ever Vinyl Reissue
If you happen to fall into that uber-specific collector niche of hotel heiress-turned-reality-star-turned-pop-stars, Real Gone Music has the LP for you. On March 27, Paris Hilton's 2006 debut Paris arrives on maroon-and-blonde-hued vinyl pressing guaranteed to have you saying, "That's hot!" Give the record a spin and you'll hear from all twelve of the album's producers, including Scott Storch, J. R. Rotem, Dr. Luke, and Rob Cavallo, who worked with the socialite to deliver a pop album that
All For Freedom and For Pleasure: Deluxe Tears For Fears Albums Come Back Into Print
To mark the 35th anniversary of Tears For Fears' most successful album, 1985's Songs From The Big Chair, UMC has announced that both deluxe box set editions of the British duo's first two albums will go back into print this year. One of the most potent one-two punches from an act in the '80s, Tears For Fears burst on the scene with 1983's The Hurting, a moody, icy album blending elements of rock and electronic music. Formed around singer/songwriters Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith (who also
More and More: Demon's "Gold" Series Features Andy Williams, Gene Pitney, The Tremeloes
Demon Music Group's Crimson Productions label is continuing its series of low-priced, music-packed releases under the Gold banner. Among January's releases in the series were titles from Andy Williams, Gene Pitney, and The Tremeloes. Andy Williams (1927-2012) remains one of the most beloved popular vocalists of all time. After brief affiliations with Columbia Records (with Kay Thompson and his siblings, The Williams Brothers) and RCA Victor's X imprint, Williams established himself at Archie
Dream Away: Mike Moran's "Time Bandits" Score Premieres on CD, George Harrison Song Included
BUY NOW FROM INTRADAGeorge Harrison founded Handmade Films in 1978 with partner Denis O'Brien to finance Monty Python's Life of Brian after the film's original financiers abruptly pulled out. What began as an act of generosity by Harrison to his friends in the Pythons led to one of Britain's most successful film studios during the 1980s. One of Handmade's most acclaimed films, 1981's Time Bandits, was directed by Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. Starring fellow Pythons John Cleese and Michael
Love You More: Billy Ocean Announces New Album, "One World"
Last month, the multi-platinum-selling singer Billy Ocean - known for his streak of pop and R&B hits in the '70s and '80s - celebrated his 70th birthday. To mark the occasion, he also announced the release of his first album of new material in 10 years, entitled One World. Due April 17 from Legacy Recordings, the record sees Ocean reunite with producer Barry Eastmond, whose credits include a number of Billy's best-loved hits, like "When The Going Gets Tough" and "Love Zone." As the press
Ace Round-Up, Part Two: Spotlight on Merseybeat Girls, "Jon Savage's 1969-1971" and "Deep Soul Treasures"
Today, we're looking at another trio of recent releases from the team at Ace Records! If you missed Part One of our Ace Round-Up, click here! While The Beatles are no doubt Liverpool's most famous musical export, Merseyside - spanning 249 square miles (or 645 square kilometers) bordering Lancashire to the northeast, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south and southeast, and The Irish Sea to the west - yielded an abundance of groups like The Cryin' Shames, Gerry and The
Review: The Band, "The Band: 50th Anniversary Edition"
How to top Music from Big Pink? Wisely, The Band didn't even try. Ditching the Dylan co-writes and the covers, The Band returned with their self-titled sophomore LP in fall 1969. Late in 2019, Capitol Records and UMe remixed and expanded that now-classic effort for its 50th anniversary in the style of 2018's Big Pink campaign with releases in a variety of formats - most notably, a 2-CD/2-LP/1-BD/1 -7" single super deluxe edition. The so-called "Brown Album" was recorded about as far from New
Farther Along: Intervention Records Returns With Flying Burrito Bros. SACD, Other LP Titles
It's been a long road for Intervention Records, the audiophile label dedicated to all-analog vinyl and high-quality SACD reissues of classic titles. After taking a break from new releases, the label has returned. The IR team is back with vinyl re-pressings of some of their flawless reissues. These include Gene Clark's White Light, Everclear's Sparkle and Fade, and The Flying Burrito Bros.' Gilded Palace of Sin and Burrito Deluxe. Each features all-analog mastering (except for the
Play Don't Worry: Mick Ronson's Post-Bowie Recordings Anthologized On New Box
The late Mick Ronson (1946-1993) was inextricably linked with David Bowie, playing with the superstar during his pre-fame days in The Hype and then as a Spider from Mars supporting Ziggy Stardust. But while Ronno's powerful licks still reverberate from his time with Bowie - on albums including The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars, Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, The Man Who Sold the World, Pin Ups, and Lou Reed's Transformer - he left behind a rich legacy of music in other
The First Cuts: Cat Stevens' Early Albums Remixed for Return to Vinyl
In 1967, Cat Stevens released his first albums: Matthew & Son and New Masters. On March 13 in the U.K. (March 27 in the U.S.), Decca and UMC will press up new issues of these classics, on vinyl for the first time since 1982. Each features restored artwoek and newly "de-mixed" re-enhanced mixes prepared at Abbey Road Studios. Using the studio's proprietary technology, remix engineers were able to "enhance the original vocals and [help] amplify the bass," thus breathing new life into such
Let's Do It Again: Playback Records Returns with Curtis Mayfield, Timi Yuro Collections
Australia's Playback Records label returned to the scene in 2019 with a pair of new releases and the promise of more to come. Today, we're looking at those new titles from Curtis Mayfield and Timi Yuro! As a writer, producer, and artist - both solo and with The Impressions - Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) was one of the foremost exponents of Chicago soul. He penned such favorites as Jan Bradley's "Mama Didn't Lie" and Major Lance's "The Monkey Time," not to mention such Impressions hits as
Release Round-Up: Week of February 7
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bryan Ferry, Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 (BMG) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Bryan Ferry's Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 presents 14 selections recorded at the storied London venue in 1974 drawn from his first two solo albums. These range from classic standards ("These Foolish Things," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes") to '60s pop ("Don't Worry Baby," "It's My Party"), rock
Message To Love: Jimi Hendrix's "Band of Gypsys" Receives Deluxe LP Reissue
Jimi Hendrix's 1970 live album Band of Gypsys remains one of his most influential and incendiary live recordings. The boundary-breaking material was originally recorded at New York City's Fillmore East across two shows on the first day of January, 1970. Fifty years on, the original album will be reissued on vinyl in a deluxe presentation. Due March 27 from Capitol/UMe, the anniversary edition of Band of Gypsys features an all-analog chain, remastered from the original tapes by Eddie Kramer
A Really Good Time: Bryan Ferry's "Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974" Arrives on Friday
Bryan Ferry surely took some fans by surprise when, in 1973, he released his first solo studio album. These Foolish Things was named after the 1935 standard, quite a far cry from the original music he was recording as frontman of Roxy Music. The all-covers LP was a journey through Ferry's record collection, featuring his reimagined versions of songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson, and others. He followed up These Foolish Things in 1974
Run Out Groove Preps Paul Butterfield, Type O Negative Releases; Voting Open for Next Titles
There are just fourteen days left to pre-order Run Out Groove's beautiful vinyl premiere of The Butterfield Blues Band's Live at Woodstock, capturing Paul Butterfield and co.'s memorable set on two 140-gram vinyl LPs with stunning new artwork in a deluxe tip-on jacket. Place your orders here! In the meantime, however, ROG has announced a new release from Type O Negative. Last year, ROG reissued the goth metal band's None More Negative box set in a sold-out limited edition, and now, the label
Who's Gonna Stand Up: Neil Young Opens Fan Vote for Archives Projects
Once considered a pipe dream for longtime fans, The Neil Young Archives project continues to gain momentum. In the last few years, Young has released a number of standalone Archive Series albums like Hitchhiker, Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live, Songs for Judy, and Tuscaloosa. Looking ahead, it appears the lost 1975 album Homegrown may finally be released sometime this quarter, plus there's talks of a big Archives II box set. But in typical Neil Young fashion, it appears that many projects
More Good Feelings: Four Mister Rogers Albums Coming From Omnivore In February
Omnivore Recordings follows up two 2019 reissues of music from and inspired by the legendary television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood with another four albums of gentle music for children this month. The label, in partnership with The Fred Rogers Company, will issue new CD pressings of four albums of Mister Rogers music: 1992's Bedtime, You're Growing and You Are Special, and 1997's Coming and Going. All titles will be available February 21, with digital editions already available to stream
A New Format: Pre-fun. Indie-Pop Band Announces Vinyl Reissues
It was the most-talked about story for a very specific subset of indie-pop fans a month ago: an Instagram account for The Format was spotted. From 2002 to 2008, The Format were the band for lovers of ornately-crafted pop/rock that borrowed from turn of the century alternative stylings and baroque pop of the '60s and '70s in equal measure. Was a reunion imminent? That question has yet to be answered definitively - though it sure looks like they did yesterday at an event we'll discuss in a
The Giants Awakened: Real Gone Preps Art Blakey Anthology and Horace Tapscott Quintet LP Reissue
Real Gone Music has announced two exciting jazz titles due the last week of February and the first week of March. Arriving first on February 28 is the first-ever vinyl reissue of The Horace Tapscott Quintet's 1969 album The Giant Is Awakened. Originally released on the Flying Dutchman label, the recording is a masterful mix of free jazz and pan-African influences. Pianist Tapscott leads the band, which also features alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, bassists David Bryant and Walter Savage,
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