Edsel follows up its six 2CD/DVD album reissues for Bananarama with a companion volume: a 3-CD casebound book set, featuring 36 rare mixes. None of these were included on the album reissues, and fourteen of them are previously unreleased. Megarama was curated with the cooperation of Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward from the group, and was compiled and annotated by acknowledged SAW expert Tom Parker.
Kiki Dee/Stay with Me
Edsel continues its repackaging of the Kiki Dee catalogue with her third and fourth Rocket albums from 1977 and 1978.
Loving and Free/I've Got the Music in Me
This package collects Kiki Dee's first two albums for Elton John's Rocket label. 1973's Loving and Free was produced by the Rocket Man and features him and his backing band on John/Taupin originals that he never recorded himself. The title track of its 1974 follow-up I've Got the Music in Me provided Kiki with her signature song. This slipcased two-album set adds eight bonus tracks (including all non-album singles) as well as photos and liner notes.
Can't Help Falling in Love/Home Lovin' Man
BGO brings together two of Andy Williams' U.K. albums in one package. Can't Help Falling in Love, the U.K. equivalent of Andy's U.S. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head LP, remained on the U.K. albums chart for almost a year, and its title track went Top 10. 1971's Home Lovin' Man, the Brit answer to Love Story, went to No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart thanks to two major hit singles: the title track and "It's So Easy." Both albums have track listing variations to their U.S. counterparts. BGO's
Swan Songs, First Flights: Her First and Last Recordings
This 3-CD set presents rare and previously unreleased performances by Judy Garland from both her earliest days (First Flights) and her final months (Swan Songs). The Swan Songs include Garland's final U.S. concert from July 20, 1968; performances from her London Talk of the Town engagement of December 30, 1968 through February 1, 1969, and her final concert of March 25, 1969 from Copenhagen. Private home recordings and other rare live performances can also be found here, all in newly and
Global: CD/DVD Deluxe Edition
Todd Rundgren is back with his 25th studio album which is described as fusing "rock, soul and EDM" - undoubtedly as only Todd could do. Though he's of late been busy with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, Rundgren will also take to the road in April and May to support his latest release. Songs include "Global Nation," "Flesh and Blood," "Skyscraper" and "This Island Earth." Global will be available via Cherry Red's Esoteric label in the U.K. in standard and deluxe editions and MVD Entertainment
Spirit on a Mission
Spirit On A Mission is the new studio album from metal great Michael Schenker (UFO, Scorpions) emphasizing his heavy guitar style with a little help from his friends including Francis Buchholz, Herman Rarebell, Wayne Findlay and vocalist Doogie White.
Defenders of the Faith: Special 30th Anniversary Edition
This 3-CD anniversary edition includes the original ten-track album remastered by producer Tom Allom, and a complete 2-CD live recording from the Defenders tour, recorded at California's Long Beach Arena on May 5, 1984. The 21-track live concert blended both new material from Defenders plus renditions of Priest classics like "Metal Gods," "Electric Eye," "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming."
1974-1979
This box set brings together the band's Mr. Natural, Main Course, Children of the World and Spirits Having Flown plus a disc of bonus material.
The Brunswick Singles 1965-1966
The Who box up replicas of seven early 7-inch singles plus an eighth with The High Numbers' "Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" on this deluxe vinyl box set.
Real Nighttime
Omnivore continues its celebration of Game Theory with a 30th Anniversary reissue of Real Nighttime. The Mitch Easter-produced album is expanded with 13 bonus tracks (10 previously unissued) including covers of songs by Gerry Rafferty and Queen. Real Nighttime will be available on CD and digital download, as well as on a translucent red LP of the original album sequence (with download card for entire CD program). This release includes rare photos and an interview with Easter and series
Glen Campbell - I'll Be Me: Soundtrack
Big Machine Records releases the 10-song soundtrack to the documentary film Glen Campbell - I'll Be Me, including two versions of the Oscar-nominated "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," live performances by Glen of "Wichita Lineman" and "A Better Place," and more, including music by The Band Perry and Campbell's daughter Ashley. This first physical release of the soundtrack expands upon the originally-released 5-track EP.
Rhinestone Cowboy: 40th Anniversary Edition
Capitol Nashville remasters and expands Glen Campbell's smash 1975 album with five bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased "Quits," two rare new-to-U.S.-CD single sides and remixes of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)."
Shadows in the Night
It's not a catalogue title, but it's one of the most intriguing of the year nonetheless - Bob Dylan's 36th studio album and first dedicated to the Great American Songbook. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Shadows in the Night features ten Dylan interpretations of songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra and written by Irving Berlin, Cy Coleman, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh, and others including the Chairman himself ("I'm a Fool to Want You").
Dick's Picks Vol. 12 - Providence Civic Center 6/26/74 & Boston Garden 6/28/74
Ray Kennedy (Expanded Edition)
Power (Expanded Edition)
Apollo Saturday Night/Saturday Night at the Uptown
Gone
First Peace/Rollin' Man
Songs of Inspiration
The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
Gangster of Love: The Essential Early Years
Airline Records/Fuel 2000 collects two discs and 36 tracks of late bluesman Johnny Winter in his pre-Columbia years, recorded for such labels as KRCO, Frolic, Jin and Todd. Bill Dahl supplies seven pages of detailed liner notes, but the booklet lacks any discographical annotation.
Fly by Night (Blu-ray Pure Audio)
This Blu-ray Pure Audio edition of Rush's 1975 sophomore LP features the original album in high-resolution stereo and surround mixes previously only available on DVD-A as part of the Sector 1 box set.
Live on Tour - 1966!
The "Dirty Water" boys are back with this 10-track set recorded in 1966 at the University of Michigan featuring "Sunny Afternoon," "Gloria," "Good Lovin'," "Please Please Please," and of course, Boston's favorite song!