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A Postcard from California

November 30, 2022 By

al jardine postcard

Al Jardine is revisiting his 2010 solo debut A Postcard from California in a new CD edition reprising the 15-track sequence of the 2012 edition.  Postcard boasts appearances by Glen Campbell, three-quarters of CSNY (Neil Young, David Crosby and Stephen Stills), Steve Miller, The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, and Jardine's fellow Beach Boys Brian Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and the late Carl Wilson.

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop

Songs of Innocence and Experience (1965-1995)

November 29, 2022 By

Marianne Faithfull Songs of Innocence and Experience

It was clear from the start that Marianne Faithfull was no ordinary artist.  Following the success of the singles "As Tears Go By" and "Come and Stay with Me" (gifted to Marianne by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards and Jackie DeShannon, respectively), Decca wanted her to record a pop album. Marianne wanted to record a folk album.  The result was that not one, but two, LPs were released in April 1965 showcasing two very different sides of the singer.  (For the record, the folk set outperformed

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop

The Rolling Stones in Mono (Limited Color Edition)

November 29, 2022 By

Rolling Stones in Mono Cover

ABKCO will revisit 2016's The Rolling Stones in Mono box set - originally released on 15 CDs or 16 black vinyl LPs - in a limited, new color vinyl version featuring 16 LPs, pressed on 180-gram vinyl in 14 different colors to match the original cover artwork of the albums contained within.  Like the original box, the new Rolling Stones in Mono presents the original mono albums released on both sides of the Atlantic between 1964 and 1969 plus the exclusive 2-LP Stray Cats collection of mono

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Life-Live

November 29, 2022 By

Thin Lizzy Life Live packshot

Thin Lizzy's 1983 live double-album recorded on various dates at London's Hammersmith Odeon gets a new remaster "from best available sources" from UMC.  The album is notable for featuring all of Thin Lizzy's studio guitarists including Scott Gorham and John Sykes plus guests Brian Robertson, Gary Moore, Eric Bell, and Snowy White.

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Live and Dangerous (Limited Edition)

November 29, 2022 By

Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous box

Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous is getting a lot more dangerous with this new box set: the 8CD set will feature the originally-assembled 1978 album next to all seven shows that were used for the album. They've been newly mixed from the original multitracks by Ben Findlay and remastered by Andy Pearce, all under the guidance of guitarist Scott Gorham. They're packed in a 12" x 12" box with a new booklet featuring rare photos, memorabilia and liner notes that include new band interviews by

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

International Pop Overthrow Vol. 23

November 28, 2022 By

International Pop Overthrow 23

Looking for three packed discs' worth of the best bands and artists you've never heard of - and a few you have?  Look no further than the 23rd (!) volume of International Pop Overthrow.  Curated by IPO founder David Bash and Rina Bardfield, this collection brings the long-running series back with a bang after a three-year hiatus due to...well, you know!  Live music is back, and so is IPO; the fest has so far in 2022 hit cities including Phoenix, Chicago, Liverpool, San Diego, Vancouver, New

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock

The Philosophy of Modern Song

November 28, 2022 By

Bob Dylan The Philosophy of Modern Song

Book: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Audiobook: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Bob Dylan examines 66 of his favorite songs through his own, idiosyncratic perspective in this entertaining new tome.  Dylan adopts the tone of a pulp writer for many of his most fanciful excursions and extrapolations: discussing the My Fair Lady ballad "On the Street Where You Live," he imagines that "you've got a habit, a bad habit.  You fell in love with the hard stuff.  You fell for the

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Books Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

The Albums Vol. 2 (1979-1989)

November 27, 2022 By

Kool and the Gang The Albums Volume 2 Cover

Edsel concludes its two-box series collecting the complete albums of Kool and The Gang between 1970 and 1989.  This second volume, on 11 CDs, presents all eight albums from the Gang's most commercial successful era and adds three bonus discs chockablock with single edits, remixes, and extended versions. For those looking for one-stop shopping or to fill out a collection with those rare remixes, this collection is an affordable, enjoyable, and most of all, danceable celebration of the timeless

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: 20th Anniversary Edition

November 22, 2022 By

Flaming Lips Yoshimi 20th Packshot

6CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was the band's tenth album and perhaps their most successful, earning their only U.S. Gold record to date as well as a Platinum certification from the U.K.'s BPI.  A loose concept album incorporating electronica, rock, pop, psychedelia, and hip-hop textures, Yoshimi saw the band continuing its inventive path while embracing accessibility.  The album

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Live at Grand Central

November 22, 2022 By

Carly Simon Live at Grand Central

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Exclusive 145-gram Splatter Vinyl 2LP: CarlySimon.com Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Carly Simon brings her surprise 1995 concert at New York City landmark Grand Central Station to CD, LP, and Blu-ray as newly remixed by Frank Filipetti.  The show includes material from Simon's then-recent release Letters Never Sent as well as renditions of "Haven't Got Time for the Pain,"

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Dancin' in the Key of Life: Expanded Edition

November 17, 2022 By

Steve Arrington

Steve Arrington stepped out of the shadow of groundbreaking funk band Slave and his subsequent Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame for his 1985 solo debut on Atlantic Records, Dancin' in the Key of Life.  Now, Iconoclassic Records is bringing this vivacious album melding dance rhythms and praise and worship lyrics to CD for the first time anywhere.  Featuring the U.S. hit title track and U.K. top ten entry "Feel So Real," this expanded edition adds five bonus remixes and a comprehensive essay by A.

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul

Show Time: Expanded Edition

November 17, 2022 By

Slave Show Time

Slave's 1981 Cotillion album Show Time makes its standalone CD debut from Iconoclassic Records.  Brimming with the band's trademark hard-hitting funk, Show Time yielded the hit singles "Snap Shot" and "Wait for Me."  Iconoclassic has added two bonus tracks: the seven-inch single edit of "Wait for Me" and the extended 12-inch version of "Snap Shot."  Everything has been newly remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios.  A 16-page booklet completes this definitive reissue; it features a new,

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul

The Island Records Years

November 17, 2022 By

Robert Palmer Island Years

The Island Records Years is an in-depth look on 9 CDs at the first decade-plus of Robert Palmer's solo work for Chris Blackwell's legendary label cut between 1974 and 1985. In addition to all of Palmer's studio and live albums from that time, six of the nine discs boast a total of 25 non-LP bonus tracks, remixes, demos and more. (The set is billed as "newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering using digital sources provided by the Universal archive"; in 2013, Edsel reissued these albums

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol.17

November 17, 2022 By

Bob Dylan Fragments Bootleg 17 Cover

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Bob Dylan Store 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The seventeenth volume of Bob Dylan's long-running Bootleg Series explores the creation of Dylan's thirtieth studio album.  Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) takes a deep dive into the three-time Grammy Award-winning album which was perceived by many as a comeback after a string of lackluster or uninspired LPs. 

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Only the Strong Survive

November 3, 2022 By

Bruce Springsteen Only the Strong Survive

Bruce Springsteen's new release, subtitled Covers Vol. 1, finds The Boss reinterpreting some of his favorite R&B songs including The Commodores' "Nightshift," Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)," Tyrone Davis' "Turn Back the Hands of Time," 4 Tops' "Seven Rooms of Gloom," The Temptations' "I Wish It Would Rain," and the Jerry Butler/Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff title track.  He even indulges a bit of blue-eyed soul with Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio's "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore."  Sam

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

In the Skies: Expanded Edition

November 3, 2022 By

Peter Green In the Skies

Iconoclassic Records revisits Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green's In the Skies, the album which ignited a comeback and a period of relatively prolific recording for the songwriter/guitar hero.  Its first-ever expanded edition has been freshly remastered by Vic Anesini and adds four bonus tracks including the single "Apostle" b/w "Tribal Dance" that preceded the album.  The single version of "Tribal Dance" makes its debut here on CD.  The bonus selections are rounded out by rehearsal takes of

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Live at Montreux 1969

November 3, 2022 By

Ella Fitzgerald Live at Montreux 1969

LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mercury Studios premieres Ella Fitzgerald's first time on the Montreux stage on CD, LP, and digital formats.  Backed by The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Fitzgerald updated her songbook with then-current pop and rock hits by Bacharach and David ("This Girl's in Love with You," "A House Is Not a Home"), The Beatles ("Hey Jude"), and Cream ("Sunshine of Your Love") alongside time-tested jazz vocal standards

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Los Fantastikos: Original Mexico City Cast Recording

October 29, 2022 By

Los Fantastikos

Stage Door Records brings this "holy grail" of international cast albums to CD with a clutch of rare bonus tracks.  The 1961 Mexico City cast recording of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's record-breaking musical arrives with eight additional tracks. These include both sides of the single recorded in Swedish by Christian Bratt, star of the 1961 Stockholm production; three additional Swedish cover recordings; and four pop covers from Harry Belafonte, James Shigeta, Don Rondo, and Gerrit van Triest. 

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

The Son of Rock and Roll: Expanded Edition

October 24, 2022 By

Rocky Burnette The Son of Rock and Roll

Iconoclassic is returning Rocky Burnette's 1979 solo debut to print in a new, expanded CD edition.  Memphis native Rocky was just eleven years old when his rockabilly pioneer father, Johnny Burnette, died.  The sound was in his DNA, and in 1979, he was signed to the EMI America label.  Produced by Jim Seiter and Bill House and recorded in both the U.S. and the U.K., The Son of Rock and Roll was dedicated to Johnny and late uncle Dorsey, among others.  The LP was primarily penned by Rocky with

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Break Every Rule: Deluxe Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Tina Turner Break Every Rule

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (CD 1 & CD 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Parlophone revisited Tina Turner's 1989 triumph Foreign Affair in a deluxe edition.  Now, the label is turning the clock back to 1986 for a similar presentation of the artist's equally incendiary Break Every Rule.  The 1986 album will be reissued as a 3CD/2DVD box as well as on vinyl and as a 2CD expanded

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Waka/Wazoo

October 20, 2022 By

Frank Zappa Waka Wazoo

UMe and Zappa Records are chronicling Frank Zappa's 1972 - a period of great productivity for the artist despite the health challenges he faced as a result of being pushed into an orchestra pit by a crazed fan - in a new 4CD/1BD box set.  The original Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums, on which Zappa debuted his "electric orchestra" concept, are presented on the Blu-ray disc in three high-resolution formats: 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos, 48kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and 96kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo. 

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz

Ghost in the Machine (Expanded Picture Disc)

October 20, 2022 By

Police Ghost picture disc

The Police's 1981 album Ghost in the Machine is receiving a picture disc vinyl reissue - with a twist.  The UMC release will present the album with its "original" expanded track list that was apparently shortened at the last minute. In addition to the inclusion of three non-album tracks - the haunting tracks "I Burn for You" and "Once Upon a Daydream" (released on the soundtrack to Brimstone & Treacle and the B-side of 1983's "Synchronicity II," respectively) and the instrumental jam

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Harvest: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 20, 2022 By

Neil Young Harvest 50 Cover

3CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/7-inch single/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Harvest, Neil Young's most commercially successful album to date, is turning 50 - and the singer-songwriter is celebrating with new 3CD/2DVD and 2LP/7-inch/2DVD box sets.  The boxes feature the original album on CD 1, with the second disc dedicated to a previously unreleased February 23, 1971 solo performance from the BBC's In Concert series featuring album cuts such as

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Live at the Whisky 1977

October 20, 2022 By

Cheap Trick Live at the Whisky

This 4CD set compiles a quartet of Cheap Trick's complete, uncut shows recorded at the Whisky-a-Go-Go in Los Angeles in the summer of 1977. It's limited to just 2,000 copies and chronicles when Robin Zander, guitarist/songwriter Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson and drummer Bun E. Carlos spontaneously booked some nights at the historic Sunset Strip nightclub.  KROQ-FM DJ Rodney Bingenheimer served as their master of ceremonies, and the Record Plant's Mobile One truck rolled tape on the songs,

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Greatest Hits

October 19, 2022 By

Olivia Newton John Greatest Hits

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target Exclusive 2LP: Target.com Japan-Exclusive 2CD: CDJapan Primary Wave revisits and remasters Olivia Newton-John's 1977 Greatest Hits album in a variety of formats.  The new edition will include all 20 tracks released across various international editions of the original album, including every one of Olivia's U.S. top 40 hits up to the time of its release (twelve of which reached the top ten)

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