Secret origins have long been a classic trope of comic books. This summer, a rather unexpected super-team will find their origins revealed in a new graphic novel. That's the release date for Z2 Comics' Grateful Dead Origins, written by Chris Miskiewicz with art by Noah Van Sciver. Origins will depict the early days of Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart as they transform from bar band The Warlocks to the groundbreaking Grateful Dead. The
The Bowie Years
Iggy Pop's The Bowie Years chronicles the Stooges frontman's recordings with David Bowie during their seminal Berlin period. The 7-CD box set together remastered versions of 1977's The Idiot, its even more successful follow-up Lust for Life, and the TV Eye Live concert album plus a disc of demos and singles, and three discs of live performances. All audio has been mastered from best available sources, and a 40-page booklet includes new liner notes and rare photos.
Nice 'n' Easy: 60th Anniversary Expanded Edition
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP (Remixed Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, and UMe have a 60th anniversary edition of Frank Sinatra's classic 1960 album arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. For the occasion, the album has been completely remixed and features three bonus tracks: the outtake "The Nearness of You," plus the previously unreleased session takes for "Nice 'n' Easy" and "I've Got a Crush on
The Best of Ronnie Milsap
The Best of Ronnie Milsap gathers up 12 of the artist's biggest hits from his first tenure at RCA, including "It Was Almost Like a Song," "Any Day Now," and "What a Difference You've Made in My Life." Craft's parent company, Concord Music, acquired the rights to 16 of Milsap's RCA albums from between 1977-2006 last year, and this is the first physical product to come from the acquisition (an expanded digital version of this compilation featuring 25 songs was released last June by Craft and is
Born Again Savage
After remastering his entire catalogue on LP for a deluxe box set and later, individual LPs, Little Steven is bringing one of those Bob Ludwig remasters to CD. His fifth album, 1999's Born Again Savage, is a ferocious return to a raw garage rock sound inspired by the hard rock pioneers of his youth (think Cream, The Who, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin). Jason Bonham (drums) and Adam Clayton (bass) joined writer-arranger-producer Van Zandt for what would be his final album until 2017's Soulfire.
Archive Series Vol. 6: If You Don't Want My Love
Sunset Blvd. Records continues its archive series dedicated to late singer-songwriter and Dwight Twilley Band alumnus Phil Seymour with this sixth volume. If You Don't Want My Love is named after the song which the late John Prine co-wrote with Phil Spector. This 15-track anthology premieres 8 previously unreleased tracks including productions by Spector and Denny Cordell recorded prior to Seymour's signing with Neil Bogart's Boardwalk label. A portion of the proceeds from this CD will be
Unfollow the Rules
Rufus Wainwright's new studio album Unfollow the Rules features twelve new songs from the singer-songwriter including "Damsel in Distress" and "Unfollow the Rules." Available on CD and vinyl.
Hate for Sale
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders' latest studio album features 10 new songs written by Hynde and guitarist James Walbourne including the singles "The Buzz" and "Hate for Sale." Available on CD and vinyl.
Life on the Flip Side
Jimmy Buffett is back with his first studio album in seven years, and just when we need him most! Life on the Flip Side was recorded with the Coral Reefer Band in Key West, and features 14 new Buffett tracks. The album is packaged with a 60-page book featuring lyrics, photos, liner notes, and more. Available on CD and digital formats.
Shapeshifting
Guitar hero Joe Satriani is back with a new studio album produced by Satriani and Jim Scott. Shapeshifting features the artist joined by Kenny Aronoff, Chris Chaney, and Eric Caudieux as well as Lisa Coleman of The Revolution and Christopher Guest. The lead single "1980" channels that period of time when he was performing with The Squares; Satriani has noted Eddie Van Halen as one inspiration for this album. Available on CD, digital platforms, and black vinyl. Satriani's online store will
Her Greatest Songs
Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Her Greatest Songs features 16 of Doris' classics from 1948-1970 on pink vinyl. This new compilation draws on her classic Columbia recordings plus the vinyl debut of her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," recorded in 1970 for the 1971 CBS-TV special The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special. The release of Her Greatest Songs will also be available on Friday, April 10 for streaming and download in the United Kingdom. A Canadian release will follow on May
GarciaLive Volume 13: September 16th, 1989 Poplar Creek Music Theatre
ATO continues its Jerry Garcia live series with this 2-CD installment from September 16, 1989 at Illinois' Poplar Creek Music Theatre. For the final night of their longest tour, the band was joined by Clarence Clemons who sat in on sax. Tracks include "I Shall Be Released," "Someday Baby," "Let's Spend the Night Together," "Tangled Up in Blue," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."
Live '69
Omnivore Recordings unearths a never-before-heard live recording from late troubadour Steve Goodman. Recorded at the University of Illinois, Live '69 finds the solo Goodman reinterpreting disparate songs by The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Willie Dixon, and others - and making them all his own in the process.
Carnegie Hall
Zappa Records and UMe repackage this 2011 website-exclusive 4-CD set in more compact 3-CD fashion for general release. Carnegie Hall chronicles Zappa and the Mothers of Invention's October 11, 1971 shows at the famed New York venue from the original mono tapes. This version drops the opening set by The Persuasions but includes all of Zappa and the Mothers' material from both shows. The Mothers' lineup includes three alumni of The Turtles - bassist Jim Pons and vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark
Old Forgotten Altars: The 1960s Demos
Omnivore brings together 19 previously unissued demos from late singer-songwriter and onetime Kingston Trio member John Stewart, perhaps best known for penning The Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer." While that song isn't here in demo form, numerous other bona fide Stewart classics certainly are, including "July, You're a Woman" (also recorded by performers as diverse as Eddy Arnold and Pat Boone) and other classics from Stewart's landmark California Bloodlines album.
Easy Rider: The Best of the Mercury Recordings
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Is the complete Johnny Cash at Mercury box set too much of the Man in Black for you? If so, Mercury/UMe offers this 24-track distillation on 1 CD or 2 LPs featuring highlights from the complete box set including duets with Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers; U2; Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins; Waylon Jennings; Hank Williams, Jr.; and Tom T. Hall.
The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991
7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 will be available on 7CD or 7LP, 180-gram vinyl formats. The box collects all six albums Johnny Cash recorded for Mercury Records during that era: Class Of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming with Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins (1986), Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town (1987), Water From The Wells Of Home (1988), Classic Cash: Hall Of Fame
More Trouble
Motown/UMe revisits Marvin Gaye's 1972 score to the blaxploitation film Trouble Man with this new vinyl release. More Trouble collects nine alternate versions from Gaye's exciting soundtrack, all of which were released on CD in 2012 but are making their vinyl premieres now.
Something New: Unreleased Gold
Omnivore premieres 16 previously unreleased recordings from the late singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Gold. Something New: Unreleased Gold has solo demos and tracks with a small band including Kenny Edwards, Peter Bernstein, and Gene Garfin. All tracks date back to 1973 and showcase Gold's easygoing melodic charm. Peter Asher provides the new liner notes. Available on vinyl for Record Store Day.
Heritage II: Demos/Alternate Takes 1971-1976
America continues its archival series of demos and alternates via Omnivore Recordings. Heritage II features 13 previously unissued tracks from 1971-1976 including the epic "Jameroony," the track mix with background vocals only of the hit "Tin Man," a never-before-heard Gerry Beckley song "Mandy," and a demo of "Today's the Day." More than eight of the tracks feature production by George Martin. Beckley has provided new liner notes. Coming on vinyl for Record Store Day.
First Rose of Spring
Willie Nelson's latest studio album emphasizes love and positivity at a time when we all need it most. First Rose of Spring features new Nelson originals co-written with producer and longtime associate Buddy Cannon, as well as new songs from Toby Keith and Chris Stapleton and covers such as "Yesterday When I Was Young." Available on CD, LP, and digital.
The Album Collection 1977-1985
True to its name, The Village People's The Album Collection 1977-1985 includes the complete discography from the infamous sextet, issued primarily on the Casablanca and later RCA Victor labels. A total of nine albums are featured, including the double-disc Live and Sleazy. All discs are packaged in miniature replicas of their original album sleeves; both Live and Sleazy and 1980's Can't Stop The Music retain their original gatefold designs. However, there are almost no bonus tracks, save for a
Songs of the Great Mystery: The Lost Vanguard Sessions
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone Music has a new collection of rarities from late acoustic guitarist Robbie Basho. At Vanguard Records, Basho released two well-regarded LPs in 1972 and 1974 - but those albums weren't all he left behind for the label. Songs of the Great Mystery has some tracks Basho would subsequently rework for other labels: 1978's Visions of the Country featured "A Day in the Life of Lemuria"
Ultimate Peggy Lee
Ultimate Peggy Lee collects 22 indelible performances from the legendary singer including classic hits, five of her own compositions, and one previously unissued track, "Try a Little Tenderness," from 1963. Drawing on her original Decca and Capitol recordings, the anthology boasts such timeless favorites as "Fever" (reinvented by Lee from Little Willie John's original), the alluring "Big Spender," "Black Coffee," "Why Don't You Do Right," "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," and two powerful
Fodder on My Wings [Expanded Edition]
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Nina Simone's Fodder On My Wings, a 1982 album originally released on the small French label Carrere, returns from Verve/UMe on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms. In addition to the album's original ten tracks (including a scorching reinvention of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" and the intimate title track), the 2020 edition will feature three bonus tracks from the sessions that
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