Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint has continued its series of clamshell box sets exploring a particular period or genre in rock history with a new set dedicated to one of the U.K.'s most fertile periods. The 3-CD Lullabies for Catatonics: A Journey Through the British Avant-Pop/Art Rock Scene 1967-74 offers 49 nuggets at the intersection of pop and rock, psychedelia and pastoral folk, prog and glam, famous and unknown. Following up previous volumes like I'm a Freak Baby, Dust on the Nettles, and
One Singular Sensation: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Reissue, Expand Three Johnny Mathis Classics
Mark your calendars for September 13: that's when Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will continue celebrating Johnny Mathis' remarkable discography with another pair of expanded releases encompassing three classic albums from The Voice of Romance. 1976's I Only Have Eyes for You and 1977's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me both reunited Mathis with a pair of his favorite collaborators, producer Jack Gold and arranger Gene Page, for silky renditions of the day's pop smashes as only Mathis
Hitsville - The Making of Motown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Showtime's long-awaited documentary on Motown Records makes its debut on August 24. But before that, Universal Music will issue a companion soundtrack on CD (in both standard 1CD and deluxe 2CD editions) and vinyl, featuring many of the label's all-time classic songs. The vinyl edition arrives on September 27. Also available on digital/streaming.
Chaos and Disorder
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Originally released in July 1996 as a surprise from Prince, Chaos and Disorder nonetheless reached the top 30 in the U.S. and the top 20 in the U.K. with no promotion. For this new reissue, it will be released in a 1-LP configuration on limited-edition purple vinyl and a 1-CD package. This reissue campaign not only brings the CD back on shelves after decades out-of-print, but also marks its debut on
Emancipation
6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's epic 1996 album Emancipation returns to print as a 3CD set and makes its vinyl debut as a 6LP package. The album is packed with original songs reflecting on many of the themes most important to the artist (romance, family, sex, technology) as well as four choice covers (Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me,' the Thom Bell-composed Philly soul classics 'Betcha By Golly Wow' and 'La, La,
The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD)
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Fans of obscure Prince mixes and alternate versions are sure to delight in The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD). The collection of rare material was originally pressed up as a limited-edition cassette for Paris Fashion Week attendees in 1995 and featured remixes of then-unreleased tracks from The Gold Experience, alongside special edits and unheard music by The New Power Generation, The NPG
Review: Davy Jones, "Live in Japan"
Everyone's familiar with the initial wave of Monkeemania that swept America in the 1960s, not to mention the second wave spurred on by MTV's reruns of The Monkees' classic sitcom in the 1980s. But 7a Records - that tireless label dedicated to all things Monkee - has trained a well-deserved spotlight upon a lesser-known chapter of the Monkees phenomenon. The time was 1981 and the place was Japan. The late Davy Jones seized upon the popularity of a Kodak commercial there featuring "Daydream
Guilty Was His Name: Alejandro Escovedo's "With These Hands" Gets Run Out Groove Reissue
The fans have spoken! Alejandro Escovedo's With These Hands has been selected as the next Run Out Groove limited edition vinyl pressing. Originally released in 1996, With These Hands was Escovedo's debut on the Rykodisc label. The Mexican-American rocker hailed from one of music's most famous families, counting Pete and Coke Escovedo as his brothers, and Pete's daughter Sheila E. as his niece. His brother Mario fronted the band The Dragons, and brother Javier was a member of The Zeros.
The Definitive Archies: Greatest Hits & More!
The Definitive Archies: Greatest Hits and More! is a new vinyl compilation that brings together 14 tracks (including six chart hits) from the classic bubblegum group featuring Ron Dante and Toni Wine, with production and songs from Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. Unlike previous retrospective collections, this one isn't a dub from a vinyl disc. Within the package, the listener will find comprehensive sleeve notes from Ed Osborne. The record itself will be pressed on opaque blue vinyl and is limited
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Real Gone Music presents the starry soundtrack to 2010's big-screen musical Burlesque, with Cher and Christina Aguilera, on vinyl for the first time. The campy cult classic soundtrack is pressed on hot pink vinyl and housed in a newly designed gatefold sleeve adorned with production stills from the film.
Abbey Road: Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]
Super Deluxe 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Abbey Road is celebrating 50 with a variety of expanded editions built around a new 2019 stereo mix by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell. The centerpiece of the campaign, a 3CD/1BD box set, boasts 23 alternate takes,
Jethro Tull, "Stormwatch: 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition"
Jethro Tull continues its long-running box set series with a new 4CD/2DVD expansion of 1979's Stormwatch, the final Tull album to feature the "classic" line-up of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, David (now Dee) Palmer, and Barriemore Barlow. The new edition features: The original album and associated recordings newly remixed by Steven Wilson; A complete concert from the Netherlands recorded in March 1980; The original album and 13 associated recordings mixed in
Something's on the Move: Jethro Tull Preps "Stormwatch" Box Set
Chrysalis' long-running series of deluxe, hardcover book-style box sets from Jethro Tull is set to continue on October 18 with the 40th anniversary edition of the band's 1979 album Stormwatch. Completing the folk-rock trilogy begun with 1977's Songs from the Wood and 1978's Heavy Horses, Stormwatch earned a Gold certification and was the final Tull album to feature the "classic" line-up of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, David (now Dee) Palmer, and Barriemore
Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection
Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Earwig Music has one of the year's most intriguing box sets and most significant historical excavations - a beautiful 124-page, 4-CD hardcover tome chronicling in words and music the story of Narvel Eatmon, a.k.a. Cadillac Baby, and his Chicago label Bea & Baby Records. From 1959-1989, the label and its various imprints (among them Key, Keyhole, Miss, and Ronald) championed the Windy City music scene with an impressive array of blues, gospel,
Don't Cry Daddy: Elvis' "American Sound 1969" Coming to CD in September
Today, Legacy Recordings released a treasure trove of Elvis recordings from 50 years ago: the massive Live 1969 box chronicling his first stand at Las Vegas' International Hotel over 11 discs; a vinyl presentation of the August 26 midnight show; and, on August 23, a digital-only collection of American Sound session takes. That latter title, American Sound 1969, was met with a flurry of interest from fans thrilled to have the material but wishing it would be released on CD. (This is a familiar
Release Round-Up: Week of August 9
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Live 1969 (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) RCA and Legacy celebrate Elvis Presley's triumphant return to live performing at Las Vegas' International Hotel with a new 11-CD box set. All of The King's exhilarating performances from August 21 to August 26, 1969 will be presented on Legacy's new box . Some of the concerts have been previously issued in the last decade on various BMG and Follow That Dream
Here Comes the Sun: Beatles' "Abbey Road" Turns 50 with Multi-Format Reissues
Once there was a way to get back home... It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles were photographed on the zebra crossing outside EMI's Abbey Road studios. Soon, it would become the most identifiable of all crosswalks as it graced the cover of the album named after that storied location: Abbey Road. When it was released on September 26, 1969 in the U.K., Abbey Road shot straight to No. 1 and eventually became the fourth best-selling album of the decade there. Upon its U.S. release one
Into The Void: Rhino Collects Black Sabbath Classics and Rarities on "The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978"
In 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward united in the recording studio as Black Sabbath. The classic lineup created a heavy, powerful, primal rock sound, the influence of which is still felt fifty years on. On September 6, Rhino will celebrate Black Sabbath's first lineup with The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978. Inside this new box set, listeners will find the band's first eight studio albums - each pressed onto 180-gram black vinyl. The metal masters went multi-platinum
Still There'll Be More: Esoteric Expands, Reissues Procol Harum's "Broken Barricades"
Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint last reissued Procol Harum's 1975 album Procol's Ninth as part of its ongoing series dedicated to the band. Now, the label has gone even further back in time for its recent, expanded 3-CD deluxe edition of 1971's Broken Barricades. Procol's fifth studio album, Broken Barricades was also the last to feature guitarist Robin Trower for two decades. Trower joined pianist Gary Brooker, bassist-organist Chris Copping, drummer B.J. Wilson, and producer
Dead Man's Pop
The Replacements are releasing their first-ever box set. Dead Man's Pop is a 4-CD/1-LP set reimagining their sixth album and third for Sire Records, Don't Tell a Soul. While Don't Tell a Soul remains the group's best-selling album and one of their most acclaimed, The Replacements were never fully satisfied with its sound. Hence, Dead Man's Pop. The first disc features a new mix by original producer Matt Wallace, based on his 1988 Paisley Park mix. This new version, Don't Tell a Soul Redux,
Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943)
7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The career of Nat "King" Cole has been exceedingly well-represented in the CD era, whether via numerous, expanded original album reissues or the hefty box sets released by the Bear Family and Mosaic labels. But one period of King Cole's career has been rather overlooked: the recordings he made prior to signing with Capitol Records, the label with which he would spend more than two decades. Now,
The Gregg Allman Tour [Vinyl]
The Gregg Allman Tour, chronicling Allman's solo tour in support of Laid Back and featuring a 24-piece orchestra, will be reissued on vinyl as a 2-LP set. Recorded at Carnegie Hall on April 10 and 11 and the Capitol Theatre on April 13, 1974, the album captures Allman's performances supported by the band Cowboy (Scott Boyer, Randall Bramblett, David Brown, Chuck Leavell, Bill Stewart, Tommy Talton) plus the orchestra. The Gregg Allman Tour boasts a song that never made it to a studio release,
Laid Back: Deluxe Edition
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Gregg Allman's 1973 solo debut will be reissued as a remastered and expanded deluxe set on 2 CDs and digitally, with an additional 26 tracks (16 of which are previously unreleased), for a grand total of 34 tracks. These bonus tracks encompass demos, alternate takes, early and rough mixes, rehearsal takes, demos, live performances, and outtakes. Allman Brothers Band historian John Lynskey has
Got Me Wanting You: Real Gone Announces Vinyl Issues of "Burlesque" and "The Departed" Soundtracks, "The Definitive Archies" Compilation
Our friends at Real Gone Music have some sweet news to share. The label continues its color vinyl soundtrack reissue series with Cher and Christina Aguilera's Burlesque pressed on hot pink and the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's The Departed on green wax. Fans of sixties pop will delight in the upcoming opaque blue vinyl celebration of The Archies. All the titles will be pressed in limited quantities and are set to arrive on September 13. In 2010, two of the biggest divas in music joined
Try and Get My Soul Free: Full Sets from Woodstock Festival Emerge on Digital and Streaming Services
For fans of Woodstock, Friday was a big day. For the physical media-minded, the giant 38-CD/1-Blu-ray box began shipping out, and Craft's standalone Creedence Clearwater Revival Live At Woodstock album was released. Those who may have been unable to purchase the big set have reason to rejoice as several individual acts' sets from Woodstock have begun to pop up on digital download and streaming services. Last week saw the release of Woodstock recordings from Tim Hardin; Melanie; Mountain;
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