Janet Jackson's breakthrough album is returning to vinyl for its first-ever reissue. After two records with little crossover appeal, Control found Janet putting her artistic vision front and center. Working with writer/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (ex-members of The Time who certainly learned a lot from their time with Prince), Janet's third album was sexy, unapologetically feminine and brimming with radio-friendly beats. Over a year, five of its singles - "What Have You Done For Me
Motown: The Complete No. 1s
For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or samples. And the packaging was a delight: the discs were housed in five
McGear [Various Formats]
2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store LP: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store Mike McCartney (a.k.a. Mike McGear)'s 1974 album McGear was produced by his brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks. Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album." Now,
One Man Band [Vinyl]
James Taylor's 2007 live set, featuring JT backed only by keyboardist Larry Goldings and a drum machine, comes to vinyl on two 180-gram platters pressed at RTI and mastered by Ryan Smith.
Gimme a Beat! 'Control' Comes Back To Vinyl - Are More Janet Jackson Classics Coming?
Even viewed through the incredible prism of her talented family, Janet Jackson has had one of the most formidable careers in modern music history. This year, after an impassioned fan campaign, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally inducted the youngest Jackson sibling, who's released 10 Top 5 albums in the U.S., placed more than two dozen singles in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide of funky, engaging, conscious R&B songs. With an
Return To West Grand Boulevard: 'Motown: The Complete No. 1s' Box Gets Expanded Reissue
For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or
Force Majeure: Tangerine Dream Classics, Outtakes, and Surround Mixes Abound on "In Search of Hades" Box
Tangerine Dream was among the "true pioneers of electronic and ambient music, and the albums they recorded for Virgin Records between 1973 and 1979 remain classics of the genre" - so says progressive rocker and remixer extraordinaire, Steven Wilson. And he should know, as Wilson has been heavily involved in a Tangerine Dream box set that spotlights the era, entitled In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979. Due from UMC/Virgin on June 14, In Search of Hades celebrates Tangerine
Release Round-Up: Week of April 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, HONK [Various Formats] (Interscope) 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Target-exclusive blue vinyl: Target.com 4-LP deluxe color vinyl: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Various music/apparel bundles: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Honk is a new compilation album from The Rolling Stones that
Simply Love You: Mike McGear's Wings-Backed Album "McGear" Expanded With Bonus Tracks and DVD
Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings has announced the June 28 release of one of the most anticipated Beatles-related reissues: an expanded, remastered 2-CD/DVD edition of Mike McGear's McGear album. The 1974 album was produced by McGear's brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks. Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album." McGear follows Esoteric's previous
Many a New Day: Decca Broadway Relaunches Label with "Oklahoma!," "Tootsie"
If any single album could be said to have given birth to the concept of the original Broadway cast recording as we know it, that album would be Decca Records' 1943 preservation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! with its original stars Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, and Celeste Holm. Decca's Jack Kapp envisioned a release that would allow listeners across the nation to take Oklahoma! to their own homes, a true souvenir album that captured the energy and excitement of the smash production and
Mardi Gras In New Orleans: Macca-Sponsored Professor Longhair Concert "Live On The Queen Mary" Available on CD and LP
In March of 1975, Professor Longhair, the New Orleans blues singer and piano player extraordinaire, gave a concert aboard the Queen Mary ocean liner at a special Venus and Mars album release party organized by Paul McCartney and Wings in Long Beach, CA. Three years later, a recording of the concert was released on Harvest Records. On Friday, April 5, Live On The Queen Mary arrived back on shelves, reissued by Harvest and MPL in a number of configurations: CD, 2-LP, and a special "Long Live
Shower the People: James Taylor's "One Man Band" Comes to Vinyl in June
For more than 50 years, the voice of James Taylor has been that of an old friend, offering warmth, comfort, and reassurance in song. While the singer-songwriter hasn't released a new album in four years, he's been a welcome presence on the road. Now, the recording of one of his most beloved tours is coming to vinyl for the first time from Craft Recordings. On June 7, the label will bring Taylor's 2007 One Man Band to a 2-LP set. Housed in a gatefold jacket, it's been mastered by Ryan Smith
Only Wanna Be With You: Hootie and the Blowfish Celebrate 25th Anniversary of "Cracked Rear View" With Deluxe Reissues
'90s pop superstars Hootie and the Blowfish are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 21x platinum smash Cracked Rear View with a 2-CD Expanded Edition and 3-CD/DVD Deluxe Edition. Both configurations are due from Rhino on May 31 and boast a wealth of unreleased and hard-to-find content. The classic album was originally recorded at L.A.'s NRG Studios with Don Gehman producing. The result was an infectious collection that spawned four successful singles ("Hold My Hand," "Only Wanna Be
Keep Talking: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" Arriving on Blue Vinyl for 25th Anniversary
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell. The album saw the post-Waters lineup of David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason reuniting to create a decidedly more organic, integrated work than their previous release, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The resulting album reached No. 1 in the U.S. and U.K., and inspired a successful world tour and concert album the following year. On June 7, Pink Floyd Records will release a special, 25th anniversary edition of The
Live at Montreux 1973
CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Eagle Vision brings Carole King's 1973 show at the Montreux Jazz Festival to a variety of audio and video formats. The concert features seven songs from Tapestry as well as another septet from her then most recent release, Fantasy. The CD and CD/DVD editions will feature the full, 18-track concert program. The 180-gram black vinyl LP, meanwhile, will
Release Round-Up: The Second Disc's 2019 Record Store Day Must-Haves
Looking for our usual Release Round-Up? Alas, there's not much new in the way of catalogue music this Friday (and we've already filled you in on Billy Paul and Leon Russell!), but for a very good reason: tomorrow sees releases a-plenty as part of Record Store Day! Without further ado, welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year's RSD event! Once you're through reading, let us know what you're most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent
A Song For You: Leon Russell's "Live at Gilley's" Returns to CD, Vinyl For Record Store Day Weekend
Leon Russell may have been The Master of Time and Space, but he wasn't averse to being down to earth, either. Between 1979 and 1981, Russell teamed with the bluegrass band New Grass Revival for what he deemed "rhythm and bluegrass." 1981's The Live Album, recorded at Pasadena, California's Perkins Palace, preserved their collaboration. Some 19 years later, another live album emerged: Live at Gilley's. Recorded in Mickey Gilley's honky-tonk (as memorably immortalized in Urban Cowboy) in
Fresh and Sweet: Carole King Concert Unearthed On "Live At Montreux 1973"
UPDATE: The release date for Carole King's Live at Montreux 1973 has changed to June 14! Carole King's lasting legacy as a singer and songwriter has been revitalized in recent years by compilations, an autobiography, and - most recently - the still-ongoing, Tony Award-winning jukebox musical Beautiful. One thing that's been notably absent? Previously unreleased content. With the exception of the excellent 2012 vault dive The Legendary Demos, and a few odd bonus tracks on reissues, King's
The Whole Town's Talking: SoulMusic Anthologizes Best of Billy Paul On New 2-CD Set
The late Billy Paul was one of the first and brightest stars in the Philadelphia International Records firmament. His very first studio album - 1968's rather misleadingly titled Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club - was the second ever release on the Gamble label, a precursor to PIR, while Going East was the very first ever LP released on PIR. The husky-voiced baritone remained with the label through the 1970s, and then recorded just a couple of albums for independent labels in the 1980s. Billy
Review: Nat "King" Cole, "Ultimate Nat King Cole" and "International Nat King Cole" [UPDATED]
March 17, 2019 would have been Nat "King" Cole's 100th birthday. While the man born Nathaniel Adams Coles only lived to the age of 45, he more than earned his royal moniker over his three decades of performing. He paved the way for African-American artists as the first black man to host a nationwide television variety show, and quietly but devotedly crusaded for civil rights. At the time of his death, at the height of Beatlemania, he was selling some seven million records a year. The Cole
Never Give Up, Never Surrender: Real Gone To Debut the Soundtracks to "Galaxy Quest" and "American Beauty" on Vinyl in May
Next month, Real Gone is debuting two films scores on vinyl. Both hail from 1999 and feature the work of brothers David and Thomas Newman. The siblings are also famously the sons of noted film composer Alfred Newman and cousins to Randy Newman. First up, coming out on May 3, is David Newman's score to Galaxy Quest. Directed by Dean Parisot, the film is an affectionate send-up of the original Star Trek series (both on and off-screen). Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman,
Feelin' Alright: Traffic's Classic Recordings Collected in Vinyl Box Set, "The Studio Albums: 1967-1974"
During the mid-1960s and early 1970s, British rock group Traffic made some of the most creative and pioneering music of the day. The band was led by ex-Spencer Davis Group singer and guitarist Steve Winwood and featured Jim Capaldi on drums, Chris Wood on woodwinds, and at various times, Dave Mason on guitar and assorted Indian instruments, Rebop Kwaku Baah on percussion, Rosko Gee on bass, and members of the Muscle Shoals studio band, among others. From 1967 to 1974, Traffic navigated through
Bridges to Bremen [Various Formats]
2-CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD: Links TBD Blu-ray: Links TBD Twenty years since it was originally aired, The Rolling Stones' 1998 concert film Bridges To Bremen is finally released as part of the band's ongoing archive series from Eagle Vision . It captures the complete September 2, 1998 show from Germany's Weserstadion show, recorded on the final leg
Sing Out, Sweet Land! / Down in the Valley
Sing Out, Sweet Land! opened on Broadway at the International Theatre in the final days of 1944 and resided there for 104 performances. Starring Drake, Burl Ives, Juanita Hall (South Pacific), Bibi Osterwald, and Alma Kaye, the musical by critic Walter Kerr featured a score of traditional folk tunes as well as original material by John Mundy, Edward Eager, and Elie Siegmiester. Decca recorded it for an album of 78s, later reissued on 10-inch vinyl LP. Stage Door has its CD premiere joined by
Lucky to Be Me: A Life in Music
The 51-track, 2-CD collection celebrates late Broadway leading man Alfred Drake. It features one disc entitled The Studio Recordings (including selections from Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate and Kismet, as well as tracks from West Side Story, Roberta, On the Town, and Carousel) and one disc of Demos, Live Performances, and Other Rarities sourced from Drake's personal archives. This disc features rare live appearances, rehearsals, practice recordings, and even auditions for musicals and operettas
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