Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Donna Summer, Encore (Crimson Productions) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The ultimate Donna Summer box set, Encore bring together the late superstar's complete albums on 33 CDs, including 8 discs of 7″ and 12″ mixes, single edits, non-album cuts, and other rarities. It totals a staggering 329 tracks, truly the most comprehensive tribute to Summer ever collected. Christian John Wikane provides the new liner notes. The set is
Something To Hold On To: Trevor Rabin's Complete Solo Albums Collected on "Changes"
The multi-hyphenate guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and producer Trevor Rabin has garnered a reputation for his groundbreaking work in rock and in soundtrack music. After getting his start in the successful South African pop group Rabbitt, Rabin broke away on his own with a trio of well-received solo albums and began a career as a record producer. He then teamed up with Cinema, made up of ex-Yes members Alan White and Chris Squire. Bassist Squire had heard some of Rabin's demos
Review: Matt Monro, "Stranger in Paradise: The Lost New York Sessions"
After years of exhaustively mining the late singer's catalogue for a series of definitive releases, the Matt Monro estate has turned up a new chest of buried treasure - and it's a collection that's both required listening for longtime fans and an ideal introduction for new ones. Stranger in Paradise: The Lost New York Sessions from Capitol Records/UMC takes listeners back to the Big Apple circa 1966 when the British singer joined with a quintet of jazz pros to record a different kind of album.
Cherry Red Round-Up: Label Delivers Definitive Reissues of Everly Brothers, Renaissance, and Jim Capaldi Classics
Cherry Red has proven once again that between all their subsidiary labels, they are a haven for diverse and excellent reissues. In the past few months, their RPM label has announced an extensive, 3-CD collection of The Everly Brothers' genre-expanding mid-'60s recordings, while Esoteric is set to release a 4-CD reissue of Renaissance's Turn of the Cards and a 3-CD/DVD box of Jim Capaldi's solo work late of Traffic. Out now in the U.K. and available this Friday in North America is the most
Release Round-Up: Week of March 20
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Def Leppard, The Early Years 1979-1981 (Bludgeon Riffola) Box Set (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On Through the Night: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada High N' Dry: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Def Leppard revisits their first years with a new box set covering the group's first three years
Release Round-Up: Week of March 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! ABBA, Live at Wembley Arena (Polar/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) ABBA brings its 2014 release of Live at Wembley Arena - preserving the group's November 10, 1979 performance at the storied venue - back to vinyl. This edition on 3 LPs has been half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Ella Fitzgerald, The Complete Piano Duets (Verve/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This
UMe Preps 'More Trouble' With Vinyl Release of Marvin Gaye's 'Trouble Man' Outtakes
Between What's Going On and Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye released a masterwork that still remains one of the less-heralded items in his remarkable '70s catalogue. Trouble Man was the soundtrack to a 20th Century-Fox "blaxploitation" film, and while it was Gaye's only foray into film scoring, it proved that the Motown superstar could hold his own against the other soul stars-turned-film composers such as Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield - as if there was ever any doubt. The soundtrack album made
ELP, Keith Richards, Kinks, and Ravi Shankar Rarities Feature on BMG RSD Slate
And the Record Store Day news keeps coming! BMG has announced their list of releases to be found in shops April 18 and it's a great lineup. If you're looking for live Emerson, Lake and Palmer; a very cool Motorhead shaped picture disc; the beautiful sounds of Ravi Shankar in collaboration with George Harrison; or classics from The Kinks - BMG has you covered! Let's take a closer look at all their offerings... Ravi Shankar, Chants of India For the first time on vinyl, Ravi
Follow Me Follow: Grapefruit Reissues, Expands "The Birthday Party" from Jeff Lynne, The Idle Race
For Jeff Lynne, listening to The Idle Race must be a bit like viewing baby pictures. He's quoted from a 2013 interview in the liner notes to Cherry Red/Grapefruit's essential new reissue of the band's 1968 LP The Birthday Party: "I still like all those Idle Race songs, but I just find them so weird!" Indeed, The Birthday Party is weird - but in the best sense of the word as the young Lynne's melodic gifts were already very much in flower in his pre-Move, pre-ELO days. Somewhat surprisingly, The
The Big Light: Johnny Cash's Complete Mercury Albums Reissued in New Box Set and Individual LPs
Johnny Cash is coming to town (again)! When the legendary Man in Black was unceremoniously dropped by his longtime home of Columbia Records in mid-1986 - "the hardest decision I've ever had to make in my life," opined then-label chief Rick Blackburn - he wasn't yet finished. Mercury Records stepped up to sign Cash, beginning a relationship that lasted for five years and six albums. Now, that fertile 1986-1991 period of rebirth is being revisited by Mercury and UMe in a multi-platform
Real Gone Announces Spacehog, Gene Russell, Black Sabbath Tribute, and More for RSD 2020
The ever-eclectic label Real Gone Music has announced their lineup for Record Store Day and whether you like '90s glam, Australian alt-rock, jazz-funk, or a nod to metal pioneers, there's something for everyone arriving to your local record store on Saturday, April 18! We've got more details from the label below! Gene Russell, New Direction (Limited to 1,500 copies worldwide) 'The first album released from the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! Black
Circle of Friends: Demon Announces Record Store Day Releases
We're continuing our Record Store Day 2020 spotlights with a look at what Demon Music Group has on offer for RSD in the U.K. (with many titles available worldwide)! The label's 15 titles encompass classic rock and pop titles plus comedy, spoken-word, a lost Doctor Who series, and much more. Remember: releases are available while supplies last at your preferred brick-and-mortar record store on Saturday, April 18! The descriptions to follow have been provided by Demon. Bob Mould - Circle of
Release Round-Up: Week of March 6
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Cream, Goodbye Tour Live 1968 (Polydor/UMC) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new 4-CD box set expands on Cream's farewell album Goodbye Cream, but with a twist: it drops the three studio tracks and instead presents four complete concerts including the Los Angeles Forum show from which the original three live cuts on Goodbye were culled. Overall, the book-style package has 36 tracks, 29 of which are premiering on CD. 19 of the
Craft Recordings' Record Store Day Lineup Includes Fania Classics, White Whale Rarities, Camille Yarbrough, So Solid Crew, and More
Craft Recordings has announced a typically eclectic slate of releases for Record Store Day, all of which should be available at your favorite local independent record store on Saturday, April 18 (while supplies last). This year's batch includes long out-of-print albums from blues-rockers Parish Hall and performance artist Camille Yarbrough; another treasure from the Fania Records catalogue; a rare EP from British hip-hop groundbreakers So Solid Crew, and two themed '60s compilations certain to
Omnivore's RSD Slate Includes Live New Riders, America Demos and Alternates, and Andrew Gold Rarities
Omnivore Recordings has announced their Record Store Day titles, available at your favorite record shops on April 18! Rarities from Andrew Gold, demos by America, and a live set from New Riders of the Purple Sage will be available on shelves! Here's more from Omnivore... https://youtu.be/gwtQFVy-xWg Omnivore Recordings has announced its titles for Record Store Day 2020, to be held April 18 at brick-and-mortar record retailers throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Mystic Lady: Modern Harmonic Reissues Nancy Priddy's "You've Come This Way Before"
Nancy Priddy titled her 1968 Dot Records LP You've Come This Way Before but the actress-singer actually hadn't followed many footsteps in creating her debut album. Modern Harmonic, which has just reissued it on a splendid new vinyl pressing, describes the lost gem as "Dreamy Psych Baroque Pop." Throw in folk, jazz, psychedelia, and sunshine pop, and you have an idea of this ambitious, offbeat, and altogether trippy curio on which the underground met the mainstream. Priddy's own story is a
A New Sound: El Collects the Far-Out Music That Inspired Sixties Rock
For years, the El imprint of Cherry Red has been collecting all the strangest and most fascinating avant-garde classical pieces, electronic experiments, and oddball rarities for a fervent group of admirers. Though their releases can be a little esoteric, El's collections have always been able to welcome in new listeners. And now, they offer what might be the essential introduction to twentieth-century avant-garde and classical (at least for listeners tuned to popular music). It's called I'd
Dionne Warwick's "Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings" Box Out Today from Cherry Red, SoulMusic
UPDATED 2/28: Earlier this week, the popular competition show The Masked Singer unmasked The Mouse. But to anyone who's ever listened to a radio over the past 50-plus years, there was no need for a reveal. It was obvious that, underneath the giant mouse head, was the voice of only one person: the inimitable Dionne Warwick. Over 40 years ago, Warwick left Warner Bros. Records and signed to Clive Davis' Arista label to begin a new chapter in her remarkable career. Today, Cherry Red's SoulMusic
Short Takes, Broadway Edition: London "Annie" Comes to CD, Kritzerland Continues "Revisited," and Mondo Has "Bathtubs"
The sun will come out tomorrow...because that's the release date for Stage Door Records' world premiere CD release of the Original London Cast Recording of Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin's beloved musical Annie. A little over a year after its smash, Tony Award-winning debut on Broadway, Annie opened in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre (today the home of Hamilton). While original star Andrea McArdle repeated her performance for the first 40 performances, the role of
I'm a Believer: 7a Records Brings Micky Dolenz's "Live in Japan" to CD, DVD, and LP
Last year, 7a Records - the label dedicated to all things Monkees - chronicled the early 1980s rise of Monkeemania in Japan with the release of Davy Jones' Live in Japan. On May 8, 7a will celebrate another Monkee solo tour from that era with Micky Dolenz's own Live in Japan. Like Davy's entry, Micky's release will be available in CD/DVD and vinyl LP formats. Early 1982 saw Dolenz make the trip to Japan where he embarked on his first tour as a solo artist. Much as Jones had adopted the
Take A Step Back: Simple Minds Revisit Their 'Street Fighting Years' On New Box
On March 6, UMC will revisit Simple Minds' 1989 album with Street Fighting Years to the tune of a 4-CD box set. The cinematic Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson-produced LP featured the band's first U.K. No. 1, "Belfast Child," even as the group underwent personnel changes. This expanded edition is the latest in UMC's ongoing Simple Minds reissue series and features a newly remastered version of the album (undertaken by Andrew Walters at Abbey Road Studios) alongside a disc of B-sides, edits and
Release Round-Up: Week of February 21
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Hank Williams, Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings (BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) BMG salutes late singer-songwriter-legend Hank Williams with the release of Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144 tracks recorded by Williams for his 1951 radio show sponsored by Mother's Best Flour
U're Gonna C Me: New Wave of Prince Reissues Includes Live Box Set
Legacy Recordings and The Prince Estate are partying like it's 2001-2002! On April 17, The Rainbow Children (2001) and One Nite Alone... (2002) will be reissued along with Prince's first official live albums from the tour that took place in between those two studio releases. One Nite Alone...Live! and One Nite Alone: The Aftershow...It Ain't Over! will both premiere on vinyl in limited edition purple, while The Rainbow Children returns to CD for the first time in years and on a clear double
Shake a Tail Feather! RPM Collects Complete Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Between 1965 and 1968, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels scored a series of hits on producer-impresario Bob Crewe's DynoVoice and New Voice labels. With the prolific Crewe at the helm, Ryder's records featured a fiery blend of blue-eyed soul and pure, high-adrenaline rock-and-roll. Mitch Ryder (real name: William Levise, Jr.) set the stage for Michigan rockers from Bob Seger to Grand Funk Railroad to conquer the charts. For one of its final releases, Cherry Red's RPM imprint has celebrated the
Hard Luck Stories: Richard and Linda Thompson Albums Get Vinyl Reissue
Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Richard Thompson and his then-wife, the rich-toned singer Linda Thompson, released an incredible trio of albums for Island Records in the '70s: I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey, and Pour Down Like Silver (both 1975). On March 27, these three much-loved folk-rock records will arrive on vinyl once more, this time on new 180-gram pressings. For those who have heard these albums before, they need no introduction. If somehow
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