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Coastal: The Soundtrack

February 28, 2025 By

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The concert film Coastal, documenting Neil Young's 2023 solo concert tour, will be released to cinemas on April 17; the next day, its soundtrack album arrives on CD, LP, and digital formats.  The 11-track album includes Young favorites such as "I Am a Child," "Expecting to Fly," "Comes a Time," and "Vampire Blues."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Wicked: The Soundtrack

December 2, 2024 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Target (with fold-out poster) / Barnes & Noble (alternate cover) 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Target (split green/pink) What else can we say? Wicked just might be the most highly-anticipated film of the year, and here's the soundtrack (featuring the songs heard in Act One of the long-running Broadway musical...fans of Act Two will have to wait until the next movie!). Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

"Les Cousins: The Soundtrack to Soho's Legendary Folk and Blues Club" Features Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Al Stewart

June 25, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Les Cousins

"For two-and-a-half years, I had the Friday night show at Bunjies Coffee Bar, and it became a residency for me," Al Stewart remembered in an interview with this author for the recent collection of his U.S. singles.  "After a while, I got another residency right around the corner at a club called Les Cousins."  The Greek Street venue was a focal point of the London folk scene.  Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Alexis Korner, John Renbourn, and a young American named Paul Simon all passed through its

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk Tags: Al Stewart, Bert Jansch, Cat Stevens, Donovan, Nick Drake, Paul Simon, Various Artists

Edsel Box Set Round-Up: "SAM: The Sound of New York City," "Sean Rowley Presents Guilty Pleasures: 20th Anniversary"

June 3, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Sean Rowley's Guilty Pleasures

When brothers Hy and Sam Weiss passed in 2007 and 2008, respectively, the Romanian-born immigrants to Brooklyn were eulogized as the last of the golden age record men.  The Weiss brothers formed their first record label in 1949; in 1953, they launched Old Town Records which Hy would take on as his own in 1956.  Many of Old Town's classic hits are still favorites today, such as The Capris' "There's a Moon Out Tonight," Billy Bland's "Let the Little Girl Dance," and "Remember Then" by The Earls. 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Andrew Gold, Carole Bayer Sager, Doris Duke, Electric Light Orchestra, John Davis and The Monster Orchestra, Nicolette Larson, Olivia Newton-John, Rupert Holmes, Seals and Crofts, Various Artists

The Sound of 'One Hand Clapping': Legendary Paul McCartney & Wings Concert Special Gets Debut Standalone Audio Release

April 23, 2024 By Mike Duquette 12 Comments

One Hand Clapping

One of Paul McCartney's oft-bootlegged live performances will finally get an official release this summer: the soundtrack to his 1974 "rockumentary" One Hand Clapping. This acclaimed performance with Wings, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the wake of the release of Band on the Run, will be available June 14 on two CDs or two LPs, featuring the 15 songs used in the special and another disc of 12 songs recorded during the four-day session that birthed the program. A bonus 7", available

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Paul McCartney, Wings

The Sound of Music: Super Deluxe Edition

October 20, 2023 By

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4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Craft Store (picnic meadow green) As an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This remarkable new 4CD/1BD box set invites listeners to hear The Sound of Music anew.  The first two discs represent the complete musical score as heard in the film, from the orchestral prelude and Julie Andrews' iconic "The Sound of Music" - yes,

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

The Hills Are Alive! 'The Sound of Music' Goes Super Deluxe for the Holidays

September 27, 2023 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

The Sound of Music Super Deluxe

By any standard, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse's The Sound of Music was a bona fide success from the moment the curtain rose at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959. The production starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel was described by The New York Times' Brooks Atkinson as a "bountiful musical drama" with an "endless fund of cheerful melodies." It won five Tony Awards (besting stiff competition from Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Julie Andrews, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Love Is the Message: The Sound of Philadelphia Vol. 3

March 12, 2023 By

Love is the Message Box

After well over a year since the release of Satisfaction Guaranteed, United Souls' series of box sets collecting the Philadelphia International label's complete studio albums resumes with Love Is the Message: The Sound of Philadelphia Vol. 3.  The third installment of the series promised to eventually encompass 15 volumes contains the following eight studio albums: The Ebonys, The Ebonys (Philadelphia International KZ 32419, 1973); MFSB, Love Is the Message (Philadelphia International KZ

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

Off the Soundboard: Live in Virginia Beach - July 25, 2004

March 1, 2022 By

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KISS releases a new volume in the band's Off the Soundboard series of "official bootlegs."  This show from July 25, 2004 in Virginia Beach, part of the Rock the Nation tour, features Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer on such favorites as "Love Gun," "Lick It Up," and "I Love It Loud."  Available on 2 CDs and digitally.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

The Sound of Liberation Hall: Label Announces Slate Through April Featuring Flamin' Groovies, The Troggs, Tony Hazzard, Kim Fowley, More

January 20, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Flamin Groovies Now

Since its formation in late 2020, the Liberation Hall label has delivered a wide variety of releases ranging from a Dr. Demento-curated collection of novelties to a campaign from the vaults of San Francisco indie label 415 Records.  Now, the label has announced a bounty of upcoming releases scheduled between now and April.  The eclectic slate encompasses reggae (Peter Tosh), blues (Chicago Blues Reunion), psychedelic and garage rock (The Moving Sidewalks, The Flamin' Groovies, Kim Fowley, The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop, Reggae, Rock Tags: Kim Fowley, Peter Tosh, Scott McCarl, The Flamin' Groovies, The Moving Sidewalks, The Troggs, The William Loveday Intention, Tony Hazzard

Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Vol. 2

September 10, 2021 By

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The second volume of Snapper/United Souls' box set series collecting the complete Philadelphia International Records albums features the following eight albums, originally released in 1973: Billy Paul, Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club (Philadelphia International KZ 32119); The O'Jays, In Philadelphia (Philadelphia International KZ 32120); The Intruders, Super Hits (Gamble KZ 32131); Spiritual Concept, Spiritual Concept (Philadelphia International KZ 32404); The Three

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Off the Soundboard: Tokyo 2001

June 1, 2021 By

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2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Off the Soundboard: Tokyo 2001, available in 2-CD or 3-LP formats, presents KISS' performance at the Tokyo Dome on March 13, 2001 with the line-up of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Eric Singer.  The 21 songs on the release don't hint at the backstage drama that was then consuming the band on their farewell tour.  Long story short: it wasn't farewell after all, but did prove to be a

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Get On Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Volume 1

March 24, 2021 By

Get On Board the Soul Train

Get On Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Vol. 1 is the first in a series of box sets from the U.K.-based United Souls label, an imprint of Snapper Music, which will ultimately collect the entire Philadelphia International albums discography on CD.  The slipcased, 8-CD/1-12″ single hardcover book-style set will feature the following eight albums, originally released between 1971 and 1973: Billy Paul, Going East (Philadelphia International Z 30580, 1971);

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul

The Sound of Music: Original Broadway Cast Recording

October 26, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Craft Recordings celebrates 60 years of The Sound of Music with CD and vinyl reissues of the original Broadway cast recording starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, and originally released on Columbia Records. Produced by Goddard Lieberson and featuring Robert Russell Bennett's grand orchestrations, it's been newly remastered for Craft's reissue from the original three-track master tapes by Ryan

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings

The Hills Are Alive: "The Sound of Music" 60th Anniversary Reissue Due in December from Craft Recordings

October 23, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Sound of Music OBC

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music has found a new home. The original Broadway cast recording of the beloved Broadway musical, first issued in 1959 and continuously in print since then on Columbia Records, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on a new label. On December 6, Craft Recordings will premiere on CD and 180-gram vinyl a remastered reissue of the album starring Tony Award winning stage legend Mary Martin and acclaimed actor/folksinger Theodore Bikel. The show, based on the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Mary Martin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Theodore Bikel

Review: "Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack"

September 17, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Can the circle be unbroken? asks The Carter Family on the opening track of Legacy Recordings' new 5-CD, 105-song soundtrack to Ken Burns' epic documentary Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns. The 1935 funeral hymn is a most appropriate way to begin this collection exploring the manifold branches of country music, but the tone on the box set is far from funereal as it gallops from "hillbilly music" to blues, folk, western swing, rockabilly, countrypolitan, outlaw country, and beyond. Country Music

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Eddy Arnold, George Jones, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Rosanne Cash, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack

June 19, 2019 By

Ken Burns Country Music

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Walmart.com Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball.  His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years.  In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre of jazz.  Now, he's exploring a different genre with Country Music, an eight-part, 16-1/2-hour documentary premiering September

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country

The Circle is Unbroken: Legacy To Release The Soundtrack to Ken Burns' "Country Music" in Box Set, Other Editions

June 14, 2019 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Ken Burns Country Music

Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball.  His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years.  In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre of jazz.  Now, he is aiming to explore a different genre with Country Music, an eight-part, 16-1/2-hour documentary premiering September 15 on PBS.  And as with Jazz, there will be an accompanying soundtrack.  The most expansive of these is a 5-disc box set debuting on August 30 from Legacy

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Rosanne Cash, Various Artists, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Never Give Up, Never Surrender: Real Gone To Debut the Soundtracks to "Galaxy Quest" and "American Beauty" on Vinyl in May

April 10, 2019 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Galaxy Quest OST

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,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: David Newman, Thomas Newman

Review: "Music from Vanilla Sky" and "Orange County: The Soundtrack" LPs From Real Gone

February 19, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Real Gone Music has recently given soundtrack lovers and vinyl aficionados something to talk about with two new color vinyl reissues of turn-of-the-millennium soundtracks:  Music from Vanilla Sky (on "blue cloud" vinyl) and Orange County: The Soundtrack (on orange vinyl).  The plots of both films are tied to the music within.  The soundtrack for the far-out Vanilla Sky shifts moods and tones while maintaining some sense of cohesion as it takes listeners from classic rock to folk, trance and

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Afrika Bambaataa, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Cake, Crazy Town, Jeff Buckley, Leftfield, Looper, Nancy Wilson, Paul McCartney, Pete Yorn, Peter Gabriel, Phantom Planet, Quarashi, R.E.M., Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Social Distortion, Sugarbomb, The Chemical Brothers, The Foo Fighters, The Monkees, The Offspring, Todd Rundgren

Orange County:  The Soundtrack

December 2, 2018 By

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Real Gone Music is set to release Orange County:  The Soundtrack, a 2-LP set featuring the music from the Jake Kasdin-directed film.  Released in 2002, Orange County followed the story of an O.C. surfer kid as he tries to get into Stanford University.  The soundtrack was full of compelling tunes by the likes of Cake, Social Distortion, Pete Yorn, and Brian Wilson.  It also boasted two new tracks:  Foo Fighters' "The One" and The Offspring's "Defy You." Real Gone's release marks the

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack

September 19, 2018 By

Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Black Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Glow-in-the-Dark Vinyl LP: Craft Recordings Store CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Emmy-nominated 1966 television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was the third overall for Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts series and the second to be holiday-themed, after A Charlie Brown Christmas.  It earned a whopping 49 share in the ratings and was so successful that CBS re-aired it every year through 2000, with ABC

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Soundtracks

Have Some Faith in The Sound: George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" To Be Expanded (UPDATED 9/7/2017)

September 7, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

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UPDATE (9/7/2017): Nearly a year after the deluxe Listen Without Prejudice--and some months after the unexpected passing of George Michael on Christmas 2016, the expanded Listen Without Prejudice is back on the calendar and packing a few new surprises. The 3-CD/1-DVD set and cut-down 2-CD package (featuring the original album and the MTV Unplugged set) will now hit stores October 20. The 2-CD set features new cover art as well as one additional bonus track: a new remix of Listen-era B-side

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: George Michael, Nile Rodgers

The Sound of Old T. Rex: Edsel Loads "Bolan's Zip Gun" In New Deluxe Edition with "Futuristic Dragon"

April 10, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

T Rex Bolans Zip Gun and Futuristic Dragon

This fall will mark 40 years since Marc Bolan's untimely death in a car crash in September 1977 at the age of 29, yet in that time, the music he left behind with T. Rex has only grown in stature.  Hardly a year has gone by without posthumous compilations, deluxe reissues, and box sets, and 2017 is shaping up similarly.  Edsel has recently followed its book-style box sets dedicated to Born to Boogie and the pairing of Tanx and Zinc Alloy with a new 3-CD Deluxe Edition bringing together Bolan's

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Gloria Jones, Marc Bolan, T Rex

The Joy of Christmas/The Sound of Christmas

October 28, 2016 By

Living Strings and Guitars Christmas

Joe has contributed the liner notes to a twofer featuring vintage Christmas music from The Living Guitars and The Living Strings.  Last year, Real Gone released a compilation featuring two holiday albums by The Living Voices and the label continues this year with this CD including The Living Guitars' The Joy of Christmas from 1969 and The Living Strings' The Sound of Christmas from 1970.  The "Living" series of albums, the brainchild of RCA Camden producer Ethel Gabriel, consisted of

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

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