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Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings

March 25, 2022 By

Stoney and Meatloaf Everything Under the Sun The Motown Recordings

Stoney and Meatloaf's Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music is the ultimate celebration of late rock superstar Meat Loaf's singular collaboration with the extraordinary, Grammy-nominated Shaun Murphy (who went on to sing for more than four decades with Bob Seger and spend 16 years as lead singer of Little Feat).  This 2-CD, 28-track anthology premieres the original 1971 Stoney and Meatloaf album on CD, bolstered by four mono single

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul

Official Release Series Volume 4

March 25, 2022 By

Neil Young Official Release 4

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Greedy Hand Store A new box set brings together three of Neil Young's '80s albums, along with a rare EP making its widest release yet.  Official Release Series Volume 4 runs the gamut of Young's eclectic output in the '80s - likely because it only covers his releases on his longtime home base of Reprise Records. (From 1982 to 1987, Young signed instead to Geffen Records.) The '80s were a time of transition and experimentation for Young - much

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

The Albums Vol. 1 (1970-1978)

March 25, 2022 By

Kool and the Gang The Albums Volume 1 Cover

For more than a half century, Kool & The Gang have been synonymous with a special, ever-changing kind of soul music - blending rhythm and blues, disco, jazz and funk, with a few decades of hits as a result. Edsel will celebrate Kool's legacy with a series of box sets starting with The Albums Vol. 1, a 13CD set including the group's studio and live output from the majority of their time together during the '70s. The Albums Vol. 1 includes Kool & The Gang's first dozen De-Lite LPs as well

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul

B-Sides and Rarities Vol. 2

March 25, 2022 By

Rumer B Sides and Rarities Vol 2

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Singer-songwriter Rumer has collected another clutch of rare and previously unreleased recordings - 11 on LP, 13 on CD and digital - for B-Sides and Rarities Vol. 2.  Highlights include two previously-unheard original songs, "Roses" and "Old Fashioned Girl" (the latter penned by Rumer and her husband, Rob Shirakbari) plus tunes from Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, The Bee

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

Roll Another Number (For The Road): Neil Young Announces Three New "Bootleg Series" Volumes

March 25, 2022 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Neil Young Royce Hall 1971

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the fourth volume of Neil Young's Official Release Series, the singer-songwriter has announced three more live additions to his Official Bootleg Series which kicked off last fall with the release of Carnegie Hall 1970.  On May 6, Young will deliver two more shows from 1971 and one from 1974, and each of the three releases will be available on CD and digital platforms.  Vinyl versions will follow on June 3, and purchases made directly via Young's Greedy

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Neil Young

Release Round-Up: Week of March 25

March 25, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Hall and Oates Marigold Sky CD Reissue

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of new titles out today! Daryl Hall and John Oates, Marigold Sky: Expanded Edition (BMG) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada BMG's reissue of Daryl Hall and John Oates' 1997 album Marigold Sky - their first away from the major label system - adds three bonus tracks: the radio edit of "Romeo Is Bleeding," the remix of "Hold on to Yourself," and the Hot Mix of "The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Everything Else, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Beatrice Arthur, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Dorothy Loudon, Karen Dalton, Kraftwerk, Michael Bublé, Ornette Coleman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hart

How Deep Is Your Love: Rumer's Second Volume of "B-Sides and Rarities" Arrives in April

March 23, 2022 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Rumer B Sides and Rarities Vol 2

Anyone who's heard Rumer's 2015 collection B-Sides and Rarities knows that the artist's leftovers bear the same hallmarks of quality, beauty, emotion, and elegance as her core releases.  Now, seven years later, a second volume is on the way from Cooking Vinyl.  B-Sides and Rarities Vol. 2 arrives April 22 on CD and digitally with a vinyl LP edition to follow from the label on October 21. Since that initial collection, the Pakistani-born British artist has released two studio albums, one EP,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Rory More, Rumer

Totally Kool: First Dozen Kool & The Gang Albums Boxed by Edsel

March 22, 2022 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

Kool Albums V1

For more than a half century, Kool & The Gang have been synonymous with a special, ever-changing kind of soul music - blending rhythm and blues, disco, jazz and funk, with a few decades of hits as a result. Edsel will celebrate Kool's legacy with a series of box sets starting with The Albums Vol. 1, a 13CD set including the group's studio and live output from the majority of their time together during the '70s. Formed by a troupe of high school friends in Jersey City, NJ (including

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Kool and the Gang

Train Leaves Here This Morning: Intervention Brings Dillard and Clark's "Fantastic Expedition" to Hybrid SACD, Vinyl

March 22, 2022 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Dillard and Clark Fantastic Expedition

Following its previous hybrid SACD and deluxe vinyl reissue of Gene Clark's 1971 A&M Records solo classic White Light, Intervention Records is turning back the clock to 1968 to the Byrds co-founder's collaboration with banjo legend Doug Dillard.  In May, Intervention will reissue The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark on hybrid stereo SACD (playable on all CD players), while a 180-gram vinyl reissue will follow in late 2022. The singer-songwriter inaugurated his solo career in 1967

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Categories: News Formats: CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country Tags: Dillard and Clark, Doug Dillard, Gene Clark

Out of the Blue: BMG Reissues Daryl Hall and John Oates' "Marigold Sky" on CD, Vinyl, Digital

March 21, 2022 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Hall and Oates Marigold Sky CD Reissue

Daryl Hall and John Oates' 1997 album Marigold Sky marked the duo's first album away from the major label machine.  Following tenures on Atlantic, RCA, and Arista, the phenomenally successful pair aligned with BMG-distributed Push Records for their first "indie" release.  Seven years had passed since the release of their final Arista album, Change of Season, and the passage of time was reflected on the cover.  The reflective image adorning Marigold Sky was a far cry from the bolder, more

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Daryl Hall and John Oates

The Weekend Stream: March 19, 2022

March 19, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Stream

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to discover! From hard-rockin' brothers to non-stop dance vibes, you've got quite a selection this week. Nelson, Imaginator / Silence is Broken / Brother Harmony / Life / Like Father, Like Sons / Before the Rain / Perfect Storm (After the Rain World Tour 1991) / Lightning Strikes Twice (Stone Canyon/UMe) Imaginator: iTunes

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Depeche Mode, Ice Cube, Nat King Cole, Nelson

This Note's for You: Neil Young's Latest Albums Box Includes Rare 'Eldorado' EP

March 18, 2022 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Neil Young Official Release 4

A new box set will bring together three of Neil Young's '80s albums, along with a rare EP making its widest release yet. Official Release Series Volume 4, available April 29, runs the gamut of Young's eclectic output in the '80s - likely because it only covers his releases on his longtime home base of Reprise Records. (From 1982 to 1987, Young signed instead to Geffen Records.) The '80s were a time of transition and experimentation for Young - much of it done on Geffen, though sparks of that

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Crazy Horse, Neil Young

Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land Goes 'Top Secret,' Varese Unveils New Titles, John Williams Teams with Anne-Sophie Mutter Again

March 18, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

HTTYD2 deluxe

The last few weeks have seen some fine deluxe soundtrack reissues from two of our favorite film score labels - as well as another album project from the genre's greatest living luminary. La-La Land Records has aimed for the funny bone with a brilliant new expansion of Maurice Jarre's score to Top Secret! The 1984 comedy from the Zucker Brothers and Jim Abrahams - only their second big screen effort as writer-directors after the blockbuster Airplane! four years earlier (plus the brilliant

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Eric Clapton, John Powell, John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen

Release Round-Up: Week of March 18

March 18, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Frank Zappa The Mothers 1971

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Frank Zappa, The Mothers 1971 / Fillmore East - June 1971: 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition / Rainbow Theatre - December 10, 1971 (Zappa Records/UMe) The Mothers 1971: Official Zappa Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Fillmore East - June 1971: 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition: Official Zappa Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rainbow Theatre -

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: April March, Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa, Howard Jones, Jean-Luc Ponty, Keith Richards, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Mountain, Son House, The Flamin' Groovies, Tony Hazzard

If It Makes You Happy: Sheryl Crow to Release Documentary, 2CD Companion Album

March 16, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Sheryl

Alongside a forthcoming documentary on her 30+ year career, Sheryl Crow and UMe will issue a double-disc companion soundtrack that serves as an in-depth overview and the place to hear her newest material. Sheryl, which premiered at South by Southwest this past weekend and will air on Showtime starting May 6, will chronicle Crow's fascinating rise and the trials she endured through every step of her colorful career. A hardworking session vocalist who spent much of 1988 as Michael Jackson's

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Sheryl Crow

Trimondo Blondomina: 'The Police Around the World' Set for First Release in 40 Years

March 15, 2022 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Police Around the World

It's not every day you see a big piece of catalogue get loosed from the jaws of rights holding or format availability - which is why we're extremely pleased to pass on the news that, four decades after its original release, The Police's first video album is coming back into print. The Police Around the World, a travelogue/live chronicle showcasing Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers on their ascent to the mantle of biggest band in the world, will get its first release on DVD and Blu-ray

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Sting, The Police

The Weekend Stream: March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Stream

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to discover! Georgia Satellites, Lightnin' in a Bottle: The Official Live Album (Cleveland International/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Recorded at Cleveland club Peabody's at the end of 1988 - two years after their only hit, the No. 2 smash "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," had fallen off the charts - this blistering set showcases

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Andy Williams, Angela Bofill, Depeche Mode, Elvis Costello, Georgia Satellites, Jon Anderson, Jr. Walker and the All-Stars, La Toya Jackson, The Roots

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) (Remastered and Expanded Edition)

March 11, 2022 By

BT Express Do It Til Youre Satsified

Iconoclassic Records reissues B.T. Express' 1974 crossover smash Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) in a definitive expanded edition featuring three bonus tracks, new liner notes, original album artwork, and remastered, full-length audio.

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Iconoclassic's B.T. Express Reissue to Keep Disco Fans "Satisfied"

March 11, 2022 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

BT Express Do It Til Youre Satsified

B.T. Express is rolling into the station!  On May 27, 2022, Iconoclassic Records will board the train to the intersection of R&B, soul, funk, and disco with a definitive reissue of the band's 1974 debut Do It ('Til You're Satisfied).  Despite the fact that the album scored mightily on the Billboard charts, reaching No. 1 R&B and the top five of the Pop survey, it's long lacked a proper CD reissue with the original artwork, proper sequence, and full-length audio.  That all changes with

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: B.T. Express

Release Round-Up: Week of March 11

March 11, 2022 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

KISS Off the Soundboard Virginia Beach

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Grateful Dead, Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 4: From Egypt with Love (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A little over a month after playing a concert on the desert grounds surrounding the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Grateful Dead returned home to San Francisco for a five-show stint at Winterland.  The band brought along a slide show of their Egyptian stand

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Alison Krauss, Amy Grant, Bryan Adams, Carole King, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Harry Connick Jr., Irma Thomas, KISS, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Ronnie Milsap, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill

Tell Me Again: Tomorrow's Real Gone Vinyl Slate Includes Irma Thomas and Soundtracks to Two Nora Ephron Romantic Comedies

March 10, 2022 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Irma Thomas Full Time Woman Vinyl

Tomorrow, March 11, sees a new batch of Real Gone Music vinyl titles hitting store shelves.  Among the trio is a lost album by Irma Thomas and a pair of soundtracks to Nora Ephron rom-coms.  Two of the releases are making their vinyl debuts. First up is Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album from Irma Thomas.  Thomas, known as "The Soul Queen of New Orleans," was born approximately 50 miles from that city in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1941.  As a child, she sang in church choir and began

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bobby Darin, Carole King, Celine Dion, Harry Connick Jr., Harry Nilsson, Irma Thomas, Randy Newman

Sail On Solar Winds: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Lancaster and Lumley's "Marscape" Featuring Phil Collins

March 10, 2022 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Lancaster and Lumley Marscape

Late last year, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings arm reissued the rock-meets-classical interpretation of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf conceived by Jack Lancaster (Blodwyn Pig) and Robin Lumley (Brand X).  Now, on March 25, Esoteric will turn its attention to the next album from the pair of Lancaster and Lumley.  The 1976 concept album Marscape was inspired by the landing on Mars of NASA's Viking Explorer 2 in September of that year Though the success of Peter and the Wolf directly

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else Tags: Jack Lancaster, Phil Collins, Robin Lumley

I Saw the Light: BMG Collects Hank Williams' Radio Gospel Performances on "I'm Gonna Sing"

March 9, 2022 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Hank Williams Im Gonna Sing

I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin/Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night/Praise the Lord, I saw the light... Though Hank Williams is often remembered today as much for his hellraising ways as for his venerable songbook - a remarkable one that crossed genre lines via such stone-cold standards as "Hey, Good Lookin'," "Cold, Cold Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You") - he was brought up in the church and its music stayed with

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Gospel Tags: Hank Williams

A Point of View [Expanded Edition]

March 8, 2022 By

Bobby Cole A Point of View

Omnivore has rescued and remastered jazz vocal singer-songwriter Bobby Cole's 1967 Concentric Records album A Point of View for this generous expanded edition that ups the tunestack from 12 songs to 25.  Cole made a fan of Frank Sinatra while tickling the ivories at Jilly's, was enlisted by Judy Garland for her ill-fated but illustrious CBS variety show as well as live at the Palace, and had his songs recorded by Nancy Sinatra, Freddy Cole, and Tom Jones, among others.  Now his own voice and

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Marigold Sky: Expanded Edition

March 8, 2022 By

Hall and Oates Marigold Sky CD Reissue

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada BMG's reissue of Daryl Hall and John Oates' 1997 album Marigold Sky - their first away from the major label system - adds three bonus tracks: the radio edit of "Romeo Is Bleeding," the remix of "Hold on to Yourself," and the Hot Mix of "The Sky Is Falling."  Marigold Sky emphasizes the remarkable songwriting, alluring grooves, soulful vocals, impeccable musicianship, and compelling craft for which

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