Garth Brooks' ever-growing legion of fans will have cause to celebrate on November 1, when the country superstar's new, massive box set called Legacy finally hits shelves. Legacy collects five of Brooks' albums in one place, on vinyl for the first time ever. Fans will have three different configurations to choose from: the Limited Edition Numbered Series, the Original Analog Edition, and the Digitally Remixed/Remastered Edition. Each bundles together CD and LP editions (with bonus tracks on
Gotta Groove: Craft's "Soul Explosion" Stax Celebration Continues With 5 New Reissues
This fall, Craft Recordings will continue its celebration of the rich and varied sounds of Stax Records with a further batch of reissues in the Soul Explosion series. The year-long campaign puts a spotlight on Stax's years as an independent label following their split from Atlantic fifty years ago. During that period, the label released a staggering 27 albums and 30 singles in just a handful of months. With a host of hits and best-selling albums from evergreen acts and new signers-on alike, Stax
Oh Yeah, Alright! Kenneth Womack Tells The Complete Story of "Abbey Road" in New Book "Solid State"
When The Beatles began recording Abbey Road over 50 years ago, They weren't the same Beatles that they'd been before. The stresses of the contentious and seemingly never-ending Get Back project, the appearances of new love interests, the managerial struggles with Apple and Allen Klein, and Dick James' divestment of their Northern Songs copyrights caused a wedge behind the scenes that threatened The Beatles' future. And yet, in a few short months, John, Paul, George, and Ringo managed to
Stay The Night: Cherry Red Expands La Toya Jackson's Second Album "My Special Love"
Earlier this year, Cherry Red imprint Cherry Pop Records released an expanded edition of La Toya Jackson's sophomore album My Special Love, bringing the LP to CD for the first time since a long out-of-print Japanese issue in the early 1990s. Being a part of such a famous musical family, it was almost inevitable that La Toya would join her brothers in performing, whether she wanted to or not. She has said over the years how her father, Joe Jackson, heavily discouraged her from following any
The Japanese Singles 1978-1984
This new 7" singles box set collects replicas of the thirteen singles issued by Van Halen in Japan from the band's six smash albums originally released between 1978 and 1984. The original album versions of each song are featured other than "Hot for Teacher," with a unique Japan-only single edit, and "(Oh) Pretty Woman" and "I'll Wait," both in single edits. All told, there are 26 songs on 13 vinyl singles. Whereas the standard box set is pressed on black vinyl, a special red vinyl edition is
Bing at Christmas
The perennial Christmas music of Bing Crosby gets a makeover with Decca's release of Bing at Christmas, melding the legendary singer's classic vocals with new orchestral backing tracks from The London Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his classic duets with David Bowie and The Andrews Sisters, the late Crosby gets some new help from The Puppini Sisters, Pentatonix, and The Tenors. Available in CD and digital formats.
Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life!
Cyndi Lauper's Merry Christmas... Have A Nice Life! is a fresh spin on the time-honored tradition of the Christmas album. The album was partly inspired by motherhood; in fact, the story goes that Cyndi tracked most of the album at her home while her son slept, including the tribute "New Years's Baby (First Lullaby)." In addition to traditional fare like "Three Ships" and "Silent Night," and more recent classics like "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Cyndi offers up eight original
Christmas Holiday for Romance
Real Gone premieres on CD the lone Christmas album from beloved British arranger-conductor Stanley Black. Christmas Holiday for Romance features his lush renditions of songs both familiar and little-known from both sides of the pond. TSD's Joe Marchese has penned the new liner notes, and Mike Milchner has remastered at SonicVision.
The Complete Christmas Collection
Real Gone brings two classic platters from "Sleigh Ride" composer Leroy Anderson to CD. His 1955 album Christmas Carols was such a hit that he later re-recorded selections for a new album in 1959 entitled A Christmas Festival. Though the 1959 mono mix of the latter has seen a CD release, The Complete Christmas Collection marks the CD debut for the 1955 mono album and 1959 stereo mix and includes two bonus tracks: mono and stereo versions of "Sleigh Ride," naturally. Leroy's son Kurt has
Twelve Songs of Christmas: Expanded Edition
Real Gone Music brings late country superstar Jim Reeves' 1963 Twelve Songs of Christmas LP back to CD in a new edition featuring the original cover artwork. It's been remastered by Vic Anesini at Sony's Battery Studios and boasts two bonus tracks, "Snowflakes" and "Scarlet Ribbons." Steve Harmon has provided the new liner notes.
By The Fireside: Real Gone Presents Christmas Reissues From Jim Reeves, Leroy Anderson, and Stanley Black
We've already filled you in on our three Second Disc Records releases for Christmas this year (including titles from Chet Atkins, Eugene Ormandy, and an all-star cast), but our partners at Real Gone Music are at it again with a stellar and surprising lineup comprising more holiday-themed reissues of treasured titles, each due out on November 8. First up is a country Christmas classic from Jim Reeves: 12 Songs of Christmas. Originally released in 1963, the perennial favorite not only
Release Round-Up: Week of October 25
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Kinks, Arthur, or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire [Various Formats] (BMG) 4CD/4-seven-inch single box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Kinks Official The Kinks' 1969 concept album continued in the quintessentially British vein of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation
Review: Ramones, "It's Alive: 40th Anniversary Edition"
Fast and furious - that was the modus operandi of Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, and Tommy Ramone when they hit U.K. concert stages in December 1977 in the wake of the November release of their third studio album, Rocket to Russia. The New Year's Eve gig at London's Rainbow Theatre provided the basis of It's Alive, issued in April 1979, with 28 songs comfortably packed onto less than 54 minutes of vinyl. Now, that singular document of the Ramones' electrifying performance has been revisited by Sire and
That's What I Need Tonight: Stage Door Records Premieres Howard Keel in "Ambassador" on CD
Henry James' 1903 novel The Ambassadors told the story of Lewis Lambert Strether, a Massachusetts man sent to Paris by his widowed fiancée to retrieve her son from the clutches of a woman there. Once in Paris, Strether discovers some truths about himself, shattering his preconceived notions of the situation. Don Ettingler (book), Don Gohman (music), and Hal Hackady (lyrics) saw the potential of James' novel as a musical, and enlisted director Stone Widney (an associate of Alan Jay Lerner's and
Review: Cher, "3614 Jackson Highway" [Run Out Groove Edition]
Cher's album 3614 Jackson Highway arrived midway through 1969 as the singer and her partner Sonny Bono worked furiously to re-establish themselves in a changing musical landscape and escape from mounting debt. Their first child had been born in March, a Sonny and Cher single arrived in May and was quickly followed by a Cher solo 45, and her film Chastity hit theatres in June. Sonny and Cher hadn't had a major hit single since 1967's "The Beat Goes On" and the solo Cher hadn't had a chart entry
The Seventh Circle: Craft Releases Slate of '90s and '00s Rock Reissues on Vinyl
Craft Recordings' lineup this year has been a diverse one, spanning blues, jazz, oldies, salsa, and now, hard rock from the last two decades. Over the last few weeks, Craft has dished out vinyl reissues from the gothic metalcore outfit Motionless in White, alt-rock heroes Taking Back Sunday, and the grungey alt-metal group Creed. First up is a black vinyl edition of When Love Met Destruction, the 2009 sophomore EP from the Scranton-hailing industrial metal/goth-core rockers. The band had
The Hot Rats Sessions
6CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 6-CD box set explores Frank Zappa's 1969 primarily instrumental solo album Hot Rats from every angle. The first three and a half discs present the basic track recording sessions recorded at T.T.G. Studios in Hollywood, California on July 18, 28, 29 and 30, 1969. Disc Four also boasts remakes, alternate takes, complete versions, and isolated tracks. Following the session material, the box's
Na Na Na Na Na: Minky Records Celebrates East L.A. Chicano Soul and More on "Land of 1,000 Dances" Box
The sound of East Los Angeles is spreading far and wide with the November 29 release of a new 4-CD box set. Land of 1,000 Dances: The Rampart Records Complete Singles Collection, which arrives on Black Friday's Record Store Day, offers a comprehensive overview of the groundbreaking Mexican-American rock coming out of East L.A. between 1961 and 1991 on Eddie Davis' Rampart label. The Minky Records release is limited to 1,000 units. Minky has previously mined the Rampart family of labels via
Bankstatement: Esoteric Collects Genesis Keyboardist Tony Banks' Solo Albums on "Banks Vaults"
Following the release of the career-spanning box set A Chord Too Far and the expanded reissues of the albums A Curious Feeling and The Fugitive, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently celebrated founding Genesis keyboardist (and guitarist) Tony Banks with a sprawling 7-CD/1-DVD box set. Banks Vaults: The Albums 1979-1995 brings together newly remastered versions of all of Banks' albums including the soundtrack to The Wicked Lady plus a DVD of music videos. Banks' solo career
HERStory, Vol. 1
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7" Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada HERstory, Vol. 1 takes listeners through the first five or so years of Mary J. Blige's still-thriving career, primarily focusing on singles from What's The 411? and My Life (many in rare single-only remix form) as well as her Method Man and Jay-Z collaborations and the relatively rare "Everyday It Rains" off the soundtrack to the 1995 hip-hop
The Singles Collection
The limited edition release of The Singles Collection includes The Beatles' original A- and B-sides on 22 vinyl singles, plus a newly created 23rd disk featuring "Free As a Bird" and "Real Love," both single A-sides released to promote the multi-volume Anthology project in 1995 and 1996. The draw for collectors here is the packaging: each single features meticulously recreated cover and label artwork from different countries on all six inhabited continents on Earth. All tracks have been newly
The Complete Columbia Christmas Albums
Eugene Ormandy's 44-year tenure as music director of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra remains the single longest affiliation of conductor and orchestra. Under the direction of Maestro Ormandy, the orchestra earned two Grammy Awards and three Gold records. Now, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are thrilled to bring to CD both of Ormandy's original Columbia Records Christmas albums in one deluxe package. The Complete Columbia Christmas Albums presents The Glorious Sound of
The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites
Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together. Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis, Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence, and Ray Conniff, and even more new-to-CD tracks from The Harry Simeone Chorale, Andre Previn, and Mahalia Jackson plus special, never-on-CD bonus tracks from the
Let the Wind Carry Me: Joni Mitchell's Stunning Volume of Handwritten Lyrics and Drawings Reviewed
Joni Mitchell doesn't look back. That's what fans have come to understand about the fearless songwriter, singer, poet, and visual artist. She's famously rejected reissue campaigns, career-spanning box sets, cash-in live albums, and hits collections. Over the years, though, she's begun to come around. She approved the DVD/Blu-ray of her 1970 appearance at the Isle of Wight and the LP reissue of the box set Love Has Many Faces, helped organize the Joni 75 tribute concerts, and recently gave the OK
Among The Believers: Steven Van Zandt Preps Vinyl/CD Box Set with Classic Albums, Unreleased Tracks
In the 1980s, after a successful run as a key member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band as well as a key architect of the rock-and-soul-infused "Jersey Shore sound," Steven Van Zandt struck out on his own. A new box set from UMe will showcase his solo evolution. The singer/songwriter/producer/guitarist's RockNRoll Rebel - The Early Work will collect five of Little Steven's solo works on colored vinyl - Men Without Women (1982), Voice Of America (1984), Freedom - No Compromise (1987),
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