January 2017 kicked off a massive reissue campaign for Grateful Dead which would see each one of the band's seminal albums reissued 50 years after its original release date in a 2-CD edition with the remastered original album on Disc One, and a bonus disc of previously unreleased live recordings. On July 13 (a few days before the official July 18 anniversary), the second installment in the series arrives to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Anthem of the Sun. In addition to the 2-CD version,
Pink Flag Flies Again: Wire to Expand First Three Albums
English band Wire, influential in both the punk and post-punk scenes, has announced the reissue of their first three, often experimental albums: 1977's Pink Flag, 1978's Chairs Missing, and 1979's 154. These reissues, due on May 18 from the band's own Pinkflag label, are 2- or 3-CD sets housed within 80-page hardcover books about the size of a 7-inch single (though much thicker!). Bruce Gilbert, Robert Gotobed (real name: Robert Grey), Graham Lewis, and Colin Newman debuted Wire with Pink
Release Round-Up: Week of April 20
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Who, Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who's April 6, 1968 concert from New York's Fillmore East gets its first-ever official release just in time for its 50th anniversary. For the occasion, it's been restored and fully remixed from the original four-track tapes by longtime Who engineer Bob Pridden, who was responsible for the mix heard
Nothing Compares 2 Prince: Original Version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" Emerges from the Vault
Two days before the second anniversary of Prince's unexpected passing, his estate has teamed with Warner Bros. Records to release a tantalizing treat from his legendary vaults. Today, Warner Music Group released the Purple One's original, never-before-released version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," written and first released by his side project The Family in 1985 but best-known in Sinead O'Connor's chart-topping 1990 rendition. This is the first previously unreleased music to escape the Prince
RECORD STORE DAY PREVIEW! Jazz Dispensary Celebrates 420 on Friday, Releases "Soul Diesel 2" on Saturday
This Friday - April 20, or 4/20 - is a date that's not going unnoticed by the folks at the Jazz Dispensary label. And the festivities are continuing right through Record Store Day. On Friday, Jazz Dispensary teams with SPARC's four cannabis dispensaries for a new 7-inch vinyl single, which will be followed on Saturday's Record Store Day by the release of the 12-inch LP Soul Diesel II. The annual cannabis celebration 420 falls this Friday, hence the release that day of Private Stock Series #
RECORD STORE DAY PREVIEW! Minky Records Uncovers Early '70s Latino Soul from God's Children; Wrecking Crew Featured
"All God's children got rhythm," went a popular standard performed by Judy Garland, Stan Getz, and many others. In the case of the East L.A. group called God's Children, that lyric certainly was true. Music is the Answer: The Complete Collection is the name of their first-ever long-playing release, available tomorrow from Minky Records on CD and this Saturday on limited edition brown vinyl for Record Store Day. This holy grail of Latino soul and Chicano rock presents their released sides plus
Let 'Em In: Four McCartney Classics Return to CD and Vinyl in May
While anticipation is high for the next box set release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, the superstar artist is taking advantage of his new affiliation with Capitol/UMe to restore another four catalogue titles to print in new editions. May 18 will see the reissue on single CD and black and colored vinyl of 2013's NEW (Macca's last solo album to date), 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 1978's Wings Greatest compilation, and 1977's RAM-inspired Thrillington. All of the vinyl
Safe in the Arms of Time
Rita Coolidge returns with her 18th studio album and first since the publication of her memoir Delta Lady. The record is intended as a return to the artist's musical roots, and features guitarist Dave Grissom, bassist Bob Glaub, keyboardist John "J.T." Thomas, and drummer Brian MacLeod. Ross Hogarth produced at Sunset Sound. The album includes a duet with Keb' Mo', and songs by Rita, Graham Nash, and Chris Stapleton, among others. Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.
Deep Purple Saxophone: Omnivore Collects Nino Tempo's Atlantic Jazz
Nino Tempo is accurately described as a Purveyor of Balladry on Omnivore Recordings' new compilation dedicated to his Atlantic recordings, but that's just one facet of this all-too-underrated artist. Over a long career, Tempo has served as a writer, producer, arranger, singer, and (as on this set) musician. With his sister April Stevens, Tempo enchanted with the breezy "Deep Purple" and shimmering "You'll Be Needing Me Baby," and out-Righteous Brother'ed the Righteous Brothers on "All Strung
Sing For Your Supper: Cherry Red Collects Pop Standards and More From The Vernons Girls
Earlier this year, Cherry Red's El imprint paid tribute to one of the most unusual girl groups to come out of Great Britain. The Vernons Girls collects the lone album from the 16-strong female choir as well as additional sides from one of the Girls, Lyn Cornell. The Vernons Girls were formed at the Vernons Football Pools company in Liverpool, England. The company initially sponsored the singing group, which initially numbered 70 - all drawn from the women who worked at Vernons to check the
Let It Rain: Universal Celebrates Eric Clapton, Mick Ronson with Soundtracks Featuring Beatles, Bowie, More
2018 is already shaping up to be a great year for music documentaries; one such movie, Elvis Presley: The Searcher, recently debuted on HBO to rapturous notices. Soundtracks to two more probing films are on the way from Universal On June 8, the label will deliver both Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars and Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story. No single compilation can successfully capture the entirety of Eric Clapton's remarkable career, though many from various labels have tried. Life in 12
The Ballad of Sally Rose: Deluxe Edition
Rhino reissues Emmylou Harris' 1985 The Ballad of Sally Rose, a concept album inspired by Harris' short but blazing time spent with the late Gram Parsons. This deluxe edition featuring 10 previously unreleased demo recordings on the second disc, will also be available as a digital download, on streaming services, and as a 2-LP vinyl set.
Complete Albums Volume 1
Complete Albums Volume 1 (1968-1976), from Capitol/UMe, presents the Steve Miller Band's seminal first nine albums remastered on 180-gram vinyl, including the long out-of-print LPs Rock Love and Recall the Beginning...Journey to Eden. Each album will also be made available individually to general retail, while Universal Music's webstore UDiscoverMusic.com will offer colored vinyl editions.
Garbage Version 2.0: 20th Anniversary Edition
2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 3-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada TBD Garbage is revisiting its 1998 sophomore album in a variety of formats. The darkly-tinged album from Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig earned two Grammy nominations, and its third single, "Special," garnered another pair of Grammy nods. Lead single "Push" (featuring a musical quote from The Beach Boys'
Mondo Deco: Expanded Edition
Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick. The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was the cult favorite band's only full-length LP and has never been on CD before. This expanded edition adds 11 rare and unreleased bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more!
Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set
Rhino boxes up some of Black Sabbath's key singles from the band's '70s peak, all pressed on 7-inch vinyl. The set includes versions of the five singles that Warner Bros. issued for the group in the U.S. during the decade as well as five more 45s originally issued in various other countries. (Please note that this set does not contain all of the singles issued by the group worldwide during the decade). All ten singles in the box are housed in color picture sleeves from around the world, either
In The Great Magnetic Field: Rhino To Release A Box of Black Sabbath's 1970s Singles
A little over a year ago, Black Sabbath announced that they had disbanded. But that doesn't mean that there isn't more to look back at in the legendary career of the pioneering metal band. Rhino has just announced Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set, a limited-edition collection of ten 7-inch vinyl singles, due June 8. Despite the massive success of their albums, Black Sabbath never had that much success in the singles market, aside from their breakout "Paranoid" from 1970,
Release Round-Up: Week of April 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Changestwobowie (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie's 1981 compilation spanning the period between Hunky Dory and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) returns to print for the first time in three decades in a newly remastered edition. Its ten tracks include "Starman," "Oh! You Pretty Things," single versions of "Fashion," "Ashes to Ashes," and
Dancing the Night Away: Real Gone Collects Cheap Trick Rarities on "The Epic Archive Vol. 2"
Yesterday, we told you about Real Gone's upcoming reissue of The Quick's Mondo Deco. Today, we've got the news of another Real Gone project featuring a group with power-pop roots. This time it's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Cheap Trick with The Epic Archive Vol. 2 (1980-1983), due June 1. The Epic Archive is a 3-part series which debuted digitally in 2015, collecting rarities from across the band's Epic tenure from 1979 to 1992. Last year, Real Gone debuted the first volume on CD
Don't You Want It: Real Gone Debuts, Expands The Quick's "Mondo Deco"
This June, Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick. The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was their only full-length LP and has never been on CD before. Real Gone's new edition, due June 1, adds 11 bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more! The power pop band consisted of Steve Hufsteter (guitar - and writer of most of the material), Danny Benair (drums), Ian Ainsworth (bass),
Come and Get Me: Morello Reissues Tammy Wynette's First Two Solo Albums
For the past few years, Cherry Red imprint Morello Records has been reissuing the Epic Records catalogue of late country legend Tammy Wynette on a series of two-fers. With their latest release, due this Friday, April 13, Morello is going back to the very beginning with the new two-fer of Wynette's first two solo albums: Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad and Take Me To Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House. These are the albums in which Wynette's pure country sound first blossomed. By the time she
Dropsy Cure Weather: Kritzerland Reissues "The Grass Harp" with Barbara Cook, Karen Morrow
The Babylove Miracle Show is back in town. Kritzerland has announced the reissue of the 1971 original cast recording of composer Claibe Richardson and lyricist-librettist Kenward Elmslie's The Grass Harp, the cult favorite musical that played seven performances at the Martin Beck Theatre (today, the home of Kinky Boots). Based on the novella and subsequent play by Truman Capote, the musical told the tale of spinster sisters Dolly (Barbara Cook) and Verena (Ruth Ford). Verena becomes
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing: Garbage To Expand 'Version 2.0'
Garbage has announced a reissue of their sophomore album, 1998's Version 2.0. This follows the 2015 reissue of the band's debut and is, like that release, multi-tiered with releases on CD and vinyl. It's due on June 22. Originally released on Herb Alpert's Almo Sounds in North America and on Mushroom Records elsewhere, Version 2.0 made it to No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has since gone on to earn platinum status. The darkly-tinged album from Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve
Sign of the Times: Cherry Red Collects "The Very Best of Tappan Zee Records"
The story of Tappan Zee Records is very much the story of Bob James. The versatile keyboardist, arranger and producer established the Tappan Zee label in 1977 to maximize the crossover success he had already experienced at Creed Taylor's CTI label. Cherry Red and Robinsongs' new 2-CD, non-chronologically arranged collection The Very Best of Tappan Zee Records presents an appealing cross-section of Tappan Zee's finest work from artists like James, Richard Tee, Earl Klugh, and Steve Khan. The
Release Round-Up: Week of April 6
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, and one of the biggest Release Fridays of the year to date! Chicago, VI Decades Live: This is What We Do (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this expansive new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This set includes two complete concerts - The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on
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