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Blue Moon Swamp: 20th Anniversary Edition

October 7, 2017 By

Blue Moon Swamp

John Fogerty's Grammy-winning album returns as the first reissue via his new deal with BMG, featuring two non-LP bonus tracks from a 2004 reissue on Geffen and a new cover, based on the backdrop Fogerty used on the ensuing tour. In addition to CD and digital editions, the album (and bonus tracks) will make their vinyl debut, with black and limited blue LP offerings planned.

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Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Here's Little Richard: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

October 7, 2017 By

Heres Little Richard

Craft Recordings celebrates the 60th anniversary of a rock and roll landmark with this new 2-CD edition.  Here's Little Richard will now feature a bonus disc with 22 session outtakes and demos. While most are ostensibly taken from the exhaustive treasury The Specialty Sessions (released in 1989 as a 6CD set by Ace Records and a 3CD cut-down by Specialty shortly thereafter), eight tracks-including alternate versions of "Rip It Up," "Ready Teddy" and "Oh Why?"-are heard here for the first time

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

'On Air' Shares Early Rolling Stones Radio Performances

October 6, 2017 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

Rolling Stones On Air

While the 50th anniversary edition of The Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request is short on archival material, a newly announced title looks to add some variety to Stones fans' Christmas lists. This time, it's the first wide release of any of the band's live BBC sessions, recorded during the beginning of the band's storied career. On Air, an audio companion to the recently published book of the same name, features a bevy of tracks recorded between 1963, when the group appeared on

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Mike Love, Not War: Beach Boy Preps New Solo Album

October 6, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

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Mike Love is a lot of things--a charter member of The Beach Boys who owns the band name and continues to tour with it alongside longtime touring member Bruce Johnston (currently in support of Wild Honey and 1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow), a devoted meditator, perhaps the most memorable speaker at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction--but right now, he's a guy with a solo double album coming out. Unleash The Love, due out November 17 on BMG, features 13 new tracks produced by Michael Lloyd and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Mike Love, The Beach Boys

Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Carol Burnett Sings

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Sings: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show with the comedy legend's third solo album and first for RCA Victor.  A tie-in to the groundbreaking variety show, Carol Burnett Sings features four songs performed on early episodes: "Georgy Girl," "Enter Laughing," "I Believed It All" and "There's No Business Like Show

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Carol Burnett, Charles Bernstein, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Yester, John Lee Hooker, John Zacherle, P.P. Arnold, Sepultura, Spandau Ballet, The Bee Gees, The Replacements, Whitesnake

Back to the Swamp: John Fogerty Plans Solo Reissue Campaign

October 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

Blue Moon Swamp

John Fogerty is planning to revisit his catalogue as part of a new record deal--and the first of his albums to be reissued is coming in November. The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman has signed with BMG for not only the distribution of much of his solo catalogue, but a new album due next year. The agreement will cover five albums: 1985's chart-topping Centerfield, the next year's follow-up Eye of the Zombie, 1997's Blue Moon Swamp, the live Premonition (1998) and Deja Vu (All Over

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: John Fogerty

Mystify Me: INXS Ready New 'Kick' Box

October 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Kick 30

Come over here: INXS' landmark album Kick is getting another deluxe reissue for its 30th anniversary. The Australian rockers' sixth album was the one that propelled the group to their greatest international success, particularly in America, where some six million copies were sold and four singles ("Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation" and "Never Tear Us Apart") all reached the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100. And that success has parlayed itself into not one, not two, but three

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: INXS

Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

October 3, 2017 By

Elvis Christmas Standard

This new album follows on from 2015's If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and 2016's The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, where Elvis' original vocals are melded with newly recorded orchestral tracks.  The songs are drawn from two Elvis LPs, with all eight songs from 1957's Elvis' Christmas Album and five more from 1971's Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas.  Available on CD and LP today.  There is also a deluxe

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

Review: Brian Wilson, "Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology"

October 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Brian Wilson Playback

There have been many great second acts in rock, but perhaps none so momentous as Brian Wilson's.  The Beach Boys' leader's triumphant return to health and happiness after a lifetime of tragedy was captivatingly portrayed in the recent biopic Love and Mercy, but the real legacy of the reinvigorated Brian Wilson remains with his music.  With Wilson near the conclusion of his acclaimed, sold-out Pet Sounds: The Final Performances world tour, the time has never been better to revisit his solo

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

Review: The Doors, "The Singles"

October 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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The Doors have had no shortage of collections in the CD era, whether the 10x-platinum The Best of The Doors, Legacy: The Absolute Best, The Very Best of The Doors, or The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits - just to name a few.  Happily, the latest such release from Messrs. Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger, and Densmore distinguishes itself with a true raison d'etre.  Rhino's simply-titled The Singles lives up to its name with 44 A-and B-sides on two CDs, originally released between 1967

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Doors

In Memoriam: Tom Petty (1950-2017)

October 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Tom Petty

UPDATE 10/3/17, 12:15 AM: After a day of conflicting information, Tom Petty's passing was indeed confirmed just after midnight Tuesday. Here, Joe and Mike share some thoughts on the man and his music. When Tom Petty burst onto the scene with his band The Heartbreakers in 1976, American audiences initially didn't know what to make of him.  In a year dominated by pop and disco, there wasn't much room on the charts for this new heir apparent to the jangle of The Byrds.  Petty loved rock and

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Categories: News Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Tom Petty

Christmas Hymns and Carols Vol. II

October 2, 2017 By

Robert Shaw Christmas Hymns 2

Last year, Real Gone Music reissued The Robert Shaw Chorale's 1958 stereo re-recording of Christmas Hymns and Carols Vol. I, originally released in mono in 1949.  This year, the label is tackling the 1952 mono sequel to that original recording.   While featuring a similar structure of choral medleys like the first album, the Hymns and Carols follow-up drew its repertoire from more obscure sources.  Therefore, there are some more unknown hymns and carols mixed in with more popular ones like "I

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday

'Twas The Night Before Christmas/Christmas Time

October 2, 2017 By

Fred Waring Night Before Christmas

Real Gone pairs two long out-of-print 1955 Decca albums from Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians on one CD.  Both showcase Waring's lush choral sound on an array of traditional Christmas favorites.

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday

Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track - Deluxe Edition

October 1, 2017 By

Saturday Night Fever OST

2-CD/2-LP/1-BD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Saturday Night Fever is 40 years old, and Capitol and UMe are marking the occasion with a new box set.  In this 2-CD/2-LP/1-BD presentation, you'll find the original remastered album on CD and double LP as well as the film on Blu-ray (presented here in a recently restored 40th anniversary cut overseen by director John Badham and packed with extras from previous DVD

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973

September 30, 2017 By

America Heritage

America's  Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 boasts sixteen tracks from the band's early days, ten of which are previously unreleased, from the original trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Your Songs: Elton John Plans New "Diamonds" Collection

September 29, 2017 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

Elton Diamonds

Five decades ago, an aspiring singer/songwriter named Reginald Dwight, frontman for a band named Bluesology, answered an ad in the New Musical Express placed by an A&R man for Liberty Records. At the ensuing meeting, Dwight was given a stack of lyrics written by someone who'd answered the same ad: an up and coming lyricist named Bernie Taupin. Dwight wrote a melody to Taupin's lyrics, placed the ensuing song in the post--and thus started a partnership that continues to this day, with scores

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Elton John

Reach The Stars and Fly A Fantasy: Cherry Red Expands "The NeverEnding Story" Soundtrack

September 29, 2017 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

NeverEnding Story

"A Boy Who Needs a Friend Finds a World That Needs A Hero."  So proclaimed the tagline to the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story.  The film became a hit that year and featured a title song which also climbed the charts.  Cherry Red imprint Strike Force Entertainment has recently released an expanded reissue of the film's soundtrack. The movie, based upon the 1979 German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, tells the tale of ten-year old Bastion Balthazar Bux who begins to read a book

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Giorgio Moroder, Klaus Doldinger

Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

David Bowie A New Career Cover Only

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 13LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The third release in Parlophone's series of chronological box sets dedicated to the music of David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) closes the book on the legendary artist's RCA career.  It follows 2015's Five Years (1969-1973) and 2016's Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976),

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Anne Murray, Art Pepper, Belinda Carlisle, David Bowie, David Crosby, David Gilmour, Debbie Gibson, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, Herb Alpert, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Mathis, Michael Jackson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pink Floyd, Stone Temple Pilots, The Association, The Golliwogs, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Steele

Viva Cavalera: Two Sepultura Albums Expanded By Rhino This Fall

September 28, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Rhino is heading back to the '90s this fall with a pair of deluxe, expanded reissues from the Brazilian hard rock/metal band Sepultura.  Both 1993's Chaos A.D. and 1996's Roots will be available in remastered and expanded form on double CD and vinyl LP, with Chaos arriving on October 6 and Roots on November 3. Sepultura was founded in 1983 by brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera with Wagner Lamounier and Jairo Guedes.  Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. joined just a few short months later.  Four years later,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Sepultura

That's What Friends Are For: Clive Davis Soundtrack Features Barry, Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, More

September 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Clive Davis Soundtrack of Our Lives

This past April, New York's Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere.  The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend.  Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ace of Base, Alan Jackson, Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brooks & Dunn, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Chicago, Dionne Warwick, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, Eric Carmen, Gladys Knight, Grateful Dead, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Janis Joplin, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Melissa Manchester, Natalie Cole, Patti Smith, Rod Stewart, Santana, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Dayne, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Generals and Majors: Steven Wilson Remixes XTC's 'Black Sea'

September 27, 2017 By Mike Duquette 7 Comments

Black Sea cover

Sgt. Rock (or is that Steven Wilson?) is going to help XTC fans this season with the fifth in an ongoing series of remixes of the beloved Swindon band's albums for Virgin Records: 1980's Black Sea. XTC's fourth album (and second with the lineup of singer/guitarist Andy Partridge, singer/bassist Colin Moulding, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Gregory and drummer Terry Chambers) was almost immediately praised by critics upon its release, thanks to a potent brace of catchy, frenetic, barbed pop/rock

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They Don't Love You Like I Love You: Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Expand Debut Album

September 26, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Wait: Fever to Tell, the breakthrough debut album by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is being expanded to commemorate the band's first 15 years of recording. From the exciting New York City music scene at the dawn of the 21st century, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs--singer Karen O, guitarist/keyboardist Nick Zinner and drummer Brian Chase--were responsible for avant-garde dance punk that was visceral yet still beautiful and melodic. (London's The Times brilliantly described them as a mix of Blondie and Siouxsie

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Been Through the Desert: Omnivore Collects Early, Unreleased America on "Heritage"

September 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

America Heritage

Omnivore Recordings is heading down Ventura Highway this fall with the November 17 release on CD of a new archival collection from America.  Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 boasts sixteen tracks from the band's early days, ten of which are previously unreleased, from the original trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Heritage comprises demos, home recordings, alternate versions, and outtakes from the era of the first three America albums: 1971's self-titled release,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: America

Love Me Two Times: The Doors' "Strange Days" Celebrates 50 Years in Mono and Stereo

September 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

The Doors Strange Days

Earlier this year, the self-titled 1967 debut album by The Doors arrived in a 50th anniversary box set presenting the original album on CD in both mono and stereo plus the mono version on vinyl.  Much as The Doors followed that debut months later with Strange Days, Rhino is following up the reissue of The Doors with a 50th anniversary presentation of that sophomore album, due on November 17.  Strange Days: 50th Anniversary Edition will be released in two configurations: a 2-CD set with the mono

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Doors

Smiling Faces: Ace Brings Three Motown Classics From Undisputed Truth to CD

September 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Had you crossed The 5th Dimension with Sly and the Family and Stone, the result might well have sounded like The Undisputed Truth.  Assembled in 1971 by Motown veteran and "psychedelic soul" pioneer Norman Whitfield, The Undisputed Truth (a.k.a. Joe Harris, Billy Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce Evans) scored a hit off their first LP with the hauntingly ominous "Smiling Faces Sometimes."  Enduring personnel changes, the group went on to record six LPs in all for Motown's Gordy imprint before moving

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: The Undisputed Truth

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