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Tell Everyone: Ronnie Lane Rarities and Fan Favorites Collected on "Just For A Moment: Music, 1973-1997," Due in May

March 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Universal Music Catalogue has announced the May 17 release of a much welcomed Ronnie Lane box set that's chock full of rarities and fan favorites from across his solo career. Entitled Just For a Moment: Music, 1973-1997, the 6-CD box set boasts 118 tracks that span three decades. Ronnie Lane was always something of a maverick, a creative tour de force who was wager to blaze his own path and break away from the pressures of the industry. He first garnered acclaim as the bassist for The Small

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Ronnie Lane

Review: Kate Bush, "Remastered in Vinyl" Boxes 3 and 4, CD Box 2

March 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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When Kate Bush returned to music in 2005 after a 12-year absence, about all that could be expected was the unexpected...and the sonic auteur, naturally, delivered.  Her 21st century work and assorted ephemera has been collected by Parlophone as one box of remastered CDs and two box sets of remastered vinyl LPs. Aerial opens Parlophone's CD Box 2, and Remastered in Vinyl Box 3.  The record was conceived as two halves, one on each disc.  The first, A Sea of Honey, is a collection of

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop Tags: Donovan, Elton John, Kate Bush

You Get What You Need: Restored "Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" Arriving to Theaters in 4K/Dolby Atmos in April

March 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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It's been more than 50 years since The Rolling Stones and a host of friends converged at Intertel TV Studio in Wembley to film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, the concert film that featured the band alongside friends like The Who, Jethro Tull, The Dirty Mac (a supergroup featuring John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Mitch Mitchell).  The once-lost documentary has been newly restored and will be screened in select theaters throughout the United States in early

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Categories: News Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Eric Clapton, Ivry Gitlis, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Dirty Mac, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

Stop! And Think It Over: Perry Como's Color "Music Hall" DVD Features Nancy Wilson, Bobbie Gentry, George Carlin

March 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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For a staggering six decades, Perry Como was a welcome presence on television screens with his long-running, award-winning programs.  Perhaps no recording artist used the medium of television as well as Mr. C did, all the while charting dozens of hit records including "Catch a Falling Star," "Magic Moments," and "It's Impossible."  Last year saw a new PBS biography and song retrospective (Till The End Of Time - Perry Como Classics) and an accompanying 4-CD set with 100 original recordings

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Categories: News Formats: DVD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Bobbie Gentry, George Carlin, Nancy Wilson, Perry Como

A SECOND DISC EXCLUSIVE! Out Of My Hands, Still In My Heart: The Story of Pamela Polland's Lost Album

March 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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Pamela Polland may not have become a worldwide household name, but there was a point around the year 1973 where she was close to becoming one. In the prior decade, she had written songs performed by the illustrious likes of Vikki Carr, The Serendipity Singers, and Linda Ronstadt; performed in a blues duo with Ry Cooder; formed the psych-pop duo The Gentle Soul; appeared in the Leonard Bernstein-hosted Inside Pop documentary; and launched a solo career. In the years that followed, she hit the

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Categories: Features, Interviews Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Pop Tags: Pamela Polland

Real Gone Music's Record Store Day Slate Includes Badfinger, Cheap Trick, More

March 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Real Gone Music has announced its offerings for the 2019 Record Store Day celebration, taking place at your local brick-and-mortar shop Saturday, April 13, and they include a pair of rarities releases from two beloved bands, and a new-to-vinyl soundtrack.  Check out all three titles below, with descriptions for each provided by the label! Badfinger, So Fine--The Warner Bros. Rarities (2-LP Red Vinyl Edition) (2,000 copies) Most folks point to Badfinger as the greatest power pop band of all

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Badfinger, Cheap Trick, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Doors, The Posies

Omnivore's Record Store Day Lineup Features Woody Guthrie, Lone Justice, and More

March 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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And the hits just keep on comin'!  Record Store Day is almost upon us - Saturday, April 13 - and Omnivore Recordings isn't going to miss out on all the fun.  The label has just announced a quartet of titles set to reach your local independent record store.  The label's four new vinyl titles include I Don't Like the Way This World's A-Treatin' Me, a four-song tribute to Woody Guthrie featuring a rare Guthrie demo plus Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Harvey with Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello, and U.S. Elevator;

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Reggae, Rock Tags: Culture, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, Jeff Tweedy, Lone Justice, Record Store Day, Woody Guthrie

Hey, Music Lover! Legacy Announces Record Store Day 2019 Exclusives

March 4, 2019 By Sam Stone 9 Comments

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Sony's Legacy Recordings has announced its offerings for this year's Record Store Day festivities, to be held on Saturday, April 13 at your local brick-and-mortar retailer!  As usual, it's an eclectic line-up with pop, rock, and R&B superstars all represented.  So without further ado, here's the label's full list! Jeff Buckley, In Transition - 1 LP - 3,000 copies In Transition is a compilation of seven previously unreleased studio performances from 1993 during the making of Jeff Buckley's

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brian May, Dennis Wilson, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Prince, Record Store Day, Roger Taylor, Sly and the Family Stone, Taylor Hawkins

Spotlight On: The Zombies' "In the Beginning" from Demon Music Group

March 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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On March 29, The Zombies will take the stage at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate their long overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  The time has never been better to revisit the band's catalogue, a hugely influential one despite its small size.  Rediscovering The Zombies has been made easier with the recent release of two deluxe 5-LP vinyl box sets.  For the U.S., Varese Vintage has issued The Complete Studio Recordings, while in the group's native U.K., Demon Music Group

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Zombies

Sky Blue [Various Formats]

February 28, 2019 By

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CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Townes Van Zandt is an icon of outlaw country, whose introspective and enigmatic songs have touched audiences for decades. On March 7 Fat Possum Records, working alongside the Townes Van Zandt Estate and their TVZ imprint, will add another chapter with a new collection of unreleased recordings called Sky Blue.  It's a collection of 11 newly unearthed recordings that were made with friend Bill

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country

Live At The Chicago Theatre [Various Formats]

February 28, 2019 By

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2-CD/DVD/Blu-Ray:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited-Edition Green Vinyl:  Cleopatra Records Last year, rock's wizard/true star Todd Rundgren reunited prog rockers turned power-pop legends Utopia, joining up with Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox, along with featured performer Gil Assayas.  It had been 32 years since the band's last performance, save a brief reunion in 1992.  Utopia trekked across the U.S. in the spring and summer and now one stop on the tour will be released as a

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

The Wedding Album [Various Formats]

February 28, 2019 By

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CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada White Vinyl Box Set:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD + LP + T-shirt bundle:  Secretly Canadian Online Store Clear Vinyl Edition:  Rough Trade Online Store On March 22, just over 50 years after the couple's marriage, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's avant-garde Wedding Album will be re-released.  The pair's previous albums saw them experimenting in musique concrete and piecing together audio diary snippets to provide a snapshot of their

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else

Cleveland Rocks [Various Formats]

February 28, 2019 By

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CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cleveland's rock scene during the '70s was largely championed by Steve Popovich, a former Cleveland resident who ended up being the head of A&R at Epic.  In mid-1976, he left the corporate rock world and headed back home to Cleveland, where he set up Cleveland International Records, part record label, part management company, part marketing consulting group.  Throughout the '70s, Cleveland

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Mellifluous Cacophony: Blue Note Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series

February 27, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the legendary label that continues to deliver some of the most striking jazz music ever recorded.  In recent years, Joe Harley spearheaded an audiophile vinyl reissue series called Music Matters which included many Blue Note classics.  Over a decade has passed since the inception of that project and now, Harley and Blue Note president Don Was  have launched a new initiative called the Tone Poet Audiophile Reissue Series. The series

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Cassandra Wilson, Chick Corea, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter

Precious Memories: Rhino Brings Aretha Franklin's Complete "Amazing Grace" to Vinyl

February 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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Fans of the late, legendary Aretha Franklin are often surprised to discover that The Queen of Soul's best-selling album isn't I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, or even Who's Zoomin' Who?  Rather, that honor goes to the Grammy-winning 1972 live album Amazing Grace - a fact that no doubt pleased Franklin.  In fact, it's recognized as the best-selling live gospel album of all time.  The 1999 expanded edition of the heartfelt, passionate gospel set will make its vinyl premiere from

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Gospel, R&B/Soul Tags: Aretha Franklin

The Big Sky: Kate Bush's "The Other Sides" Getting Standalone Release In March

February 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Last year, Kate Bush surprised fans with a series of fully-remastered box sets presenting her entire albums discography plus numerous bonuses on CD and vinyl.  The second CD box (the simply-titled CD Box 2) included four discs of rare bonus material, all of which were also released as the fourth vinyl box (Remastered in Vinyl IV).  Now, those four CDs are being broken out on their own. The Other Sides, due on March 8 from Parlophone, brings together one disc of extended 12-inch mixes, two

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Kate Bush

I'll Be Doggone: Ace Collects U.K. Motown Covers From The Hollies, Dusty, Cilla, and More

February 21, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Ace Records has released a number of splendid Motown collections in recent years, but now the label is taking a different approach to the music of Hitsville, USA.  As Motown celebrates its landmark 60th anniversary, On the Detroit Beat: Motor City Soul - U.K. Style 1963-1967 brings together 24 diverse British interpretations of Motown classics, making for a potent reminder that the Sound of Young America was, truly, international. Compiler Tony Rounce helpfully points out in his liner notes

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Helen Shapiro, Small Faces, The Birds, The Hollies, The Spencer Davis Group, Various Artists

How Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger's Centennial Celebrated With "The Smithsonian Collection," 6-CD Box Including Previously Unreleased Music

February 20, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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May 3rd will mark 100 years since the birth of Pete Seeger.  He was a musician of incalculable influence, an activist, lyricist, banjo picker, and, most significantly, a unifier of the masses.  Like a Johnny Appleseed of music, Pete Seeger spent his life spreading music to all that would listen.  From "We Shall Overcome" and "If I Had A Hammer," and "The Bells of Rhymney," to "Turn! Turn! Turn!" "Wimoweh," and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Seeger left an indelible mark on music history that

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk Tags: Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, Lee Hays, Mary Travers, Memphis Slim, Mike Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry, The Almanac Singers, Tom Glazer, Willie Dixon, Woody Guthrie

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

I Feel A Song: Gladys Knight and The Pips, Regina Belle Anthologies Arriving From SoulMusic

February 15, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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SoulMusic Records' anthologies of contemporary and classic R&B and soul bring together hits, rarities, and deep cuts to showcase the careers of overlooked and legendary performers.  Today (or next Friday, February 22 in the U.S.), the label continues the trend with a new Gladys Knight and The Pips collection, On And On: The Buddha/Columbia Anthology and a compilation of Regina Belle's '80s and '90s material called Show Me The Way: The Columbia Anthology. On And On is a hit-packed 2-CD set

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Regina Belle

SoulMusic Records Round-Up: Spotlight on Thelma Houston, Carrie Lucas, Tower of Power

February 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Periodically this month, we'll be looking at titles released in the latter part of 2018 that we either didn't cover, or only covered briefly, the first time around!  We hope you enjoy this look at "some nice things we've missed"... Cherry Red's SoulMusic imprint has kept busy with an eclectic roster of releases drawn from labels including Motown, Solar, and Columbia.  First up is a set of four albums from the "Don't Leave Me This Way" soul queen Thelma Houston, all originally released on

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Carrie Lucas, Thelma Houston, Tower of Power

Fire In The Belly: Van Morrison Expands 'The Healing Game' With Two Bonus Discs Of Studio and Live Material

February 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Legacy Recordings and Exile Productions are celebrating a late-1990s classic from Van Morrison with a new expanded set.  On March 22, the label will issue The Healing Game: Deluxe Edition in 3-CD and digital formats; these releases will be joined by a single-LP vinyl edition of the original album only. The Healing Game found the artist reconnecting with his R&B roots.  For the sessions, he was joined by such top-flight musicians as James Brown collaborator Pee Wee Ellis (who had first

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Carl Perkins, John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison

Pieces of You [Various Formats]

January 31, 2019 By

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2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited-Edition Blue 2-LP:  Barnes and Noble CD:   Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada With 12 studio albums, four Grammy nominations, and more than 30 million worldwide album sales, acclaimed singer and songwriter Jewel has enjoyed notable career longevity since her entrance onto the scene 25 years ago.  Her 1995 debut, Pieces of You, established Jewel as a bold, new voice of authenticity in the pop landscape.  It was recorded in Neil

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings [Various Formats]

January 31, 2019 By

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5-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5-CD + Shirt:  Craft Recordings Store 8-LP + Shirt:  Craft Recordings Store The year 1958 was a breakout one for saxophone legend John Coltrane.  It marked the year when Coltrane--already well-established as a talented sideman--began to make a name for himself as a solo musician and developed his signature "sheets of sound" style while exploring many other routes. Now, to mark the 70th

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Jazz

OUT TOMORROW! Johnny Mathis and CHIC's "I Love My Lady" Arrives From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

January 31, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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Johnny Mathis was billed on his very first album as "A New Sound in Popular Song."  In the decades since that 1956 debut, the vocalist has always explored new avenues in pop from Latin music to Philly soul.  But the most adventurous of Mathis' 60-plus albums may be the one that got away...until now.  Tomorrow, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will proudly present the first-ever standalone compact disc release of I Love My Lady, the remarkable 1981 album by two American treasures: Johnny

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: CHIC, Johnny Mathis, Nile Rodgers

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