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In The Mood: Rollofone Label Celebrates Glenn Miller On New Album Of 78 RPM Records

February 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Glenn Miller Swing for the Jukebox

The vinyl revival has certainly brought its fair share of unexpected projects on 33 and 45...but how about 78 RPM?  Rollofone Records, a Texas-based independent label, recently announced plans to reissue ten sides from the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra as a limited edition album of five 78 RPM records entitled Swing for the Jukebox. Featuring Miller's signature "Moonlight Serenade" as well as the era-defining, chart-topping "In the Mood" and "Tuxedo Junction" and other hits like

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Bowie at the Beeb

February 22, 2016 By

Bowie at the Beeb Vinyl Box

With this 4-LP vinyl box set, the late David Bowie's original BBC radio sessions from 1968-1972 arrive on vinyl for the first time.  The 39-track set comes in a lift-off lid box and features a full-color 20 page booklet. This vinyl version features the Bowie/Mick Ronson duo performance of "Oh! You Pretty Things" from the Sounds of the 70s Bob Harris session, broadcast in September 1971, which was previously exclusive to the Japanese release of the CD.   Another special bonus is the world

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection

February 22, 2016 By

Todd Rundgren Complete Bearsville

This compact box set brings together Todd Rundgren's 11 Bearsville albums (including the live Back to the Bars) on 13 CDs, spanning the period between 1970's Runt and 1982's The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect.  All are housed in mini-LP jackets with original artwork and original tracklistings only.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia

February 22, 2016 By

Three Degrees Strategy

SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red present The Three Degrees' thirteenth studio album, and first since 2009.  Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia brings the vocal trio (now consisting of Helen Scott, Valerie Holiday and Freddie Pool) full circle with a selection of their favorite songs from the golden age of Philly soul and disco including "Love Train," "Disco Inferno" and "Me and Mr. Jones."

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul

Analog Spark Breathes New Life Into Three Classic Broadway Cast Recordings

February 19, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

West Side Story OBC

Curtain up!  Analog Spark, the audiophile imprint of Razor and Tie, has brought back the luster of yesteryear with a trio of reissues from the days when people dressed up to go to the theatre.  The label has given the Original Broadway Cast Recordings of My Fair Lady, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof the deluxe treatment on 180-gram vinyl, and indeed, one would be hard-pressed to think of three titles more worthy of the presentation. Fair Lady, Fiddler and West Side all reveal

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Alan Jay Lerner, Arthur Laurents, Chita Rivera, Frederick Loewe, Jerry Bock, Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Sondheim, Zero Mostel

Release Round-Up: Week of February 19

February 19, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Yvonne Elliman Night Flight and Yvonne

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up with titles from legends of pop, jazz, country and more! Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto '76 (Resonance) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In 1976, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto reunited at San Francisco's Keystone Korner alongside pianist Joanne Brackeen, bassist Clint Houston and drummer Billy Hart.  Their never-before-released set arrives in lavish fashion from Resonance Records on CD and vinyl.  The deluxe CD includes a

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD Genre: Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Broughton, Buck Owens, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Tammy Wynette, Yvonne Elliman

Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha

February 19, 2016 By

a ha Time and Again

This newest a-ha compilation offers up a 2-CD set with a twist.  It contains a single disc of 19 hits across the band's entire catalogue (including "Under the Makeup," the lead single from last year's new album Cast in Steel) and a bonus disc of 16 remixes.  Almost half the remixes - many of which are based on tracks that don't appear on the hits disc ("Minor Earth Major Sky," "Velvet," "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" and more) - appeared on various CD singles

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

In Concert

February 19, 2016 By

Fleetwood Mac In Concert

This 3-LP concert album features 22 live recordings from Fleetwood Mac's 1979-1980 tour, originally presented in December on the Tusk Deluxe Edition box set, for the very first time on vinyl.  The music heard on In Concert was recorded at four stops (Wembley, Tucson, St. Louis, Omaha) during the band's 111-show world tour promoting Tusk.  This release has been pressed on 180-gram vinyl with Tusk-inspired artwork, and its three LPs will be housed in a tri-fold jacket.  

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Essential Stephen Sondheim

February 19, 2016 By

Essential Sondheim

The new 2-disc Essential Stephen Sondheim gathers 29 tracks penned by the renowned composer-lyricist spanning the period from West Side Story through Passion.  The compilation features material under the Sony umbrella (Columbia, RCA) from various original cast recordings, soundtracks and concert presentations.

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

For Whom The Bell Tolls: Metallica Catalogue Project Begins with Two Deluxe Box Sets

February 18, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Metallica Kill Em All

Years after Metallica took control of their own masters through their Blackened Records imprint, the metal masters will begain a super deluxe rollout of their classic hard rock albums. The band announced details for extensive reissues of their first two albums, Kill 'Em All (1983) and Ride the Lightning (1984), vault-clearing affairs that offer the remastered original albums alongside rare and unreleased B-sides, demos, rough mixes and video footage across CD, DVD and vinyl. Altogether, there

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock Tags: Metallica

Go Your Own Way: Fleetwood Mac's "In Concert" Gets Standalone Vinyl Release

February 18, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Fleetwood Mac In Concert

Last December, Fleetwood Mac expanded its seminal album Tusk to box set proportions.  Among the material premiering on the Tusk: Deluxe Edition was an all-new 2-CD concert album featuring 22 previously unreleased live recordings from the band's 1979-1980 tour. On March 4, Fleetwood Mac: In Concert will arrive for the first time as a stand-alone vinyl release.  Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with Tusk-inspired artwork, its three LPs will be presented in a tri-fold jacket. The music heard on In

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Fleetwood Mac

Love Is: Robinsongs Reissues A Quiet Storm Pair from Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly

February 17, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Maze Silky Soul Two Fer

Frankie Beverly began his recording career in his native Philadelphia, but it wasn't until he took his band Raw Soul to San Francisco that the group began to pick up steam.  With the support of Marvin Gaye, Raw Soul became Maze, one of the biggest proponents of the "quiet storm" sound.  Late last year, Cherry Red's Robinsongs label reissued the final two albums by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Silky Soul and Back to Basics - as one 2-CD set with bonus tracks. Gaye reportedly came up with

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Maze

Review: JD Souther, "Black Rose" and "Home By Dawn" Expanded Editions

February 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

JD Souther Home by Dawn

Omnivore Recordings continues to mine one of the great underrated catalogues in contemporary pop-rock with two more titles from singer-songwriter JD Souther.  Black Rose (1976) has been joined on compact disc by Home by Dawn (1984) with both titles splendidly remastered and featuring previously unreleased bonus tracks.  These definitive reissues aren't to be missed. The wide-ranging Black Rose, originally released on Asylum Records, remains Souther's most diverse and expansive musical

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: JD Souther

They Are Family: BBR Reissues, Expands Sister Sledge's Debut "Circle of Love"

February 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Sister Sledge Circle of Love

"We Are Family" catapulted Sister Sledge to stardom in 1979, but while the uplifting anthem was a breakthrough, it wasn't a beginning.  Philadelphia-based Kathy Sledge and her three older sisters Debbie, Joni and Kim had been recording for Atlantic Records since 1973 when all four members were still teenagers.  In 1975, Sister Sledge's first album, Circle of Love, was released.  This lost gem has been previously released on CD in a bare-bones version, but Cherry Red's Big Break Records label has

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Sister Sledge

Milan Records Rebuilds "Terminator" for CD and LP

February 12, 2016 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

The Terminator OST

He said he'd be back! Milan Records will reissue Brad Fiedel's long out-of-print score to The Terminator on LP and CD this spring. James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi/noir film about a cyborg sent back through time to kill the mother of a man who'd save humanity after a nuclear apocalypse and artificial intelligence uprising remains a high watermark of the genre. With a captivating mythology, groundbreaking makeup effects by Stan Winston Studio and command performances by Linda Hamilton, Michael

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Brad Fiedel

Release Round-Up: Week of February 12

February 12, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Barbara Mandrell This Time

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up featuring the lost songs of a country-pop superstar, two more entries into an underrated SoCal songbook, new music from veteran artists, and much more! Barbara Mandrell, This Time I Almost Made It: The Lost Columbia Masters (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) We all know Barbara Mandrell did make it...as one of the most successful country crossover superstars of all time.  Now, Real Gone has rescued the legendary

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Charles Bukowski, Dion, J.D. Souther, Marty Balin, Maynard Ferguson, Paul Carrack

Everything's Coming Up Roses: Masterworks Broadway's Winter Slate Highlighted by "Essential Sondheim," "Sweet Charity" and "Kismet"

February 11, 2016 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Essential Sondheim

While the months of January and February are usually down times on Broadway, Sony's Masterworks Broadway is keeping things going during the winter by announcing a quartet of musical theater titles to be released between now and March. The most expansive release, due February 26, is another entry in Sony's long-running Essential series: The Essential Stephen Sondheim.  Sondheim, of course, needs no introduction to musical theater aficionados.  Perhaps the most acclaimed theatrical

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Bernadette Peters, Cy Coleman, George Wright and Robert Forrest, Julian Slade, Juliet Prowse, Rita Moreno, Stephen Sondheim

Cry Wolf: New a-ha Compilation Combines Hits, Remixes on Two Discs

February 11, 2016 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

a ha Time and Again

Last year was chock full of reissue news for fans of a-ha, with a 30th anniversary edition of the band's landmark debut Hunting High and Low and reissues of the band's third, fourth and fifth albums for Warner Bros. Records. This all came alongside a surprise brief reunion of the Norwegian trio, five years after their 2010 dissolution, for a new album and subsequent tour of Europe. With that tour set to kick off in Russia on March 6, the band have announced another compilation, Time and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: a-ha

UPDATE: Lose That Long Face: "Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen" Premieres New-to-CD Tracks, Unearths Lost Recording

February 10, 2016 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen

UPDATE 2/10/16: Whether imploring those around her to "Get Happy" or dreaming of a place "Over the Rainbow," Judy Garland gave some of the most immortal performances of her career (and indeed, of the whole of popular music as well as film) with the songs of Harold Arlen.  In Arlen's sophisticated yet blues-based melodies, Garland found the perfect expressions in which to bare her soul, alternately with vulnerability, tenderness, desperation and joy.  Now, JSP Records, the label which has

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Harold Arlen, Judy Garland

Review: The Monkees, "Classic Album Collection" and "The Cereal Box Singles"

February 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

Monkees Classic Album Collection

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the first time Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork first hit TV screens and record sleeves as The Monkees, and indeed, it's shaping up to be an auspicious year.  In advance of the restored Blu-ray premiere of The Monkees' television show, new album Good Times! and a tour featuring Dolenz and Tork, Rhino has released The Monkees 50: Classic Album Collection, a 10-disc box set collecting the original version of every one of the band's Colgems

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, The Monkees

When I Say Groove: Ace Explores "Detroit Soul," "South Texas Rhythm 'n' Soul" On Recent Compilations

February 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dave Hamiltons Detroit Soul 2

When it comes to chronicling the various regional iterations of rock and soul, Ace Records has few equals.  The U.K. label's Kent imprint has two recent, rarities-packed collections touching on two American locales and their contributions to popular music. Dave Hamilton's Detroit Soul Volume Two brings together 24 tracks spanning the 1960s-1980s from Hamilton's small but prolific Motor City studios.  Hamilton had been a presence on the Detroit musical landscape since the late 1940s, and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Carolyn Franklin, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Ronnie Milsap, Various Artists

An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz

February 6, 2016 By

Peter and Micky

An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz captures the candid, intimate conversations between the rock legends recorded earlier this year.  The first CD in this splendid new package presents the conversation from January 7 recorded at Westbury, New York's The Space at Westbury; the second has the pair's evening at Montclair, New Jersey's Memorial Auditorium recorded on January 9.  Each off-the-cuff chat features different showbiz tales from the engaging pair, peppered with memories of their

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen

February 6, 2016 By

Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen

The 2-CD set Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen traces the partnership between the singer and composer with 45 recordings made between 1938 and 1968 in the studio, on film, radio and in concert.  Four tracks are completely new to CD, including a newly-discovered A Star is Born pre-recording of the complete version of "Lose That Long Face."  Our very own Joe Marchese has contributed an essay to this definitive, first-of-its-kind collection.  Joe's essay joins the sleeve notes and discography by

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

Love to Love: The Monkees Announce New Album "Good Times!" Coming In June

February 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

Monkees Good Times

The Monkees turn 50 this year - and the celebration is just getting bigger and bigger!  Rhino has already released two titles in conjunction with the label's Start Your Ear Off Right campaign, The Classic Album Collection and The Cereal Box Singles (watch this space for reviews soon!), and the eagerly-awaited Blu-ray box set of the classic television show is due on April 29.  Today, Rhino and Micky Dolenz took to Rolling Stone to confirm more big news: the first new Monkees album in 20 years. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, The Monkees

Release Round-Up: Week of February 5

February 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Elton Wonderful Crazy Night

Welcome to February's first Release Round-Up! Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night (Island/UMe) Deluxe Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sir Elton returns with his 32nd studio album!  Featuring his longtime band and production by T Bone Burnett, Wonderful Crazy Night returns Elton to his upbeat, piano

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Chicago, Doug Sahm, Elton John, Grateful Dead, Ides of March, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Nancy LaMott, Ralph Stanley, The Circle Jerks

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