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Good News: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect Staple Singers' Epic Years on "For What It's Worth"

October 25, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Staple Singers For What Its Worth

Stop, children, what's that sound?  For nearly half a century, the sound of The Staple Singers was one of tremendous power.  Roebuck "Pops" Staples, daughters Cleotha, Mavis, and (sometimes) Yvonne, and son Pervis raised their voices in song to celebrate the Lord, but also to fight for civil rights and espouse messages of positivity and resilience to listeners worldwide.  At Epic Records, the group transitioned from pure gospel and blues to soul and R&B - a move that would take them to the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk, Gospel, R&B/Soul Tags: The Staple Singers

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Red Rose Speedway [Various Formats]

October 24, 2018 By

Wings Red Rose Speedway Packshot

3CD/2DVD/BD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2LP [Remastered Single Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2LP [Remastered Double Album]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2CD [Remastered Single Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) The second 2018 Archive Collection box is dedicated to Wild Life's follow-up, 1973's Red Rose Speedway.  In early 1972, the McCartneys had made the decision to

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Wild Life [Various Formats]

October 24, 2018 By

Wings Wild Life Packshot

3CD/DVD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2LP [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2CD [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) Wild Life was the first Wings album but third overall by McCartney outside the shadow of his famous band.  Paul and his wife Linda teamed up with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Denny Laine to create a relaxed, pastoral album that was

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Hemispheres: 40th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

October 24, 2018 By

Rush Hemispheres

2CD/3LP1/BD Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 1978 album Hemispheres from Canadian rock heroes Rush celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and UMe/Anthem is not letting the occasion go unnoticed.  The classic LP is being reissued on November 16 in a variety of formats including a 2CD/1BD/3LP Super Deluxe Edition, standalone 3LP and

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

No One Seems To Know: Neil Young Announces 1976 Live Acoustic Collection, "Songs For Judy"

October 22, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Neil Young Songs for Judy

Last week, Neil Young wrote in a post on his NYA Times-Contrarian blog that his much-anticipated Archives, Volume 2 box set is set to arrive in May 2019.  While this is welcome news, listeners won't have to wait until spring to hear unreleased, vintage rarities from the artist. On November 30, Neil Young will release Songs For Judy, a 23-track collection of previously unreleased solo acoustic performances from his legendary 1976 tour of the U.S.  The album will first be released on CD and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Neil Young

Rush Revisits "Hemispheres" For 40th Anniversary In Multiple Formats

October 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rush Hemispheres

The 1978 album Hemispheres from Canadian rock heroes Rush celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and UMe/Anthem is not letting the occasion go unnoticed.  The classic LP is being reissued on November 16 in a variety of formats including a 2CD/1BD/3LP Super Deluxe Edition, standalone 3LP and 2CD Deluxe Editions, and a Deluxe Digital Edition. Hemispheres, Rush's sixth studio album, followed A Farewell to Kings, the band's U.K. breakthrough.  Recorded at Rockfield Studios with engineer Terry

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Rush

R.E.M. At The BBC [Various Formats]

October 15, 2018 By

REM at the BBC

R.E.M. at the BBC, collecting the band's performances from 1984=2008, will be available as a super deluxe 8CD/1DVD box set as well as in 2-CD and 2-LP formats.  These sets have been curated from the archives of both the band and the BBC, and are chock full of rare and previously unreleased live and studio recordings of such favorites as "Man on the Moon," "Losing My Religion," and "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Music Vol. 3: Herb Alpert Reimagines The Tijuana Brass

October 12, 2018 By

Herb Alpert Music Vol. 3

Herb Alpert follows up 2017's Music Vol. 1 with a third volume (no word yet on the whereabouts of Vol. 2!).  This time, the prolific trumpeter is revisiting his classic Tijuana Brass songbook with new arrangements of such favorites as "The Lonely Bull," "Spanish Flea" (in a medley with his solo "Rise") and of course, "A Taste of Honey."  Available on CD and digitally.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop

Kate Bush: Vinyl Boxes 3 & 4, CD Box 2

October 11, 2018 By

Kate Bush Remastered 2 Packshot

Vinyl Box 3  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Vinyl Box 4  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) CD Box 2   (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Kate Bush's complete albums discography - plus a smattering of rarities - are coming to CD and vinyl in two waves of releases.  The vinyl albums - comprising all ten of the artist's studio albums - will be released in four separate box sets.  The first two, the 4-LP Vinyl Box 1 and the 3-LP Vinyl Box 2, will be available on

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Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

Kate Bush: Vinyl Boxes 1 & 2, CD Box 1

October 11, 2018 By

Kate Bush Remastered Packshot

Vinyl Box 1 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Vinyl Box 2  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) CD Box 1 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Kate Bush's complete albums discography - plus a smattering of rarities - are coming to CD and vinyl in two waves of releases.  The vinyl albums - comprising all ten of the artist's studio albums - will be released in four separate box sets.  The first two, the 4-LP Vinyl Box 1 and the 3-LP Vinyl Box 2, will be available on

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

We Wish You a Merry Christmas: Andre Kostelanetz, "Bonanza" Releases Coming From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

October 5, 2018 By The Second Disc 13 Comments

Andre Kostelanetz Complete Christmas Albums

Every year, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records' bonanza of Christmas music is as sure a thing as Santa's coming down the chimney!  And this year, there's an actual Bonanza as part of our line-up!  On November 9, we're getting into the holiday spirit with two all-new collections.  First up is Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra's The Complete Christmas Albums, and Andre and co. will be joined by The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa featuring Lorne Greene and the cast of television's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Andre Kostelanetz, Lorne Greene, The Cast of Bonanza

A Deal With God: Kate Bush's Catalogue Remastered For CD, Vinyl Box Sets

October 5, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Kate Bush Remastered Banner

Kate Bush was just nineteen years old when her debut single "Wuthering Heights" topped the U.K. Singles Chart for four weeks in 1978.  Since that time, the singer-songwriter has placed 25 singles within the chart's top 40 and released ten studio albums.  She became the first British solo female artist to top the country's album chart and the first female artist, period, to enter the album chart at No. 1.  Yet despite such accolades, Bush has never wavered from her own, truly singular career

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

Pleased to Meet You: ABKCO Announces Slate of Rolling Stones Reissues Including "Beggars Banquet," "Rock and Roll Circus"

October 3, 2018 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet

ABKCO has announced a host of Rolling Stones projects today in a wide-ranging exclusive with Variety.  First up on October 5 is a restored version of Jean-Luc Godard's film Sympathy with the Devil, on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital.  Coming on November 16 are CD and vinyl reissues of Beggars Banquet, and then, in 2019, the label will reissue The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus in a variety of formats. Director Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless, My Life to Live) spent five days chronicling the Stones

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack

September 19, 2018 By

Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Black Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Glow-in-the-Dark Vinyl LP: Craft Recordings Store CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Emmy-nominated 1966 television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was the third overall for Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts series and the second to be holiday-themed, after A Charlie Brown Christmas.  It earned a whopping 49 share in the ratings and was so successful that CBS re-aired it every year through 2000, with ABC

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Soundtracks

...And Justice For All [Various Formats]

September 19, 2018 By

Metallica And Justice for All Cover

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cassette (Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 11CD/6LP/4DVD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Metallica's fourth studio album celebrates its 30th anniversary with a multitude of formats including a mammoth 11CD/6LP/4DVD box set.  ...And Justice For All was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the death of Cliff

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Hold Your Breath: For Its 30th Anniversary, Metallica Reissues "...And Justice For All" in Multiple Formats Including 21-Disc CD/LP/DVD Box

September 6, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Metallica And Justice for All Cover

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Metallica's fourth studio album ...And Justice For All.  To commemorate the occasion, the group has announced today the reissue of the album in a variety of formats including a gigantic 11 CD/6 LP/4 DVD deluxe box set, all due on November 2.  This follows on from similar reissues of the band's first three albums over the last several years. ...And Justice For All was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the

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

A Long Walk: New Box Set Collects Stax's 1968 Singles, Chronicling Tumultuous Year For The Label

September 5, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Stax 68 A Memphis Story

There have been several reissues this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of individual projects released in 1968.  But Craft Recordings has announced a box set which celebrates an entire year's worth of material with Stax '68: A Memphis Story, due on October 19.  This 5-CD set contains the A- and B-sides of every single released under the Stax Records banner in 1968, including the company's sub-labels, for a total of 120 tracks.  Some tracks are by soul legends like Isaac Hayes, The Staple

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Delaney and Bonnie, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, Johnnie Taylor, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Various Artists, William Bell

Soul and Inspiration: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Continue Johnny Mathis Series with Expanded "The First Time," "Song Sung Blue," and "Me and Mrs. Jones"

September 4, 2018 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Johnny Mathis Me and Mrs. Jones

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to continue the journey through the catalogue of the legendary Voice of Romance, Johnny Mathis, on October 7 with the two latest additions to our ongoing series. First up is an expanded 2-CD release comprising both of the artist's classic albums originally released in 1972: The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) and Song Sung Blue.  These teamed Mathis with renowned producer Jerry Fuller (Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, The Knickerbockers, Mark

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Johnny Mathis

Imagine: Ultimate Collection [Various Formats]

September 4, 2018 By

john lennon imagine

Imagine: Ultimate Collection Super Deluxe Box (4CD/2BD):  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Imagine: Ultimate Collection Deluxe Edition (2CD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Imagine: Ultimate Mixes Deluxe Vinyl (2LP): 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Imagine: Ultimate Mixes (1CD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Lennon's second solo studio album, and arguably his most beloved, is returning from Apple and Capitol in a lavish new 4CD/2BD box

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Review: The Band, "Music from Big Pink: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition"

August 31, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

The house on Parnassus Lane, formerly Stoll Road, in West Saugerties, New York might be one of rock and roll's least likely landmarks, with its unassuming residential façade distinguished only by its pink siding.  But the colorful house bore witness to the birth of some of the greatest songs in American pop history when Bob Dylan and his band - soon to be The Band - recorded "The Basement Tapes" there.  When Capitol Records subsequently signed Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bob Dylan, The Band

Release Round-Up: Week of August 31

August 31, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Chicago II Collectors Edition

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Band, Music from Big Pink [Various Formats] (Capitol/UMe, 2018) Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Pink Vinyl: uDiscoverMusic.com Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Capitol/UMe will reissue The Band's seminal exploration of Americana, Music from Big Pink, on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a

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Categories: Release Round-Up Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Chicago, Depeche Mode, Nick Mason, Pet Shop Boys, Roger Miller, The Band

Just One Lifetime: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Expand Melissa Manchester's "Mathematics" to 2 CDs

August 30, 2018 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Melissa Manchester Mathematics

Melissa Manchester announced her independence from Arista Records when she signed to MCA Records after nearly a decade with Clive Davis' famous label.  At Arista, Manchester had established herself as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her era (or any other!) as well as a first-class pop interpreter.  At MCA, she reinvented herself further by jumping headfirst into the world of dance-oriented synthpop, Hi-NRG, and new wave.  1985's Mathematics bore the period's hallmark of multiple big-name

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Melissa Manchester

Release Round-Up: Week of August 24

August 24, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bob Marley Kaya 40

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Linda Clifford, If My Friends Could See Me Now / Let Me Be Your Woman / Here's My Love / I'm Yours (Blixa Sounds) If My Friends Could See Me Now: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Let Me Be Your Woman: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Here's My Love: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada I'm Yours: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blixa Sounds reissues four albums (three new to CD) from seventies soul/disco

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classical/Opera, Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul, Reggae Tags: Bob Marley, Donna Summer, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Leonard Bernstein, Linda Clifford

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society [Various Formats]

August 21, 2018 By

Kinks Village Green Box Set Cover

5CD/3LP/3-7" Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kinks are going back to the Village Green - and it's grown quite a bit in size!  The band's legendary fifth album, 1968's The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, is reissued from BMG Rights Management in a massive new box set produced by Andrew Sandoval.  The new box

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

Release Round-Up: Week of August 17

August 17, 2018 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Neil Diamond Hot August Night 3

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Diamond, Hot August Night III (Capitol) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Neil Diamond's August 2012 concerts at Los Angeles' Greek Theater marking the 40th anniversary of the original Hot August Night are captured on this new live release which also follows 1987's Hot August Night II and 2009's Hot August Night/NYC (with

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Buck Owens, Donovan, Henry Mancini, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Leonard Bernstein, Neil Diamond, Prince

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