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Rhinestone Cowboy: 40th Anniversary Edition

January 27, 2015 By

Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy

Capitol Nashville remasters and expands Glen Campbell's smash 1975 album with five bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased "Quits," two rare new-to-U.S.-CD single sides and remixes of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop

Shadows in the Night

January 27, 2015 By

Bob Shadows

It's not a catalogue title, but it's one of the most intriguing of the year nonetheless - Bob Dylan's 36th studio album and first dedicated to the Great American Songbook.  Recorded at Capitol Studios, Shadows in the Night features ten Dylan interpretations of songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra and written by Irving Berlin, Cy Coleman, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh, and others including the Chairman himself ("I'm a Fool to Want You").

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

What's a Matter Baby: RPM Rounds Up Timi Yuro Rarities

January 27, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Timi Yuro Rarities

The late Rosemary “Timi” Yuro, a.k.a. “the little girl with the big voice,” is still fondly remembered today by music aficionados for her full-throated rendition of “Hurt,” a No. 4 Pop/No. 2 Easy Listening hit in 1961. Signed at first to Liberty Records, Timi went on to record a number of other hits including Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “The Love of a Boy” (No. 44 Pop, 1962) and producer Clyde Otis and Joy Byers’ "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?)” (No. 12 Pop, 1962). Through two

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Timi Yuro

Release Round-Up: Week of January 27

January 27, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rainbow A Light

Johnny Mathis, You Light Up My Life/Mathis Magic and The Best Days of My Life (Funky Town Grooves) You Light Up My Life/Mathis Magic: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Best Days of My Life: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Funky Town Grooves has not one, but two, releases from the legendary Johnny Mathis!  You Light Up My Life (1978) joins the never-before-on-CD Mathis Magic (1979) on one disc, while FTG's The Best Days of My Life expands the 1979 album with five bonus tracks, two of which are

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Johnny Mathis, Johnny Winter, Paul Glass, Rainbow, Ron Nagle, Rush, T Rex, The Shadows of Knight, The Standells

Harmless Readies Massive 10-Disc "Northern Soul Time Capsule"

January 26, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Hot on the heels of the 2014 release of the film Northern Soul and its soundtrack, Demon Music Group’s Harmless Records imprint is celebrating the R&B subgenre with what’s likely its most exhaustive chronicle ever: the 8-CD/2-DVD box set The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule. This massive set, due on February 16, has been co-compiled by Harmless’ chief and 1970s Northern Soul DJ Ian Dewhirst, and features diverse tracks from artists including The Spinners, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Various Artists

Fly by Night (Blu-ray Pure Audio)

January 25, 2015 By

Rush Fly by Night BD

This Blu-ray Pure Audio edition of Rush's 1975 sophomore LP features the original album in high-resolution stereo and surround mixes previously only available on DVD-A as part of the Sector 1 box set.

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio Genre: Classic Rock

Live 1966

January 24, 2015 By

Shadows of Knight Live

Sundazed has 16 tracks of raw garage rock from The Shadows of Knight ("Gloria") recorded at Chicago-area venue The Cellar in 1966, including three previously unreleased tracks!

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Invitation to Openness

January 23, 2015 By

Invitation

Omnivore revisits a soul-jazz classic with this expanded reissue of pianist Les McCann's 1972 Atlantic album.  Invitation features one continuous 26-minute improvisation featuring Yusuf Lateef, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, and Alphonse Mouzon.  This reissue adds new liner notes by Peter Relic based on interviews with the album's key personnel including producer Joel Dorn before his death, and boasts one bonus track - a live version of McCann favorite "Compared to What?" with Buddy Guy on

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz

Nothing More: The Collected Fotheringay

January 22, 2015 By

Fotheringay

This 3 CD/1 DVD box set promises to be "the most comprehensive compilation yet of the group's recordings," including original album tracks, demos, alternate takes, previously unreleased live recordings and, for the first time, the official release of the seven existing tracks which Fotheringay recorded in session for BBC radio. The final disc, a DVD, has the four songs recorded by the group for German TV show Beat Club, effectively doubling the existing footage of Sandy Denny in performance. Two

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

The Legacy Collection: Pinocchio

January 22, 2015 By

Pinocchio

The classic 1940 animated film Pinocchio celebrates its 75th anniversary in style with this Legacy Collection volume featuring the complete original soundtrack on Disc One, plus three newly-recorded "Lost Chords" and five bonus tracks performed by Cliff Edwards, a.k.a. Jiminy Cricket.

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Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks

Unicorn

January 21, 2015 By

T Rex Unicorn

Tyrannosaurus Rex's third album Unicorn, from 1969, continued the duo's association with producer Tony Visconti, and introduced such favorites as "Iscariot," "Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)" and "The Misty Coast Of Albany." This new 2-CD gatefold Deluxe Edition contains the mono 2014 remaster of the original album on CD 1, plus copious bonus material including non-album single A and B-sides; 5 songs recorded for John Peel's Top Gear; and 3 songs previously only available on the 20th Century

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk

Unbroken Chain: Rhino Celebrates 50 Years of Grateful Dead with New 2-CD Anthology

January 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Best of Grateful Dead

“What a long, strange trip it’s been,” asserted the Grateful Dead on 1970’s American Beauty. It’s doubtful that the band members could have imagined that the long, strange trip would still be continuing in 2015 – 45 years after “Truckin’” and 50 years after Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann first came together. 50th anniversary plans have recently been revealed including a documentary from director Amir Bar-Lev and executive producer Martin Scorsese and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Grateful Dead

Magnificent! Esoteric Revisits The Moody Blues' Debut With Lavish 2-CD Expanded Edition

January 21, 2015 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Magnificent Moodies

Fifty years ago this coming July, Decca released the modestly-titled The Magnificent Moodies, the first long-player from Birmingham band The Moody Blues.  It would prove to be the only album release for the original quintet, but the Moodies – including founding member Graeme Edge – are still going strong today.  The group’s landmark 50th has recently been marked by Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint with the reissue of The Magnificent Moodies in a deluxe, 2-CD mini-box set format. The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Moody Blues

Midnight Special: Folkways Celebrates Lead Belly With New Box Set

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Lead Belly Box

Happy Birthday to Huddie Ledbetter, a.k.a. "Lead Belly," born today in 1888! How many songwriters could say that their songs have been recorded by The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Nirvana? Had he lived longer, Huddie William Ledbetter (1888-1949) could have. Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, endured a difficult life – including various stays in jail – to introduce or adapt to the Great American Songbook tunes that are still well-known today such as “The Midnight Special,” “Goodnight, Irene,”

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk Tags: Lead Belly

Review: Jellyfish, "Bellybutton" and "Spilt Milk" Deluxe Editions

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

jellyfish bellybutton

Omnivore Recordings has come out swinging in 2015! With the long-anticipated deluxe reissues of Jellyfish’s two studio albums finally here, the label has set a high bar for sheer pop ecstasy. While the band is often tagged as “power pop” – which is not altogether inaccurate – these two 2-CD sets make a strong case that Jellyfish was so much more. In his liner notes for this deluxe revival of 1990 debut Bellybutton (OVCD-5), author Ken Sharp points out that “everyone from Queen to Henry

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Jellyfish

Release Round-Up: Week of January 20

January 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

jellyfish milk2

Jellyfish, Bellybutton and Spilt Milk (Omnivore) Bellybutton: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Spilt Milk: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Here are the deluxe editions that fans of the cult '90s pop revivalists have been waiting for!  A total of 51 bonus tracks are spread across these freshly-remastered reissues of Jellyfish's two studio albums.  Look for Joe's review later today! Universal Togetherness Band, Universal Togetherness Band (Numero Group) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Numero

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Jellyfish, King Crimson, Red Garland, Tony Bennett, Universal Togetherness Band

All This and World War II

January 19, 2015 By

All this and WWII

Culture Factory presents a limited edition mini-LP replica edition on CD of the soundtrack to the 1976 documentary film featuring an all-star array of musicians performing Beatles songs.  Previously available on CD from Hip-o Select, the double-disc album includes tracks by Elton John, Jeff Lynne, The Bee Gees, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Peter Gabriel and more!

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks

Ella, Satchmo, Aretha, Miles and The Merm Featured On Starbucks' "Fascinating Gershwin"

January 19, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Fascinating Gershwin

When The Library of Congress established a Prize for Popular Song in 2007, one name was affixed to it: Gershwin. With no disrespect to Messrs. Berlin, Porter, Rodgers and company, George and Ira’s surname is synonymous with the gold standard in American popular song. The recipients of the award to date – Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King and Billy Joel – have all followed in the Gershwins’ footsteps of marrying smart, sophisticated and incisive

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Aretha Franklin, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis

Live At The Orpheum

January 19, 2015 By

King Crimson Orpheum

Released to coincide with the 46th anniversary of King Crimson's formation in January 1969, Live At The Orpheum features performances from the band's critically acclaimed, sold-out 2014 US tour.  Available as a CD/DVD-A set (with high-resolution 96/24 stereo on the DVD-A) or on heavyweight 200 gram vinyl, this release premieres 41 minutes of live music from the current seven-piece iteration of King Crimson.  Includes "Starless," "Sailor's Tale," "The Letters" and more as recorded on September 30

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Formats: CD, DVD-Audio, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Souvenirs: Raven Compiles Best of Foghat, Four Albums from John Prine

January 19, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Foghat Drivin Wheels

The Raven Records label closed out its 2014 with a pair of double-CD sets reliving the seventies – one, a retrospective of Foghat’s first decade, and another, a complete collection of John Prine’s first four albums. Foghat’s Drivin’ Wheels: Best of 1972-1982 brings together 32 tracks from the FM radio titans, spanning the period of 1972-1982 and culled from ten studio and live albums.  The blues-rock band was founded in Manchester, England in 1971 by three Savoy Brown expatriates –

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Foghat, John Prine

Swingin' on the Korner: Live at Keystone Korner

January 18, 2015 By

Red Garland Korner

This 2-CD or 3-LP set features previously unissued live recordings by the late, great jazz pianist Red Garland, recorded at San Francisco's Keystone Korner. Garland is joined by bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Philly Joe Jones on these 16 tracks totaling over 150 minutes of music.  These recordings, taken from the soundboard the week of December 6, 1977, mark the only time this trio ever performed or recorded together.  The 2-CD set adds a 44-page booklet containing new liner notes from Nat

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Jazz

Exposure: Deluxe Edition

January 17, 2015 By

Expose Exposure

1987's Exposure from the Freestyle dance-pop trio Exposé lived up to its title, with a total of seven singles lifted from the album including hits "Point of No Return," (US #5, 1987), "Come Go with Me" (US #5, 1987), "Let Me Be the One" (US # 7, 1987), and "Seasons Change" (US #1, 1987). With these hits, Exposé became the first female group ever to have four Top 10 singles from a debut album make the Billboard Hot 100. This 2-CD edition adds 19 bonus tracks to the original 10-song sequence -

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop

Taken By Love: Numero Rediscovers Universal Togetherness Band's Funky Sounds

January 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Universal Togetherness Band1

Numero Group – the top purveyors of obscure yet irresistible pop, rock, soul and beyond – kicks off 2015 with a January 20 release from Chicago’s Universal Togetherness Band. The self-titled release (Numero No. 057) will arrive on CD and vinyl, and as a digital download. The label has explained the story behind frontman Andre Gibson’s Universal Togetherness Band. Between 1979 and 1982 – a time of sweeping change for R&B, with lush disco ceding to lithe, electronic sounds – the group

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Universal Togetherness Band

A Light in the Black

January 16, 2015 By

Rainbow A Light

This 5-CD/1-DVD retrospective box set anthologizes the Polydor years of Ritchie Blackmore's hard rock band Rainbow.  Previously unreleased live recordings, outtakes, rehearsals and alternate mixes populate this set along with hits and album cuts for a total of 58 tracks on CD.  The DVD features the band's famed 1980  "Monsters of Rock" performance as aired on BBC-TV.  As compiled by Blackmore expert Andy Francis, the label promises that this set "presents the story of the band though words,

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

Sparkle in the Rain (Super Deluxe Edition)

January 16, 2015 By

Simple Minds Box

1983's Sparkle In The Rain. from Scottish band Simple Minds, began a beloved run of three consecutive No. 1 albums in the U.K. for Simple Minds, thanks in part to such hit singles as "Waterfront," "Up on the Catwalk" and "Speed Your Love To Me.". This new 4CD / 1DVD Super Deluxe Box Set version has been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios.  It expands that album to massive size, adding rare B-sides and extended mixes; BBC sessions; and a previously unreleased Glasgow Barrowlands concert.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock

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