When Allen Toussaint unexpectedly passed away last November at the age of 77 during a European tour, it was reported that the great producer-arranger-composer-pianist had completed one final album. Nonesuch has confirmed the release of American Tunes on June 10, the culmination of one of the most remarkable careers in popular music. American Tunes was recorded at two sets of sessions with producer Joe Henry: solo piano at Toussaint's New Orleans home studio in 2013, and with the rhythm
When You Wish Upon A Star: Walt Disney Records Joins Record Store Day, Offers Online Exclusives
With this year's Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16 rapidly approaching, it's time to highlight the releases from Walt Disney Records. The label is offering up three selections on vinyl for the event and they range from the earliest days of the Walt Disney Company right up to its modern acquisitions. The first up is a new vinyl compilation entitled Disney Favorite Songs. This 8-song LP features songs from the classic and modern Disney repertoire ranging from "When You Wish Upon A Star"
Review: Stealers Wheel on Vinyl: "Stealers Wheel" and "Ferguslie Park"
Intervention Records launched in 2015 with a simple mission statement: "To provide archive-quality LPs of music we love," with the goal that "each record we do must be the single definitive, final version of that album, the one real music lovers will seek out." Happily, the label's early releases have all more than lived up to those lofty goals! The first two albums from Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan's Stealers Wheel might not have been the most expected titles for vinyl reissue in 2016, but
Pet Sounds 50: Various Editions
The Beach Boys' landmark 1966 album Pet Sounds is turning 50, and Capitol/UMe is celebrating with a variety of releases including a 4-CD/1-BD Deluxe Edition featuring the contents of the previous Pet Sounds Sessions box set (newly-remastered) as well as additional studio and live material plus the album and bonus content in high-resolution 5.1 surround and stereo on Blu-ray Audio! 4-CD/1-BD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada 2-CD Deluxe Edition (CD 1 + highlights
I Saw The Light: Music from the Motion Picture
Legacy has a digital download of the soundtrack to the Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light. The album, co-produced by Rodney Crowell, features Tom Hiddleston as Williams performing six songs including "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It," "Hey Good Lookin'," "Jambalaya" and "Why Don't You Love Me." It also features vintage recordings by Eddy Arnold, Eartha Kitt, Jo Stafford, The Delmore Brothers and other artists.
Jack Ashford: Just Productions
When not playing on many of Motown's most renowned records, Funk Brother Jack Ashford carved out a career as one of the Motor City's most prolific producers. Ace's Kent label brings together 24 tracks on Just Productions, part of the label's Producer Series. Just Productions, of course, was also the name of Ashford's label which he founded after Pied Piper folded. Some of the company's productions appeared on their own Sepia, Triple B, Ashford and Awake labels, while others were licensed to
Leon Russell (Hybrid Stereo SACD)
Leon Russell's debut album comes to hybrid stereo SACD (playable on all CD players) from Audio Fidelity for the first time in the United States. Leon Russell features guest turns from George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, Merry Clayton and Clydie King. Tracks include "A Song for You," "Delta Lady" and "Roll Away the Stone."
I'm Just Wild About "Eubie!": Kritzerland Brings Rare Broadway Cast Album to CD
Next month, a new musical begins previews on Broadway with the unlikely title of Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921, and All That Followed. The show chronicles the backstage drama behind the musical Shuffle Along as it broke new ground for African-Americans both on and offstage. The composer was Eubie Blake (1887-1983), whose infectious jazz and ragtime melodies would captivate listeners throughout the whole of the 20th century and make him a popular guest with the
George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison
George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison arrives on 2-CD/BD, 2-CD/DVD, vinyl and DD configurations. This concert salute was filmed on September 28, 2014 (the day after what would have been Harrison's 73rd birthday) at Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre. Produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine, George Fest features an eclectic line-up including Brian Wilson ("My Sweet Lord"), Norah Jones ("Something"), and Ann Wilson ("Beware of Darkness") as well as Dhani himself ("Let It
Cherry Red, SoulMusic Revive Philly Disco Sounds of Anglo-Saxon Brown
The team of Joseph Jefferson and Charles Simmons is best remembered today for their string of memorable songs penned for The Spinners under the aegis of Philadelphia soul maestro Thom Bell: "Mighty Love," "Games People Play," "Love Don't Love Nobody." But like many of the talented artists orbiting the creatively fertile Philly scene of the period, Jefferson and Simmons were multi-faceted. In 1975, Jefferson became involved with Ujima, a Richmond, Virginia-founded band that had previously
Omnivore Readies New Releases From Soul Man Winfield Parker, Jazz Great Maynard Ferguson
Omnivore Recordings continues to heat up winter 2016 with releases coming from R&B titan Winfield Parker and late jazz giant Maynard Ferguson. Throughout his long career which happily continues to this day, Winfield Parker has shared stages with the illustrious likes of James Brown, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Little Richard, Etta James, Carla Thomas and Lloyd Price. Parker began his singing career at Baltimore's Ru-Jac label, one of America's first African-American-owned record
Shoot Me (With Your Love): Tasha Thomas' Disco "Rendezvous" Is Expanded By SoulMusic Records
In recent weeks, SoulMusic Records has kept up its busy slate. Through the Caroline label, SMR has offered up reissues of The Dells' Charles Stepney-produced Cadet album Freedom Means (featuring classics like "One Less Bell to Answer," "If You Go Away" and "Make It with You"), The Dramatics' ABC release Shake It Well (featuring the hit R&B title track) and Evelyn "Champagne" King's 1988 RCA album Flirt. Through Cherry Red Group, SoulMusic has also reissued Tasha Thomas' 1979 Midnight
Review: Alan Price, "Savaloy Dip: Words and Music by Alan Price"
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Alan Price has just about done it all. The founding member of The Animals (and creator of the indelible organ parts on tracks like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "House of the Rising Sun") followed his tenure in that band by refining his craft as a top-flight singer-songwriter and broadening his artistic horizons by scoring films and stage musicals. So perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that one of the prolific Price's projects fell through the
Soul Beat: Ace Collects Previously Unreleased B.B. King
At the time of his death on May 14, 2015 at the age of 89, legendary bluesman Riley B. "B.B." King left behind more than 60 studio and live albums, not to mention countless anthologies drawing on different aspects and time periods of his extraordinary career. Late in the year, though, Ace Records added another key collection to that total with the release of Here's One You Didn't Know About: From the RPM and Kent Vaults. All but two tracks on this 25-song, nearly 80-minute CD are previously
Ooh Baby: Real Gone's March Slate Includes Unreleased Herbie Mann Together with Dave Mason and Mickey Gilley Anthologies Plus Limited Vinyl Reissues
Yesterday we brought you the news of the upcoming Second Disc Records title to be released in conjunction with Real Gone Music: Bobby Darin's Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years anthology. Now we've got the rest of Real Gone's March slate to tell you about and it's as excitingly eclectic as ever! Kicking things off is a CD that should be of great interest to jazz enthusiasts. Herbie Mann is considered one of the greatest jazz flautists ever and was an early proponent of world music.
Thrust (Quadraphonic)
Herbie Hancock's Thrust - the great jazz keyboardist's funky follow-up to the smash Head Hunters - is reissued in its original 4.0 quadraphonic mix on SACD by Audio Fidelity. The 2.0 stereo layer is playable on all CD players.
BREAKING! Bobby Darin's "The Motown Years" Coming In March From Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!
Look out, old Bobby is back! Earlier this week, The Second Disc celebrated its sixth anniversary, and now, we're inviting you to the party! Today, we're thrilled to announce our very first release of 2016. On March 11, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will make a Reissue Theory a reality with a new title from two legendary icons of American popular song: Bobby Darin and Motown Records! Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years is the first-ever anthology dedicated to the
The Glow of Love: Groove Line Records Compiles The Music of Change, Featuring Luther Vandross, More
If ever a group lived up to its name, that group was Change. The brainchild of French-Italian music impresario and producer Jacques Fred Petrus, in collaboration with Italian-based producer/arranger Mauro Malavasi and bassist Davide Romani, Change released six albums between 1980 and 1985. Built on infectiously danceable rhythms, melodic hooks and sublimely soulful vocals, the sound of Change was primarily created by a rotating cast of Italian-based musicians and America-based vocalists.
Hello, I Must Be Going! Deluxe Edition
Phil Collins' 1982 album featuring "You Can't Hurry Love" is expanded with a bonus disc of 11 tracks including demos, rehearsals and live performances.
The Year in Review - The 2015 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z
Happy New Year, and welcome to The Second Disc's Sixth Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! As with every year's awards, our goals are simple: to recognize as many of the year's most essential reissues and catalogue titles as possible, and to celebrate as many of those labels, producers and artists who make these releases happen in an increasingly-challenging retail landscape. The labels you'll read about below have, by and large, bucked the trends to prove that there's still a demand for physical
Dick's Picks Vol. 2: Columbus, OH - 10/31/71
The only single-disc release in Grateful Dead's Dick's Picks series is reissued by Real Gone. This crackling concert features a transcendent "Dark Star" as well as a spirited "Sugar Magnolia," a rare, early-'70s performance of "St. Stephen" (the final live version until 1976) and a great "Not Fade Away"/"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" closer to round out the 59-minute program.
The Complete Jessup Recordings Plus!
Ralph Stanley and his brother Carter formed the Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946 and became big names in the bluegrass scene. When Carter passed away in 1966, Ralph pressed on with the act and were joined around four years later by future country and bluegrass stars Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley due to a chance encounter. The pair joined the Clinch Mountain Boys for three albums on the Jessup label, all of which are collected on the 2-CD, 34 track Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Santa Claus is Comin' To Town: Bruce Springsteen Gifts Free Unreleased Concert Tracks from 1980 Tempe, Arizona Show to Fans as Addition to Box Set
Bruce Springsteen is giving a Christmas gift to his fans. Earlier this month, Springsteen released The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set which contained The River, an alternate version of the album and disc of outtakes. Also included in the box set was a filmed concert from Tempe, Arizona, recorded on November 5, 1980. However, not all of the concert was filmed, so the complete show was not in the box set. Fortunately, the entire audio from the concert was preserved. Now,
Review: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk: Deluxe Edition"
Can an album that sold four million copies be fairly called a cult classic? If the answer is yes, that album would certainly be Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. One of the most willfully unconventional albums ever made, the follow-up to Rumours nonetheless went multi-platinum. Nobody expected the band that had already morphed from blues-rock to the epitome of California pop-rock (and everything in between) to defiantly go the "art-rock" route, yet that's precisely what Mick Fleetwood, John McVie,
Couldn't I Just Tell You: Todd Rundgren and Utopia Concert From 1978 Arrives On CD
With unauthorized live releases proliferating in the E.U. drawn from radio broadcasts of variable quality, it's refreshing to see Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint continue its Todd Rundgren Archive Series featuring concert performances in excellent sound. The latest such release, Live at the Old Waldorf, is drawn from Rundgren and Utopia's Saturday, August 5, 1978 concert at the San Francisco venue. Recorded for KSAN-FM, this release has been remastered from the original ¼-inch stereo
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