When New York-born, London-settled vocalist Joy Marshall died in November 1968, her obituaries unsurprisingly concentrated on the salacious aspects of her death, which in retrospect, seemed all but inevitable considering the fast lane in which she lived her life. But today, with decades having passed, one can more fairly evaluate Marshall's career solely on her art. Based on the upcoming release due May 18 from Cherry Red's Turtle imprint of When Sunny Gets Blue: Spring '68 Sessions from The
Stage and Screen Short Takes: Kritzerland Reissues Ann-Margret's "Dames," Porter, Monk Revues and More; Stage Door Celebrates "Redhead"
The Kritzerland label has announced a quartet of new releases, including two cast recordings and one film soundtrack. The 1968 off-Broadway production of George Haimsohn, Robin Miller, and Jim Wise's Dames at Sea (a major breakthrough for Bernadette Peters) not only spawned countless productions worldwide, but in 1971, was adapted into a television special. The NBC-TV Bell System Family Theatre broadcast on November 15, co-produced and co-directed by Martin Charnin, boasted an all-star cast
Why Don't We Steal Away: New Blixa Sounds Label Expands Albums by Robbie Dupree, Stephen Bishop
Robbie Dupree's invitation to "Steal Away" on his 1980 Elektra Records self-titled debut earned the singer-songwriter a U.S. top ten hit as well as a Best New Artist Grammy nomination. Now, a new reissue label has launched with expanded editions of Robbie Dupree and his sophomore effort, Street Corner Heroes. This pair of initial releases from Los Angeles-based indie Blixa Sounds celebrates the soft rock sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes known as "yacht rock." The style is
Feed Your Dreams: Rhino To Release Graham Nash Anthology in June Featuring Hits, A Dozen Unreleased Demos
In conjunction with a U.K. and European tour Graham Nash is launching in July (and the 50th anniversary of the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash), Rhino has just announced a new anthology for the legendary artist in a variety of formats. On June 29, the 2-CD, 30 track Over The Years... will be available, as well as a downloadable and streaming version. Following two months later on August 31 will be a 15-track double-LP version of the compilation. The anthology has been put together by
The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition
The Supremes' smash 1967 album featuring "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" gets the 2-CD deluxe treatment, featuring a whopping 52 tracks including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard!
The Happening: "The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland" Expanded Edition Due in June
Love is here... On June 15, Motown/UMe will celebrate the legacy of The Supremes with a new 2-CD Expanded Edition in the long-running series. 1967's The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland will be expanded from 12 tracks to a whopping 52, incorporating rarities, outtakes, live performances, and much more. The Supremes' final album to be completely written by the team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland (with a little help on two songs from "Indiana Wants Me" tunesmith R.
Review: Chicago, "VI Decades Live: This Is What We Do"
This year, Chicago announced a first in their touring history. The band would play their second album, Chicago (or Chicago II), in full, at each concert to mark the group's ongoing 50th anniversary festivities. The celebration has continued via archival releases as well, and following last year's stellar Quadio, Rhino Records has just issued VI Decades Live: This is What We Do, the first-ever box set of live recordings from the band's storied history on four CDs and one DVD. Perhaps
Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks): Grateful Dead's "Anthem" Gets 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition
January 2017 kicked off a massive reissue campaign for Grateful Dead which would see each one of the band's seminal albums reissued 50 years after its original release date in a 2-CD edition with the remastered original album on Disc One, and a bonus disc of previously unreleased live recordings. On July 13 (a few days before the official July 18 anniversary), the second installment in the series arrives to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Anthem of the Sun. In addition to the 2-CD version,
Mondo Deco: Expanded Edition
Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick. The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was the cult favorite band's only full-length LP and has never been on CD before. This expanded edition adds 11 rare and unreleased bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more!
Don't You Want It: Real Gone Debuts, Expands The Quick's "Mondo Deco"
This June, Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick. The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was their only full-length LP and has never been on CD before. Real Gone's new edition, due June 1, adds 11 bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more! The power pop band consisted of Steve Hufsteter (guitar - and writer of most of the material), Danny Benair (drums), Ian Ainsworth (bass),
Barry McGuire & The Doctor
Real Gone has a reissue of the rare and unusual 1971 A&M/Ode album from folk-rock pioneer Barry McGuire and guitar hero Eric Hord, a.k.a. "The Doctor." Hord co-wrote four of the bluesy songs on the album with McGuire and played on all six. The album was produced by Lou Adler and two of McGuire's former New Christy Minstrels bandmates, Nick Woods and Art Podell. Besides Hord, other top-tier musicians on the album include many from the country-rock genre like Chris Hillman (Byrds), "Sneaky"
Dim All The Lights: New Donna Summer Compilation Coming Ahead of Broadway Musical
Last night, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical began previews at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre starring not one, not two, but three actresses as the beloved superstar. The musical directed and co-written by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) chronicles the life of the Boston-born artist from her days touring abroad in Hair to disco stardom to her untimely death in 2012 at the age of 63. While a cast recording has not yet been announced, UMe and Island/Def Jam are collecting 17 of Summer's classics on
Short Takes, Broadway Edition: Kritzerland, Stage Door, Harbinger, Verve Celebrate Classic Musicals with Host of Releases
Fans of cast recordings can look forward to plenty of exciting releases due in the coming weeks! Kritzerland has recently announced two new limited edition titles! First up is a two-for-one release with a pair of classic television specials. NBC's 1973 presentation of Cole Porter in Paris starred Perry Como, Diahann Carroll, Connie Stevens and others in a rousing celebration of the legendary songwriter's work. It was directed by Martin Charnin (Annie) and featured arrangements by Como's
Down By the River: Real Gone Reissues Rare Blues-Rock from Barry McGuire and Roy Buchanan in May
Even though spring is now here, it doesn't feel like it in some parts of the U.S.! As the east coast is hit by its fourth major snowstorm of March, let's look ahead to hopefully warmer days of spring and a pair of Real Gone releases coming out May 4 in the blues-rock genre. First up is Live at Town Hall 1974 from Roy Buchanan. Guitarist Buchanan was famous for playing the Fender Telecaster with an effects-free technique and influencing many other musicians despite never having much solo
Dock of the Bay Sessions
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD Dock of the Bay Sessions is a new reconstruction of an album that never was, built around the song that became America's first posthumous chart-topper and Otis Redding's only No. 1 hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Although it will never be definitively known what Redding had planned for his new LP, Dock of the Bay Sessions collects the recordings Redding made during this final
Nobody I'd Sooner Love: Cherry Red Collects The Paper Dolls' Girl Group Sounds
Pauline Bennett, Sue Marshall, and Susie Mathis - a.k.a. The Paper Dolls - worked their way up the showbiz ranks, from taking second billing to strippers all the way to pop stardom. But despite the success of their debut single "Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A-Tellin' Me No") in 1968, the U.K. girl group had largely faded from view as the 1970s dawned. Happily, Cherry Red's RPM imprint has collected their complete Pye recordings, along with rare solo tracks from "Tiger Sue" (Mathis) on the
Watchin' the Tide Roll Away: Rhino Collects Otis Redding's Final Recordings on "Dock of the Bay Sessions"
Rhino is revisiting the final recordings of Otis Redding on a new set due on May 18. Dock of the Bay Sessions is the label's reconstruction of an album that never was, built around the song that became America's first posthumous chart-topper and Redding's only No. 1 hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." That song, produced and co-written by Steve Cropper, reached the pop zenith 50 years ago this Friday, March 16, 1968. Following his blazing performance in June 1967 at the Monterey Pop
Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of The Flaming Lips
This single-CD compilation features 19 tracks from the first iteration of the band. It spotlights the music recorded by the band's original lineup including leader Wayne Coyne's brother Mark on vocals. It includes the band's first and second cassette demos plus their 1984 debut EP, newly remastered from the original analog tapes. This is the first time these seminal recordings have been collected in one place. Showcasing the band's influences, the set is peppered with covers such as The
Don't Fear The Reaper: Real Gone's Record Store Day Lineup Includes Tim Buckley, Harry Nilsson, Blue Oyster Cult and The Rascals
As we continue our look through this year's upcoming Record Store Day releases, here is what Real Gone Music will be offering on April 21 at your local record store! Tim Buckley, Live at the Troubadour - 2-LP 12" Clear Vinyl First appearing on CD in 1994, this album is drawn from Tim Buckley's September 3 and September 4, 1969 shows at West Hollywood's famed Troubadour. Buckley was joined by Lee Underwood on guitar, Carter C.C. Collins on congas, John Balkin on bass, and Art Trip on
Mixed Up, Torn Down: Releases from The Cure, Madonna, Miles Davis and More Form Rhino's Record Store Day 2018 Schedule
Rhino isn't holding back this Record Store Day, planning more than 30 special vinyl releases for Saturday, April 21, to be sold at all participating retailers. Interestingly, several releases are companion pieces to recent general reissues, offering bonus content from different re-releases and box sets as standalone vinyl. Several singles and oddities are in the mix, from a 12" of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy," to a rare "short version" of Prince's 1999, featuring only seven tracks from the
Someday, Somehow: Real Gone Readies Limited Vinyl Soundtracks to "Commando," "Tank Girl," "Something's Gotta Give" and "MST3K: The Return" for April
Real Gone is kicking off its April release slate with a quartet of limited edition soundtrack vinyl releases, and we've got the details for you right here. All titles are due on April 6. First up is the score to 1985's Commando which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was directed by Mark Lester. Schwarzenegger plays Special Forces Colonel John Matrix, who is forced into a fight with a South American dictator when his daughter is kidnapped. The actor was cementing his place as one of the
Where Do I Begin: Quartet Preps 'Love Story,' 'Silence of the Lambs' and More for Latest Expanded Soundtrack Slate
The Oscars are almost upon us, and soundtrack label Quartet Records recently announced four archival score titles all tied with winning Academy Awards across the '70s, '80s and '90s. The oldest title is also the only of the four which actually earned a trophy for Best Original Score: the 1970 drama Love Story. An adaptation of sorts of a bestselling romance novel by Erich Segal (who turned his screenplay into a novel at Paramount Pictures' request to drum up anticipation for the film), Love
VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do)
Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This set includes two complete concerts - The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on DVD - plus two discs of concert highlights.
Good Rockin' Tonight: Soundtrack to New Elvis Documentary Announced
A new Elvis Presley documentary is heading to television screens this April, and an accompanying soundtrack album will arrive in a variety of formats that same month from Legacy Recordings and RCA Records. Elvis Presley: The Searcher, directed by Emmy and Grammy winner Thom Zimny and written by author/journalist Alan Light, traces the artistic evolution of the artist from his R&B and country beginnings through his final Jungle Room recording sessions at Graceland. The three-hour, two-part
Love...Thy Will Be Done: Cherry Pop Expands Martika, Andrew Ridgeley Titles in January
Cherry Pop is returning to the early days of the 1990s with expanded editions from the small discographies of two beloved artists: Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!, and Martika. After breaking up Wham! in 1986, George Michael graduated to bona fide solo superstar, while his musical partner Andrew Ridgeley had largely shunned the spotlight to pursue other interests such as acting and motor racing. By 1990, however, Ridgeley was ready to return to music. The result was Son of Albert, his only solo
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