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Release Round-Up: Week of August 5

August 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes.  You'll find some

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

On The "Highway to Hell": RPM Collects Bon Scott's Early Music with The Valentines

August 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Valentines Sound Of

The late Bon Scott once topped a list of The 100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time; on another occasion, he was voted fifth on a list of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time.  Such accolades stemmed from Scott's 1974-1980 tenure with AC/DC, the band he was leading at the time of his death in 1980.  But before taking hard rock to the next level with AC/DC and even before going prog with Fraternity, Scott fronted pop groups in his native Australia such as The Valentines.  Their complete

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bon Scott, The Valentines

Kritzerland Takes Flight With "The Red Balloon" World Premiere Release

August 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

The Red Balloon

For its latest release, the Kritzerland label has turned to a classic film in which music is very nearly a central character.  Though it won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, writer-director Albert Lamorisse's 1956 The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) has very little dialogue.  Many scenes of its whimsical story play only with music, and others just with natural sound.  Now, the movie's bewitching score by Maurice Le Roux is coming to disc for the very first time in a two-for-one

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Jean Prodromidès, Maurice Le Roux

Review: "The Monkees: The Complete Series"

August 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

The Monkees The Complete Series

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of The Monkees, yes - but it also marks the same milestone for The Monkees.  Whether on the original NBC broadcasts, twenty years later on MTV or since then on home video, fans have fallen in love with The Monkees.  The television sitcom launched Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith as household names (and faces!) and inspired some of the finest pop music to arrive from any group in the 1960s.  Rhino first released The Monkees as

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets Genre: Pop Tags: The Monkees

All This Time: Sting to Issue Vinyl Box Set

August 2, 2016 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Sting The Studio Collection

Can't get enough of the vinyl resurgence? Looking to bone up on the solo works of Sting ahead of his first rock album in nearly 15 years? A new box set has got you covered. A&M/Interscope will release The Studio Collection, an 11-LP set covering all of Sting's eight solo albums between 1985 and 2013, on September 30. The set, which features meticulously recreated packaging, new vinyl masters cut at Abbey Road Studios and the debuts of both Brand New Day (2000) and Sacred Love (2003) on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Sting

Now, Voyager: Big Break Collects Dexter Wansel's "Philadelphia International Records Anthology"

August 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Dexter Wansel Anthology

Are you ready to blast off?  With the August 5 release of Dexter Wansel's Stargazer: The Philadelphia International Records Anthology 1976-1980, Big Break Records is headed for the stars.  Wansel was one of the brightest lights of PIR's "Mk. II" period, releasing four criminally underrated LPs on the label.  His work as an artist, songwriter, arranger and producer pushed the envelope of Philly soul, bringing in elements of jazz fusion and even progressive rock.  Stargazer brings together all of

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Dexter Wansel

Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)

July 29, 2016 By

David Bowie Who Can I Be Now

David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), the second in the late artist's series of deluxe albums box sets, will contain the following albums plus a 128-page booklet in the CD edition (or 84 pages in the vinyl edition. Diamond Dogs (Remastered) 1-CD David Live (Original Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD David Live (2005 Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD The Gouster (Previously Unreleased as an album) 1-CD Young Americans (Remastered) 1-CD Station to Station (Remastered) 1-CD Station to

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul

Back On The Street Again: Vibe On Records Reissues, Expands Cher's "I Paralyze"

July 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese 24 Comments

Cher I Paralyze

I Paralyze, the seventeenth studio album from the one and only Cher, had all of the earmarks of a hit album.  Her first and only LP for Columbia Records, it boasted a line-up of heavy hitters including producer-songwriters John Farrar (a string of Olivia Newton-John's most beloved hits including "Magic," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You") and David Wolfert (whose credits include Melissa Manchester, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield), songwriter

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Cher

Release Round-Up: Week of July 29

July 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Archies Sugar Sugar Complete

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Archies, Sugar, Sugar: The Complete Albums Collection (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) At long last!  The complete albums of The Archies are being assembled in one 5-CD box set by Cleopatra Records.  You'll find The Archies, Everything's Archie, Jingle Jangle, Sunshine and This Is Love each in a mini-LP replica sleeve, along with a booklet containing new liner notes. Bubblegum never tasted so good as in these top-notch

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, SACD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Blood Sweat and Tears, David Bowie, Gary Wright, Loggins and Messina, The Archies, The Isley Brothers

Groove with You...Live!

July 29, 2016 By

Isley Brothers Groove with You Live

We're incredibly excited and proud to bring this sizzling, swooning and immersive double-album document of The Isley Brothers at the peak of their powers to CD for the very first time!  Groove with You...Live! features powerful renditions of classic hits like "Take Me to the Next Phase," "Summer Breeze" and "Livin' in the Life," recorded live-in-the-studio at Bearsville Sound to reflect the 3+3-era band's set lists of the time, and sweetened by the band to create a "live" presentation! Groove

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Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul

Out On The Run Tonight: Bruce Springsteen to Release Companion Album to Autobiography With 5 Unreleased Tracks

July 28, 2016 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Being in the public eye for over 40 years and being one of the biggest rock stars on the planet for much of that time, there has been much written and documented about Bruce Springsteen - from articles to interviews to documentaries to books.  But despite some of his songs having some personal content, The Boss had never sat down to tell his own story.  Happily, this fall, Springsteen's autobiography Born To Run is released by Simon and Schuster on September 27. Four days before that, on

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

Let There Be More Light: Pink Floyd Announces Massive Box Set Tracing Band's Early Years

July 28, 2016 By Randy Fairman 10 Comments

Pink Floyd Creation

Back in May we told you about Pink Floyd's vinyl reissue campaign for this year.  At the time, there was no word on any further CD reissues.  But all that changed this morning when word came out about what may be the most expansive Pink Floyd project yet:  the 27-disc The Early Years 1965-1972.  Due to be released on November 11 from Pink Floyd Records/Sony, the set contains 6 CD/DVD or Blu-ray book-style packages (which will be released separately) and a 7th "Extra" CD/DVD or Blu-ray package

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Pink Floyd

Towering Twosome: Robinsongs Reissues Jazz-Disco Classics From Lalo Schifrin, Brick

July 28, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Lalo Schifrin Black Widow and Towering

In a career now in its seventh decade, there's little that Lalo Schifrin hasn't accomplished.   The four-time Grammy-winning Argentinean composer-arranger-conductor created one of the most memorable television themes of all time with his "Mission: Impossible," worked with Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley and Sarah Vaughan, scored innumerable films (racking up six Oscar nominations in the process) and released a variety of solo albums for labels including Verve, Tabu and CTI.  Two of his LPs for

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Brick, Lalo Schifrin

Review: Rhonda Ross, "In Case You Didn't Know"

July 27, 2016 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Rhonda Ross In Case You Didnt Know

In Case You Didn't Know: Rhonda Ross has dropped a new release.  The album of that title showcases the singer-songwriter on a set of fourteen potent, original tracks.  Ross, a gifted vocalist with an expressive instrument, has written or co-written every song on the album, and though the CD's exclusive retailer CD Baby categorizes the record as "Jazz Fusion" - calling to mind the liquid soundscapes of Return to Forever or Weather Report - that term only tells part of the artist's story.  The

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Rhonda Ross

Above and Beyond: Varese Brings Papa John Phillips, Wynn Stewart to Vinyl

July 27, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

John Phillips John the Wolfking of LA

For his first solo album - and lone solo LP released during his lifetime - John Phillips was careful not to repeat himself.  With The Mamas and the Papas in the rearview mirror at that moment in time, Papa John reinvented himself as John, The Wolfking of L.A. and surrounded himself with the day's top musicians to craft a beguiling, mellow portrait of Los Angeles circa 1970.  Varese Vintage expanded this one-of-a-kind record on CD in 2006, and has recently issued it on a new 180-gram vinyl

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: John Phillips, The Mamas and The Papas, Wynn Stewart

Lost West End 2

July 26, 2016 By

Lost West End 2

Stage Door Records follows up its popular Lost West End with a second volume of rare songs from forgotten London musicals.  This time out, the 22-track collection features shows from 1970 to 2008:  'Isabel's A Jezebel' (1970), 'Bordello' (1974), 'Jack The Ripper' (1974), 'Maggie' (1977), 'Dean' (1977), 'Fire Angel' (1977), 'After Shave' (1977), 'Drake's Dream' (1977) 'Flowers For Algernon' (1979), 'Wild Wild Women' (1982), 'Blondel' (1984), 'The Importance' (1984), 'Winnie' (1988), 'Moby Dick'

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

Ring of Changes

July 26, 2016 By

Gary Wright and Wonderwheel Ring of Changes

Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings premieres the long-lost 1972 A&M album recorded by "Dream Weaver" Gary Wright and his band Wonderwheel, featuring  guitarist-singer Mick Jones, later of Foreigner, as well as bassist Tom Duffey and drummer Bryson Graham. George Harrison guest stars on this prime slice of classic rock recorded at Apple Studios on Savile Row in London!  This release also includes three bonus tracks - two related singles and one outtake!

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Dream Weaving: Gary Wright's Lost "Ring of Changes" Premieres, Features George Harrison and Mick Jones

July 26, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Gary Wright and Wonderwheel Ring of Changes

In a career spanning seven decades, there's little Gary Wright hasn't accomplished.  Having earned a role on Broadway before hitting his teenage years, the musically-talented New Jersey native moved to London, formed Spooky Tooth, befriended George Harrison, played on hit records from Harrison, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson, and launched his own successful career with smashes like "Dreamweaver" and "Love is Alive."  But one chapter of the Gary Wright story has been long lost: his 1972 album Ring

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Gary Wright, George Harrison, Mick Jones

Let's Go Out Tonight: David Bowie's "Who Can I Be Now" Box Set Arrives In September

July 25, 2016 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

David Bowie Who Can I Be Now

Hot on the heels of last Friday's announcement that the next David Bowie box would include the unreleased album The Gouster, the details of what will be in the box have been released from Parolphone.  Coming on September 23 in CD, vinyl and digital download editions, David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976) will contain the following albums: Diamond Dogs (Remastered) 1-CD David Live (Original Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD David Live (2005 Mix) (Remastered) 2-CD The Gouster (Previously

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: David Bowie

Shake It Up: Hot Shot Offers Hi-NRG On "Shoot Your Shot: The Divine Anthology"

July 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Shoot Your Shot The Divine Anthology

John Waters once called the late Divine his "fearless muse."  The so-called Pope of Trash and People's Pervert noted when speaking of the documentary film about his friend's life, "Who else could convincingly turn from teenage delinquent to mugger, prostitute, unwed mother, child abuser, fashion model, nightclub entertainer, murderess and jailbird, all in the same movie?"  Indeed, Divine's career was an extraordinary, and extraordinarily unlikely, one.  Divine's musical side has been celebrated

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance Tags: Divine

Release Round-Up: Week of July 22

July 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bobby Darin Story

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dio, A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 collects all six studio albums released by Warner Bros. and Reprise in the first decade of the band Dio's soaring career. Formed by Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice after their split from Black Sabbath in 1982, the group first gained prominence with the title track of debut Holy Diver, a staple of MTV and a recurring metal cult

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Bill Wyman, Bobby Darin, Dio, Perry Como, The Allman Brothers Band, Tucky Buzzard, Velvet Crush

RPM Collects Unit 4 + 2 On "Concrete and Clay: The Complete Recordings"

July 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Unit 42 Complete

Unit 4 + 2 still gets airplay today thanks to "Concrete and Clay."  The 1965 single which hit No. 1 on the U.K. Pop charts and No. 28 on the U.S. Hot 100, and inspired covers by everyone from Gary Lewis and the Playboys to They Might Be Giants (including Randy Edelman's hit revival in 1976).  But there was more to the British pop band, as evidenced by RPM's double-CD anthology, Concrete and Clay: The Complete Recordings.    The 43 tracks here hail from 1964-1969 and encompass two albums, an EP

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The Complete BBC Sessions

July 20, 2016 By

Led Zeppelin Complete BBC Sessions

This new collection expands the original double-disc set, from 1997, which was culled from the band's appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. This updated version has been fully and newly remastered under the supervision by Jimmy Page, and expanded with eight unreleased BBC recordings, including three rescued from a previously "lost" session from 1969. Following in the footsteps of Led Zeppelin's acclaimed catalogue reissues, The Complete BBC Sessions will be available in multiple

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Live at The Hollywood Bowl

July 20, 2016 By

Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Since the advent of the compact disc era, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl has been the forgotten stepchild of the Fab Four's legendary catalogue.  That's about to change with the first-ever commercial CD/DD release of the 1977 album on September 9 via Apple/UMe.  The newly-retitled, remixed, remastered and expanded Live at the Hollywood Bowl will arrive one week in advance of the September 16 premiere of director Ron Howard's documentary film Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years which

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

Ticket to Ride: The Beatles' "Live at The Hollywood Bowl" Arrives In September

July 20, 2016 By Joe Marchese 21 Comments

Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Since the advent of the compact disc era, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl has been the forgotten stepchild of the Fab Four's legendary catalogue.  That's about to change with the first-ever commercial CD/DD release of the 1977 album on September 9 via Apple/UMe.  The newly-retitled, remixed, remastered and expanded Live at the Hollywood Bowl will arrive one week in advance of the September 16 premiere of director Ron Howard's documentary film Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years which

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Beatles

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