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Standing Room Only

March 21, 2018 By

Frank Sinatra Standing Room Only

This new 3-CD, book-style box set features rare or previously unreleased live concerts from three decades of Frank Sinatra's storied career, including the January 28. 1966 second show with The Count Basie Orchestra and conductor Quincy Jones at The Sands in Las Vegas, making its CD debut; and two previously unreleased shows: October 7, 1974 at Philadelphia's Spectrum, and October 24, 1987 at Dallas' Reunion Arena.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Luck Be a Lady: Unreleased Sinatra Concerts Arrive on "Standing Room Only"

March 16, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Frank Sinatra Standing Room Only

Spring's about to get a lot more swingin', thanks to an upcoming release from the one and only Chairman of the Board.  On May 4, Capitol Records and UMe will drop Frank Sinatra: Standing Room Only, a new 3-CD collection of rare or previously unreleased live concerts from three decades of the great man's storied career. This set begins with the January 28. 1966 second show with The Count Basie Orchestra and conductor Quincy Jones at The Sands in Las Vegas.  This concert is making its CD debut,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Frank Sinatra

Release Round-Up: Week of March 16

March 16, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Andrew Lloyd Webber Platinum Collection

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked - The Platinum Collection (Polydor/UMC) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Let the memory live again!  Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates his 70th birthday and provocative new memoir Unmasked with this 4-CD, 71-track box set of the same name.  The career-spanning anthology features many of the composer's most famed songs from Phantom of

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Gospel, Pop Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Spirit, The Oak Ridge Boys

Almost Like A Song: Morello Collects Four Ronnie Milsap Albums on 2-CD Set

March 14, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Ronnie Milsap Almost Like a Song Four Fer

As one of the biggest country music stars of the 1970s and 1980s, Ronnie Milsap has had many compilations devoted to his career.  Recently, Cherry Red imprint Morello records released a 2-CD set featuring four of Milsap's albums from 1977 to 1980: It Was Almost Like A Song, Only One Love In My Life, Images and Milsap Magic.  It was during this period when Milsap began to experience his greatest successes as a crossover artist. By the time of 1977's It Was Almost Like A Song, Ronnie Milsap had

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Ronnie Milsap

Nobody I'd Sooner Love: Cherry Red Collects The Paper Dolls' Girl Group Sounds

March 14, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Paper Dolls Something Here in My Heart

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

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: The Paper Dolls

Review: Isaac Hayes, "Hot Buttered Soul," "Shaft" and "Black Moses" Reissues

March 13, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Shaft OST

As a songwriter, producer, arranger, and session pianist, Isaac Hayes was a key architect in creating the sound of Memphis-based Stax Records.  But few could have foreseen his dramatic ascendance to superstardom - a rise that began with his 1969 solo album Hot Buttered Soul.  Now, that seminal record has returned to vinyl along with 1971's pair of Shaft and Black Moses from Craft Recordings.  All three of these landmark LPs have been given the deluxe treatment in both packaging and

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Isaac Hayes

Watchin' the Tide Roll Away: Rhino Collects Otis Redding's Final Recordings on "Dock of the Bay Sessions"

March 13, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Otis 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

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Otis Redding

Record Store Day 2018: The Best of the Rest

March 12, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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We've already filled you in on the upcoming Record Store Day releases from Legacy Recordings, Rhino, and Real Gone Music, but there's still much more on offer from many of our other favorite labels!  Here's a selection of "the best of the rest" to be released in brick-and-mortar independent record stores on Saturday, April 21! ABBA, Summer Night City (Polydor) (2000 copies) (Record Store Day UK) (Quantity TBA) Clear/yellow-splatter 7-inch release of ABBA's 1978 non-LP single Baby Huey,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Evanescence, Frank Zappa, Gloria Gaynor, John Williams, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, Sublime, Tangerine Dream, Taylor Swift, The Beau Brummels, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tom Waits

The Singles 1979-1984 [Limited Orange Vinyl Edition]

March 12, 2018 By

Girlschool The Singles

Real Gone celebrates the British all-female hard rock band Girlschool with a new vinyl anthology offering 12 single A-sides from the band's City and Bronze tenures including "Take It All Away," "Race With the Devil," "Hit and Run," "C'Mon Let's Go" and "Please Don't Touch" (performed with Motorhead).  The set has been compiled, produced and annotated by Mark Brennan and the gatefold package shows a rare picture sleeve.  The orange vinyl pressing is limited to 700 copies.  

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

Suede: 25th Anniversary Silver Edition

March 12, 2018 By

Suede 25 front

This 4-CD/1-DVD set is the ultimate presentation of the group's chart-topping, Mercury Prize-winning, best-selling 1993 debut. It features the original album, a disc of B-sides, an assortment of demos and outtakes (including material not included on Edsel's initial deluxe edition of the album from 2011), unreleased BBC sessions, a live show from Sheffield recorded a month before the album's release and a DVD of rare TV performances (including the band's first appearances on British airwaves) and

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock

Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of The Flaming Lips

March 12, 2018 By

Flaming Lips Scratching the Door

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

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

Midstream/Debby Boone

March 12, 2018 By

Debby Boone Midstream Two Fer

Real Gone Music reissues Debby Boone's second and third Warner Bros./Curb releases, from 1978 and 1979, on CD for the very first time.  Produced by Brooks Arthur, this two-fer features Boone's silky treatments of songs by the pop cream of the crop including Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Roberts, Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, Jimmy Webb, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.  TSD's own Joe Marchese has written the liner notes based on a new interview with

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Genre: Pop

Don't Fear The Reaper: Real Gone's Record Store Day Lineup Includes Tim Buckley, Harry Nilsson, Blue Oyster Cult and The Rascals

March 12, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

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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

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: Blue Oyster Cult, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Record Store Day, The Rascals, Tim Buckley

RPM Round-Up, Part Two: Spotlight on The Dave Miller Set, The Deejays, and Elton's Friends Birds of a Feather

March 9, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Dave Miller Set Mr Guy Fawkes

Welcome to Part Two of our RPM Records Round-Up, exploring another three titles from the Cherry Red retro imprint!  If you missed Part One, just click here! The first release heads down under, collecting The Dave Miller Set's recordings for Australia's Spin label in the late 1960s.  Mr. Guy Fawkes: The Complete Spin Recordings and More (1967-1970) has 19 tracks, including one previously unreleased, from the New Zealand-born frontman and his musical collaborators.  The compilation takes its

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Birds of a Feather, Elton John, The Dave Miller Set, The Deejays

Express Yourself: Varese Collects "Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band"

March 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Charles Wright Best Of

The slyly insinuating groove of "Spreadin' Honey" opens Varese Vintage's new collection dedicated to Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, and it's a more than appropriate choice.  Beginning with that 1967 single for the small Keymen label, Wright has spread his brand of musical honey over tough funk grooves to create a small but still beloved, and frequently sampled, catalogue.  The Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a vivid overview of the group's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Charles Wright

Mixed Up, Torn Down: Releases from The Cure, Madonna, Miles Davis and More Form Rhino's Record Store Day 2018 Schedule

March 7, 2018 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

The Cure Torn Down

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

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

RPM Round-Up, Part One: Label Reissues James Royal, Shel Talmy Productions from Jon-Mark and Wild Silk

March 7, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Wild Silk Visions

Cherry Red's RPM label continues to trawl the deepest vaults for truly rare gems in the realms of pop, rock, and R&B.  Part One of this two-part RPM Round-Up focuses on three rarities-packed collections from the mid-to-late 1960s! Despite releasing eighteen singles and one album between 1965 and 1972 in his home of the U.K., James Royal never achieved stardom while he was recording.  But the blue-eyed soul man's stellar body of work began attracting fans on the northern soul and mod

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: James Royal, Jon-Mark, Shel Talmy, Wild Silk

Keep It Thoro: Legacy Announces Record Store Day Slate with Dylan, Cash, Mathis, Elvis, Pink Floyd, More

March 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Johnny Mathis I Love My Lady

Record Store Day is a little over a month away - Saturday, April 21 - and record labels large and small are celebrating in high style.  Legacy Recordings is looking to make this the biggest and best RSD yet, with a line-up of nearly 30 titles in genres including classic rock, pop, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, comedy, and beyond. Many of the label's heavy hitters are represented, including Johnny Cash (an expanded vinyl box set of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition), Jimi Hendrix (a new

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Big Audio Dynamite, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Eurythmics, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Record Store Day, The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, Van Morrison

Review: "Stax Singles Vol. 4: Rarities and the Best of the Rest"

March 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Stax Singles 4 cover

Stax Records is rightfully renowned for its catalogue of deep southern soul straight from the heart of Memphis.  But, like its famous Detroit competitor Motown, the label founded by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton released music in a variety of sounds and styles.  The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (released in 1991 and reissued by Rhino in 2016 was the first major archival box to begin to address the Stax legacy in record-by-record fashion.  It was followed by The Complete Stax-Volt Soul

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Barbara Lewis, Big Star, Billy Eckstine, Carla Thomas, Delaney and Bonnie, Isaac Hayes, O.B. McClinton, Rufus Thomas, Various Artists

Review: Chris Hillman, "The Asylum Years"

March 5, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Chris Hillman Asylum Years

Chris Hillman is surely one of rock's largely unsung heroes.   A veteran of groups including The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Desert Rose Band, and supergroup The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, Hillman last year released the acclaimed album Bidin' My Time - only his seventh solo album.  Produced by Tom Petty (one of the late superstar's last projects) with one foot in the past and another in the present, the LP reaffirmed the artist's deserved place in the pantheon.  Now, Omnivore

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop Tags: Chris Hillman

On The Road To Lovin' Again: Real Gone to Release Debby Boone's Remaining Warner/Curb Albums on Pair of Two-fers in April

March 2, 2018 By Randy Fairman 5 Comments

Debby Boone Midstream Two Fer

Back in December, Real Gone Music released the 40th Anniversary Edition of Debby's Boone's platinum You Light Up My Life album.  At that time it was also revealed that Boone's remaining Warner Bros./Curb Records albums were heading to CD for the first time as well.  And now we have details on those releases.  On April 6, Real Gone Music, in association with Curb Records, will release a pair of two-fer packages: Midstream/Debby Boone and Love Has No Reason/Savin' It Up.  Both of these

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Debby Boone

Free Ride: Edgar Winter's Solo and Band Albums Collected on Two New Box Sets

March 2, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Edgar Winter Ive Got News for You

With his long mane of white hair, Edgar Winter has long cut one of the most striking profiles in rock.  Like his older brother Johnny, Texas-born Edgar was steeped in the blues.  Emerging onto the scene with the 1970 Epic album Entrance, Winter fused blues with many of the styles with which he would become known, including rock, pop, soul, and jazz.  Funk and even disco would come later, but one thing remained constant in whatever genre Edgar Winter was recording: virtuosic musicianship.  A

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Dan Hartman, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer

Release Round-Up: Week of March 2

March 2, 2018 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Johnny Mathis Bacharach and Kaempfert

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring three new titles from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music, and much, much more! Johnny Mathis, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Johnny Mathis' 1970 album - featuring the songs of Bacharach and David, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb, George Harrison and others - gets its first-ever expanded CD reissue from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.  And

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Axe, Bert Kaempfert, Burt Bacharach, Charles Wright, Debbie Reynolds, Jackie DeShannon, Jethro Tull, Johnny Mathis, Ken Boothe, Pet Shop Boys, Phyllis Dillon, The King's Singers, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Sherman Brothers

Insatiable One: Suede Expand Debut Album for 25th Anniversary

March 1, 2018 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Suede 25 front

In 1992, before Suede had even issued a single song, Melody Maker put the London group on its cover, deeming them "The Best New Band in Britain." With praise like that - and considering everything that followed - it's no surprise Edsel is reissuing the album as a multi-disc box set for its 25th anniversary in March. Suede: 25th Anniversary Silver Edition is the ultimate presentation of the group's chart-topping, Mercury Prize-winning, best-selling 1993 debut. It features the original album, a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock Tags: Suede

Welcome to the Blackout: Three David Bowie Titles Announced for Record Store Day

March 1, 2018 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Bowie RSD 2018

If you're saving up for any of the exclusive vinyl titles available at the final David Bowie Is exhibition in Brooklyn announced earlier this week, make a little more space in the budget for the trio of Bowie titles announced for this year's Record Store Day (April 21, 2018). A host of rare and unreleased material will be made available on these discs, including an unreleased live show and a different version of the first rarity we heard from the Bowie camp this year. First up is Welcome to

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie, Record Store Day

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