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Release Round-Up: Week of January 8

January 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

The Mamas and the Papas Complete Singles

Welcome to our first Release Round-Up of 2016! The Mamas and the Papas, The Complete Singles: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has 53 tracks on 2 CDs of pure pop pleasure from The Mamas and the Papas - as a group and solo - with this first-ever collection of their complete singles, just in time for their 50th anniversary!  Full details here. J.D. Souther, John David Souther (Expanded Edition) (Omnivore)

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Bowie, J.D. Souther, John Williams, The Mamas and The Papas

Off The Wall [CD/DVD and CD/BD]

January 7, 2016 By

Michael Jackson Off the Wall

The King of Pop's 1979 Epic solo debut Off the Wall is revived for 2016 with an additional DVD or BD of Spike Lee's new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall.  No additional audio tracks are included.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

Release Round-Up: Week of December 18

December 18, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Well, Christmas is almost upon us, and the onslaught of new releases has turned into a trickle as we head right into last-minute shopping territory!  Still, selections are choice!  Enjoy, and remember - you'll see our next Release Round-Up in the New Year! John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada) Today is all about Star Wars...and we're just as thrilled as could be about a brand-new score by the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, John Williams, Maynard Ferguson, Pantera

Fun, Fun, Fun: Two Unreleased Beach Boys Concerts from 1965 Released from the Vaults

December 14, 2015 By Randy Fairman 23 Comments

Beach Boys Live in Chicago 1965

Over the past several years since copyright laws were changed in the EU, it has become a tradition at the end of the year for record labels to release "copyright extension" releases featuring unreleased material from their biggest artists to protect their interests in said material.  Hot off the heels of a compilation of Motown unreleased material from 1965 comes another release in this vein from a group who has made this a yearly tradition:  The Beach Boys.  This last Friday, Capitol put up

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

Release Round-Up: Week of December 11

December 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Joe Cocker The Life of a Man

This week's Release Round-Up is slimmer than most of late, but still filled with some ideal stocking stuffers... Joe Cocker, The Life of a Man: Ultimate Hits 1968-2013 (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada) UMe celebrates the life and career of the late, great Joe Cocker with this new 3-CD, 36-track anthology with greatest hits and deeper cuts including a live version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" never before released in the United States.  This set was previously released in

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Alice Cooper, Brian Hyland, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Marty Balin, Miles Davis, Neil Finn, Paul Kelly, Roger Atkins, Rumer

Blackstar

December 8, 2015 By

David Bowie Blackstar

David Bowie continues to push the envelope with this new studio album scheduled for his 69th birthday.  Blackstar features the epic title track, music from his current New York stage production Lazarus, the single "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and more!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of December 4

December 4, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Bruce Ties That Bind Logo

Well, this is it - the final big release week of the year!  While next week will see releases slow to a trickle, this week is packed with exciting box sets and much more! Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set celebrating The Boss' seminal album The River features a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bette Midler, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, George Delerue, Judy Garland, King Curtis, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Rod McKuen, Roy Orbison, Simple Minds, The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, The Dictators

The Complete Them 1964-1967

November 30, 2015 By

Complete Them

Legacy has teamed with Van Morrison's Exile Productions and producer Andrew Sandoval to curate a 3-CD, 79-song anthology collecting the music of Morrison's early band Them.  20 previously unreleased tracks make their premiere on this set which also includes every single and album track released by Them between 1964 and 1967.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Volume One: 1961-1965

November 30, 2015 By

rsz 1marvin gaye box

Marvin Gaye's first seven albums are reissued in mini-LP sleeve replicas for this new slipcased set, the first of three planned volumes.  The titles are: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow, When I'm Alone I Cry, Hello Broadway, A Tribute to the Great Nat 'King' Cole, Together (with Mary Wells) and How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You.  Also available on vinyl!

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul

Release Round-Up: Week of November 27

November 27, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

America Archives

To our U.S. readers, today is the day of shopping known as Black Friday - but happily, the diverse slate of releases due in stores today should lift your spirits - no matter where you're located! Love, Reel to Real: Expanded Edition (High Moon Records) (Amazon U.S.) High Moon Records has the premiere reissue of Arthur Lee and Love's 1974 album Reel to Real as a newly-expanded Deluxe Edition boasting a color, 32-page booklet.  A vinyl edition will follow early next year.  Read more

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD-Audio, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bob Welch, Bobby Rush, Cilla Black, Hot Tuna, Jack Nitzsche, Jaco Pastorius, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jethro Tull, John Williams, Love, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Supergrass, The Flaming Lips, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Raspberries

Release Round-Up: Week of November 20

November 20, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Beach Boys Party Uncovered and Unplugged

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up which continues this autumn's tradition of having each week packed with box sets from heavy hitters - in this case, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Queen, Grateful Dead, Frank Sinatra, and they're still not all!  Plus: CD and vinyl reissues, anthologies, and much more! The Beach Boys, Beach Boys' Party: Uncovered and Unplugged (Capitol) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The first disc of this 2-CD, 81-track set features the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Jo Jo Gunne, John Coltrane, Lee Michaels, Love, Queen, Roger Waters, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Timi Yuro, Weather Report

Release Round-Up: Week of November 13

November 13, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Aretha Atlantic Albums Collection Cover

It may be Friday the 13th, but today's choice releases are hardly scary, with box sets, archival releases, new music from veteran artists, and much, much more! Aretha Franklin, The Atlantic Albums Collection (Atlantic/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) This 19-CD box set brings together 16 of the Queen of Soul's Atlantic albums as previously released on CD including the deluxe 2-CD Live at Fillmore East, the 2-CD Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Aretha Franklin, Buck Owens, Ellie Greenwich, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne's ELO, King Crimson, Kurt Cobain, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole, Neil Young, Paul Butterfield, Paul Davis, The Knickerbockers, The Staple Singers

Complete Albums 1965-1980

November 10, 2015 By

Paul Butterfield Complete Albums 1965 1980

Rhino brings together 13 albums (both studio and live) by Paul Butterfield on 14 CDs including seminal Elektra and Bearsville releases by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Paul Butterfield's Better Days, and solo.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues

Release Round-Up: Week of November 6

November 6, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Dylan Best of Cutting Edge

This week's Release Round-Up brings the year's most eagerly-anticipated box set, a stunning new collection from the Fab Four, a Christmas feast including two titles from Second Disc Records, and more! Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series: Volume 12 - The Cutting Edge (Columbia/Legacy) The Best of the Cutting Edge 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Best of the Cutting Edge 3-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Cutting Edge 6-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Cutting Edge: Collector's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Bob Dylan, Bobby Vinton, Glen Campbell, Jim Nabors, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Mathis, King Crimson, Lynn Anderson, New Order, Ronnie Spector, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beatles, The Four Seasons, The Living Voices, Yes

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One of the Lonely Ones

November 2, 2015 By

Roy Orbison One of the Lonely Ones

UMe and Roy's Boys premiere an album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records in 1969 but never before released.  One of the Lonely Ones will be available on CD, LP and DD.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

The MGM Years

November 2, 2015 By

Roy Orbison MGM Years Cover

UMe and Roy's Boys, LLC have joined forces for this new box set chronicling Roy Orbison's eight-year tenure at MGM Records beginning in 1965.  The MGM Years is available in 13-CD, 14-LP and DD editions.  The MGM Years boasts Roy's 11 original studio albums, the long out-of-print soundtrack to The Fastest Guitar Alive and a newly-created compilation album calledMGM B-Sides & Singles that contains all 12 non-album singles and B-sides that otherwise weren't included in any album; the box

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of October 30

October 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Velvet Underground Loaded Box

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  Packed with over 30 titles including highly-anticipated reissues, a slew of box sets, collections and more, it just may be the mightiest of the year!   The Velvet Underground, Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Velvet Underground's 1970 album - and Lou Reed's swansong with the band - gets the deluxe expanded treatment from Rhino in this new box set featuring the original stereo and mono

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Folk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Alanis Morissette, Amy Winehouse, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, Cilla Black, Doc Watson, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, Joan Osborne, Lou Reed, Otis Redding, Pete Seeger, Roger McGuinn, Sly and the Family Stone, The Rolling Stones, The Salsoul Orchestra, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Tony Orlando, Van Morrison, XTC

The Best of "Lost Tracks"

October 23, 2015 By

Judy Garland Best of Lost Tracks

The Best of Lost Tracks 1929-1959 is based on the JSP label's 2010 box set Lost Tracks which received international acclaim for its presentation of 100 rare tracks from the late superstar - 55 of which (including her two earliest solo recordings) were previously unissued. This release presents 22 highlights from the box set, selected from all four of its discs: The Decca Tests (1935) and Early Radio (1935-1939); Young Judy on the Radio (1940-1944); The Radio Years (1944-1953); and On Stage

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged

October 23, 2015 By

Beach Boys Party Uncovered and Unplugged

The first disc of this 2-CD, 81-track set features the original 1965 Beach Boys Party! album as remixed in original, pre-overdubbed form and then chronologically begins an account of all five sessions as the band runs through the album's familiar tracks as well as ones that didn't make the cut including The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Leiber and Stoller's "Ruby Baby" and "Riot in Cell Block No. 9," The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" and more. Dialogue from the sessions has also

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of October 23

October 23, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Elvis Costello Unfaithful Music

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Costello, Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Elvis Costello has compiled a 2-CD companion release to his recently-released, utterly engrossing memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink.  Featuring songs that "offer the deepest emotional connection to the themes and stories in his book," Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album non-chronologically spans the onetime Angry Young Man and latter-day

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: a-ha, Charlie Rich, Elvis Costello, Harry Connick Jr., Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Jack Bruce, Marvin Hamlisch, Matthew Sweet, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Rod Stewart, Susanna Hoffs, The Kinks

Completely Under the Covers

October 18, 2015 By

Completely Under the Covers

This 4-CD box set collects all three Under the Covers albums released by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs paying tribute, respectively, to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and adds a fourth disc with 15 bonus tracks, for a total of 60 songs.  This bonus disc rounds up most of the exclusive tracks previously associated with Under the Covers.  The box also includes a 48-page booklet with track annotations by Sweet and Hoffs!

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

Get Up

October 16, 2015 By

Bryan Adams Get Up

Bryan Adams teams with producer Jeff Lynne (ELO, Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty) for his thirteenth studio album, a collection of new songs. Get Up features nine original tracks plus four acoustic versions.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of October 16

October 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Christmas Time Again

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The dB's and Friends, Christmas Time Again! (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Omnivore revisits and revises the classic alt-rock Christmas compilation.  Producer Chris Stamey has added new performances by Yo La Tengo & Jeff Tweedy, Marshall Crenshaw, Robyn Hitchcock, and Big Star's Third (featuring Mike Mills of R.E.M. taking lead vocals on Big Star's "Jesus Christ") to selected tracks from past editions of the album for a total of 22

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD-Audio, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Cole Porter, Earth Wind and Fire, Glen Campbell, Judy Garland, King Crimson, Pat Boone, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, The dB's

Another Country

October 14, 2015 By

Rod Stewart Another Country

Rod Stewart returns with his second consecutive album of original material after a spate of covers-oriented releases.  Target has an exclusive edition of Another Country with two bonus tracks (for a total of 17 songs) also available on the U.K. Deluxe Edition (linked to below)!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

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