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Kinked! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971

March 17, 2016 By

Kinked Kinks Songs and Sessions

Ace continues its ongoing Songwriters Series with a volume dedicated to Ray Davies of The Kinks!  Here is a 26-track selection from the band's golden years - including a song from brother Dave, and a number of recordings in which the whole band participated.  Artists include Herman's Hermits, Petula Clark, The Chocolate Watchband, The Pretty Things, Bobby Rydell, The Cascades, and more!

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Dan Fogelberg, Johnny Paycheck, Beau Brummels, More Join Bobby Darin On Real Gone's May Slate

March 17, 2016 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Dan Fogelberg Definitive Anthology

Real Gone Music has just announced its May release slate, and with rock, jazz, gospel, country, pop and beyond, it's one of the label's most diverse months yet! Naturally, we're partial to the May 6 release of Bobby Darin's Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years from Real Gone and our own Second Disc Records (get all of the details right here!), but there's plenty more on offer, too!  Bobby Darin was a remarkable singer-songwriter; another beloved titan of popular song is the late Dan

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bobby Darin, Cactus, Cannonball Adderley, Dan Fogelberg, Grateful Dead, Johnny Paycheck, The Beau Brummels, The Staple Singers

Find Out What's Happening: Ace Explores "Where Soul Meets Country" On New Collection

March 17, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Where Soul Meets Country

Between 2012 and 2014, Ace issued three volumes of Where Country Meets Soul.  All three volumes featured many of the greatest soul singers of all time tackling country-and-western repertoire. Now, the label has revisited the country-soul territory - in reverse! Out of Left Field: Where Soul Meets Country presents 24 sizzling R&B songs as sung by country's greatest performers, and most are surprisingly comfortable fits. Stax thought it was onto something when it ushered Daaron Lee into the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, R&B/Soul Tags: David Allan Coe, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Loretta Lynn, Ronnie Milsap, Skeeter Davis, Tanya Tucker, Various Artists, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Leon Russell (Hybrid Stereo SACD)

March 16, 2016 By

Leon Russell Leon Russell 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."

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Formats: SACD Genre: Classic Rock

The Collection: An Adventure in Sound (Hybrid 4.0 SACD)

March 16, 2016 By

Audio Fidelity Collection

Despite the nondescript title, this set features 14 tracks from the quadraphonic library of Sony on hybrid 4.0 channel SACD.  Many of the artists featured are heavy hitters, including Bob Dylan, Santana, Miles Davis, The Jeff Beck Group, Henry Mancini, and Harry Nilsson. LAY, LADY, LAY - Bob Dylan MILES RUNS THE VOODOO DOWN - Miles Davis BLACK MAGIC WOMAN/GYPSY QUEEN - Santana DEFINITELY MAYBE - Jeff Beck Group SHINING STAR - Earth, Wind & Fire GRAZING IN THE GRASS - The Friends Of

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Formats: SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul

Soundstage: Brian Wilson and Friends

March 16, 2016 By

Brian Wilson Soundstage

Salvo brings the 2015 Soundstage television program starring Brian Wilson, taped in Las Vegas, to a CD/DVD package.  The concert united Wilson with Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Billy Hinsche and various special guests to celebrate his legendary songbook and his new album No Pier Pressure.  The CD features 19 tracks, and the DVD has 25 plus two bonus tracks and additional interview footage.

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Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop

Playing In The Band: Rhino Unveils 12-CD, 3-CD Sets For Grateful Dead's July 1978 Concerts

March 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Grateful Dead July 1978

There's more Dead on the way from Rhino. 1978 was a successful year for Grateful Dead on many levels.  The band released Shakedown Street, its second album for Clive Davis' Arista label, and played over 80 shows, including three landmark performances at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt.  On May 13, Rhino will draw into that vast well of live recordings for a major box set.  The 12-CD set July 1978: The Complete Recordings focuses on five previously unreleased concerts from that month, and marks the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

A Reality Tour (Vinyl)

March 15, 2016 By

Bowie A Reality Tour Cover

David Bowie's 2010 live album capturing the 2003  Dublin performance of his Reality Tour comes to vinyl from Friday Music as a 3-LP, 33-track set pressed on 180-gram vinyl.  It features career-spanning hits and fan favorites like "Heroes", "Ziggy Stardust", "Changes", "Fame", "Ashes to Ashes," "Life on Mars?," "All the Young Dudes," and "Rebel, Rebel" as well as collaborations "Sister Midnight" and "Under Pressure."  This remastered, limited edition release will be housed in a sturdy box with

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Hang On To Yourself: David Bowie's "A Reality Tour" Comes To Vinyl

March 15, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bowie A Reality Tour Cover

On October 7, 2003, David Bowie launched A Reality Tour in support of his 23rd studio album, Reality.  The tour took the legendary artist to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and The Bahamas for 112 electrifying shows before it was curtailed due to Bowie's health.  In October 2004, A Reality Tour was issued on DVD, capturing the Point Theatre, Dublin performances of November 2003.  In 2010, the audio to the concerts was released on CD.  On June 3 of this year, Friday Music will

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Moonlight Serenades: Bruce Kimmel Talks Complete Glenn Miller Soundtracks Coming To CD!

March 14, 2016 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Sun Valley Serenade

Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller only made two film appearances as an actor.  20th Century Fox's 1941 musical Sun Valley Serenade introduced two standards into the American Songbook - "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "At Last" - and earned three Academy Award nominations.  Its 1942 follow-up, Orchestra Wives, moved Miller from featured status to above-the-title billing and introduced another Oscar-nominated hit, "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo."  Yet both films, and their remarkable treasure trove of

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Categories: Interviews, News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Soundtracks Tags: Harry Warren, Mack Gordon, The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Changesonebowie

March 11, 2016 By

ChangesOneBowie

ChangesOneBowie returns from Parlophone in a 40th anniversary edition available on vinyl, CD and digital formats.  Originally issued on RCA in May 20, 1976, ChangesOneBowie was the first key compilation album from superstar David Bowie.  Collecting songs dating back to 1969, the 11-track album introduced the single "John, I'm Only Dancing" on LP alongside highlights from his remarkable string of releases: David Bowie("Space Oddity"), Hunky Dory ("Changes"), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

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

Salad Days: Original Cast Recording

March 11, 2016 By

Salad Days 1954

Masterworks Broadway reissues on CD-R and DD the original cast recording of Salad Days.  Revolving around a magical piano and even featuring a flying saucer, Salad Days was written by Julian Slade, with lyrics written by him and Dorothy Reynolds.  Reynolds also performed in the musical which opened in June 1954 in Bristol before transferring to the West End in August of that year.  It ended up running for 2,283 performances, which was a record at the time.  It has received several British

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Cast Recordings

Review: Jeff Buckley, "You and I"

March 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Jeff Buckley You and I

In February 1993, the young Jeff Buckley entered producer Steve Addabbo's Shelter Island Sound studio in New York City to record a series of demos for his new label, Columbia Records.  On these tracks, Buckley explored a variety of material as he found his "voice" in the recording studio.  Never intended for release, the Shelter Island demos were discovered during research for the 20th anniversary reissue of the late singer's 1994 breakthrough Grace.  Now, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Jeff Buckley

Release Round-Up: Week of March 11

March 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Peter and Micky

This week's Release Round-Up is filled with reissues and anthologies from favorite artists on both CD and vinyl! Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz, An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz (7a Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Today sees the U.S. release of one of the coolest titles so far of 2016!  An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz captures the candid, intimate conversations between the rock legends recorded earlier this year.  The first CD in this

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Brenda Russell, Dave Mason, Herbie Mann, Jeff Buckley, Judy Garland, Maynard Ferguson, Mickey Gilley, Micky Dolenz, Peter Noone, Teddy Pendergrass, The Cars, Whitney Houston

Review: Raspberries, "Raspberries" Vinyl Edition

March 10, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Raspberries Raspberries

When Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson of Cyrus Eyrie teamed up with Jim Bonfanti and Dave Smalley of The Choir, the result was pop bliss.  The Raspberries emerged from the ashes from the two bands, and over the course of four albums - three with the original line-up, and one with just Carmen and Bryson remaining - they came to define power pop.   Yet today, some might wonder: Why is the Cleveland, Ohio band so fondly remembered despite only placing one Top 5 single in the U.S. and two more Top 20s? 

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Eric Carmen, The Raspberries

Rhino Unveils Record Store Day Line-Up with a-ha, Monkees, Madonna, Doors, Coltrane, More

March 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Sex Pistols RSD

We've already filled you in on Rhino's upcoming Record Store Day releases from the late David Bowie, but the label has now confirmed the rest of its vinyl offerings for the April 16 event!  This year's crop of 25+ titles is a diverse one, with a number of vinyl premieres, new entries in the label's longtime "Side by Side" series, and more!  You'll find all details just below. a-ha - Hits South America 12-inch 180-gram vinyl Limited edition of 3000 copies, $14.98 AIR - Casanova

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Allen Toussaint, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Madonna, Record Store Day, The Doors, The Monkees, The Sex Pistols

In Memoriam: George Martin (1926-2016)

March 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

George Martin

Late last evening, March 8, Ringo Starr took to Twitter with a loving message of sad news: "God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed xxx." With the passing of Sir George Martin at the age of 90, the world has lost one of the most influential producers of all time.  Had Martin "only" produced the majority of The Beatles' recordings, his place in the pantheon of history would have been assured.  But Martin's contributions to

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Categories: News Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: George Martin

Rounder Bluegrass Initiative Features Béla Fleck, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Louvin Brothers, More

March 7, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Louvin Brothers Songs That Tell a Story

Rounder Records, the pioneering American roots music label, is in the midst of its 45th anniversary celebration.  Over the past months, the Cambridge-founded, Nashville-based Rounder has been making titles from its deep catalogue available as digital downloads.  Last month, the label threw a Mardi Gras party with digital reissues of R&B, blues, jazz and Cajun music of the Crescent City.  This month, the 51-time Grammy-winning Rounder - since 2010 under the umbrella of the Concord Music Group

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Blues, Country, Folk Tags: Béla Fleck, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, The Louvin Brothers

Hello, It's Todd: Purple Pyramid Collects Classic Concerts On "Box O' Todd"

March 7, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Todd Rundgren Box OTodd

There appears to be no shortage of live releases from the one and only Todd Rundgren in the pipeline.  On March 25, Edsel has slated For Lack of Honest Work, a 3-CD, 43-song compendium spanning the years 1971-2006.  This appears to be a reissue of the box set issued on the MicroWerks label in 2010, albeit with the addition of newly-penned liner notes by Paul Myers.  The same date, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint will offer Live at the Forum - London 1994 as part of its

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Ride the Lightning (4-LP/6-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 By

Metallica Ride the Lightning

Metallica's deluxe box set of 1984's Ride the Lightning includes the remastered album on LP and CD, plus four live sets from Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and England's Castle Donington (the latter three making their physical debut after being offered as downloads on Metallica's live archive site); a picture disc version of the "Creeping Death" single, featuring two non-LP B-sides; two more bonus CDs with radio interviews, demos and rough mixes; and a DVD featuring more pro-shot live

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Kill 'Em All (4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD Box)

March 5, 2016 By

Metallica Kill Em All

Metallica revisits 1983's Kill 'Em All as a 4-LP/5-CD/1-DVD deluxe box set featuring remastered versions of the album on LP and CD augmented by three live sets from Paris, New Jersey and California on LP and CD; a picture disc recreation of the original "Jump Into the Fire" single (take heed: all offerings on vinyl will include download cards); plus a pair of bonus CDs featuring interviews, rough mixes and the contents of the "Whiplash" EP released in England. Another live set at Chicago's

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Raspberries (Vinyl)

March 5, 2016 By

Raspberries Raspberries

Analog Spark, the audiophile imprint of Razor and Tie, has a 180-gram deluxe reissue of The Raspberries' seminal debut featuring the hit "Go All the Way."  This limited edition vinyl reissue of Raspberries has been mastered and cut from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio; the 180-gram LP has been pressed and plated at RTI.  Additionally, it's housed in a classic-style Stoughton "tip-on" jacket.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Sire Years

March 5, 2016 By

Replacements The Sire Years

The 4-LP box set The Sire Years brings together all four of The Replacements' albums for Seymour Stein's fabled Sire label: Tim (1985), Pleased To Meet Me, (1987), Don't Tell A Soul (1989) and All Shook Down (1990).  It follows last year's 4-LP box set The Twin/Tone Years which collected the band's early albums on vinyl.  All four albums feature the original album sequences with full original artwork.  The set is limited to 8,700 numbered copies.  Available March 29 as part of the "Vinyl

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Testify: Deluxe Edition

March 5, 2016 By

Phil Collins Testify Deluxe Edition

Phil Collins revisits 2002's Testify, still his most recent collection of original material, as a 2-CD set.  Co-produced by Collins and Rob Cavallo, Testify featured new songs (all composed by Collins save one co-written with longtime collaborator Daryl Stuermer) as well as a cover of Billy Nicholls' "Can't Stop Loving You," a 1978 hit for Leo Sayer.  The upcoming edition features ten bonus tracks including four B-sides, two demos, and four new-to-CD live tracks.  The original album will be

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

No Jacket Required: Deluxe Edition

March 5, 2016 By

Phil Collins No Jacket small

Phil Collins' No Jacket Required, originally released in 1985 and still the artist's most commercially successful album, is expanded to 2 CDs with the addition of thirteen bonus tracks: ten new-to-CD live performances and three demos.  The original album is also available on vinyl.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

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