Legacy presents the soundtrack to director Amy J. Berg's new documentary portrait of the late Janis Joplin. This 17-track disc includes the Rodgers and Hart-penned title song as well as classic performances from Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band, Janis and the Full Tilt Boogie Band and the singer's solo output. One previously unreleased track, a live "Piece of My Heart" with Big Brother, makes its debut here. It was recorded live at the Generation Club in New York
Never Till Now
Sepia has a new offering from legendary tenor Mario Lanza (1921-1959) comprising English-language studio recordings, radio broadcasts, film outtakes, and a live performance, all spanning the years 1950 to 1958. This new compilation also includes previously unreleased spoken introductions by the singer. This is a public domain release in accordance with current EU laws.
Good and Rare: Volume 3
Sepia Recordings continues its long-running series of Bing Crosby releases with the third volume of Good and Rare. Here you'll find previously unissued recordings, alternates and rehearsal recordings beginning with an alternate take of his hit Victor recording of "Ol' Man River." Also featured are three previously unissued recordings Crosby made for the war effort and rehearsal recordings of "It's Easy to Remember" (1934) and "Where is Central Park?" (1938). This is a public domain release in
Left Of The Dial: The Replacements' "The Sire Years" Released On Vinyl
Today, author Bob Mehr releases Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, chronicling the tumultuous story of one of the most influential indie-rock bands of all time. On March 29, Rhino will issue an ideal audio companion to the biography. 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). The Sire Years follows last
Full Circle
The legendary Loretta Lynn returns with her first new studio album in over a decade. Full Circle, produced by John Carter Cash at Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, TN, features 14 new tracks from the country queen including duets with Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson. Available on CD, DD and vinyl.
Review: Emitt Rhodes, "Rainbow Ends"
A new Emitt Rhodes album. That's right, say it again - a new Emitt Rhodes album. With the release of Rainbow Ends, Omnivore Recordings has delivered on what has long been thought an impossibility. The cult tunesmith and multi-instrumentalist earned his stripes as a member of The Palace Guard and then the harmony-soaked LA band The Merry-Go-Round ("You're a Very Lovely Woman," "Live") before recording four beautiful solo albums for A&M and ABC/Dunhill. His last full-length LP, Farewell
Release Round-Up: Week of February 26
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up filled with deluxe reissues on vinyl and CD, box sets, new releases from veteran artists, and more! Michael Jackson, Off the Wall (Epic/Legacy) CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 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 acclaimed new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson's Journey from
Intrada Declares War on Records with "Titans," "Rocky" LPs
It seems like no one's safe from the vinyl bug--not even soundtrack giant Intrada, who this week announced vinyl versions of two of their best action scores: Laurence Rosenthal'sClash of the Titans and Vince DiCola's Rocky IV. Desmond Davis' Greek myth epic Clash of the Titans was part Hollywood throwback, part modern action film for 1981. Harry Hamlin, as Perseus (the son of the god Zeus, as portrayed by Laurence Olivier), fights a brilliant array of monsters created by stop-motion animation
The Importance: Studio Cast Recording
The Importance, Sean O'Mahony's musical version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, premiered in London in 1984; following its run there, it was revised for a 1986 Petersborough production as Borne in a Handbag. Members of the Petersborough production reconvened in the studio for a recording of O'Mahony's score but it remained unreleased; finally, in 2006, the recording featuring those cast members and other West End-caliber vocalists was completed. Now, Stage Door Records
Burt Bacharach: A Life in Song
Burt Bacharach joins a host of artists including Justin Hayward, Joss Stone, Rebecca Ferguson and Alfie Boe in this concert tribute filmed last year at London's Royal Festival Hall and aired on the BBC. In between performances of Bacharach hits and rarities (including "In Between the Heartaches" and "If I Could Go Back"), Michael Grade interviews the legendary composer about his craft. Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Reviews: Stan Getz and João Gilberto, "Getz/Gilberto '76" and Stan Getz, "Moments in Time"
Resonance Records has recently tapped the archives of the fondly-remembered San Francisco jazz spot Keystone Korner for two valuable additions on compact disc and vinyl to the Stan Getz discography. The late tenor saxophone legend's appearances at the nightspot between May 11 and 16, 1976 have been culled to create two new albums. Moments in Time preserves nine performances from Getz's core sets, while its companion is even more special. Getz/Gilberto '76 is a new entry to the small but
Rainbow Ends
Pop maestro Emmit Rhodes (The Merry-Go-Round, The Palace Guard) returns with his first solo album since 1973, and he's brought an all-star indie rock cast with him: producer Chris Price and guest musicians Roger Joseph Manning Jr, Jason Falkner, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Jon Brion, Nels Cline & Pat Sansone from Wilco, Bleu, Probyn Gregory & Nelson Bragg from the Brian Wilson Band, and more! Available on CD and vinyl (with digital download).
I'm Just Wild About "Eubie!": Kritzerland Brings Rare Broadway Cast Album to CD
Next month, a new musical begins previews on Broadway with the unlikely title of Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921, and All That Followed. The show chronicles the backstage drama behind the musical Shuffle Along as it broke new ground for African-Americans both on and offstage. The composer was Eubie Blake (1887-1983), whose infectious jazz and ragtime melodies would captivate listeners throughout the whole of the 20th century and make him a popular guest with the
In The Mood: Rollofone Label Celebrates Glenn Miller On New Album Of 78 RPM Records
The vinyl revival has certainly brought its fair share of unexpected projects on 33 and 45...but how about 78 RPM? Rollofone Records, a Texas-based independent label, recently announced plans to reissue ten sides from the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra as a limited edition album of five 78 RPM records entitled Swing for the Jukebox. Featuring Miller's signature "Moonlight Serenade" as well as the era-defining, chart-topping "In the Mood" and "Tuxedo Junction" and other hits like
Bowie at the Beeb
With this 4-LP vinyl box set, the late David Bowie's original BBC radio sessions from 1968-1972 arrive on vinyl for the first time. The 39-track set comes in a lift-off lid box and features a full-color 20 page booklet. This vinyl version features the Bowie/Mick Ronson duo performance of "Oh! You Pretty Things" from the Sounds of the 70s Bob Harris session, broadcast in September 1971, which was previously exclusive to the Japanese release of the CD. Another special bonus is the world
The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection
This compact box set brings together Todd Rundgren's 11 Bearsville albums (including the live Back to the Bars) on 13 CDs, spanning the period between 1970's Runt and 1982's The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. All are housed in mini-LP jackets with original artwork and original tracklistings only.
Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia
SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red present The Three Degrees' thirteenth studio album, and first since 2009. Strategy: Our Tribute to Philadelphia brings the vocal trio (now consisting of Helen Scott, Valerie Holiday and Freddie Pool) full circle with a selection of their favorite songs from the golden age of Philly soul and disco including "Love Train," "Disco Inferno" and "Me and Mr. Jones."
Analog Spark Breathes New Life Into Three Classic Broadway Cast Recordings
Curtain up! Analog Spark, the audiophile imprint of Razor and Tie, has brought back the luster of yesteryear with a trio of reissues from the days when people dressed up to go to the theatre. The label has given the Original Broadway Cast Recordings of My Fair Lady, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof the deluxe treatment on 180-gram vinyl, and indeed, one would be hard-pressed to think of three titles more worthy of the presentation. Fair Lady, Fiddler and West Side all reveal
Release Round-Up: Week of February 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up with titles from legends of pop, jazz, country and more! Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto '76 (Resonance) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In 1976, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto reunited at San Francisco's Keystone Korner alongside pianist Joanne Brackeen, bassist Clint Houston and drummer Billy Hart. Their never-before-released set arrives in lavish fashion from Resonance Records on CD and vinyl. The deluxe CD includes a
Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha
This newest a-ha compilation offers up a 2-CD set with a twist. It contains a single disc of 19 hits across the band's entire catalogue (including "Under the Makeup," the lead single from last year's new album Cast in Steel) and a bonus disc of 16 remixes. Almost half the remixes - many of which are based on tracks that don't appear on the hits disc ("Minor Earth Major Sky," "Velvet," "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" and more) - appeared on various CD singles
In Concert
This 3-LP concert album features 22 live recordings from Fleetwood Mac's 1979-1980 tour, originally presented in December on the Tusk Deluxe Edition box set, for the very first time on vinyl. The music heard on In Concert was recorded at four stops (Wembley, Tucson, St. Louis, Omaha) during the band's 111-show world tour promoting Tusk. This release has been pressed on 180-gram vinyl with Tusk-inspired artwork, and its three LPs will be housed in a tri-fold jacket.
The Essential Stephen Sondheim
The new 2-disc Essential Stephen Sondheim gathers 29 tracks penned by the renowned composer-lyricist spanning the period from West Side Story through Passion. The compilation features material under the Sony umbrella (Columbia, RCA) from various original cast recordings, soundtracks and concert presentations.
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Metallica Catalogue Project Begins with Two Deluxe Box Sets
Years after Metallica took control of their own masters through their Blackened Records imprint, the metal masters will begain a super deluxe rollout of their classic hard rock albums. The band announced details for extensive reissues of their first two albums, Kill 'Em All (1983) and Ride the Lightning (1984), vault-clearing affairs that offer the remastered original albums alongside rare and unreleased B-sides, demos, rough mixes and video footage across CD, DVD and vinyl. Altogether, there
Go Your Own Way: Fleetwood Mac's "In Concert" Gets Standalone Vinyl Release
Last December, Fleetwood Mac expanded its seminal album Tusk to box set proportions. Among the material premiering on the Tusk: Deluxe Edition was an all-new 2-CD concert album featuring 22 previously unreleased live recordings from the band's 1979-1980 tour. On March 4, Fleetwood Mac: In Concert will arrive for the first time as a stand-alone vinyl release. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with Tusk-inspired artwork, its three LPs will be presented in a tri-fold jacket. The music heard on In
Review: JD Souther, "Black Rose" and "Home By Dawn" Expanded Editions
Omnivore Recordings continues to mine one of the great underrated catalogues in contemporary pop-rock with two more titles from singer-songwriter JD Souther. Black Rose (1976) has been joined on compact disc by Home by Dawn (1984) with both titles splendidly remastered and featuring previously unreleased bonus tracks. These definitive reissues aren't to be missed. The wide-ranging Black Rose, originally released on Asylum Records, remains Souther's most diverse and expansive musical
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