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Sittin' In (SACD)

January 14, 2016 By

Loggins and Messina Sittin In SACD

Audio Fidelity presents Loggins and Messina's 1971 Sittin' In (featuring "House at Pooh Corner" and "Danny's Song") on a hybrid stereo SACD. The standard CD layer is playable on all CD players.

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Formats: SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Hearts (Quadraphonic)

January 14, 2016 By

America Hearts Quad

Audio Fidelity brings the original 4.0 quadraphonic mix of America's 1974 Hearts (featuring "Daisy Jane" and "Sister Golden Hair") to hybrid SACD for the first time.  The 2.0 stereo layer is playable on all CD players.

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Formats: SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

The Glow of Love: Groove Line Records Compiles The Music of Change, Featuring Luther Vandross, More

January 14, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Change Reach for the Sky

If ever a group lived up to its name, that group was Change.  The brainchild of French-Italian music impresario and producer Jacques Fred Petrus, in collaboration with Italian-based producer/arranger Mauro Malavasi and bassist Davide Romani, Change released six albums between 1980 and 1985.  Built on infectiously danceable rhythms, melodic hooks and sublimely soulful vocals, the sound of Change was primarily created by a rotating cast of Italian-based musicians and America-based vocalists. 

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Change, Fonzi Thornton, Jocelyn Brown, Luther Vandross

At The Blue Angel and Other Rarities

January 12, 2016 By

Dorothy Loudon Blue Angel

The legacy of the late Tony Award-winning actress and Broadway favorite Dorothy Loudon (the original Miss Hannigan in Annie) is celebrated with this new limited edition CD release.  It opens with her live stereo album recorded at New York's Blue Angel nightspot in 1959 and continues to chronicle her early career with a complete collection of her rare singles recorded between 1951 and 1955. Every track here is making its debut on CD.  This release also launches Stage Door's Collectors Series,

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

One Night In Indy

January 12, 2016 By

Wes Montgomery One Night in Indy

This release presents for the very first time a 1959 Indianapolis concert featuring the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery with pianist Eddie Higgins' Trio.  The six-song set includes "Give Me the Simple Life," "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Jazz

Big Ace Records Round-Up, Part One: "Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First" and "The Birth of Surf, Volume 3"

January 12, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First

Welcome to the first part of our Ace Records late 2015 round-up spotlighting two of the label's recent releases: Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First and the third volume of The Birth of Surf. 2015 was a good year for fans of Georgie Fame.  The British singer, who has blended rhythm and blues, jazz, ska, beat, and soul into his own formidable style for over 50 years, was celebrated with BGO Records' collection of his CBS recordings (Georgie Does His Thing with Strings/Knock on Wood/The CBS As

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Georgie Fame, Various Artists

In Memoriam: David Bowie (1947-2016)

January 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Bowie Pic

Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane, The Goblin King - David Bowie was a man of many faces.  Yet ultimately his most haunting performance may have been as himself.  Late 2015 was a period of remarkable and ever-innovative artistry for a man who released his first single in 1964.  He revisited his film performance in The Man Who Fell to Earth by writing an off-Broadway musical, depicting its central character, the alien Newton (portrayed onstage by Michael C. Hall), as trapped in

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Categories: News Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Strut Your Funky Stuff: Philadelphia International's "Frantique" Comes to CD

January 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Frantique

Everything about Philadelphia International Records' 1979 release of the self-titled album from Frantique was unexpected.  The cradle of Philly soul wasn't exactly a typical home for an LP of Eurodisco.  Nor was Frantique's benefactor someone particularly associated with disco, Euro- or otherwise - the legendary maestro of elegant and silky soul, Thom Bell.  But Bell had taken an interest in songwriter-producer Jack Robinson and his collaborator David Christie, enlisting them for projects by The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Frantique

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

Dance Into the Light: Deluxe Edition

January 7, 2016 By

Phil Collins Dance Into the Light Reissue

Phil Collins' 1996 effort yielded a U.K. Top 10 hit with its title track; now, it's back in a Deluxe Edition with a 10-track bonus disc featuring demos and live tracks.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Hello, I Must Be Going! Deluxe Edition

January 7, 2016 By

Phil Collins Hello I Must Be Going Reissue

Phil Collins' 1982 album featuring "You Can't Hurry Love" is expanded with a bonus disc of 11 tracks including demos, rehearsals and live performances.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Past Lives

January 7, 2016 By

Black Sabbath Past Lives

Rhino reissues Black Sabbath's 2002 live compilation Past Lives, with performances from 1970-1975 on two CDs or LPs.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Master of Reality: Deluxe Edition

January 7, 2016 By

Black Sabbath Master of Reality

The 1971 Master of Reality goes deluxe in a 2-CD or 2-LP edition uniting the 2012 remaster of the original album with the bonus disc first included on a 2009 U.K.-only reissue.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Paranoid: Deluxe Edition

January 7, 2016 By

Black Sabbath Paranoid

Paranoid (1970) arrives as a 2CD or 2LP set featuring the original album as remastered by Rhino in 2012 plus a bonus disc of rare material previously available only on a 2009 U.K. release.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Black Sabbath: Deluxe Edition

January 7, 2016 By

Black Sabbath DE

Black Sabbath (1970) arrives in a new Deluxe Edition on CD or LP as remastered by Rhino in 2012, alongside a bonus disc of rare material previously only released in the U.K.-exclusive deluxe set issued by Sanctuary Records in 2009. (The track list for the band's self-titled debut has been rearranged to reflect the original U.S. pressing on Warner Bros., swapping out "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games with Me)" for its original non-LP B-side, "Wicked World"; "Evil Woman" thus features on the

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Savaloy Dip

January 7, 2016 By

Alan Price Savaloy Dip

Alan Price's 1974 Warner Bros. album Savaloy Dip came and went in the blink of an eye (on a recalled eight-track!) before disappearing for what might have been forever...but Omnivore Recordings has come to the rescue with the first-ever reissue of this 11-song lost record from the Animals founder/keyboardist!

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

The Album Collection

January 7, 2016 By

Elvis Album Collection 2

To coincide with the 60th anniversary of his signing to RCA, Elvis Presley's The Album Collection is a whopping 60-disc box set containing 57 RCA albums released during Presley's lifetime (many with bonus tracks added) and 3 bonus discs of rarities, one disc each for the '50s, '60s and '70s.  A 300-page hardcover book accompanies this landmark set.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

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

Rhino Charges Into January with New Colored Vinyl Titles, CD Box Sets

January 7, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Monkees Cereal Box Singles

Rhino Records has quite the cure for the usual January doldrums that hit the release calendar, announcing more than a dozen new and reissued titles available exclusively through participating physical stores. The "Start Your Ear Off Right" initiative, featuring titles available January 19, encompass some of the best-known names in Rhino's back catalogue, including The Grateful Dead, The Monkees, Devo, The Cars and The Replacements. From colored vinyl variants to CD box sets, there's virtually

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bad Company, Devo, Grateful Dead, The Cars, The Monkees, The Replacements, The Velvet Underground

The Year In Review, Part 2 - More Of The Best Of 2015

January 5, 2016 By Ted Frank 6 Comments

Ork Records

The Second Disc is continuing its celebration of 2015's finest with today's column by Ted Frank!  Stop, do not pass GO and do not collect 200 dollars if you haven't already read our Sixth Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards summation of the year's greatest releases. Here, Ted presents his very own, alternative year in review with titles new and old! I make records ... I really don't want to be about singles or anything. -Adele, The Tonight Show In recent years, the download/stream-heavy music

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Cherry Red's él Label Offers Rod McKuen, Wally Stott, Bobby Scott Rarities

January 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Rod McKuen In the Beginning

Cherry Red's él imprint has a trio of recent releases continuing its commitment to truly eclectic sounds of the pre-1964 era.  Two of these are musical odes to the big city life of London and New York, from arrangers Wally Stott and Bobby Scott, respectively; the third reissues and expands a compilation from the late Rod McKuen. Singer-songwriter-poet-author-renaissance man McKuen, who died earlier this year, was recently the subject of Varese Vintage's Reflections: The Greatest Songs of Rod

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Jazz, Pop Tags: Bobby Scott, Rod McKuen, Wally Stott

Raven Has Folk and Funk With Melanie and Mother's Finest

January 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Melanie Raven

Raven Records' most recent pair of CDs certainly showcase the label's eclectic leanings!  From singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, the label has a three-for-one release of her much-loved albums Candles in the Rain, Leftover Wine and Gather Me.  The Melanie release is joined by a four-for-one title from pioneering funk-rockers Mother's Finest collecting the band's self-titled LP plus Mother's Finest Live, Another Mother Further and Mother Factor. Raven's release from Melanie follows the Morello

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Melanie, Mother's Finest

Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection

December 31, 2015 By

Star Wars Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection contains 10 compact discs and 1 DVD celebrating John Williams' classic scores for cinema's most beloved franchise.  The six discs comprising the original Star Wars trilogy are the same as the 1997 (and 2004) releases.  The prequel trilogy is also simply the same single CDs that have been in print.  Oddly, the two-disc version of The Phantom Menace is not included.  Instead, the 10th CD is a 16-track compilation disc featuring cues from the six movies.  The DVD

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Soundtracks

Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection

December 31, 2015 By

Star Wars Ultimate Vinyl

Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection presents versions of each soundtrack as they initially appeared on vinyl, spread across 11 LPs.  This marks the first time thatAttack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith have appeared on vinyl.  Sony describes the set as follows: "Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection includes each of the six film soundtracks fromStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi in deluxe gatefold sleeves faithfully replicating the

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

The Red Bird Girls: Very First Time in True Stereo 1964-1966

December 29, 2015 By

Red Bird Girls in True Stereo

One of Real Gone's earliest releases is reissued in a new jewel case edition (the prior release was housed in a digipak), featuring true stereo versions of classics from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's Red Bird label.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

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