By anyone's estimation, Julie Andrews was one of Columbia Records' leading lights by 1962. Her Tony-nominated performances onstage in My Fair Lady and Camelot had both led to chart-topping, record-breaking original cast recordings on the Columbia label; in fact, it was under the leadership of president Goddard Lieberson that the record label underwrote the original Broadway production cost of My Fair Lady - an investment that, needless to say, paid off many times over! So it was unsurprising
Release Round-Up: Week of April 28
Dusty Springfield, Faithful (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Faithful assembles for the first time on one CD all of the masters produced by Jeff Barry ("Chapel of Love," "Leader of the Pack," "Sugar, Sugar") for Dusty Springfield in 1971. From his home base at New York's Century Sound, Barry produced thirteen songs for Dusty - twelve intended for album release and one for a non-LP single. Four songs were released on two 45s, but when Dusty departed Atlantic Records, the
10,000 Light Years Ago
10,000 Light Years Ago marks the first solo album since 1977 for the Moody Blues' bassist/vocalist/songwriter! It features guest contributions from Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues as well as guitarist Chris Spedding, and includes songs such as "Those Days in Birmingham," "Love Passed Me By" and the title track! The U.K. edition (linked to below) includes a bonus DVD!
Review: "Beale Street Saturday Night"
Beale Street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee runs approximately 1.8 miles from the Mississippi River to East Street. Created in 1841 and originally named Beale Avenue, it was immortalized in 1916 by composer, musician and bandleader W.C. Handy in his "Beale Street Blues." By the middle of the century, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, Albert King, Muddy Waters and more had all played Beale Street, recognized as one of the nation's foremost cradles of the blues. But by the mid-1960s, the legendary
Loaded: Jeff Beck Offers "Live+" With Tour Performances, New Studio Recordings
With Jeff Beck currently hitting the road once more, the time is right for Atco's upcoming release of Jeff Beck Live+ culled from performances on the legendary guitarist's 2014 tour with ZZ Top. The May 19 release features 14 live cuts along with Beck's first two studio recordings since 2010. Beck's tour last year with ZZ Top was curtailed due to the injury of the band's bassist, Dusty Hill; Live+ will arrive in the midst of the April 30-May 10 tour dates for ZZ Top and Beck. On May 12,
Trilogy: Deluxe Edition
This set is billed as "the most extensive reissue of the Emerson Lake & Palmer masterpiece to date." The 2-CD/1-DVD-A edition of the 1972 prog classic includes remastered album audio, new high resolution stereo mixes, 5.1 surround mixes by Jakko Jakszyk, a previously unheard version of "From The Beginning," restored artwork, and a 16-page booklet with new liner notes and photos. A U.S. edition, likely to arrive from Razor & Tie, hasn't been confirmed yet.
Original Album Series
The latest additions to Rhino U.K.'s Original Album Series library brings together the first five studio albums from the pub-rockers in Brinsley Schwarz (including Brinsley himself plus Nick Lowe, Bob Andrews, Billy Rankin and Ian Gomm). The budget set - with no booklet or new remastering - is nonetheless an affordable way to acquire Brinsley Schwarz, Despite It All, Silver Pistol, Nervous on the Road and Please Don't Ever Change.
Songs of "Aloha"
The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's upcoming film Aloha is here, featuring songs from David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, Beck, Josh Ritter, Hall and Oates, and others.
Live+
Guitar hero Jeff Beck returns with a new live album culled from his 2014 tour. Two new studio tracks round out the set.
Ace Super Soul Round-Up Part One: Put a Little Love in Your Heart With Jimmy Holiday
Readers around these parts know that Ace Records can be counted on for the finest in rare soul music - and three recent releases prove to be no exception. We'll cover one of those titles today in our new Super Soul Round-Up, with more to come next week! Spread Your Love collects the complete Minit Records singles recorded between 1966 and 1970 by singer-songwriter Jimmy Holiday, best-known for his co-writing credit with the incomparable Jackie DeShannon and her brother Randy Myers on the
Rip It Up! New Box Set Spotlights Little Richard at Specialty and Vee-Jay
On June 2, 2015, Specialty Records, a unit of Concord Music Group, celebrates one of the founders of rock-and-roll with the release of a new box set from the inimitable Little Richard. Directly from My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years brings together 64 tracks on three CDs from the piano-pounding legend, including all of Richard's early classics as well as B-sides and rarities. This deluxe package puts the music in context with a 30+-page booklet containing new liner notes
Say "Aloha": Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Beck Featured On New Cameron Crowe Soundtrack
Since making his big-screen debut as a writer with the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, onetime teenaged Rolling Stone scribe Cameron Crowe has made music an integral part of his films - and we're not just talking about Almost Famous! Every one of his movies as writer-director, from 1989's Say Anything... to 2011's We Bought a Zoo, has had its share of musical highlights. His next film, Aloha, should prove to be no exception. On May 26, Legacy Recordings and Madison Gate Records
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
A host of artists - including Sara Bareilles, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Steven Tyler and James Taylor - are on hand for this tribute to the one and only Carole King. Available on DVD and BD.
Songwriter Showcase Series: You Fascinate Me So
Harbinger Records and The Musical Theatre Project celebrate one of the most legendary voices in Broadway and jazz: Cy Coleman. You Fascinate Me So, a companion to Andy Propst's Coleman biography of the same name, features 28 rare and previously unreleased tracks played and sung by the composer from musicals including Wildcat, Little Me, Sweet Charity, Seesaw and more. The set also includes rarities like "The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song" co-written with late comedy hero Allan Sherman, and
From the Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971
The Rolling Stones' eight-song set previewing Sticky Fingers at London's Marquee Club comes to a variety of audio and video formats from Eagle Rock Entertainment, many with bonus features/songs: DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD + LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones revisit their 1971 classic featuring "Wild Horses," "Brown Sugar," "Bitch," "Sister Morphine" and "Moonlight Mile" in a multitude of deluxe editions: 3-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. TBD / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Best of Songs
Indie southern rockers Drivin' N' Cryin' return with a 10-track, 180-gram vinyl LP culled from the 32 songs on their four acclaimed EPs originally released between 2012 and 2014. The band touches on hard n' heavy rock, psychedelia, pop, blues and punk on this tight, diverse collection, packaged in the style of a 1970s K-tel compilation!
Live and Sticky: The Rolling Stones' "Marquee Club 1971" Comes To CD, DVD and BD
The Rolling Stones whetted some appetites when they announced that two tracks from the band's 1971 Marquee Club gig would be included on the 2-CD/1-DVD and Super Deluxe Editions of that year's Sticky Fingers, now due (after a brief delay was announced) on June 8 in the U.K. and June 9 stateside. Now, Eagle Rock Entertainment has revealed that the entirety of the concert - filmed for U.S. television - will be released in DVD, Standard Definition Blu-ray and CD formats on June 22 as part of The
Wig Wam Bam! 7Ts Expands The Sweet's Debut Album
Cherry Red's 7Ts label is going back to the glam era with its latest release from The Sweet. Following previous reissues of Cut Above the Rest, Waters Edge and Identity Crisis, 7Ts has recently turned the clock back to Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, the band's very first full album from 1971, for a 2-CD expanded edition. The expanded Funny How Sweet traces the early bubblegum years of the group as they planted the seeds that would blossom into full-on, flamboyant glam-rock. Typical of the
Release Round-Up: Week of April 21
Today's Release Round-Up features an array of titles including a box set from the one and only Chairman of the Board, a number of vintage albums in surround sound, a classic reissue from a new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and more! Frank Sinatra, Ultimate Sinatra (Capitol/UMe) 4-CD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Target Exclusive: Target.com 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Standard Edition DD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The 100th
The Late Show - Live 1978
You'll say "thank you for being a friend" to Omnivore Recordings for this first-ever release of Andrew Gold's 1978 concert at West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre. Songs include "Lonely Boy," "Oh Urania (Take Me Away)," "Doctor Robert," "Roll Over Beethoven," and of course, "Thank You for Being a Friend."
The Kingbees
Omnivore remasters and expands The Kingbees' 1980 roots-rock gem with eight previously unissued demos and live recordings on CD and DD.
The Best of the Doors (Quadraphonic)
The 1973 greatest hits collection for The Doors is presented on hybrid SACD in its original stereo and 4.0 quad surround mixes. Features "Light My Fire," "Touch Me," "Love Her Madly," "Hello, I Love You" and more. The stereo layer is playable on all CD players.
Streetlife Serenade (Quadraphonic)
Billy Joel's third studio album, from 1974, gets a hybrid SACD reissue featuring both the original stereo and 4.0 quad surround mixes. Features "The Entertainer," "Root Beer Rag" and "Souvenir." The stereo mix is playable on all CD players.
Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Albums (Blu-ray Audio)
Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis' 1952-1954 Blue Note sessions were collected in complete form in 2014 on two CDs; now, those 26 tracks arrive in the high-resolution Blu-ray Audio format.
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