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Leave It All to Me: Sinatra's "My Way" Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue, "Sings Alan and Marilyn Bergman" Arrives in October

August 27, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Get ready to celebrate the eternal Chairman of the Board with a pair of releases due October 11 from Capitol Records/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. Last week, the labels announced a 50th anniversary edition of Sinatra's 1969 LP My Way, available on CD, digital, and LP; and an all-new compilation entitled Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman, also on all three formats. Originally issued on the Reprise label in March 1969, My Way was Sinatra's second consecutive foray into the world of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson

Omnivore Recordings Round-Up: Big Star's "In Space" Reissue and A Pair of Mister Rogers Albums On the Way

August 27, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Omnivore Recordings has a reputation for being one of the most diverse reissue labels around. What other label could be home to Big Star and Mister Rogers? Well, omnivorous listeners have reason to delight, as Omnivore has announced new reissues from both legendary talents due for release in October! It's been more than fifty years since the celebrated children's show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood first aired, yet Fred Rogers' name remains in the public eye thanks in no small part to the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Jazz, Rock Tags: Big Star, Fred Rogers, Johnny Costa

Review: Expanded Reissues of Renaissance's "Live at Carnegie Hall" and "Novella"

August 26, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Esoteric Recordings, the progressive rock arm of Cherry Red, has built a reputation for excellent reissues of prog classics, some once-overlooked and others legendary favorites. Among those landmark recordings that have received the Esoteric treatment is Renaissance's Live at Carnegie Hall. The 1976 release became one of the defining live albums of the decade and has recently been newly remastered and expanded to a 3-CD set as part of the label's ongoing Renaissance reissue series. Live at

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Renaissance

Turn Around, Look At Me: Real Gone Continues Keely Smith Reissue Series With "You're Breaking My Heart"

August 22, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Once upon a time, Keely Smith was one-half of Las Vegas' royal couple, alongside her then-husband Louis Prima.  But she soared in a career of her own, and following tenures at Capitol and Dot Records, she signed with Frank Sinatra's Reprise label with the promise of retaining rights to her master tapes.  In 2016, Real Gone Music began bringing her Reprise titles on CD to the first time ever. Following reissues of The Intimate Keely Smith, Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New, and Sings the John

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Keely Smith

Make the Moment Count: a-ha Announces Expanded Reissues of "Minor Earth | Major Sky" and "Lifelines" Due in October

August 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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a-ha broke onto the scene in the '80s with a run of five successful albums, but went on a seven-year hiatus in 1993 following the release of Memorial Beach.  In the interim, the Norwegian trio - Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Pål Waaktaar-Savoy - explored different interests until they were invited to perform at the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo.   Their two-song set brought them international attention and they soon reconvened in New York to write what would become their 2000

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: a-ha

Twist My Wrist! Cherry Red Releases Career-Spanning Anthology from Early U.K. Rock and Roll Star Jess Conrad

August 20, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Brixton-born entertainer Jess Conrad has been involved in every facet of showbiz over a career spanning seven decades: theatre, film, television, commercials, cabaret, reality shows, and pop music.  The latter field is, naturally, the subject of Cherry Red and El's new 2-CD, 63-song anthology Jess for You: The Definitive Collection which packs hits, rarities, and seven never-before-released tracks. Conrad made a big splash in the first wave of rock-and-rollers to come from Great Britain.  He

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Jess Conrad

Because It's Christmastime: Chicago Releases New Christmas Album in October

August 16, 2019 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

Chicago Christmas

Chicago is back on October 4 with the band's 37th studio album and fourth Christmas release. The simply-titled Chicago Christmas will arrive from Rhino Records on CD, LP, and digital platforms with eight original songs, two classic holiday standards, and one pop favorite. Produced by founding member Lee Loughnane, Chicago Christmas is the group's first holiday album to focus primarily on original compositions. For this project, the band members wrote new songs such as "All Over The World,"

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Pop Tags: Chicago

Review: Bobby Rush Proves He's At the Top of His Game With "Sitting On Top of the Blues"

August 16, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Legendary bluesman Bobby Rush is back with a new album, Sitting on Top of the Blues, which is released today on CD and LP through Rush's own Deep Rush label. At 86 years old, the Louisiana-born guitar slinger and singer has traveled from the Chitlin' circuit to the world's stages since 1951. He's released music on indie labels across the nation, recorded for Gamble & Huff, and has performed alongside a who's-who of funk, soul, and blues luminaries. You've probably heard some of his classics

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues Tags: Bobby Rush

One Singular Sensation: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Reissue, Expand Three Johnny Mathis Classics

August 13, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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Mark your calendars for September 13: that's when Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will continue celebrating Johnny Mathis' remarkable discography with another pair of expanded releases encompassing three classic albums from The Voice of Romance. 1976's I Only Have Eyes for You and 1977's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me both reunited Mathis with a pair of his favorite collaborators, producer Jack Gold and arranger Gene Page, for silky renditions of the day's pop smashes as only Mathis

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Johnny Mathis, Paulette McWilliams

Chaos and Disorder

August 13, 2019 By

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LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Originally released in July 1996 as a surprise from Prince, Chaos and Disorder nonetheless reached the top 30 in the U.S. and the top 20 in the U.K. with no promotion.  For this new reissue, it will be released in a 1-LP configuration on limited-edition purple vinyl and a 1-CD package. This reissue campaign not only brings the CD back on shelves after decades out-of-print, but also marks its debut on

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

Guilty Was His Name: Alejandro Escovedo's "With These Hands" Gets Run Out Groove Reissue

August 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Alejandro Escovedo With These Hands

The fans have spoken!   Alejandro Escovedo's With These Hands has been selected as the next Run Out Groove limited edition vinyl pressing. Originally released in 1996, With These Hands was Escovedo's debut on the Rykodisc label.  The Mexican-American rocker hailed from one of music's most famous families, counting Pete and Coke Escovedo as his brothers, and Pete's daughter Sheila E. as his niece.  His brother Mario fronted the band The Dragons, and brother Javier was a member of The Zeros. 

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Alejandro Escovedo

Don't Cry Daddy: Elvis' "American Sound 1969" Coming to CD in September

August 9, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

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Today, Legacy Recordings released a treasure trove of Elvis recordings from 50 years ago: the massive Live 1969 box chronicling his first stand at Las Vegas' International Hotel over 11 discs; a vinyl presentation of the August 26 midnight show; and, on August 23, a digital-only collection of American Sound session takes.  That latter title, American Sound 1969, was met with a flurry of interest from fans thrilled to have the material but wishing it would be released on CD.  (This is a familiar

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Elvis Presley

Here Comes the Sun: Beatles' "Abbey Road" Turns 50 with Multi-Format Reissues

August 8, 2019 By The Second Disc 10 Comments

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Once there was a way to get back home... It was fifty years ago today that The Beatles were photographed on the zebra crossing outside EMI's Abbey Road studios. Soon, it would become the most identifiable of all crosswalks as it graced the cover of the album named after that storied location: Abbey Road.  When it was released on September 26, 1969 in the U.K., Abbey Road shot straight to No. 1 and eventually became the fourth best-selling album of the decade there. Upon its U.S. release one

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Beatles

Still There'll Be More: Esoteric Expands, Reissues Procol Harum's "Broken Barricades"

August 7, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

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Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint last reissued Procol Harum's 1975 album Procol's Ninth as part of its ongoing series dedicated to the band.  Now, the label has gone even further back in time for its recent, expanded 3-CD deluxe edition of 1971's Broken Barricades. Procol's fifth studio album, Broken Barricades was also the last to feature guitarist Robin Trower for two decades.  Trower joined pianist Gary Brooker, bassist-organist Chris Copping, drummer B.J. Wilson, and producer

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Procol Harum

Got Me Wanting You: Real Gone Announces Vinyl Issues of "Burlesque" and "The Departed" Soundtracks, "The Definitive Archies" Compilation

August 6, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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Our friends at Real Gone Music have some sweet news to share.  The label continues its color vinyl soundtrack reissue series with Cher and Christina Aguilera's Burlesque pressed on hot pink and the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's The Departed on green wax.  Fans of sixties pop will delight in the upcoming opaque blue vinyl celebration of The Archies.  All the titles will be pressed in limited quantities and are set to arrive on September 13. In 2010, two of the biggest divas in music joined

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Badfinger, Cher, Christina Aguilera, LaVern Baker, Patsy Cline, Roger Waters, Roy Buchanan, The Allman Brothers Band, The Archies, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison

Jams of the Year: Legacy Announces Next Batch of Prince CD/LP Reissues

August 1, 2019 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

Prince Versace

On September 13, The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings will release the next batch of exciting Prince reissues from his later career: The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD), Chaos and Disorder, and Emancipation. The three titles will be available individually on CD, LP, or as bundles through the Official Prince Store. Originally released in July 1996, Chaos and Disorder is a collection of spontaneous and tight playing that reached No. 14 on the U.K. Album Chart and No. 26 stateside, all

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Prince

Review: Isaac Hayes, "Shaft: Deluxe Edition"

July 24, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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When the latest sequel/reboot of Shaft hit screens this past June, one essential element was missing: the music of Isaac Hayes.  While the late composer-artist's seminal "Theme from Shaft" was referenced in Christopher Lennertz's score, Hayes' commanding voice was nowhere to be found - some said to the detriment of the film.  While the new Shaft underperformed in theatres, it had at least one happy byproduct as Craft Recordings revisited the classic original 1971 film soundtrack with a new

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Isaac Hayes, The Bar-Kays

Lightning Crashes: Live Reissue "Throwing Copper" With Bonus Tracks, Live Woodstock Set

July 23, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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In April 1994, the alternative rock heroes Live released Throwing Copper.  The band already had a reputation as one of the most powerful and dynamic of the alternative rock scene off the heels of their 1991 debut, and when Throwing Copper topped the Billboard 200 chart in 1995, their renown only grew.  The Jerry Harrison-produced album spawned two No. 1 singles on the Modern Rock Charts, "Lightning Crashes" and "Selling the Drama," and eventually, the record would be certified 8x Platinum by the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Live

Midnight Rider: Gregg Allman's "Laid Back" Gets Deluxe, Expanded Edition, "Gregg Allman Tour" Is Reissued

July 23, 2019 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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Two classics from the late, great Gregg Allman are returning to print this August from Mercury/UMe.  Allman's 1973 solo debut Laid Back and his 1974 live LP The Gregg Allman Tour will both be reissued on vinyl, while Laid Back will be greatly expanded as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition. Laid Back first arrived in stores on the Capricorn label a few months following the release of The Allman Brothers Band's acclaimed Brothers and Sisters. While both albums were recorded roughly concurrently, with the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Gregg Allman

The Best of Morrissey [2-LP Vinyl Edition]

July 19, 2019 By

The Best of Morrissey

Rhino is reissuing 2001's 21-song compilation The Best of Morrissey for the first time ever on vinyl as a 2-LP set.  The edition going to general retail will be pressed on black vinyl while Rhino.com offers an exclusive clear vinyl version limited to 500 units.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

Straight, No Chaser: Omnivore Collects Art Pepper's Complete Artists House Sessions on New Box

July 17, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Art Pepper Promise Kept

Omnivore Recordings is continuing its association with the late saxophone great Art Pepper with a new box set.  On September 13, the label will issue Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings on 5 CDs and digital platforms, collecting all four of Pepper's albums for John Snyder's Artists House label with bonus material. Producer Snyder had long wished to record Pepper, and to that end, booked him into a week at the Village Vanguard in New York.  But the sax man was under contract to

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz Tags: Art Pepper

Been Way Too Long: Soundgarden's "Live From the Artists Den" Album and Movie Arriving

July 17, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Soundgarden, the estate of Chris Cornell, and UMe have announced a new partnership with the acclaimed TV program Artists Den which will bring the band's 2013 appearance on the show to the homes of fans everywhere on July 26. On February 17, 2013, Soundgarden wrapped up their King Animal winter tour with a show at L.A.'s Wiltern Theatre. Over the course of nearly two and a half hours, the band performed 29 songs: their biggest hits, new material, and many songs never performed before, all in

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Soundgarden

Mothermania: The Best of The Mothers [Vinyl Reissue]

July 16, 2019 By

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LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Music/merch bundles:  Zappa Store Originally assembled by Frank Zappa 50 years ago, Mothermania features numerous exclusive mixes and edits of Mothers of Invention classics from Freak Out!, Absolutely Free, and We're Only In It For the Money. The album will now be back in print on vinyl for the first time since 1972, boasting all-analog remastering by Bernie Grundman from the original master tapes. Like Orchestral Favorites , the new edition of

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else

Bundle Up and Go: Craft Recordings Presents Deluxe Vinyl Reissue of "The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker"

July 12, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Few bluesmen had as indelible a mark on American music as John Lee Hooker.  Born in Mississippi in 1917, Hooker would eventually be dubbed "King of the Boogie" and renowned worldwide for his guitar prowess, impressive baritone, and eclectic mix of Delta blues, country, gospel, and even field hollers.  Now, The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, his acoustic Riverside Records debut that helped put him on the map, is being revisited to the tune of a deluxe vinyl reissue this summer. With its

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Trouble No More: Allman Brothers Band Classics Reissued in Color Vinyl Variants

July 11, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the pioneering band's founding, five of The Allman Brothers Band's most beloved albums will be reissued on vinyl in special color variants. The albums will be released on July 19 through UMC/Mercury. The first album receiving the color vinyl treatment is The Allman Brothers Band, the group's debut that was originally released in November 1969. With such fan favorites as "Dreams" and "Whipping Post," the album introduced audiences to their unique

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country Tags: The Allman Brothers Band

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