Sure, you can wait to find Real Gone's lineup of holiday-themed titles under the tree, but why wait? A trio of merry Yuletide albums will be available on color vinyl on November 1, including Cyndi Lauper's Merry Christmas... Have A Nice Life!, the Home Alone Christmas soundtrack compilation, and the soundtrack to Love Actually. First up: Cyndi Lauper's Merry Christmas... Have A Nice Life! This often-overlooked slice of Lauper's discography is a fresh spin on the time-honored tradition of
Song of Time: Two Folk Classics from Art and Paul Are Reissued for First Time
With a recent pair of reissues, Sony Music/Legacy Recordings has transported listeners to Greenwich Village at the dawn of the 1960s, when guitar-wielding troubadours took the stages at venues like Café Wha? to share their own "alternative" music: folk. While Connie Francis, Brian Hyland, Elvis Presley, and even Percy Faith were ascending to the top of the Pop chart, folksingers were spinning their own musical yarns that didn't involve teenage romance or itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polkadot
A Good Feelin' to Know: Cherry Red, Hear No Evil Collect Poco Albums on "The Epic Years 1972-1976"
Poco famously rose from the ashes of Buffalo Springfield, with that band's Richie Furay and Jim Messina joined by Rusty Young (who had guested on Furay's "Kind Woman" for the final Springfield LP), George Grantham, and briefly, Randy Meisner. The band's 1969 debut Pickin' Up the Pieces was an influential entry in the West Coast country-rock genre, beginning a career that would see the band score over a dozen U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hits and some AC crossovers including "Crazy Love," "Heart of the
Back to Blueberry Hill: Bear Family Releases Massive Fats Domino Box Set in November
Get ready to find your thrill, as Bear Family Records has announced the ultimate tribute to singer, pianist, and rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino. The new 12CD/1DVD box set I've Been Around is due on November 8. It's packed with 312 tracks including all of Domino's recordings for Imperial Records, the label on which he made his name and recorded his biggest hits from 1948-1962, and ABC-Paramount Records, where he continued turning out stellar work between 1963-1965. This being a Bear Family
Review: The Beatles, "Abbey Road: Anniversary Edition"
I. Once There Was a Way to Get Back Home By the opening days of 1969, it was clear that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were four very different people, temperamentally and artistically. Their lives were taking them in different directions and threatening to pull them apart from the group that made them internationally famous. The Beatles, a.k.a. The White Album, had made high art out of those very differences and - surprising no one - was another triumph for the
Rag, Mama Rag: The Band's Self-Titled Album To Be Given 50th Anniversary Box Set Treatment
It's been fifty years since The Band released their self-title album, lovingly referred to by fans as "The Brown Album." To celebrate the anniversary of the pioneering release, The Band will be reissued in a variety of expanded editions on November 15. These follow last year's similar reissues of the group's debut, Music from Big Pink. While The Band was primarily recorded in Hollywood - in Sammy Davis, Jr.'s pool house, no less! - the feel was decidedly rustic. The sessions took on a
Release Round-Up: Week of September 27
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Abbey Road: Anniversary Edition [Various Formats] (Apple/UMe) Super Deluxe 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Abbey Road celebrates 50 with a variety of editions built around a new 2019 stereo mix by Giles Martin
The Wayfarer: Bruce Springsteen Announces Soundtrack Album "Western Stars: Songs From the Film"
Bruce Springsteen's feature-length directorial debut, Western Stars opens in movie theaters on October 25 (after limited early screenings on the 19th and 23rd). In the movie, Springsteen performs all the songs from his latest album in his hundred-year-old barn. Springsteen said that the point of the film, which also includes new interviews and archival footage, was to "to get some of the music live to an audience." "The [studio] album and the film are both about this fading Western movie
Castle In the Clouds: Gong's '70s Output Celebrated on 13-Disc "Love From Planet Gong" Box and 2-CD Sets
When it comes to all-encompassing mega-sets celebrating the oft-overlooked talents of British prog, UMC has delivered the goods. They're following up their already impressive lineup with a new, 12-CD/1-DVD box set that covers the legendary psychedelic surrealists Gong and their tenure at Virgin. Entitled Love From the Planet Gong: The Virgin Years, 1973-1975, the new box offers all their studio albums from the era, plus a wealth of rare, previously unreleased recordings. It's all set to hit
Everybody's Still Talkin': Omnivore Preps Unreleased Harry Nilsson Album for November
Nilsson fans (and who isn't?), rejoice! On November 22, the late singer-songwriter's final recordings will at last see the light of day on CD, vinyl, and digital formats from Omnivore Recordings. Losst and Founnd is the first new album of original material from Harry Nilsson since 1980's Flash Harry. Nilsson was working on the album at the time of his death at the age of 52 in January 1994 with producer Mark Hudson (Ringo Starr, Aerosmith). Two of the songs, "U.C.L.A." and "Animal Farm," were
Soundtrack Watch: Intrada Delivers Two John Barry Classics, La-La Land Lights Fuse on "Mission: Impossible"
Fans of John Barry have double the delight coming their way this week, with two hugely expanded scores from the late British composer. First up is one of the weirdest films Barry's got his name on: the critically-maligned, George Lucas-produced adaptation of Marvel Comics' Howard The Duck. The film, co-starring Lea Thompson as Howard's...uh...human love interest, was scored by Barry and re-scored in part by composer Sylvester LeVay. Part of Barry's score ended up on the second side of a
Review: Bridget St. John, "Live at The Betsey Trotwood"
Bridget St. John is one of the treasures of the British folk revival. Her early recordings on John Peel's Dandelion label in the late '60s and early '70s - delicate and delightful as they are - continue to inspire a growing cadre of songwriters, singers, and alternate-tuned guitar-wielders. Fifty years since her debut Ask Me No Questions, St. John continues to perform, criss-crossing between Europe, Japan, and her adopted home state, New York. And she's still enrapturing audiences of longtime
A SECOND DISC INTERVIEW! Mike McCartney Talks "McGear" Deluxe Reissue
TSD's own Sam Stone recently had a chance to speak with the enduring artist behind the U.K.'s Christmas chart-topper of 1968, The Scaffold's "Lily the Pink," as well as the top ten smash "Thank U Very Much" and the solo hit "Leave It." Mike McCartney, a.k.a. Mike McGear just happens to be Paul McCartney's younger brother, but has a lifetime of his own musical history to share. In this wide-ranging conversation, he offers stories of the making of his classic album McGear, recently reissued by
Isn't It Rich: Edsel Collects Nine Judy Collins Classics on "The Elektra Albums Volume Two"
Demon Music Group's Edsel label has followed up its July release of Judy Collins' The Elektra Albums Volume One (1961-1968) with a second volume available now. The Elektra Albums Volume Two (1970-1984) finishes up the artist's Elektra Records tenure, comprising these nine releases on CD in their original sequences: Whales and Nightingales (1970) Living (1971) True Stories and Other Dreams (1973) Judith (1975) Bread and Roses (1976) Hard Times for Lovers (1979) Running for
United 'Nation': Nine Digital Remix EPs Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Janet Jackson Classic
After putting much of Janet Jackson's classic catalogue on vinyl out this year, UMe keeps the party going with a whopping nine new digital EPs to celebrate this week's 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. The label is premiering nearly 100 rare and digitally unavailable edits, instrumentals and remixes spanning Rhythm Nation's incredible run of hit singles for more than a year. Seven tracks - "Miss You Much," "Rhythm Nation," "Escapade," "Alright," "Come Back To Me," "Black
To The End of Love: Leonard Cohen's Final Recordings Collected on "Thanks For the Dance"
When Leonard Cohen passed away in November 2016, he left behind fifty years of words and music, including his final album, You Want It Darker. Now, Columbia and Legacy have announced a new collection, "a continuation of the master's final work" called Thanks For The Dance. Due on November 22, Thanks For The Dance was produced by Cohen's son Adam, who followed Leonard's wishes to complete the musical sketches that remained after You Want It Darker. Contributions came from many of Leonard's
A Whole Lotta Ground: "Motown Unreleased 1969" Features Supremes, Temptations, Smokey, Marvin Gaye, Kiki Dee, More
This weekend, Motown fans and alumni are descending on Detroit for the ultimate celebration of Hitsville, USA's 60 years of music and memories culminating in the Hitsville Honors gala. But the label doesn't want fans elsewhere to be left out in the cold. In a surprise, the annual digital collection of Motown Unreleased won't be arriving in December, but instead is available now. To mark 60 years, Motown Unreleased 1969 boasts 60 tracks, all recorded in 1969 and left unheard - until now. The
Release Round-Up: Week of September 20
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Judy Collins, The Elektra Albums: Volume Two (1970-1984) (Edsel) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Demon Music Group's Edsel label is following up its July release of Judy Collins' The Elektra Albums Volume One (1961-1968) with a second volume out today. The Elektra Albums Volume Two (1970-1984) finishes up the artist's Elektra Records tenure, comprising these nine releases on CD in their original sequences: Whales and Nightingales
Check Out Grover: SoulMusic Records Collects Columbia-Era Grover Washington, Jr. Titles on "Sacred Kind of Love"
During the '70s, '80s and '90s, there were few jazz musicians as popular and influential as Grover Washington, Jr. The talented reed-man's skilled saxophone work (he could bring the funk on soprano, alto, baritone, tenor, and even flute) was matched by a pop sensibility that made him an instrumental figure in jazz-fusion as it morphed into smooth-jazz. His music was funky, danceable, accessible, and always smooth. His groundbreaking work in the '70s and early '89s has been well-documented --
Ghost Meets Ghoul: Real Gone's Halloween Slate Includes Munsters Album, Occult Rock From Coven, and Music for Monsters
Real Gone Music has a reputation for releasing cult classic albums, but this October, they'll take "cult" a step further. The label's eclectic lineup of Halloween-themed releases for October 11 includes early satanic/occult rock by Coven, a collection of ghoulish TV classics by Milton Delugg and His Orchestra, and a Wrecking Crew-backed tie-in album by everyone's favorite family of monsters, The Munsters. First up is a delightfully strange pair of albums by the early occult rock band
Review: "Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack"
Can the circle be unbroken? asks The Carter Family on the opening track of Legacy Recordings' new 5-CD, 105-song soundtrack to Ken Burns' epic documentary Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns. The 1935 funeral hymn is a most appropriate way to begin this collection exploring the manifold branches of country music, but the tone on the box set is far from funereal as it gallops from "hillbilly music" to blues, folk, western swing, rockabilly, countrypolitan, outlaw country, and beyond. Country Music
Get On Up: James Brown's 1969 Homecoming Show Remixed and Expanded For October Release
Are you ready for Star Time? A new James Brown release, chronicling a 50-year-old homecoming show released in full for the first time, will surely do the trick. Live At Home With His Bad Self was in fact intended to be released not long after its recording. In the fall of 1969, Brown came to Augusta, Georgia's Bell Auditorium, hours from where Brown first sang gospel as a young man in Toccoa. He was backed by a stellar band that featured the talents of horn players Maceo Parker and Fred
Nowhere To Run: Vinyl Me Please Announces "Women of Motown" Anthology Series
The Motown news just keeps on coming! In April, vinyl subscription outlet Vinyl Me, Please featured Blue Note Records for the first volume in their immersive, multimedia series Vinyl Me, Please Anthology. Now, the label has announced their next installment: Vinyl Me, Please Anthology: The Women of Motown. VMP promises "an immersive journey into the storied label told through the music of the women who made it legendary." Subscriptions for the Anthology program will open on September 19 with
Hermandad Fania: Craft Latino Announces Vinyl Reissues of Classics from Fania Label
Craft Latino, a branch of Craft Recordings, will continue their celebration of the legendary Fania label with their first batch of vinyl reissues of classic titles from the label available just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. On October 25, the label will reissue Celia Cruz and Tito Puente's Alma con alma (1970), Willie Colón's The Hustler (1968), The Fania All Stars' Live at Yankee Stadium (1973 - now presented as a double LP for the first time ever), and the Celia Cruz-Johnny Pacheco
Wake Up Everybody: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect Classic Philadelphia International Albums from Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
If you don't know Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes by now, Cherry Red and SoulMusic Records have just the right collection for you. Be for Real: The PIR Recordings (1972-1975) brings together the four albums recorded by the group for Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records on two CDs, plus a six-song bonus disc. Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes came to Gamble and Huff's newly-formed label in 1972 after having bounced from label to label including Landa, Arctic, and
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