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Pop Art Live

June 14, 2017 By

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Omnivore gives a first release to The Raspberries' landmark fall 2004 reunion concert at Cleveland's House of Blues!  Pop Art Live collects the full set by Eric Carmen (vocals/bass), Wally Bryson, Dave Smalley (guitar) and Jim Bonfanti (drums) as they played 28 tracks including "Go All the Way," "I Wanna Be with You," "Let's Pretend" and "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)," plus covers of The Beatles ("Baby's In Black," "No Reply," "Ticket to Ride"), The Who ("I Can't Explain") and even The

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Formats: CD

Greatest Hits

June 13, 2017 By

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Lifehouse gathers together its greatest hits including "Hanging by a Moment" and "You and Me" on this new 18-track anthology.

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock

Pet Shop Boys Announce "Catalogue 1985-2012," Three Expanded Albums

June 13, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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After a 16-year break, legendary British duo Pet Shop Boys have announced a trio of expanded reissues from within their Parlophone Records discography--now part of a new initiative, Catalogue 1985-2012. On July 28, new remastered reissues of Nightlife (1997), Release (2002) and Fundamental (2006) will be issued worldwide. As with prior releases, each CD title will include a series of Further Listening discs featuring "master quality bonus tracks and demos created in the same time period as

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Pet Shop Boys

Hanging by a Moment: Lifehouse to Release Greatest Hits Compilation

June 12, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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Pop quiz: what was the biggest single of 2001? Here's a hint: it's one of only three that never actually topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week. That answer would be "Hanging by a Moment," the breakthrough single by Los Angeles pop-rockers Lifehouse. Now, 17 years and four Top 10 albums later, the group is slated to release a greatest-hits compilation through UMe. Led by smoky-voiced, spiritual-not-religious songwriter Jason Wade, Lifehouse first began its run as Blyss, an alternative

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Lifehouse

In Memoriam: Adam West (1928-2017)

June 10, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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For many, Adam West will always be the one, true Batman.  The self-described "Bright Knight" passed away yesterday at the age of 88 following a brief battle with leukemia.  Yet he will always remain in the hearts of his fans not just for his indelible portrayal of the Caped Crusader, but for his eternally tongue-in-cheek good humor and considerable talent.  West survived being typecast in Hollywood to establish himself to a new generation with his numerous voiceover performances on the big and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Adam West, Neal Hefti, Nelson Riddle

WE HAVE A WINNER! Bad Company Reissues From Rhino Records!

June 9, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Congratulations! We've picked our lucky winner to receive copies of 2CD deluxe editions of Bad Company's Run with the Pack and Burnin' Sky, recently released by Rhino Records! We had an astounding number of entrants, and we'd give one to everyone if we could--but this contest's lucky recipient is Michael Terr! Congratulations, Michael! If you entered our contest via Facebook, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a private message on Facebook with your name and mailing

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bad Company

Release Round-Up: Week of June 9

June 9, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Glen Campbell Adios

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Glen Campbell, Adios (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Glen Campbell's final recordings, produced by his longtime band member Carl Jackson, comprise this release.  Selections include the lead-off single "Everybody's Talkin'," and four songs by Jimmy Webb (including the touching title track as well as "Postcard from Paris," "Just Like Always" and "It Won't Bring Her Back"), plus compositions from Bob Dylan, Jerry Reed, Dickey Lee,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Christine McVie, Chuck Berry, Del Shannon, Glen Campbell, John Coltrane, Lee Hazlewood, Lindsey Buckingham, Lynn Castle, Paul Simon, Third Eye Blind

BREAKING! A Song Worth Singing: Johnny Mathis Special Airs This Saturday, New Box Set Arrives

June 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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Johnny Mathis is currently touring the U.S. on his Voice of Romance tour - and indeed, for over 60 years, that appellation has been apt.  This Saturday evening, June 10, Mathis is coming to your own city, courtesy of Public Television and TJ Lubinsky's TJL Productions' popular and long-running My Music series.   Yes, this Saturday is Johnny Mathis Night, because that's when Public Television stations nationwide will air Wonderful! Wonderful!, a concert film featuring all of Mathis' beloved

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Angela Bofill, Deniece Williams, Dionne Warwick, Henry Mancini, Jane Olivor, Johnny Mathis, Thom Bell, Yolanda Adams

Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment: Ramones Remix and Expand "Leave Home" for 40th Anniversary

June 7, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Leave Home

Last year's deluxe 40th anniversary edition of the self-titled debut album by the Ramones looks to be the first in a series! Rhino Records today announced a rarity packed 3CD/1LP edition of the band's second album, 1977's Leave Home, for release this summer. Leave Home was a progression for the Forest Hills punk quartet: more diverse songs written independently by the band instead of devised in the studio; a budget nearly doubled from the sessions for Ramones (plus a big shot producer, Tony

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Ramones

Step Inside, Walk This Way: Def Leppard Expand "Hysteria" to Seven Discs

June 7, 2017 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

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In very many ways, Def Leppard's fourth studio album Hysteria was their biggest--and a new box set due this year looks to prove that en masse. On August 4--exactly 30 years since it was first released--Bludgeon Riffola and UMC will release multiple expanded editions of Hysteria, including a new 3CD deluxe edition, a 5CD/2DVD box set (both boasting material not on the 20th anniversary deluxe edition released in 2007) and vinyl formats. Hysteria was the culmination of more than three years

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Def Leppard

Strung Out: Wendy & Lisa's "Eroica" To Be Expanded by Cherry Red

June 6, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Eroica

Looking for something Prince-related to tide you over before the Purple Rain reissue hits stores? Cherry Pop Records is reissuing Eroica, the third album from Prince's longtime collaborators Wendy & Lisa. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman were already several years removed from their split with Prince (who disbanded The Revolution in 1986); in 1987, they put their only pop single on the U.S. charts with the criminally underrated pop nugget "Waterfall." By the release of Eroica, the duo's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Wendy & Lisa

Ingénue: 25th Anniversary Edition

June 5, 2017 By

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Canadian pop chanteuse k.d. lang celebrates the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album Ingénue with a newly-expanded deluxe edition pairing the album with previously unreleased performances from her MTV Unplugged special.  Available as a 2-LP or 2-CD set.

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

Power of Peace

June 5, 2017 By

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The Isley Brothers and Santana team up for an all-new studio album in which the legendary artists reflect on classic rock, pop, soul, and R&B standards such as "Higher Ground," "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)," "God Bless the Child," and "What the World Needs Now is Love."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Warm Ride: Cherry Red Collects Graham Bonnet, Unreleased Live Humble Pie on New Box Sets

June 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Cherry Red's Hear No Evil imprint has a pair of three-disc box sets aimed at hard rock aficionados collecting rare and previously unreleased material from two longtime rock heroes: Graham Bonnet and the gang in Humble Pie. Graham Bonnet's Anthology follows past reissues from HNE for the full-throated vocalist including a trio of pop/R&B albums predating his tenure with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and 1981's Line-Up from his post-Rainbow days.  Anthology spans the entirety of Bonnet's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Graham Bonnet, Humble Pie

Review: Robert Lamm, "Time Chill: A Retrospective"

June 2, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Robert Lamm Time Chill

It's not much of a stretch to say that Robert Lamm is the heart and soul of Chicago.  Since founding that seminal horn-rock band with Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow, and Danny Seraphine, Lamm has contributed some of the band's most memorable songs including "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "Beginnings," "25 or 6 to 4," and "Another Rainy Day in New York City."  Lamm's work has always been equal parts craft and

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Chicago, Robert Lamm

WIN! WIN! WIN! Rhino's Latest Expanded Reissues From Bad Company

June 2, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Last week, Rhino remastered and expanded two more classic albums Bad Company recorded for the Swan Song label. This week, we've got a copy of both new titles--and we want YOU to win! Run With The Pack (1976) and Burnin' Sky (1977) were the third and fourth albums by the British supergroup (vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke of Free, guitarist Mick Ralphs of Mott The Hoople and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell), and continued the band's stellar success in the United States, each

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bad Company

Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Kris and Rita Full Moon

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, Full Moon: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 1973's Grammy-winning, chart-topping Full Moon was the first duet album Rita Coolidge made with her then-husband Kris Kristofferson.  Yet, it has never been released on CD outside of Japan - until now!  Real Gone's new reissue has been expanded with six previously unreleased outtakes: one from the album sessions and five more

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Marley, Chicago, Doris Day, Grateful Dead, Jesse Ed Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Coryell, Merry Clayton, Rita Coolidge, Robert Lamm, Ry Cooder, The Who, U2

A Man Called Destruction: Expanded Edition

June 1, 2017 By

Alex Chilton A Man Called Destruction

In 1995, the late Big Star and Box Tops frontman Alex Chilton returned to Memphis' Ardent Studios, the site of his classic work with Big Star, to record A Man Called Destruction.  Blending original songs with a host of eclectic covers from the likes of Chris Kenner ("Sick and Tired"), Brian Wilson and Jan Berry via Jan & Dean ("The New Girl in School"), and Jimmy Reed ("You Don't Have to Go", the album marked Chilton's return to his signature blue-eyed soul sound with nods to garage rock,

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Arthur Alexander: Expanded Edition

June 1, 2017 By

Arthur Alexander

Arthur Alexander inspired artists from The Beatles to Bob Dylan with his early sixties recordings for the Dot label including "You Better Move On" and "Anna (Go to Him)."  His 1972 self-titled album, produced by Muscle Shoals session veteran Tommy Cogbill, included an exciting array of songs including an early version of "Burning Love," covered by Elvis Presley shortly after this album's release.  The LP saw an incomplete CD release in 1994 as part of Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings. 

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Commodores: Expanded Vinyl Edition

June 1, 2017 By

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For this new vinyl reissue of The Commodores' classic debut, Motown and UMe have gone back to the original production masters to offer seven of the album's nine tracks in longer versions! One has been heard before (an extended "Easy" appeared on the group's entry in Universal's Gold compilation series in 2006), but the others, including additional minutes of album tracks like "Funny Feelings," "Heaven Knows" and "Zoom" (the album's title track in the U.K.), are heard here for the first time. 

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Constant Craving: k.d. lang's Breakthrough Album to Be Expanded

June 1, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

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This summer, k.d. lang will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album Ingénue with a newly-expanded deluxe edition pairing the album with previously unreleased performances from her MTV Unplugged special. Ingénue found lang moving away from the country style she had earned acclaim with in the late '80s to a more cabaret-pop sensibility--less Patsy Cline and more Edith Piaf, The Los Angeles Times suggested. Reuniting with producers Greg Perry and Ben Mink from her fourth album,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: k.d. lang

From Lulu, With Love: Edsel Reissues Bowie Collaboration and More

June 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Lulu Heaven and Earth and the Stars

Lulu's first album promised Something to Shout About, and indeed, throughout a career now spanning six decades, the Scottish pop singer has always delivered with her full-throated, soulful belt.  In 1972, Lulu wrapped up her tenure at Atco Records - in which she reinvented herself in full southern soul mode - and signed to Wes Farrell's RCA-distributed Chelsea label.  At Chelsea, she released two albums: 1973's Lulu and 1976's Heaven and Earth and the Sky.  Both of those LPs have just returned

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: David Bowie, John Barry, Lulu, Mick Ronson

Reissued Commodores LP is Stacked, and That's a Fact

May 31, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

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Four decades ago, Southern funk band the Commodores established their place in the pop-soul pantheon with their self-titled fifth album. Now, Universal Music Enterprises is revisiting the album in a brand new way, as an expanded vinyl set. Commodores continued the Tuskegee, Alabama-bred group's ascendancy, balancing hip dance tracks with sweet balladry. The alpha and omega of these styles featured co-lead singer/drummer Walter Orange, trumpeter William King and bassist Ronald LaPread leading

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Lionel Richie, The Commodores

This is a Song to All of My Friends: Howard Jones Announces New Compilation

May 31, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Don't crack up, bend your brain: a new triple-disc Howard Jones compilation is coming out from U.K. label Cherry Red Records. The blonde keyboardist from Southampton was a staple of early-mid '80s U.K. pop thanks to his catchy synth-driven melodies with often heavy, introspective lyrics. This combination took "New Song," "What is Love," "Things Can Only Get Better," "No One is to Blame" and five more songs into his home country's Top 20. Success in the United States was later but slightly

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Burning Love: Omnivore Reissues and Expands Alex Chilton, Arthur Alexander Titles

May 31, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Alex Chilton A Man Called Destruction

Omnivore Recordings has announced a pair of upcoming releases from two very different yet equally soulful singer-songwriters: Alex Chilton and Arthur Alexander. In 1995, the late Big Star and Box Tops frontman Alex Chilton returned to Memphis' Ardent Studios, the site of his classic work with Big Star, to record A Man Called Destruction.  Blending original songs with a host of eclectic covers from the likes of Chris Kenner ("Sick and Tired"), Brian Wilson and Jan Berry via Jan & Dean

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Alex Chilton, Arthur Alexander

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