Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, with some of the most high-profile releases yet for 2016! The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds 50 (Various Editions) (Capitol/UMe) 4-CD/1-BD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD Deluxe Edition (CD 1 + highlights from 4-CD set): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mono 180-Gram Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Stereo 180-Gram Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beach
Glittering Prize: Simple Minds' "New Gold Dream" to Receive Massive Box Set
Scottish rockers Simple Minds will celebrate their smash album New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) with a sprawling deluxe edition this summer. Released in the fall of 1982, New Gold Dream, Simple Minds' fifth studio effort, took the band to their highest summit yet as a rock ensemble. "Promised You a Miracle," "Glittering Prize" and "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" were their first three U.K. Top 40 hits, while the album peaked at No. 3. "Promised You a Miracle" got the group their debut
Tutti Frutti! Little Richard Is Back On New "Mono Box"
Here's Little Richard! Specialty Records is celebrating the career of the rock and roll pioneer with the July 15 release of Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums. This new, 5-LP vinyl box set collects all of the studio albums that Little Richard recorded for both the Specialty and Vee-Jay labels between 1957 and 1965. The mono albums, each replicating the original label and jacket art, have been remastered from analog tapes. A 16-page booklet featuring new liner notes by Bill
Just For a Thrill: Edsel Offers Third Box Set From Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Edsel has continued its series of mini-box sets dedicated to Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings with a recently-released third volume. The Kings of Rhythm Volume 3: Tell You a Secret collects four albums originally issued between 2003 and 2011 by the legendary Rolling Stones bassist's rhythm-and-blues-rock big band. This new box follows previous releases in the label's Bill Wyman's Recording Archive series including White Lightnin': The Solo Box and The Complete Willie and the Poor Boys. The first
Rockin' My Life Away
With this new compilation, Varese Vintage looks back to Jerry Lee Lewis' brief tenure at Elektra Records at the dawn of the 1980s. With productions by Bones Howe (The 5th Dimension, Tom Waits) and songs by Bob Dylan, Roger Miller and Johnny Cash, Rockin' My Life Away captures The Killer melding country, rock-and-roll and popular standards in his inimitable fashion.
Stoned Soul Picnic: Audio Fidelity Reissues Laura Nyro's "Eli" In Quadraphonic Mix
Audio Fidelity has recently become a home for rare quadraphonic recordings on SACD, and among the label's future offerings is a true classic from Laura Nyro in its immersive quad mix: 1968's Eli and the Thirteenth Confession. Later this month, on June 24, the label will offer Eli on hybrid SACD (playable on all CD players) with the original stereo mix newly remastered by Steve Hoffman in high-resolution stereo and standard CD formats, and the rare 4.0 quad surround mix in high
Sea Level/Long Walk Off a Short Pier
Back in 2013, Real Gone reissued Sea Level's second (1977's Cats on the Coast) and third (1978's On the Edge) albums on a single CD. Now they are following that up with a twofer of the southern rockers' first and fourth efforts: Sea Level/Long Walk Off A Short Pier. Sea Level grew out of the breakup of the Allman Brothers band in 1976. Brothers band members pianist/keyboardist/vocalist Chuck Leavell, bassist Lamar Williams and drummer Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson decided to strike out on
40 Classic Soul Sides
The Delfonics' 40 Classic Soul Sides collects tracks from the legendary Philly soul group's first four Philly Groove LPs on 2 CDs. When Stan Watson introduced a group (including brothers William and Wilbert Hart and Randy Cain) he was managing to a young Thom Bell at Cameo in the late 1960s, magic was born and a major force in a new genre emerged. Collaborating with lead singer William on songwriting duties, Bell produced three groundbreaking LPs in the new Philly Soul genre on Watson's Philly
A Decade of Dio 1983-1993
A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 collects all six studio albums released by Warner Bros. and Reprise in the first decade of the band Dio's soaring career. Formed by Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice after their split from Black Sabbath in 1982, the group first gained prominence with the title track of debut Holy Diver, a staple of MTV and a recurring metal cult classic. Decade features new remasters of all this material (the latter two albums receiving their first digital remaster) on six CDs
Dynamic Duos: Omnivore Reissues Henske and Yester's "Farewell Aldebaran" and McGarrigle Sisters' "Pronto"
Omnivore Recordings is gearing up for a busy summer, with releases from The Kingbees, The Bangles, Velvet Crush and many more. Two of the label's most exciting titles, however, come from a pair of remarkable duos. Farewell Aldebaran arrived in 1969 on Frank Zappa's Straight Records label from the duo of Judy Henske and Jerry Yester. Henske was the onetime "Queen of the Beatniks" whose distinctive, bluesy voice earned her legions of fans on the folk circuit. She appeared alongside Johnny
Release Round-Up: Week of June 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up...it's one of the year's most eclectic yet, with heavy hitters from Pink Floyd to Petula Clark...including releases from The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Edgar Winter and more! Petula Clark, Natural Love: The Scotti Brothers Recordings (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In the early years of the 1980s, Petula Clark was signed to the Scotti Brothers label in the U.S. and starring in a revival of The Sound of Music
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! Varese Reissues Linda Ronstadt's "Silk Purse"
Linda Ronstadt may have gotten down and dirty in the pigpen for the cover of her sophomore solo album, but the alluring music within the record's grooves was indeed far closer to the Silk Purse of its title than to a sow's ear. The 1970 Nashville-recorded LP, recently reissued on CD by Varese Vintage on the heels of its 2015 Black Friday Record Store Day vinyl release, fused Ronstadt's West Coast sensibilities with an authentic country-and-western vibe. It's as potent a blend now as it was
Reason To Believe: New Springsteen Live Archive Release from 1990 Features Two Acoustic Shows
For most of last year, Bruce Springsteen released archival concerts about once every month and a half. That pace has slowed this year. Perhaps this is due to Springsteen and the E Street Band's current The River tour, where each new show is soon ready for purchase shortly after its performance. But a new archival concert has just become available as we hit nearly the halfway point of 2016. This release, from November 16 and 17, 1990 and is a slightly more low-key affair than some of the
Playing Favorites
10,000 Maniacs lives up to the title of this new release: Playing Favorites. This hometown show from Jamestown, New York features 14 tracks, including hits and fan favorites from throughout the group's career. Current band members Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Jeff Erickson, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey are joined by strings, horns, and backing vocalists on such songs as "More Than This," "Because the Night," "What's the Matter Here?" and "These Are Days." Available on CD
Laura Nyro, David Bromberg, Ann Wilson Headline Rounder's June Reissue Campaign
The venerable Rounder Records label, currently enjoying its 45th anniversary, has long been a leading light in the realm of roots music and Americana. But those terms need not be applied solely to one type of music. This month, as part of its ongoing digital catalogue initiative, Rounder is reissuing a number of titles blurring the genre lines of roots-rock and Americana. Some of the familiar names represented in this go-round include Ann Wilson of Heart, Laura Nyro, David
Milk And Honeyland: Esoteric Reissues Nick Mason-Produced "Round One" From Principal Edwards
Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has just rocketed into the orbit of Pink Floyd with the first time expanded U.K. reissue of Round One from the band Principal Edwards. The 1974 Deram album from Belinda Bourquin (keyboard/violin/recorder/vocal), Root Cartwright (guitar/mandolin), Richard Jones (bass/vocals), David Jones (bongos/congas/percussion), Nick Pallet (lead vocals/guitar) and Geoff Nicholls (drums/percussion) was produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason. Principal Edwards emerged
My Oh My What A Groove: Ace Collects Unreleased Motown on "One Track Mind"
The first volume of Ace/Kent's series dedicated to the male artists of Motown was entitled Satisfaction Guaranteed - but that title would be equally apt for the recent release One Track Mind: More Motown Guys, a second disc of rarities from the Sound of Young America. With 16 previously unissued cuts among this collection's 24 tracks, it proves that the treasures of the Motown vault are far from exhausted. This is also one volume sure to keep your foot tapping and your body moving, with each
Ramones: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
This 3-CD/1-LP box set marking the 40th anniversary of the New York punk classic features: - The original remastered album - A new mono mix, recreated by producer Leon and available on both CD and 180-gram LP. ("All the original monitor mixes and early mixes we did in the studio were mono," he told Observerearlier this year, "so I recreated the mono mix out of my original notes, which luckily were quite meticulous.") - A disc of 18 single mixes, outtakes and demos, eight of
...But Seriously: Deluxe Edition
1989's ...But Seriously found Phil Collins and longtime producer Hugh Padgham adopting a more organic sound as they tackled weighty issues in song, including homelessness, apartheid and other global crises. Eric Clapton, David Crosby, Steve Winwood and bassists Pino Palladino and Leland Sklar were among the guests on this hugely successful LP which spun off four U.S. Top 10 hits (the chart-topping "Another Day in Paradise," "I Wish It Would Rain Down," "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
Release Round-Up: Week of May 27
Hey! Hey! Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Monkees, Good Times (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Good Times sure lives up to its name, and then some! Here's a new Monkees album featuring Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith and the late Davy Jones, produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and featuring a slew of exciting new songs by Schlesinger, Noel Gallagher, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Gibbard, and Andy Partridge alongside newly-completed recordings
What's New Pussycat? Tom Jones Celebrated with New 15-Disc Box
A new box set due this fall celebrates the incredible first chapter in the career of iconic crooner Tom Jones. Sir Tom Jones, who turns 76 this June, has had a career unlike few others in pop music, notching 36 U.K. Top 40 hits (19 here in the States) across five decades and selling more than 100 million albums worldwide. His mammoth voice and striking good looks made him an icon of the swingin' '60s, with tracks like "It's Not Unusual" and "What's New Pussycat?" becoming hits on both
Everything's Beautiful
Spearheaded by pianist-producer Robert Glasper, Everything's Beautiful incorporates original recordings by the late Miles Davis into new "collaborative soundscapes" by guest artists including Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Ledisi and John Scofield. For these genre-bending journeys incorporating jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rap and soul, Davis tracks including "Blue in Green," "In a Silent Way," "The Ghetto Walk" and "Right Off" were sampled, isolating elements from the original multitracks and weaving
Blonder and Blonder
The Muffs' 1995 Blonder and Blonder featured 14 Kim Shattuck-penned originals, including the hit single "Sad Tomorrow." With Shattuck, Ronnie Barnett and new drummer Roy McDonald comprising the line-up, the Rob Cavallo-produced Blonder became the band's biggest selling album. Omnivore adds seven bonus tracks (2 U.K. B-sides, and 5 previously unissued Shattuck demos) on CD and also presents the original LP on vinyl for the first time in over two decades (first pressing on baby blue vinyl, with
Quadio
Chicago: Quadio brings together nine albums from the legendary band in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes on nine Blu-ray discs. This lavish celebration of the Windy City's favorite band is housed in a rigid two-piece box, with every album presented in a replica sleeve promised to "replicate the original release down to the last detail, including mini-posters, and the iron-on that came with Chicago VIII." Albums
BBR Is On "Fire" with Expanded Reissue of "Pointer Sisters' Greatest Hits"
One of the ten songs on The Pointer Sisters' Greatest Hits is "The Love Too Good to Last," one of four songs reprised from the trio's 1982 album Special Things. Happily, however, Ruth, June and Anita Pointer's special things certainly have lasted. Big Break Records has in recent years reissued the group's complete Planet Records/RCA discography from 1978's Energy through their label swansong, 1988's Serious Slammin', in remastered and expanded editions. Now, BBR is culminating its reissue
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