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The Delta Sweete [Deluxe Edition]

July 10, 2020 By

Bobbie Gentry The Delta Sweete

2-CD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 2-LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bobbie Gentry's haunting 1968 concept album returns to CD and vinyl in a new edition.  The 2-CD edition features a brand-new 2020 stereo mix, the original mono mix, and bonus tracks including a previously unreleased demo and instrumental, and five demos first issued on Bobbie's career-spanning box set The Girl from Chickasaw County.  The vinyl version of The Delta Sweete presents the new 2020

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

Back In The Old Routine: Cherry Red, Esoteric Expand Two from Strawbs

July 10, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has returned to the Strawbs discography with another pair of reissues: Burning for You (1977) and Heartbreak Hill (recorded 1978, released 1995). Burning for You arrived between Deep Cuts and Deadlines, both of which have already been reissued by Esoteric.  Deep Cuts had been produced by the team of Rupert Holmes and Jeffrey Lesser who were enlisted to nudge the band - down to four pieces with David Cousins, Chas Cronk, Dave Lambert, and Rod Coombes -

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Strawbs

Release Round-Up: Week of July 10

July 10, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Often hailed as one of Grateful Dead's most accessible albums along with its follow-up, American Beauty, Workingman's Dead placed its focus on tighter songcraft in a country/folk-oriented vein that would later be described as "Americana." It introduced the group's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Burt Bacharach, Carol Channing, Daniel Tashian, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Gordon Anderson, Grateful Dead, John Lodge, Laura Branigan, Little Steven, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Rufus Wainwright, Tammy Wynette, The Foundations, The Monkees

Awakening: Real Gone Music Announces Reissues of Rare and Sought-After Titles from Black Jazz Records

July 9, 2020 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Today, Real Gone Music announced the reissue of a batch of extremely hard-to-find albums from the legendary Black Jazz Records catalogue, due for release on August 28 on CD and LP.  The legendary Black Jazz Records was founded in 1969 in Oakland, California by pianist Gene Russell and percussionist Dick Schory and released its first records in summer of 1971.  From then on, it became a home for many emerging African-American jazz performers across a range of styles, including free jazz,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Funk, Jazz Tags: Doug Carn, Gene Russell, Jean Carn, The Awakening, Walter Bishop Jr.

¡A mí me gusta así! Craft Latino Reissues Pete Rodriguez's Classic Boogaloo Album "I Like It Like That"

July 9, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

"¡Soy el Rey del Boogaloo!"  So proclaims The King of the Boogaloo, Pete Rodriguez on the song of the same name.  It's a highlight among highlights from the pianist and bandleader's iconic album, I Like It Like That (A mi me gusta así).  Originally released on Alegre Records in 1967 - and now seeing its first-ever vinyl reissue on Craft Latino on July 31 - I Like It Like That is an irresistible collection of prime Boogaloo: Afro-Caribbean grooves on grooves that brim with excitement, urgency,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else Tags: Pete Rodriguez

Star Star: The Rolling Stones Announce Reissues of "Goats Head Soup," Including Deluxe Box With Surround Sound Mixes

July 9, 2020 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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Though it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle among the more critically lauded Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones' 11th album, Goats Head Soup is worthy of reappraisal - and that time has finally come, as The Rolling Stones and UMe have announced a set of reissues slated for September 4 featuring new mixes, demos, alternate versions, and live material across a number of configurations. Released in August 1973, Goats Head Soup was recorded across the world, with

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Play Me: Neil Diamond's "Hot August Night" Concerts, "Love at the Greek" Come to Vinyl

July 8, 2020 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Hot August night/And the leaves hanging down/And the grass on the ground smelling sweet... Those words which open Neil Diamond's rousing 1969 hit "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" inspired the title of the superstar's 1972 electrifying live album, Hot August Night. Recorded that summer at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre, Hot August Night went on to inspire four sequels between 1977 and 2018. Now, all five of these live albums are coming to vinyl this August (when else?), with two making

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Neil Diamond

A Second Disc Interview: TJ Lubinsky Shares Details on New "Rock, Pop, and Doo Wop" DVD Set

July 8, 2020 By Joe Marchese 22 Comments

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"Be My Baby." "Can't Take My Eyes off You." "Stand by Me." "You Don't Own Me." Songs such as these not only defined the era in which they were first written and performed, but continue to resonate today. They're just four of the classic songs included on an upcoming 7-DVD set from Treasury Collection that serves as a definitive concert anthology of classic American R&B music. Rock, Pop, and Doo Wop has been curated by executive producer and director TJ Lubinsky from his acclaimed onstage

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Maestro, Lesley Gore, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Little Richard, Ronnie Spector, The Isley Brothers, The Miracles, The Righteous Brothers

Hopes Up: Real Gone Presses Up Soul Asylum's "Let Your Dim Light Shine" and Man's Overlooked "Revelation"

July 7, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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On July 31, Real Gone Music will present two more hidden gems on vinyl.  This pairing includes Soul Asylum's Let Your Dim Light Shine, an alt-rock success returning to vinyl for the first time in 25 years, and prog rock outfit Man's Revelation, an ambitious concept album from 1969. As a follow-up to Soul Asylum's breakthrough Grave Dancers Union, the 1995 effort Let Your Dim Light Shine saw the band under pressure to deliver.  Here, they established themselves as a more radio-friendly band -

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Man, Soul Asylum

Lively Up Yourself: Bob Marley Estate Continues 75th Birthday Celebrations, Including Partnership With One Tree Planted Initiative

July 7, 2020 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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In many ways, 2020 has come to be about doing our part to build a better world.  No doubt, music can be a catalyst for causes and when the proper partnerships are forged, can bring about measurable change.  UMe and the Bob Marley Estate are doing their part and are inviting fans to join in as they partner with the One Tree Planted program.  How it works:  fans can connect their Spotify account to the Stream For Trees portal and for every Bob Marley song streamed, a tree will be planted to fight

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Reggae Tags: Bob Marley

In Memoriam: Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

July 6, 2020 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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In the spring of 2004, my junior year of high school, I enrolled in an elective that was split between Theatre Arts one semester and Analyzing Cinema the next. One of the more polarizing films shown in class was Sergio Leone's epic Western The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - the class of 16 and 17-year-olds didn't entirely jibe with the lengthy takes, surreal logic (complete with characters surprised by events that couldn't be seen within the frame), or the score, which was firmly Western in terms

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classical/Opera, Everything Else, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Ennio Morricone

Summer Blessings: Super Picks for July's Bandcamp Friday

July 3, 2020 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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The Bandcamp Friday train keeps rolling - a light in the darkness for music lovers if ever there was one! On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another on June 19 (a planned annual

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Categories: Features Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Adam Schlesinger, Digable Planets, Harry Nilsson, Hum, Nick Lowe, Peter Gabriel, Sonic Youth, Swamp Dogg

Release Round-Up: Week of July 3

July 3, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Willie Nelson First Rose of Spring

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Willie Nelson, First Rose of Spring (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Willie Nelson's latest studio album emphasizes love and positivity at a time when we all need it most.  First Rose of Spring features new Nelson originals co-written with producer and longtime associate Buddy Cannon, as well as new songs from Toby Keith and Chris Stapleton and covers such as "Yesterday When I Was Young."  Available on CD, LP, and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Cooper, Andre Previn, David Bowie, Eugene Ormandy, Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Rare Earth, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Review: Whitney Houston, "Whitney Houston: 35th Anniversary Edition"

July 2, 2020 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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Whitney Houston wasn't yet 22 years old when Arista Records released her self-titled debut album on Valentine's Day, 1985. Overseen by executive producer Clive Davis, Whitney Houston anticipated every style the singer would explore in her subsequent discography. 35 years later, nearly every song is a recognized classic and a cornerstone of the late singer's career. Vinyl Me, Please, in association with Legacy Recordings and Arista, has just revisited Whitney Houston in a beautiful new 2-LP box

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Jermaine Jackson, Kashif, Teddy Pendergrass, Whitney Houston

Life in the Fast Lane: Eagles' "Live from The Forum" Airs This Sunday, Comes to CD, LP, DVD, BD

July 2, 2020 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

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When Glenn Frey passed away in 2016, many wondered about the future of the Eagles. Happily, the band persevered and celebrated Frey's legacy with the addition of his son Deacon to the lineup as well as country superstar Vince Gill. This Sunday, ESPN will give fans a taste of the "new" Eagles with the broadcast of Live from The Forum MMXVIII. The special is culled from three performances at Inglewood, California's Forum on September 12, 14, and 15, 2018 during the band's North American tour.

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Eagles

My Beauty: Expanded Edition

July 1, 2020 By

Kevin Rowland My Beauty

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red Pink Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red Dexys Midnight Runners' frontman Kevin Rowland's 1999 sophomore solo album My Beauty was overshadowed at the time by its striking cover depicting a semi-disrobed Rowland in a dress, stockings, and makeup, with a feather boa slung over the dressing screen. Now, over two decades later, the world might finally have caught up with Rowland's raw, personal album and its

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Sign "O" The Times: Deluxe Edition [Various Formats]

July 1, 2020 By

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Remastered 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Remastered 2LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) Expanded 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Expanded 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 8CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 13LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's 1987 masterpiece Sign "O" The Times will be remastered and reissued by Warner Records on September 25, kicking off

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Then Play On: Celebration Edition

July 1, 2020 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop BMG is bringing Fleetwood Mac's 1969 LP Then Play On back to CD and 2-LP vinyl in a new edition that replicates the audio contents of Rhino's 2013 reissue. The new CD will be released in a deluxe, expanded mediabook presentation with a 16-page booklet featuring liner notes by Anthony Bozza and a foreword by Mick Fleetwood. The 2-LP edition has been

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock

Oops!...I Did It Again [Picture Disc]

July 1, 2020 By

Britney Spears Oops Picture Disc

Britney Spears' 2000 sophomore album Oops!...I Did It Again celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year. To mark the occasion, Jive Records and Legacy Recordings have planned three new editions. A commemorative vinyl picture disc will be available at all retail outlets, while Urban Outfitters will carry two exclusive releases: a limited edition clear vinyl release with purple and gold swirl; and a limited edition cassette with purple shell and gold ink. All three hit stores on August 14.

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High Time: Grateful Dead Release Over Two and a Half Hours of "Workingman's Dead" Sessions In Advance of CD, LP Reissues

July 1, 2020 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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One week from Friday - July 10 - Rhino will team with Grateful Dead to release the latest titles in the band's rolling 50th anniversary celebration. 1970's Americana classic Workingman's Dead arrives that day as a 3-CD set featuring the remastered original album and a previously unreleased concert; and also as a limited edition picture disc vinyl LP with just the remastered album. Today, in anticipation of that reissue, the Dead has announced a digital streaming exclusive sure to whet the

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

This is Heavy: Mondo Reissues 'Back To The Future' Album With Unused Art

July 1, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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On July 3, 1985, mass audiences got to take a trip Back To The Future thanks to the year's top-grossing film. For its 35th anniversary, the film and music fans at Mondo are bringing the film's classic soundtrack back to vinyl with a cool twist: an unused piece of front cover artwork courtesy of the series' beloved poster artist. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's time-travel fantasy found Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), an average California teen in 1985, accidentally transported 30 years into the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Huey Lewis and The News, Lindsey Buckingham, Phil Collins

I've Been Waiting: Little Steven Announces All-Encompassing CD/DVD Box Set

June 30, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Last year, Steven Van Zandt looked back on his solo discography with an impressive 6LP/4CD box set. Rock 'n Roll Rebel: The Early Work collected six albums on vinyl and added four CDs of bonus material, adding up to a definitive look at a powerful and politically-charged body of work. Earlier this year, the versatile E Street Band guitarist/Sopranos and Lilyhammer actor/Disciples of Soul bandleader began issuing Bob Ludwig's remastered versions of all six original albums on CD, three of them

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Little Steven, Steven Van Zandt

Oops! Legacy Recordings Reissues Britney Spears' "Oops!...I Did It Again," Releases Remixes and Rarities EP for 20th Anniversary

June 29, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Britney Spears Oops Picture Disc

Britney Spears' 2000 sophomore album Oops!...I Did It Again celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this month. To mark the occasion, Jive Records and Legacy Recordings have planned three new editions for later this year. A commemorative vinyl picture disc will be available at all retail outlets, while Urban Outfitters will carry two exclusive releases: a limited edition clear vinyl release with purple and gold swirl; and a limited edition cassette with purple shell and gold ink. All three hit

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Britney Spears

With Every Beat of My Heart: Cherry Pop Reissues, Expands Laura Branigan's "Self Control"

June 29, 2020 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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Laura Branigan became an overnight sensation with the release of 1982's "Gloria." Her throbbing adaptation of Umberto Tozzi's Italian hit not only reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (held from the top spot by Lionel Richie's "Truly") but spent 36 weeks on the chart, establishing a new record for a solo female artist. A dance party anthem for a post-disco age, "Gloria" helped propel the singer's debut album, Branigan, to top 40 status and a Gold sales certification. It set the stage for

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Laura Branigan

Let's Get To The Point: Tom Petty's Demo for "You Don't Know How It Feels" Released, 'Wildflowers' Retrospective On the Way

June 26, 2020 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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In the years since Tom Petty released his landmark Wildflowers album, much has been said about the Rick Rubin-helmed sessions and how much unreleased material was left behind as the album evolved.  Petty originally had enough songs to release Wildflowers as a double-album - reportedly with at least 26 songs - but was persuaded against it.  In 2015, he released a preview track, "Somewhere Under Heaven," for the release provisionally entitled Wildflowers: All The Rest.  But the collection was

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Tom Petty

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