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Beach House Plan 'B-Sides and Rarities' Album

June 20, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Beach House B Sides and Rarities

The atmospheric psych-rock of Baltimore duo Beach House continues to win over swaths of fans, both on the road and from their studio albums (2015 saw the release of two albums including Depression Cherry, the group's second U.S. Top 10 effort). Now, they're taking time to look back on a new compilation. B-Sides and Rarities scoops up 14 non-album cuts, hidden tracks and outtakes in one handy collection. Spanning from the release of their debut album in 2005 and stopping a decade later at the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Beach House

Review: "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition"

June 19, 2017 By Ted Frank 1 Comment

Singles Deluxe Edition

A Tribute Told in Vignettes... Well, I don't like to reduce us to just being part of the "Seattle Sound." I'd like to think of us as expanding more. Like, we're huge in Europe right now. I mean, we've got records... uh, a big record just broke in Belgium.    -Cliff Poncier, Singles A Cameron Crowe film tends to have a "killer" soundtrack.  Listening to a Crowe soundtrack is an intriguing adventure filled with carefully curated juxtapositions.  In fact, the experience is a lot like the

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Cameron Crowe, Chris Cornell, Paul Westerberg, Various Artists

Still the Same: Classic Bob Seger Albums Make Streaming Debut

June 16, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Seger GH

As the music business increasingly adopts streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music into their strategies for success, it becomes painfully clear when albums (or whole catalogues, even) are missing from the digital realm. This year, we've already seen the triumphant return of Prince's Warner Bros.-era masters beyond the Tidal platform, ahead of next week's Purple Rain reissue. On Friday, one of the most famous holdouts finally relented. Bob Seger, the iconic Detroit rocker, and Capitol

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bob Seger

Omnivore Revives "Rosebud" From Henske, Yester, Doerge On New Expanded Edition

June 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Rosebud

Last year, the Omnivore label began its retelling of the story of Judy Henske and Jerry Yester with the hotly-anticipated, first authorized reissue of the then-married duo's 1969 cult favorite album Farewell Aldebaran.  Now, the Henske/Yester tale continues with another lavishly expanded CD reissue: this time, of 1971's Rosebud.  The album was so named for the band itself, featuring Henske on vocals, Yester on vocals, bass, and banjo, her future husband Craig Doerge on vocals, keyboards, and

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Jerry Yester, Judy Henske, Rosebud

Release Round-Up: Week of June 16

June 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie Cracked Actor

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 (Parlophone/Rhino) (Amazon U.S./ Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 is the first authorized release of Bowie's Philly Dogs Tour show at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, from September 1974.  First released earlier this year on vinyl only, some of this performance was featured in Alan Yentob's BBC documentary also known as Cracked Actor.  The original tapes

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Big Star, Blue Cheer, Cheap Trick, David Bowie, Randy Newman, Rosebud, Spirit, The Commodores, The Dustbowl Revival, The Rolling Stones

Something for Audrey (And Patty): Cherry Red Reissues Mancini's "Two for the Road" and "Me, Natalie"

June 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Two For The Road and Me Natalie

In the canon of all-time great film composers, the name of Henry Mancini still looms large.  Cherry Red's El imprint has brought two of his classic 1960s scores together on one CD: the original RCA Victor soundtrack album of Two for the Road (1967) and the Columbia Records release of Me, Natalie (1969) - the latter of which has only been previously available on CD as part of a large Mancini box set. Mancini scored four films for Audrey Hepburn - Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, Wait Until

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Henry Mancini, Rod McKuen

Get Busy: Sean Paul Releases Greatest Hits Collection

June 14, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Dutty Classics Collection

If you've been on a dance floor since the start of the millennium, there's a good chance you've heard the intoxicating dancehall riddims of Sean Paul. A recently released greatest hits compilation from Rhino Records puts those dancefloor classics in full focus. Born Sean Paul Henriques in Kingston, Jamaica, the singer was discovered in his mid-20s, with a flow compared favorably to dancehall pioneer Super Cat. A cameo in music video director Hype Williams' big-screen bow, the urban crime

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Beyoncé, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Sean Paul

Don't Worry, Kyoko: Three More Yoko Ono Reissues Announced

June 14, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Yoko Universe

Secretly Canadian, in partnership with Chimera Music, last year announced a back catalogue campaign covering the challenging musical works of Yoko Ono. The second batch of three expanded albums will be released next month, the label announced today. Three albums from the early '70s recorded for Apple Records--1971's Fly and 1973's Approximately Infinite Universe and Feeling the Space--will be repressed on CD and LP for the first time in many years on July 14. Each release will feature bonus

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else Tags: John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Kick Out The Jams! Run Out Groove Compiles Best of The MC5 on Vinyl

June 13, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

MC5 Motor City Five

Has the time ever been more right for a return of The MC5?  The band from Lincoln Park, Michigan fused garage rock with elements of blues, jazz, and psychedelia to give voice to the counterculture movement of the mid- to late 1960s in as aggressive a fashion as possible.  Between 1969 and 1971, the band released three albums on Elektra and Atlantic, anticipating the punk movement with fast and furiously heavy riffs.  Run Out Groove, Rhino's new arm dedicated to limited edition

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: MC5

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

June 13, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Nightlife FL

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

Lifehouse GH

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

Batman 50th OST

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

Go All the Way! Omnivore Unearths Raspberries' 2004 Reunion

June 9, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Raspberries Pop Art Live

The House of Blues picked a hell of a hometown act to open their Cleveland location in the fall of 2004: for the first time in nearly 30 years, the original line-up of power pop heroes the Raspberries reunited on stage. That magical night will now be available for all to enjoy, thanks to a new 2CD set from Omnivore Records due this August! Pop Art Live collects the full set by Eric Carmen (vocals/guitar/piano), Wally Bryson (guitar), Dave Smalley (bass) and Jim Bonfanti (drums) as they played

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Eric Carmen, Raspberries

Good Rockin' Tonight: Legacy Revisits Elvis Presley's "A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete 1953-1955 Recordings"

June 9, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

A Boy From Tupelo

On July 28, Elvis fans will be saying "That's all right" - and then some - to the box set being released by RCA and Legacy Recordings.  A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete Recordings 1953-1955 journeys back to the birth of rock-and-roll to feature, on three CDs and digitally, every known Elvis Presley Sun Records master and outtake.  In addition, the collection also contains Elvis' four earliest, privately-pressed sides, and vintage radio and concert performances from the period, for a total of 73

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

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

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

Hysteria super deluxe

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

What the World Needs Now: The Isley Brothers, Santana Team For New Studio Album "Power of Peace"

June 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Two legendary musical forces are teaming up this summer to celebrate the eternal Power of Peace during the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. On August 4, The Isley Brothers and Santana will join forces for their first full-length collaboration. Power of Peace arrives on that date from Legacy Recordings, featuring Ronald and Ernie Isley joined by Carlos and Cindy Blackman Santana tackling a number of classic rock and R&B standards which have inspired them over the years. This all-new

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Santana, The Isley Brothers

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

June 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Humble Pie Official Bootleg 1

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

Bad Company RWTP BS

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

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

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

May 31, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Commodores 1977

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

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