Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Rolling Stones, Live at The Wiltern (Mercury Studios) 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP (Amazon Exclusive Black and Bronze Swirl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Black Vinyl: Amazon
The Need for Speed: La-La Land Debuts Harold Faltermeyer's Score to 'Top Gun'
La-La Land Records continues its hot streak with an expanded score and soundtrack release of one of the biggest blockbusters of the '80s: Harold Faltermeyer's score to the 1986 action classic Top Gun. The 2CD set, limited to 5000 copies, features Faltermeyer's complete, electronic-infused score to Tony Scott's film about a squadron of Navy pilots training in an elite program colloquially known as - you guessed it - Top Gun. Tom Cruise stars as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a talented but reckless
Get Ready: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Reissue Four Late-Period Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Albums
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles became Motown Records' first superstars when the group's 1960 single "Shop Around" ascended to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B and Cash Box Pop charts and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Motown's first million-selling song, "Shop Around" set the stage for a remarkable string of hits for William "Smokey" Robinson, his wife Claudette, her cousin Bobby, and friends Ronnie White, Pete Moore, and guitarist/honorary Miracle Marv Tarplin. Their recording reign
Rock of Ages: Def Leppard Celebrate 40 Years of 'Pyromania' with New Box Set
Def Leppard's third studio album, 1983's commercial breakthrough Pyromania, is returning from Bludgeon Riffola/UMe (U.S.)/UMR (U.K.) on April 26 in a variety of formats including a 4CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition, 2LP and 2CD expanded remasters, and a 1LP half-speed master of the original album. Produced by Mutt Lange, Pyromania broadened the British band's metal sound by embracing a radio-friendly sheen and big, anthemic choruses. Guitarist Pete Willis had already completed recording
Best of Bruce Springsteen
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Red Vinyl: Amazon U.S. The simply-titled Best of Bruce Springsteen arrives with 18 tracks on CD and LP and 31 on digital formats. The concept is straightforward, bringing together hits and favorites from 1973's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ through 2020's Letter to You. Each of The Boss' studio albums from that span is represented on the CD/LP other than 1992's Lucky Town, 2005's
Living Proof: Bruce Springsteen to Release New Career-Spanning 'Best Of'
In late 2021, Sony Music announced the acquisition of Bruce Springsteen's entire recorded music and songwriting catalogues in a deal valued by The New York Times as an estimated $550 million. Since then, The Boss has released one new studio album (2022's Only the Strong Survive, reported to be the first volume in a series of R&B covers albums) but no archival projects have emerged. On April 19, Sony will release the first domestic "best-of" compilation for the artist since 2009's Greatest
Craft Recordings Jazz Round-Up: Label Reissues Titles from Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Art Pepper, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans, More
As 2024 unfolds, it's clear that Craft Recordings is one major destination for jazz. The label's various imprints have readied a number of titles due over the next couple of months from such luminaries as Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Ron Carter, and many others. Here's a rundown of what's on the schedule! Out March 15 from Jazz Dispensary is an all-analog reissue from tenor saxophone great Joe Henderson (1937-2001). The 1969 classic Power to the People blended hard
Release Round-Up: Week of March 1
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Who, Live at Shea Stadium 1982 (Mercury Studios) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who's October 13, 1982 concert at Shea Stadium, the now-demolished, longtime home of the New York Mets, was released on DVD and standard-definition Blu-ray back in 2015. Now,
We Can Make It Together: Real Gone's March Line-Up Includes Steve and Eydie, Hardline, Spineshank, The Donnas, and Fanny
Real Gone again has a wide variety on tap for its March line-up on CD and vinyl. You'll find pop, rock, and heavy metal from the 1950s through the early 2000s in this slate of releases. All of these titles will be available tomorrow, March 1. Last December, a PBS special debuted devoted to the careers and legacy of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Hosted by their son, David Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad traced the music of the duo over the decades with
Crazy (Over You): Esoteric Expands "Baby James Harvest" With New Stereo and Surround Mixes, More
Esoteric Recordings' refresh of the Barclay James Harvest catalogue has seen deluxe expansions of most of the prog-rock heroes' classic-era albums. In fall 2023, Esoteric got around to the band's fourth and final album for EMI's Harvest Records. 1972's Baby James Harvest, often considered a weak link in a strong run of LPs, can now be reevaluated in a 4CD/1Blu-ray edition containing the remastered original stereo mix; a new stereo mix; copious bonus tracks; a full concert in mono and stereo;
Still on the Line: Ace Collects Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb Collaborations, Glen's "Ghost on the Canvas" Revisited with All-Star Duets
From the time singer-guitarist Glen Campbell recorded "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" in 1967, he became forever linked with the words and music of Jimmy Layne Webb. Formerly a staff songwriter for Motown's Jobete Music arm, Webb had placed songs with big names (The Supremes) and lesser-known talents (Danny Day, The Contessas) when he attracted the ear of Soul City Records' Johnny Rivers. The "Poor Side of Town" and "Memphis, Tennessee" singer was the first to release a version of "Phoenix," on
Soundtrack Watch: Varese Gives Hell and Fire with Latest CD Club Titles
Varese Sarabande's two newest limited edition CD Club titles will set score lovers afire, in more ways than one. First up, the label finishes their expansions of John Powell's beloved scores to the animated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. Based on the children's books of the same name, the DreamWorks-produced series told the story of a misfit Viking named Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) who learns to lead the island of Berk - like his father before him - with the help of a dragon named
The Weekend Stream: February 24, 2024
Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. A lot of exciting stuff this week: a celebration of a classic '90s pop album, the first in a series of digital archive titles for a British art rock duo, and the streaming debut of one of the biggest hits of the '80s! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Eddy Grant, Killer on the Rampage (Ice Records) (iTunes / Amazon) Possibly the biggest
Release Round-Up: Week of February 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Davy Jones, The Bell Records Story (7a) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7a Records reissues and expands the late Davy Jones' second solo LP, 1971's Davy Jones as part of the artist's The Bell Records Story. The album was in a sunshine pop-meets-bubblegum vein, but it
Paris: 30th Anniversary Edition
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Cure's 1993 double live album Paris is getting a slightly belated 30th anniversary edition courtesy of Rhino. The 2LP and 1CD expanded editions premiere two bonus tracks, and all audio has been newly remastered by frontman Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. The black vinyl edition has been cut by Showell. Paris arrived in stores in October 1993 - the group's third live
Bleed Like Me: Deluxe Edition
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Garbage closed a chapter of their career in 2005 with the release of their fourth album, Bleed Like Me, in 2005. Now, they're reopening that chapter with a new deluxe edition of the album, due out in April. The deluxe Bleed Like Me follows similar expansions of the group's early discography on the Almo/Interscope/Geffen labels, where the post-grunge
What's Love Got to Do with It (30th Anniversary Edition)
4CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Just months after the career-spanning compilation The Queen of Rock and Roll, Parlophone and Rhino will reissue another one of the late Queen's classic albums in several deluxe formats: 1993's What's Love Got to Do with It. The companion album to the biopic of the same name, the 4CD/1DVD set will include the remastered original album - including
Complete Collection
Cherry Red, in partnership with Spirit of Unicorn Music, will issue Emerson, Lake & Powell's studio and live material as Complete Collection, a 3CD set. It will include the prog trio's self-titled 1986 album (including two CD-only bonus tracks and a single edit of "The Score") and two self-released titles on ELP's Manticore label: Live in Concert (recorded during the group's U.S. tour) and The Sprocket Sessions, a collection of live-in-studio rehearsals for said tour. Andy Pearce has
This Close to You: Expanded Edition
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Everybody rejoice! Legacy and Primary Wave restore both albums by Luther - the legendary Vandross' quintet featuring Anthony Hinton and Diane Sumler (both from the group Shades of Jade), Theresa V. Reed and Christine Wiltshire (of disco outfits Class Action and Phreek) - to print in CD, LP, and digital editions. Luther (1976) and This Close to You (1977) were originally issued by the Cotillion label
Luther: Expanded Edition
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Everybody rejoice! Legacy and Primary Wave restore both albums by Luther - the legendary Vandross' quintet featuring Anthony Hinton and Diane Sumler (both from the group Shades of Jade), Theresa V. Reed and Christine Wiltshire (of disco outfits Class Action and Phreek) - to print in CD, LP, and digital editions. Luther (1976) and This Close to You (1977) were originally issued by the Cotillion label
Too Late the Hero: Edsel Collects John Entwistle's Solo Work in 'The Ox Box Set'
John Entwistle's solo material - between and after his time as founding bassist of The Who - will be compiled into a new box set from Edsel. The Ox, due May 10, collects six of his solo albums - Smash Your Head Against the Wall (1971), Whistle Rymes (1972), Rigor Mortis Sets In (1973), Mad Dog (1975), Too Late the Hero (1981) and The Rock (1996) - along with 29 previously released bonus tracks, including demos, B-sides and other rarities. (The track lists mirror individual reissues of these
Great Design: The Call Reissue Early Albums, Plan 'Lost Tapes' and Unreleased Live Sets
A bit of quick maneuvering through this story will get you access to some classic and unheard material from one of the more underrated bands of the '80s: The Call. Famously championed by Peter Gabriel as "the future of American music" (and featured with Simple Minds' Jim Kerr on the single "Everywhere I Go"), The Call (chiefly comprised of frontman Michael Been, guitarist Tom Ferrier, keyboardist Jim Goodwin and drummer Scott Musick) were best known for the modern rock favorites "I Still
Everybody Rejoice: Long-Unavailable Luther Vandross Projects Coming to CD, LP, Digital
Legacy Recordings has announced plans to deepen the legend of Luther Vandross with the first-ever expanded reissue of two long-unavailable albums recorded mononymously as Luther in the mid-'70s. Luther (1976) and This Close to You (1977) were originally issued by the Cotillion label but near impossible to find after Vandross finally found solo success in the 1980s, as he bought the rights to both releases back. With 2024 poised to be a big rediscovery year for the late icon - the
Feel a Whole Lot Better: Liberation Hall's RSD Slate Includes Gene Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers, "Los Nuggetz"
Continuing our ongoing look at this year's massive Record Store Day list, here is a glance at all three releases from Liberation Hall. All descriptions are taken directly from the label. If you are interested in any of these titles, they will be available at your local record store on April 20. Head over to recordstoreday.com for a list of participating retailers. U.K. readers, please visit recordstoreday.co.uk and Canadian readers, please visit recordstoredaycanada.ca. CD fans, rejoice:
Lay Down Your Guns: Emerson, Lake & Powell Collection and Carl Palmer Anthology Due Soon
Fans of ELP - whether that stands for Emerson, Lake & Palmer or Emerson, Lake & Powell - have some new compilations to look forward to this spring. Cherry Red, in partnership with Spirit of Unicorn Music, will issue Emerson, Lake & Powell's studio and live material as Complete Collection, a 3CD set due April 12. It will include the prog trio's self-titled 1986 album (including two CD-only bonus tracks and a single edit of "The Score") and two self-released titles on ELP's
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