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February 7, 2025 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Quadio Batch 7

This morning, Rhino unveiled its first batch of Quadio titles for 2025 - and this time, the emphasis is on classic soul and R&B with a twist of jazz!  The series, reissuing vintage quadraphonic (four-channel) surround mixes on Blu-ray Audio Discs, welcomes Aretha Franklin's Live at Fillmore West (1971), Curtis Mayfield's Roots (1971), The Spinners' Pick of the Litter (1975), and Billy Cobham's Spectrum (1973). The Queen of Soul's Live at Fillmore West followed 1970's Spirit in the Dark in

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Aretha Franklin, Billy Cobham, Curtis Mayfield, The Spinners, Thom Bell

January 9, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right 2023

We're into the second week of January, and it wouldn't be a new year without Rhino's annual Start Your Ear Off Right campaign.  This year's slate encompasses eighteen vinyl reissues across the rock, soul, and jazz spectrum, the majority of which were released on Friday at independent record stores and most Barnes and Noble locations (and online). The following titles are in stores now: Billy Cobham, Spectrum [Clear Vinyl, remastered by Kevin Gray] John Coltrane, Ole Coltrane [Clear

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Cobham, Chicago, Curtis Mayfield, Dire Straits, Genesis, Gerry Rafferty, Hot Tuna, John Coltrane, Johnny Thunders, Otis Redding, Ramones, The B-52's, The Cure, The Velvet Underground, Warren Zevon, Yes, ZZ Top

February 26, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bowie at the Beeb Vinyl Box

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up filled with deluxe reissues on vinyl and CD, box sets, new releases from veteran artists, and more! Michael Jackson, Off the Wall (Epic/Legacy) CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The King of Pop's 1979 Epic solo debut Off the Wall is revived for 2016 with an additional DVD or BD of Spike Lee's acclaimed new documentary about the making of the album, Michael Jackson's Journey from

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Billy Cobham, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, David Bowie, Emmit Rhodes, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Stephen Sondheim, Todd Rundgren, Willie Nelson

September 25, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie Five Years Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up - maybe the biggest and most diverse yet of 2015! David Bowie, Five Years (Parlophone) 12 CD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 13 LP Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. New remasters of David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity), The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory and Pin Ups are collected in a new box set along with existing versions of Ziggy Stardust (in both the original and 2003 mixes), Aladdin Sane, Live Santa Monica '72, the Ziggy Stardust

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Ashford and Simpson, Billy Cobham, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Diana Krall, Don Henley, Herb Alpert, Johnny Mathis, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Loggins and Messina, Micky Dolenz, Queen, Sneakers, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tony Bennett

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