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August 4, 2022 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Hughes box packshot

A wise philosopher...or maybe a punk kid...or maybe an astute screenwriter?...once wrote "Life moves pretty fast - if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." A new box set devoted to that iconic filmmaker - the late John Hughes - will help fans enjoy some of that life a little more through a diverse collection of pop songs he helped bring to the masses. Life Moves Pretty Fast. The John Hughes Mixtapes offers four volumes of songs from the writer/director's popular

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Big Audio Dynamite, Billy Idol, Boston, Bryan Ferry, Darlene Love, Echo and the Bunnymen, Emmylou Harris, Joe Jackson, Kate Bush, Kirsty MacColl, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Lobos, Marvin Gaye, New Order, Oingo Boingo, Otis Redding, Patti Smith, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Spandau Ballet, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, The Association, The Beat, The Dream Academy, The English Beat, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins, Zapp

November 5, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

ABBA Voyage

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Billy Joel, The Vinyl Collection Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This 9LP slipcased box set collects Billy Joel's first six solo studio albums plus his first live album and a box set-exclusive pressing of Live at The Great American Music Hall - 1975, a previously unreleased concert recording on 2 LPs from the famed San Francisco venue.  All of the albums have been sourced from the original master tapes and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Alan Parsons, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Deana Carter, Diana Ross, Jethro Tull, Jim Peterik, Pretenders, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Steve Goodman, Steve Perry, Steve Tyrell, The Brief Encounter, Vince Guaraldi

December 11, 2018 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

Joni Mitchell Love Has Many Faces Cover

It's coming on Christmas... and just in time for the holidays, Rhino has treated Joni Mitchell fans with a new, 8-LP box set, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced.  Previously released in a 4-CD configuration in 2014, this Joni Mitchell-curated collection finds the celebrated songwriter, singer, and visual artist exploring the many contexts and definitions of love.  The result is a 53-song, four-act suite that craftily presents some of Joni's best work in a compelling

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Billy Idol, Billy Preston, David Baerwald, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Thomas Dolby, Tom Petty, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter

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