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Review: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, “Working Our Way Back to You: The Ultimate Collection”

July 10, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 22 Comments

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love On Monday, June 26, Frankie Valli walked down the aisle in Las Vegas with his longtime girlfriend Jackie Jacobs. This October, he’ll take the stage at the city’s Westgate Resort and Casino to begin a yearlong residency at the hotel, during which time he’ll turn 90 years young. For more than 60 of those years, the artist born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio in Newark, New Jersey has been the lead vocalist of The Four Seasons, the group he co-founded on a handshake with songwriter-musician Bob Gaudio. …

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UPDATE 4/17/23: New Four Seasons Mega-Box Will Have You Swearin’ to God

April 17, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 21 Comments

The Four Seasons are one of America’s most resonant and enduring pop/rock outfits. Between the group and its distinctive frontman Frankie Valli, they’ve scored around a dozen Top 10 hits – seven of which went to No. 1. Their early output in the ’60s held its own against the British Invasion. They maintained hits into the disco era, and a cover of one of their songs hit the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021. The original quartet was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal…

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The Weekend Stream: September 17, 2022

September 17, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This time out we’ve got Motown rarities, a couple of albums with comic book roots, early music from future legends, and more! Roger Miller, Roger Miller (RCA/Camden/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Legacy has resuscitated this 1964 compilation of early sides from singer-songwriter Roger Miller (produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins). The self-titled album was originally released on RCA’s budget Camden imprint in the…

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Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alice Cooper, Blinky, Bob Gaudio, Hugh Masekela, John Barry, Marvin Gaye, Roger Miller, The Royal Teens, The Spinners, The Temptations, Thomas Dolby

Sock It To Me, Baby: Ace Celebrates Bob Crewe on “Whatever You Want”

August 16, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Yesterday, we looked at Ace Records’ recent anthology dedicated to West Coast producer Gary Usher. Today, we’re heading east… Stanley Robert Crewe of Newark, New Jersey studied architecture and tried his luck as a fashion model before turning full-time to music. Though the handsome young man was a teen idol-in-the-making, he found his truest calling behind-the-scenes. With writing partner Frank Slay, Crewe gifted “Silhouettes” to The Rays and “Tallahassee Lassie” to Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon. He formed his first record company, XYZ, in 1957, and by 1962 had launched arguably his most…

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Ben E. King, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Chuck Jackson, Dee Dee Sharp, Frankie Valli, Gary Knight, Jerry Butler, Kenny Lynch, The Four Seasons, Various Artists, Walter Jackson

New Four Seasons Mega-Box Will Have You Swearin’ to God

June 28, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 32 Comments

The Four Seasons are one of America’s most resonant and enduring pop/rock outfits. Between the group and its distinctive frontman Frankie Valli, they’ve scored around a dozen Top 10 hits – seven of which went to No. 1. Their early output in the ’60s held its own against the British Invasion. They maintained hits into the disco era, and a cover of one of their songs hit the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 last year. The original quartet was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Vocal…

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So Much Excitement to Be Found: UMe Reissues Frank Sinatra’s Concept Album “Watertown”

April 12, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 14 Comments

Old Watertown/Nothing much happening down on Main, ‘cept a little rain… Something’s happening in Watertown – on June 3, to be precise. That’s the date when UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE) will release a remixed and expanded edition of Frank Sinatra’s 1970 masterwork Watertown on CD and digital/streaming platforms. In addition, the remixed album only will be reissued on vinyl. Watertown remains an album unlike any other in the Sinatra discography. The seeds of the two-part suite were planted when Sinatra met with Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons. Valli’s longtime…

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Bob Gaudio, Frank Sinatra, Jake Holmes, The Four Seasons

I Want You, I Need You: Retroactive Reissues Three from Chris Christian Including Star-Studded LP with Cross, Valli, Champlin, Beckley, Foster

December 24, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 17 Comments

Chris Christian rose to prominence as one-third of the pop trio Cotton, Lloyd and Christian alongside producer Michael Lloyd (The Osmonds, Barry Manilow) and Daryl Cotton (Zoot, Olivia Newton-John). Before long, Christian’s songs were being recorded by the likes of Elvis Presley (“Love Song of the Year”), Dionne Warwick (“When the World Runs Out of Love”), and Carpenters (“(Want You) Back in My Life Again”). Christian also produced and wrote songs for artists including B.J. Thomas, Marilyn McCoo, America’s Dan Peek, and the artist whom he discovered and signed when she was…

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Bob Gaudio, Charlene, Cheryl Ladd, Chris Christian, Christopher Cross, David Foster, Frankie Valli, Gerry Beckley, Kirk Whalum, Nigel Olsson, The Boone Girls

Release Round-Up: Week of July 1

July 1, 2014 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Bob Marley, Legend: 30th Anniversary Edition (Tuff Gong/Island/UMe) The best-selling reggae album of all time is back with two unreleased studio rarities and, on Blu-ray, a new 5.1 surround mix. CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Pink Floyd, The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) The 20th anniversary of the last Pink Floyd album means an Immersion-level box set with a new 5.1 surround sound mix on Blu-ray and bonus vinyl pieces. CD (2011 Discovery Edition): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. CD/BD/Vinyl box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Bon Jovi, New Jersey: Deluxe Edition (Mercury/UMe) The New Jersey rockers…

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Bob Gaudio, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Lulu, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, The Jayhawks, The The, Vinyl

Who Loves You: Rhino Celebrates “Jersey Boys” With Box Sets For Frankie Valli and Four Seasons, First Bob Gaudio Anthology

June 11, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Next Friday, June 20, marks the highly-anticipated opening of director Clint Eastwood’s film adaptation of the smash 2005 Broadway musical Jersey Boys. With John Lloyd Young reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as Frankie Valli opposite a cast of theatre and film veterans including Christopher Walken as Jersey mobster Gyp DeCarlo, Eastwood’s film promises to bring the gritty story of Valli and The Four Seasons (Nick Massi, Tommy DeVito and Bob Gaudio) to an even wider audience than ever. Rhino is marking the occasion of the film’s release with four sets covering every…

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