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Because It’s Christmastime: Chicago Releases New Christmas Album in October

August 16, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 17 Comments

Chicago is back on October 4 with the band’s 37th studio album and fourth Christmas release. The simply-titled Chicago Christmas will arrive from Rhino Records on CD, LP, and digital platforms with eight original songs, two classic holiday standards, and one pop favorite. Produced by founding member Lee Loughnane, Chicago Christmas is the group’s first holiday album to focus primarily on original compositions. For this project, the band members wrote new songs such as “All Over The World,” “(Because) It’s Christmastime,” and “I’m Your Santa Claus.” The album also features two distinctive…

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Beginnings: Rhino Remixes “Chicago Transit Authority” For 50th Anniversary

June 26, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 12 Comments

On April 28, 1969, Chicago Transit Authority arrived in record stores, introducing the group that would become the world’s most influential horn-rock band and one of the most successful bands of all time. The seven-man ensemble of Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Danny Seraphine, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, and Walter Parazaider, along with producer James William Guercio, offered something for everyone in their sprawling, stunning double-LP debut: big, hook-filled pop singles (“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Beginnings,” both of which went Top 10 in the U.S.), heavy…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 23

November 23, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! CHIC, The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 (Atlantic/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new box set, available in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, brings together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC’s first three albums plus Sister Sledge’s CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes. The vinyl edition includes additional text in the booklet as well as a bonus 12-inch replica single of the original Buddah…

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CHIC, Chicago, David Bowie, Diana Krall, Lone Justice, Sonny and Cher, The Cars, Tina Turner, a-ha

Release Round-Up: Week of October 26

October 26, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Kinks, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society [Various Formats] (BMG) 5CD/3LP/3-7″ Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: 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 The Kinks are going back to the Village Green – and it’s grown quite a bit in size! The band’s legendary fifth album, 1968’s The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, is reissued from BMG Rights Management in a massive new box set produced by Andrew Sandoval. The new box will boast 3 LPs, 5…

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Barry White, Chicago, David Crosby, Diana Ross, Gwen Stefani, Mike Love, Pixies, Semisonic, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, William Shatner

Holding Back the Years: Rhino to Deliver Reimagined Orchestral Classics with “’80s Symphonic”

October 19, 2018 by Sam Stone | 7 Comments

Looking back from a vantage point thirty years on, there’s no denying the special place that the 1980s have in the history of popular music. It was a decade that surveyed past musical ground while simultaneously advancing the art form further, making an indelible mark on music to come. With dancefloor grooves, yearning ballads, infectious pop, and more, it was a decade of great music. Now, Rhino has announced a new collection that reimagines some of the smash hits from the decade: 80s Symphonic. The album, which arrives to CD and digital…

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Chicago, David Bowie, The Cars, Tina Turner, Various Artists, a-ha

Stronger Every Day: Chicago Releases New Live Album, “Isle of Wight” on Vinyl in October

September 25, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Last evening, September 23, Chicago wrapped up its current tour celebrating the band’s landmark sophomore LP Chicago II in Staten Island. But the music plays on, and on October 26, Rhino will release two live sets from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Greatest Hits Live, coming in CD and CD/DVD iterations, is a companion to the release earlier this year of Chicago II: Live on Soundstage. At every one of this tour’s stops, the band played the original album and then launched into a second, career-spanning set of hits…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 31

August 31, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Band, Music from Big Pink [Various Formats] (Capitol/UMe, 2018) Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Pink Vinyl: uDiscoverMusic.com Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Capitol/UMe will reissue The Band’s seminal exploration of Americana, Music from Big Pink, on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a CD/BD/2-LP/1-7 inch single Super Deluxe Edition. For its 50th, Big Pink has been…

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Chicago, Depeche Mode, Nick Mason, Pet Shop Boys, Roger Miller, The Band

Release Round-Up: Week of June 29

June 29, 2018 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Supremes’ smash 1967 album featuring “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” gets a must-have 2-CD deluxe treatment, including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard! Read more here! Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction [Various Formats] (Geffen/UMe) 1CD:…

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Big Country, Buffalo Springfield, Chicago, David Bowie, Graham Nash, Guns N' Roses, John Coltrane, Procol Harum, Ray Davies, Smash Mouth, , The Feeling, The Flaming Lips, The Posies, The Supremes, Yes

Now More Than Ever: Rhino Releases “Chicago II: Live on Soundstage” and “Collector’s Edition” Box Set

May 15, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

For the first time in a career that’s spanned six decades, Chicago is on the road playing a full album from start to finish. The album is Chicago II, the 1970 classic that may be the most beloved in the band’s impressive catalogue. This summer, Rhino will be marking the occasion with a pair of multi-format releases. Chicago II: Live on Soundstage captures the band’s November 2017 performances at the Grainger Studio in Chicago’s hometown. It will be available on June 29 as a single CD and a CD/DVD set with video…

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Review: Chicago, “VI Decades Live: This Is What We Do”

April 27, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

This year, Chicago announced a first in their touring history. The band would play their second album, Chicago (or Chicago II), in full, at each concert to mark the group’s ongoing 50th anniversary festivities. The celebration has continued via archival releases as well, and following last year’s stellar Quadio, Rhino Records has just issued VI Decades Live: This is What We Do, the first-ever box set of live recordings from the band’s storied history on four CDs and one DVD. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the first two CDs are worth the price of admission…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 6

April 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, and one of the biggest Release Fridays of the year to date! Chicago, VI Decades Live: This is What We Do (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this expansive new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This set includes two complete concerts – The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on DVD – plus two…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Chicago, Cy Coleman, Debby Boone, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Don Gibson, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Girlschool, Howard Shore, Jack Kerouac, John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Love, Mike Ness, Scientist and Prince Jammy, Tiny TIm

Take Me Back to Chicago: Band Celebrates 50 Years with “Chicago: VI Decades Live” Box Set

February 12, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Chicago is turning 50, and the band is celebrating the landmark anniversary with a new box set looking back on its remarkable onstage history. On April 6, Rhino will release Chicago: VI Decades Live (This is What We Do), featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014. This exciting new collection coincides with the group’s current tour in which they’re playing the complete Chicago II every night before a lengthy encore set of greatest hits. The first two discs capture the band’s complete, raw,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 13

October 13, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Who, Tommy: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Eagle Rock) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. In spring 2017, in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who played the classic Tommy in full, plus an encore set of seven greatest hits at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall. This release includes every song from the 24-track studio album performed live,…

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Bob Marley and the Wailers, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Montrose, Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Robert Plant, Squeeze, The Who, Woody Guthrie

That’s What Friends Are For: Clive Davis Soundtrack Features Barry, Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, More

September 27, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

This past April, New York’s Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere. The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend. Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive 34-track deluxe soundtrack on Apple Music boasting four previously unreleased performances. (A standard 20-track digital soundtrack will be…

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Review: Robert Lamm, “Time Chill: A Retrospective”

June 2, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

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 conscience, bearing a confident knack for melodic rock…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

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 solo Coolidge recordings from the period. I’ve written the new liner notes based on my interview with the…

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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

Even a Fool Can See: Peter Cetera Compilation Due Next Month

April 27, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 15 Comments

It’s hard to believe that only in 2017 will collectors have the first proper collection of solo works by Peter Cetera–but on May 19, Varese Sarabande is doing just that. For more than two decades, Cetera was a solid fixture of popular American music. As bassist and one of several vocalists in progressive rock-jazz combo Chicago, his soaring voice powered a fair amount of the group’s horn-filled Top 10 hits, including “25 or 6 to 4,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “Just You N’ Me” and the international chart-topper “If You Leave Me…

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Only The Beginning: Robert Lamm’s “Time Chill: A Retrospective” Coming From Omnivore

March 29, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

If you know “Saturday in the Park,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is,” “Beginnings,” and “Get Away” – and who doesn’t? – you know the work of Robert Lamm. Yet what you might not know is that the Brooklyn-born founding member of Chicago and recent inductee of both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters’ Hall of Fames has also had a flourishing solo career in which he’s been able to explore new sonic avenues free from the shadow of his famous, and still busy, band. On June 2, Omnivore Recordings…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 27

January 27, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Chicago, Chicago II: Steven Wilson Remix (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago’s second album gets a fully remixed edition from producer Steven Wilson, created from the original 16-track multitrack tapes and sure to highlight previously unheard or overlooked elements of this rock classic! Available on CD, with an LP edition to follow later in the year. Read more here! Cream, Fresh Cream: Super Deluxe Edition (Polydor/UMC) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The super deluxe edition of Cream’s debut album Fresh…

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Brewer and Shipley, Carly Simon, Chicago, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad, Joe Cocker, The Move

Colour My World: Steven Wilson Remix of “Chicago II” Due in January

November 30, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

The second album by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends Chicago is coming back to CD in a newly remixed edition. On January 27, Rhino will issue Chicago II: Steven Wilson Remix, featuring an all-new stereo mix of Chicago’s classic 1970 double album from the producer-engineer behind acclaimed remixes for progressive bands such as Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The creativity and innovation of the band formerly known as Chicago Transit Authority surged more than ever on its second straight double album. Chicago (now known as Chicago II)…

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Review: Chicago, “Quadio”

July 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 17 Comments

Surround yourself with Chicago! With the recent release of Rhino’s immense – and immensely enjoyable – new box set Quadio, it’s possible to enjoy the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-honored band’s classic 1969-1976 albums with added dimension: that of 4.0-channel quadraphonic sound. The nine Blu-ray Audio discs on Quadio (playable on all Blu-ray players) present every one of Chicago’s studio albums from Chicago Transit Authority through Chicago X, plus IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits, in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes. Hearing these classics…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 17

June 17, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Chicago, Quadio (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD / Amazon Canada) This week’s biggest and most hotly-anticipated release, Chicago’s Quadio, brings together nine albums from the legendary band in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes on nine Blu-ray discs. This lavish celebration of the Windy City’s favorite band is housed in a rigid two-piece box, with every album presented in a replica sleeve promised to “replicate the original release down to the last detail, including mini-posters, and the iron-on that…

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Bobby Darin, Chicago, Grace Jones, John Phillips, Keith Emerson, The Kingbees, Toni Braxton

Now More Than Ever: Chicago Collects Early Albums in Surround, Stereo on Blu-ray Audio Box

April 28, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 32 Comments

A massive new box set is coming your way from new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago – and this surprise release is one sure to delight longtime fans. Chicago: Quadio arrives on June 17 from Rhino Records on nine Blu-ray Audio discs. This landmark release brings together nine albums from the legendary band in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes. This lavish celebration of the Windy City’s favorite band is housed in a rigid two-piece box, with every album presented in…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 5

February 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Welcome to February’s first Release Round-Up! Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night (Island/UMe) Deluxe Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sir Elton returns with his 32nd studio album! Featuring his longtime band and production by T Bone Burnett, Wonderful Crazy Night returns Elton to his upbeat, piano and guitar-heavy 1970s sound. Available on standard CD (10 tracks), Deluxe Edition CD (12…

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