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/ Dan Fogelberg

July 15, 2019 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Now Thats What I Call Yacht Rock

Shimmering guitars, breezy horns, smooth keyboards, and crisp vocals on well-crafted songs with catchy choruses: all of those qualities might have once described "soft rock" or "adult-oriented rock," but more recently the genre has experienced a resurgence as "yacht rock."  Though the term was originally intended in a pejorative way, it's come to be accepted by many of the progenitors of the genre including Michael McDonald and John Oates.  There's an entire book on the yacht rock phenomenon, a

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: 10cc, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Mason, Kenny Loggins, Peter Frampton, Poco, Rupert Holmes, The Climax Blues Band, Various Artists

February 8, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Essential Eric Andersen

Real Gone Music has announced that, in conjunction with Sony's Legacy Recordings, the label is adding a new title to the long-running Essential series with a volume devoted to singer-songwriter Eric Andersen.  The 2-CD The Essential Eric Andersen, due March 30, features 33 songs chosen by Andersen himself which span his entire career and feature recordings from eighteen albums and ten different labels including Vanguard, Warner Bros., Columbia, Arista, Gold Castle, Appleseed, Meyer, Ryko,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk Tags: Dan Fogelberg, Eric Andersen, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson

November 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

News of the World 40 front

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Queen, News of the World: 40th Anniversary Edition (UMC (U.K.) / Hollywood (U.S.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Queen's sixth album, 1977's News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set.  The original album is presented on CD and LP.  The first bonus CD, the entirely unreleased Raw Sessions, presents an alternate version of the original album from demos, outtakes and live

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bob Seger, Carpenters, Chuck Berry, Dan Fogelberg, Diana Ross, Garth Brooks, Green Day, Jimmy Buffett, John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Micky Dolenz, Mike Love, Paul McCartney, Queen, The Bee Gees, The Doors, The Moody Blues, The Sweet, Whitney Houston

May 12, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Dion Kickin Child

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dion, Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965 (Norton) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Norton Records has rounded up 15 songs recorded by Dion DiMucci and his group The Wanderers with producer Tom Wilson over sessions between spring and fall of 1965.  It all adds up to a trailblazing folk-rock album featuring original songs and covers of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, and Mort Shuman.  Also available on vinyl.  Read more here! Brinsley

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bette Midler, Brinsley Schwarz, Dan Fogelberg, Dion, Stephen Sondheim, The Allman Brothers Band, Todd Rundgren

May 6, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Cars Moving in Stereo

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up featuring Second Disc Records' very first title of 2016, plus more fantastic releases from our partners at Real Gone Music and titles from Brian Wilson, The Cars, and more! Bobby Darin, Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) We know that you all know about this one...it's the ultimate celebration of Bobby Darin's time at Motown Records on 2 CDs, newly remastered from the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobby Darin, Brian Wilson, Cactus, Cannonball Adderley, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Fogelberg, Grateful Dead, Johnny Paycheck, Ryan Adams, The Beau Brummels, The Cars, The Move, The Rides, The Staple Singers

March 17, 2016 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Dan Fogelberg Definitive Anthology

Real Gone Music has just announced its May release slate, and with rock, jazz, gospel, country, pop and beyond, it's one of the label's most diverse months yet! Naturally, we're partial to the May 6 release of Bobby Darin's Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years from Real Gone and our own Second Disc Records (get all of the details right here!), but there's plenty more on offer, too!  Bobby Darin was a remarkable singer-songwriter; another beloved titan of popular song is the late Dan

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bobby Darin, Cactus, Cannonball Adderley, Dan Fogelberg, Grateful Dead, Johnny Paycheck, The Beau Brummels, The Staple Singers

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