Release Round-Up: Week of September 8

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7″ Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The timeless songs of Melissa Manchester are collected on a new, comprehensive anthology from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music. Through the Eyes of Love: The Complete Arista 7″ Singles brings together 43 songs and 157 minutes of beautiful music on two CDs, including such all-time hits and classics as “Midnight Blue,” “Come in from the Rain,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “You Should Hear How She Talks About You”…

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There’s No Need To Argue: Real Gone’s September Slate Concludes with Expanded DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and a Two-fer from Ornette Coleman

We’ve told you about the first batch of Real Gone Music’s releases for September, including the Second Disc Records collection of Melissa Manchester’s Arista singles.  Now, we’ve got the final two releases on Real Gone’s September slate to share. First up, due on September 8, is an expanded edition of 1988’s He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.  The group began when Will Smith (“The Fresh Prince”) and Jeff Townes (“DJ Jazzy Jeff”) met at a party where Townes was acting as DJ.  Smith stepped…

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New “Playlist” Wave Features Ben Folds Five, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince, Santana and More

Legacy’s long-running Playlist series rolls on with another batch of titles to be released tomorrow, April 14.  This wave of titles in the budget line range from rock to R&B to rap, and span from the late 1960s right up to the 2000s.  As per the standard with this series, each entry is fourteen tracks and generally has some harder-to-find edits and track choices than are generally found on budget compilations.  Following a description of each title kindly provided by our friend and founder Mike Duquette, you’ll find complete track listings and…

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