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October 30, 2024 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Fanny The Reprise Years

When Fanny - a.k.a. June Millington (guitar), Jean Millington (bass), Alice De Buhr (drums), and Nickey Barclay (keyboards) - came to Reprise Records in 1969, the foursome became the first all-female rock band to be signed to a major label.  Championed by Richard Perry, Fanny went on record four albums for Reprise, notch two top 40 singles, open for acts including Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, and Slade, and even back Barbra Streisand on a couple of songs.  Their catalogue has been well-served over

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Fanny, Richard Perry, Todd Rundgren

August 23, 2024 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

First Choice Love Having You Around

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. First Choice, Love Having You Around: The Gold Mind Recordings (1977-1980) (SoulMusic/Second Disc)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) SoulMusic Records and The Second Disc celebrate Philadelphia girl group First Choice with Love Having You Around: The Gold Mind Recordings (1977-1980). This 4CD collection features

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Charlie Parker, Fanny, First Choice, George Duke, Jim Peterik, Jimi Jamison, Sheena Easton

June 6, 2024 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Fanny Live on Beat Club

Real Gone's slate for June has an international flavor to it featuring recordings from Germany and artists from Jamaica and Sweden.  All four of these projects are hitting store shelves tomorrow, June 7.  Read on for all of the details. First up is Live on Beat Club '71-'72 from Fanny.  When Richard Perry signed the group to Reprise in 1969, they became the first all-female rock band signed to a major label.  The foursome (June Millington - guitar, Jean Millington - bass, Alice De Buhr -

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Reggae, Rock Tags: Fanny, Israel Vibration, Smoking Popes, Stina Nordenstam

March 1, 2024 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

The Who Live at Shea Stadium

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Who, Live at Shea Stadium 1982 (Mercury Studios) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who's October 13, 1982 concert at Shea Stadium, the now-demolished, longtime home of the New York Mets, was released on DVD and standard-definition Blu-ray back in 2015.  Now,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Albert Hammond, Eydie Gorme, Fanny, Glen Campbell, Hardline, Josh Groban, Kenny Rogers, Patti Page, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Spineshank, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Donnas, The Who, Vivabeat

February 29, 2024 By Randy Fairman 10 Comments

Steve and Eydie The Original Hits

Real Gone again has a wide variety on tap for its March line-up on CD and vinyl.  You'll find pop, rock, and heavy metal from the 1950s through the early 2000s in this slate of releases.  All of these titles will be available tomorrow, March 1. Last December, a PBS special debuted devoted to the careers and legacy of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.  Hosted by their son, David Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad traced the music of the duo over the decades with

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Eydie Gorme, Fanny, Hardline, Spineshank, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Donnas

September 9, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Kinks Muswell and Show Biz Box

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! The Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies / Everybody's in Show-Biz - Everybody's a Star (BMG) 6LP/4CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Muswell Hillbillies 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Muswell Hillbillies 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Everybody's in Show-Biz 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Fanny, Grateful Dead, Imagine Dragons, Jackie Evancho, Jesse Ed Davis, Joni Mitchell, Julian Lennon, Kate Bush, KISS, Olivia Newton-John, Ozzy Osbourne, Powerman 5000, Spacehog, The Kinks

September 8, 2022 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Jesse Davis LP

We've got an overview of Real Gone's typically diverse set of reissues for September.  Included are two albums by groundbreaking rock band Fanny, the solo debut of guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, a new pressing of a Spacehog album, and the vinyl debut of Powerman 5000's breakthrough album.  In addition, the label continues its series of Grateful Dead live reissues.  All of these titles are due in stores tomorrow, September 9. First up are two albums from Fanny.  When Richard Perry signed the group

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Fanny, Grateful Dead, Jesse Ed Davis, Powerman 5000, Spacehog

June 26, 2020 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Johnny Cash Complete Mercury Albums

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 (Mercury/UMe) 7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Complete Mercury Recordings 1986-1991 will be available on 7CD or 7LP, 180-gram vinyl formats. The box collects all six albums Johnny Cash recorded for Mercury Records during that era: Class Of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming with Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Alanis Morissette, America, B.B. King, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Eugene McDaniels, Fanny, Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa, George Formby, Gerry Beckley, Johnny Cash, Judy Garland, Kleeer, The Rolling Stones, The Staple Singers, The Turtles, Them, Thom Bell

May 14, 2020 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

fanny

Real Gone Music is winding back the clock a few decades with reissues that are sure to please crate-diggers.  First, on June 12, the label will release two mid-'80s cult classics - Kleeer's Intimate Connection and the Predator soundtrack.  Fiftieth anniversary reissues of Eugene McDaniels' Outlaw and Fanny's self-titled debut will follow on June 26. Long a favorite of electro-funk connoisseurs, New York-based Kleeer recorded half a dozen acclaimed albums for Atlantic.  One of their most

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Eugene McDaniels, Fanny, Gene McDaniels, Kleeer

August 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes.  You'll find some

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

June 17, 2016 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

With summer nearly upon us, we're all beginning to make plans for the next few months.  Real Gone is doing the same, having just revealed what its releases are going to be for middle of summer in August! The first item on the list is the first of an eventual three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these.  When Pickett moved to

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Fanny, Marty Robbins, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

June 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Private Dancer 30th

Welcome to our final Tuesday Release Round-Up - and it's a doozy!  As many of you know, the record industry will next week adopt a universal Friday release day.  No releases are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7; instead, Friday, July 10 is the date!  DVDs and Blu-rays will, for the foreseeable future, remain released on Tuesdays.  We'll resume with a new Release Round-Up on Friday, July 10! Ronny and the Daytonas, The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 311, Brian Wilson, Dean Martin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nancy Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ronny and the Daytonas, Tavares, The Fantastic Four, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Who, Tina Turner

May 7, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Complete Ronny and the Daytonas

Summer is just around the corner, but Real Gone Music isn't taking a vacation!  The label has just announced its June 30 - July 10 slate of releases! If you just can't wait to roll down the windows and crank the car stereo up, you'd be hard-pressed to find more appropriate music than the complete recordings of Ronny and the Daytonas ("G.T.O.") ! And to coincide with the summer's most in-demand concert ticket, Real Gone has another volume of live rarities from Grateful Dead. The Dead has been

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Banana and the Bunch, Fanny, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Ronny and the Daytonas, The Grateful Dead, The Viscounts

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