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Release Round-Up: Week of November 6

November 6, 2020 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces: Super Deluxe Edition (UMe) uDiscoverMusic Store: black / color Elvis Costello is revisiting his 1979 album in super-sized format. Armed Forces arrives today as a deluxe, slipcased 9-disc vinyl set with three 12-inch LPs, three 10-inch LPs, and three 7-inch singles including 23 previously unreleased live tracks and the complete contents of the previous Rhino/Edsel deluxe edition (with many tracks making their debut on vinyl). It contains a new remaster by Bob Ludwig and EC of Armed Forces from the original tapes; Sketches for Emotional…

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Release Round-Up

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Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Ennio Morricone, Felix Slatkin, Harvey Schmidt, Kylie Minogue, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, Pylon, SVT, Shirley Bassey, The Uptones, Whitesnake, Wilco

Songs of Joy and Peace: Real Gone Music Announces 2020 Christmas Titles

October 23, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Can it be? Christmas season already? It seems like just yesterday it was March! Well, a time-bending pandemic isn’t going to keep holiday cheer away, at least not when it comes to new yuletide reissues! Real Gone Music has a trio of them coming your way in November and December. We told you about Season’s Greetings: The Fantastic Strings of Felix Slatkin back in July when it was issued as an online-only product. If you missed out, fear not! The Vatican-endorsed Christmas classic will become widely available on CD on November 6….

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News

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CD, Vinyl

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Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

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Brian Setzer, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Danny Elfman, Felix Slatkin, Jackie Wilson, Nat King Cole, Rod Stewart, Run-D.M.C., Run-DMC, Straight No Chaser, The Muppets, The Supremes, Trombone Shorty, Tyler The Creator

Christmas in July: Real Gone Highlights Special Sale with New CD Reissue of “Seasons Greetings” by The Fantastic Strings of Felix Slatkin

July 21, 2020 by Randy Fairman | 3 Comments

As a heat wave grips a large portion of the U.S. and the news seems to be lacking in upbeat stories, Real Gone is looking to Christmas to brighten some spirits. The label has started a “Christmas in July” sale, and its centerpiece is a new-to-CD reissue of 1961’s Seasons Greetings by The Fantastic Strings of Felix Slatkin. Slatkin, born right before Christmas on December 22, 1915, studied the violin at an early age and joined the St. Louis Symphony at 17. He eventually moved to Los Angeles and became the concertmaster…

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Holiday

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Felix Slatkin, Leonard Slatkin