Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska ’82 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada It’s no surprise that, as Hollywood recounts the story of Bruce Springsteen’s most striking solo release with the film Deliver Me from Nowhere (out today), a box set tells the tale of the (literal) tape. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings are releasing Nebraska ’82, a new box set showcasing the start-to-finish journey of Bruce’s most…
Miles Davis’ 1954 Sessions Collected on New Craft Recordings Compilation
Craft Recordings will commemorate seven decades since one of Miles Davis’ most pivotal early years with a new 2CD or 4LP compilation that brings everything he recorded in that period together. Miles ’54: The Prestige Recordings offers 20 tracks from several unforgettable sessions, with luminaries like pianists Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk, drummer Art Blakey, saxophonist Sonny Rollins and vibraphonist Milt Jackson offering their talents in Davis’ ensembles. The package includes a new essay by writer Ashley Kahn and in-depth session notes from Dan Morgenstern. The package commemorates both the anniversary of…
Modal Mood: Vinyl Me Please and Blue Note Present Sold-Out VMP Anthology, “The Story of Blue Note”
The LP subscription club Vinyl Me, Please and legendary jazz label Blue Note Records recently announced a new collaboration called The Story of Blue Note Records, the centerpiece of which is a 7-LP box set. While its strictly limited 1,000 units sold out almost immediately upon release – sadly before our coverage could go to print – we thought it’d be best to let readers know about the release, should it be pressed again or made available elsewhere. The first “VMP Anthology” endeavor, The Story of Blue Note Records is a new…





