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Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Asylum/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The third volume of Joni Mitchell’s remarkable Archives series continues with an exploration of the period that yielded such groundbreaking albums as For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), the live Miles of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975). The new 5CD, 96-track box – also available digitally or in 4LP “highlights” form –…

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Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Danny Elfman, Duke Jupiter, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, Heatmiser, Howard Jones, J.J. Cale, Joni Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Olivia Newton-John, Reba McEntire, Roger Waters, Steve Cropper, Sylvester, The Darkness, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Ophelias, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, Van Halen

Call Me the Breeze: J.J. Cale Vinyl Box Due in October

August 28, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Though not a household name like his contemporaries, J.J. Cale’s guitar skills were celebrated by many of his peers – and his country/blues/jazz style helped usher in a whole new subgenre which lends its name to a new Cale vinyl box set: Tulsa Sound. Tulsa Sound features new remastered versions of Cale’s eight studio albums released on the Shelter and Mercury labels between 1971 and 1983, along with a ninth bonus disc, The Early Years, collecting six single sides Cale cut for Liberty Records in 1965 and 1966. All albums have been…

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Wonderful Tonight: Eric Clapton Turns 70, Releases New Late-Period Anthology

March 25, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

On March 30, Eric Clapton turns 70, but the guitar hero isn’t about to rest on his considerable laurels. He’s marking the occasion with a series of concerts including two at New York’s Madison Square Garden and seven at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Reprise Records is also celebrating the artist’s landmark birthday with the April 28 release of Forever Man, a compilation concentrating on his longtime affiliation with the label and its sister Warner Bros. Records which began in 1983. Featuring 51 tracks from the 19-time Grammy winner over three CDs, Forever…

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale

Sumpin Funky Going On: “Country Funk II” Features Willie, Dolly, Bobby, Jackie, Kenny and More

July 23, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Almost two years ago, we reported on Light in the Attic’s Country Funk, an anthology celebrating the hybrid genre of the title. Back then, LITA described country funk as an “inherently defiant genre” encompassing “the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues, country hoedown harmony with inner city grit. It is alternately playful and melancholic, slow jammin’ and booty shakin’. It is both studio slick and barroom raw.” Well, if the 16 nuggets on that 2012 release weren’t enough for you, the label has returned to the well with…

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Bobby Darin, Dolly Parton, J.J. Cale, Jackie DeShannon, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Call Him The Breeze: Clapton and Friends Celebrate Music of J.J. Cale On New Album, Exclusive Box Set

July 18, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

In 2006, Eric Clapton teamed with singer-songwriter J.J. Cale for the collaborative album The Road to Escondido. The guitar god had long been a fan and patron of Cale’s; he included “After Midnight” on his 1970 solo debut and took “Cocaine” to the Top 30 in 1977. Escondido earned both men a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album, and it would prove to be among Cale’s final recordings. He released the album Roll On in 2009, featuring Clapton on its title track. Then, in 2013, Cale passed away at the age of…

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Classic Rock, Rock

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Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, John Mayer, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson