Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! America, Heritage II: Demos/Alternate Takes 1971-1976 (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) "Today's the Day" when America continues its archival series of demos and alternates via Omnivore Recordings. Heritage II, out today on CD, features 13 previously unissued tracks from 1971-1976 including the epic "Jameroony," the track mix with background vocals only of the hit "Tin Man," Gerry Beckley's never-before-heard "Mandy," and
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Pete Seeger, The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Smithsonian Folkways' newly curated collection celebrates the late troubadour with 137 tracks over 6 CDs - classic songs, collaborations, and live recordings including 20 previously unreleased tracks, all of which were remastered by Pete Reiniger. From his first recording sessions with Folkways founder Moses Asch through his '90s
For the Broadway fan on your holiday list this year we thought we would take a look at a couple of vinyl cast albums recently released by Ghostlight Records: In The Heights and Be More Chill. Seven years before he rose to superstardom with Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered his first musical on Broadway with In The Heights in 2008. Miranda, who also starred, wrote the music and lyrics with the book written by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The production was directed by Thomas Kail and