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February 23, 2024 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

The Roches The Roches

Continuing our look at this year's Record Store Day releases, here is what Real Gone has coming on April 20. Among these eight releases you'll find a variety of genres from pop to rock to bluegrass to alt=country to grunge.  All descriptions are taken directly from the label.  If you are interested in any of these titles, they will be available at your local record store on April 20.  Head over to recordstoreday.com for a list of participating retailers.  U.K. readers, please

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Bob Frank, Duncan Sheik, Joe Pesci, John Hartford, Record Store Day, Tad, The Bottle Rockets, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Roches

March 3, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Genesis BBC cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, The Songs of Bacharach and Costello (UMe) 4CD/2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / ElvisCostello.com 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP with Lithograph: ElvisCostello.com Elvis Costello is looking back at his 25 years of music with the late Burt Bacharach on this lavish new

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Burt Bacharach, Don Cherry, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Jay Migliori, John Hartford, Madonna, Saigon Kick, Sheena Easton, The Bottle Rockets, The South Side Movement, Willie Nelson

March 2, 2023 By Randy Fairman 8 Comments

The Devil Wears Prada OST

Once again, Real Gone Music's March slate offers up an eclectic selection of genres ranging from bluegrass to funk to jazz to alt-country to hard rock to soundtrack music, all spanning the years 1971-2006.  All of these six vinyl reissue titles are due out tomorrow, March 3.  Read on for more details about each title. John Hartford moved to Nashville in 1965 and signed with RCA Victor the next year.  The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist would record six studio albums for the label.  The

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Don Cherry, John Hartford, Madonna, Saigon Kick, The Bottle Rockets, The South Side Movement, Theodore Shapiro

March 1, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Tom Petty The Best of Everything

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Best of Everything (Geffen/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On the heels of the release of the acclaimed rarities box set An American Treasure, a new career-spanning anthology arrives from the late Tom Petty.  The Best of Everything is subtitled The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 and features 38 tracks from the soulful rock-and-roller, including two previously unreleased

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Chaka Khan, Dennis Coffey, Gordon Lightfoot, John Hartford, The Gun, The Undisputed Truth, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tommy Hunt

January 9, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

JohnHartford BackroadsRivers Memories cover

John Hartford may be best known as the writer of the classic hit "Gentle On My Mind," but the legacy of the talented singer, musician, and tunesmith reaches beyond that iconic track.  When he wasn't playing sidekick to "Gentle" singer Glen Campbell on TV's Good Time Hour or appearing on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Hartford was also an in-demand, banjo-picking performer.  He appeared for acts like James Taylor, Delaney & Bonnie, Seals & Crofts, and The Byrds.  His unique, Flatt and

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Folk Tags: John Hartford

March 7, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Louvin Brothers Songs That Tell a Story

Rounder Records, the pioneering American roots music label, is in the midst of its 45th anniversary celebration.  Over the past months, the Cambridge-founded, Nashville-based Rounder has been making titles from its deep catalogue available as digital downloads.  Last month, the label threw a Mardi Gras party with digital reissues of R&B, blues, jazz and Cajun music of the Crescent City.  This month, the 51-time Grammy-winning Rounder - since 2010 under the umbrella of the Concord Music Group

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Blues, Country, Folk Tags: Béla Fleck, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, The Louvin Brothers

July 11, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

john hartford life love and music

It's knowin' that your door is always open/And the path is free to walk/That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag/Rolled up and stashed behind your couch... John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" picked up two 1968 Grammy Awards - one for Hartford himself as Best Folk Performance, and one for Glen Campbell as Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance - Male. The song, a charting single for Campbell, Patti Page, Aretha Franklin and Dean Martin, announced Hartford as a songwriter to watch.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country Tags: John Hartford

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