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Release Round-Up: Week of October 4

October 4, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Welcome back to the Neighborhood! This celebration of the music of Mister Rogers collects 23 songs recorded by the host, with accompaniment from longtime sideman Johnny Costa on piano, Carl McViker on bass, and Bobby Rawsthorne on percussion. Complementing the music is an illustrated booklet with photos, an introduction by the Won’t You Be My Neighbor? documentarian Morgan Neville, and an essay by TV critic Robert Bianco….

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Release Round-Up

Formats:

Box Sets, CD, DVD, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Barenaked Ladies, Gaby Moreno, Johnny Costa, Mister Rogers, Nora York, Van Dyke Parks, Whitesnake

Omnivore Recordings Round-Up: Big Star’s “In Space” Reissue and A Pair of Mister Rogers Albums On the Way

August 27, 2019 by Sam Stone | 1 Comment

Omnivore Recordings has a reputation for being one of the most diverse reissue labels around. What other label could be home to Big Star and Mister Rogers? Well, omnivorous listeners have reason to delight, as Omnivore has announced new reissues from both legendary talents due for release in October! It’s been more than fifty years since the celebrated children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood first aired, yet Fred Rogers’ name remains in the public eye thanks in no small part to the recent acclaimed documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and the news…

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News

Formats:

CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

Everything Else, Jazz, Rock

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Big Star, Fred Rogers, Johnny Costa