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October 5, 2020 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

johnny mathis merry christmas

October is upon us, and while 2020 hasn't given us much to rejoice about, the holiday season is almost here.  Before the month is out, radio stations will begin switching to seasonal formats, and television will begin showing yuletide movies.  With a never-ending barrage of bad news, "we need a little Christmas right this very minute" has hardly seemed more apt.  Sony's Legacy Recordings is getting a head start on Christmas this year with the release on vinyl of 10 favorite albums from the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Alabama, Andy Williams, Darlene Love, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, Johnny Mathis, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, Perry Como, Phil Spector, The Crystals, The Ronettes

December 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Kenny Rogers The Gamblers Last Deal

Kenny Rogers announced his farewell tour in 2015, bringing it to a close two years later at the end of 2017. The Gambler's Last Deal celebrated the superstar's entire career from his early recordings with The Bobby Doyle Three to his psychedelic country with The First Edition and his beloved solo work. Now, MVD Entertainment Group is bringing the acclaimed tour to a CD/DVD package on December 13. The film of The Gambler's Last Deal was shot at the London Palladium during Rogers' final world

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis

April 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

Prince Originals

There are few artists as prolific as Prince. His legendary Vault is said to contain hundreds of albums' worth of material. On June 7 -- what would have been Prince's 61st birthday -- The Prince Estate and Warner Bros. Records will issue Originals, a new album of further treasures from the archives. As first reported by Variety (just one day before the estate welcomes fans to the annual Prince Celebration at Paisley Park, his recording complex-turned-museum), Originals brings together 15 demos

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Kenny Rogers, Martika, Prince, Sheila E, The Bangles, The Time

September 21, 2018 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

Bobbie Gentry Girl from Chickasaw Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bobbie Gentry, The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters (UMC U.K.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The career of the enigmatic Bobbie Gentry is celebrated on a remarkable new box set.  The hotly-anticipated 8-CD collection The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters collects all seven of Gentry's 1967-1971 Capitol Records studio albums plus more than 75 previously unreleased recordings.  This

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobbie Gentry, Electric Light Orchestra, Kenny Rogers, Prince, Ramones, The Chipmunks, The Isley Brothers, The MC5, The Soulful Strings

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