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March 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up. Here's what's due for March 29! John Coltrane, Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings [5 CD] (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The year 1958 was a breakout one for saxophone legend John Coltrane. It marked the year when Coltrane--already well-established as a talented sideman--began to make a name for himself as a solo musician and developed his signature "sheets of sound" style while exploring many other routes.  To

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Diana Krall, Donna Summer, Emmylou Harris, Frank Zappa, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Kiki Dee, KISS, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Marvin Gaye, Michael Nesmith, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, The Searchers, Tina Turner

January 25, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Big Star, Live on WLIR (Omnivore) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Omnivore has Live On WLIR, a newly restored and remastered version of Big Star's legendary 1974 radio broadcast. The 15-track collection is available on CD and 2-LP.  The release marks the vinyl debut of this raw, live set.  Read more here! Love Actually: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Real Gone

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bananarama, Barbra Streisand, Big Star, Cactus, Fred Neil, Grateful Dead, Henry Paul Band, Hunt Sales, KISS, Mother Earth, Noel Harrison, Paul Young, Santana, The Ides of March

January 21, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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The legendary rock group KISS will release a new, career-spanning compilation, KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS on Friday, January 25, through UMe.  The collection will arrive on CD and digitally first, with standard 2-LP black vinyl and UMe-exclusive color vinyl editions available on March 29. With a record-breaking number of Gold records, KISS have long been established as one of the most successful American rock bands.  Forty-five years after their first concert, they've now launched the 2019

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

January 6, 2019 By

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To commemorate their upcoming farewell tour, KISS has released a new, career-spanning compilation.  The twenty-track collection features iconic hits and fan favorites from across their career, including "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," and "Detroit Rock City."

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

January 6, 2019 By

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To commemorate their upcoming farewell tour, KISS has released a new, career-spanning compilation.  The twenty-track collection features iconic hits and fan favorites from across their career, including "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," and "Detroit Rock City." The 2-LP standard LP and the UMe-exclusive color vinyl edition are both available on March 29.

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

October 31, 2018 By The Second Disc 10 Comments

KISS Solo Albums 40th

Forty years ago, the four founding members of KISS surprised fans by announcing a quartet of solo releases, all scheduled for release on the very same day: September 18, 1978.  The four albums were all marketed and branded under the KISS imprimatur by Casablanca Records, and each album would be truly "solo" in that no other KISS member other than the artist would play on the record.  Casablanca invested $2.5 million in the marketing effort, and announced that five million copies would be

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, KISS

September 13, 2017 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

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Gene Simmons has never shied away from theatrics--and his newly-announced solo box set is a testament to the power and excess of rock and roll. The Gene Simmons Vault is absolutely what it claims to be: an actual safe (38 pounds!) including the deepest possible dive into the KISS bassist's personal archives, from his first songwriting efforts as a teenager in 1966 to recordings made last year. The set, three years in the making, promises 150 recordings over 10 discs, including "songs I've

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Gene Simmons, KISS

October 13, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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KISS is firing up its Love Gun once again.  The sixth studio album from the hard-rocking band featuring Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss, Love Gun will arrive in a newly-remastered 2-CD or digital edition on October 28 adding rare and previously unreleased material to the classic, platinum-selling album.  The 1977 album, with its cover artwork from artist Ken Kelly, is notable as the first to feature lead vocals performances from Ace Frehley and all four original band

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

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