P.P. Arnold - The Second Disc

Cuts The Deepest: Edsel Celebrates P.P. Arnold on “Soul Survivor” Box Set

March 24, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

One of P.P. Arnold’s early sides for Immediate Records was titled “Am I Still Dreaming?” The song, which the artist born Patricia Ann Cole in Los Angeles wrote at the encouragement of none other than Mick Jagger, is one of the 57 songs on 3 CDs assembled by Edsel Records on the dream of a box set appropriately entitled Soul Survivor: A Life in Song. The collection, compiled by the singer and Michael Mulligan, traces the onetime Ikette’s career from her signing to Andrew Loog Oldham’s label through subsequent collaborations with Barry…

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Box Sets, CD

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Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb, Eric Clapton, Ocean Colour Scene, P.P. Arnold, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Roger Waters, Steve Howe

Rolling Stock: “Starlight Express” Returns to Vinyl to Celebrate New London Production

April 25, 2024 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Andrew Lloyd Webber first became interested in adapting Reverend W. Aubry’s Thomas the Tank Engine stories in 1974. A pilot episode for a proposed television series was produced but ultimately not picked up. But the Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat composer didn’t give up on the idea of musicalizing a story with trains. He took a step towards that goal with the 1977 single “Engine of Love” for American singer Earl Jordan, and then developed an animated spin on the Cinderella story with trains. That project never…

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News

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Vinyl

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Cast Recordings

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Frances Ruffelle, P.P. Arnold, Ray Shell, Stephanie Lawrence

The First Cuts Are The Deepest: Cherry Red Collects Mike Hurst’s “Recordings, Productions, and Songs” on 4-CD Set

February 9, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

As a songwriter, producer, singer, and musician, Mike Hurst has earned his place in the pop pantheon. A member of The Springfields alongside Dusty Springfield and her brother Tom, Hurst later formed a band with Jimmy Page (The Methods) and produced hits for Cat Stevens, P.P. Arnold, Manfred Mann, The Spencer Davis Group, Fancy, Showaddywaddy, and others. Late in 2021, Cherry Red’s Strawberry imprint celebrated Hurst’s musical legacy with a 4-CD collection, In My Time: Recordings, Productions, and Songs 1962-1985 curated by Hurst himself. Mike Hurst received his big break when his…

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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Cilla Black, Four Tops, Mike Hurst, Murray Head, P.P. Arnold, Shakin' Stevens, The Move, The Springfields

Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Sings: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show with the comedy legend’s third solo album and first for RCA Victor. A tie-in to the groundbreaking variety show, Carol Burnett Sings features four songs performed on early episodes: “Georgy Girl,” “Enter Laughing,” “I Believed It All” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” Another tune “Nobody,” was performed by Burnett during an appearance on the earlier program Carol…

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Release Round-Up

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Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Blues, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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