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December 8, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Classic Christmas 80s

Since 2011, Sony's Legacy Recordings has offered a crop of ideal stocking stuffers with the Classic Christmas Album series.  This year's quartet of releases has a decidedly more modern bent, featuring artists associated with the '70s (Earth, Wind & Fire), '80s (a various artists compilation), '90s (Sarah McLachlan) and 2000s (Celtic Thunder). Three of these titles are actually expanded editions of previously released albums.  Earth, Wind and Fire's Classic Christmas entry reprises last

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Celtic Thunder, Earth Wind and Fire, Sarah McLachlan, Various Artists

October 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Paul McCartney Tug of War

Welcome to our new Release Round-Up! Paul McCartney, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Tug of War (MPL/Concord) The Paul McCartney Archive Collection continues with 1982's Tug of War, featuring "Ebony and Ivory" and "Here Today."  The release is available in various formats: 3-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Check out our full feature for information on what

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Carl Wilson, Carole King, Celtic Thunder, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Earth Wind and Fire, Garbage, Grateful Dead, Janet Jackson, Joe Jackson, Judy Garland, Paul McCartney, Sarah McLachlan

September 10, 2015 By Randy Fairman 7 Comments

Earth Wind and Fire Classic Christmas

Legacy Recordings is getting into the Christmas spirit this year by continuing its Classic Christmas Album series.  On October 2, four new entries will be released featuring artists who had their biggest successes in the '70s (Earth, Wind & Fire), '80s (a various artists compilation), '90s (Sarah McLachlan) and 2000s (Celtic Thunder). The majority of the material on these compilations is of a relatively recent vintage.  The exception is The Classic Christmas '80s Album which obviously

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Celtic Thunder, Earth Wind and Fire, Sarah McLachlan, Various Artists

January 21, 2014 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

the beatles u s albums box

The Beatles, The U.S. Albums (Apple/Capitol/UMe) The centerpiece product of The Fab Four's 50th anniversary celebration (thus far, anyway) is a 13-disc box featuring the original, unique American releases on Capitol/United Artists from 1964 to 1970 (including six titles from that first year alone). All but the spoken-word documentary album The Beatles' Story will be available individually, and all but that and 1970's stereo-only Hey Jude compilation will be available in mono and stereo on the

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Loleatta Holloway, Mike + The Mechanics, Paul McCartney, Ray Parker Jr., Ronnie Spector, Sarah McLachlan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles

January 17, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

ronnie spector playlist1

It’s a new year, and that means a new crop of Playlist titles from Legacy Recordings!  As in the past, this crop of releases runs the gamut, with a number of titles including rare or new-to-CD material and others relying on the tried and true.  The artists represented also encompass a wide variety of genres.  Fans of classic rock-and-roll and pop will find plenty to enjoy on a career-spanning disc from Ronnie Spector and a reissue of the vintage Greatest Hits album of Simon and Garfunkel, while

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Categories: News Tags: Ray Parker Jr., Ray Price, Ronnie Spector, Sarah McLachlan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Verve Pipe

October 1, 2013 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

old 97s waylon jennings

Most titles this week are already out in the States, on account of Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 hitting stores on Monday. So without further ado... Rush, The Studio Albums 1989-2007 / Vapor Trails Remixed (Atlantic/Rhino) All of the Canadian rock gods' albums for Atlantic in one box, with 2002's Vapor Trails newly remixed (and available separately). The Studio Albums: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Vapor Trails Remixed: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Bongos, Phantom Train /

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Tags: Old 97's, Patrice Rushen, Patti Page, Perry Como, Poco, Richard Barone, Rush, Sarah McLachlan, The Bongos, The Grateful Dead, The Lords of the New Church, Waylon Jennings

August 20, 2013 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

staple singers this time around

Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On: Deluxe Edition / Fleetwood Mac: 1969-1972 (Warner Bros./Rhino) The pre Buckingham-Nicks era of the Mac gets some love on CD and vinyl: their last Peter Green-led album from 1969 is expanded with bonus tracks, and it's also included in a remastered vinyl box set with follow-ups Kiln House (1970), Future Games (1971) and Bare Trees (1972) (plus the 1969 single "Oh Well" on 45). Then Play On: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1969-1972: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Jimi

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Tags: Nas, Richard Pryor, Santana, Sarah McLachlan, Tammy Wynette, The Lumineers, The Monkees, The Staple Singers

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