Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Davy Jones, Live in Japan (7a Records) 2CD/DVD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.) / Deep Discount (U.S.) 3LP Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Keymail Records (U.K.)/ Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records releases a Davy Jones treasure trove on Live in Japan, available in both 2CD/DVD and 3LP formats. The 2CD/DVD set presents both of Jones' officially released (and long-unavailable)
Real Gone Music's vinyl reissue series continues August 2 with three titles: two from the astral travelers themselves, fusion heavyweights Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes; and a compilation of late-era recordings by rock's original madman, Screamin' Jay Hawkins. All three will be presented in limited-edition color vinyl editions. As an alum of Miles Davis' fusion era and Roland Kirk's ensemble, pianist Lonnie Liston Smith had already made a name for himself prior to releasing his
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bruce Springsteen, The Album Collection Vol. 2, 1987-1996 (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bruce Springsteen boxes up the second set of his albums in chronological order, remastered by Bob Ludwig and Toby Scott using the Plangent Process. The collection is only available on vinyl, although a limited edition CD version is being released in Japan only. The CD version is now available for pre-order at Amazon U.S. /