With three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and inductions into the Country Music and Gospel Music Halls of Fame to his name, there were few heights that Ernest Jennings Ford - a.k.a. Tennessee Ernie Ford - didn't scale. A mainstay of radio and television, Ford's decades-long association with Capitol Records yielded a rich catalogue filled with country, proto rock-and-roll boogie-woogie, western swing, pop and folk ballads, gospel, novelty records, blues and
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up - maybe the biggest and most diverse yet of 2015! David Bowie, Five Years (Parlophone) 12 CD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 13 LP Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. New remasters of David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity), The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory and Pin Ups are collected in a new box set along with existing versions of Ziggy Stardust (in both the original and 2003 mixes), Aladdin Sane, Live Santa Monica '72, the Ziggy Stardust
For years, Germany's venerable Bear Family label has been curating large box sets focusing on country, pop and early rock-n-roll. These vast collections offer up a complete look at an artist's recordings during a specific period. The label is continuing in this tradition by compiling a box set to coincide with the 60th anniversary of this artist's biggest hit. On September 25, 2015, Tennessee Ernie Ford: Portrait of An American Singer (1949-1960) will be released in the U.S., marking the six
Welcome to today's Release Round-Up for the first international Friday release date! Like you, we're still adjusting to the switch from Monday in the U.K./Tuesday in the U.S. to a worldwide Friday date. Please sound off in the comments below on whether you would like to see us run this longtime feature each Friday, or earlier in the week (so that you may plan ahead for Release Day)! The Hollies, Changin' Times: The Complete Hollies, January '69 - March '73 (Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. /
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, headlined by the long-awaited return of The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers in a variety of formats and editions! The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers (UMe) 3-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Digital Download: