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June 18, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Frank Zappa Zappa 88

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Joe Jackson and Todd Rundgren featuring Ethel, State Theater, New Jersey 2005 (Purple Pyramid) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson's 2005 international tour featuring post-classical string quartet Ethel is brought to a 2CD/DVD set from Purple Pyramid collecting all three artists' sets plus the encore which brought them together.  Both Jackson and Rundgren performed solo for sets blending fan favorites with

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Pop, Reggae, Rock Tags: Chris Stamey, Frank Zappa, Jaime Laredo, Joe Jackson, Kleeer, Peter Holsapple, The Allman Brothers Band, The dB's, The Merseybeats, The Whispers, Todd Rundgren

December 9, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Christmas Time Again

What's that festive sound you're hearing?  If it's fun, fresh, and a little off the beaten path, it might just be coming from Omnivore Recordings' recent reissue of The dB's and Friends' now-classic holiday party Christmas Time Again! (OVCD-152). Christmas Time first arrived as a holiday vinyl EP from the Chris Stamey Group in 1986.  Seven years later, in 1993, the collection was expanded for a new CD release, with the track count jumping from seven to sixteen tunes. In 2006, Collectors

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Rock Tags: Chris Stamey, Jeff Tweedy, Marshall Crenshaw, The dB's, Various Artists, Whiskeytown, Yo La Tengo

October 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Christmas Time Again

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The dB's and Friends, Christmas Time Again! (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Omnivore revisits and revises the classic alt-rock Christmas compilation.  Producer Chris Stamey has added new performances by Yo La Tengo & Jeff Tweedy, Marshall Crenshaw, Robyn Hitchcock, and Big Star's Third (featuring Mike Mills of R.E.M. taking lead vocals on Big Star's "Jesus Christ") to selected tracks from past editions of the album for a total of 22

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD-Audio, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Cole Porter, Earth Wind and Fire, Glen Campbell, Judy Garland, King Crimson, Pat Boone, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, The dB's

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