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August 28, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Carn

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! America, Half Century (America Records/Gonzo) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 50th anniversary celebration of America rolls on with a massive new box set. Half Century is an expansive 7-CD/1-DVD box packed with rare and previously unreleased material from the beloved band featuring Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and the late Dan Peek. There's a slew of unreleased demos circa 1970; a remastered full-length radio session in Bremen

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: America, Bettye LaVette, Bobby Rush, Dan Penn, Doug Carn, Elliott Smith, Jean Carn, Jean Carne, Joao Gilberto, Louis Armstrong, Metallica, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, The Allman Betts Band, The Awakening, Unicorn, Walter Bishop Jr.

August 27, 2020 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Unicorn Slow Dancing

Unicorn went through a number of names before the band settled on that mystical creature: The Senders, The Pink Bear, The Late Edition, The Late, and just plain Late.  The band wasn't late at all - rather, they were right on time in combining their influences into a striking sound of their own.  They'd started as a beat group and put those skills to use backing Billy J. Kramer; then, the discovery of the Southern California sounds of CSN became a major influence.  Unicorn blended CSN-style

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Gilmour, Unicorn

December 14, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Springsteen on Broadway

Welcome to another Release Round-Up. Here's a look at what's coming out today, December 14! Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen on Broadway [2CD] (Columbia) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Springsteen on Broadway captures songs and selected stories from The Boss' acclaimed, Tony Award-winning engagement on the Great White Way. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the album arrives one day before the closing show, and also just before it's broadcast in full on

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: ABBA, Andra Day, Blink-182, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Cake, Candi Staton, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, David Gilmour, Depeche Mode, Dionne Warwick, Dua Lipa, Fun Lovin' Criminals, James Taylor, k.d. lang, Lady Gaga, Laurie Anderson, Paul McCartney, Paula Cole, Pete Yorn, Radiohead, Social Distortion, The Chemical Brothers, The Foo Fighters, The Monkees, The Offspring, The Spinners, Toby Keith, Tom Brumley, Unicorn

December 13, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Unicorn Laughing Up Your Sleeve OV 302 1

The '70s folk-rock group Unicorn released three albums for EMI during the decade. The recordings were produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and highlighted the band's talent for laid-back folk-rock. Their smooth, Eagles-like sound, Crosby & Nash-esque harmonies, and slick, professional production value could have won them critical acclaim, but history has largely forgotten their lush original material. (Cherry Red's Esoteric imprint has recently taken a look at their core discography.)

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Gilmour, Unicorn

December 4, 2018 By

Unicorn Laughing Up Your Sleeve OV 302 1

The unreleased demo recordings on Omnivore's new Unicorn compilation Laughing Up Your Sleeve were produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and highlight the band's talent for laid-back folk-rock.  All the tracks were recorded in David Gilmour's home studio in 1973-74, with Gilmour playing his trademark pedal steel guitar on "Sleep Song."  The demos have been restored, mixed, and mastered by Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound in New Jersey with input from Pat Martin from Unicorn for optimum sound

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Gilmour, Unicorn

December 4, 2018 By

Unicorn Laughing Up Your Sleeve OV 302 1

The 20 unreleased demo recordings on Omnivore's new Unicorn compilation Laughing Up Your Sleeve were produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and highlight the band's talent for laid-back folk-rock. All the tracks were recorded in David Gilmour's home studio in 1973-74, with Gilmour playing his trademark pedal steel guitar on "Sleep Song." The demos have been restored, mixed, and mastered by Scott Anthony at Storybook Sound in New Jersey with input from Pat Martin from Unicorn for optimum sound

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Gilmour, Unicorn

March 29, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Unicorn Too Many Crooks

What would it have sounded like if Pink Floyd's David Gilmour had produced the Eagles?  One possible answer comes via his work with the British band Unicorn.  Despite the patronage of the psychedelic rocker, Unicorn took many of its cues from the American West Coast.  Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint is remastering and expanding two albums from Unicorn, 1976's Too Many Crooks, and 1977's One More Tomorrow.  Both titles are due this Friday, March 31, in the United Kingdom, and one week

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Unicorn

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