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Release Round-Up: Week of September 2

September 2, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

As we here in the U.S. head into Labor Day weekend, we have a shorter Release Round-Up than usual! To all our readers – wherever you might be – please have a safe and happy weekend! Shania Twain, Not Just a Girl: The Highlights (Mercury Nashville/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Not Just a Girl (The Highlights), a new companion album to the documentary coming to Netflix, features 17 of Shania Twain’s classic pop and country hits plus the new title track. Read more here. Mel Carter, When a Boy Falls in Love…

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Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Blondie, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Elton John, Kris Kristofferson, Mel Carter, Paul McCartney, Shania Twain, Various Artists

Sock It To Me, Baby: Ace Celebrates Bob Crewe on “Whatever You Want”

August 16, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Yesterday, we looked at Ace Records’ recent anthology dedicated to West Coast producer Gary Usher. Today, we’re heading east… Stanley Robert Crewe of Newark, New Jersey studied architecture and tried his luck as a fashion model before turning full-time to music. Though the handsome young man was a teen idol-in-the-making, he found his truest calling behind-the-scenes. With writing partner Frank Slay, Crewe gifted “Silhouettes” to The Rays and “Tallahassee Lassie” to Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon. He formed his first record company, XYZ, in 1957, and by 1962 had launched arguably his most…

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Pop, R&B/Soul

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Ben E. King, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Chuck Jackson, Dee Dee Sharp, Frankie Valli, Gary Knight, Jerry Butler, Kenny Lynch, The Four Seasons, Various Artists, Walter Jackson

Let’s Go to Heaven In My Car: Ace Collects Productions and Songs of Gary Usher

August 15, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Ace’s long-running Songwriters and Producers series has recently yielded two stellar entries celebrating two gentlemen equally versed in both crafts: Gary Usher and Bob Crewe. Part One of our Ace Round-Up today looks at Happy in Hollywood: The Productions of Gary Usher. Gary Usher (1938-1992) would have gone down in pop history as one of his neighborhood pal Brian Wilson’s earliest collaborators, penning lyrics for both a popular hot rod tune (“409”) and one of Wilson’s most introspective, personal statements (“In My Room”). But he was arguably even more influential as one…

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Brian Wilson, Curt Boettcher, Gary Usher, Keith Allison, Sagittarius, The Byrds, The Castells, The Hondells, Various Artists

Grapefruit’s “Heroes and Villains” Collects L.A. Sounds of 1965-1968 From The Beach Boys, Mamas and Papas, Monkees, Zappa, More

July 20, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Heroes and Villains The Sound of Los Angeles 1965 68

Though Heroes and Villains is the title of Grapefruit’s new 3-CD anthology chronicling The Sound of Los Angeles 1965-68, that famous Beach Boys song isn’t among its 90 selections. Not that Brian Wilson and co. are absent; the compilation instead presents another SMiLE tune, “Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)” as part of its portrait of a place and time in music history when it truly seemed anything was possible. U.K.-based compiler David Wells persuasively makes the case here that L.A. replaced England as the epicenter of the American pop scene…

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Classic Rock, Pop

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Buffalo Springfield, Frank Zappa, Lee Hazlewood, Love, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Sonny and Cher, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Grass Roots, The Mamas and The Papas, Tim Buckley, Various Artists

Open My Eyes: Ace Celebrates Todd Rundgren and Gus Dudgeon in Label’s Producers Series

March 17, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

In recent weeks, Ace Records has made two new additions to its ongoing Producers Series, and both titles spotlight the versatility of the respective talents, Todd Rundgren and Gus Dudgeon. The Studio Wizardry of Todd Rundgren is, in many senses, an update of Rhino’s 1992 compilation An Elpee’s Worth of Productions. Like that set, it paints a portrait of the singer-songwriter largely in service of others’ songs, though a handful of his own compositions appear, too. Ace’s collection spans 1970-1990, when the prolific Rundgren worked his studio magic on essential recordings by…

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Cheap Trick, Daryl Hall and John Oates, David Bowie, Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Joan Armatrading, Patti Smith, Sparks, Strawbs, The Zombies, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Various Artists, XTC

They Came, They Danced: Legacy Releases Fourth Season Soundtrack to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

March 8, 2022 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

The fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is now underway, with two episodes arriving each Friday on Amazon Prime Video for four weeks. The series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Bunheads) chronicles the colorful life of Midge “Mrs.” Maisel (portrayed by Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan) as she carves out a career in New York in the rough-and-tumble world of stand-up comedy; the current season finds her in 1960, working at a seedy burlesque house and navigating the equally choppy waters of her personal life. A trademark of the series…

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Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

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Blossom Dearie, Doris Day, Eileen Rodgers, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Patience and Prudence, The Barry Sisters, Various Artists

The Year In Review: The 2021 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part Two

January 4, 2022 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Happy 2022! Welcome, friends, to Part Two of The Second Disc’s 12th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Once again, we’ve all faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months. A year that began with hope and promise has ended with further uncertainty for many of us. But music continues to fill a significant role in our lives, providing solace, comfort, and escape in a time unlike any other. With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2021’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box…

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Box Sets, CD, Cassette, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

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Barbra Streisand, Bill Evans, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, David Bowie, Eugene Ormandy, Frank Zappa, Henry Mancini, Kim Wilde, Olivia Newton-John, Shep Pettibone, The Beau Brummels, Trini Lopez, Various Artists

The Year In Review: The 2021 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part One

January 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Happy 2022! Welcome, friends, to The Second Disc’s 12th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Once again, we’ve all faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months. A year that began with hope and promise has ended with further uncertainty for many of us. But music continues to fill a significant role in our lives, providing solace, comfort, and escape in a time unlike any other. With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2021’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box sets big and…

Ace Round-Up, Part One: Spotlight on “The Chips Moman Songbook” and “Jon Savage’s 1972-1976”

August 31, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Ace Records has had quite a 2021, from collections spotlighting the songs of Lou Reed and Donovan through this past week’s releases from Petula Clark, late producer Norman Whitfield, and the ladies of Motown. Today, we’re taking a look at a pair of recent releases from the venerable label. Lincoln Wayne “Chips” Moman (1937-2016) may never have become a household name, but the music he helped create certainly did. A guitarist, producer, songwriter, and engineer, Moman pioneered the sound of Stax Records before forming his own American Sound Studio in Memphis. Ace…

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Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Alice Cooper, B.J. Thomas, Cher, Chips Moman, Dana Gillespie, David Bowie, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Various Artists, Willie Nelson, Yoko Ono

Dance Out of My Head: Demon Collects Shep Pettibone Mixes from Whitney, Elton, Lionel, More on New Box Set

July 8, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Arthur Baker Dance Masters Shep Pettibone

Producer-DJ Arthur Baker has brought his magic touch to recordings by everybody from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Tina Turner and Diana Ross, turning pop, rock, and R&B hits into dance floor-fillers. Now, Baker is looking back and taking stock of his fellow Dance Masters with a new series from Demon Music Group. Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters: The Shep Pettibone Master Mixes is an expansive salute from one legendary remixer to another. Available on 4 CDs (47 songs in one box set) or 2 LPs (32 tracks across two releases),…

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Box Sets, CD, Vinyl

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Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

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Arthur Baker, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, George Michael, Gloria Gaynor, Huey Lewis and The News, Lionel Richie, Pet Shop Boys, Shep Pettibone, The Salsoul Orchestra, Various Artists, Whitney Houston

Grapefruit Round-Up: Cherry Red Imprint Reissues Cult Favorite from Oberon, Collects Prog and Classic Rock Sounds on New Box Sets

May 26, 2021 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Today, we’re looking at three recent releases from Cherry Red’s Grapefruit imprint! Grapefruit is continuing its series of 3-CD clamshell cases with two titles spotlighting the 1970s. Riding the Rock Machine: British Seventies Classic Rock, available now, is certainly one of the broadest such releases in Grapefruit’s series. Compiler David Wells sets out his mission statement in straightforward fashion: “[Such] is the reductive nature of radio station playlists and Spotify recommendations that it often feels as if the complete works of bands like Thin Lizzy and Status Quo – two acts who…

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Box Sets, CD

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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Argent, Electric Light Orchestra, Hawkwind, Mott the Hoople, Oberon, Roxy Music, Roy Wood, Status Quo, The Moody Blues, Uriah Heep, Various Artists, Yvonne Elliman

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and More Feature on “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” Soundtrack

May 25, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

David Hepworth’s 2017 book Never a Dull Moment: The Year That Rock Exploded set forth the author’s belief that the year crystallized the “rock era,” producing more enduring recordings than any other year in the genre’s history. It’s difficult to argue with any year that yielded John Lennon’s Imagine, The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, Carole King’s Tapestry, Joni Mitchell’s Blue, Elton John’s Madman Across the Water, Carly Simon’s Anticipation, Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On, The Who’s Who’s Next, The Beach Boys’ Surf’s Up, Black Sabbath’s Master of…

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Diana Ross, Elton John, George Harrison, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Various Artists

Invitation to Jamaica: Landmark Anthology “The Trojan Story” Sees 50th Anniversary Reissue

May 18, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Since 1968, Trojan Records has been synonymous with the reggae, rocksteady, dub, and ska genres. The U.K. label founded by Lee Gopthal and Island Records’ Chris Blackwell was instrumental in spreading those Jamaican sounds throughout the world and popularizing such key artists as Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and The Maytals. By 1971, Trojan – with its focus on 45 RPM singles – had amassed enough hit records to release a label anthology. On June 18, that seminal release, The Trojan Story, will receive a reimagined 50th anniversary reissue from…

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Desmond Dekker, Duke Reid, Jimmy Cliff, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Phyllis Dillon, Various Artists

Look at the View: Cherry Red’s New Strawberry Imprint Collects Mod, Pop, Psych, and Freakbeat on “Halcyon Days”

February 3, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Last year, Cherry Red’s RPM imprint closed up shop after almost 30 years and some 600+ releases. But a new imprint was announced to pick up where RPM left off: Strawberry. Its inaugural collection, Halcyon Days: ’60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul, and Freakbeat Nuggets has proved an auspicious debut for the imprint with big shoes to fill. The 3-CD collection traces the development of ’60s British soul and R&B from the mod period to the first flowering of psychedelia featuring a blend of names both familiar (The Animals, The Kinks, David Bowie,…

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David Bowie, Katch 22, Laurel Aitken, Phillip Goodhand-Tait, Plastic Penny, Rod Stewart, The Artwoods, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group, The Yardbirds, Them, Various Artists, Wynder K. Frog

It’s Only “Words”: Playback Collects Rarities on “A Bee Gees Songbook”

January 14, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

While The Bee Gees have never truly faded from the popular consciousness, it’s fair to say the group founded by Barry Gibb and his late brothers Maurice and Robin is currently experiencing a renaissance. Director Frank Marshall’s documentary How Can You Mend a Broken Heart earned acclaim for its candid chronicle of the group’s ups and downs while Barry has reaffirmed his legacy with the new album Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1. On the latter, he’s joined by an array of country artists to reinvent the Bee Gees’ venerable songbook. …

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Bee Gees, Cilla Black, Jackie Lomax, Johnny Mathis, José Feliciano, Lulu, Nina Simone, The Cyrkle, The Marmalade, The Searchers, The Seekers, Various Artists

’60s ROCK, POP AND SOUL: New Treasury Collection DVD Set Offers Over 100 Favorites

November 23, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Earlier this year, The Second Disc shared news of Rock, Pop and Doo Wop, a 7-DVD collection from Treasury Collection and executive producer-director TJ Lubinsky. Now, with the holidays upon us, a new set featuring dozens of classic hit-makers has just been released: ’60s Rock, Pop and Soul. This 4-DVD package has been culled from two decades of Lubinsky’s historic television concerts, with 130 hit songs from a “Who’s Who” of legendary performers including Frankie Valli (“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”), Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”), John…

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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul

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Aretha Franklin, B.J. Thomas, Ben E. King, Davy Jones, Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Glen Campbell, Jackie DeShannon, Jefferson Starship, Judy Collins, Lulu, Petula Clark, Ron Dante, The 5th Dimension, The Association, The Isley Brothers, The Zombies, Tommy James and The Shondells, Various Artists

Wild Mountain Honey: Ace’s “76 in the Shade” Features Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Starship, Smokey Robinson, Gilbert O’Sullivan, More

October 6, 2020 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Producer-compiler Bob Stanley’s last couple of compilations for Ace have placed him squarely within the 1970s. Earlier this year, Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Fountain Coffee Room (compiled by Stanley, Sarah Cracknell, and Pete Wiggs) conjured “the soundtrack for a bar in mid-’70s Los Angeles,” or a St. Etienne-style spin on “yacht rock” with Stephen Bishop, Ned Doheny, Boz Scaggs, and Seals and Crofts among those featured. Stanley has followed Fountain Coffee Room up with a trip to a more specific time and place. Over 20 songs both familiar and unknown, 76…

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Pop, R&B/Soul

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Barclay James Harvest, Cliff Richard, David Ruffin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Jefferson Starship, Smokey Robinson, The Emotions, The Steve Miller Band, Various Artists

The Walrus and Me: “Looking Through a Glass Onion” Collects Pop-Psych Beatles Covers

September 29, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Let me take you down… The Beatles’ songs were so sturdy and well-crafted that artists such as Matt Monro and Ella Fitzgerald became early adopters. But from the start, John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s contemporaries had been just as likely as the older generation to mine their songbook. As the sixties continued and the Beatles ushered in the shift from pop to rock (minus the “and roll”), similarly youthful artists brought their own increasingly adventurous spins to the lads’ material. Countless various-artists collections of Beatlesongs have proliferated over the years – enough…

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Big Jim Sullivan, Camel, Deep Purple, Duffy Power, Kippington Lodge, Orange Bicycle, Plastic Penny, Spooky Tooth, The Beatles, The Hollies, The Spectrum, Various Artists, Vera Lynn, Yes

Ride Out the Storm: Craft Recordings Collects “Complete Singles” From Stax’s Eclectic Gospel Truth Imprint

September 24, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Earlier this year, Craft Recordings kicked off its celebration of Stax Records’ Gospel Truth imprint with a weekly digital album campaign. That series wrapped up on August 28, opening the door for the November 13 release on CD and LP of The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection. Stax chief Al Bell launched Gospel Truth in 1972, working in close coordination with radio promotions guru/producer/songwriter Dave Clark and Stax staffer Mary Peak Paterson. Early press materials for the imprint indicated that it sought to “carry the message of today’s gospel to the…

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Gospel, R&B/Soul

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Cy Coleman, Jimmy Jones, Joshie Jo Armstead, Louise McCord, The Rance Allen Group, Various Artists

This Is Soul: Ace Collects “The Soul of The Memphis Boys” with Elvis, Dusty, Box Tops, More

August 31, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

We’ve already filled you in on Ace’s recent anthology collecting works by Philly soul maestro Thom Bell; now we’re looking to the American South with another release! Way back in 2012, Ace Records collected the multifaceted sounds of Chips Moman and Don Crews’ American Studios on Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios. The 24-song tribute collection featured such visitors to Memphis as Dusty Springfield, Wilson Pickett, B.J. Thomas, and Solomon Burke as well as Elvis Presley, one of the city’s most famous denizens. Now, the label has returned to the milieu of…

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Arthur Alexander, Ben E. King, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, James Carr, James and Bobby Purify, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Tex, Solomon Burke, The Blossoms, The Box Tops, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of July 3

July 3, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Willie Nelson, First Rose of Spring (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Willie Nelson’s latest studio album emphasizes love and positivity at a time when we all need it most. First Rose of Spring features new Nelson originals co-written with producer and longtime associate Buddy Cannon, as well as new songs from Toby Keith and Chris Stapleton and covers such as “Yesterday When I Was Young.” Available on CD, LP, and digital. David Bowie, Ouvrez Le Chien: Live Dallas 95 (Parlophone) This previously…

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Alice Cooper, Andre Previn, David Bowie, Eugene Ormandy, Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Rare Earth, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Cherry Red’s “A Slight Disturbance in My Mind” Collects The Psych-Pop Sounds of 1966

June 4, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

By any estimation, 1966 was a pivotal year in rock. On one side of the Atlantic: Pet Sounds, Blonde on Blonde, Sounds of Silence. On the other: Revolver, Fresh Cream, Aftermath. Those albums merely represent the tip of the iceberg, however. 1966 was a year in which psychedelia emerged from the fringes and onto the charts via such artists as The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, and yes, The Beatles with “Tomorrow Never Knows.” The underground scene continued to grow and increasingly attract the attention of major labels. Earlier this year, Cherry Red’s Grapefruit…

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Classic Rock, Pop

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David Bowie, The Action, The Animals, The Bee Gees, The Creation, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, Various Artists

Ready or Not: Ace Sets Release for Thom Bell Anthology featuring Mathis, Warwick, Spinners, Stylistics, More

May 7, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

After having previously celebrated two of his musical inspirations – Burt Bacharach and Teddy Randazzo – with their own volumes, Ace’s Songwriters and Producers series is turning its attention to legendary soul maestro Thom Bell. On June 26, the label’s Kent imprint will release Ready or Not: Philly Soul Arrangements and Productions 1965-1978. As the title indicates, all 23 tracks were either produced or arranged (or both!) by the multi-hyphenate musician-composer-producer-arranger-conductor who brought an unparalleled depth and sophistication to soul music. Ready or Not, curated by Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, begins with…

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Connie Stevens, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Jerry Butler, Johnny Mathis, Lesley Gore, The O'Jays, The Spinners, The Stylistics, Thom Bell, Various Artists

Makes Me Feel Fine: “NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock 2” Sets Sail

April 27, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 16 Comments

It’s time to break out the piña coladas. This Friday, the long-running NOW series will release its second volume of NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock. This collection of classic songs in the “yacht rock” genre – think: seventies and early eighties soft rock with memorable melodies, sparkling productions, and plenty of saxophones – arrives on CD and in digital/streaming formats, with a 2-LP vinyl set arriving on July 3. With eighteen songs, NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock 2 boasts return appearances from many favorite artists featured on the…

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Pop

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Air Supply, Captain and Tennille, Chicago, Eric Carmen, Gordon Lightfoot, Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Various Artists

Ace Round-Up, Part Two: Spotlight on Merseybeat Girls, “Jon Savage’s 1969-1971” and “Deep Soul Treasures”

February 11, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Today, we’re looking at another trio of recent releases from the team at Ace Records! If you missed Part One of our Ace Round-Up, click here! While The Beatles are no doubt Liverpool’s most famous musical export, Merseyside – spanning 249 square miles (or 645 square kilometers) bordering Lancashire to the northeast, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south and southeast, and The Irish Sea to the west – yielded an abundance of groups like The Cryin’ Shames, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, The Merseybeats,…

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Allen Toussaint, Beryl Marsden, Cilla Black, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jackie DeShannon, The Emotions, Various Artists