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April 26, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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For a few years, April 26 has officially been known as "Alien Day," taking its inspiration from LV-426, the fictional setting of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror classic and James Cameron's blockbuster action sequel from 1986. With Scott having recently returned to the Alien universe with Prometheus in 2012, and a sequel, Alien: Covenant, due in theaters next month, today's obviously a special Alien Day indeed. That's why soundtrack fans should be (chest)bursting with excitement over the news

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Jerry Goldsmith, Vinyl

April 20, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Depending on how old you are, the mere mention of Third Eye Blind is enough to elicit wistful memories of their first three, relatively immortal hits, "Semi-Charmed Life," "How It's Going to Be" and "Jumper"--all Top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100. Or their inescapability, combined with stories of frontman Stephan Jenkins' offstage antics, are enough to make you reconsider all '90s nostalgia. In either case, we have news for you: their debut album is being reissued and expanded for its 20th

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Third Eye Blind, Vinyl

April 12, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

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A fantastic feature on NPR recently set classic rock fans' hearts aflutter with a serious deep dive on Bob Seger, whose catalogue is famously absent from much of the digital music space. His classic albums were belatedly issued on iTunes several years ago, don't exist on streaming services, and are even disappearing from record stores (other than, perhaps, 1994's Greatest Hits album, the best-selling catalogue title of the 2000s, or the more recent Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bob Seger, Record Store Day, Vinyl

March 28, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

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Record Store Day's 10th anniversary couldn't be anything less than big. And with articles devoted to April 22's RSD releases from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Omnivore Recordings, Legacy Recordings, Prince, Warner Music Group and Real Gone Music, you might wonder what there's left to say before the big day. But you'd be wrong! We've scoured the list to find another 23 must-have titles hitting the vinyl racks at fine independent music stores next month. Which of these favorites are on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bill Evans, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Frank Zappa, George Carlin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, John Williams, Randy Newman, Record Store Day, Rush, Sting, The Art of Noise, The Kinks, The Zombies, U2, Vinyl, Wes Montgomery

March 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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More than two decades after '90s noise-pop outfit Helium disbanded, Matador Records is celebrating their influence with a pair of vinyl reissues and a new rarities compilation due this spring. Formed in Boston, Helium underwent a variety of lineup shifts before signing to Matador, where the group was comprised of vocalist/guitarist Mary Timony, a singer in the fantastic tradition of Deborah Harry and Kim Gordon; bassist Ash Bowie, and former Dumptruck drummer Shawn King Devlin. Catchy singles

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Helium, Vinyl

March 22, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Space Jam

Record Store Day has been an institution for a decade now, so leave it to this year's 10th anniversary event to be one of the biggest! We've already shone the spotlight on releases by David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Prince, Omnivore Recordings and Legacy Recordings; now, it's time to take a look at Warner Music's incredibly generous lineup. Over 30 titles will be featured from the label group at independent record stores on Saturday, April 22. There's really something for everyone: vintage 12"

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Deee-Lite, Fleetwood Mac, Jane's Addiction, Lou Reed, Madonna, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Prince, Ramones, Record Store Day, Stevie Nicks, Talking Heads, The Cars, The Cure, The Doors, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Grateful Dead, The Notorious B.I.G., The Sex Pistols, The Smiths, The Time, Vangelis, Vinyl, Yes

March 22, 2017 By Mike Duquette 7 Comments

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As faithful Prince fans await more detail about this summer's long-anticipated Purple Rain reissue, a group of Prince vinyl titles will arrive in stores for Record Store Day, a year and a day after his passing. Seven singles from The Artist's near-unstoppable run of hits in the '80s will be represented. Six are "RSD-First" titles, to be made available to general retail in the future, while one highly-collectible picture disc from Prince's early chart run is coming back just for the 10th

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Prince, Record Store Day, Vinyl

February 16, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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With nearly a decade of Record Store Day celebrations and a stunning uptick in sales, there's little question that there's been some sort of vinyl revolution lately Now, a new label is looking to add to that by putting pressing power in the hands of buyers. Run Out Groove, a recently-launched vinyl boutique label, aims to issue new LP-only compilations with a twist: they pitch you the projects, to be determined by a majority vote. Afterward, a 30-day pre-order period ensues, resulting in an

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Echo & The Bunnymen, MC5, Secret Machines, Solomon Burke, Vinyl

September 24, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 65th birthday. Here in New Jersey, the birth date of The Boss might as well be considered a state holiday; the occasion was marked by various events including a video presentation by Springsteen's longtime collaborator Thom Zimny at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.  (Springsteen was, of course, born in Long Branch and wrote "Born to Run" in a Long Branch cottage.)  But today, Springsteen's fans are the ones receiving a gift for his

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Vinyl

July 1, 2014 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Bob Marley,  Legend: 30th Anniversary Edition (Tuff Gong/Island/UMe) The best-selling reggae album of all time is back with two unreleased studio rarities and, on Blu-ray, a new 5.1 surround mix. CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Pink Floyd, The Division Bell: 20th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) The 20th anniversary of the last Pink Floyd album means an Immersion-level box set with a new 5.1 surround sound mix on Blu-ray and bonus vinyl pieces. CD (2011

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets Tags: Bob Gaudio, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Lulu, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, The Jayhawks, The The, Vinyl

June 30, 2014 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

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Last week Omnivore Recordings announced their latest title for the late summer: an expansion of the debut album by power-pop idols The Posies. The Washington-based group, built around singers/songwriters/guitarists Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, earned immediate indie acclaim when first album Failure was released on the PopLlama label in 1988 after Scott McCaughey - leader of The Minus 5 and a constant collaborator with R.E.M. since the mid-1990s - was given a self-released copy of the album on

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Categories: News Tags: Big Star, The Posies, Vinyl

June 24, 2014 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Here's something that'll hit your doorstep like a giant animated foot: Virgin is releasing a CD and vinyl box set of albums by the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python. The classic BBC comedy sketch series, which ran from 1969 to 1974 and made stars of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, has had an immeasurable influence on pop culture ever since, from films (Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Monty Python, Vinyl

June 24, 2014 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night: The Criterion Collection (Criterion) The first Beatles film gets the luxe treatment for its 50th anniversary - sounds pretty fab! Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Three Dog Night, Three Dog Night: Expanded Edition (Iconoclassic) Iconoclassic remasters and expands the debut album from the band fronted by Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells!  Bonus tracks include two mono single sides and "Time to Get Alone" written and

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Genre: Soundtracks Tags: The Beatles, Three Dog Night, Vinyl

June 23, 2014 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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Years after their early major label discography was expanded on CD by Legacy Recordings, the remainder of the alt-country band's output for the American Recordings label will be remastered and expanded by Universal this summer. The band's last three albums for American - Sound of Lies (1997), Smile (2000) and Rainy Day Music (2003) - caught the band in an interesting time of transition. Marc Olson, who with Gary Louris formed the band's primary singer/songwriter/guitarist unit, unexpectedly

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Categories: News Tags: The Jayhawks, Vinyl

June 17, 2014 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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After a 40-year wait, a pair of pivotal early shows by Queen will see official release, it was announced yesterday. 1974 saw the British quartet release their second album, Queen II, earn their first U.K. Top 10 single ("Seven Seas of Rhye") and embark on their first headlining tour. While some critics found a headlining slot at The Rainbow a daunting challenge for such a new band, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor sold even the most skeptical observer at their March date

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June 17, 2014 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Dave Matthews Band, Remember Two Things: Expanded Edition (Bama Rags/RCA/Legacy) The DMB's 1993 mostly-live, self-released debut netted them enough exposure for a major-label deal some 20 years, six consecutive No. 1 studio albums and countless tours ago. Now, it's back on CD with unreleased photos and two unheard studio bonus tracks; plus, for the first time, it's being released on vinyl (with the bonus tracks available as a download). CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon

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June 16, 2014 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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There was very little about Frankie Goes to Hollywood's debut album, Welcome to The Pleasuredome, that wasn't grandiose. From their outsized, obsessively cultivated image (thanks to ZTT Records, the No. 1 home for bizarrely cultivated musical images in the 1980s), to their peppy British dance-pop hooks and glistening production by Trevor Horn to their stunning two-year run of hit singles, including the No. 1s "Relax," "Two Tribes," and "The Power of Love" (and the spectacular title track, a near

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June 3, 2014 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

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Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin I / Led Zeppelin II / Led Zeppelin III: Deluxe Editions (Swan Song/Atlantic) Anyone ever heard these albums? Interesting stuff. I don't know about you, but I'd predict big things for these guys. Led Zeppelin 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2CD/3LP Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Led Zeppelin II 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets Tags: Led Zeppelin, Morrissey, Nat King Cole, Soundgarden, The 5th Dimension, The Grateful Dead, The Sweet Inspirations, Vikki Carr, Vinyl

May 21, 2014 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

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The biggest reggae album of all time is getting bigger - 5.1 channels bigger. Island/Tuff Gong/UMe will reissue Bob Marley & The Wailers' Legend for its 30th anniversary. The posthumous compilation album (Marley had died of cancer three years earlier at only 36) has been a stalwart of catalogue music since its release in 1984, becoming the highest-selling reggae album of all time (15 million copies certified shipped by the RIAA alone, and some 27 million worldwide) and spending 992

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Tags: Bob Marley, Vinyl

May 19, 2014 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

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Oasis, Definitely Maybe: Chasing The Sun Edition (Big Brother/Ngrooves) Oasis' debut album is remastered and expanded; the first in a planned series of multi-format reissues from the legendary Britpop band. 1CD remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.2LP remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.3CD deluxe edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.3CD/2LP/1 x 7″ box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Billy Joel, A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia (Columbia/Legacy) The Piano Man's 1987 sojourn to the USSR is

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, DVD Tags: Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Billy Joel, Miles Davis, Oasis, R. Kelly, R.E.M., Roy Orbison, The Doors, Vinyl

May 13, 2014 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

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Michael Jackson, Xscape (Epic) Where was this three years ago? This collection of eight outtakes, augmented with tasteful future-retro production by Timbaland, Stargate, L.A. Reid and others, is possibly the best project to escape the MJ vaults yet. For the discerning fan, Epic's done you a solid, offering a deluxe package with the same songs in their untouched demo form. It's really something. Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Deluxe CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. /

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Tags: Michael Jackson, Ned Doheny, Pink Floyd, Porter Wagoner, The English Beat, The Sound, Vince Guaraldi, Vinyl

May 8, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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For many, it’s just not summer without a Dave Matthews Band tour, and on May 16, the favorite sons of Charlottesville, Virginia will kick off their latest U.S. trek on which fans can expect to hear band favorites in freshly improvised style. While the tour will likely feature contemporary and vintage material, the group will revisit where it all began on June 17 with the Bama Rags/RCA/Legacy Recordings expanded reissue of Remember Two Things. The 1993 album, primarily consisting of music

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April 29, 2014 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

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Grace Jones, Nightclubbing: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMe) Pull back up to the bumper with a generously expanded version of the almighty Jones' most beloved album. 2CD: Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. 2LP:  Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S. Blu-Ray Audio: Amazon U.K. / Amazon U.S. Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sing and Perform Funny Girl: Expanded Edition (Motown Select) A digital-only expansion of The Supremes' 1968 album of the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical, featuring the original LP alongside a

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Barbra Streisand, Rick Wakeman, Rush, Salsoul Orchestra, Taylor Dayne, The Supremes, Vanilla Fudge, Vinyl

April 28, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER, ***SCOTT LESLIE***!

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April 18, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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If you've been following these pages for the past few weeks, you've likely noticed an awful lot of coverage about Record Store Day!  Well, the day is nearly here!   Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21, music fans and collectors will flock to their local independent record stores to celebrate both the sounds on those round black platters and the very concept of shopping in a physical retail environment. To many of us, both are a way of life.  We're doubly excited this year because one special title was

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Categories: News Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Paramore, Randy Newman, Ray Parker Jr., Record Store Day, Ronnie Spector, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Muppets, The Pogues, Van Dyke Parks, Vinyl

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