NEW RELEASES - CD'S

LOVE IS STRANGE, A 2-CD LIVE SET FEATURING BROWNE AND LINDLEY, IS SET FOR RELEASE MAY 11 LOVE IS STRANGE, A 2-CD LIVE SET FEATURING BROWNE AND LINDLEY, IS SET FOR RELEASE MAY 11

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will take to the road this summer with his band and longtime friend and musical co-conspirator David Lindley. Comprising dates in the U.S. and Europe, the Jackson Browne with David Lindley Tour follows the May 11 release of Love Is Strange (Inside Recordings), a 2-CD live set capturing a tour of Spain that Browne and... Read more

UNIVERSAL RELEASING 4CD BOX OF UNRELEASED RECORDINGS BY THE LA’S UNIVERSAL RELEASING 4CD BOX OF UNRELEASED RECORDINGS BY THE LA’S

A 4CD Box-set that gathers together all of the band’s remaining unreleased recordings, which are being officially released for the first time on one comprehensive set that captures the band’s myriad attempts to capture the feeling that Lee Maver attempted to harness in their sound. Disc One collects the handful of superb singles the band released,... Read more

BOB DYLAN DOUBLE COMPILATION DUE IN JAPAN ON 10 MARCH BOB DYLAN DOUBLE COMPILATION DUE IN JAPAN ON 10 MARCH

A new and exclusive to Japan Bob Dylan compilation is due for release on 10th March. It is titled “Dylan Ga Rock”. No rarities sadly other than a version of Rita May which was previously only available on the Australian compilation Masterpieces. This new limited edition release from Bob Dylan includes songs selected by Japanese illustrator... Read more

UNRELEASED LIVE CONCERTS DUE FROM JOHNNY WINTER, HOT TUNA, POCO AND JOHN DENVER UNRELEASED LIVE CONCERTS DUE FROM JOHNNY WINTER, HOT TUNA, POCO AND JOHN DENVER

Collectors’ Choice Music, the label that’s come to be known for compelling and often unexpected CD reissues, has announced the launch of Collectors’ Choice Music Live, a new label devoted to releasing great live performances, most of which have never previously been commercially available. The series will launch April 20 with the... Read more

JOHN HIATT HITS ‘THE OPEN ROAD’ WITH NEW CD JOHN HIATT HITS ‘THE OPEN ROAD’ WITH NEW CD

The great John Hiatt, who last year was the recipient of a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Americana Music Association, and was also an inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Association, is to release a brand new album, entitled The Open Road, on the New West Records label on Monday 8th March 2010. The Open Road comprises eleven all-new tracks,... Read more

THE PRETENDERS RELEASE NEW ‘LIVE IN LONDON’ CD/DVD THE PRETENDERS RELEASE NEW ‘LIVE IN LONDON’ CD/DVD

E1 Music is set to release a new, live CD/DVD by legendary rock band Pretenders, “Pretenders: Live in London,” on February 9th, 2010. This electrifying, 100-minute release will be available as a CD with a Bonus DVD, as well as a standalone Blu-ray disc. The Pretenders — Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Nick Wilkinson,... Read more

JAMES BROWN ‘THE SINGLES VOL 8: 1972-1973′ JAMES BROWN ‘THE SINGLES VOL 8: 1972-1973′

Get ready for another exiting round of genius grooves from James Brown in The Singles Vol. 8: 1972-1973, a new 2-CD set in the acclaimed series that illuminates when JB became “The Godfather Of Soul.” By this era, Black music was shifting – fast. “Sixties veterans Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield managed to evolve with the changing times, but... Read more

THE CHIEFTANS AND RY COODER RELEASE ‘SAN PARICO’ COLLABORATION THE CHIEFTANS AND RY COODER RELEASE ‘SAN PARICO’ COLLABORATION

SAN PATRICIO is the much-anticipated new collaboration between Ry Cooder (whose glittering career includes such milestones as Buena Vista Social Club and Paris, Texas) and the legendary Irish band The Chieftains. The record takes as its inspiration the story of a group of 19th Century Irish immigrants to the USA, who were conscripted into the US army,... Read more

CARAVAN 4CD ANTHOLOGY BOX SET DUE CARAVAN 4CD ANTHOLOGY BOX SET DUE

Decca are set to release a new Caravan anthology box set titled “The Anthology 1968-1976″ It’s an exhaustive remastered 4CD box set which includes previously unreleased studio recordings, album tracks, rare single mixes, BBC recordings and out-takes. Also includes a lavish book featuring an essay and previously unseen photographs and... Read more

JAKOB DYLAN NEW ALBUM ‘WOMEN AND COUNTRY’ JAKOB DYLAN NEW ALBUM ‘WOMEN AND COUNTRY’

New album set for release on April 6th marks reunion with producer T Bone Burnett and features guest vocals from Neko Case & Kelly Hogan Jakob Dylan will release his sophomore solo album, Women and Country, on Columbia Records on April 6th, 2010. Soulful yet striking and ripe with sublime beauty, Women and Country is the follow up to the artist’s... Read more

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NEW RELEASES - DVD/BLU-RAY

CHICKENFOOT ROCKS OUT WITH ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING  BLU-RAY AND DVD LIVE CONCERT RELEASES OF THE YEAR –  FILMED IN HI-DEFINTION, MIXED IN DTS SURROUND SOUND CHICKENFOOT ROCKS OUT WITH ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING BLU-RAY AND DVD LIVE CONCERT RELEASES OF THE YEAR – FILMED IN HI-DEFINTION, MIXED IN DTS SURROUND SOUND

Eagle Rock Entertainment is pleased to announce the April 26th Uk Blu-ray and DVD release of Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On “Live” – one of the most highly anticipated live rock’n’roll concert experiences of the year. The Blu-ray & DVD will be released in America on April 20th by EMI America. Filmed with 16 hi-definition cameras over... Read more

RE-EDITED BLU-RAY VERSION OF CHARITY CONCERT ‘A CONCERT BY THE LAKE’ WITH ERIC CLAPTON, GARY BROOKER, MIKE RUTHERFORD ETC RE-EDITED BLU-RAY VERSION OF CHARITY CONCERT ‘A CONCERT BY THE LAKE’ WITH ERIC CLAPTON, GARY BROOKER, MIKE RUTHERFORD ETC

This all-star supergroup was brought together to play a charity concert at the historic Wintershall Estate in Surrey in aid of the charity HASTE (Heart And Stroke Trust Endeavour). With Gary Brooker of Procol Harum directing from the piano, a backing band that includes Andy Fairweather Low and Mike Rutherford on guitars, Paul Carrack on keyboards and... Read more

JOHN FOGERTY RELEASES ROYAL ALBERT HALL SHOW ON DVD JOHN FOGERTY RELEASES ROYAL ALBERT HALL SHOW ON DVD

Rock & Roll Hero John Fogerty’s New DVD ‘Comin’ Down The Road: The Concert At Royal Albert Hall’ To Be Released Nov. 3 On Fortunate Son Records / Verve Forecast Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty’s new DVD ‘Comin’ Down The Road: The Concert at Royal Albert Hall’ will be released November 3 on... Read more

NIRVANA’S LEGENDARY NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED 1992 READING CONCERT SET TO DEBUT IN NOVEMBER

 NIRVANA’S LEGENDARY NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED 1992 READING CONCERT SET TO DEBUT IN NOVEMBER



“Nirvana headlining at Reading in 1992 was something you had to see, and if you didn’t see it then it was something you pretended you saw.” –Kerrang (October 2003)
 “The staggering energy and intensity radiating from the stage never let up… Cobain’s ravaged pop songs coming off like some dream marriage of the Sex Pistols and the... Read more

EARTH WIND AND FIRE “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1997″ BLU-RAY EARTH WIND AND FIRE “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1997″ BLU-RAY

On 16 November 2009, Eagle Rock Entertainment release Earth, Wind & Fire “Live At Montreux 1997” [Cat No ERBRD5042]. This Blu-ray features the whole of the July 1997 concert, which features a couple of tracks from their In The Name Of Love album surrounded by their classic hits. Eagle was the first visual music company to embrace High Definition... Read more

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MUSIC SOUNDBITES

CROSBY STILLS AND NASH TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SPRING IN THE U.S. FOLLOWED BY A JULY ITINERARY IN EUROPE AND A SECOND U.S. LEG IN LATE SUMMER CROSBY STILLS AND NASH TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SPRING IN THE U.S. FOLLOWED BY A JULY ITINERARY IN EUROPE AND A SECOND U.S. LEG IN LATE SUMMER

The legendary trio Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN)—David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash—will tour the western United States in late spring, followed by concerts across the U.K. and Europe this summer. Additional U.S. dates in late summer, following the group’s return from Europe, will be announced in coming weeks. The tour’s... Read more

LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE TRIO UK & EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS APRIL 2010 LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE TRIO UK & EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS APRIL 2010

Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Trio UK & European April 2010 Tour Coincides with the digitally remastered edition release of Reed’s 1975 seminal album ‘Metal Machine Music’ – released in 5.1 Surround Sound on double vinyl, Blu Ray & DVD Audio. Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Trio: MM3 will be performing what is being described as... Read more

TODD RUNDGREN RELEASES “A WIZARD A TRUE STAR” CONCERTS ON USB STICK TODD RUNDGREN RELEASES “A WIZARD A TRUE STAR” CONCERTS ON USB STICK

Todd Rundgren, the legendary rock musician and record producer, who has worked with everyone from Patti Smith, Meatloaf and the New York Dolls, today announced that his February 2010 London and Amsterdam “A Wizard A True Star” concerts will be released on USB stick. The European AWATS concerts will take place at the HMV London Hammersmith Apollo... Read more

PLASTIC ONO BAND REFORM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ERIC CLAPTON, KLAUS VOORMAN ETC PLASTIC ONO BAND REFORM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ERIC CLAPTON, KLAUS VOORMAN ETC

Launched in 1969 with the single “Give Peace A Chance”, PLASTIC ONO BAND is known for its avant-garde music, film, art, and activism. Revived in 2009, YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND includes Yoko Ono, Cornelius, Yuka Honda, Haruomi Hosono and Sean Lennon. On February 16, the group performs a very special concert, featuring songs from their new... Read more

CAROL KING AND JAMES TAYLOR ANNOUNCE ‘TROUBADOUR REUNION’ TOUR CAROL KING AND JAMES TAYLOR ANNOUNCE ‘TROUBADOUR REUNION’ TOUR

Carole King And James Taylor Announce ‘Troubadour Reunion’ World Tour Hollywood Bowl Tickets Go On Sale Nov 23 With North American And European Dates To Be Announced Soon Tour Kicks Off In Australia, New Zealand And Japan Iconic musicians Carole King and James Taylor announced today that they will embark on a “Troubadour Reunion” world tour.... Read more

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NEW RELEASES - BOOKS

THE BEATLES BOX OF VISION THE BEATLES BOX OF VISION

THE BEATLES Box Of Vision® Finally Available in the UK and Europe Deluxe Companion to the Newly Re-mastered BEATLES CDs Includes First LP Size Book Of Complete Album Artwork And Storage For The Entire Beatles CD Catalogue Following hot on the heels of the 09 September 2009 release of The Beatles’ digitally re-mastered catalogue, the highly anticipated... Read more

CHRIS O’DELL WASN’T FAMOUS. SHE WASN’T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE. CHRIS O’DELL WASN’T FAMOUS. SHE WASN’T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE.

She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be, and when Paul recorded “Hey Jude,” she sang in the chorus. She was at Ringo’s kitchen table when George Harrison said, “You know, Ringo, I’m in love with your wife.” And Ringo replied, “Better you than someone we don’t... Read more

GINGER BAKER PUBLISHES BIOGRAPHY GINGER BAKER PUBLISHES BIOGRAPHY

Peter ‘Ginger’ Baker is a legend. A pioneering drummer who has transcended genres, he did much to popularise world music with his fierce passion for the rhythms of Africa. He is that rare thing, a critically-acclaimed musician who has enjoyed global success with not one but several supergroups to his name, including Cream and Blind Faith.... Read more

NEW ROLLING STONES PHOTO BOOK AND DVD NEW ROLLING STONES PHOTO BOOK AND DVD

For more than 40 years, the Rolling Stones have proved themselves as one of history’s greatest rock bands. This nostalgic anthology takes a pictorial journey back to the roots of the group’s rock stardom and captures a long-lost age of music industry innocence. The book has 208 pages featuring an extensive selection of extremely rare photographs—most... Read more

ETHAN RUSSELL’S ROLLING STONES ‘LET IT BLEED’ BOOK ETHAN RUSSELL’S ROLLING STONES ‘LET IT BLEED’ BOOK

LET IT BLEED takes you where no Rolling Stones book has before. Author and photographer Ethan Russell was one of only sixteen people–including the Rolling Stones–who made up the 1969 tour. He was with them in their hotel rooms, at rehearsals, and on stage. He tells the story of this monumental and historic tour firsthand, including recollections... Read more

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REISSUES

ROLLING STONES EXPANDED EXILE ON MAIN STREET DUE IN MAY ROLLING STONES EXPANDED EXILE ON MAIN STREET DUE IN MAY

Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the re-release of The Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main Street with an additional 10 never-before-heard tracks. Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock ‘n’ roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones’ catalogue, Exile will be available May 17, 2010, in the U.K.... Read more

TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS AND TOMMY JAMES SOLO CDS  REISSUED BY COLLECTORS’ CHOICE MUSIC ON APRIL 20 TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS AND TOMMY JAMES SOLO CDS REISSUED BY COLLECTORS’ CHOICE MUSIC ON APRIL 20

Tommy James & the Shondells’ I Think We’re Alone Now, Gettin’ Together and Travelin’ join James’ own My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar in deluxe, fully annotated single CD reissues Goldmine magazine called Tommy James “the most productive rock ’n’ roll singles artist of his era” in its review of the critically hailed 40 Years:... Read more

RHINO RELEASES “ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES” IN THE UK IN MARCH RHINO RELEASES “ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES” IN THE UK IN MARCH

March 1st sees Rhino release the first batch of a brand new range entitled “Original Album Series”. It’s 5 classic artist albums in card sleeves featuring the original album artwork housed inside a new card wallet. Nice and simple, no frills just great music! Many of these albums have been unavailable for a number of years. ALBUMS LISTS: Aretha... Read more

BLACK SABBATH MOB RULES DELUXE EDITION COMING BLACK SABBATH MOB RULES DELUXE EDITION COMING

With the success of the Heaven And Hell catching many by surprise and even certain quarters declaring to anyone who would listen that it’s achievements would prove to be something of a ‘one-off’, the new quartet’s follow-up would therefore need to show that the long cold shadow cast by ousted vocalist Ozzy Osbourne could finally now be exorcised... Read more

BLACK SABBATH LIVE EVIL DELUXE EDITION COMING BLACK SABBATH LIVE EVIL DELUXE EDITION COMING

For Black Sabbath not to be already represented by a grand live opus during the height of their mid 70’s powers seemed nothing less than a travesty, particularly when one considers the legacy left by their achievements during the Osbourne years and the amount of fantastic shows that the band had played around the world over this entire decade. After... Read more

BLACK SABBATH HEAVEN AND HELL DELUXE EDITION COMING BLACK SABBATH HEAVEN AND HELL DELUXE EDITION COMING

Black Sabbath, one of the most prominent and influential faces of the 70’s Rock topography were, by the decade’s end, a band in disarray. Once the masters of their own reality, the Birmingham four-piece of Tony Iommi (Guitar), Geezer Butler (Bass), Bill Ward (Drums) and Ozzy Osbourne (Vocals), were now battle weary veterans, wearing the deep scars... Read more

IGGY AND THE STOOGES CLASSIC “RAW POWER” RELEASED AS DELUXE BOX SET WITH ORIGINAL BOWIE MIX AND MORE IGGY AND THE STOOGES CLASSIC “RAW POWER” RELEASED AS DELUXE BOX SET WITH ORIGINAL BOWIE MIX AND MORE

THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME. You have asked & we have answered. “Didn’t The Stooges record more outtakes for Raw Power?” “Are the original tapes truly lost?” “This album is the blueprint for all of punk – come on, will there ever be an expanded version of Raw Power?” Well friends, we are happy to report that your 37 year wait is... Read more

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AUDIOPHILE CD'S

AUDIOFIDELTY RELEASE CLASSIC ALICE COOPER AND THE CARS ON 24K GOLD CDS AUDIOFIDELTY RELEASE CLASSIC ALICE COOPER AND THE CARS ON 24K GOLD CDS

Audiofidelity’s two new releases, Alice Cooper “School’s Out” and The Cars “Heartbeat City” are here, looking and sounding better than ever. The street date is February 10th. These are limited number editions. You can order now for a 10% discount. You can get yours early. The Cars “Heartbeat City” 24K... Read more

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LIVE CD'S

STATUS QUO PICTURES LIVE! CDS STATUS QUO PICTURES LIVE! CDS

Live Here Now have released a couple of strictly limited live Status Quo shows from their current Pictures tour. Available from: http://www.liveherenow.com/news.asp STATUS QUO: LIVE @ THE BRIGHTON CENTRE 12/12/2008 Tracklisting: 1. Caroline 2. The Wanderer 3. Rain 4. Don”t Drive My Car 5. Mean Girl 6. Softer... Read more

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