Physical Release Of Songs Of Innocence By U2 Expected in October
After the deluge of press, good and bad (and sometimes unmerited overkill; see David Fricke’s loving eval of Songs Of Innocence), we may all be on U2 fatigue right now.…
Tears for Fears’ Songs From The Big Chair Gets Massive Reissue For November
When Tears For Fears released Songs From the Big Chair, the two main components of the band, Roland Orzabal, and Curt Smith, had no idea that this album would be…
Some New Complete Collections Coming In November (John Denver, Johnny Mathis, Simon & Garfunkel)
Legacy Recordings have been quite busy in prepping for this upcoming holiday sessions (so have retailers, but that’s something else altogether!) In the ripples that follows the upcoming Ronnie Milsap,…
First Four Greenslade Albums Released In Japan As SHM-CD Remasters For December
Several years ago, before I moved away from my home of 30 years (California), for the less congested, more breathable Illinois, I thought a good thing to do would be…
New Neil Diamond Album, Melody Road, Arrives in October
Last month, we reported on the upcoming new Neil Diamond album, Melody Road. It’s his first since switching from long-time label, Columbia Records to Universal, an umbrella he once recorded…
New David Bowie Collection, Nothing Has Changed, Due In November
The surprise news over the last few days is the new David Bowie retrospective set arriving in November via both Parlophone (in Europe), and Legacy Recordings (in the US). As…
Kinks – The Anthology 1964-1971 5CD Box (Pye Years) Planned for November
Not long after the announcement of the upcoming The Essential Kinks (see here), the news comes that there will be a definitive Kink box coming your way to help celebrate…
Ignored Albums: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Soundtrack) – Jack Nitzsche
There are many memorable soundtracks, often by the same composer. Names pop up easily. Names like Morricone, Williams, Mancini, Jarre, Horner, Bernstein, even, these days, Danny Elfman, ex of Oingo…
Review: The Grand Tour – Land Observations
I’ve written about Land Observations before, and with good reason (read here). Land Observations is a project started by James Brooks, who was an important creative part of the band,…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 09/09/2014 (US Report)
Capitol Nashville have put the highly anticipated new Lady Antebellum album, 747, on the calendar for issue on September 30. The set will get an expanded Deluxe Edition as well.…
Release Dates for Deluxe Edition of Steeltown By Big Country
The news of Steeltown, the second album from the Scottish band, Big Country, being reissued in April of 2014, found the excellent sophomore release by the band being pushed back…
21CD Box, The RCA Albums Collection Of Ronnie Milsap Scheduled For November
Ronnie Milsap has beaten all the odds as a blind country performer, who has enjoyed crossover appeal to other markets, especially the Pop markets. With songs like “It Was Almost…