Rhino Records have a vinyl reissue of Into The Music (1979) by Van Morrison planned for release on February 28, 2016.

Van Morrison Into the Music

ORG Music will release Rockin’ The Suburbs, the 2001 Ben Folds issue, on 180g-weight, 2LP vinyl. This reissue is set for February 26.

Bearsville Records will release a 13CD Box, Todd Rundgren: The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection, on February 26.

Todd Rundgren Complete Bearsvill Records Collection.

 

Napalm Records have the latest by Greenleaf, Rise Above The Meadow, set for February 26. This title is being released on CD, DD, and a 2LP set with a 16-page LP-sized booklet included. If you enjoy The Sword, or Queens Of The Stone Age, then you should really investigate Greenleaf. They might become a favorite.

Greenleaf

Frontiers Records will release Rocket Science by Rick Springfield on February 19.

Maranatha! Music plan the release of Top 25 Praise Songs Of All Time on a 2CD set, scheduled for January 12.

Alligator Records will offer God Don’t Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson, on CD and vinyl LP, with a calendar date of February 26. This album is a collection of artists covering the songs of this important bluesman. The artists include Tom Waits, Sinead O’Connor, Cowboy Junkies, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Maria McKee, Rickie Lee Jones, Luther Dickinson, Lucinda Williams, and Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi.

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ALCD 4968

Rhino and Parlophone team to present a 4LP, 180g-weight vinyl Box set of Bowie At the Beeb: The Best Of The BBC Radio Sessions ’68-’72. It’s planned for February 26.

On February 23, Rhino and Parlophone will reissue Space Ritual, the 1973 Live 2LP set by Hawkwind on 180g-weight 2LP vinyl. Also planned by the labels is a 2LP, 180g-weight vinyl reissue of Living In The Past (1972) by Jethro Tull, same date.

Rhino will reissue Bona Drag (1990) by Morrissey on 180g-weight 2LP, planned for February 23.

Anti/Epitaph will release new music by Mavis Staples on a new CD called Livin’ On A High Note. The album will feature twelve new songs written exclusively for Mavis Staples by luminaries like Neko Case, Ben Harper, Nick Cave, and others. There will be an HBO documentary special, Mavis!, on February 20. Livin’ On A High Note will release on CD on February 19, while the vinyl LP version is scheduled for April 1.

Mavis Staples Livin' On A High Note

RCA Records will release a ‘best of’ for Daughtry on February 12. The compilation is tentatively titled Greatest Hits awaiting the actual title, which is to be determined.

Modular Records will release Yes, I’m A Witch Too, by Yoko Ono, scheduling the album for March 4. This album is an All-Star collaboration set that follows up her 2007 covers set, Yes, I’m A Witch. Artists joining Yoko Ono for this set will be Sparks, Death Cab for Cuties, Sean Lennon, and others.

Omnivore Records plan a 4CD collection featuring the music of Buck Owens, which will be called Buck ‘Em: The Music Of Buck Owens – Volumes One and Two. (Buck ‘Em? Really?). This 4CD Box will offer 100 tracks from 1955-1967. It’s slated for release on February 19.

Buck Owens - Buck 'Em!

Ignition Records will release the new album by The Coral to be called Distance Inbetween. It is expected to be issued on CD, DD, and vinyl LP, all on the calendar for March 4.

Interscope Records have the new album by The 1975 on the board for February 26. The new album is expected on CD and DD. It is being called I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It.

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Wynonna & The Big Noise (Wynonna Judd) will be releasing their new album on February 12. The new album is called a self-titled effort.

Wynonna And The Big Noise

Roadrunner Records have The Astonishing by Dream Theater presented in a 2CD edition on January 29.

Dream Theater The Astonishing

Flashback Records will offer a 5CD Original Album Series for Ride offering bare-bones selections of Smile (1990 – Compilation), Nowhere (1990), Going Blank Again (1992), Carnival Of Light (1994), and Tarantula (1996).

 

By MARowe