With Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify, I don’t think people will stop customizing their music experience. People will use their creativity to make their own albums that tell a story, and that’s great. However, with the resurgence of vinyl, I hope people take time to really listen, to the ups and downs, to the story that’s told.
Record Store Day has turned into a treasure trove for fans and collectors, with this year promising over 550 releases, special issues, and re-releases.
Three special edition reissues in particular, from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Gene Clark, deserve special notice.
'Workingman’s Dead', one of The Grateful Dead's most influential albums will be getting a remastered reissue on both CD and vinyl and will be appended with a dual live version of the album from 1971.
It turns out that in 1968, “Monk had an opportunity to make a direct contribution by playing the mostly white Palo Alto High School after the most ‘racially tense’ summer of the decade.” But, there's even more to its backstory.
'Giant Steps' is widely considered a jazz essential and one of the most important albums in American music history, and its 2 special reissues are slated for September 18th.
'Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes' is a new box set that will represent a retrospective of John Lennon’s solo career, featuring 36 tracks fully remastered from scratch.
The deluxe reissue of the album is set to be released on Dec. 18, and will include the remastered album, studio outtakes, demo recordings, BBC performances, and previously unreleased material.
It's a 24-disc set that will feature eight full shows from The E Street Band’s 1978 tour in support of the legendary album.
Late folk legend John Prine formed the independent Oh Boy Records 40 years ago, and to celebrate the occasion, the label is releasing a new documentary.
The list of artists who will reimagine his 'McCartney III' album include big names like St. Vincent Phoebe Bridgers, Anderson .Paak, Idris Elba, and more.
The five-CD box set will be the first such set for the legendary pianist and will feature over 60 tracks that spotlight Evans’ unique perspective on the piano - who's widely considered one of the most influential artists in the history of Jazz.
Claudine Longet, a French singer/actress who got somewhat famous, but also infamous, in the US has been almost all but forgotten by the general public. But there’s a lot to her story, from her marriage to the '60s superstar Andy Williams, friendship with Bobby Kennedy, a prominent murder trial, and more.
The Muppets' first foray into the movies is coming back to the theater on 700 screens around the country for two days only.
Are specialist compilations with a thought-out concept, careful message, and painstaking compiling/editing still necessary? My personal answer is a resounding yes!
Neil Young fans have long been aware that in 1975 he recorded an album titled 'Homegrown', but that it never saw the light of day...until now.
A new version of 'Pleased To Meet Me' will be a three-CD, one-vinyl-LP set featuring 29 tracks of unreleased material, including demos, rough mixes, and outtakes.
The original album tracks will be newly remastered by The Doors' longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick and will be accompanied by a biographical comic book.
At the top of the list of recently announced special releases and box sets coming this holiday season includes material from the Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, and The Doobie Brothers.
There are different release dates for the CD/digital and vinyl reissues and the deluxe vinyl box set edition will come with special artwork, a litho print of its cover, and a 7-inch picture sleeve of both versions of "Wonderin."
Dave Mason (the journalist) discovered a trove of lost music, including some of the biggest names of the '80s and '90s, while clearing out his attic during lockdown.
'Lanquidity' has reached legendary status over the years and is widely considered one of the most accessible projects from the notoriously eccentric jazz icon.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Rhino Records are releasing a special box set on May 14, 2021 - containing unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternate takes.
Madfish will release 'Laura Nyro: American Dreamer', an 8 LP limited-edition deluxe box set on July 30, 2021, featuring 7 studio albums and an album of rarities and live cuts.