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Release Round-Up: Week of August 29
Spin Doctors, Pocket Full of Kryptonite: 20th Anniversary Edition (Epic/Legacy) The “Two Princes” guys…hey, stop laughing…have their hit debut album remastered and expanded – cut that out! – with a...
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Release Round-Up: Week of November 1
Nothing important comes out today, right? The Beach Boys, The SMiLE Sessions (Capitol/EMI) It’s only, you know, one of the greatest unreleased albums ever. And it’s now yours. Two CDs, five CDs...
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Happiness Is: The Association’s “Insight Out” Expanded and Remastered
Who’s trippin’ down the streets of the city / Smilin’ at everybody she sees / Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it’s Windy! And most everyone knows Ruthann Friedman’s 1967 pop...
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Release Round-Up: Week of June 5
The Beatles, Yellow Submarine (Blu-Ray) (Apple/EMI) Take a trip back to Pepperland with the Fab Four’s animated film, now available as a feature-laden Blu-Ray Disc. The 1999 Yellow Submarine Songtrack...
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Review: The Association, “The Complete Warner Bros. and Valiant Singles...
“Everyone knows” the answer to the musical question of Who’s trippin’ down the streets of the city / Smilin’ at everybody she sees? But here’s another one: what’s the record label reaching out to...
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The Year in Reissues: The 2012 Gold Bonus Disc Awards
Wow! Was it just over a year ago when a rather dubious report began circulating (that, shockingly, was picked up by many otherwise-reputable publications) that proclaimed the death of the CD was...
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Sweet As The Punch: “Along Comes” Songs of Tandyn Almer
If you don’t know the name of Tandyn Almer, you likely do know his Top 10 pop hit “Along Comes Mary,” so memorably recorded by The Association in 1966. And you just might know two of the songs on...
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Release Round-Up: Week of March 26
Stephen Stills, Carry On (Rhino) The “S” in “CSNY” finally gets his own career-spanning box set, a four-disc affair with a couple dozen rare and unreleased tracks and a whole lot of great songs to...
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One Kiss Leads To Another: Real Gone Unearths Hackamore Brick, Grateful Dead,...
Real Gone Music has just announced its slate for July 2, and it’s clear that the prolific label isn’t taking a summer vacation! A number of cult favorites and new-to-CD titles populate this batch of...
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Release Round-Up: Week of July 2
CHIC and Various Artists, Nile Rodgers Presents The CHIC Organization: Up All Night – The Greatest Hits (Rhino U.K.) This new double-disc compilation, featuring hits from CHIC, Sister Sledge, Debbie...
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Are You Ready: Now Sounds Expands “The Association,” Real Gone Uncovers...
“Where have I gone, where have I gone?” pondered Terry Kirkman on the haunting opening track to The Association’s 1969 long-player. Though the group’s fifth album, it was simply titled The...
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