The Hits Collection 'The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs,' To Be Released On June 30, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - Capitol/EMI announces the first ever career-spanning hits collection for the acclaimed Oscar and Grammy-nominated recording artist Lila Downs, to be released on CD and digitally on June 30. The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs features 18 standout tracks, ...
| George Harrison's First-Ever Career-Spanning Solo Hits Collection, 'Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison,' To Be Released June 16 by Capitol/EMI
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - Capitol/EMI confirms the tracklist for George Harrison's first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection, Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison. To be released June 16 (June 15 internationally), the CD's special packaging includes a 28-page booklet featuring ...
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Universal Reveal Details of the Second Instalment of Rolling Stones Reissues
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Following the release of the first batch of re-mastered, post 1971 studio albums by The Rolling Stones, Universal Music Group have confirmed details of the second instalment in this trilogy of reissued albums. The comprehensive reissue programme ...
| R.E.M.'s Classic Second Album 'Reckoning' Reissued as Two-CD 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition With Bonus Disc of Previously Unreleased 1984 Chicago Concert
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Reckoning "confirms R.E.M. as one of the most beautifully exciting groups on the planet," wrote NME in 1984. R.E.M.'s second full-length album also prompted The Washington Post to proclaim that "there isn't an American band worth following ...
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LITTLE RICHARD'S THREE REPRISE ALBUMS FROM 1970s
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo PR) - Little Richard is well known as one of rock 'n' roll's great originators. His run of hits on Specialty Records between 1955-58 brought legendary hits like 'Tutti Frutti,' 'Long Tall Sally,' 'Slippin' and Slidin',' 'Rip It Up,' 'Lucille,' 'Jenny Jenny,' 'Keep ...
| Ray Charles's 'A Message from the People' Album to Be Reissued for First Time by Concord Records Due May 5th
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records) - It was 1972, the turbulent '60s were winding down, and the music world was about to fork off in several directions: the Soft Rock of James Taylor and Carole King, the Outlaw Country of Waylon and Willie and soon... Disco. America was on people's minds: ...
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Collectors' Choice To Release Gary Lewis & The Playboys' The Complete Liberty Singles Collecting 55 'A' And 'B' Sides Plus Two Promo-only Tracks On Two CDs In Their Original M
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Cary Baker/ Conqueroo Records) - In the tradition of Collectors' Choice Music's hits collections from Jan & Dean and Tommy James & the Shondells, the label will issue Gary Lewis & the Playboys' The Complete Liberty Singles collection, featuring 55 songs - many for ...
| Capitol/EMI And Frank Sinatra Enterprises To Release 'Classic Sinatra II'
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI Records) - Released in 2000, Capitol/EMI's Classic Sinatra has sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. To mark this achievement, on June 2, Capitol/EMI, in conjunction with Frank Sinatra Enterprises ...
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Audio Fidelity Releases 24 Karat Gold Beach Boys And The Band CDs
Ventura, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Audio Fidelity) - Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity is set for a big year in 2009 with a full schedule of releases due. Two of the biggest names in music history, The Beach Boys and The Band will be honored with the release of their classic recordings. The tremendously ...
| Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison Set For Release
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI Records) - As music legend George Harrison was celebrated yesterday with a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Capitol/EMI announces Harrison's first ever career-spanning solo hits collection, 'Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison', to be released ...
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Average White Band Catalogue To Be Available Digitally For The First Time
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Demon Digital) - Demon Digital is proud to announce the acquisition of the licence to issue the complete Average White Band catalogue of albums released from 1973 to 1982. Eleven classic albums will be available digitally for the first time in the UK from Monday 27th April, ...
| Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Annex NYC Launches A New Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Annex) - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is honored to present JOHN LENNON: THE NEW YORK CITY YEARS to open in May 2009. This extraordinary exhibit presents exclusive artifacts from the life and work of John Lennon - a true legend of music ...
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Masterworks Broadway Releases Eight Long-Unavailable Cast Recordings
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Masterworks) - Masterworks Broadway continues to explore the rich history of its unequaled Broadway and Off-Broadway catalogue with the release of eight new digital-only editions of classic cast recordings. For the first time in authorized versions - using the original ...
| The Beatles' Entire Original Recorded Catalogue Remastered By Apple Corps Ltd. And EMI Music For Worldwide Release On September 9, 2009
LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Apple Corps Ltd./ EMI Music) - Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (9-9-09), the same date ...
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28 Albums From Ray Charles' Iconic Catalog To Be Released Digitally For The First Time Ever On April 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Cary Baker/ Conqueroo Music) - One of the most anticipated song collections among digital music buyers, Ray Charles' post-1960 catalog will finally go digital for the first time ever. Beginning April 7th, iTunes will hold a two-week exclusive on the cherished catalog, ...
| Genesis 1970 - 1975 (6 LP Vinyl Box)
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - After upgrading the Genesis catalog of studio albums with a trio of comprehensive boxed sets, Rhino brings the band's early years back to their LP origins with GENESIS 1970-1975, a vinyl boxed set that contains five albums with lead singer Peter Gabriel. ...
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Crosby, Stills & Nash's Unreleased Demos Available From Rhino On June 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rhino Records) - As members of one of rock's first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes. The trio will tour ...
| The Who's 'Maximum R&B Live - Deluxe Limited Edition' Adds Never-Before-Released 1981 Concert And Bonus Performances To Recreate The Classic Live Experience Of The Who
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Unquestionably the most acclaimed collection of live performances captured on video for what most consider the greatest live act in rock history has been expanded into a two-DVD deluxe limited edition set. Maximum R&B Live (Geffen/UMe),to ...
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Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963-1972) Out On June 2, 2009
BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Neil Young's highly anticipated collection Archives Volume 1 1963-1972 will be released June 2 on Reprise Records. The box set is the most innovative compilation ever assembled, focusing on the life of one of the most original musical artists of the ...
| Northern Soul Classic 'Come On Train' To Star In International Ad Campaign
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ New State Music) - Levi's, KFC, Guinness and Boots are some of the renowned brands that have been part of television and music history, picking up unknown or rare records and using them as the musical backdrop to some stunningly filmed commercials. In the fine tradition of ...
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