'Private Investigations: The Very Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler' Set for November 15, 2005 Release
BURBANK, CA. (By Bill Bentley/ Warner Bros. Records) - Warner Bros. Records is thrilled to release a very special collection of songs by one of the biggest British bands in music history, Dire Straits, fronted by one of the world's leading songwriters and guitarists, Mark Knopfler. On November 15th, ...
| Hip-O Select Launches Volume Three of the Complete Motown Singles Project
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - On October 14, Hip-O Select.com, a division of Universal Music Enterprises, will release the third volume of The Complete Motown Singles. The new installment, entitled The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3: 1963, showcases the early history of the classic soul label on a 5-CD, ...
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The Legend of Johnny Cash Spans the Legend's Entire Career for the First Time on a Single Disc
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - Johnny Cash passed away at age 71 on September 12, 2003 but his legend lives on. The first album to span his entire career, 1955-2003, The Legend Of Johnny Cash (Hip-O/Sony BMG/UMe), released October 25, 2005, will lead into the November 18th premiere of Walk The Line, the ...
| Blink-182's Greatest Hits Features Tracks Spanning Band's Multi-Platinum Career
NEW YORK (Blink-182 Ofiicial Website) - For a band that broke their career wide open by streaking nude in a music video, blink-182 has certainly earned the respect of the rock music universe. That's why the time is right to release "blink-182's Greatest Hits," a retrospective that spans the band's entire ...
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Nirvana's 'Sliver: the Best of the Box' Highlights Three Previously Unreleased Tracks
LOS ANGELES (By Sujata Murthy/ UMe Records) - Nirvana changed the course of popular music forever and remains an inspiration to those who have followed. The band's musical legacy was illuminated further in November 2004 by the release of the 3-CD/1-DVD box set "With The Lights Out" (Geffen/UMe), the ...
| Three-CD Box Set 'Turn Back The Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection' Features 60 Original Recordings
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - Drinkin', lovin' and prayin'. Never before have those powerful themes been spotlighted in the music of the legendary Hank Williams as they are on the three-CD box set "Turn Back The Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection" (Mercury/UMe), released October 11, 2005. Featuring ...
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Beastie Boys Announce Release of Solid Gold Hits
SYDNEY, AU. (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA) - In celebration of Beastie Boys' 24th anniversary, Capitol Records has decided to pay tribute to their second (or third) best band ever: Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch - known collectively as Beastie Boys-will be lionized November ...
| KOCH Records to Release New Compilation, 'The Greatest,' by Ian Brown
NEW YORK, NY (KOCH Records) -- Following the success of charismatic U.K. icon Ian Brown's last album "Solarized," KOCH Records proudly announces the release of the highly-anticipated "best of" compilation by the former Stone Roses frontman. The compilation, titled "The Greatest," will be in stores on ...
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Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
SYDNEY, AU. (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA)- In the year that would have been John Lennon's 65th birthday, we are proud to release the best of his work on the double CD "Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon". This release is the pivot for a large number of events which will happen around John's birthday ...
| Eurythmics Ultimate Collection Celebrates One of the Most Successful Duos Ever, in Stores November 8, 2005
NEW YORK (Arista Records) - 25 years after Eurythmics were formed in London by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in late-1980, EURYTHMICS ULTIMATE COLLECTION celebrates their glorious string of hit singles in the U.S. and the UK, songs that continue to resonate with their legions of fans on every continent. ...
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Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire to Be Presented with Platinum Award for Best-Selling Concert DVD
NEW YORK (Honig Company PR) WHAT: Live presentation of Platinum Award to legendary music groups Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire for their best-selling concert DVD "Chicago And Earth, Wind & Fire Live At The Greek Theatre." WHO: Legendary music groups Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, with Platinum award ...
| Bon Jovi Rock Classic 'Slippery When Wet' Issued In Dual Disc Format
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - A quintessential album of popular rock, and one of the '80s biggest sellers, Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" recalls that decade with an audio/video release in the new dual disc format. "Slippery When Wet" (Island/Mercury/UMe), released September 20, 2005, presents the original ...
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Celebrities Turn Out for Tony Orlando & Dawn's DVD Premiere and Reunion Concert at The Grove
LOS ANGELES (Casey Sayre & Williams) - Another successful year of The Grove Summer Concert Series wraps up with 1970s chart-topping sensations Tony Orlando & Dawn. Prior to the concert on Wednesday night, a host of celebrities will join the group for a 6:00 p.m. premiere of its new DVD collection, "Tony ...
| 'Frank Sinatra Show With Bing Crosby & Dean Martin' On DVD From MVD
OAKS, PA. (Music Video Distributors/ MVD) - Music Video Distributors and Quantum Leap are pleased to announce the home viewing release of the Frank Sinatra Show With Bing Crosby and Dean Martin for North American distribution on DVD. In 1957, Timex sponsored a series of TV Variety Show Specials starring ...
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Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock 2-DVD Set to Be Released September 13; Entire Performance Available for the First Time
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - For the very first time in more than 36 years, audiences will be able to witness the entirety of the epochal performance by Jimi Hendrix that closed the Woodstock Festival. Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock (The Deluxe Edition) will be released this coming September 13th by ...
| Cream Reunion: Historic Royal Albert Hall Concerts Arrive on DVD and CD October 4, 2005
NEW YORK (Rhino/Reprise Records) - On the heels of four hugely successful nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, the eagerly anticipated Cream reunion arrives on DVD (from Rhino) and CD (from Reprise Records) October 4th, 2005. In what was billed the must-see show of this decade, legendary rock group, ...
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30th Anniversary of Patti Smith's Proto-Punk Masterpiece, 'Horses,' Celebrated With Release of 'Horses Horses'
NEW YORK (Arista/Columbia/Legacy/ www.pattismith.net) - November 2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith's debut album, Horses, a groundbreaking rock & roll masterpiece which continues its unparalleled influence on rock music, style and culture. Arista/Columbia/Legacy Recordings ...
| Sonic Youth Classic 'Goo' Issued In Expanded, Remastered Two-CD 'Deluxe Edition' With Previously Unreleased Tracks & Rarities
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - Sonic Youth's "Goo," a landmark album in the history of alternative rock, receives the "Deluxe Edition" treatment with digital remastering and the addition of rarities and unreleased recordings. The two-CD "Goo - Deluxe Edition" (Geffen/UMe), released September 13, 2005, ...
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Elton John's 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary with Expanded 'Deluxe Edition'' Release and Commemorative September 2005 Concert Dates
LOS ANGELES (Rogers & Cowan) - "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy," one of the greatest albums in pop history, was the first album to debut on the Billboard album charts at No 1 and in fact debuted at No 1 on all three recognized charts of the era (Billboard, Cash Box and Record World). The ...
| 'Brothers In Arms': Enhanced Reissue Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Landmark Album
BURBANK, CA. (Warner Bros. Records) - "Brothers In Arms," the album that earned Dire Straits international renown, is being reissued in a special 20th Anniversary Edition by Warner Bros. Records on August 16th. "Brothers In Arms" will be made available on a double-sided compact disc, with the original ...
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