Viva El Chicano! '70s Latin Rock legend celebrated on new 'Best Of' disc with its only classic tracks available on US CD
LOS ANGELES (Geffen/Gordo/UMe) - From Shakira to Juanes, Cafe Tacuba to Mana, Latin Rock has never been more popular than it is today. But in Mexican-American neighborhoods decades ago there was a band that earned acclaim behind only Santana and War, and remains a favorite among Latino baby boomers ...
| New John Lennon 'Acoustic' compilation and remixed/remastered version of 'Rock 'n' Roll' to be released in U.S. November 2
NEW YORK (Capitol Records) - On November 2nd Capitol Records will release two John Lennon albums: the new John Lennon Acoustic and a remixed and remastered version of Lennon's classic Rock 'n' Roll with bonus tracks. Both releases were supervised by Yoko Ono. John Lennon Acoustic brings together some ...
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For the first time, Amy Grant's pop career brought together with 'Greatest Hits 1986-2004' CD and 'Greatest Videos 1986-2004' DVD
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - The first "best of" collection from Amy Grant to span her pop career, "Greatest Hits 1986-2004" (A&M/UTV/UMe), to be released October 12, 2004, also features two new recordings, "Come Be With Me," featuring Keb' Mo' and co-written by Beth Nielsen Chapman (Faith Hill's "This ...
| DTS Entertainment releases Frank Zappa's 'QuAUDIOPHILIAc,' featuring Zappa's multi-channel surround mixes circa 1970-1978
LOS ANGELES (DTS Ent.) - DTS entertainment label, DTS Entertainment announces the release of "QuAUDIOPHILIAc" by Frank Zappa. The DVD-Audio disc is an audiophile documentary featuring various multi-channel recordings and mixes produced by the composer throughout the 1970s. These vintage mixes were ...
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Liberty completes worldwide distribution deal for 'Jerry Naylor Tribute To My Friends - The Rockabilly Legends'
LOS ANGELES (Liberty International Entertainment/ www.jerrynaylor.com) - Liberty International Entertainment Inc, announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution deal with the Jerry Naylor Company for the "Jerry Naylor Tribute To My Friends - The Rockabilly Legends," a co-production of Liberty ...
| Michael Jackson's 'The Ultimate Collection' Box Set includes 4 CDs plus unreleased live concert DVD
NEW YORK (Epic Records/ www.legacyrecordings.com/ www.MichaelJackson.com) - Three and a half decades after an 11-year old phenomenon from Gary, Indiana and his teenage brothers forever changed the face of popular music, "Michael Jackson - The Ultimate Collection" marks the most extensive presentation ...
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Johnny Cash memorabilia to be auctioned at Sotheby's in NY
NEW YORK (Sotheby announcement) - Some of the prized possessions of country singer Johnny Cash, including guitars and photographs, will be auctioned at Sotheby's on his first anniversary next week. According to the Sotheby's (NY), records, clothes, cancelled cheques, furniture, sculptures, notebooks, ...
| Yardbirds - The Quest For Gold
NEW YORK (MOORELAND ST RECORDS/ www.yardbirds.us) - Hard to believe but one of the most influential rock bands of all time, The Yardbirds, have never received a GOLD RECORD. How can this be? Surely their top 10 hit from 1965 FOR YOUR LOVE must have sold the required amount of copies to go "gold" (500,000). ...
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Lionel Richie performs his Greatest Hits Live on ENCORE! LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, The Superstar's first live album
LOS ANGELES (Island/UMe) - It's hard to believe but one of the biggest selling artists in history has never before issued a live album in the U.S. Now he has. ENCORE! LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA (Island/UMe), released September 28, 2004, is Lionel Richie's first live album available in the U.S. Digitally ...
| 'Ray Charles Live - In Concert' with The Edmonton Symphony on DVD
NEW YORK (Eagle Rock Ent./ www.eaglerockent.com) - This September, Eagle Rock Entertainment presents Ray Charles, one of the most well-known and respected pianists, singers and composers of the twentieth century, in the DVD release of Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony. This monumental ...
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Starbucks Coffee Company and Concord Records release landmark recording under innovative agreement; Collaboration launches historic Ray Charles duets CD featuring new recordings
LOS ANGELES (Starbucks Coffee Company) - Starbucks Coffee Company, through its Hear Music brand, and Concord Records (www.concordrecords.com) today released Genius Loves Company, the final recording from music legend and 12-time GRAMMY Award-winner Ray Charles. The CD, which features 12 newly-recorded ...
| Shania Twain first ever Greatest Hits Album in Stores November 9, 2004
NASHVILLE, TN. (Mercury Records Nashville) - Shania Twain's Greatest Hits, the first ever greatest hits album from the multi-Grammy, platinum-selling artist will be released November 9, 2004. The 21-track album will consist of Twain's chart-topping hits, as well as three brand new songs. Twain has celebrated ...
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Silverline Records set to release 50 DualDiscs this year beginning on 11/2/2004
LOS ANGELES (5.1 Entertainment Group/ Silverline Records) - Silverline Records, a division of the 5.1 Entertainment Group, is set to release 50 DualDisc titles beginning on November 2nd, 2004. In an effort to bring expanded value to music fans, Silverline Records is participating with all of the major ...
| Rush remastered: four classic collections arrive in stores Aug. 31st
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - As part of their ongoing 30th anniversary celebration, Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush has unveiled specially remastered editions of four of their classic albums. The reissues include 1989's RIAA gold-certified Atlantic debut, "PRESTO," 1991's RIAA platinum "ROLL THE ...
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Jefferson Airplane lands on DVD
NEW YORK (Eagle Rock Entertainment) - Jefferson Airplane were a band synonymous with the 60's & psychedelia and Eagle Rock Entertainment has captured the band at their peak with Fly Jefferson Airplane in 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound, out September 21, 2004. Focusing on Jefferson Airplane's 1965-1973 era, ...
| The Grateful Dead's Long Strange Trip continues with Beyond Description
LOS ANGELES (Warner Music) - Following up on its gold-certified The Golden Road (1965-1973), Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Records salutes the Grateful Dead with another epic 12-CD boxed set. BEYOND DESCRIPTION (1973-1989) re-masters and repackages each of the band's studio albums for Grateful ...
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Jerry Garcia makes the grade with 'After Midnight'
LOS ANGELES (Warner Music) - Some nine years after the iconic artist's death, Rhino Entertainment unearths an outstanding 1980 Jerry Garcia performance captured at Kean College in Union, New Jersey. The three-disc AFTER MIDNIGHT finds the Jerry Garcia Band covering Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come," ...
| Santana's 'Marathon' LP original album art by John Paul Jones on auction at Ebay, an offering in celebration of the 2004 Olympics in Athens Greece
SAN DIEGO, CA. (www.shadowlightstudios.com) - Shadowlightstudios.com is proud to announce the offering on ebay of original cover art from Santana's 1979 album 'Marathon' by American artist John Paul Jones. From 1975 to 1981, John Paul worked on Santana's 'Moonflower,''Oneness; Silver Dreams, Golden ...
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Cream's Classic '60s Album 'Disraeli Gears' presented in both stereo and mono versions on two-CD Deluxe Edition released on September 28
LOS ANGELES (Polydor/UMe) - One of the landmark albums in rock history, Cream's 1967 classic DISRAELI GEARS, has been set to receive DELUXE EDITION treatment featuring a digitally remastered two-CD package that debuts a previously unreleased track. The CDs are packaged with a 24-page booklet with photographs ...
| Discipline Global Mobile announces new releases: New King Crimson Box Set due in October
NEW YORK (Discipline Global Mobile) - After a brief hiatus Discipline Global Mobile announces plans to release newly acquired back catalog of King Crimson through its newly formed U.S. counterpart Inner Knot. Distributed by Ryko Distribution, Inner Knot/DGM will release a new DVD Neal and Jack and Me ...
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