OTIS REDDING'S 2-CD 'LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP' DOCUMENTS HISTORIC 1966 CLUB DATE AT THE ARTIST'S PEAK OF POWER
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo Music) - In 1966, Otis Redding had emerged not only as the star of Stax Records but as one of nation's most influential soul singers. With his version of 'Satisfaction' climbing the charts in April 1966, Redding arrived in Los Angeles to play both the Hollywood ...
| GMV Nashville Adds Rare Bill Walker Titles To Catalog
Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ GMV Nashville) - Nashville-based digital label, GMV Nashville, has added three new, hard-to-find Country and Gospel titles to its online catalog from renowned arranger/conductor/producer Bill Walker. The Walker titles include two orchestral Statler Brothers tributes (The ...
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Rolling Stones To Release Limited Edition 7' Single For Record Store Day With Previously Unreleased Track From Forthcoming 'Exile On Main Street' Re-Releases
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) - To celebrate world Record Store Day on April 17, 2010, the Rolling Stones will release a limited edition, individually numbered, 7" single featuring the previously unreleased track "Plundered My Soul." This newly unearthed track from the Exile recording ...
| THE ESSENTIAL CAROLE KING Uniquely Profiles Carole King's Career As America's Best Known Singer And Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA (New York, NY/ Legacy Recordings) - From her earliest forays into music at the age of four, it was Carole King's destiny to pursue a career as a composer, musician and vocalist. A decade before the mid-'60s folk boom put the term "singer and songwriter" into American and British pop ...
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'SINATRA/JOBIM: THE COMPLETE REPRISE RECORDINGS' COMING MAY 4 ON CONCORD RECORDS
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo/ Concord Records) - In 1967, Frank Sinatra teamed up with Brazilian singer, pianist, guitarist, composer and songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim to record an album that married the Chairman's signature vocals with rhythms from the master of bossa nova. The resulting ...
| John Lennon 'Rare And Unseen' Coming To DVD May 18, 2010
OAKS, PA. (Top40 Charts/ MVD Entertainment Group) - A collection of rare footage, original rare film and videos of the band, newsreels and photographs from private collections. Wienerworld and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release of John Lennon "Rare and Unseen" on May 18, 2010. (Released ...
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Zappa Records To Release 'Greasy Love Songs' CD May 1 Celebrating 1968's 'Cruising With Ruben And The Jets'
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Another Anniversary Frank Zappa Audio Documentary project/object celebrating Zappa's 'Cruising With Ruben and The Jets.' The Doo Wop and Pachuco references mark this as Zappa's homage to the music and culture of his teenage world in 1950's Southern California. ...
| Judas Priest's British Steel Celebrates 30th Anniversary
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) - BRITISH STEEL: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION CD + DVD package: * CD features 2001 remaster of original 9-song album with two bonus tracks * DVD features live 16-song set from the 2009 U.S. tour (the album sequence plus seven more tunes) plus new "Making of ...
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Sing-Along To Tthe Jackson 5's Biggest Hits With New J Is For Jackson 5 Album From Universal Music Family
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - The Jackson 5 were fun to listen to and they were also a family. It is no surprise, then, that singing along with them to "ABC" or "I Want You Back" has brought other families together for decades and continues to do so today. Universal Music ...
| Stax Compilation Out Today
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ On Target Media) - "Stax Number Ones", a compilation of 15 chart-topping hits by Stax' best-known artists is available now via Concord Music Group and features No 1 hits by Booker T. & the MGs, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, ...
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'You Really Got Me - The Story Of The Kinks' Coming To DVD On May 18, 2010
OAKS, PA. (Top40 Charts/ MVD Visual) - Voiceprint and MVD Visual are pleased to announce the release of "You Really Got Me - The Story of the Kinks" for North American distribution on May 18. This DVD contains some of the Kinks finest moments and is full of rarely seen performances from the sixties ...
| 'We Fun: Atlanta GA Inside/Out' Coming To DVD On April 17, 2010
OAKS, PA. (Top40 Charts/ MVD Visual) - Featuring Black Lips, Deerhunter, King Khan & the Shrines, Mastodon, the Selmanaires, and the Coathangers. MVD Visual is pleased to announce the release of "We Fun: Atlanta GA Inside/Out" for North American distribution on April 17 (Record Store Day). It will be ...
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Audio Fidelity Releases Simon & Garfunkel And Deep Purple Classics On 24 Karat Gold CDs
Culver City, CA (Top40 Charts/ MuzikReviews.com) - Marshall Blonstein and Audio Fidelity has come up with another phenomenal double shot of classic music for fans of audiophile discs again. Simon and Garfunkel's voice of maturity and the modern world they were so deeply entrenched in 1966 reached its ...
| The Runaways Rock On The Mercury Albums Anthology: Two-CD Package Features The First Four Albums From The Rebellious And Pioneering All-Girl Band
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - The Runaways, considered among the most influential forces for female artists in rock history-and celebrated in the film The Runaways, which opened March 19-were the first all-female rock band to gain widespread notoriety. Now, for the first ...
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Great Depression-Era Hits Re-Released To Honor Country Music Contribution
Tyler, TX (Top40 Charts/ Al Dexter Music) - In the midst of the Great Depression and a changing American landscape, Al Dexter carved his path into country music history, selling more than 14 million records during his career. More than 25 years after his passing in 1984, Dexter's classic country music ...
| MVD Entertainment Group To Release The Complete Set Of The Final 24 Television Series On DVD
OAKS, PA. (Top40 Charts/ MVD Entertainment) - MVD Visual is proud to announce the DVD release of the Final 24 television series on DVD starting with the first set of titles on April 20: Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, Gianni Versace, and Nicole Brown Simpson. Each DVD will have a retail price of $14.95. Final ...
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Experience Hendrix Teams Up With Scattertunes For Five Exclusive V-Album Digital Releases On March 9, 2010
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Scattertunes Official Website) - ScatterTunes� the company that is revolutionizing music through its innovative and interactive V-Album technology, has teamed up with Experience Hendrix, LLC to present five Jimi Hendrix V-Album releases -Valleys of Neptune, Are You Experienced, ...
| The Rolling Stones' Iconic 'Exile On Main Street' To Be Released With Never-Before-Heard Tracks
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the re-release of The Rolling Stones' album Exile on Main Street with an additional 10 never-before-heard tracks. Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and one of the most ...
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The Rolling Stones 'Rare And Unseen' Coming To DVD April 20, 2010
OAKS, PA. (Top40 Charts/ MVD Entertainment Group) - Wienerworld and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release ofThe Rolling Stones "Rare and Unseen" on April 20, 2010. (Released January 18th in the UK) "Rare and Unseen", the second title in this exclusive and all new DVD collection for fans, ...
| The 'Heart And Soul' Of Frank Loesser To Be Celebrated During 2010, His Centennial Year
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Frank Loesser, who has frequently been called the most versatile of all Broadway composers, wrote some of the most enduring music of our time. Loesser would have turned 100 in 2010, and a year-long commemoration of his life and work will pay tribute to ...
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