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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The Very Best Of 10CC Release
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ UMTV) - 10cc wrote some of the best pop songs ever. They were witty and satiric, they were poignant and affectionate, they had great beats and they told stories that resonated. 'I'm Not In Love', 'Rubber Bullets', 'Dreadlock Holiday', 'I'm Mandy Fly Me', 'Art For Art's Sake', ...
| 'Classic Protest Songs From Smithsonian Folkways,' A Stirring Tribute To Three Decades Of Resistance, Out March 24th, 2009
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On March 24th Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release 'Classic Protests Songs from Smithsonian Folkways,' a bold collection of songs from the 1940s, '50s and '60s that pays homage to movements of conscience and voices of dissent. 'Classic Protest ...
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Ray Charles Genius: The Ultimate Collection
Cleveland, OH (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records) - Commencing an extensive Ray Charles reissue program for 2009, Concord Records will release a 21-song anthology of hits titled Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection. The volume, slated for a street date of April 7, 2009, presents Charles' ...
| Sadeo Watanbe With The Great Jazz Trio's 'I'm Old Fashioned' Rereleased
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Test Of Time Records) - Test of Time Records is proud to announce the remastered release of "I'm Old Fashioned" by Sadeo Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio. Recorded on May 21, 1976, this was the first studio album where Hank Jones, Ron Carter and Tony Williams performed together ...
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The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem In Person At Carnegie Hall: The Complete 1963 Concert
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) - In the merry coming of springtime, 1963, with John Fitzgerald Kennedy - our nation's first and only Irish Catholic president - enjoying his time in the White House, the rise to fame of the Clancy Brothers (Liam, Paddy and Tom) and Tommy Makem was a wonder ...
| Snooks Eaglin's 'Baby, You Can Get Your Gun,' A Black Top Records Classic, Is Reissued On Hep Cat Records Through Collectors' Choice Music On April 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Hep Cat Records) - Snooks Eaglin, the legendary New Orleans blues and R&B singer and guitarist, passed away on February 18 of this year. That city's Offbeat magazine described him as 'a one-of-a-kind guitar player who could play an unbelievable run with his amazing (seemingly ...
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Collectors' Choice Kicks Off American Beat Records Pact With Reissue Of George Jones' 'A Picture Of Me'/'Nothing Ever Hurts Me'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Cary Baker/ Conqueroo Music) - The original liner notes from 1972 say it all: 'George Jones has been around long enough to be a household name to country music fans. Even though his unique phrasing and style, his trademarks, are still the same as his 'The Race Is On' ...
| Sony Music Entertainment Announces The Release Of Elvis Presley 'I Believe - The Gospel Masters' - Available March 10, 2009
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony Music Entertainment) - As with all of his types of music, Elvis Presley made his own version of gospel music, drawing from every element of his vast musical knowledge - without any musical prejudice or racial barriers. For the first time ever, all of Elvis' gospel ...
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Johnny Cash's Live Performance At Paramount Theater, July 28, 1990, On Original 24-Track Analog Master Tapes, Now Being Auctioned On eBay
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Navybob) - Another piece of American musical history is going on eBay. The consortium that brought you the Original Master Tape Recording by Bob Dylan that was sold on eBay has done it again. Now on eBay is the actual Original 24-Track Analog Recording of the Johnny Cash ...
| Genesis Publications To Celebrate The Life Of Legendary Ray Charles
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Genesis Publications) - With the five year anniversary of his death approaching in June 2009, Genesis Publications announces that it will celebrate the life of the legendary Ray Charles in a collection of never before seen photos and text on the life of the musician, featuring ...
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Concord Records To Release Definitive Ray Charles Anthology: 'Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Collection,' Featuring 21 Hits From His Most Celebrated Era
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records) - Commencing an extensive Ray Charles reissue program for 2009, Concord Records will release a 21-song anthology of hits titled Ray Charles - Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection. The volume, slated for a street date of April 7, 2009, presents ...
| As EBay Bid For Rock Classic '867-5309/Jenny' Skyrockets
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Alex Call Official Website) - Few songs immediately take you back to the early '80s (and the early days of MTV) as well as the enduring power pop classic, "867-5309/Jenny," by Tommy Tutone. Recently, the song is back in the news and has led to a media frenzy. The song's author, ...
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