Record Store Day 2021 "RSD First" release, part of the June 12th drops. Limited to 4,250 copies. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Janis Joplin's Pearl, the album will be made available as a picture disc for the very first time. This exclusive for RSD Drops features the iconic cover portrait lensed by Barry Feinstein. Pearl showcased some of Janis' most familiar and best-loved performances including “Cry Baby,” her cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee," and the off-the-cuff, a cappella "Mercedes Benz," the last song she ever recorded.

"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for American Decca. It was a number one single for two months[6] and did well on the United Kingdom charts; the recording also reentered the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s and 1970s.

THE SOULFUL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVUE ON WHICH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BECOMES THE BOSS: THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE TEEMS WITH DISCOVERY. Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's Renowned Mastering System: Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Expressive Clarity. Released only eight months after his exhilarating debut, Bruce Springsteen's The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle contains rousing dispatches from the boardwalk, the street, the beach, and the bedroom. It explodes with energy, dares to dream, teases with humor, crackles with tragedy, clings to hope, and overflows with discovery, youthfulness, and personality. It features an unforgettable cast of characters — corner boys, teenage hustlers, doomed lovers, jazz men, junk men, factory girls, fortune tellers, alley cats, pimps, escorts, and more — illuminated by vivid color, breathtaking detail, and poetic action.

The Booze Brothers, featuring Mark Knopfler & Dave Edmunds, is the second album released by Brewers Droop, an English blues band. Although most of the tracks were recorded in 1973 the album was only released in 1989 when it was discovered that the album had involved Dave Edmunds and the line-up had included Pick Withers and Mark Knopfler, later of Dire Straits. Ron Watts, the founder of the band, later in the '70s became a punk rock promoter at venues such as 100 Club. Steve Darrington continued as a professional musician, appearing on over 50 albums, and is the organizer of the Swanage Blues Festival.

Celebrating 60 Years of Immediate Records. Features all six Top 40 UK pop hit singles released by Immediate, with A and B sides presented in chronological order. The SMALL FACES – dubbed ‘the most perfect English pop group’ – have continued to grow in popularity over the past sixty years despite a “small” original catalogue comprising three studio albums and a dozen singles. Their Mod styling and sixties sound resonate and influence today arguably more than at the time of recording. This new hits collection features the classic line-up of Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones and Ronnie Lane and perfectly captures the sound of Swinging London at a time when London was the centre of the world!

On January 10, 2023, Jeff Beck, a lone genius guitarist who suddenly passed away at the age of 78 while still an eternal guitar boy. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Jeff's birth, whose original and superb technique that no one could follow was the envy of guitarists all over the world, a number of his masterpieces left by Epic Records will be reissued in four periods on Japanese analog LPs. The fourth installment will release three titles from 1999 to 2003. This work, "Who Else!", is an instrumental work released in 1999 that reacted sensitively to the trends of the scene at the time and adopted programmed rhythms, entering the so-called digital rock realm. While possessing diversity in techno, blues, and Irish traditional, the sound full of a futuristic sense created with his long-time partner Tony Hymas once again proved that he is a unique guitarist who is constantly renewing himself. This time, it will be reissued on analog LP for the first time in the world!

A Bold Celebration of Romantics, Escapists, and Dreamers: Electric Light Orchestra's Eldorado Marries Rock and Symphonic Elements, Includes "Can't Get It Out of My Head" Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Previously Unheard Dynamics, Rich Tones, and Bountiful Colors Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne did more than figuratively reach for the sky on Eldorado. Daring to be bold, and creating imaginative worlds that invite the listener to escape the mundane, the visionary composer-musician achieved a multidisciplinary fantasia and, in the process, a prog-rock landmark. Nearly 50 years later, the concept album's brilliance can be experienced like never before in cinematic fashion.

Singer-songwriter Jon Allen returns with his highly anticipated seventh album, Seven Dials, a raw and captivating exploration of the darker corners of London's Covent Garden in the 18th century. Known for his soulful voice and well-crafted songs, Allen delves into the heart of a time when the streets were teeming with vice and debauchery, painting a vivid picture of the struggle, sin, and survival that defined this notorious district.

Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series). Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! Yes' breakthrough album! Includes hit singles "Roundabout" and "Long Distance Runaround" Hybrid Stereo SACD. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio direct to DSD from the original master tape.

We are thrilled to announce the release of Thin Lizzy - Acoustic Sessions, a groundbreaking new frontline album that brings together the legendary voice of Philip Lynott, the masterful guitar work of founding member Eric Bell, and the powerful original drum takes of Brian Downey. This unique project offers fans a rare opportunity to experience Thin Lizzy's classic hits like never before, with Lynott's previously unheard vocal takes perfectly complemented by Bell's fresh acoustic arrangements and Downey's dynamic drumming. Drawing on material from the band's iconic Decca era, the album revisits tracks from Thin Lizzy's first three albums, presenting them in an intimate, stripped-down format that is sure to captivate both longtime fans and a new generation of listeners.

Dylan followed Oh Mercy, his most critically acclaimed album in years, with Under the Red Sky, a record that seemed like a conscious recoil from that album's depth and atmosphere. By signing Don Was, the king of mature retro-rock, as producer, he guaranteed that the record would be lean and direct, which is perhaps exactly what this collection of simplistic songs deserves. Still, this record feels a little ephemeral, a collection of songs that Dylan didn't really care that much about. In a way, that makes it a little easier to warm to than its predecessor, since it has a looseness that suits him well, especially with songs this deliberately lightweight. As such, Under the Red Sky is certainly lightweight, but rather appealing in its own lack of substance, since Dylan has never made a record so breezy, apart from (maybe) Down in the Groove. That doesn't make it a great, or even good, record, but it does have its own charms that will be worth searching out for Dylanphiles.

AAA Cut From The Original Stereo Master Tapes By Kevin Gray. Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal. Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jacket. Features An Exclusive Insert With Commentary From Producer Bob Ezrin As Told To Jaan Uhelszki. Limited Numbered Edition Of 5,000. Exclusive To Rhino.com.

Kiss' next live album will celebrate their previously undocumented 1985 Asylum tour.The triple-vinyl Off the Soundboard: San Antonio, TX 12-3-1985, which arrives March 28, will be the sixth entry in the band's live soundboard series. The 18-track show features '80s hits such as "Heaven's on Fire" and "Lick It Up" along with '70s classics like "Detroit Rock City" and "Love Gun."

Bard was originally released in 2002. After a limited CD pressing, the album was deleted and has remained unavailable. Bard has now been remixed from the original sessions by Rob Aubrey and we are pleased to make it available again on CD, vinyl and Bandcamp download. Bard will not be released on streaming or other download services.The Bandcamp version includes a PDF of the album booklet, including new sleeve notes by Andy Stuart.

It's not surprising that Lou Reed finds a kindred spirit in Edgar Allan Poe. The godfather of punk's early ambition was to bring the darker elements of great literature–decay, death, and decadence–to rock & roll. The Raven was born following a spoken-word performance of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" during which Reed "came to understand it in a way I never had before." Accordingly, The Raven may strike Reed's longtime fans in a way the artist never has before. Although dark, the music is stylistically all over the place–from Velvet Underground-like rock instrumentals to actor Steve Buscemi's creepy lounge-lizard take on the anti-showbiz "Broadway Song," to moments that recall such diverse past Reed ventures as Metal Machine Music and the Bells. He even reprises two classics–"Perfect Day" and "The Bed" from Transformer and Berlin, respectively – in almost unrecognizable forms. Ornette Coleman and David Bowie drop in, and actors read text in which Reed mixes Poe's poems and stories with his own words. The opium references are surely Poe's; the explicit images probably all Reed's. It's hard to tell, though; the blend's that good. – Bill Holdship