Showing posts with label Record Store News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Record Store News. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

New Releases to Examine

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Audio Fidelity limited edition remastered editions of Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton and East West by The Butterfield Blues Band. These 24k Gold CDs have exquisite sound quality.

I recommend you visit http://www.audiofidelity.net and check out all of their available releases. Included in their catalogue is collectors quality vinyl releases.. Great for Record Store Day buys.

#audiofidelity #ericclapton #butterfieldbluesband


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

DEVO Record Store Day 2014: 3 Releases!


imageNo1:  DEVO Live at Max's Kansas City
(by Jackpot Records)

Nov. 15th, 1977: Max's Kansas City - David Bowie is backstage with the 5 self proclaimed 'spudboys' from Akron, Ohio waiting for his cue to introduce the band who, in his words were, "The band of the future!".

As time went on it became clear that the future is still waiting to catch up with DEVO.

Working closely with the band and those who were there that night, Jackpot Records brings you this audio time capsule that catapulted DEVO from strange, musical hillbillies to innovative pioneers overnight.

Now the truth can be told! Available for the first time on vinyl the entire performance, complete with rare, unearthed audio of David Bowie.

With liner notes written by DEVO Co-founder Gerald V. Casale specifically for this release (which also includes a reproduced early DEVO press bio sheet from 1976), this record will be the perfect compliment for hardcore DEVO collectors, music fans and those who are new to the game.

Limited to 2000 copies worldwide

Tracks:
David Bowie Intro
Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
Too Much Paranoias
Praying Hands
Uncontrollable Urge
Mongoloid
Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA
Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy)
Sloppy
Come Back Jonee

Release Date: April 19, 2014 - RSD
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imageNo2: DEVO / Flaming Lips Split 7" Vinyl
(by Warner Bros)


DEVO/THE FLAMING LIPS "GATES OF STEEL" - SINGLE-POCKET JACKET, REGULAR-WEIGHT SILVER VINYL 7”. LIMITED TO 7,500 COPIES

Part of the WMG’s Side By Side series. Includes Devo’s “Gates Of Steel” from the original DEV-O Live EP and a previously unreleased cover by The Flaming Lips all on gorgeous silver vinyl!


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imageNo3: Butch DEVO & The Sundance Gig 12" Pic Disc Vinyl + "The Men Who Make The Music" DVD!  (By MVD)


DVD and picture disc vinyl from DEVO!

Jerry Casale says, "In '96, we closed Sundance Film Festival. We wore 20s style prison suits on stage."

 

 

Pic Disc Track Listing:

Too Much Paranoias
Praying Hands
Uncontrollable Urge
Mongoloid
Jocko Homo
Goin Under
Blockhead
That's Good
Jerkin Back and Forth
Girl U Want
Whip It

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All three of these releases will ONLY be available at record stores on Record Store Day, April 19th!


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Legacy Recordings to publicly release Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One.

 

A monumental audio collection that includes Every Full-Length Studio and Live Release in Artist's Official Columbia Records Catalog.

Definitive Library Brings Together 50 Years of Culture-Defining American Music from 1962's Bob Dylan through 2012's Tempest with 2 "Side Tracks" Discs of Non-Album Singles, B-Sides and Other Rarities Available as CD Box Set and Limited Numbered Edition Harmonica-shaped USB on Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Legacy Recordings and Columbia Records are proud to announce the release of the Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Vol. One, a colossal box set encompassing the entire official discography of the American songwriter-performer who's revolutionized folk, pop and rock music over the past half century with a profoundly influential catalog of songs and sounds. Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One will be available on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

Beginning with tracks recorded for his eponymous 1962 Columbia Records debut album, the Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Vol. One follows Dylan's restless transformations across six decades as a singer, a songwriter, a concert performer and a studio artist who's continually finding fresh ways of expressing and exploring the varieties of human experience, worldly and other, with music.

Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One brings together for the first time, on two "Side Tracks" discs, a wealth of previously released non-album singles, tracks from Biograph and other compilations, songs from films and more.

The CD boxed set contains 35 studio titles (including the first-ever North American release of 1973's Dylan album on CD), 6 live albums, the 2-CD "Side Tracks," and a hardcover book featuring extensive new album-by-album liner notes penned by Clinton Heylin and a new introduction written by Bill Flanagan.

Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One will be available as a limited-edition harmonica-shaped USB stick containing all the music, in both MP3 and FLAC lossless formats, with a digital version of the hardcover booklet, housed in a deluxe numbered box.

Each of the albums in the Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One is being made available in state-of-the-art sound, with 14 titles* remastered especially for this set.

Coinciding with the release of the Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection, Volume One, four decade-specific digital album collections--Bob Dylan - The Complete Album Collection - The 60's, The 70's, The 80's, The 90's - 00's--will be released as online downloads. A fifth digital album collection, Bob Dylan - The Original Mono Recordings, the artist's first 8 studio albums in mono, will also be released as downloads.

Dylan is currently enjoying the critical and commercial success of The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), the latest release in the acclaimed Bootleg Series of previously unreleased live and studio recordings. The Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Volume Two, slated for release next year, will compile the entire Bootleg Series for the first time.

Bob Dylan and his band will be touring Europe and the UK this fall beginning with a concert in Oslo on October 10.

"There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music," said President Barack Obama when presenting Dylan with the nation's highest civilian honor at the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony on May 29, 2012. "A modern-day troubadour, Bob Dylan established himself as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The rich poetry of his lyrics opened up new possibilities for popular song and inspired generations. His melodies have brought ancient traditions into the modern age. More than 50 years after his career began; Bob Dylan remains an eminent voice in our national conversation and around the world."

Bob Dylan is perhaps the only recording artist to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Pulitzer Prize (a special citation awarded in 2008 for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power"), an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Things Have Changed") alongside multiple Grammy Awards.

 

 

Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection Vol. 1 from Columbia Records on Vimeo.

Pre-order now:

Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Vol. One includes:

Studio Albums

  • Bob Dylan (1962)
  • The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)
  • The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
  • Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)
  • Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
  • Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
  • Blonde on Blonde (1966)
  • John Wesley Harding (1967)
  • Nashville Skyline (1969)
  • *Self Portrait (1970) - newly remastered for this collection
  • New Morning (1970)
  • *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Dylan (1973) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Planet Waves (1974)
  • Blood on the Tracks (1975)
  • The Basement Tapes (1975)
  • Desire (1976)
  • *Street Legal (1978) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Slow Train Coming (1979)
  • *Saved (1980) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Shot of Love (1981)
  • Infidels (1983)
  • *Empire Burlesque (1985) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Knocked Out Loaded (1986) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Down in the Groove (1988) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Oh Mercy (1989)
  • *Under the Red Sky (1990) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Good as I Been to You (1992) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *World Gone Wrong (1993) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Time Out of Mind (1997)
  • Love and Theft (2001)
  • Modern Times (2006)
  • Together Through Life (2009)
  • Christmas in the Heart (2009)
  • Tempest (2012)

Live Albums

  • Before the Flood (1972)
  • *Hard Rain (1976) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Bob Dylan at Budokan (1979) - newly remastered for this collection
  • *Real Live (1984) - newly remastered for this collection
  • Dylan & the Dead (1989)
  • MTV Unplugged (1995)

"Side Tracks"

  • Baby, I'm in the Mood for You
  • Mixed-Up Confusion
  • Tomorrow Is a Long Time (live)
  • Lay Down Your Weary Tune
  • Percy's Song
  • I'll Keep It with Mine
  • Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
  • Positively 4th Street
  • Jet Pilot
  • I Wanna Be Your Lover
  • I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (live)
  • Visions of Johanna (live)
  • Quinn the Eskimo
  • Watching the River Flow
  • When I Paint My Masterpiece
  • Down in the Flood
  • I Shall Be Released
  • You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
  • George Jackson (acoustic version)
  • Forever Young
  • You're a Big Girl Now
  • Up to Me
  • Abandoned Love
  • Isis (live)
  • Romance in Durango (live)
  • Caribbean Wind
  • Heart of Mine (live)
  • Series of Dreams
  • Dignity
  • Things Have Changed
     

This definitive and complete collection of Bob Dylan’s works is a monument to artistry and genius of America's foremost prolific living singer / songwriter.

To review information or Purchase this collection go to Legacy Recording Home Page or http://www.bobdylan.com/us/home


Wednesday, October 16, 2013

LEGACY RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION VINYL EXCLUSIVES FOR RECORD STORE DAY'S ANNUAL BACK TO BLACK FRIDAY

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LEGACY RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION VINYL EXCLUSIVES FOR RECORD STORE DAY'S ANNUAL BACK TO BLACK FRIDAY FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2013

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Numbered Limited Edition of Bob Dylan - Side Tracks Leads Legacy's RSD Back To Black Friday 2013 Vinyl Lineup

New Legacy Collectibles Include: 12" Releases by Cheap Trick, Miles Davis, Nas, Harry Nilsson, Paul Simon and Roy Orbison; 7" Singles by Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone and Uncle Tupelo; Vinyl Replica CDs by the Clash

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is rolling out an incredible line-up of collectible 12" and 7" vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday 2013, celebrated this year at the nation's independent record stores on Friday, November 29, 2013.

For RSD Back To Black Friday 2013, Legacy is offering a range of historic and classic releases catering to connoisseurs of timeless sounds, from rare Bob Dylan Side Tracks to the roots of contemporary hip-hop, from punk rock to cool jazz, from 12" box sets to 7" vinyl singles to CD replicas of LPs in the Clash catalog.

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Legacy Recordings Back To Black Friday 2013 releases include:

Bob Dylan - Side Tracks - 3 x 12" 200 gram LPs - numbered limited edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, Side Tracks (first made available as two CDs in the monumental Bob Dylan Complete Album Collection Vol. One, released November 5, 2013) is a career-spanning collection of official Bob Dylan recordings--including previously released non-album singles, tracks from Biograph and other compilations, songs from films and more--that have never appeared on one of the artist's formal albums.

Cheap Trick - The Classic Albums 1977-1979 - 5 x 12" 180 gram LPs - numbered limited edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, The Classic Albums 1977-1979 box collects the first five ground-breaking power-pop masterpieces from one of America's all-time great rock bands, Cheap Trick.  First released within a breathtaking two-year creative peak period in the late 1970s, these classic titles--Cheap Trick, In Color, Heaven Tonight, Live Budokan and Dream Police--have been newly remastered in 2013 from the original analog tapes and come packaged in original album artwork, housed in a newly-designed, numbered limited edition LP box.

Harry Nilsson - Rarities Collection - 12" 180 gram LP - numbered limited edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, these 12 rare Nilsson tracks have been especially selected for this release from The RCA Album Collection, a career-spanning 17 CD collection, and include demos, outtakes and other rarities.

Roy Orbison - The Monument Vinyl Box - 4 x 12" 180 gram LPs

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, The Monument Vinyl Box brings together the first three landmark albums--Lonely and Blue (1961), Crying (1962) and In Dreams (1963)--from Orbison's groundbreaking tenure at Monument Records.  These records are now joined by a newly-curated fourth LP, Oh! Pretty Woman - the "missing" Monument album masterpiece that could have, and should have been released as its title song, "Oh, Pretty Woman" was topping the charts in 1964.

Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Fire" b/w "Foxey Lady" - 7" single - Numbered Limited Edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, these two live tracks were performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the May 1968 Miami Pop Festival and have been previously unavailable. 

Sly & The Family Stone - "Sexy Situation" b/w "Mother Is A Hippie" - 7" single - Numbered Limited Edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, this funky 7" single celebrates the release of the deluxe Sly & The Family Stone box set HIGHER! with two previously unissued early versions of these tracks.

Uncle Tupelo - "I Wanna Be Your Dog" b/w "Commotion" - 7" vinyl single - Numbered Limited Edition

An independent record store vinyl exclusive, this vinyl 7" includes "I Wanna Be Your Dog," a cover of the Stooges punk standard and outtake from No Depression, on the A Side with a B Side premiering a previously unreleased studio outtake showcasing Uncle Tupelo rocking Credence Clearwater Revival's "Commotion" in a preview of the forthcoming Legacy Edition of No Depression.

Nas - "Halftime" - 12" Vinyl reproduction of 1992 original

Originally recorded for the Zebrahead soundtrack by an emerging American MC calling himself "Nasty Nas," this explosive debut, in the words of Vibe magazine, "created a niche that only Illmatic could fill."  The single also launched the career of one of the most durable, provocative and poetic rappers in hip-hop history.   This facsimile reproduction of the original 12" vinyl includes the full "Halftime" A-side (1. radio edit, 2. LP version. 3. LP version instrumental) and B-side (1. Butcher Remix 2. Butcher Mix instrumental).  The Nas "Halftime" release provides a fitting overture for the upcoming 20th Anniversary of Illmatic in 2014 (#ILLMATIC20 /Coming 2014).

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - 12" 180 gram LP - MONO - Numbered Edition

The top-selling jazz album of all time, the modality of Kind of Blue found its way into classical, rock, and pop becoming one of the most influential cultural touchstones of the last half of the 20th century and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley with Wyton Kelly playing piano on "Freddy the Freeloader."

Miles Davis - Miles & Monk at Newport - 12" 180 gram LP - MONO - Numbered Edition

Classic live recordings from jazz masters Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk on one LP.  Side One is high energy bebop from the Miles Davis Sextet in 1958 and Side Two includes two full numbers from the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Pee Wee Russell from 1963.

Miles Davis - Jazz Track - 12" 180 gram LP - MONO - Numbered Edition

A reissue of two underrated Miles Davis sessions on one mono LP; Side One is the Miles Davis Quintet's soundtrack for the French film L'Ascenseuer Pour l'Echafaud while highlights from the Miles Davis Sextet's session on May 26, 1958 (Davis' 32nd birthday).

Paul Simon - Paul Simon - 12" 180 gram LP - Numbered - includes download card

Remastered reissue of the recording artist's 1972 solo album, his first post-Simon & Garfunkel, includes the hits "Mother and Child Reunion" (recorded in Kingston, Jamaica) and "Me and Julio Down By The School Yard."

Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon - 12" 180 gram LP - Numbered - includes download card

Remastered reissue of Simon's 1973 album includes "Kodachrome" and "Loves Me Like A Rock."

Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years - 12" 180 gram LP - Numbered - includes download card

 

Remastered reissue of iconic 1975 album, originally produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon, includes four US Top 40 hits: "Gone At Last," "My Little Town" "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" and "Still Crazy After All These Years."

The Clash - The Clash - 1 CD in LP replica sleeve

The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope - 1 CD in LP replica sleeve

The Clash - London Calling - 2 CDs in LP replica sleeve

The Clash - Sandinista! - 3 CDs in LP replica sleeve

The Clash - Combat Rock - 1 CD in LP replica sleeve

 

Record Store Day Ambassador Jack WhiteFor RSD Back To Black Friday 2013, Legacy Recordings is also releasing--as CDs in LP replica sleeves--the essential five studio albums that form the core catalog of The Clash.  These editions were newly remastered by Clash guitarist Mick Jones and were included in the monumental Clash box set, Sound System, released September 2013.

Now in its sixth year, Record Store Day is an annual day-long celebration of record store culture taking place on the third Saturday in April.  This past January, RSD announced the appointment of Jack White to the post of Record Store Day 2013 Ambassador.

 

 

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

INFESTISSUMAM, THE SECOND PSALM FROM GHOST B.C., IS OUT TODAY

 

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HAZE OVER NORTH AMERICA 2013 TOUR KICKED OFF WITH COACHELLA AND A SOLD OUT RITUAL AT LOS ANGELES' EL REY THEATER

LINKÖPING, SWEDEN - April 16, 2013 - Papa Emeritus II and his Nameless Ghouls from Ghost B.C. have released their second psalm INFESTISSUMAM, out today via Loma Vista Recordings. The 10-song offering was produced by Grammy® Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Alice in Chains) in Nashville, TN and debuted today at #1 on the iTunes Rock Album Chart. SPIN hailed INFESTISSUMAM as "one of the most anticipated heavy metal records of 2013." To celebrate the occasion, stream all ten songs HERE.

 

This past Sunday, Ghost B.C. kicked off their tour Haze Over North America 2013 at Coachella followed by a sold-out ritual at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre. Ghost B.C. will continue to deliver their sweet satanic melodies, snaking distorted riffs, and vaudevillian keyboards to audiences across the continent through out the spring. Tickets are currently available for purchase. For a complete list of dates, click HERE or see below.

INFESTISSUMAM ON ITUNES | AMAZON | SPOTIFY


Friday, March 22, 2013

New York's Own Titans Of Metal Anthrax's Frank Bello In Prime Time Feature Interview On WVOX's Metal Mayhem!

 

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He's back! legendary Anthrax bassist Frank Bello makes his much anticipated return to WVOX's Metal Mayhem in New York on Friday, April 12th at 8:10pm eastern with hosts Matt O'Shaughnessy and Tony Gizzo. Frank Bello unleashed again on Metal Mayhem talking about Anthrax's mega upcoming Metal Alliance show at NYC's Irving Plaza on April 21st and the group's much-touted new "Anthems" release - and more!

  

 

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 Fans and listeners tune in for your chance to win tickets to the bands Metal Alliance show and copies of "Anthems"! Bello, who has been a stabilizing force with Anthrax since the mid 1980's, has a larger than life influence. Anthrax were prominently featured on the now historic Big Four Yankee Stadium show and the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "It's our utter headbanging honor to have brother Frank Bello back on WVOX's Metal Mayhem on Friday, April 12th at 8:10PM!" Rages host Matt O'Shaughnessy.

 

 Listen to Track from Anthems Here!

 

Anthrax Covers Big Eyes by Cheap Trick

Visit http://www.anthrax.com for more Anthrax News and Tour Info !

 


Saturday, November 10, 2012

Sony’s Seasonal Sounds: A Legacy of Holiday Favorites and Classics to Ring in The Holidays and Start The New Year Right

The Classic Christmas Album Collection, featuring Music from:

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Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, John Denver, Kenny G, Luther Vandross and Elvis Presley.

Review by Joseph Timmons, Xombiewoof Magazine.

Well, another year is almost over and the holidays are upon us, soon the Thanksgiving leftovers will be the next day’s lunch and the Christmas party planning will begin. Christmas has always been a favorite holiday for me because of my childhood memories, the family all together in one place, the festivities and the Christmas music that makes every magical moment seem even more special. I often dig out my old LP’s and try to get a playlist of my favorite songs and artists together to create an environment of yuletide joy for friends and family that come by during the month, and it is never an easy task with everyone having so many different tastes in music.

Sony Legacy seems to have made this year’s holiday music planning easier for me, and for anyone who wants to enjoy the very best of the holiday season’s most special music with their Classic Christmas Album Series, there are seven different albums by seven spectacular artists that have delighted and inspired us to feel joy throughout the season, if not our entire lives. The artists selected are exemplary and renowned for their ever memorable careers in music, Barry Manilow, Luther Vandross, Kenny G, John Denver, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson and the king himself, Elvis Presley.

Each album is overflowing with both Christmas classics and the artists personal interpretations of holiday music that makes each one unique unto itself, as well as setting this series to be the definitive Holiday Season Music Collection - each artist’s album spotlights the artists rich talents and select duets with other artists known for their warmth and tender voices.

The Luther Vandross album will delight many for his soulful and emotionally charged styles, the John Denver collection of classics are deep with his down home sensitivity. The Kenny G album, with its soft textures create an ambient mood of perfection, Willie Nelson gives us a Country Christmas with all the trimmings, Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow give a more jazzy and upbeat tone to bring any and every party up to sleigh-ride speed. Elvis Presley rounds it all up by his well-known and award winning performance, Elvis, even now has popularity that is, like this album, timeless.

This season, give the gift of music to yourself, your friends, family and everyone by selecting from Sony Legacy’s magnificent collection of artists and the Classic Christmas Album Series, this is music that will make your “merry merry” and your new year bright.

Find out more at http://www.sonymusic.com, http://www.legacyrecordings.com/ and find the albums online or at your local retailers.

On Behalf of Sony Legacy and Xombiewoof Magazine, and Myself -Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.


Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CAROLE KING TO REISSUE FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS

CAROLE KING TO REISSUE FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS VIA ROCKINGALE RECORDS AND CONCORD MUSIC GROUP FEBRUARY 28

First U.S. CD release for Touch the Sky, Welcome Home and Simple Things plus Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Carole King will release reissues of four classic albums - Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980), Touch the Sky (1979), Welcome Home (1978), and Simple Things (1977) - on February 28 via her own Rockingale Records label and Concord Music Group. Each includes the original photography and album notes and, aside from Pearls, has never been previously released on CD in the United States.

Carole King is one of the primary architects of the singer-songwriter movement of the early 1970s, thanks in large part to the hugely influential body of work she had already established by the time she released her first solo album. King wrote hit songs for other artists for nearly a decade before stepping into the spotlight with her landmark 1971 release Tapestry, which received a Diamond Award from the RIAA for sales of more than 10 million units in the U.S., with more than 25 million units sold worldwide.

These subsequent releases brim with the unprecedented honesty and intimacy of the singer-songwriter era and helped solidify her status as one of the most successful and revered female songwriter in pop music history.

 

Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)

Next to Tapestry, which was released nearly a decade earlier, Pearls is considered one of King's finest recordings. Just as the title suggests, it's a retrospective of classic songs written by the powerhouse creative team of King and former husband Gerry Goffin.

Included among the ten tracks are many of the songs that put other artists on the map before King launched her solo career: "The Loco-Motion" (Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad), "One Fine Day" (The Chiffons, Rita Coolidge), "Chains" (The Beatles), "Hey Girl" (Bobby Vee, The Righteous Brothers, Donnie Osmond, George Benson), and more.

Simple Things (1977)

Simple Things marked King's transition from Epic Records to the Capitol label, and also introduced songwriter/husband Rick Evers as her collaborative partner (the marital and creative partnership was short lived, as Evers died within a year after the release of the ten-song set). The King-Evers songwriting is fleshed out by King's six-piece band, Navarro: guitarists Rob McEntee and Mark Hallman, bassist Rob Galloway, drummer Michael Wooten, percussionist Miguel Rivera, and flutist/saxophonist/clarinetist Richard Hardy.

Welcome Home (1978)

Welcome Home is an eclectic and exploratory outing, with songs ranging from the Beatle-esque ("Venusian Diamond") to the dance beat ("Disco Tech"). But the album is also marked by tragedy. It's King's second recording to showcase the collaborative songwriting partnership with her husband Rick Evers, who died in the months between the completion of the recording sessions in January 1978 and the release in May (Evers appears prominently in the album photos). Welcome Home - with backing by her band Navarro - provides a snapshot of an artist willing to take risks by stepping beyond preconceptions to embrace a range of styles.

Touch the Sky (1979)

Touch the Sky was recorded in Austin, Texas, with a team of musicians that included some members of Navarro - Hallman, Hardy, and Rivera - along with musicians from Jerry Jeff Walker's band. King plays acoustic guitar on "Walk With Me" and "Passing of the Days," and acoustic piano on "Time Gone By," "Crazy," and "You Still Want Her."

The result of this diverse collection of musicianship is a unique blend of folk and country, all of which is held together by King's deft songcraft.