Recording News

George Harrison Greatest Hits

Source: JamBase
June 30, 2009

GEORGE HARRISON'S FIRST-EVER CAREER-SPANNING SOLO HITS COLLECTION LET IT ROLL: SONGS BY GEORGE HARRISON OUT NOW

Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (released June 16 on EMI) features Harrison's solo hits from 1970's All Things Must Pass through 2002's Brainwashed, plus live recordings from 1971's Concert For Bangladesh.

George Harrison's first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection will be distributed via CD and digital formats with an exclusive unreleased version of “Isn't It A Pitty" for patrons of iTunes. ...

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Bruce Hornsby: New Album

Source: JamBase
June 30, 2009

MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM OUT IN SEPTEMBER

Bruce Hornsby “Mr. Hornsby is a remarkable pianistThe America in his music is one of countless connections and intersectionsthat's still wide open and welcoming." The New York Times

Bruce Hornsby, a 13-time Grammy nominee and three-time Grammy winner, will add to his accomplished body of work with Levitate, his much-anticipated new album, set for release September 15 on Verve. The release is Hornsby's first studio album co-credited to his longstanding touring band The Noisemakers. ...

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Teena Marie Scores a Top 20 Debut Album with 'Congo Square' + Tour Dates

Source: ThinkTank Marketing
June 28, 2009

Legendary R&B trailblazer Teena Marie's new album Congo Square, her first for celebrated soul label Stax Records, sold over 18,000 copies to debut at #20 on Billboard's top 200 album chart and the #4 spot on the R&B Core Store album chart. The record marks the return of one of her generation's most important voices and has been incredibly well received both over the airwaves and in print. The first sultry single, “Can't Last A Day" featuring Faith Evans, is ...

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Free Michael Jackson Playlist: We Remember the King of Pop

Source: JamBase
June 27, 2009

JamBase Remembers The King of Pop with a FREE Michael Jackson Playlist

Following the sudden, shocking death of Michael Jackson yesterday (Thursday June 25), JamBase wants you to remember the music. Everyone knows Jackson's later days were mired in all sorts of unscrupulous accusations and activities, and while that's part of his story, it's really about the music. As we started selecting tracks for this FREE playlist we were instantly overwhelmed all over again by the power of these songs. ...

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Yim Yames (MMJ): Tribute to George Harrison

Source: JamBase
June 26, 2009

YIM YAMES (Jim James from My Morning Jacket) Tribute To - Featuring Songs by George Harrison; Due August 4 on ATO

Yimmy by De Wilde John Lennon once said he didn't believe that musicians created emotions in their listeners. Rather, he believed that an artist's role is to bring feelings to the surface that already live deep within us. Thus, while all human beings are connected to one another in some way, there is a special bond we ...

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Jackie Deshannon Albums to be Reissued by Collectors' Choice on August 25

Source: conqueroo
June 26, 2009

Look for Jackie Shannon’s self-titled debut folk album (1963), a twofer of Me About You (1968) and To Be Free (1970), and New Arrangement (1975), which gave the world the DeShannon-co-penned “Bette Davis Eyes.”

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The multi-talented, Grammy-winning Jackie DeShannon is best known for writing and recording hits like “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” as well as interpreting Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono’s “Needles and Pins” (long before the Searchers and the Ramones) and Burt ...

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Beastie Boys' 'Hot Sauce' Due Sept. 15

Source: Billboard Magazine
June 26, 2009

The Beastie Boys have confirmed that their eighth studio album, “ Hot Sauce Committee Part 1," will be released Sept. 15 by Capitol. The set will include 17 tracks, including “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win" featuring Santigold and “Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas, which the artists performed together at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. on June 12. The album will be available in multiple configurations, including a 5.1 surround mix. The first Beastie Boys headline date ...

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Spinal Tap Springs 'Back from the Dead'

Source: Billboard Magazine
June 26, 2009

Spinal Tap is “Back From the Dead." At least according to the title of the group's new album. The June 16 release commemorates the 25th anniversary of the cult-classic film “This Is Spinal Tap." David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) have “revisited and reimagined" their 1984 soundtrack compositions. They've also included six new songs on the album, which will be released on their independent the Label Industry Records. Retail distribution and marketing ...

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