The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty' reappears with a bonus concert and a companion release offers outtakes and demos. Plus, Jesse Colin Young and Duke Robillard.
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A two-CD reissue of an oft-forgotten Supremes album finds the group taking on the famed musical in soulful style—with never-before-heard vocals.
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The Grateful Dead made a U-turn on their fourth album, which is being celebrated with a 50th anniversary edition. Plus, new releases from Bonnie Whitmore and Sugar Ray.
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Just in time for the 2020 Grammys, here is my annual list of top releases of 2019 (including Baroness, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lizzo, and Slipknot).
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The latest anthology version of The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' delivers amazing sound quality, demos and outtakes, and a 100-page book.
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A live set from pop/soul singer Paul Young, plus the soundtrack from the Springsteen-inspired 'Blinded by the Light' and CDs from Dale Boyle, Big Star, and Modern Love Child.
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"No Line on the Horizon" by U2 gets a vinyl reissue worthy of the music inside.
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The Rolling Stones deliver a 1998 concert on CD and Blu-ray. Plus, expanded versions of early albums from the Grateful Dead and Procol Harum.
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Verging (perhaps) on overkill, this multi-disc box set contains all the 'Imagine' alternate takes, mixes, and rehearsals any John Lennon fan could desire.
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The Beatles legendary self-titled double album, aka The White Album, receives an exemplary six-CD, one-Blu-ray reissue.
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