The Demolition String Band
featuring Elena Skye and Boo Reiners
Gracious Days
Release Date: 03/06/12
Eminent mainstays of New York’s bluegrass and country-rock scene, Elena Skye and Boo Reiners bring their singular Demolition String Band back to their roots in their latest album Gracious Days. The set showcases traditional-styled originals like Skye’s “Misfortune” and Reiners’ “Under The Weather,” along with meaningful covers from Woody Guthrie, Appalachian old-timey singer-songwriter Ola Belle Reed, legendary outsider Blaze Foley and even The Ramones. But whatever the sources, Skye and Reiners–and their gathering of stellar guest musicians–stamp them with their own indelible and instantly recognizable signature.
Comprised of members Elena Skye (vocals) and Boo Reiners (guitar), this Hoboken quartet has strong musical roots in bluegrass traditions, but those roots are shot through with plenty of rock ‘n’ roll electricity. Correlations could be drawn to towering roots/punk bands like Lone Justice and X.
Track List:
1 Jethro’s Lullaby intro
2 Misfortune
3 Under The Weather
4 Questioningly
5 Why You Been Gone So Long
6 Dress of Roses
7 Boojo Breakdown
8 Hard Ain’t It Hard
9 Alibis
10 Williamsville Ramble
11 Old Blue
12 Where The Wild Wild Flowers Grow
13 Jethro’s Lullaby reprise
Official Web Site:
www.elenaandboo.com
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Dale Evans
Reflections of Life
Release Date: 04/24/12
Reflections Of Life features songs of hope, promise and praise, including original songs written by Dale Evans reflecting her deep reglious faith.
On October 31, we will be celebrating Dale’s 100th birthday.
Track List:
1 Let Us Love/Faith, Hope & Charity
2 Time To Renew
3 The Ole’ House/The World Is Not My Home
4 In His Arms
5 Here I Am Lord
6 Jesus Is My Closest Friend
7 Little Girl Lost
8 Start Smilin’ Again
9 Where Are You
10 Grace Greater Than Our Sin/Amazing Grace
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Roger Williams
Golden Inspirational Hymns
Release Date: 04/24/12
Roger Williams is undeniably one of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century. His illustrious career in music is unparalleled. His sparkling arpeggios, showy technique, and gentle easy listening arrangements made him one of the most popular pop instrumentalists of the ’60s.
Before his passing in 2011, Roger handpicked these well-known inspirational songs for this collection, which he performed during his long career.
Track List:
1 Vesper Hymn
2 Amazing Grace
3 Beautiful Savior
4 Morning Has Broken/Ode To Joy
5 In The Garden/Up From The Grave /Christ The Lord Has Risen Today
6 Sweet Hour Of Prayer
7 Clair DeLune/Dominique
8 Abide With Me
9 Reach Out and Touch/It’s A Small World
10 A Mighty Fortress
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Dwight Twilley
Soundtrack
12 all-new astonishing Dwight Twilley songs
Available Now!
Dwight Twilley’s new studio album Soundtrack is unique and perhaps the most powerful recording of Twilley’s career. Mr. Twilley signed on to write and produce the disc to accompany a film documentary about his life now in production. “Creating this album was a real challenge for me. Something I’ve never attempted. It’s completely autobiographical. For me these songs are like musical photographs of the people, places and events that tell my story.”
Soundtrack is not an album with all the best cuts jammed at the beginning. The album is a masterful production that plays like a book that urges you to read from start to finish.
The new album marks a bittersweet milestone of the end of a more than 30-year collaboration between Twilley and legendary guitarist Bill Pitcock IV, who made a significant contribution to the album. Pitcock passed away near the completion of the recording.
Special guests on the album include Susan Cowsill (The Cowsills) who contributed her typically amazing harmonies on “Bus Ticket,” “God Didn’t Do It” and “The Cards Will Fall,” and fellow Tulsan Taylor Hanson (Hanson) who adds organ and magical keyboard sprinkles to “The Cards Will Fall” and “The Last Time Around.”
Track List:
1. “You Close Your Eyes”
2. “Bus Ticket”
3. “Tulsa Town”
4. “Skeleton Man”
5. “My Life”
6. “God Didn’t Do It”
7. “Out in the Rain”
8. “Soundtrack”
9. “The Lonely One”
10. “The Cards Will Fall”
11. “Good Things Come Hard”
12. “The Last Time Around”
Words and Music by Dwight Twilley
Dwight Twilley’s Official Website:
www.dwighttwilley.com/
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Are You Ready?
Sweet Live
Available Now!
This is the first live Sweet album to be released in the last 20 years?—It captures the band at its absolute best, and features all their hits including “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox On The Run,” “Love Is Like Oxygen,” and “Little Willy,” as well as the heavier more powerful numbers like “Set Me Free,” “Sweet F.A.,” “Windy City.”
Are You Ready? Sweet Live was recorded in 2008 in Southern California, and has been featured on radio station KLOS in Los Angeles.
Track List:
1 – Action
2 – Fox On The Run
3 – Hell Raiser
4 – Love Is Like Oxygen
5 – Blockbuster
6 – Windy City
7 – Wig Wam Bam
8 – The Six Teens
9 – Sweet Dream
10 – Sweet F.A.
11 – Turn It Down
12 – Teenage Rampage
13 – Little Willy
14 – A.C.D.C
15 – Set Me Free
16 – Ballroom Blitz
Bonus Studio Recording
17 I Saw Her Standing There
Official Website:
www.thesweetband.com
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Lost Weekend: The Best of Wall Of Voodoo
(The I.R.S Years)
Available Now!
This is the first complete CD overview of Wall Of Voodoo, the popular Los Angeles artrock- alternative band whose musical legacy extends far beyond their ’80s heyday. The release is the first anthology to showcase both incarnations of the group, featuring both the original “classic” line-up helmed by band founder/singer- songwriter Stan Ridgway (1977-1983), as well as the revamped “2.0” edition fronted by songwriter-pianist Andy Prieboy (1983-1988)
Studio and live tracks from Each of the group’s IRS albums is well represented.
The album features the original single mix of the Rock of the ’80s classic, “Mexican Radio.”
Track List:
1 Red Light
2 Tsetse Fly
3 Crack The Bell
4 Back In Flesh
5 Lost Weekend
6 Factory
7 Mexican Radio (single version)
8 On Interstate 15
9 Call Of The West
10 Far Side Of Crazy
11 Big City
12 Dark As A Dungeon
13 Do It Again
14 Country Of Man
15 Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac
16 The Heart Can Never Tell (live)
17 Ring Of Fire (live)
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Sons Of The Pioneers, featuring Roy Rogers
The Centennial Album
Available Now!
On November 5th of this year, Roy Rogers — “The King of the Cowboys” — would have turned 100 years old. To celebrate this occasion, Varese Sarabande Records is releasing The Centennial Collection, featuring rare recordings from the start of Roy Rogers’ career, when he was a part of the Sons Of The Pioneers.
The album includes a special paragraph about Roy written by his daughter Cheryl Rogers-Barnett.
Most of these recordings have never before appeared on CD
Track List:
1 Cowboy Night Herd Song
2 Jesse James
3 Hadie Brown (My Little Lady)
4 Seein’ Nellie Home (Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party)
5 Swiss Yodel
6 Goodbye My Lover Goodbye
7 Black Sheep Blues
8 One More River To Cross
9 Sing, Cowboy, Sing
10 When The Work’s All Done This Fall
11 Dear Old Western Skies
12 New River Train
13 Billy The Kid
14 Goodbye Old Paint
15 Memories Of The Range
16 Cool Water
17 The Strawberry Roan
18 When It’s Night Time In Nevada
19 Square Dance
20 That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
Bonus Track:
21 It’s Home Sweet Home to Me • Roy Rogers (Solo)
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Paul McCartney
The Family Way original soundtrack
Music Composed by Paul McCartney
The George Martin Orchestra
Arranged and Produced by George Martin
Available Now!
The Family Way is the 1967 soundtrack composed by Paul McCartney, and performed by The George Martin Orchestra. This recording is sometimes considered to be the first Beatles solo album. The Family Way is a 1966 British comedy-drama film staring John Mills and Hayley Mills.
The original 1967 soundtrack recording to The Family Way begins with McCartney’s theme, “Love in the Open Air,” and contains twelve more (untitled) score cues suited to the onscreen action. For his composition, McCartney was initially inspired by the sound of brass bands, familiar to his childhood in the North of England.
The very rare original recording of Paul McCartney’s first solo venture, The Family Way sound track was composed in 1966 and performed by The George Martin Orchestra.
The soundtrack is mastered from the original first generation stereo master tapes, and features a special bonus track “Theme From The Family Way,” in stereo for the first time ever! It was issued as a single under the name The Tudor Minstrels.
Under George Martin’s direction, the score was recorded at CTS Studios in November 1966.
This is the first time this Paul McCartney soundtrack will be officially released on CD.
Track List:
Includes all 13 tracks from the original album release plus a bonus track, the previously unreleased stereo mix of Theme From The Family Way credited to The Tudor Minstrels. Originally issued as London [US] single 45-1012, Decca [UK] single F.12536, 1967
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Dickey Lee
The Classic Songs Of Dickey Lee
Available Now!
Dickey Lee started his career in the ’60s with pop hits such as the million sellers “Patches” and “I Saw Linda Yesterday,” followed by “Laurie (Strange Things Happen).” Later, he devoted his efforts to country music. As a singer, his ’70s country hits included “Never Ending Song of Love,” “Rocky,” “Angels, Roses, and Rain,” and “9,999,999 Tears.” As a songwriter, he has written or co-written #1 hits for a number of other prominent country artists, including Elvis Presley, George Strait, Charlie Pride, George Jones and Reba McEntire.
This collection contains new recordings of Dickey Lee’s greatest pop and country hits, including “Patches,” “I Saw Linda Yesterday,” “9,999,999 Tears,” and songs he wrote that were #1 hits for other artists, including “She Thinks I Still Care” for Elvis Presley, George Jones and for Anne Murray. “You’re The First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving,” for Reba McEntire. “Let’s Fall To Pieces Together,” for George Strait, “I’ll Be Leaving Alone,” for Charlie Pride, and “The Door Is Always Open,” for Dave And Sugar.
Recently his song “Memphis Beat,” as recorded by Keb Mo, has been heard as the theme to the hit TNT TV series Memphis Beat staring Jason Lee.
This collection features a new 2011 recording of “Memphis Beat.”
Track List:
1 Patches
2 She Thinks I Still Care
3 I Saw Linda Yesterday
4 Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
5 Never Ending Song Of Love
6 Ashes Of Love
7 Rocky
8 9,999,999 Tears
9 Angels, Roses And Rain
10 The Door Is Always Open
11 You’re The First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving
12 Let’s Fall To Pieces Together
13 I’ve Been Around Enough To Know
14 Everybody’s Reaching Out For Someone
15 I’ll Be Leaving Alone
Special Bonus Track:
16 Memphis Beat (new 2011 recording)
Dickey Lee’s Official Website:
www.dickeyleemusic.com/
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Let’s Have A Party The Very Best Of Wanda Jackson
Available Now!
Wanda Jackson is known as the Queen of Rockabilly, and is one of the founding figures of rock and roll. This is the first new Wanda Jackson hits collection in over a decade, and features her classic recordings of “Fujiyama Mama,” “Mean Mean Man,” and “I Gotta Know,” along with her original recording of “Let’s Have A Party,“ which is a virtual rock and roll anthem. From her classic rock and roll sides to her country hits “Right Or Wrong” and “In The Middle Of A Heartache,” this collection superbly showcases one of the legendary stars of rock and roll and country.
Track List:
1 I Gotta Know
2 Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
3 Don’a Wan’a
4 Cool Love
5 Fujiyama Mama
6 Mean Mean Man
7 Rock Your Baby
8 Hard Headed Woman
9 Let’s Have a Party
10 Riot in Cell Block #9
11 Funnel of Love
12 Rip It Up
13 Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On
14 Right or Wrong
15 Blue Yodel #6
16 In The Middle Of A Heartache
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Ray Price Songs Of Inspiration
Available Now!
Ray Price has enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers in all of country music. Over the course of almost 50 years he has placed over 100 hits on the country music charts, including close to 50 in the top the 10.
The collection features some of the best-known gospel songs ever recorded including “Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Peace In The Valley.”
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The Very Best Of Susan Raye and Buck Owens
Available Now!
This is the first ever CD collection of the Very Best Of Buck Owens and Susan Raye. Most of these tracks have never appeared on CD, and have been unavailable for years.
Susan Raye first recorded with Buck Owens in 1970, they charted with “We’re Gonna Get Together,” and “Togetherness” (both Top 15). The duo scored their biggest hit in the summer of that year with the Top 10 hit “The Great White Horse.”
In 1972, Susan teamed up again with Buck for the Top 15 success “Looking Back to See,” and the Top 20 duet with Buck, “Love is Strange” (1975).
Track List:
1 We’re Gonna Get Together
2 Togetherness
3 Together Again
4 Cryin’ Time
5 Love Is Strange
6 The Great White Horse
7 Today I Started Loving You Again
8 I Don’t Care (Just As Long As Long As You Love Me)
9 Think Of Me When You’re Lonely
10 Your Tender Loving Care
11 Looking Back to See
12 The Good Ol’ Days (Are Here Again)
13 Sweethearts In Heaven
14 Love Makes The World Go Around
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The Very Best of Dan Seals
Available Now!
Spanning the mid-80s to the early 90s, this is the first Dan Seals hits collection to include all 11 of his number one country songs, including “Bop,” “Meet Me In Montana” (with Marie Osmond), “Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold),” and “Love On Arrival,” in the sequence of their original release.
Sadly Dan Seals passed away March 25, 2009, at the age of 61, leaving behind a legacy of country chart toppers (25 chart hits, including 11 number ones) and lyric-centric recordings that spanned a little under a decade with Liberty Records and Capitol-EMI Nashville.
Track List:
1 Everybody’s Dream Girl
2 After You
3 God Must Be A Cowboy
4 (You Bring Out) The Wild Side Of Me
5 My Baby’s Got Good Timing
6 My Old Yellow Car
7 Meet Me In Montana • Dan Seals with Marie Osmond
8 Bop
9 Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
10 You Still Move Me
11 I Will Be There
12 Three Time Loser
13 One Friend
14 Addicted
15 Big Wheels In The Moonlight
16 They Rage On
17 Love On Arrival
18 Good Times
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The Wilburn Brothers Songs Of Inspiration
Available Now!
The Wilburn Brothers are hands down one of the greatest male duos country music ever had, ringing up more than 30 Country chart hits over two decades.
This is the first gospel collection ever released on CD by the Wilburn Brothers. The songs for this release were taken from their long out of print Decca albums Livin’ in God’s Country and Take up Thy Cross. Songs include “Shall We Gather At The River (Beautiful River),” “I’ve Got That Old Time Religion In My Heart,” “Bringing In The Sheaves” and “Steal Away,” which was made famous by Red Foley. Another stand out track is “Medals For Mothers,” which the Wilburn’s loved to dedicate to their mother on their weekly syndicated TV variety series.
Track List:
1 When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
2 Angel Band
3 Shall We Gather At The River (Beautiful River)
4 Take Up Thy Cross
5 Bringing In The Sheaves
6 Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
7 Wreck On The Highway
8 I Feel Like Traveling On
9 I’ve Got That Old Time Religion In My Heart10 Throw Out The Life Line
11 Gathering Flowers For The Master’s Bouquet
12 Medals For Mothers
13 Steal Away
14 Go On Home Unsaved
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Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
Songs Of Inspiration
Available Now!
Honky tonk country gospel done Bakersfield style! This Buck Owens collection gathers six tracks from his critically acclaimed #1 country album, Dust on Mother’s Bible and eight tracks from his 1970 album Your Mothers Prayer. Most of the tracks on this collection have been long out of print and have never been on CD.
Track List:
Pray Every Day
I’ll Go to the Church Again With Momma
Bring It to Jesus
Dust on Mother’s Bible
Where Would I Be Without Jesus
Eternal Vacation
It Was With Love
Your Mother’s Prayer
Old Time Religion
Great Judgment Day
When the Roll Is Called up Yonder
Lonesome Valley
My Saviour Leads the Way
Just a Few More Days
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The Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla Moscow
Available Now!
The Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla. This CD release is the companion to the DVD Moscow issued last year.
Highlights include re-workings of several classic ELP tracks such as a full version of Tarkus, Karn Evil 9, Lucky Man, Bitches Crystal and The Barbarian. What distinguishes these new arrangements has been the addition of wizard, Marc Bonilla, both as singer and co-arranger. When interviewed recently Keith confessed that these new re-constructions with guitar reflected more accurately the way he had originally envisioned them. The CD features two studio bonus tracks.
Track List:
CD One:
1. Karn Evil 9 (5:21)
2. Piano Concerto (9:01)
3. Bitches Crystal (5:48)
4. Malambo (7:46)
5. Touch And Go (5:13)
6. Lucky Man (9:26)
7. Miles Away Pt 1 (1:56)
8. Miles Away Pt 2 (2:13)
9. Crusaders Cross (1:15)
10. Fugue (0:46)
11. Marche Train (6:45)
12. Finale (5:52)
CD Two:
1. The Barbarian (6:19)
2. Tarkus (35:40)
3. Nutrocker Suite (5:15)
Bonus Studio Tracks:
4. Moscow Fantasia (1:42)
5. Malambo (Orchestral Version) (4:11)
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Roger Williams
(The Man Called) Mr. Piano:
Plays Romantic Melodies of Our Time
Available Now!
Roger Williams is undeniably one of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century. His illustrious career in music is unparalleled. His sparkling arpeggios, showy technique, and gentle easy listening arrangements made him one of the most popular pop instrumentalists of the ’60s.
Continuing the tradition of beautiful music played on piano as only Roger Williams can, this release features 12 hand-picked fan favorites, including such romantic classics as “Unchained Melody,” “The Way We Were,” and “Laura.”
Track List:
1 Clair de Lune/Beauty And The Beast
2 Somewhere Out There
3 My One And Only Love
4 Laura
5 All I Ask Of You
6 Unchained Melody
7 Stairway To The Stars
8 The Way We Were
9 From A Distance
10 Take The “A” Train
11 The Girl From Ipanema
12 Hungarian Dance #5
Roger Williams Official Website:
http://www.mrpianotoday.com/
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The Very Best Of EARL KLUGH
the blue note years
Available Now!
The Very Best of Earl Klugh is the ultimate overview of his acclaimed Blue Note years, where he earned six Grammy nominations. Tracks from each of the nominated albums are represented in this collection.
Highlights of the compilation include the tracks “Living Inside your Love,” “Wishful Thinking,” “Night Drive,” and two duets with Keyboardist Bob James, “Wes” and “Sandstorm” from their album Two Of A Kind.
Track List:
1 Waltz For Debby
2 Captain Caribe
3 Living Inside Your Love
4 Magic In Your Eyes
5 I’ll See You Again
6 Doc 7 Mona Lisa 8 Balladina
9 Sandstorm • Bob James and Earl Klugh
10 Wes • Bob James and Earl Klugh
11 If You’re Still In Love With Me
12 Night Drive
13 Wishful Thinking
14 All The Time
15 The Look Of Love
The Official Earl Klugh Website:
www.earlklugh.com
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THE ST. PHILIP’S BOYS CHOIR
The Best Of Angel Voices
Available Now!
Before The St. Philip’s Boys Choir changed its name in the late 90s to Libera, they recorded three very popular albums titled Angel Voices (the third being a Christmas album) that were released only in Europe and the UK. This collection features the best tracks from the first two albums, which are highly sought after by the group’s fans.
The selections chosen for this collection are from the mid 90’s period before their name change, and are a good example of the roots of their current sound while also showing the diversity in the choir’s repertoire. Traditional sounding inspirational hymns such as “Be Still My Soul”, “How Can I Keep From Singing” and “Amazing Grace” are paired with more contemporary songs such as “Sailing” (made popular by Rod Stewart), “Evening Falls” (written by Enya), and “Close Every Door to Me” (co-written by Andrew Lloyd Webber).
Track List:
1. For The Beauty Of The Earth
2. O For The Wings Of A Dove
3. How Can I Keep From Singing
4. Pie Jesu (Faure Requiem)
5. Sailing 6. Amazing Grace
7. Evening Falls
8. All Things Bright And Beautiful
9. Be Still My Soul 10. Nunc Dimittis
11. Praise My Soul (The King Of Heaven)
12. Close Every Door To Me
13. Abide With Me 14. Adoramus Te
15. Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord
16. Jerusalem
Official Artists Website:
www.libera.org.uk
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The Wilburn Brothers
The Wilburn Brothers Show
Release Date: 9/6/11
With Loretta Lynn, Harold Morrison, special guest Ernest Tubb
The Wilburn Brothers are hands down one of the greatest male duos country music ever heard, ringing up more than 30 Country chart hits over two decades.
This is the first CD release of the official 1966 soundtrack to the very popular weekly Wilburn Brothers syndicated television show, which ran from 1963-1974.
The album not only features performances by The Wilburn Brothers, but also series regular Loretta Lynn (whose career was launched by the Wilburn Brothers), comedian Harold Morrison and special guest Country Music Hall of Famer Ernest Tubb.
This album features performances not available on any other album.
The long running weekly syndicated Wilburn Brothers Show was one of the very first syndicated country music shows and is presently being re-run on RFD-TV.
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Billy Cobham Fruit From The Loom
Billy Cobham’s follow-up to his 2010 release Palindrome. The compositions on Fruit from the Loom were inspired by his many travels around the globe, including Brazil and Switzerland. The stark contrasts in societies, politics, and everyday life in general had great influence on the compositions by world-renowned drummer Billy Cobham.
Also coming is a new album by The Annie Minogue Band, Suburbia, The Very Best Of Earl Klugh, and a new collection of unreleased masters from John Phillips.
