Archive for the ‘60s pop’ Category
Legacy Recordings acquires Van Morrison catalogue
Written by admin on August 27, 2015 – 2:06 pm -Legacy Recordings has released a new “Essential Van Morrison” collection and digital editions of 33 albums after acquiring the rights to Van Morrison’s solo recordings from 1971 to present. The deal also includes all of Morrison’s recordings with Them.
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Cilla Black dies aged 72
Written by admin on August 2, 2015 – 2:02 pm -British singer and television star, Cilla Black, has sadly passed away aged 72. Cilla died on Saturday night at her home in Estepona, Spain while holidaying with one of her sons.
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The Beach Boys vinyl reissues out now
Written by admin on April 3, 2015 – 11:11 am -Capitol/UMe has reissued five Beach Boys albums on 180-gram vinyl. The titles are “15 Big Ones” (1976), “M.I.U. Album” (1978), “L.A. (Light Album)” (1979), “Keepin’ The Summer Alive” (1980) and “The Beach Boys” (1985).
The band’s 1972 album, “Carl & The Passions – So Tough,” will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl on May 12.
Beach Boys fans will also be interested to know that the band’s classic 1966 album, “Pet Sounds,” will be released on Blu-ray Audio on June 16, complete with bonus content.
The album will be presented with six bonus tracks in high resolution (192kHz/24-bit) and in three distinct mixes, including Brian Wilson’s original mix in PCM Mono, Dolby True HD Stereo and new DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround mixes. The new mixes were produced by Mark Linett, under the supervision of Brian Wilson.
“Pet Sounds” is one of the most critically-acclaimed albums of all time, ranking at number two on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” in 2003, and topping Mojo’s similar list in 1995.
The vinyl reissues can be ordered now via the links below:
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15 Big Ones (LP) |
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M.I.U. Album (LP) |
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L.A. (Light Album) (LP) |
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Keepin’ The Summer Alive (LP) |
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The Beach Boys (LP) |
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Carl & The Passions – So Tough (LP) |
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Lesley Gore dies aged 68
Written by admin on February 17, 2015 – 6:37 am -American singer, Lesley Gore, died on Monday (Feb 16th) aged 68. Her partner, Lois Sasson, confirmed that Gore died at New York University Langone Medical Center in Manhattan after a long battle with lung cancer.
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Sam Cooke – 50 years on
Written by admin on December 11, 2014 – 9:45 am -The great Sam Cooke died 50 years ago today aged 33. The reason that the soul legend was shot will probably never be known with certainty, but the magnificence of his voice and charm of his recordings are in no doubt.
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