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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for May.

Highlights for May include:

• Rod Stewart’s “Time” (14 May US, 7 May UK)
• Huey Lewis and the News’ “Sports 30th Anniversary” deluxe edition (14 May)
• David Bowie’s “Zeit 77-79” box set (14 May)
• “The Beach Boys Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour” double album (21 May)
• Burt Bacharach’s “Anyone Who Had a Heart: Art of the Songwriter” 6-CD box set (21 May)
• North American debut for the Rolling Stones’ “Crossfire Hurricane” on DVD/Blu-ray (21 May)
• Wings’ reissue of “Wings Over America” in standard and deluxe editions (28 May)
• John Fogerty’s new duets album “Wrote a Song For Everyone” (28 May).

Legendary guitarist Duane Eddy celebrates his 75th Birthday today.

Born in Corning, New York, Eddy took up guitar at the age of five and by his mid-teens had formed a duo, Jimmy and Duane, with his friend Jimmy Delbridge, who would go on to record as Jimmy Dell. Their first single, “Soda Fountain Girl,” didn’t trouble the charts, but did begin an association with DJ and record producer Lee Hazlewood, who would produce a string of classic hits for Duane Eddy in the coming years.

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The Roy Orbison estate has announced that a Roy Orbison collector’s label titled MERCY! will be launched on April 23, coinciding with what would have been the late star’s 77th birthday. The label’s first release will be “Roy Orbison: Live at the Reseda Country Club,” which features a 1981 concert performance.

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Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk will open on Beale Street in Memphis, TN on April 23, ahead of a welcoming parade on April 27 which will see Jerry Lee’s piano, motorcycle and memorabilia moved into the restaurant.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for April.

Highlights for April include:

• Deluxe editions of Transvision Vamp’s “Pop Art” and “Velveteen” (2 Apr)
• “The Eagles – The Studio Albums 1972-1979” 6-CD box set (2 Apr) and “History of the Eagles” DVD and Blu-ray (30 Apr)
• The Beatles’ iTunes debut for “Let It Be… Naked” (2 Apr)
• OMD’s brand new “English Electric” album in standard, deluxe and vinyl editions (9 Apr)
• Deluxe 2-CD edition of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Kaya” (23 Apr)
• Iggy & The Stooges’ new album “Ready to Die” on CD and vinyl (30 Apr)
• Deep Purple’s new album “Now What?!” in standard, deluxe and vinyl editions (30 Apr).