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Jimi Hendrix’s first two posthumous studio albums, “The Cry of Love” and “Rainbow Bridge,” have been remastered and will be released in September on CD, LP and as digital downloads. This is the first time that “Rainbow Bridge” has been released on CD.

Both albums were originally compiled by engineer Eddie Kramer and Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. The new releases were both remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analogue masters.

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“Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me” will open in New York and Nashville on October 24, followed by a national release in more than 50 cities. The documentary, directed and produced by James Keach (producer of “Walk The Line”) and produced by Trevor Albert (“Groundhog Day”), is an inspiring portrait of the life and 50-year career of Glen Campbell, culminating with his worldwide “Goodbye Tour”.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for August include:

• “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is: Deluxe Edition” 10-disc box set and two-disc “Legacy Edition” (5 Aug)
• “Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)” 2 LP standard vinyl edition and 4 LP special vinyl edition (26 Aug)
• “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is: Special Edition” on Blu-ray/DVD (12 Aug)
• Brian Setzer’s “Rockabilly Riot! All Original” on CD (12 Aug) and Vinyl (19 Aug)
• Midge Ure’s new album “Fragile” (19 Aug)
• Smokey Robinson’s duets album “Smokey & Friends” (19 Aug)
• Ace Frehley’s new solo album “Space Invader” in standard and deluxe editions (19 Aug)
• The Kinks’ “Lola Versus Powerman & The Moneygoround, Part One – Deluxe Edition” (25 Aug)
• Ian Anderson’s “Thick as a Brick – Live in Iceland” on Blu-ray, DVD and CD (25 Aug)
• U.S. edition of the Small Faces’ “Here Come the Nice” 8-disc box set (26 Aug).

Thousands of fans have been in Memphis over the past week to celebrate Elvis Presley’s life, 37 years after he died at Graceland. One of the highlights of this year’s Elvis Week was the first ever Elvis auction at the Graceland Archive Studio on Thursday.

All items were from third party sellers, including rare artifacts from the collection of Greg Page, founding member of The Wiggles®. The biggest seller was a gemstone, diamond and gold lion mask pendant that was worn often by Elvis, including during his visit with President Nixon at The White House ($67,000). An opal and diamond ring purchased by Elvis for Ginger Alden in 1976 also attracted big money ($31,000).

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Paul McCartney returned to the site of the Beatles’ last paid concert to close San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Thursday night (August 14).

McCartney and his band filmed a promo ahead of the gig.

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