Classic Pop Icons

The new music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for January 2011 are listed below.

For the latest releases, click here.

January 2011 highlights include:

• remastered editions of Queen’s Greatest Hits I and II (Jan 3)
• Gregg Allman’s new album “Low Country Blues” (Jan 18)
• deluxe reissues of the classic Thin Lizzy albums “Jailbreak”, “Johnny the Fox” and “Live and Dangerous” (Jan 24 in the UK and Feb 8 in the US)
• a deluxe 2-CD version of Rick Nelson’s “In Concert – The Troubadour, 1969” (Jan 31 in the UK and Feb 15 in the US).

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There are few things quite as satisfying as a good comeback story. We all like to believe that we have it in us to change, that the stories of lives are not yet written, that we may come up with a new chapter that’s as good, or even better, than anything we’ve ever done. When a pop music favorite makes a comeback it’s especially satisfying to their original fan base because it underlines the enduring appeal of the artist – that the quality of their music is not bound to their original era of dominance.

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