IT’S ALIVE! FRANK ZAPPA’S HALLOWEEN SHOWS RECORDED LIVE IN 1973 AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATER IN CHICAGO TO BE RELEASED FOR FIRST TIME AS LIMITED EDITION FOUR-DISC COSTUME BOX FEATURES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FRANKenZAPPA MASK AND GLOVES AND MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF UNRELEASED LIVE PERFORMANCES SPANNING TWO FULL SHOWS AND A BONUS DISC […]

1971 Hits Collection’s Quad Mix Previously Issued Only in Japan in 1975   Los Angeles – September 4, 2019 – Originally released on December 27, 1971, the Jackson 5’s first singles collection, titled Greatest Hits, encapsulated an extraordinary and intense 18-month span of ‘Jacksonmania.’ Stocked with their biggest hits to date, including their four consecutive […]

Five Classic Motown Albums Newly Remastered in Mono from Their Original Analog Master Tapes for 180-Gram Deluxe Vinyl Editions Available Now for Worldwide Preorder Exclusively from The Sound of Vinyl   Los Angeles – September 4, 2019 – Motown’s 60th Anniversary celebration continues with today’s announcement of a special, limited edition ‘Motown In Mono’ vinyl […]

MARVIN GAYE ‘WHAT’S GOING ON LIVE’ NEWLY MIXED FOR ITS FIRST STANDALONE RELEASE BY MOTOWN/UMe IN 2LP BLACK VINYL, 2LP COLOR VINYL, CD, AND DIGITAL EDITIONS   Legendary Concert Album Captures Gaye’s First Live Performance After a Four-Year Hiatus from the Stage; Recorded at The Kennedy Center on Washington, D.C.’s “Marvin Gaye Day” (May 1, […]

HEY NOW! SMASH MOUTH’S “ALL STAR” STILL SHINES AT 20 WITH NEW BREATHE CAROLINA REMIX OUT TODAY     Los Angeles – August 23, 2019 – Interscope/UMe is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Smash Mouth’s massive hit, “All Star,” with today’s release of a new remix by acclaimed electronic duo Breathe Carolina. “All Star (Breathe […]

VERVE, IMPULSE! RECORDS AND UMe RELEASE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF VITAL VINYL SERIES FEATURING 180-GRAM VINYL REISSUES OF THE ICONIC LABELS’ CLASSIC ALBUMS   THE LAST OF THREE BATCHES OF NON-LIMITED EDITION LPS INCLUDES TITLES FROM JAZZ TITANS ARCHIE SHEPP, CHARLIE PARKER & DIZZY GILLESPIE,CHARLES MINGUS, ELLA FITZGERALD, GERRY MULLIGAN & BEN WEBSTER AND MCCOY TYNER […]

FRANK SINATRA’S MY WAY 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION AND SINATRA SINGS ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN SET FOR OCTOBER 11 RELEASE   My Way 50th Anniversary CD Edition Includes Duets with Willie Nelson and Luciano Pavarotti And Two Live Performances from 1971 and 1987   Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman Features Compilation of Songs Written By […]

COUNTRY SUPERSTAR LUKE BRYAN CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 2009 BREAKTHOUGH ALBUM DOIN’ MY THING WITH FIRST-EVER VINYL RELEASE ON OCTOBER 4 VIA CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMe   DELUXE ALBUM EXPANDED WITH TWO RARE BONUS TRACKS     Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – Since achieving stardom with his breakthrough album Doin’ My Thing, Luke Bryan […]

that dog. Old LP (October 4, 2019; UMe)     Beloved Los Angeles band that dog. — comprised of guitarist/vocalist Anna Waronker, drummer Tony Maxwell, and bassist/vocalist Rachel Haden — will release their first new album in twenty-two years on October 4th, 2019 via UMe. The record, entitled Old LP, was recorded over the last three […]

OMD TO RELEASE SPECIAL40TH ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL BOX SET SOUVENIR,2CD DIGITAL SINGLES COLLECTION& 3LP GREATEST HITSOUT OCTOBER 4TH ON UMe / VIRGIN   Currently On Tour With The B-52’s And Berlin In The U.S.Headlining World Tour Begins This Fall in Europe   Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) continue […]

BOYZ N THE HOOD SOUNDTRACK MAKES DOUBLE-VINYL DEBUT   Soundtrack For Director John Singleton’s Groundbreaking 1991 Masterpiece Gets A First-Time 2LP U.S. Commercial Release On September 27     On September 27, Qwest/UMe is set to release the groundbreaking, multi-genre Boyz N The Hood soundtrack on double vinyl in two different color options: black and […]

Going back to the vault, each re-mastered album will draw from original master recordings   20th Anniversary Edition of Things Fall Apart to include bonus tracks,photography, artwork and band commentary   SANTA MONICA, August 16, 2019 — To celebrate the continuing cultural impact of The Roots, Geffen and UMe/Urban Legends will re-issue the bands’ iconic […]