FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION’S REVOLUTIONARY 1967 ALBUM, ABSOLUTELY FREE, CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPANDED 2 LP EDITION FEATURING RARE AND UNRELEASED MATERIAL   AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29 VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe   Los Angeles – June 2, 2017 – The Zappa Family Trust will mark the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s politically-charged, envelope-pushing sophomore album, Absolutely Free, with an […]

BOB SEGER’S GREATEST HITS RIAA CERTIFIED DIAMOND (10x PLATINUM)   GREATEST HITS AND RAMBLIN’ GAMBLIN’ MAN VINYL REISSUES JUNE 2   Both long out of print, Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man reissued as a single LP and Greatest Hits comes as two-LP 150gram and 180gram vinyl editions     Los Angeles, CA – May 30, 2017, 7:30am EST – Capitol Records/UMe is pleased […]

THE BEACH BOYS OPEN THE VAULTS FOR ‘1967 – SUNSHINE TOMORROW,’ TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 30   New 2CD & Digital Collection Features New, First-Ever Stereo Mix of ‘Wild Honey,’ Plus 54 Previously Unreleased 1967 Studio Session Tracks & Live Recordings   New ‘Wild Honey’ Stereo Mix Also Debuts in 50th Anniversary 180-Gram Vinyl […]

LITTLE STEVEN NEW ALBUM, SOULFIRE, OUT TODAY TODAY SHOW CHAT APPEARANCE AIRED YESTERDAY “It’s hard to imagine a more joyous and revelatory contemporary blue-eyed soul recording. The appropriately titled Soulfire is a tough, tight and clearly inspired project as well as a most welcome return from the musical shadows for Steven Van Zandt.” -American Songwriter    Little Steven’s s […]

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS’ UME CATALOG TO BE RELEASED AS INDIVIDUAL VINYL ALBUMS JUNE 2 TOURING NOW TO COMMEMORATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY On June 2, UMe will release eight individual albums from their Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog as stand-alone vinyl titles. Each album* has been remastered for this release and seven of the albums—Damn the Torpedoes, Full Moon Fever, Hard Promises, Into The Great […]

MARLEY FAMILY CELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARY OF BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS’ CLASSIC EXODUS Four Separate Releases Out This June Ziggy Marley-Curated “Restatement” Exodus 40 – The Movement Continues; Gold-Colored Vinyl of Original Release and Live Album set for June 2 4 LP Super Deluxe Version Available June 30   LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2017 — Bob Marley & […]

THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ‘SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’ WITH SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION RELEASES     ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Presented with New Mixes in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Audio; Expanded with Previously Unreleased Session Recordings, Video Features & Special Packaging   Previously Unreleased 1992 Documentary Film, ‘The Making of Sgt. Pepper,’ Restored for Anniversary Edition’s Super […]

TWO DOZEN RARE AND LIMITED RELEASE FRANK ZAPPA ALBUMS TO BE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE AROUND THE WORLD PHYSICALLY AND DIGITALLY VIA ZAPPA RECORDS/UMe   MANY ALBUMS MAKING THEIR STREAMING DEBUT AND BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FOR FIRST TIME   Los Angeles – March 17, 2017 – Two dozen rare and limited release Frank Zappa recordings will be made […]

To mark 30 years since the release of U2’s fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the iconic record will be released by Interscope Records on June 2, 2017. Alongside the 11-track album, the super deluxe collector’s edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and […]

PAUL McCARTNEY FLOWERS IN THE DIRT LONG AWAITED 10th INSTALLMENT OF THE GRAMMY-WINNING ARCHIVE COLLECTION OUT MARCH 24 VIA MPL/Capitol/UMe  DIGITAL PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE FROM TODAY – FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24 DIGITAL PRE-ORDERS COME WITH INSTANT GRAT TRACKS – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMO VERSIONS OF ‘MY BRAVE FACE’ AND ‘THAT DAY IS DONE’ LINDA McCARTNEY IN THE STUDIO IMAGES REVEALED […]

FRANK SINATRA’S ‘FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA & ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM’ TO BE RELEASED APRIL 7 IN EXPANDED 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION CD & Digital Commemorative Edition Adds Two Bonus Tracks; Remastered Album Also Available on 180-gram Vinyl LP & Exclusive, Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP   Los Angeles – February 22, 2017 – Frank Sinatra’s acclaimed 1967 album with […]

NEIL DIAMOND CELEBRATES “50” A CELEBRATION OF DIAMOND’S 50 YEARS IN MUSIC 3 CD 50th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE ON MARCH 31, 2017 WORLD TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 7, 2017   On March 31, 2017 UME and CMG will release Neil  Diamond 50 – 50th Anniversary Collection, a  3 CD  set that  marks the  50th anniversary of […]