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Sam Cooke’s “Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964” to be Released on Vinyl | June 24th, 2014

Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
 
SAM COOKE’S PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND 1951-1964 TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME ON JUNE 24th, 2014
 
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964, a career-spanning 31 track collection of music pioneer Sam Cooke’s greatest works, is being released by ABKCO Records for the first time ever as a vinyl double album on June 24. Originally released in 2003 as a CD/Super Audio CD hybrid, Portrait of a Legend has never before been available on LP, the dominant format at the time of Cooke’s greatest success.

Shanachie Records to Release Classic Reggae Album “East of The River Nile” by Augustus Pablo on April 15th, 2014

AUGUSTUS PABLO’S
“EAST OF THE RIVER NILE”
ONE OF TOP 50 REGGAE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME



SHANACHIE RELEASES REGGAE ALBUM CLASSIC ON VINYL APRIL 15, 2014


Augustus Pablo is a legendary figure in reggae music, widely acknowledged, along with King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry as one of the  prime architects of dub music, which has had a profound influence on hip-hop and electronica. Pablo was also a first-rate producer who launched the careers of such reggae legends as Jacob Miller and Hugh Mundell. He was also a highly-skilled multi-instrumentalist who played not only on his own recordings but as a session man on a number of great roots reggae recordings of other artists.

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Motéma Music to Release Jazz/Soul Singer Gregory Porter’s “Water” & “Be Good” on Vinyl | Nov. 26th, 2013

Gregory Porter Vinyl Release 2013
 
MOTÉMA MUSIC RELEASING GREGORY PORTER’S WATER AND BE GOOD ON VINYL ON NOVEMBER 26th
 
Water Will Include Opolopo’s Remix of “1960 What?” as Bonus Track
 
In 2010, when Motéma Music was still a fledgling label, albeit one with an already impressive roster that included such lauded artists as Lynne Arriale, Rufus Reid and Marc Cary, President Jana Herzen signed a relatively unknown vocalist by the name of Gregory Porter. At the time, the Brooklyn-based vocalist was already developing quite a buzz, incited by his weekly SRO residency at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem.

Mack Ave Records Continues Vinyl Release Program | Cécile McLorin Salvant’s “WomanChild” Coming Oct. 29th, 2013

Mack Avenue Records Continues Vinyl Release Program with Cécile McLorin Salvant’s WomanChild – Available October 29

Label Has Released Seven 180-gram Double LP Sets
Since 2009 Including Albums from Christian McBride,
Gary Burton, Kenny Garrett, Stanley Jordan,
Kevin Eubanks and Yellowjackets

Mack Avenue Records is proud to continue their vinyl release program with French-American vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant. The program has released seven 180-gram vinyl LPs since it began in 2009,…

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New Jazz Release: John Coltrane | “The Complete Sun Ship Session” (3 LP Set) – Coming May 21st, 2013

MOSAIC RECORDS CELEBRATES THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET –
THE COMPLETE SUN SHIP SESSION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME



Three LP Set Available Tuesday, May 21
Photo Credit: Chuck Stewart


Mosaic Records is set to release The Complete Sun Ship Session which includes newly discovered and previously unissued alternate takes from one of the final studio sessions by the John Coltrane Quartet. The three LP set will be released May 21 and is also being made available on a two CD set through Verve Records on April 16.

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