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Verve/UMe Releases 9 Classic Impulse! Records Albums in Honor of John Coltrane’s 90th Birthday

John Coltrane’s Iconic Impulse! Records Lifetime Recordings Remastered In High-Res Audio In Honor Of Jazz Legend’s 90th Birthday

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today’s release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic Impulse! Records albums, continuing the label’s initiative to remaster every album Coltrane recorded in his lifetime for “The House That Trane Built” in a variety of high-fidelity formats.

Legacy Recordings to Release Special Edition 12″ Vinyl of Maxwell’s “Urban Hang Suite” & “BLACKsummer’snight” on Oct. 28th, 2016

Legacy Recordings Celebrates the Music of Maxwell with Special Limited Edition 12″ Vinyl Releases:

Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite – 20th Anniversary Metallic Gold 2LP 12″ 150gram Vinyl Edition
Maxwell’s BLACKsummer’snight – Metallic Silver 12″ 150gram Vinyl Edition (1st Ever US Vinyl)

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrates the music of neo-soul icon Maxwell with the release of two highly-collectible limited edition 12″ vinyl album titles on Friday, October 28.

Reissue Label Friday Music to Release Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHIC AND CHICAGO LEAD FRIDAY MUSIC’S SPRING RELEASE SCHEDULE

Classic Reissue Label Delivers Audiophile Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

April 25, 2016 – New York, NY- Famed reissue label Friday Music is gearing up for a spring full of new releases. The recent announcement of a limited, 3-LP set of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour (coming June 3) is only the tip of the iceberg. Friday Music’s release schedule contains a plethora of albums from some of the most legendary names in rock and soul. All titles have been remastered and reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Here are some of the highlights.

Amy Winehouse’s 1st Album “Frank” Now Available on Vinyl

Amy Winehouse’s First Album “Frank” Remastered And Available On Vinyl NOW

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Amy Winehouse‘s career, though meteoric, was unfortunately cut short by tragedy, but the multi-GRAMMY® Award winner’s musical legacy can now be appreciated anew with Island Records/Universal Music Enterprises’ remastered and vinyl debut of her first album, Frank on 180-gram, 2-LP black vinyl with a printed gatefold sleeve that includes lyrics. The Frank album was previously only available on vinyl in the U.S. in a limited edition 8 disc boxed set released in December 2015.

Legacy Recordings Announces Vinyl Exclusives for 8th Annual Record Store Day – Black Friday Nov. 27th, 2015

Legacy Recordings Announces Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusives For Record Store Day’s Annual Black Friday Event (Friday, November 27, 2015)

New Legacy Vinyl Collectibles include Releases by Earth Wind & Fire, the Isley Brothers, OutKast, & More

NEW YORK, Oct 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the label’s line-up of collectible 12″, 10″ and 7″ vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day’s Black Friday 2015, celebrated this year at the nation’s independent record stores on Friday, November 27, 2015.

Legacy Recordings Set to Release “Weather Report: The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981” on Nov. 20th, 2015

Legacy Recordings Set to Release Weather Report: The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981, A New 4 Disc Box Set Premiering A Wealth of Previously Unreleased Live Material Performed by the Revolutionary Electronic Jazz-Rock Ensemble from 1978-1981

Available Everywhere Friday, November 20, 2015

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the upcoming release of Weather Report: The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981, a monumental 4 disc boxed set of previously unreleased live concert performances from the groundbreaking electronic jazz-rock-funk ensemble whose revolutionary sounds continue to influence -generations of bands and music aficionados.

UMe Celebrates B.B. King’s 90th Birthday With Release Of Three Classic Albums On Vinyl

UMe Celebrates B.B. King’s 90th Birthday With Release Of Three Classic Albums On Vinyl, remastered Classics For Digital Including Out Of Print Crown Catalog

Legendary ‘King of the Blues’ will be remembered with vinyl/digital reissues of Live At The Regal, Live In Cook County Jail and first-ever LP version of two — Deuces Wild, featuring famous collaborators, as well as early classics from Modern/Crown Records

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The world of music lost one of its all-time legends when the great blues guitarist B. B. King passed away on May 14, at the age of 89. Accolades and tributes came not only from fans but fellow musicians who were influenced by the Mississippi-born son of sharecroppers, who virtually popularized the genre that spawned rock ‘n’ roll.

R&B Legend Michael Henderson to Release 6 Classic Albums Digitally Via Sony Music on June 30th, 2015

Michael Henderson: 6 Albums Remastered/Expanded vers to be released Digitally via New Sony Ent Div

Michael Henderson via Legacy Digital, Premier Catalog div. Sony Music Ent. will open the LEGACY vaults to release 6 Michael Henderson albums for streaming/download available through All Major Digital Service Providers for the very 1st time 6.30.2015!

PRLog – June 28, 2015 – NEW YORK — We are happy to announce that Music ICON, 4 time Grammy Nominee MICHAEL HENDERSON will have six albums (6) released Tuesday June 30th 2015 making an incredible selection of classic albums and deep catalog Michael Henderson Music available for the first time in the digital realm from new Sony Music Entertainment Label, “Legacy Digital!”

Legacy Recordings to Release “Freedom Highway Complete” by The Staple Singers on March 3rd, 2015

Legacy Recordings Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Montgomery-Selma Civil Rights Marches with Release of The Staple Singers’ Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, A Newly Expanded Edition of Legendary Concert Recorded April 9, 1965

Historic Soul/Gospel Concert Masterpiece Available on CD, Online and 2LP Configurations on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, a newly remixed, remastered and expanded edition of the live concert masterpiece recorded by the Staple Singers in April 1965 in support and celebration of that year’s historic civil rights marches from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama.

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

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