September 26th, 2025
Tears For Fears "Songs From The Big Chair" 40th Anniversary Issue Editions Due Nov. 14th press release includes no mastering or pressing credits (grade: F)By: Tracking Angle
Tears For Fears' multi-platinum-selling second album, Songs From The Big Chair, will be reissued in multiple formats on November 14, marking its 40th anniversary and celebrating its enduring impact. Originally released on February 25, 1985, Songs From The Big Chair became a global sensation, topping the US charts and spawning five hit singles: “Mothers Talk,” “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Head Over Heels,” and “I Believe.” The album captured a... Read More
September 26th, 2025
The Rolling Stones Announce a Super Deluxe Reissue of !976 Classic "Black and Blue" SuperDeluxe Box Set Due Nov. 14, 2025By: Tracking Angle
September 24, 2025 - Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones are set to celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive Super Deluxe Box Set, arriving globally on November 14, 2025 from Interscope/UMe. Originally released in April, 1976 Black and Blue marked a bold new chapter for the band and now returns in a stunning, remixed and expanded package across multiple formats.Available as a 5LP vinyl box set and a 4CD... Read More
September 20th, 2025
Strata-East's First Reissue Titles Back in Stock! The first run sell-out kind of took them by surprise!By: Tracking Angle
The Mack Avenue licensing deal with Strata-east Records turned out to be more successful than the label had originally thought. The first run of 2500 titles each, sold out relatively quickly and probably exceeded sales when the records were originally released, which is both amazing and gratifying. The hyperlink is to our original coverage of the reissue announcement.The re-stocked titles are available now at the Mack Avenue Store And soon will be available again at... Read More
September 16th, 2025
"Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman Searches For Reissue Clues and Finds Muse Records new time travel recording imprint features reissue series from the legendary Muse Records CatalogBy: Tracking Angle
Zev Feldman—record producer and Jazz Detective—launches his next endeavor, the archival label Time Traveler Recordings with the label’s Muse Master Edition Series: a run of masterpiece reissues from the historic Muse Records catalog. Pre-order Muse Master Edition Series.The series begins with the October 17th release of three albums from the legendary label’s discography: drummer Roy Brooks’ seminal 1972 live album The Free Slave; pianist Kenny Barron’s 1973 work... Read More
September 16th, 2025
Analogue Productions Releases Limited Run UHQR Reissue of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Axis: Bold As Love for First Time in Definitive 45 RPM Stereo and Mono Editions Newly Remastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Master Tapes and Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Using Clarity Vinyl®By: Tracking Angle
(Press release): Analogue Productions is revisiting its first-ever UHQR (Ultra High Quality Record) title — The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 masterpiece Axis: Bold As Love - newly remastered and available for the first time as a 45 RPM edition, in both stereo and mono pressings. Both the stereo and mono versions have been cut by noted mastering engineer Bernie Grundman from the original analog master tapes, and pressed at Acoustic Sounds' industry-leading... Read More
September 15th, 2025
"In the Wee Small Hours", Frank Sinatra's Seminal 1955 Capitol Album Drops November 14th Via Blue Note "Tone Poet" Series AUDIOPHILE REISSUE PRODUCED FOR RELEASE BY JOE HARLEY WITH ALL-ANALOG MASTERING BY KEVIN GRAY CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPESBy: Tracking Angle
(Press Release): Frank Sinatra’s seminal 1955 Capitol Records album In The Wee Small Hours will be reissued in Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series on November 14 marking the album’s 70th anniversary. Produced for release by Joe Harley, the new Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and comes packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring... Read More
September 12th, 2025
Neil Young Releasing 4 Classic Titles: "Harvest Moon", "Unplugged", "Sleeps With Angels" and "Mirror Ball" FROM THE OFFICIAL RELEASE SERIES (ORS) VOLUME 6 - DISCS 26, 27, 28 & 29By: Tracking Angle
September 12, 2025 – (Los Angeles, CA) – Neil Young continues his Official Release Series (ORS) with the next installment of four classic titles from the 1990s. ORS Vol 6: Discs 26, 27, 28 & 29 collects HARVEST MOON, UNPLUGGED, SLEEPS WITH ANGELS and MIRROR BALLin the ongoing reissue series and is set for release on October 24 via Reprise Records.Each disc in the limited edition, numbered box sets will contain 4 albums with the original, historically accurate... Read More
September 10th, 2025
Dr. Dre's Hip Hop Classic "The Chronic" Gets the One Step From Tape Treatment Bernie Was in Da House in 1992, Chris Bellman cut this "One Step" double LPBy: Tracking Angle
(Press Release) When originally released back in 1992, The Chronic was a single LP with long sides. It was a gift that vinyl even existed for the original release – CDs ruled the day. By 2001, this landmark recording was split across 4 sides which allowed for a more authentic audio listening experience to what Dr. Dre had created.The Chronic One-Step release takes Dr. Dre’s production to a whole new listening level. The original analog master tapes were completely... Read More
September 9th, 2025
New "Axis: Bold As Love" Box Coming With 5LP/4CD+Blu-ray, Stereo, Mono, ATMOS+40 Bonus Studio & Live Tracks! Bernie Grundman cut the originals from flat Olympic mastersBy: Tracking Angle
5LP/4CD + Blu-ray Box Set Containing Landmark 1967 Album Axis: Bold As Love In Stereo, Mono, ATMOS, Plus 40 Bonus Studio & Live Tracks (28 Previously Unreleased) Out On Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings(Press Release): Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings, are releasing Bold As Love by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on November 7. Produced by Janie Hendrix, original Experience recording engineer Eddie Kramer, and John McDermott, this expansive... Read More
September 6th, 2025
R.I.P. Mark Volman—Half of "Flo and Eddie" and Turtles Founding Member Harvey Kubernik RemembersBy: Harvey Kubernik
Mark Volman — a founding member of the ’60s rock band The Turtles died on September 5th at age 78 following a “brief, unexpected illness” in Nashville, Tenn. In 2020 Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.
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"Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings" From the Bill Evans Trio Featuring Scott LaFaro and Paul MotianBy: Michael Fremer
Craft Recordings honors this inimitable trio through Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings—a brand new collection that, for the very first time, collects the complete recording studio output by Evans’ “Classic Trio.” Anchoring this 5-LP, 180-gram vinyl collection (also available in a 3-CD set and standard/hi-res digital) are the trio’s two acclaimed original studio albums, Portrait in Jazz (1960) and Explorations(1961), both of which benefit from meticulous audio restoration by Plangent Processes. Three additional LPs feature 26 breathtaking alternate takes and outtakes from these famed sessions—17 of which have never been released—offering rare insight into the trio’s innovative creative process.
Read MoreSeptember 4th, 2025
"Wildflowers" One-Step 30th Anniversary Release Drops October 10th "It’s the album I'm most proud of”—Tom PettyBy: Tracking Angle
September 4, 2025—Marking the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Wildflowers, one of Tom Petty’s most beloved and enduring albums, the all-time classic will see a special two LP One-Step vinyl release with Because Sound Matters, set for October 10 via Warner Records. Limited to 6000 numbered copies, the first pressing has been cut directly from the original master tapes by engineer Chris Bellman, overseen by Petty’s longtime audio engineer Ryan Ulyate and cut for... Read More
September 3rd, 2025
Little Feat "The Last Record Album (Deluxe Edition)" Drops October 24 Deluxe CD set includes 1975 Boston Orpheum Theater Halloween Concert— Feat Fans rejoice!By: Tracking Angle
Press Release: (September 3, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) Little Feat’s The Last Record Album arrived in October 1975, lean and sly, with the band deep in its creative stride. Nearly 50 years later, the album returns in a newly remastered and expanded edition that brings fresh light to one of the most quietly compelling records in the band’s catalog.(no mastering, pressing or source credits included in press release)The Last Record Album (Deluxe Edition) will be available... Read More
September 2nd, 2025
Jerome Sabbagh Reconvenes His Longstanding Quartet for the First Time in More Than a Decade for the Timely "Stand Up"! Due Out October 17, 2025 via Analog Tone Factory, the Album Features Guitarist Ben Monder, Bassist Joe Martin, and New Addition, Drummer Nasheet WaitsBy: Tracking Angle
(Press release): Saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh has always prided himself on being an artist who stands up strongly for the qualities and principles that he believes in – artistic integrity, bold individuality, social consciousness, and a distinctive personal vision. His vibrant new album, Stand Up!, asserts those values in a number of ways, wedding memorable compositions to fervent playing by Sabbagh’s longtime quartet. Stand Up! was recorded live to analog... Read More
August 29th, 2025
Caelan Cardello's "Chapter One" Drops Today Digitally, Vinyl Edition On the Way! (updated with link to JazzTimes story) Caelan's first studio album with his working trio— 8 original tunes, two coversBy: Michael Fremer
Before you read Caelan's personal press release, check out this Jazz Times story (Caelan's personal press release): A quick story about the conception of this album - I was playing a trio show at Mezzrow jazz club in New York City one night in February of 2024, and was approached afterwards by Geoff Hoefer (producer on the album and owner of JazzBird Records). He expressed to me how moved he felt by my performance, and then said he wanted to be the one to... Read More
August 29th, 2025
Rhino High Fidelity Does The Sex Pistols "Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols" Kevin Gray Cut Using Master TapesBy: Tracking Angle
(August 29, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols, an album that rewired 20 years of rock in under 40 minutes, is available today from Rhino High Fidelity (Rhino Hi-Fi), the premium vinyl reissue series.
Read MoreAugust 27th, 2025
Craft Recordings OJC Series Closes Out the Year With Seven New Reissues more great titles!By: Tracking Angle
(Press release): Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2025)—Craft Recordings is rounding out 2025 with seven reissues in the Original Jazz Classics series, which revisits celebrated, seminal, and rare jazz albums. The latest reissues include Hank Mobley’s Jazz Message #2, Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar, Art Pepper’s Surf Ride, Sonny Rollins’ Plus 4, Yusef Lateef’s Jazz Mood, and Red Garland Quartet’s Soul Junction and After Hours featuring Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell... Read More
August 22nd, 2025
Verve Label Group and UMe Announce "Verve Vault"—A New Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series definitive HQ Pressings of essential jazz records from vast, legendary catalogBy: Tracking Angle
Los Angeles – August 22, 2025 – Verve Label Group and UMe, the global catalog division of Universal Music Group, are proud to announce Verve Vault, a new audiophile vinyl reissue series highlighting iconic jazz albums as well as overlooked gems from Verve’s vast catalog. The series will offer definitive, all-analog 180-gram vinyl pressings newly-mastered from the original analog master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed at Optimal in Germany. Each release will combine exceptional audio fidelity with meticulous attention to detail — from mastering to jacket reproduction. The LPs will be packaged in high-quality tip-on gatefold jackets, replicating the original packaging.
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