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R.E.M. Reissues A Classic, New Singles From The Decemberists, The Heligoats, More

Dec 1st, 2008 · This year marks the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s debut full-length album, Murmur. The band is marking the occasion with a remastered version of the record, which includes a bonus live concert of R.E.M. performing in 1983. The Decemberists are also back with a collection of new singles. Always The Bridesmaid features seven new songs the band is releasing in three installments, on vinyl and as digital downloads but not as CDs.

Keywords: CD · anniversary · songs · concert · album · Vinyl · R.E.M · remastering · downloads · reissues · digital · Bonus

Minus the Bear Finds Humanity in 'Alien'

May 30th, 2008 · Minus the Bear's mystifyingly titled "I'm Totally Not Down with Rob's Alien," from the newly remastered and reissued 2004 EP They Make Beer Commercials Like This, houses a gorgeous, warmly rendered reflection on alienation and the bliss of youthful solitude.

Keywords: humanity · youth · remastering · gorgeous · Bliss · solitude · Totally Not Down · 2004 EP emThey

Boogie-Woogie and Blues: Small Can Be Sweet ****

Apr 15th, 2008 · Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews a new CD box set, Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano, featuring remastered recordings from such greats as Chicago's Jimmy Yancy, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson and more all solo or in small ensembles.

Keywords: critic · Chicago · CD · Jazz · remastering · woogie · emFresh · emBoogie · Blues Piano · Jimmy Yancy · Meade Lux Lewis · Pete Johnson

'Lee Morgan, Volume 2': Remastered *

Oct 1st, 2007 · Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews a remastering of trumpeter Lee Morgan's 1956 Lee Morgan, Volume 2: Sextet.

Keywords: critic · Jazz · remastering · Lee · trumpeter · Morgan · sextet · Lee Morgan · 1956 Lee Morgan

A Guitar-Rock Great Gets Reissued and Revisited

Jan 31st, 2007 · When Richard Lloyd's long-unavailable Field of Fire returns to shelves, it'll be as a two-disc "deluxe" edition, with one disc a remastered version of the original and the other a radically different "revisitation," with songs in a different sequence and two bonus tracks.

Keywords: original · songs · guitar · remastering · sequences · Bonus · unavailable · Richard Lloyd · Field of Fire

Bruce Springsteen: 30 Years of 'Born to Run' ****

Jan 2nd, 2006 · In November, Columbia Records released the Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition boxed set. The three-CD set includes a remastering of Springsteen's Born to Run album, released in 1975. The box set also includes a concert DVD of a never-before seen 1975 concert from London and a documentary about the making of Born to Run. This interview originally aired on Nov. 15, 2005.

Keywords: London · CD · 2005 · interviews · documentary · concert · bruce · album · boxing · DVD · Springsteen · Columbia Records

Springsteen's 'Born to Run' Redone -- with Video ****

Nov 15th, 2005 · This week, Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run gets the box-set treatment, in a special edition marking the record's 30th anniversary. The three-disc set includes a remastered version of the seminal album that created legions of Springsteen fans with its title track and songs like" Thunder Road" and "Backstreets."

Keywords: video · Fans · anniversary · songs · album · Springsteen · remastering · legions · Redone · Bruce Springsteen · Thunder Road · Backstreets

The Return of Donovan, a Musical Icon ****

Oct 7th, 2005 · Singer Donovan Leitch is known best by his first name alone. He has a new box set, Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan. It's a remastered CD/DVD set which covers his work from 1964 to 2004.

Keywords: icon · music · 2004 · remastering · Donovan · The Journey of Donovan · Singer Donovan Leitch · CD DVD · 1964

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