LINDA RONSTADT'S SIMPLE DREAMS
GETS EXPANDED FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Rhino Celebrates One Of The Singer's Definitive Albums With
Remastered Audio Plus Three Bonus Live Tracks

CD, Vinyl, And Digital Versions Will Be Available On September 15 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - Linda Ronstadt released one of the most successful albums of her groundbreaking career in 1977 with the #1 Grammy®-winning smash Simple Dreams. It was the singer's eighth studio album and would go on to sell more than three million copies in the U.S. alone.

Rhino has revisited the classic 40 years later to create a new version that features remastered audio, plus a trio of live songs taken from a 1980 concert performance. SIMPLE DREAMS: EXPANDED EDITION will be released on September 15 on CD ($14.98), LP with bonus 7" ($24.98), digital download, and streaming services.

When SIMPLE DREAMS came out in September 1977, it became Ronstadt's fifth consecutive platinum-certified album. A few months after its release, the album would finally end Fleetwood Mac's record-breaking 29-week stay atop the Billboard Album Chart when it replaced Rumours at #1. SIMPLE DREAMS' success spread beyond America, hitting #1 in Australia and Canada, while reaching the Top 20 in the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the U.K.

An instant classic, SIMPLE DREAMS spawned two massive hits thanks to Ronstadt's cover of Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy," which peaked at #5, and a cover of Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou" that reached #3 on the Pop Chart and #2 on the Country Chart. In 1978, that platinum-certified single earned Ronstadt Grammy nominations for both Record of the Year and also Best Pop Vocal Performance Female. The album also won the Grammy for Best Recording Package.

Along with major hits, SIMPLE DREAMS also featured several tracks that would emerge as fan favorites, like the singer's take on Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" and the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice." Country superstar Dolly Parton joined Ronstadt on the traditional ballad "I Never Will Marry," a Top 10 hit on the Country charts. Almost a decade later, Ronstadt, Parton, and Emmylou Harris would release their first Trio album.

In addition to newly remastered sound, the Expanded Edition of SIMPLE DREAMS also includes bonus live recordings of "It's So Easy," "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," and "Blue Bayou." All three are taken from a concert recording that originally aired on HBO in 1980 and are available here for the first time as standalone audio tracks.
 

SIMPLE DREAMS: EXPANDED EDITION
Track Listing
 
1.    "It's So Easy"
2.    "Carmelita"
3.    "Simple Man, Simple Dream"
4.    "Sorrow Lives Here"
5.    "I Never Will Marry"
6.    "Blue Bayou"
7.    "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"
8.    "Maybe I'm Right"
9.    "Tumbling Dice"
10.  "Old Paint"
11.  "It's So Easy" - Live*
12.  "Blue Bayou" - Live*
13.  "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" - Live*

*Also included on bonus 7" in LP version

 

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THE DOORS: THE SINGLES

All Of The Band’s Singles And B-Sides Available Together For The First Time 
As A Two-CD Collection And An Expanded Two-CD/Blu-ray Version

Limited Edition Vinyl Version Features Twenty 7-Inch Singles 
With Original A & B-Sides 

All Versions Available On September 15 From Rhino
 

LOS ANGELES – The Doors’ 50th anniversary celebration continues this summer with three new collections that spotlight every single and B-side the band released in the U.S., all gathered together for the first time.

THE SINGLES will be available in multiple formats listed below on September 15 from Rhino.

• 2-CD – All 20 U.S. singles with their corresponding B-sides, plus four mono radio versions ($19.98)

• 2-CD/Blu-ray – All the content from 2-CD version plus the 1973 compilation The Best Of The Doors in Quad on Blu-ray for the first time ($24.98)

• 7-Inch Vinyl Box – All 20 U.S. singles with their corresponding B-sides on twenty 7-inch vinyl 45s with original sleeve art and labels, presented in an ornate, lift-top box. Limited to 10,000 copies worldwide ($149.98)

• Audio will also be available on digital download and streaming services

THE SINGLES shows the creative chemistry shared by drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and vocalist Jim Morrison; four brilliant artists who made The Doors one of America’s most iconic and influential rock bands.

The collection includes the single versions from all six of the landmark studio albums the quartet released between 1967 and 1971, including classics like “People Are Strange,” “Love Her Madly” and “Riders On The Storm.” Also included on the CD versions are four mono radio versions of some of the band’s biggest hits, such as “Hello, I Love You” and “Touch Me,” which have never been made available anywhere after being sent to radio around their original release. The B-sides – many of which are making their CD debut – add another dimension to the band’s legacy with such stellar tracks as “Who Scared You,” which appeared in March 1969 as the flipside to “Wishful Sinful,” and a cover of Willie Dixon’s “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further,” which was paired with the 1971 smash “Love Her Madly.”  

THE SINGLES also features several songs released after Morrison’s passing in 1971. Among those recordings are tracks the surviving trio recorded together (“Tightrope Ride” and “The Mosquito”), as well as live selections from posthumous releases (“Roadhouse Blues” and “Gloria.”)

The Blu-ray disc that accompanies the expanded version of THE SINGLES features a high-resolution Quadraphonic mix of The Best Of The Doors. This 11-song compilation, available on Blu-ray for the first time, was remixed specifically for Quad in 1973 and offers a unique sonic experience on songs like “Soul Kitchen,” “Moonlight Drive” and “Love Me Two Times.”

The summer is already a busy one for the Doors. The group will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first #1 hit on July 28 with a limited edition, 7” vinyl reissue of “Light My Fire” that features artwork from the Japanese version of the single. Limited to 7,500 copies, the single will be available for a suggested price of $7.98.

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THE SINGLES
CD Track Listing

Disc One
1. “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”
2. “End Of The Night”
3. “Light My Fire”
4. “The Crystal Ship”
5. “People Are Strange”
6. “Unhappy Girl”
7. “Love Me Two Times”
8. “Moonlight Drive”
9. “The Unknown Soldier”
10. “We Could Be So Good Together”
11. “Hello, I Love You”
12. “Love Street”
13. “Touch Me”
14. “Wild Child”
15. “Wishful Sinful”
16. “Who Scared You”
17. “Tell All The People”
18. “Easy Ride”
19. “Runnin’ Blue”
20. “Do It”
21. “You Make Me Real”
22. “Roadhouse Blues”
23. “Love Her Madly”
24. “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further”
25. “Riders On The Storm”
26. “The Changeling”

Disc Two
1. “Tightrope Ride”
2. “Variety Is The Spice Of Life”
3. “Ships W/ Sails”
4. “In The Eye Of The Sun”
5. “Get Up And Dance”
6. “Treetrunk”
7. “The Mosquito”
8. “It Slipped My Mind”
9. “The Piano Bird”
10. “Good Rockin’”
11. “Roadhouse Blues” (Live)
12. “Albinoni: Adagio”
13. “Gloria” (Live) 
14. “Moonlight Drive” (Live)
15. “Hello, I Love You” (Mono Radio Version)
16. “Touch Me” (Mono Radio Version)
17. “Wishful Sinful” (Mono Radio Version)
18. “Tell All The People” (Mono Radio Version)
 

The Best Of The Doors (1973)
Blu-ray Track Listing

1. “Who Do You Love”
2. “Soul Kitchen”
3. “Hello, I Love You”
4. “People Are Strange”
5. “Riders On The Storm”
6. “Touch Me”
7. “Love Her Madly”
8. “Love Me Two Times”
9. “Take It As It Comes”
10. “Moonlight Drive”
11. “Light My Fire”

 

THE SINGLES
Vinyl Track Listing

1a. “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”
1b. “End Of The Night”

2a. “Light My Fire”
2b. “The Crystal Ship”

3a. “People Are Strange”
3b. “Unhappy Girl”

4a. “Love Me Two Times”
4b. “Moonlight Drive”

5a. “The Unknown Soldier”
5b. “We Could Be So Good Together”

6a. “Hello, I Love You”
6b. “Love Street”

7a. “Touch Me”
7b. “Wild Child”

8a. “Wishful Sinful”
8b. “Who Scared You”

9a. “Tell All The People”
9b. “Easy Ride”

10a. “Runnin’ Blue”
10b. “Do It”

11a. “You Make Me Real”
11b. “Roadhouse Blues”

12a. “Love Her Madly”
12b. “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further”

13a. “Riders On The Storm”
13b. “The Changeling”

14a. “Tightrope Ride”
14b. “Variety Is The Spice Of Life”

15a. “Ship W/ Sails”
15b. “In The Eye Of The Sun”

16a. “Get Up And Dance”
16b. “Treetrunk”

17a. “The Mosquito”
17b. “It Slipped My Mind”

18a. “The Piano Bird”
18b. “Good Rockin’”

19a. “Roadhouse Blues” (Live)
19b. “Albinoni: Adagio”

20a. “Gloria” (Live)
20b. “Moonlight Drive” (Live)

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BRIAN WILSON TO RELEASE PLAYBACK,
HIS FIRST EVER SOLO CAREER-SPANNING ANTHOLOGY

18-Song Collection Spans Nearly 30 Years, Touches On Nine of
Wilson's Solo Albums And Includes Two Previously Unreleased Tracks

CD, Vinyl, And Digital Versions Will Be Available From Rhino On September 22

Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour Continues Throughout 2017

LOS ANGELES - Brian Wilson's eponymous solo debut for Sire in 1988 launched an extended period of renewal for the iconic Beach Boys songwriter. Rhino revisits Wilson's solo career with a new 18-song collection that mixes studio and live recordings with two previously unreleased tracks: "Run James Run," a new song Wilson wrote and recorded for this collection, and "Some Sweet Day," an unreleased gem he wrote with Andy Paley in the early 1990s for an unfinished recording project.

PLAYBACK: THE BRIAN WILSON ANTHOLOGY covers more than 30 years of music with selections from nine of Wilson's solo albums and will be released September 22 on CD ($13.98), double-LP ($31.98), on digital download and streaming services. Tickets are also available now to see Wilson perform live as he continues the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Final Performances World Tour, which was recently extended due to overwhelming demand.

The collection opens with "Love And Mercy," one of the four songs on PLAYBACK taken from Wilson's self-titled debut. The song has become one of Wilson's most beloved classics, a regular closer to his live concerts, and was adopted as the title of the acclaimed 2015 biopic that saw the Beach Boy memorably played by both Paul Dano and John Cusack.

Several tracks on PLAYBACK come from the two albums Wilson released in 2004:  Gettin' In Over My Head and the Grammy®-winning Brian Wilson Presents Smile. The most poignant of these is "Soul Searchin'," a song Wilson built around a vocal track left behind by his brother Carl, who passed away in 1998. The celebrated orchestral masterpiece, Smile is represented by "Heroes And Villains", and the timeless classic, "Surf's Up."

Those back-to-back releases ushered in a sustained burst of creativity for Wilson that includes four acclaimed albums. They're represented on the collection by "Midnight's Another Day" (That Lucky Old Sun, 2008); "The Like In I Love You" (Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, 2010); "Colors Of The Wind" ( In The Key Of Disney, 2011); and "One Kind Of Love" (No Pier Pressure, 2015.)

Tucked in with these studio classics are two live performances from Wilson's 2000 concert recording, Live At The Roxy Theatre. Included here are "The First Time" and "This Isn't Love," a charming collaboration with Wilson's Pet Sounds lyricist Tony Asher.

PLAYBACK: THE BRIAN WILSON ANTHOLOGY includes a selection of classic photos from throughout Wilson's solo career, in addition to a candid shot taken in the studio in 2017 during the recording of "Run James Run." The album also includes liner notes by David Wild, and features a previously unseen picture of Wilson on the front cover, taken by legendary rock photographer Robert Matheu.
 

PLAYBACK: THE BRIAN WILSON ANTHOLOGY
Track Listing

1.      "Love And Mercy"
2.      "Surf's Up"
3.      "Heroes And Villains"                                         
4.      "Melt Away"
5.      "Let It Shine"
6.      "Some Sweet Day" *
7.      "Rio Grande"
8.      "Cry"
9.      "Lay Down Burden"
10.    "The First Time"
11.    "This Isn't Love"
12.    "Soul Searchin'"
13.    "Gettin' In Over My Head"
14.    "The Like In I Love You"
15.    "Midnight's Another Day"
16.    "Colors Of The Wind"
17.    "One Kind Of Love"
18.    "Run James Run" *

* previously unreleased

Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: The Final Performances
Tour Dates

June
29     Odeon, Odense, DK       
30     Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, DK   

July
3      Carre, Amsterdam, NL       
4      Kursaal Oostend, Oostende, BE       
5      Grote Zaal, Utrecht, NL       
8      BBK Live, Bilbao, SP       
9      Montreux Jazz Fest w/ Bryan Ferry, Montreux, CH       
13    Pori Jazz Festival, Pori, Finland       
15    Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, IT       
17    Nuits de Fourviere, Lyon, FR       
19    Jahrhunterthalle, Frankfurt, DE       
20    Konzerthaus, Vienna, AT        
23    Galway Arts Festival, Galway, IRE       
25    Bord Gais Energy, Dublin, IRE
28    Liverpool Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, UK       
29    Kendal Calling, Lowther Deer Park, UK   
30    Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, UK   

August
1      Hammersmith Apollo, London, England   
2      Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England   
3      Kelingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, UK
5      Glastonbury Extravana, Glastonbury, England   
6      Times Square Newcastle, Newcastle, England   

September
15    Molson Canadian Centre, Moncton, NB       
16    Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, NS       
18    Centre in The Square, Kitchener, ON       
19    Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY       
21    Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT   
22    Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA       
23    Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY       
25    American Music Theatre, Lancaster, PA       
26    Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ       
29    Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA   
30    Golden Nugget, Atlantic City, NJ       

October
1      Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse, NY       
3      Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN       
4      Stranahan Theatre, Toledo, OH       
6      Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL       
7      Belterra Casino, Florence, IN       
8      Civic Center Theater, Peoria, IL       
12    The Big Fresno Fair, Fresno, CA       
13    The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA       
14    Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA  

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JET RELEASES DELUXE EDITIONS OF
THEIR FIRST TWO ALBUMS

Reissues Of Get Born And Shine On Including Unreleased Tracks
And Rarities Now Available From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - Following their reformation and tour dates earlier this year, one of Australia's most successful rock bands of all time, Jet, have reissued their first two albums Get Born and Shine On. Get Born: Deluxe Edition is available as a 2-CD set and on digital download and streaming services today. Shine On: Deluxe Edition is also available today on digital download and streaming services. Both deluxe editions feature rare and previously unreleased digitally re-mastered recordings from each period. 
 
Of the bonus content, Chris Cester, founding member, drummer and songwriter says: "Once the ball started rolling, things were happening quickly and we needed more songs to round out the set. We only had 13 songs. Get Born basically! It was a wild time, and a really creative period. We had pretty much been high for three years straight! These recordings were lost for years but then re-appeared down the line somehow."
 
Jet quickly conquered the world after forming in 2001, selling more than 6.5 million albums globally and securing 10-x Platinum certification in Australia and Platinum in the US and UK for their 2003 debut album Get Born. The album produced a string of classic singles in "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Rollover DJ," and "Look What You've Done" and netted the band six 2004 ARIA awards. Both "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and "Cold Hard Bitch" peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock singles charts and propelled the band to the top of festival bills and charts around the world.
 
In 2006, Jet were named APRA's Songwriters of The Year and for three years running "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" was the most performed Australian song overseas.
 
Jet's follow up album Shine On followed in 2006 with another collection of melodic rockers including "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is," "Bring It On Back," and "Rip It Up." The album achieved platinum status in Australia on the back of stand-out headline shows around the world and an unforgettable Big Day Out run in 2007.
 

GET BORN: DELUXE EDITION
CD Track Listing:

Disc One
1.    "Last Chance"
2.    "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
3.    "Rollover D.J."
4.    "Look What You've Done"
5.    "Get What You Need"
6.    "Move On"
7.    "Radio Song"
8.    "Get Me Outta Here"
9.    "Cold Hard Bitch"
10.  "Come Around Again"
11.  "Take It Or Leave It"
12.  "Lazy Gun"
13.  "Timothy"

Disc Two
1.    "Sgt Major"
2.    "That's Alright Mama" (Live)
3.    "Hey Kids"
4.    "You Were Right" (Demo)
5.    "You Don't Look The Same" (Demo)
6.    "Bruises"
7.    "Move On" (Live at The Troubadour)
8.    "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Live - AOL Session)
9.    "Take It Or Leave It" (Live in Hamburg)
10.  "Lazy Gun" (Demo)*
11.  "Cigarettes And Cola" (Demo)

* Previously unreleased

SHINE ON: DELUXE EDITION
Digital Track Listing:

Original Track List
1.    "L'esprit d'escalier"
2.    "Holiday"
3.    "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"
4.    "Bring It On Back"
5.    "That's All Lies"
6.    "King's Horses"
7.    "Shine On"
8.    "Come On Come On"
9.    "Stand Up"
10.  "Rip It Up"
11.  "Skin And Bones"
12.  "Shiny Magazine"
13.  "Eleanor"
14.  "All You Have To Do"

Bonus Content
1.    "Hold On"
2.    "This Night Is Yours"
3.    "Coming Home Soon"
4.    "Jane Jones" (Barbados Demo)
5.    "The Only Place That's Up From Here Is Down"
6.    "I Only Like You When I'm High" (Barbados Remix)*
7.    "Snap Your Fingers" (Demo)
8.    "Richard Branson" (Demo)*
9.    "Nothing I Can't Change" (Demo)*

* Previously unreleased

 

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