ALPHAVILLE: FOREVER YOUNG

THE ICONIC ALBUM FROM 1984 REMASTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER INCLUDING ADDITIONAL BONUS MATERIAL

Available As 3CD / DVD / LP Super Deluxe Limited Edition On March 15

LOS ANGELES - The world of pop music changed forever on January 12, 1984. It was the day when Alphaville released their debut single "Big In Japan," the first giant step on the band's way to global stardom. The song not only shot straight to #1 on the charts in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the Billboard Dance Chart, but also effortlessly dominated the Top 10 in the UK and many other countries across the globe. It was just the beginning of a much bigger adventure! After their globally successful first single, Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens recorded their debut album Forever Young that enjoys international popularity to this day.

FOREVER YOUNG (SUPER DELUXE) will be released on March 15, comprising of three CDs, one DVD and vinyl ($74.98) and features the first-ever remastered version of the album. The release will also be available digitally on the same day and is available for pre-order by going here.

Even before the album was released, the band unveiled their second single "Sounds Like A Melody" that topped the charts in Sweden yet again and reached the Top 10 in several European countries. The title track "Forever Young" was released along with the album on September 27, 1984. Since then the track has become one of the greatest pop anthems of all time. It will be hard to name another track that has been covered as frequently across all genres (by Imagine Dragons, rapper Jay-Z or Kim Wilde) or included as often in movies and TV series. The Forever Young album hit the Top 20 in six European countries, went triple Gold in Germany and was awarded a Swedish Rockbjörnen as "best foreign album".

Alphaville vocalist Marian Gold says, "My musical career actually kicked off with a kicking out. When 'Big in Japan' had been released and stormed the charts all over Europe in the blink of an eye I was still busy in this restaurant kitchen in Münster peeling potatoes. And the cook said: 'Boy, they're playing your song on the radio every hour.' And then he threw me out."
 
FOREVER YOUNG (SUPER DELUXE) comes equipped with a high-quality remastered version of the album and lots of additional material. CD 1 features the remastered original album, including "Big in Japan," "Sounds Like A Melody" and "Forever Young." CD 2 presents the original single versions, B-sides and 12" singles. CD 3 contains 16 rare demos and alternative versions as well as some of Alphaville's early compositions in German language. The DVD features the 60-minute documentary "Never Grow Up - The Story of Forever Young," including current interviews with Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and the original album producers Colin Pearson and Wolfgang Loos among others, as well as the original music videos to "Forever Young," "Big In Japan," "The Jet Set" and "Sounds Like a Melody."

The package is topped off by a 24-page, vinyl-sized booklet, created by the art director of the original album in close collaboration with the band itself, containing numerous rare and previously unreleased photos, liner notes, quotes and production notes by the band, its former A&R and the producers.

"Producing the 'Forever Young' album back in the day was quite an adventure that brought about amazing results. We focused mainly on the vinyl album, seeing as CD mastering in 1984 was not yet as advanced. Luckily, I was able to dig up all of the original analogue master tapes that we had actually only recorded to be on the safe side. The newly mastered version of the album has a much warmer, rounder and more transparent sound, just as we had imagined back in the day," says Bernhard Lloyd.

For the occasion of the band's 35th anniversary, Alphaville will be touring Germany from March 15th through April 10th, 2019.

 

Forever Young
Track-Listing:

Super Deluxe (LP/DVD/3CD)

CD1 & LP
Original Album Remastered

1.    "A Victory Of Love (Remaster)"
2.    "Summer In Berlin (Remaster)"
3.    "Big In Japan (Remaster)"
4.    "To Germany With Love (Remaster)"
5.    "Fallen Angel (Remaster)"
6.    "Forever Young (Remaster)"
7.    "In The Mood (Remaster)"
8.    "Sounds Like A Melody (Remaster)"
9.    "Lies (Remaster)"
10.  "The Jet Set (Remaster)"

CD2
Original Singles, B-Sides, 12" Versions
 
1.    "Big In Japan (Single Version) [Remaster]"
2.    "Seeds [Remaster]"
3.    "Sounds Like A Melody (Single Version) [Remaster]"
4.    "The Nelson Highrise Sector 1-The Elevator (Single Version) [Remaster]"
5.    "Forever Young (Version Rapide) [Remaster]"
6.    "Welcome To The Sun [Remaster]"
7.    "The Jet Set (Single Remix) [Remaster]"
8.    "Golden Feeling [Remaster]"
9.    "Big In Japan (Extended Remix) [Remaster]"
10.  "Sounds Like A Melody (Special Long Version) [Remaster]"
11.  "The Nelson Highrise Sector 1-The Elevator [Remaster]"
12.  "Forever Young (Special Extended Dance Mix) [Remaster]"
13.  "The Jet Set (Jellybean Mix) [Remaster]"
14.  "Big In Japan (Extended Instrumental) [Remaster]"
15.  "The Jet Set (Dub Mix) [Remaster]"

CD3
Demo Versions
 
1.    "A Victory Of Love (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"
2.    "Summer In Berlin (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
3.    "Big In Japan (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"
4.    "To Germany With Love (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
5.    "Fallen Angel (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"
6.    "Forever Young (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"
7.    "In The Mood (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"
8.    "Sounds Like A Melody (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
9.    "Lies (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
10.  "The Jet Set (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
11.  "Leben Ohne Ende/Seeds (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
12.  "Traumtänzer (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
13.  "Blauer Engel (Original Demo) [Remaster]"
14.  "Romance (Demo Sketch) [Remaster]"
15.  "Colours (Instrumental)  [Remaster]"
16.  "Into The Dark (Demo Remix) [Remaster]"

DVD
New 60-minute documentary "Never Grow Up - The Story Of Forever Young," featuring new interviews with Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd (Alphaville), Wolfgang Loos and Colin Pearson (the album producers) as well as the designer of the original album artwork.

Original music videos: "Forever Young", "Big In Japan," "The Jet Set & Sounds Like A Melody"

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SKID ROW DELUXE EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM
 NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY
IN CELEBRATION OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Multi-Platinum Debut Remastered For The First Time
Along With Previously Unreleased Live Show From 1989

Deluxe Edition Available Today Digitally From Rhino,
Album Originally Released On January 24, 1989

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LOS ANGELES - Skid Row were unleashed on the world when their self-titled debut album was released in January 1989. That year, the album steadily climbed the Billboard chart to peak at #6 on the strength of the band's hits "Youth Gone Wild," "I Remember You," and  Billboard Top 5 single "18 And Life."

Rhino celebrates the 30th anniversary of the group's multi-platinum debut with a digital deluxe edition that includes the original album remastered for the first time, expanded with the bonus track "Forever." The deluxe edition also features a previously unreleased live performance from 1989, marking the first ever release of a full live show from the band. SKID ROW: 30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION is available now on all digital download and streaming services.

Skid Row was formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. Two years later, guitarists Dave Sabo and Scotti Hill, bassist Rachel Bolan, drummer Rob Affuso, and singer Sebastian Bach signed with Atlantic Records. To record their debut, the quintet traveled to Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to work with producer Michael Wagener (Dokken, Great White, White Lion).

Shortly after the album was released on January 24, 1989, Skid Row was certified platinum, and the band began touring the world, first with Bon Jovi on its New Jersey Syndicate Tour, and later with Aerosmith during the band's tour for the album Pump. The extensive touring, coupled with heavy rotation of Skid Row's music videos on MTV, helped fuel the debut album's enormous popularity.

Skid Row would remain in the Billboard album chart's Top 10 for three months, and the record would eventually be certified platinum five times. The first single from the album - "Youth Gone Wild" - was followed by the Top 10 hits "18 and Life" and "I Remember You." SKID ROW: 30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION includes the song "Forever" as a bonus track. Originally recorded in 1988 during the sessions for Skid Row, the song remained unreleased until 1998 when it appeared on, 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row.

SKID ROW: 30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION also features an unreleased recording of the band's April 28, 1989 performance at the Marquee club in California. The show includes powerful live versions of the classic hits from the album as well as fan-favorites such as "Rattlesnake Shake," "Piece Of Me," and "Big Guns," as well as the set-closing cover of the Kiss classic "Cold Gin."

SKID ROW: 30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing

1.    "Big Guns"
2.    "Sweet Little Sister"
3.    "Can't Stand The Heartache"
4.    "Piece Of Me"
5.    "18 And Life"
6.    "Rattlesnake Shake"
7.    "Youth Gone Wild"
8.    "Here I Am"
9.    "Makin' A Mess"
10.  "I Remember You"
11.  "Midnight/Tornado"
Bonus Track
12.  "Forever"

Live at the Marquee, Westminster, CA (4/28/89)
1.    "Makin' A Mess"
2.    "Piece Of Me"
3.    "Big Guns"
4.    "18 And Life"
5.    "Sweet Little Sister"
6.    "Rattlesnake Shake"
7.    "I Remember You"
8.    "Here I Am"
9.    "Youth Gone Wild"
10.  "Cold Gin"
 

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CURTIS MAYFIELD

Keep On Keeping On Features Newly Remastered Versions Of The First
Four Studio Albums The Legendary Artist Recorded Between 1970 And 1974

2019 Marks The 50th Anniversary Of Mayfield's Prolific Solo Career Start

Available From Rhino On February 22

LOS ANGELES - Curtis Mayfield recorded a string of hits with The Impressions before leaving the influential soul-gospel group to embark upon a solo career that began 50 years ago and produced some of his greatest work. Known as the "Gentle Genius," Mayfield has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - first as a member of The Impressions and later as a solo artist.

Rhino will spotlight Mayfield's early solo career in a collection that includes newly remastered versions of his first four studio albums: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back to the World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974). KEEP ON KEEPING ON: CURTIS MAYFIELD STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1974 will be available on February 22 on four CDs ($34.98), four LPs ($69.98), digitally ($29.99) and via streaming services. Starting today, the set is available for pre-order by going here, and while supplies last, all orders placed via Rhino.com will include a 12x12 print as an exclusive gift with purchase.

"Curtis Mayfield was my husband and we were a team, so it's an especially happy occasion to see these songs featured in a new boxed set on what would be Curtis' 50th anniversary as a solo artist," says Altheida (Mrs. Curtis) Mayfield. "He passed 20 years ago this year and the family has and continues to lovingly support and share his musical legacy with the world."

Mayfield was only 14 years old when he joined The Impressions in 1956. He spent the next 14 years with the group, writing many of their hits: "Gypsy Woman," "It's All Right" and "People Get Ready," a classic that's earned a number of prestigious accolades, including induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.

Mayfield left the group in 1970 and launched his solo career with his debut album, Curtis. The album reached the Billboard Pop Albums Chart Top 20 and was certified gold. It features "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go," a hit in the U.S., and "Move On Up," which charted in the U.K. In terms of cultural significance, the album's potent combination of socially conscious lyrics and soul/funk music helped blaze a trail for later albums like Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions.

Mayfield returned in 1971 with Roots. His second solo album peaked at #6 on the R&B Albums chart thanks to memorable tracks like "Get Down," "Beautiful Brother Of Mine" and "We Got To Have Peace." This new collection, KEEP ON KEEPING ON, is named for a song on that album.

Following the enormous success of his Super Fly soundtrack in 1972, Mayfield released his third solo record, Back to the World in 1973. It topped the R&B Albums chart and introduced fans to great tracks like "Future Shock," "Can't Say Nothin'" and "If I Were Only A Child Again." The final album in this new set is Sweet Exorcist (1974), which reached #2 on the Top R&B Albums chart. It produced two singles, the title track and "Kung Fu."

Last year, in his honor, The Curtis Mayfield Foundation launched a series of music education scholarship programs including a collaboration with the Songwriters Hall of Fame and performing arts high schools in Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The Foundation is a nonprofit entity founded by the Curtis Mayfield family to promote the Grammy® Award winning songwriter-singer's 60-year legacy in the civil rights movement and music, as both a lead singer and solo artist, and to support music education in high schools across the country through scholarship programs, publications, music study guides, and recordings.

KEEP ON KEEPING ON: CURTIS MAYFIELD STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1974
Track Listing:

Curtis (1970)
1.    "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go"
2.    "The Other Side Of Town"
3.    "The Makings Of You"
4.    "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue"
5.    "Move On Up"
6.    "Miss Black America"
7.    "Wild And Free"
8.    "Give It Up"

Roots (1971)
1.    "Get Down"
2.    "Keep On Keeping On"
3.    "Underground"
4.    "We Got To Have Peace"
5.    "Beautiful Brother Of Mine"
6.    "Now You're Gone"
7.    "Love To Keep You In My Mind"

Back to the World (1973)
1.    "Back To The World"
2.    "Future Shock"
3.    "Right On For The Darkness"
4.    "Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)"
5.    "If I Were Only A Child Again"
6.    "Can't Say Nothin'"
7.    "Keep On Trippin'"

Sweet Exorcist (1974)
1.    "Ain't Got Time"
2.    "Sweet Exorcist"
3.    "To Be Invisible"
4.    "Power To The People"
5.    "Kung Fu"
6.    "Suffer"
7.    "Make Me Believe In You"
 

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DEAD & COMPANY LAUNCH DIGITAL CONCERT SERIES

Rhino To Release All 19 Shows From The Band's Fall/Winter 2017-18 Tour Over a Two-
Month Period Starting Today

Shows Will Be Available On All Digital Download And Streaming Services,
With Apple Lossless And FLAC Formats Offered From Dead.net

Three Full Shows From 2018 "Playing In The Sand" Available Today

LOS ANGELES - Dead & Company has launched a digital concert series that will feature all 19 complete shows from the group's fall/winter 2017-18 tour. The series begins today (January 10) with the digital release of all three of the original February 2018 "Playing In The Sand" shows, and in advance of the second annual "Playing In The Sand" all-inclusive concert vacation in Riviera Maya, Mexico next weekend, January 17-20, 2019.

Over the next two months, Dead & Company will release two more complete live shows digitally every week. (Full details of the release schedule are listed below.) The shows will be available through all digital download and streaming services. In addition, the concerts will be offered in Apple Lossless and FLAC formats from Dead.net.

Live audio for these recordings was mixed and remastered by Dead & Company's Front of House Engineer, Derek Featherstone, and the band's Recording Engineer, Ross Harris.

The digital concert series will lead up to the band's 2019 Summer Tour, which will begin on May 31 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, and finish on July 6 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Dead & Company was formed in 2015 when the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir joined forces with artist and musician John Mayer, Allman Brothers' bassist Oteil Burbridge, and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. The result was one of the most successful touring bands of the decade. The inaugural tour kicked off in the fall of 2015 with two sold-out shows at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City and ended with two sold-out performances at the 'Fabulous' Forum in Inglewood, California.

Since then, the band has completed five tours, playing to more than 1.5 million fans, and has become a record-breaking stadium act. Dead & Company has headlined iconic stadiums across the country including Folsom Field, Autzen Stadium, Citi Field, Fenway Park and Dodger Stadium. Additionally, the band broke Wrigley Field's all-time concert attendance record in 2017. Dead & Company's 2018 Summer Tour ranked in the top 25 of the Top 100 Worldwide Tours and for the past two years, their Summer Tours ranked in the top 15 of the Top Global Concert Tours.
 

DEAD & COMPANY
Digital Concert Series Release Schedule

January 10
Playing In The Sand, Riviera Maya, MX (2/15/18)
Playing In The Sand, Riviera Maya, MX (2/17/18)
Playing In The Sand, Riviera Maya, MX (2/18/18)

January 18
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI (11/24/17)
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH (11/25/17)

January 25
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA (11/16/17)
XL Center, Hartford, CT (11/22/17)

February 1
Capitol One Arena, Washington, DC (11/21/17)
Spectrum Center, Charlottesville, NC (11/28/17)

February 8
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (11/12/17)
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (11/14/17)

February 15
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX (12/02/17)
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX (12/01/17)

February 22
BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL (2/26/18)
Amway Center, Orlando, FL (2/27/18)

March 1
Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA (11/29/17)
Smoothie Kind Center, New Orleans, LA (2/24/18)

March 8
TD Garden, Boston, MA (11/17/17)
TD Garden, Boston, MA (11/19/17)

2019 Summer Tour Dates

May
31       Mountain View, CA            Shoreline Amphitheatre

June
1         Mountain View, CA            Shoreline Amphitheatre
3         Los Angeles, CA                Hollywood Bowl
4         Los Angeles, CA                Hollywood Bowl
7         George, WA                       The Gorge Amphitheatre
8         George, WA                       The Gorge Amphitheatre
12       Noblesville, IN                    Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
14       Chicago, IL                         Wrigley Field
15       Chicago, IL                         Wrigley Field
18       Saratoga Springs, NY        Saratoga Performing Arts Center
20       Camden, NJ                       BB&T Pavilion
22       Foxborough, MA                Gillette Stadium
23       New York, NY                     Citi Field
26       Bristow, VA                         Jiffy Lube Live
28       Charlotte, NC                     PNC Music Pavilion
29       Atlanta, GA                         Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

July
2          Dallas, TX                         Dos Equis Pavilion
5          Boulder, CO                      Folsom Field
6          Boulder, CO                      Folsom Field

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RHINO'S "START YOUR EAR OFF RIGHT" RETURNS

Exclusive Releases Available Throughout The Month Of January From:
Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,
Gram Parsons, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Rogers All Stars, Joni Mitchell, Little Village,
Lupe Fiasco, Ramones, The Monkees, Television, Warren Zevon, and ZZ Top

The Legendary Rhino Wall Calendar Available As Gift With Purchase
 At Participating Stores

LOS ANGELES - Beginning on Tuesday, January 8 and continuing each Tuesday through the rest of the month, Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right" campaign will return in 2019 with limited edition vinyl titles from some of the most celebrated acts in music including: Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Gram Parsons, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Rogers All Stars, Joni Mitchell, Little Village, Lupe Fiasco, Ramones, The Monkees, Television, Warren Zevon, and ZZ Top. Full details are listed below. These will be available only at participating brick and mortar retail outlets. For a full list, please visit rhino.com/syeor.

Rhino is also bringing back it's highly sought-after wall calendar, which until recently, was a music industry-only perk for record label employees, radio DJs, journalists, record store owners, and other insiders. For a limited time, anyone who purchases one of the "Start Your Ear Off Right" releases at participating music retailers will receive a free copy of the Rhino calendar, while supplies last.

Available on Tuesday, January 8:

• Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold – 1-LP gold vinyl  
  Limited edition of 7,000 copies, $21.98
• Alice Cooper – Greatest Hits – 1-LP silver vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,000 copies, $21.98
• The Monkees – Greatest Hits – 1-LP orange vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,500 copies, $21.98
• Television – Adventure – 1-LP red vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,500 copies, $21.98

Available on Tuesday, January 15:

• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – So Far – 1-LP white vinyl
  Limited edition of 6,000 copies, $21.98
• Gram Parsons – GP (45th Anniversary) – 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl w/ 7-inch
  Limited edition of 4,000 copies, $29.98
• Jimmy Rogers All Stars – Blues Blues Blues – 2-LP black vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $29.98
• ZZ Top – El Loco – 1-LP pink vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,300 copies, $21.98
• ZZ Top – Tejas – 1-LP purple vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,300 copies, $21.98

Available on Tuesday, January 22:

• Joni Mitchell – Blue – 1-LP blue vinyl
  Limited edition of 6,000 copies $21.98
• Little Village – Little Village – 1-LP blue vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $21.98
• Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon – 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,750 copies, $21.98
• Grateful Dead – Skeletons From The Closet: The Best Of The Grateful Dead – 1-LP white vinyl
  Limited edition of 6,500 copies, $19.98

Available on Tuesday, January 29:

• Ramones –  Road To Ruin (Remastered) – 1-LP blue vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98
• Lupe Fiasco –  Lasers - 2-LP red vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $29.98
• Buffalo Springfield –  Buffalo Springfield (Mono) – 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98
• Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again (Mono) 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98

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