ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE ATLANTIC SINGLES 1967-1970

New Collection Includes Many Of The Queen Of Soul's Greatest Songs And
Underscores Her Legacy As One Of Music's Most Important And Influential Artists

Available On CD And LP From Atlantic/Rhino on September 28

LOS ANGELES - When Aretha Franklin joined Atlantic Records in 1967, it was the beginning of an unprecedented run that would ultimately cement her place as a music legend, a global household name, and one of the most influential singers of all time. Within the space of just three years, her name was almost never out of U.S Pop and R&B Top 20, garnering nine gold singles, three gold albums, as well as three Grammy® Awards and her first string of international hits.

Atlantic and Rhino Records release a new collection that spotlights this historic period in her career. THE ATLANTIC SINGLES COLLECTION 1967-1970 will be available in two physical formats on September 28, with double-CD ($19.98) and double-LP ($31.98) versions available. The collection will also be available for digital download and via streaming services.

THE ATLANTIC SINGLES COLLECTION 1967-1970 features 34 singles which Franklin released during her first three years with Atlantic Records. The track listing for the vinyl version has been shortened to fit the LP format.

Arranged chronologically, the songs on the new collection originally appeared on six studio albums: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967), Aretha Arrives (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Aretha Now (1968), Soul '69 (1969), This Girl's In Love With You (1970), and Spirits In The Dark (1970). The only exception is Franklin's cover of Elton John's "Border Song," which was released as a single in 1970 and later appeared on her 1972 album Young, Gifted and Black.

THE ATLANTIC SINGLES COLLECTION 1967-1970 is stacked with many of Franklin's best-known songs, including the nine #1 R&B hits "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)," "Respect" (also a Pop #1), "Baby I Love You," "Chain Of Fools," "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone," "Think," "Share Your Love With Me," "Call Me" and "Don't Play That Song."

Several of the songs on this collection are cover versions that underscore Franklin's exceptional skill at reinterpreting music and making songs her own. Among the highlights are her versions of Sam Cooke's "You Send Me," The Band's "The Weight," The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby," and Dionne Warwick's "I Say A Little Prayer," which became a Billboard Top 10 hit for Franklin in 1968.

ATLANTIC SINGLES COLLECTION 1967-1970
CD Track Listing

Disc One
1.    "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"
2.    "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
3.    "Respect"
4.    "Dr. Feelgood"
5.    "Baby I Love You"
6.    "Going Down Slow"
7.    "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)"
8.    "Baby, Baby, Baby"
9.    "Chain Of Fools"
10.  "Prove It"
11.  "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"
12.  "Ain't No Way"
13.  "Think"
14.  "You Send Me"
15.  "The House That Jack Built"
16.  "I Say A Little Prayer"
17.  "See Saw"
18.  "My Song"

Disc Two
1.    "The Weight"
2.    "Tracks Of My Tears"
3.    "I Can't See Myself Leaving You"
4.    "Gentle On My Mind"
5.    "Share Your Love With Me"
6.    "Pledging My Love / The Clock"
7.    "Eleanor Rigby"
8.    "It Ain't Fair"
9.    "Call Me"
10.  "Son Of A Preacher Man"
11.  "Spirit In The Dark" - With The Dixie Flyers
12.  "The Thrill Is Gone" - With The Dixie Flyers
13.  "Don't Play That Song" - With The Dixie Flyers
14.  "Let It Be" - With The Dixie Flyers
15.  "Border Song (Holy Moses)"
16.  "You And Me" - With The Dixie Flyers


ATLANTIC SINGLES COLLECTION 1967-1970
LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"
2.    "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
3.    "Respect"
4.    "Baby I Love You"
5.    "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)"
6.    "Chain Of Fools"

Side Two
1.    "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"
2.    "Ain't No Way"
3.    "Think"
4.    "You Send Me"
5.    "The House That Jack Built"
6.    "I Say A Little Prayer"

Side Three
1.    "See Saw"
2.    "My Song"
3.    "The Weight"
4.    "Tracks Of My Tears"
5.    "I Can't See Myself Leaving You"
6.    "Gentle On My Mind"
7.    "Share Your Love With Me"

Side Four
1.    "Eleanor Rigby"
2.    "Call Me"
3.    "Son Of A Preacher Man"
4.    "Spirit In The Dark" - With The Dixie Flyers
5.    "Don't Play That Song" - With The Dixie Flyers
6.    "Border Song (Holy Moses)"
 

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PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE FOURTH AND FINAL SET OF RELEASES IN
CATALOGUE: 1985-2012, THE LANDMARK SERIES OF REISSUES OF THEIR
PARLOPHONE STUDIO ALBUMS

The Albums Behaviour, Very And Bilingual Will Be Remastered And Reissued With 'Further
Listening' Albums Of Additional Bonus Material

Reissues Out August 31 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - Pet Shop Boys will release the final set of albums in their definitive CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 series of reissues of all their Parlophone studio albums. This fourth batch of releases will see the PSB albums Behaviour from 1990, the 1993 album Very and the 1996 album Bilingual reissued on August 31. The albums have been remastered and repackaged, and will be accompanied by 'further listening' albums of master quality bonus tracks - including demos, extended mixes and remixes of tracks from the albums and others created in the same period as each record.
 
Behaviour was Pet Shop Boys' fourth studio album, recorded mostly in Munich, Germany at co-producer Harold Faltermeyer's studio. The album was then completed at London's Sarm West Studios, and was released in October 1990 - hitting number 2 on the UK Album Chart and going on to earn platinum certification in the UK.
 
The LP is seen by some as one of Pet Shop Boys' most contemplative and moving records, and features the singles "So Hard," 'How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?' and their classic track "Being Boring."  This catalogue release of  Behaviour features 'further listening' bonus tracks such as an extended mix of "Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)" and an ambient mix of "Music For Boys" - both of which are previously unreleased on CD.
 
The 1993 album Very was a number one record for Pet Shop Boys in the UK, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, and has to date sold in excess of five million copies worldwide. It contains 5 singles, including their cover of "Go West" - a number 2 hit for PSB - and lead single "Can You Forgive Her?"
 
Stylistically, Very could be said to serve as an antithesis to Behaviour, insofar as the production and lyrical themes are generally more upbeat and positive than those of the previous album. PSB also reinvented their image to incorporate more vivid colors and brightness, including Very's now-iconic "Lego" album cover. The album is also the first to be produced almost entirely by Pet Shop Boys themselves - with additional programming and production courtesy of Pete Gleadall and Stephen Hague. This CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 issue of Very includes a 'further listening' disc of bonus material, such as the previously-unreleased tracks "Falling" (a demo for Kylie Minogue), and a 1992 twelve-inch mix of "Go West."
 
Released in September 1996, Bilingual was the sixth studio album to be released by Pet Shop Boys. It was a UK top 5 record upon release and included 5 singles, all of which were UK Top 20 singles. As is often the case with PSB records, Bilingual comprises many influences, including those of the music of Latin America, due partly to the Spanish and Latin music Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe had been listening to prior to recording the album.
 
The album was recorded by PSB with Danny Tenaglia and Chris Porter, and has since gained platinum certification in Spain, and Gold in the UK. This CATALOGUE: 1985-2012  release of Bilingual includes a 'further listening'  CD of bonus tracks, with previously-unreleased new versions of "Discoteca" and "A Red Letter Day."
 
The CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 reissues of Behaviour, Very and Bilingual will go on sale August 31. The three albums will be packaged with an extensive booklet in which Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss each song, illustrated with many archive photographs. The entire project is designed by Farrow. To pre-order the albums, please follow the links below:
 
Behaviour/Further Listening: 1990-1991
Very/Further Listening: 1992-1994
Bilingual/Further Listening: 1995-1997
 
The CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 reissue series began last year with the release of Nightlife, Release, and Fundamental, followed by re-issues of Yes and Elysium and later Please, Actually, and Introspective.
 
The reissues of Please, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, Very, and Bilingual were originally released with bonus 'further listening' albums in 2001 and are being newly remastered with their original track-listings for this project.
 

Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991:

CD 1

1.    Being Boring
2.    This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave
3.    To Face The Truth
4.    How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?
5.    Only The Wind
6.    My October Symphony
7.    So Hard
8.    Nervously
9.    The End Of The World
10.  Jealousy

CD 2

1.    It Must Be Obvious
2.    So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)
3.    Miserablism
4.    Being Boring (Extended Mix)
5.    Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
6.    We All Feel Better In The Dark (Extended Mix)
7.    Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (Extended Mix) **
8.    Jealousy (Extended Version)
9.    Generic Jingle *
10.  Dj Culture (Extended Mix)
11.  Was It Worth It? (Twelve-Inch Mix)
12.  Music For Boys (Ambient Mix) **
13.  DJ Culture (Seven-Inch Mix)

* Previously unreleased
** Previously unreleased on CD

Very/Further Listening 1992-1994:

CD 1

1.    Can You Forgive Her?
2.    I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing
3.    Liberation
4.    A Different Point Of View
5.    Dreaming Of The Queen
6.    Yesterday, When I Was Mad
7.    The Theatre
8.    One And One Make Five
9.    To Speak Is A Sin
10.  Young Offender
11.  One In A Million
12.  Go West

CD 2

1.    Go West (1992 Twelve-Inch Mix) *
2.    Forever In Love *
3.    Confidential (Demo For Tina)
4.    Hey, Headmaster
5.    Shameless
6.    Too Many People
7.    I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Seven-Inch Version)
8.    Violence (Haçienda version)
9.    Falling (Demo For Kylie) *
10.  Decadence
11.  If Love Were All
12.  Absolutely Fabulous (Single Version)
13.  Euroboy
14.  Some Speculation
15.  Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Single Version)
16.  Girls And Boys (Live In Rio)

* Previously unreleased

Bilingual/Further Listening: 1995-1997:

CD 1

1.    Discoteca
2.    Single
3.    Metamorphosis
4.    Electricity
5.    Se a Vida é (That's The Way Life Is)
6.    It Always Comes As A Surprise
7.    A Red Letter Day
8.    Up Against It
9.    The Survivors
10.  Before
11.  To Step Aside
12.  Saturday Night Forever

CD 2

1.    Paninaro '95
2.    In The Night (1995)
3.    The Truck-Driver And His Mate
4.    Hit And Miss
5.    How I Learned To Hate Rock 'N' Roll
6.    Betrayed
7.    Delusions Of Grandeur
8.    Discoteca (Single Version) *
9.    The Calm Before The Storm
10.  Discoteca (New Version)
11.  The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On
12.  A Red Letter Day (Expanded Single Version) *
13.  The View From Your Balcony
14.  Disco Potential
15.  Somewhere (Extended Mix)

* Previously unreleased

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RHINO TAKES YOU BACK TO THE 80’s

Limited Edition Releases Available On Tuesdays In July

Featuring a-ha, Alice Cooper, Gang Of Four, Los Lobos, Madonna, Richard Hell And The Voidoids, Rod Stewart, Spandau Ballet, The B-52’s, The Pogues, The Time, And YES

July marks the launch of Rhino’s first ever Back To the 80’s vinyl campaign. This year’s vinyl release list includes 18 reissues from the era’s definitive  artists including: a-ha, Alice Cooper, Gang Of Four, Los Lobos, Madonna, Richard Hell And The Voidoids, Rod Stewart, Spandau Ballet, The B-52’s, The Pogues, The Time, YES and more. Also featured are two new vinyl compilations - New Wave Hits, and Not Good For Your Health: Punk Nuggets 1972-1984.  The campaign kicks off Tuesday, July 3 and continues with new releases every Tuesday throughout the month.

Full details on all titles are listed below, including quantities available worldwide. All releases will be available exclusively at participating brick and mortar retail outlets.

Available on Tuesday, July 3:

• a-ha – Hunting High And Low – 1-LP 140-gram clear vinyl 
  Limited edition of 8,000 copies, $21.98
• Madonna – Like A Virgin – 1-LP 140-gram white vinyl
  Limited edition of 12,000 copies, $21.98
• The B-52s – The B-52s – 1-LP 140-gram yellow vinyl  
  Limited edition of 2,900 copies, $19.98
• The B-52s – Wild Planet – 1-LP 140-gram red vinyl
  Limited edition of 3,000 copies, $19.98
• The Pogues – The Best Of The Pogues – 1-LP 140-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 1,500 copies, $19.98

Available on Tuesday, July 10:

• Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits Vol. 1 – 1-LP 140-gram pink vinyl
  Limited edition of 2,000 copies, $19.98
• Spandau Ballet – Gold – 2-LP  140-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 1,500 copies, $29.98
• YES – 90125 – 1-LP tri-colored pink/yellow/blue vinyl
  Limited edition of 6,500 copies, $19.98

Available on Tuesday, July 17:

• Alice Cooper – Dada – 1-LP 140-gram mixed colored vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,500 copies, $19.98
• Alice Cooper – Flush The Fashion – 1-LP 140-gram mixed colored vinyl
  Limited edition of 5,200 copies, $19.98
• Alice Cooper – Zipper Catches Skin – 1-LP 140-gram mixed colored vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,600 copies, $19.98
• Los Lobos – How Will The Wolf Survive – 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,100 copies, $19.98
• Madonna – Who’s That Girl (Original Motion Soundtrack) – 1-LP 140-gram black vinyl
  Limited edition of 7,100 copies, $21.98

Available on Tuesday, July 24

• Gang Of Four – A Brief History Of The 20th Century – 2-LP clear colored vinyl
  Limited edition of 2,500 copies, $26.98
• Richard Hell And The Voidoids – Blank Generation – 1-LP orange and black “ink spot” vinyl
  Limited edition of 1,850 copies, $19.98
• The Time – Ice Cream Castle – 1-LP pink, while, and brown “Neapolitan vinyl”
  Limited edition of 4,400 copies $19.98
• Various Artists – New Wave Hits – 1-LP  140-gram marble “blue/red swirl” colored vinyl
  Limited edition of 4,600 copies $17.98
• Various Artists –  Not Good For Your Health: Punk Nuggets 1972-1984 – 2-LP  140-gram colored vinyl 
  Limited edition of 5,150 copies $29.98

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TWISTED SISTER

You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll Has Been Newly Remastered And Expanded With Live
Recordings From The Band's Legendary 1983 Performance At The Marquee Club

Double CD And LP Sets Will Be Available On September 14

Live At The Marquee LP Set Also Available On August 10 As
A Record Store Crawl Exclusive

LOS ANGELES - Twisted Sister made its Atlantic Records debut in 1983 with You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll. The album was a turning point for the quintet and helped set the stage for their rise to fame over the coming years. Rhino revisits Twisted Sister's early days with a newly remastered version of that album, which has been expanded with rare live performances recorded in London months before the studio album was released.

LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1983 - YOU CAN'T STOP ROCK 'N' ROLL will be available on September 14 as a double-CD set for $19.98. The music will also be available digitally and via streaming services. LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1983 will be available as a double-LP set on colored vinyl for $31.98 starting August 10  as a part of Record Store Day Craw and will be available exclusively at all independent retailers in advance of the national release date of September 14. For more information, please visit https://www.recordstorecrawl.com/exclusives.

After years playing clubs around New York, Twisted Sister signed with Atlantic Records and released You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll in May 1983. The stellar album includes hard-rocking classics like the title track, "I Am (I'm Me)" and "The Kids Are Back." Along with the album's original tracks, this newly remastered version also features three studio bonus tracks: "One Man Woman," "Four Barrel Heart Of Love" and "Feel The Power," which previously appeared on the B-side of the You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll EP.

Previously released as a Rhino Handmade title, the live performances featured on the second disc were recorded in March 1983 over two nights at London's famed Marquee Club. The songs find Twisted Sister raw, hungry and catching fire just a few months before the group achieved breakout success on radio and MTV. Mirroring the setlists from both shows, the collection's blistering performances feature singer Dee Snider, guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza and drummer A.J. Pero.

The performances on LIVE AT THE MARQUEE are unrelenting as the band demolishes nearly every song from its debut Under the Blade, including the show opener "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)." Along with covers of the Shangri-Las' "Leader Of The Pack" and the Slade version of the R&B staple "Let The Good Times Roll," the album also includes the first-ever public performance of "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll," which would later surface on the band's second studio album. Bits of Snider's legendary stage banter can also be heard between songs.
 

LIVE AT THE MARQUEE - CAN'T STOP ROCK 'N' ROLL
CD Track Listing:

Disc One: You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll               

1.    "The Kids Are Back"
2.    "Like A Knife In The Back"
3.    "Ride To Live, Live To Ride"
4.    "I Am (I'm Me)"
5.    "The Power And The Glory"
6.    "We're Gonna Make It"
7.    "I've Had Enough"
8.    "I'll Take You Alive"
9.    "You're Not Alone (Suzette's Song)"
10.  "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll"
Bonus Tracks
11.  "One Man Woman"
12.  "Four Barrel Heart Of Love"
13.  "Feel The Power"

Disc Two: Live at The Marquee 1983

1.    "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)"
2.    "Sin After Sin"
3.    "Bad Boys (Of Rock 'N' Roll)"
4.    "Destroyer"
5.    "Leader Of The Pack"
6.    "Tear It Loose"
7.    Band Rap
8.    "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll"
9.    "Run For Your Life"
10.  "Shoot 'Em Down"
11.  Dee's Rap
12.  "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)"
13.  Band Introductions
14.  "I Am (I'm Me)"
15.  "Under The Blade"
16.  "Let The Good Times Roll"

Live at The Marquee 1983
LP Track Listing:

Side One
1.    "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)"
2.    "Sin After Sin"
3.    "Bad Boys (Of Rock 'N' Roll)"
4.    "Destroyer"

Side Two
1.    "Leader Of The Pack"
2.    "Tear It Loose"
3.    Band Rap
4.    "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll"
5.    "Run For Your Life"

Side Three
1.    "Shoot 'Em Down"
2.    Dee's Rap
3.    "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)"

Side Four
1.    Band Introductions
2.    "I Am (I'm Me)"
3.    "Under The Blade"
4.    "Let The Good Times Roll"

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