FOREIGNER CAN’T SLOW DOWN WITH NEW ALBUM
TO BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART
Three-Disc Set Combines New Music With Album Of Remixed Hits And DVD

Legendary Group To Tour North America This Summer

LOS ANGELES – Foreigner, one of the world’s most popular and enduring rock bands, will release a new three-disc collection, including a CD album of all new music, a CD album of the band’s original hit recordings, and a DVD of the band in concert and beyond. Foreigner’s latest will be available from Rhino Entertainment September 29, exclusively through Walmart, for $12.00.

Twelve tracks on the new album are produced by Mick Jones and Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith and Buckcherry), with celebrated Grammy®-winning producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) contributing the Mick Jones-penned “Fool For You Anyway.” The title track, CAN’T SLOW DOWN, was written by Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, and Marti Frederiksen as a tribute to NASCAR in celebration of Foreigner’s appearance at the Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year. NASCAR fans bought so many CDs that day that Foreigner’s 2008 release No End In Sight:The Very Best Of Foreigner was propelled back into the Billboard Top 200.
The collection’s second disc contains 10 remixes by Marti Frederiksen and Anthony Focx of some of the band’s most well known songs, including “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “Hot Blooded,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.” The remixes bring a new energy and sound definition to these classic songs.

The DVD captures the band performing many of its hits live in 5.1 surround sound. The DVD also contains performances filmed during the band’s recently completed European tour. Also featured is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of CAN’T SLOW DOWN, from writing sessions in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles to the Walmart shareholders meeting where the exclusive partnership behind this project was finalized.

Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. The band will commence a 45-show headline trek across North America today.

CAN’T SLOW DOWN
Track Listing

Disc 1 – New Album
1. “Can’t Slow Down”
2. “In Pieces”
3. “When It Comes To Love”
4. “Living In A Dream”
5. “I Can’t Give Up”
6. “Ready”
7. “Give Me A Sign”
8. “I’ll Be Home Tonight”
9. “Too Late”
10. “Lonely”
11. “As Long As I Live”
12. “Angel Tonight”
13. “Fool For You Anyway”

Disc 2 – Remixes
1. “Feels Like The First time”
2. “Cold As Ice”
3. “Hot Blooded”
4. “Blue Morning, Blue Day”
5. “Double Vision”
6. “Dirty White Boy”
7. “Head Games”
8. “Juke Box Hero”
9. “Urgent”
10. “I Want To Know What Love Is”

Disc 3 – DVD

JULY
30 Morristown, New Jersey
31 Atlantic City, New Jersey

AUGUST
1 Williamsburg, Virginia
2 Williamsburg, Virginia
4 Eaton, Ohio (Dayton)
5 Columbus, Ohio
6 West Allis, Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
8 Maumee, Ohio (Toledo)
9 Quapaw, Oklahoma
12 Sterling Heights, Michigan (Detroit)
14 Biloxi, Mississippi
15 Valdosta, Georgia
16 Orlando, Florida
19 Eugene, Oregon (Portland)
20 Lynden, Washington (Vancouver)
21 Chehalis, Washington
22 Redmond, Washington (Seattle)
25 Boise, Idaho
26 Lancaster, California (Los Angeles)
28 Lodi, California (Sacramento)
29 Cabazon, California (Palm Springs)
30 Thousand Oaks, California (Los Angeles)
31 Saratoga, California

SEPTEMBER
3 Pueblo, Colorado (Colorado Springs)
4 Loveland, Colorado (Denver)
5 Huron, South Dakota (Sioux Falls)
6 Norfolk, Nebraska (Omaha)
17 Phoenix, Arizona
18 Prescott Valley, Arizona
19 Santa Fe, New Mexico
20 Mescalero, New Mexico (El Paso)
24 Frederick, Maryland (Washington DC)
25 Charleston, West Virginia
26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
27 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (Allentown)
29 Indiana, Pennsylvania

OCTOBER
1 Westbury, New York (Long Island)
2 New York City
3 Lakewood, NJ
4 Torrington, Connecticut (Hartford)
6 Englewood, New Jersey
8 San Francisco, CA
10 Irvine, California (Orange County)

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FILTER’S BEST ‘SHOT’S

Rhino Presents Career-Spanning Collection that Spotlights 14 of the Band’s Finest Including Studio Recordings, Rare Radio Edits and Soundtrack Contributions

Available from Rhino March 31

LOS ANGELES — A rare mix of power and finesse, Filter hangs its hard rock angst, electronic sheen and industrial grit on memorable hooks, rendering finely sculpted sonic broadsides that have distinguished the band over the course of four studio albums. Rhino takes aim at the band’s career—so far—with its first retrospective, THE VERY BEST THINGS (1995-2008). The single-disc collection will be available from Rhino Records March 31 for a suggested list price of $11.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital).

The compilation’s 14 songs encompass studio recordings, rare radio edits and a scattering of soundtrack contributions. It begins with “Hey Man Nice Shot,” the Top 10 hit that put the band on the musical map in 1995 and pushed Short Bus—Filter’s debut—to platinum status. From there, the retrospective touches on songs that reflect the evolution of the band’s music, including “Soldiers Of Misfortune,” from their 2008 album Anthems For The Damned.

THE VERY BEST THINGS features 5 tracks from 1998’s Title Of Record, the certified-platinum follow-up to the band’s debut, including “The Best Things,” “I’m Not The Only One,” and the radio edits for the singles “Welcome To The Fold” and the smash hit “Take A Picture.” Taken from 2002’s The Amalgamut, the collection also features “The Only Way (Is The Wrong Way)” and the single edit version of “Where Do We Go From Here.”

In addition to its studio albums, Filter was also known for writing songs that appeared on a number of popular soundtracks. THE VERY BEST THINGS gathers several, including the savage intensity of “Jurrasitol” from The Crow – City Of Angels; “(Can’t You) Trip Like I Do” the band’s collaboration with The Crystal Method for Spawn: The Album; as well as “One (Is The Loneliest Number)” and “Thanks Bro,” two songs recorded for different X-Files albums.

After a six-year hiatus, Richard Patrick brought Filter back to active duty last spring with the release of the politically charged and critically acclaimed album Anthems For The Damned. The band followed up with the November digital only release Remixes For The Damned, which features brand-new remixes of various tracks from Anthems. Filter is planning a string of U.S. tour dates in the spring, with full details to be announced shortly.

THE VERY BEST OF FILTER
Track Listing

1. “Hey Man Nice Shot”
2. “Welcome To The Fold” – Radio Edit
3. “Jurrasitol”
4. “(Can’t You) Trip Like I Do”
5. “Take A Picture” – Radio Edit
6. “Soldiers Of Misfortune”
7. “Where Do We Go From Here” – Single Edit
8. “Dose”
9. “I’m Not The Only One”
10. “Skinny”
11. “One (Is The Loneliest Number)”
12. “The Best Things”
13. “The Only Way (Is The Wrong Way)”
14. “Thanks Bro”

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THE FILLMORE FAREWELL

DVD Debut Of Out-Of-Print Documentary Captures A Grand Send-Off For The Fillmore West With Performances By The Grateful Dead, Santana, And More

Available June 2 From Rhino Records

LOS ANGELES – When the legendary rock impresario Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in 1971, the San Francisco venue had become an institution, an integral part of the West Coast music scene in the ’60s. Always the showman, Graham made sure the Fillmore West was sent off in a blaze of glory, scheduling five nights of concerts featuring bands like the Grateful Dead and Santana - that got their start at this storied concert hall. Both the madness leading up to the shows and the concerts were filmed for FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS, a documentary originally released in 1972. Long out-of-print, Rhino and the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation present the DVD debut of this film on June 2. It will be available from all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $19.99. FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS is part of special programming airing on PBS stations in May and June 2009 (please check local listings).

The film stands as a vivid time capsule that captures an era in rock history when music had become a major industry and—for some—a huge headache. It delivers a gritty, behind-the-scenes look at the music business at a time when many artists were growing jaded by their success, demanding more and more. Disillusioned by the change, Graham decided to get out, pulling the curtain down with five days of concerts that ended on July 4, 1971.

In the end, the frantic preparations paid off with a host of marvelous performances from a range of artists who made up what was called “The San Francisco Sound.” FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS features highlights from all five nights, including songs by the Grateful Dead (“Casey Jones,” “Johnny B. Goode”); Santana (“Incident At Neshabur,” “In A Silent Way”); Quicksilver Messenger Service (“Mojo,” “Fresh Air”); Jefferson Airplane (“Volunteers”/“We Can Be So Good Together”); along with performances by Cold Blood, Hot Tuna, and Lamb. Author and original Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres wrote the liner notes for the DVD.

The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation was formed in November of 1991 following the death of legendary rock impresario, Bill Graham. The goal of the Foundation is to continue Bill’s good work in assisting those whose needs are oftentimes not noticed or served by larger philanthropic organizations. Currently, the Foundation awards grants primarily in the areas of music, the arts, and education, while also supporting social work, environmental protection, and spiritual and compassionate projects in the community.

FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS
DVD Track Listing

“Hello Friends” – Lamb
“You Got Me Hummin’” – Cold Blood
“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” – Cold Blood
“Candy Man” – Hot Tuna
“Uncle Sam Blues” – Hot Tuna
Rehearsal Jam – The Rowan Brothers
“Isn’t It Just A Beautiful Day” – Lamb
“Fresh Air” – Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Mojo” - Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Volunteers”/ “We Can Be So Good Together” – Jefferson Airplane
“Noodle” – Jerry Garcia
Rehearsal Jam – Jerry Garcia with New Riders Of The Purple Sage
“Casey Jones” – Grateful Dead
“Johnny B. Goode” – Grateful Dead
“White Bird” – It’s A Beautiful Day
“The Sky Is Crying” – The Elvin Bishop Group
“Incident At Neshabur” – Santana
“In A Silent Way”/ “Jam” – Santana
“In A Silent Way” – Santana

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THE FACTORY RECORDS STORY

Rhino Honors Legendary Indie Label With Digital-Only Compilation Featuring 63 Tracks Released Between 1978 And 1992, Including Songs By Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, OMD, James, The Durutti Column And Cabaret Voltaire

Available Exclusively On iTunes June 23, All Other DSPs On July 7

LOS ANGELES – Factory Records was more than an independent record label based in Manchester, England, where influential artists such as Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays found a home. During its frenzied reign from 1978 to 1992, Factory was also a state of mind, as noted music journalist Paul Morley explains in the liner notes of Rhino’s new 63-song collection celebrating Factory: “… it was about what music means, and why it is important … and it was about how a record label can and should operate as a place, a space, and the spaces in between, that can be filled with thoughts, some of them musical …”

More than 30 years after Factory opened its doors, Rhino looks back with a digital-only collection that captures the glory and chaos of the label’s journey. FACTORY RECORDS: COMMUNICATIONS 1978-92 will debut exclusively on iTunes June 23 for $29.99. The set will be available two-weeks later, on July 7, through all digital service providers. It will be available as a digital release only. A free stream of six tracks from this release are available now at https://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/factoryrecords_PartyPlayer.lasso.

Arranged chronologically, the set begins with Joy Division’s “Digital”—from Factory’s first release A Factory Sample EP—and ends with the label’s swan song, the Happy Mondays’ 12” “Sunshine and Love.” Compiled by music journalist Jon Savage, the collection tells the label’s story by mixing most of its hits with lesser-known classics, like Marcel King’s “Reach For Love” and Section 25’s “Looking From A Hilltop.” In addition to the aforementioned Morley essay, the set also features a track-by-track rundown from Factory expert and historian James Nice.

Factory released hundreds of records in different formats from a wide array of artists during its 14-year run. While nearly half of COMMUNICATIONS 1978-92 is dedicated to the label’s most recognizable artists—Joy Division, Happy Mondays, and New Order (and its many offshoots)—the collection also features an eclectic selection of artists who shared their labelmates’ penchant for doing things their own way, but never quite broke through. Those artists include: The Royal Family And The Poor (“Art on 45”), Minny Pops (“Dolphin’s Spurt”), Crispy Ambulance (“Deaf”), Crawling Chaos (“Sex Machine”), and The Wake (“Talk About The Past”).

Factory began in May 1978 as a club launched by British television host Tony Wilson and local band manager Alan Erasmus. The club evolved into a record label later that year with the release of A Factory Sample, an EP that featured Joy Division, The Durutti Column, Cabaret Voltaire, and comedian John Dowie. Factory went on to play a major role in cultivating the “Madchester” scene before its demise in 1992.

FACTORY RECORDS: COMMUNICATIONS 1978-92
Track Listing

1. Joy Division – “Digital”
2. Cabaret Voltaire – “Baeder Meinhof”
3. Joy Division – “Glass” (2007 Remastered)*
4. OMD – “Electricity” (Remastered Original 7” version)*
5. Joy Division – “She’s Lost Control”
6. The Distractions – “Time Goes By Slowly”*
7. Joy Division – “Transmission”
8. The Durutti Column – “Sketch For Summer”*
9. X-O-Dus – “English Black Boys”*
10. Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
11. Section 25 – “Girls Don’t Count”
12. Crawling Chaos – “Sex Machine”
13. Joy Division – “As You Said”*
14. The Names – “Night Shift”
15. New Order – “Ceremony” (Original Version)
16. Minny Pops – “Dolphin’s Spurt”
17. John Dowie – “It’s Hard To Be An Egg”*
18. Crispy Ambulance – “Deaf”
19. Section 25 – “Dirty Disco”
20. New Order – “Everything’s Gone Green”*
21. Tunnelvision – “Watching The Hydroplanes”
22. The Durutti Column – “Messidor”*
23. Royal Family And The Poor – “Art On 45”
24. Swamp Children – “Taste What's Rhythm”
25. New Order – “Temptation”
26. 52nd Street – “Cool As Ice”
27. New Order – “Blue Monday”
28. Cabaret Voltaire – “Yashar” (John Robie Remix)*
29. Quando Quango – “Love Tempo”
30. The Wake – “Talk About The Past”

31. New Order – “Confusion”
32. Marcel King – “Reach For Love”
33. Section 25 – “Looking from A Hilltop (Restructure)”
34. Stockholm Monsters – “All At Once”
35. Life – “Tell Me”*
36. The Durutti Column – “A Little Mercy”*
37. James – “Hymn From A Village”
38. Kalima – “Trickery”
39. Quando Quango – “Genius”*
40. Happy Mondays – “Freaky Dancin”*
41. Miaow – “When It All Comes Down”
42. The Railway Children – “Brighter”
43. New Order – “1963” (12” Version)*
44. The Durutti Column – “Otis”
45. Biting Tongues – “Compressor”
46. New Order – “True Faith”
47. Happy Mondays – “24 Hour Party People”
48. New Order – “Fine Time”
49. Happy Mondays – “W.F.L. (We Think About The Future)”
50. Revenge – “Seven Reasons”
51. Happy Mondays – “Hallelujah” (Club Mix)
52. Electronic – “Getting Away With It”
53. Happy Mondays – “Step On”
54. Northside – “Shall We Take A Trip”
55. New Order – “World In Motion”
56. Happy Mondays – “Kinky Afro”
57. The Durutti Column – “Home”
58. Electronic – “Get The Message”
59. Happy Mondays – “Loose Fit”
60. Northside – “Take 5”
61. Cath Carroll – “Moves Like You” (Remix)
62. The Other Two – “Tasty Fish”*
63. Happy Mondays – “Sunshine and Love” (Lionrock Remix)*

*Previously unreleased digitally

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EDDIE RABBITT’S NUMBER ONE HITS

Rhino Collects 17 of the Country Star’s #1 Hits for Career-Spanning Collection
that Includes His Signature Smash, “I Love A Rainy Night”

Available May 12 from Rhino Records

LOS ANGELES — As one of country music’s most progressive crossover artists, Eddie Rabbitt epitomized the changes transforming the genre in the mid-1970s, helping usher it out of the backwoods and barrooms and into suburban subdivisions and malls. Rhino celebrates the innovative country artist with a collection featuring 17 of his #1 country hits. NUMBER ONE HITS will be available May 12 from Rhino Records at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital).

Arranged chronologically from 1976 to 1990, the disc encompasses Rabbitt’s prolific career, which included a remarkable 33 straight Top 10 hits. Rabbitt continued to record and tour through the ’90s, but died in 1998 at the age of 56 after battling lung cancer.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Rabbitt moved to Nashville in the late ’60s where he wrote hits for
other artists, including “Kentucky Rain,” a song Elvis Presley took to Top 20 and “Pure Love,” a #1 for Ronnie Milsap. Rabbitt’s first hit, singing his own song, came in 1976 with “Drinkin’ My Baby (Off My Mind).” The single established his style too, with tempos influenced by light rhythm & blues and vocals with plenty of echo, all sounding like they would fit on an album by Dion or The Drifters. Despite the citified sound, his themes came straight from the country jukebox.

Rabbitt’s string of hits continued with “You Don’t Love Me Anymore,” “Suspicions,” “The Best Year Of My Life,” and “You Can’t Run From Love.” NUMBER ONE HITS also includes the duets “You And I” with Crystal Gayle and “Both To Each Other (Friends And Lovers)” with Juice Newton. But it is Rabbitt’s finger-snapping hits — a blend of old-time rock, Broadway sass, and country simplicity — that he is best known for: “Drivin’ My Life Away,” “I Love A Rainy Night,” “Gone Too Far,” and “Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight.”

Rabbitt was part of a generation that greatly diversified country music, all but defining what became known as the Urban Cowboy movement. As a new day dawned in country music, it was this country boy from New Jersey who helped turn the calendar.

NUMBER ONE HITS
Track Listing

1. “Drinkin’ My Baby (Off My Mind)”
2. “You Don’t Love Me Anymore”
3. “I Just Want To Love You”
4. “Every Which Way But Loose”
5. “Suspicions”
6. “Gone Too Far”
7. “Drivin’ My Life Away”
8. “I Love A Rainy Night”
9. “Step By Step”
10. “Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight”
11. “You And I” – with Crystal Gale
12. “You Can’t Run From Love”
13. “The Best Year Of My Life”
14. “Both To Each Other (Friends & Lovers)” – with Juice Newton
15. “I Wanna Dance With You”
16. “The Wanderer”
17. “On Second Thought”

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