ERASURE TAKES POP! TO ANOTHER LEVEL

Rhino Presents Career-Spanning Boxed Set (3CD/DVD) Featuring Newly Remastered Versions of All The Band’s Singles on Two Discs, a CD of Vintage Live Performances,
And a DVD of Rare Live BBC Performances

Available From Rhino April 7

LOS ANGELES – Erasure’s world-conquering anthems of love, lust and longing have made it one of the most beloved and enduring success stories in modern British pop music history. After more than two decades, Andy Bell and Vince Clarke (founding member of Depeche Mode and Yaz) have sold more than 15 million albums around the globe, proving themselves masters of every kind of song from disco symphonies to unplugged ballads.

Rhino shows ‘a little respect’ to the group with a four-disc boxed set (3CD/DVD) that includes all of the band’s singles (remastered in 2009) on two discs, a career-spanning collection of live performances on a third CD and a DVD of the group’s best BBC appearances. TOTAL POP! – DELUXE BOX will be available April 7 from Rhino Records at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $54.98.

On the same day, April 7, Rhino will also release Pop! Remixed as a digital only release for $9.99. Pop! Remixed features remixes from Vince Clarke, Mark Picchiotti, Manhattan Clique, Komputer, Sweden’s Sound Factory and a mix of “Drama!” by Andy Bell and JC.

The first disc contains a newly remastered version of Pop! – The First 20 Hits, Erasure’s 1992 singles compilation and the group’s fourth consecutive #1 album in the U.K. Arranged chronologically, the disc encompasses all of the group’s singles, from its 1986 debut Wonderland to the 1992 EP, Abba-esque. Among the many highlights are Top 20 U.S. hits “Chains Of Love” and “A Little Respect;” the #1 Dance smash “Victim Of Love;” fan favorites “Oh L’Amour” and “Chorus,” plus a remix of the band’s first single, “Who Needs Love (Like That).”

The second disc picks up where the first left off, offering 19 singles released from 1994 to 2007, the year of the band’s most recent studio album, Light At The End Of The World. It opens with the Top 20 U.S. hit “Always,” closing with Jeremy Wheatley’s new mix of the song, made especially for this collection. The disc features such standouts as “In My Arms,” “Breathe” and a stellar cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill,” from 2003’s Other People’s Songs.

For the collection’s final CD, the band assembles 15 stunning and rare live performances recorded between 1987 and 2007, including three performances from 1992’s Phantasmagorical Tour (“Voulez-Vous,” “Am I Right?” and “Heart Of Stone”), “Breathe” from 2006’s Acoustic Tour and “Oh L’Amour” from 2007’s World Tour.

The DVD contains BBC appearances recorded between 1986 and 2005, including performances from Top Of The Pops, Daytime Live and The Tom O’Connor Roadshow. It begins with Erasure’s 1986 Top Of The Pops debut “Sometimes,” followed by “Ship Of Fools” on Wogan and a six-song performance from 2003’s Top of the Pops 2 Special that features a cover of “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.”

TOTAL POP! – THE FIRST 40 HITS
Track Listing

Disc 1 (CD)
1. “Who Needs Love (Like That)”
2. “Heavenly Action”
3. “Oh L’Amour”
4. “Sometimes”
5. “It Doesn't Have To Be”
6. “Victim Of Love”
7. “The Circus”
8. “Ship Of Fools”
9. “Chains Of Love”
10. “A Little Respect”
11. “Stop!”
12. “Drama!”
13. “You Surround Me”
14. “Blue Savannah”
15. “Star”
16. “Chorus”
17. “Love To Hate You”
18. “Am I Right?”
19. “Breath Of Life”
20. “Take A Chance On Me”
21. “Who Needs Love (Like That)” – Hamburg Mix

Disc 2 (CD)
1. “Always”
2. “Run To The Sun”
3. “I Love Saturday”
4. “Stay With Me”
5. “Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day)”
6. “Rock Me Gently”
7. “In My Arms”
8. “Don’t Say Your Love Is Killing Me”
9. “Rain” – Al Stone Mix
10. “Freedom”
11. “Moon & The Sky” – JC’s Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work
12. “Solsbury Hill”
13. “Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)”
14. “Breathe”
15. “Don’t Say You Love Me”
16. “Here I Go Impossible Again”
17. “I Could Fall In Love With You”
18. “Sunday Girl”
19. “Storm In A Teacup”
20. “Always” – 2009 Mix

Disc 3 (CD) Live 1987-2007
1. “Spiralling” – The Circus Tour 1987
2. “The Hardest Part” – The Innocents Tour 1988
3. “Drama!” – The Wild! Tour 1989
4. “Knocking On Your Door” – The Wild! Tour 1989
5. “Push Me Shove Me” –The Wild! Tour 1990
6. “Voulez Vous” – The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992
7. “Am I Right?” – The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992
8. “Heart Of Stone” – The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992
9. “Who Needs Love (Like That)” – The Tiny Tour 1996
10. “Rain” – Cowboy Tour 1997
11. “Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime” – Sanctuary The EIS Christmas Concert 2002
12. “Piano Song” – The Other Tour 2003
13. “Hideaway” – The Erasure Show 2005
14. “Breathe” (Acoustic) – The Acoustic Tour 2006
15. “Oh L’Amour” – Light At The End Of The World Tour 2007

Disc Four (DVD) ERASURE AT THE BBC 1986-2005
1. “Sometimes” – Top Of The Pops
2. “It Doesn’t Have To Be” – The Tom O’Connor Roadshow
3. “Victim Of Love” – Daytime Live
4. “The Circus” – Daytime Live
5. “Ship Of Fools” – Wogan
6. “Chains Of Love” – Top Of The Pops
7. “A Little Respect” – Going Live!
8. “Stop!” – Top Of The Pops
9. “Chorus” – Wogan
10. “Love To Hate You” – Top Of The Pops
11. “Am I Right?” – Top Of The Pops
12. “Breath Of Life” – Top Of The Pops
13. “Who Needs Love (Like That)” – Top Of The Pops
14. “Always” – Top Of The Pops
15. “Run To The Sun” – Top Of The Pops
16. “I Love Saturday” – Smash Hits Poll Winner’s Party
17. “Stay With Me” – Pebble Mill
18. “Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day)” – Pebble Mill
19. “Don’t Say Your Love Is Killing Me” – Top Of The Pops
20. “Solsbury Hill” – Top Of The Pops
21. “Breathe” – Top Of The Pops
22. “Top Of The Pops 2 Special”
23. “Sometimes” – Tom O’Connor Roadshow
24. “How Many Times?” – The Late Show
25. “Miracle” – Later with Jools Holland
26. “Because You’re So Sweet” – Later With Jools Holland
27. “Oh L’Amour” – (2003) Promotional Video

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AL JARREAU - THE VERY BEST OF: AN EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

Rhino Hits The High Notes of the Seven-Time Grammy® Winner’s Career
With A 16-Song Collection That Features The Beloved Singer’s Greatest Hits
Along With A Brand New Song

Available from Rhino September 29

LOS ANGELES – Considered by many to be the greatest living jazz singer, Al Jarreau is an artist of stunning range. He’s spent decades bending genres with his lithe voice, earning him the rare distinction of being the only artist to have won Grammy Awards in three different categories: pop, jazz and R&B. Rhino honors the superlative vocalist’s musical achievements with a collection that spans his entire career. AL JARREAU – THE VERY BEST OF: AN EXCELLENT ADVENTURE will be available September 29 from all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $11.99 (digital).

The 16-song compilation bridges the past and the present, bringing together Jarreau’s greatest recordings with his latest, “Excellent Adventure,” recorded especially for this release. The track was produced by Richard Nichols and The Randy Watson Experience (Grammy-winning songwriter James Poyser, and The Roots drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson) who have produced songs for Erykah Badu, Al Green and The Roots.

The collection surveys Jarreau’s life in music, spotlighting such notable songs as “We Got By,” the title track from his 1975 major-label debut; “Take Five” from Look To The Rainbow, the breakout album that earned him the 1977 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal; “(Round, Round, Round) Blues Rondo A La Turk,” the 1981 Grammy winner for Jazz Vocal Performance Male; and the title track from Breakin’ Away, the 1981 Grammy winner for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. All told, Jarreau has earned seven Grammy awards, with wins in four decades and continues to tour extensively in the US and all over the world.

Among the smash albums represented on AL JARREAU – THE VERY BEST OF: AN EXCELLENT ADVENTURE are 1976’s Glow (“Rainbow In Your Eyes”), 1980’s This Time (“Spain,” “Never Givin’ Up”), 1981’s Breakin’ Away (“Roof Garden,” “We’re In This Love Together”), 1983’s Jarreau (“Boogie Down,” “Mornin’”), 1984’s High Crime (“After All”), 1988’s Heart’s Horizon (“So Good”), 2000’s Tomorrow Today (“Just To Be Loved”), and 2004’s Accentuate The Positive (“Cold Duck”). Also featured is “Moonlighting,” the theme song from the hit television show starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis.

AL JARREAU – THE VERY BEST OF: AN EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
Track Listing

1. “After All”
2. “Moonlighting” (Theme)
3. “Never Givin’ Up”
4. “Roof Garden”
5. “Spain (I Can Recall)”
6. “Take Five” – Edit
7. “We’re In This Love Together”
8. “Rainbow In Your Eyes”
9. “Just To Be Loved”
10. “Cold Duck”
11. “We Got By”
12. “Boogie Down”
13. “(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk”
14. “Mornin’”
15. “So Good”
16. “Excellent Adventure” (New Recording)

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THE STOOGES CONQUER THE HALL OF FAME

Rhino Handmade Honors the Group’s 2010 Induction With Collector’s Edition Of
The Stooges Debut Featuring Previously Unissued Studio Track “Asthma Attack”
On CD and 7" Single

Pre-Order Next Week At Rhino.com, Ships In Late April

LOS ANGELES – The Stooges—Iggy Pop, Ron and Scott Asheton, and Dave Alexander—may have sounded like they were from the Stone Age, but the Ann Arbor quartet predicted the future of rock ’n’ roll more than 40 years ago with the untamable sonic assault of its self-titled 1969 debut on Elektra Records. Soon after the band’s March 15 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rhino Handmade will celebrate the visionary group’s historic feedback-laden clarion call with a Collector’s Edition of that debut.

Scheduled to ship in late April, THE STOOGES will be available for pre-order next week exclusively at www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $49.98. The 26-track collection will be issued in a 7" x 7" hardbound booklet that contains two CDs along with a 7" single that features the previously unreleased track “Asthma Attack.” A staple of the group’s early live shows, this is the first time a studio version of the song has been released.

The Collector’s Edition’s first disc combines the original album’s eight songs with producer John Cale’s original mixes, including unreleased versions of “We Will Fall” and “Ann.” Also featured is the mono single version of “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” a song Rolling Stone named #438 on its list of “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”—right behind Elvis’ “Love Me Tender.”

The second disc opens with “Asthma Attack,” a breathless spectacle of a song written when The Stooges’ 20-minute live sets were dominated by arty experiments in feedback and improvisation. The remainder of the disc presents an alternate version of the original album with alternate takes of every song, including full versions of “No Fun” and “Ann,” plus unreleased versions of “We Will Fall,” “Real Cool Time,” and the album closer, “Little Doll.”

Despite lackluster commercial and critical response at the time of its release, THE STOOGES has withstood the test of time. “The Stooges’ influence is legion—to name all of the bands, singers, and would-be rock stars who drank from the well could fill 1,000 phone books,” writes author Mike Edison in the collection’s liner notes. “There is not a hard or heavy band anywhere on the planet that’s not in earnest awe of The Stooges.”

THE STOOGES – COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. “1969”
2. “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
3. “We Will Fall”
4. “No Fun”
5. “Real Cool Time”
6. “Ann”
7. “Not Right”
8. “Little Doll”
9. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – Mono Single Version
10. “1969” – Original John Cale Mix
11. “Not Right” – Original John Cale Mix
12. “We Will Fall” – Original John Cale Mix*
13. “No Fun” – Original John Cale Mix
14. “Real Cool Time” – Original John Cale Mix
15. “Ann” – Original John Cale Mix*
16. “Little Doll” – Original John Cale Mix
17. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – Original John Cale Mix

Disc 2
1. “Asthma Attack”*
2. “1969” – Alternate Vocal
3. “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – Alternate Vocal
4. “We Will Fall”*
5. “No Fun” – Full Version
6. “Real Cool Time” – Takes 1 & 2*
7. “Ann” – Full Version
8. “Not Right” – Alternate Vocal
9. “Little Doll” – Takes 1-5*

*Previously unreleased

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THE MUSIC OF MENACE FROM SHUTTER ISLAND

Produced By Robbie Robertson, Double-Disc Soundtrack To Martin Scorsese Thriller
Features A Haunting Collection Of Modern Classical Music

Available From Rhino Records February 2

LOS ANGELES – Paramount Pictures presents SHUTTER ISLAND, the latest film from Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese. Premiering February 19 in theaters nationwide, the suspense thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams. Laeta Kalogridis wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Produced by Robbie Robertson, the film’s haunting double-disc soundtrack features a stunning array of modern classical music. SHUTTER ISLAND: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE will be available from Rhino on February 2 at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $19.98 (physical) and $11.99 (digital).

The soundtrack is the latest in a long line of collaborations between Scorsese and Robertson. The two first worked together in 1978 on The Last Waltz, a concert film chronicling The Band’s history along with the original members’ final performance together. During the years that followed, Robertson and Scorsese collaborated on music for the films Raging Bull, The King Of Comedy, The Color Of Money, Casino and Departed.

The collection of modern classical music was hand-selected by Robertson, who is proud of its scope and sound. “This may be the most outrageous and beautiful soundtrack I’ve ever heard.”

SHUTTER ISLAND: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE features a number of symphonic performances, including appearances by The San Francisco Symphony, the National Polish Radio Symphony, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Wiener Philharmoniker. The double-disc collection also contains music by an eclectic group of artists, ranging from ’50s crooner Johnnie Ray (“Cry”), to seminal blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson (“Tomorrow Night”), and sound sculptor Brian Eno (“Lizard Point”). All 19 of the compilation’s songs are featured in the film.

About SHUTTER ISLAND
From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, "Shutter Island" is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island’s fortresslike hospital for the criminally insane.

SHUTTER ISLAND: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. “Fog Tropes” – Orchestra of St. Lukes, conducted by John Adams
2. “Symphony No. 3: Passacaglia - Allegro Moderato” – National Polish Radio Symphony, conducted by Antonio Wit
3. “Music For Marcel Duchamp” – Philipp Vandré
4. “Hommage á John Cage” – Nam June Paik
5. “Lontano” – Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Claudio Abbado
6. “Rothko Chapel 2” – UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus
7. “Cry” – Johnnie Ray
8. “On The Nature Of Daylight” – Max Richter
9. “Uaxuctum: The Legend Of The Mayan City Which They Themselves Destroyed For Religious Reasons – 3rd Movement” – Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
10. “Quartet For Strings And Piano In A Minor” – Prazak Quartet

Disc 2
1. “Christian Zeal And Activity” – The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Edo de Waart
2. “Suite For Symphonic Strings: Nocturne” – The New Professionals Orchestra, conducted by Rebecca Miller
3. “Lizard Point” – Brian Eno
4. “Four Hymns: II For Cello And Double Bass” – Torleif Thedéen & Entcho Radoukanov
5. “Root Of An Unfocus” – Boris Berman
6. “Prelude - The Bay” – Ingram Marshall
7. “Wheel Of Fortune” – Kay Starr
8. “Tomorrow Night” – Lonnie Johnson
9. “This Bitter Earth”/“On The Nature Of Daylight” – Dinah Washington/Max Richter

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ROD STEWART’S BLUE MOON RISES

Legendary Singer Covers The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Stevie Nicks and More On Lost Album from 1992, Includes Two Unreleased Session Outtakes

Available Now Exclusively from Rhino.com

LOS ANGELES – If ONCE IN A BLUE MOON hasn’t exactly been the Holy Grail for the Rod Stewart faithful, it’s only because they didn’t know what they were missing – until now. Recorded in the summer of 1992 with producer Trevor Horn, this unique collection of covers captures Stewart at his interpretive best – his magnificent voice yearning, pleading and shouting in all its gravelly glory through a superb selection of songs.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON – THE LOST ALBUM is available now exclusively from www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $19.98. Reminiscent of the year when it was originally slated for release, the CD comes packaged in a vintage long box.

While each of the album's 10 songs were previously released in various countries in different mixes, six have never been available in the U.S. in any form until now. To celebrate the long-overdue release of this lost classic, the CD contains two hidden tracks – both unreleased – recorded during the album’s sessions. Together, they form an exciting whole that places BLUE MOON squarely in the upper reaches of Stewart’s classic catalog.

Stewart opens album with a majestic reading – complete with soaring orchestration – of The Rolling Stones’ 1967 #1 smash “Ruby Tuesday” before shifting into a driving interpretation of the Bob Dylan b-side, “The Groom’s Still Waiting At The Altar.” The collection also features the singer’s take on the 1983 Stevie Nicks’ classic “Stand Back.” It’s worth noting that a trio of tracks on BLUE MOON – “Windy Town,” “The Downtown Lights” and “This” – eventually appeared as key songs on Stewart’s 1995 album A Spanner In The Works.

Prior to the album’s scheduled release in late 1992, an edited version of Stewart singing the Tom Waits favorite “Tom Traubert’s Blues” was released in the U.K., peaking at #6 on the British Singles chart. The reason ONCE IN A BLUE MOON was abandoned remains a mystery, but one factor could be that Stewart recorded his Unplugged…And Seated in early 1993. Released just three months later, the album sold three million copies in the U.S. alone. Whatever the reason for its disappearance, fans can celebrate that the album is here at last.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON – THE LOST ALBUM

1. “Ruby Tuesday”
2. “The Groom’s Still Waiting At The Altar”
3. “Shotgun Wedding”
4. “The Downtown Lights”
5. “Windy Town”
6. “This”
7. “Stand Back”
8. “Let The Day Begin”
9. “First I Look At The Purse”
10. “Tom Traubert’s Blues”
Hidden Tracks
11. “The Groom’s Still Waiting At The Altar” – Studio Run-Throughs
12. “First I Look At The Purse” – Fast Version

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