THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
 READY TO DIE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION 

Limited Edition, Individually Numbered Boxed Set Celebrates The Multi-Platinum Album With Colored 7-inch 45 Rpm Vinyl That Features Every Song From Ready to Die, Plus Two Bonus Tracks 

Available On GetOnDown.com In Partnership With Rhino On September 13 

LOS ANGELES – The Notorious B.I.G. helped reinvent and revitalize East Coast hip-hop 25 years ago with his 1994 debut, Ready to Die. Today, the album has been certified platinum six times and is regarded as not only one of the best hip-hop albums ever made, but also one of the best albums of all time. 

Rhino, in partnership with GetOnDown.com, honors this groundbreaking album with a new limited-edition boxed set that features every album track – plus two bonus tracks – on nine 7” colored-vinyl singles (black, white and red vinyl). READY TO DIE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION BOXED SET will be available for $79.98 on September 13, the anniversary date of the original release. 

Individually numbered and limited to 3,500 copies, the set is presented in a cigar-style box with metallic and gloss accents, and includes a booklet filled with liner notes by veteran hip hop journalist and author Kathy Iandoli, never-before-seen photos from the era, as well as exclusive stories by Easy Mo Bee and Chucky Thompson, who helped produce the album.

After earning acclaim for his guest appearances on other artists’ songs, Biggie (born Christopher Wallace) began recording his own album in New York City in 1993. Ready to Die was eventually completed in 1994 and released on Bad Boy Records, which was founded by the album’s executive producer, Sean “Puffy” Combs. 

Mainly an autobiographical album, Ready To Die showcases Biggie’s immaculate storytelling on 17 tracks that explore his life and experiences as a drug dealer. It takes listeners on a journey that spans from the character’s birth, to his time on the streets, and ultimately ends with his suicide. 

The album’s first single, “Juicy,” was certified gold and reached #3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, crossing over to the Billboard Hot 100 chart to peak at #27. The second single, “Big Poppa,” was an even bigger hit, topping the Rap and R&B charts and reaching #6 on the Hot 100. Certified platinum, “Big Poppa” was also nominated for a Grammy® Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. A remix of “One More Chance” once again topped the Rap and R&B charts while peaking at #2 on the Hot 100. 

Sadly, this would be the only studio album released during Biggie’s lifetime. He was killed on March 9, 1997, just 16 days before the release of his second album – Life After Death. 

READY TO DIE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY SINGLES BOXED SET 
Vinyl Track Listing:

Disc One
1.     Intro 
2.     “Things Done Changed” 

Disc Two
1.     “Gimme The Loot” 
2.     “Machine Gun Funk” 

Disc Three 
1.     “Warning” 
2.     “Ready To Die” 

Disc Four
1.     “One More Chance” 
2.     “#!*@ Me” (Interlude) 
3.     “The What” 

Disc Five
1.     “Juicy” 
2.     “Everyday Struggle” 

Disc Six
1.     “Me & My Bitch” 
2.     “Big Poppa” 

Disc Seven
1.     “Respect” 
2.     “Friend Of Mine” 

Disc Eight
1.     “Unbelievable” 
2.     “Suicidal Thoughts” 

Disc Nine
1.     “Who Shot Ya?” 
2.     “Just Playing (Dreams)”   

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DAVID BOWIE 

CONVERSATION PIECE

Digital And 5-CD Boxed Set To Be Released On November 15

Includes 12 Exclusive Tracks And Brand New Mix Of 

Space Oddity Album By Tony Visconti

Space Oddity (2019 Mix) Album Also Available On CD, 

Standard Digital, 96/24 Digital, And Vinyl, Including Randomized, Extremely Limited, Numbered Silver And Gold Colored Vinyl 

“Conversation Piece (2019 Mix)” Available Now As A Streaming Single

Parlophone Records is proud to announce DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE, a five-CD boxed set and digital equivalent tracking Bowie’s early development throughout 1968 and 1969, via his home demos, BBC radio sessions, studio recordings with guitarist  John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, and the experimental music and mime group, Feathers to be released on November 15. The collection also celebrates the 50th anniversaries of the releases of the “Space Oddity” single and Bowie’s second album, David Bowie (aka Space Oddity).

DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE contains 12 previously unreleased tracks/demos from the period as well as a brand new mix of the Space Oddity (aka David Bowie) album by long-time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti. 

The new mix of the album now features the title track of the boxed set, “Conversation Piece,” restored to the track listing in its initially intended position before it was originally dropped due to time constraints of the vinyl.

Of the 2019 Space Oddity album mix Visconti says, “It was so much fun to find hidden gems of musicianship with more time to mix the second time around, a guitar twiddle here, a trombone blast there, Marc Bolan’s voice in a group choir and more detail in general that we overlooked all those years ago when the label gave us a week at the most to mix this album. And in the details you will find 22 year old David Bowie, who would soon take the world by storm."

The 120-page hardback book accompanying the box features exclusive memorabilia from the personal collection of Bowie’s former manager, the late Ken Pitt, as well as from the David Bowie Archive® and includes photos by Ray Stevenson, Vernon Dewhurst, David Bebbington, Alec Byrne, and Jojanneke Claasen.

The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie experts Mark Adams, Tris Penna, and Kevin Cann along with contributions from Bowie’s lifelong friend George Underwood, Vernon Dewhurst, and Dana Gillespie.

The 2019 mix of Space Oddity will also be released separately on CD, standard digital, 96/24 digital, and vinyl. The various vinyl configurations will be randomly distributed worldwide with a mixture of hand-numbered labels: numbers 1 to 1969 on silver vinyl numbers and 1970 to 2019 on gold vinyl, with the remainder being black vinyl. 

DAVID BOWIE CONVERSATION PIECE
TRACK LIST
Titles marked * are unreleased and the two Decca tracks presented here are released in superior quality to that released on the Deluxe Edition of Bowie’s self-titled debut album on Deram. There is also a rare appearance for the full length mono version of Feathers’ “Ching-a-Ling.”

CD 1 – HOME DEMOS

“April’s Tooth Of Gold” *
“The Reverend Raymond Brown (Attends The Garden Fête On Thatchwick Green)”*
“When I’m Five” *
“Mother Grey” 
“In The Heat Of The Morning” 
“Goodbye 3d (Threepenny) Joe”
“Love All Around” 
“London Bye, Ta-Ta” 
“Angel Angel Grubby Face” (Version 1)
“Angel Angel Grubby Face” (Version 2)
“Animal Farm”*
“Space Oddity” (Solo Demo Fragment)
“Space Oddity” (Version 1) With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Space Oddity” (Version 2) With John “Hutch” Hutchinson *
“Space Oddity” (Version 3) With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Lover To The Dawn” With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Ching-a-Ling” With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“An Occasional Dream” With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Let Me Sleep Beside Yo”u With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Life Is A Circus” With John “Hutch” Hutchinson
“Conversation Piece” *
“Jerusalem” *
“Hole In The Ground” With George Underwood *

CD 2 - The ‘Mercury’ Demos (With John “Hutch” Hutchinson)

“Space Oddity”
“Janine” 
“An Occasional Dream”
“Conversation Piece” 
“Ching-a-Ling” 
“I’m Not Quite (aka Letter To Hermione)” 
“Lover To The Dawn” 
“Love Song” 
“When I’m Five”
“Life Is A Circus”

CD 3 - Conversation Pieces (Mono) 

“In The Heat Of The Morning” (Decca Mono Version)   
“London Bye, Ta-Ta” (Decca Alternative Version)

BBC Top Gear Radio Session With The Tony Visconti Orchestra, Recorded 13th May, 1968

“In The Heat Of The Morning” 
“London Bye, Ta-Ta”
“Karma Man” 
“When I’m Five” 
“Silly Boy Blue”
“Ching-a-Ling” 
“Space Oddity” (Morgan Studios Version – Alternative Take) With John “Hutch” Hutchinson *
“Space Oddity” (U.K. Single Edit)
“Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud” (Single B-side – Mono Mix)
“Janine” (Mono Mix)
“Conversation Piece”  
 
BBC Dave Lee Travis Show Radio Session, Recorded 20th October, 1969

“Let Me Sleep Beside You”  
“Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed”  
“Janine”  

CD 4 - 1969 stereo mixes 

The Original David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) Album 

“Space Oddity”  
“Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed (Inc. Don’t Sit Down)”  
“Letter To Hermione”  
“Cygnet Committee”  
“Janine”  
“An Occasional Dream”  
“Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud”  
“God Knows I'm Good”  
“Memory Of A Free Festival”  
 
The Extras

“Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud” (Single B-side Stereo Mix)
“Letter To Hermione” (Early Mix) *
“Janine” (Early Mix) *
“An Occasional Dream” (Early Mix) *
“Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola” (Full Length Version)

CD 5 - 2019 mixes (all previously unreleased)

The Space Oddity Album

“Space Oddity” 
“Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed” 
“Letter To Hermione” 
“Cygnet Committee” 
“Janine” 
“An Occasional Dream” 
“Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud”
“Conversation Piece” 
“God Knows I'm Good” 
“Memory Of A Free Festival” 
 
The Extras

“Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud” (Single Version)
“Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola” 

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MARILLION: AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT

4CD/Blu-ray Deluxe Edition Of The Band’s Acclaimed Eight Studio Album

Includes New Mixes, Unheard Studio Outtakes, Unreleased Live Tracks,

Plus A New Documentary And Interviews With The Band About The Album

Available On November 1st

When released in June 1995, Marillion earned critical acclaim with Afraid of Sunlight – the band’s eighth studio album and final release on EMI. The album peaked at #16 in the U.K. and introduced fans to the Top 30 hit, “Beautiful.” 

Parlophone will revisit this neo-progressive classic on November 1st with of AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT: DELUXE EDITION, a 4CD/Blu-ray set. The audio will also be available the same day through digital and streaming services. The collection opens with a new version of Afraid of Sunlight that was remixed earlier this year by Michael Hunter. The CD version also includes the original mix by the album’s producer Dave Meegan. 

The set also includes a live recording of Marillion performing at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena on September 29, 1995 during the group’s tour supporting Afraid of Sunlight. Six of the songs were originally released on the double live album Made Again (1996), 

The show’s set list spans the band’s entire career with “Garden Party” from its 1983 debut Script for a Jester’s Tear; “Kayleigh” from Misplaced Childhood (1985); “Incommunicado” from Clutching at Straws (1987); “No One Can” from Holidays In Eden (1991); and “The Great Escape” from Brave (1994). The concert also features performances of several tracks from Afraid of Sunlight, including “Cannibal Surf Babe,” “Gazpacho” and the single “Beautiful.” 

The Blu-ray features the album’s original 1995 mix along with several new mixes (48/24 LPCM Stereo Remix; 48/24 DTS 5.1 Mix; 48/24 LPCM 5.1 Mix). Video content includes interviews with the band discussing the album, a new documentary about Afraid of Sunlight, and a promo film for “Beautiful.” 

The Blu-ray disc also collects the nine bonus recordings from the remastered edition of the album that was released in 1999, plus 17 previously unreleased songs that include studio jams and early versions of Afraid of Sunlight tracks like “Beyond You,” “King,” “Out Of This World” and “Beautiful.” 

Marillion are on tour in the UK and Europe November/December 2019 including two nights at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Tour dates can be found at www.marillion.com/tour

AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT: DELUXE EDITION
4CD/Blu-ray Track Listing:

Disc One: Afraid Of Sunlight (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
1.      Gazpacho
2.      Cannibal Surf Babe
3.      Beautiful
4.      Afraid Of Sunrise
5.      Out Of This World
6.      Afraid Of Sunlight
7.      Beyond You
8.      King

Disc Two: Afraid Of Sunlight (1995 Original Mike Meegan Mix)
1.      Gazpacho
2.      Cannibal Surf Babe
3.      Beautiful
4.      Afraid Of Sunrise
5.      Out Of This World
6.      Afraid Of Sunlight
7.      Beyond You
8.      King

Disc Three: Live In Rotterdam (September 29, 1995)
1.      Intro (Skater’s Waltz) *
2.      Incommunicado *
3.      Hooks In You 
4.      Gazpacho *
5.      Icon *
6.      Beautiful
7.      Hotel Hobbies *
8.      White Russian *
9.      Easter *
10.   Mad *
11.   Opium Den *
12.   Hard As Love *
13.   The Hollow Man *
 
Disc Four: Live In Rotterdam (September 29, 1995)
1.      Kayleigh
2.      Lavender *
3.      Afraid Of Sunlight
4.      Cannibal Surf Babe *
5.      Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven) *
6.      Slainte Mhath *
7.      King
8.      Splintering Heart *
9.      No One Can *
10.   The Great Escape *
11.   The Uninvited Guest *
12.   Garden Party *
 
Disc Five: Blu-Ray
Afraid Of Sunlight (2019 Michael Hunter Remix) 
-            48/ 24 LPCM Stereo Remix
-            48/ 24 DTS 5.1 Mix
-            48/ 24 LPCM 5.1 Mix

Afraid Of Sunlight: Documentary 
Promo Film: “Beautiful”

1999 Remaster Bonus Tracks
1.      Icon
2.      Live Forever
3.      Second Chance
4.      Beyond You (Demo)
5.      Cannibal Surf Babe
6.      Out Of This World
7.      Bass Frenzy
8.      Mirages (Demo)
9.      Afraid of Sunlight (Acoustic Demo)
Jams & Early Versions
10.   Ascending Synth Groove *
11.   Velvet Lawn *
12.   Building Guitar *
13.   Band of Gold *
14.   Gazpacho (Early Version) *
15.   Surfer Bass *
16.   Cannibal Surf (Early Version) *
17.   Beautiful (Early Version) *
18.   KD Lang *
19.   Out Of This World (Early Version) *
20.   Afraid of Sunlight (Early Version) *
21.   Beyond You (Early Version) *
22.   Crunchy Guitar Idea *
23.   Deep Purple Vibe *
24.   Watery Guitar *
25.   King (Early Version) *
26.   Happy Accidents *

* previously unreleased

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ROD STEWART: THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1975-2001

New Boxed Set Features Every Studio Album The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer

Recorded During His Remarkable 26-Year Run With Warner Bros. Records

14-Disc Collection Available On September 13

One of the most successful recording artists in history, Sir Rod Stewart cut some of his most memorable music during his epic 26-year tenure with Warner Bros. Records (now Warner Records). During that time, he released 14 studio albums, achieving both international success and critical acclaim thanks to massive hits like “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” “Infatuation,” “Love Touch” and “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”

Today, Warner Records celebrates one of the most talented singers in rock and pop music with the announcement of a 14-disc boxed set that includes all of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s studio albums recorded for the label. Presented in a clamshell box, THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1975-2001 will be available on September 13 at retail outlets and digitally. The album is also currently available for pre-order at Rhino.com.

After brilliant stints with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces, as well as several outstanding solo albums, Stewart moved to Los Angeles in 1974 and joined Warner Bros. Records. Atlantic Crossing, his 1975 debut with the label, was produced by the legendary Tom Dowd, who produced Stewart’s next three albums. That four-album run during the 1970s was one of Stewart’s most successful. After Atlantic Crossing was certified gold, A Night On the Town went double-platinum and Foot Loose & Fancy Free went triple-platinum, as did its follow-up Blondes Have More Fun, which became Stewart’s first #1 album. That era gave rise to many of the singer’s most beloved tracks, like “Sailing,” “I Don’t Want to Talk About It,” “I Was Only Joking,” “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” and “Hot Legs.”

Stewart’s chart success continued into the 1980s with a string of Top 10 hits that included: “Passion,” “Young Turks,” “Infatuation,” “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Love Touch” and “My Heart Can’t Tell You No.” After opening the decade with back-to-back platinum albums — Foolish Behaviour and Tonight I’m Yours — the singer ended it on a high note with the double-platinum success of Out of Order, which was produced by Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor and Chic’s Bernard Edwards.

He notched platinum records in three consecutive decades in 1991 when Vagabond Heart hit the million-seller mark while peaking at #10 on the album chart. In 1995, a year after Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo career, he released Spanner In the Works, a gold-certified album that included “Leave Virginia Alone,” a stellar track written by Tom Petty. Following the mostly-covers album When We Were the New Boys, the singer returned with his final album for Warner Bros. Records, Human, which featured the hit “I Can’t Deny It.”

The Studio Albums 1975-2001
Album Listing:

Atlantic Crossing (1975)

Night On The Town (1976)

Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)

Blondes Have More Fun (1978)

Foolish Behaviour (1980)

Tonight I’m Yours (1981)

Body Wishes (1983)                                          

Camouflage (1984)

Every Beat Of My Heart (1986)                       

Out Of Order (1988)

Vagabond Heart (1991)

A Spanner In The Works (1995)                       

When We Were The New Boys (1998)              

Human (2001)

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DAVID BOWIE
VH1 STORYTELLERS 
LIMITED 2-LP AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME 
ON OCTOBER 11 FROM PARLOPHONE

On August 23, 1999, David Bowie played an intimate set for invited guests at The Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York for the VH1 Storytellers series. 10 years later in 2009, a CD/DVD/download of the evening was released. 20 years later, the most complete version will be released as a limited edition 2-LP set on October 11.

The VH1 Storytellers TV series debuted in 1996 and featured several of music’s biggest names performing in front of a live audience while telling stories about the inspirations and memories associated with each song. Some of the artists the show has hosted are Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Bee Gees, Kanye West, and Steely Dan.
 
The Bowie set has long been regarded as one of the most memorable episodes in VH1 Storytellers history, with Bowie delving deep into his catalogue to perform tracks such as 
“Can’t Help Thinking About Me” for the first time in 33 years, Aladdin Sane’s “Drive-In Saturday” which he had not performed since 1974, and “Word On A Wing,” which received its first outing in 23 years.
 
Bill Flanagan, executive producer of VH1 Storytellers said, “We were used to dealing with legendary musicians. Still, landing David Bowie was more than a big booking. There's no way to say this without being corny: it was an honor. Bowie has a unique place in rock & roll. He is not only one of the most influential musicians of the era, but he does nothing unless he is fully committed.”
 
Parlophone Records will release a limited edition 2-LP to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this exceptional show.

DAVID BOWIE  
VH1 STORYTELLERS
Track List

Side 1:
1. “Life On Mars?”
2. “Rebel Rebel (truncated)”
3. “Thursday's Child”

Side 2: 
1. “Can't Help Thinking About Me”
2. “China Girl”
3. “Seven”
Side 3: 
1. “Drive-In Saturday”
2. “Word On A Wing”
3. “Survive”*

Side 4:
1. “I Can't Read” *
2. “Always Crashing In The Same Car”*
3. “If I'm Dreaming My Life”*

*Bonus recordings not included on the original CD