Labor of Love

The Spinners were the greatest soul group of the early '70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. Ironically, the band's roots lay in Detroit, where they formed as a doo wop group during the late '50s. Collection includes: 'Pick Of The Litter' (1975); Dancin' And Lovin' (1979); 2LP-in-1CD 'From Here To Eternally' (1979)+ 'Love Trippin' (1980); 2LP-in-1CD 'Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow' (1977) + 'Labor Of Love' (1981).

Good things, as the saying goes, are worth waiting for. So it is with Nashville’s roots rocking Blank Range. The band released its debut EP back in 2013. Touring — lots of it — ensued with the group getting tighter and more focused as an opening to bigger acts; so much so that they were featured as one of “Nashville’s next big things” in 2015. Yet another EP appeared in 2016, this one with a scrappy, some might say sloppy, video of the song “Circumstances” that was the very definition of homemade and didn’t go far to advance their art. Still … no album. August 2017 finally sees the culmination of that work. Blank Range’s first full length finds the group abandoning their previously recorded material for a new, more focused and coherent sound.

"I ain't livin' with the ghost/No future living in the past," sings Jon Bon Jovi on "Living with the Ghost," the second song on This House Is Not for Sale, the first new Bon Jovi album without guitarist Richie Sambora.

Johnny Burnette was at the heart of the Rock 'N' Roll revolution for ten years, both with his brother Dorsey as part of the Rock 'N' Roll Trio-considered by many the greatest rockabilly group of all time - & as a hit-making recording artist on his own. Given Johnny's importance, you wouldn't really want any other label but Bear Family to release the definitive retrospective on 9 CDs, is everything Johnny ever recorded. Not just released-recorded! That means all of his Rock 'N' Roll Trio recordings, classics like 'Train Kept A-Rollin', 'Lonesome Train (on a Lonesome Track', 'Rock Therapy', 'Honey Hush', & 'Tear It Up', his recordings for Imperial & Freedom/Liberty (complete for the first time), where he notched his hits 'Dreamin', 'You're Sixteen', and many more!

Stephen is a multi-faceted musician and his recordings can take many forms, from solo piano to Electronica, Nu Jazz, and New Age. His latest release, Still, as the title implies, is a long way from his early rock and roll star aspirations. Instead we have piano-based new age music with neo-classical influences that has more in common with George Winston than with Jerry Lee Lewis. The opening track, titled “To Watch a Pond,” features Stephen’s elegant piano with rich string orchestration that is absolutely gorgeous.

Exciter | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains eight 12" vinyl discs presenting four singles–Dream On, I Feel Loved, Freelove, and Goodnight Lovers–with B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, acoustic versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, Exciter, originally released in May 2001.