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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for January include:

• Bruce Springsteen’s “High Hopes” (14 Jan)
• The 20-CD “The Perfect Elvis Presley Soundtrack Collection” – (14 Jan)
• “20 Feet from Stardom” on DVD and Blu-ray (14 Jan – Not UK)
• “The Beatles – The U.S. Albums” 13-CD box set and individual album releases (21 Jan)
• “The Doors – R-Evolution” on DVD and Blu-ray
• “Small Faces – Here Come the Nice” 8-disc box set (28 Jan)
• David Crosby’s “Croz,” his first studio album in over 20 years (28 Jan).

Phil Everly has sadly died at a hospital in Burbank, California, aged 74. His wife, Patti, told the LA Times that he died from complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for November include:

• “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” in standard and deluxe editions (4 Nov – UK release)
• David Bowie’s 2 CD/DVD “The Next Day – Extra” (5 Nov)
• “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival” album on CD and vinyl, + “Hear My Train A Comin'” on DVD and Blu-ray (5 Nov)
• the 47-CD “Bob Dylan – The Complete Album Collection Vol 1” (5 Nov)
• “The Beatles: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” and reissue of Vol 1 (11 Nov)
• “The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• The Who’s “Tommy” reissue in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• “Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival” on DVD and Blu-ray (19 Nov)
• Cliff Richard’s “Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’ – Live at Sydney Opera House” on DVD and Blu-ray, and his new album “The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook” (19 Nov US, 11 Nov UK)
• “Sinatra Duets – 20th Anniversary” in deluxe and super deluxe editions (19 Nov).

Fats Domino’s “Blue Monday” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

“Blue Monday” was released on single in December 1956, backed with “What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You,” and also featured on the 1957 album “This Is Fats” and the 1959 album “Fats Domino sings 12,000,000 Records”.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for October include:

• the 7-CD “Rush – The Studio Albums 1989-2007” box set (1 Oct)
• Paul McCartney’s “New” album in standard and deluxe editions (15 Oct)
• “Paul Simon – The Complete Albums Collection” 14-CD collection and single CD “Over the Bridge of Time” retrospective (15 Oct)
• “Eric Clapton Unplugged – Expanded and Remastered” (15 Oct)
• Willie Nelson’s “To All The Girls” (15 Oct)
• Deep Purple’s 10-CD “The Complete Albums 1970-1976” and “Perfect Strangers Live” concert titles (15 Oct)
• Van Morrison’s “Moondance” in expanded, deluxe and standard editions (22 Oct)
• “Springsteen And I” on DVD and Blu-ray (29 Oct)
• Jethro Tull’s “Benefit – Deluxe” collector’s edition (29 Oct)
• “The Eagles – The Studio Albums 1972-1979” 6-LP vinyl box set (29 Oct).