February 2023 CD Reissues: Dionne Warwick, Esther Phillips, Wattstax Soul’d Out, Imagination/Leee John
DIONNE WARWICK: SURE THING-THE WARNER BROS. RECORDINGS (192-1977) (6CD)
Deluxe 6CD box set focuses on the Warner Bros. Records’ catalogue by the iconic Donne Warwick. Featuring 85 tracks, this stellar collection highlights the legendary singer’s critically acclaimed five albums with Warner Brothers, released between 1972 and 1977. With four of the albums are expanded with a total of 24 bonus tracks including single edits and rarities.
ESTHER PHILLIPS: FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM (EXPANDED EDITION)
Back in stock by popular demand!
Justifiably hailed as her ‘career’ album, “From A Whisper To A Scream” re-established the late Esther Phillips as a prominent soul and jazz artist in 1972, starting her most fruitful period as an international chartmaker through her five-year association with jazz industry veteran Creed Taylor’s Kudu Records.
WATTSTAX SOUL’D OUT COMPLETE BOX SET (12CD)
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX event that took place at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in 1972, Stax Records presents the most comprehensive collection of audio recordings from the event ever. This 12-CD set, features 31 previously unreleased tracks, with material from the Summit Club and other additional recordings. The 76-page, full-color book in the set also features, an introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, plus new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway.
IMAGINATION/LEEE JOHN 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET (17CD)
“40 YEARS” is a career-encompassing retrospective of Imagination’s and Leee John’s recorded music output, with 189 tracks across 17CDs, including all of their studio albums from 1981’s Body Talk, up until 2016’s Retropria.
JANUARY 2023 REMINDERS…
