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Imamu Amiri Baraka’s Incendiary Classic It’s Nation Time — African Visionary Music Reissued On Vinyl Via Motown/UMe

November 16, 2018

REVOLUTIONARY POET’S LONG-LOST LP OUT OF PRINT FOR 46 YEARS   LOS ANGELES, CA — November 16, 2018 — Imamu Amiri Baraka’s Pan-African manifesto It’s Nation Time — African Visionary Music, out of print since 1972, is available once again via Motown/UMe. The spoken-word jazz album, originally released on Motown Records’ Black Forum subsidiary, has […]

Verve Records To Pay Tribute To Its Legendary Founder Norman Granz And His Centennial With Aptly-Titled All-Star Four-Disc Box Set “The Founder” On December 7

November 13, 2018

NEW COLLECTION FEATURES TIMELESS PERFORMANCES – SEVERAL ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME – BY THE GREATEST JAZZ ARTISTS OF THE 1940S-‘60S SPANNING THE JAZZ IMPRESARIO’S INFLUENTIAL LABELS CLEF, NORGRAN AND VERVE   AVAILABLE DECEMBER 7 VIA VERVE/UMe   Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2018 – In jazz circles, few names command more respect […]

Willie Hutch’s Soundtrack To Blaxploitation Classic ‘Foxy Brown’ Now Available Back On Vinyl Ahead Of 45th Anniversary

November 13, 2018

WILLIE HUTCH’S SOUNDTRACK TO 1974 BLAXPLOITATION CLASSIC FOXY BROWN REISSUED ON VINYL VIA MOTOWN/UMe   Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2018 – Willie Hutch’s soundtrack to the classic blaxploitation caper Foxy Brown, out of print for nearly two decades, is available once again via Motown/UMe. In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Foxy Brown [Original […]

Electric Blues Icon Howlin’ Wolf’s Legendary 1959 Debut LP ‘Moanin’ In The Moonlight’ Reissued On Vinyl Ahead Of 60th Anniversary

November 7, 2018

AVAILABLE NOW VIA GEFFEN/UMe   Los Angeles, CA – November 7, 2018 – Chester Arthur Burnett, better known to blues fans as Howlin’ Wolf, remains one of the essential exponents of the electric blues. With a raw, booming voice and explosive guitar and harmonica styles to match, the Mississippi-bred Wolf made music that was unmatched […]

UMe rings in the holiday season with essential Christmas music releases

November 5, 2018

    Los Angeles – November 5, 2018 – As the holiday season approaches, UMe is pleased to present several essential new and classic Christmas albums and collections to warm up this year’s Yuletide festivities. With vinyl, CD, and digital releases, plus UMe’s holiday playlists on Apple Music, Spotify, and Pandora, there’s something for everyone […]

Primus to release 7 remastered albums & EPs on black + color vinyl LPs

November 5, 2018

  PRIMUS TO RELEASE SEVEN REMASTERED ALBUMS AND EPS ON BLACK VINYL & LIMITED-EDITION COLOR VINYL   Pork Soda / Brown Album / Tales From The Punchbowl / Miscellaneous Debris / Antipop / Rhinoplasty / Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People     Los Angeles – November 5, 2018 – Primus has teamed […]