RX RECOMMENDS: SANTANA’S ‘GUITAR HEAVEN: GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS’

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The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees Carlos Santana and Clive Davis collaborate on the brand new concept album, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time. The album was co-produced by Carlos Santana and Clive Davis with tracks produced by Matt Serletic and Howard Benson.

Working from their collective encyclopedic knowledge of rock, Carlos Santana and Clive Davis devised a list of guitar-centric titles and then invited a who’s who of guest vocalists to perform on every track. Singers include Chris Cornell (on Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love), Pat Monahan (on Van Halen’s Dance the Night Away), Chester Bennington and Ray Manzarek (on The Doors’ Riders on the Storm ), Rob Thomas (on Cream’s Sunshine Of Your Love), Scott Weiland (on the Rolling Stones’ Cant You Hear Me Knocking), Chris Daughtry (on Def Leppard’s Photograph), Gavin Rossdale (on T. Rex’s Bang A Gong ), Nas (on AC/DC’s Back In Black ), Joe Cocker (on Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing) and more.

A very special dedication to George Harrison comes together on Guitar Heaven with While My Guitar Gently Weeps, featuring singer india.arie and master cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Listening to the song, Olivia Harrison told Carlos, “It made me jump for joy and cry at the same time.”

The Deluxe Edition includes a DVD featuring the making of Guitar Heaven and an interview with Carlos Santana and Clive Davis.

RX RECOMMENDS: LEONARD COHEN’S ‘SONGS FROM THE ROAD’ ALBUM/VIDEO

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Songs From the Road collects twelve performances of some of Leonard Cohen‘s most iconic songs from across all of those many miles and performances.

The performances were recorded in High Definition 16:9 and 5.1 Surround Sound and are available in three separate formats:

• CD/DVD in oversized 2-disc softpack
• Blu-Ray in standard Amray case
• 180gm vinyl LP in a gatefold cover

The DVD and Blu-Ray also have a twenty-minute backstage interview with the various band members conducted by Leonard’s daughter, Lorca Cohen.

All of the sets contain album liner notes by Leon Wieseltier, editor of the New Republic, and track-by-track insider’s commentary written by Ed Sanders, who produced, edited and directed both the CD and DVD versions

TRACK LIST:

Lover, Lover, Lover (Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 24, 2009)
Bird On the Wire (Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, November 6, 2008)
Chelsea Hotel (Royal Albert Hall, London, England, November 17, 2008)
Heart With No Companion (Oberhausen King Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, November 2, 2008)
That Don’t Make it Junk (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
Waiting for the Miracle (HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, November 13, 2009)
Avalanche (Gothenburg Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 12, 2008)
Suzanne (MENA Arena, Manchester, England, November 30, 2008)
The Partisan (Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland, October 10, 2008)
Famous Blue Raincoat (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
Hallelujah (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, California, April 17, 2009)
Closing Time (John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, May 24, 2009)

Note: The O2 Arena performances on this release are from November 2008 and not the July 17, 2008 show that was documented on the Live From London CD/DVD.

IT’S FIRST THURSDAY AT THE RX!

It’s a new month, and that means it’s time for another First Thursday at The Record Exchange!

All day long on Thursday, Nov. 4, The Record Exchange is offering customers $2 off any used CD or DVD $5.99 and above!

In the coffee shop, all 12-ounce espresso drinks are only $2, while sale gift items over $5.99 are $2 off!

Happy November!

NEW DVD/BLU-RAY: METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH AND ANTHRAX LIVE FROM SOFIA, BULGARIA ON DVD AND BLU-RAY!

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The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria, includes full shows from Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, as well as behind the scenes and interview footage.

These four acts broke out of the underground thrash movement in the 1980s to dominate the metal world, selling millions of records and packing arenas across the globe. Despite huge demand, these musical giants had never shared the same stage.

The legendary June 22, 2010 concert from the tour’s stop of the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, aired the same day in 79 movie theaters in the U.K, over 450 theaters in over 140 markets in the United States and theaters in Europe, Canada, Latin America, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

OTHER NEW DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES:

Toy Story 3 DVD, Blu-ray and DVD/Blu-ray combo
The Rolling Stones Let’s Spend the Night Together DVD
Imogen Heap Everything In-Between: The Story of Ellipse DVD
Frank Sinatra The Concert Collection DVD
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Blu-ray
V Season 1 DVD
The Pacific DVD
The Bridge on the River Kwai Blu-ray

NEW DVD/BLU-RAY: R.E.M.’S ‘LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX.’ NOW AVAILABLE AT THE RX!

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R.E.M.‘s Live From Austin, TX, the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits (ACL) television series, is now available at The Record Exchange!

Taken from R.E.M.’s ACL concert, which has been edited into an hour TV show, the DVD contains an extended performance including three songs never aired on the original broadcast. The 17 songs have been re-mixed and re-mastered in LPCM stereo and DTS-HD 5.1 surround sound to provide the highest-quality concert DVD available.

Recorded on March 13, 2008, R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX, captures R.E.M’s debut ACL appearance. The performance features more than an hour of songs spanning the entire career of these Rock N’ Roll and Georgia Music Hall Of Fame inductees. It includes songs from their most recent album, Accelerate, as well as such classic hits as “Losing My Religion” and “Man On The Moon.”

“Their ACL appearance captures R.E.M. at a pivotal moment in their career, still breaking new ground, and still doing it their way,” raves ACL producer Terry Lickona. Austin City Limits, the longest-running music show in American television, will re-air the original broadcast of the performance on November 27, 2010. R.E.M. are in the studio putting the finishing touches on their latest studio album, due out Spring 2011 on Warner Bros. Records.

DVD Tracklist:

1. Living Well Is The Best Revenge
2. Man-Sized Wreath
3. Drive
4. So. Central Rain (previously not broadcast)
5. Accelerate
6. Fall On Me (previously not broadcast)
7. Hollow Man
8. Electrolite
9. Houston
10. Supernatural Superserious
11. Bad Day
12. Losing My Religion
13. I’m Gonna DJ
14. Horse To Water
15. Imitation Of Life (previously not broadcast)
16. Until The Day Is Done
17. Man On The Moon

OTHER NEW DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES:

Alice Cooper Theatre of Death Blu-ray
The Brian Setzer Orchestra It’s Gonna Rock DVD
Twisted Sister Live at Wacken DVD
Roger McGuinn Thunderbyrd, Vol. 4 DVD
Transatlantic Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London DVD
Down Home Music DVD
Sex and the City 2 DVD
The Girl Who Played with Fire DVD
Paths of Glory DVD and Blu-ray
The Twilight Zone: Fan Favorites DVD