Pause & Play Today: Dec. 27, 2020
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UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“My Savior,” Carrie Underwood – spring 2021
REISSUES
“Shibuya 357: Live In Tokyo 1992,” The Brand New Heavies – March 12
VINYL
“Somethin’ Else,” Cannonball Adderley – Feb. 12
“Moving Pictures,” Focus – Feb. 19
JUST RELEASED
“TRON: Legacy – The Complete Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Daft Punk (31 tracks; Walt Disney)
“20/20,” Papa Roach (subtitled “New Takes On Old Jams”; Papa Roach Recordings)
“All the Girls,” Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert (Three-time Tony nominee Luker died on Dec. 23; Read here; PS Classics)
“Tree City Sessions 2,” Dance Gavin Dance (Rise)
“Bridgerton (Music from the Netflix Original Series),” Kris Bowers (Lakeshore)
“The River Flows,” John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen (Culture Factory)
“The Fifty Minute Hour,” John Michael Hersey (Chordophone)
NEW SONGS
What Would You Call Unreasonable?, Boy George
cheers, blackbear & Wiz Khalifa
You’re Immortal, The Chills
Long Live Cowboys, Aaron Watson
Suonare suonare, Belladonna
The Fire Below, Biscay
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Mike Pinder (79)
Peter Sinfield (77)
Mick Jones (76)
Tracy Nelson (76)
Lenny Kaye (74)
Larry Byrom [of Steppenwolf] (72)
T.S. Monk (71)
Karla Bonoff (69)
David Knopfler (68)
Youth (59)
Jeff Bryant [of Ricochet] (58)
Darrin Vincent (51)
Matt Slocum [of Sixpence None the Richer] (48)
James Mead [of Kutless] (38)
Hayley Williams (32)
Shay Mooney [of Dan + Shay] (29)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Stevie Wright [of The Easybeats] (1947-2015)
Delaney Bramlett (1939-2008)
Hank Garland (1930-2004)
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Bob Luman (1937-1981)
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
R.I.P.
Tito Rojas (Puerto Rican salsa singer)
RELEASED ON DEC. 27 IN … 1979
“Adventures in Utopia,” Utopia (featuring “Set Me Free,” “The Very Last Time,” “Caravan” and “Last of the New Wave Riders”; producers: Todd Rundgren, Utopia; Bearsville)
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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