The Beatles in Stereo and The Beatles in Mono box sets are the two most obvious choices for anyone who doesn’t have them yet. They are a “must own” for any serious music fan. There are a number of new John Lennon releases this year that may be a good choice for a Lennon/Beatles fan. [...]

According to this story on Billboard, Michael Jackson has sold over 30 million copies of his albums around the world since his death one year ago (June 25, 2009.) In the US alone, MJ has sold over 9 million copies of his albums in the past year. On top of that he has sold over [...]

It’s hard for me to believe it’s already been a full year since Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 but by looking at the calendar I know that is the case. I don’t have anything interesting to say really, but I do have a cool MJ related article (on the making of the “Thriller” [...]

“Workin’ Day and Night” is the 3rd track from Michael Jackson’s 1979 classic album Off the Wall. It’s one of three songs on the album that MJ wrote or co-wrote (along with “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” and “Get On the Floor”) and it’s one of my favorite songs on the album. It’s pretty [...]

There’s a story out today about how the Michael Jackson estate has signed a $200 million dollar contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over the next 7 years. While the news angle is mostly about how this is the biggest recording contract in history, I found the bit about a new Michael Jackson [...]

The Vatican came out with a list of 10 recommended albums that is not altogether terrible (although there are some unusual choices.) Here it is: #1 The Beatles – Revolver The “hip” selection for #1 Beatles album. It’s not my #1, but most hipsters seem to think it’s the pinnacle of The Beatles output. I [...]

After finding (and posting here) the top ten selling vinyl albums of 2008 last year I wanted to do the same thing this year when the numbers became available and they have and so I am. These numbers come from soundscan which has been keeping track of album sales since 1991. The 2.5 million new [...]

Soundscan is out with their final sales numbers for 2009 and the three biggest sellers of the year were Michael Jackson with 8.3 million albums sold, Taylor Swift with 4.6 million albums sold, and The Beatles with 3.3 million albums sold. That a pop singer known mostly for his work in the 1980s and a [...]

Alright, this is my third Thursday of taking a look at the Billboard 200 album charts. I don’t list every single album on the chart, I just pick out a few that I want to ramble on about. #1 – Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream (debut) The biggest single week sales of the [...]

As a part of the many deals Amazon has today for “Black Friday” they are apparently going to have a great deal on The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set beginning at 2 PM EST (11AM PST) — Although since they are only dropping hints, it’s possible that it’s The Beatles Mono Box Set they’re talking [...]