RCA Disco Vault/iTunes

[PhyllisHyman]

Hi
In a recent iTunes mailout it said RCA had put lots of old tracks on iTunes. The link doesn't work for me and I was wondering if anyone had managed to access it. Is it only available in the US and more importantly is there any good tunes in it?

[Bernie]

Hi
In a recent iTunes mailout it said RCA had put lots of old tracks on iTunes. The link doesn't work for me and I was wondering if anyone had managed to access it. Is it only available in the US and more importantly is there any good tunes in it?

Would you mind posting the text of the mail-out here so I can check on the specific tracks? The links here to iTunes are for the US only.

[Casablanca]

I got sent this but there was no link attached:

.......TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY BEGINNING
MARCH 21

NEW YORK — The RCA Music Group announced today an ambitious new
dance music series presenting both reissues of out-of-print classics
and previously unreleased remixes of contemporary hits from artists
on RCA, Arista and J Records. The first offerings in the new series
will arrive March 21, released as downloads through iTunes
exclusively for thirty days. The series will then be made available
through additional subscription services such as RealNetworks'
Rhapsody and Sony Connect. The artists range from such current stars
as Kelly Clarkson and Heather Headley to Seventies and Eighties hit
makers like Machine and Odyssey.

The RCA Music Group is the first major label to make its classic
mixes available for download to the mass-market consumer. With its
rich history in dance music, the label will present out of print and
never-before-released mixes of the greatest dance tracks of all time
by the biggest names in music -- Aretha, Whitney and Kelly Clarkson
among others, as well as music from the disco era including classics
like There For The Grace of God and Disco Nights to the 80's
classics from Evelyn Champagne King, Rick Astley & The Eurythmics.

"We created this series so these classic songs and remixes could be
enjoyed by music fans worldwide. Offering digital access to this
treasure trove of repertoire allows us the opportunity to serve an
ever-expanding audience," explains Charles Goldstuck, President &
COO BMG U.S. Label Group.

Spearheading this project from the creative side is RCA Music Group
Vice President of A&R Hosh Gureli. Gureli realized that there was a
need to invigorate the dance community "who has always been the
first to adopt digital technology," he explains. "It's our mission
to present out of print and unreleased mixes to the core dance
audience for them to enjoy now and forever. Before now, these tracks
were only available to club djs and producers."

Among the highlights from the first group of titles:


Kelly Clarkson: "Walk Away" – The new series will feature five
versions of this track from Kelly's RCA album Breakaway (winner of
the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album), including mixes by Chris
Cox, Craig J, and Ralphi Rosario.
Heather Headley: "In My Mind" – Ten versions of the title track from
Heather's hit-bound RCA album In My Mind will be released, including
multiple mixes by the Freemasons (Russell Small and James Wiltshire)
and Dave Hernandez.
Icicle Works: "Whisper To A Scream" – One of the classic alternative
80's songs of all time.
Odyssey: "Native New Yorker" – Original 12-inch copies of this 1977
disco classic, produced by Sandy Linzer & Charlie Calello, command
top prices among DJs and collectors; now, all three versions
(Extended, Long Edit, and Radio Hit) will be reissued.
Machine: "There But For The Grace Of God Go I" – Produced by August
Darnell, Machine's 1979 debut single was an incisive piece of urban
social commentary with an irresistible beat, released in Extended
and Edited versions.
# # #

[Bernie]

Thanks for the above.

I found one of the releases:
Odyssey - Native New Yorker [Three Versions]

Sorry, the above link/download is available only in the USA.

[PhyllisHyman]

Thanks y'all :-)

[Faj]

Good post. I will listen.

Thanks