FIRST RELEASE IN JOHNNY CASH'S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
JOHNNY CASH - BOOTLEG VOL. IV : THE SOUL OF TRUTH FOCUSES ON SONGS OF FAITH RECORDED IN THE 1970s AND '80s
2-CD, 51-TRACK COLLECTION GATHERS RELEASED AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDIO MATERIAL RECORDED IN NASHVILLE AND HOUSE OF CASH IN HENDERSONVILLE, TN

THE ESSENTIAL KIRK FRANKLIN

20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR CELEBRATED OF REIGNING #1 ARTIST IN CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL MUSIC

2-CD, 28-SONG COLLECTION RANGES FROM EARLIEST 1992 TRACKS WITH 'THE FAMILY' TO MOST RECENT ALBUM OF 2011, HELLO FEAR

Includes landmark songs "Why We Sing" with the Family, "Looking For You," "Stomp (Remix)" with God's Property, "Now Behold The Lamb (live)" Christmas song, Grammy®-winners "Imagine Me" and "Help Me Believe" - and more!

LEGACY RECORDINGS COMMEMORATES JANIS JOPLIN'S BIRTHDAY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PEARL SESSIONS

DEFINITIVE TWO-DISC EDITION OF JANIS JOPLIN'S FAREWELL ALBUM MASTERPIECE DEBUTS NEWLY DISCOVERED STUDIO OUTTAKES, BANTER & RARITIES INCLUDING NINE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE TRACKS

Janis Joplin - The Pearl Sessions
Available Everywhere Tuesday, April 17, 2012

COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS RELEASING
THE FIRST OF "BEAR'S SONIC JOURNALS":
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY FEATURING JANIS JOPLIN
LIVE AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM 1968,
RECORDED & PRODUCED BY OWSLEY STANLEY ("BEAR")

Long Awaited Release of Seminal Concert Recording
from Mythic Soundman's "Sonic Journals"
Available Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Billie Holiday, nicknamed "Lady Day", was an American jazz singer and songwriter who transformed jazz and pop singing in the 20th Century. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Critic John Bush wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever."

KNEW YOU WERE WAITING:
THE BEST OF ARETHA FRANKLIN 1980-1998

QUEEN OF SOUL'S 70th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
WITH 15-SONG COLLECTION SPOTLIGHTING
FIRST 18 YEARS AS AN ARISTA ARTIST

FROM 1980's "UNITED TOGETHER" TO 1998'S "ROSE IS STILL A ROSE" - INCLUDING #1 HITS "JUMP TO IT," "GET IT RIGHT," AND GRAMMY AWARD®-WINNING "FREEWAY OF LOVE" (WITH CLARENCE CLEMONS)

GIANT SINGLE: PROFILE RECORDS RAP ANTHOLOGY - DELUXE
31-SONG, 2-CD PACKAGE TRACES LABEL'S HISTORY, 1981-1996
GENRE-DEFINING TRACKS FROM RUN- D.M.C., DANA DANE,
DR. JECKYLL & MR. HYDE, ROB BASE & DJ EZ ROCK, PRT,
ONYX, DJ QUIK, NINE, CAMP LO, AND MORE!
30 years since Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde's ground-breaking "Genius Rap" in 1981
Available everywhere starting January 31, 2012 - in advance of
Black History Month in February - through Profile/Legacy

AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 5TH - FREE SHIPPING WITHIN EUROPE

15 years after its release, Hooverphonic presents a lavish deluxe re-issue box set version of their groundbreaking debut album "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular". Founding band members Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts and Frank Duchêne opened their personal archives especially for this release.

It's that time again! Let Legacy help you get some special gifts for the music lovers in your life. Here is our 2011 gift guide. Enjoy & Happy Holidays!

The 54th GRAMMY nominations are in and Legacy have been nominated for three categories. The 54th GRAMMY's will be on February 12th on CBS. Here are the three GRAMMY nominations spread across three categories below:

HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY, DAVE BRUBECK!

THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION SPANS 1954 TO 1967

DELUXE 19-CD BOX SET INCLUDES 9 ALBUMS ON CD IN THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME

Perfect box set gift for the holiday season, released December 6, 2011 – Dave Brubeck’s 91st birthday – by Columbia/Legacy

Best Historical Album - Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS EARN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ACROSS MAJOR CATEGORIES

Miles Davis was one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in the history of music. He has been described as "one of the great innovators in jazz". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll notes that "Davis was the most widely recognized jazz musician of his era, an outspoken social critic and an arbiter of style-in attitude and fashion-as well as music". His album Kind of Blue is the best-selling album in the history of jazz. Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

DELUXE 2-CD PACKAGE PAIRS TWO 1971 ALBUMS:

• ELVIS COUNTRY (PLUS THREE BONUS TRACKS)

• LOVE LETTERS FROM ELVIS (PLUS THREE BONUS TRACKS)

Available everywhere January 3, 2012, through RCA/Legacy

New Single Disc Collection Reveals A-List Favorites,

Premieres "Guiding Light," The New EWF Track

The Free Jimi Hendrix App Brings a New Level of Interaction to Music Fans through a Digitally Immersive Artist Experience

New York, NY and Denver, CO - November 17, 2011 - Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix LLC today announced its Jimi Hendrix - The Complete Experience App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The app, developed by Universal Mind, comes just in time to commemorate the iconic artist's birthday on November 27th.

Jimi Hendrix is recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century. His innovative style and explosive abilities on the electric guitar captivated a worldwide audience. During the early morning hours of August 31, 1970, during his last tour, Hendrix headlined the Isle of Wight Festival and performed before an audience of 600,000--the largest of his career. Three weeks later, Hendrix was gone. Academy Award-winner Murray Lerner captured the historic performance of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, including Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox.

Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, The Original Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Return To Forever, Woody Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Nina Simone, Grover Washington Jr., and Weather Report

BRAND SPANKING NEW TITLES FROM JANIS JOPLIN,
BOB DYLAN, SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, KINGS OF LEON,
THE BLACK KEYS, JIMMY CLIFF, JOHN CALE, IRON & WINE,