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MILLENNIUM SETS LOOK BACK (Continued from page 1) "In terms of music and art in issue. The set features songs from popular music from the 20th cen- instead of being a music -only col- in 20th -century recorded music." general, it's an opportunity to such artists as LL Cool J, M.C. Ham- tury (see story page 107). lection. The collection represents a wide reassess and to celebrate," says mer, and Run-D.M.C. "It was an extraordinary experi- Rhino's "Great Moments Of The variety of music, including such Steve Davis, catalog development Other titles to be released in ence to mine through the history of 20th Century," due Nov. 2, will be a artists as , Patsy director of EMI U.K., which in Rhino's "Millennium Party" series this company," says Sony Legacy four- volume collection featuring Cline, , , August will release the fourth are "Millennium '60s Rock Party" in senior VP Jeff Jones, who execu- century milestones chronicled on Ethel Merman, , batch of its "Legends Of The 20th August and "Millennium '80s New tive- produced the boxed set alone audio, including Thomas Ed'Ison's , , Salt 'N Century" series that to date has Pepa, k.d. lang, & the featured releases from Jacqueline Supremes, and Ani DiFranco. du Pré, Maria Callas, Jack Ker- Classical music is also well- repre- ouac, Noel Coward, and Paul Robe- sented in the millennium -release 2 craze. Sony Classical's "Milestones son. EMI also has been releasing The Sounds Of its Millennium Vinyl Collection, Of The Millennium" is an anthology & Farewell" under which it is reissuing albums The follawing is a l i.' 1 c.1 some of series, that has National Public such as Queen's "A Day At The the major millennium -th. med pro- * "Russian Music & Revolution, Radio's name attached to the project 10- 1917" Races," 's "Aladdin jects due this year An arterisk ( *) and chronicles important works in 'As You Like It," due Sept. 14_ 20th- century music. Sane," and 's "Come denotes releases al readyavailable. _"Mozart's Last Year," due Sapt 14. so far in the series Dance With Me" on heavy vinyl. "Stravinsky," due Sept. 14. Titles released "We see in everything we are RCA "The Piano From Bah To are "Preludes, Fugues & Riffs: Jazz doing now -television program- ": Artist Of The Bartók," due Sept. 14. In Classical Music "; Franz Joseph ming, news shows, magazines - Century," boxed set, due July 13. Haydn: Surprise & Farewell "; and there is a look back going on," says RHINO "The Great War: Classical And Pop- Michael Omansky, RCA senior VP EMI MUSIC DISTRIEUTION "Millennium Party" series: ular Selections From The Time Of of strategic marketing (U.S.), who (EMD) * "Millennium Hip -Hop Party' World War I." spearheaded the label's forthcom- In its "Last Sale Of The Centu- * "Millenniun Classic Rock Party," Other "Milestones Of The Mil- ry" marketing campaign, EMD will * The "Millennium Funk Party" lennium" titles to be released Sept. ing "Elvis Presley: Artist Of rerelease select vinyl alums and '60s Rock Party,"rlue "Millennium 4 are "As You Like It "; "Mozart's Century" project. "People are CDs with the original album packag- in August. Last Year "; "Stravinsky "; and looking back at their own lives and ing. * Millennium '80s New Wave the famous people who have been Titles on vinyl, due Sept 14: Grand Party," due in October: "The Piano From Bach To a part of that." Funk's "We're An American Band"; Bartók." More titles in the series The millennium -keyed sets go Heart's "Dreamboat Annie "; Paul "Great Moments Of The AIth are being planned during the rest beyond mere nostalgia, however, label McCartney & Wings' "Band On The Century," boxed set, due Nov 2. This of 1999, with the titles and release executives contend. "My feeling is Run "; Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like set will feature, sound bites of events dates to be announced. An Eagle"; Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side that people will not just buy because that made his ;ory in the 20th centu- Teldec Classics International, a Of The Moon"; R.E.M's "t ocument"; ry. Music is included, but the set is Warner Music Group classical label, it's a significant date," EMI's Davis "Sticky Fingers," Rolling Stones' mainly an audio history collection. is gearing up for a massive Johann says. "They will buy because there's "Exile On Main Street," and "Some Sebastian Bach boxed set containing some worth in the product." Girls." "R- E- S- P- s -C -T: A Century Of The 2000: Tim Ziegler, director of mer- Titles on CD, due Sept_ 21: Grand Wpmen In Music," boxed set, cower- about 150 CDs. set, "Bach is due chandise at the San Francisco - Funk's "We're An American Band "; in; 20th- cent_a y female artists h-_ car- The Complete Bach Edition," based Hear Music chain, agrees Heart's "Dreamboat Anr ie "; Steve ions genres of music. Due in Getober. for release on July 28, 2000, the year that two factors -nostalgia and Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle"; before the 250th anniversary of good product-will combine to R.E.M: s "Document"; Roltng Stones' TELDEC Bach's death. "Sticky Fingers," "Exile On Main spur sales of the forthcoming pre- "Bach 200t.: The Complete Bach "J.S. Bach is arguably the greatest Street," and "Some Gir s "; Roxy 2000 deluge. nation. FiI:[k radio' E lition," a 1.=3 -disc boxed se. c' 'er- composer who ever lived," says Music's 'Avalon"; Bob Seger's "Night ir the complete works of Johann Atlantic VP of associated labels "People want to be in the know, Moves" and "Live Bullet." Sebastian Bach. The set is due in and they want to remember where On Oct. 19, EMD will release (U.S.) Arthur Moorhead, will Us. July 28, 2000, in advance of the help lead the marketing campaign for they were when a certain song was "Legends Of The 21st (ntury," a 2EOth anniversary of Bach's death in will released," he says of the millennium- CD -only anthology series featuring 2(00. the set. "In the year 2000, there themed marketing. "It just has to be such artists as Fats Donino, Nat be a lot of recordings commemorat- genuine, not gimmicky. I think it "King" Cole, Duke Ellirgton, and UMIVERSAL ing his death. Teldec has in its makes sense to gaze back on the cen- Edith Piaf. "The Millennium Collection: archives possibly the most expansive tury and vote on which albums are 2Cth Century Masters," an antlolo- Bach compositions, and this collec- LEGAL' essential and groundbreaking." SONY gt series for various artists in the tion will appeal to specialized, up- "Soundtrack For A Century," Universal Music label family. scale consumers." boxed set, due in October. in TIME Currer_t releases the series Moorhead continues, "We're going `PARTY' include Louie Armstrong, Cluck In the U.S., leading reissue label after people who have a passion for SONY CLASSICAL Berry, , , Bach's music but who will also be Rhino Records, distributed by "Milestones Of The Millennium" Bill Haley, Biddy , high -end, luxury consumers who can WEA, got an early start on the series. Holly, , Etta Janes, We'll also be frenzy last year with the first title * "The Great War: Classical And B B. King, Patti LaBelle, Lyrryrd afford the boxed set ... in its "Millennium Party" series, Popular Selections From Tne Time Of Skynyrd, the Mamas & the Panas, targeting music school and libraries, featuring various artists. Titles in World War I" Steppenwolf, , ant the because the boxed set is the perfect the series released so far are "Mil- * "Music In Film" Who. kind of reference these organizations lennium Hip -Hop Party," "Millen- * "Beethoven: Symphory No. 9" Upcoming releases for the rest of can use." nium Classic Rock Party," and * "The Renaissance In Music" 1.99 include Burt Batharach James * "J.S. Bach, The Broo'c And The , Connie Francis, "Millennium Funk Party." Brown, SINGLES SCENE Wellspring" , Ink Spots, Lorris Jor- Other record companies are also Rhino senior VP of marketing * "Gloria In Excelsis Deo: Chants, dan, , , taking a one -artist- per -collection ap- Garson Foos says the focus is as Hymns & Sequences" R )ger Miller. , tie Plat- in millennium cam- much on hits as on history. * "Preludes, Fugues & Riffs: Jazz U,cb3x H t = mE,. ters, Martha Reeves & the Vaadetlas, proach their ai Ore paigns. "When people think of Rhino, they In Classical Music" PM 'Dawn Snokey Robinson & the Miracles, tend to think of anthologies and * "Songs & Dances: Nationalism In L.L Coa/ .F- - party D asty Springfield, Rod Stewart. the Universal Music Group's "The Mil- boxed sets, but we wanted to do a sin- Music" Sipremes, and ;he Temptations. lennium Collection: 20th Century gle -disc millennium series that was * "Franz : Surprise CARLA HAY Masters" is an anthology series for less about history and more hit-ori- artists in the Universal labels family. ented," he says. Each album features the work of one The approach seems to be work- Wave Party" in October. with Sony Legacy VP of A &R pioneering work in electricity; the artist. Current releases in the series ing. "For the 'Millennium Party' "We might do second volumes of Steve Berkowitz. "If you look at sinking of the Titanic; World Wars contain music from Louis Arm- series, we've used direct -response the series," Foos adds, "depending on any one genre of music, we have I and II; the civil rights movement; strong, , B.B. King, the marketing as well as TV ads," Foos how the millennium theme works in some of its seminal artists - the assassinations of John F. Who, and Neil Diamond. says, "and the response has been year 2000." whether it be , Kennedy and Martin Luther King Upcoming "20th Century Mas- tremendous. The 'Millennium Hip - , . . . Jr.; and the Iran hostage crisis. ters" releases, scheduled for the Hop Party' has been the set that's THE BIG BOXES The list could go on and on. I don't Rhino's big millennium music remainder of this year, include col- given us [one of our top] Sound - Retrospectives and boxed sets know of any other company that boxed set will be "R- E- S- P-E -C -T: lections from , Connie Scan sales we've ever had for a seem to go hand in hand, and Sony has such a wide range of artistic A Century Of ," a Francis, Rod Stewart, the Supremes, release." Legacy is planning a major one: an and commercial success." five- volume collection due in Octo- and Bill Monroe. "Millennium Hip -Hop Party" has ambitious six -CD, 500 -song boxed Rhino, meanwhile, is offering ber. Universal Music Group director of sold 17,300 copies to date, according set called "Sony Music 100 Years: two, major 20th -century boxed Of the female- oriented set, Foos national sales (U.S.) Jim Dobbe notes, to SoundScan, and reached No. 73 on Soundtrack For A Century." The sets, one of which will focus on asserts, "It will be a definitive col- "This series honors artists who were The Billboard 200 in the June 26 set, due in October, will represent sound bites of historical moments lection of influential female artists (Continued on next page)

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