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| From | Stacy Lynn <stacylists@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Sun Records on eMusic |
| Date | Thu, 19 May 2005 11:28:06 -0400 |
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I thought this may be of interest to the list. Not powerpop, butcertainly historic and I'm sure of interest to many people on thislist.
Contacts:Andy Morris & CompanyAndy Morris / Carol Klenfner (212) 561-7465 / (212) 561-7467andy@amc-pr.com / carol@amc-pr.com
For Immediate Release
THE SUN RISES AT eMUSIC
eMusic Subscribers Can "Cash" In On Coveted Vintage Tracks FromLegendary Sun Records First Rock 'n' Roll Label Partners With First MP3 Download Service -- The May 19th Launch Includes Sun Singles From Johnny Cash, JerryLee Lewis, Roy Orbison,Charlie Rich And Carl Perkins --
New York, NY—May, 2005—On May 19th, music history will be made wheneMusic offers new digital downloads from the legendary Sun Recordscatalogue. eMusic's initial launch includes 18 custom albums ofmaterial recorded in Memphis under the legendary Sun Records,including the complete Sun singles of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis,Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich and Carl Perkins. eMusic is initially posting more than 400 tracks from thesehit-makers—as well as tracks from Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Burgess, RoscoGordon, Little Milton, Bill Justis, the Prisonaires, Harmonica Frank,Rufus Thomas, Carl Mann, Billy Lee Riley and dozens of other Sunartists. Each of the 18 albums are reviewed by renowned music writerand Mississippi River music expert John Morthland. Morthland servesas eMusic's in-house Blues columnist and his reviews will be availableexclusively to eMusic subscribers.
The Sun Records catalogue contains more than 1500 tracks from SamPhillips' original Sun Records (recorded between 1950 and 1966), whicheMusic will be making available over the next several months. The Sunrecordings include not only singles, but also many songs and alternateversions that are currently out of print or have previously only beenavailable on giant box set collections. The eMusic Sun collectionwill even include several tracks that have previously only beenavailable on vinyl.
The initial eMusic launch will include both the first single SamPhillips released, "Boogie In The Park," by one-man-band Joe HillLouis, dating from August, 1950 -- as well as what many consider thelast significant single Sun put out, "Cadillac Man" by garage-rockersthe Jesters, released in February, 1966 (featuring a young JimDickinson on vocals).
"It is with great pleasure that eMusic releases these rare, historictracks," said David Pakman, COO of eMusic and a managing director ofDimensional Associates, the private equity arm of JDS Capital thatowns eMusic, The Orchard and Dimensional Music Publishing. "Sun'scoveted collection has never been released for download before andeMusic is proud to make available these national treasures—some ofwhich were last released on vinyl. The eMusic Sun collection featuressome tracks that have only been released on box sets—and some songsthat have never been released at all. Award-winning eMusic columnistJohn Morthland will help subscribers navigate the rich offeringsthrough special reviews available exclusively on eMusic. This is ahuge win for our subscribers."
John A. Singleton, President of Sun Entertainment Corporation, stated,"We are extremely pleased that our catalog of vintage masters will nowbe available to the eMusic customers and we are confident that theeMusic staff will do a great job in marketing this music."
More than just the tracks from the original Sun Records, eMusic hasalso licensed the rights to another 5,000 tracks from the SunEntertainment Corporation catalogue including Red Bird Records (theDixie Cups), Blue Cat Records (The Ad Libs), Plantation Records(Jeannie C. Riley, Patti Page, Webb Pierce, David Allan Coe), SSSInternational (the Vogues, Johnny Adams), Jessup Records (RalphStanley), Silver Fox (Hank Ballard) and Amazon (the Rugbys). eMusicwill be making the entire Sun Entertainment catalogue—over 6500 trackstotal—available for download over the coming months, including highlysought-after releases by: Floyd Cramer, the Flatlanders (their fabled1973 debut album), northern soul mainstay Bettye Lavette, Sleepy JohnEstes, Narvel Felts, Johnny Horton (rare early sides), rockabillylegend Sleepy LaBeef, country superstars the Oak Ridge Boys, JohnnyPaycheck, Floyd Tillman, Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm, the greatConway Twitty (as Harold Jenkins) and Texas blues guitar godfatherT-BoneWalker.
About eMusiceMusic (www.emusic.com) stands alone as the only digital music servicethat is 100% focused on serving the needs of independent music fansand independent labels. Delivering more than 2 million downloads eachmonth, eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering adiverse catalogue of 625,000 tracks from established and emergingartists in every genre from the world's top independent labels. eMusic was not only the first service to sell songs and albums in thepopular MP3 format, it was the first company to launch a digital musicsubscription service. Unlike other services that severely restrictportability, eMusic allows members complete flexibility to burn CDs,transfer to MP3 devices and make multiple copies for personal use. eMusic also offers access to exclusive recordings from eMusicLive'snetwork of premier music venues across the country. eMusicsubscription plans start at $9.99 per month for 40 downloads. A freetrial is available to all new users. Based in New York and San Diego,eMusic is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the privateequity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.
NOTE: eMusic is a registered trademark and eMusic.com is a trademarkof eMusic.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners.
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