In ongoing effort to bring weird little songs from Rhino's catalog to the top of the digital avalanche, the legendary LA reissue label is launching a new series of so-called 'digital 45s.' This morning the label announced the program:
Rhino will spotlight songs originally issued on 45 by offering them as RHINO DIGITAL 45s, bundled with their original B-sides and artwork. Original picture sleeve art will be included when available and original label art will be used for all others. … iTunes will feature a total of 60 digital 45s, including six exclusives.
These will be featured in iTunes Digital 45, Among the iTunes exclusives are several singles featuring B-sides making their digital debut including “Take It Easy”/”Get You In The Mood” by the Eagles, “Kiss”/”Love Or Money” by Prince & The Revolution, and “Whip It”/”Turn Around” by Devo. The remaining 54 singles will be available at all digital retails outlets. Each following month, Rhino will release a new batch of 25 digital 45s to all partners.
The first 60 singles are listed below. Among the highlights are the B-side of T. Rex's “Bang a Gong,” which is called “Raw Ramp”; The dub version of the Talking Heads' “And She Was,” and X's B-side to “4th of July,” a cover of Dylan's “Positively 4th Street.”
a-ha, “Take On Me”/”Love Is Reason”* #
The B-52's, “Love Shack”(edit)†/”Channel Z”*
The Blues Brothers, “Soul Man”/”Excusez Moi Mon Cherie”*†
Jackson Browne, “Somebody's Baby”/”The Crow On The Cradle”†*
The Cars, “Let's Go”/”That's It”†
Chicago, “You're The Inspiration”/”Once In A Lifetime”
Alice Cooper, “School's Out”/”Gutter Cat Vs. The Jets”*
Collective Soul, “Shine”(radio edit)†/”Breathe”
Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Southern Cross”/”Into The Darkness”*
The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”/”Breathe”* #
Damn Yankees, “High Enough”†/”Piledriver”
Deep Purple, “Smoke On The Water”/”Smoke On The Water”(edit)†
Devo,”Whip It”/”Turn Around”† #
Doobie Brothers, “What A Fool Believes”/”Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels”*
The Doors, “Light My Fire”†/”Crystal Ship”
The Dream Academy, “Life In A Northern Town”/”Test Tape No. 3″†*
Eagles, “Take It Easy”/”Get You In The Mood”† #
Eagles, “Hotel California”/”Pretty Maids All In A Row”
En Vogue, “Free Your Mind”†/”Just Can't Stay Away”†
Erasure, “A Little Respect”/”Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor”†*
Faith No More “Epic”(radio remix Edit)†”Edge Of The World”
Foreigner, “Urgent”/”Girl On The Moon”*
Aretha Franklin, “Respect”/”Dr. Feelgood”
Genesis, “In Too Deep”/”I'd Rather Be You”*
Hootie & The Blowfish”Let Her Cry” (radio edit)†/”Hold My Hand” (radio edit)
Hootie & The Blowfish”Time”/”Only Wanna Be With You”
INXS, “What You Need”/”Sweet As Sin”†*
Iron Butterfly, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”/”Iron Butterfly Theme”
Howard Jones, “Things Can Only Get Better”/”Why Look For The Key”†*
KC & The Sunshine Band “That's The Way (I Like It)”/”What Makes You Happy”
Los Lobos, “La Bamba”/”Charlena”*
Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons “King Tut”/”Sally Goodin”/”Hoedown At Alice's”*
Edwin McCain, “I'll Be”/”Grind Me In The Gears”†
Bette Midler, “From A Distance”/”One More Round”
The Monkees, “Daydream Believer”/”Goin' Down”*
Morrissey, “Suedehead”/”I Know Very Well How I Got My Name”†*
Orleans, “Still The One”/”Siam Sam”
Wilson Pickett, “Mustang Sally”/”Three Time Loser”
Pretenders, “Louie Louie”/”In The Sticks”†*
Prince & The Revolution “Kiss”/”Love Or Money”†* #
Ratt, “Round And Round”/”The Morning After”*
Otis Redding, “(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay”/”Sweet Lorene” #
The Replacements, “Can't Hardly Wait”/”Cool Water”*
Rufus & Chaka Khan “Ain't Nobody”/”Sweet Thing”(live)
Sam & Dave, “Soul Man”/”May I Baby”
Duncan Sheik,”Barely Breathing”/”Wishful Thinking”
Sister Sledge, “We Are Family”/”Easier To Love”†
Skid Row, “Youth Gone Wild”/”Sweet Little Sister”*
Rod Stewart, “Forever Young”/”Days Of Rage”* #
Sugarhill Gang, “Apache”/”Rapper's Delight”
T.Rex, “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”/”Raw Ramp”
Talking Heads, “Take Me To The River”(edit)†/
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel”*
Talking Heads, “And She Was”/”And She Was” (dub version)† #
James Taylor, “Shower The People”(edit)†/”I Can Dream Of You”†
Travis Tritt, “T-R-O-U-B-L-E”/”Leave My Girl Alone”
Van Halen, “Jump”/”House Of Pain”*
X, “Wild Thing”†/”Devil Doll”†
X, “4th Of July”/”Positively 4th Street”†*
Yes,”Roundabout”(single edit)†/”Long Distance Runaround”
Dwight Yoakam, “Guitars, Cadillacs”/”I'll Be Gone”
†Available digitally for first time
*Includes Original Picture Sleeve Art
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