Steely Dan’s 1976 album The Royal Scam is set to be reissued on vinyl on June 6 via Geffen/UMe, whose reissue campaign included reissues of Can’t Buy A Thrill, Countdown To Ecstasy, Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, Aja, and Gaucho.

The Royal Scam LP is a noteworthy chapter in Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s much written about songwriting history. The duo were at the peak of their sharp cynical wit and complex musical vision when they wrote The Royal Scam, which features songs like “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” “The Caves of Altamira,” and the title track.

The album, which marked the band’s first album with drummer Bernard Purdie, peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

While Rolling Stone gave The Royal Scam five stars in a 2004 Hall of Fame review, Stereogum later ranked it as the second best album of Steely Dan’s career, praising it as “their fiercest, funkiest record in their entire catalog, a classic that transitioned them from the uneasy company of the yacht-rock smooth to a mean unit that grooved like Stevie for pessimists.”

The reissue marked the first time the album’s been available on vinyl in 45 years. It has been remastered from the analog tapes and will be released on 180-gram black vinyl, along with a limited-edition premium 45 RPM version on ultra high-quality vinyl. It will also be available to stream on digital services.

The Royal Scam (33 RPM Vinyl)

Side A

1. “Kid Charlemagne”
2. “The Caves of Altamira”
3. “Don’t Take Me Alive”
4. “Sign In Stranger”
5. “The Fez”

Side B

1. “Green Earrings”
2. “Haitian Divorce”
3. “Everything You Did”
4. “The Royal Scam”

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The B-52’s are set to release a The Warner and Reprise Years box set, featuring their early run of classic releases, all in newly remastered audio.

Two versions will be available: a 9LP set—pressed on a rainbow of colored vinyl and limited to 2,000 copies, exclusively through Rhino.com, and an 8CD edition. Pre-order here.

Arriving on June 20 in celebration of Pride Month, the vinyl collection showcases the band’s kaleidoscopic catalog in full color: The B-52’s (yellow), Wild Planet (red), Mesopotamia (blue), Party Mix! (green), Whammy! (smokey), Bouncing Off the Satellites (pink), Cosmic Thing (orange), and Good Stuff (purple), issued as a double LP. The CD version will be released the same day.

The collection also highlights some of the band’s best-known songs, including “Rock Lobster,” “Private Idaho,” “Mesopotamia,” “Legal Tender,” “Channel Z,” and “Good Stuff.” Cosmic Thing remains the group’s biggest commercial success, powered by the back-to-back hits “Love Shack” and “Roam.”

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Bryan Adams has announced a massive “Roll With The Punches” North America arena tour.

The 40-date arena tour, which will feature special guests Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on all U.S. dates, is scheduled to kick off in Canada on September 11th.

The Sheepdogs will provide direct support in Canada (excluding Calgary and Kelowna), while Amanda Marshall will lend support in Calgary and Kelowna.

The tour, which will have stops in cities including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle and more, will wrap on November 26th with a show at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

“I’m so thrilled to be announcing the North American leg of the Roll With The Punches Tour. We’ll be playing all the classics, some deep cuts, and sharing some brand-new tracks from the forthcoming album,” Adams said.

Tickets will be available starting with an AMEX presale for the Canadian dates and a Citi presale for the U.S. dates beginning Tuesday, April 29. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale for all dates beginning Friday, May 2 at 10 am local at BryanAdams.com.

Bryan Adams Roll With the Punches 2025 North America Tour Dates:

Sept 11 – Kamloops, BC @ Sandman Centre
Sept 12 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
Sept 13 – Victoria, BC @ Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Sept 23 – Prince George, BC @ CN Centre
Sept 24 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Sept26 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Sept 27 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Sept 28 – Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
Sept 29 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
Oct 2 – St. Catharines, ON @ Meridian Centre
Oct 3 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Oct 4 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
Oct 5 – Windsor, ON @ Caesars
Oct 7 – Peterborough, ON @ Peterborough Memorial Centre
Oct 8 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Oct 9 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
Oct 11 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
Oct 12 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
Oct 15 – St. John’s, NL @ Mary Brown’s Centre
Oct 25 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct 26 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Oct 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Nov 1 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
Nov 2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Nov 3 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
Nov 5 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
Nov 6 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
Nov 7 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Nov 9 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Nov 10 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Nov 13 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Nov 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ PHX Arena
Nov 16 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Nov 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
Nov 19 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
Nov 21 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Nov 22 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Nov 24 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Nov 26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center

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Stevie Nicks has revealed that she is working on her first new album in 14 years, featuring memories of “fantastic men”.

Nicks made the announcement while speaking at the Pollstar Awards last week after being inducted into the Pollstar Hall of Fame.

“I’m actually making a record right now. I call it the ghost record,” the septuagenarian singer-songwriter told the crowd.

“It just really kinda happened in the last couple of weeks because of, you know, the fires,” she said, apparently referring to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires that wreaked havoc in January-February. “I was sitting in a hotel for 92 days, and at some point during that last part of the 92 days, I said, ‘You know what? I feel like I’m on the road, but there’s no shows.'”

“I’m just sitting here by myself because everybody else is at the house, doing all the remediation and everything, and it’s just me, sitting here. And I thought, ‘You need to go back to work.’ And I did,” she added.

Nicks said she has written seven songs for the upcoming album, which, according to her, is “autobiographical, real stories where I’m not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my life.”

“They are not airy-fairy songs that you are wondering who they’re about but you don’t really get it,” she said. “They’re real stories of memories of mine, of fantastic men!”

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana was hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering from dehydration.

Santana was supposed to perform a concert at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio Tuesday night, but he was taken to the hospital where doctors diagnosed that the musician was dehydrated.

Santana’s manager Michael Vrionis said, “It is with profound disappointment that I have to inform you all that tonight’s show in San Antonio has been postponed. Mr. Santana was at the venue (Majestic Theatre) preparing for tonight’s show when he experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration. Out of an abundance of caution and the health of Mr. Santana, the decision to postpone the show was the most prudent course of action.”

Vrionis, who is also the president of Universal Tone Management, said Santana is doing well and is looking forward to coming back to San Antonio soon as well as continuing his U.S. Tour.

“Thank you all very much for your understanding,” he added. “The show will be rescheduled soon.”

Santana had many shows scheduled throughout this week as part of the Oneness Tour 2025, but the organizers have not confirmed if they will take place as planned.

Santana’s representatives have advised ticket holders to keep their tickets and keep an eye on more information on the rescheduled date as soon as possible.

Source: RTT Music News