LEGACY RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BOX SET SERIES AND DIGITAL ARTIST REMIXES TO CELEBRATE THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

Legendary Label to Commemorate Official Anniversary in November 2021

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is continuing to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the legendary Philadelphia International Records this year with several exciting new product releases ahead of the official anniversary in November!

For fans who love a great remix of their favorite classic PIR songs, Legacy Recordings will be releasing an additional collection of Philadelphia International Records digital 12” Inch remixes:

October 8 – Philadelphia International Records: The 12” Mixes, Volume 2
November 12 – Philadelphia International Records: The 12” Mixes, Volume 3
December 3 – Philadelphia International Records: Dimitri from Paris Remixes
December 3 – Philadelphia International Records: The John Morales M+M Remixes 

Fans can also groove to new spins on iconic PIR artists such as McFadden & Whitehead, Jean Carn, The O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass and more with the PIR Remixed Playlist: https://PIR.lnk.to/RemixPlaylistPR

In November, Vinyl Me, Please in conjunction with Legacy Recordings will release the VMP Anthology: The Story of Philadelphia International Records, an exclusive vinyl box set celebrating the renowned Philly Soul label.  Fans can now pre-order the anthology box set here: https://PIR.lnk.to/VMPPR

The Story of Philadelphia International Records reinvents the box set experience to take listeners on a sequential journey told across eight albums remastered from their original tapes and paired with liner notes and an exclusive podcast interview series. The eight iconic albums will include:

The O’Jays – Back Stabbers (1972)
Billy Paul – 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (1972)
MFSB – Love is the Message (1973)
The Three Degrees – The Three Degrees (1973)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody (1975)
Dexter Wansel – Life on Mars (1976)
The Philadelphia International All Stars – Let’s Clean Up the Ghetto (1977)
Leon Huff – Here to Create Music (1980)

Additionally, the seminal Teddy Pendergrass album Life Is a Song Worth Singing will be released as part of the Vinyl Me, Please October Classics subscription as a Record of the Month.

On November 19, Snapper Music-United Souls in conjunction withLegacy Recordings will release Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Vol. 2 as part of their limited edition 8-CD set series celebrating the 50th Anniversary of PIR.  The set includes a limited hardcover book and contains eight CDs plus a bonus 12 inch single and can be purchased at: https://UnitedSouls.lnk.to/PhiladelphiaVol2

The track list includes:

Billy Paul – Feelin’ Good At The Cadillac Club
The O’Jays – In Philadelphia
The Intruders – Super Hits
Spiritual Concept – Spiritual Concept 
The Three Degrees – The Three Degrees
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Black & Blue
The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy
Billy Paul – War Of The Gods
12” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost / The O’Jays – It’s Too Strong

As part of the ongoing P.I.R. 101 video series, the new Episode Six released on September 28 spotlights producer/composer/songwriter Thom Bell, who was an integral member of the Gamble and Huff team at Philadelphia International Records-you can watch the video here: https://PIR.lnk.to/PIR101Ep6PR

For fans who still want more Philadelphia International Records music, check out the Best of vinyl series that have been released and are available: https://PIR.lnk.to/VinylBestOfPR

For updates on more anniversary news and releases, fans can visit www.SoundOfPhiladelphia.com and on Facebook or Instagram @soundofphiladelphia