Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week's lineup includes something for everyone: pop, rock, hip-hop, classic vocals, country, cast recordings, and more!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Howard Jones, Celebrating Together (The 40th Anniversary EP) (Cherry Red) (iTunes / Amazon)

Cherry Red continues its long association with Howard Jones (whose former catalogue for Warner is now in the U.K. label's repertoire) with a new EP of hits ("Things Can Only Get Better," "What is Love"), deeper cuts ("Hide & Seek," "The Prisoner") and rarities (an alternate version of debut single "New Song") commemorating his 40 years as a recording artist. On Apple, Amazon and TIDAL, all these tracks have been newly mixed in spatial Dolby Atmos by renowned engineer Bob Clearmountain - a crucial point of interest for some new physical titles from Jones we'll be covering next week...!

Olivia Rodrigo, Guts (spilled) (Geffen) (iTunes / Amazon)

Disney actress-turned-singer Olivia Rodrigo earned a trio of Grammys before she turned 20 with 2021 debut Sour, featuring hits "Driver's License" and "Good for You." Follow-up Guts, issued last year, avoided the sophomore slump with a clutch of killer pop/rock cuts like "Vampire," "Bad Idea Right?" and "Get Him Back!" - all co-written and produced by creative partner Dan Nigro. A new digital expansion finally brings a quartet of "secret" tracks (available on limited vinyl editions and a Record Store Day EP last November) to streaming and download - including live favorite "Obsessed," co-written with St. Vincent - plus the new cut "So American."

Matthew Sweet, Time Capsule EP (Zoo Entertainment/Volcano) (iTunes / Amazon)

The singer-songwriter's 1993 EP features the track of the same name from Sweet's fourth LP Altered Beast, two non-LP tracks ("Speed of Light," featuring lead guitar by Robert Quine, and "Thing," featuring drumming by Jody Stephens of Big Star), and a demo of "Time Capsule."

Trillion, Trillion (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon)

In January, the online magazine Louder compiled a list of the 40 best AOR singers of all time. One of the more interesting choices on the list was a relatively little-known singer named Thom Griffin, who sang with a Chicago ensemble known as Trillion. The group, which cut two albums for Epic in the late '70s and early '80s, was in fact stocked with terrific musicians: before Griffin, vocals were handled by Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen (who'd briefly lead Toto on 1984's Isolation) and the group's keyboardist was Patrick Leonard, who'd forge a strong collaboration with Madonna in the '80s and '90s and Leonard Cohen on the final four studio albums of his career. None of Trillion's work was streaming when the list was published - they were the only act with this dubious claim - but that was fixed this weekend, with the streaming debut of their self-titled, Frederiksen-led LP from 1978.

Max-a-Million, Take Your Time (Do It Right) (SOS/Zoo Entertainment/Volcano) (iTunes / Amazon)

Chicago production team 20 Fingers (masterminds of the ribald '90s track "Short Dick Man" by Gilette) assembled rap/soul/dance trio Max-a-Million, who notched a few spots on the Billboard Hot 100 and dance charts mostly through modern covers of favorites from the previous decade. One such example: a 1995 take on The SOS Band's disco classic "Take Your Time (Do It Right)," presented here in a variety of 12" remixes.

Matt Dennis, Play Melancholy Baby (RCA Victor) (iTunes / Amazon)

We've got more from Matt Dennis: singer, songwriter, and pianist extraordinaire! This 1957 LP has only been reissued on CD in Japan. With only two tracks co-written by Dennis ("For the Losers" and "This is My Story"), this set focuses on his skills as an interpreter. Tracks include Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler's "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," and Rodgers and Hart's "Spring is Here" and "My Funny Valentine." Celebrated Wrecking Crew guitarist Bill Pitman (who died in 2022 at the age of 102) is among the instrumental ensemble.  (The album title echoes the expression "Play 'Melancholy Baby!'" which every piano player of a certain era heard from drunken patrons at the end of a night; the song - which Dennis does play on the LP - was sort of the "Free Bird" of its day!)

The Browns, A Harvest of Country Songs (RCA Camden) (iTunes / Amazon)

Jim Ed Brown, Bonnie Brown, and Maxine Brown brought their distinctive sound to the 10 classics on this 1968 Camden collection including "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes," "Down in the Valley," and "The Great Speckled Bird."

Jim Nabors, It's My Life (iTunes / Amazon) / Peace in the Valley (iTunes/Amazon) (Columbia/Legacy)

Legacy brings Jim Nabors' final two Columbia long-players to digital services; neither title has ever been reissued in full on CD. It's My Life has the singer-actor on a set of classically-flavored standards and more recent movie songs, while Peace in the Valley teams him with The Jordanaires on gospel material of every vintage, including renditions of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" and Meredith Willson's "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You."

The Gardens of Anuncia: Original Cast Recording (Ghostlight) (iTunes / Amazon)

Ghostlight brings composer-lyricist-librettist Michael John LaChiusa's beautiful and accessible score to his new musical, The Gardens of Anuncia, to digital services. The sweet and intimate musical, inspired by the life of director-choreographer Graciela Daniele, stars Mary Testa, Andrea Burns, Eden Espinosa, Priscilla Lopez, Enrique Acevedo, Tally Sessions, and Kalyn West. No CD or vinyl release has been announced.