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 is jam-packed with practically something for everybody, especially if you love the '80s: live cuts from one of the biggest touring bands of the decade, B-sides and remixes from that same decade's biggest British band and a rediscovered female country hitmaker - plus rare soundtracks, early favorites from a Latin-pop icon and so much more!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Born in the U.S.A. Tour '84-'85 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon)

OK, so there are no remixes streaming, but for the 40th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's most popular album, there is a new collection (drawn from vintage live Springsteen shows issued on Nugs.net) that features a live assembly of the whole LP (plus a few B-sides and outtakes) from the ensuing arena and stadium tours.

Duran Duran, Planet Earth / Careless Memories / Girls on Film / Is There Something I Should Know? (Parlophone)

Planet Earth: iTunes / Amazon
Careless: iTunes / Amazon
Girls: iTunes / Amazon
Something: iTunes / Amazon

With Duran's '80s albums coming back into print this summer, there's been some opportunities for a little catalog clean-up. Four single/EP products - three for Duran Duran singles "Planet Earth," "Careless Memories" and "Girls on Film," and the 1983 non-LP single "Is There Something I Should Know?" - have been released digitally, featuring original B-sides and remixes (identical in nature to the discs in the box set The Singles 81-85). Additionally, several of the band's iconic videos have finally been remastered in HD on YouTube!

The Jeff Healey Band, Road House (The Lost Soundtrack) (MGM Studios/Arista/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon)

Recently covered here for its imminent vinyl release from Mondo, this collection of rare, unreleased and unheard covers recorded and performed by Jeff Healey for inclusion in the 1989 cult classic Road House, is now digitally available.

Various Artists, School of Rock (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (Atlantic) (iTunes / Amazon)

This family-friendly 2003 comedy - written by Mike White (Orange County, The White Lotus) and directed by Richard Linklater - featured Jack Black in a star-making performance as a rock-loving slacker who poses as a prep school substitute teacher and recruits his young charges to compete in a Battle of the Bands. The film's soundtrack featured original songs (performed by actual 11-year-olds) alongside classic cuts by The Who, The Stooges, Stevie Nicks, Cream, Ramones and even Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." (The licensing-averse band acquiesced after the cast shot a video asking for permission.) Every one of those tracks has been secured for this belated digital release - and there's even a bonus track from Black, "In the End of Time."

Miami Sound Machine, Otra Vez / Rio (CBS International)

Otra Vez: iTunes / Amazon
Rio: iTunes / Amazon

Before Gloria and Emilio Estefan added Latin flavor to the charts in the mid-'80s with hits like "Conga," "Get on Your Feet" and "1-2-3," the Cuban-born couple were part of a group fusing South American styles with North American R&B and pop traditions. The group's third album, the Spanish-language Otra Vez (1981), was the first to feature a full horn section and the last to feature MSM's second vocalist, Gloria's cousin Merci Navarro; 1982 follow-up Rio (how's that for a coincidence, Duran Duran fans?) slid the needle closer to their signature electronic-Latin style but kept the lyrics in Spanish for the time being.

Sylvia, Drifter / Just Sylvia / Snapshot / Surprise / One Step Closer / Knockin' Around (The Lost Album) (RCA Nashville/Legacy)

Drifter: iTunes / Amazon
Just Sylvia: iTunes / Amazon
Snapshot: iTunes / Amazon
Surprise: iTunes / Amazon
One Step Closer: iTunes / Amazon
Knockin' Around: iTunes / Amazon

A bubbly, engaging singer who broke out in the early '80s, Sylvia Kirby racked up some impressive hits on the country charts, including chart-toppers "Drifter" and "Nobody" (a crossover Top 20 pop hit in 1982), plus "Like Nothing Ever Happened," "I Never Quite Got Back (from Loving You)" and others. Recently, Legacy Recordings digitally issued all five of her original studio albums for RCA Nashville, and yesterday released Knockin' Around, a 1987 album produced by Brent Maher (who discovered The Judds and produced her 1985 effort One Step Closer) but never released until now.

Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, Live in Concert (LouJon) (iTunes)

Released on vinyl this spring for Record Store Day, these are some live recordings by Ann Wilson of Heart during her brief estrangement from sister Nancy Wilson and their long-running band.

Daryl Hall, "Walking in Between Raindrops" (Untied Artists) (iTunes / Amazon)

The second single from Daryl Hall's forthcoming D - like "Can't Say No to You" and seven of the album's nine tracks, co-written and produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics - is now streaming.  For more of Daryl, see our entry below for Ruth Copeland's Take Me to Baltimore.

Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross feat. Bell Biv DeVoe & Ralph Tresvant, The Best Things in Life Are Free (A&M) (iTunes / Amazon)

This all-star 1992 R&B rave-up - co-written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for the soundtrack to the Damon Wayans comedy Mo' Money - was heavily remixed for its single releases. Here, no less than nine 7" and 12" versions released in the U.S. and the U.K. appear on this digital EP.

INXS, Don't Lose Your Head (Leadstation Solid Gold Mix) (Petrol/Atlantic) (iTunes / Amazon)

This remix to a 1997 U.K.-only single, heard in the classic action film Face/Off, is the penultimate track from the latest wave of 12" singles that make up the Australian band's remix selection All Juiced Up Part 2.

Tony Perkins, Tony Perkins (Expanded Edition) (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon)

After bringing his subsequent RCA Victor recordings to streaming, Legacy has gotten around to Anthony Perkins' 1957 Epic Records LP debut.  Before Psycho altered the trajectory of his career, the Tony- and Golden Globe-nominated young actor (and recipient of the Globes' Most Promising Newcomer Award) was known for his good looks, abundant charm, and ability to handle both comedy and drama with aplomb.  Like so many young actors of the era, he pursued a recording career, but resisted the typical teen idol conventions.  After recording six sides for Epic in 1956, he was summoned to the label's Hollywood studios in April and May of 1957, where he lent his voice to 12 standards. Renowned arranger/conductor Marty Paich (best-known for his work with Mel Torme and Sammy Davis, Jr., and father of Toto's David Paich) wielded the baton for this elegant set. Highlights include a gently-swinging rendition of Arthur Freed and Burton Lane's "How About You?," a dreamily romantic arrangement of "But Beautiful," and a languid take on the Gershwins' "How Long Has This Been Going On?"  Though he professed that "recording is the hardest thing I have to do," Perkins skillfully navigated the limitations of his voice to interpret the material with confidence. This streaming presentation mirrors the 2003 reissue from Collectors' Choice, appending seven bonus tracks: the six early Epic sides plus an alternate take of "If You Were the Only Girl" on which Perkins experiments with the song's tempo.

Shorty Rogers, The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor) (iTunes / Amazon)

This influential West Coast trumpeter led his band on this 1959 tribute to the legendary film version of The Wizard of Oz, at the time celebrating its 20th anniversary. (This year, it'll be 95!) A side of six classic tunes written for the film (including the infamously deleted "The Jitterbug") is followed by five more standards written by the Oz songs' composer, Harold Arlen ("That Old Black Magic," "Let's Fall in Love," "Blues in the Night").

O.C. Smith, La La Peace Song (Columbia) (iTunes / Amazon)

Ocie Lee Smith (1932-2001) is best-remembered today for his 1968 recording of Bobby Russell's once-ubiquitous "Little Green Apples," a No. 2 Pop hit which sold over a million copies in Jerry Fuller's production.  But Smith was more than just a one-hit wonder; he actually charted ten hits on the Hot 100 (with several more "bubbling under"), a further ten on the Easy listening chart, and ten on the R&B survey.  An Air Force veteran who spent four years as Count Basie's lead singer, his recordings bridged the gap between soul, jazz, and MOR.  His sixth and final Columbia LP, La La Peace Song, was a cobbled-together affair with outtakes and previously issued material, but it held together due to the uniform strength of the productions by Fuller, Gamble and Huff, Motown veteran Johnny Bristol, and Snuff Garrett.  Choice pick: the G&H-produced rendition of Thom Bell and Linda Creed's lovely "I Think I'll Tell Her."

Leo Kottke, Regards from Chuck Pink (Private Music) (iTunes / Amazon)

Following the recent digital delivery of the folk guitarist's first album for the Private Music label (after a brief hiatus from the scene), here comes his second for that same label, issued in 1988.

Ruth Copeland, Take Me to Baltimore (RCA) (iTunes / Amazon)

British singer-songwriter Ruth Copeland got her big break as a recording artist when she was signed to Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus label.  There, she recorded two solo albums and collaborated with George Clinton on Parliament's debut album Osmium; soon, she was opening for Sly and the Family Stone and David Bowie.  RCA, Bowie's then-home label, snapped her up for what remains her final solo album: 1976's Take Me to Baltimore, now happily available in digital form for the first time (it's never been released on CD).  Ralph Moss produced the LP, and RCA recruited a high-profile collaborator for two of its tracks: none other than Daryl Hall.  Copeland and Hall co-wrote "Milky Way Man" and "Heaven," and Hall sang on them, as well.  ("Heaven" is a true duet - and should have been a chart hit.)  The whole album is a classy, soulful affair with musicians including Dick Wagner and Bob Kulick on guitars; Steve Jordan on drums; The Brecker Brothers on saxophones; Ralph Schuckett on keyboards; and Patrick Adams on string and horn arrangements.  Give this lost album a chance...you won't regret it!