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New "Playlist" Wave Features Ben Folds Five, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince, Santana and More

April 13, 2015 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Playlist Ben Folds Five

Legacy’s long-running Playlist series rolls on with another batch of titles to be released tomorrow, April 14.  This wave of titles in the budget line range from rock to R&B to rap, and span from the late 1960s right up to the 2000s.  As per the standard with this series, each entry is fourteen tracks and generally has some harder-to-find edits and track choices than are generally found on budget compilations.  Following a description of each title kindly provided by our friend and founder

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Ben Folds Five, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Jagged Edge, James Brown, Santana

Be So Lucky: PWL/Cherry Red Reissues Kylie Minogue’s First Four Albums

April 8, 2015 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Kylie Enjoy Yourself

When Kylie Minogue stepped onto a stage in August of 1986 to perform “I’ve Got You Babe” and “The Loco-Motion” at a benefit concert, she probably didn’t realize it would help to propel her, within one year, on a path to become one of the biggest pop sensations in the world.  By the end of 1987, her first single was released by PWL and climbed within several weeks to No. 1 in the UK, beginning a long string of hits with the label in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Cherry Red and PWL have

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Kylie Minogue

Raise Your Hand! Epic Springsteen Concert Comes to Archive Series

March 30, 2015 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Bruce Nassau 1980

Please join us in welcoming the newest contributor to The Second Disc, Randy Fairman! Randy's checking in today with news of the latest addition to Bruce Springsteen's live archive series! Bruce Springsteen is continuing his Archive series at a fast pace, with the latest release coming just over a month after premiere of the last (December 31, 1975 at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania).  This time, the concert is another from New Year’s Eve, but five years later and a little up

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

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