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A Party Tonight in London: Bruce Springsteen Releases 1981 "The River" Tour Concert with Tributes to Elvis Presley

August 6, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Bruce Springsteen Wembley 1981

BUY NOW FROM NUGS.NETBruce Springsteen is continuing his ongoing Archive series.  Last month, he released a concert from 1978 that was promoting the Darkness on the Edge of Town album.  This month, he jumps forward three years to a gig to promote The River album: June 5, 1981 at Wembley Arena in London, England. The River was released on October 17, 1980.  Springsteen and the E Street Band spent nearly a year on tour to promote the double album which had been their first to top the charts.  The

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

A Million Miles of Fun: Real Gone Celebrates "Dazed and Confused," "True Romance," "Go" and "The Munsters" in September

July 24, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

The Munsters

We've told you about one of Real Gone's September releases: the first-ever collection of Alice Coltrane's complete Warner Bros. recordings.  Now we've got the news on a quartet of soundtrack releases also slated for the month. The first release actually hits one day before September, on August 31.  It is a vinyl reissue of Even More Dazed and Confused, the second soundtrack album from Richard Linklater's 1993 film Dazed and Confused.  The high school coming-of-age film takes place primarily

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: The Munsters, Various Artists

Prove It All Night: Bruce Springsteen Gives The First Official Release To Famous 1978 Roxy Concert

July 10, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen Roxy

Bruce Springsteen is returning to Darkness.  Last week, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the performance, Springsteen gave his concert from July 7, 1978 at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California its first official release as part of his ongoing Archive series.  The gig was part of the tour to promote the Darkness On The Edge of Town album.  This particular tour has been well-documented: this latest release marks the fourth show to be officially released from the tour. The Darkness album

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

Review: Keely Smith, "Sings the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Songbook"

July 9, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Keely Smith Sings Lennon McCartney

Oh yeah, I'll tell you something I think you'll understand... At the height of Beatlemania in 1964, some members of the so-called "older generation" still hadn't caught on to what made the Fab Four more than the latest passing teenybopper fad.  But Keely Smith was ready to make them understand.  For her third album at Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records, the smoky-voiced chanteuse set out to have the adults in the room "meet the Beatles" in a new way.  Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon-Paul

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: John Lennon, Keely Smith, Paul McCartney, The Beatles

Eternal Transcendence: Real Gone Collects Alice Coltrane's Compete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings

June 28, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Alice Coltrane Spiritual Eternal

Real Gone Music has just announced its first release for this September and it should be of substantial interest to jazz aficionados: a collection of Alice Coltrane's studio recordings for Warner Bros. from the mid to late 1970s.  The 2-CD set, Spiritual Eternal - The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings, is scheduled to be released on September 7. Coltrane was born Alice McLeod in Alabama in 1937, but grew up in Detroit.  She studied music and played a number of instruments, including the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz Tags: Alice Coltrane

The Sun in Your Eyes: Real Gone's August Slate to Include Alan Parsons Project, Merry Clayton, Monk Higgins, More

June 22, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky BD

Real Gone Music has just announced its slate for August, and the reissues are in a variety of genres and formats, all due on August 3. First up is a standalone release of the Blu-ray Audio edition of The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 hit album Eye in the Sky.  The Project's sixth album (and fifth on Arista Records) employed a variety of musical styles within a radio-friendly soft-rock framework to address typically lofty themes.  This Blu-ray reissue boasts a high-resolution stereo version of

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Merry Clayton, Monk Higgins, The Alan Parsons Project, The Hampton Grease Band

Give 'Em The Old Razzle-Dazzle: Real Gone To Reissue "Chicago" Soundtrack on Vinyl in July

June 11, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Chicago OST

We have told you about the nearly all of Real Gone's titles for this July, including Second Disc Records' compilation of Bobby Darin's unreleased Motown recordings.  Now, Real Gone has just announced the final reissue on their July slate: the first-ever vinyl reissue of the original soundtrack to 2002's Academy Award-winning musical Chicago, due July 13. The musical Chicago originally opened on Broadway on June 3, 1975 and is based upon the 1926 play of the same name written by reporter

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Soundtracks Tags: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kander and Ebb, Queen Latifah

Heading Somewhere: Real Gone to Premiere Ben Folds Five's "Sessions at West 54th" on CD and Vinyl in July

May 31, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Ben Folds Five Sessions at West 54th

Real Gone Music has just announced another title in its July slate, this one a little more modern than some of their other titles.  Hailing from 1997, Real Gone will release the CD and vinyl debut of The Complete Sessions at West 54th from longtime TSD favorites Ben Folds Five.  It will be released on July 13, just a few weeks after the release of Folds' career-spanning box from Edsel. (And to be clear, the Real Gone Sessions at West 54th material is not in that box). Sessions at West 54th

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five

Good Times: Real Gone To Reissue Rare Willie Nelson, Statler Brothers In July

May 24, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Willie Nelson The Pamper Demos

We've recently told you about Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records' CD of unheard Bobby Darin Motown recordings due in July.  Now we've gotten word of two more Real Gone July releases, both in the country genre: one for Willie Nelson and one for The Statler Brothers. Country legend Willie Nelson hardly needs an introduction.  The 85-year-old is one of the biggest names in country and has been recording for over six decades, including up

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: The Statler Brothers, Willie Nelson

Spare Parts: Rarities Abound On Nine Springsteen Digital EPs

May 18, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Bruce Springsteen Lonesome Day

To coincide with today's release of Bruce Springsteen's second Album Collection, Sony/Legacy and Columbia Records are releasing nine rare Springsteen EPs on digital platforms.  These are part of Legacy's ongoing vault series which sees digital release of rare music from artists in a wide variety of eras and genres. The EPs are mostly international releases and span the years from 1987-2012.  Two were originally released in Japan.  The first, Live Collection, rounds up four concert

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

Waiting For the Gift of Sound: Parlophone to Release Three David Bowie Reissues including CD Debut of Rare 1978 Concert and Two Vinyl Exclusives

May 16, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

David Bowie Welcome to the Blackout

  Parlophone is continuing its series of David Bowie reissues.  The label has just announced a trio of projects due June 29: the CD and digital debut of Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78), previously only available on vinyl for this year's Record Store Day, and a pair of vinyl exclusives for brick-and-mortar record shops.  All three titles come from the period covered in last year's Bowie box A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982, which saw Bowie release two acclaimed albums,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Coming Back To Your Hometown: Bruce Springsteen Releases 1996 Freehold Concert Featuring the Premiere of a Rare Song

May 11, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen St Rose of Lima

As Bruce Springsteen continues his acclaimed run on Broadway (for which he will receive a special Tony Award) and releases his second Album Collection on vinyl next week (with a CD edition only available in Japan), he is also continuing his archival concert series.  His latest entry is another show that ties into the spirit of his Broadway outing, his benefit performance at The St. Rose of Lima Gymnasium in his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey on November 8, 1996. This concert came in the

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

Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land Debuts 'Alien 3,' Breaks Out 'Superman IV'

May 9, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Superman IV

Over the past couple of days, La-La Land Records has released a pair of 2-CD soundtrack limited edition sets for two entries in sci-fi/superhero franchises which began in the 1970s: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Alien 3. Released in 1987, Superman IV marked the final time Christopher Reeve would step into the Man of Steel's iconic red and blue costume.  Directed by Sidney J. Furie (Lady Sings the Blues, Iron Eagle), the film centered around Superman's efforts to curtail the nuclear

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alexander Courage, Elliot Goldenthal, John Williams

Welcome (Back) to the Jungle: Guns N' Roses Announce Major 'Appetite For Destruction' Reissue

May 4, 2018 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Guns N Roses Super Deluxe Edition

Last night at precisely the stroke of midnight, Guns N' Roses made an announcement sure to whet fans' Appetite.  The belated 30th anniversary celebration of 1987's Appetite for Destruction will arrive in a variety of formats from UMe on June 29 ranging from a $999.00 (!) Locked N' Loaded Edition to a straight single-disc remastered CD. The classic line-up of Guns N' Roses solidified in June, 1985 in Los Angeles.  The group consisted of Axl Rose (vocals), Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Guns N' Roses

Feed Your Dreams: Rhino To Release Graham Nash Anthology in June Featuring Hits, A Dozen Unreleased Demos

May 3, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Graham Nash Over the Years

In conjunction with a U.K. and European tour Graham Nash is launching in July (and the 50th  anniversary of the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash), Rhino has just announced a new anthology for the legendary artist in a variety of formats.  On June 29, the 2-CD, 30 track Over The Years... will be available, as well as a downloadable and streaming version.  Following two months later on August 31 will be a 15-track double-LP version of the compilation.  The anthology has been put together by

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Crosby Stills and Nash, David Crosby, Graham Nash

Your Most Valuable Possessions: Edsel Plans Ben Folds' 'Brick' Box

May 2, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Ben Folds Brick Cover

Edsel has just announced a 13-CD box set looking at the career of alternative music star (and one of our favorite artists here at Second Disc HQ) Ben Folds, both as a solo artist and as a member of Ben Folds Five.  Brick: The Songs of Ben Folds 1996-2012, due June 22, contains nearly all of Folds' core studio albums together with a live album and some other odds and ends.  It traces his career from the first Ben Five Folds record through his solo recordings to the Five's reunion album in

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five

Not Fading Away: Real Gone Reissuing Allman-Related Cowboy, Live Grateful Dead, and "Predator" in June

April 30, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Cowboy Cowboy

We've told you about some of Real Gone's June releases earlier and now we've got the news of more items on the slate for that month including CD reissues from Cowboy, the Grateful Dead and a vinyl reissue of the Predator soundtrack, all due June 1. Back in 2014, Real Gone reissued the first two albums by the band Cowboy: 1970's Reach For The Sky and 1971's 5'll Getcha Ten.  Now, they are completing the group's Capricorn output by releasing their final two album for the label: 1974's Boyer

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Cowboy, Grateful Dead

Let the Music Begin: Real Gone Reissues Michelle Phillips' "Victim of Romance" and Keely Smith's Lennon-McCartney Album in June

April 23, 2018 By Randy Fairman 14 Comments

Michelle Phillips Victim of Romance

We've filled you in about some of Real Gone Music's releases for June, including releases from Cheap Trick and The Quick, but now we've got word of a couple of more, this time from "Mama" Michelle Phillips and Keely Smith, both due June 1. The first is a reissue of Michelle Phillips' one and only solo album from 1977: Victim of Romance.  This new edition features liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese.  After the break-up of The Mamas & The Papas, Cass Elliott, Denny Doherty and John

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Jack Nitzsche, Keely Smith, Michelle Phillips, The Beatles, The Mamas and The Papas

In The Great Magnetic Field: Rhino To Release A Box of Black Sabbath's 1970s Singles

April 13, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Black Sabbath Supersonic Years

A little over a year ago, Black Sabbath announced that they had disbanded.  But that doesn't mean that there isn't more to look back at in the legendary career of the pioneering metal band.  Rhino has just announced Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set, a limited-edition collection of ten 7-inch vinyl singles, due June 8. Despite the massive success of their albums, Black Sabbath never had that much success in the singles market, aside from their breakout "Paranoid" from 1970,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Black Sabbath

Dancing the Night Away: Real Gone Collects Cheap Trick Rarities on "The Epic Archive Vol. 2"

April 12, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Cheap Trick Epic Archive 2

Yesterday, we told you about Real Gone's upcoming reissue of The Quick's Mondo Deco.  Today, we've got the news of another Real Gone project featuring a group with power-pop roots.  This time it's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Cheap Trick with The Epic Archive Vol. 2 (1980-1983), due June 1.  The Epic Archive is a 3-part series which debuted digitally in 2015, collecting rarities from across the band's Epic tenure from 1979 to 1992.  Last year, Real Gone debuted the first volume on CD

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Cheap Trick

Don't You Want It: Real Gone Debuts, Expands The Quick's "Mondo Deco"

April 11, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

The Quick Mondo Deco

This June, Real Gone Music is reissuing the one and only album from L.A. band The Quick.  The post-glam, pre-punk group's 1976 album Mondo Deco was their only full-length LP and has never been on CD before.  Real Gone's new edition, due June 1, adds 11 bonus tracks and new liner notes, archival photos, a new band essay, track-by-track-commentary and more! The power pop band consisted of Steve Hufsteter (guitar - and writer of most of the material), Danny Benair (drums), Ian Ainsworth (bass),

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: The Quick

Come and Get Me: Morello Reissues Tammy Wynette's First Two Solo Albums

April 11, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Tammy Wynette Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad Two Fer

For the past few years, Cherry Red imprint Morello Records has been reissuing the Epic Records catalogue of late country legend Tammy Wynette on a series of two-fers.  With their latest release, due this Friday, April 13, Morello is going back to the very beginning with the new two-fer of Wynette's first two solo albums: Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad and Take Me To Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House.  These are the albums in which Wynette's pure country sound first blossomed. By the time she

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country Tags: Tammy Wynette

So Sweet, It Makes Your Mouth Water: Cherry Red Plans Bow Wow Wow Box

April 2, 2018 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Bow Wow Wow Pet Set

This May, Cherry Red is looking back to New Wave music of the early 1980s with a collection focused on the band Bow Wow Wow.   The 3-CD Your Box Set Pet: The Complete Recordings 1980-1984, due May 25, rounds up all of the group's recordings for EMI and RCA during their heyday. After the breakup of The Sex Pistols, their manager, the controversial impresario Malcolm McLaren, was approached to manage Adam and the Ants.  He took the job, but soon convinced three of the band members, Matthew

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Adam and The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Malcolm McLaren

The Saga Continues: Disney to Reconstruct, Reissue Original 'Star Wars' Soundtracks on CD

March 26, 2018 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Star Wars A New Hope OST

Since Disney bought Lucasfilm back in 2012, there has been a steady stream of new Star Wars material for fans to explore that galaxy far, far, away.  A couple of weeks ago, the animated television series Star Wars: Rebels wrapped up its four-season run.  Tomorrow sees the release of The Last Jedi, the latest film in the famous saga, on DVD and Blu-ray.  On May 25, the second "anthology film," Solo: A Star Wars Story will be released.  Next year, the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge areas are to open at

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: John Williams

Down By the River: Real Gone Reissues Rare Blues-Rock from Barry McGuire and Roy Buchanan in May

March 21, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Roy Buchanan Live at Town Hall 1974

Even though spring is now here, it doesn't feel like it in some parts of the U.S.!  As the east coast is hit by its fourth major snowstorm of March, let's look ahead to hopefully warmer days of spring and a pair of Real Gone releases coming out May 4 in the blues-rock genre. First up is Live at Town Hall 1974 from Roy Buchanan.  Guitarist Buchanan was famous for playing the Fender Telecaster with an effects-free technique and influencing many other musicians despite never having much solo

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Barry McGuire, Eric Hord, Roy Buchanan

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