The venerable Rounder Records label, currently enjoying its 45th anniversary, has long been a leading light in the realm of roots music and Americana. But those terms need not be applied solely to one type of music. This month, as part of its ongoing digital catalogue initiative, Rounder is reissuing a number of titles blurring the genre lines of roots-rock and Americana. Some of the familiar names represented in this go-round include Ann Wilson of Heart, Laura Nyro, David
Milk And Honeyland: Esoteric Reissues Nick Mason-Produced "Round One" From Principal Edwards
Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has just rocketed into the orbit of Pink Floyd with the first time expanded U.K. reissue of Round One from the band Principal Edwards. The 1974 Deram album from Belinda Bourquin (keyboard/violin/recorder/vocal), Root Cartwright (guitar/mandolin), Richard Jones (bass/vocals), David Jones (bongos/congas/percussion), Nick Pallet (lead vocals/guitar) and Geoff Nicholls (drums/percussion) was produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason. Principal Edwards emerged
My Oh My What A Groove: Ace Collects Unreleased Motown on "One Track Mind"
The first volume of Ace/Kent's series dedicated to the male artists of Motown was entitled Satisfaction Guaranteed - but that title would be equally apt for the recent release One Track Mind: More Motown Guys, a second disc of rarities from the Sound of Young America. With 16 previously unissued cuts among this collection's 24 tracks, it proves that the treasures of the Motown vault are far from exhausted. This is also one volume sure to keep your foot tapping and your body moving, with each
Review: The Monkees, "Good Times!"
Here they come...again! The Monkees have just released their first new album in twenty years, and all is right with the world. That much is evident from the opening track which gives the LP its title. "Good Times" was demoed by Harry Nilsson for The Monkees, never recorded by the group, and later released by Harry (and "The New Salvation Singers," natch) on Capitol's Tower imprint. Now, the late Nilsson's happily un-ironic, churning pop nugget gains new life as a duet with his
Release Round-Up: Week of May 27
Hey! Hey! Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Monkees, Good Times (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Good Times sure lives up to its name, and then some! Here's a new Monkees album featuring Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith and the late Davy Jones, produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and featuring a slew of exciting new songs by Schlesinger, Noel Gallagher, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Gibbard, and Andy Partridge alongside newly-completed recordings
BREAKING! Eddy Arnold's "Each Road I Take: The Lee Hazlewood and Chet Atkins Sessions 1970" Coming From Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!
Richard Edward Arnold - better known as Eddy Arnold - proved throughout an eight-decade career that he could sing anything. The countrypolitan crooner scored 147 U.S. chart hits between 1945 and 2008, sold over 85 million records, and earned inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame and The Grand Ole Opry. Yet, in 1970, the superstar known as "The Tennessee Plowboy" found himself at a crossroads. That year, he released two remarkable albums ending one chapter in his career and beginning
BBR Is On "Fire" with Expanded Reissue of "Pointer Sisters' Greatest Hits"
One of the ten songs on The Pointer Sisters' Greatest Hits is "The Love Too Good to Last," one of four songs reprised from the trio's 1982 album Special Things. Happily, however, Ruth, June and Anita Pointer's special things certainly have lasted. Big Break Records has in recent years reissued the group's complete Planet Records/RCA discography from 1978's Energy through their label swansong, 1988's Serious Slammin', in remastered and expanded editions. Now, BBR is culminating its reissue
Let's Do It Again: Ace Collects Funk Brother Jack Ashford's "Just Productions"
Jack Ashford's story is about how a Philadelphia jazz man ended up in Detroit, playing on hundreds of the greatest R&B recordings ever made. The percussionist's unforgettable work with Motown's Funk Brothers has been oft-chronicled, but on a recent compilation, Ace Records' Kent imprint has turned its attention to Ashford's producing and songwriting work away from Hitsville, USA between the years of 1968 and 1977. Just Productions features 24 sizzling slices of ultra-rare Detroit soul
If You Remember Me: Varese Reissues Dave Grusin, Willie Nelson on "The Champ" and "Electric Horseman"
On Friday, May 20, Varese Vintage has two rare soundtracks arriving in stores from composer and jazz great Dave Grusin: the CD premiere of his score to The Champ (with a pivotal song contribution from Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager) and the return to CD of The Electric Horseman, featuring score by Grusin and songs from the one and only Willie Nelson. 1979's The Champ marked the American film debut of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. A remake of the 1931 film of the same name, it
Release Round-Up: Week of May 20
Welcome to this week's packed Release Round-Up! David Bowie, ChangesOneBowie (Parlophone/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) ChangesOneBowie returns from Parlophone in a 40th anniversary edition available on vinyl, CD and digital formats. Originally issued on RCA in May 20, 1976, ChangesOneBowie was the first key compilation album from superstar David Bowie. Collecting songs dating back to 1969, the 11-track album introduced the single "John, I'm Only Dancing" on LP
Fill Your Heart: Now Sounds Collects Tiny Tim's "Complete Singles (1966-1970)"
Now Sounds clearly can't resist another tip-toe thru the tulips. Following the 2013 reissue of Tiny Tim's debut God Bless Tiny Tim (1968) as an expanded mono edition, the Cherry Red imprint has recently returned to the catalogue of the late "Human Canary" for his Complete Singles Collection (1965-1970). Twenty years after Tiny Tim's passing at the age of 64, his music remains equally beguiling and bewildering. These tracks, culled from his recordings at Blue Cat, Reprise and Scepter, find
Walk On The Wild Side: Lou Reed's "RCA and Arista Album Collection" Arrives in October
Lou Reed's last project is finally seeing release this fall...and it may well be the last word on a major chunk of the late, influential singer-songwriter's career. Rolling Stone reports that The RCA and Arista Album Collection is due on October 7 from Legacy Recordings. This set spans sixteen albums and seventeen compact discs encompassing Reed's solo output from 1972-1986 - including such key LPs as the David Bowie-produced Transformer, Berlin and the controversial Metal Machine
Feel That You're Feelin': Robinsongs Reissues Two Live Albums From Frankie Beverly's Maze
Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint is continuing its series dedicated to the quiet-storm sound of Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly with a two-fer containing both 1981's Live in New Orleans and 1986's Live in Los Angeles. Maze began its life as Raw Soul, but a felicitous association with Marvin Gaye led to a change of name for the smooth-soul band to Maze as well as to a deal with Capitol Records. (As Raw Soul, the band's only previous major label releases were on the RCA-affiliated Gregar label
Circus Of Voices: JAY Records Remasters "Charlotte Sweet," Premieres "Tales of Tinseltown"
Charlotte Sweet is one of that increasingly rare breed: an original musical. And this "madcap musical," as it was billed, sure is original. Lyricist/librettist Michael Colby and composer Gerald Jay Markoe delivered the unexpected with their delightfully unusual show which premiered at New York's intimate Westside Arts Theatre on August 12, 1982 and ran for over 100 performances. JAY Records has recently brought the complete Original Cast Recording to 2 CDs for the first time; a previous CD
WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: DORIS DAY'S "THE LOVE ALBUM" GIVEAWAY!
CONGRATULATIONS! The following 10 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new edition of Doris Day's The Love Album on CD! If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address! If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting giveaways! Our winners
Night Games: Graham Bonnet's "Line-Up" Is Expanded By Cherry Red's HNE Label
Graham Bonnet rose to prominence filling the large shoes of Ronnie James Dio when he replaced Dio in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Bonnet only recorded one album with Rainbow, but with two U.K. Top 10 singles and a Top 10 placement on the LP chart too, Down to Earth was an unqualified success. Following his time with Blackmore's band, Bonnet resumed his solo career with 1981's Line-Up. Cherry Red's hard rock-oriented Hear No Evil label has recently reissued Line-Up with four bonus tracks as
A Hard Act To Follow: Raven Collects George Jones' Epic Years
George Jones (1931-2013) joined Epic Records in 1972, announcing his artistic rebirth with a self-titled album also sometimes known as We Can Make It after the top 10 hit song. Make it he did, as Jones stayed with Epic and producer Billy Sherrill for nearly 20 years. Raven Records has recently collected five of The Possum's prime Epic endeavors on one 2-CD set as The Tour de Force 1972-1980. This new collection features the following complete albums: A Picture of Me (Without You)
Edsel's In a Bobby Darin Bag With "Shadow" and "Broadway" Reissues
We're proud to have kicked off the Bobby Darin 80th birthday celebration earlier this month with Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music's release of Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years. The Bobby festivities will continue next month from Edsel Records with the re-reissue of a pair of currently out-of-print titles previously released as a two-fer. The Demon Music Group imprint has new standalone editions of Darin's 1966 albums The Shadow of Your Smile and In a Broadway Bag arriving on June
Think About Your Troubles: Micky, Davy and Harry's "The Point!" Arrives On CD
Let's get to The Point, shall we? On July 1, Varese Vintage will release for the first time in America - and the first time on CD anywhere in the world - a much-desired addition to the discographies of both Harry Nilsson and The Monkees: The Original London Cast Recording of Nilsson's The Point (1977), starring Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, and featuring songs not included on Nilsson's original RCA solo recording. Inspired by an acid trip ("Everything has a point. And...what would happen if
Release Round-Up: Week of May 13
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Linda Ronstadt, Frenesi (Remastered Edition) (Elektra/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Linda Ronstadt's 1992 Spanish-language album Frenesi returns to CD in a newly-remastered edition with no additional content. Consider this an appetizer for the upcoming expanded remaster of Trio! Allen Toussaint, The Complete Warner Recordings (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino has a reissue of its 2003
It's Not Just A "Mirage": Fleetwood Mac Classic Gets Expanded To Box Set, More
On the heels of last year's deluxe box set of Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, Warner Bros. Records has just announced the legendary band's Mirage will be next to get the lavish treatment. On July 29, the label will unveil the 1982 chart-topping smash in a variety of physical formats: Deluxe Edition (3 CD/1 DVD/1 LP): Original album remastered, plus B-sides and rarities; the original album on vinyl; a disc of live performances; and a 5.1 mix on DVD Expanded Edition (2 CD): Original album
People Get Ready: The Blind Boys of Alabama's Soul-Gospel Returns From Omnivore
Since first coming together as children at the Alabama Institute for the Blind in 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama have forged a singular musical path. Forming professionally in 1944, the group has recorded over 60 albums, won five Grammy Awards, appeared in a Broadway musical, played on the world's stages and spread the joyful sound of gospel everywhere. Tomorrow, May 13, Omnivore Recordings has newly-expanded editions of two of the group's Grammy-winning albums: 2001's Spirit of the Century
Hear The Grass Grow: Esoteric Expands Two From The Move
The Move has seen no shortage of reissues over the years, but collectors can now finally embrace the definitive editions of the Birmingham band's classic self-titled album and follow-up Shazam! from Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint. Esoteric has just reissued The Move in a 3-CD edition and Shazam! in a 2-CD expansion, both of which add copious previously unreleased material. ("Highlights" versions are also available.) These two titles kick off the Move campaign from Esoteric which
WIN! WIN! WIN! Sentimental Journey: Doris Day's "The Love Album" Returns From Varese
When Doris Day sings, the title of one of her signature songs most definitely applies: "It's Magic." The legendary vocalist, who celebrated her 92nd birthday on April 3, is the subject of a new reissue from Varese Vintage. The Love Album, recorded over three sessions in May and June 1967, was first issued in the mid-1990s and has seen a couple of previous iterations on CD. Varese's newly remastered edition adds stunning period photography and updated liner notes for the most compelling
What'cha Gonna Do: Big Break Reissues Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Stargard
Big Break Records has unveiled its an exciting slate of releases from The Emotions, Kool and the Gang, Gloria Gaynor, and more! But first we'd like to turn our attention to a trio of recent releases from the Cherry Red imprint that you might have missed! First up, BBR has an expanded edition of the third solo album from the one and only Chaka Khan. What'cha Gonna Do for Me was named for the infectious title song (an R&B No. 1 hit) co-written by Ned Doheny, the underrated
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