[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBT9WSwIT7g] Next up in our continued coverage of today's new catalogue releases is a new, semi-notable box set from pop star extraordinaire Kylie Minogue. Though the Australian singer/actress is unfairly known in the U.S. for two songs - a Stock-Aitken-Waterman-produced cover of Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion" that hit No. 3 in 1988 and the slinky club track "Can't Get You Out of My Head," which hit No. 7 in 2002 - Minogue has rarely stayed away from the
Look Sharp! New Roxette Compilation in Stores Today
As previously noted on Twitter, we're doing something a bit different with the new catalogue releases this week: rather than do a big New Release Round-Up post, we're going to do smaller posts highlighting them through the day. Why? Simple: a lot of these releases, taken on their own, are small but of enough interest to not get swept under the rug of a mega-post as such. Plus, there aren't really a whole heck of a lot of major reissues out this week anyway. We begin with a new compilation from
New Cooke Digital Box is Really Keen...If You're in the U.K.
Sam Cooke fans were really in for a surprise a short time ago, when Legacy released a box set of eight of his original RCA LPs on CD through their PopMarket outlet. Almost as tantalizing - if not for the format or the territorial limits placed upon it - is a new digital box set collecting Cooke's earlier material for Keen Records. Cooke's material for the Keen label - recorded from 1957 (after seven years as lead tenor in the gospel group The Soul Stirrers) to 1960 (the year he signed with RCA
Icehouse Catalogue Heats Up with New Aussie Compilation
Sometimes reissues happen in the most unexpected places. This is nowhere more true than in Australia, where Universal Music is gearing up for a thus-far well-received catalogue expansion for Australian rockers Icehouse. If you're an '80s pop fan - or grew up in the U.S. with a radio tuned to a pop station in your house - you'll easily remember "Electric Blue," the band's biggest Stateside hit (and only one of two Top 40 singles on these shores). The hook-laden tune, written by bandleader Iva
Omnivore to Sting Fans with Jellyfish Vinyl Reissues
The reign of Jellyfish was a devilishly short one. Yet with only two albums and a cataclysmic lineup change at the halfway point, Jellyfish's output deserves a place in the edifice of power pop, alongside such luminaries as Badfinger, Cheap Trick and XTC. And now, fans will be able to enjoy those two albums on vinyl - one for the first time in the U.S. and one of them for the first time anywhere - thanks to the good folks at Omnivore Recordings. Jellyfish was the brainchild of singer/drummer
It's "Days of Heaven" for Morricone and FSM
This has been a tremendous year for writer/director Terrence Malick. The filmmaker's latest effort, The Tree of Life, won the coveted Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and the film's weighty subject matter and oblique, nonlinear structure has made it one of the most talked-about pictures of the year. Just yesterday, Film Score Monthly indirectly addressed the minor Malick-mania by announcing a deluxe reissue of the Oscar-nominated score to Malick's Days of Heaven (1978). The
Weekend Wround-Up: Queen Sets in September, Trent is Angry and Notable Links
Queen have confirmed their last batch of expanded studio albums - The Works, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and Made in Heaven - to be released in the U.K. on September 5 from Island/UMC. Another Deep Cuts compilation will be released as well, as seen above; neither that set nor the bonus material have gotten confirmed track lists. Note that all 15 remastered studio albums will be out before the second batch of reissues hit American shelves. It usually pains me to agree with Nine Inch
We've Been Thinking a Lot Today About Folds' Retrospective (UPDATED)
"Soon." That's what a Legacy representative told The Second Disc as to when the label's upcoming Ben Folds retrospective package would be announced. Naturally, such a revelation is nothing short of exciting. Everyone at Second Disc HQ is a major fan of the singer/songwriter/pianist's recorded works over the past 15-plus years, from the perfect punch of Ben Folds Five's three studio LPs to Folds' increasingly prolific solo career, which has seen him collaborate with such luminaries as Joe
Back Tracks: CHIC
It's a crime that when you talk about CHIC, many of the players who made up arguably the greatest band of the disco era aren't alive to hear your words of praise. Bernard Edwards, CHIC's bassist and co-producer, died in 1997; drummer Tony Thompson passed away in 2003. Nile Rodgers, guitarist, co-producer and keeper of the CHIC flame, could easily have met the same early fate had he not been lucky enough to discover the cancer that he's been since late last year. (Rodgers, one of the best users
In Case You Missed It: Cherry Red Brings Out Pop Will Eat Itself, Soul Reissues
Last week at Cherry Red saw news an expansion of Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy's solo debut and a host of titles from Big Break Records. But that wasn't all. Monday saw the release of four other expanded titles from the label group: two from a legendary British alternate rock outfit and another two overlooked soul albums. Pop Will Eat Itself, the Stourbridge-based band, first gained attention when their self-released debut EP, The Poppies Say GRRrrr!, was lauded by NME and added to the BBC's
Release Round-Up: Week of July 19
Ramones, Ramones / Leave Home / Rocket to Russia / Road to Ruin (Rhino) 180-gram vinyl reissues of the first four Ramones records! The first 500 to buy them from Rhino directly (as seen in this post) get replica 45s with each album, too. (Official site) Andrew Wood, Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story (Hip-o Select/A&M) A late, underrated icon in the early days of grunge gets his due with this triple-disc set, featuring the acclaimed DVD documentary of his life and career (which gives the
Review: Michael Giacchino, "Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Well, the release of Up is such big news here at Second Disc HQ that we felt one review just wasn’t enough! We hope you’re as excited as we are about our first-ever “tag team” review. To start things off, here’s Mike Duquette… It's fitting, really, that Intrada's first soundtrack reissue in conjunction with The Walt Disney Company is a score to a film about fulfilling a lifelong dream. It's been a dream of Disney fans for years to see some sort of stable catalogue presentation from the
Mayall's Bluesbreakers Coming Back to CD, LP from Sundazed
Speaking of vinyl reissues, Sundazed has got three coming from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the end of August. Mayall certainly had an ear for talent, as these three albums certainly prove. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, released 45 years ago this month, remains a pivotal moment for both Mayall and the 21-year-old ex-Yardbird, whose work on the first Bluesbreakers album earned him that immortal "Clapton is God" graffiti tag. But Slowhand's not the only genius afoot: the standard
In Case You Missed It: UFO Lands in Budget Box from EMI
The latest of EMI's ongoing budget box sets should be of particular interest for fans of early hard rock group UFO: a vault-vacuuming set of the band's early material for Chrysalis Records. UFO are now a respectable name among rock and metal fans, but the band's early experimental material for Beacon Records only earned them modest success in other parts of Europe and Asia. When the band added 18-year-old former Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker to the group, however, a cleaner but no less
Cash, Buffett Kickstart Their Way to Vinyl Reissues
A while back, The Second Disc reported on a reissue of a power-pop record, Cotton Mather's Kon-Tiki, financed entirely through Kickstarter. It was a considerable success, certainly enough to make one think about the viability of using the project-funding website to eke out a niche in the big-enough world of music reissues. Now, there's another reissue-heavy project from another label hitting the site, and it's certainly cool enough to merit a mention over here. 180 Gram Records, an audiophile
Reissue Theory: Live Aid on CD
Twenty-six years ago today, on two different continents, the music world came together for a worthy cause: to raise awareness of famine in Ethiopia. Live Aid, a pair of concerts organized by Bob Geldof in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985 and broadcasted live on the BBC, ABC and MTV, was seen in person by some 172,000 people and on television by nearly 2 billion across the globe. And, if you can believe it, none of it has ever been released on LP or CD. Granted, it's not entirely
Deep Purple Reissues, Live Material Coming from Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock's recent release of Deep Purple's Phoenix Rising documentary, which collected some previously unseen footage of 1975/1976's Mk. IV tour in Japan, is being followed up by no less than seven reissues of the band's early studio and live material. Next Tuesday, the label will release remastered and expanded editions of the band's first three albums, Shades of Deep Purple, The Book of Taliesyn and Deep Purple. Each will feature the same bonus tracks - mostly outtakes and live material -
Big Break's Full Summer Slate Includes Isleys, Pointers, Prince Partners
The fine folks at Big Break Records have got another large batch of new titles for release in the U.K. on July 25, and we figured now was a good time to share not only the track lists and details with you, but look ahead at some of the huge titles they're prepping for next month. There are a few really great, underrated titles from some big-name acts in next week's batch, including expansions of The Isley Brothers' Between the Sheets (1983) and I Can See Clearly Now (1972) by Johnny Nash. But
La-La Land's "Golden Child" Ready to Order
La-La Land's newest title, a three-disc expansion of The Chosen One, is ready to order. By now you already know the story behind this new release (a sort-of fake-out following La-La Land's scheduling shift ahead of Comic-Con), so it's worth noting instead the kind of music we're dealing with on this set. Barry's epic, James Bond-esque score was largely rejected by the producers for Michel Colombier's atmospheric, synth-heavy score. But elements of Barry's work did figure into the movie, not
Soundtrack Round-Up: Reissues and Premieres from Varese, Intrada and More
Why should La-La Land and Intrada/Disney have all the fun? We've got five new soundtrack catalogue titles for your perusal from Varese Sarabande, Intrada and BSX Records. The wares range from the golden age of film composition (with two heavyweights of the film score world collaborating on a special score restored as a strictly limited title) to an underrated gem of a horror soundtrack from last year. Varese Sarabande released two intriguing limited edition titles for release in the wee hours
Release Round-Up: Week of July 12
R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition (EMI) The latest R.E.M. deluxe edition set features the original LP remastered alongside a bonus disc of demos, all of which are currently available for your streaming pleasure here. (Official site) Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? 25th Anniversary Edition (EMI) The metal heroes' breakthrough LP, remastered and featuring a live bonus disc...and for the adventurous super-fan, a deluxe box set adds two additional alternate mixes of
A Birthday Reissue for Peter Murphy on Cherry Red
Peter Murphy may be known to many as the "Godfather of Goth," having fronted one of the earliest bands of the Goth rock genre, Bauhaus, in the early 1980s, but he's still going strong as a solo performer. He just recently released his latest studio album, Ninth (counting a live album in 2001, it is indeed his ninth record), and today celebrates his birthday - 54 years on this day. Cherry Red and Beggars Archive Group have seen it fit to honor the
Invasion of the Return of the ICON Series
You know, it took some time, but Universal's ICON series is really coming into its own. What began as a limply-packaged, uber-budget-oriented series of single-artist compilations - not a patch on the label's previous 20th Century Masters and Gold series - is really emerging into something unique. It's just a shame it took this many tries to work out the kinks. Ha ha ha! Who am I kidding? The newest batch of ICON titles, due for release next Tuesday, July 19, is boring. You have a compilation by
La-La Land's Comic-Con Surprise Goes Back to the Final Frontier
La-La Land Records is full of surprises. They teased an amount of titles for the San Diego Comic-Con this year, but announced that four of the potential titles had all fallen victim to various delays. So they announced a three-disc expanded edition of the soundtrack to The Golden Child and, fans assumed, would play it by ear from there. Then, on Friday afternoon, the label shocked the soundtrack world by announcing there was one title coming for Comic-Con that they hadn't even hinted at. And
Weekend Wround-Up: Ramones Vinyl (Plus), Warhol's Legacy, A Voyage to Honnalee on DVD
On Tuesday, July 19, Rhino is reissuing the first four Ramones albums on 180-gram vinyl with the original artwork and track lists (meaning Leave Home will have "Carbona Not Glue" on Side One). Those who order the first 500 copies of each LP directly from the label will receive a bonus 7" with their respective albums. Legacy Recordings will release a strictly limited box set in August to commemorate the life and work of Andy Warhol. 15 Minutes: Homage to Andy Warhol will feature three CDs
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