Two unusual listings have appeared from Universal's U.K. arm: budget-priced, double-disc compilations for ABC and Tears for Fears. They're certainly appealing to the collector of either band, but they sure are strange; the sets don't have any cohesive order about them. They're all singles, album cuts and some B-sides just sort of mixed up. Odd. In any case, they might be fun if you haven't purchased any deluxe editions or other sets with these tracks. So have a look after the jump for track
Release Round-Up: Week of October 19
It's hard to believe The Second Disc has never done an ongoing round-up of all the reissues, remasters, compilations and box sets. (Perhaps it felt redundant? Everyone does it.) But sometimes there's just so much stuff to consider - especially with the holiday season fast approaching - so it's time to jump on the bandwagon and give you, the treasured reader, a comprehensive list of what's coming out in the catalogue world this week. The Beatles, The Beatles 1962-1966/ The Beatles 1967-1970
Back Tracks: Culture Club
It's safe to say we've given Boy George more than enough time to realize his crime. The beleaguered singer has had more than his share of legal troubles throughout the '90s and 2000s, and that has occasionally overshadowed the music he put out in the 1980s. This is a shame, since Culture Club was one of the better U.K. pop bands of the early '80s. Don't let George's gender-bending look fool you. Heaven knows that's become the primary takeaway for nostalgists, but there's a lot more underneath
Perseverance Leads to Two New Score Reissues
To be honest, The Second Disc hadn't heard of Perseverance Records until yesterday, but they sure did score a nice pair of score reissues for November. The label, which has specialized in smaller-scale soundtracks and soundtrack reissues since 2002 (most notably the score to the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers), will release expanded scores of the '80s action epic Red Sonja (1985) and the hugely successful drama Rain Man (1989). Red Sonja, based on the Marvel Comics character,
Solo Smokey, Thrice as Nice
It's always a delight to see Hip-o Select dig up treasures from those fabled Motown vaults. It's as much of a treat, too, to see Select tackle those hidden in plain sight bits - the music that has been around officially for years, but has yet to make its debut on CD. One of the most exemplary artists who until recently was hard to find on CD was the great Smokey Robinson. The angel-voiced Motown man had a phenomenal solo career for the label after separating from The Miracles, but those albums
In Case You Missed It: Common's "Resurrection," Resurrected
The irony is so thick, you can cut it with a knife: lately, there's been a lot of talk about the presence and/or absence of rap music being reissued, remastered and anthologized. The Guardian did a nice piece on the burgeoning rap reissue scene, and even yours truly threw his hat into the fray with a guest post on Record Racks back in August about seminal works of the genre that demand a reissue. It's funny, then, that one particular rap reissue got lost in the shuffle a few months back. I'm
From Marcy to Madison Square: Jay-Z Compilation Forthcoming (UPDATE 10/18)
A new compilation for rapper Jay-Z will be on store shelves very soon from Island Def Jam. The influential hip-hop artist/businessman has never had a compilation released stateside, outside of a bonus CD packed with special copies of last year's DJ Hero video game. So this is quite a monument; the man born Shawn Carter is arguably the most pre-eminent figure in rap since the end of the 1990s. His career has weathered retirements, comebacks, feuds, reconciliations and the jump from Roc-a-Fella
Reissue Theory: Chevy Chase
Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. This time around, we shine a light on a few unorthodox musical moments from a comedy legend. "I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not." For the past couple of years, no one would dare be envious of the man once considered one of the greatest comedians of the 1970s and 1980s. Today, however, The Second Disc not only defends him from his detractors but makes a case
Is Warner Seeing Double with Green Day Singles Box?
A doubly odd little note appeared while news gathering yesterday: a post at the Broadway World Web site noted a few upcoming box sets from Warner Music Group - the aforementioned Tim Burton/Danny Elfman box set, deluxe editions of new albums by adult contemporary stars Josh Groban and Michael Buble - and there was a strange little note at the end, for a vinyl box set devoted to pop-punk leviathans Green Day. If that news sounded odd (or oddly familiar) to you - the band hasn't much to promote,
Nelly Furtado to Say It Right with First-Ever Compilation
Another female pop star of the 2000s is getting her very first compilation for the holiday rush: Nelly Furtado, the Grammy-winnning Portugese-Canadian singer who first garnered attention for her folky pop sensibilities, then for her surprise reinvention as a dancehall goddess. Furtado first rose to the scene with Whoa, Nelly! (2000), a catchy debut LP with a lite-FM-ready sound. Sophomore release Folklore did have a few gems (including underrated first single "Powerless") but suffered
Sellout!
It's no longer a snarky term to throw at indie bands that sign to a major label. Right now, "sellout" makes this author think of The Complete Elvis Presley Masters, Legacy's massive 30-disc box set devoted to The King of Rock and Roll. Several days ago, it was confirmed to have sold all 1,000 copies - a monumental achievement, if not a surprising one. Readers, we've seen a growing number of limited sets finding their way into our collective catalogue consciousness. The soundtrack world has been
I Wanna Rock! Eagle Rock Reissues Twisted Sister Reunion Show, Latter-Day Albums
As rock fans sit about and wonder if and when the Twisted Sister discography is ever going to be remastered and expanded in full, Eagle Rock Entertainment attempts to satiate TS fans' appetites by reissuing Live at Wacken: The Reunion (2006). Recorded at the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2003, the set was one of the biggest venues Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza and A.J. Pero had performed at since intermittently reuniting the seminal '80s glam metal band with all of its
Heaven 17's Debut to Be Reissued with Lots of Demos
Awhile back, the super-fantastic folks at Slicing Up Eyeballs had a chat with Martyn Ware of synthpop band Heaven 17, in which Ware discussed a series of recently unearthed demos of tunes from the band's debut album, 1980's Penthouse and Pavement. That set will be available on November 22 from EMI Music. The demos, Ware said in the interview, were recorded on an Ampex 1" tape machine - of which only one allegedly still exists, at Abbey Road Studios. The tapes feature early sketches of songs
A Relatively Clear "Vision"
Well, what do you know? TMZ got it right. Epic and Legacy have announced Michael Jackson's Vision, a three-DVD set of Jackson's videography. Some 42 videos are included, several of them unreleased on any format. It's also the closest MJ fans in the U.S. have gotten to getting the entirety of Moonwalker released, as most of the vignettes from that film are included. Will you want to get rid of your old compilations (Video Greatest Hits HIStory, HIStory on Film Volume II, Dangerous: The Short
Playlist Tracks Aplenty
Way back in August, The Second Disc reported on a flood of titles in Legacy's budget Playlist series. Today, a whole bunch of them are released, and if you haven't yet made your weekly trip to the record store and were wondering what might be in store, you'll have your answer after the jump. Read on to see the newest compilations for Barry Manilow, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Isley Brothers, gospel titles from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton and much more!
Legacy Plays Brubeck on New Compilation
Legacy Recordings recently announced the kick-off to a yearlong celebration of master jazz pianist Dave Brubeck - who turns 90 on December 6 - with a new compilation of Brubeck's legendary Columbia material. Legacy of a Legend is a two-disc, 21-track compilation spanning from 1954 to 1970 and compiled by Brubeck himself, featuring great performances in studio and in concert from Brubeck and his classic quartet (including bassist Eugene Wright, sax player Paul Desmond and drummer Joe Morello).
Universal, Intrada Raid Vaults for Western/War Scores
Intrada's biggest release last year was the score for Back to the Future, but this month sees the label going back to the past with Universal Pictures' help, with the premiere release of two 1960s soundtracks by Bronislau Kaper and Dimitri Tiomkin. It's been a relatively big year for reissues of both mens' work - Kritzerland reissued two of their Western scores on one disc last month, and Kaper was the subject of a three-disc set from Film Score Monthly in July - and now Intrada releases
You Can Look At the Menu…
As previously speculated and promised, synth-pop stalwart Howard Jones is set to reissue his first two LPs on CD, digitally remastered for the first time. But fans have to wait a bit, or travel a great distance, for bonus material. These versions of Human's Lib (1983) and Dream Into Action (1985), the records that spun off hits like "What is Love?", "New Song," "Things Can Only Get Better" and "No One is to Blame," will be released through Jones' own Dtox label. They retain their original track
Just in Case You Had No Rolling Stones LPs on Vinyl... (UPDATED 10/12)
...or if you have no idea what to do with the $1,000 or so you put aside for gifts for that Stones fan in your family this year, you finally have an answer. MusicTAP reports that UMe's releasing a massive pair of remastered, 180-gram vinyl box sets that cover a good chunk of the band's discography. The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 features 11 of the band's ABKCO-owned U.K. studio albums, from 1964's self-titled LP to the 1975 outtakes compilation Metamorphosis, and also throws in two additional 12"
He Will Still Burn On and On and On...
One might think nothing of MusicTAP's recent listing of The Very Best of Billy Joel as coming from Legacy on November 9. The Long Island native has been compiled a lot - his first, double-sized greatest-hits compilation in 1985, a third volume in 1997, an entry in Legacy's Essential series and so on. Call it a hunch, but this author thinks there might be something to this set. For one, Amazon's list price for the compilation is $9.99, suggesting a single-disc set...and when you think about it,
UB40's "Signing Off" Celebrates 30 Years with Deluxe Reissue
Another '80s reissue from EMI - who'd have thought? This time, it's an expansion of Signing Off, the seminal debut LP from British reggae band UB40. Though UB40 are best known in America for their reggae-infused covers of standards like Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" and Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love," their musical roots involve fusing that reggae sound to socially conscious lyrics about poverty, famine and race relations. (The band's name in fact comes from one of the forms
More UMe Deluxe Editions En Route for Petty, Lizzy
A few more deluxe editions are forthcoming from Universal Music Enterprises, and they're jaw-droppers for a couple of different reasons. Depending on how long you've been following the reissue world, you've actually known about both of them. One is a deluxe edition of Damn the Torpedoes, the classic album from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. (News of this broke not long after The Second Disc started doing what it does.) The surprising thing about this particular reissue is that it will be
Tim McGraw's Chart-Toppers Compiled on New Set
Add another compilation to the holiday pile: Curb Records has planned #1 Hits from country star Tim McGraw on November 30. The Louisiana-born singer/actor first rose to prominence in 1994 with the single "Indian Outlaw," a controversial country tune that became McGraw's first Top 10 country hit and a crossover single as well, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. His next single, "Don't Take the Girl," was the first of 22 solo singles to top the country charts. Along the way, he's scored
And They Just Can't Hide It: Big Break Records to Reissue Two Pointer Sisters Classics
If you're a reader of The Second Disc and you're about to lose control, then we think you'll like this story: Cherry Red's Big Break imprint is reissuing two classic albums by The Pointer Sisters: Special Things (1980) and So Excited! (1982). The Pointer Sisters were instantly recognized as a unique R&B group with their self-titled debut LP in 1973. Their voices were strong and their style was distinctively retro, dealing heavily in jazz and be-bop. They even decked themselves out in
Get the Party Started! Pink to Release First Compilation
Not all tunes at The Second Disc headquarters are vintage cuts. Matter of fact, one of the neatest compilations from a modern pop artist was just announced yesterday: Greatest Hits...So Far!!!, the first compilation by pop singer Pink. Emerging from a short-lived R&B group called Choice, Pink was given a solo contract on LaFace Records in 2000, the age of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Much to her resentment, she was quickly labeled as an edgier version of those singers. Undeterred,
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