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Release Round-Up: Week of January 11

January 11, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to today’s Release Round-Up! Taking Back Sunday, Twenty (Craft Recordings) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 21-track anthology, available on single CD, double LP, and digital formats, celebrates 20 years of Taking Back Sunday drawing on all seven of the band’s studio albums as well as newly-recorded material. Watch for more coverage of this title later today! The Flying Burrito Bros., Burrito Deluxe (LP) (Intervention Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD) This deluxe,…

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Brownie McGhee, Dave Van Ronk, Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Taking Back Sunday, The Doors, The Flying Burrito Brothers

Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? Rare Bowie Demos Prepped For 7″ Vinyl Box

January 8, 2019 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Parlophone has announced a new release of David Bowie rarities on what would have been the singer’s 72nd birthday, to additionally mark the milestone of 50 years since the release of breakthrough single “Space Oddity.” Spying Through a Keyhole: Demos and Unreleased Songs will feature nine rare recordings, including versions of familiar songs (“Space Oddity,” “London Bye Ta Ta,” “In The Heat Of The Morning”) as well as the heretofore-unknown “Love All Around,” a lyric of which gives the set its title. While very much a historical set–the press release admits these…

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The Year In Review – The 2018 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z

January 2, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Happy 2019 and welcome to The Second Disc’s 9th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! It’s time once again to recognize this year’s cream of the crop – those exemplary reissues and box sets big and small that proved to be truly outstanding products for physical media lovers worldwide. There was no shortage of great reissue titles in 2018; in fact, we covered over 700 releases in all! And after much deliberation, we’re excited to unveil our favorites. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill Top 10, however. To cover as much ground and spotlight as…

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Merry Discmas and Happy New Year!

December 24, 2018 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

The stockings are hung, the tree is trimmed and we’re getting ready for a long winter’s nap! The Second Disc team will be relaxing until January 2, 2019 – when we’re back, we’ll be a few weeks away from our ninth anniversary, if you can believe it – not to mention the ultra-cool release of Johnny Mathis’ I Love My Lady on standalone CD! On behalf of everyone at TSD HQ, we want to thank you for making our site a destination for fun, upbeat reissue reportage as well as impassioned archival…

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Release Round-Up: Weeks of December 21 & 28 and January 4

December 21, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Happy Holidays! While gifts are flowing to friends and loved ones, there’s not much new coming to stores! Here are a few highlights to keep you sated over the next three weeks! John Mellencamp, Other People’s Stuff [LP] (Republic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Other People’s Stuff is a new collection of covers that shows Mellencamp applying his knack for storytelling to ten staples from the American music canon. The material is culled mostly from his own albums, hard-to-find compilations, and documentary soundtracks. Mellencamp also recorded a brand-new version…

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Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Diana Ross, John Mellencamp, Marvin Gaye, Mike + the Mechanics, The Classics IV

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 7

December 7, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Wings, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Wild Life [Various Formats] (MPL/Capitol) 3CD/DVD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Wild Life was the first Wings album but third overall by McCartney outside the shadow of his famous band. Paul and his wife Linda teamed up with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Denny Laine to create a relaxed, pastoral album that was intentionally as light as a feather. …

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Allan Holdsworth, Angela Lansbury, Aretha Franklin, Carpenters, Cher, Dave Grusin, Dick Van Dyke, John Mellencamp, Marc Shaiman, Morrissey, Paul McCartney, Scott Wittman, Sylvester, Van Morrison, Vanessa Daou, Wings

Something to Sing About: Johnny Mathis and CHIC’s “I Love My Lady” Coming to CD from Second Disc, Real Gone

December 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | 22 Comments

Johnny Mathis was billed on his very first album as “A New Sound in Popular Song.” In the decades since that 1956 debut, the vocalist has always explored new avenues in pop from Latin music to Philly soul. But the most adventurous of Mathis’ 60-plus albums may be the one that got away…until now. On February 1, 2019, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will proudly present the first-ever standalone compact disc release of I Love My Lady, the remarkable 1981 album by two American treasures: Johnny Mathis and CHIC. Beginning…

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CHIC, Johnny Mathis, Nile Rodgers

La-La Land’s Wondrous World: Soundtrack Giant Plans ‘Potter,’ ‘Bond’ and More Archival Releases

November 27, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Hours of unreleased soundtrack music? Oft-requested titles from favorite composers and popular film series? It’s definitely Black Friday season at La-La Land Records! The venerable soundtrack label closed the book on 2018 with five brand-new film and television score expansions – a total of 18 discs’ worth of material, including three works involving one of the most successful living soundtrack composers and projects related to two world-renowned franchises. First up, La-La Land’s successful Spielberg-Williams collaboration – the label has expanded many of the director and composer’s works together, from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial…

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Alexander Courage, Annie Lennox, David Arnold, Garbage, John Williams, Scott Walker

THE SECOND DISC’S 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

November 26, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Another Cyber Monday is upon us, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it’s time to launch our annual Holiday Gift Guide, featuring more than 50 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life! We’ve filled the guide with box sets (such as the David Bowie title to your left!) as well as archival releases and holiday music favorites that will make great stocking stuffers. So just click here to access this year’s top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year in genres including rock, pop, country, gospel, prog, jazz, standards, classical, Broadway, and…

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The Second Disc’s Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018

November 23, 2018 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza – and Record Store Day’s miniature cousin to April’s yearly event. In keeping with TSD tradition, Joe, Randy, and Sam have elected our top picks of the numerous titles being released tomorrow from many of our favorite labels, including…

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Al Jardine, America, Bobbie Gentry, Duke Ellington, Guns N' Roses, Harry Nilsson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Paul Williams, Record Store Day, Roy Buchanan, Soul Asylum, Sun Ra, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, Todd Rundgren

Release Round-Up: Week of November 23

November 23, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! CHIC, The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 (Atlantic/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new box set, available in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, brings together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC’s first three albums plus Sister Sledge’s CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes. The vinyl edition includes additional text in the booklet as well as a bonus 12-inch replica single of the original Buddah…

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CHIC, Chicago, David Bowie, Diana Krall, Lone Justice, Sonny and Cher, The Cars, Tina Turner, a-ha

Welcome To The Party, Pal! La-La Land Rebuilds ‘Die Hard’ Score For 30th Anniversary

November 13, 2018 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

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Even though La-La Land’s traditionally generous Black Friday slate is a week away, the beloved soundtrack label isn’t waiting to make you say “yippie-ki-yay” – they’ve reconstructed Michael Kamen’s classic score to Die Hard for a definitive 3CD edition. Loosely based on Roderick Thorp’s 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard casts Moonlighting star Bruce Willis in his first major film role as John McClane, a New York City cop caught in the middle of a terrorist plot on a high-rise Los Angeles office building on Christmas Eve. With little more than…

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James Horner, Michael Kamen, Run-DMC

Release Round-Up: Week of November 9

November 9, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra, The Complete Christmas Albums (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This comprehensive 2-CD, 43-track set from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music features all three of the legendary conductor’s classic Columbia Christmas LPs – Joy to the World: The Music of Christmas (1959), Wonderland of Christmas (1963), and Wishing You a Merry Christmas (1965), on which he was joined by vocalist Phyllis Curtin and The St. Killian Boychoir – plus a host of holiday bonuses. …

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Andre Kostelanetz, Ben Sidran, Fastball, Hanson, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, John Denver, Lorne Greene, New Kids on the Block, The Beatles, Train

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Celebrate Christmas with Andre Kostelanetz, “Bonanza”

November 8, 2018 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Andre Kostelanetz Complete Christmas Albums

Tomorrow’s the day for Second Disc Records’ and Real Gone Music’s Christmas bonanza – and this year, there’s an actual Bonanza as part of our line-up! We’re getting into the spirit with not one, but two, festive titles. First up is Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra’s The Complete Christmas Albums, and Andre and co. will be joined by The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa featuring Lorne Greene and the cast of television’s Bonanza: Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, and Dan Blocker! Almost forty years after his passing, the name of Andre Kostelanetz is…

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How Far I’ll Go: England’s ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ Series Releases Disney Volume with Rare Instrumentals

November 7, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

A British compilation series recently released a magical volume for Disney fans – and with a host of rarities for collectors, to boot! Since 2016, Universal Music On Demand’s Sing Your Heart Out series has annually issued hits-packed compilations meant for (you guessed it) singing together, at home or in the car. In October, the Sing Your Heart Out series expanded to include a volume of classics from the films of Walt Disney Pictures. A total of 52 tracks are featured across the set’s first two discs, spanning the full length of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 2

November 2, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Mathematics: The MCA Years (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music bring Melissa Manchester’s 1985 MCA album to CD for the very first time in an expanded 2-CD deluxe edition! Mathematics: The MCA Years features the original Mathematics (produced by George Duke, Brock Walsh and Robbie Nevil, Trevor Veitch and executive producer Quincy Jones!) on the first CD, while the second disc boasts 13 bonus tracks including every period remix, the non-LP…

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Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Eagles, John Klein, Joni Mitchell, King Crimson, Marianne Faithfull, Melissa Manchester, Metallica, Mott the Hoople, Paul Williams, Rod McKuen, Rosanne Cash, The McGuire Sisters

OUT TOMORROW! Melissa Manchester’s “Mathematics: The MCA Years” Arrives From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

November 1, 2018 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Melissa Manchester announced her independence from Arista Records when she signed to MCA Records after nearly a decade with Clive Davis’ famous label. At Arista, Manchester had established herself as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her era (or any other!) as well as a first-class pop interpreter. At MCA, she reinvented herself further by jumping headfirst into the world of dance-oriented synthpop, Hi-NRG, and new wave. 1985’s Mathematics bore the period’s hallmark of multiple big-name producers: George Duke, Brock Walsh, Robbie Nevil, Trevor Veitch, and executive producer Quincy Jones. Mathematics featured…

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Craig Safan, David Shire, George Duke, Melissa Manchester, Quincy Jones

Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land’s Super Slate Includes Five DC Comics Releases

October 31, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

La-La Land Records’ current slate is nothing short of super-powered, with six(!) titles streeting this month with a root in comic books – five of which come from DC Comics properties. By far the biggest of the titles in terms of both depth and recognition is the debut standalone release of Ken Thorne’s scores to Superman II and Superman III, the first two sequels to 1978’s blockbuster adaptation of The Man of Steel. Richard Donner’s original film was memorably scored by John Williams; Thorne’s adaptations were one of many changes to the…

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Chaka Khan, Giorgio Moroder, John Williams, Ken Thorne, Marshall Crenshaw

Radioactive: KISS Collects Four 1978 Solo Albums In One New Box Set

October 31, 2018 by The Second Disc | 10 Comments

Forty years ago, the four founding members of KISS surprised fans by announcing a quartet of solo releases, all scheduled for release on the very same day: September 18, 1978. The four albums were all marketed and branded under the KISS imprimatur by Casablanca Records, and each album would be truly “solo” in that no other KISS member other than the artist would play on the record. Casablanca invested $2.5 million in the marketing effort, and announced that five million copies would be shipped, guaranteeing platinum status. Now, those four solo records…

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Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, KISS

Only You: Yazoo Collect Albums, Remixes, Rare Live Material For Vinyl, CD Box

October 30, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Though Yazoo – a.k.a. Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet – only released two studio albums, the synthpop duo’s music remains beloved today. Indeed, the number of compilations of Yazoo’s work has far exceeded the number of LPs in their discography. On October 26 in the U.K. (and this Friday in the U.S.), the small Yazoo catalogue was revisited and expanded once again with the release of Four Pieces: A Yazoo Compendium, a new 4-LP vinyl box set. A CD edition will follow this Friday in the U.K., and on November 9 stateside….

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 26

October 26, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Kinks, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society [Various Formats] (BMG) 5CD/3LP/3-7″ Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kinks are going back to the Village Green – and it’s grown quite a bit in size! The band’s legendary fifth album, 1968’s The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, is reissued from BMG Rights Management in a massive new box set produced by Andrew Sandoval. The new box will boast 3 LPs, 5…

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Barry White, Chicago, David Crosby, Diana Ross, Gwen Stefani, Mike Love, Pixies, Semisonic, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, William Shatner

Release Round-Up: Week of October 19

October 19, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Frank Sinatra, Sings for Only the Lonely: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Capitol/FSE/UMe) 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada On Frank Sinatra’s 1958 Capitol concept album masterwork, he sang for Only the Lonely. But now, 60 years on, that classic is being revisited for everyone in a new 2-CD anniversary edition. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features the original 1958…

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Barenaked Ladies, Bruce Springsteen, CHIC, Donovan, Eubie Blake, Frank Sinatra, Herb Alpert, Queen, R.E.M., The Cranberries, Whitesnake

Release Round-Up: Week of October 12

October 12, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Loving the Alien (1983-1988) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 15LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The fourth annual volume of Parlophone’s ongoing series of box sets dedicated to the late David Bowie, Loving the Alien (1983-1988), arrives on 11 CDs or 15 vinyl LPs. This lavish set is filled with more exclusive material than any of its predecessors, as only three studio albums are included, all in newly remastered editions: Let’s Dance (1983), Tonight (1984), and…

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Alex Chilton, Burt Bacharach, Dave Davies, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Engelbert Humperdinck, Eric Clapton, Michael McDonald, Peter Holsapple, The Monkees, Vince Guaraldi

We Wish You a Merry Christmas: Andre Kostelanetz, “Bonanza” Releases Coming From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

October 5, 2018 by The Second Disc | 15 Comments

Every year, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records’ bonanza of Christmas music is as sure a thing as Santa’s coming down the chimney! And this year, there’s an actual Bonanza as part of our line-up! On November 9, we’re getting into the holiday spirit with two all-new collections. First up is Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra’s The Complete Christmas Albums, and Andre and co. will be joined by The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa featuring Lorne Greene and the cast of television’s Bonanza: Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, and Dan Blocker! Almost…

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