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Release Round-Up: Week of August 3

August 3, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Ben Folds Brick Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ben Folds, Brick: The Songs of Ben Folds 1996-2012 (Edsel) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 13-CD box Brick: The Songs of Ben Folds 1996-2012 brings together nearly all of Folds’ core studio albums together with a live album and various 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 2012, for a total of 194 tracks!  And yes – it’s shaped like a brick, in tribute to what’s arguably Folds’ most famous…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 27

July 27, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Bob Dylan Live Copyright 1962 1966

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan, Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The new 2-CD set Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections draws on Dylan’s previously issued limited edition “copyright extension” collections to offer a sampler of Dylan onstage, from a pair of songs recorded on April 16, 1962 at Gerdes Folk City in New York (“Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Corrina, Corrina”) to “Ballad of a Thin Man” from May 20, 1966 at Edinburgh’s ABC Theatre.  Many of his most famous songs are…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 20

July 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Soul Asylum Made to Be Broken

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Cilla Black, Surround Yourself with Cilla/It Makes Me Feel Good [Expanded Edition] (Cherry Red/SFE) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red celebrates the late, great Cilla Black with a new reissue campaign.   The first 2-CD set pairs 1969’s George Martin-produced Surround Yourself with Cilla with 1976’s It Makes Me Feel Good, produced by David Mackay (Cliff Richard, Blue Mink, The New Seekers).  22 bonus tracks (13 new to CD) are spread across the two discs. Cilla Black, All Mixed Up/Beginnings: Revisited [Expanded…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 13

July 13, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Grateful Dead Anthem of the Sun

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up!  Today might be Friday the 13th, but when it comes to catalogue music, it’s a lucky day! Bobby Darin, Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Naturally, we’re most excited about this release – our landmark 25th title on Second Disc Records, and certainly the most rarities-packed!  Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters premieres a never-before-heard Bobby Darin album in the raw, stripped-down style of his stage shows of the period; a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 6

July 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Yellow Submarine Single

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Yellow Submarine [7-Inch Single] (Capitol/Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” b/w “Eleanor Rigby” returns to 7-inch vinyl as a picture disc single to mark the 50th anniversary of the animated film classic.  It will be housed in a die-cut card sleeve.  Read more here. Judy Garland, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 1938-1961 (Jasmine) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This sublime new collection from Jasmine presents 24 songs examining love from all angles…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 29

June 29, 2018 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments
Supremes Sing HDH

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Supremes’ smash 1967 album featuring “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” gets a must-have 2-CD deluxe treatment, including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard!  Read more here! Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction [Various Formats] (Geffen/UMe) 1CD:…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 22

June 22, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment
Garbage 2.0

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Cure, Mixed Up: Deluxe Edition (Universal (U.K.)/Elektra/Rhino (U.S.)) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mixed Up 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Torn Down 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Postponed from last week: The Cure revisits its 1990 remix album as a 3-CD deluxe edition.  The first disc of the new set contains the original Mixed Up album, as newly remastered by Smith.  The second disc, Remixes…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 15

June 15, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
The Cure Mixed Up Deluxe

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rolling Stones, The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016 (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This massive, limited edition vinyl box set collects the legendary band’s 15 studio albums from Sticky Fingers (1971) to Blue and Lonesome (2016) on 20 meticulously-recreated LPs with original art elements, inserts, and more.  Each album, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, has been remastered and cut at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios from vinyl-specific tape transfers.  In addition, each album will include a download card for HD digital files.  The box…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 8

June 8, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Johnny Mathis Youve Got a Friend

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Close to You/Love Story: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue their journey through Johnny Mathis’ seventies catalogue with this expanded, remastered two-fer of Mathis’ 1970 and 1971 albums.  Close to You finds the singer reinterpreting hits by Bacharach and David, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Beatles, and even Santana, while Love Story has songs from Goffin and King, Paul Williams, and Henry Mancini.  Three bonus tracks round out this 1-CD…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 1

June 1, 2018 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments
Michelle Phillips Victim of Romance

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Michelle Phillips, Victim of Romance: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) “Mama” Michelle Phillips’ 1977 solo album, produced by Jack Nitzsche, returns to CD in a new expanded edition collecting the artist’s complete sessions with Nitzsche.  It adds three outtakes from the album sessions, including a Bee Gees cover (“Had a Lot of Love Last Night”), Dennis Lambert and Fil Spina’s “Practice What You Preach,” and Michelle’s own, tropically-flavored “Guerita.”  These three songs were not featured on previous reissues of the album. …

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 11

May 11, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Glenn Frey Very Best Of

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Glenn Frey, Above the Clouds: The Collection (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 3-CD/1-DVD Above the Clouds: The Collection celebrates the musical legacy of Eagles’ Glenn Frey, presenting key tracks from Frey as a solo artist on 2 CDs as well as the long-awaited, official CD premiere of Longbranch/Pennywhistle as newly remixed by J.D. Souther and Elliot Scheiner, and a live concert DVD, Strange Weather/Live in Dublin, previously available only on VHS.  Read more here! Glenn Frey, Above the Clouds: The Very…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 4

May 4, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment
Star Wars A New Hope OST

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Frank Sinatra, Standing Room Only (Capitol/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new 3-CD, book-style box set from Capitol/UMe features three spectacular live concerts from three decades of Frank Sinatra’s storied career, including the January 28. 1966 second show with The Count Basie Orchestra and conductor Quincy Jones at The Sands in Las Vegas, making its CD debut; and two previously unreleased shows: October 7, 1974 at Philadelphia’s Spectrum, and October 24, 1987 at Dallas’ Reunion Arena.  Read more here, and watch this space for Joe’s…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 27

April 27, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments
Neil Young Roxy Live

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live (Reprise) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) As everybody knows, Neil Young beats to his own drummer…so this release actually arrived this past Tuesday!  Roxy: Tonight’s the Night Live captures Young’s September 1973 performance opening Lou Adler’s Roxy club, with The Santa Monica Flyers (Nils Lofgren, Ben Keith, and the Crazy Horse rhythm section) supporting him.  Nine of the songs which would appear on 1975’s Tonight the Night were featured on this intimate gig, now being released…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 20

April 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Who Live at Fillmore East 1968

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Who, Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who’s April 6, 1968 concert from New York’s Fillmore East gets its first-ever official release just in time for its 50th anniversary.  For the occasion, it’s been restored and fully remixed from the original four-track tapes by longtime Who engineer Bob Pridden, who was responsible for the mix heard that night in the Fillmore East. The 2-CD iteration of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 13

April 13, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
David Bowie Changestwobowie

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Changestwobowie (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  David Bowie’s 1981 compilation spanning the period between Hunky Dory and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) returns to print for the first time in three decades in a newly remastered edition.  Its ten tracks include “Starman,” “Oh! You Pretty Things,” single versions of “Fashion,” “Ashes to Ashes,” and “D.J.,” and more.  Available on CD, DD, and LP.  The first LP run only will be…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 6

April 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Chicago VI Decades Live

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, and one of the biggest Release Fridays of the year to date! Chicago, VI Decades Live: This is What We Do (Rhino)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago celebrates 50 years on the road with this expansive new box set featuring 4 CDs and 1 DVD of previously unreleased live music recorded between 1969 and 2014.  This set includes two complete concerts – The Isle of Wight, 1970 on CD and a Rockpalast broadcast from Germany in 1977 on DVD – plus two…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 30

March 30, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Shake It Up

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Cars, Shake It Up: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Cars reissue their 1981 LP featuring the hit title track “Shake It Up” on CD and double vinyl, featuring eight bonus tracks including previously unreleased demos and alternate and early versions. The Cars, Heartbeat City: Expanded Edition (Elektra/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This expanded edition…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 23

March 23, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Miles Coltrane Bootleg 6

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Miles Davis and John Coltrane, The Final Tour: Bootleg Series Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Copenhagen LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This latest volume of Miles Davis’ Bootleg Series brings together five performances by Davis and John Coltrane recorded during the Spring 1960 Jazz at the Philharmonic European Tour, Coltrane’s final such outing as a sideman: two shows from Paris’s L’Olympia Theater on Monday, March 21; two shows from the next night at Stockholm’s Konserthuset; and one from Copenhagen’s Tivolis Koncertsal three days later, on…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 16

March 16, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Andrew Lloyd Webber Platinum Collection

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Unmasked – The Platinum Collection (Polydor/UMC) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  Let the memory live again!  Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrates his 70th birthday and provocative new memoir Unmasked with this 4-CD, 71-track box set of the same name.  The career-spanning anthology features many of the composer’s most famed songs from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, School of Rock, and more, performed by artists including…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 9

March 9, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Both Sides of the Sky

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Jimi Hendrix, Both Sides of the Sky (Legacy/Experience Hendrix) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The latest collection of posthumously-released material from Jimi Hendrix arrives in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, featuring 13 songs recorded between January 1968 and February 1970 – ten of which are previously unreleased, including performances with Stephen Stills of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” and the original song “$20 Fine.” Eva Cassidy, Songbird 20 (Blix Street) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The late Eva Cassidy’s 1998 posthumous collection…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 2

March 2, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment
Johnny Mathis Bacharach and Kaempfert

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring three new titles from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music, and much, much more! Johnny Mathis, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Johnny Mathis’ 1970 album – featuring the songs of Bacharach and David, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb, George Harrison and others – gets its first-ever expanded CD reissue from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.  And that’s not all.  We’ve added four bonus non-LP singles from Johnny’s return to…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 23

February 23, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Concert for George

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Concert for George [Various Formats] (Craft Recordings) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD/2BD/4LP Limited Online Exclusive Box Set: George Harrison Shop The star-studded 2002 concert celebration of the life of George Harrison – featuring Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and other luminaries – returns in a variety of formats (with some previously unreleased music and bonus features) from…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 16

February 16, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
The Choir Artifact

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Choir, Artifact: The Unreleased Album (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Omnivore premieres an unreleased album from pre-Raspberries group The Choir, recorded in 1969 by one of the final iterations of the popular Cleveland band.  These ten ultra-rare recordings have been restored for this release by the team of Tommy Allen and Ducky Carlisle (The Raspberries’ Pop Art Live), and Choir fan Eric Carmen has provided liner notes along with Al Kaston and Choir members Denny Carleton and Phil Giallombardo.  Read more here!…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 9

February 9, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
Stax Singles 4 cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Stax Singles Vol. 4: Rarities and Best of the Rest (Stax/Craft) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Craft Recordings boxes up a fourth volume of rare singles from the Stax vaults.  Volume Four lives up to its subtitle, collecting odds and ends from Stax and its various imprints by artists including not just the label’s usual heavy hitters but also Big Star, Billy Eckstine, Delaney and Bonnie, and others.  80 pages of liner notes accompany this 6-CD treasure trove.  Watch for our…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 2

February 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments
Roxy Music packshot

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane, Mahoney’s Last Stand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Faces’ Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood teamed up to pen the score, consisting of country/folk-flavored songs and instrumental tracks, for this 1972 low-budget Canadian film.  Real Gone brings it back to CD with new liner notes by Richie Unterberger.  Read more here! Roxy Music, Roxy Music: Super Deluxe Edition (Virgin/UMe) 3CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon…

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