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Release Round-Up: Week of June 9

June 9, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Glen Campbell Adios

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Glen Campbell, Adios (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Glen Campbell’s final recordings, produced by his longtime band member Carl Jackson, comprise this release.  Selections include the lead-off single “Everybody’s Talkin’,” and four songs by Jimmy Webb (including the touching title track as well as “Postcard from Paris,” “Just Like Always” and “It Won’t Bring Her Back”), plus compositions from Bob Dylan, Jerry Reed, Dickey Lee, and Roger Miller.  The late Miller is heard is on his demo of “Am I Alone (Or…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Kris and Rita Full Moon

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, Full Moon: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 1973’s Grammy-winning, chart-topping Full Moon was the first duet album Rita Coolidge made with her then-husband Kris Kristofferson.  Yet, it has never been released on CD outside of Japan – until now!  Real Gone’s new reissue has been expanded with six previously unreleased outtakes: one from the album sessions and five more solo Coolidge recordings from the period.  I’ve written the new liner notes based on my interview with the…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Cetera

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition – The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull’s 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there’s a flat transfer of the original stereo album master on DVD, as well as…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 12

May 12, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Dion Kickin Child

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Dion, Kickin’ Child: The Lost Album 1965 (Norton) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Norton Records has rounded up 15 songs recorded by Dion DiMucci and his group The Wanderers with producer Tom Wilson over sessions between spring and fall of 1965.  It all adds up to a trailblazing folk-rock album featuring original songs and covers of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, and Mort Shuman.  Also available on vinyl.  Read more here! Brinsley Schwarz, It’s All Over Now  (Mega Dodo) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 5

May 5, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments
Grateful Dead Cornell 5 8 77

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Cornell 5/8/77 (Grateful Dead/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino teams with the Grateful Dead for the first authorized release of one of the band’s most famous concert bootlegs:  the Cornell 5/8/77 show. The bootleg recording of this show was so significant that it was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2011.  This 3-CD set ties in with a new book about the oft-discussed concert; both the book and CDs were also available as part of a sold-out box set exclusive…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 28

April 28, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
Supremes A Go GO

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Supremes A’ Go-Go: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Here we A’ Go-Go!  The Supremes’ landmark, chart-topping 1966 album (with “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Love is Like An Itching In My Heart” – and that’s just for starters!) gets lavishly expanded on two remastered CDs.  This release has got it all: mono and stereo mixes of the original album, a whopping 29 bonus tracks (a full 24 of which are heard here for the first time!) and not one, but…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 21

April 21, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Honeybeat CD

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Honeybeat: ’60s Groovy Girl-Pop (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Honeybeat: Groovy 60s Girl Pop, curated by Sheila Burgel from the Sony archives and released on Real Gone Music, features 19 songs from nine different labels, nearly a third of which have never been released on CD.  While some tracks come from known artists such as Little Eva, Skeeter Davis and even Nichelle Nichols (who had a brief music career during her…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 14

April 14, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Michael Nesmith, Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs – The Music (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino Records offers a 14-track companion CD to Michael Nesmith’s memoir Infinite Tuesday – An Autobiographical Riff (due on April 18).  This collection has tracks from Nesmith solo as well as The Monkees and The First National Band, charting his singular and often-trailblazing work over the decades.  Read more here!  The book is available next Tuesday, April 18, at Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada, and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 7

April 7, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! B.J. Thomas, New Looks from an Old Lover-The Complete Columbia Singles (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) New Looks from an Old Lover – The Complete Columbia Singles from B.J. Thomas gathers up all of the A and B sides the singer recorded for that label during his tenure there in the 1980s including the No. 3 Country hit “Two Car Garage” and two No. 1s: “Whatever Happened To Old-Fashioned Love” and “New Looks from an Old Lover.”  It’s all been newly remastered…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 31

March 31, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
tango in the night3

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring some of the most hotly-anticipated sets of the year! Fleetwood Mac, Tango in the Night [Various Editions] (Warner Bros./Rhino) 3CD/1DVD/1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 album featuring “Little Lies” and “Everywhere” returns in a variety of formats including a 3-CD/1 DVD/1 LP version (with the original album on CD, high-resolution stereo DVD, and LP; a CD of outtakes; and a CD of rare single…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 24

March 24, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
McCartney Archive Collection Flowers 2CD

Welcome to this week’s packed Release Round-Up, featuring hotly-anticipated box sets, an extensive campaign from an iconoclastic artist, and much, much more! Paul McCartney, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Flowers in the Dirt (Capitol/MPL) DELUXE EDITION (3CD/1DVD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) SPECIAL EDITION (2CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) VINYL (2LP) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Paul McCartney reassesses his 1989 album Flowers in the Dirt in a variety of formats.  All boast a remastered version of the original 13-track album (including…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 17

March 17, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Zombies Odessey and Oracle 50th

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Zombies, Odessey and Oracle: 50th Anniversary Edition (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) It’s the time of the season!  Varese has a new edition of The Zombies’ 1968 classic, freshly remastered at d2 Mastering and with seven bonus tracks as well as new liner notes by co-producer Andrew Sandoval and rare photographs.  The bonuses comprise the mono mix of “I’ll Call You Mine” and “I Want Her She Wants Me;” alternate takes and mixes of “Care of Cell 44;” a version…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 10

March 10, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Elliott Smith Either Or Expanded

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elliott Smith, Either/Or: Expanded Edition (Kill Rock Stars) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kill Rock Stars label has a new remastered, expanded reissue of Elliott Smith’s 1997 Either/Or on 2 CDs or 2 LPs.  The bonus material includes five live tracks, the unreleased tune “I Figured You Out,” a new mix of B-side “I Don’t Think I’m Ever Gonna Figure It Out,” and alternate versions of tracks “New Monkey” and “Bottle Up and Explode!”…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 3

March 3, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
Ann Margret Definitive Collection

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ann-Margret, The Definitive Collection (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone has a new compilation from the one and only Ann-Margret.  The Definitive Collection features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress’s songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley!  This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in Sony’s Essential series.  The Second Disc’s Joe Marchese provides the new liner notes! The Rascals, The Complete Singles –…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 24

February 24, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
George Harrison Box Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! George Harrison, The Vinyl Collection (Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) George Harrison – The Vinyl Collection includes newly-remastered editions of 13 albums, from Wonderwall Music (1968) to the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).  Each album has been remastered at Capitol Studios from the original tapes and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl.  The albums are all packaged in replica sleeves, and the entire set comes in one sturdy slipcase.While all of the LPs will be available individually, the box set will also contain exclusive 12-inch…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 17

February 17, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
The Standells Dirty Water

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Evanescence, The Ultimate Collection (Concord Bicycle) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The long-delayed release ofThe Ultimate Collection features, on six vinyl albums, Evanescence’s full studio discography on 180-gram vinyl. In addition to Fallen, The Open Door (a double LP) and Evanescence, the box features the first wide release of Origin, a 2000 self-released demo collection; plus Lost Whispers, a rarities disc featuring four unreleased tracks, including a new version of Origin‘s “Even In Death.” A 52-page book of handwritten lyrics, artwork and photos rounds out…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 10

February 10, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
David Bowie Nassau Coliseum 1976

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Bon Jovi, The Albums (Island/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bon Jovi’s The Albums includes all 14 of the group’s studio efforts, from 1984’s blistering-glam self-titled debut to the just-released This House is Not for Sale, the first album without longtime guitarist Richie Sambora. Eleven of these albums have hit the Billboard Top 10 since 1986’s chart-topping breakthrough Slippery When Wet; of those, six of these albums (includingThis House is Not for Sale) have hit No. 1. The box will also include frontman Jon Bon…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 3

February 3, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Lesley Gore Love Me By Name

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring Second Disc Records’ first release of the year plus another incredible slate from Real Gone Music, box sets, anthologies, and more! Various Artists, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are tipping off 2017 with the first-ever CD release of Thom Bell’s soulful soundtrack to 1979’s The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, featuring an all-star line-up including The Four Tops, The Spinners, Bell and James,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 13

January 13, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments
Gerry Rafferty Best Of

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up – our first of the New Year! Gerry Rafferty, The Very Best of Gerry Rafferty: United Artistry (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Varese Vintage goes right down the line with Gerry Rafferty’s greatest hits, including “Stuck in the Middle with You” from Stealers Wheel, and the solo “Baker Street,” “Get It Right Next Time,” “Right Down the Line” and more!  This newly-remastered 16-track compilation has seven U.S. and U.K. single versions, six of which have never been on CD before.  In addition,…

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Happy Holidays and Release Round-Up: Weeks of December 23 and 30

December 23, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments
5th Dimension Soul City Bell Singles

Christmas is just around the corner, and here at The Second Disc, we’re hoping that you’ll join us in celebrating the spirit of the season – heading home for the holidays, spending time with cherished family and friends, enjoying bounties of food, love, and music, and reflecting on the good times you shared in 2016. Our year was, by and large, a wonderful one.  We released six titles on our Second Disc Records imprint of the amazing Real Gone Music label, from a Bobby Darin anthology that began life as a Reissue…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 16

December 16, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Kinks The Mono Collection Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up!  The Kinks, The Mono Collection (Sanctuary/BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Kinks’ The Mono Collection brings together eight of the band’s classic albums in their original U.K. Pye Records mono editions on ten LPs, all pressed on 180-gram vinyl.  The set includes 1967’s Live at Kelvin Hall and 1970’s original 2-LP collection The Kinks (otherwise known as The Black Album.  A hardcover 48-page book including never-before-seen photos and new interviews with Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory tops it all off.  Read more…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 9

December 9, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
The Doors London Fog 1966

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Randy Newman, The Randy Newman Songbook (Nonesuch) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Randy Newman Songbook box set marks the first-ever combined release of all three of the legendary songwriter’s piano-and-voice Songbook albums (including the new Vol. 3) recorded in 2003 and 2010 with producers Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker.  All songs have been resequenced as one cohesive, thematically-linked listening experience spread over 4 CDs.  Additionally, the box boasts five exclusive, previously unreleased bonus tracks: the now-standard “Feels Like Home,” “A Wedding in Cherokee County,” “I’m…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 2

December 2, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome

Welcome to December, and this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Blue and Lonesome (Interscope) Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rolling Stones return with their first studio album since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.  Recorded over just three days in London, Blue and Lonesome returns the legendary band to its blues roots.  Available on CD, LP and DD, as well as in an SHM-CD Deluxe Edition with postcards,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 25

November 24, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Rumer This Girls In Love

Happy Thanksgiving!  Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Prince 4Ever (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This release actually came out on Tuesday, but it’s worth a reminder here: this first posthumous collection from the late, great artist premieres one previously unreleased track, and includes a number of single versions making their CD debuts.  Prince 4Ever is a 40-track summary of The Artist’s major works from his first album, 1978’s For You, to 1992’s The Love Symbol, Prince’s last release before he changed his name to the…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 18

November 18, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Beatles Eight Days a Week BD

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up – the last of the major release weeks for 2016! The Beatles, Eight Days a Week (DVD or BD) (Apple/Capitol) 2-Disc Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-Disc DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Ron Howard’s acclaimed 2016 documentary chronicling Beatlemania, Eight Days a Week, hits DVD and Blu-ray.  The standard editions offer the film only, while the 2-disc Deluxe Editions add over 100…

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