Esoteric Recordings has continued its series of definitive reissues from Genesis members Anthony Phillips, Tony Banks and Steve Hackett with two new mini-box sets dedicated to Phillips' solo albums Wise After the Event (1978) and Sides (1979). These 3-CD/1-DVD-A releases follow Esoteric's 2015 box set expansion of his pastoral solo debut The Geese and the Ghost as well as the label's compendium of his Private Parts and Pieces volumes. Wise After the Event remains Phillips' only album on which
Wild Nights: Legacy Expands Van Morrison's "It's Too Late to Stop Now"
Following last year's releases of The Essential Van Morrison and The Complete Them 1964-1967, Legacy Recordings continues to mine the Van Morrison back catalogue with the June 10 releases of the remastered 2-CD or 2-LP It's Too Late to Stop Now and the 3-CD/1-DVD box set It's Too Late to Stop Now...Volumes II, III, IV & DVD. It's Too Late to Stop Now, of course, is Morrison's 1974 double album with his Caledonia Soul Orchestra, capturing concert recordings from his May to July 1973 tour
Think Again: Ace Revisits, Expands Elektra Psych Rock Classic "Clear Light"
Clear Light only released one album, but the psychedelic rockers' 1967 album remains a definitive statement of the genre as well as a highlight of the classic Elektra Records catalogue. Featuring future CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor, future Utopia keyboardist Ralph Schuckett and Doors session bassist Doug Lubahn, Clear Light left behind a small but vibrant discography of pure California rock. Ace's Big Beat imprint has recently revisited the self-titled Clear Light in an impressive new edition
Rounder Records Celebrates Cajun and Zydeco Legacy With New Initiative
Rounder Records, the pioneering American roots music label, is continuing its 45th anniversary celebration. Over the past months, the Cambridge-founded, Nashville-based Rounder has been making titles from its deep catalogue available as digital downloads. We've previously reported on Rounder's bluegrass initiative, and now Rounder is turning its attention to a digital roll-out of the label's diverse and rich Cajun and Zydeco catalogue. Rounder's VP of A&R, Scott Billington, comments,
Oh, Good Grief! "Peanuts Greatest Hits" Gets a Picture Disc with Charlie Brown and Lucy
How many children over the years had their first introduction to jazz via Vince Guaraldi? The late composer/piano man established the definitive sound of Charlie Brown via his scores to some seventeen of Charles Schulz's Peanuts television specials (plus a feature film and other projects. When The Peanuts Movie arrived on the big screen in 2015 with songs from contemporary artists like Meghan Trainor and Flo Rida, Vince Guaraldi's compositions were still front and center. Last year,
Even The Nights Are Better: Real Gone's June Slate Features Petula Clark, Air Supply, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Fairport Convention, More
With spring having just begun, it might be hard to believe that summer is going to be here before we know it. But the year marches on and Real Gone Music is kicking off the summer with its June 3rd slate of titles. As per usual with the label, there are a wide variety of genres being represented, including one that Real Gone has never dipped into before. We'll begin with the two titles that feature liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese. The first is a collection from sixties British
All Over the Place: Early Bangles Collection Gets Physical Release from Omnivore
Before they ascended to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 with the Prince-penned "Manic Monday"--heck, before they were even signed to Columbia Records, where they made three killer power-pop records in one of pop's most interesting decades--The Bangles were at the forefront of a subset of Los Angeles rock music known as the "Paisley Underground." A new compilation released on Omnivore Recordings will lift the curtain on those often-overlooked years. As they were originally known, The
Now More Than Ever: Chicago Collects Early Albums in Surround, Stereo on Blu-ray Audio Box
A massive new box set is coming your way from new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago - and this surprise release is one sure to delight longtime fans. Chicago: Quadio arrives on June 17 from Rhino Records on nine Blu-ray Audio discs. This landmark release brings together nine albums from the legendary band in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes. This lavish celebration of the Windy City's favorite band is
Mighty Mighty: Varese Compiles "The Best of The Impressions" - And YOU CAN WIN!
Of the many artists who define the distinctive sound of Chicago soul, few stand as tall as The Impressions. Varese Vintage has celebrated the legacy of the group with The Best of The Impressions: The Curtom Years. This new, 18-track anthology of earth-scorching R&B spans the period 1968-1976 and features 16 chart hits (including two chart-toppers) and two choice B-sides from Curtis Mayfield, Fred Cash, Sam Gooden, Leroy Hutson, Reginald Torian and Nate Evans. By the time Curtis Mayfield
Hang In Long Enough: "...But Seriously," Revised "Going Back" Complete Phil Collins Reissue Campaign
The Take a Look At Me Now campaign has featured reissues of all of Collins' solo albums, each with a disc of bonus material personally selected by Collins, featuring mostly unreleased demos and live material. While Collins' participation has added some panache to the whole proceedings, with his creative album cover reshoots only recently going viral, some fans have been rightly perplexed as to what was left off from the campaign. To wit, the voluminous B-sides and demos released through
You Go To My Head: Resonance Uncovers Bill Evans' Lost Album
The title of Resonance Records' new archival release from Bill Evans, Some Other Time: The Lost Session from The Black Forest, has proven to be incredibly apt. The source of this new album is a never-before-released studio session held in 1968 for Germany's MPS Records - the only studio session recorded by the then-Bill Evans Trio featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. The discovery of a "new" Evans studio album would be cause for celebration enough; when one takes into
Walk, Don't Run: Cherry Red Expands The Ventures' "Beach Party"
For nearly 60 years, The Ventures have brought the sound of surf music to audiences worldwide. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band, formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958, remains the best-selling instrumental group of all time. Cherry Red's él label has recently travelled back to the band's earliest days for the new release Beach Party. The original 1962 album of that name is the centerpiece of this reissue, and it's been expanded with tracks from eight more Ventures albums. Beach
In Memoriam: Billy Paul (1934-2016)
Farewell to another remarkable voice. Philly soul and R&B legend Billy Paul has passed away at the age of 81, leaving behind a decades-long legacy of rich, passionate and sublimely soulful music. Big Break Records has been one of the stewards of Billy's musical history on CD; below, we've reprinted our review of 2014's reissue of Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club in this great artist's memory. Big Break Records and Billy Paul - they've got a thing going on. The label, an imprint
And All That Jazz: The "Now!" Series Goes to Broadway
The long-running Now That's What I Call Music! series is adding another volume in about two weeks and this one is a little different from its normal fare. Now That's What I Call Broadway! is an 18-track compilation rounding up tracks musical theater tracks from the last 40 years and is due to hit stores on April 29. While the Now! series is primarily focused on contemporary pop music from the Top 40 charts, it has had several detours into slightly other genres, like volumes focused on
In Memoriam: Prince (1958-2016)
The Second Disc joins the world in mourning the unexpected loss of Prince, a true American original. Please welcome our founder, Mike Duquette, in sharing his memories of this visionary artist. First U Have 2 Purify Yourself I'm 16 years old in the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey. It's 2004, and the Sam Goody is liquidating. Sometimes, at such an age, you do things that don't make sense to yourself, or to anyone else. You remember the reasons you give, and maybe you don't question
Cherry Pop Goes Plus One on Double-Disc Haircut One Hundred Reissue
Fans of the sumptuous '80s pop of British outfit Haircut One Hundred are in for a treat with Cherry Pop Records' exhaustive double-disc edition of the band's 1982 debut album, Pelican West. Fronted by singer/songwriter Nick Heyward, Haircut One Hundred blended New Wave, jazz and funk into a dazzling sonic package, all biting guitar chords and propulsive bass lines chased with expressive saxophone lines and horn charts for a little cosmopolitan extra. In the band's home country, they logged
Bang The Drum All Day: Edsel Reissues Todd Rundgren's "For Lack of Honest Work"
The new 3-CD, 43-song set of live Todd Rundgren performances from Edsel is entitled For Lack of Honest Work: A Live History 1971-2006, after Todd's song "Honest Work." But all of his joking with the title aside, Rundgren's career has been all honest work - as he's doubtless remained true to himself through various musical incarnations over the past near-50 years. This set, the latest fine Rundgren release from the Edsel label, chronicles all of those "Rundgren variations" as captured between
Handle with Care: Traveling Wilburys Box to Be Reissued in June
A new business agreement will bring rock supergroup The Traveling Wilburys past the end of the line. The all-star quintet, consisting of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, is now represented by Concord Bicycle Music in a worldwide agreement that will include physical and digital reissues of the band's complete back catalogue--including, for the first time, streaming rights across Apple Music, Spotify and others--on June 3, as exclusively reported by
Not Like Everybody Else: "Kinked!" Kollects Kinks Kovers (And Sessions, Too!)
When it comes to songwriting, Ray Davies is doubtless one well-respected man. Yet, unbelievably, Ace Records' recent Kinked! Kinks Songs and Sessions 1964-1971 marks the first collection to explore in comprehensive fashion the early body of work created by Davies outside of his famous band. Its 26 tracks encompass songs not recorded by The Kinks, or first released by artists other than The Kinks, as well as a handful of contemporary cover versions, sessions featuring The Kinks on backup, and
The Second Disc's 2016 Record Store Day Must-Haves
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 16, music fans and collectors will flock to their local independent record stores worldwide to celebrate both the sounds on those familiar round black platters and the cherished opportunity to shop for music in a physical retail environment. To many of us, both are a way of life. Each year around this time, we here at Second Disc HQ take a few moments to count down the titles to which we're most looking forward to picking up! Our very own Mike Duquette kicks things
Southern Nights: Allen Toussaint's Final Album To Be Released In June
When Allen Toussaint unexpectedly passed away last November at the age of 77 during a European tour, it was reported that the great producer-arranger-composer-pianist had completed one final album. Nonesuch has confirmed the release of American Tunes on June 10, the culmination of one of the most remarkable careers in popular music. American Tunes was recorded at two sets of sessions with producer Joe Henry: solo piano at Toussaint's New Orleans home studio in 2013, and with the rhythm
Say I Had a Lovely Time: Miracle Legion's Final LP Gets Digital, Vinyl Reissues
Looking for a dose of much-needed jangle in your record collection? Let Miracle Legion do the trick with an exciting reissue of their lesser-known (and, to date, final) album, Portrait of a Damaged Family. Released in 1996, Portrait of a Damaged Family found the New Haven, Connecticut quartet in somewhat of a different place than when they first burst onto the college rock scene more than a decade prior. Singer/songwriter Mark Mulcahy and guitarist Mr. Ray Neal had been the nucleus of the
Maximum Consumption: Legacy Expands The Kinks' "Everybody's In Showbiz"
The Kinks' tenth studio album, 1972's double LP Everybody's in Showbiz, is about to get the Legacy Edition treatment from Sony's Legacy Recordings. On June 3, the classic studio/live hybrid album will be reissued along with a full disc's worth of previously unissued studio outtakes (recorded at London's Morgan Studios) and concert material (recorded March 2-3, 1972 during The Kinks' Carnegie Hall concert stand). Often seen as a transitional album pointing the way towards
Love T.K.O.: Big Break Reissues Two From Teddy Pendergrass
Big Break Records has recently reissued two albums from the late, great Teddy Pendergrass in remastered and expanded editions. 1980's TP, originally released on Philadelphia International Records, welcomed the smoldering soul man into the 1980s and premiered one of his most beloved recordings, "Love TKO." Eight years later, having survived a life-threatening accident, Pendergrass solidified his comeback with the Elektra LP Joy. By the time of 1980's platinum seller TP, the artist with the
Saturday On My Mind: Varese Has Easybeats, Moody Blues, "Dark Shadows" and More For Record Store Day
Vampires! Dragons! Keanu Reeves! Plus two revered pop-rock classics: Varese Sarabande has a little bit of everything on its five-title Record Store Day slate arriving this Saturday, April 16, in finer independent stores everywhere. Record Store Day may take place on a Saturday, but thanks to The Easybeats, it's a Good Friday. Varese has the first-ever U.S. release of the Australian band's debut U.K. album originally issued on United Artists Records. Good Friday was issued in the U.S. as
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