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Release Round-Up: Week of December 16

December 16, 2022 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the week’s most notable new titles! As next week will see very few releases, this will be our final Release Round-Up of 2022…regular daily coverage will continue, though! See you in the new year! Frank Zappa, Waka/Wazoo (Zappa/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscoverMusic.com / Zappa Online Store) UMe and Zappa Records are chronicling Frank Zappa’s 1972 in a new 4CD/1BD box set. The original Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums, on which Zappa debuted his “electric orchestra” concept, are presented…

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Cheap Trick, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Oingo Boingo, Spice Girls, The Allman Brothers Band

Waka/Wazoo

October 20, 2022 by Joe Marchese

UMe and Zappa Records are chronicling Frank Zappa’s 1972 – a period of great productivity for the artist despite the health challenges he faced as a result of being pushed into an orchestra pit by a crazed fan – in a new 4CD/1BD box set. The original Waka/Jawaka and Grand Wazoo albums, on which Zappa debuted his “electric orchestra” concept, are presented on the Blu-ray disc in three high-resolution formats: 48kHz/24-bit Dolby Atmos, 48kHz/24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and 96kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo. The first two CDs present unreleased takes of almost every track recorded during the…

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It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal: Zappa’s 1972 Chronicled on New CD/Blu-ray Box “Waka/Wazoo”

October 18, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

On the evening of December 10, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention had just encored with a performance of The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at London’s Rainbow Theatre when a so-called fan jumped onto the stage and pushed the bandleader some twelve feet into the orchestra pit. With injuries to his face, head, ribs, arm, and leg, Zappa was lucky to survive. He was forced into a near-yearlong period of convalescence in a wheelchair and leg brace, but he didn’t stop creating or recording. 1972 would turn…

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Frank Zappa, George Duke

Scarecrow: Deluxe Edition

October 13, 2022 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/Blu-ray/LP/7″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Mellencamp’s 1984 landmark Scarecrow launched five Top 40 singles: the Top 10 hits “Small Town,” “Lonely Ol’ Night,” and “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to ’60s Rock),” along with rock radio staple “Rumbleseat” and the haunting opener “Rain on the Scarecrow.” The album sold more than 5 million copies and remains one of his most successful efforts. It’s being reissued in a new stereo mix, while a bonus disc features 11 rare B-sides, rough mixes and demos. (A…

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Lightning Frightening: New Bowie Box Offers ‘Hunky Dory’-Era Rarities

September 28, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of the success of the documentary Moonage Daydream (and its recently released soundtrack, currently streaming and coming soon to physical media), Parlophone has announced a major audio excavation from the David Bowie vault. On November 25, 2022, the label will release Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory), a 4CD/1BD box set chronicling the twelve months leading up to the December 1971 release of Bowie’s fourth studio album. Highlighted by 48 previously unreleased tracks, the box features home demos, BBC radio sessions, live and studio recordings, and…

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A Charlie Brown Christmas: Super Deluxe Edition

September 1, 2022 by Joe Marchese

4CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Craft has the ultimate celebration of A Charlie Brown Christmas with this 4CD/1 Blu-ray deluxe edition of the classic album that features not only multiple mixes of the original LP – the original stereo mix alongside new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes – but a whopping 60 unreleased alternate takes from five sessions. (Smaller deluxe editions on CD and 2LP pair the new stereo mix with 13 of the session highlights; new pressings of the original album will…

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Christmas Time is Here (Again): New ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Box Boasts New Remixes, Unreleased Outtakes

August 17, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Reissues of Vince Guaraldi’s classic jazz score to the immortal 1965 TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas are common enough for even the most faithful fan to utter “Good grief.” But Craft Recordings’ newest package of the classic material looks to offer a treasure trove of unheard audio that’ll fill your hearts this season. Craft today announces a 4CD/1 Blu-ray deluxe edition of the classic album that features not only multiple mixes of the original LP – the original stereo mix alongside new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes – but a whopping…

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Animals [2018 Remix]

July 23, 2022 by Joe Marchese

1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Link TBD / Amazon Canada SACD: Acoustic Sounds CD/LP/BD/DVD Gatefold Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Pink Floyd’s tenth album Animals arrived in January 1977, after 1975’s Wish You Were Here and before 1979’s The Wall. Coming between those two epochal works, Animals was initially dismissed by some critics. Consisting of just five tracks (two short bookends and three lengthy compositions), no singles were released and Animals became somewhat of a hidden gem – despite having peaked at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 3 in the United…

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Pigs on the Wing: Pink Floyd Reissue “Animals” with Long-Awaited Surround Remix

June 30, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

Pink Floyd’s Animals arrived in January 1977, after 1975’s Wish You Were Here and before 1979’s The Wall. Coming between those two epochal works, Animals was initially dismissed by some critics. Consisting of just five tracks (two short bookends and three lengthy compositions), no singles were released and Animals became somewhat of a hidden gem – despite having peaked at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 3 in the United States. This fall, fans will have a chance to rediscover Animals as its long-awaited 5.1 surround sound mix is released…

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Madman Across the Water: 50th Anniversary Edition

April 25, 2022 by Joe Marchese

3CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John’s 1971 Madman Across the Water receives a new 50th anniversary reissue. Available in three different formats, its most expansive is a 3CD/Blu-ray collection that’ll offer the original album (remastered by Bob Ludwig in 2016), five rare bonus tracks, a dozen solo piano demos, an unreleased full version of outtake “Rock Me When He’s Gone,” Elton’s live set from BBC’s Sounds of Saturday performing nearly the entire album, surround mixes, and more. The packaging features a 104-page book featuring…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 15

April 15, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new releases available today! Rush, Moving Pictures: 40th Anniversary [various editions] (Mercury/UMe) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD/5LP/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rush’s seminal 1981 Moving Pictures receives a number of belated 40th anniversary reissues today including a 3CD version with the 2015 album remaster (debuting in the CD format) and the band’s complete Toronto concert of March 25, 1981; a 5LP vinyl set…

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Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

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Bobby Cole, Dave Brubeck, Edgar Winter, George Thorogood, Rush

Violin Concerto No. 2 and Selected Film Themes

April 6, 2022 by Joe Marchese

Legendary maestro John Williams has teamed once again with renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter for this premiere of his latest concert work. The four-movement piece was recorded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra; it’s supplemented on the CD release by new recordings of violin-led arrangements of three classic Williams themes: a piece from Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye, and the romantic themes for “Han Solo and The Princess” (as debuted in The Empire Strikes Back) and “Marion’s Theme” (from Raiders of the Lost Ark). Also planned is a stand-alone Blu-ray featuring the album in Pure Audio, surround…

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Review: The Band, “Cahoots: 50th Anniversary Edition”

January 5, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

From the first seconds of the opening “Life Is a Carnival,” it was clear that Cahoots was no ordinary album by The Band. The quintet’s first three albums had established them as major proponents of the rootsy genre that would later be called “Americana.” But now, the sound blasting from the speakers was one of sheer funk: simultaneously dark and joyful, aggressive yet inviting. In what might have been considered a heretical move by some, the group was bolstered by three saxophones, two trumpets, and two trombones, all courtesy of New Orleans’…

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The Year In Review: The 2021 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part One

January 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Happy 2022! Welcome, friends, to The Second Disc’s 12th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Once again, we’ve all faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months. A year that began with hope and promise has ended with further uncertainty for many of us. But music continues to fill a significant role in our lives, providing solace, comfort, and escape in a time unlike any other. With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2021’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box sets big and…

Have Yourself a Merry Little Discmas…

December 24, 2021 by Mike Duquette | 12 Comments

Wow! And just like that, another year has flown by. Just a few weeks before The Second Disc hits its 12th anniversary(!), this Christmas Eve it is our custom to look back on the last 12 months and take some time to think fondly of the music, magic, memories and friends that made our lives worth living. As if last year wasn’t unconventional enough, 2021 packed more pop, clicks, skips and distortion than the most misguided vinyl pressings. We got vaccinated, we got boosted, we tentatively returned to concerts and live performances,…

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Let It Be [Various Formats]

August 30, 2021 by Joe Marchese

5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: 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 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beatles’ final album, Let It Be, arrives in deluxe editions to coincide with Peter Jackson’s multi-part documentary Get Back. The 5CD/BD edition includes: Giles Martin and Sam Okell’s new remix of the album; Two discs of rehearsals, jams, and outtakes; One disc of Glyn Johns’ first mix of the abortive Get Back album that became Let It Be; An EP of remixes; and A Blu-ray with Martin and Okell’s mixes in high resolution stereo…

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Get Back: The Beatles Remix, Expand ‘Let It Be’

August 26, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 36 Comments

More than 50 years after its May 1970 release, The Beatles’ Let It Be – the Fab Four’s final original studio album – remains anything but the last word on the band. While the LP topped the charts in multiple countries including the U.S. and U.K., and included such beloved now-standards as “The Long and Winding Road,” “Across the Universe,” “Get Back,” and the title track, the road to its release was anything but a smooth one. It was previously announced that the story would be chronicled this fall in director Peter…

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All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary [Various Formats]

June 14, 2021 by Joe Marchese

5CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD (contains CD 1, CD 2 & CD 5, below): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (contains CD 1 & CD 2 only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited Edition 3LP: GeorgeHarrison.com/uDiscoverMusic.com/Sound of Vinyl Uber Box Set: GeorgeHarrison.com/uDiscoverMusic.com/Sound of Vinyl George Harrison’s 1970 triple-album masterwork is celebrated with a variety of formats. The 5CD and 8LP super deluxe iterations are fulsome, boasting 70 tracks including the remixed album and 47 demo recordings, session outtakes, and jams (42 of which are previously unreleased). The…

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I’d Have You Anytime: George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” Celebrates 50 Years with Deluxe Box, More

June 10, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

When George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass was released in November 1970, The Beatles seemed to be in the rearview mirror. The Fab Four had last recorded together in August 1969. John Lennon privately announced his intentions to leave the group in September of that year; in April 1970, Paul McCartney formalized the breakup with a press release announcing he was no longer working with the band. All Things Must Pass was titled after Harrison’s majestic, elegiac composition which was written and first demoed during his time with The Beatles. But upon…

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Holiday Gift Guide Review: Tears for Fears, ‘The Seeds of Love: Deluxe Edition’

December 22, 2020 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Think back to your days listening to pop music in the ’80s – say, for the sake of argument, 1985. Thriller‘s wrapped up its run of seven hit singles. Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. is in the middle of its own seven-hit stretch. Purple Rain made Prince a juggernaut – and Tears for Fears, the British duo behind the moody, electronic The Hurting (1983) have broken into the mainstream with the progressive psych-pop of 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair, including back-to-back chart-toppers “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout.”…

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Review: The Doobie Brothers, “Quadio”

September 8, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 22 Comments

“What the people need is a way to make ’em smile/It ain’t so hard to do if you know how,” goes The Doobie Brothers’ “Listen to the Music,” the opening song (and lead single) off the San Jose, California band’s sophomore album Toulouse Street. The Doobies knew how – and so does Quadio, the new, four-Blu-ray box set recently released by Warner Records and Rhino collecting the band’s second through fifth albums in their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes. Quadio follows Chicago’s box set of the same name. The four-channel quad mixes…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 4

September 4, 2020 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rolling Stones, Goats Head Soup [Various Formats] (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 3CD/Blu-ray: 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 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP clear: The Rolling Stones Shop Cassette: The Rolling Stones Shop The Rolling Stones are revisiting their 1973 classic Goats Head Soup in a variety of new, remastered editions. The standard edition includes a new 2020 stereo mix on 1 CD. The 2CD deluxe edition features the new mix plus a disc of rarities and alternate mixes. Among…

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Billy Ocean, Bob James, Burt Bacharach, Daniel Tashian, Elton John, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Jett, Labi Siffre, Sara Evans, T Rex, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, U2

John Lennon 80 Campaign Kicks Off With New Box Set “Gimme Some Truth”

August 26, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

On October 9, John Lennon would have turned 80 years old. To mark the occasion, Capitol and UMe will be releasing a new multi-format collection entitled Gimme Some Truth: The Ultimate Mixes after his still-relevant 1971 protest single of that name. But this set – out on John’s birthday – won’t resemble the 2010 box of nearly the same title (celebrating his 70th). Instead, the Deluxe Edition release features 36 all-new mixes from the original multi-tracks of solo Lennon classics, remixed in stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos by Grammy Award-winning engineer…

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Stampede: The Doobie Brothers Announce “Quadio,” Featuring Rare ’70s Surround Sound Mixes

August 4, 2020 by The Second Disc | 22 Comments

After years of speculation, Rhino has announced a new box set of rare 1970s quadraphonic surround sound mixes from The Doobie Brothers called Quadio. A follow-up to 2016’s successful Chicago box set of the same name, the Doobies’ Quadio is a limited-edition Blu-ray Audio set featuring the original quadraphonic surround mixes for the band’s second, third, fourth, and fifth LPs, all of which were produced by Ted Templeman. These four-channel mixes were available in stores on special surround sound-encoded LPs and reel-to-reel tapes back in the ’70s and are still lauded for…

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