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Classic Bad Brains Albums to Get Definitive Reissues in 2021

December 8, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Legendary punk band Bad Brains will embark on a special "re-everything" of their seminal catalogue, having formed a new label to be distributed by Org Music. Founded in Washington, D.C. in 1977, the band initially known as Mind Power transitioned from jazz fusion to a fast-paced, rhythmic form of rock (known today as hardcore) along with elements of reggae and funk. Vocalist Paul "H.R." Hudson, his brother Earl on drums, guitarist Gary "Dr. Know" Miller and bassist Daryl Jenifer comprised the

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Funk, Reggae, Rock Tags: Bad Brains

Deluxe Edition of Linkin Park’s Debut ‘Hybrid Theory’ About To Break

August 14, 2020 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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One of the bestselling albums released in 2000 is getting revisited in a big way this year: Linkin Park's debut album Hybrid Theory. The first album from the California rap/rock combo will be reissued October 9 in three rarity-packed editions for its 20th anniversary. A 2CD version pairs the original album with a bonus disc featuring a dozen B-sides, demos, live tracks and remixes from various European-only CD singles. A bigger 4LP box set features those albums alongside a 2LP reissue of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Linkin Park

Star Star: The Rolling Stones Announce Reissues of “Goats Head Soup,” Including Deluxe Box With Surround Sound Mixes

July 9, 2020 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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Though it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle among the more critically lauded Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones' 11th album, Goats Head Soup is worthy of reappraisal - and that time has finally come, as The Rolling Stones and UMe have announced a set of reissues slated for September 4 featuring new mixes, demos, alternate versions, and live material across a number of configurations. Released in August 1973, Goats Head Soup was recorded across the world, with

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Oops! Legacy Recordings Reissues Britney Spears’ “Oops!…I Did It Again,” Releases Remixes and Rarities EP for 20th Anniversary

June 29, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Britney Spears' 2000 sophomore album Oops!...I Did It Again celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this month. To mark the occasion, Jive Records and Legacy Recordings have planned three new editions for later this year. A commemorative vinyl picture disc will be available at all retail outlets, while Urban Outfitters will carry two exclusive releases: a limited edition clear vinyl release with purple and gold swirl; and a limited edition cassette with purple shell and gold ink. All three hit

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Britney Spears

Make Her Wish Come True: Legacy Celebrates 25 Years of Mariah Carey’s ‘Merry Christmas’

November 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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One of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time is getting the deluxe treatment today with Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings' 2-CD reissue of Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas in time for its 25th anniversary. Carey's fourth album and first holiday effort (the sequel Merry Christmas II You arrived in 2010) teamed the chanteuse with producer-arranger Walter Afanasieff (Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Johnny Mathis), among others, on a sparkling set of original songs and holiday classics.

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Mariah Carey

Detour: The Who Announce New Album “WHO,” Release Preview Track “Ball and Chain”

September 13, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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UPDATE: Details have been announced about the bonus tracks for the upcoming deluxe edition. Read on for more! Today, legendary rockers The Who announced plans for their long-awaited new album, simply entitled WHO. It's their first studio effort in 13 years, due November 22 December 6 on CD, deluxe CD, digital, cassette, standard vinyl, and deluxe color vinyl. They've also unveiled the album's artwork - designed by frequent collaborator Peter Blake - and released a new single, "Ball and

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Who

Hey, Music Lover! Legacy Announces Record Store Day 2019 Exclusives

March 4, 2019 By Sam Stone 9 Comments

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Sony's Legacy Recordings has announced its offerings for this year's Record Store Day festivities, to be held on Saturday, April 13 at your local brick-and-mortar retailer!  As usual, it's an eclectic line-up with pop, rock, and R&B superstars all represented.  So without further ado, here's the label's full list! Jeff Buckley, In Transition - 1 LP - 3,000 copies In Transition is a compilation of seven previously unreleased studio performances from 1993 during the making of Jeff Buckley's

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brian May, Dennis Wilson, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Prince, Record Store Day, Roger Taylor, Sly and the Family Stone, Taylor Hawkins

UPDATED WITH TRACK LIST AND ORDER LINK: Happy With You: Paul McCartney Announces Super Deluxe “Traveller’s Edition” of “Egypt Station” With Unreleased Songs and More

February 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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Paul McCartney has announced the release of a super deluxe "Traveller's Edition" of his most recent LP, Egypt Station. The number-one album was originally released last year and was loosely based around the theme of transportation. Now, McCartney and Capitol Records have used that concept as the basis for the new edition, which is due out on May 10. Egypt Station - Traveller's Edition will be presented in a vintage-style suitcase loaded with music, including different configurations of the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Paul McCartney

The Right Stuff: New Kids’ Breakthrough ‘Hangin’ Tough’ Revisited In 2019 With Remixes, New Tracks

December 12, 2018 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Originally released in 1988, Hangin' Tough was the breakthrough album by pop sensation New Kids On The Block.  With such hits as "Please Don't Go Girl," "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "Hangin' Tough," and "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)," the album garnered critical acclaim, a Grammy nomination, and two American Music Awards (Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.)  It has since sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and been certified 8x Platinum in the U.S. Now,

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: New Kids on the Block

Things Can Only Get Better: Deluxe Howard Jones Box Sets Due In November

September 7, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Cherry Red Records has a pair of treats for fans of English singer-songwriter and '80s synthpop hero Howard Jones.  On November 30, the label will expand and remaster Jones' chart-topping debut album Human's Lib and its follow-up, Dream Into Action. Originally issued in March 1984, Human's Lib rocketed into the U.K. Album Chart at No. 1 with sales of over 100,000 units in the first week alone.  The double platinum smash spent a total of 57 weeks on the British chart, and yielded four top 20

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Howard Jones, Phil Collins

Hold Your Breath: For Its 30th Anniversary, Metallica Reissues “…And Justice For All” in Multiple Formats Including 21-Disc CD/LP/DVD Box

September 6, 2018 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

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Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Metallica's fourth studio album ...And Justice For All.  To commemorate the occasion, the group has announced today the reissue of the album in a variety of formats including a gigantic 11 CD/6 LP/4 DVD deluxe box set, all due on November 2.  This follows on from similar reissues of the band's first three albums over the last several years. ...And Justice For All was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Metallica

Love Kills: Joe Strummer’s Solo Material Highlighted In New Collection

July 30, 2018 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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When it comes to Joe Strummer, 001 is the number to watch.  That's the name of the upcoming box set that shines a deserved light on the late Clash frontman's work outside of his famous band - solo, with former bandmate Mick Jones, and with his 101ers and The Mescaleros.  001 arrives on September 28 from Ignition Records in an array of formats, including 2CD, 2CD Deluxe, 4LP, and a 2CD/4LP/7"/Cassette Super Deluxe edition. The first CD of 001 compiles 20 eclectic, previously released sides

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, The Clash

Release Round-Up: Week of April 13

April 13, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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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

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Andy Gibb, David Bowie, John Prine, Juliana Hatfield, Louis Armstrong, Metallica, Nino Tempo, Olivia Newton-John, Tina Turner

Return To ‘Guyville’: Liz Phair Packs Unreleased Demos Into New Box Set

March 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Singer-songwriter Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville is about to turn 25, and Matador Records is making sure that anniversary doesn't go unnoticed.  On May 4, the label will issue Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Boxset, a 7-LP or 3-CD (or digital) collection tracing her artistic evolution from her three pre-Matador demo cassettes (originally released under the name of Girly-Sound) to her acclaimed debut album. Girly-Sound to Guyville kicks off with each of the three privately-pressed

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Liz Phair

Keep It Thoro: Legacy Announces Record Store Day Slate with Dylan, Cash, Mathis, Elvis, Pink Floyd, More

March 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Record Store Day is a little over a month away - Saturday, April 21 - and record labels large and small are celebrating in high style.  Legacy Recordings is looking to make this the biggest and best RSD yet, with a line-up of nearly 30 titles in genres including classic rock, pop, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, comedy, and beyond. Many of the label's heavy hitters are represented, including Johnny Cash (an expanded vinyl box set of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition), Jimi Hendrix (a new

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Big Audio Dynamite, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Eurythmics, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Record Store Day, The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, Van Morrison

Back to the Garage: Metallica Re-Revisits Classic EP on Multiple Formats

February 2, 2018 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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While you're waiting for the next exhaustive, extras-packed Metallica album reissue, the legendary metal group is reissuing a classic EP in April. Originally released in 1987, The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited found the quartet in a reflective mood, covering some of their favorite hard rock and punk groups like Diamond Head, Budgie, Killing Joke and the Misfits. The band was also looking forward: Garage Days Re-Revisited featured vocalist/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield, lead guitarist

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Metallica

Welcome Home: Metallica Massively Expand “Master of Puppets”

August 30, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

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Following in the footsteps of Metallica's comprehensive reissues of Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning, the metal icons will issue an exhaustive deluxe version of Master of Puppets, the group's first album for the Elektra label. Master of Puppets found the group further expanding their unique, thrash-driven approach to metal. Recorded in drummer Lars Ulrich's native Denmark, the album is an impeccably sounding, increasingly complex one--a cornerstone of '80s metal through and through. It

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Metallica

Fitter, Happier: Radiohead Revisit “OK Computer”

May 2, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

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Radiohead are revisiting their third album OK Computer with a 20th anniversary box set this summer. OKNOTOK 1997-2017 celebrates the Oxfordshire quintet's first U.K. No. 1 album, cited by many as one of the greatest albums of its era, with an all-new remaster from the original analog tapes and a bonus disc compiling eight remastered B-sides and three previously unreleased tracks from the album sessions: "I Promise," "Man of War" and "Lift." The set will be available from XL Recordings,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Radiohead

Ten Years Strong: The Second Disc’s 2017 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 21, 2017 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

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Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year's Record Store Day event!  Once you're through reading, let us know what you're most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer!  Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Walt Disney Records, Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings, and many more! Mike's kicking things off... This year's Record Store Day offerings

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Categories: Features Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ben Folds, Big Star, Cheap Trick, David Bowie, Dennis Wilson, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Goo Goo Dolls, Harry Nilsson, John Williams, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Mark Mulcahy, Prince, Procol Harum, Randy Newman, The Cars, The Easybeats, The Zombies, Toto

You Want It, Too: McCartney-McManus Demos Coming to Cassette for Record Store Day

March 14, 2017 By Mike Duquette 12 Comments

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As controversial as the Paul McCartney Archive Collection's approach to Flowers in the Dirt has been, the official release of demos from McCartney's fruitful writing sessions with Elvis Costello has made for some excitement around Second Disc HQ. Some of those fateful "McCartney/McManus" demos are now slated for an exclusive Record Store Day piece, it was announced yesterday. Three unheard cassette demos, part of the much-maligned download-only portion of the deluxe box set (which will also

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette Genre: Rock Tags: Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Record Store Day

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