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MODE

January 22, 2020 By

Depeche Mode Mode

Following a series of box sets collecting its 12-inch singles, pioneering English electronic band - and 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Depeche Mode are releasing a definitive survey of their studio works.  The limited, numbered, 18-CD box set MODE rounds up all fourteen of the band's studio albums plus four additional discs of bonus material.  In total, MODE features 63 non-album singles, B-sides, and bonus tracks spanning 1983-2017 including the previously unreleased "Heroes

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock

Across the Barrier of Sound: Postscript

January 22, 2020 By

Game Theory Across The Barrier Of Sound OV 362

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Color vinyl variant: Omnivore Online Shop Omnivore Recordings' celebration of '80s indie band Game Theory continues with Across The Barrier of Sound: Postscript. This release premieres a clutch of sessions recorded in 1989-90 by a revamped Game Theory lineup featuring Michael Quercio of The Three O'Clock. Across The Barrier of Sound: Postscript brings together studio recordings,

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Music From and Inspired by "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool," a Film by Stanley Nelson

January 22, 2020 By

Miles Davis Birth of the Cool OST

The soundtrack to the acclaimed 2019 documentary (making its television debut February 25 on American Masters) blends classic Miles Davis recordings from all eras with soundbites from the film. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is the rare release to span his multiple label affiliations. In addition to culling tracks from his famed Columbia repertoire including Milestones, Kind of Blue, Someday My Prince Will Come, Sketches of Spain, and Bitches Brew, the soundtrack features such landmark cuts as

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz

Milestones: "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" Soundtrack Coming on Legacy in February

January 22, 2020 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Miles Davis Birth of the Cool OST

Tuesday, February 25 will see the U.S. broadcast premiere of director Stanley Nelson's acclaimed film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, theatrically released last year. The Grammy-nominated Best Music Film chronicled the late Davis' life and art via previously unseen footage and new interviews with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Wayne Shorter and Ron Carter. Four days before the broadcast premiere, on February 21, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz, Soundtracks Tags: Miles Davis

Laurel Canyon Reprise: Game Theory Rarities Collected on "Across The Barrier of Sound: Postscript"

January 21, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Game Theory Across The Barrier Of Sound OV 362

Omnivore Recordings' celebration of '80s indie band Game Theory continues on March 20 with Across The Barrier of Sound: Postscript. The critically acclaimed group gained legions of fans over the years with '60s and '70s pop influences and a post-punk edge. Their classic 1982-1988 albums have already been given the Omnivore treatment, and now the label is turning the spotlight toward a clutch of sessions recorded in 1989-90 by a revamped Game Theory lineup. For that short time, bandleader

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Game Theory

All the Hits [Various Formats]

January 20, 2020 By

DC5 AllTheHits UK CD

U.K. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.K. 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.S. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada U.S. 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Dave Clark is revisiting his band's 2008 compilation The Hits under the revised title of All the Hits in a new edition on BMG.  Featuring classics like "Because," "Glad All Over," "Catch Us If You Can," "Do You Love Me," and "Bits and Pieces," the set is a fine overview of the DC5's

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Wake Up Everybody: Vocalion Releases Quad SACDs from Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, O'Jays, Earth Wind and Fire, Helen Reddy

January 20, 2020 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Earth Wind and Fire Spirit SACD

The U.K.'s Dutton Vocalion label has announced its first batch of hybrid SACD releases for 2020, all of which feature original quadraphonic and stereo mixes. (The stereo mixes are playable on all CD players.) This round follows an eclectic array of titles released in 2019 including albums by Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Guess Who, Argent, Blood Sweat & Tears, Carlos Santana, and numerous others. (Visit the Dutton Vocalion website for information on all of these titles and more!) The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, SACD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Earth Wind and Fire, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Helen Reddy, Paul Mauriat, The O'Jays

Glad All Over: Dave Clark Five Preps "All The Hits" Collection on CD and LP

January 20, 2020 By Sam Stone 20 Comments

DC5 AllTheHits UK CD

Fans of The Dave Clark Five have good reason to feel glad all over...again! The British Invasion hitmakers had a string of successful singles before their breakup in 1970, including "Glad All Over," "Because," and "Catch Us If You Can."  DC5 leader Clark (who holds the rights to their discography) hasn't been too keen on looking back at his past, though, much to superfans' dismay.  However, tides began to turn last summer when remastered editions of six DC5 albums and the 2008 compilation The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Dave Clark Five

You Oughta Hear The Song: Morello Reissues Classics from Tammy Wynette, Steve Goodman

January 17, 2020 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Tammy Wynette Womanhood Three Fer

Today, we're spotlighting two new releases from Cherry Red's Morello Records imprint. Tammy Wynette's One of a Kind/Womanhood/Just Tammy set of three albums on two CDs marks Morello's ninth visit to Wynette's extensive discography. This trio comprises her final three solo albums of the 1970s for the Epic Records label, all of which are making their CD debuts. All three LPs were produced by her longtime collaborator Billy Sherrill at CBS' Nashville studios and charted on the Billboard Country

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Folk Tags: Steve Goodman, Tammy Wynette

Release Round-Up: Week of January 17

January 17, 2020 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Marshall Crenshaw, Miracle of Science [Revised Edition] (Shiny-Tone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings.  It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums -- Miracle of Science, 1999's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Buck Owens, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marshall Crenshaw, Paul Kelly, Roy Clark, Susan Raye, Tammy Wynette

All I Ever Wanted: Depeche Mode Announce Definitive Studio Collection On CD

January 16, 2020 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Depeche Mode Mode

Following a series of box sets collecting its 12-inch singles, pioneering English electronic band - and 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Depeche Mode have announced a definitive survey of their studio works.  The limited, numbered MODE is due on January 24 from Rhino/Warner (in the U.S.) and Sony (in the U.K.).  The 18-CD collection rounds up all fourteen of Depeche Mode's studio albums plus four additional discs of bonus material.  In total, MODE features 63 non-album singles,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Depeche Mode

You Got Me Anyway: Cherry Red Collects Complete Sutherland Brothers and Quiver on Box Set

January 15, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver The Albums

This month, we'll be periodically looking at titles from the final months of 2019 which we haven't yet covered.  Today's spotlight is on The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver's The Albums box set. Hailing from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, brothers Gavin and Iain Sutherland carved out one of the most consistent runs in '70s pop-rock, releasing eight melodic, memorable albums between 1972 and 1979 on the Island and CBS/Columbia labels. The brothers were born into a musical family, and when they moved

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Quiver, The Sutherland Brothers

In the Key of Joy

January 14, 2020 By

Sergio Mendes In the Key of Joy Deluxe

2CD (Album and Bonus Soundtrack): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sergio Mendes returns with a new studio album.  On In the Key of Joy, the Brazilian music legend welcomes such guests as Common, Joe Pizzulo, Sheléa Frazier , Hermeto Pascoal, and Gracinha Leporace (Sergio's wife and longtime musical partner).   The 2-CD Deluxe Edition adds a bonus disc of 16 Mendes classics as the soundtrack to an upcoming documentary about

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop

Ordinary Man

January 14, 2020 By

Ozzy Osbourne Ordinary Man

The Prince of Darkness returns with a new studio album.  The title ballad features guest Elton John (who sings and plays piano) while other guests include Slash, Post Malone, and Tom Morello.  Ozzy's band includes Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, and producer Andrew Watt.  Available on CD, LP, and digital platforms.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection

January 14, 2020 By

Allman Brothers Trouble No More Cover

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UMe is marking The Allman Brothers Band's 50th anniversary with a new 5-CD or 10-LP box set boasting 61 newly remastered tracks including classics, rarities, and seven previously unreleased tracks.  Trouble No More is bookended with the band's never-before-heard 1969 demo of that song, and their final performance of it at their last show in October 2014.  The box includes an 88-page booklet with

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Just Peachy: New Box Set Celebrates 50 Years of The Allman Brothers Band

January 14, 2020 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Allman Brothers Trouble No More Cover

The November 1969 arrival of the self-titled The Allman Brothers Band heralded the arrival of a group which would change the face of music. Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson (a.k.a. Jaimoe), and Butch Trucks fused rock, blues, and country with jazz-inspired improvisation to become one of the most beloved bands of all time. On February 28, UMe and Mercury Records will celebrate 50 years of The Allman Brothers Band with a remarkable, career-spanning box

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Rock

RPM Records Wraps Up Almost 30 Year Run; Label's Final Release Due in May

January 14, 2020 By Joe Marchese 20 Comments

RPM Records

For nearly three decades, the RPM Records arm of Cherry Red Records has exemplified the finest in archival reissues. Here at The Second Disc, we've covered dozens of RPM's often ambitious titles over the last ten years - most of which shed light on artists and albums that would likely otherwise have languished in the vaults. RPM's releases gave equal consideration to all artists, whether the famous (Gene Pitney, Chad and Jeremy, The Spencer Davis Group), the soon-to-be- famous (the pre-ABBA Hep

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Thank You For The Music: On 10 Years of The Second Disc

January 10, 2020 By Mike Duquette 30 Comments

Second Disc Logo Square

Ten years ago, I was writing my first post for The Second Disc, a website about music reissues I thought was a pretty bright idea. A lot has changed since then. The first posts were written in the bedroom of a suburban New Jersey home - the house I grew up in and moved back into after post-college economic downturn made it the best possible choice to live. This post was written in an apartment in Queens that I share with a lovely fiancée who is very cool about the amount of box sets

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Categories: Features Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of January 10

January 10, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Laura Nyro More Than a New Discovery

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Laura Nyro, More Than a New Discovery [Limited Violet Vinyl Mono Edition] (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Today's the day!  We're so proud to reissue, for the first time ever on vinyl (and in homage to the artist's favorite color), Laura Nyro's 1967 debut More Than a New Discovery in a violet vinyl limited edition of 1,250 copies.  This edition features the original, long out-of-print (and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Ben E. King, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Glen Campbell, Laura Nyro, Mister Rogers, The Drifters

The Importance of Your Love: Vince Hill Reflects on His "Legacy" with 1965-1974 Anthology

January 9, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Vince Hill Legacy

One of our favorite releases of 2017 was Cherry Red/Strike Force Entertainment's two-fer of Edelweiss (1967) and Look Around (1971) from the big-voiced British pop crooner. While the set didn't inaugurate the hoped-for series of reissues on CD (to date, at least), Hill followed it up with Legacy: My Hits and Rarities (1965-1974). We've caught up with this CD which is available exclusively through the singer's webstore. It's both a fine introduction to Hill's oeuvre and a welcome reminder of why

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Vince Hill

Let Us Cling Together: Queen Tap Japanese Fans For New Greatest Hits Collection

January 8, 2020 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Queen image

Imagine narrowing down your favorite band to just one song. We couldn't do it! But some very fastidious Japanese fans of Queen did - and their choices are forming a new compilation due this month. For Greatest Hits In Japan, Queen and Universal Music opened a vote in the country where just one track from the iconic British rock group could be selected for a compilation timed to the upcoming Japanese tour by Queen + Adam Lambert. Nearly 20,000 votes were collated, and the top 12 tracks made

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen

Face To Face: David Bowie Rarities Arriving on "Is It Any Wonder," Parlophone Announces "ChangesNowBowie" RSD 2020 Release

January 8, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

DavidBowie ManWhoSold ChangesNowBowieVersion

On January 8 -- what would have been David Bowie's 73rd birthday -- Parlophone announced the latest releases in their ongoing series celebrating the rare and unreleased performances from the vault, and fans who appreciate a dramatic unfolding are in for a treat. David Bowie Is It Any Wonder? is the title of the six-track EP of rare and previously unreleased material that will be rolled out track-by-track over the next six weeks. The first selection on the EP is an intimate 1996 recording of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Brian Eno, David Bowie

Review: Michael Nesmith with Red Rhodes, "Cosmic Partners: The McCabe's Tapes"

January 8, 2020 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Michael Nesmith Cosmic Partners CD

Since 1958, McCabe's Guitar Shop has been a premier destination on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. Eleven years after its founding, McCabe's began hosting concerts in a tradition that continues to this very day. Over the years, numerous notables have recorded albums at the small venue (capacity of around 150) including Mike Bloomfield, Townes Van Zandt, Maria Muldaur, and Tom Paxton. Now, thanks to 7a Records, that roster has a stellar new addition. Late in 2019, the label

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, Red Rhodes

Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings

January 7, 2020 By

Hank Williams Pictures from Lifes Other Side

BMG salutes late singer-songwriter-legend Hank Williams with the release of Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144 tracks recorded by Williams for his 1951 radio show sponsored by Mother's Best Flour Company. The Mother's Best radio shows have been chronicled on various sets in the past, most notably in comprehensive form by Time-Life on the 16-disc box set The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Country

In Times Like These: Esoteric Reissues, Expands Strawbs, Roy Wood, Alan Price Albums

January 7, 2020 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Roy Wood Mustard

Esoteric Recordings is rightly known for its deluxe editions and box sets, but the Cherry Red imprint delivers the same high level of quality with its more modest releases. Today, we're looking at the single-disc expanded editions of a trio of diverse rock classics released in late 2019. Strawbs' ninth album, Deep Cuts, isn't an album of rarities as the title might indicate. Instead, the 1976 album is, as lead vocalist David Cousins describes in the liner notes, "the best-sounding album

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Alan Price, Roy Wood, Strawbs

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