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Rock Gently: Real Gone Music Remembers Rod McKuen in January with New CDs, Digital Debuts

December 12, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Rod McKuen New Ballads

We've already filled you on a number of titles from Real Gone Music's January slate, including our Second Disc Records release of Laura Nyro's rare mono More Than a New Discovery on vinyl and the first-ever reissue of Miss Barbara Eden on CD and vinyl. Now, Real Gone has announced a pair of titles from a true iconoclast: the late Rod McKuen. On January 31, the label will premiere New Ballads, the singer-songwriter-poet's highest-charting Warner Bros. album, on CD alongside a newly-expanded

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Rod McKuen

Showing Out: Cherry Red Collects Mel and Kim's Singles on New Box Set

December 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Mel and Kim Singles

Between 1986 and 1988, British pop duo Mel and Kim charted four top 5 entries on the U.K. Singles Chart, including one chart-topper there and two songs which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Dance survey. Sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby's career was cut short when Mel tragically died of cancer at just 23 years of age in 1990. But they left behind a vibrant body of work which has recently been celebrated by Cherry Red's Cherry Pop imprint on a new box set. Mel and Kim's The Singles Box Set collects all

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Mel and Kim

Miss Barbara Eden

December 11, 2019 By

Miss Barbara Eden

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone reissues the impossible-to-find 1967 Dot album from Barbara Eden, the legendary television star of I Dream of Jeannie.  Miss Barbara Eden was arranged and conducted by Nashville veteran Bill Justis, and features a variety of songs in country and pop veins including the groovy dance novelty "Bend It."  The LP reissue is pressed on pink vinyl and has been mastered at 45 RPM by Mike Milchner

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Dreaming of Jeannie: Real Gone Brings "Miss Barbara Eden" to CD, LP in January

December 11, 2019 By The Second Disc 10 Comments

Miss Barbara Eden

Since its network debut on September 18, 1965, I Dream of Jeannie has enchanted television audiences. That's in no small part to the magical presence of Barbara Eden as the title character. While Jeannie had the occasional musical moment on the show, few viewers knew at the time of the star's extensive background in music. In fact, Eden studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music - and in the wake of Jeannie's success became an in-demand headliner in musical theatre as well as in Las

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Barbara Eden

Quartet Records Unveils Holiday Slate with Soundtracks from Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, Quincy Jones, More

December 11, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Santa Claus the Movie OST

Following La-La Land Records' recently-announced mega-slate of Black Friday releases, Spain's Quartet Records label has revealed its own impressive line-up of end-of-the-year reissues. The label has brought out the heavy hitters - including Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, and Quincy Jones - for an exciting group of limited edition soundtracks. Below, you'll find Quartet's own write-ups for each title, with pre-order links to the label as well as to Screen Archives

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Ennio Morricone, Enrique Iglesias, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, Quincy Jones, Ron Goodwin

Live from Moscow 1979

December 11, 2019 By

EltonJohnRayCooper LiveFromMoscow1979

2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussionist Ray Cooper.  Now, Elton brings his May 28, 1979 concert in Moscow to CD and wide release vinyl for the first time; the show was previously released for Record Store

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

Raw Like Sushi: 30th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

December 11, 2019 By

Raw Like Sushi 30

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One of the most unique and eclectic debut albums of the late '80s, Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, will be celebrated with a 30th anniversary deluxe edition coming from Virgin/UMC.  The deluxe Raw Like Sushi, packed in a 12″ x 12″ box set, will feature the original album alongside two discs of vintage

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop

One to One: Expanded Edition [Various Formats]

December 11, 2019 By

One To One deluxe

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Translucent Blue LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Howard Jones' third album gets the deluxe treatment from Cherry Red.  For this reissue, One To One is expanded as a 2CD or 3CD/1DVD set. The former offers all 12″ mixes and B-sides, as well as seven previously unreleased tracks, including remixes, live tracks and early versions. The deluxe set offers another 14 instrumental,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Goodbye Tour Live 1968

December 11, 2019 By

Cream Goodbye Cream Box

This new 4-CD box set expands on Cream's farewell album Goodbye Cream, but with a twist: it drops the three studio tracks and instead presents four complete concerts including the Los Angeles Forum show from which the original three live cuts on Goodbye were culled. Overall, the book-style package has 36 tracks, 29 of which are premiering on CD. 19 of the songs are previously unreleased in any format, and 10 more from the climactic Royal Albert Hall show have only been available on DVD.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

Cream's Long 'Goodbye' Compiled For New Box Set

December 10, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Cream Goodbye Cream Box

The fourth and final core album by Cream, 1969's Goodbye (sometimes referred to as Goodbye Cream), followed the structure of the previous year's Wheels of Fire. Whereas that album featured one disc of live recordings and one disc of studio tracks, the taut Goodbye had one live side and one studio side. Despite its short running time of just six songs, Goodbye packed considerable power from the triumvirate of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. It reached the top of the Albums Chart in

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Cream, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Bear Family Explores "The Bakersfield Sound" on New Box Set

December 9, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Bakersfield Sound

Get Along Down to Town Bakersfield, California is a long way from Nashville - a little under 2,020 miles west, actually. But the distance isn't quite as great when one considers how much significant country music came out of the city in Kern County. Recent years have seen numerous reissues from legendary Bakersfield artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, as well as a fine exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. But now Bear Family Records has delivered the ultimate tribute to the

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country Tags: Arlo Guthrie, Barbara Mandrell, Bill Woods, Billy Mize, Bonnie Owens, Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, Liz Anderson, Merle Haggard, Various Artists

Deluxe Edition of Howard Jones' 'One To One' Rolls Right Up From Cherry Red

December 9, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

One To One deluxe

In 2017, Howard Jones took his scintillating synthpop catalogue from Warner Music to U.K. indie Cherry Red Records, releasing a new compilation as well as expanded editions of his first two albums. After releasing the new album Transform earlier this year, Jones will continue revisiting his discography alongside the label early next year with a deluxe edition of his third LP One To One. Released at the end of 1986, One To One followed Jones' biggest-ever hit in America: a re-recording of the

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

Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

December 6, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

TheWho WHODeluxe TargetCD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Indie record shop 2LP edition: Bull Moose / HMV Deluxe 45rpm 2LP/EP: The Who Online Store Cassette: The Who Online Store Format Bundles: The Who Online Store Japan

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Country Joe and The Fish, Dollar, Klaus Nomi, Mary J. Blige, Mary Martin, Miles Davis, Modern English, Randy Newman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Babys, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Tony Joe White

When The Dealin's Done: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Tour Comes to CD, DVD

December 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Kenny Rogers The Gamblers Last Deal

Kenny Rogers announced his farewell tour in 2015, bringing it to a close two years later at the end of 2017. The Gambler's Last Deal celebrated the superstar's entire career from his early recordings with The Bobby Doyle Three to his psychedelic country with The First Edition and his beloved solo work. Now, MVD Entertainment Group is bringing the acclaimed tour to a CD/DVD package on December 13. The film of The Gambler's Last Deal was shot at the London Palladium during Rogers' final world

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis

Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Replacements, "Dead Man's Pop"

December 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

The Replacements Dead Mans Pop Cover

One of the year's most unexpected box sets - The Replacements' Dead Man's Pop, an alternative look at the band's 1989 album Don't Tell a Soul - has turned out to be one of its most exciting. The hell-raising Minneapolis rockers have proudly told the tale of stealing a clutch of tapes from their onetime home of Twin/Tone Records and chucking them into the Mississippi River back in 1987.  But happily, the 'Mats and their associates were more careful about subsequent masters, and the next year,

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: The Replacements

Boogie Wonderland: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect The Emotions' Columbia Albums In New Box

December 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Emotions DontAskMyNeighbors

SoulMusic Records has recently brought together the five Columbia/ARC albums of the beloved R&B trio The Emotions on one 3-CD set with a selection of eight bonus tracks. Don't Ask My Neighbors: The Columbia/ARC Recordings (1976-1981) has Flowers (1976), Rejoice (1977), Sunbeam (1978), Come Into Our World (1979), and New Affair (1981) in one clamshell case. Sisters Sheila, Wanda and Jeanette Hutchinson first recorded on the small Brainstorm and Twin Stacks labels before receiving national

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Earth Wind and Fire, The Emotions

Old Home Town: The Collection

December 4, 2019 By

Glen Campbell Old Home Town The Collection

In one of the oddest releases seen in a while, BMG has taken Glen Campbell's three 1982-1985 Atlantic Records albums (reissued in September 2019 by Morello Records with one bonus track), dropped three songs, and reshuffled the rest of them into this new 2-CD collection.  This one is for Campbell completists only, as the three albums [Old Home Town, Letter to Home, and It's Just a Matter of Time] are available in full on the recent Morello release.

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop

Man of Magic: Original London Cast Recording

December 4, 2019 By

Man of Magic OCR

Stage Door Records is bringing another rare London cast album to CD with the premiere of Man of Magic, the 1966 musical based on the life of Houdini.  With music by Wilfred Wylam (a.k.a. classical composer Wilfred Josephs), and book and lyrics by John Morley and Aubrey Cash, Man of Magic starred Americans Stuart Damon (Cinderella, General Hospital) and Stubby Kaye (Guys and Dolls, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) along with Judith Bruce (The Avengers, Playgirl After Dark).  The tuneful score was

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings

La-La Land's Annual Black Friday Blowout Offers 'Star Trek,' 'Karate Kid,' Disaster Scores and More

December 3, 2019 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Disaster Soundtrack Collection

It wouldn't be Black Friday without an announcement of one last killer batch of archival soundtracks from La-La Land Records. The impressive slate of titles the label announced are on sale now, and we've got the scoop on all of them! First up, it's a second, long-promised collection of music from Star Trek Voyager, the third live-action spinoff based on Gene Roddenberry's iconic sci-fi series that aired between 1966 and 1969. Hot off the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alfred Newman, Bill Conti, David Arnold, Dennis McCarthy, Franz Waxman, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Mel Tormé, Nelson Riddle, Victor Young, Walter Scharf

Ultimate Dollar

December 2, 2019 By

Dollar Ultimate Dollar

Pop vocal duo Dollar, a.k.a. David Van Day and Thereza Bazar, are celebrated on a lavish, new 6-CD/1-DVD box set from Cherry Pop.  The box contains expanded versions of all three of their original studio albums with rare and new-to-CD bonus tracks including demos, single A- and B-sides, backing tracks, outtakes, and 12-inch mixes. A DVD (alas, in Region 2 PAL) has eighteen promo videos and television appearances. Bazar has personally overseen the project which includes a squarebound 84-page book

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

THE SECOND DISC'S 2019 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

December 2, 2019 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

SteveMillerBand WelcomeToTheVault pl mr

Another Cyber Monday is here, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it's time to launch our annual Holiday Gift Guide, featuring more than 50 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life!  We've filled the guide with box sets (such as the Steve Miller Band title to your right!) as well as archival releases and Christmas music favorites that will make great stocking stuffers.  So just click here to access this year's top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Legacy [Various Formats]

December 1, 2019 By

GarthBrooks Legacy Complete

Collector's Set Bundle - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited Edition - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada​ Original Analog Edition - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digitally Remixed/Remastered - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada​​​ The country superstar's new, massive box set called Legacy finally hits shelves today.  Legacy collects five of Brooks' albums in one place, on vinyl for the first time ever.  Fans

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Country

I've Been Around: The Complete Imperial and ABC-Paramount Recordings

December 1, 2019 By

Fats Domino Ive Been Around

Get ready to find your thrill, as Bear Family Records has the ultimate tribute to singer, pianist, and rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino. The new 12CD/1DVD box set I've Been Around is packed with 312 tracks including all of Domino's recordings for Imperial Records, the label on which he made his name and recorded his biggest hits from 1948-1962, and ABC-Paramount Records, where he continued turning out stellar work between 1963-1965. This being a Bear Family box, it also features a treasure

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West 1940-1974

December 1, 2019 By

The Bakersfield Sound

Bear Family (who else?) has the ultimate, 10-CD celebration of The Bakersfield Sound - that back-to-basics, honky-tonk country style popularized by Buck Owens and Merle Haggard out of Bakersfield, CA.  The Bears' box also features luminaries like Don Rich, Ferlin Husky, Dallas Frazier, Wynn Stewart, Jean Shepard, David Frizzell, Clarence White, The Gosdin Brothers, and many others to comprehensive chronicle the city's towering legacy in music.  A 200-page book accompanies the 307 tracks,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country

The Elektra Albums: Volume Two (1970-1984)

December 1, 2019 By

Judy Collins Elektra Albums 2

Demon Music Group's Edsel label is following up its July release of Judy Collins' The Elektra Albums Volume One (1961-1968) with a second volume out today. The Elektra Albums Volume Two (1970-1984) finishes up the artist's Elektra Records tenure, comprising these nine releases on CD in their original sequences: Whales and Nightingales (1970), Living (1971), True Stories and Other Dreams (1973), Judith (1975), Bread and Roses (1976), Hard Times for Lovers (1979), Running for My Life (1980), Times

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

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