Dionne WordPress Banner

The Second Disc

Expanded and Remastered Music News

  • Home
  • News
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Features
    • Release Round-Up
    • The Weekend Stream
    • Giveaways!
    • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Release Calendar
    • Coming Soon
    • Now Available
  • About
  • Second Disc Records
    • Full Catalog
  • Contact

/ CD

Heaven and Earth

May 20, 2019 By

KingCrimson TheReconstrcktionOfLight

Heaven and Earth (24-disc box) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The ReconstruKction of Light (40th Anniversary Series) (CD/DVD-A) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) King Crimson, The Power To Believe (40th Anniversary Series) (CD/DVD-A) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) King Crimson has a truly staggering box set assembled: 24 discs - 18 CDs, 4 Blu-rays, and 2 DVD-As - celebrating the band's work during the period of December 1997 to August 2008.  Too much

Continue Reading

Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD-Audio Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Cosmic Thing: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition

May 20, 2019 By

Cosmic Thing 30

Cosmic Thing: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition remasters The B-52's' original 1989 album alongside five bonus remixes of the album's biggest singles, including the smash hits "Love Shack" and "Roam," and adds a live disc drawn from two sets in Texas in 1990. The package also comes with new liner notes from writer T. Cole Rachel plus never-before-seen photos of the band from the time.

Continue Reading

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

Shaft: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Edition]

May 20, 2019 By

Shaft cover

Accept no substitutes: the original Shaft is back. For this new deluxe edition of Isaac Hayes' classic soundtrack - a joint release between Craft Recordings and its newly-acquired Varese Sarabande soundtrack label - the Stax Records hit album is paired with the rare original recordings as heard specifically in the film. (MGM recorded Hayes' score direct to three-track, and he wanted a bigger sound for his album. This disc was previously included in a 2008 box set from Film Score Monthly.) This

Continue Reading

Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

The Complete Health and Happiness Recordings

May 20, 2019 By

HankWilliams TheCompleteHealthAndHappinessRecordings

2-CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada BMG, together with the team at Omnivore Recordings, has an essential new collection of Hank William's cusp-of-stardom 1949 radio recordings. The Complete Health & Happiness Recordings, a 49-track set (split between 2 CDs or 3 LPs) presents all eight Health & Happiness broadcasts in their entirety.  This wealth of priceless content includes versions of "Lovesick Blues," "You're Gonna

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country

How Much Longer Must I Wait? Singles and Rarities 1965-1972

May 20, 2019 By

lg

CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard black vinyl LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LITA-exclusive red-and-tan vinyl:  Light In the Attic Store Plaid Room-exclusive cream-and-red vinyl:  Plaid Room Records How Much Longer Must I Wait proves brings together all of underrated soul man Lee Moses' singles and B-sides originally recorded between 1965 and 1972 for the CBS, Musicor, Dynamo, Front Page and Gates labels - along with three previously unreleased

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score

May 20, 2019 By

VA Ghostbusters

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Ghostbusters' 1984 theatrical debut, Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score presents Elmer Bernstein's classic themes (back in print for the first time since 2006) in newly mixed and remastered form, sourced from the original multitracks and boasting new artwork, liner notes from Elmer Bernstein's son Peter, and four previously unreleased recordings.  It

Continue Reading

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

Happy Rovin' Cowboy: BMG Presents Archival Hank Williams Radio Sessions on "The Complete Health and Happiness Recordings"

May 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

HankWilliams TheCompleteHealthAndHappinessRecordings

Few have made such a profound impact on the country music landscape as Hank Williams, whose singular talents, enduring songs, and inimitable vocal style continue to influence scores of up-and-coming talents.  In 1949, though, Hank wasn't quite the star he wanted to be, nor the star we remember him as.  He'd had some popular songs and scored a headlining gig on The Louisiana Hayride , but it wasn't until he performed on The Health & Happiness radio program that his meteoric rise to fame began

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Hank Williams

I'll Do You: Supermegabot Reissues, Expands Wire Train's "In a Chamber"

May 20, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Wire Train In a Chamber

San Francisco's Wire Train made a big splash late in 1983 with In a Chamber.  Released by Columbia Records as distributor for local indie 415 Records, the LP was an auspicious debut for the new wave foursome of Kevin Hunter, Kurt Herr, Anders Rundblad, and Federico Gil-Sola.  It's recently made its standalone debut on CD (and in expanded form!) from a company also making a big splash.  Supermegabot Music Concern was formed by industry veterans Jeff Rougvie and the late Thomas Enright (both of

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Rock Tags: Wire Train

The Heart of a Woman/Feelings

May 19, 2019 By

Johnny Mathis The Heart of a Woman and Feelings

Johnny Mathis' 1973 LP The Heart of a Woman is coming to CD  from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music in a deluxe, double-disc expanded edition, paired with 1975's Feelings.  Johnny teamed with Motown's legendary producer Johnny Bristol and arranger Paul Riser - plus session players like Dennis Coffey and Ray Parker, Jr. - for a set filled with Bristol originals also recorded by artists such as Boz Scaggs and Tom Jones.  Feelings, produced by Jack Gold, introduced Mathis' evocative version

Continue Reading

Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Killing Me Softly with Her Song/When Will I See You Again

May 19, 2019 By

Johnny Mathis Killing Me Softly with Her Song and When Will I See You

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue celebrating Johnny Mathis' discography with two albums on one CD. 1973's Killing Me Softly with Her Song and 1975's When Will I See You Again both spotlight Mathis' silky interpretations of the day's greatest hits.  Killing Me Softly with Her Song was Johnny's final full-length album collaboration with songwriter-producer Jerry Fuller and notably premiered Fuller's "Show and Tell," a top 40 AC hit for Johnny which singer Al Wilson subsequently

Continue Reading

Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture

May 18, 2019 By

Rocketman OST

Taron Egerton (The Kingsman) stars as Elton John in this fantastical biopic - and on its soundtrack, where he does all of his own singing as the titular Rocketman.  The soundtrack presents 22 Elton favorites, reimagined by producer Giles Martin, including the new uptempo duet between Egerton and the real John, "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again."  The Target exclusive CD splits the soundtrack onto two discs and adds two bonus tracks, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and "Breakin' Down the Walls of

Continue Reading

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

California Son

May 18, 2019 By

Morrissey California Son

Morrissey returns with a new album of classic songs, reinvented in his own style and inspired by the California sound.  Tracks include Laura Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" by way of The 5th Dimension, Bacharach and David's "Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets" (introduced by Dionne Warwick), Jerry Fuller's "Lady Willpower" (a smash for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap), and more.  Available on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms.

Continue Reading

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

My Songs [Various Formats]

May 18, 2019 By

Sting My Songs

Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sting returns with a new studio album of his classic songs, "reconstructed, some of them refitted, some of them reframed, but all of them with a contemporary focus."  My Songs, with new versions of "Fields of Gold," "Message in a Bottle," "Every Breath You Take," and more, is available on standard CD, deluxe CD (adding a bonus EP of

Continue Reading

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

They're Ready To Believe You: 'Ghostbusters' Score To Be Reissued For Film's 35th Anniversary

May 17, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

VA Ghostbusters

To commemorate the 35th anniversary of Ghostbusters' original 1984 theatrical debut, Sony Classical has announced a new reissue of Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Score featuring Elmer Bernstein's iconic themes. It's the first time the score has been in print since 2006, when Varese Sarabande's premiere, limited release became one of the year's fastest-selling score titles. The 37-track anniversary edition has been newly mixed and remastered from the original multitracks and boasts new

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Elmer Bernstein

Cherry Pop Round-Up: Thereza Bazar, Freiheit, "Breakdance" and "Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo"

May 17, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Breakdance 1 2

Today, we're rounding up a host of releases from Cherry Pop from recent months! Early this year, Cherry Pop released a 2-CD expanded edition of The Big Kiss from the Canadian-born British singer Thereza Bazar.  Formerly of Guys 'n' Dolls ("There's a Whole Lot of Loving," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me") and Dollar ("Mirror, Mirror," "Give Me Back My Heart"), Bazar released her solo debut in 1985 for MCA Records with legendary producer-arranger Arif Mardin (Dusty Springfield, Aretha

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Dan Hartman, Freiheit, Ice-T, Paulette McWilliams, Thereza Bazar

Release Round-Up: Week of May 17

May 17, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

RonnieLane JustForAMoment Music1973 1997 pl

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Here's what's in stores today! Paul McCartney, Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition (MPL/Capitol) 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP color vinyl: MusicVaultz / JPC.de Paul McCartney's Egypt Station: Explorer's Edition features the same audio content as the Traveller's Edition box set minus the swag (postcards, baggage tickets, luggage tags, lithographs, cards, a map,

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: A Certain Ratio, Cher, David Bowie, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Jimmy Webb, King Crimson, Manfred Mann, Nick Lowe, Paul McCartney, Richard Wright, Rodney Franklin, Ronnie Lane, The Seekers, Zee

If Loving You Is A Crime: Lee Moses Rarities Collected on "How Much Longer Must I Wait?"

May 16, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

lg

Three years ago, Light In the Attic reissued Time and Place, the lone album by soul powerhouse Lee Moses.  The self-taught instrumentalist and singer made a name for himself in Atlanta, where he performed with Gladys Knight, among others.  Upon its original release, Time and Place didn't make waves financially but in the decades since, it became a cult classic.  On May 24, Light In the Attic's Future Days Recordings imprint will continue its celebration of the raw and beautiful soul music of Lee

Continue Reading

Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Lee Moses

One Bad Mother: 'Shaft' Soundtrack, Score Combined For New Deluxe Edition

May 16, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Shaft packshot

Can the soundtrack to Shaft get any bigger? "You're damn right!" Isaac Hayes' masterful, chart-topping album comes back in June as a 2CD deluxe edition that features the original double album alongside Hayes' original film score recordings. It's been nearly 50 years since Richard Roundtree first lit up the screen as New York's toughest private detective, John Shaft. In that time, he's reprised the role on TV and in four sequels. (A fifth is due next month; 2019's Shaft follows 2000's Shaft,

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Isaac Hayes

Right as Rain: Second Disc, Real Gone Reissue Four Johnny Mathis Classics in June

May 15, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Johnny Mathis Killing Me Softly with Her Song and When Will I See You

As Johnny Mathis plays to packed houses across the country on his acclaimed The Voice of Romance Tour and on the heels of the February CD release of his treasured CHIC collaboration I Love My Lady, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are excited to continue our series of deluxe reissues from the superstar artist.  On June 14, a quartet of classic Mathis albums will be reissued on a pair of two-for-one releases.  All four LPs are making their standalone CD debuts. 1973's Killing Me Softly

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Johnny Mathis

Let's Get Rocked: More Def Leppard Studio Albums and Rarities Collected on "Def Leppard: Volume 2" Box Set

May 15, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

DefLeppard Volume2 LP pks

On June 21, UMC will continue their celebration of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard with Def Leppard: Volume 2, a new limited-edition set that includes their studio albums Adrenalize (1992), Slang (1996), and Euphoria (1999), as well as the 1993 compilation Retro Active and three volumes of rarities recently compiled by Joe Elliott. The rarities sets collect hard-to-find B-sides and live recordings and feature newly commissioned artwork. Def Leppard: Volume 2 will be available

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Def Leppard

UPDATED: Edsel Collects Kiki Dee's "The Rocket Years" on New Box Set

May 15, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Kiki Dee The Rocket Years

When Kiki Dee was signed in 1973 to Elton John's Rocket Records label, the 26-year old was already a veteran of the music business as an in-demand background singer and a solo artist for Fontana and Motown. The former Pauline Matthews of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England had proven herself a versatile vocalist at both of those labels, but at Rocket she would finally take flight as a top-tier blue-eyed soul singer.  The Edsel label has long championed Kiki's work on various reissues; now, they've

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Elton John, Kiki Dee

Back To The Love Shack: B-52's Celebrate 30 Years of 'Cosmic Thing' With Expanded Reissue

May 14, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

youreWHAT

The B-52's are about to take a "roam around the world" with a summer tour of the U.S. and Europe, and they'll also release a new 2CD expanded edition of Cosmic Thing, the group's best-selling album, in June. Cosmic Thing: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition remasters the original 1989 album alongside five bonus remixes of the album's biggest singles, including the smash hits "Love Shack" and "Roam," and adds a live disc drawn from two sets in Texas in 1990. The package also comes with new liner

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: The B-52's

Happy With What You Have: King Crimson Celebrates '90s and '00s Work With "Heaven and Earth" Mega-Set and Breakout Reissues, Due May 31

May 14, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

KingCrimson HeavenAndEarth

When it comes to raiding the vaults for lavish box sets, few have embraced the task quite like King Crimson, who have released six such sets which typically include remixed studio albums, outtakes, and live recordings galore. Now, the band has announced its seventh mega-set, entitled Heaven & Earth. It's due out on May 31 and can be pre-ordered directly from Inner Knot/DGMLive (U.S.) and Burning Shed (U.K.). On the same day, more digestible versions of The ReconstruKction of Light (in its

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD-Audio Genre: Rock Tags: King Crimson, Tool

The Complete Birth of The Cool [Various Formats]

May 12, 2019 By

Miles Davis Complete Birth of the Cool

Seventy years ago, The Miles Davis Nonet began the initial sessions for the landmark album Birth of the Cool. With Davis in a basement behind a Manhattan laundromat was a host of soon-to-be-legends: Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Lee Konitz, John Lewis, ad more. Davis led the group of groundbreaking musicians through a number of sessions in 1949 and 1950 that were eventually collected and released in 1957. Now, all 12 tracks they recorded and the ensemble's Royal Roost recordings will be presented

Continue Reading

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

All Blues [Various Formats]

May 12, 2019 By

PeterFrampton AllBlues

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP blue vinyl: PeterFrampton.com Music and merchandise bundles: PeterFrampton.com All Blues is the new album from Peter Frampton. Set to be released on June 7 on UMe, it collects 10 covers of Frampton's favorite blues classics (plus one bonus track, "I Feel So Good" on certain configurations). Frampton's association with blues music stretches back to his earliest recordings,

Continue Reading

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

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • …
  • 273
  • Next Page »

Upcoming Releases

  • Status Quo Live deluxe
    Live! Deluxe Edition
    Status Quo
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
  • Brothers in Arms 40
    Brothers in Arms: 40th Anniversary Edition
    Dire Straits
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
  • Version 1.0.0
    The Bridge
    David Sancious
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
See Full Calendar

Connect

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4,673 other subscribers

Popular Posts

  • Most Commented
  • Most Viewed
  • Dionne Warwick Make It Easy on Yourself(Don't) Walk On By: Dionne Warwick's "Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971" Due in June on 12...
  • Tracks II CD packshot no disc artShut Out the Light: Bruce Springsteen Offers Seven Unheard Albums on 'Tracks II'
  • Rod Stewart Ultimate Hits Amazon exclusiveHe Wears It Well: Rod Stewart's 'Ultimate Hits' Due in June
  • RSD 2025 best of restRecord Store Day 2025: The Best of the Rest
  • record store day logoThe Second Disc's Guide to Record Store Day 2025: Our Favorite Picks
  • John Williams Anthology 1Mondo Maestro: New John Williams Box Set Series Announced, Plus 'Star Wars' Re-Recordings on Vinyl

Music Resources

  • Addicted to Vinyl
  • Crap from the Past
  • Discogs
  • Film Score Monthly
  • IMWAN Forum – From the Vaults
  • MusicTAP
  • Musoscribe
  • Pause & Play
  • Popdose
  • Slicing Up Eyeballs
  • Steve Hoffman Music Forums
  • Ultimate Classic Rock
  • Vintage Vinyl News
  • Wolfgang's Vault

Labels of Note

  • Ace Records
  • Analog Spark
  • Bear Family
  • BGO Records
  • Big Break Records
  • Blixa Sounds
  • Cherry Red Label Group
  • Craft Recordings
  • Demon Music Group
  • Friday Music
  • Funky Town Grooves
  • Iconoclassic Records
  • Intervention Records
  • Intrada
  • Kritzerland
  • La La Land Records
  • Legacy Recordings
  • Light in the Attic
  • Masterworks Broadway
  • Now Sounds
  • Omnivore Recordings
  • Real Gone Music
  • Rhino Entertainment
  • Rock Candy Records
  • SoulMusic Records
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me, Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2025 The Second Disc. All rights reserved. · Site by Metaglyphics

The Second Disc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk.

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy