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Release Round-Up: Week of November 11

November 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie Legacy

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  It's another big week for box sets from classic rock's heaviest hitters, and much, much more... Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 36 discs of music from Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour - every recording of the tour known to exist - are brought together on this monumental new collection.  Read our full review here! Bob Dylan, The Real Royal Albert Hall

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Garth Brooks, John Lennon, NRBQ, Pink Floyd, Robbie Robertson, Sting, The Band, Yoko Ono

In Memoriam: Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)

November 10, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Leonard Cohen Photo

Leonard Cohen, one of the most distinctive troubadours to arrive on the musical scene in the 1960s, passed away today at the age of 82.  An uncompromising talent who mordantly titled his most recent album (released just weeks ago) You Want It Darker, Cohen continued to create, inspire, and provoke until his final days.  His gifts of song and art, always infused with boldness, a deep spirituality and a keen observer's eye, will always resonate with truth, honesty, power and passion. In tribute

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Leonard Cohen

Pray Them Bars Away: Lee Hazlewood's "Cowboy in Sweden" Coming to CD and LP

November 10, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Lee Hazlewood Cowboy in Sweden

2016 has been a good time to be a fan of Lee Hazlewood.  The maverick artist's work has already been celebrated this year on Ace Records' collection Son-of-a-Gun and More from the Lee Hazlewood Songbook; here at Second Disc Records, we premiered his productions for country legend Eddy Arnold on our anthology Each Road I Take: The Lee Hazlewood and Chet Atkins Sessions 1970.  Now, Light in the Attic is continuing its Hazlewood Archive Series with the November reissue of another 1970

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Lee Hazlewood

David Bowie, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, The Move Featured On "Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds" Box

November 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Lets Go Down and Blow Our Minds Box

Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint has continued its series of box sets - including Love, Poetry and Revolution and I'm a Freak Baby - with another musical journey through the world of British psych and rock.  Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds is a more focused collection than either of those past two releases, concentrating solely on the U.K.'s psychedelic sounds of 1967.  Of course, you won't find selections from two of that year's landmark psych-rock releases, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: David Bowie, Procol Harum, The Moody Blues, The Move, The Searchers, The Spencer Davis Group, Various Artists

To The Batcave! La-La Land Reissues Nelson Riddle's "Batman" For 50th Anniversary

November 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Batman 50th OST

Today, La-La Land announced a new reissue of Nelson Riddle's score to 1966's Batman: The Movie, just in time to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary.  The label premiered its expanded edition of Batman in 2010 (itself an expansion of a prior Film Score Monthly CD) and it proved to be a sold-out success.  Though the same master will be utilized for the upcoming reissue, the 2016 edition features colorful new artwork by Jim Titus, as well as all-new liner notes by John Takis.  The Second Disc

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Neal Hefti, Nelson Riddle

High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective

November 8, 2016 By

NRBQ High Noon

The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (NRBQ) is turning 50 this year, and Omnivore Recordings is throwing the party! High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective features 106 eclectic songs over 5 CDs including fan favorites such as the 1974 hit "Get That Gasoline Blues," plus rarities, concert tracks, and previously unreleased recordings from the band's varied line-ups over the years.  Every track on High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective has been freshly remastered, while the deluxe package boasts extensive

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Testimony

November 8, 2016 By

Robbie Robertson Testimony

In conjunction with the November 15 release of his autobiography Testimony, Robbie Robertson offers an 18-track compilation of many of his finest moments.  Testimony, the CD, features selections from The Band, Levon and The Hawks, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, and Robbie's solo works.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Spoon River Anthology

November 8, 2016 By

Spoon River Anthology

Masterworks Broadway is reissuing the original cast recording of 1963's Spoon River Anthology.  The show was a not a full musical but rather a play with music based upon the poems of Edgar Lee Masters.  Charles Aidman conceived, starred, directed and wrote the lyrics for the show.  The music was by Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn, who also performed as a singer in the show.  Spoon River opened in September 1963 at the Booth Theater and eventually transferred to the Belasco Theater where it closed in

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Cast Recordings

To Be Happy Is The Real Thing: BBR Reissues, Expands The Intruders' "Save the Children"

November 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Intruders Save the Children

Before The O'Jays or Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, The Intruders were the first stars in Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's orbit.  Founded in 1960, the group formed an association with the duo beginning in 1966 for the pre-Philadelphia International labels named Gamble and Excel.  "(We'll Be) United," produced and penned by the label's namesake and his partner, earned The Intruders a No. 14 R&B/No. 78 Pop hit.  In 1968, "Cowboys to Girls" earned them an R&B chart-topper and Top 10 Pop

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: The Intruders

The Last Waltz 40th [Various Editions]

November 7, 2016 By

The Last Waltz 40th

Rhino marks the landmark 40th anniversary of The Last Waltz with four new editions, including the first time the film has been paired with the soundtrack. 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/1-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 40th Anniversary Edition (2-CD) - Original soundtrack with newly remastered audio from the original master tapes on two CDs.

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

Paranoid: Super Deluxe Edition

November 7, 2016 By

Black Sabbath Paranoid Super Deluxe Cover

This 4-CD Super Deluxe Edition of the 1970 Black Sabbath classic brings together the 2012 remastered version of the original album, plus the alternate 1974 mix of the album originally issued in quadraphonic but here folded down to standard 2.0 stereo.  (This mix was released in its original surround on DVD by Sanctuary/UMC as part of the 2009 Deluxe Edition.)  The remaining two discs each feature a concert from 1970 making its official CD debut.  (None of the bonus outtakes and alternates from

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

Havana Moon

November 7, 2016 By

Rolling Stones Havana Moon

The Rolling Stones' historic Cuba concert from March 25 earlier this year is released in a variety of formats: Blu-ray/DVD/2 CDs Book-Style Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Blu-ray/2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD/2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD/3-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Blu-ray: Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.K.

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

Ropin' the Wind: Garth Brooks to Release Target-Exclusive Box

November 7, 2016 By Mike Duquette 14 Comments

Garth Brooks Ultimate Collection and Christmas

Country superstar Garth Brooks is getting into the box set game once more with a 10-disc set exclusively hitting shelves at Target later this month. The Ultimate Collection is a 121-track set that collects Brooks' past and present works across more than 25 years of recording and touring. Seven themed discs feature a plethora of hits, fan favorites and covers (including the unreleased Randy Travis cover "1982"); two live discs feature five unreleased cuts including duets with wife Trisha

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country Tags: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

November 5, 2016 By

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

Yoko Ono's debut album - the complement to John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band and featuring the same core band with Ringo Starr and Klaus Voormann - gets expanded and remastered.  Bonus tracks "Open Your Box," "Something More Abstract" and "The South Wind" are all here from the 1997 Rykodisc reissue, as well as a previously unreleased extended version of "Why."  Available on CD, LP and DD.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else

Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions

November 5, 2016 By

Yoko and John Unfinished Music No. 2

John and Yoko's 1969 avant-garde classic gets expanded and remastered, gaining "Song for John" and "Mulberry" as bonus tracks from the 1997 Rykodisc reissue.  Available on CD, LP and DD.

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Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins

November 5, 2016 By

Yoko and John Unfinished Music No. 1

The Yoko Ono reissue program kicks off on November 11 with three titles.  John and Yoko's avant-garde debut from 1968 is remastered and expanded, gaining one bonus track: the B-side of "Give Peace a Chance," "Remember Love."  Available on CD, LP, and DD.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else

Everybody Say Yeah! New Box Set Marks 50 Years of NRBQ

November 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

NRBQ High Noon

The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (NRBQ) is turning 50 this year, and Omnivore Recordings is throwing the party! High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective features 106 eclectic songs over 5 CDs including fan favorites such as the 1974 hit "Get That Gasoline Blues," plus rarities, concert tracks, and previously unreleased recordings from the band's varied line-ups over the years! Since its founding in Louisville, Kentucky in 1966, NRBQ has touched on rock, jazz, blues, pop, and Americana. The band has

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: NRBQ

Release Round-Up: Week of November 4

November 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Stevie Nicks Bella Donna

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a host of holiday offerings (including three new titles from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!) and much, much more! Jack Jones, The Jack Jones Christmas Album (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly bring Jack Jones' 1964 Kapp Records classic to CD for the very first time!  The Jack Jones Christmas Album features lush renditions of "White

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bing Crosby, Eddy Arnold, Frank Zappa, Jack Jones, Mantovani, Margaret Whiting, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Mother Love Bone, Queen, Ray Conniff, Sammy Kaye, Stevie Nicks, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Living Strings, The Norman Luboff Choir, The Robert Shaw Chorale, The Ventures

Now We're Getting Somewhere: An Interview with Neil Finn of Crowded House

November 3, 2016 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Neil Finn 1

Hey now, hey now...Here at Second Disc HQ, we're bursting with pride to share with you this very special interview conducted by our very own Mike Duquette! Crowded House founder Neil Finn reflected at length with Mike about his band, his career, legacy, and the series of truly lavish Crowded House reissues hitting stores on November 11.  We know you'll enjoy this one!  Take it away, Mike... There are certain songwriters who've mastered certain places in their compositions. Think of, say, Lou

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Categories: Features, Interviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Crowded House, Neil Finn

Do You Hear What I Hear? Jack Jones, Eddy Arnold, Mitch Miller Coming TOMORROW From Second Disc Records!

November 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

RGM 0531 Eddy Arnold Christmas Cover

With Halloween now in the rearview window, decorations springing up everywhere and yuletide tunes on the radio, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go.  Here at Second Disc HQ, we're no exception.  Tomorrow, November 4, we're thrilled to spread some holiday cheer with three Second Disc Records releases as part of Real Gone Music's amazing 10-strong (yes, 10 titles!) Christmas line-up!  All three titles feature new-to-CD tracks, copious liner notes, original album and label

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eddy Arnold, Jack Jones, Mitch Miller and the Gang

You Bet Your Love: Robinsongs Reissues Funky Sets From Herbie Hancock, Zapp

November 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Herbie Hancock Sunlight and Feets

Today, we're spotlighting a pair of funk-drenched new releases from Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint! When Herbie Hancock's The Joni Letters received an Album of the Year Grammy Award in 2008, it became the first jazz album to take the trophy since 1965 - underscoring the legendary pianist's enduring relevance in his fifth decade as a recording artist.  Since Takin' Off in 1962 with his Blue Note debut of the same name, Hancock had pushed the envelope of jazz, including a period in the late

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Herbie Hancock, Zapp

So Good It's Scary! Varese Plans "Little Box of Horrors"

November 1, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Little Box of Horrors Varese

Those soundtrack geniuses at Varese Sarabande have scared up some appropriate soundtrack news for Halloween, announcing a box set next month that will collect a dozen rare, unreleased and out of print horror scores from across five decades! The Little Box of Horrors is a 12CD set featuring spooky soundtracks to films from an Emmy-nominated 1968 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde all the way to Wes Craven's Dracula 2000. There's a pair of scores by Jerry Goldsmith for occult pictures (The

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Bob Cobert, Howard Shore, Jerry Goldsmith, Marco Beltrami

Review: "Unsung Sherman Brothers: Song Scores from Three That Got Away"

November 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Unsung Sherman Brothers

How often does one get the opportunity to hear a never-before-released score from one of the most beloved songwriting teams of all time?  How about three unreleased scores, then?  And what if one of those scores featured seven never-before-heard performances from Sammy Davis, Jr.?  Indeed, such opportunities are rare...making Kritzerland's new release of Unsung Sherman Brothers all the more special.  This delectable and tuneful collection premieres rare demo recordings of three unproduced scores

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Sammy Davis Jr., The Sherman Brothers

Livin' Proof: Cherry Red Follows Dusty Springfield's "Reputation" with "Very Fine Love" Deluxe Reissue

October 31, 2016 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Dusty Springfield A Very Fine Love Expanded

Earlier this year, Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment label reissued Dusty Springfield's Reputation, the legendary vocalist's 1990 "comeback" album featuring productions by The Pet Shop Boys, Dan Hartman, and others.  That expanded reissue took the form of a 2-CD/1-DVD set, adding nineteen bonus tracks and five music videos within its slipcase.  More recently, SFE has turned its attention to Dusty's follow-up, A Very Fine Love, as a CD/DVD combo. The 1995 Columbia album, recorded in

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: Dusty Springfield

A Melody Ranch Christmas

October 30, 2016 By

Gene Autry A Melody Ranch Christmas

This new release, culled from Gene Autry's personal archive of radio show transcription lacquers, includes classic and rare Christmas songs performed live on the singing cowboy's popular Melody Ranch radio show between 1942 and 1955.  Performers include not just Gene, but also The Cass County Boys, The Pinafores, The Gene Autry Blue Jeans, Rosemary Clooney, and Carl Cotner's Orchestra.  This CD, sequenced in the style of a vintage radio broadcast, also includes Pat Buttram's comedy routines, and

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Holiday

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