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Greatest Hits

July 29, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino is revisiting the 1976 collection which reaffirmed WAR’s status as reliable hitmakers. WAR’s Greatest Hits returns on both CD and vinyl. Whereas the 2021 edition entitled Greatest Hits 2.0 added an entire disc’s worth of favorites, this release is more compact. The CD version adds four cuts (including “Spill the Wine”) to the original collection while the LP, part of Rhino’s Spirit of ’76 summer vinyl campaign, replicates the original album track listing. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)

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Classic Rock, Funk, Latin, Rock

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Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen’s Final Filmed Concert Set for Multi-Format Remix, Reissue

July 29, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

The last concert Queen recorded with original frontman Freddie Mercury is getting dramatically restored for its 40th anniversary this fall, with presentations on multiple audio and video formats. Queen Budapest – recorded at the Hungarian capital’s Népstadion in the summer of 1986 – will offer the legendary show with newly remastered footage (digitized by the country’s National Film Institute and restored at 4K high-definition by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post team) and remixed audio from the original multitracks. The complete concert audio will be released on triple vinyl for the first time,…

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Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Roger Taylor

The Word: The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” Is Remixed, Expanded For New Box Set

July 29, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 20 Comments

Beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah: a remixed and remastered Rubber Soul is on the way from Apple Corps. The Beatles’ sixth studio album, 1965’s Rubber Soul is often considered to be the Fabs’ “folk-rock” album, but its mélange of styles makes it far more than that. Now, with the release on October 2 of a 4CD or 5LP/7″ box set as well as a single-disc Blu-ray, 2CD and 2LP expansions and CD and LP remixes, it’s a richer and fuller collection than ever. With a schedule free of concert and film commitments, The Beatles…

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George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

New Revelations: Genesis’ Debut Gets New Remix, Expansion from Cherry Red

July 28, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

From Genesis to Revelation, the debut album from prog-rock legends Genesis, is no stranger to reissues due to its complicated ownership history. But this year, on the eve of the group’s 60th anniversary, Cherry Red’s Esoteric label will prepare the most expansive editions of the album ever pressed – versions approved by the group’s original founding members, including original vocalist Peter Gabriel and longtime members Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. Available as a 4CD/Blu-ray box set or smaller 2CD and 2LP offerings, the centerpiece of all sets is a set of new…

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Classic Rock, Rock

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Anthony Phillips, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks

They Got It All: John Du Prez’s Score for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s ‘UHF’ to Get Premiere Release

July 28, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

For as long as it’s been since “Weird Al” Yankovic achieved the unlikely feat of topping the Billboard 200 with his 14th album Mandatory Fun in 2014, fans have wondered what’ll inspire him to start making more music. The generationally-beloved parodist indicated at the time that he wasn’t planning on focusing on full-length albums – indeed, he let his longtime contract, starting at Scotti Bros. in 1983 and ending at Sony Music’s RCA Records, lapse – and subsequent works were few and far between. Most notably, he recorded two polka medleys – one of songs from…

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, John Du Prez

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Electronic, Soundtracks

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The Studio Albums 1975-1978

July 28, 2026 by Joe Marchese

5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino celebrates the early years of shock rock legend Alice Cooper with a new 5CD or 5LP box set. The Studio Albums 1975-1978 begins with 1975’s Welcome to My Nightmare, his first proper solo album, and continues with Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976), Lace and Whiskey (1977), and From the Inside (1978). The collection is rounded out with a 7-track collection of bonus material encompassing rarities and five unique single versions. In the vinyl set, this bonus album is cut at 45 RPM. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from…

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Just a Sweet, Sweet Fantasy: Mariah Carey Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Daydream’ with Expanded Editions

July 27, 2026 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Mariah Carey surprised fans earlier this month with a generous digital expansion of her 1995 smash album Daydream. Physical versions of the 30th anniversary set are forthcoming – but, to quote one of the album’s biggest hits, the variations in track list might have you feeling kinda hectic inside. Legacy Recordings’ 2CD-equivalent digital offering, issued on July 17, added 21 rare and unreleased bonus tracks to the original 12-track album: vintage remixes, B-sides and outtakes, writing session demos, a cappella versions and excerpts from three concerts recorded across 1995 and 1996. The physical…

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Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition

July 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com (clear vinyl) Rhino is revisiting the first compilation of Fleetwood Mac’s “classic” quintet era ahead of a long-awaited, as-yet unreleased documentary on the band. 1988’s Greatest Hits is expanded in a new double-disc edition on CD and vinyl. In addition to the plethora of smash hits like “Rhiannon,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” “Don’t Stop,” “Tusk,” “Gypsy,” “Little Lies” and “Everywhere” – as well as the then-new tracks “As Long As You Follow” and “No Questions Asked” – the set now includes a bonus disc…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 24

July 24, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Four Tops, Live! (Deluxe Edition) (Elemental Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Recorded over two separate engagements at the Roostertail club in Detroit, this 60th anniversary edition of one of Motown’s first and best live LPs has been completely rebuilt, newly mixed and mastered from the original multitrack tapes and offering not only songs from the concerts not heard on the original album, but alternate performances of the ones…

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Classic Rock, Comedy, Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Jazz, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Barnes and Barnes, Carly Simon, Foreigner, Goo Goo Dolls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Lulu, Mongo Santamaria, Randy Newman, Seals and Crofts

I’m in Heaven: Tom Tom Club Collect (Sort of) Complete Albums for New Box Set

July 23, 2026 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth splintered from Talking Heads to create the side project Tom Tom Club, a loose grouping of musicians and singers also including Weymouth’s sisters and guitarist Adrian Belew. Over the course of six albums originally released between 1981 and 2012, Tom Tom Club kept fans glued to the dancefloor with original songs and diverse covers including Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You Baby,” Lou Reed’s “Femme Fatale,” and Hot Chocolate’s “You Sexy Thing.” On August 7, Rhino will assemble the group’s discography (or most of it, anyway) on…

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Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club

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Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

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Back For More: Cherry Red Expands Lulu’s “Independence” with Remixes, Singles, Videos, More

July 22, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Scottish singer Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie was just fifteen years old in 1964 when, under the stage name of Lulu, she made listeners want to “Shout!” with a rip-roaring rendition of The Isley Brothers’ classic. She parlayed that memorable U.K. top ten hit into an international career that’s encompassed records, film and television roles, West End appearances, multiple books, and a concert career. Lulu remained on Decca Records, the home of “Shout!,” for a two-year stint, departing the label in late 1966 to sign with producer Mickie Most EMI’s Columbia Records arm…

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Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul

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Bobby Womack, Lulu, Take That

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? A Decade of ‘Hamilton’ Celebrated with CD, Vinyl Box Sets

July 21, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments

One of the biggest Broadway musicals of the last decade is getting celebrated in a big way for its 10th anniversary. Rhino has announced Rise Up! Hamilton: The Anthology, a heavy-duty 5CD or 7LP+7″ box set honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed show. The set, available September 25, will include three albums’ worth of material from the musical – the original cast recording, the chart-topping covers project The Hamilton Mixtape, and the first physical release of the Hamildrops series of bonus recordings inspired by the production – along with additional audio extras, an 80-page book, and collectible ephemera….

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Cast Recordings, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of July 17

July 17, 2026 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Yes, Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 17 June 1976 (Atlantic/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Yes’ 50th anniversary release Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 17 June 1976 takes listeners back to the long-gone New Jersey venue for the concert broadcast on WNEW-FM and bootlegged countless times since. It will be available on 2 CDs or 3 LPs, including an edition exclusive to Rhino.com with a…

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Betty Buckley, Elaine Paige, Frank Zappa, Gary Stewart, Melanie, New Order, The Flamin' Groovies, The Hollywood Stars, The Waterboys, Yes, Yoko Ono

Around and Around: Grateful Dead Celebrate “Summer Magic 1985” with Massive Box Set, Standalone Concert Release

July 16, 2026 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Rhino and Grateful Dead are celebrating a 40th (+1) anniversary with a new concert compendium due from Dead.net on September 18. Summer Magic 1985 is a 20CD collection featuring seven previously unreleased concerts from the legendary band’s 20 Years So Far tour. It’s limited to 10,000 numbered copies (while also arriving in high-resolution digital formats). But that’s not all; the Merriweather Post Pavilion show of June 30, 1985 will be broken out for 3CD and 4LP standalone release on the same day. The Dead’s magic in the summer of ’85 was plentiful,…

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Grateful Dead

Baby Loves That Way: David Bowie’s Early Singles, Unreleased Material with Shel Talmy Gathered for New Album

July 15, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

The David Bowie estate is going back toward the beginning of the late singer’s career, focusing on his early days as a blues interpreter with a famous British producer. The Shel Talmy Recordings, to be released September 18, collects 21 recordings the then-unknown musician recorded with producer Talmy during 1965, when he was a member of bands The Manish Boys and The Lower Third. Only four of these tracks were released at the time as singles, with another seven alternate and outtake versions turning up on compilations over the years; that of…

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David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Nicky Hopkins, Shel Talmy

’80s Romance: Edsel Reissues “The Belle Stars” With Singles, Remixes, More

July 14, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

The Belle Stars’ catalogue is a relatively tiny one, consisting of just one complete studio album, a handful of non-LP singles, and a live album that didn’t see release until long after the group had broken up. Now, Edsel has reassembled the all-girl band’s audio discography in a new 3CD, 7-inch-sized box simply titled The Belle Stars – essentially a generously expanded edition of their same-titled debut LP. The Belle Stars were born out of the ashes of two-tone/ska revival band The Bodysnatchers when five of its seven members decided to press…

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Buddha and the Chocolate Box

July 13, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada All Formats: Official Store (U.S.) Exclusive Chocolate Brown Vinyl: Official Store (U.S.) Cat Stevens’ Buddha and the Chocolate Box, originally released in 1974, is the latest title in the singer-songwriter’s venerable cat-o-log to get the remastered reissue treatment. One of Yusuf’s four consecutive LPs to reach the top three in both the United States and Great Britain and his sixth A&M release overall, Buddha (featuring “Oh Very Young” and “Ready”) returns on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from…

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Ready: Cat Stevens’ “Buddha and the Chocolate Box” Returns to CD, LP, Digital Formats

July 13, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Cat Stevens’ Buddha and the Chocolate Box, originally released in 1974, is the latest title in the singer-songwriter’s venerable cat-o-log to get the remastered reissue treatment. One of Yusuf’s four consecutive LPs to reach the top three in both the United States and Great Britain and his sixth A&M release overall, Buddha returns September 4 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. In many respects, Buddha and the Chocolate Box was a homecoming for Stevens. After retreating to Jamaica to self-produce the R&B-influenced Foreigner (also reissued as part of the Cat-o-Log series), he…

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Classic Rock, Pop

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Cat Stevens

Release Round-Up: Week of July 10

July 10, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues (Capitol (U.S.)/Polydor (U.K.)) CD (Standard Red Cover): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD (Red Disc): Rolling Stones Store CD/Blu-ray: Rolling Stones Store / Amazon U.S. (Link TBD) / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Pink Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Blue Vinyl: Target.com 2LP White Vinyl + Art Print: Rolling Stones Store 2LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cassette: Rolling Stones Store Less than three years after Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling…

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Alice Cooper, America, Bob Brady and The Con Chords, Grateful Dead, Howard Jones, Jack White, My Chemical Romance, Scritti Politti, Selena, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Specials, Thin Lizzy

Atlantic Rain: The Lost ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ Recordings

July 9, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Sessions for The Waterboys’ 1988 album Fisherman’s Blues have yielded a new 3CD box set. Atlantic Rain is drawn from a reported 150 hours of recording and 400 multi-track tapes reviewed by the band’s Mike Scott; the resulting box boasts 25 tracks (including covers of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” “When Doves Cry,” “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground,” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”) and a book containing a 15,000-word essay by Scott plus lyrics and previously unpublished photos. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)

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Season of Glass: Expanded Edition

July 9, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Yoko Ono’s 1981 album Season of Glass – released just seven months after the shocking murder of John Lennon and featuring his blood-stained glasses on its front cover – returns to CD in an expanded edition. Composed by Ono and produced by the singer-songwriter and Phil Spector, Season of Glass was harrowing yet cathartic, an album of enormous anguish but also of hope. It gains two bonus tracks here: the non-LP hit single “Walking on Thin Ice” (recorded by Ono and Lennon just hours before his murder; he was carrying a cassette of…

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Everything’s Heavy Underground: Ben Folds Five to Reissue Debut with ‘Shelved First Attempt’ Bonus Disc

July 7, 2026 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Piano-pounding alternative trio Ben Folds Five will revisit their first album this fall – both versions of their first album. The group’s self-titled debut will be remastered and expanded on September 4, a year after its 30th anniversary mark. This 2CD or 180-gram 2LP release pairs that original album, featuring seminal tracks like “Underground” and “Philosophy,” with a mostly unreleased “Shelved First Attempt” featuring many of the same tracks (and a few others) recorded in an earlier session. Both sets will offer expanded liner notes featuring rare photos and commentary by Folds. It…

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