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Behind The Wall of Sleep: Rhino Expands Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" To Four Discs

September 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Black Sabbath Paranoid 1

Upon its release in September 1970, Black Sabbath's sophomore album Paranoid helped make clear the transition from "hard rock" to "heavy metal" and remains one of the most essential albums of the metal canon.  On November 11, Rhino will revisit Paranoid in a 4-CD Super Deluxe box set edition. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward followed up their self-titled debut album of early 1970 with Paranoid, recording it in London in June.  Whereas Black Sabbath placed impressively at

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Black Sabbath

A Summer Song: RPM Collects Chad and Jeremy's Complete Early Years On "Yesterday's Gone"

September 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Chad and Jeremy Yesterdays Gone 1

In the halcyon days of the British Invasion, Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde notched an impressive eleven Hot 100 singles and six Top 100 albums in the United States.  Their appealing blend of folk and pop, with soft, often hushed vocals and tight harmonies, earned them the attention of Columbia Records, where they recorded five albums before disbanding.  Cherry Red's RPM imprint has recently released a 2-CD, 57-track collection bringing together Chad and Jeremy's early recordings for Ember (in the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Chad and Jeremy, John Barry

57th and 9th

September 22, 2016 By

Sting 57th and 9th

Sting returns to the rock/pop world with 57th and 9th, a collection of all-new songs featuring his longtime collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) plus drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros.  Available on deluxe and standard CD, DD and LP.  Links to the deluxe CD edition can be found below!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Here We Come A-Caroling: Real Gone's November Christmas Slate Features Ray Conniff, The Ventures, Robert Shaw and Norman Luboff

September 21, 2016 By Randy Fairman 9 Comments

The Ventures Christmas Album

As we are still over a month away from Halloween, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about Christmas.  But stores have already bringing out small bits of Christmas merchandise and the merriest season seems to start a little earlier each year.  Real Gone Music is ready to get in the holiday mood with the announcement of their Christmas-related November 4 line-up, which has become a yearly tradition for the label! We've already told you about the three Second Disc Records releases:  Jack

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eddy Arnold, Jack Jones, Living Guitars, Living Strings, Mantovani, Mitch Miller, Ray Conniff, Sammy Kaye, The Norman Luboff Choir, The Robert Shaw Chorale, The Ventures, Tom Tom Club

Oh By Gosh, By Golly: Second Disc Records Celebrates Christmas with Jack Jones, Eddy Arnold and Mitch Miller

September 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Jack Jones Christmas Album

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us once again, and as longtime readers know, The Second Disc is always excited to spread the holiday spirit!  This year is a particularly special year for us, as we're thrilled to bring not one, not two, but three new releases to CD on November 4 via Second Disc Records in association with the premier label for holiday tunes, Real Gone Music! First up is the CD debut one of the most-demanded holiday albums of all time.  For more than six

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

Daybreak For Dolenz: Micky's "MGM Singles" Expanded For CD Premiere

September 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Micky Dolenz MGM

Last July, the 7a Records label debuted with a limited edition vinyl release of Micky Dolenz's The MGM Singles Collection.  Since that auspicious release, the all-things-Monkees label founded by Iain Lee and Glenn Gretlund has enriched Micky, Peter, Michael and Davy's discography with numerous other releases on both vinyl and compact disc.  On October 7, the label will be going full circle with the first-time CD release of The MGM Singles Collection in a lavishly expanded edition featuring the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop Tags: Christian Nesmith, Circe Link, Micky Dolenz, The Monkees

Zappatite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks

September 20, 2016 By

Frank Zappa Zappatite

Zappa Records and UMe offer up a serving of Zappa's "tastiest tracks"  from "Trouble Every Day" off the 1966 Freak Out! album to 1987's "Strictly Genteel" featuring The London Symphony Orchestra.  This sampler platter includes "Valley Girl," "Peaches en Regalia," "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" and more from the late musical iconoclast.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

A Capitol Christmas

September 20, 2016 By

Capitol Christmas

A Capitol Christmas, available on CD and vinyl, presents 24 swinging holiday tracks from the label's golden era including selections from Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Lou Rawls, and others!  It's bookended by "The Christmas Song" - first in Nat's solo version and then in duet form with Nat and Natalie!

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

Good to Me: Otis Redding's "Dictionary," Complete Whisky A Go Go Recordings Due Next Month

September 20, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Otis Redding Live at the Whisky Complete

Fans of Otis Redding have twice the reason to celebrate this holiday season with the release of two separate products celebrating The King of Soul's output in 1966. First up, Rhino is reissuing Complete & Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul as a double-disc set. Joe filled us in on this release back in August, but here's a refresher: This album, Otis' fifth and final released before his tragic passing the following year, is Memphis soul par excellence, recorded with an

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Otis Redding

Blue Part of Town: Steve Hackett Revisits, Expands "Blues With A Feeling"

September 20, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Steve Hackett Blues with a Feeling

Steve Hackett, the lead guitarist of Genesis between 1970 and 1977, has recently revisited his 1994 solo album Blues with a Feeling for an expanded reissue on Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint.  This release follows up other Genesis-related releases from Esoteric drawing on the catalogues of Hackett (including a reissue of his 1986 supergroup album GTR with Steve Howe), Tony Banks and Anthony Phillips. Hackett's first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, arrived in 1975 while he was

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Rock Tags: Genesis, Steve Hackett

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

September 19, 2016 By

Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

The new Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3 is another mini-tour through the Newman oeuvre and the songwriter's many sides, with 16 never-before-released tracks including "I Love to See You Smile," "Short People," "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Love Story," "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear," "You've Got a Friend in Me," and "Real Emotional Girl." Vol. 3 is being released on compact disc and digital download, and also as part of a limited edition 4-LP vinyl box set.  (A CD box edition will follow

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop

The Randy Newman Songbook [Box Set]

September 19, 2016 By

Randy Newman Songbook 1

The Randy Newman Songbook box set marks the first-ever combined release of all three of the legendary songwriter's piano-and-voice Songbook albums (including the new Vol. 3) recorded in 2003 and 2010 with producers Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker.  All songs have been resequenced as one cohesive, thematically-linked listening experience spread over 4 CDs.  Additionally, the box boasts five exclusive, previously unreleased bonus tracks: the now-standard "Feels Like Home," "A Wedding in Cherokee

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Hey Now: Crowded House's Catalogue Expanded for 30th Anniversary

September 19, 2016 By Mike Duquette 7 Comments

CH packshots

Ahead of their induction to the Australia Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame this fall--and 30 years after the release of their first of many stellar albums--Crowded House have unveiled a spectacular and thorough reissue campaign that sees the reissue of all of their albums as expanded CDs and heavyweight vinyl titles. The project, which covers every one of their studio albums release between 1986 and 2010 (plus 2000's rarities album Afterglow), sees each album digitally

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Crowded House, Neil Finn

Out of Time: 25th Anniversary Edition

September 18, 2016 By

REM Out of Time

3-CD/1-BD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 3-LP Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-LP Remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. R.E.M.'s 1991 classic is revisited as a 3 CD/1 Blu-ray set, a 2-CD set, a 3-LP set, a single LP of the original album and as a digital download as part of the band's new deal with Concord Bicycle Music.  The box includes the original album on Disc 1 followed by nineteen demo tracks on Disc 2. 

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

World On A String

September 18, 2016 By

Frank Sinatra World on a String

Featuring performances spanning 1953 to 1982, this new live collection boasts more than four hours' worth of rare audio and video from the legendary Chairman of the Board - over 90 tracks on CD alone including such Sinatra favorites as "I Get a Kick Out of You," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Lady is a Tramp," "Witchcraft" and "Bewitched" right up through "Strangers in the Night," ""My Way" and "(Theme From) New York, New York."  Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Don Costa, Gordon Jenkins and Quincy

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Stand Up: The Elevated Edition

September 18, 2016 By

Jethro Tull Stand Up Elevated Edition

For the past several years, Jethro Tull has been releasing expanded editions of their albums featuring new remixes by Steven Wilson.  Coming on November 18, just under a year after the release of the last reissue in the series of 1976's Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, is a 2CD/1DVD version of 1969'sStand Up, entitled Stand Up: The Elevated Edition.  It includes: Original album and bonus tracks (including the previously unreleased "Bouree") remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

The Divine Miss M: Deluxe Edition

September 18, 2016 By

Bette Midler The Divine Miss M Deluxe

Prior to her her Broadway return in a revival of Hello, Dolly!, Bette Midler revisits her roots on a reissue of her debut album The Divine Miss M. The 1972 classic, with production by Joel Dorn, Barry Manilow and Ahmet Ertegun, features the original album remastered on the first disc together with a second disc of nine bonus tracks including five previously unreleased tracks.  The bonus cuts include four single versions, three alternate recordings of songs (the never-before-heard "Superstar" and

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop

The Wonder of You: Elvis with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

September 18, 2016 By

Elvis The Wonder of You

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/LP Deluxe Box: Amazon U.K. This new collection follows the pattern of last year's chart-topping If I Can Dream, grafting vintage Elvis Presley vocals to newly recorded orchestral settings.  Produced by the same team of Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, with the Royal Philharmonic recorded at Abbey Road Studios, The Wonder of You features 15 songs from several of Elvis' preferred genres from

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

The New Complete Edition

September 18, 2016 By

Mozart Complete

225 years after the composer's passing, W.A. Mozart: The New Complete Edition chronicles every last note of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's many compositions over a staggering 200 discs. Limited to 15,000 copies worldwide, this box features 240 hours of performance, including five hours of new recordings, some done on instruments the composer personally used.  Eighteen labels, including Decca and Deutsch Grammophon, will be represented, and 70% of the recordings are alternate to Philips Classics'

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classical/Opera

The Ultimate Collection

September 18, 2016 By

Roy Orbison Ultimate

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy Recordings and Roy's Boys, LLC deliver a newly-remastered, career-spanning anthology for the late Roy Orbison.  The Ultimate Collection has 26 tracks drawn from The Big O's halcyon years at Monument and MGM as well as his final solo recordings and collaborations with The Traveling Wilburys.  Available on CD, DD and vinyl.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Listen Without Prejudice 25

September 18, 2016 By

George Michael Listen 25

2-CD (Disc 1 & 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy is delivering a deluxe edition of George Michael's classic 1990 album.  Listen Without Prejudice 25 sees release in several formats.  The biggest is a 3-CD/1 DVD box set.  The first CD contains a remastered version of the original album.  The second disc is the CD premiere of Michael's MTV Unplugged concert from

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

Lazarus: Original Cast Recording

September 18, 2016 By

Lazarus OCR

David Bowie and Enda Walsh's 2015 musical Lazarus receives an original cast album!  This deluxe release showcasing an array of Bowie reinterpretations performed by Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Sophia Anne Caruso and others will feature a bonus disc with the late artist's own recordings of the musical's four new songs: the previously released "Lazarus" (from his final studio LP, Blackstar) as well as the never-before-released "No Plan," "Killing a Little Time" and "When I Met You" - Bowie's

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings

Review: Gerry Beckley, "Carousel"

September 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Gerry Beckley Carousel

Gerry Beckley celebrated his 64th birthday earlier this week, on Monday, September 12.  We're marking the occasion with a look at his new studio album! One hardly expects the first verse of the first song on a new album from America's resident romantic troubadour, Gerry Beckley, to include the lines "Everything's turned to shit/No matter how I look at it/And I am running out of time..." But while Beckley is happily defying convention on "Tokyo" - the taut, rocking opening cut of his new album

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: America, Gerry Beckley

Release Round-Up: Week of September 16

September 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Led Zeppelin Complete BBC Sessions

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Led Zeppelin, The Complete BBC Sessions (Atlantic/Swan Song/Rhino) 3 CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5 LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3 CD/5 LP Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This new collection expands the original double-disc set, from 1997, which was culled from the band's appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. This updated

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobby Rush, Jim Steinman, Led Zeppelin, Meat Loaf, Pete Townshend, Petula Clark, Shirley Horn, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Have Some Faith in The Sound: George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" To Be Expanded to a Box Set To Mark Anniversary

September 15, 2016 By Randy Fairman 5 Comments

George Michael Listen 25

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of George Michael's second solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1.  While nothing hit the shelves last year to commemorate the occasion, that is being rectified this year when Legacy Recordings releases Listen Without Prejudice 25 on November 11. After the breakup of Wham! in 1986, George Michael moved quickly to kick his solo career into high gear.  The result was the 1987 album Faith, where he wrote (or co-wrote) and produced every track.  Buoyed by

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: George Michael

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