In 1980, the legendary Staple Singers were engaged in a tour of Africa sponsored by the U.S. government. The set opened with Charlie Smalls' rousing "Ease on Down the Road" from his Broadway musical The Wiz (which, as of this writing, is once again packing houses on Broadway) and continued with a clutch of Staples favorites including "Let's Do it Again," "Respect Yourself," and "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend." The group also brought their singular style to such varied standards as "Will the
Seal: Deluxe Edition
2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Available as a 2CD/Blu-ray or 2LP set, Seal (known colloquially but unofficially as Seal II, to differentiate from his self-titled debut from three years earlier) will include the newly remastered original album plus a bonus disc of unreleased alternate versions of the album's biggest hits and most treasured songs, plus rare non-LP material like the Japan-only single "Love is Powerful" and
The Sound of 'One Hand Clapping': Legendary Paul McCartney & Wings Concert Special Gets Debut Standalone Audio Release
One of Paul McCartney's oft-bootlegged live performances will finally get an official release this summer: the soundtrack to his 1974 "rockumentary" One Hand Clapping. This acclaimed performance with Wings, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the wake of the release of Band on the Run, will be available June 14 on two CDs or two LPs, featuring the 15 songs used in the special and another disc of 12 songs recorded during the four-day session that birthed the program. A bonus 7", available
Keep On Keepin' On: The Atlantic Years (Phase Two: 1979-1984)
Keep on Keepin' On brings together expanded editions of all six of The Spinners' Atlantic albums released after the Thom Bell years, including collaborations with producers Michael Zager, James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, Freddie Perren, and Leon Sylvers III: Dancin' and Lovin' (1979) plus six bonus tracks; Love Trippin' (1980) plus three bonus tracks; Labor of Love (1981) plus two bonus tracks; Can't Shake This Feelin' (1981) plus three bonus tracks; Grand Slam (1982) plus two
When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings
SoulMusic Records teams with TSD to revisit dance superstar Taana Gardner's classic West End album as a 2CD set. When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings opens with Taana Gardner in its original form and mix for the very first time on CD including Larry Levan's 1979 mixes. Producer Kenton Nix's extended mixes of "When You Touch Me," "Just Be a Friend," and "Work That Body" have been appended to Disc One. The second disc features ten singles and remixes including two promotional versions of
Hungry Freaks, Daddy: Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's 1968 Whisky A Go Go Show Arrives in June
Fans of the early days of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention have good reason to, well, freak out! On June 21, Zappa Records and UMe are heading back to those heady days on the Sunset Strip for Whisky A Go Go, 1968, a new collection available on three CDs or five 180-gram black vinyl LPs as well as in 2LP "highlights" form. The complete release will also be available digitally in high-resolution. Even in the relatively early days of his recording career, Frank Zappa was thinking
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California singer-songwriter Jeff Larson returns with a beautiful new album co-produced with Gerry Beckley of America. Most of the songs are solo compositions by Larson, while one has been co-written with Chicago's Robert Lamm and two with Jack Tempchin (Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling," Johnny Rivers' "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing)." Larson and Beckley co-wrote "She Comes Around," and he also performs Beckley's "Hold Inside." With echoes of Eagles, Beach Boys, and America all filtered
That's The Word: SoulMusic Teams with TSD for Taana Gardner's "When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings"
1979 was a landmark year in disco, with Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Anita Ward, and Sister Sledge all conquering the Billboard charts. But the prominence of the dance genre led to a so-called backlash - and it happened in the blink of an eye. On July 21, 1979 - nine days following the Disco Demolition Night held by controversial Chicago disk jockey Steve Dahl and others - the genre dominated the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with six records. By September 22, there were no disco songs at
The Second Disc's Guide to Record Store Day 2024: Our Essential Picks
Tomorrow, Record Store Day is once again upon us! It's that time of year where music lovers and vinyl flippers get together at their favorite physical music retailers and wait in line to snag some treasured albums - almost all of which are pressed on vinyl instead of CD (or, you know, sold on secondary marketplaces for above their retail value). This year, the list tops out at over 350 titles, so there's very nearly something for everybody. It wasn't easy to narrow our choices down to around
Release Round-Up: Week of April 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. With Record Store Day events taking place tomorrow, this is one of the biggest weeks in recent memory - so if you hit up your local indie store tomorrow, remember: there's plenty of non-exclusive releases to check out, too. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TSD also mourns the passing of Dickey Betts, 80. As a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and founding member of The
Going "Crazay": Jesse Johnson's Solo Albums Back in Print from Robinsongs
Minneapolis guitarist Jesse Johnson, best known as a member of The Time, will be celebrated by Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint with a 2CD set that combines three of his solo albums for the A&M label and an assortment of extras. The simply titled Jesse Johnson Revue / Shockadelica / Every Shade of Love + Bonus Tracks brings together Johnson's three post-Time solo efforts issued between 1985 and 1988, featuring the Billboard Hot 100 hits "Be Your Man," "I Want My Girl," "Crazay" (featuring
The Other Side
T Bone Burnett returns with his first proper solo album since 2006's The True False Identity. The Other Side, a loose concept album about a mysterious couple, features collaborations with Rosanne Cash, indie folk group Lucius, and singer-songwriter Weyes Blood. Available on CD, LP, and digitally. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Defiance: Part 2
Ian Hunter follows up his 2023 album Defiance Part 1 with a sequel subtitled Fiction. He welcomes a host of guest artists including Johnny Depp, the late Jeff Beck, Lucinda Williams, and Brian May on this set of ten songs. Available on CD, LP, and digitally. A unique vinyl edition with bonus tracks will be available as a Record Store Day exclusive. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Reimagining The Court of The Crimson King
Cleopatra has assembled a group of artists including Todd Rundgren, Steve Hillage, Carmine Appice, Ian Paice, Arthur Brown, and King Crimson's Jakko M. Jakszyk and Mel Collins to recreate Crimson's 1969 classic In the Court of The Crimson King. Available on CD, LP, and digitally.
A Light Hits the Gloom on the Grey: Seal's Second Album Set for Deluxe Release
"There is so much a man can tell you / so much he can say..." Seal will be saying a little more with the help of Rhino, who will issue a new deluxe edition of his second album on June 14. Available as a 2CD/Blu-ray or 2LP set, Seal (known colloquially but unofficially as Seal II, to differentiate from his self-titled debut from three years earlier) will include the newly remastered original album plus a bonus disc of unreleased alternate versions of the album's biggest hits and most treasured
Just Let Love In: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Collect The Spinners' 1979-1984 Atlantic Era on "Keep On Keepin' On" Box Set
The Spinners - a.k.a. John Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Bobbie Smith, Billy Henderson, and Pervis Jackson - were at a crossroads when longtime producer-arranger-conductor Thom Bell confirmed that he would no longer be working with the group. Where would they go next? On June 28, SoulMusic Records and The Second Disc chronicle the next chapter of The Spinners' illustrious career with a new 7-CD box set. Keep on Keepin' On: The Atlantic Years (Phase Two: 1979-1984) picks up where last year's Ain't
Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976
Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976 presents New Riders of the Purple Sage live onstage shortly after the release of the band's MCA Records debut, New Riders. In addition to vocalist-guitarist John "Marmaduke" Dawson's originals ("Henry," "Portland Woman" and "Glendale Train"), the album features covers of Otis Redding ("Hard to Handle"), The Rolling Stones ("Dead Flowers"), Jack Tempchin ("Fifteen Days Under the Hood"), Chuck Berry ("You Never
I'm Doin' Fine Now: "Groove Machine: The Earl Young Drum Sessions" Spotlights Philly Legend
Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell might have been The Mighty Three, but dozens of musicians joined them in shaping The Sound of Philadelphia. That triumvirate's lush, lithe productions were brought to life by the loose aggregation of players known as MFSB, or the house band at Sigma Sound Studios. These are the same musicians who went on to form The Salsoul Orchestra under the baton of Vincent Montana, Jr., including Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Bobby Eli, Ron Kersey, Lenny Pakula,
It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978)
It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978) is the definitive, first-ever box set collecting The Salsoul Orchestra's groundbreaking albums produced, arranged, and conducted by Vincent Montana, Jr.! The vibraphonist came into his own when he moved from Philadelphia International Records to the upstart Salsoul label and founded The Salsoul Orchestra. The oft-emulated, never-duplicated 40+-piece "disco orchestra" featuring MFSB veterans and a host of renowned Latin percussionists
The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed
LITA has lined up an A-team of artists to celebrate the late Lou Reed. The Power of the Heart is available in wide release on CD and as a Record Store Day exclusive on vinyl, and features Rosanne Cash, Keith Richards, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Wainwright, Rickie Lee Jones, Joan Jett, and others on a host of classic Reed songs.
We Still Can't Say Goodbye: A Musicians' Tribute to Chet Atkins
Legendary guitar hero and "Nashville Sound" progenitor Chet Atkins (1924-2001) is celebrated on this new release featuring contributions from James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Eric Clapton, Ashley Campbell, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, Charlie McCoy, Atkins pals Tommy Emmanuel CGP and John Knowles CGP, and others. Carl Jackson has produced. A vinyl edition follows on May 3.
What Love Has Joined Together/A Pocket Full of Miracles/One Dozen Roses/Flying High Together
This new 4-albums-on-2-CDs set from TSD and SoulMusic Records via Cherry Red features: What Love Has Joined Together (1970) plus two new-to-CD bonus tracks; A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970); One Dozen Roses (1971); and Flying High Together (1972). Only What Love Has Joined Together has previously appeared on CD, and that release is long out-of-print. Two non-LP outtakes, "Paper People" and "(You've Got Me) Looking Through the Eyes of Love," also make their CD debuts. Audio has
How Does That Grab You?
Light in the Attic continues the Nancy Sinatra Archival Series with her 1966 sophomore studio album. While a special vinyl edition will be issued for Record Store Day, the CD is available at wide release. Remastered by John Baldwin, it includes two bonus tracks: "The Last of the Secret Agents?" and the previously unreleased "If Things Don't Start Picking Up." The lavish booklet includes a Q&A between Nancy and reissue producer Hunter Lea plus timeline and previously unpublished photos from
I Can't Wait: The Stereo Sonic Reissues, Expands Nu Shooz's "Poolside"
Following last year's expanded reissue of Company B's debut album, The Stereo Sonic is back with a new expansion: this time, of Nu Shooz's breakthrough album, Poolside. The 1986 Atlantic Records release of Poolside marked the culmination of years during which the group climbed the showbiz ladder. The husband-and-wife duo of John Smith (guitarist) and Valerie Day (vocalist/percussionist) were mainstays of a lineup that experienced many permutations, from a soul quartet to a big band
Release Round-Up: Week of April 12
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. Eagles, To the Limit: The Essential Collection (Rhino) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 3CD with replica tour pass: Target.com 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 2LP Highlights: Target.com To the Limit: The Essential Collection celebrates Eagles' current Long Goodbye
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