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Sweet Dream: Jethro Tull Expands Live "Bursting Out" In New "Inflated Edition" Remixed by Steven Wilson

April 11, 2024 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

Jethro Tull Bursting Out

Jethro Tull's first live album, 1978's Bursting Out, hit stores in September 1978.  It was recorded just a few months earlier as Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, Dee Palmer, and Barriemore Barlow toured behind their eleventh studio album, Heavy Horses.  On June 21, it will return from Rhino in a new 3CD/3DVD book-style edition featuring new remixes by Steven Wilson and an array of bonus material. Bursting Out: The Inflated Edition contains: CD 1: Jethro Tull Live:

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Jethro Tull, Steven Wilson

No Small 'Feats': Rhino Announces New Little Feat Reissue with Rarities and Unreleased Live Material

April 10, 2024 By The Second Disc 7 Comments

Little Feat Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Last year, Rhino reissued Little Feat's seminal second and third albums, Sailin' Shoes (1972) and Dixie Chicken (1973), as deluxe, expanded editions.  Now, the label is following those with a similar presentation of the California group's fourth LP, 1974's Feats Don't Fail Me Now, on 2 CDs or 3 LPs.  Due on June 14, both versions feature a remastered edition of the original album plus rare and previously unreleased outtakes and alternate versions, with all audio sourced from the original

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Little Feat, Lowell George

Bounce Right Back: Howard Jones' First Two Albums Receive New Mixes by Cherry Red

April 9, 2024 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Humans Lib Blu ray

And what could Cherry Red possibly do further with the sterling synth catalogue of Howard Jones? Some seven years into the label's acquisition of Jones' Warner-era material from 1983 to 1993, the U.K. label has found a way: to celebrate the 40th anniversary of debut album Human's Lib, it and follow-up Dream Into Action will be newly remixed for new CD/Blu-ray editions available May 31. This early portion of Jones' discography - which includes hits and fan favorites like "New Song," "What is

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Howard Jones

Let's Do It Again: The Staple Singers' "Africa '80" Coming from Omnivore

April 8, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Staple Singers Africa 80

Fans of The Staple Singers are in for a treat.  On May 10, Omnivore Recordings will reissue Africa 80, the live album from the legendary gospel-soul group documenting their first-ever tour of the continent. Roebuck "Pops" Staples, daughters Cleotha, Mavis, and Yvonne, and son Pervis raised their voices in song to celebrate the Lord, but also to crusade for civil rights and share musical messages of power and positivity around the world.  In the 1960s, the group transitioned from pure gospel

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Gospel, R&B/Soul Tags: The Staple Singers

Release Round-Up: Week of April 5

April 5, 2024 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Garbage Bleed Like Me

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. Garbage, Bleed Like Me: Deluxe Edition (Interscope/UMe (U.S.)/BMG (U.K.)) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Garbage closed a chapter of their career in 2005 with the release of their fourth album, Bleed Like Me, in 2005.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Garbage, Mike Post, Niall Horan, Ohio Players, Sheila E, Yes

Stayin' With It: Edsel Continues Kiki Dee Box Set Series, Premieres "Two Sides to Every Story" Album

April 4, 2024 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Kiki Dee Ariola and EMI Years

When Elton John played the final stop of his final U.S. tour at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on November 20, 2022, Kiki Dee was right there by his side to sing their 1976 smash "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."  While that duet remains a major part of the Kiki Dee story, there's plenty more to the Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter's discography.  Thankfully, Edsel has chronicled that discography in depth on 2020's The Fontana and Motown Years (spanning 1963-1970) and 2019's The Rocket Years (spanning

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

UPDATE: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Albums Coming from SoulMusic and The Second Disc

April 3, 2024 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Four Fer

UPDATED 4/2: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles became Motown Records' first superstars when the group's 1960 single "Shop Around" ascended to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B and Cash Box Pop charts and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Motown's first million-selling song, "Shop Around" set the stage for a remarkable string of hits for William "Smokey" Robinson, his wife Claudette, her cousin Bobby, and friends Ronnie White, Pete Moore, and guitarist/honorary Miracle Marv Tarplin. Their

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Born to Get Down: Robinsongs Reissues Three Albums from The Muscle Shoals Horns

April 1, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Muscle Shoals Horns Three fer

3614 Jackson Highway: Cher immortalized the Sheffield, Alabama address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio as the title of her 1969 album.  The superstar was just one of the many legends who passed through the Studio's doors in hopes of capturing some of that southern swamp magic; others include The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett, Rod Stewart, and Bob Dylan.  Much of that earthy sound was conjured by The Muscle Shoals Horns, the brassy complement to the studio's famed

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: The Muscle Shoals Horns

Release Round-Up: Week of March 29

March 29, 2024 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Deep Purple Machine Head

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. Deep Purple, Machine Head: Super Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com) Deep Purple's 1972 album Machine Head remains the venerable hard rock band's most commercially successful album.  The third LP from the Mk. II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Deep Purple, Gentle Giant, Michael Schenker, Nico, Nina Simone, Sheryl Crow, Silver Convention, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Fly, Robin, Fly! Omnivore Serves Up Soul and Disco from Silver Convention, Ohio Players

March 28, 2024 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Silver Convention Save Me

Omnivore Recordings continues its packed slate of R&B, soul, and disco releases with an expanded edition of Silver Convention's 1975 debut album, Save Me, due tomorrow, March 29.  Next week will then see a comprehensive collection from the early days of funk outfit Ohio Players. Silver Convention - originally Silver Bird in the U.S. and Silver Bird Convention in Europe - was the brainchild of composer/arranger Sylvester Levay and lyricist/producer Michael Kunze. Formed by Levay and Kunze

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Ohio Players, Silver Convention

From the Mars Hotel: 50th Anniversary Edition

March 27, 2024 By

Grateful Dead From the Mars Hotel

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada All formats (including "Ugly Rumors" vinyl): Dead.net Grateful Dead's seventh studio album, 1974's From the Mars Hotel, is the latest to see an expansion in the band's ongoing 50th anniversary series.  The remastered 3CD and digital set includes two bonus demos and a live show from May 12, 1974 in Reno, Nevada.  The stadium show, presented on 2 CDs, includes Mars Hotel tracks ("U.S.

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

Anno Domini 1989-1995

March 27, 2024 By

Black Sabbath Anno Domini

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black Sabbath's Anno Domini 1989-1995, available on four CDs or four LPs, will offer a closer look at albums that essentially featured founding guitarist Tony Iommi restarting the band from scratch, recruiting vocalist Tony Martin and a cast of new and old talent to re-establish Sabbath's place in the metal canon. The albums Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994)

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Rock 'N' Roll Star!

March 27, 2024 By

David Bowie Rock N Roll Star

5CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 5CD/1Blu-ray collection from the late David Bowie follows 2019's Conversation Piece (which shed light on the 1968-1969 David Bowie/Space Oddity era) and 2022's Divine Symmetry (which chronicled the twelve months leading up to December 1971's release of Hunky Dory).  Rock 'n' Roll Star! takes an in-depth look at Bowie's path to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars,

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Unbroken Chain: Grateful Dead Set "From The Mars Hotel" For 50th Anniversary Reissue

March 27, 2024 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Grateful Dead From the Mars Hotel

Grateful Dead's seventh studio album, 1974's From the Mars Hotel, is the latest to see an expansion in the band's ongoing 50th anniversary series.  The 3CD and digital set premieres a live show from May 12, 1974.  It arrives on June 21 from Rhino, along with various vinyl variants of the original album. From the Mars Hotel, originally released on June 27, 1974, was the second release on the group's own Grateful Dead Records following 1973's Wake of the Flood.  This busy period also saw the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dad

Ooh, I Love It: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Team For The Salsoul Orchestra's "It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978)" Box Set

March 27, 2024 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Salsoul Orchestra It's Good for the Soul

Last Christmas, The Second Disc teamed with SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red for The Salsoul Orchestra's Christmas Jollies: The Extra Jolly Edition, celebrating the best-selling album in the entire Salsoul catalogue.  Now, we're thrilled to announce the May 31 release of It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978), the definitive, first-ever box set collecting The Salsoul Orchestra's groundbreaking albums produced, arranged, and conducted by Vincent Montana, Jr.! The late

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Soundtrack Watch: Intrada Premieres Horner's First Score, BSX Re-Presses American 'Godzilla'

March 26, 2024 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

The Lady in Red Intrada

A key premiere from one of the most popular composers in recent memory and a fan favorite score to a divisive blockbuster are among the newest catalogue film score titles released this month. The estate of the late James Horner (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Aliens, Braveheart, Titanic, Avatar) has made a considerable push in recent years to unlock many of his rarer film scores from the studio vaults. Their latest collaboration with Intrada is one of the most notable yet: Horner's short

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: David Arnold, James Horner

A Night at The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters

March 25, 2024 By

Sonny Rollins Village Vanguard Complete

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Blue Note Tone Poet series expands Sonny Rollins' classic live trio album recorded in New York City on November 3, 1957 with two different rhythm sections: Donald Bailey and Pete LaRoca (afternoon set), and Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones (evening sets).  Produced by Rudy Van Gelder, Rollins' sets formed the first live album recorded at the Village Vanguard.  The concerts were issued over two

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

Heaven in Black: Black Sabbath's Late Period Albums Collected for 'Anno Domini' Box

March 25, 2024 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Black Sabbath Anno Domini

A lesser-known period in the discography of heavy metal icons Black Sabbath will be spotlighted in a new box set coming from Rhino in May. Anno Domini 1989-1995, available May 31 on four CDs or four LPs, will offer a closer look at albums that essentially featured founding guitarist Tony Iommi restarting the band from scratch, recruiting vocalist Tony Martin and a cast of new and old talent to re-establish Sabbath's place in the metal canon. The albums Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross

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Freak Out in a Moonage Daydream: 'Rock 'N' Roll Star!' Box Chronicles David Bowie's Birth of Ziggy Stardust

March 22, 2024 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

David Bowie Rock N Roll Star

Rock 'n' Roll Star!  That's the title of the new box set coming on June 14 from David Bowie - and the late artist certainly qualifies.  This new 5CD/1Blu-ray collection follows 2019's Conversation Piece (which shed light on the 1968-1969 David Bowie/Space Oddity era) and 2022's Divine Symmetry (which chronicled the twelve months leading up to December 1971's release of Hunky Dory).  Rock 'n' Roll Star! takes an in-depth look at Bowie's path to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Release Round-Up: Week of March 22

March 22, 2024 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Chaka Khan Chaka

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. Chaka Khan, Chaka (Warner/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Barnes & Noble Chaka Khan announced her solo freedom with "I'm Every Woman," the euphoric opening track on 1978's Chaka. At 25 years old, Khan was already a veteran of the funk-rock band Rufus with

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Alice Coltrane, Chaka Khan, Pearl Harbour, Shakin' Street, Status Quo, Tammy Wynette, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain

Queen Rock Montreal

March 20, 2024 By

Queen Rock Montreal

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store (Exclusive - Blue) 4K UHD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Queen Online Store Queen's electrifying 1981 Montreal concert returns in a variety of formats.  Queen Rock Montreal, recently released to IMAX cinemas, arrives in 2CD; 3LP black vinyl; Queen Store-exclusive 3LP

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

No Regrets: Stage Door Premieres Libby Morris' "Edith Piaf, Je Vous Aime..." on CD

March 19, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Edith Piaf Je Vous Aime

The life of French chanteuse Edith Piaf (1915-1963) has been dramatized on stage and screen numerous times over the years, from Pam Gems' play Piaf (productions of which have starred Jane Lapotaire, Elaine Paige, Elena Roger, and Caroline O'Connor) to writer-director Olivier Dahan's film La Vie en Rose (starring Marion Cotillard). This Friday, March 22, Stage Door Records will reissue a well-received Piaf tribute for the very first time on CD.  Edith Piaf, Je Vous Aime..., devised and produced

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Edith Piaf, Libby Morris

Under Pressure: "Queen Rock Montreal" Arrives on CD, LP, 4K in May

March 18, 2024 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Queen Rock Montreal

Queen's electrifying 1981 Montreal concert is returning on May 10 in a variety of formats.  Queen Rock Montreal, recently released to IMAX cinemas, will arrive in 2CD; 3LP black vinyl; Queen Store-exclusive 3LP transparent blue vinyl; and double 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions from EMI and Hollywood Records (audio) and Mercury Studios (video). Queen Rock Montreal was shot at the 18,000-capacity Montreal Forum on November 24 and November 25, 1981 as Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 15

March 15, 2024 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Paul Young No Parlez

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. Paul Young, No Parlez: 40th Anniversary Edition (Edsel) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Edsel revisits Paul Young's 1983 debut LP in a 2CD deluxe gatefold edition.  The first disc features the original LP while the second disc has 14 bonus cuts including 7- and 12-inch single versions and remixes. Barbara

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Cock Robin, Doris Troy, Nina Simone, Paul Young, Quarterflash

The Border

March 14, 2024 By

Willie Nelson The Border

The Border, Willie Nelson's 152nd (!) overall album per Texas Monthly, features four new Nelson/Buddy Cannon compositions plus the Rodney Crowell-penned title track, Crowell and Will Jennings' "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway," and more.  Produced by Cannon, The Border features Willie Nelson (lead vocals, Trigger) supported by Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Bobby Terry (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar), James Mitchell (electric guitar), Jim "Moose" Brown (Wurlitzer, B-3 organ,

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