He titled his most recent album Going Back, and now Phil Collins is going back to his classic discography in a far-ranging reissue campaign, appropriately titled "Take a Look At Me Now." The British singer/songwriter/drummer has been relatively quiet since 2002's Testify, his last album of new material. There was a tour with Genesis in 2007 (which coincided with an extensive reissue campaign of its own) and the aforementioned Going Back, 2010's Motown covers album. But Collins has been
Sweet Touch of Love: Raven Collects Three Albums From Allen Toussaint
Of all the great names in the annals of R&B history, there is only one Allen Toussaint. A pianist, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and all-around renaissance man, the Louisiana native is responsible - in one capacity or another - for some of the most memorable songs and recordings in the modern pop and soul canon: "Working in the Coal Mine," "Southern Nights," "Mother-in-Law," "Lady Marmalade" and "Yes We Can Can" among them. Though those hits for Lee Dorsey, Glen Campbell, Ernie
Bill Wyman Opens The Vault Doors with "The Solo Box," "Complete Willie and the Poor Boys" Sets
Earlier this year, erstwhile Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman released Back to Basics, his fifth solo album and first in over two decades. The time couldn't be better, then, to revisit Wyman's past work apart from his former bandmates. Edsel has happily obliged with two new multi-disc collections in the Bill Wyman's Recording Archives series showcasing Wyman's own musical melange of blues, soul, pop, and rock-and-roll. The 4-CD/1-DVD White Lightnin': The Solo Box reissues and expands Wyman's
Pay Attention! On-U-Sound Reissues, Expands The Mothmen's Debut
The Second Disc welcomes back our roving musical correspondent Ted Frank! A recent visit to Chicago's Pitchfork Festival inspired Ted to revisit the debut album of short-lived British band The Mothmen, recently reissued and expanded on CD and vinyl! You'll want to "Pay Attention!" to this alternative gem. Having recently attended the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago's Union Park, it was a reminder of that expansive, mercurial sound that comes when the calendar hits June's solstice! On June 1
It's "Happy Lovin' Time": Ace Collects Rare Sunshine Pop and More
Ace Records has previously mined the eclectic catalogue of producer-impresario Gary S. Paxton, most notably on Hollywood Maverick: The Gary S. Paxton Story. That 2006 volume featured Paxton's work with artists including The Hollywood Argyles ("Alley Oop"), Paul Revere and the Raiders ("Midnight Ride") and Bobby "Boris" Pickett ("The Monster Mash"). Recently, Ace has returned to the archives of Paxton's Garpax production company with the delicious Happy Lovin' Time: Sunshine Pop from the Garpax
WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: NICOLETTE LARSON "LOTTA LOVE" GIVEAWAY!
CONGRATULATIONS! The following 10 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new Lotta Love: The Very Best of Nicolette Larson on CD! If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address! If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting
Review: Chicago, "The Studio Albums" and America, "The Warner Bros. Years"
In 1969, Chicago Transit Authority - a.k.a. Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Danny Seraphine, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Walter Parazaider - released its first album on Columbia Records. 46 years and a total of 36 core albums later, the band simply known as Chicago is still intact with Lamm, Loughnane, Pankow and Parazaider. In the waning days of 1971, another band made its first appearance on records. America - the trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek -
Release Round-Up: Week of August 28
Welcome to New Release Friday and this week's Release Round-Up! Faces, You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (1970-1975) (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This long-awaited 5-CD box set includes Faces' First Step (1970), Long Player (1971), A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse (1971), and Ooh La La (1973), and adds never-before-released bonus tracks to each album. The set is topped off with a bonus disc containing non-LP selections.
BREAKING! Return To Cypress Avenue: Rhino Remasters, Expands Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks," "His Band and the Street Choir"
There's even more coming from Van Morrison! Following up on 2013's multi-disc deluxe edition of the Northern Irish soul man's 1970 classic Moondance and on the heels of Legacy Recordings' announcement earlier this week that the Sony imprint has acquired the majority of Morrison's post-1971 catalogue, Rhino has just announced two new deluxe editions drawn from Morrison's seminal early Warner Bros. discography. Both 1968's label debut Astral Weeks and 1970's jubilant His Band and the Street
Big Break Boasts Bursting Line-Up With Chaka and Rufus, Gloria Gaynor, Kool and the Gang, More
Big Break Records has been on a big roll with its powerhouse slate of recent releases! We've already filled you in on the worldwide CD debut of MFSB's Philly soul classic Universal Love; today, we'll take a look at another quartet of releases from the Cherry Red imprint. BBR has returned to the catalogue of Gloria Gaynor with another first-time-on-CD reissue. I've Got You was Gaynor's third solo album and first for Polydor Records. Released 39 years ago in August 1976, the album found her
Soul Manifesto: 1964-1970
This 12-CD box set includes the eight live and studio albums recorded by Stax superstar Otis Redding between 1964 and 1967 as well as four posthumously-released albums. The box contains the following albums in their original track listings: Otis Redding, Soul Manifesto 1964-1970 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Pain In My Heart (1964) The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965) Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) The Soul Album (1966) Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis
The Wrecking Crew [Soundtrack]
Director Denny Tedesco's documentary film about the legendary cadre of Los Angeles studio musicians loosely and affectionately referred to as "The Wrecking Crew" receives a 4-CD slipcased soundtrack set from RockBeat Records. Discs 1-3 include favorite tracks by artists including The Beach Boys, The 5th Dimension, The Mamas and the Papas, Glen Campbell, Cher, Herb Alpert, Lee Hazlewood and many more. The fourth CD turns the spotlight on solo recordings by veteran musicians like Hal Blaine,
Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)
TSD favorites Pugwash return with a new studio album on Omnivore Recordings to follow up last year's anthology A Rose in a Garden of Weeds! If you're looking for ELO-style pop (and beyond!), look no further than Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) - which features guest appearances from some of Pugwash's famous friends including Ray Davies, Neil Hannon, Andy Partridge, and (lending a shout) Jeff Lynne!
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
For this new album, Presley performances recorded between 1956 and 1973 have been melded with new tracks recorded at Abbey Road in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for ballads ("Bridge Over Troubled Water," "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," "Can't Help Falling in Love," "If I Can Dream"), gospel ("How Great Thou Art"), and rock and roll ("Burning Love," James Taylor's satirical "Steamroller Blues"). Favorites from songwriters Mac Davis (the hit "In the Ghetto") and Neil Diamond
Omnivore Uncovers The Lost Soul of Carl Hall
Even the most diehard soul connoisseurs can be forgiven for not knowing the name of Carl Hall. After all, he left behind just a handful of singles on labels including Mercury, Loma, Atlantic and Columbia before focusing on a stage career. But thanks to Omnivore's recent release of You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972, it's highly unlikely that you'll forget the name, and sound, of Carl Hall. Distinguished by both his intensity and his stratospheric vocal
Esoteric Reissues, Expands All Four Albums From Progressive Art-Rockers Audience
If Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has anything to say about it, the music of Audience will soon discover a new audience! Esoteric has recently reissued all four of the British band's studio albums, originally released on the Polydor and Charisma labels between 1969 and 1972. Audience, a.k.a. Howard Werth (acoustic guitar/vocals), Keith Gemmell (flute/tenor sax/clarinet), Trevor Williams (bass) and Tony Connor (drums) formed out of the ashes of the band The Lloyd Alexander Real
Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition
The Velvet Underground's 1970 album - and Lou Reed's swansong with the band - gets the deluxe expanded treatment from Rhino in this new box set featuring the original stereo and mono albums plus a wealth of bonus material, two live concerts and a DVD featuring high resolution stereo mixes plus the first-ever surround mix of the album! The remastered stereo Loaded album will also be available as a stand-alone CD on October 30.
Jagged Little Pill: Collector's Edition
Rhino revisits Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill in a new 4-CD box set as well as a 2-CD highlights edition. This new four-disc Jagged Little Pill: Collector's Edition includes remastered audio of the original album plus an entire disc of 10 unreleased demos from the era handpicked by Morissette from her archives. Also included is a previously unreleased concert from 1995 as well as 2005's Jagged Little Pill Acoustic. The 2-CD version has the remastered original album plus the demo disc.
Introducing Darlene Love
Yes, Little Steven Van Zandt is "introducing" one of the greatest voices of our time on this all-new album! The legendary Ms. Love is out front on songs penned by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Linda Perry, and Little Steven himself - plus a revival of Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector's masterpiece "River Deep - Mountain High."
Big Girls Don't Cry & 12 Others
The second album by The 4 Seasons has never been released on CD in its original mono mix - until now! Real Gone has the mono Big Girls in a mini-LP replica sleeve, limited to 2,000 copies, newly remastered by Bill Inglot with the stamp of approval from Bob Gaudio!
Sherry & 11 Others (Mono Mini-Sleeve Edition)
The 4 Seasons' debut album comes to CD for the very first time in its original mono mix, remastered by Bill Inglot under the supervision of Bob Gaudio! This mini-LP replica is a limited edition of 2,000 copies.
The Complete Arista Recordings
The complete Arista recordings of accordionist and conjunto superstar Flaco Jiménez have been remastered by Vic Anesini for this new collection!
A Little Bit Is Better Than Nada - Prime Cuts 1990-1996
Real Gone digs into The Texas Tornados' output with this 2-CD, 39-track set that includes prime cuts from all of their albums - the Spanish and English versions of their self-titled debut, plus Zone of Our Own, Hangin' On by a Thread and 4 Aces - together with rarities and six unreleased sides including four instrumentals and a Miller Lite beer spot!
An American Treasure
This 3-CD, 34-song set previously available as a website exclusive comes to general retail. An American Treasure has been compiled by Steve Lawrence in tribute to his late wife Eydie Gorme. The first disc, "The Hits," presents Eydie's a number of Eydie's most famous recordings, including "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," "If He Walked into My Life," and "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" while Disc Two, "Steve's Favorites," offers the songs he most loved hearing Eydie sing, like "Don't Go to
The Velvet Underground Gets "Re-Loaded" For 6-Disc Deluxe Box Set
Rhino has a fully loaded slate for this fall...make that a fully Loaded slate. On October 30, the same date as the recently-announced 20th anniversary edition of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, the label will give the deluxe treatment to The Velvet Underground's fourth studio album. Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition will follow in the footsteps and format of the deluxe sets previously released by UMe for the VU's first three albums The Velvet Underground and Nico, White
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