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OUT TOMORROW: Johnny Mathis' All-New Christmas Album and Rod McKuen's Electronic Freakout!

October 12, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Johnny Mathis Christmas Time Is Here

Here at Second Disc HQ, tomorrow is all about the holidays!  We've teamed with Real Gone Music for a pair of new releases - one looking forward to Christmas, and another that's ideal for a wild Halloween. First up is the new studio album from the legendary Voice of Romance, Johnny Mathis.  His very first holiday album, 1958's Merry Christmas, sold over five million copies and remains one of the biggest-selling Christmas albums of all time.  Now, he's back with his first album since 2017 and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Johnny Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth, Rod McKuen

A Matter of Time: 'Back to the Future' Cast Album Brings Unheard Demos from the Past

October 11, 2023 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

BTTF Cast Album Deluxe

A Back to the Future musical sounds like a crazy joke, but Broadway's biggest spectacle is arguably this new spin on the classic sci-fi comedy - and this month, just in time for a one-day theatrical reissue of the 1985 classic, its original cast recording is breaking the space-time continuum with a bonus disc of alternate and early versions of songs from the show. Having spun off two sequels, an animated series, a theme-park ride, comic books, model kits, a fancy pair of futuristic sneakers

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri

Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition

October 11, 2023 By

Salsoul Orchestra Christmas Jollies I and II Extra Jolly Edition

The Second Disc has teamed with SoulMusic Records for the definitive celebration of the Christmas disco/Philly soul classic.  The Salsoul Orchestra's Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition brings together Vincent Montana, Jr.'s original Christmas Jollies plus Tom Moulton's complete 1992 remix and producer Patrick Adams' rare follow-up, Christmas Jollies II.  But that's not all.  The Extra Jolly Edition adds nearly a dozen bonus single versions and remixes (most of which are new to CD)

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Holiday, R&B/Soul

Merry Christmas All: SoulMusic Records, The Second Disc Team Up for The Salsoul Orchestra's Deluxe "Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition"

October 10, 2023 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Salsoul Orchestra Christmas Jollies I and II Extra Jolly Edition

As a founding member of Philadelphia's MFSB, vibraphonist Vincent Montana, Jr. played on countless hits by The O'Jays, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, The Three Degrees, Billy Paul, and others.  But Montana had a bigger vision: a full-fledged disco orchestra combining the soulful Philly sound with the infectious dance rhythms of Latin America.  The result was The Salsoul Orchestra, formed for the groundbreaking disco/dance label Salsoul Records by Montana and his MFSB bandmates.  Between 1975

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Denise Montana, Jocelyn Brown, Patrick Adams, The Salsoul Orchestra, Vince Montana

Greatest Christmas Hits

October 9, 2023 By

Chicago Greatest Christmas Hits

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Barnes & Noble (Exclusive Green Vinyl) O Christmas Three:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Chicago's new 13-song compilation Greatest Christmas Hits draws on all four of the band's Christmas releases, blending holiday classics with the band's original compositions including Robert Lamm and the late Billy Hinsche's "(Because It's) Christmastime," Neil Donell and Don Breithaupt's "All

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

Platinum

October 9, 2023 By

Frank Sinatra Platinum

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 70 years ago, in 1953, Frank Sinatra made the move from Columbia Records to the Capitol label.  Having chafed under the direction of Columbia's pop guru Mitch Miller, the future Chairman of the Board sought - and received - creative freedom at the Tower on Hollywood and Vine.  Co-founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer, Capitol provided an artist-friendly environment in which Sinatra could, and would,

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

The Yes Album: Super Deluxe Edition

October 9, 2023 By

yes the yes album

Rhino lavishly expands Yes' 1971 third LP, The Yes Album, as a 4CD/1BD/1LP collection with remastered audio, previously unreleased live and studio tracks, and a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson. The Super Deluxe Edition of The Yes Album presents the album in various mixes: CD 1 and the vinyl LP both have Steven Wilson's newly-remastered version of the original album; CD 2 has Wilson's 2014 stereo and instrumental remixes of the album; CD 3 has a host of rarities including

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock

Spirit: 25th Anniversary Edition

October 9, 2023 By

Jewel Spirit 25

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 25th anniversary edition of Jewel's sophomore outing Spirit features the original album - including the Top 10 hit "Hands" - plus a raft of bonus material appended to the first disc and spilling over into the second. Extras include original single mixes, rare live B-sides and eight unreleased demos and outtakes. The original album will also be released on double vinyl on the same day.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop

Queen of Rock 'n' Roll

October 9, 2023 By

Tina Turner Queen of Rock n Roll Cover

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Even before but especially after her explosive pop comeback in the 1980s, Tina Turner more than earned the mantle of Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. This fall, a new career-spanning compilation from Rhino will reaffirm that title, with 55 of her singles (and a few rarities) on one album. Queen of Rock 'n' Roll spans Tina's 1975 cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Believe: Deluxe Edition

October 9, 2023 By

Cher Believe

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 25th anniversary Deluxe Edition of Cher's best-selling album - featuring the title track, one of the biggest-selling singles of all time, arrives on 2 CDs or 3 LPs with the original album plus 13 period remixes, all newly remastered. The leopard-printed vinyl package includes LPs pressed on sea blue, light blue, and clear vinyl, along with an exclusive numbered lithograph of Cher.  All versions

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop

Christmas

October 9, 2023 By

Cher Christmas

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Red Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Cover CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target-Exclusive Alternate Artwork CD: Target.com Cher releases her first-ever Christmas album including the lead single "DJ Play a Christmas Song" and guest appearances by Darlene Love ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"), Michael Buble ("Home"), Cyndi Lauper ("Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart"), Stevie Wonder ("What

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop

UPDATE 10/9 - Once Upon a Dream: "Disney100" Collection Comes to CD

October 9, 2023 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Disney100

UPDATE 10/9: "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing: that it was all started by a mouse."  Walt Disney was, of course, speaking of his enduring creation, Mickey Mouse.  The character's debut in the 1928 animated short subject Steamboat Willie was indeed the watershed moment from which decades of entertainment in every conceivable medium followed.  But the business that became The Walt Disney Company had been founded five years earlier, in 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy.  That's the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alan Menken, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, Helen Reddy, Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews, Phil Harris, Randy Newman, Roger Miller, The Sherman Brothers, Various Artists

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays: Chicago Collects "Greatest Christmas Hits"

October 6, 2023 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Chicago Greatest Christmas Hits

Does anybody really know what time it is? On November 3, the answer from Chicago will be "Christmas time," as that's the day the band releases a new collection of its happiest holiday tracks.  Greatest Christmas Hits arrives on CD, vinyl, and digital formats from Rhino Records.  On the same date, the label will reissue 2011's O Christmas Three and bundle together all three of Chicago's Christmas albums in one slipcased edition. Chicago - then consisting of founding members Robert Lamm, Lee

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: America, Bebe Winans, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Steve Cropper

Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Joni Archives 3

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Asylum/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The third volume of Joni Mitchell's remarkable Archives series continues with an exploration of the period that yielded such groundbreaking albums as For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Danny Elfman, Duke Jupiter, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, Heatmiser, Howard Jones, J.J. Cale, Joni Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Olivia Newton-John, Reba McEntire, Roger Waters, Steve Cropper, Sylvester, The Darkness, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Ophelias, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, Van Halen

Here Goes: Frank Sinatra's "Platinum" Offers Retrospective of His Capitol Recordings

October 5, 2023 By Joe Marchese 18 Comments

Frank Sinatra Platinum

70 years ago, in 1953, Frank Sinatra made the move from Columbia Records to the Capitol label.  Having chafed under the direction of Columbia's pop guru Mitch Miller, the future Chairman of the Board sought - and received - creative freedom at the Tower on Hollywood and Vine.  Co-founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer, Capitol provided an artist-friendly environment in which Sinatra could, and would, thrive.  On October 27, the label will release Frank Sinatra: Platinum, a 2CD, 4LP, or digital

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Frank Sinatra

I've Seen All Good People: Rhino Expands "The Yes Album" For Super Deluxe Edition with Steven Wilson Atmos Remix

October 4, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

yes the yes album

Say Yes!  On November 24 - just in time for the holiday box set season - Rhino will lavishly expand Yes' 1971 third LP, The Yes Album, as a 4CD/1BD/1LP collection with remastered audio, previously unreleased live and studio tracks, and a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix. The Yes Album introduced guitarist Steve Howe to the Yes lineup - he had replaced Peter Banks in 1970 - and was the band's last album to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125.  Howe, Kaye, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and

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

Rhino's Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup Includes The Doors on CD and LP Plus Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, War, and More

October 4, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

War The World Is a Ghetto

TSD is continuing its look at this year's Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 24, with the packed slate coming from Rhino.  With sixteen titles - including one on both vinyl and CD! - Rhino has brought out the heavy hitters including The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and War.  Visit here for a list of Record Store Day retailers. The English Beat, I Just Can't Stop (Expanded) Limited Edition of 8,000

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Rock Tags: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Faces, Grateful Dead, INXS, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Linkin Park, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Record Store Day, Rilo Kiley, Sia, The Doors, The English Beat, The Flaming Lips, War

Not Cool

October 4, 2023 By

Tim Easton Not Cool

Singer-songwriter-musician Tim Easton's 2013 studio album Not Cool returns to CD and vinyl from Black Mesa Records.  Recording in Music City, Easton welcomed veterans (bassist Joe Fick, guitarist JD Simo and drummer Jon Radford), and newcomers (violinist Megan Palmer and guitarist Sadler Vaden) alike to record the LP that ended up on American Songwriter's "best-of" list for the year.  The album of which Easton remains proud ("Not Cool is the record, from start to finish, that I call my best

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock

Special 20

October 4, 2023 By

Tim Easton Special 20

Guitarist-singer-songwriter Tim Easton, a fixture on the Americana scene, revisits his 1998 debut album Special 20 in a new 25th anniversary edition.  Produced by Brad Jones and Robin Eaton, the Nashville-recorded album introduced Easton's rock-and-roll-meets-folk voice, with songs inspired by his college days as well as his time in Europe as a street troubadour.  The long out-of-print Special 20 will be reissued on both vinyl and CD.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock

Highwire Act: Live in St. Louis 2003

October 3, 2023 By

Little Feat Highwire Act

Mercury Studios brings a 2003 Little Feat concert to a 2CD/BD set as well as digital video.  Previously issued on DVD in 2004, this release marks a significant upgrade for the concert film, as it's being made available on Blu-ray for the first time.  The lineup includes Bill Payne, Paul Barrere (guitars/vocals), Sam Clayton (percussion/vocals), Kenny Gradney (bass), Richie Hayward (drums/vocals), Fred Tackett (guitars/trumpet), and Shaun Murphy (vocal/percussion). (Shaun was one-half of Stoney

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

The Great Songs of Christmas: Masterworks Edition

October 2, 2023 By

Great Songs of Christmas Masterworks Edition

The Great Songs of Christmas: Masterworks Edition brings together 18 lush selections primarily drawn from the original, long out-of-print series of LPs, featuring the most beloved carols of all time as performed by the greatest classical artists of the 20th century.  These legends include Leonard Bernstein and The New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, opera greats Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, and Anna Moffo, cellist-conductor Pablo

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Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Holiday

The Ultimate Pops Christmas Party!

October 2, 2023 By

Arthur Fiedler Ultimate Pops Christmas Party

Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops' The Ultimate Pops Christmas Party! lives up to its title with 2 CDs and 35 tracks of yuletide cheer in the grand and lavish Boston Pops fashion.  Spanning 1949-1971, The Ultimate Pops Christmas Party! includes two full albums: the original 1959 Pops Christmas Party in RCA's Living Stereo splendor and 1969's new-to-CD Christmastime in Carol and Song.  The latter found Fiedler away from Boston and conducting in New York with some very special guests: legendary

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Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

The Christmas Festival: Second Disc, Real Gone Celebrate the Season with Arthur Fiedler's "Ultimate Pops Christmas Party," New "Great Songs of Christmas" Volume

October 2, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Arthur Fiedler Ultimate Pops Christmas Party

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? We've already filled you in on the October 13 release of Johnny Mathis' all-new album Christmas Time Is Here, coming on vinyl from Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records.  Now, we're excited to fill your stocking with two seasonal CDs due on November 10 celebrating some of the greatest Christmas music of all time. In his 50-year tenure as conductor of The Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler transformed the Boston Symphony Orchestra offshoot into perhaps the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Anna Moffo, Arthur Fiedler, Erich Leinsdorf, Eugene Ormandy, Eydie Gorme, Leonard Bernstein, Leonytne Price, Pablo Casals, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Boston Pops, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Catch a Fire: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 2, 2023 By

Bob Marley Catch a Fire 50th

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP/12": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One of reggae's most enduring international releases gets the deluxe treatment this fall, with a new reissue of Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch a Fire. The 50th anniversary set (available on three CDs or three LPs with a single-sided bonus 12") brings together Marley's first album for Island Records along with an unreleased 1973 concert at London's Paris Theatre, unreleased session versions

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

Up: 25th Anniversary Edition

October 2, 2023 By

REM Up 25

2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A quarter century ago, R.E.M. made some surprising steps in their storied career that will be re-examined in a new 25th anniversary reissue of 1998's Up. The remastered album will be reissued on CD, vinyl and digitally, including a deluxe set that includes a previously unreleased live performance undertaken for the TV drama Party of Five. A

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

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