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10 Days in China – The Live EP

October 15, 2026 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 12″ (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 12″ (blue): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Exclusives: Red Vinyl (indie retail) / Picture Disc (official store) 10 Days in China – The Live EP follows the recent release of Wham! 10 Days in China, unbelievably the third documentary on the duo in the last four years. (The first, a self-titled, career-spanning documentary, bowed on Netflix in 2023, foll0wed a year later by an hourlong BBC documentary on the making of…

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The Faith Tour

October 15, 2026 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (clear): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Official Store exclusives: 2CD/3LP box set / 2LP (blue marble vinyl) / 2LP (picture disc) George Michael’s The Faith Tour, the first full-length live release from the singer/songwriter’s first solo tour in 1988, was recorded over two nights at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy at the end of May 1988. It features a hits-packed…

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Continue Here

October 15, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Arriving from The Zombies’ own Beechwood Park label, Continue Here is being billed by the band as “the record that never was, until now.” Bridging the gap between Begin Here and Odessey & Oracle, Continue Here collects all 18 of the group’s non-album singles and B-sides from 1964-1967 in their original mono mixes. Available on CD, LP, and digital formats. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)

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Daydream: 30th Anniversary Edition

October 11, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Mariah Carey, Daydream: 30th Anniversary Edition (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP (iridescent gold vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (exclusive pink vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cassette: Official Store Mariah Carey revisits her 1995 smash Daydream in a variety of physical formats following a deluxe digital edition released earlier this year. That version offered 21 rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks; the 2CD version drops several of those cuts (including a Spanish-language version of Carey’s cover of Journey’s…

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The Weekend Stream: October 10, 2026

October 11, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. One of pop’s biggest estates corrects a recent blunder, Paul McCartney goes back to his latest album, new singles from beloved duos and frontmen and much, much more! Prince, Calabama EP (NPG/Paisley Park) (Apple / Amazon) Well, well, well. After the release of the outtakes collection Timeless was shockingly overshadowed by the nondisclosure of posthumous overdubs on the track “Calabama,” the…

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Rhino Has Deluxe Reissue of Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ Packed Up and Ready to Go

October 9, 2026 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Another deluxe box set version of a Talking Heads album is coming November 13, expanding 1979’s Fear of Music to a 3CD/Blu-ray set. Similar to packages created for Talking Heads 77 and More Songs About Buildings and Food (as well as the demo/live collection Tentative Decisions), Fear of Music will include the newly remastered album, a selection of previously released studio rarities, two full concerts (one of which generously contributed to the band’s live double album The Name of This Band is Talking Heads), and new Atmos, surround and hi-res mixes alongside a small amount of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 9

October 9, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Paul Simon The Quiet Celebration Concert

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. Genesis, From Genesis to Revelation: Deluxe Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red) 4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 2CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 2LP: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) From Genesis to Revelation, the debut album from prog-rock legends Genesis, is no stranger to reissues due to its complicated…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bill Wyman, Duncan Sheik, Genesis, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Pet Shop Boys, Tim Rice

Grow Some Funk: Elton John’s ‘Rock of the Westies’ Gets a (Wide) Deluxe Release

October 8, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Elton John Rock of the Westies 50th packshot

Elton John’s classic discography has been reissued in style of late, even if some of the methodology is confusing. Following deluxe editions of his self-titled sophomore album and Tumbleweed Connection (both 1970 releases) in 2008 and a belated 40th anniversary box set for 1973’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in 2014, just about every album he put out in the ’70s got a 50th anniversary issue relatively on time. But confusingly, while Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy were all wide releases, the expansions of Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano…

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Zoot Allures! Zappa’s 1976 Album Goes Super Deluxe For 50th Anniversary

October 7, 2026 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Hot on the heels of the recent 60th anniversary edition of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention’s Freak Out!, Zappa Records and UMe are turning the clock back a mere 50 years for another generously expanded edition. The punningly-titled Zoot Allures, originally released in 1976 as Zappa’s only album on the Warner Bros. Records label, returns December 5 in a variety of formats including a 5CD/1Blu-ray box set and 2LP and 3LP vinyl offerings. Zoot Allures followed Zappa’s 1975 collaboration with Captain Beefheart, Bongo Fury (itself reissued earlier this year), and…

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The Weekend Stream: October 3, 2026

October 4, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life – The EP (Motown/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) On September 28 – five decades to the day since Motown Records welcomed Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life into the world – another miracle occurred. Loosed from Wonder’s vaults (a phrase that’s almost never been applicable in the modern catalogue music era) comes another “A Something’s Extra” collecting four outtakes from the original double album-plus-EP. (Unlike, say, Timeless, these tracks appear to be free of contemporary overdubs, only newly mixed from their original sources by John…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 2

October 2, 2026 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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. The Beatles, Rubber Soul [Various Formats] (Capitol/Apple/UMe) 4CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / Official Store (exclusive posters and art cards)(opens in new tab) 5LP/7″: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / Official Store (exclusive posters and art cards)(opens in new tab) Blu-ray: Amazon U.S.(opens…

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Andy Williams, Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, John Coltrane, Johnny Marr, Ray Charles, The Beatles, The Fall, Wynonna

Review: The Beatles, “Rubber Soul: 60th Anniversary Edition”

October 1, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 11 Comments

“Standards are cruelly high at the top,” George Harrison observed in a May 1965 interview. “Every time we get a record released, it has to go to No. 1. If it doesn’t, we’ll be slipping.” Today, we take for granted that The Beatles certainly didn’t slip. Just months later, on October 12, the group started sessions for what would become their sixth original U.K. studio album: Rubber Soul. Yet more than just charting further No. 1s – the album itself went to that position in both the U.K. and U.S., and the…

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Live at The Turning Point

September 30, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Live at The Turning Point, a never-before-heard 1987 solo performance by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and New Orleans legend Dr. John, arrives on 2 CDs and digital formats the same date (November 2o) as what would have been Dr. John’s 85th birthday. The album captures the entire second set of May 7, 1987 at Piermont, New York’s Turning Point club as well as unique bonus tracks from the early set that night. The intimate environs inspired Dr. John to dig into a wide-ranging repertoire of classics and deep…

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Turnstiles: 50th Anniversary Edition

September 30, 2026 by Joe Marchese

For the first time, a box set will take a deep dive into the creation of a Billy Joel album – in this case, one of his most pivotal: 1976’s Turnstiles, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This new 4CD/Blu-ray set offers a thorough look at the album’s pivotal production, from early demos to live shows. In total, the collection boasts more than 50 previously unreleased tracks, including unheard demos, rarely heard songs, and selections from the album’s mythic early sessions featuring Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray of The Elton John Band….

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Such A Night: Omnivore Premieres Dr. John’s “Live at The Turning Point”

September 30, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments

On November 20, Mac Rebennack – a.k.a. Dr. John – would have turned 85 years old. Though the Good Doctor died in 2019 at the age of 77, his musical legacy remains alive and well in no small part due to the efforts of the Estate of Dr. John and Omnivore Recordings. Following last year’s release of Live at the Village Gate, Omnivore has announced Live at The Turning Point, a never-before-heard 1987 solo performance by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. It hits stores on 2 CDs and digital…

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In a New York State of Mind: Billy Joel Archive Sets ‘Turnstiles’ Box for 50th Anniversary

September 29, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 18 Comments

For the first time, a box set will take a deep dive into the creation of a Billy Joel album – in this case, one of his most pivotal: 1976’s Turnstiles, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Coming from Legacy Recordings on December 11, this 4CD/Blu-ray set will offer a thorough look at the album’s pivotal production, from early demos to live shows. In total, the collection boasts more than 50 previously unreleased tracks, including unheard demos, rarely heard songs and selections from the album’s mythic early sessions. The set also features…

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Magic Boy: Live at Berkeley – First Show

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Magic Boy presents Jimi Hendrix’s first show at the Berkeley Community Theater in May 1970, assembling it in the proper sequence for the first time. The set includes numerous legendary performances unearthed on early posthumous releases (“Hear My Train A-Comin’” from Rainbow Bridge; “Johnny B. Goode” from Hendrix: In the West; “Purple Haze” and “Star Banner” from the 1971 Jimi Plays Berkeley film) as well as thrilling renditions of “Fire,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” “Ezy Ryder,” and more. Eddie Kramer has remixed the entire concert from the original multitracks. Available on 1CD, 2LP,…

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The Who By Numbers

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

5CD/1BD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / The Who Official Store(opens in new tab) 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K./ Amazon Canada Links TBD / The Who Official Store(opens in new tab) 3LP: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / The Who Official Store(opens in new tab) 2CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / The Who Official…

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Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

39CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 3LP (Fort Worth Concert): Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings arrives, with 39 CDs containing professionally-recorded shows from nearly every stop of the legendary tour’s second (and final) leg. It all adds up to 381 tracks, only ten of which have ever been previously released. Dylan’s fast and furious sets in ’76 were broad-ranging, encompassing such favorites as…

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Origins 1971-1978

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Tom Petty Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP/DVD/Blu-ray: Tom Petty Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited 5LP/DVD/Blu-ray Uber Deluxe: Tom Petty Store 1LP (No Sleep ‘Til LA): Tom Petty Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (No Sleep ‘Til LA): Tom Petty Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Zoetrope Vinyl (No Sleep ‘Til LA): Tom Petty Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UMe celebrates the birth of Tom…

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Home Again: The Complete United Artists Recordings

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / Real Gone Music(opens in new tab) 2LP (Violet PET Plastic Edition): Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / Real Gone Music(opens in new tab) 2LP (Orange with B&W Inksplosion Edition): Real Gone Music Following such past releases as the “lost albums” Longing (opens in new tab)and Faithful(opens in new tab), The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971(opens in new tab), A Brand New Me:…

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The Phantom of the Opera: The Andrew Lloyd Webber 2026 Mix

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 2CD (Amazon Exclusive Artwork): Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 3LP: Andrew Lloyd Webber Store(opens in new tab) 6LP: Andrew Lloyd Webber Store The Phantom of the Opera: The Andrew Lloyd Webber 2026 Mix was created by the composer from the original analogue multitrack tapes to the musical’s original cast recording. In addition to remixing the album starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman…

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Volume Four

September 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese

6CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 11LP: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada Def Leppard continues its sporadic reissue series with Volume 4, available as a 6CD or 11LP set. The collection continues the thread of albums plus the rarities that these sets have been known for since the first volume(opens in new tab) in 2018, collecting the group’s studio output between 1978’s The Def Leppard E.P. and 1987’s Hysteria (plus one rarities…

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