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Art Taylor, Bill Quateman, Courtney Barnett, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Midnight Oil, Panic! At the Disco, Reba McEntire, Red Garland, Scorpions, Snail Mail, Squeeze, Sugar

The Body Electric: Rush Set Remixed, Expanded ‘Grace Under Pressure’ for March

January 23, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Another of Rush’s mid-’80s works is getting expanded in 2026: 1984’s Grace Under Pressure. A 4CD or 5LP deluxe box set – each available with a Blu-ray Disc – is coming March 11, set to feature the original album remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios, a new mix by the band’s longtime collaborator Terry Brown, a remixed and expanded edition of the live album and video Grace Under Pressure Tour, plus new surround mixes of the record and restored music videos. The deluxe packaging includes a re-imagining of the cover by…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 23

January 23, 2026 by The Second Disc | No 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 Power Station, The Power Station DLX (Parlophone/Rhino) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino is expanding the self-titled debut from The Power Station into a 4CD box set. The Power Station DLX includes the remastered album (featuring the hits “Some Like It Hot” and a cover of T. Rex’s “Get It On (Bang a Gong)”) alongside three discs of bonus material, including unreleased “raw instrumental” versions,…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Lucinda Williams, Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Squeeze, The Power Station, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon

Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live

January 22, 2026 by Mike Duquette

Initially released as a clear LP with 7″ single for Record Store Day Black Friday in 2025, this collection of early archival material from acclaimed art-rockers Talking Heads is greatly expanded on CD with more than 30 additional archival tracks, including the band’s demo session for CBS Records and an assortment of live cuts before the group became a quartet. (A black vinyl version of the original RSD vinyl will be released the same day.)

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Still I Dream of It: The Beach Boys’ ‘We Gotta Groove’ Highlights ‘Love You,’ ’15 Big Ones,’ ‘Adult/Child’ Eras

January 21, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 33 Comments

Over three years after the release of Sail On Sailor: 1972, The Beach Boys’ long-running archival series is back in full force with a new box set due on February 13. We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years brings together highlights from the band’s 1974-1977 period, with the title referring to the band’s own Santa Monica studio. The set will look a bit different than the past releases in this series, eschewing separate CD and LP formats for a combined 3LP/3CD box with a number of tracks only in the CD format. (UPDATE…

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Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys

Artists Only: Talking Heads’ ‘Tentative Decisions’ Collection Gets CD Expansion

January 21, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

One of the highlights of Rhino’s Record Store Day Black Friday bounty was Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live, a selection of early material from art-rock icons Talking Heads that predated (and had been left off) the 2024 deluxe edition of the group’s debut album Talking Heads: 77. Those hoping for a wider reissue will have their prayers answered in a big way: an expanded box set version will be released this spring. Tentative Decisions includes the baker’s dozen of 1975-1976 demos (plus one live recording and two tracks from The Artistics, an embryonic…

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The Weekend Stream: January 17, 2025

January 17, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. New music from country and soul icons and a reissue of a big pop album for its 25th anniversary kick things off, plus some appealing odds and ends from other corners of the music world. Al Green, To Love Somebody (Fat Possum) (Apple / Amazon) The Hi Priest of Memphis soul issues his first bundle of tracks since 2008’s full-length Lay It Down, all of which are covers and…

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Al Green, Dolly Parton, Ghost, Gloria Onitiri, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Reeves, Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Nick Miller, Queen Latifah

The A’s, The B’s and The Monkees

January 16, 2026 by Joe Marchese

The A’s, The B’s and The Monkees, at long last, brings together on 2 CDs all of the band’s commercial singles originally released between 1966 and 1970, from “Last Train to Clarksville” b/w “Take a Giant Step” through “Oh My My” b/w “I Love You Better.” It’s arranged with its 15 A-sides on Disc One and 15 B-sides on Side Two. The As from Messrs. Jones, Dolenz, Nesmith, and Tork include songs from Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Neil Diamond, John Stewart, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and Jerry Leiber and Mike…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 16

January 16, 2026 by The Second Disc | No 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. Various Artists, NOW Yearbook: Vault ’82 (NOW Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The U.K.’s NOW line continues with another Vault installment spotlight hits of 1982 including The Who’s “Athena,” Elton John’s “Empty Garden,” Neil Diamond’s “Heartlight,” Billy Joel’s “Allentown,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City,” and much more from a cross-section of artists and genres. Out today in the U.K.; available next Friday in North America….

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gene Pitney, Miyosh, Rachel Zegler, Richard Marx, Rick Nelson, Rod Stewart, The Crystals, The James Hunter Six, Tim Rice, Van Morrison, Various Artists

Wonder Who the Real Men Are: Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ Gets Expanded

January 14, 2026 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Tori Amos’ sixth and final album for longtime label Atlantic was one of her most conceptually striking – and a new expanded edition will offer some additional rare and unreleased material to go with it. 2001’s Strange Little Girls will be expanded by Rhino on February 20, featuring the album’s original 12 tracks – all covers of songs by men – plus an additional four (on the 2LP set’s final side or a bonus CD with the album), two of which are previously unreleased. As a unique treat, the vinyl packaging will feature…

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Good Clean Fun: Rhino Preps New Monkees Singles Collection

January 13, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Following last year’s deluxe box of The Monkees’ Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd., Rhino has announced its first release from the band in 2026. The A’s, The B’s and The Monkees, at long last, brings together on 2 CDs all of the band’s commercial singles originally released between 1966 and 1970, from “Last Train to Clarksville” b/w “Take a Giant Step” through “Oh My My” b/w “I Love You Better.” The set is due from Rhino on January 30. (Some copies ordered directly from Rhino are already shipping.) The A’s, The…

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Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, The Monkees

Laughing in My Sleep: Rhino Remasters and Expands Squeeze’s ‘Play’

January 12, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Part of Rhino’s annual “Start Your Ear Off Right” promotion is a very welcome surprise: a remastered and expanded edition of one of the most underrated albums by British pop/rock band Squeeze. 1991’s Play will return for its 35th anniversary on January 23; available on double vinyl at participating independent retailers – its first release on the format in America – but it’ll also be released on CD, too, pairing the remastered 12-track album with four hard-to-find B-sides from the album’s singles, “Satisfied” and “Sunday Street.” The release of Play found Squeeze at a…

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Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Squeeze

The Weekend Stream: January 10, 2026

January 10, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts! We’ve got some new music from old pop favorites, a few Record Store Day Black Friday releases, and a pop icon and a big rock band moving their catalogues from one label to another. It’s a lot to keep up with, but we’ve got your back! Bruno Mars, “I Just Might” (Atlantic) (Apple / Amazon) Though Bruno Mars has hardly been absent from the pop charts recently – earning…

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Bobby Lee Springfield, Bruno Mars, Chris Difford, Crazy Horse, David Byrne, David Coverdale, Lester Young, Lynn Ahrens, Madonna, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Stephen Flaherty, The Flaming Lips, Tiffany, Whitesnake

That’s All Right: Baz Luhrmann’s New Elvis Concert Film Gets Remix-Packed Soundtrack

January 9, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Yesterday, on the occasion of Elvis Presley’s birthday, Legacy Recordings announced their latest release devoted to The King of Rock and Roll: a companion album to next month’s forthcoming EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. Drawn from unseen live footage from the 1970s, this 27-track album will combine concert favorites as well as some new studio remixes and medleys of familiar material. The album will be available on CD and digitally February 20 – day and date with the film’s IMAX release – with several 2LP formats following on April 24. A follow-up to…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 9

January 9, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to our first Release Round-Up of 2026, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Doobie Brothers, The Captain & Me: Audiophile Edition (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino’s Audiophile Edition of The Doobie Brothers’ smash 1973 album featuring “Long Train Runnin’” and “China Grove” includes four unique mixes: the original quadraphonic mix (previously available on the Doobies’ Quadio box set), surround guru Elliot Scheiner’s 5.1 mix originally released in 2001, a new Dolby Atmos mix, and the original album mix…

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Fanny, Jennifer Lopez, Joan Sutherland, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Luciano Pavarotti, Morton Feldman, The Doobie Brothers, Van Halen

Japan Reissue Round-Up: “Wicked: The Soundtrack,” Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel

January 6, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Today, we’re taking a look at three unique 2025 reissues from Japan! Back on December 5, we shared news that John Powell and Stephen Schwartz’s instrumental score to the blockbuster sequel Wicked: For Good had received a physical release on 2 CDs or 2 LPs whereas their work on the 2024 first film was only issued digitally and on limited-edition vinyl. Over in Japan, however, it’s a horse of a different color. Universal Japan, Republic, and Verve have released a deluxe 2CD edition of Wicked including both an expanded edition of Schwartz’s…

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Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, Cynthia Erivo, John Powell, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Schwartz

The Weekend Stream: January 3, 2026

January 3, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome back, from holiday break, to 2026’s first edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts! We’re starting in rare form with news of a surprise new album from one of England’s most beloved rock musicians, plus some tantalizing rare and unreleased ’60s and ’70s pop treats. There’s a lot to love here – and we can’t wait for you to listen! Peter Gabriel, “Been Undone” (Dark-Side Mix) (Real World) (Apple / Amazon) The iconic British singer/songwriter’s long-gestating i/o was finally…

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Guy Thomas, Mike Post, Motörhead, Porter Wagoner, Reunion, Rita Jean Bodine, Sweet Pete

Another Merry Discmas to All from The Second Disc!

December 24, 2025 by The Second Disc | 16 Comments

No one – not even your friends at TSD HQ! – can predict the arc of music reissues. When we launched The Second Disc nearly 16 years ago, the business was in a place of surprising highs and lows. The Beatles’ albums had been remastered for the first time ever – but it seemed that stalwarts like Rhino Records were enduring hardships. Vinyl was a niche concern, streaming even more so, and who knew where the CD would end up? (And that doesn’t even account for personal growth immaterial of the music…

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Holiday Gift Guide Special: Our Favorite Stocking Stuffers

December 23, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Christopher Cross All Right The Worldwide Singles

Most of our Holiday Gift Guide features this year have concentrated on large-scale releases, but today, we’re looking at three titles small enough to be last-minute stocking stuffers (get to your local indie record store now!) – and big enough to be favorites you’ll play all year long. It’s more than All Right: Omnivore Recordings has revisited Christopher Cross’ early years for a first-ever collection of his original single releases from the U.S. and beyond. The Worldwide Singles 1980-1988 offers 31 cuts on 2 CDs – many in new-to-CD single edit or…

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Christopher Cross, Little Feat, The Replacements

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Holiday Gift Guide Review: Bob Dylan, “The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window”

December 22, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Bob Dylan met Columbia Records’ John Hammond on September 14, 1961 at the apartment of folksinger Richard Farina and his then-wife Carolyn Hester. Dylan had been invited to Carolyn’s rehearsal session as a harmonica player. Hammond later told the story of being so impressed with the young man from Hibbing, Minnesota that he decided to sign him on the spot. A subsequent audition took place, and when Dylan – then dazzling audiences at Gerde’s Folk City on a bill shared with The Greenbriar Boys – showed up for Hester’s Columbia session on…

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Bob Dylan, Carolyn Hester, Dave Van Ronk, Harry Belafonte, Jim Kweskin, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary

The Weekend Stream: December 20, 2025

December 20, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to 2025’s final edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. We’re wrapping up the month with a wicked good time: hip-hop instrumentals, unearthed ’70s rock and country, and a whole lot of zydeco! Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack (Sing-Along) / For Good EP (Republic/Verve) Sing-Along: Apple / Amazon For Good: Apple / Amazon With the second part of Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical adapted from author Gregory Maguire’s alternative take on The Wizard of…

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Ariana Grande, Clifton Chenier, Cynthia Erivo, Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Mac Davis, Neil Diamond, Redbone, The Alan Parsons Project, The National, The Notorious B.I.G.

Kiss of the Spider-Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Vinyl]

December 18, 2025 by Joe Marchese

Following its digital and CD releases, Lakeshore and Center Stage Records premiere the full soundtrack to writer-director Bill Condon’s recent big-screen adaptation of Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb’s Kiss of the Spider Woman on vinyl. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh, the soundtrack features both classic songs from the original musical and “new” songs written for the show but originally unused in the final production including “Never You,” “An Everyday Man,” and “I Will Dance Alone.” The film failed to meet commercial expectations, but its score remains as potent and powerful as…

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Christmas and You

December 15, 2025 by Joe Marchese

Looking for something new this Christmas season? Vocalist/songwriter Anthony Nunziata, who’s played venues from Cafe Carlyle to Carnegie Hall, has delivered a gift that’s perfect for under the tree or as a stocking stuffer. Recorded with producer Ryan Prewett in Nashville, Christmas and You brings Nunziata’s rich, warm tenor to a baker’s dozen of original holiday songs running the gamut from traditional pop to country, soul, classical, and folk. These originals, co-written with an array of pop and country tunesmiths, are festive, heartfelt, and spirited. Nunziata is currently touring the U.S. with…

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The Weekend Stream: December 13, 2025

December 13, 2025 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. There’s even more holiday gifts today: new takes on a film music legend, a decade-spanning dance mash-up, more centennial celebrations for a Rat Pack icon, plus some deep country and modern rock treasures. Cécilia Tsan, Sara Andon & Simone Pedroni, John Williams Reimagined: Home Alone (Warner Classics/Erato/Parlophone) (Apple / Amazon) In 2024, soundtrack reissue producer Robert Townson assembled cellist Tsan, flautist Andon and pianist Pedroni for a most intriguing…

Solo in Clearwater

December 12, 2025 by Joe Marchese

Cleopatra releases a set from Todd Rundgren’s 2003 solo tour recorded in Clearwater, Florida on January 28. Tunes include “Love of the Common Man,” “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference,” “Hello, It’s Me,” “I Saw the Light,” “Bang the Drum All Day,” a cover of The Beatles’ “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” and “Free, Male, and 21” from Rundgren’s musical Up Against It. The concert was first made available as a digital-only release in 2019. Available on CD and LP. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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