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Bing Crosby, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Chuck Berry, Connie Francis, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Nat King Cole, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, Yoko Ono

Fighting My Way Back: Thin Lizzy Revisit the Mid-’70s on New Box

November 5, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Thin Lizzy are turning back the clock. Following last year’s set 1976 – chronicling the breakthrough albums Jailbreak and Johnny the Fox – the Irish band will, on November 21, release ’74-’75, a deep dive into Nightlife and Fighting. The 7CD box set chronicles the making of those two seminal albums which were the first to feature the “classic” quartet line-up with guitarists Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson joining frontman/bassist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey. Nightlife came first in 1974, produced by Lynott and Ron Nevison, whose credits would grow to…

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Warning: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

November 4, 2025 by Joe Marchese

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Green Day’s sixth album, 2000’s Warning, arrived nearly three years after the band’s multi-platinum Nimrod. It built on the expansive sound of Nimrod by incorporating even more varied textures drawing on pop and folk styles. The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Warning follows the basic format and box style (a clamshell for the CDs) of past Super Deluxe sets from the band’s discography including the 20th anniversary edition of American Idiot (2024) and the (almost) 30th anniversary reappraisal of Dookie (2023). The 4CD or 5LP box contains a new remaster of…

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Green Day Re-Live Without ‘Warning’ on New Box Set

November 4, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Green Day’s sixth album, 2000’s Warning, arrived nearly three years after the band’s multi-platinum Nimrod. It built on the expansive sound of Nimrod by incorporating even more varied textures drawing on pop and folk styles. Now, 25 years later, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool are revisiting Warning in a new Super Deluxe Edition (available on both vinyl and CD) due November 14 from Reprise Records. With longtime producer Rob Cavallo moving up to the executive producer’s position, Green Day self-produced Warning – their first self-produced major label effort. (R.E.M….

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Classical/Opera, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

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Hidden Gems

November 3, 2025 by Joe Marchese

Josh Groban’s Hidden Gems brings together one new song (co-written by the crossover superstar with the team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul), two tracks new to CD (including a cover of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s “Empty Sky”), and eight rarities released on various albums and exclusive editions over the years. The 11-track collection is available on CD and digital formats.

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The Mystery of Your Gift: Josh Groban’s “Hidden Gems” Collects Deep Cuts, Rarities

November 3, 2025 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Earlier this year, Josh Groban debuted Gems, a new collection that coincided with his Las Vegas residency of the same name. Now, just in time for the holiday season, the crossover superstar is unveiling a companion album. On November 14, Groban will release Hidden Gems, an eleven-track single-CD or digital compilation bringing together one new song, two tracks new to CD, and eight rarities released on various albums and exclusive editions over the years. Hidden Gems spans 2004 through the present day, with the earliest track being Groban’s contribution to the soundtrack…

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Arturo Sandoval, Josh Groban

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The Weekend Stream: November 1, 2025

November 1, 2025 by The Second Disc | No 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. Rare mixes from David Bowie, late-period repertoire from Squeeze (with a new distributor hinting at their next album) and an actor who plays jazz will start you off… David Bowie, I Can’t Give Everything Away E.P. (ISO/Parlophone) (Apple / Amazon) Released last week in conjunction with the last of Bowie’s era-focused boxes, this EP offers five new-to-digital remixes released between 2002 and 2016. Squeeze, Spot the Difference / Live At The Fillmore / The…

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Buffalo Tom, Cowboy Junkies, David Bowie, Freda Payne, Jeff Goldblum, Jimmy Webb, Kelly Clarkson, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Squeeze, The Fall, Warren Zevon

Release Round-Up: Week of October 31

October 31, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Happy Halloween! 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. Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window (Columbia/Legacy) 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The beginnings of Bob Dylan’s long and extraordinary career are being revisited by Columbia and Legacy Recordings on the eighteenth installment of the artist’s long-running Bootleg Series. Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 (1956-1963) arrives on 8 CDs as well as…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

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Adam and The Ants, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Devo, Eternity's Children, Faces, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Jerry Lee Lewis, KT Tunstall, Kate Bush, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sheena Easton, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Soft Cell, The Cars, The Who, Thompson Twins

Review: Frank Zappa, “Halloween 78”

October 28, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

“Happy Halloween, everybody!” Greeting his audience at New York’s late, lamented Palladium on October 31, 1978, Frank Zappa promised the enthusiastic crowd. “This is it…this is the big one!” He wasn’t kidding. The composer-guitarist and his band – drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassists Arthur Barrow and Patrick O’Hearn, keyboardists Peter Wolf and Tommy Mars, singer-guitarist Denny Walley, and percussionist Ed Mann – delivered perhaps the most epic show of their annual New York holiday residencies. That concert is the centerpiece of Halloween 78, a massive new box set from Zappa Records and UMe….

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Review: Elvis Presley, “Sunset Boulevard”

October 27, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

It was late March 1972 when Elvis Presley first entered RCA’s Studio C at 6363 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood – The King’s first time recording at the Hollywood venue. Most of RCA’s marquee artists, from Jefferson Airplane to Henry Mancini, had already made their mark there, as the studio had opened in 1964. Presley had previously rehearsed for his Las Vegas engagements in the 32 x 22′ space (the smallest of the building’s three studios) and now, the March 27-30 sessions would be his first proper recording sessions to feature his road…

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The Weekend Stream: October 25, 2025

October 25, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. We’ve got an unreleased outtake from The Beatles; a favorite ’80s band re-recording a deep cut; and a rock legend recruiting an unexpected guest on a new mix of their latest single – plus late period greatness from The Go-Betweens, Glenn Frey cutting standards and more. The Beatles, “I’ve Just Seen a Face (Take 3)” (Apple/Capitol/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) The Beatles are previewing the upcoming Anthology Collection with…

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Aerosmith, Duran Duran, Glenn Frey, Hank Mobley, Patty Larkin, Soft Cell, Steve Martin, The Blasters, The Go-Betweens, Yusuf Lateef

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

October 24, 2025 by Joe Marchese

The acclaimed motion picture starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, chronicling the making of Nebraska, now yields a soundtrack CD with White’s performances of such songs as “Highway Patrolman,” “Born in the USA,” “Atlantic City,” and “I’m on Fire.” Nashville uber-producer Dave Cobb helmed the sessions which also feature Jake Kiszka and Sam F. Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet. Available on CD, “Asbury Gray” double vinyl, and digitally.

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 24

October 24, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska ’82 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada It’s no surprise that, as Hollywood recounts the story of Bruce Springsteen’s most striking solo release with the film Deliver Me from Nowhere (out today), a box set tells the tale of the (literal) tape. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings are releasing Nebraska ’82, a new box set showcasing the start-to-finish journey of Bruce’s most…

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America, Bon Jovi, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Carl Perkins, Dion, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Hazell Dean, Horace Silver, Jackdawg, KISS, Little Feat, Neil Young, Pulp, Ray Charles, The Blasters, The Pogues

Tonight’s the Night 50

October 23, 2025 by Mike Duquette

1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Clear Vinyl: Greedy Hand Store Neil Young’s sixth album, released in 1975 but mostly recorded two years earlier, was the closer to his “Ditch Trilogy.” It remains one of his darkest works, responding in real time to the overdose deaths of Crazy Horse’s Danny Whitten and friend and roadie Bruce Berry with bleak songs and wearied vocals. This reissue features a redesigned cover and six bonus tracks, including the unreleased “Walk On” and an alternate take of the title track. (The other tracks, including…

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Bedtime Stories: The Untold Chapter

October 23, 2025 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com (with postcards) / Madonna.com (with postcards) Vinyl EP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com (with postcards) / Madonna.com (with postcards) Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada After teasing it last year – and not long after this year’s release of a similar Ray of Light-era remix collection – Madonna will explore rare and unreleased material tied to another one of her most celebrated albums of the ’90s, Bedtime Stories, with another EP of unissued tracks. Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter offers eight remixes, demos and outtakes from the Queen of Pop’s sixth album, originally released in 1994. In…

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Best of The Other Sides

October 23, 2025 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Kate Bush’s Best of the Other Sides rounds up 11 odds and ends from her catalogue which were previously included on the 2018-2019 collections The Other Sides. These versions have been remastered and certain tracks (including “Experiment IV,” “You Want Alchemy,” and “Walk Straight Down the Middle”) have been slightly tweaked and/or edited. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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Memories: Light in the Attic Remasters, Expands Nancy Sinatra’s “Nancy”

October 23, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

After a yearlong hiatus, Light in the Attic’s Nancy Sinatra Archival Series is continuing on December 5 with an expanded and remastered reissue of 1969’s Nancy on both CD and LP. Her sixth and final studio album for the label, the Billy Strange-helmed LP offered a cross-section of rock, pop, soul, and country tunes as only Sinatra could have delivered them. Nancy arrived in the wake of producer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood’s unexpected move to Sweden. Hazlewood had produced all of Nancy’s Reprise albums to that point (including the soundtrack to her television special…

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Mellow My Mind: Neil Young Revisits “Tonight’s the Night” at 50 with Previously Unreleased Tracks

October 22, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Neil Young’s sixth studio album, 1975’s Tonight’s the Night, closed out the singer-songwriter’s so-called Ditch Trilogy. 1972’s country-rock landmark Harvest catapulted Young to superstardom, yielding the chart-topping single “Heart of Gold” and becoming the U.S.’ best-selling album of 1972. But he wasn’t comfortable with everything that fame brought, and his successive albums replaced the wistful glow and commercial sheen of Harvest with something altogether darker. Tonight’s the Night followed Time Fades Away (1973) and On the Beach (1974) in the trilogy, though Beach was actually recorded after Tonight’s. Now, on November 28,…

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Rock and Roll All Nite: KISS Suit Up New Deluxe Box for ‘Dressed to Kill’

October 21, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 7 Comments

KISS’ third album – the edge of their commercial breakthrough – is getting done up to the nines for its 50th anniversary. The rock legends will reissue Dressed to Kill as a super deluxe set, available exclusively through the band’s official store on five CDs or eight LPs and a Blu-ray. The 1975 release, featuring “C’mon and Love Me” and, arguably the group’s signature song “Rock and Roll All Nite,” has been newly remastered by Bernie Grundman and, on the Blu-ray, remixed from the original multitracks in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround by…

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Dressed to Kill (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

October 20, 2025 by Mike Duquette

5CD/Blu-ray: Official Store 8LP/Blu-ray: Official Store KISS’ third album was one of their most down ‘n’ dirty, recorded over 10 days at Electric Lady Studios (with Casablanca president Neil Bogart as de facto co-producer alongside the band themselves) and clocking in at a taut 30 minutes (with long, silent grooves between each song on the original vinyl). While audiences had yet to really push the made-up camp-rockers into the mainstream, Dressed to Kill was one of the strongest arguments for their future dominance yet: the LP closed with the raucous anthem “Rock…

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Different Class (30th Anniversary Edition)

October 20, 2025 by Mike Duquette

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Released in 1995, Pulp’s fifth album became a classic of the ’90s Britpop movement. It debuted atop the U.K. charts, put four singles in the Top 10 (including “Common People” and “Disco 2000”) and won the Mercury Music Prize in 1996. For its 30th anniversary – less than a week shy of its date of original release – and following the release of their latest studio LP More. in June, Different Class has been remastered and…

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Ants Invasion: Sony U.K. Plans New Singles Set for Adam Ant

October 20, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Here’s your pass to join the insect nation: Sony Music’s U.K. arm is releasing a new compilation devoted to post-punk heroes Adam and The Ants. The simply-titled Singles, available October 31 in the U.K. and a week later in America, collects 20 tracks on CD or two LPs (pressed on red and white vinyl) that served as A-sides for the ’80s iconoclast. Split about evenly between the classic Ants lineup and Adam’s solo material, it features all the classics you’d expect, from “Kings of the Wild Frontier,” “Antmusic,” “Prince Charming” and “Stand…

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Baby’s Got a Secret: Madonna Expands ‘Bedtime Stories’ with ‘Untold Chapter’ EP

October 20, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

After teasing it last year – and not long after this year’s release of a similar Ray of Light-era remix collection – Madonna will explore rare and unreleased material tied to another one of her most celebrated albums of the ’90s, Bedtime Stories, with another EP of unissued tracks. Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter, available November 28, will offer eight remixes, demos and outtakes from the Queen of Pop’s sixth album, originally released in 1994. In addition to previously released mixes of the singles “Secret” and “Human Nature,” the EP includes…

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