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Cahoots: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 26, 2021 By

The Band Cahoots 50

2CD/LP/BD/7-inch single: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Contents of CDs 1 & @ below): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (2021 Mix of Original Album): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Band and Capitol/UMe are in Cahoots for a deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of the group's fourth studio album.  The remixed and remastered Cahoots arrives in various formats including a Super Deluxe 2CD/BD/LP/7-inch vinyl box set, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered

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

Together Again

October 26, 2021 By

Buck Owens and Susan Raye Together Again

This new 22-track compendium features duet and solo cuts from Bakersfield troubadour Buck Owens and his frequent singing partner and television co-star Susan Raye originally issued between 1970 and 1975.  Together Again will be available on both CD and digital formats.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country

High As The Mountains: Omnivore Collects Buck Owens and Susan Raye on "Together Again"

October 25, 2021 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Buck Owens and Susan Raye Together Again

On October 29, Omnivore Recordings concludes its current reissue program of nine never-on-standalone-CD albums from Buck Owens with reissues of In the Palm of Your Hand, Ain't It Amazing, Gracie, and It's a Monster's Holiday.  (Watch this space for more coverage of that trio soon!)  But happily, the label is far from done with the Owens oeuvre.  On December 10, Omnivore will release Buck Owens and Susan Raye's Together Again, a new 22-track compendium of duet and solo cuts originally issued

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country Tags: Buck Owens, Susan Raye

The Weekend Stream: October 23, 2021

October 23, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Chicago, Chicago at Carnegie Hall

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chicago, Chico Hamilton, Elmer Bernstein, Gordon MacRae, Indigo Girls, Jo Stafford, Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Radiohead, Rockwell, Sublime

Life Is A Carnival: The Band Reissues, Remixes, Expands "Cahoots" For December Box Set Release

October 22, 2021 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

The Band Cahoots 50

The Band and Capitol/UMe are in Cahoots for a deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of the group's fourth studio album.  On December 10, a remixed and remastered Cahoots will arrive in various formats including a Super Deluxe 2CD/BD/LP/7-inch vinyl box set, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl, limited edition vinyl, and digital download/streaming.  All of these formats have been overseen by Robbie Robertson and feature a new mix of the original album by Bob Clearmountain from the original

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Band, Van Morrison

Release Round-Up: Week of October 22

October 22, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Rolling Stones Tattoo You Deluxe

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Carole King, Duran Duran, Elton John, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Kristin Chenoweth, Olivia Newton-John, Simply Red, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, Tito Arevalo, Voctave, William Lava

Review: Bob Dylan, "Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985)"

October 20, 2021 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bob Dylan Bootleg 16

Señor, señor/Can you tell me where we're headin'? Only Bob Dylan knew where he was headin'.  In the fall of 1980, when Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) opens, Dylan was two-thirds into his so-called "Christian trilogy" comprising Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980), and Shot of Love (1981).  He had wrapped up a fiery tour on May 21, 1980 in which he only performed his gospel material.  Audiences and critics alike were divided on Dylan's immersion into

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Bob Dylan

Barn

October 17, 2021 By

Neil Young and Crazy Horse Barn

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/LP/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Neil Young reunites with Crazy Horse for a new 10-song album available on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats as well as on a deluxe box containing the CD, LP, and Barn film on Blu-ray.  Barn has been produced by Young and Niko Bolas.

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

The Weekend Stream: October 16, 2021

October 16, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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Prince, Do Me, Baby (Demo) (NPG/Warner) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) A surprise release on Thursday for the 40th anniversary of Prince's Controversy (1981), the Prince Estate has issued a demo recording of "Do Me, Baby," recorded during the studio sessions for Prince's self-titled sophomore album in 1979. (As such, it sounds less like a demo and more like a studio version in league with that album.) It's a fascinating recording that again highlights The Purple One's genius - and it's also

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Cassette, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Comedy, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aztec Camera, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Gibson, Doug E. Fresh, Indigo Girls, Jimmy Webb, Julian Velard, Nick Kamen, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Stokely Carmichael

Joy to the World: "New" Nat "King" Cole Christmas Album Coming with Johnny Mathis, Gloria Estefan, John Legend Duets

October 15, 2021 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Nat King Cole A Sentimental Christmas

Although he's one of the voices most closely associated with Christmas, Nat "King" Cole only recorded one full-length Christmas LP in his lifetime.  Now, Capitol Records and UMe are out to change that with a "new" yuletide album from the legendary vocalist who died in 1965 at just 45 years of age.  A Sentimental Christmas with Nat "King" Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined arrives October 29 on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms.  In addition to reorchestrated solo performances, the album

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Gloria Estefan, John Legend, Johnny Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth, Nat King Cole

Release Round-Up: Week of October 15

October 15, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Beatles Let It Be 50 Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Let It Be: 50th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats] (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beatles' final album, Let It Be, arrives in deluxe editions to coincide with Peter Jackson's multi-part

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Books, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Joe Shaver, Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Kelly Clarkson, Kinky Friedman, Louis Armstrong, Lucinda Williams, Nick Lowe, Norah Jones, Santana, The Beatles, The Bellamy Brothers, The Velvet Underground, Tommy Womack, Tony Bennett

Live Down Under

October 12, 2021 By

Billy Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman Live Down Under

Texas' own honky tonk heroes and longtime friends Billy Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman came together in 2002 for a joint concert tour of Australia.  Now, Omnivore has brought that freewheeling experience to CD and download/streaming with this new release featuring "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed," "Before All Hell Breaks Loose," "Honky Tonk Heroes," and much more.

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Retrospect in Retirement of Delay: The Solo Recordings

October 12, 2021 By

Hasaan Ibn Ali Solo Recordings

Hasaan Ibn Ali was named "The Legendary Hasaan" when he made his Atlantic Records debut in 1965 with the Max Roach Trio.  Atlantic quickly signed him for a solo album which remained unreleased until Omnivore's 2021 excavation.  Now, the label is once again celebrating the influential pianist - this time with a solo release drawn from privately-recorded tapes.  The Solo Recordings will be released on 2 CDs and digital/streaming in 2021 with a 4-LP edition to follow next year.  The 21-song set,

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz

Dragnet

October 12, 2021 By

NRBQ Dragnet

NRBQ returns with a new studio album - the band's first full-length LP since 2014.  Dragnet (featuring keyboardist Terry Adams, guitarist Scott Ligon, bassist Casey McDonough, and drummer John Perrin) includes ten original songs plus a reworking of the famous television theme that gives the album its title. Available on CD, LP, and digital streaming/download.

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

The Motown Anthology

October 12, 2021 By

Mary Wilson The Motown Anthology

The Motown Anthology is the ultimate retrospective of Mary Wilson, multi-hyphenate talent: singer, activist, author, fashion icon, actress, mother, grandmother, friend, trailblazer, legend, Supreme.  This first-ever comprehensive overview of Wilson's Motown discography presents 38 songs, including a whopping 33 tracks only available physically on this collection including stunning new mixes of Supremes favorites, four Supremes outtakes produced by Deke Richards, the complete 1979 Mary Wilson

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Welcome to My World: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's "Some Lovers" Features Jennifer Holliday, Kristin Chenoweth, Auli'i Cravalho, More

October 12, 2021 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Some Lovers

"Burt Bacharach's patented songwriting style is on luxurious display in Some Lovers, the new musical he wrote with Steven Sater, one of the creators of Spring Awakening," wrote The Los Angeles Times upon the musical's 2011 premiere at San Diego's Old Globe.  "Octogenarian composer Bacharach brings youthful freshness to the project," opined Variety.  "[Some Lovers] is packed with nearly 20 new songs by pop virtuoso Burt Bacharach," offered The San Diego Union-Tribune, "and in theater it doesn't

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Auli'i Cravalho, Burt Bacharach, Jennifer Holliday, Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Ramin Karimloo, Steven Sater

Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971)

October 9, 2021 By

Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 2

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: JoniMitchell.com Store Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2 follows the format of last year's acclaimed first volume.  (See TSD's interview with Archives co-producer Patrick Milligan here.)  Over 5 CDs or 10 LPs and nearly six hours of previously unreleased studio, live, and home recordings, it chronologically traces Mitchell's musical journey in the period that yielded her first four albums: Song to a Seagull (1968), Clouds (1969), Ladies of the

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop

If I Could Only Remember My Name: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 9, 2021 By

David Crosby If I Could Only Remember My Name

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 1LP (Remastered Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com Rhino's deluxe edition of David Crosby's 1971 freak-folk classic boasts a new remaster of the album from the original analog tapes overseen by original engineer Stephen Barncard using the Plangent Process, and a generous 14 bonus demos and session outtakes/alternates (a full 12 of which are previously unreleased).  These include "Kids and Dogs," "Song

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The Weekend Stream: October 9, 2021

October 9, 2021 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Madonna, Madame X - Music from the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Indigo Girls, Itzhak Perlman, Kool and the Gang, Lou Reed, Madonna, Otis Redding, Paula Abdul, Tears for Fears, The Sweet Inspirations, War

Release Round-Up: Week of October 8

October 8, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Reba Revived Remixed Revisited

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Best of Bond...James Bond (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscoverMusic (gold) The Best of Bond...James Bond is released on vinyl today (the CD arrived two weeks ago).  The compilation offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of the films based on Ian Fleming's famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aaliyah, Joe Bataan, John Barry, Lizard Music, Loreena McKennitt, Orleans, Ray Barretto, Reba McEntire, Violent Femmes

The World is (Still) a Ghetto: War Preps 'Greatest Hits 2.0'

October 7, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

War Greatest Hits 2.0

Late last year, Warner Music Group's Rhino label confirmed that, after a ten-year break, it would once again be home to the Avenue Records catalogue.  The first release under the new deal celebrated the career of Avenue's marquee band, WAR.  That limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday reissue of the band's 1976 Greatest Hits was followed this year by another Record Store Day release, WAR: The Vinyl 1971-1975.  That box collected WAR (1971); All Day Music (1971); The World Is a Ghetto

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: War

Toy:Box

October 6, 2021 By

David Bowie Toy Box

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6 x 10": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Available on 3 CDs or 6 ten-inch LPs, David Bowie'sToy: Box features the same 12-track Toy album (originally slated for released in 2001 and consisting of the artist's reworkings of early-career songs) premiering on Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) plus bonus discs.  The first includes the proposed B-sides (including the re-recordings of "Liza Jane" and "In the Heat of the Morning"), previously

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001)

October 6, 2021 By

David Bowie Brilliant Adventure

11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 17LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Parlophone continues its career-spanning series of box sets for the late David Bowie.  The fifth Era box set, Brilliant Adventure, includes: Five remastered studio albums (Black Tie White Noise (1993), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Outside (1995), Earthling (1997), 'hours...' (1999)); A remastered and expanded BBC Radio Theatre show from 2000 (originally released in part on that

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Destroyer (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

October 6, 2021 By

Kiss Destroyer Super Deluxe

4CD/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 The 45th anniversary super deluxe edition of Kiss' seminal Destroyer is packed with audio extras - many previously unreleased - and plenty of ephemera for KISS Kollectors. Alongside the remastered album, three bonus discs offer demos from Stanley and Simmons' archives, a jam-packed offering of outtakes and single edits (including a new acoustic

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

The Last Domino?

October 6, 2021 By

Genesis The Last Domino

Four days after Genesis launches a North American farewell (?) tour, Rhino in the U.S. and Virgin/UMC in the U.K. will release a companion collection.  The Last Domino?, the album, offers 27 tracks, including hits and deep cuts, on 2 CDs or 4 LPs.  The Last Domino? has been curated in conjunction with the band and the majority of its songs will be heard on North American tour stages this year.  It's sequenced non-chronologically - rather like a concert setlist - blending tracks from Genesis'

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