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Donald Fagen's The Nightfly Live

September 17, 2021 By

Donald Fagens The Nightfly Live

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Donald Fagen's 1982 solo debut The Nightfly picked up where his work with Steely Dan left off, albeit with a more autobiographical lyrical bent.  The recording by producer Gary Katz, engineer Roger Nichols, and mixing engineer Elliot Scheiner took full advantage of early digital capabilities to bring Fagen's sly, jazz-pop compositions to life.  The album yielded the hits "I.G.Y." and "New Frontier,"

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

Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!

September 17, 2021 By

Steely Dan Northeast Corridor

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The first Steely Dan live album since 1995's Alive in America, Northeast Corridor was recorded on the group's last tour at venues including New York's Beacon Theater, The Met Philadelphia, and others.  (The band's nine-show Beacon residency in 2018 featured themed shows including performances of full albums, a "By Popular Demand" night, and more.)  The single-disc set of 12 songs (of course

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

Release Round-Up: Week of September 17

September 17, 2021 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Bob Dylan Bootleg 16

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) (Columbia/Legacy) 5CD: 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 latest volume of Bob Dylan's long-running archival series, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) covers the period in which Dylan recorded the albums Shot of Love (the final LP in

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Andrew Gold, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Dylan, Erroll Garner, Gleaming Spires, Herb Alpert, Ian Gillan, Jimmie Vaughan, Kasim Sulton, Lindsey Buckingham, Marianne Faithfull, Muddy Waters, Murray Head, Nancy Sinatra, Nick Lowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Rumer, Tim Rice, Vince Guaraldi, Wesley Stace, Yvonne Elliman

Short Takes: More David Bowie Albums Come to Warner Music, Rod Stewart Announces New Album

September 16, 2021 By The Second Disc 12 Comments

Rod Stewart Tears of Hercules

Earlier today, Warner Music Group and the Estate of David Bowie announced a new partnership in which WMG will now have worldwide rights to Bowie's entire career-spanning catalogue [save a few early releases such as his self-titled 1967 Deram album].  Currently, WMG's agreement spans the period of 1968-1999, but the new deal will bring the late superstar's 2000-2016 recordings under the Warner umbrella, too, including his latter-day triumphs Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, and Blackstar.  These

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Bowie, Rod Stewart

Are You Ready for the Sex Girls? Omnivore Reissues Gleaming Spires Discography

September 16, 2021 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Gleaming Spires Song of the Spires

"Of the hundreds of new records unleashed on the public each year, few stand out as truly inspired, literate works of art," began Sparks' Russell Mael in his liner notes to Gleaming Spires' 1981 debut Song of the Spires.  "Fewer still go beyond that.  Though I have not personally had the time to listen to this, the Gleaming Spires' first recorded effort, two of my bridge partners tell me that this record goes way, way beyond."  Sparks' tongue-in-cheek endorsement (to which Russell's brother Ron

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rock Tags: Devo, Gleaming Spires, Sparks

Spooky, Scary: Andrew Gold's "Halloween Howls" Returns on Friday

September 16, 2021 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Andrew Gold Halloween Howls

When late singer-songwriter Andrew Gold set out to record his Halloween Howls: Fun and Scary Music album, he knew he was filling a void.  The composer-lyricist of "Thank You for Being a Friend" and "Lonely Boy" wrote in the 1996 CD's original liner notes, "Each holiday has a mood and usually has music to go with it.  However, it's been very hard to find any tapes or CDs of Halloween music. In fact, there's mostly just scary sound effects available and very few songs. So, I fixed that."  Over the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop Tags: Andrew Gold

Symphony Hall Concert

September 13, 2021 By

Erroll Garner Symphony Hall

Octave Music continues its Erroll Garner series with a previously unreleased 9-song set from Boston's Symphony Hall recorded in 1959.  Late piano legend Garner, in a trio setting, performs such classic standards as "A Foggy Day (In London Town)," "But Not for Me," "I Can't Get Started," and "Misty."  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.  On the same date, the complete Symphony Hall concert will be issued as a limited edition box set of 3 LPs (plus a bonus LP sampling the Garner series) and a

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz

Live from Lafayette

September 13, 2021 By

Rumer Live from Lafayette

Silky and soulful songstress Rumer returns with a new live album recorded in London last winter.  The CD, vinyl, and digital release features songs from Rumer's most recent album, Nashville Tears, as well as past staples including "Slow," "Aretha," and covers of "Sara Smile" and "Love Is the Answer."

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Review: The Beach Boys, "Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971"

September 13, 2021 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Beach Boys Feel Flows Cover

Like a Companion for Your Lonely Soul Those placing the needle on The Beach Boys' Sunflower upon its release in 1970 might have been taken aback by the sheer drive of its opening track.  The lusty "Slip on Through" - co-written, produced, and primarily sung by Dennis Wilson - rocked harder than just about anything else in the band's discography to that point.  The song announced that Sunflower was not just The Beach Boys' first album on a new label but the beginning of a new chapter

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Beach Boys

No More Tears: 30th Anniversary

September 13, 2021 By

Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears

Ozzy Osbourne's sixth studio album, originally released in 1981, returns to vinyl in both a standard 2-LP 180-gram black vinyl edition and a 2-LP 140-gram colored vinyl edition with a unique booklet.  The latter format is available only through TowerRecords.com.  Simultaneous with the vinyl releases comes a digital-only expanded edition featuring 12 bonus tracks including a mash-up of Ozzy's original "Hellraiser" with Motorhead's cover.  No CD version of the digital release is currently planned.

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Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Out There: Disney's Legacy Collection Returns with Expanded 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' Soundtrack

September 13, 2021 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Hunchback

Like the pealing bells over Paris, Walt Disney Records has heralded the arrival of one of its most beloved recent archival projects with the surprise, impending release of an expanded score to the animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame - the 14th release in the label's Legacy Collection series. It's only the third release in the series since two generous batches of titles in 2014 and 2015; an expansion of the music of animated films Robin Hood (1973) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alan Menken, Bette Midler, Stephen Schwartz

The Weekend Stream: September 11, 2021

September 11, 2021 By The Second Disc 3 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! Aaliyah, Aaliyah

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Aaliyah, Blackstreet, Carla Thomas, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Four Tops, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Loretta Lynn, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Restless Heart, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, The Supremes, The Temptations

Spice 25

September 10, 2021 By

Spice Girls Spice 25

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl and Cassettes: Spice Girls Online Store Tell me what you want, what you really, really want...If what you want is a 25th anniversary expanded edition of the Spice Girls' 1996 debut Spice, you're in luck.  Virgin/UMC (U.K.) and EMI are reissuing Spice on 2 CDs and a digital "eAlbum."  The expanded Spice 25, curated by the Spice Girls, features the original album on the first CD plus a second disc of twelve bonus tracks.  These encompass a

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

Technical Ecstasy: Super Deluxe Edition

September 10, 2021 By

Black Sabbath Technical Ecstasy

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino is going Super Deluxe with Black Sabbath's 1976 album Technical Ecstasy.  The band's seventh album, the Gold-certified Technical Ecstasy arrives in 4CD and 5LP box set editions featuring the remastered original album, a brand-new Steven Wilson stereo remix, and over 90 minutes of previously unheard bonus material.

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

Richard Carpenter's Piano Songbook

September 10, 2021 By

Richard Carpenter Piano Songbook

Richard Carpenter returns with his first solo album in almost 25 years.  Piano Songbook features newly-recorded solo piano renditions of some of the rich, classic melodies associated with Carpenters including "(They Long to Be) Close to You," "For All We Know," "Yesterday Once More," "I Need to Be in Love," "We've Only Just Begun," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and more.  Available on CD and digital/streaming.

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Yesterday Once More: Richard Carpenter Returns with Solo "Piano Songbook"

September 10, 2021 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Richard Carpenter Piano Songbook

Richard Carpenter's last solo album was titled Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor.  Now the musical legend is returning in three of those capacities for his first full-length recording since that 1997 set.  His third overall solo album, Richard Carpenter's Piano Songbook arrives from Decca Records - not A&M, but part of the same Universal Music family - on October 22 in CD and digital formats. The nine-song collection features newly-recorded solo piano renditions of some of the rich,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Carpenters, Richard Carpenter

Release Round-Up: Week of September 10

September 10, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Chicago at Carnegie Hall

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Chicago, Chicago at Carnegie Hall: Complete (Rhino) (Rhino.com) For the first time, Rhino brings together all eight of Chicago's concerts between April 5-10, 1971 at New York's Carnegie Hall in one deluxe, 16-CD box set.  The original 4-LP box Chicago at Carnegie Hall was a commercial smash, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200.  This set features every note played by the band as newly restored by the band's Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Aaliyah, Andrea Bocelli, Chicago, Chris Jagger, Donny Osmond, Elvis Costello, Laura Nyro, Marillion, Metallica, Ray Charles, Rufus Wainwright, Suede

Make It Last Forever: Spice Girls' Debut Set for Expanded Reissue

September 7, 2021 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Spice Girls Spice 25

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want... If what you want is a 25th anniversary expanded edition of the Spice Girls' 1996 debut Spice, you're in luck.  On October 29, Virgin/UMC (U.K.) and EMI will reissue Spice on 2 CDs and a digital "eAlbum." The expanded Spice 25, curated by the Spice Girls, features the original album on the first CD plus a second disc of twelve bonus tracks.  These encompass a sampling of period remixes and single versions plus five previously unreleased

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Spice Girls

The Weekend Stream: September 4, 2021

September 4, 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! Rick James, Glow (Deluxe Edition) /

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aaliyah, ABBA, Bernard Herrmann, DMX, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jerry Goldsmith, Mary Jane Girls, Mary Wilson, Miracle Legion, Propaganda, Rick James, Teena Marie, The Brothers Johnson, The Psychedelic Furs, Timbaland

The Lockdown Sessions

September 3, 2021 By

Elton John The Lockdown Sessions

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Slipcased CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD Blue Glitter Cassette, Green Cassette, Purple Cassette: EltonJohn.com Elton John's first new studio release since 2016's Wonderful Crazy Night is on the way.  A spiritual successor to 1993's Duets, The Lockdown Sessions features Elton's collaborations with 16 diverse artists ranging from the late Glen Campbell and

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Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Voyage

September 3, 2021 By

ABBA Voyage

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Orange LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target-Exclusive CD: Target.com Target-Exclusive Yellow LP: Target.com Indie-Exclusive Blue LP: Your Local Record Store [Visit RecordStoreDay.com's store finder] Various formats including exclusive vinyl, CDs, and cassettes: Official ABBA Store Mamma mia!  ABBA is back.  40 years after the November 1981 release of The

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A Momentary Lapse of Reason: Remixed and Updated

September 3, 2021 By

Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse Remixed CD BD

CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Sony and Pink Floyd Records are breaking out another title from 2019's mammoth Pink Floyd: The Later Years box set.  A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Remixed and Updated features the David Gilmour-overseen presentation of the band's 1987 studio album.  Remixed by Andy Jackson with Gilmour, assisted by Damon Iddins, this version will be released on

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Signs of Life: Pink Floyd's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Remixed and Updated" Sees October Release

September 3, 2021 By Joe Marchese 12 Comments

Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse Remixed CD BD

On October 29, Sony and Pink Floyd Records will break out another title from 2019's mammoth Pink Floyd: The Later Years box set.  A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Remixed and Updated features the David Gilmour-overseen presentation of the band's 1987 studio album.  Remixed by Andy Jackson with Gilmour, assisted by Damon Iddins, this version will be released on CD/DVD, CD/BD, double 180-gram, half-speed mastered 45 RPM vinyl, and digitally with stereo and 5.1 mixes.  Additionally, the album will be

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 3

September 3, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Bob Marley Capitol Session

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Capitol Session '73 (Tuff Gong/Mercury Studios) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Green Marble Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Five days after Bob Marley and The Wailers' landmark Burnin' hit stores in October 1973, producer Denny Cordell (Leon Russell, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers) took the band into Hollywood's Capitol

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock Tags: Bob Marley and the Wailers, Booker T. and the MG's, Gerry Rafferty, Rory Gallagher

Always Love You: Elton John Welcomes Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Brandi Carlile, Glen Campbell and More to "The Lockdown Sessions"

September 1, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Elton John The Lockdown Sessions

Earlier today, Elton John announced a new album, his first new studio release since 2016's Wonderful Crazy Night.  A spiritual successor to 1993's Duets, The Lockdown Sessions features Elton's collaborations with 16 diverse artists ranging from the late Glen Campbell and legendary Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks to current hitmakers including Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, and Nicki Minaj.  The album was borne out of the many guest appearances Elton made on various records during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Categories: News Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Brandi Carlile, Dua Lipa, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Glen Campbell, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder

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