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Don't Wait Till Tomorrow: Blixa Sounds Collects Robin Lane and the Chartbusters' Complete Recordings on "Many Years Ago"

April 2, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Since its founding last year, Blixa Sounds has championed the rare and hard-to-find, with reissues of material by the likes of Robbie Dupree, Stephen Bishop, Linda Clifford, and Chris Darrow & Max Buda (see our coverage of the latter here!) Now, the label has compiled a one-stop-shop collection of tracks by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters with Many Years Ago: The Complete Robin Lane & The Chartbusters Collection. The 3-CD set brings together a whopping 52 tracks, spanning all of the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Robin Lane and the Chartbusters

Future Legend: David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" Returns to Vinyl for 45th Anniversary, "Rebel Rebel" Single Remastered

April 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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45 years ago this May 24, David Bowie unleashed Diamond Dogs on the world.  Now, on May 24, 2019, 45 years to the day since the album's original release date, Parlophone will release a limited, one-run red vinyl pressing of Bowie's classic album, utilizing the 2016 remaster.  It follows gold vinyl versions of Hunky Dory and The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars and a silver vinyl release of Aladdin Sane released 45 years to the day of their first issue.  The Diamond Dogs

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Bowie

Dead Man [Various Formats]

April 1, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Neil Young Online Store LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Neil Young Online Store Jim Jarmusch's 1995 film Dead Man was dubbed by the director as a "psychedelic western." With a cast including Johnny Depp, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, and Iggy Pop, the surreal period piece is set in the bleak 19th-century Old West and follows an accountant named William Blake who's on the run after a murder. Blake encounters Nobody, a guide

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else

Many Years Ago: The Complete Robin Lane & The Chartbusters Collection

April 1, 2019 By

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Blixa Sounds has compiled a one-stop-shop collection of tracks by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters with Many Years Ago: The Complete Robin Lane & The Chartbusters Collection. The 3-CD set is released on March 1 and brings together a whopping 52 tracks, spanning all of the group's official albums, as well as demos, rare singles and EP tracks, and unreleased session takes. The result is the most comprehensive compilation of classic Robin Lane tracks thus far! Robin Lane got her start as a

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

The Slim Shady LP (Expanded Edition)

April 1, 2019 By

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2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digital: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Other Streaming Services This year marks 20 years since Eminem released his major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP, which launched him from the underground rap scene to worldwide superstardom. With iconic songs like "My Name Is," "Role Model," and "'97 Bonnie and Clyde," The Slim Shady LP introduced the world to Eminem's undeniable and enduring talents. The

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Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop

Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings [CD]

April 1, 2019 By

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Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordingsdue on limited edition 2-LP vinyl on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 13, with 2-CD and digital versions arriving one week later on April 19.

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

Evans In England [CD]

April 1, 2019 By

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Evans in England is due on limited edition 2-LP vinyl on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 13, with 2-CD and digital versions arriving one week later on April 19. The album transports listeners back to 1969, when the introspective Evans (1929-1980) was joined in his familiar trio setting by bassist Eddie Gomez and guitarist Marty Morell for a stand at Ronnie Scott's in December 1969. The recording was captured a year into the tenure of what would become Evans' longest-running Trio. In the

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

HONK [Various Formats]

April 1, 2019 By

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1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4-LP deluxe color vinyl: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Various music/apparel bundles: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Honk is a new compilation album from The Rolling Stones that focuses on the rock titans' post-1971 output. It will be released in a variety of configurations: 1-CD, 3-CD deluxe, 2-LP, and 4-LP deluxe editions, as

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

Release Round-Up: Week of March 29

March 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up. Here's what's due for March 29! John Coltrane, Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings [5 CD] (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The year 1958 was a breakout one for saxophone legend John Coltrane. It marked the year when Coltrane--already well-established as a talented sideman--began to make a name for himself as a solo musician and developed his signature "sheets of sound" style while exploring many other routes.  To

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Diana Krall, Donna Summer, Emmylou Harris, Frank Zappa, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Kiki Dee, KISS, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Marvin Gaye, Michael Nesmith, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, The Searchers, Tina Turner

Doin' That Rag: Rhino Expands Grateful Dead's "Aoxomoxoa" for 50th Anniversary

March 28, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Rhino has just announced the third title in Grateful Dead's ongoing series of 50th anniversary reissues.  Like all the albums in this ongoing series including the previous releases of The Grateful Dead (2017) and Anthem of the Sun (2018), Aoxomoxoa will be released approximately 50 years after its anniversary date as a 2-CD deluxe edition that includes the newly-remastered original album plus a bonus disc of previously unreleased live recordings. Aoxomoxoa will also be reissued as a 12-inch

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

Review: Kate Bush, "Remastered in Vinyl" Boxes 3 and 4, CD Box 2

March 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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When Kate Bush returned to music in 2005 after a 12-year absence, about all that could be expected was the unexpected...and the sonic auteur, naturally, delivered.  Her 21st century work and assorted ephemera has been collected by Parlophone as one box of remastered CDs and two box sets of remastered vinyl LPs. Aerial opens Parlophone's CD Box 2, and Remastered in Vinyl Box 3.  The record was conceived as two halves, one on each disc.  The first, A Sea of Honey, is a collection of

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop Tags: Donovan, Elton John, Kate Bush

Release Round-Up: Week of March 22

March 22, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up.  Here's what's on the way today, March 22! Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings (Rhino/Atlantic Catalog Group) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings presents Aretha Franklin's iconic concerts at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January 1972 in full.  Both the Thursday night and Friday night sets are accounted for, spread across four 180-gram LPs.  For

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aretha Franklin, Bernard Herrmann, Bill Evans, John Lennon, Kate Bush, Megadeth, Motley Crue, New Order, Randy Bachman, Robin Trower, Van Morrison, Whitesnake, Yoko Ono

The Smell of Incense Fills Your Room: Craft Recordings Announces New Psychedelic Rarities Collection, "Poppies"

March 19, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Following their announcement of a Record Store Day color-vinyl edition of the title, Craft Recordings have unveiled further details about their new compilation of hard-to-find gems from the psychedelic era, entitled Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age. In addition to the orange-vinyl RSD version, which will be in independent shops on April 13, Poppies will also be released on CD and on digital download platforms on April 19. The 13-track collection - the first in a series

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Chapter VI, Circus Maximus, Erik, Jefferson Lee, Record Store Day, Southwest F.O.B., The Frost, The Gospel, The Honey Jug, The Human Jungle, The Paternak Progress, The Serpent Power, The Sot Weed Factor

Review: Nat "King" Cole, "Ultimate Nat King Cole"

March 18, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, March 17, 2019, would have been Nat "King" Cole's 100th birthday.  While the man born Nathaniel Adams Coles only lived to the age of 45, he more than earned his royal moniker over his three decades of performing.  He paved the way for African-American artists as the first black man to host a nationwide television variety show, and quietly but devotedly crusaded for civil rights.  At the time of his death, at the height of Beatlemania, he was selling some seven million records a

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Nat King Cole

Release Round-Up: Week of March 15

March 15, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Nat King Cole, Ultimate Nat King Cole (Capitol/UMe) CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada To celebrate Nat King Cole's centennial and his legacy of enduring music, Capitol/UMe has partnered with the Nat King Cole Estate for a number of exciting projects.  Among them are two new collections that showcase Cole's remarkable talents -- both available today  Ultimate Nat King Cole arrives on CD and digital, with a 2-LP configuration to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Cassandra Wilson, Foreigner, James Brown, Jerry Garcia Band, Nat King Cole, New Order, Sam Rivers

You Got Me Rocking: The Rolling Stones Pair Hits and Rare Live Material on "Honk," Due April 19

March 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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In anticipation of their upcoming North American No Filter tour, The Rolling Stones have announced the April 19 release of Honk, a new compilation album that focuses on the rock titans' post-1971 output. It will be released in a variety of configurations: 1-CD, 3-CD deluxe, 2-LP, and 4-LP deluxe editions, as well as digital download and streaming. The 1-CD collection and the 2-LP edition both collect 19 of The Stones' singles recorded from 1971 to 2016, plus an unreleased live version of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Brad Paisley, Dave Grohl, Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch, The Rolling Stones

Review: Vanessa Daou, "Zipless"

March 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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When Vanessa Daou's debut album Zipless: Songs From the Works of Erica Jong was first released in 1994, it garnered acclaim across the industry for its other-worldly production, sex-positive lyrics, and, of course, for Daou's impressive vocal delivery. Time called it an exquisite album, Slant listed it among the 100 Best Albums of the '90s, and even Rush's Alex Lifeson commended its cross-genre blend. It's since become a landmark album in electronic music, though to simply call it electronic

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance Tags: Vanessa Daou

All I Need: Unreleased Townes Van Zandt Recordings Collected on "Sky Blue"

March 14, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Townes Van Zandt is an icon of outlaw country, whose introspective and enigmatic songs have touched audiences for decades.  His "Pancho and Lefty," first released on the 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, remains one of the genre's best known and most beloved songs.  His career spanned ten studio albums and nearly three decades and now Fat Possum Records, working alongside the Townes Van Zandt Estate and their TVZ imprint, have added another chapter with a new collection of unreleased

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Love Is Here to Stay: Resonance Premieres Unheard Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery on CD and Vinyl

March 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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This April, Resonance Records returns to the vault for new archival releases on vinyl and CD from two titans of jazz: pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Wes Montgomery. Evans in England is due on limited edition 2-LP vinyl on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 13, with 2-CD and digital versions arriving one week later on April 19.  The album transports listeners back to 1969, when the introspective Evans (1929-1980) was joined in his familiar trio setting by bassist Eddie Gomez and guitarist

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz Tags: Bill Evans, Record Store Day, Wes Montgomery

Release Round-Up: Week of March 8

March 8, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Pamela Polland, Pamela Polland/Have You Heard the One About the Gas Station Attendant? (BGO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) BGO collects the two Columbia albums of singer-songwriter Pamela Polland in one deluxe, slipcased package - her 1972 self-titled LP and 1973 follow-up which was shelved and never released...until now! Pamela Polland and Have You Heard the One About the Gas Station Attendant? are filled with enchanting pop

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Buddy Holly, Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, New Kids on the Block, New Order, Pamela Polland, Townes Van Zandt, Whitesnake

Review: Omnivore's Twin/Tone-Era Soul Asylum Reissues of "Say What You Will...," "Made To Be Broken," and "While You Were Out"

March 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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For some listeners, Soul Asylum may be best known as the group that had a worldwide hit in 1993 with "Runaway Train."  The band's major label breakthrough on Columbia Records, it was a Top 10 hit in 14 countries that went Gold in the U.S. and four other territories, brought their album Grave Dancers Union to multi-Platinum status, and garnered a Grammy for Best Rock Song in 1994.   But there's more to the band than that.  Their journey to that global acclaim, starting as rowdy punk band --

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rock Tags: Soul Asylum

Release Round-Up: Week of March 1

March 1, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Tom Petty The Best of Everything

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Best of Everything (Geffen/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On the heels of the release of the acclaimed rarities box set An American Treasure, a new career-spanning anthology arrives from the late Tom Petty.  The Best of Everything is subtitled The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 and features 38 tracks from the soulful rock-and-roller, including two previously unreleased

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Chaka Khan, Dennis Coffey, Gordon Lightfoot, John Hartford, The Gun, The Undisputed Truth, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tommy Hunt

Live at Baker's

February 26, 2019 By

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Recorded live in Detroit in 2006, Live at Baker's features The Funk Brothers' legendary guitarist Dennis Coffey and his band (two-time Detroit Music Award winner Demetrius Nabors on keys, Grammy-nominated Gaelynn McKinney on drums and bassist Damon Warmack) performing nine songs, including the standard "Moonlight in Vermont" and well-chosen covers of Miles Davis ("All Blues"), Freddie Hubbard (the bossa-flecked "Little Sunflower"), and The Temptations (the beautiful "Just My Imagination," the

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul

Coffey At The Club: Unreleased Dennis Coffey Concert Arrives on "Live At Baker's"

February 26, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Dennis Coffey's legacy is probably most tied to his legendary session work for Motown Records.  As a member of The Funk Brothers, Coffey appeared on hits such as Edwin Starr's "War," The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion," and Stevie Wonder's cover of "We Can Work It Out."  Coffey also performed on recordings by Wilson Pickett, Parliament/Funkadelic, and even produced Rodriguez's debut, Cold Fact. But Coffey, still active to this day, also shines as a live performer.  Last summer, Omnivore

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Dennis Coffey

Light My Fire: Legacy Brings Unheard José Feliciano Concert to Digital and Streaming with "Live 1967"

February 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 9 Comments

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Over the last several months, Legacy Recordings has been quietly releasing gems from the vault and reissuing overlooked titles from the Columbia, RCA Victor, Arista, Bang, Monument, Ode, and Epic vaults as part of a digital music series.  While our primary focus at The Second Disc remains with physical media, periodically we will shed some light on the best of these digital compilations and reissues, such as this previously unreleased live recording from one of the best guitarists and

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Blues, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: José Feliciano

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