Guess who just got back today? Well, September 27 is the date, but Thin Lizzy are releasing a box set chronicling one of their most pivotal years. 1976 will, across five CDs and a Blu-ray Disc, retell the story of the two albums the Irish rockers issued that year: Jailbreak and Johnny the Fox. Both albums have been newly remixed in stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos by Richard Whittaker, under the supervision of guitarist Scott Gorham. The box also includes selections of unreleased material
St. Jimmy, Re-Canonized: Green Day Prep 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of 'American Idiot'
With 20 years' hindsight, Green Day probably meant for their seventh studio album to be big. But nobody could have predicted just how big American Idiot got - and this year's latest addition to the year-end music box set line-up will showcase just how big with a package to match. American Idiot will come back into print with a new box set spanning four CDs (or eight colored LPs) and two Blu-ray Discs. It'll feature the original album, a disc of B-sides and non-LP live tracks, 15 unreleased
The Weekend Stream: August 10, 2024
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. A legendary classic rock concert is back on digital channels, along with EPs from U2, Madonna and Daryl Hall, a remixed cast album from a beloved musical, and a new record from one of the most underrated bands of the last few decades. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. George Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh (Apple)
Release Round-Up: Week of August 9
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. Also, don't miss out on today's eclectic slate of releases from Real Gone Music; click here to find out what's new from Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Firehouse, Azar Lawrence, Charlie Nothing, and 3 Inches of Blood! Elvis Presley, Memphis (RCA/Legacy) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon
Tonight You're Mine: Legacy Releases Digital Trove of Eric Carmen Rarities
The power pop world lost a legend in March when it was announced that Eric Carmen - the Raspberries frontman turned soft-rock hitmaker of the '70s and '80s - passed away at the age of 74. Now - on the eve of what would have been his 75th birthday and a special tribute to his life and career from the city that raised him - Legacy Recordings today issues a trove of rare and unreleased recordings from his beloved solo career. And Now, Eric Carmen: The Arista Archive collects 25 demos, single
Refugee of the Roads: Joni Mitchell's Latest Archives Box Takes Listeners to the End of the '70s
Rhino's Joni Mitchell Archives series has been dependably running since 2020, offering alternating box sets featuring troves of unreleased material from the folk legend and remastered versions of the album eras they cover. With the most recent box collecting her last four albums for the Asylum label - Hejira (1976), Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977), Mingus (1979) and the live Shadows and Light (1980) - today's new announcement closes that same chapter, offering hours of unreleased live and
Chicago at the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971)
Chicago at the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971) arrives on 3 CDs, 4 LPs, and digital formats, preserving the band's show in the U.S. capital. The concert was recorded just eight days after the opening of the Kennedy Center. Every track on this set is previously unreleased (including the first-ever performance of "Saturday in the Park" and an embryonic "Dialogue" without Part Two; neither song had yet been recorded) with the exception of "Goodbye,"
Colour My World: Chicago's 1971 Set at the Kennedy Center to Be Released
Does anybody really know what time it is? On September 27, it's time for Rhino to excavate a vintage Chicago concert from the vaults. Chicago at the John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971) arrives on 3 CDs, 4 LPs, and digital formats, preserving the band's show in the U.S. capital. The concert was recorded just eight days after the opening of the Kennedy Center. Every track on this set is previously unreleased with the exception of "Goodbye," which
Mirage Tour '82
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Recorded over two nights at The Forum just outside Los Angeles - the same venue where Rumours Live was taped - Mirage Tour '82 now presents a fuller picture of those shows over two CDs or three LPs (with an Amazon-exclusive clear vinyl variant also available). Singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, singer Stevie Nicks, singer/keyboardist Christine McVie, bassist John McVie, and drummer Mick Fleetwood
Forever
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD (Exclusive Turquoise Cover): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Exclusive Turquoise Cover): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cher's first hits collection in nearly two decades, Forever features 21 newly remastered songs curated by the artist on 1 CD or 2 LPs (pressed on crystal-clear vinyl). It's accompanied by the Forever: Fan Edition, a digital-only expanded album with
The Weekend Stream: August 3, 2024
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. Two '80s Top 5 hits get revisited in EP form, as does an early '00s single from a classic '80s rock band - and we're also spotlighting one of our favorite new releases from a country hitmaker turning to pop (no, not that one). As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Madonna, Cherish (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes /
Release Round-Up: Week of August 2
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. Van Morrison, Live at Orangefield (Orangefield Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Christmas 1959 saw Van Morrison take the stage of Orangefield Secondary School in Belfast for his very first live performance. Van, on guitar and vocals, joined his fellow students John McCullough on tea-chest bass, Cyril Downey on
Turn Back Time: Cher Collects Hits on "Forever," Adds Rarities to Digital Edition
On October 19, Cher will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One month later, on November 19, Cher releases the first volume of her long-awaited autobiography. The Memoir: Part One will be preceded on September 20 by the superstar's latest hits anthology - her first in nearly two decades. Forever, featuring 21 newly remastered songs curated by the artist, arrives from Warner Records on 1 CD or 2 LPs (pressed on crystal-clear vinyl). On the same date, the Forever: Fan Edition
Roxy and Elsewhere: Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera Plan Career-Spanning Box Sets
What are the odds? Two career-spanning box sets featuring solo material by members of Roxy Music - lead singer Bryan Ferry and guitarist Phil Manzanera - will be available this fall. Ferry's Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 will be a 5CD overview divided into thematic collections of his work outside of Roxy Music. The first is a new 20-track collection of his best-loved singles, including the U.K. Top 10s "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," "Let's Stick Together" and "Slave to Love."
Must Have Been the Roses: Newest Grateful Dead Box Set Covers April 1978, from "Drums" to "Space"
1978: The Grateful Dead was between Terrapin Station and Shakedown Street, and re-setting the rules onstage. The group's 1978 spring tour introduced "Drums" and "Space" as regular live features, and found Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux in re-energized, post-hiatus form. Yesterday, Rhino and the band announced the release of Friend of the Devils: April 1978, a massive 19CD box containing eight previously unreleased concerts from
Love in Store: Fleetwood Mac Collect 'Mirage Tour' Recordings
Though a key member of Fleetwood Mac's classic line-up has passed on and two others don't communicate, the group lives on in countless catalogue titles. All of their studio albums from 1975 to 1987 have been given the box set treatment, as has their 1980 live album - and last year, a collection of Rumours-era live recordings was released on its own. Now, the same is being done for their tour in support of 1982's Mirage. Recorded over two nights at The Forum just outside Los Angeles - the same
Chocolate and Cheese (Deluxe Edition)
Chocolate and Cheese, arguably the most famous album from irreverent, eclectic rockers Ween, is revisited this year by Rhino for its 30th anniversary as a triple vinyl or digital set, this new deluxe edition features the original remastered album from 1994 and a collection of 15 unreleased demos and outtakes. These have been sourced by Mickey Melchiondo from cassettes and DATs in the band's archive and selected by himself and Aaron Freeman (who also contribute to the package's liner notes). All
Straight Ahead: New Box Set Chronicles Jimi Hendrix's Time At Electric Lady Studios
Among his final and most enduring acts as a musician, Jimi Hendrix purchased a Greenwich Village nightclub with the intention of transforming it into a recording studio. A new documentary will tell that story of its creation, and an accompanying box set will highlight an unreleased trove of recordings from his few but pivotal sessions there. Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, available September 13 as a 3CD or 5LP set, offers 39 demos and early takes from Hendrix's summer 1970
The Weekend Stream: July 27, 2024
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. Live cuts from two of the hardest-working rockers around, more Disney punk(?!) and the debut album from a future Disney legend are mixing it up this Saturday! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Reunion Tour '99 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) 25 summers ago, Bruce
Release Round-Up: Week of July 26
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Loleatta Holloway, We're Getting Stronger: The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings (1976-1982) (SoulMusic/The Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) We're Getting Stronger: The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings (1976-1982) presents, on 5 CDs, all of the late, great Loleatta Holloway's albums for Gold Mind and
Smalltown Boy: Bronski Beat's Debut Goes Deluxe for 40th Anniversary
One of the most striking (and oft-reissued) albums in U.K. '80s pop gets its biggest look this fall, with a new box set edition of Bronski Beat's The Age of Consent. The new 4CD/1DVD edition, available October 18, packages the original 1984 album with 1985 remix album Hundreds and Thousands, plus 19 remixes, edits and B-sides as well as three unreleased remixes and a disc of 19 never-before-released studio outtakes and radio sessions. The DVD features both restored music videos and Top of the
Fly on the Wall: B-Sides and Rarities
Paul Weller, late of The Jam and The Style Council, began his solo career in 1991 with a self-titled album on the Go! Discs label. He remained on the label for three albums, before moving to Island Records for 1997's Heavy Soul and 2000's Heliocentric. Weller would return to Island in 2008, but five years earlier, in 2003, Universal Music drew upon both his Go! Discs period and two Island albums to compile Fly on the Wall: B Sides and Rarities. The 3CD iteration presented 39 tracks, while the
MTV Unplugged: Expanded Edition
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) More than 30 years after Natalie Merchant took her final bow with 10,000 Maniacs, the band's seminal set for MTV Unplugged is getting the reissued and expanded treatment. Available on one CD or two LPs, this remastered presentation of the original multiplatinum disc adds three extra songs from the performance featuring another lead singer for a band who recently had gone
These Are Days: 10,000 Maniacs' 'MTV Unplugged' Set Gets Expansion
More than 30 years after Natalie Merchant took her final bow with 10,000 Maniacs, the band's seminal set for MTV Unplugged will be reissued and expanded this fall. Available September 6 on CD or two LPs, this remastered presentation of the original multiplatinum disc adds three extra songs from the performance featuring another lead singer for a band who recently had gone solo: David Byrne of Talking Heads. They performed covers of Iris DeMent ("Let the Mystery Be"), a Jimmie Dale Gilmore
In Memoriam: Abdul "Duke" Fakir of the Four Tops (1935-2024)
Is it possible for a group like the Four Tops to be underrated? On its face, that question seems ridiculous. The Detroit vocal quartet had two dozen Top 40 hits in America between 1964 and 1988; they're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the R&B Group Hall of Fame, they have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Rolling Stone and Billboard both named them one of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Those are laurels
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