Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. From classic rocker comebacks to '90s nostalgia and more - we've got the goods to set you up for these days off. Bruce Springsteen, Addicted to Romance (Columbia) (iTunes / Amazon) While he's postponed the rest of this year's tour due to a battle with peptic ulcers, Bruce Springsteen had time this
Say Yes: Prog Band's Rare Single Edits Collected on Rhino's "Yessingles"
Think of Yes, and chances are you're not thinking of three-minute compact pop nuggets. The progressive heroes and FM rock mainstays did court the AM (and later, FM pop) radio market, though, from their early days through the crossover hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and beyond. On October 6, Rhino will round up a dozen of Yes' rare single versions for the compilation YESSINGLES. The compilation, which features various personnel and line-ups of the group from 1971-1983, will be available on
Release Round-Up: Week of September 29
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! The Spinners, Ain't No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979) (SoulMusic/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Earlier this year, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music celebrated the extraordinary legacy of The Spinners with the release of The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979, collecting a whopping 43 single sides
Rewind Forward
Ringo Starr is back with a new EP, his fourth such release in three years. Starr penned the original songs with Bruce Sugar and welcomed Steve Lukather and Joe Williams of Toto, and Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers among the guests. Paul McCartney has contributed an original song, too: "Feeling the Sunlight." Available on CD, 10-inch LP, cassette, and digitally.
Accentuate the Positive
The prolific Mr. Morrison returns with a new studio album - his 45th overall and second this year, following Moving on Skiffle - that salutes classic rock and roll. Accentuate the Positive features his renditions of such favorite tunes as the jaunty title track, "You Are My Sunshine," "Sea of Heartbreak," "Red Sails in the Sunset," "Lucille," "Blueberry Hill," and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll." Chris Farlowe and the late Jeff Beck are guests. Available on 2CD, 2LP, and digitally.
The Last Recordings
Windstar reissues John Denver's final recordings from 1996 in which the late troubadour covered his classic hits including "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Sunshine on My Shoulders." Adorned with new cover art, the session will be released on CD, LP, and digitally.
Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection Vol. 2
Earlier this year, Green Hill released the first volume of Olivia Newton-John's duet series. Now, a second volume from the late, great superstar arrives with two previously unreleased duets ("I'm Counting On You" with Johnny O'Keefe and "I Will Be Right Here" with David Campbell) and ten favorites ("Tenterfield Saddler" with Peter Allen, "Wishin' and Hopin'" with Dionne Warwick, "Rest Your Love on Me" with Andy Gibb, "Everybody's Someone" with Cliff Richard).
What's Simple is True: Jewel's 'Spirit' Set for 25th Anniversary Expansion
Following a generous expansion of debut album Pieces of You, Craft Recordings will offer an expansion of folk-pop singer Jewel's sophomore album Spirit. The 25th anniversary edition, available November 17, features the original album - including the Top 10 hit "Hands" - plus a raft of bonus material appended to the first disc and spilling over into the second. Extras include original single mixes, rare live B-sides and eight unreleased demos and outtakes. The original album will also be
Fit for a Queen: Tina Turner's Singles Feature on New Deluxe Compilation
Even before but especially after her explosive pop comeback in the 1980s, Tina Turner more than earned the mantle of Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. This fall, a new career-spanning compilation from Rhino will reaffirm that title, with 55 of her singles (and a few rarities) on one album. Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, due November 24, spans Tina's 1975 cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" - issued on Acid Queen, her second solo album (and last before escaping her physically and emotionally abusive
Life After Love: Cher's "Believe" Returns for 25th Anniversary with Bonus Remixes
Following the recent reissue of Cher's It's a Man's World, the superstar is once again revisiting her back catalogue - this time, with a deluxe edition of 1998's Believe. A 25th anniversary of the quadruple platinum seller arrives November 3 from Warner Records on 2 CDs, 3 LPs, or digitally. That's just a couple of weeks after her very first yuletide album, Christmas, hits stores on October 20. Cher professed to have no interest in a dance-oriented album when the Warner brass approached her
The Hills Are Alive! 'The Sound of Music' Goes Super Deluxe for the Holidays
By any standard, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse's The Sound of Music was a bona fide success from the moment the curtain rose at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959. The production starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel was described by The New York Times' Brooks Atkinson as a "bountiful musical drama" with an "endless fund of cheerful melodies." It won five Tony Awards (besting stiff competition from Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and
I'm Dreaming of a "Stax Christmas": New Collection Brings Together Holiday Favorites from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers, More
'Tis the season to be soulful: This Friday, September 29, Craft Recordings and Stax Records will celebrate the holidays with the CD, LP, and digital release of A Stax Christmas. This festive 12-track compilation features songs by the label's most beloved artists including two previously unreleased tracks from Carla Thomas and Otis Redding. The venerable Memphis label has had a long association with the music of Christmas. House band Booker T. and The MG's 1966 album In the Christmas Spirit
Music Box: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coming as a 3CD or 4LP set on February 24, 2024 but available digitally now, the new expansion of Mariah Carey's 1993 Music Box features the original 10-track album expanded with international bonus track "Everything Fades Away"; a disc of studio material, including the unheard teaser "Workin' Hard," rare and new remixes, her hit cover of the Lionel Richie-penned "Endless Love," a duet with Luther
To The Faithful Departed: Deluxe Edition
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscover Music (yellow vinyl) 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Cranberries' third album, from 1996, gets the deluxe, expanded, and remastered treatment with a smattering of previously released bonus material beside two discs of almost entirely unreleased studio outtakes and live material. The album, newly remastered by John Dent, will be available in the 3CD set as well as
The Weekend Stream: September 23, 2023
Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Enjoy a hometown birthday present from The Boss and a holiday collection first put on CD by The Second Disc - plus remixes from Madonna and The Art of Noise and so much more - all in this week's latest round-up. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of New Jersey (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music /
Stir It Up: Bob Marley's 'Catch a Fire' Goes Deluxe for Its 50th Anniversary
One of reggae's most enduring international releases gets the deluxe treatment this fall, with a new reissue of Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch a Fire. Available November 3, the 50th anniversary set (available on three CDs or three LPs with a single-sided bonus 12") brings together Marley's first album for Island Records along with an unreleased 1973 concert at London's Paris Theatre, unreleased session versions (similar to material featured on a 2001 deluxe edition of the album) and
Weekend Stream Spotlight: Bruce Springsteen's 'Live Series' Comes Home with New Jersey-Focused Installment
Ahead of our usual Weekend Stream programming on Saturday, we're taking the time to spotlight a new digital catalog release that's quite near and dear to our hearts - and locations! - at Second Disc HQ. For a half-century, the artistry of Bruce Springsteen has galvanized millions beyond the state lines of his native New Jersey - but there's something about home that makes his work really special. Fans can and will debate which of his many, many live concerts have been the best - there's a
Release Round-Up: Week of September 22
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! The Replacements, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition (Sire/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Replacements have teamed up with Rhino for their fourth mega-box set edition of a classic album from their catalogue. After heavy-duty expansions of debut Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Pleased to Meet Me and a reorganized version of Don't Tell a Soul called Dead Man's Pop,
Yentl: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Barnes and Noble Yentl: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition celebrates the Platinum-certified soundtrack to the film for which Barbra Streisand made history as the first woman to direct, write, produce, and star in a Hollywood studio movie. The upcoming 40th Anniversary Edition features the original album on the first CD and a bonus disc of 15 tracks, nearly all previously unreleased. The centerpiece of this disc are nine demos recorded in
Evergreens: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Target (pink vinyl) Barbra Streisand looks back on her remarkable recording career with Evergreens: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records. The vocalist's 1963 debut The Barbra Streisand Album took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year as well as Best Vocal Performance - Female, inaugurating a tenure on Columbia Records that has (so far!) encompassed 36 studio albums as well as live
The Complete Budokan 1978
4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Bob Dylan camp is re-examining the artist's time in Japan with a brand-new box set showcasing two of the sets from Budokan in full. The Complete Budokan 1978 offers four CDs of Dylan and his band's sets on February 28 and March 1, 1978, with 36 of the 58 tracks released for the first time and everything newly remixed from the original 24-track analog tapes. (In a simple, delightful twist of
Party of Three: R.E.M. Goes 'Up' with 25th Anniversary Reissue
A quarter century ago, R.E.M. made some surprising steps in their storied career that will be re-examined in a new 25th anniversary reissue of 1998's Up. The remastered album will be reissued on CD, vinyl and digitally, including a deluxe set that includes a previously unreleased live performance undertaken for the TV drama Party of Five. A Blu-ray includes the album's long-unavailable 5.1 surround and hi-res mixes, plus rare footage and music videos from the period. All the releases will be in
Back to 'The Block': New Kids on the Block Revisit Comeback Album with New Bonus Tracks
New Kids on the Block are going back to where it all restarted. The Boston boy band, a sensation of the late '80s and early '90s, are reissuing their 2008 reunion album The Block. The Block Revisited, available November 3, will feature the original album and nine bonus tracks on CD or two LPs, including the unreleased fan favorite "Coming Home" and a new remix of the track "Dirty Dancing" recorded with K-pop outfit SEVENTEEN. Digital editions will include a further eight bonus tracks,
50 Years of De-Evolution (1973-2023)
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Rhino.com 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 50-track set will include hits and album cuts from each of Devo's nine albums released between 1978 and 2010, plus an assortment of rare B-sides, single-only tracks, and soundtrack songs. (The 7" version of "Disco Dancer," from 1988's Total Devo, is being released as a teaser, marking its first digital release.) All the songs you know and love are there, including "Whip It,"
In Utero: 30th Anniversary Edition
5CD: UDiscoverMusic.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP: UDiscoverMusic.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: UDiscoverMusic.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP + 10-Inch: UDiscoverMusic.com / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The culmination of the band's tragically short career, Nirvana's In Utero initially stoked fears over its raw, aggressive, and seemingly uncommercial sound. To say that those fears were unfounded is an
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