Last Friday, Frank Sinatra Enterprises and UMe released Reprise Rarities Vol. 3, the third of five planned digital-only collections of material previously available only in a physical format. Its 15 new-to-streaming tracks were recorded between 1960-1977. Much of the set finds the venerable artist coming to terms with the changing sound of popular music...and, of course, doing it his way. (Read about Vol. 1 here and Vol. 2 here.) The collection opens with the Reprise remake of "The Last
The Weekend Stream: May 8, 2021
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 Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Pearl Jam, Deep
Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Verónica Valerio: Only in America
Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Verónica Valerio: Only in America teams the musical iconoclast with singer-songwriter-harpist Verónica Valerio for a new, four-song EP. It merges the sensibilities of the Mississippi-born hero of California music with the Veracruz, Mexico native to create a miniature suite that very much reflects the times in which we're living.
Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Zappa Records has announced a new archival title - and it's a landmark, if bittersweet, addition to the library. Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show preserves the March 25, 1988 show at Uniondale, New York's Nassau Coliseum that turned out to be the musician and bandleader's final show on American soil. Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show, featuring the first release of Zappa's "Beatles Medley" with lyrics
Precious, Precious: Omnivore Unearths Rarities from Steve Goodman, Alex Chilton
Memphis' Beale Street is one of the most famous musical thoroughfares in America, known for the sounds of rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, and rock-and-roll that pulsate through its shops, restaurants, and bars. On the first weekend every May, The Beale Street Music Festival is staged, celebrating the city's diverse musical legacy. While COVID-19 sadly has kept the Festival once again from taking place, it's already set for 2022. And Omnivore Recordings has looked back on a special performance
Release Round-Up: Week of May 7
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! New Order, Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace) (Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD/3LP (Clear Vinyl) Box Set: New Order Store Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace) documents New Order's only U.K. show of 2018. The November 9 gig was played at London's Alexandra Palace
Merci, Miles! Jazz Legend Showcased on Unreleased 1991 Concert
One of Miles Davis' final live performances is coming to CD from Rhino/Warner Records. On June 25, as part of Rhino's celebration of Black Music Month, the label will release Merci Miles! Live at Vienne on 2 LPs or 2 CDs. This previously unreleased concert was recorded at the Vienne Jazz Festival on July 1, 1991. The legendary musician would be honored by France mere days later, becoming a Knight of the Legion of Honour, before passing away in September at the age of 65. At the time of the
The Groovy Life I Lead: Frank Zappa's Final U.S. Concert Released on "Zappa '88" In June
Following recent releases including the soundtrack to director Alex Winter's documentary Zappa (already out on CD/digital and coming to vinyl this Friday) and Halloween 81, Zappa Records has announced a new archival title - and it's a landmark, if bittersweet, addition to the library. Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show will arrive in CD, LP, and digital formats on June 18, preserving the March 25, 1988 show at Uniondale, New York's Nassau Coliseum that turned out to be the musician and bandleader's
From Hollywood to Veracruz: Van Dyke Parks Teams with Verónica Valerio For New EP
Over the course of a career spanning more than half a century, Van Dyke Parks has collaborated with Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, and Silverchair; penned the legendary SMiLE with Brian Wilson; re-teamed with Wilson for the subsequent concept albums Orange Crate Art (recently reissued by Omnivore Recordings) and That Lucky Old Sun; played the accordion on The Beach Boys' chart-topping "Kokomo;" and even arranged Baloo the Bear's famous ode to "The Bare
Etta James: The Montreux Years
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Etta James was a frequent visitor to the Montreux Jazz Festival stage. Her volume of The Montreux Years culls performances from her concerts in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990 and 1993. Like Nina Simone (also represented in this series of releases), there was no song that James couldn't make her own with grit and guts. Among the songs featured are her Muscle Shoals hit "Tell Mama" (James'
Nina Simone: The Montreux Years
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Nina Simone first took the Montreux Jazz Festival stage on June 16, 1968 at the second edition. Nina Simone: The Montreux Years spotlights all five of her performances at Montreux (1968, 1976, 1981, 1987, and 1990). While the first disc presents a composite show drawn from the various years, the second presents her landmark 1968 concert in full for the very first time. The material is typically
Abbey Is Blue
Jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln's 1959 album Abbey Is Blue, on which she was supported by the illustrious likes of her then-husband Max Roach, Stanley Turrentine, and Philly Joe Jones, gets a 180-gram vinyl reissue remastered by Kevin Gray. The album's songs were chosen with social conscience in mind and include such classics as Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes' "Lonely House," Weill and Maxwell Anderson's "Lost in the Stars," and Lincoln's original "Get Up." High-resolution digital audio will also
Lost in the Stars: Abbey Lincoln's "Abbey Is Blue" To Receive 180-Gram Vinyl Reissue
Craft Recordings has announced another anticipated reissue from their rich catalogue of jazz's most celebrated labels. Due May 28, it's Abbey Is Blue by renowned vocalist, songwriter, and activist Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010). Originally released on Riverside in 1959 as her fourth overall album and final release on the label, the album saw Lincoln team up with Max Roach, Stanley Turrentine, Philly Joe Jones, and other great sidemen for a selection of tracks hand-picked by Lincoln. From the
The Weekend Stream: May 1, 2021
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 Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! The Jacksons, Triumph /
Release Round-Up: Week of April 30
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Michael Nesmith, Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) For our first release of 2021, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music take a deep dive into the archives for Michael Nesmith's Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings. This compendium features 22 tracks on CD drawn from the RCA Victor vaults, every one of which is previously
The Weekend Stream: April 24, 2021
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 Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Mark Morrison, Return of
To Know Her Is To Love Her: Amy Winehouse's "At The BBC" Is Expanded with Two Additional Discs
Late last year, Island and Universal released a pair of box sets celebrating the life and legacy of the late Amy Winehouse (1983-2011). 12 x 7: The Singles Collection and The Collection respectively compiled all of the late British singer's A- and B-sides on 12 pieces of vinyl and her three studio albums on CD alongside a live concert and remix collection previously unreleased in the format. Now, on May 7, her posthumous live release Amy Winehouse at the BBC, first issued in 2012, will return
Release Round-Up: Week of April 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band (Capitol/UMe) 6CD/2BD: 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 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 6-CD/2-BD John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection contains everything recorded by John and Yoko during the sessions for John's 1970 Plastic Ono Band LP, totaling 159 tracks on CD and 131 on
The Weekend Stream: April 17, 2021
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're introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Lionel Richie, Louder
Back 'In the Running': Next Howard Jones Reissue Coming from Cherry Red in April
Cherry Red's ongoing Howard Jones reissue campaign hits its next marker on April 30, with an expanded CD/DVD and vinyl reissue planned for In the Running, Jones' fifth album and final release for a major label. In the Running continued the artistic and commercial trends that had been a part of Jones' career since 1989's Cross That Line sold modestly outside of the U.S. Top 20 hit "Everlasting Love." With a new decade in full bloom, Jones consciously moved away from the densest electronics of
What a Little Moonlight Can Do: BMG Launches Montreux Jazz Live Series with Nina Simone, Etta James
Since 1967, the annual Montreux Jazz Festival has brought fans to Switzerland to enjoy world-class music from top-tier artists. Over the years, the festival's purview has expanded beyond pure jazz; Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Elton John have all played there as well as Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and Herb Alpert. Numerous concert albums have been recorded at Montreux, among them sets from Alice Cooper, Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter, Ella Fitzgerald, and Chick Corea. Now, BMG is adding to that
Release Round-Up: Week of April 16
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Mary Wilson, Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Just days before her sudden passing, Mary Wilson promised that her 1979 Motown solo debut would finally see reissue. Universal Music and Wilson's estate have made good on that promise with this new digital release. Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition will include the original Mary Wilson album produced by Motown great Hal Davis; three single versions of the album's
Sabotage: Super Deluxe Edition
4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD / Rhino.com 4LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD / Rhino.com Rhino is expanding Black Sabbath's 1975 album Sabotage to 4CD and 4LP/7" proportions. The upcoming Super Deluxe Edition boasts a remastered version of the original album plus a complete live show from Sabbath's 1975 tour. The vinyl version only includes a bonus 7-inch single of the single edit of "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" b/w "Hole in the Sky,"
Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans
The late pianist-composer's first career-spanning box set, the 5-CD Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956-1980) covers many of Evans' key label affiliations as a leader including Riverside, Milestone, Fantasy, Verve, Warner Bros., and Elektra. (He was so prolific that he also recorded for United Artists, Atlantic, MGM, Philips, MPS, CTI, and Columbia.) Personnel includes Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Kenny Burrell, and many other boldface names. It also features a previously
Symptom of the Universe: Black Sabbath Announce 'Sabotage' Box Set
It's been a big year for fans of Black Sabbath. In the first few months of 2021, Rhino has already released a box set of the band's 1972 album Vol. 4, followed by 2CD expanded editions of the first two Dio-era albums. Now, the label has announced another super deluxe box set - this time of 1975's Sabotage. Due on June 11, it will be available in both 4CD and 4LP/7" editions. While the album's title was inspired by the legal battle raging between Sabbath and its former manager, the album
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