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GarciaLive Vol. 12: January 23, 1973

December 13, 2019 By

Jerry Garcia Live Volume 12

ATO continues its long-running series of live releases from the late Jerry Garcia with this January 23, 1973 San Francisco concert featuring him alongside Merl Saunders, John Kahn, Bill Vitt, and Sarah Fulcher.  On the 3-CD set, the virtuosic duo are heard improvising their way through a number of favorites such as "That's All Right, Mama," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," "Honey Chile," "Georgia on My Mind," "Expressway to Your Heart," and "Georgia on My Mind."

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

Release Round-Up: Week of December 13

December 13, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Blinky, Heart Full of Soul: The Motown Anthology (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to mark Motown's 60th anniversary with a collection that has truly been decades in the making.  Heart Full of Soul: The Motown Anthology is the ultimate tribute to Sondra "Blinky" Williams, Motown's great lost superstar. Over two CDs and almost 50 songs, Blinky's Motown journey is

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: America, Blinky, Eminem, Fats Domino, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant

New Ballads

December 12, 2019 By

Rod McKuen New Ballads

Real Gone's expanded edition of The Greatest Hits of Rod McKuen is joined by the world premiere CD release of the singer-songwriter's 1970 album New Ballads. Rod teamed with renowned arranger-conductor Don Costa for this remarkable collection of songs including "As I Love My Own," the dramatic Jacques Brel collaboration "I'm Not Afraid," "Thank You for Christmas," and a composition which could have been McKuen's credo: "Hit 'Em in the Head with Love." New Ballads showcases many of McKuen's

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

Greatest Hits of Rod McKuen: Expanded Edition

December 12, 2019 By

Rod McKuen Greatest Hits

In 1969, Rod McKuen released his first volume of Greatest Hits on Warner Bros. Records, but with a twist. Rod teamed with arranger-conductor Arthur Greenslade to re-record and reinterpret his already classic repertoire including "Seasons in the Sun," "If You Go Away," "I'll Catch the Sun," "Kaleidoscope," and even the spoken-word "Stanyan Street." This unconventional approach led to a Gold record and one of the most beloved records in his immense catalogue.  Real Gone's expanded reissue adds six

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

Rock Gently: Real Gone Music Remembers Rod McKuen in January with New CDs, Digital Debuts

December 12, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Rod McKuen New Ballads

We've already filled you on a number of titles from Real Gone Music's January slate, including our Second Disc Records release of Laura Nyro's rare mono More Than a New Discovery on vinyl and the first-ever reissue of Miss Barbara Eden on CD and vinyl. Now, Real Gone has announced a pair of titles from a true iconoclast: the late Rod McKuen. On January 31, the label will premiere New Ballads, the singer-songwriter-poet's highest-charting Warner Bros. album, on CD alongside a newly-expanded

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Rod McKuen

I've Been Loving You: Vinyl Me, Please Spotlights Stax Classics in New VMP Anthology Box

December 11, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Vinyl Me Please is at it again! Following their celebrations of Blue Note, Motown, and Ghostly International, the subscription service is set to release a new volume of their acclaimed VMP Anthology Series. This time, they're shining a light on the history of Stax Records. As with previous volumes, The Story of Stax Records will be told in four chapters. The eight albums included in the box will be wrapped in "secrecy sleeves" that can be unveiled at specific points in the journey. Though

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Albert King, Booker T. and the MG's, David Porter, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays, William Bell

Live from Moscow 1979

December 11, 2019 By

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2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussionist Ray Cooper.  Now, Elton brings his May 28, 1979 concert in Moscow to CD and wide release vinyl for the first time; the show was previously released for Record Store

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

Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

December 6, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Indie record shop 2LP edition: Bull Moose / HMV Deluxe 45rpm 2LP/EP: The Who Online Store Cassette: The Who Online Store Format Bundles: The Who Online Store Japan

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Country Joe and The Fish, Dollar, Klaus Nomi, Mary J. Blige, Mary Martin, Miles Davis, Modern English, Randy Newman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Babys, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Tony Joe White

Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Replacements, "Dead Man's Pop"

December 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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One of the year's most unexpected box sets - The Replacements' Dead Man's Pop, an alternative look at the band's 1989 album Don't Tell a Soul - has turned out to be one of its most exciting. The hell-raising Minneapolis rockers have proudly told the tale of stealing a clutch of tapes from their onetime home of Twin/Tone Records and chucking them into the Mississippi River back in 1987.  But happily, the 'Mats and their associates were more careful about subsequent masters, and the next year,

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: The Replacements

Release Round-Up: Week of November 29

November 29, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Prince 1999 Super Deluxe

Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Black Friday!  Here are some non-Record Store Day items arriving in stores today! Prince, 1999: Remastered & Expanded Edition [Various Formats] (NPG/Warner) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's fifth studio album gets a major makeover with a variety of deluxe editions. The Super

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Judy Collins, Leroy Anderson, Mick Ronson, Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rick Wakeman, Thomas Dolby

His Name Is: Eminem's Breakthrough 'Slim Shady LP' Gets Expansion For 20th Anniversary (UPDATED 11/27)

November 27, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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UPDATE (11/27/2019): Months after this digital release, UMe will release the expanded The Slim Shady LP as a 2CD or 3LP set on December 13! Links are below. ORIGINAL POST (3/29/2019): In his two-decade career, Marshall Bruce Mathers II, better known as Eminem, stunned audiences and critics alike with vivid and sometimes disturbing imagery, rapid-fire delivery, and lyrics that were as witty as they were personal; as tongue-in-cheek as they were acerbic. This year marks 20 years since Eminem

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Dr. Dre, Eminem

Miracle of Science [Revised Edition]

November 26, 2019 By

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings.  It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums -- Miracle of Science, 1999's #447 and 2003's What's in the Bag? -- as well as 1994's live album My Truck Is My Home and 1998's

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Doors, "The Soft Parade: 50th Anniversary Edition"

November 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Doors The Soft Parade 50th

Tell all the people that you see/Follow me... With those words penned by bandmate Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison invited listeners to the world of The Doors' fourth studio album, The Soft Parade. Originally released on July 18, 1969, it was the fourth consecutive top ten smash for Messrs. Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, and Densmore, but in the ensuing years it's also become one of the group's most divisive - primarily for its extensive use of orchestral arrangements. To mark its fiftieth

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Doors

There and Back Again: Marshall Crenshaw Revisits, Revises "Miracle of Science" for New CD, LP Reissue

November 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

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Between 1994 and 2003, Marshall Crenshaw recorded five albums for the Razor and Tie label. Now, the singer-songwriter is returning to those acclaimed works with revised editions coming on CD, vinyl LP, and all digital platforms. The campaign will begin on January 17, 2020 with a reissue of the 1996 release Miracle of Science. All of the upcoming titles will arrive on Crenshaw's own Shiny-Tone label as a result of the artist regaining ownership of his Razor and Tie masters. All told, the new

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Marshall Crenshaw

Holiday Gift Guide Reviews: A Spotlight on Cherry Red's Eclectic Offerings

November 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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The holidays are almost upon us, and The Second Disc will soon be launching our annual Holiday Gift Guide! As part of the festivities, we will also be offering long-form reviews over the next month about certain titles deserving of an extra spotlight. Today, Sam's taking a look at a handful of recent releases from Cherry Red! Few labels can claim as diverse a roster as the Cherry Red group. Between their wealth of sub-divisions, there's bound to be something special in store for everyone. As

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Reggae, Soundtracks Tags: Count Albert, Count Lasher, Delia Derbyshire, Edgard Varese, George Martin, Joe Meek, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Soft Machine, The Residents, Tommy McCook

Read My Mind: 25th Anniversary Edition

November 24, 2019 By

Reba McEntire Read My Mind

Reba McEntire marks 25 years of Read My Mind with a new reissue.  The original album, her 20th, was notable for its top five Country hits "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (a No. 1), "Why Haven't I Heard from You" and "And Still;" the crossover chart entry "Till You Love Me;" and the groundbreaking "She Thinks Is Name Was John," the first mainstream country song to address the AIDS crisis.  For this reissue, a 2019 live performance of "And Still" is appended to the original 3x platinum album.

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

Marriage Story: Original Music from the Netflix Film

November 24, 2019 By

Randy Newman Marriage Story

LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Randy Newman's latest score and second for director Noam Baumbach, Marriage Story, comes to CD and vinyl after its digital/streaming premiere.  Newman's haunting themes complement Baumbach's searing drama.  Available on vinyl December 6 and CD December 13.

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Review: Jeffrey Foskett, "Voices"

November 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Jeffrey Foskett Voices

It's only appropriate that Jeffrey Foskett's new release on the BMG label is entitled Voices. For it's the beauty of the human voice that's the key ingredient here - specifically the artist's rich, supple, and multi-faceted vocal instrument which has lent support over the past four decades to The Beach Boys in their various incarnations. While Foskett has recorded numerous solo albums for the Japanese market, his own works are somewhat less known here in the United States. Happily, Voices

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, Cecilio and Kapono, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, Mike Love, The Beach Boys, Valerie Carter

Thanks For the Dance: Leonard Cohen's Final Farewell Reviewed

November 22, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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"I'm ready, my lord..." so sang Leonard Cohen on You Want It Darker, his final album that hit shelves just weeks before his death.  If You Want It Darker was his farewell, then Thanks For the Dance - released today from Columbia/Legacy - is a gift from beyond. The album was completed by son Adam Cohen, as the younger Cohen had been instructed.  The pieces were in various stages of completion when Adam began to reappraise the work.  Some were no more than vocal tracks with no accompaniment at

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Leonard Cohen

Release Round-Up: Week of November 22

November 22, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together.  Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: a-ha, Bing Crosby, Gary Puckett, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Mathis, Leonard Cohen, Loudon Wainwright III, Mark Lindsay, Rod Stewart, Stanley Black, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits

Review: Harry Nilsson, "Losst and Founnd"

November 21, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Harry Nilsson Losst and Founnd

Welcome back, old friend. Omnivore Recordings has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year with the first posthumous release from the late Harry Nilsson (1941-1994). Losst and Founnd premieres 43 minutes of "new" Nilsson music, and as the man himself sings on the title track, "what a miracle" it is. While longtime fans and collectors will be familiar with a handful of these recordings from their inclusion on a posthumous publishing promo and ubiquitous bootlegs of the

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Back To The 'Boutique': Beastie Boys Remixes Feature On EP Series

November 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique and the band has celebrated with the digital/streaming debut of 6 EPs of hard-to-find material.  The past months have seen the release of the 1989 EP An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, along with Love American Style EP, and newly curated collections from Capitol/UMe: Hey Ladies (Remixes), Shadrach (Remixes), Shake Your Rump (Remixes), and Looking Down The Barrel of a Gun (Remixes)

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Back in the USSR: Elton John Announces "Live From Moscow 1979" on CD and Vinyl

November 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussion master Ray Cooper.  The stripped-down duo performances showed a side of Elton that had rarely been seen in the preceding decade, as he revisited classics and new songs alike with a fiery intensity. Elton's May 28 show was broadcast on the BBC and tapes of the show

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Elton John, Ray Cooper

Beetlejuice: Original Broadway Cast Recording [Vinyl]

November 20, 2019 By

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It's showtime!  Beetlejuice returns to gleefully demonic life on Ghostlight/Warner's cast recording of Eddie Perfect's Tony-nominated score to the smash hit show currently packing 'em in at the Winter Garden.  Nominee Alex Brightman stars as Beetlejuice in a cast also including Sophia Anne Caruso, Kerry Butler, and Rob McClure.  The cast album has been streamed over 100 million times, but here's your chance to own it on vinyl.  Also available on CD and in digital formats, and in an exclusive

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings

Real Cool Time: "The Stooges" Turns 50 with Deluxe Edition Featuring Speed-Corrected John Cale Mixes

November 19, 2019 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

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The Stooges' thunderous 1969 debut has received a number of upgrades in the compact disc realm including significant reissues in 2005 and 2010. Now, Rhino has brought that seminal rock classic into the digital domain with the release of The Stooges: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. This set mirrors the contents of the 2010 double-disc set with the original album, studio outtakes, and alternates (never-before-available digitally), plus John Cale's rejected mix of the original album, which

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