Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Zombies, Odessey and Oracle: 50th Anniversary Edition (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) It's the time of the season! Varese has a new edition of The Zombies' 1968 classic, freshly remastered at d2 Mastering and with seven bonus tracks as well as new liner notes by co-producer Andrew Sandoval and rare photographs. The bonuses comprise the mono mix of "I'll Call You Mine" and "I Want Her She Wants Me;" alternate
Into the Flood Again: Legacy To Release 25th Anniversary Edition of "Singles" with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Paul Westerberg
In 2000, writer/director Cameron Crowe dug into his personal memories as a writer for Rolling Stone for Almost Famous, the story of a reporter on tour with the fictional band Stillwater. The film would garner great critical acclaim, winning a Golden Globe for Best Film - Musical or Comedy and winning the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The soundtrack album would win a Grammy. But this was certainly not Crowe's first film to include the music industry nor his first to have a prominent
Release Round-Up: Week of March 10
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elliott Smith, Either/Or: Expanded Edition (Kill Rock Stars) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kill Rock Stars label has a new remastered, expanded reissue of Elliott Smith's 1997 Either/Or on 2 CDs or 2 LPs. The bonus material includes five live tracks, the unreleased tune "I Figured You Out," a new mix of B-side "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out," and alternate
Release Round-Up: Week of March 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Ann-Margret, The Definitive Collection (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone has a new compilation from the one and only Ann-Margret. The Definitive Collection features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley! This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in
Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim: 50th Anniversary Edition
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD) Standard Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD Exclusive Blue Vinyl LP: uDiscoverMusic.com Sinatra and Jobim's sublime 1966 Reprise album gets a remastered anniversary reissue with two bonus tracks: a medley of "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars/Change Partners/I Concentrate on You/The Girl from Ipanema" medley from the A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim television special; and a previously unreleased alternate take of "The Girl
Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs - The Music
Rhino Records offers a 14-track companion CD to Michael Nesmith's memoir Infinite Tuesday - An Autobiographical Riff (due on April 18). This collection has tracks from Nesmith solo as well as The Monkees and The First National Band, charting his singular and often-trailblazing work over the decades.
Different Drum: Michael Nesmith's "Infinite Tuesday" Offers Soundtrack to His Autobiography
On April 18, Crown Archetype will release Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff, the long-awaited memoir by Michael Nesmith. The book chronicles Papa Nez's life from his childhood days in Dallas, Texas through his success with The Monkees, groundbreaking work in music video and virtual reality, and beyond. Four days before the book's release, however, Rhino Records will issue a companion CD tracing Nesmith's musical evolution. The April 14 release of Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical
"Tomorrow's" Here! New Reissue Shines Light on The Modulators
When news came through that Brooklyn label Manufactured Recordings was reissuing Tomorrow's Coming, the sole full-length LP by cult power-pop group The Modulators, we at Second Disc HQ knew we couldn't just do an ordinary news post. It's not just the music--although the music, a sugary-sweet blend of Raspberries-esque dream pop and Marshall Crenshaw-ian jangle-crunch, is thoroughly worth your time. Ultimately, our interest is piqued by the original label that released Tomorrow's Coming:
Quiet Nights: 50th Anniversary Reissue of "Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim" Set for April
Fifty years ago, Frank Sinatra released one of his finest albums - and indeed, one of the finest albums of all time. Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim arrived in late March 1967 on the Reprise label, marking the first collaboration between America's foremost vocalist and Brazil's foremost composer. On April 7, UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will reissue the original album for its 50th anniversary in a new edition featuring two previously unreleased bonus tracks. For the
Release Round-Up: Week of February 24
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! George Harrison, The Vinyl Collection (Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection includes newly-remastered editions of 13 albums, from Wonderwall Music (1968) to the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002). Each album has been remastered at Capitol Studios from the original tapes and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl. The albums are all packaged in replica sleeves, and the entire set comes in one
Cornell 5/8/77
Rhino teams with the Grateful Dead for the first authorized release of one of the band's most famous concert bootlegs: the Cornell 5/8/77 show. The bootleg recording of this show was so significant that it was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2011. This 3-CD set ties in with a new book about the oft-discussed concert; both the book and CDs were also available as part of a sold-out box set exclusive to the Dead's website. (A no-frills edition was subsequently
Not Fade Away: Grateful Dead's Legendary 1977 Cornell Concert To Get Official Release On Its Own and As Part of 11-Disc May 1977 Concert Box
A month ago, Rhino Records released a 50th Anniversary edition of the Grateful Dead's self-titled debut album. When it was announced, Rhino promised that it would kick off a series of anniversary reissues of all of the band's albums. Details of the next Dead project have now emerged and it is not a new edition of an officially released album but rather the first authorized released of one of the band's most famous concert bootlegs: the Cornell 5/8/77 show. It will be released on May 5 to
Release Round-Up: Week of February 17
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Evanescence, The Ultimate Collection (Concord Bicycle) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The long-delayed release ofThe Ultimate Collection features, on six vinyl albums, Evanescence's full studio discography on 180-gram vinyl. In addition to Fallen, The Open Door (a double LP) and Evanescence, the box features the first wide release of Origin, a 2000 self-released demo collection; plus Lost Whispers, a rarities disc featuring four
Great Southern Land: Icehouse CD Box, Vinyl Reissue Mark Band's 40th Anniversary
Australian rockers Icehouse are celebrating four decades with two new catalogue pieces on CD and vinyl, out this month. Led by singer Iva Davies, Icehouse racked up 18 Top 40 hits in their native land, including "Love in Motion," "Great Southern Land," "Hey Little Girl" and "Crazy." Their sole chart-topper in Australia was also their only Top 10 hit in the United States: the stellar pop single "Electric Blue," written by Davies with Icehouse fan John Oates. Davies still leads the group on
Faith Evans Plans Notorious B.I.G. Duet Album
Two days before his 25th birthday, and just over 20 years since his heartbreaking and still unsolved murder, The Notorious B.I.G. will live on with his widow Faith Evans' duets album, The King & I. The iconic rapper (born Christopher Wallace) met and married R&B singer and fellow Bad Boy Records label mate Evans in 1994--a turbulent but often loving relationship that ended when Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1997, 16 days before his second album, Life After Death, hit
Let's Go Crazy! Prince Comes to Streaming, "Purple Rain" Reissue Due in June
Dearly beloved, we R gathered here 2day to announce that Prince's classic Warner Bros. Records catalogue is finally back on streaming services. As previously expected, 18 studio albums, six compilations and a handful of digital singles and EPs are available on Spotify, with all platforms expected to feature the offering by the 5 p.m. Pacific start time of the 59th annual Grammy Awards. But that's not all: in a press release, Warner Bros. announced the first details of the long-awaited
Lovely Day: Aretha, Sly, Andy, Marvin and Billie Headline "The Brazil Connection"
Well, summer is officially upon us! Already there's talk about which songs will be anointed the perfect summer jams for 2014 - songs by artists like Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea and the ubiquitous Pharrell Williams. If those names don't set your pulse racing, however, Legacy Recordings has an alternative that's bound to conjure up images of tropical sunsets, refreshing drinks and summer breeze. Studio Rio Presents The Brazil Connection makes over 12 pop classics from the Sony vaults by melding the
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