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Alice Coltrane, Ashford and Simpson, Bob Seger, George Gershwin, Grateful Dead, Harold Arlen, Jack Cassidy, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, The Posies

Hold Your Breath: For Its 30th Anniversary, Metallica Reissues “…And Justice For All” in Multiple Formats Including 21-Disc CD/LP/DVD Box

September 6, 2018 by Randy Fairman | 1 Comment

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Metallica’s fourth studio album …And Justice For All. To commemorate the occasion, the group has announced today the reissue of the album in a variety of formats including a gigantic 11 CD/6 LP/4 DVD deluxe box set, all due on November 2. This follows on from similar reissues of the band’s first three albums over the last several years. …And Justice For All was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. The songs,…

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Turn You Inside Out: R.E.M. Collect BBC Recordings for 8CD/1DVD Box

September 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

R.E.M.’s relationship with the BBC was a long and fruitful one, and on October 19, Craft Recordings will celebrate their joint musical journey with a new retrospective release. R.E.M. at the BBC will be available as a super deluxe 8CD/1DVD box set as well as in 2-CD and 2-LP formats. The collections have been curated from the archives of both the band and the BBC, and boast rare and previously unreleased live and studio recordings spanning 1984-2008. The in-studio recordings featured on the box set include a John Peel Session (1998), Drivetime…

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This Was: 50th Anniversary Edition

September 4, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Parlophone/Rhino has a new 3CD/1DVD anniversary edition of Jethro Tull’s debut album in the hardcover book format. It features a new stereo mix of the album by Steven Wilson, who has also mixed it in 4.1 (yes, 4.1, not 5.1) DTS and AC3 Dolby Digital surround for the DVD. In addition, CD1 also includes new mixes of two non-LP songs “Love Story” and “A Christmas Song” (both remixed into 5.1 surround on the DVD) and four previously unreleased tracks. CD2 kicks off with nine live performances from the BBC Top Gear Session…

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A Sunday Feeling: Jethro Tull’s Debut “This Was” Expanded For Its 50th Anniversary with New Stereo and Surround Mixes

August 30, 2018 by Randy Fairman | 2 Comments

As Jethro Tull celebrates their 50th anniversary this year, the band has already give their fans several reissues beginning with a deluxe version of Heavy Horses in February and a pair of compilations in May. But that’s not all, because Parlophone/Rhino has just announced a new 3-CD/1-DVD deluxe edition of the group’s debut album This Was, due on November 9. After playing their first show under the name Jethro Tull in February, 1968, the group got into the studio to record their first album in June with sessions lasting through August. This…

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Anyone Who Had a Heart: Dionne Warwick Saluted on Public Television, New Rarities-Packed CDs, More

August 17, 2018 by The Second Disc | 45 Comments

From the moment she burst onto the music scene in 1962 exhorting “Don’t Make Me Over,” Dionne Warwick has been a musical force with which to be reckoned. The legendary singer blended elegant pop and deeply-felt soul in a fashion which remains unrivaled today for its sophistication and polish; her signature songs like “Walk On By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Alfie,” and “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” have all become cornerstones of the new American songbook. Dionne’s remarkable life and career will be saluted on a new Public Television special…

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Barry Manilow, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David, Johnny Mathis

Release Round-Up: Week of August 17

August 17, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Diamond, Hot August Night III (Capitol) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Neil Diamond’s August 2012 concerts at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater marking the 40th anniversary of the original Hot August Night are captured on this new live release which also follows 1987’s Hot August Night II and 2009’s Hot August Night/NYC (with honorable mention to 1977’s Love at the Greek). Expect all of Diamond’s greatest…

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Buck Owens, Donovan, Henry Mancini, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Leonard Bernstein, Neil Diamond, Prince

In The Mood For Dancing: The Nolans’ Best Collected On New CD/DVD Anthology

August 14, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

The Nolans Chemistry Ultimate Collection

The Nolans’ effervescent signature hit proclaimed, “I’m in the Mood for Dancing”…and that’s precisely how you’ll feel after a listen to Hot Shot Records’ new anthology dedicated to the Irish girl group. Chemistry: The Ultimate Collection tells the story of Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Coleen, all of whom at various times served in the family group. This new set from the Cherry Red imprint features 21 Nolans classics on CD plus eight music videos on DVD, all from the period of 1979-1983. Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, and Bernadette (“Bernie”) joined…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 20

July 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Cilla Black, Surround Yourself with Cilla/It Makes Me Feel Good [Expanded Edition] (Cherry Red/SFE) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red celebrates the late, great Cilla Black with a new reissue campaign. The first 2-CD set pairs 1969’s George Martin-produced Surround Yourself with Cilla with 1976’s It Makes Me Feel Good, produced by David Mackay (Cliff Richard, Blue Mink, The New Seekers). 22 bonus tracks (13 new to CD) are spread across the two discs. Cilla Black, All Mixed Up/Beginnings: Revisited [Expanded…

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Cilla Black, John Fogerty, Lalomie Washburn, Marianne Faithfull, Public Image Ltd., Soul Asylum

Piece of His Heart: “Bang: The Bert Berns Story” Arrives On DVD

June 29, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

During his all-too-short lifetime, Bert Berns never received the kind of fame afforded many of his contemporaries on the New York music scene such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, or Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Yet, across the pond, young men like Paul McCartney and Keith Richards were taking notice whenever they saw the Berns imprimatur on one of their favorite 45s. McCartney and Richards are just two of the luminaries who lined up to salute the songwriter-producer-entrepreneur, who died in 1967 at 38 years old,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 29

June 29, 2018 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Supremes, Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Supremes’ smash 1967 album featuring “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” gets a must-have 2-CD deluxe treatment, including the original mono and stereo albums, rarities, outtakes, remixes, and a live set from The Copacabana in 1967 featuring one of the last joint performances of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard! Read more here! Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction [Various Formats] (Geffen/UMe) 1CD:…

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Big Country, Buffalo Springfield, Chicago, David Bowie, Graham Nash, Guns N' Roses, John Coltrane, Procol Harum, Ray Davies, Smash Mouth, , The Feeling, The Flaming Lips, The Posies, The Supremes, Yes

The Song Remains the Same [Various Formats]

June 21, 2018 by Joe Marchese

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray Audio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD 2CD/4LP/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham took the famous stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 27-29, 1973 for the concerts that were captured in the film The Song Remains the Same. Now that film’s soundtrack, produced by Page and originally released on Swan Song in 1976,…

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Whole Lotta Love: Led Zeppelin’s “The Song Remains the Same” Gets Super Deluxe Treatment in September

June 21, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

The next Super Deluxe box set from Led Zeppelin was officially announced early this morning. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham took the famous stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 27-29, 1973 for the concerts that were captured in the film The Song Remains the Same. Now that film’s soundtrack, produced by Page and originally released on Swan Song in 1976, is getting the lavish reissue treatment on September 7. The Song Remains the Same follows the recent expansion of How the West Was Won…

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Days (1988-1991)

June 8, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Edsel remembers the late singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl with the release of a new 4CD/1DVD book-style box set. Days (1988-1991) collects her Virgin Records period which yielded two albums and various singles. All told, a generous 33 bonus tracks (non-LP singles, extended mixes, and one-offs) are spread across the two albums. The fifth disc in the box, a DVD, includes seven promotional videos and the EPK (electronic press kit) for Electric Landlady.

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Stunt: 20th Anniversary Edition

June 8, 2018 by Joe Marchese

CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Barenaked Ladies revisit the band’s 1998 breakthrough album Stunt in a new CD/DVD edition with three audio bonus tracks (the outtakes “She’s On Time” and “Long Way Back Home,” first heard as hidden tracks on the limited edition version of the album, plus “Get in Line” from the soundtrack to the animated television series King of the Hill). The DVD includes The Stunt Tour and Barenaked in America, the 1999 documentary directed by longtime…

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Call and Answer: Rhino Reissues, Expands Barenaked Ladies’ “Stunt” For 20th Anniversary

June 5, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Between June 1 and July 15, Barenaked Ladies will be taking to the road alongside Better Than Ezra and K.T. Tunstall. Their Last Summer on Earth tour is one part of a banner year for the band which has also seen their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The celebration continues with the upcoming release of Stunt: 20th Anniversary Edition, an expanded edition of their most successful studio album. It’s due on July 6 digitally, with physical CD/DVD and 2-LP vinyl editions following on September 28 from Rhino. Stunt arrived…

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Thank You For The ‘Days’: Edsel Preps Kirsty MacColl’s Virgin Years For New Box

June 5, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

On June 15, Edsel will remember the late singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl with the release of a new 4CD/1DVD box set. Days (1988-1991) collects her Virgin Records period which yielded two albums and various singles. MacColl’s unique voice was first heard on her single for Stiff Records, the peppy “They Don’t Know.” Despite strong airplay, the single actually never charted on the U.K. charts, the victim of a distributor’s strike keeping the single from experiencing any major sales. (In 1983, a cover by singer/actress Tracey Ullman, featuring MacColl on backing vocals, was a…

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Magic Moments Filled with Love: Perry Como Celebrated On Public Television, New Box Set and More

June 1, 2018 by The Second Disc | 23 Comments

Perry Como Greatest Hits and Magic Moments

May 18, 2018 would have marked Perry Como’s 106th birthday. While the beloved singer didn’t make it to 106, he lived a full 88 years which he packed with magic moments on records, film, television, and the world’s concert stages. All told, the proudly Italian-American crooner notched 131 chart hits in the U.S. alone, over 20 gold records, multiple Emmy and Grammy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, and sales of over 100 million records between 1945 and 1970. This weekend, fans are invited to celebrate his remarkable career with a television special…

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From The Vault: No Security – San Jose 1999

May 26, 2018 by Joe Marchese

2CD/SD-Blu-Ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD DVD: Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD The Rolling Stones revisit a 1989 performance from their No Security tour which extended from the band’s Bridges to Babylon outing. This title will be released on DVD, 2CD/SD (Standard Definition) Blu-ray, 2CD/DVD, 3 LP, and digital audio and video platforms. Whew! (The 1998 concert album entitled No Security featured tracks culled from the Bridges to…

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Chicago II: Collector’s Edition

May 26, 2018 by Joe Marchese

Chicago II: Collector’s Edition bundles together the band’s 2017 Soundstage performance of the 1970 classic Chicago II on CD and DVD as well as the acclaimed 2017 stereo remix of the original album by Steven Wilson on both CD and double vinyl.

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Chicago II: Live on Soundstage

May 26, 2018 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Chicago II: Live on Soundstage captures the band’s November 2017 performances at the Grainger Studio in their hometown, performing the classic 1970 album Chicago II. The concert will be released on a single CD and a CD/DVD set with video of the program and 5.1 audio. The music will also be available digitally and via streaming services. Chicago II: Live on Soundstage features original members Robert Lamm, James Pankow, and Lee Loughnane along with…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 25

May 25, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Nothing Compares 2 U (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Prince’s original recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U” arrives on vinyl today for wide release. The original Prince studio version was recorded at the Flying Cloud Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota by engineer Susan Rogers and featured background vocals by Susannah Melvoin and Paul “St. Paul” Peterson as well as saxophone by Eric Leeds. Prince composed, arranged, and otherwise performed the track entirely by himself. This 7-inch vinyl single has an…

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Barclay James Harvest, Bow Wow Wow, Jennifer Warnes, Malo, Marvin Hamlisch, Prince, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Smithereens

Dark Now My Sky: Cherry Red Expands Barclay James Harvest’s Debut Into Box Set

May 23, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Over the past years, Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint has been drawing attention to the albums of prog titans Barclay James Harvest, reissuing the band’s albums in 2-CD/1-DVD editions boasting bonus content including outtakes, rarities, and new stereo and surround mixes. 1976’s Octoberon got the deluxe treatment last fall, following 1978’s XII as well as Everyone is Everybody Else (1974) and Gone to Earth (1977). Now, Esoteric is turning back the clock to 1970’s Barclay James Harvest, but with a twist. The band’s debut will be available as a 3-CD/1-DVD box set…

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Review: Love, “Forever Changes: 50th Anniversary Edition”

May 17, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Forever Changes, the third album from the Los Angeles band Love, arrived on Elektra Records in November 1967 – the same month as The Moody Blues’ Days of Future Passed, Cream’s Disraeli Gears, The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour, Jefferson Airplane’s After Bathing at Baxter’s, The Hollies’ Butterfly, and The Monkees’ Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones. Psychedelia was in the air, not to mention creativity and experimentation in music at an all-time high that is still largely unrivaled. Forever Changes emerged from this artistically fertile era in the mind of Love’s mercurial leader…

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Now More Than Ever: Rhino Releases “Chicago II: Live on Soundstage” and “Collector’s Edition” Box Set

May 15, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

For the first time in a career that’s spanned six decades, Chicago is on the road playing a full album from start to finish. The album is Chicago II, the 1970 classic that may be the most beloved in the band’s impressive catalogue. This summer, Rhino will be marking the occasion with a pair of multi-format releases. Chicago II: Live on Soundstage captures the band’s November 2017 performances at the Grainger Studio in Chicago’s hometown. It will be available on June 29 as a single CD and a CD/DVD set with video…

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