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Keats and Yeats Are On Your Side: The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' to Be Expanded

July 20, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

The Queen is Dead 2017

The Smiths' The Queen is Dead--a towering album of '80s British rock and arguably the definitive statement by the Manchester band--will be reissued and expanded October 20. Produced by frontman Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr with assistance from engineer Stephen Street, The Queen is Dead has become quintessential Smiths: packed with biting, witty lyrics and catchy, densely layered instrumental hooks (thanks not only to Marr but bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce). While Morrissey

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Johnny Marr, Morrissey, The Smiths

Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park (CD/DVD)

July 6, 2017 By

Carole King Tapestry Live at Hyde Park

This new CD/DVD release features Carole King's 45th anniversary performance of her seminal 1971 classic Tapestry, performed live in front of 65,000 fans in London's Hyde Park on July 3, 2016.  The setlist, preserved on both CD and DVD, includes the entire album plus numerous highlights from King's illustrious songbook, and special guest appearances by King's daughter, singer-songwriter Louise Goffin, and the West End cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical!

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Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop

Home Again: Carole King Brings "Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park" to CD/DVD in September

July 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Carole King Tapestry Live at Hyde Park

On July 3, 2016, those people in and around London's Hyde Park could feel the earth move.  That was the date that Carole King performed her first U.K. show in 27 years, performing her complete Tapestry album in front of 65,000 enrapt fans.  Now, King's performance of the seminal 1971 album - and a few additional favorite songs - is coming to CD/DVD on September 1 in a new package from Legacy Recordings and Rockingale Records. Carole King had nothing to prove when she decamped from New York to

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin

Results: Expanded 4-Disc Edition

July 3, 2017 By

Liza Minnelli Results Expanded

Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment revisits Liza Minnelli's 1989 collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys on a new 3-CD/1-DVD set.  The original Results album is presented on Disc One, with the various single mixes associated with Results on two further CDs.  Finally, a DVD has the promotional videos for all three singles plus a television performance of "Love Pains," and as an unrelated bonus, the promotional video for 1993's "The Day After That."

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop

Review: Prince and The Revolution, 'Purple Rain: Deluxe Expanded Edition'

June 26, 2017 By Mike Duquette 13 Comments

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Dearly Beloved It exists. It really exists. That may be the most astounding thing about the deluxe expanded edition of Prince's masterpiece Purple Rain (Warner Bros./NPG Records 547374-2). And believe me, there's a lot to be astounded by. This set features the first remaster of any Prince album in the compact disc era, a fully-stocked disc of officially unreleased tracks from the vault, a complete offering of sides (edits, remixes and B-sides) from all five singles released from the

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Prince

Warm Ride: Cherry Red Collects Graham Bonnet, Unreleased Live Humble Pie on New Box Sets

June 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Humble Pie Official Bootleg 1

Cherry Red's Hear No Evil imprint has a pair of three-disc box sets aimed at hard rock aficionados collecting rare and previously unreleased material from two longtime rock heroes: Graham Bonnet and the gang in Humble Pie. Graham Bonnet's Anthology follows past reissues from HNE for the full-throated vocalist including a trio of pop/R&B albums predating his tenure with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and 1981's Line-Up from his post-Rainbow days.  Anthology spans the entirety of Bonnet's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Graham Bonnet, Humble Pie

Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Kris and Rita Full Moon

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, Full Moon: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 1973's Grammy-winning, chart-topping Full Moon was the first duet album Rita Coolidge made with her then-husband Kris Kristofferson.  Yet, it has never been released on CD outside of Japan - until now!  Real Gone's new reissue has been expanded with six previously unreleased outtakes: one from the album sessions and five more

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Marley, Chicago, Doris Day, Grateful Dead, Jesse Ed Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Coryell, Merry Clayton, Rita Coolidge, Robert Lamm, Ry Cooder, The Who, U2

In Search of England: Barclay James Harvest's "XII" Gets 2CD, DVD Reissue with New Surround Mix

May 31, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Barclay James Harvest XII

Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently continued its campaign dedicated to U.K. prog heroes Barclay James Harvest with the release of the group's 1978 album XII as a 2-CD/1-DVD set.  This reissue follows similarly-formatted editions of the band's Everyone is Everybody Else (1974) and Gone to Earth (1977), both of which were released by the label in 2016. John Lees founded Barclay James Harvest in 1966 with Les Holroyd, Mel Pritchard and Stuart "Wooly" Wolstenholme.  After one

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Barclay James Harvest

Review: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition"

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

I. It Was Fifty Years Ago Today... I read the news today, oh, boy!  It's a new day in Pepperland thanks to today's release of the most eagerly-anticipated reissue project of the year: the 50th anniversary deluxe box set of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This would be a landmark collection for any number of reasons: that Pepper is routinely considered one of the greatest albums, if not the greatest album, of all time; that this is the first-ever "Expanded Edition" of a

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band various editions (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The Beatles' seminal 1967 celebrates its 50th anniversary in style with a multitude of new editions featuring Giles Martin's brand-new - and quite frankly,

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Jaco Pastorius, Midnight Oil, The Beatles, The Beau Brummels, The Rolling Stones, Tim Rice

UPDATE: Thank You Friends: New Big Star Compilation Coming In May

May 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Best of Big Star

UPDATE 5/24/17 TO ORIGINAL POST OF 3/6/17: If you do as Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg says and "never travel far without a little Big Star," some new products related to the legendarily underrated Memphis rockers may find a place on your shelves. Set for release on June 16 from Stax Records and Craft Recordings, the new compilation The Best of Big Star tidily collects (on one CD, digitally, or 2 LPs playable at 45 RPM) 16 tracks from the legendary band's #1 Record, Radio City and

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Big Star, R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Wilco

Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 2004

May 22, 2017 By

The Who Isle of Wight

2-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD/1-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD The Who returned to The Isle of Wight for the first time since 1970 for a remarkable, career-spanning concert in 2004 - part of their first run of shows in their home country since the death of John Entwistle.  The concert is now available in 2-CD/1-DVD and 2-CD/1-BD editions.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America

May 22, 2017 By

Rolling Stones Ole Ole Ole

Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This film follows The Rolling Stones on their 2016 Latin American tour, and features seven uncut performances from the tour: 1) Out Of Control (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2) Paint It Black (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 3) Honky Tonk Women (São Paulo, Brazil) 4) Sympathy For The Devil (São Paulo, Brazil) 5) You Got The Silver (Lima, Peru) 6) Midnight Rambler (Lima, Peru) 7) Miss You (Lima, Peru).  Available on DVD and BD.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

The Concert In Hyde Park [Various Formats]

May 22, 2017 By

Paul Simon Concert in Hyde Park

2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Paul Simon's July 15, 2012 Hyde Park concert, closing night of the Hard Rock Calling Festival, is coming on 2CD/1DVD and 2CD/1BD editions. The performance spanned the entirety of Simon's career through his 2011 album So Beautiful or So What.  He welcomed to the stage original Graceland musicians including Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as well as special guests Jimmy Cliff and

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cetera

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blink-182, Chris Cornell, Chris Price, Helium, Isaac Hayes, Jethro Tull, Little Steven, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Peter Cetera, The Staple Singers, Wes Montgomery, William Bell, Wynton Kelly

Still Crazy: Paul Simon's "Concert in Hyde Park" Coming in June

May 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Paul Simon Concert in Hyde Park

As Paul Simon is launching a summer tour on June 1 in St. Petersburg, Florida, Legacy Recordings is looking back to one of the famed troubadour's recent performances from across the pond.  The Concert in Hyde Park will arrive from the label on Friday, June 9, in 2CD/DVD or Blu-ray packages, as well as via digital audio and video downloads and streaming. Simon's July 15, 2012 Hyde Park concert, closing night of the Hard Rock Calling Festival, spanned the entirety of Simon's career through his

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Jimmy Cliff, Paul Simon

King of the Mountain: Midnight Oil Detail "Tank" Box Sets

May 5, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Midnight Oil The Full Tank

Sony Music Australia is cooking with gas when it comes to the legacy of Midnight Oil.  The Australian rock heroes are about to celebrated with not one, not two, but three box sets: The Vinyl Collection (containing all vinyl LPs and EPs), The Full Tank (all CDs and music videos), and The Overflow Tank (over 14 hours of rare and previously unissued material on 4 CDs and 8 DVDs).  These massive sets are due in Australasia on May 12 and May 26 in Europe.  The U.S. and Canadian release will happen on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Midnight Oil

Guaranteed to Raise a Smile: The Second Disc Hears The 50th Anniversary "Sgt. Pepper" Remix

May 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Giles Martin

NEW YORK (NY) - Could it really be getting better? That was a fair question on the lips of the crowd assembled last Friday, April 28, at New York City's World of McIntosh Townhouse.  The Second Disc was privileged to be among those members of the press assembled for a "first listen" to the upcoming 50th anniversary stereo remix of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, due for release on May 26 from Capitol, UMe, and Apple Records. Jeff Jones, the chief executive of Apple Corps,

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Purple Rain: Music from the Motion Picture [Various Formats]

April 30, 2017 By

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 3CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. At long, long last - a deluxe, expanded Purple Rain arrives in various formats, including a 2-CD iteration with 11 previously unreleased outtakes and a 3-CD/1-DVD version adding a third CD of 15 single edits and remixes and a DVD of 1985's Prince and the Revolution Live!  film.  All versions, including a standalone LP, utilize the 2015 Paisley Park

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Dearly Beloved: Details on "Purple Rain" Reissue Finally Confirmed

April 28, 2017 By Mike Duquette 10 Comments

"Hey, look me over / Tell me, do U like what U see?" The patience of Prince fans eager to mourn their fallen hero finally bears some catalogue fruit today, as the long-gestating expanded edition of Purple Rain--the first catalogue reissue of any of the late icon's works--is confirmed. Fans have been intently waiting for a reissue of Purple Rain for at least the past three years, when Prince finally acquired his original masters from Warner Bros. Records and promised to reissue the landmark

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 21

April 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Honeybeat CD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Honeybeat: '60s Groovy Girl-Pop (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Honeybeat: Groovy 60s Girl Pop, curated by Sheila Burgel from the Sony archives and released on Real Gone Music, features 19 songs from nine different labels, nearly a third of which have never been released on CD.  While some tracks come from known artists such as Little Eva, Skeeter

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Big Star, Cait Brennan, Ella Fitzgerald, Major Lance, Marc Jonson, Ray Davies, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Various Artists

Review: Fleetwood Mac, "Tango in the Night: Deluxe Edition"

April 18, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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The music of Fleetwood Mac could fairly be said to define the 1970s - in all its style, tumult, and excess.  Where did that leave the union of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham once a new decade emerged?  1982's Mirage found Fleetwood Mac trying to recapture the magic of 1977's epochal Rumours, and succeeding in large part.  Yet Mirage felt as if it firmly had one foot planted in the previous decade.  With its belated follow-up, 1987's Tango in the

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Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set

April 13, 2017 By

Wood Cover

Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer of the original stereo album master on DVD, as well as four of the original quadrophonic mixes, too.  Also included in the set is a healthy offering of live material. Two CDs, culled from shows in

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

April 13, 2017 By

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1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The Beatles' seminal 1967 album gets the deluxe treatment in a variety of formats: 1CD: Even if you know the album forwards and backwards-whether from its original release, its 1987 CD debut or its place in The Fab Four's 2009 remastering campaign-this new disc presents Pepper in a whole

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Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Ring Out, Solstice Bells: Steven Wilson Remixes Jethro Tull's "Songs From the Wood" for New Reissue

April 11, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Wood Cover

The very successful and long-running Jethro Tull reissue series--complete with new mixes from master mixer Steven Wilson--continues apace with the 40th anniversary of 1977's Songs From the Wood, celebrated in a new 3CD/2DVD edition due out this May. The group's ninth album was the first in a loose trilogy of progressive folk albums that found the group trading in its hard rock sound for a more lush and experimental arrangement, in turn celebrating its medieval roots and heritage ("a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Jethro Tull, Steven Wilson

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