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Release Round-Up: Week of September 11

September 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Four Seasons Sherry

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  Second Disc Records is going back to the beach with Ricci Martin, but that's far from all this week! We're also taking off with ELO, singing street-corner symphonies with The Four Seasons, and much more!  Plus: new titles from classic artists! Ricci Martin, Beached: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) What if key members of The Beach Boys, Chicago, America, and Wings had teamed up to create one of the greatest

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Alice Cooper, Ben Folds, ELO, Iain Matthews, Jeff Lynne, John Pizzarelli, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Ricci Martin, The Buckinghams, The Four Seasons, The Texas Tornados, The Who

I Love Being Here With You: Peggy Lee's "Live in London" Box Set Coming In December

September 8, 2015 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Peggy Lee Live in London

A pair of rare albums by the legendary Miss Peggy Lee are getting the deluxe, expanded treatment this fall from Universal Music.  Peggy Lee: Live in London is the title of the new 4-CD box set due on December 4 containing the soulful songstress' 1977 studio album Peggy; the concert album Live in London recorded at the famous Palladium on March 13, 1977; an entire disc of previously unreleased material including studio outtakes, rehearsal takes and the March 20 Palladium show; and a DVD of the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Peggy Lee

Archive Collection: Pipes of Peace

September 3, 2015 By

Pipes of Peace Deluxe

Paul McCartney's 1983 Pipes of Peace, featuring the smash hit duet "Say Say Say" with Michael Jackson, joins his Archive Collection in a variety of formats: 2-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Read more about all versions in our full feature!

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Archive Collection: Tug of War

September 3, 2015 By

Tug of War Deluxe

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection continues with 1982's Tug of War, featuring "Ebony and Ivory" and "Here Today."  The release is available in various formats: 3-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Check out our full feature for information on what you'll find in each version!

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Bill Wyman Opens The Vault Doors with "The Solo Box," "Complete Willie and the Poor Boys" Sets

September 1, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Bill Wyman White Lightnin

Earlier this year, erstwhile Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman released Back to Basics, his fifth solo album and first in over two decades.  The time couldn't be better, then, to revisit Wyman's past work apart from his former bandmates.  Edsel has happily obliged with two new multi-disc collections in the Bill Wyman's Recording Archives series showcasing Wyman's own musical melange of blues, soul, pop, and rock-and-roll.  The 4-CD/1-DVD White Lightnin': The Solo Box reissues and expands Wyman's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones

Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition

August 25, 2015 By

Velvet Underground Loaded

The Velvet Underground's 1970 album - and Lou Reed's swansong with the band - gets the deluxe expanded treatment from Rhino in this new box set featuring the original stereo and mono albums plus a wealth of bonus material, two live concerts and a DVD featuring high resolution stereo mixes plus the first-ever surround mix of the album!  The remastered stereo Loaded album will also be available as a stand-alone CD on October 30.

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

The Velvet Underground Gets "Re-Loaded" For 6-Disc Deluxe Box Set

August 25, 2015 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Velvet Underground Loaded

Rhino has a fully loaded slate for this fall...make that a fully Loaded slate.  On October 30, the same date as the recently-announced 20th anniversary edition of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, the label will give the deluxe treatment to The Velvet Underground's fourth studio album.  Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition will follow in the footsteps and format of the deluxe sets previously released by UMe for the VU's first three albums The Velvet Underground and Nico, White

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground

Review: Simon and Garfunkel, "The Complete Columbia Albums Collection" and "The Concert in Central Park"

August 7, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Simon and Garfunkel Complete Columbia Vinyl Box

When Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel took the stage on April 24, 2010 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, it's doubtful that many in the audience knew they were witnessing the end of one chapter in the story of Simon & Garfunkel.  That concert marked the final time that the famous duo have performed together to date, but over five years later, the specter of Simon & Garfunkel still looms large over both men.  It's no surprise; the question of a reunion cropped up almost

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel

The Concert In Central Park

August 4, 2015 By

Simon and Garfunkel Concert in Central Park

Simon and Garfunkel's now-legendary reunion concert of September 19, 1981 at New York's Central Park has been newly-remastered for release on 180-gram vinyl and as part of a CD/DVD set.

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Together In Perfect Harmony: Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" and "Pipes Of Peace" Join Archive Collection

July 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 33 Comments

Tug of War Deluxe

At last, we can say, say, say it's true: the next two volumes of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection are on their way for October 2 release in a variety of formats.  Macca's second and third albums of the 1980s, the platinum sellers Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, will arrive from Concord Records and MPL with the expected array of bonus material, highlighted by a complete 2015 remix of Tug of War. 1982's Tug of War marked McCartney's first album following the breakup of Wings.  It followed

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

Release Round-Up: Week of July 24

July 24, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Doobie Brothers Warner Years

Today's Release Round-Up features an array of high-resolution music, plus box sets, vintage reissues, live albums and more! Roger Waters, Amused to Death (Remixed Editions) (Columbia/Legacy) Roger Waters revisits his 1992 album Amused to Death, featuring contributions from Don Henley, Rita Coolidge, P.P. Arnold, Andy Fairweather Low and Michael Kamen, in a variety of formats featuring new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes.  Read our full coverage here. CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Joe Walsh, Roger Waters, The Doobie Brothers, The Knack, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Various Artists

Take On Me: a-ha's "Hunting High and Low" Goes Super Deluxe With New Box Set

July 17, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

a ha hunting2

If you set your Wayback Machine to February 1, 2010, you'll find one of The Second Disc's earliest posts - the inaugural Reissue Theory column, dedicated to imagining a 25th anniversary multi-disc edition of a-ha's 1985 debut studio album Hunting High and Low. Well, good things do come to those who wait, because Warner Bros. and Rhino are finally delivering on such a project with the album's upcoming 30th anniversary box set! With 4 CDs and a DVD, this handily bests the 2010 double-CD edition.

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: a-ha

From the Vault: Hyde Park 1969

July 16, 2015 By

Rolling Stones Hyde Park 1969

The Rolling Stones' free concert of July 5, 1969 at London's Hyde Park is the latest to come to the band's From the Vault series - this time in DVD and BD formats. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Bookends: Simon and Garfunkel Reissue "The Concert in Central Park" On CD/DVD, Collect Studio Albums on Vinyl

July 15, 2015 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Simon and Garfunkel Concert in Central Park

Legacy Recordings is seeing that the only sound isn't silence with the release this summer of two new projects from Simon and Garfunkel.   In less than a month, on August 7, the label will issue Simon & Garfunkel - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection, a six-album, newly-remastered set featuring each one of the duo's studio albums plus Greatest Hits, all pressed on 180-gram vinyl.  The box will be joined by a new, remastered CD/DVD reissue of The Concert in Central Park, as

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel

Fare Thee Well [Various Editions]

July 9, 2015 By

Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well

The final (?) performances of the Grateful Dead, recorded on July 3-5 at Chicago's Soldier Field, come to CD, DD, DVD and BD in a variety of audio and video formats: FARE THEE WELL - Exclusive Complete Versions (Exclusively for order at dead.net)          •    12-CD/7-Blu-ray Complete Version - Full audio and high-definition video from all three shows on CD and Blu-ray plus exclusive bonus disc of behind-the-scenes footage. Individually numbered, limited edition of 20,000.          •   

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Rock

Live in Hyde Park

July 7, 2015 By

ELO Hyde Park

The music of Electric Light Orchestra lives on!  Jeff Lynne's acclaimed performance in 2014 at London's Hyde Park comes to DVD and Blu-ray in a special edition also containing the documentary film Mr. Blue Sky -The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO.

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

Can't Get It Out Of My Head: Jeff Lynne and ELO's 2014 Hyde Park Concert Gets Fall Release

July 6, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

ELO Hyde Park

Last September, 50,000 lucky spectators bore witness to Jeff Lynne's return to the concert stage when the Electric Light Orchestra frontman took the stage at London's Hyde Park for the most eagerly-anticipated performance of BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day.  Now, Lynne's performance - backed by his band (including ELO's Richard Tandy) and the BBC Concert Orchestra - is coming to DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats.  On September 11, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Live in Hyde Park preserving

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne

End of the Long, Strange Trip? Final Grateful Dead Reunion Shows Arrive From Rhino in November

June 30, 2015 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Complete

Over the weekend, the remaining members of the Grateful Dead kicked off their reunion "Fare Thee Well" concerts in Santa Clara, California.  These concerts are billed as the last time that Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir will perform under the name of the Grateful Dead.  The final three highly-anticipated shows begin on July 3 at Soldier Field in Chicago.  Rhino Records has just announced that these final shows will all be recorded and available in a variety of formats on

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Grateful Dead

Release Round-Up: Week of June 30

June 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Private Dancer 30th

Welcome to our final Tuesday Release Round-Up - and it's a doozy!  As many of you know, the record industry will next week adopt a universal Friday release day.  No releases are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7; instead, Friday, July 10 is the date!  DVDs and Blu-rays will, for the foreseeable future, remain released on Tuesdays.  We'll resume with a new Release Round-Up on Friday, July 10! Ronny and the Daytonas, The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 311, Brian Wilson, Dean Martin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nancy Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ronny and the Daytonas, Tavares, The Fantastic Four, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Who, Tina Turner

Release Round-Up: Week of June 23

June 23, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones Marquee Club

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a vintage live concert from The Rolling Stones in a variety of formats, an all-star salute to the great Carole King, a rare soundtrack from a beloved performer to a classic children's film, and much, much more! The Rolling Stones, From the Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971 (Eagle Rock) DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD DVD + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Carl Hall, Carole King, Jerry Garcia, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod McKuen, The Lover Speaks, The Rolling Stones, The Royal Jesters

Release Round-Up: Week of June 16

June 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James Taylor Before This World

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring the return of a veteran artist, celebrations of the renowned musicians of Nashville and Los Angeles, a classic Disney soundtrack, and much more! Various Artists, Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Legacy teams with the Country Music Hall of Fame for this 2-CD, 36-song companion soundtrack to the Nashville museum's current exhibit chronicling Music City's fusion of country of rock.

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Christopher Cross, Donovan, Eddi Reader, James Taylor, John Barry, Johnny Cash, Miklos Rosza, The Dream Syndicate, Various Artists

Live at Shea Stadium 1982

May 20, 2015 By

Who Live at Shea

The Who's October 13, 1982 show at New York's Shea Stadium - featuring Kenney Jones on drums for a 25-track set (including Who favorites as well as covers of "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout") - arrives on Standard Definition Blu-ray with DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM stereo soundtracks.  Also available on DVD.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

Classic Quadrophenia

May 20, 2015 By

Classic Quadrophenia

Pete Townshend and Billy Idol join opera and Les Miserables star Alfie Boe in a new symphonic version of The Who's seminal rock opera Quadrophenia, with orchestrations by Townshend's partner Rachel Fuller.  The deluxe CD/DVD edition includes the complete CD and a 44- minute DVD featuring an exclusive on-camera interview with Pete Townshend, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album, and the new music video for "Love Reign O'er Me" shot on location at Brighton Beach Pier in England,

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classical/Opera, Rock

The Ides of March Celebrate 50 Years with "Last Band Standing" Box Set

May 13, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Ides of March Last Band Standing

"Beware the ides of March," goes the famous admonition.  Thankfully, Jim Peterik, Larry Millas, Bob Bergland and Mike Borch didn't heed the warning.  Formed in Berwyn, Illinois in 1965 as the Shon-Dels, The Ides of March are still going strong 50 years later with their brassy blend of good-time rock and roll, R&B, pop and soul epitomized on the 1970 hit single "Vehicle."  These rock and roll survivors and local legends around the Chicago scene have recently assembled a definitive box set

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Jim Peterik, The Ides of March

Review: The Pretenders CD/DVD Reissue Series

May 8, 2015 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

pretenders box

Chrissie Hynde, Pete Farndon, James Honeyman Scott and Martin Chambers may have taken the name of The Pretenders, but anybody paying attention soon realized that there was nothing "pretend" about this band - not its brash amalgam of British and American styles (Hynde was a U.S. émigré; the other three were Brits), not its unabashedly punk approach to a classic rock sound, not its effortless, cool swagger.  1979's Pretenders launched the band on a journey that continues to this day.  It's been a

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders

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