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McGear [Various Formats]

April 21, 2019 By

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2-CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store LP:  Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD / Cherry Red Online Store  Mike McCartney (a.k.a. Mike McGear)'s 1974 album McGear was produced by his brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.  Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album."  Now,

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

One Man Band [Vinyl]

April 21, 2019 By

James Taylor One Man Band

James Taylor's 2007 live set, featuring JT backed only by keyboardist Larry Goldings and a drum machine, comes to vinyl on two 180-gram platters pressed at RTI and mastered by Ryan Smith.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Gimme a Beat! 'Control' Comes Back To Vinyl - Are More Janet Jackson Classics Coming?

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Janet Control LP

Even viewed through the incredible prism of her talented family, Janet Jackson has had one of the most formidable careers in modern music history. This year, after an impassioned fan campaign, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally inducted the youngest Jackson sibling, who's released 10 Top 5 albums in the U.S., placed more than two dozen singles in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide of funky, engaging, conscious R&B songs. With an

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Release Round-Up: Week of April 19

April 19, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, HONK [Various Formats] (Interscope) 1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Target-exclusive blue vinyl: Target.com 4-LP deluxe color vinyl: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Various music/apparel bundles: The Rolling Stones' Online Shop Honk is a new compilation album from The Rolling Stones that

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, Bananarama, Bil Evans, Stevie Nicks, The O'Jays, The Rolling Stones, Wes Montgomery

Simply Love You: Mike McGear's Wings-Backed Album "McGear" Expanded With Bonus Tracks and DVD

April 18, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings has announced the June 28 release of one of the most anticipated Beatles-related reissues:  an expanded, remastered 2-CD/DVD edition of Mike McGear's McGear album.  The 1974 album was produced by McGear's brother Paul McCartney who also wrote or co-wrote the majority of the tracks.  Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Denny Seiwell also appear on McGear, which has been dubbed by some fans as a "lost Wings album."  McGear follows Esoteric's previous

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Mike McCartney, Mike McGear, Paul McCartney, Wings

Mardi Gras In New Orleans: Macca-Sponsored Professor Longhair Concert "Live On The Queen Mary" Available on CD and LP

April 17, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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In March of 1975, Professor Longhair, the New Orleans blues singer and piano player extraordinaire, gave a concert aboard the Queen Mary ocean liner at a special Venus and Mars album release party organized by Paul McCartney and Wings in Long Beach, CA.  Three years later, a recording of the concert was released on Harvest Records.  On Friday, April 5, Live On The Queen Mary arrived back on shelves, reissued by Harvest and MPL in a number of configurations: CD, 2-LP, and a special "Long Live

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Jazz Tags: Paul McCartney, Professor Longhair

Shower the People: James Taylor's "One Man Band" Comes to Vinyl in June

April 16, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James Taylor One Man Band

For more than 50 years, the voice of James Taylor has been that of an old friend, offering warmth, comfort, and reassurance in song.  While the singer-songwriter hasn't released a new album in four years, he's been a welcome presence on the road.  Now, the recording of one of his most beloved tours is coming to vinyl for the first time from Craft Recordings.  On June 7, the label will bring Taylor's 2007 One Man Band to a 2-LP set.  Housed in a gatefold jacket, it's been mastered by Ryan Smith

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: James Taylor

Keep Talking: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" Arriving on Blue Vinyl for 25th Anniversary

April 15, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell.  The album saw the post-Waters lineup of David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason reuniting to create a decidedly more organic, integrated work than their previous release, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The resulting album reached No. 1 in the U.S. and U.K., and inspired a successful world tour and concert album the following year. On June 7, Pink Floyd Records will release a special, 25th anniversary edition of The

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Pink Floyd

Live at Montreux 1973

April 14, 2019 By

CaroleKing LiveAtMontreux1973 CD DVD

CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Eagle Vision brings Carole King's 1973 show at the Montreux Jazz Festival to a variety of audio and video formats.  The concert features seven songs from Tapestry as well as another septet from her then most recent release, Fantasy. The CD and CD/DVD editions will feature the full, 18-track concert program. The 180-gram black vinyl LP, meanwhile, will

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Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Release Round-Up: The Second Disc's 2019 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 12, 2019 By The Second Disc 7 Comments

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Looking for our usual Release Round-Up?  Alas, there's not much new in the way of catalogue music this Friday (and we've already filled you in on Billy Paul and Leon Russell!), but for a very good reason: tomorrow sees releases a-plenty as part of Record Store Day!  Without further ado, welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year's RSD event!  Once you're through reading, let us know what you're most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Badfinger, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brian May, Burt Bacharach, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Dennis Wilson, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Prince, Roger Taylor, Stu Phillips, The Beatles, The Sherman Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Woody Guthrie

A Song For You: Leon Russell's "Live at Gilley's" Returns to CD, Vinyl For Record Store Day Weekend

April 12, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Leon Russell may have been The Master of Time and Space, but he wasn't averse to being down to earth, either.  Between 1979 and 1981, Russell teamed with the bluegrass band New Grass Revival for what he deemed "rhythm and bluegrass."  1981's The Live Album, recorded at Pasadena, California's Perkins Palace, preserved their collaboration.  Some 19 years later, another live album emerged: Live at Gilley's.  Recorded in Mickey Gilley's honky-tonk (as memorably immortalized in Urban Cowboy) in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country Tags: Leon Russell, New Grass Revival, Record Store Day

Fresh and Sweet: Carole King Concert Unearthed On "Live At Montreux 1973"

April 11, 2019 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

CaroleKing LiveAtMontreux1973 CD DVD

UPDATE: The release date for Carole King's Live at Montreux 1973 has changed to June 14!  Carole King's lasting legacy as a singer and songwriter has been revitalized in recent years by compilations, an autobiography, and - most recently - the still-ongoing, Tony Award-winning jukebox musical Beautiful. One thing that's been notably absent? Previously unreleased content. With the exception of the excellent 2012 vault dive The Legendary Demos, and a few odd bonus tracks on reissues, King's

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Carole King

Review: Nat "King" Cole, "Ultimate Nat King Cole" and "International Nat King Cole" [UPDATED]

April 10, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

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March 17, 2019 would have been Nat "King" Cole's 100th birthday.  While the man born Nathaniel Adams Coles only lived to the age of 45, he more than earned his royal moniker over his three decades of performing.  He paved the way for African-American artists as the first black man to host a nationwide television variety show, and quietly but devotedly crusaded for civil rights.  At the time of his death, at the height of Beatlemania, he was selling some seven million records a year. The Cole

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole

Never Give Up, Never Surrender: Real Gone To Debut the Soundtracks to "Galaxy Quest" and "American Beauty" on Vinyl in May

April 10, 2019 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

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Next month, Real Gone is debuting two films scores on vinyl.  Both hail from 1999 and feature the work of brothers David and Thomas Newman.  The siblings are also famously the sons of noted film composer Alfred Newman and cousins to Randy Newman. First up, coming out on May 3, is David Newman's score to Galaxy Quest.  Directed by Dean Parisot, the film is an affectionate send-up of the original Star Trek series (both on and off-screen).  Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: David Newman, Thomas Newman

Feelin' Alright: Traffic's Classic Recordings Collected in Vinyl Box Set, "The Studio Albums: 1967-1974"

April 10, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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During the mid-1960s and early 1970s, British rock group Traffic made some of the most creative and pioneering music of the day. The band was led by ex-Spencer Davis Group singer and guitarist Steve Winwood and featured Jim Capaldi on drums, Chris Wood on woodwinds, and at various times, Dave Mason on guitar and assorted Indian instruments, Rebop Kwaku Baah on percussion, Rosko Gee on bass, and members of the Muscle Shoals studio band, among others. From 1967 to 1974, Traffic navigated through

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Bridges to Bremen [Various Formats]

April 9, 2019 By

Rolling Stones Bridges to Bremen

2-CD/Blu-ray:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD/DVD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD:  Links TBD Blu-ray:  Links TBD Twenty years since it was originally aired, The Rolling Stones' 1998 concert film Bridges To Bremen is finally released as part of the band's ongoing archive series from Eagle Vision .  It captures the complete September 2, 1998 show from Germany's Weserstadion show, recorded on the final leg

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

Flip The Switch: Complete Rolling Stones Show From 1998, "Bridges To Bremen," Due June 21

April 9, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

Rolling Stones Bridges to Bremen

Twenty years since it was originally aired, The Rolling Stones' 1998 concert film Bridges To Bremen will finally be released as part of the band's ongoing archive series from Eagle Vision on June 21 .  It captures the complete September 2, 1998 show from Germany's Weserstadion show, recorded on The Rolling Stones' final leg of their tour supporting the Bridges To Babylon album. The Bridges To Babylon tour was a landmark in live Rolling Stones history.  For one, it was the first tour to

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Release Round-Up: Week of April 5

April 5, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Spying Through a Keyhole

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Spying Through a Keyhole: Demos and Unreleased Songs (Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Spying Through a Keyhole: Demos and Unreleased Songs is the new box set with four seven-inch vinyl singles of some of Bowie's earliest material.  It will feature nine rare, monaural recordings, including mostly solo vocal-and-guitar versions of familiar songs ("Space Oddity" in its earliest known version, "London Bye Ta Ta,"

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry White, David Bowie, Don Felder, Ian Hunter, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Mike + the Mechanics, New Order, Reba McEntire, The Searchers, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Beat The Clock: Sparks Celebrate 40 Years Of 'No. 1 In Heaven' With CD, Vinyl Reissue

April 4, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Ron and Russell Mael have always open to musical influences. Over the course of their four-decade career as Sparks, the art-pop legends have traversed genres and influenced generations. The L.A.-based Mael brothers formed their first group, Halfnelson, in 1970 and eventually landed a deal with Bearsville Records. At Bearsville, Todd Rundgren produced their self-titled debut album. Three years later, the band had rechristened themselves Sparks and caught the attention of the music press and a

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Sparks

Future Legend: David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" Returns to Vinyl for 45th Anniversary, "Rebel Rebel" Single Remastered

April 1, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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45 years ago this May 24, David Bowie unleashed Diamond Dogs on the world.  Now, on May 24, 2019, 45 years to the day since the album's original release date, Parlophone will release a limited, one-run red vinyl pressing of Bowie's classic album, utilizing the 2016 remaster.  It follows gold vinyl versions of Hunky Dory and The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars and a silver vinyl release of Aladdin Sane released 45 years to the day of their first issue.  The Diamond Dogs

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Bowie

Cleopatra Jones (Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) [Red and Blue Starburst Vinyl]

April 1, 2019 By

Cleopatra Jones OST

The 1973 Blaxploitation comedy Cleopatra Jones starred Tamara Dobson as the title character secret agent who battles against drug lord Mommy played by Shelley Winters. The film was a success, with a sequel arriving two years later. The soundtrack is mix of songs and score pieces. Joe Simon, who had had teamed with Gamble and Huff for hits "Drowning In The Sea of Love" and "Power of Love" in 1971 and 1972, was one of the featured performers on the album. Jazz trombonist J.J. Johnson wrote the

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Funk, Jazz

Dead Man [Various Formats]

April 1, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Neil Young Online Store LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Neil Young Online Store Jim Jarmusch's 1995 film Dead Man was dubbed by the director as a "psychedelic western." With a cast including Johnny Depp, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, and Iggy Pop, the surreal period piece is set in the bleak 19th-century Old West and follows an accountant named William Blake who's on the run after a murder. Blake encounters Nobody, a guide

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else

No. 1 In Heaven: 40th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats]

April 1, 2019 By

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2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP color vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Sparks Online Store By 1979, the L.A.- based band Sparks was ready to shift directions. They teamed up with Italian disco producer extraordinaire Giorgio Moroder and began recording.  The result was No. 1 in Heaven, Sparks' first full-fledged foray into electronica. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its original release, Sparks' own Lil Beethoven Records released a newly

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings [4-LP]

April 1, 2019 By

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Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings presents Aretha Franklin's iconic concerts at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January 1972 in full. Both the Thursday night and Friday night sets are accounted for, spread across four 180-gram LPs.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Gospel, R&B/Soul

Revenge of the Nerds: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Limited Pocket Protector Brown Vinyl]

April 1, 2019 By

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Real Gone Music has pressed up 1,000 copies on "pocket protector brown" vinyl of the '80s comedy classic soundtrack featuring tracks by The Rubinoos, Bone Symphony, Gleaming Spires, Pat Robinson and Jill Michaels!

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

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