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Short Takes: Dusty, Bowie, Walker Brothers Salute Ivor Raymonde; Streisand, Sinatra Featured on "Mrs. Maisel"

January 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Last year, the Bella Union label released a collection that fell under the radar.  Happily, we here at Second Disc HQ have discovered Paradise: The Sound of Ivor Raymonde, available in 1-CD, 2-LP, and digital formats.  The name of Raymonde will surely be familiar to fans of Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, or The Walker Brothers, but those are only three of the artists with whom the late producer-arranger-conductor worked his magic.  Paradise, co-curated by his son Simon Raymonde of Bella Union

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Barbra Streisand, David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Ivor Raymonde, Los Bravos, Peggy Lee, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, Tom Jones, Various Artists

Shout It Out Loud: KISS Announces "KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS," Due January 25

January 21, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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The legendary rock group KISS will release a new, career-spanning compilation, KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS on Friday, January 25, through UMe.  The collection will arrive on CD and digitally first, with standard 2-LP black vinyl and UMe-exclusive color vinyl editions available on March 29. With a record-breaking number of Gold records, KISS have long been established as one of the most successful American rock bands.  Forty-five years after their first concert, they've now launched the 2019

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

Talk Is Cheap: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [Various Formats]

January 21, 2019 By

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2-CD Deluxe Media Book Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6-Disc Deluxe Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Red LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6-Disc Super Deluxe Box Set (unsigned):  Keith Richards Store 6-Disc Super Deluxe Box Set (signed):  Keith Richards Store For its 30th Anniversary edition, Keith Richards' debut, Talk Is Cheap, will be presented as a 2-CD deluxe mediabook edition, a

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock

Keep On Keeping On: The Studio Albums, 1970-1974 [Various Formats]

January 21, 2019 By

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When Curtis Mayfield split with The Impressions in 1969, he forged a new chapter in his career and in soul music.  His unique blend of gospel-influenced R&B and socially charged lyrics paved the way for much of the soul music that was to come in the decades ahead.  Rhino Records will celebrate the acclaimed musician on February 22, as Mayfield's acclaimed first four albums will be reissued on CD and LP as Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums, 1970-1974.  Featuring the classic

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul

Darling, It's Incredible: Nat King Cole's Centennial Celebrated With Two New Compilations and Marvin Gaye Tribute Album

January 18, 2019 By Sam Stone 9 Comments

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Unforgettable...that's what he is. This year marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of America's finest performers of popular song: Nat "King" Cole. In his decades-long career, Cole blazed the trail for many entertainers to come, influencing the likes of Count Basie and Ray Charles along the way. Universal Music Group will celebrate his milestone centennial with a pair of retrospectives this spring, plus a digital expansion of another vocal icon paying tribute to the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Gregory Porter, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole

Release Round-Up: Week of January 18

January 18, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Rush, In Rio [4-LP Vinyl] (Atlantic/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Recorded live during their 2002 "comeback" tour, Rush's In Rio was originally released on CD and DVD in 2003. Now, the 28-song set featuring hits and deep cuts from across their career arrives on vinyl for the first time, across four 180-gram discs. The collection includes all 29 songs from the Rio gig, plus two bonus tracks recorded at other stops during the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Jackson, John Lennon, Ronnie Milsap, Rush

Locked Away: Keith Richards Premieres Unreleased Material on "Talk Is Cheap" 30th Anniversary

January 17, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Keith Richards is set to have a busy year.  He and The Rolling Stones recently announced a headlining slot at the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival as part of the band's U.S. No Filter Festival.  Now, Keith and BMG have teamed up for a special look at his debut solo album, Talk Is Cheap, due out March 29.  Originally released in 1988, Talk Is Cheap found Richards leading an impressive roster of musicians, including Ivan Neville, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, The Memphis Horns, and even

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock Tags: Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Ivan Neville, Johnnie Johnson, Keith Richards, Maceo Parker, Mick Taylor

Dreams Do Come True: Run Out Groove Plans Four New Titles from Ronnie Hawkins, Better Than Ezra, Fred Neil, Incredible String Band

January 16, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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For the last several years,  Run Out Groove, has given music fans the power to vote on new vinyl titles mined from the vaults of Warner Music.  Over the years, some stellar titles just didn't get enough votes to move on to the pressing plants.  Today, Run Out Groove announced a new partnership with vinyl micro-pressers QRATES to bring some of these worthy titles onto vinyl.  The titles up for pre-order include:  Better Than Ezra'sFriction, Baby, Fred Neil's Bleecker & MacDougal, The

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Rock Tags: Better Than Ezra, Fred Neil, Ronnie Hawkins, The Hawks, The Incredible String Band

Move On Up: Curtis Mayfield Albums Collected on "Keep On Keeping On"

January 15, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Curtis Mayfield's solo career.  He had previously spent 14 years as a member and driving force of The Impressions.  His unique voice and guitar stylings, not to mention his exemplary songwriting skills, helped bring the world such classics as "It's All Right," "Gypsy Woman," and the iconic "People Get Ready."  When Mayfield split with The Impressions in 1969, he forged a new chapter in his career and in soul music.  His unique blend of gospel-influenced

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Curtis Mayfield

Review: Ministry, "Greatest Fits" (Run Out Groove Vinyl Reissue)

January 14, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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In the last few months, Run Out Groove has continued an initiative to get recent classics from the new millennium onto wax. With deluxe packaging and heavyweight, colored vinyl pressings, the label's limited-edition LP releases present Warner titles from the CD-era and beyond treasures in a unique and new way. Now, Greatest Fits, a 2001 compilation by industrial rock forerunners Ministry has received the Run Out Groove treatment with its first-ever vinyl appearance. The Second Disc was able to

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Ministry

Holding Court: King Crimson Announces 50th Anniversary Plans with New Single, Box Sets, Tour, and More!

January 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Rock royalty King Crimson celebrate their golden jubilee this year and yesterday, January 13 - exactly 50 years since their first rehearsals - the band announced a wealth of new projects and plans to celebrate the momentous feat.  Along with an upcoming documentary and ongoing download series, fans can expect a new tour, vinyl reissues, box sets, and live releases from the vault.  We'll have full details for each release as they're announced, but to whet your appetite, here's a look at what the

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD-Audio, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Rock Tags: King Crimson

A Long Night Spent With You: Taking Back Sunday Celebrates 20th Anniversary on New Compilation "Twenty"

January 11, 2019 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

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Taking Back Sunday is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion, they have embarked on a tour and are releasing a career retrospective collection.  Out today from Craft Recordings, the simply-titled Twenty gathers nineteen songs from the band's career and adds in two new studio recordings. The alternative rock band was formed in Long Island, New York by guitarist Eddie Reyes in 1999.  The line-up has fluctuated a bit over the years but the main members over the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Taking Back Sunday

Release Round-Up: Week of January 11

January 11, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to today's Release Round-Up! Taking Back Sunday, Twenty (Craft Recordings) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 21-track anthology, available on single CD, double LP, and digital formats, celebrates 20 years of Taking Back Sunday drawing on all seven of the band's studio albums as well as newly-recorded material.  Watch for more coverage of this title later today! The Flying Burrito Bros., Burrito Deluxe

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Rock Tags: Brownie McGhee, Dave Van Ronk, Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Taking Back Sunday, The Doors, The Flying Burrito Brothers

Superstar: Cher's "3614 Jackson Highway" Expanded For Vinyl Premiere From Run Out Groove

January 9, 2019 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

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2018 was a great year for Cher, with a starring role in the blockbuster Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the release of her hit album Dancing Queen, the opening of Broadway bio-musical The Cher Show, the reissue on vinyl of the smash Believe album, and a prestigious Kennedy Center Honor.  2019 looks to be shaping up as another banner year for the consummate entertainer.  Run Out Groove has just announced that the expanded edition of Cher's 3614 Jackson Highway, first issued on a Rhino Handmade CD in

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Cher

Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? Rare Bowie Demos Prepped For 7" Vinyl Box

January 8, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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Parlophone has announced a new release of David Bowie rarities on what would have been the singer's 72nd birthday, to additionally mark the milestone of 50 years since the release of breakthrough single "Space Oddity." Spying Through a Keyhole: Demos and Unreleased Songs will feature nine rare recordings, including versions of familiar songs ("Space Oddity," "London Bye Ta Ta," "In The Heat Of The Morning") as well as the heretofore-unknown "Love All Around," a lyric of which gives the set

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Can't Help Myself: Smithsonian Folkways Announces Dave Van Ronk, Lead Belly, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Vinyl Reissues

January 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is one of America's iconic record labels. When Moses Asch started Folkways in 1948, his goal was to create an audio encyclopedia of the world.  And 70 years and one Smithsonian Institution acquisition later, it's safe to say they've stayed on track with that creed.  Their repertoire now includes the 2,000+ classic Folkways titles, as well as the back catalog of other legendary labels like Cook, Paredon, Dyer-Bennett, Arhoolie, and The UNESCO Collection of

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Folk Tags: Brownie McGhee, Dave Van Ronk, Lead Belly, Sonny Terry

You Get What You Deserve: Omnivore To Release 1974 Big Star Concert on "Live On WLIR" CD/LPs

January 7, 2019 By Sam Stone 15 Comments

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Few bands from the 1970s have seen as much resurgence in popularity as Big Star.  Anchored by Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens, the Memphis-based power-pop group didn't make much of a commercial splash during their original years together, but their cult following has grown over the years.  That's thanks in no small part to a series of fine reissues by Omnivore Recordings.  In January, Omnivore will release Live On WLIR, a new, remastered version of Big Star's legendary 1974 radio broadcast. The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Big Star, Jody Stephens

Ceremony (Version 2)

January 6, 2019 By

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Ceremony (Version 2) features an alternate version of that track with Gillan Gilbert, backed with "In A Lonely Place."  The audio for this release has been newly remastered and pressed on heavyweight vinyl.  It is part of the reissue campaign for their debut album, Movement

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

Everythings Gone Green

January 6, 2019 By

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Celebrate New Order's debut album, Movement, with the newly remastered, heavyweight vinyl reissue of the 12" single, "Everythings Gone Green" backed with "Cries and Whispers" and "Mesh."

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

Temptation

January 6, 2019 By

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Celebrate New Order's debut album, Movement, with the newly remastered, heavyweight vinyl reissue of their 12" single featuring the full-length versions of "Temptation" and "Hurt"

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS [Standard Black 2-LP or Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl 2-LP]

January 6, 2019 By

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To commemorate their upcoming farewell tour, KISS has released a new, career-spanning compilation.  The twenty-track collection features iconic hits and fan favorites from across their career, including "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," and "Detroit Rock City." The 2-LP standard LP and the UMe-exclusive color vinyl edition are both available on March 29.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

In Rio [4-LP]

January 6, 2019 By

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Recorded live during their 2002 "comeback" tour, Rush's In Rio was originally released on CD and DVD in 2003.  Now, the 28-song set featuring hits and deep cuts from across their career arrives on vinyl for the first time, across 4 discs. The collection includes all 29 songs from the Rio gig, plus two bonus tracks recorded at other stops during the Vapor Trails Tour. "Between Sun & Moon" was recorded on September 27, 2002 in Phoenix, AZ and "Vital Signs" was recorded on October 19, 2002 in

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

In Search of Mona Lisa [LP]

January 6, 2019 By

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Carlos Santana has announced the released of a new, 5-track EP called In Search of Mona Lisa, available on vinyl and on CD.  It's his first release on Concord Records and is inspired by his trip to Paris to see the iconic painting.  A full-length album has also been promised for later in the year.  

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

Movement (Definitive Edition)

January 6, 2019 By

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New Order's debut album is being celebrated with a deluxe box set due in April.  Entitled Movement (Definitive Edition), the box set will include the original LP with its iconic, Peter Saville-designed sleeve, as well as a CD in a vinyl replica sleeve.  Also included are a bonus CD of previously unreleased demos, recording sessions, and alternate mixes, as well as a DVD of live concerts and TV appearances, and a hardbound book--all housed in a loft-off lid box.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

Ceremony (Version 1)

January 6, 2019 By

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Ceremony (Version 1) includes the New Order's original recording of "Ceremony" and is backed with "In A Lonely Place." Featuring remastered audio and are pressed on heavyweight vinyl, it's part of the reissue campaign for their debut album, Movement.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

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