Charles Bukowski: Reads His Poetry captures the notorious author and libertine at a 1972 reading at which the topics included perversion, poverty, drunkenness, gambling and bodily functions. The ultimate non-PC record, Real Gone returns it to vinyl in this re-pressing: a “vomit”-colored edition limited to 1,000 copies.
Doug Sahm and Band (Gold Vinyl Edition)
Doug Sahm was of course a part of the Sir Douglas Quintet in the 1960s and Jerry Wexler brought him to Atlantic in 1973. Sahm’s first album there, Doug Sahm and Band, was a star-studded affair featuring guests like Dr. John, David Bromberg, Flaco Jimenez and, most notably, Bob Dylan. This new gold vinyl edition of Sahm’s only charting album is limited to ,000 copies.
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (180-Gram Black Vinyl Mono Edition)
A true country classic returns to vinyl: Marty Robbins’ 1959 Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Featuring “El Paso,” Robbins’ most successful single, this mono 180-gram vinyl reissue has been remastered by Vic Anesini and is limited to 600 copies.
You and I
Legacy releases ten previously unreleased tracks by the late Jeff Buckley on this new collection including covers of favorite songs by Bob Dylan (“Just Like a Woman”), Sly and the Family Stone (“Everyday People”) and Led Zeppelin (“Night Flight”) and never-before-heard versions of “Grace” and “You and I.”
Release Round-Up: Week of December 18
Well, Christmas is almost upon us, and the onslaught of new releases has turned into a trickle as we head right into last-minute shopping territory! Still, selections are choice! Enjoy, and remember – you’ll see our next Release Round-Up in the New Year! John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada) Today is all about Star Wars…and we’re just as thrilled as could be about a brand-new score by the legendary John Williams! Maynard Ferguson, Storm / Live from San Francisco…
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May the Force Be With You: Sony Re-Releases “Star Wars” Soundtracks in CD and LP Box Sets, “The Force Awakens” Soundtrack Out Today
Today sees the release of the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters (well, technically, yesterday at 7 PM). As the film seems poised to break several box office records, a deluge of Star Wars products has hit the shelves. Among these offerings released today is the soundtrack CD featuring John William’s seventh score for the iconic franchise. To tie in with all of the Star Wars happenings, Sony Masterworks recently announced that the label will be releasing two box sets on January 8, 2016: Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection and…
Won’t You Dance With Me: Real Gone Goes Country with Barbara Mandrell, Ralph Stanley, Marty Robbins and Doug Sahm with Bob Dylan and Others
Real Gone is in a country mood this February, with the majority of their slate devoted to the country and western genre. But that is not all you will find on the label’s mix of CDs and vinyl for the month. Kicking things off is collection drawn from Barbara Mandrell’s tenure at Columbia Records: This Time I Almost Made It – The Lost Columbia Masters. This CD features liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese based on a fresh interview with Mandrell, and is centered around Mandrell’s final album at Columbia – 1974’s…
Review: Fleetwood Mac, “Tusk: Deluxe Edition”
Can an album that sold four million copies be fairly called a cult classic? If the answer is yes, that album would certainly be Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk. One of the most willfully unconventional albums ever made, the follow-up to Rumours nonetheless went multi-platinum. Nobody expected the band that had already morphed from blues-rock to the epitome of California pop-rock (and everything in between) to defiantly go the “art-rock” route, yet that’s precisely what Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks did with Tusk. Now, over ten years after…
Into the Void: Rhino Reissues International Black Sabbath Expansions Ahead of Final Tour
As Black Sabbath get ready to bid farewell with their The End Tour in 2016, Rhino will say hello to a set of deluxe Sabbath reissues available in the U.S. for the first time on January 22. The label will reissue the band’s first three albums–Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971)–as deluxe 2CD and 2LP sets, along with the 2002 live collection Past Lives. These collections feature the original albums, as remastered by Rhino in 2012, alongside bonus discs of rare material previously only released in U.K.-exclusive deluxe sets issued by Sanctuary Records in…
Koncert V Praze (In Prague Live)
Johnny Cash’s Koncert V Praze (In Prague Live) captures the 1978 Prague concert with Cash, The Carter Family and the Tennessee Three held in front of about 50,000 people over 4 shows that sold out in 2 days. Koncert V Praze wouldn’t be released in Czechoslovakia until 1983 by Supraphone Records, and it didn’t see an American release until it was included in the 2012 Complete Columbia Album Collection box. It now, finally, receives a standalone release.
Wonderful Crazy Night: Deluxe Edition
Elton John returns to his unmistakable brand of uptempo piano pop-rock with this new studio album featuring his longtime band, co-produced by T Bone Burnett and co-written, of course, by Bernie Taupin.
Blackstar
David Bowie continues to push the envelope with this new studio album scheduled for his 69th birthday. Blackstar features the epic title track, music from his current New York stage production Lazarus, the single “Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)” and more!
Made For Walkin’: Lee Hazlewood’s MGM Albums Are Newly Reissued By Light in the Attic
Since 2012, the Light in the Attic label has been mining producer-creative maverick Lee Hazlewood’s LHI label for gems recorded by Hazlewood himself as well as artists like Honey Ltd. and The Kitchen Cinq. A 2013 reissue turned its attention to Hazlewood’ 1963 cult-classic Mercury LP Trouble is a Lonesome Town, and now, LITA is looking in the direction of his MGM recordings originally released between 1966 and 1968. The label has just reissued all three of Hazlewood’s MGM Records albums on CD and vinyl. The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood, Lee…
Release Round-Up: Week of December 4
Well, this is it – the final big release week of the year! While next week will see releases slow to a trickle, this week is packed with exciting box sets and much more! Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set celebrating The Boss’ seminal album The River features a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks plus four hours of never-before-seen video footage. Read the full track…
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Man in Black: Live in Denmark 1971
In 1971, Johnny Cash took the stage in Denmark, bringing his singular brand of what’s now called Americana to that country. His revue was an expansive one – featuring his friend Carl Perkins, The Tennessee Three (Marshall Grant, W.S. “Fluke” Holland and Bob Wootton), The Carter Family (Mother Maybelle, Helen, Anita and of course, June) and The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid, Don Reed, Phil Balsley and Lew DeWitt). The setlist drew on The Man in Black’s recent country and pop favorites (such as three tracks from Kris Kristofferson’s pen), rockabilly classics, deeply-felt…
The Singles: 1967-1970
Ten 7-inch U.S. and U.K. singles from the legendary power trio of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and the late Jack Bruce are reissued in their original mono versions and picture sleeves for this new deluxe vinyl box set. Includes: “Wrapping Paper” b/w “Cat’s Squirrel,” “I Feel Free” b/w “N.S.U.,” “Strange Brew” b/w “Tales of Brave Ulysses,” “Spoonful Part 1” b/w “Spoonful Part 2,” “Anyone for Tennis” b/w “Pressed Rat and Warthog,” “Sunshine of Your Love” b/w “SWLABR,” “White Room” b/w “Those Were the Days,” “Crossroads” b/w “Passing the Time,” “Badge” b/w “What…
1 [Remixed/Remastered Vinyl]
The 27 remixed No. 1 hits which recently premiered on The Beatles’ 1 and 1+ CD releases have made their way to 180-gram vinyl for this lavish release. The gatefold 2-LP package includes four art cards and a poster of global single sleeves. The poster is printed on 170gsm gloss art paper and measures 33′ H x 22′ W. The poster comes folded within the LP sleeve. The art cards are printed on 180gsm white board, and each image measures 11′ H X 8.5′ W.
Avonmore [Deluxe Edition Box Set]
Bryan Ferry expands his most recent album, 2014’s Avonmore, to epic proportions on this new box set. The Deluxe Edition, limited to 1,500 units, features the original album on both vinyl and CD plus one vinyl LP and 2 CDs of remixes, as well as a DVD with three music videos. It’s all housed in a hardbound book-style set.
THE SECOND DISC’S 2015 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!
We wouldn’t want you to be left out in the cold for Cyber Monday, so we’re proud to present our annual Holiday Gift Guide featuring nearly 75 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life! We’ve filled the guide with box sets (such as the popular Bob Dylan title to your left!), archival releases and holiday music favorites. So Just click here to access this year’s picks! You’ll notice that the Gift Guide is in the same easy-to-use format as our Release Calendar, so you can search for a title by a favorite…
Release Round-Up: Week of November 27
To our U.S. readers, today is the day of shopping known as Black Friday – but happily, the diverse slate of releases due in stores today should lift your spirits – no matter where you’re located! Love, Reel to Real: Expanded Edition (High Moon Records) (Amazon U.S.) High Moon Records has the premiere reissue of Arthur Lee and Love’s 1974 album Reel to Real as a newly-expanded Deluxe Edition boasting a color, 32-page booklet. A vinyl edition will follow early next year. Read more here! America, Archives Volume One (America Records) (Amazon…
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Say, Say, Say! The Second Disc’s Essential RSD Black Friday 2015 Release Guide
From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’re enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday – the day for consumers to start off the holiday shopping season on a mad, frenetic note. But 2015 is just in the latest year in which numerous retailers in the U.S. have made headlines by blackening Thursday, or Thanksgiving Day…
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Release Round-Up: Week of November 20
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up which continues this autumn’s tradition of having each week packed with box sets from heavy hitters – in this case, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Queen, Grateful Dead, Frank Sinatra, and they’re still not all! Plus: CD and vinyl reissues, anthologies, and much more! The Beach Boys, Beach Boys’ Party: Uncovered and Unplugged (Capitol) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The first disc of this 2-CD, 81-track set features the original 1965 Beach Boys Party! album as remixed in original, pre-overdubbed form and then…
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From the Vault: Roundhay Park – Live in Leeds 1982
The Rolling Stones’ latest From the Vault release comes from the band’s performance at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England on July 25, 1982 – the final show to feature Ian Stewart on piano. The footage has been restored and the sound has been newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain for this first official release. Available in various formats iincluding DVD/2CD, Standard Definition BD/2CD and DVD/3 LP. SD-BD/2-CD: Amazon U.S. DVD/2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD/3-LP: Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.K. Blu-ray: Amazon U.K. SD-BD & 2CD Tracklisting: SD-BD: 1) Intro: Take The A-Train…
A Night At The Odeon
Queen’s December 24, 1975 performance at London’s Hammersmith Odeon is captured on a new release available in a variety of formats including CD, Standard Definition BD, DVD, CD/DVD, CD/SD-BD, vinyl LP, and Super Deluxe Edition. Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Standard Definition BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. CD/SD-BD: Amazon U.K. CD/DVD: Amazon U.K. The Super Deluxe box set features: * 1 CD, 1 SD BLU-RAY, 1 DVD, 12 Single, 60 page hardback book and concert memorabilia…
Whipped Cream and Other Delights
Following on the heels of the recent Christmas Album reissue, the new Herb Alpert Presents label has a freshly-remastered edition of Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ landmark Whipped Cream and Other Delights (featuring “Whipped Cream,” “Love Potion No. 9” and “A Taste of Honey”) on CD, DD and 180-gram vinyl LP. More titles are promised for 2016 – hopefully including some of the long out-of-print treasures from the TJB catalogue!
