What a Time

March 29, 2026 by Joe Marchese
Barry Manilow What a Time

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / ShopManilow.com LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / ShopManilow.com Barry Manilow’s What a Time is the singer-songwriter’s first album of primarily original music since 2011’s 15 Minutes.  In the wake of the artist’s recent lung cancer diagnosis and current recuperation, the album takes on a reflective tone characterized by its first single, a cover of Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford’s “Once Before I Go” overseen by Manilow’s longtime collaborator, Clive Davis.  Barry’s collaborators on the album include songwriters Gary Barlow, Adrienne Anderson, Enoch Anderson, and John Bettis; and producers Babyface, Dave Cobb, and…

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The Boys of Dungeon Lane

March 29, 2026 by Joe Marchese
Paul McCartney Boys of Dungeon Lane

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Paul McCartney Store LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Paul McCartney Store Paul McCartney releases his first new studio album since 2020’s McCartney III.  The Boys of Dungeon Lane, like McCartney III and its two predecessors, was recorded almost entirely by the artist.  Andrew Watt, whose credits include the most recent albums from Elton John and The Rolling Stones, is in the producer’s chair.  The album promises “Wings-style rock, Beatles-style harmonies, McCartney-style grooves, understated intimacy, melody driven storytelling, character songs – the common thread being Paul.”  It’s due on CD, LP, and digital…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 27

March 27, 2026 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments
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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Queen, Queen II: Collectors’ Edition (Virgin/EMI/Hollywood) 5CD/2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picture Disc: Official Store Cassette: Official Store Queen have remixed their second album, featuring their first Top 10 hit “Seven Seas of Rhye,” for a new multi-format reissue. The box set edition is the most expansive, of course, packed with rare and unreleased demos and session…

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Short Takes: New Albums Coming Soon from McCartney, Manilow, Nelson, and Frampton

March 26, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments
Paul McCartney Boys of Dungeon Lane

A host of TSD’s favorite artists have all announced new albums in recent days, culminating in today’s announcement from Paul McCartney.  We thought we’d round up a few of these upcoming titles in today’s Short Takes! May 29 will see the release of Paul McCartney’s first studio album since 2020’s McCartney III.  Macca previewed The Boys of Dungeon Lane with the new single “Days We Left Behind.”  The intimate ballad was described by its composer in the press release as “very much a memory song for me. The album title, The Boys…

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Hello! “The Book of Mormon” Gets 15th Anniversary CD, LP Reissue

March 25, 2026 by Randy Fairman | 2 Comments
The Book of Mormon OBC

Fifteen years ago this morning, the cast of Broadway’s The Book of Mormon was celebrating its opening on Broadway and basking in the glowing reviews.  The show continues today at its original home, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre.  As part of the anniversary celebration, Rhino is releasing a new edition of the original cast album on June 26 on both CD and LP. The Book of Mormon was conceived by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.  They joined with Robert Lopez (who had written songs for the musical Avenue Q and would go on to co-write the songs…

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Made For These Times: The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” Revisited in Multiple Formats for 60th Anniversary

March 24, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments
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Beach Boys Week continues here at The Second Disc with news of the upcoming Pet Sounds 60 titles!  Click here to read Part One of our review of the band’s We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years box set. “I figure no one is educated musically ‘til they’ve heard [Pet Sounds],” Paul McCartney once said of The Beach Boys’ classic, released nearly 60 years ago on May 16, 1966. George Martin concurred: “Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper wouldn’t have happened.” Brian Wilson poured his musical heart into the album’s thirteen tracks; in less than thirty-five…

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Review: The Beach Boys, “We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years” Part 1 – “15 Big Ones,” “The Beach Boys Love You”

March 23, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 11 Comments
Beach Boys We Gotta Groove Cover

What I remember is “Brian’s Back” was a campaign for a record company, but it was far more than that for all the rest of us. – Mike Love, February 12, 2026 At the recent Grammy Museum event celebrating the release of The Beach Boys’ latest box set, the 3CD/3LP We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years, a visibly emotional Mike Love recounted the media frenzy that surrounded Brian Wilson’s so-called comeback.  The Beach Boys’ onetime leader and creative visionary had largely retreated from the producer’s chair after the shelved SMiLE sessions;…

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You Still Look Good to Me: Neil Diamond Revives Rick Rubin Collaboration with New Album “Wild at Heart”

March 20, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments
Neil Diamond Wild at Heart

A new album from Neil Diamond is on the horizon…and we think it’s going to be so good, so good, so good!  The superstar singer-songwriter has just announced a new album: Wild at Heart, due out on May 8 from Capitol Records and UMe.  The ten-track album is composed of outtakes recorded with producer Rick Rubin in 2007 for the Home Before Dark album (which was released the next year).  Diamond has recently completed the tracks for this release. Diamond and Rubin – whose production credits at the time already encompassed Johnny Cash,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 20

March 20, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Aerosmith Legendary Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.   Aerosmith, Aerosmith: Legendary Edition (UMe) 5LP: Official Store (Fan Pack with satin bomber jacket) 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (fan pack with T-shirt) The Bad Boys from Boston return to where it all began with a deluxe edition of their 1973 debut album, which featured “Mama Kin,” “Make It” and eventual Top 10 hit “Dream On.” This…

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We Bid You Goodnight: Mondo Reissues “The Grateful Dead Movie” Soundtrack on Massive Vinyl Box

March 18, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments
Grateful Dead Movie OST Cover

By 1974, the members of Grateful Dead had grown tired of the touring grind as well as of the difficulties brought on by the massive Wall of Sound system.  The band’s October 1974 hometown shows at San Francisco’s Winterland culminating in the October 20, 1974 performance known as “The Last One.”  And indeed it was, in a sense, as the Dead didn’t return to regular touring for roughly eighteen months.  The band hit on the idea of filming the Winterland shows so, in essence, if they weren’t touring, the concert still could. …

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Working Day and Night: Michael Jackson Biopic Yields New Compilation

March 16, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments
Michael OST

Friday, April 24 sees the release in theatres everywhere of Michael, director Antoine Fuqua’s biopic-slash-celebration of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.  Epic Records and Legacy Recordings are marking the occasion with the release the same day of Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture, a straightforward, 13-song soundtrack drawing on the period between The Jackson 5’s Motown debut and Jackson’s triumphant Bad (1987). Filling the superstar’s shoes is his nephew (and son of brother Jermaine) Jaafar Jackson, who reportedly will do some of his own singing in the film.  Despite that,…

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One of These Nights: Deluxe Edition

March 13, 2026 by Joe Marchese
Eagles One of These Nights

3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino is revisiting Eagles’ 1975 chart-topper (featuring hit singles “One of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and ‘Take It to the Limit”) in a deluxe edition built around a new mix of the original album.  The set adds the band’s previously unreleased show of September 28, 1975 near the end of the album’s tour at the Sunshine Festival in Anaheim, California – not far from Disneyland, where the future Eagles once supported Linda Ronstadt onstage.  The Blu-ray included in the 3CD/1BD set has the audio…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 13

March 13, 2026 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments
Peter Gabriel In the Big Room

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Leon Russell with Mary Russell, The Paradise Years 1976-1981 (Cherry Red/Lemon/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) Second Disc Records teams with Cherry Red’s Lemon Recordings imprint to release the first-ever collection of Leon Russell’s recordings for the Warner-distributed Paradise Records label.  The Paradise Years 1976-1981 presents, on four CDs, six full albums plus seven bonus tracks, all of which are new to CD.  These encompass the non-LP B-side…

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Review: Rhino High Fidelity Reissues of The Velvet Underground’s “Loaded,” The Stooges’ “Fun House”

March 11, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Stooges and Velvet Underground Rhino High Fidelity

In recent years, Rhino has aggressively courted the audiophile market with such series as the four-channel Quadio Blu-rays, and the audiophile-quality vinyl lines Rhino Reserves and Rhino High Fidelity.  Two of Rhino High Fidelity’s recent releases underscore how the label has gone the extra mile in presentation, supplementing the stellar analog mastering by Kevin Gray and 180-gram vinyl pressing at Optimal Media with classic “tip-on” packaging and even liner notes in the best Rhino tradition.  The RHF reissues of The Velvet Underground’s Loaded and The Stooges’ Fun House look as good as…

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Take It To The Limit: Eagles Remix, Reissue “One Of These Nights” On New Box Set with Previously Unreleased Concert

March 10, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments
Eagles One of These Nights

With the release of their fourth studio album, 1975’s One of These Nights, Eagles notched a number of firsts: their first No. 1 album, their first to yield three top ten singles, and their first Grammy Award.  One of those singles also went to No. 1.  When all was said and done, One of These Nights sold four million copies and transformed the band into international superstars – even though it proved to be the swansong for original member Bernie Leadon.  On May 1, Rhino will revisit One of These Nights in…

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Dancing on the Ceiling: Verve Premieres Long-Lost Oscar Peterson Live Album

March 9, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments
Oscar Peterson Trio Baker's Keyboard Lounge

Eight-time Grammy-winning, Montreal-born pianist Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) recorded prolifically over the years, releasing studio and live albums throughout his lifetime on the Mercury, Verve, MPS, Prestige, Pablo, and Telarc labels, among others.  On April 17, Verve will add a new title to his already voluminous discography with the debut of The Oscar Peterson Trio At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge on CD, LP, and digital formats. Renowned Detroit venue Baker’s Keyboard Lounge celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2024 and is still going strong today as the United States’ longest continually operating jazz club.  But…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 6

March 6, 2026 by The Second Disc | 11 Comments
Steve and Eydie The Ultimate Collection

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Ultimate Collection (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada/ Real Gone Music) Real Gone delivers the definitive tribute to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme with this 4-CD box set.  Previously available only as a Public Television pledge incentive, The Ultimate Collection has been curated by David Lawrence and is thematically arranged by disc.  It features highlights from Steve and Eydie’s…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 27

February 27, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments
Paul McCartney Man on the Run

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Paul McCartney, Man on the Run: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (MPL/Capitol) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Morgan Neville’s newest documentary, which received a limited theatrical engagement before landing on Prime Video, details how Paul McCartney found new life after the break-up of The Beatles with his new group Wings. On the documentary’s streaming release date, a companion album will include favorites (and a…

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Queen II (Collectors Edition)

February 20, 2026 by Mike Duquette
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5CD/2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picture Disc: Official Store Cassette: Official Store Queen have remixed their second album, featuring their first Top 10 hit “Seven Seas of Rhye,” for a new multi-format reissue. The box set edition is the most expansive, of course, packed with rare and unreleased demos and session outtakes, a disc of backing tracks and two live collections comprised of previously released archival material. The package includes a 112-page booklet of liner notes and rare archival photos and ephemera along…

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As It Began: ‘Queen II’ to Be Remixed, Expanded in New Box

February 20, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments
Queen II box packshot

Following a similar remixed and expanded box set for their debut album in 2024, Queen will give the deluxe treatment to their second album, 1974’s aptly titled Queen II. Available March 27, the reissue arrives in multiple formats, all of which are centered around a new mix of the album by engineers and longtime archival overseers Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J. McRae and Kris Frederiksen. The biggest version is a 5CD/2LP box set that adds two discs of mostly unreleased studio material (including session takes, B-sides and backing tracks) along with two discs…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 20

February 20, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments
EPiC Elvis Presley in Concert

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (RCA/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (translucent orange/yellow): Amazon U.S. 2LP (marbled red): Graceland Baz Luhrmann, the director of 2022’s blockbuster biopic ELVIS, uncovered scores of film outtakes of The King during production, including footage filmed for the concert/documentary films That’s the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour and audio of Presley describing his life and career. EPiC: Elvis Presley in…

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Won’t Cry for Yesterday: Duran Duran’s Mid-’90s Albums Re-Appear on Vinyl for the First Time in Decades

February 19, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment
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Ever since EMI – yes, before their assets were divided between Universal and Warner Music Groups – expanded the Duran Duran catalogue with deluxe reissues in 2009 and 2010, fans have hoped that the shepherd of their most prominent major label material (now Parlophone, through Warner) would complete the campaign with reissues of the band’s last three albums originally released through Parlophone/Capitol. That day has finally (sort of) come with long-requested vinyl editions of two of those mid-’90s albums. Parlophone will reissue 1993’s Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) and 1995 follow-up Thank You as…

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Too Rolling Stoned: Robin Trower’s Live Classic Gets Remixed and Expanded

February 19, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments
Robin Trower Live

A treat for British blues-rock fans, this spring will see the release of an expanded edition of Robin Trower Live!, the first concert release from the celebrated guitarist. Available April 3, the set will offer Trower’s renowned set from Stockholm, Sweden in 1975, not only uncut for the first time but remixed and put in its original sequence. The 2CD digibook reissue will pair the expanded, remixed edition alongside the original album, while the remix will also be available as a 2LP set. The accompanying liner notes by David Sinclair include new interview…

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Robin Trower Live! (50th Anniversary Edition)

February 19, 2026 by Mike Duquette
Robin Trower Live

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The former Procol Harum guitarist’s acclaimed power trio live release gets a fresh look to celebrate its half-century mark! It’s been newly sequenced back into its original 12-song running order and remixed from the original multi-tracks by engineer Richard Whittaker. A 2CD set will include that expansion next to a new remaster of the original seven-track LP, while the vinyl includes the new mix across two LPs. Liner notes by David Sinclair include new…

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Keep on Doin’ the Hump: Digital Underground’s ‘Sex Packets’ Expanded for CD, LP

February 18, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments
Digital Underground Sex Packets expanded

For old-school hip-hop heads, there’s a reissue better than getting busy in a Burger King bathroom coming this spring: an expansion of Digital Underground’s debut LP Sex Packets. Released (a bit late, c’est la vie) for its 35th anniversary on March 20, the remastered album has been sequenced on two CDs or LPs to mirror the original running order of the CD. It’ll also feature multiple bonus tracks depending on format: all versions have the cassette bonus tracks “A Tribute to the Early Days” and the unedited version of album cut “Gutfest ’89,”…

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