Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. There's even more holiday gifts today: new takes on a film music legend, a decade-spanning dance mash-up, more centennial celebrations for a Rat Pack icon, plus some deep country and modern rock treasures. Cécilia Tsan, Sara Andon & Simone Pedroni, John Williams Reimagined: Home Alone (Warner Classics/Erato/Parlophone) (Apple /
Solo in Clearwater
Cleopatra releases a set from Todd Rundgren's 2003 solo tour recorded in Clearwater, Florida on January 28. Tunes include "Love of the Common Man," "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference," "Hello, It's Me," "I Saw the Light," "Bang the Drum All Day," a cover of The Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," and "Free, Male, and 21" from Rundgren's musical Up Against It. The concert was first made available as a digital-only release in 2019. Available on CD and LP. As an Amazon affiliate,
Release Round-Up: Week of December 12
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50 (Pink Floyd/Legacy) 2CD/4LP/Blu-ray/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 50th anniversary edition of the Pink Floyd classic is
Wired For Sound: Edsel Boxes Hank Marvin Solo Albums on "The Studio Album Collection 1982-1995"
Brian Robson Rankin of Newcastle-upon-Tyne moved to London while still a teenager, armed with a guitar and a dream. He adopted the name Hank Marvin, melding his childhood nickname of "Hank" with the first name of American country singer Marvin Rainwater, and put on a pair of glasses inspired by Buddy Holly's. His school friend Bruce Welch joined him, and before long, the pair had met Cliff Richard's manager. In 1959, Richard's band then known as The Drifters became The Shadows, and Richard,
The Captain and Me: Audiophile Edition
Rhino's Audiophile Edition of The Doobie Brothers' smash 1973 album featuring "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove" includes four unique mixes: the original quadraphonic mix (previously available on the Doobies' Quadio box set), surround guru Elliot Scheiner's 5.1 mix originally released in 2001, a new Dolby Atmos mix, and the original album mix in high-resolution stereo. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)
Long Train Runnin': The Doobie Brothers' "The Captain and Me" Returns as Audiophile Blu-ray
Hot on the heels of a recent, lengthy 50th anniversary tour and the 2025 album Walk This Road (both of which reunited the band with Michael McDonald), The Doobie Brothers will revisit 1973's their 2x Platinum third album, The Captain & Me, in a new Audiophile Edition. It's due January 9 on Blu-ray from Rhino. The Captain & Me built on the success of its predecessor, the California band's breakthrough Toulouse Street, and kicked off a run of seven consecutive top 10 album smashes for
The Power Station DLX
4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino is expanding the self-titled debut from The Power Station into a 4CD box set. The Power Station DLX includes the remastered album (featuring the hits "Some Like It Hot" and a cover of T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang a Gong)") alongside three discs of bonus material, including unreleased "raw instrumental" versions, single mixes and live material, including the band's performances from the charity
Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Rolling Stones, "Black and Blue: Super Deluxe Edition"
The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band was in a period of transition. In December 1974, guitarist Mick Taylor announced he was leaving The Rolling Stones. The Stones had already weathered the loss of Brian Jones in 1969 and now they were, once again, without a guitarist. The sound of music was changing, too, with the rise of punk and disco even as prog and heavy rock remained entrenched on the charts. Where did that leave the band who had just proclaimed "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like
The Weekend Stream: December 5, 2025
Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. You've been good so far this Christmas season, so we're giving you this present a day early - with new tracks from Guns N' Roses, live tracks from The Hooters and one of our favorite bands for Bandcamp Friday! The Hooters, 45 Alive - Keswick Live in Concert (self-released) (Apple / Amazon) Philly band The Hooters - perhaps best known
Release Round-Up: Week of December 5
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Judy Collins, The '60s Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Blue Eyes Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Collins' The '60s Singles brings together, for the first time, the remarkable array of 45s on which the singer's discography
OUT TOMORROW! Judy Collins' "The '60s Singles" Arrives from Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
It's no exaggeration to state that Judy Collins transformed the sound of folk music. With a crystalline voice and a songbook blurring traditional genre lines, the Seattle native came to prominence in the fertile Greenwich Village stomping grounds of New York City. The luminous Collins - a classical piano prodigy, talented guitarist, gifted adapter and later, songwriter, and singer with a three-octave range - signed with Jac Holzman's Elektra Records in 1961 and remained an Elektra artist for
In Memoriam: Steve Cropper (1941-2025)
It's a sad fact that so much of America's musical infrastructure - the men and women whose session work powered thousands of pop chart hits and significant recordings - exists in near-obscurity. Consider The Funk Brothers, that collective of R&B musicians in Detroit who powered nearly every Motown session in the label's golden age. Fans and collectors still sift through the vagaries of paperwork and memory to determine who lent their instruments to which song; the unofficial group's members
Blockheads, Haircuts, Stones and a T. Rex: Edsel Preps Multiple Full-Album Box Sets
With only a few weeks until Christmas, Edsel is prepping a host of multi-album box sets and vinyl reissues up for consideration under your tree. The four below titles span a few icons and notable names of British rock in the '70s and '80s - and two of them even include unheard material from the artists' respective vaults! First up is Too Nutty to Be Naughty (Studio Recordings 1977-2002), a celebration of the late Ian Dury. The post-punk renaissance man - as at home as the frontman of Stiff
THE SECOND DISC'S 2025 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!
Well, today is Cyber Monday, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it's time to launch our annual Holiday Gift Guide, featuring (more than) a few of our favorite things for the music enthusiast in your life. Sure, we might not have included raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but we've filled the guide with over 50 essential selections: sprawling box sets and deluxe vinyl editions, as well as noteworthy releases on CD from favorite artists that just might make great stocking stuffers.
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd.: Super Deluxe Edition
This indispensable addition to The Monkees' catalogue of super deluxe sets follows the 4CD format that is by now familiar to the group's fans. (The last album to receive this treatment was Headquarters back in late 2022.) The first disc offers the remastered stereo album plus a new 2025 album mix and a couple of bonuses. Disc 2 presents the remastered mono mix (including a unique, slightly different version of "Pleasant Valley Sunday") and twelve alternative versions including previously
Holiday Gift Guide Review: Prince and The Revolution, 'Around the World in a Day (Deluxe Expanded Edition)'
In theory, the posthumous care and handling of an esteemed discography with the deep potential for archival excavation like Prince's would be an easy if daunting task. When the pop icon died unexpectedly in 2016 with no will and considerable assets to settle, the art of memorializing him through reissues moved with almost shocking precision: solid expansions of several of his best-loved '80s albums, a handful of notable archival one-offs, and the reinstatement of his digital and physical
The Second Disc's Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2025
From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. (And with plenty of delicious food, too!) Now, Record Store Day's annual Black Friday event is upon us, so we're spotlighting a dozen of the most eagerly anticipated releases arriving to your local independent brick-and-mortar record shop! Here are our personal picks for RSD BF must-haves; visit Record Store Day's official website for a list of
Release Round-Up: Week of November 28
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! With Record Store Day's Black Friday event taking place today, the slate is usually a small one...not so this year, though, thanks to Rhino's CD releases of numerous RSD titles. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Neil Young, Tonight's the Night 50 (Reprise/NYA) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand Store 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand Store Clear Vinyl: Greedy Hand
Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Beatles, "Anthology Collection"
1995: Bill Clinton was President of the U.S., John Major was Prime Minister of the U.K., phones weren't yet smart, Braveheart won Best Picture, the O.J. trial was on everyone's mind, Jerry Garcia died, and the biggest songs of the year were Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" (U.S.) and Robson and Jerome's "Unchained Melody/White Cliffs of Dover" (U.K.). In November, the band that changed pop music forever launched its first major archival project at a time when such vault deep dives weren't yet (so)
The Weekend Stream: November 22, 2025
Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. A real grab bag for you before the Thanksgiving holiday: cut songs from Broadway comedies, rarities from a '60s soul/rock legend, an inexplicably remastered charity single, rare 12" mixes and remastered jazz. Have a listen, won't you?? Various Artists, Monty Python's Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording/20th Anniversary
Release Round-Up: Week of November 21
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. The Beatles, Anthology Collection (Capitol/Apple/UMe) 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store 12LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store The Beatles' Anthology Collection premieres remastered editions of the original three collections of rarities and outtakes compiled by George
Mardi Gras Day: Omnivore Celebrates Dr. John with "Live at The Village Gate"
The Doctor is in! Today, November 20, would have been Dr. John's 84th birthday. While The Night Tripper, a.k.a. Mac Rebennack, himself passed away in 2019 at the age of 77, his musical legacy lives on - and Omnivore Recordings is celebrating in high style. Tomorrow, the label will premiere Live at the Village Gate, a previously unreleased concert, in 2CD and digital formats. Live at The Village Gate captures the singer-songwriter-pianist in his element at one of his favorite venues, New
The Weekend Stream: November 15, 2025
Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. We got comebacks aplenty: new songs from Squeeze and Robyn, old favorites from Art in America, Jim Reeves and Outkast; a whole ton of jazz and a toast to an unsung hero of the early rock and roll years. Squeeze, "Trixies, Pt. 1" (Love/BMG) (Apple / Amazon) As speculated last week, Squeeze have a new album coming through BMG! Trixies,
Release Round-Up: Week of November 14
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. Nicolette Larson, Look in My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings (Cherry Red/Lemon/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) Look in My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings from Cherry Red's Lemon imprint and TSD presents all of the late Nicolette Larson's original studio and live albums for Warner
OUT TOMORROW! The Second Disc, Lemon Collect Nicolette Larson's Warner Bros. Albums on "Look In My Direction"
On the evenings of February 21 and 22, 1998, a host of musicians took the stage of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to pay tribute to one of their own. Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby, Stills and Nash were just a few of the artists who paid their respects in song to the late Nicolette Larson. The luminous singer with the honeyed voice had unexpectedly died just a couple of months earlier at the far too young age of 45. In the decades since
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