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Release Round-Up: Week of September 18

September 18, 2026 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today…and it’s one of the biggest weeks in recent memory! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. David Bowie, The Shel Talmy Recordings (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (180-gram red vinyl) The Shel Talmy Recordings collects 21 recordings the then-unknown David Bowie recorded with producer Talmy (The Who, The Kinks) during 1965, when he was a member of bands The Manish Boys and The Lower Third. Only four of these tracks…

Monkeeing Around: Rhino Preps 60th Anniversary Edition of The Monkees’ Debut

September 17, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

In 1967, Monkeemania was sweeping the country. “I told people I would outsell The Beatles, and they laughed at me,” impresario Don Kirshner once recalled. “Then the first album sold four million.” That first album which led the television foursome of Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork to outsell The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and, well, everybody else in 1967 is being revisited (again) with a new 3CD/1LP box set due October 30 from Rhino. The basis of this set is Rhino Handmade’s long out-of-print 4CD…

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Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, The Monkees

You’re Gonna Get It! Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ Early Years Chronicled in ‘Origins’ Box

September 16, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

50 years ago, Gainesville, Florida native Tom Petty formed the group that would take him and his bandmates into the stratosphere. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers blazed a path of rootsy rock and roll for over forty years, curtailed only by Petty’s untimely passing in 2017 at the age of 66. Now, UMe is celebrating the birth of the legendary band with Origins 1971-1978, a new 4CD/1DVD/1BD or 5LP/1DVD/1BD box set. (An “Uber Deluxe” vinyl edition limited to just 500 copies will also be available.) The set shines a spotlight on the…

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Tom Petty, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Harder Rain: New Bob Dylan Box Continues the Rolling Thunder Revue Review

September 15, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 12 Comments

“I’m trying to get to the core of what this Rolling Thunder thing is all about…and I don’t have a clue!” Bob Dylan impishly addressed his most famed concert tour – and, indeed, one of the most famed of all time – for the 2019 fact-meets-fiction film Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese. The Academy Award-winning director knew that there were many stories surrounding Dylan’s carnival-esque Rolling Thunder tour of 1975-1976 – true, false, and everything in between – and all of those stories were manifested in the…

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Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Kinky Friedman, Roger McGuinn, T Bone Burnett, Willie Nelson

Summer Magic 1985

September 13, 2026 by Mike Duquette

20CD: Dead.net Merriweather 6/30/85 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Merriweather 6/30/85 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amaazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The latest heavy-duty box set from the Grateful Dead archive offers seven complete shows – released for the first time – from the group’s 20th anniversary tour. (There’s three “official” anniversary shows from the Greek Theatre at UC-Berkeley, plus a further four from the weeks since in Saratoga Springs, New York; Hershey, Pennsylvania; and Columbia, Maryland.) Additional features in the box include a 96-page book, seven art cards…

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Renaissance 1988-2003

September 13, 2026 by Mike Duquette

A year after a full one-off reunion for an Atlantic Records 40th anniversary concert, part of the Scottish soul-funk combo Average White Band (bassist Alan Gorrie, guitarist Owen “Onnie” McIntyre and saxophonoist/keyboardist Roger Ball) began a second phase of the band that lasted early into the 21st century. The three studio albums they cut during this period (1989’s Aftershoci, 1997’s Soul Tattoo and 2003’s Living in Colour) plus the 1999 live disc Face to Face are collected on this 4CD set with a fistful of bonus tracks, as well. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from…

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Face Value (Full Value)

September 13, 2026 by Mike Duquette

4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Phil Collins’ solo debut – featuring such favorites as “I Missed Again” and the immortal opener “In the Air Tonight” – Rhino will produce a deluxe vinyl box similar to sets they’ve issued for Both Sides and No Jacket Required. The 4LP set features every demo and live track on the 2015 2CD edition, plus a host of additional material, including two unreleased live cuts and two unissued outtakes. A standalone Blu-ray features new stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos…

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The Weekend Stream: September 12, 2026

September 12, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. We’ve got some timely tributes to some recently deceased icons, plus rarities from The Alan Parsons Project and Matt Monro, a host of treasures from 1976, and a very unusual pair of compilations for four disco legends and a beloved San Francisco rock combo. Dolly Parton, The 1962 Mercury Recordings (Mercury Nashville/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) A surprising tribute from a label…

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Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Burt Bacharach, Dolly Parton, Eddy Grant, Huey Lewis and The News, Jim Reeves, Matt Monro, Maurice Gibb, Melody Federer, Robin Gibb, Sheena Easton, The Alan Parsons Project, The Gentrys, Tim Curry

OUT TOMORROW! Cherry Red, Second Disc Collects The Roches’ Warner Bros. and Rykodisc Albums on “Runs in the Family”

September 10, 2026 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

The world first heard the voices of Maggie and Terre Roche on Paul Simon’s 1972 LP There Goes Rhymin’ Simon. With youngest sister Suzzy, The Roches soon carved out a remarkable career of their own. Between 1979 and 2007, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy pushed the boundaries of so-called folk music. The songs of The Roches were personal, funny, heartbreaking, vulnerable, witty, sad, joyful, and utterly original as the sisters bared their hearts and souls in striking harmony. Tomorrow, on September 11, Cherry Red’s Lemon Recordings and Second Disc Records will celebrate The…

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Robert Fripp, The Roches

Freak Out! 60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

September 7, 2026 by Joe Marchese

5CD/BD: Zappa.com (opens in new tab)/ uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 5LP (Pre-Master Mix & Mono Mix + 60th Anniversary Highlights): Zappa.com(opens in new tab) / uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) 2LP (Remastered 1966 Stereo Mix Only): Zappa.com(opens in new tab) / uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) Freak Out! Frank Zappa’s 1966 Verve Records debut with his band The Mothers of Invention was a call-to-arms to the Los Angeles underground music scene. Subverting notions of traditional pop and…

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My Aim is True (49th Anniversary Edition)

September 7, 2026 by Joe Marchese

5CD: Official Store(opens in new tab) / uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada (opens in new tab) 1CD: Official Store(opens in new tab) / uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada (opens in new tab) 1LP: Official Store(opens in new tab) / uDiscoverMusic.com(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elvis Costello is revisiting his debut album, My Aim Is True, as an expansive…

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Glad All Over the World: The Hits and Albums Volume 1 (1964-1965)

September 4, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Dave Clark Five Glad All Over the World Vol 1

At last, the long-unavailable albums of The Dave Clark Five are coming to CD…sort of. BMG has announced a three-volume set reissuing the Five’s core North American album catalogue, beginning with Glad All Over the World: The Hits and Albums Volume 1 (1964-1965). Five DC5 albums are presented on five CDs in this volume, with the discs housed in a ten-panel fold-out digipak also containing a 24-page booklet. However, the track listings mirror the 2019 digital remasters which were substantially altered and resequenced; they do not reflect what American listeners first heard…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 4

September 4, 2026 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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. Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds Five (30th Anniversary Edition) (Capitol/UMe, 2026) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Piano-pounding alternative trio Ben Folds Five have revisited their first album – both versions of their first album – for a new expanded edition. The group’s self-titled debut has been remastered and expanded, one year after its 30th anniversary…

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Aaron Tveit, Ben Folds Five, Bing Crosby, Cat Stevens, Dexys Midnight Runners, John Coltrane, Lea Michele, Micky Dolenz, Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, The Gentrys

Any Way You Want It: BMG Preps First Volume of Dave Clark Five Albums Series

September 3, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 22 Comments

At last, the long-unavailable albums of The Dave Clark Five will be coming to CD…sort of. BMG has announced a three-volume set reissuing the Five’s core North American album catalogue, beginning with the October 23 release of Glad All Over the World: The Hits and Albums Volume 1 (1964-1965). Five DC5 albums are presented on five CDs in this volume, with the discs housed in a ten-panel fold-out digipak also containing a 24-page booklet. However, the track listings mirror the 2019 digital remasters which were substantially altered and resequenced; they do not…

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This is Not a Review of Prince’s ‘Timeless.’ Here’s Why

September 2, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 15 Comments

Until yesterday, this was going to be a pretty standard review of Timeless (NPG/Paisley Park 19958 44929-2), the newest posthumous Prince project, arriving just over a decade after his tragic passing. You would read about how unusual it is at this juncture to release a short compilation of unrelated outtakes from the Minneapolis icon’s storied vault, one not curated by him or guided by his examples, one that reminds you of projects we’d love to have on our shelves – a pre-1999 deep dive, a complete presentation of his final concerts (or any…

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Head Games: Super Deluxe Edition

September 1, 2026 by Joe Marchese

3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 1LP: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) 7″: Rhino.com Following last year’s deluxe expanded edition of Foreigner’s 1981 album 4(opens in new tab) – the band’s fourth overall album – Rhino turns back the clock to another multi-platinum album, 1979’s Head Games. Head Games is returning in a 3CD/1Blu-ray edition as well as a standalone 1LP vinyl edition of the new album remix at the centerpiece of the full box set. The Super Deluxe 3CD/1BD edition…

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The Quiet Celebration Concert

September 1, 2026 by Joe Marchese

Paul Simon came out of live retirement for his acclaimed Quiet Celebration tour, reflecting his acknowledged hearing loss with new arrangements of classic favorites alongside a full presentation of his Seven Psalms album. This live album recorded at Seattle’s McCaw Hall features both acts of the concert, including Seven Psalms, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,” “The Boxer,” “Homeward Bound,” “Graceland,” and more. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)

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And The Music’s All Right: “The Who By Numbers” Goes Super Deluxe

September 1, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

May 1975 found Pete Townshend turning 30 and troubled by thoughts of the future. What would it hold for The Who, the music business, and rock and roll itself? He poured his anxieties and emotions into The Who by Numbers, the October ’75 release of which would become the band’s seventh studio album. On October 30, Polydor and UMe celebrates 51 (!) years of The Who by Numbers with a new 5CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition. Sessions for the album began in April 1975 and continued through early June, with producer Glyn Johns…

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John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

Let Me Entertain You: On the Road with Davy

September 1, 2026 by Joe Marchese

U.S. Customers: ImportCDs.com(opens in new tab) (Recommended) / Amazon U.S. U.K. Customers: Amazon U.K. Let Me Entertain You: On the Road with Davy boasts two dozen concert recordings from the late Davy Jones spanning 1979-2003 from venues in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. The set features his live interpretations of Monkees songs both expected (“Daydream Believer,” “I Wanna Be Free,” “Valleri,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”) and somewhat less expected (“Papa Gene’s Blues,” “Listen to the Band,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”) as well as solo classics (The Brady Bunch…

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One Step Closer to the Danger Zone: Foreigner Sets Expanded Remix of ‘Head Games’

August 31, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Following last year’s deluxe expanded edition of Foreigner’s 1981 album 4(opens in new tab) – the band’s fourth overall album – Rhino is turning back the clock to another multi-platinum album, 1979’s Head Games. On October 30, Head Games will return in a 3CD/1Blu-ray edition as well as a standalone 1LP vinyl edition of the new album remix at the centerpiece of the full box set. Head Games marked a time of transition for Foreigner. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, Dusty Springfield), Mick Jones, and Ian McDonald, it featured Lou Gramm…

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Foreigner, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Peter Frampton

The Weekend Stream: August 29, 2026

August 29, 2026 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. New singles from U2 and Peter Gabriel, expanded reissues from OK Go and The New Christy Minstrels, SuperVisible surprises and some new cast albums – you’ll find them all here, plus tributes to the many, many artists we lost this week. U2, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” (Rubyworks) (Apple / Amazon TBD) The boys of U2 are fully roused for a new…

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A Certain Ratio, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Eddy Grant, Fania All-Stars, Lori Yates, OK Go, Peter Gabriel, Post Malone, Rachel Zegler, Shane MacGowan, The New Christy Minstrels, U2, Walt Mink, Ween

Release Round-Up: Week of August 28

August 28, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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. Prince, Timeless (NPG/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) LP: Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab) / Official Store(opens in new tab) (140-gram Purple Marbled Vinyl) Ten years after his tragic passing, a newly-curated release from Prince’s vault offers 10 unreleased tracks spanning his entire recording career – mostly unconsidered, in their respective forms, for any formal versions…

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Bananarama, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Engelbert Humperdinck, Genesis, Gerry Beckley, Joan Jett, Klaus Nomi, Marco Beltrami, Prince, Sara Bareilles, The Stooges

A Time For Everything: Rhino High Fidelity Boxes First Five Jethro Tull Albums, Reissues “Aqualung” on Reel-to-Reel

August 24, 2026 by The Second Disc | 12 Comments

Rhino is continuing its High Fidelity series with a new box set celebrating prog rock titans Jethro Tull. Available today exclusively from Rhino.com, Jethro Tull 1968-1972 presents the band’s groundbreaking first five albums in one limited-edition box set: This Was (1968), Stand Up (1969), Benefit (1970), Aqualung (1971), and Thick as a Brick. All five titles have been cut AAA from the original U.K. analog master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl at Optimal in Germany. The albums are each housed in a glossy gatefold jacket within the…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 21

August 21, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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 B-52’s, Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited (Sire/Rhino) (Amazon U.S.(opens in new tab) / Amazon U.K.(opens in new tab) / Amazon Canada(opens in new tab)) The B-52’s are returning to Mesopotamia. The band has revisited their 1982 David Byrne-produced EP on Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited, a new and generously expanded 3CD/1LP box set premiering outtakes, alternate mixes, and a previously unreleased concert from the era. The new “Full-Length Version” of Mesopotamia featured on CD and LP in Ancient Culture reassembles the…

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Comedy, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alex Chilton, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Gustavo Dudamel, Jack Kerouac, John Williams, KISS, The B-52's, The Cramps, Various Artists

You Are The Magnet: Edsel Collects Walter Egan’s Early Albums On “The Collection”

August 19, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Walter Egan’s first album was titled Fundamental Roll, and, indeed, the New York-born singer-songwriter was certainly on a roll. Egan and Duane Scott co-produced the 1977 album with Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Steve Nicks – fresh off the release of Rumours – and the Buckingham/Nicks duo returned for 1978’s Not Shy, bringing along Richard Dashut. Not Shy yielded Egan’s signature hit, “Magnet and Steel,” which went to the U.S. top ten. Now, Edsel has celebrated the first chapter of Egan’s solo career with the new 4CD box, The Album Collection 1977-1980,…

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Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Walter Egan