Chris Hillman is surely one of rock's largely unsung heroes. A veteran of groups including The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Desert Rose Band, and supergroup The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, Hillman last year released the acclaimed album Bidin' My Time - only his seventh solo album. Produced by Tom Petty (one of the late superstar's last projects) with one foot in the past and another in the present, the LP reaffirmed the artist's deserved place in the pantheon. Now, Omnivore
Release Round-Up: Week of March 2
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring three new titles from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music, and much, much more! Johnny Mathis, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Johnny Mathis' 1970 album - featuring the songs of Bacharach and David, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb, George Harrison and others - gets its first-ever expanded CD reissue from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music. And
IN STORES TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Collects The Oak Ridge Boys' Rare Recordings on "When I Sing for Him"
Before "Elvira" and "Bobbie Sue" catapulted them into the mainstream of commercial country and pop, The Oak Ridge Boys paid their dues as both recording artists and popular live performers. The band's history was a long one, with the original Oak Ridge Quartet dating back to the 1940s. But the birth of The Oak Ridge Boys, as we know the group, really took place in 1973 at Columbia Records. That was when Joe Bonsall joined Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban to complete the
When Will I Be Loved: Morello Reissues Two Phil Everly Solo Albums Featuring Warren Zevon
The Everly Brothers' contribution to American popular song can hardly be overestimated. With hits like "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up, Little Susie" and "When Will I Be Loved," brothers Don and Phil merged classic country and rock-and-roll into an influential whole, while their longing, ethereal vocal blend on "All I Have to Do is Dream" established them as timeless balladeers. At the beating heart of The Everly Brothers' sound was their deep respect for the music of the land, the rough-and-tumble,
Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War
Bear Family collects four discs' worth of songs and sounds (totaling 121 tracks) from the Korean War, complete with a lavish 160-page hardcover book. Features artists including Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Tex Ritter, Red Foley, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, The Louvin Brothers, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (among others, of course)!
Release Round-Up: Week of February 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Concert for George [Various Formats] (Craft Recordings) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD/2BD/4LP Limited Online Exclusive Box Set: George Harrison Shop The star-studded 2002 concert celebration of the life of George Harrison - featuring Paul McCartney,
Bear Family Chronicles The Forgotten War On "Battleground Korea" Box Set
Having previously tackled the music and sounds of The Vietnam War on a comprehensive box set, the Bear Family label has turned its attention to chronicling another conflict. Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War, arriving from the label in the U.S on March 23, is a lavish 4-CD anthology from the historically-minded musical specialists, bringing into the sharp focus the soundtrack of the Korean War. Over 121 tracks, the Bear team brings together songs in the various
Amazing Grace: 14 Hymns and Gospel Favorites
Gaither Music Group celebrates the spiritual side of the late, great Glen Campbell with this 14-track collection. It's, in effect, a highlights disc from the 2004 Universal release Love is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love, as all songs are derived from that double album. Features "The Old Rugged Cross," "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "Mary Did You Know," and more.
Johnny Cash - Forever Words
The lost words of Johnny Cash - from poems, letters, and other unpublished writings - are set to music for the very first time and performed by a "Who's Who" of artists including Johnny's daughter Rosanne Cash, his stepdaughter Carlene Carter, fellow Highwaymen Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, T Bone Burnett, Allison Krauss, The Jayhawks, and others. John Carter Cash has helmed the project at Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Available in CD,
I'll Still Love You: Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, John Mellencamp, More Sing Unheard Johnny Cash on "Forever Words"
Previously unheard words of Johnny Cash are coming to new life on April 6 with Legacy Recordings' release of Forever Words, an album of new songs built around the late Man in Black's unknown poems and writings. In the spirit of similar projects like The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams and Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (setting new melodies to lost lyrics by Hank Williams and Bob Dylan, respectively), Forever Words features an all-star array of talent placing Cash's words in an
The Searcher: The Original Soundtrack
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD RCA and Legacy have the soundtrack to director Thom Zimny's upcoming documentary on Elvis Presley coming in a variety of formats: an 18-track soundtrack CD, a 2-LP gatefold 12-inch vinyl edition, and a 3-CD collectible deluxe box set with additional music from Presley and those who inspired him. The film traces the artistic evolution of the
Good Rockin' Tonight: Soundtrack to New Elvis Documentary Announced
A new Elvis Presley documentary is heading to television screens this April, and an accompanying soundtrack album will arrive in a variety of formats that same month from Legacy Recordings and RCA Records. Elvis Presley: The Searcher, directed by Emmy and Grammy winner Thom Zimny and written by author/journalist Alan Light, traces the artistic evolution of the artist from his R&B and country beginnings through his final Jungle Room recording sessions at Graceland. The three-hour, two-part
The Asylum Years
Chris Hillman - of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Desert Rose Band, and The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band fame - is celebrated with this new two-for-one CD bringing his Asylum albums Slippin' Away (1976) and Clear Sailin' (1977) back into print. The reissue of these country-rock classics has been annotated by Scott Schinder based on a new interview with the artist.
Release Round-Up: Week of February 2
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane, Mahoney's Last Stand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Faces' Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood teamed up to pen the score, consisting of country/folk-flavored songs and instrumental tracks, for this 1972 low-budget Canadian film. Real Gone brings it back to CD with new liner notes by Richie Unterberger. Read more here! Roxy Music, Roxy Music: Super Deluxe
WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Varese Victories For Eight Great Years
Congratulations! Our special 8th anniversary giveaway was a sterling success, thanks to our awesome readers who entered! And now, we've got the list of prize winners. The following 15 friends have won a bundle of Chuck Berry's Rockit (1979) and the 40th anniversary soundtrack of Smokey and The Bandit and its sequel, both courtesy of Varese Sarabande: Marty Brandt Gary Dunaier Brian Edmiston Scott Fraley Emile Gardette Marc Hiatt Adrian Hickman Heath Holland Rusty Houston Dan
When I Sing For Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings and RCA Singles
This 2-CD, 49-song collection from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music premieres on CD The Oak Ridge Boys' complete, classic 1974-1976 Columbia albums The Oak Ridge Boys, Sky High, and Old Fashioned, Down Home, Hand Clappin', Foot Stompin', Southern Style, Gospel Quartet Music, plus all of their period Columbia non-LP singles, and songs that only appeared on compilations. And that's not all! Every one of the Oaks' 1990-1993 RCA singles are here, too - for a comprehensive look at these lost
BREAKING! The Oak Ridge Boys' Columbia Years, RCA Singles Collected On Second Disc, Real Gone's "When I Sing For Him"
Before "Elvira" and "Bobbie Sue" catapulted them into the mainstream of commercial country and pop, The Oak Ridge Boys paid their dues as both recording artists and popular live performers. The band's history was a long one, with the original Oak Ridge Quartet dating back to the 1940s. But the birth of The Oak Ridge Boys, as we know the group, really took place in 1973 at Columbia Records. That was when Joe Bonsall joined Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban to complete the
WIN! WIN! WIN! Celebrate Eight Great Years With a Varese Mega-Giveaway!!
It's no "Video Killed The Radio Star" on MTV, but it's still pretty cool! On January 11, 2010, a very simple Wordpress version of The Second Disc opened its digital doors. In the eight years since, a lot of stuff about the business has changed - back then, there were still four major music labels, and streaming music wasn't really a thing in the U.S. - but we think one thing has remained consistent: this has remained a hub for enthusiastic coverage of reissues, compilations, box sets and all
Holiday Gift Guide Review: Various Artists, "Stax Country"
We're continuing to look at the 60th anniversary releases from legendary R&B powerhouse label Stax Records with a single-CD or LP collection that just might make a perfect stocking stuffer! Stax Country (CR 00009), from Craft Recordings, takes a fresh look at some of the other, non-R&B music emanating from the corridors of Stax's studios on East McLemore Avenue - in particular some "Sweet Country Music." That's the title of the twangy ditty recorded in 1975 by Becki Bluefield which
No Time To Lose: Music Pioneer Ralph Peer Celebrated with Box Featuring Bing, Desi, Buddy, Ray, Elvis, Bob, Nat and Others
The history of commercial recorded music stretches back over 100 years and has encompasses the stories of many artists and talents. One of the biggest figures in this early history was Ralph S. Peer. The A&R (Artists and Repertoire) and publishing pioneer might not be a household name today, but he made major contributions to many varied musical genres including blues, country and Latin. Sony Music Latin has recently released a wide-ranging, eclectic 3-CD box set entitled The Roots of
Release Round-Up: Week of December 1
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition (Arista/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The eye in the sky is still looking at you...Legacy Recordings has a 35th anniversary box set celebrating The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 best-seller Eye in the Sky. The album, which yielded the APP's biggest hit single with its title track as well as the classic instrumental "Sirius," will be enhanced for this lavish
Release Round-Up: Week of November 17
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Queen, News of the World: 40th Anniversary Edition (UMC (U.K.) / Hollywood (U.S.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Queen's sixth album, 1977's News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set. The original album is presented on CD and LP. The first bonus CD, the entirely unreleased Raw Sessions, presents an alternate version of the original album from demos, outtakes and live
Every Time I Dream: Morello Releases More Twofers from Tammy Wynette
For the past couple of years, Cherry Red imprint Morello Records has been releasing twofers from Tammy Wynette's Epic Records catalog ranging from the 1960s to the 1980s. We've got two more to tell you about now: Another Lonely Song/Woman to Woman and You and Me/Let's Get Together. These four albums all hail from the mid-1970s and were produced by Wynette's longtime collaborator Billy Sherrill. They also chronicle the period before and after her divorce from fellow country superstar George
Smokey and the Bandit: 40th Anniversary Edition
Varese Vintage celebrates 40 years of the Burt Reynolds/Sally Field/Jackie Gleason comedy with a pairing of the original Smokey and the Bandit soundtrack, primarily by Jerry Reed and Bill Justis, with that of its sequel, 1980's Smokey and The Bandit II (in which Reynolds, Field, Reed and Gleason - playing Sheriff Justice and his two brothers - all reappeared); that album featured tracks by country icons like Reed, Tanya Tucker, Don Williams, Brenda Lee, Roy Rogers and The Statler Brothers. Both
A Capitol Christmas: Volume Two
Capitol Records follows up last year's A Capitol Christmas with a second volume collecting 24 more of the venerable label's most buoyant holiday offerings. Glen Campbell, The Beach Boys, Nancy Wilson, The Lettermen, The Four Freshmen, Lena Horne, and more are represented on this eclectic yuletide compendium. Available on CD on November 17, and vinyl on December 1.
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