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Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Art Pepper, Black Sabbath, Christopher Guest, Fleetwood Mac, Graham Parker, Harry Shearer, J. Geils Band, Jeff Harnar, Jefferson Starship, Marvelous 3, Michael McKean, Nanci Griffith, Paradox, Pat Boone, Rain Parade, Rooney, The Doors

Release Round-Up: Week of September 1

September 1, 2023 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Jethro Tull, Broadsword and the Beast: 40th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) 5CD/3DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 40th anniversary “Monster Edition”of the Jethro Tull classic will feature Steven Wilson’s new mixes of the original album, a slew of rare and previously unreleased recordings, demos, early mixes, and a 1982 live set in Germany – all available in stereo across five CDs and in hi-resolution stereo and surround mixes on three DVDs. (A vinyl edition will…

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Classic Rock, Everything Else, Folk, Pop

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Belinda Carlisle, Deacon Blue, Gordon Lightfoot, Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Tom Waits

Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

August 22, 2023 by Joe Marchese

The third volume of Joni Mitchell’s remarkable Archives series continues with an exploration of the period that yielded such groundbreaking albums as For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), the live Miles of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975). The new 5CD, 96-track box – also available digitally or in 4LP “highlights” form – chronicles the era via previously unreleased demos, jams, outtakes, and live performances including two full concerts. The CD box set Includes a 40-page booklet with an interview between Cameron Crowe and Joni, plus a number of rare photos.

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Holiday Gift Guide

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The Weekend Stream: August 19, 2023

August 19, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. This week is packed with rare treasures from Willie Nelson, Was (Not Was), Sergio Mendes and more, plus a new Guns N’ Roses track and a whole different way to hear the early hits of Chicago. Willie Nelson, Teatro (Deluxe) (Island/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Released in 1998, Teatro found Willie Nelson, producer Daniel Lanois and a band that included…

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Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Chicago, Guns N' Roses, Leo Kottke, Madonna, Pat Boone, Propaganda, Pulp, Sara Evans, Sergio Mendes, Special Ed, Urge Overkill, Was (Not Was), Willie Nelson

Not Like We Love Our Freedom: Joni Mitchell’s Third “Archives” Revisits 1972-1975 Period

August 17, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

“The sound of this thing was like, ‘We’re breaking some new ground here.’” Earlier this year, musician-arranger-bandleader Tom Scott of the L.A. Express reminisced to the U.K.’s MOJO magazine about working with Joni Mitchell on her 1972 album For the Roses. Indeed, Scott realized early on that the merging of folk and jazz sensibilities was about to take the singer-songwriter’s music to the next level. Mitchell’s creatively groundbreaking 1972-1975 albums – For the Roses, Court and Spark (1974), the live Miles of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) –…

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David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young

Cover Me Up: Jason Isbell’s ‘Southeastern’ Set for Expansion

August 10, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Already enjoying a burgeoning solo career after his time with the alt-country group Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell established a presence as one of the genre’s most intriguing performers with his fourth album Southeastern, released in 2013. Ten years later, he’s revisiting the record in a deluxe edition. The remastered and expanded Southeastern will combine the original album with two alternate listens: a disc featuring demo versions of every track on the album and a set featuring Southeastern complete in concert at Knoxville, Tennessee’s Bijou Theatre last December. The accompanying booklet to the set, available…

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I’m Yours: Jason Mraz Revisits ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’ for New Deluxe Reissue

August 9, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Jason Mraz’s debut album Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), released amid a new wave of witty but sensitive acoustic rockers, became a major hit thanks to the irresistible single “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry).” But the lead single to follow-up Mr. A-Z (2005), the self-effacing “Wordplay,” pretty accurately predicted a sophomore slump. How would he bounce back? The answer, it turns out, was right in front of him. How that turnaround played out is the subject of a new deluxe reissue coming from Rhino next month. 2008’s We Sing. We…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 28

July 28, 2023 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, At Newport (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Clear Vinyl: Independent Record Stores / Barnes & Noble On July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell took the stage of the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island for her first full concert set in two decades. Word quickly spread, usually attached to adjectives such as “thrilling,” “moving,” and “extraordinary.” Since then, the Mitchell renaissance has continued unabated, including a return to the concert stage…

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Billy Idol, Joni Mitchell, Mal Waldron, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, The Rolling Stones

The Weekend Stream: June 18, 2023

June 18, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Our latest round-up brings you deep cuts from Pat Boone, rarities from Nat “King” Cole and a brand-new series diving deep into the works of Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington, Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-1928) (Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) A century ago this year, pianist Edward Kennedy Ellington played his first gigs as a bandleader; by the end of…

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Alan Parker, Carolyn Franklin, Cy Coleman, Donna Lewis, Duke Ellington, John Williams, Nat King Cole, Pat Boone, Patti Page, Paul Simon, Pulp, The Offspring

Release Round-Up: Week of June 16

June 16, 2023 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles available today. The Weather Girls and Martha Wash, Carry On: The Deluxe Collection 1982-1992 (SoulMusic/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Hallelujah! Carry On: The Deluxe Collection 1982-1992 is a long-overdue assessment of Martha Wash and Izora Armstead’s unlikely journey toward the top of the pop charts, some fascinating music that came before it – and a triumphant second act by Wash following some truly bizarre situations that only could have happened in the music industry. This 4CD box set, compiled and produced…

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Bettye LaVette, Bobby Brown, Cat Stevens, Drive-By Truckers, John Mellencamp, Martha Wash, Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, Poco, Steve Lukather, The Weather Girls, Toto, Yusuf

New Direction: Bobby Darin’s ’60s Label Reactivates in July, Unreleased Music Promised

June 13, 2023 by The Second Disc | 12 Comments

At the conclusion of his second Atlantic Records tenure in 1967 – a period which yielded the hit “If I Were a Carpenter” and vivid journeys through contemporary folk, Broadway, and Hollywood songbooks – Bobby Darin struck out on his own to form the Direction Records label. Devastated by the assassination of his close friend Robert F. Kennedy, shaken by revelations about his family, and stricken by the ongoing turmoil of the day, Bobby sought to shed the showbiz style to which he’d become accustomed and look inward. He grew a moustache,…

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The Weekend Stream: June 10, 2023

June 10, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Today, we have a Britpop band starting to dig through their rarities, some hard-to-find soundtracks and a digital premiere of one of Second Disc Records’ own releases! Pulp, Lipgloss EP / Do You Remember the First Time? EP (Island/UMR) Lipgloss: iTunes / Amazon Remember: iTunes / Amazon Last week, Britpop icons Pulp – gearing up for their first U.K. tour…

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Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Howard Shore, Jacci McGhee, Meat Loaf, Pulp, Rosemary Clooney, Stoney and Meatloaf

Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Sylvester, Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 celebrates the late disco/dance music pioneer with 26 tracks on two CDs drawn from all six of his albums for the label, as well as the rare 12-inch Disco Versions that kept the dancefloors burning. In addition to crossover smashes including “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” and “Dance (Disco Heat),” the collection offers an array…

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Ben Folds, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Foo Fighters, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Kenny Rogers, Norah Jones, Roger Waters, Rufus Wainwright, Sylvester, Tanya Tucker, The Hollywood Vampires

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Paul Simon, Seven Psalms (Owl/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Colored Vinyl: Amazon U.S. Paul Simon is ready to unveil Seven Psalms, his fifteenth studio album: a 33-minute suite of music consisting of seven dreamlike, meditative compositions which are meant to be played as one continuous piece (and tracked as such, at least on the digital version). The album has been produced by Simon and Kyle Crusham, and was recorded by the artist entirely on…

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Alan Menken, Def Leppard, Galen Paul, Graham Nash, Howard Ashman, Jeanine Tesori, Marty Stuart, Paul Simon, Paul Simonon

At Royal Albert Hall

May 16, 2023 by Joe Marchese

In the weeks before his passing, late Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot approved the release of this May 24, 2016 concert at Royal Albert Hall. The 2CD set features such beloved Lightfoot standards as “Beautiful,” “Early Morning Rain,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The 2LP vinyl edition arrives September 1.

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Every Fairy Tale Comes Real: Joni Mitchell’s “At Newport” Arrives in July

May 11, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Less than one year ago, on July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell took the stage of the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island for her first full concert set in two decades. Word quickly spread, usually attached to adjectives such as “thrilling,” “moving,” and “extraordinary.” Since then, the Mitchell renaissance has continued unabated. Earlier this year, she received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, following in the footsteps of such greats as Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, and Burt Bacharach and Hal David. This June, she’ll…

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Brandi Carlile, Celisse, Joni Mitchell, Marcus Mumford, Wynonna Judd

In Memoriam: Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)

May 2, 2023 by The Second Disc | 12 Comments

We mourn the loss of troubadour Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023). Lightfoot’s songs pierced the heart, springing from the folk tradition but with one foot in the pop realm as they pondered love, loneliness, nature, and history. His warm, burnished baritone was like that of an old friend, reassuring and wise. The Ontario native was a Canadian national treasure but his music belonged to the world; part of the secret to his success was his richly diverse musical background. By his teenaged years, he’d already mastered multiple instruments including guitar, piano, and drums. He’d…

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In Memoriam: Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)

April 25, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Can a song truly make change? In an increasingly complex, divided and uncertain world, it’s a fair question that has no easy answers. As a child, though, I can tell you I believe the answer was yes. After all, there was Harry Belafonte‘s “Turn the World Around.” It’s funny to think that a song from one of Belafonte’s final studio albums – far removed from the unprecedented success of 1956’s Calypso, the first LP claimed to sell a million copies – and one that didn’t even get a considerable domestic release. It…

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Seven Psalms

April 23, 2023 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Colored Vinyl: Amazon U.S. Paul Simon is ready to unveil Seven Psalms, his fifteenth studio album: a 33-minute suite of music consisting of seven compositions which are meant to be played as one continuous piece. The album has been produced by Simon and Kyle Crusham, and was recorded by the artist entirely on acoustic instruments. Focused on the intimacy of Simon as vocalist and guitarist, the album also features choral contributions from British vocal…

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Take Me Home Tonight: Liberation Hall Preps Eddie Money, Muddy Waters, Charlie Parker, More for Record Store Day

April 21, 2023 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

When it comes to Record Store Day, Liberation Hall sure isn’t kidding around. The label has seven titles from a host of rock, jazz, blues, and folk superstars, all set for release on vinyl at independent record stores everywhere tomorrow, April 22 – but that’s not all. All seven albums have also arrived on CD. Eddie Money’s The Covers (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) brings the late rock-and-roller’s two 2009 EPs together on one album. The eight songs on The Covers encompass the rock spectrum, from the classics (The…

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Charlie Parker, Eddie Money, Joao Gilberto, Luis Bonfá, Muddy Waters, Phil Ochs, Record Store Day, Romeo Void, The Sir Douglas Quintet

Release Round-Up: Week of April 21

April 21, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Philip Bailey, State of the Heart: The Columbia Recordings (1983-1988) (SoulMusic/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) State of the Heart celebrates the timeless voice of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey with expanded editions of his three solo LPs for Columbia Records in the ’80s: 1983’s Continuation, 1984’s Chinese Wall (including the mega-hit Phil Collins duet “Easy Lover”) and 1986’s Inside Out. The set features eight bonus tracks, including rare dance remixes and a few soundtrack songs…

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Blood Sweat and Tears, Everything But the Girl, Ian Hunter, Jethro Tull, Phil Collins, Philip Bailey

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The Weekend Stream: April 15, 2023

April 15, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. Rarities and oddities abound: cartoon soundtracks, early works from country legends, and more! Pat Irwin, Rocko’s Modern Life (Original Music from the Series) (Nickelodeon) (iTunes / Amazon) Joe Murray’s colorful cartoon about a harried wallaby and his misadventures was one of Nickelodeon’s edgier cartoons in the early-to-mid ’90s – a similar edge to The Ren & Stimpy Show,…

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Alex North, Bobby Bare, Dottsy, Gym Class Heroes, How to Dress Well, Jim Nabors, Nasty Rox Inc, Ray Conniff, Starpoint

Wait: Paul Simon Announces New Folk Project for Release in May

April 13, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Last year, rumors began abounding that Paul Simon was back in the studio recording a new album which would be his first since 2018’s In the Blue Light and first of original material since 2016’s Stranger to Stranger. 2018 was also the year when Simon said goodbye to the road with his Homeward Bound tour. That farewell tour culminated on September 22 in an unforgettable hometown show at Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but Simon has revealed that he’s far from done with music. Those rumors and hopes of a new record…

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Saw Your Name in the Paper: Morello Reissues Loudon Wainwright III’s Atlantic Albums

March 15, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Upon the release of his 1970 self-titled debut for Atlantic Records, Loudon Wainwright III was hailed as a “new Dylan.” The comparison wasn’t completely off-the-mark, given the artist’s incisive, alternately wrenching and wry songwriting; and pinched, somewhat nasal voice as he accompanied himself on acoustic guitar. But the lyrical content of Wainwright’s songs was far-removed from The Bard of Hibbing’s. Having been born to an affluent family (his father wrote the column “The View from Here” in Life) and raised in a New York suburb where Liza Minnelli was among his classmates, Wainwright…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 10

March 10, 2023 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s (teeny tiny) Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today. Van Morrison, Moving on Skiffle (Exile/Virgin) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Van Morrison is back with a new 2-CD set dedicated to the skiffle style and featuring the likes of “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Cotton Fields,” “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” and “Greenback Dollar.” Available on CD, LP, and digital formats. Blackmore’s Night, Shadow of the Moon: 25th Anniversary Edition (EarMusic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This CD/DVD…

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