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The Weekend Stream: February 7, 2026

February 7, 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 (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. New tracks from old favorites, deep cuts, good causes, a fun recent Grammy winner, and the triumphant return of The Muppets? What more could you possibly ask for?! The Muppets, The Muppet Show Theme (2026) (Walt Disney Records) (Apple / Amazon) It’s time to play the music! The Muppet Show made a triumphant return to television this week: a special episode that aired on ABC and Disney+, produced by…

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Aaron Neville, Beck, Blink-182, Brian Blade, Bruce Hornsby, Chuck Negron, Daniel Lanois, Joe Jackson, Koji Kondo, Parliament-Funkadelic, Patti Page, Peter Gabriel, Public Enemy, Television, The Blasters, The Format, The Muppets, Three Dog Night

Release Round-Up: Week of February 6

February 6, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. Roberta Flack, With Her Songs: The Atlantic Albums 1969-1978 (Atlantic/Rhino, 2026) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Roberta Flack’s With Her Songs: The Atlantic Albums 1969-1978 brings together the late artist’s first eight studio albums in one compact 8CD package. Albums include First Take, Chapter Two, Quiet Fire, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, Killing Me Softly, Feel Like Makin’ Love, Blue Lights in the Basement, and Roberta Flack. No bonus material is featured, but Discs 4-8 are newly remastered for this collection. …

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bayete, Clifton Chenier, Jimmy Lewis, Leon Ware, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, NRBQ, Olu Dara, Roberta Flack, Sananda Maitreya, The Blasters, The Emotions, The Temprees, Yes

Woke Up with a Monster: Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right Titles Run the Gamut

January 8, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Why wait for Record Store Day? Rhino continues their January tradition of “Start Your Ear Off Right” with just over three dozen exclusive vinyl titles being released through January at independent record stores. (A small handful, linked below, are also available at Rhino’s official web store.) The majority will be released in two waves split between last Friday (January 2) and this Friday (January 9), with five more arriving between January 23 and January 30. Altogether, this list spans all forms of rock, pop, R&B, jazz, soundtracks and even comedy. In addition…

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Another Merry Discmas to All from The Second Disc!

December 24, 2025 by The Second Disc | 16 Comments

No one – not even your friends at TSD HQ! – can predict the arc of music reissues. When we launched The Second Disc nearly 16 years ago, the business was in a place of surprising highs and lows. The Beatles’ albums had been remastered for the first time ever – but it seemed that stalwarts like Rhino Records were enduring hardships. Vinyl was a niche concern, streaming even more so, and who knew where the CD would end up? (And that doesn’t even account for personal growth immaterial of the music…

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The Weekend Stream: December 13, 2025

December 13, 2025 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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 / Amazon) In 2024, soundtrack reissue producer Robert Townson assembled cellist Tsan, flautist Andon and pianist Pedroni for a most intriguing…

Release Round-Up: Week of December 5

December 5, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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 was built. With songs by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Sandy Denny, Eric Andersen, and Joni Mitchell – including the international smash “Both…

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Features, Holiday Gift Guide

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THE SECOND DISC’S 2025 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

December 1, 2025 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

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. So just click here or visit the handy red…

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Live at the Village Gate

November 30, 2025 by Joe Marchese

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Omnivore One day after what would have been his 84th birthday, Omnivore Recordings premieres a 1988 concert from the late Night Tripper, Dr. John, recorded at New York’s Village Gate on March 5, 1988. Accompanied by such accomplished musicians as Lou Marini, Lew Soloff, and Ronnie Cuber, the Good Doctor ran through favorites and rarities alike for an appreciative audience. This joyful set of classic N’awlins R&B is out on 2 CDs and digital formats. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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Mardi Gras Day: Omnivore Celebrates Dr. John with “Live at The Village Gate”

November 20, 2025 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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 York City’s Village Gate, on March 5, 1988. Impresario Art…

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The Best of Eric Burdon & War

November 10, 2025 by Mike Duquette

Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Condensed from this year’s The Complete CD Collection, this is a 2CD, 20-track overview of funk-rock combo War’s earliest recordings with British rocker Eric Burdon of The Animals. It includes three unreleased tracks, including an unedited remix of this iteration’s biggest hit, “Spill the Wine.” A double vinyl version will be available exclusively at participating retailers on Record Store Day Black Friday – the same date as this set’s CD release.

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The Weekend Stream: October 18, 2025

October 18, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

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 much to cover: digital box sets, anniversary editions, new remixes, old stand-up comedy – and a quartet of memorials to musicians and more. Neil Young, Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) (Reprise) (Apple / Amazon) One of the biggest box sets of last year is now available in a slightly more compact form. The digital release of Archives Vol. III includes nearly 200 tracks, 121 of which are unreleased….

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Ace Frehley, Bob Mould, Britney Spears, D'Angelo, Emo Philips, Fall Out Boy, HAIM, John Williams, KISS, Neil Young, Peggy Lee, Split Enz, Sugar

Smile Happy: Rhino Unveils New Quadio Batch with America, WAR, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship

October 17, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Earlier today, Rhino unveiled a new batch of Quadio reissues, reissuing vintage quadraphonic mixes on Blu-ray Audio. This time, it’s all classic rock, with three titles celebrating their 50th anniversaries and one just shy of that milestone: America’s Hearts (1975), Hot Tuna’s America’s Choice (1975), WAR’s Why Can’t We Be Friends? (1975), and Jefferson Starship’s Spitfire (1976). The WAR mix is previously unreleased in any format. All Blu-rays also include a high-resolution stereo mix, with both presentations sourced from the original analog tapes. America’s Hearts was reissued earlier this year in an…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 17

October 17, 2025 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. Randy Newman, Trouble in Paradise: Expanded Edition (Warner/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino Reserves LP: Rhino.com We Love It! Rhino reissues Randy Newman’s seventh studio album, Trouble in Paradise, as a 2CD expanded edition featuring previously unreleased demos and a rare concert performance. With such classics as “I Love LA” and “Real Emotional Girl,” Trouble remains one of Newman’s most beloved LPs. This generous release adds the singer-songwriter’s largely…

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Alison Brown, Boz Scaggs, Chrissie Hynde, Connie Francis, David Gilmour, James Taylor, Kool and the Gang, Randy Newman, Simple Minds, Steve Martin, The Alan Parsons Project, The Meters

Power to Consume: Legacy Unveils Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Prince, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, More

October 7, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

We’re continuing our look at this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday releases with a rundown of the nine titles coming your way on Friday, November 28 from Legacy Recordings. These include classics from Miles Davis, Prince, and Billy Joel, a rarity from Bob Dylan, a spirited Danny Elfman soundtrack, and more! Click here for a list of participating Record Store Day shops, and stay tuned for more RSD Black Friday news here at The Second Disc! Cage the Elephant, Live from The Vic in Chicago (RCA/Legacy) (2LP – Yellow and Black Splatter vinyl;…

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Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Cage the Elephant, Daniel Johnston, Danny Elfman, Jeff Tweedy, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Morgan Wade, Prince, Record Store Day, Thurston Moore, Wilco

Compilation Watch: New Hits Sets from Devo, Kool & The Gang, Boomtown Rats

September 3, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Three very different bands with venerable catalogues are getting new greatest hits collections added to their discographies. First up is a new set documenting Irish post-punkers The Boomtown Rats. The First Fifty Years: Songs of Boomtown Glory is a non-chronological compilation covering all seven of the Dublin group’s studio albums – the majority released between 1979 and 1984, before frontman Bob Geldof pivoted largely to pop-rooted activist causes including the spearheading of Band Aid and Live Aid. The tracks were jointly selected by the group as well as online fan polling, and include U.K….

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Jump to the Beat: Edsel Reissues “Disco Ladies” and “Disco Boogie” Collections

July 14, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Late in 2023, Demon Music Group revived its Disco Discharge series on the Edsel label. Two recent 2CD volumes, Disco Ladies and Disco Boogie, continue presenting the series in a deluxe, oversized seven-inch format. These titles, chockablock with disco deep cuts and hits alike, were originally issued on the Harmless label in 2009 and 2010, respectively, and have been tweaked (likely due to licensing restrictions) for this go-round. Disco Ladies offers a cross-section of the many women with varied styles who ruled the dancefloor. As original compiler/annotator Alan Jones notes in his…

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A Taste of Honey, Alisha, Cheryl Lynn, Deniece Williams, Glenn Jones, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Melba Moore, Nona Hendryx, Silver Convention, Sister Sledge, Skyy, Teena Marie, Toto, Various Artists

Disco Connection: Ace Releases Isaac Hayes’ “Hot Buttered Singles Volume 2”

June 26, 2025 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Last year, Ace released the first of a two-volume series collecting Isaac Hayes’ single sides for the Stax label and his own Hot Buttered Soul imprint of ABC Records. As Hayes was known for his epic productions, the shorter single edits offered a very different listening experience than the full album tracks. Earlier this year, the second volume arrived, and though Hot Buttered Singles Volume 2: 1972-1976 chronicles a period in which Hayes had less crossover success, it’s nonetheless filled with the kind of grooves that only the writer-composer-singer-producer could have created….

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In Memoriam: Sly Stone (1943-2025)

June 10, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

“I am everyday people,” boldly proclaimed Sly Stone on Sly and The Family Stone’s 1968 chart-topping single. “I am no better and neither are you/We are the same, whatever we do/You love me, you hate me, you know me and then/You can’t figure out the bag I’m in…” Using straightforward, direct language, a penchant for nonsense words that nonetheless carried weight (ooh-sha-sha, scooby-dooby-dooby, boom-laka-laka-laka), and the funkiest grooves ever to find their way to a vinyl platter, the artist born Sylvester Stewart pointedly commented on the era in which he lived. Leading…

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The Weekend Stream: June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

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. This week brings posthumous recordings by Prince and Donna Summer, a new spin on Star Wars disco, and plenty of cast recordings leading into the Tony Awards this Sunday! And just a quick programming note: our Unplugged series is taking the week off, but will be back with some new and exciting Weekend Stream extra content very soon! Prince, “Free” (Acoustic) (NPG/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) “The Vault is now…

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Albert King, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Evans, Black Eyed Peas, David Foster, Donna Summer, Frances Faye, Merry Clayton, Nicholas Britell, Pretenders, Prince, Rufus Wainwright, Sheridan Smith, The Doors, The Living Strings, The Monkees

Release Round-Up: Week of June 6

June 6, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 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. Dusty Springfield, Longing (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone Music premieres a lost album from Dusty Springfield: 1974’s Longing. Produced by Brooks Arthur, the album features a number of singer-songwriter-oriented compositions including songs from Colin Blunstone (“Exclusively for Me”), Melissa Manchester and Carole Bayer Sager (“Home to Myself”), Janis Ian (“In the Winter”), Stephen Schwartz (“Corner of the Sky” from…

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Alden Shuman, Cynthia Erivo, Dusty Springfield, Eli Paperboy Reed, Joe Henderson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Megan Hilty, My Chemical Romance, Pulp, Rick James, Seth MacFarlane, Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, War, Woody Shaw

Smile Happy: WAR’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Deluxe Box Comes to CD

May 12, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Following its release last week on vinyl for Record Store Day, the expanded 50th anniversary edition of WAR’s seminal 1975 album Why Can’t We Be Friends? is coming to CD and digital formats. On June 6, the 3CD box will arrive in stores via Rhino and Avenue Records. WAR’s seventh album, Why Can’t We Be Friends? found the large musical collective – Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, Papa Dee Allen, Charles Miller, and Lee Oskar – continuing on its path blending funk, soul, rock, and blues. The album’s infectious…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 9

May 9, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 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. Jackie DeShannon, Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Jackie DeShannon signed with Liberty Records and Metric Music in 1960 as a performer and songwriter. Her big break would come in 1964 when she would open for The Beatles on their first U.S. tour. The next year she would record Bacharach and David’s “What the World Needs Now is Love” and her recording…

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