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Release Round-Up: Week of October 14

October 14, 2022 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Dolly A Holly Dolly Christmas Deluxe

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Frank Zappa, Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (Zappa/UMe) (Zappa Official Store / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana captures The Mothers' first and only concerts in Yugoslavia.  Zappa referred to the dates as "The Mothers of Invention Yugoslavian Extravaganza," and the performances lived up to that mighty moniker.  The shows were staged in Zagreb and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Brian Eno, Dean Torrence, Dexys Midnight Runners, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Frank Zappa, Josh Groban, Kevin Rowland, Leonard Cohen, Linda Ronstadt, Mike Love, Reba McEntire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren

Summer Storms: Cherry Red, Righteous Collect "Dark Exotica" from Stan Kenton, Others

October 3, 2022 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dark Exotica

The word "exotica" typically conjures up breezy, mid-20th century imagery of tikis, palm trees, and tropical drinks.  Indeed, many musicians were all too happy to contribute to the genre named after Martin Denny's 1957 album, the title of which was coined by Liberty Records executive Si Waronker.  Denny's musical island fantasies indeed proved transporting for Americans, as did releases from the likes of Les Baxter, Esquivel, and Arthur Lyman.  Back in 2018, the Numero Group curated an

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Everything Else, Jazz, Latin Tags: Bill Russo, Buddy Collette, John Leslie McFarland, Stan Kenton

In The Ghetto: Newest Vinyl Me, Please Anthology Celebrates Legacy of Joe Bataan's Groundbreaking Latin Label, Ghetto Records

July 13, 2022 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

VMP Anthology Ghetto Records

Singer-songwriter-musician Joe Bataan's 1973 album Salsoul - so named for its fusion of soul and salsa - would inspire the label of the same name for which Bataan would go on to record.  But before inspiring the birth of Salsoul Records, Bataan founded his own New York-based independent label: Ghetto Records.  Its label adorned by the image of a cat at home among the trash cans, Ghetto sought to bring further attention to such sounds as salsa, soul, jazz, boogaloo, and beyond.  Bataan and

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Latin, R&B/Soul Tags: Candido Y Su Movimiento, Eddie Lebron, Joe Acosta, Joe Bataan, La Fantastica, Papo Felix, Paul Ortiz, Ray Rodriguez

The Weekend Stream: June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Stream

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 discover! This week is packed with a few digital-led campaigns for Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley and Avril Lavigne, plus batches of releases for fans of Gloria Estefan and country singer Gene Watson! Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah & Songs from His Albums (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) It's getting to the point where

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Reggae, Rock Tags: Al Cohn, Avril Lavigne, Bill Perkins, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gene Watson, Gloria Estefan, Kenny Rogers, Leonard Cohen, Maria McKee, MUNA, Paul Anka, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richie Kamuka

Hooray for Hollywood: New Box Set Celebrates 100 Years of The Hollywood Bowl with Sinatra, Bernstein, Doors, Newman, Dudamel, More

May 17, 2022 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Hollywood Bowl 100

2022 marks 100 years of The Hollywood Bowl.  The famous amphitheater nestled in the Hollywood hills has hosted luminaries of every genre of music from classical to rock in its instantly familiar bandshell (actually two bandshells, as the first one from 1929 was demolished in 2003 and replaced with a larger model).  The Bowl has been featured in movies including the original A Star Is Born, Double Indemnity, Xanadu, and Beaches and cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, and The Pink

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Count Basie, Donna Summer, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, John Barry, John Williams, L.A. Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Nat King Cole, Randy Newman, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Doors

The Second Disc's Guide to Record Store Day 2022: Our Essential Picks and More!

April 22, 2022 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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After a series of smaller "Drops" over the past two years, Record Store Day is (mostly) back to a one-day event, and the big day is tomorrow: Saturday, April 23.  Over 250 titles will be available at independent stores everywhere - including some CD releases, too!  That's plenty of albums in almost every genre imaginable, so visit RecordStoreDay.com in the U.S., RecordStoreDay.co.uk in the U.K., and RecordStoreDayCanada.ca in Canada for the complete list, and sound off below as to which titles

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: America, Art Pepper, Belinda Carlisle, Blondie, Darlene Love, David Bowie, Del Shannon, Donna Summer, Elton John, Esther Marrow, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Laura Nyro, Lou Reed, Madonna, Nick Lowe, Patti Smith, Ramones, Record Store Day, Santana, Scott Walker, Simple Minds

Craft Recordings Announces RSD Slate with Vince Guaraldi, Jonathan Richman, Collective Soul, More

February 18, 2022 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section

Craft Recordings has announced its slate for Record Store Day 2022 taking place on Saturday, April 23 at independent record stores everywhere.  The Concord catalogue arm will deliver a generous ten titles encompassing jazz (Vince Guaraldi, Art Pepper, a new volume of Jazz Dispensary), rock (Collective Soul, Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers), Latin psychedelia (Flash and The Dynamics), soul (Esther Marrow), hip-hop (Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1), punk (Go Ahead Punk...Make My Day), and

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Latin, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Art Pepper, Collective Soul, Commander Venus, Esther Marrow, Flash and the Dynamics, Jonathan Richman, Record Store Day, The Brand New Heavies, Vince Guaraldi

Have Yourself a Merry Little Discmas...

December 24, 2021 By Mike Duquette 12 Comments

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Wow! And just like that, another year has flown by. Just a few weeks before The Second Disc hits its 12th anniversary(!), this Christmas Eve it is our custom to look back on the last 12 months and take some time to think fondly of the music, magic, memories and friends that made our lives worth living. As if last year wasn't unconventional enough, 2021 packed more pop, clicks, skips and distortion than the most misguided vinyl pressings. We got vaccinated, we got boosted, we tentatively

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Categories: Features Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Books, Box Sets, Cassette, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, DVD-Audio, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Comedy, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Holiday, Jazz, Latin, Poetry, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of October 15

October 15, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Beatles Let It Be 50 Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Let It Be: 50th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats] (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beatles' final album, Let It Be, arrives in deluxe editions to coincide with Peter Jackson's multi-part

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Books, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Joe Shaver, Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Kelly Clarkson, Kinky Friedman, Louis Armstrong, Lucinda Williams, Nick Lowe, Norah Jones, Santana, The Beatles, The Bellamy Brothers, The Velvet Underground, Tommy Womack, Tony Bennett

You Make My Day: Omnivore Collects Trini Lopez's "Rare Reprise Singles"

October 13, 2021 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Trini Lopez Rare Reprise Singles

Singer-guitarist Trini Lopez, Texas-born and of Mexican descent, skyrocketed to fame with his 1963 recording of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer."  Lopez's bright and spirited rendition of the protest song went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and even eclipsed Peter, Paul, and Mary's Grammy-winning top ten hit of one year earlier.  It launched Lopez to a successful career as an all-around entertainer, television and film actor, and prolific recording artist.  "If I Had a Hammer" came to disc

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Latin, Pop Tags: Trini Lopez

Release Round-Up: Week of October 8

October 8, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Reba Revived Remixed Revisited

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Best of Bond...James Bond (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscoverMusic (gold) The Best of Bond...James Bond is released on vinyl today (the CD arrived two weeks ago).  The compilation offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of the films based on Ian Fleming's famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aaliyah, Joe Bataan, John Barry, Lizard Music, Loreena McKennitt, Orleans, Ray Barretto, Reba McEntire, Violent Femmes

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