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Of All The Things: The Complete ABC/Dunhill Masters

December 6, 2017 By

Denny Doherty Of All The Things

Of All the Things: The Complete ABC/Dunhill Masters brings "Papa" Denny Doherty's 1971 country-rock cult classic Watcha Gonna Do to CD in the U.S. for the very first time, and adds six bonus tracks, four of which are previously unreleased - including"Sail the Waterway" and "Giles of the River" from the pens of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, a.k.a. Steely Dan!  This remastered package features liner notes by our own Joe Marchese with quotes from many of Doherty's friends, family and

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Ace Records Spotlight: Wilson Pickett, Chuck Jackson, Judy Henske, and "The Unexpected"

December 4, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Chuck Jackson Big New York Soul

From folk to space-age pop and heartrending soul, Ace Records and its Kent Records imprint have got collectors covered with a number of recent releases. Wilson Pickett Sings Bobby Womack on Kent Records traces the many meetings of the two soul titans - 17 tracks, in fact, all recorded between May 1966 and September 1968 and culled from The Wicked Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  Although Womack's time as an artist at the New York label was short (just one 1966 single, "Find Me Somebody"

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Bobby Womack, Chuck Jackson, Judy Henske, Various Artists, Wilson Pickett

The Soulful Shack: "Motown Unreleased 1966" Box Set Comes to Limited Edition CD

December 1, 2017 By Randy Fairman 10 Comments

Motown Unreleased 1966

Given the speed and frequency with which the Motown label made recordings during its heyday, the company's vaults are known to be vast.  Large amounts of unreleased material have been added to compilations and reissues over the years, while still other collections have been solely devoted to never-before-heard tracks from the label's superstars.  Due to European copyright laws that allow unused recordings to enter the public domain, Motown has been releasing digital-only copyright-extension

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

Watcha Gonna Do: Real Gone to Release "Papa" Denny Doherty's Complete Solo Recordings for ABC/Dunhill, Including Unreleased Steely Dan Songs

December 1, 2017 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Denny Doherty Of All The Things

Back in January 2016, Real Gone collected the complete singles of The Mamas & The Papas onto one 2-CD collection to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary.  Two years later, on January 12, 2018, the label is turning its attention to a solo member of the band by releasing Of All the Things: The Complete ABC/Dunhill Masters by Denny Doherty, featuring Doherty's 1971 album Watcha Gonna Do together with other assorted tracks (including four unreleased) and including liner notes written by our

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Denny Doherty, Steely Dan, The Mamas and The Papas

Release Round-Up: Week of December 1

December 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones On Air

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

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Big Country, Ella Fitzgerald, John Williams, Minnie Riperton, Neil Young, Rush, Sex Pistols, The Alan Parsons Project, The Rolling Stones, U2, Van Morrison, Wilco

In Memoriam: Jim Nabors (1930-2017)

November 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Jim Nabors Best Photo

"Did you hear that voice, Andy?  Did you hear that beautiful instrument out there?," choir director John Masters (Olan Soule) asked Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) on the February 24, 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show.  Masters had just heard Gomer Pyle, the lovably sweet-natured, bumbling gas station attendant portrayed by Jim Nabors with a thick southern drawl, break out in song.  Singing along to the traditional Neapolitan melody "Santa Lucia" as he changed a tire on the street

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Categories: News Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Jim Nabors

Stop, Listen, Look & Think: Exposé's Second Album Expanded by Cherry Pop

November 28, 2017 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Expose What You Dont Know

Earlier this year, Cherry Red imprint Cherry Pop issued a greatly expanded edition of the 1989 sophomore album by the vocal freestyle group Exposé, following from their 2015 2-CD expanded edition of the group's first album.  The 11-track What You Don't Know has been augmented by 34 bonus tracks on this impressively exhaustive 3-CD set. The group was the brainchild of Miami-based DJ, producer and songwriter Lewis Martineé.  In 1984, he decided to form a dance-based vocal group and hired three

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Exposé

More of The Monkees: Super Deluxe Edition

November 28, 2017 By

Monkees More of The Monkees

Rhino delivers a 3-CD Super Deluxe Edition of The Monkees' 1967 sophomore album with mono and stereo versions of the album and a plethora of alternate takes, never-before-heard rarities, and a recently-discovered live recording!  With 91 tracks (55 previously unreleased!), this set greatly expands upon the 2-CD iteration from 2006.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

THE SECOND DISC'S 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

November 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Bob Dylan Trouble No More Cover

We wouldn't want you to be left out in the cold today for Cyber Monday, so we're proud to present our annual Holiday Gift Guide featuring more than 50 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life!  We've filled the guide with box sets (such as the Bob Dylan title to your right!) as well as archival releases and holiday music favorites that make great stocking stuffers.  So just click here to access this year's top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year in

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!

November 26, 2017 By

Barbra The Music The Memries The Magic

Barbra Streisand has commemorated her most recent tour with this new 2-CD, 27-track set featuring concert highlights including Rupert Holmes' "Everything," Carole King's "Being at War with Each Other," Stephen Sondheim's "Being Alive," "Losing My Mind," and "Children Will Listen," and even her famous "Jingle Bells?" (but alas, no "Stoney End" which was dropped early in the tour from the setlist).

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic

November 26, 2017 By

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The world's premier parodist celebrates his discography with a box set unlike any other: all 14 of his original albums, newly remastered; Medium Rarities, a bonus album of rare and unreleased material; and a 100+ page book of rare photos and memorabilia-all packaged in a replica of Al's signature accordion!

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop

Release Round-Up: Week of November 24

November 24, 2017 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Phil Collins box

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! "Weird Al" Yankovic, Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic (Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The world's premier parodist celebrates his discography with a box set unlike any other: all 14 of his original albums, newly remastered; Medium Rarities, a bonus album of rare and unreleased material; and a 100+ page book of rare photos and memorabilia--all packaged

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bananarama, Bonnie Tyler, Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Presley, INXS, Phil Collins, Ramones, The Fall, The Scorpions, Wilson Pickett, XTC, Yes

The Second Disc's Essential RSD Black Friday 2017 Release Guide

November 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Leonard Nimoy Mr. Spocks Music from Outer Space

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends.  Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year's annual Black Friday - and Record Store Day's miniature cousin to April's yearly event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy and I have once again selected our top picks of the numerous titles being released tomorrow from

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Categories: Features Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blue Oyster Cult, Chet Atkins, Chris Bell, Chris Cornell, Danny Elfman, Leonard Nimoy, Oingo Boingo, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, Queen, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, Tangerine Dream, The Turtles, Tori Amos, Toto, Utopia

Live At Lafayette's Music Room

November 23, 2017 By

Big Star Live At Lafayettes

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) Omnivore revisits a vintage Big Star gig as a first-time standalone CD release.  The set showcases the legendary power pop band kicking off 1973 at the acclaimed Memphis venue. Co-founder Chris Bell had recently departed the group, leaving singer/guitarist Alex Chilton, bassist Andy Hummel and drummer Jody Stephens to continue as a trio. While the group would not yet commit to

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Fleetwood Mac [Various Formats]

November 23, 2017 By

Fleetwood Mac packshot

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) 3CD/DVD/LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD) The 1975 debut album by the Fleetwood Mac line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood arrives in a variety of deluxe formats, including a 3CD/DVD/LP box with the remastered album on CD and vinyl, bonus singles, previously unreleased studio outtakes and a live concert recording,

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

40 Trips Around The Sun

November 23, 2017 By

Toto 40 Trips

Celebrating Toto's 40th anniversary, 40 Trips Around the Sun consists of seventeen recordings, including three previously unreleased tracks: "Spanish Sea," "Alone," and "Struck by Lightning."  This trio is joined by fourteen classic songs including "Rosanna," "Africa," and "Hold the Line," all newly remastered for this package by Elliot Scheiner and Gavin Lurssen and his team.  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

"BANG! The Bert Berns Story": Official Soundtrack

November 23, 2017 By

Bert Berns Story Vinyl Packshot

This 2-LP soundtrack to Brett Berns and Bob Sarles' documentary about legendary songwriter/producer/BANG Records head Bert Berns captures the late Berns' artistry through classic recordings by The Isley Brothers, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Freddie Scott, and many others!

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul

In Memoriam: David Cassidy (1950-2017)

November 22, 2017 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

DavidCassidy2

Singer, actor and teen idol David Cassidy passed away yesterday at the age of 67. It seems so strange that the eternally youthful presence behind one of the most enduring pop hits of the '70s, The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You," would not be with us--never mind having recently retired from the road to care for himself following a diagnosis of the dementia that affected his mother and grandfather. In fact, it was only just over a year ago that Cassidy took the stage at the Count Basie

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Categories: News Genre: Pop Tags: David Cassidy, The Partridge Family

With a Bang! Legacy Recordings Brings "The Bert Berns Story" Soundtrack to Vinyl

November 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bert Berns Story Vinyl Packshot

Even if you don't know the name of Bert Berns, chances are you know the songs he wrote ("Twist and Shout," "I Want Candy," "Hang On, Sloopy," "Piece of My Heart"), produced ("Under the Boardwalk," "Baby I'm Yours," "Brown-Eyed Girl," "Here Comes the Night") and oversaw as head of Bang Records ("Cherry, Cherry," "Solitary Man" and the rest of Neil Diamond's earliest recordings). Though Berns died in the final days of 1967 at just 38 years of age, a year hasn't gone by since when his songs haven't

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bert Berns, Freddie Scott, Janis Joplin, Solomon Burke, The Isley Brothers, The McCoys, The Strangeloves, Van Morrison, Various Artists

Review: "Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track" [Super Deluxe Box Set]

November 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Saturday Night Fever OST

Listen to the ground...there is movement all around... Saturday Night Fever didn't invent disco...but in many ways, it epitomized the genre.  With the December 1977 release of the John Badham-directed drama and its soundtrack album, the onetime underground dance movement which had been rising to the mainstream since at least 1974 became the mainstream.  Disco's alluring blend of the gritty and the glamorous gained a face in the form of John Travolta, whose tough yet tender Tony Manero of Bay

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: David Shire, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool and the Gang, MFSB, The Bee Gees, The Trammps

Release Round-Up: Week of November 17

November 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

News of the World 40 front

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

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bob Seger, Carpenters, Chuck Berry, Dan Fogelberg, Diana Ross, Garth Brooks, Green Day, Jimmy Buffett, John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Micky Dolenz, Mike Love, Paul McCartney, Queen, The Bee Gees, The Doors, The Moody Blues, The Sweet, Whitney Houston

Soldier of the Heart: Intervention Celebrates Judee Sill with Two New Reissues

November 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Judee Sill

Q: Who was the first artist to release an LP on David Geffen's Asylum label? A: It wasn't Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, or The Eagles - though all three all released albums in the label's first year of 1972.  It was Judee Sill. Who is Judee Sill?  In her all too short lifetime, the artist released just two albums, both of which revealed an unusual yet mesmerizing voice as a singer and a songwriter.  Both of those LPs, Judee Sill (1972) and Heart Food (1973), have been newly reissued on

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Judee Sill

World Turning: Fleetwood Mac To Expand Self-Titled 1975 Album

November 16, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Fleetwood Mac packshot

Over the last few years, Fleetwood Mac and Warner Music have worked together to expand their most "classic rock" era--the albums recorded with the line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood between 1975 and 1987. After deluxe editions of Rumours, Tusk, Mirage and Tango In The Night, the group finally unites the chain with a new expansion of their self-titled 1975 album, the first to feature this line-up, due in January 2018. Before the album

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks

Shine a Little Light: Jeff Lynne's ELO's "Wembley or Bust" Arrives In November

November 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

ELO Wembley or Bust

Jeff Lynne's ELO packed London's enormous Wembley Stadium to the rafters this past June with a greatest-hits set featuring many of the band's most classic songs including "Mr. Blue Sky," "Evil Woman," and "All Over the World."  Now, that gig is getting a wide release this Friday, November 17.  Wembley or Bust will arrive on that date from Columbia Records in a variety of formats: 2CD/1DVD; 2CD/1BD; 2 CD; and 3LP. Recorded on June 24, the Wembley concert has been described by recent Rock and

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne

I'm a Believer: 7a Brings Micky Dolenz Concert with Orchestra to CD and Vinyl

November 14, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Micky Dolenz Out of Nowhere

Micky Dolenz always attracts a crowd whenever he's performing one of his hits-packed shows.  Whether Dolenz is playing a large theatre or an intimate nightclub, the consummate entertainer brings the goods.  Now, the Monkees specialists at 7a Records are unveiling a particularly exciting treat: a brand-new live album from Micky, and his first to be recorded with an orchestra.  Micky Dolenz & The American Metropole Orchestra: Out of Nowhere will hit stores on November 17 in the U.K. (and one

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Micky Dolenz, The Monkees

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