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Unleash the Love

October 7, 2017 By

Unleash the Love

Mike Love is ready to Unleash The Love.  The Beach Boys frontman's new album features 13 original tracks produced by Michael Lloyd and featuring guest appearances by saxophonist Dave Koz and actor, drummer and Beach Boys devotee John Stamos.  In addition to the original tracks (including "Pisces Brothers," "Daybreak Over the Ocean," and the title song), the second disc contains a dozen remakes of Beach Boys classics performed by Love and the current Beach Boys touring band.  Available on CD and

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Here's Little Richard: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

October 7, 2017 By

Heres Little Richard

Craft Recordings celebrates the 60th anniversary of a rock and roll landmark with this new 2-CD edition.  Here's Little Richard will now feature a bonus disc with 22 session outtakes and demos. While most are ostensibly taken from the exhaustive treasury The Specialty Sessions (released in 1989 as a 6CD set by Ace Records and a 3CD cut-down by Specialty shortly thereafter), eight tracks-including alternate versions of "Rip It Up," "Ready Teddy" and "Oh Why?"-are heard here for the first time

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

Mike Love, Not War: Beach Boy Preps New Solo Album

October 6, 2017 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

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Mike Love is a lot of things--a charter member of The Beach Boys who owns the band name and continues to tour with it alongside longtime touring member Bruce Johnston (currently in support of Wild Honey and 1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow), a devoted meditator, perhaps the most memorable speaker at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction--but right now, he's a guy with a solo double album coming out. Unleash The Love, due out November 17 on BMG, features 13 new tracks produced by Michael Lloyd and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Mike Love, The Beach Boys

Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Carol Burnett Sings

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Sings: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show with the comedy legend's third solo album and first for RCA Victor.  A tie-in to the groundbreaking variety show, Carol Burnett Sings features four songs performed on early episodes: "Georgy Girl," "Enter Laughing," "I Believed It All" and "There's No Business Like Show

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Carol Burnett, Charles Bernstein, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Yester, John Lee Hooker, John Zacherle, P.P. Arnold, Sepultura, Spandau Ballet, The Bee Gees, The Replacements, Whitesnake

'Here's Little Richard,' Again: Landmark Album Expanded with Bonus Disc of Rare and Unreleased Outtakes

October 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Heres Little Richard

"A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!" Craft Recordings is reissuing Little Richard's landmark debut album next month in honor of its 60th anniversary. Here's Little Richard will now feature a bonus disc with 22 session outtakes and demos. While most are ostensibly taken from the exhaustive treasury The Specialty Sessions (released in 1989 as a 6CD set by Ace Records and a 3CD cut-down by Specialty shortly thereafter), eight tracks--including alternate versions of "Rip It Up," "Ready Teddy"

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Little Richard

Mystify Me: INXS Ready New 'Kick' Box

October 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Kick 30

Come over here: INXS' landmark album Kick is getting another deluxe reissue for its 30th anniversary. The Australian rockers' sixth album was the one that propelled the group to their greatest international success, particularly in America, where some six million copies were sold and four singles ("Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation" and "Never Tear Us Apart") all reached the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100. And that success has parlayed itself into not one, not two, but three

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: INXS

Intervention Reissues Murray Head's Ambitious Rock Concept Album "Nigel Lived"

October 4, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Murray Head Nigel Lived

Few artists have bridged the worlds of rock and theatre as successfully as Murray Head.  Singing the music of others, actor-singer Head scored two major hits on both sides of the Atlantic with 1973's "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar and 1984's "One Night in Bangkok" from Chess.  Far lesser known, however, is his discography as a singer-songwriter.  Head imbued his own compositions with the same vibrant life as those famous songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Murray Head

Review: Brian Wilson, "Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology"

October 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Brian Wilson Playback

There have been many great second acts in rock, but perhaps none so momentous as Brian Wilson's.  The Beach Boys' leader's triumphant return to health and happiness after a lifetime of tragedy was captivatingly portrayed in the recent biopic Love and Mercy, but the real legacy of the reinvigorated Brian Wilson remains with his music.  With Wilson near the conclusion of his acclaimed, sold-out Pet Sounds: The Final Performances world tour, the time has never been better to revisit his solo

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track - Deluxe Edition

October 1, 2017 By

Saturday Night Fever OST

2-CD/2-LP/1-BD Box Set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Saturday Night Fever is 40 years old, and Capitol and UMe are marking the occasion with a new box set.  In this 2-CD/2-LP/1-BD presentation, you'll find the original remastered album on CD and double LP as well as the film on Blu-ray (presented here in a recently restored 40th anniversary cut overseen by director John Badham and packed with extras from previous DVD

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973

September 30, 2017 By

America Heritage

America's  Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 boasts sixteen tracks from the band's early days, ten of which are previously unreleased, from the original trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Diamonds [Various Formats]

September 30, 2017 By

Elton Diamonds

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John looks back on his extraordinary career with a new retrospective, available in 1-CD 2-CD, 3-CD, and 2-LP formats.  Whew!

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

Your Songs: Elton John Plans New "Diamonds" Collection

September 29, 2017 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments

Elton Diamonds

Five decades ago, an aspiring singer/songwriter named Reginald Dwight, frontman for a band named Bluesology, answered an ad in the New Musical Express placed by an A&R man for Liberty Records. At the ensuing meeting, Dwight was given a stack of lyrics written by someone who'd answered the same ad: an up and coming lyricist named Bernie Taupin. Dwight wrote a melody to Taupin's lyrics, placed the ensuing song in the post--and thus started a partnership that continues to this day, with scores

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Elton John

Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

David Bowie A New Career Cover Only

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 13LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The third release in Parlophone's series of chronological box sets dedicated to the music of David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) closes the book on the legendary artist's RCA career.  It follows 2015's Five Years (1969-1973) and 2016's Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976),

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Anne Murray, Art Pepper, Belinda Carlisle, David Bowie, David Crosby, David Gilmour, Debbie Gibson, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, Herb Alpert, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Mathis, Michael Jackson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pink Floyd, Stone Temple Pilots, The Association, The Golliwogs, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Steele

That's What Friends Are For: Clive Davis Soundtrack Features Barry, Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, More

September 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Clive Davis Soundtrack of Our Lives

This past April, New York's Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere.  The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend.  Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ace of Base, Alan Jackson, Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brooks & Dunn, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Chicago, Dionne Warwick, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, Eric Carmen, Gladys Knight, Grateful Dead, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Janis Joplin, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Melissa Manchester, Natalie Cole, Patti Smith, Rod Stewart, Santana, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Dayne, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Been Through the Desert: Omnivore Collects Early, Unreleased America on "Heritage"

September 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

America Heritage

Omnivore Recordings is heading down Ventura Highway this fall with the November 17 release on CD of a new archival collection from America.  Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 boasts sixteen tracks from the band's early days, ten of which are previously unreleased, from the original trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Heritage comprises demos, home recordings, alternate versions, and outtakes from the era of the first three America albums: 1971's self-titled release,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: America

Sings The Great New American Songbook

September 22, 2017 By

Johnny Mathis Great New American Songbook

The eternal Voice of Romance, Johnny Mathis, returns with a new studio album celebrating future standards.  On this new 11-track set, Mathis tackles contemporary songs by Adele, Keith Urban, Pharrell Williams, and Bruno Mars, among others!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Release Round-Up: Week of September 22

September 22, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Brian Wilson Playback

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (ABKCO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Rolling Stones' controversial 1967 immersion into psychedelia, Their Satanic Majesties Request, gets a 50th anniversary box set from ABKCO containing the original album in mono and stereo on both 180-gram vinyl and hybrid SACD (playable on all CD players) as newly remastered by Bob Ludwig, plus restored

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Brian Wilson, Chris Hillman, Isaac Hayes, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Stephen Stills, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison

Hallelujah: Johnny Mathis Releases New Album of Current Songs, Confirms Date of Career-Spanning Box Set

September 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Johnny Mathis Great New American Songbook

For more than sixty years, the voice of Johnny Mathis has been synonymous with romance, class, and sophistication.  He's performed songs by everyone from Richard Rodgers to Burt Bacharach, and worked with world-class musicians like Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, Henry Mancini, Thom Bell, Nelson Riddle, and Don Costa.  Now, the eternally youthful singer is turning to a new repertoire for his latest studio album.  On September 29, Columbia Records will release Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American

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The Complete Chris Bell

September 20, 2017 By

Chris Bell Complete

Omnivore's 6-LP box set collects the complete solo Chris Bell, with most of this material making its vinyl debut.  The first two LPs comprise Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star and Rock City - See Seven States.   (The Rock City material was included on the Looking Forward CD, but is presented separately here.)  The newly remastered I Am The Cosmos vinyl is the third LP, with the additional recordings from the 2-CD deluxe edition making up the two volumes of Outtakes & Alternates as LPs 4

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

Pass Your Light Around

September 20, 2017 By

Jerry Yester Pass Your Light Around

Omnivore premieres 15 previously unissued tracks from artist/songwriter/producer Jerry Yester (Farewell Aldebaran, The Association, The Turtles, Tim Buckley) recorded in the 1960s and 1970s.   These never-before-heard songs were written with poet/lyricist and Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett, and feature performances by Yester with Rosebud bandmates David Vaught and John Seiter, future Lone Justice member Don Heffington, and Laurel Masse from The Manhattan Transfer, among others.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Pop

Sunshine On His Shoulders: Night Fever Music Reissues Three John Denver Classics on Vinyl

September 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

John Denver Poems Prayers and Promises Cover

On October 12, 1997, fans around the world were shocked to learn of the tragic passing of beloved troubadour John Denver at the age of 53.  Yet nearly twenty years later, his remarkable legacy of music continues to endure.  Night Fever Music has celebrated his legacy with the release of three deluxe 180-gram, colored vinyl albums from Denver's seminal RCA tenure: 1971's Poems, Prayers, and Promises, 1972's Rocky Mountain High, and 1974's Back Home Again. Though best known as a

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: John Denver

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: "Stories We Could Tell: The Very Best of John Sebastian"

September 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

John Sebastian Stories We Could Tell

CONGRATULATIONS! The following 15 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new Stories We Could Tell: The Very Best of John Sebastian on CD!  If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address!  If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: John Sebastian, The Lovin' Spoonful

Sky Trails

September 16, 2017 By

David Crosby Sky Trails

The solo David Crosby returns with a new studio album, and among its 10 songs are compositions co-written with Michael McDonald and Joni Mitchell.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

The Ultimate Collection [Various Formats]

September 16, 2017 By

Anne Murray The Ultimate Collection

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. UMe Canada celebrates the career of Anne Murray with The Ultimate Collection, a new anthology available as a 2-CD, 41-song set, or a 1-CD, 20-track edition.  The 2-CD set includes duets with Glen Campbell, Bryan Adams, Michael Buble, and Emmylou Harris among its added treats.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop

The Christmas Wish

September 16, 2017 By

Herb Alpert Christmas Wish

Legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert returns with his first Christmas album since 1968 - and he's donned a Santa suit once again for its front cover!  The Christmas Wish was recorded at Capitol Studios with a 10-piece rhythm section, a 45-piece orchestra, and a 32-member choir backing Alpert's trumpet and special guests such as his wife, Lani Hall.  This is sure to be one of the year's most joyous holiday releases!  Available on CD, LP, and digital.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

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