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
Smile Happy: Rhino Unveils New Quadio Batch with America, WAR, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship
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
Release Round-Up: Week of October 17
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
MTV Unplugged
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscover Music (white LP with lithograph) The Cranberries are partnering with UMe for the debut release of their 1995 performance on MTV Unplugged. Recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with a string section during the promotion of No Need to Argue, the broadcast featured favorites from the new album ("Zombie," "Ode to My Family"), the already-sterling "Linger," a few songs that would appear on
All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980-1988
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada It's more than All Right: Omnivore Recordings is revisiting Christopher Cross' major label years for a first-time collection of his original single releases. The Worldwide Singles 1980-1988 offers 20 classic tracks - many in rare single edit or mix form - from Cross' tenure on the Warner Bros. and Reprise labels, along with a few curios from compilations. The defining hits from his self-titled
The '60s Singles
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 Sides Now" - Collins' early Elektra singles reflected a vast
Pack Up Your Sorrows: Judy Collins' "The '60s Singles" Arrives in December from Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
It's no exaggeration to state that Judy Collins transformed the sound of folk music. With a crystalline voice and a songbook blurring traditional genre lines, the Seattle native came to prominence in the fertile Greenwich Village stomping grounds of New York City. The luminous Collins - a classical piano prodigy, talented guitarist, gifted adapter and later, songwriter, and singer with a three-octave range - signed with Jac Holzman's Elektra Records in 1961 and remained an Elektra artist for
The Best That He Can Do: Omnivore Preps Christopher Cross Singles Set
Once in your life you find them: an artist whose impossibly smooth music had a major impact on a generation of listeners. After honoring Christopher Cross' landmark debut album with an expanded edition earlier this year, Omnivore Recordings will now expand their focus to all of his major label work on a new compilation. All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980-1988 offers 20 classic tracks - many in rare single edit or mix form - from Cross' tenure on the Warner Bros. and Reprise labels, along
Release Round-Up: Week of October 10
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. John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Power to the People (Capitol/UMR) 9CD/3BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD / Official Store 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official
Record Store Day Black Friday Round-Up: BMG, Omnivore, and Real Gone Music
As we gear up for Record Store Day's Black Friday event on Friday, November 28, we're sharing the lists from BMG, Omnivore Recordings, and Real Gone Music. Click here for a list of participating retailers! First up is BMG's slate... George Harrison, Living in the Material World (50th Anniversary Mix) (Dark Horse) (Zoetrope LP; 7,600 copies - reprises mix from the 2024 box set) John Lee Hooker, Chill Out (30th Anniversary) (LP; 1,500 copies - remastered reissue of album featuring Van
Power to Consume: Legacy Unveils Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Prince, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, More
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
Merry Something to You: Rhino Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Devo, Joni Mitchell, Alice Cooper, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Randy Newman, More
TSD is kicking off our look at this year's Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 28, with a typically packed slate coming from Rhino. With over 30 titles, the label has brought out the heavy hitters (many of which are RSD mainstays) including The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Todd Rundgren, Van Halen, and more. We've also included a handful of releases from Rhino sister labels such as Warner (with a
The Weekend Stream: October 4, 2025
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. From the Foo Fighters entering Bandcamp for a cause to a Record Store Day rarity by Rage Against the Machine, the dream of the '90s is very much alive here...plus much more from other decades, too! Are Playing Where??? Vol. I by Foo Fighters Foo Fighters, Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1 (Roswell) (Bandcamp) After kicking off a season of
D'You Know? The Cranberries Plan New Expansion of 'No Need to Argue,' 'MTV Unplugged' Set
It's not just in your head: The Cranberries have just reissued an album they expanded a few years ago - but they've also got an unreleased live set due soon, too. The band's sophomore album, 1994's No Need to Argue, was previously reissued for its 25th anniversary in 2020 with a host of B-sides and rare material; as of today, it's available once more as a 2CD or 2LP edition that includes an EP's worth of unissued material, including remixes by Iain Cook of Scottish synthpop band CHVRCHES, a
Makes Me Feel Fine: Cherry Red, Lemon Collect Seals and Crofts' "Warner Bros. Years" on New Box
Between 1972 and 1980, Jim Seals and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts charted a dozen singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Three of those made the top ten - "Summer Breeze" (1972), "Diamond Girl" (1973), and "Get Closer" (1976) - while a further trio notched spots in the top twenty: "Hummingbird" (1973), "I'll Play for You" (1975), and "You're the Love" (1978). The duo was met with similar success on the AC chart, with "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)," a No. 21 Pop hit, reaching No. 2 in 1973 -
Release Round-Up: Week of October 3
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. Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 30th Anniversary Edition (Big Brother) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Oasis have a slightly expanded edition of 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory? on tap, pairing a 2014 remaster of the album (which initially came with
Hard to Believe: The Monkees' "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd." Goes Super Deluxe
The Monkees' fourth album is returning today in two different formats: an audiophile-quality vinyl pressing sourced from the original stereo tapes for the first time and a 4CD/1-7" super deluxe box set loaded with over 100 tracks, many of which are previously unreleased. 1967's Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. found Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork taking advantage of the hard-won freedom they'd earned with Headquarters. Sessions began in April 1967,
Songs from the Big Chair: 40th Anniversary Editions
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Coke Bottle): uDiscover Music / The Sound of Vinyl 1LP (Picture Disc): TFF Store / uDiscover Music / The Sound of Vinyl Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair - still the crown jewel of the duo's discography, and easily its most-reissued - will get some more pressings on CD and vinyl this fall to mark its 40th anniversary. Already expanded on CD in 1999, 2006 and a 2014 box set, TFF's
Heartbeat City: Deluxe Edition
The Cars' penultimate album and biggest commercial success is coming back in a box set. Rhino reissues the group's Heartbeat City as a 4CD/1LP set, a year-delayed 40th anniversary celebration that'll include the original album on CD and vinyl alongside a wealth of bonus material (including tracks featured on previous expanded editions of not only this album but 1980's Panorama). Highlights include the non-album B-side "Breakaway," remixes of the single "Hello Again," a number of early versions
Live at the Roxy Theatre
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Brian Wilson's triumphant April 2000 solo shows on the Sunset Strip at the Roxy return to CD and vinyl in these 25th anniversary expanded editions which also feature fully remastered audio and new artwork. 3LP, 2CD, and digital formats are all available. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Free World - The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000
If you were intimidated by UMR's See That Girl (1979-2000), an 8CD dive into the music of Kirsty MacColl released back in 2023, Edsel has licensed a new 2CD collection offering 30 songs from the same era. Free World - The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000 is a well-curated mix of singles, B-sides, and fan favorites from the dearly missed British songstress, including the stellar debut "They Don't Know"; hits like "A New England," "Days" and "Walking Down Madison"; and team-ups with "A New
FYC40 [Multiple Formats]
4CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) 2LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Official Store (with CD single) 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) FYC40 will reintroduce audiences to the Birmingham trio behind "Johnny Come Home," "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing" on a multi-disc set that's
Trouble in Paradise: Expanded Edition
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 unadorned, often intimate demos of every track on the album save "Mikey's" as well as demos of two previously unreleased tunes, "Big Fat Country Song
We Love It! Rhino Expands Randy Newman's "Trouble in Paradise" with Demos, Rare Concert
There's Trouble brewing! On October 17, Rhino will reissue Randy Newman's seventh studio album, Trouble in Paradise, as a 2CD expanded edition featuring previously unreleased demos and a rare concert performance. Proving that good things come to those who wait, this deluxe edition belatedly follows the definitive expansions of Sail Away and Good Old Boys, both from 2002. Like Little Criminals (which introduced "Short People" and "Baltimore") Trouble in Paradise was heavily influenced by the
Chess Grand Masters: Classic Blues Label Celebrates 75 Years with Special Vinyl Reissues
For all its influence, it sometimes feels like the Chicago blues label Chess Records doesn't get the respect it deserves. That changes this fall with a series of new compilations and reissues of old ones, set for release from Universal Music Group to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the label's creation. Polish immigrants Leonard and Phil Chess became ingratiated into the club scene on the south side of Chicago in the '30s and '40s. They were intrigued by the thriving local talent - many