Dionne WordPress Banner

The Second Disc

Expanded and Remastered Music News

  • Home
  • News
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Features
    • Release Round-Up
    • The Weekend Stream
    • Giveaways!
    • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Release Calendar
    • Coming Soon
    • Now Available
  • About
  • Second Disc Records
    • Full Catalog
  • Contact

/ Pop

Rock 'N' Roll Suicide: Bowie's Final Ziggy Gig Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue

June 5, 2023 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Bowie Ziggy soundtrack 50 packshot

Over 50 years after David Bowie bade farewell to one of his most recognizable onstage personas, the show in which he did so will be reissued and restored. Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be reissued by Parlophone August 11, just a month after the exact anniversary of that landmark date at Hammersmith Odeon in London. Originally issued in truncated form in 1983, the program was remixed and restored in 2003; this presentation will feature two tracks finally added

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie, Jeff Beck

The Weekend Stream: June 3, 2023

June 3, 2023 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Stream 2023

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. Our latest round-up brings new music from Joan Jett, terrific live rarities from Bruce Springsteen, a band with a lot more going on than their name, and a tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest lyricists. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Darkness Tour '78 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes /

Continue Reading

Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Bruce Springsteen, Bunny DeBarge, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Nancy Wilson, Passion Pit, Robyn Hitchcock, Stephen Sondheim

Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Four Seasons box

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Sylvester, Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 celebrates the late disco/dance music pioneer with 26 tracks on two CDs drawn from all six of his albums for the label, as well as the rare 12-inch Disco Versions that kept the dancefloors burning.  In addition to

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Foo Fighters, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Kenny Rogers, Norah Jones, Roger Waters, Rufus Wainwright, Sylvester, Tanya Tucker, The Hollywood Vampires

It's a Man's World: Deluxe Edition

June 1, 2023 By

Cher It's a Man's World 2CD

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cher's 1995 album It's a Man's World returns from Warner Records as a Deluxe Edition on 2 CDs or 4 LPs.  Both versions contain the complete 14-track U.K. album (the U.S. edition removed three songs and substantially remixed others) and a selection of bonus single remixes, eleven in total.  "Walking in Memphis (Shut Up and Dance Vocal Mix)" is streaming now, while "One by One (JR's Pride Mix)" will

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop

Paradise Is Here: Cher Expands "It's a Man's World" on CD, LP

June 1, 2023 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Cher It's a Man's World 2CD

1995's It's a Man's World returned Cher to the Warner Music family after a string of studio albums on the Casablanca, Columbia, and Geffen labels.  Though the album charted higher in the U.K. than in the U.S., it anticipated the 1998 international smash Believe and is today recognized as another classic chapter in the artist's extraordinary career.  On July 14, It's a Man's World will return from Warner Records as a Deluxe Edition available on 2 CDs or 4 LPs.  Both versions contain the complete

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Cher

Empty Glass [Half-Speed Mastered]

May 31, 2023 By

Pete Townshend Empty Glass Half Speed

Pete Townshend's Empty Glass (1980) found the singer-songwriter-guitarist reflecting on mortality, drugs, alcohol, spirituality, and falling out of love.  Some have called it the best Who album the band never recorded, with Roger Daltrey reportedly having expressed disappointment that it wasn't a Who record.  "Rabbit" Bundrick joined in, as did Faces/Who drummer Kenney Jones, Big Country bassist Tony Butler, drummer Simon Phillips, and others.  Featuring the U.S. top ten hit "Let My Love Open

Continue Reading

Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Rough Mix [Half-Speed Mastered]

May 31, 2023 By

Pete Townshend Rough Mix Half Speed

Rough Mix, Pete Townshend's second "solo" album, was recorded with bassist-songwriter Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces) and producer Glyn Johns.  Featuring guests John Entwistle, Eric Clapton, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart, and the duo of Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, Rough Mix gets the Half-Speed Mastered treatment, mastered by Jon Astley and cut for vinyl by Miles Showell at Abbey Road.  It's housed within a gatefold sleeve and has replica U.K. Polydor labels.

Continue Reading

Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Life Is Like a Song

May 29, 2023 By

Kenny Rogers Life Is Like a Song

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Target-Exclusive CD: Target.com Kenny Rogers' first posthumous studio release, Life Is Like a Song is built around eight never-before-heard recordings spanning 2008-2011 and two rarities.  Among the selections, the superstar brought his familiar, distinctive, and lived-in vocals to Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and The Temptations' Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong/Rodger Penzabene standard "I

Continue Reading

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

The Weekend Stream: May 27, 2023

May 27, 2023 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Stream 2023

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 usher you into the weekend from a Sly and the Family Stone rarity to the latest expanded edition from Taylor Swift! https://youtu.be/oGsct11DL_M Sly and the Family Stone, Ten Years Too Soon (The Remix Album) (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Perhaps the most bizarre item in the Sly and the Family Stone catalogue has hit

Continue Reading

Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Funk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: All Saints, Barbra Streisand, Ed Ames, Edgar Winter, Josh Groban, Miles Davis, Sly and the Family Stone, Stephen Sondheim, Taylor Swift, The Jesus and Mary Chain

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Carole King Home Again CD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Carole King, Home Again: Live in Central Park (Ode/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coinciding with the documentary/concert film of the same name, Carole King's Home Again: Live in Central Park captures her concert - the first-ever free concert at New York City's Great

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Barry Manilow, Carole King, John Coltrane, Mike Oldfield, Richard Hawley, Robert Craft, Sparks, Steely Dan, Thelonious Monk

In Memoriam: Tina Turner (1939-2023)

May 24, 2023 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Tina Turner Simply the Best

Today, the name of Tina Turner will be on everyone's lips.  The magnetic dynamo with the powerfully raspy voice, instantly identifiable stage moves, and indomitable spirit has died at the age of 83.  Yet, like most everything else in her extraordinary life and career, even her name was hard-won.  Born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, she began singing with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957.  The volatile bandleader rechristened her Tina Turner, reportedly choosing the first name

Continue Reading

Categories: Features Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Tina Turner

The Crossing

May 24, 2023 By

Paul Young The Crossing Reissue

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount (U.S.) LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Deep Discount (U.S.) 7a Records delivers a 30th anniversary remastered edition of Paul Young's final Columbia album, 1993's The Crossing.  Primarily produced by Don Was, the album welcomed a number of familiar session veterans in support of Young including Billy Preston, Toto's Jeff Porcaro, The Who's Pino Palladino, and The Memphis Horns. "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue,"

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

Bring Me Home: Paul Young's "The Crossing" Receives 30th Anniversary Edition from 7a Records

May 24, 2023 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Paul Young The Crossing Reissue

Blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter Paul Young made his debut 40 years ago with 1983's No Parlez, his first of five albums released on Columbia Records through 1993.  Young has marked the anniversary with a flurry of activity including his new studio album Behind the Lens, a U.K. tour running through November, and a memoir appropriately entitled Take a Piece of Me with You after a famous Daryl Hall lyric popularized by Young.  On June 16, 7a Records will continue the Young celebration with a

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Paul Young

Countdown to Ecstasy

May 24, 2023 By

Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy

180-gram LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UHQR 200-gram LP Box Set: AcousticSounds.com Hybrid Stereo SACD: AcousticSounds.com Following the recent release of Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill in vinyl, audiophile vinyl, and hybrid stereo SACD formats, the jazz-rock heroes' second set will be receiving the same treatment.  1973's Countdown to Ecstasy will be reissued by Geffen/UMe on 180-gram black vinyl as remastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman at

Continue Reading

Formats: SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Barry Manilow [Original Mix]

May 24, 2023 By

barry manilow bell lp

Just in time for his triumphant return to the Radio City Music Hall stage and in anticipation of the fall opening of his Broadway musical Harmony, Music on Vinyl revisits Barry Manilow's debut album in its original 1973 mix featuring versions of "Could It Be Magic," "Sweet Life," "One of These Days," and "Oh My Lady" not heard since that first pressing.  The reissue is limited and numbered, and pressed on gold vinyl. A numbered red vinyl pressing of Manilow's third album, 1975's Tryin' to Get

Continue Reading

Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop

The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte

May 24, 2023 By

Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Art-rock duo Sparks, recently the subject of a documentary from director Edgar Wright, return with a new album featuring such songs as "Veronica Lake," "The Mona Lisa's Packing, Leaving Late Tonight," and "Gee, That Was Fun."  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Pop, Rock

Just What I Needed: Rhino Launches Hi-Fi Audiophile Series with The Cars, John Coltrane

May 23, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

cars cars 04

For years, Rhino has licensed titles from its catalogue to various audiophile labels.  Now, Rhino is jumping into the audiophile vinyl market itself with the Rhino High Fidelity line.  This series of limited, numbered reissues has kicked off with The Cars' 1978 debut album, first released on Elektra, and John Coltrane's 1964 Coltrane's Sound, originally issued on Atlantic.  Both titles are available now.  Two more classic albums will follow each quarter. With the release of The Cars, the

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop Tags: John Coltrane, The Cars

My Old School: UMe Reissues Steely Dan's "Countdown to Ecstasy"

May 22, 2023 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Steely Dan Countdown to Ecstasy

Following the recent release of Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill in vinyl, audiophile vinyl, and hybrid stereo SACD formats, the jazz-rock heroes' second set will be receiving the same treatment.  This Friday, May 26, Countdown to Ecstasy will be issued by Geffen/UMe on 180-gram black vinyl as remastered by Bernie Grundman at 33-1/3 RPM.  A 200-gram, 45 RPM version on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) is already shipping from Acoustic Sounds with the SACD (playable on all CD players)

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Steely Dan

The Weekend Stream: May 20, 2023

May 20, 2023 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Stream 2023

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 usher you into the weekend.From Rufus Wainwright to Lana Del Rey, Donna Summer to ZTT, we're bringing you the goods. Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright (25th Anniversary Edition) (Geffen/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) One of the best-reviewed albums of 1998 was the baroque-pop debut from singer/songwriter Rufus Wainright. With

Continue Reading

Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Donna Summer, Edgar Winter, James Brown, Lana Del Rey, Robin Thicke, Rufus Wainwright, Samara Joy, Tanya Tucker, The Beach Boys

Like a Moth to a Flame: Janet Jackson's 'janet.' Gets Expanded for 30th Anniversary

May 19, 2023 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

janet deluxe

With her fifth album, Janet Jackson took her artistry and popularity into a new gear for a new decade. Now, 30 years after janet. was released, it's coming back into print this summer as an expanded edition featuring rare bonus material. Coming off the back-to-back critical and commercial smashes of Control (1986) and Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - the latter of which met big brother Michael's Thriller-era benchmark of seven Top 10 hits off one album, the youngest member of the Jackson family

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Paul Simon Seven Psalms

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Paul Simon, Seven Psalms (Owl/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive Colored Vinyl: Amazon U.S. Paul Simon is ready to unveil Seven Psalms, his fifteenth studio album: a 33-minute suite of music consisting of seven dreamlike, meditative compositions which are meant to be played as one continuous piece (and

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Menken, Def Leppard, Galen Paul, Graham Nash, Howard Ashman, Jeanine Tesori, Marty Stuart, Paul Simon, Paul Simonon

At Royal Albert Hall

May 16, 2023 By

Gordon Lightfoot At Royal Albert Hall

In the weeks before his passing, late Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot approved the release of this May 24, 2016 concert at Royal Albert Hall.  The 2CD set features such beloved Lightfoot standards as "Beautiful," "Early Morning Rain," "Sundown," "Carefree Highway," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."  The 2LP vinyl edition arrives September 1.

Continue Reading

Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop

Summer Dreaming: Grapefruit Collects Sunshine Pop Sounds of Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Harmony Grass

May 16, 2023 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Tony Rivers Move In a Little Closer

Tony Rivers' name occupies a special place in the heart of sunshine pop aficionados.  The singer born Douglas Anthony Thompson in Shildon, County Durham, England began his career with The Castaways in a beat mode - even supporting The Beatles on a 1963 Piccadilly gig - before discovering The Beach Boys and taking his already-impressive vocal arrangement skills to the next level.  A new 3-CD anthology, Move In a Little Closer: The Complete Recordings 1963-1970 on Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint,

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Harmony Grass, Tony Rivers and The Castaways

Now

May 14, 2023 By

Graham Nash Now

Graham Nash reflects on his present-day life on Now, a collection of original songs also including his unique recording of "Buddy's Back" with longtime Hollies pal Allan Clarke. Available on CD, LP, and digial formats.

Continue Reading

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

The Weekend Stream Extra: Legacy Announces Doris Day Digital Campaign

May 14, 2023 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Doris Day Greatest Hits

Last April, the Doris Day centennial celebration kicked off.  It's since encompassed a rarities collection on CD and the vinyl premiere of Doris' final studio album, My Heart, from Real Gone Music as well as a beautiful coffee table book from Hermes Press, various film and television screenings on Turner Classic Movies, and a flurry of charitable work benefiting the Doris Day Animal Foundation.  As a finale to the celebration, Sony's Legacy Recordings has committed to refreshing the late

Continue Reading

Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Doris Day

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • …
  • 165
  • Next Page »

Upcoming Releases

  • Status Quo Live deluxe
    Live! Deluxe Edition
    Status Quo
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
  • Brothers in Arms 40
    Brothers in Arms: 40th Anniversary Edition
    Dire Straits
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
  • Version 1.0.0
    The Bridge
    David Sancious
    May 16, 2025
    US UK
See Full Calendar

Connect

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4,676 other subscribers

Popular Posts

  • Most Commented
  • Most Viewed
  • Dionne Warwick Make It Easy on Yourself(Don't) Walk On By: Dionne Warwick's "Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971" Due in June on 12...
  • Tracks II CD packshot no disc artShut Out the Light: Bruce Springsteen Offers Seven Unheard Albums on 'Tracks II'
  • Rod Stewart Ultimate Hits Amazon exclusiveHe Wears It Well: Rod Stewart's 'Ultimate Hits' Due in June
  • RSD 2025 best of restRecord Store Day 2025: The Best of the Rest
  • record store day logoThe Second Disc's Guide to Record Store Day 2025: Our Favorite Picks
  • John Williams Anthology 1Mondo Maestro: New John Williams Box Set Series Announced, Plus 'Star Wars' Re-Recordings on Vinyl

Music Resources

  • Addicted to Vinyl
  • Crap from the Past
  • Discogs
  • Film Score Monthly
  • IMWAN Forum – From the Vaults
  • MusicTAP
  • Musoscribe
  • Pause & Play
  • Popdose
  • Slicing Up Eyeballs
  • Steve Hoffman Music Forums
  • Ultimate Classic Rock
  • Vintage Vinyl News
  • Wolfgang's Vault

Labels of Note

  • Ace Records
  • Analog Spark
  • Bear Family
  • BGO Records
  • Big Break Records
  • Blixa Sounds
  • Cherry Red Label Group
  • Craft Recordings
  • Demon Music Group
  • Friday Music
  • Funky Town Grooves
  • Iconoclassic Records
  • Intervention Records
  • Intrada
  • Kritzerland
  • La La Land Records
  • Legacy Recordings
  • Light in the Attic
  • Masterworks Broadway
  • Now Sounds
  • Omnivore Recordings
  • Real Gone Music
  • Rhino Entertainment
  • Rock Candy Records
  • SoulMusic Records
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me, Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2025 The Second Disc. All rights reserved. · Site by Metaglyphics

The Second Disc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk.

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy