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Live from Moscow 1979

December 11, 2019 By

EltonJohnRayCooper LiveFromMoscow1979

2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussionist Ray Cooper.  Now, Elton brings his May 28, 1979 concert in Moscow to CD and wide release vinyl for the first time; the show was previously released for Record Store

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

One to One: Expanded Edition [Various Formats]

December 11, 2019 By

One To One deluxe

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Translucent Blue LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Howard Jones' third album gets the deluxe treatment from Cherry Red.  For this reissue, One To One is expanded as a 2CD or 3CD/1DVD set. The former offers all 12″ mixes and B-sides, as well as seven previously unreleased tracks, including remixes, live tracks and early versions. The deluxe set offers another 14 instrumental,

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

Deluxe Edition of Howard Jones' 'One To One' Rolls Right Up From Cherry Red

December 9, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

One To One deluxe

In 2017, Howard Jones took his scintillating synthpop catalogue from Warner Music to U.K. indie Cherry Red Records, releasing a new compilation as well as expanded editions of his first two albums. After releasing the new album Transform earlier this year, Jones will continue revisiting his discography alongside the label early next year with a deluxe edition of his third LP One To One. Released at the end of 1986, One To One followed Jones' biggest-ever hit in America: a re-recording of the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Howard Jones, Phil Collins

Joy: A Holiday Collection

December 6, 2019 By

Jewel A Holiday Collection

In 1999, singer-songwriter Jewel teamed with veteran producer-arranger Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield) for Joy: A Holiday Collection, her first Christmas album and third overall studio LP. Within a month of its release, it received a platinum certification, and it continues to be a perennial during the holiday season. Now, Craft Recordings has reissued the gentle album originally released on Atlantic Records for its vinyl premiere, as newly mastered by George Horn and Anne-Marie

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Folk, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

December 6, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

TheWho WHODeluxe TargetCD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Indie record shop 2LP edition: Bull Moose / HMV Deluxe 45rpm 2LP/EP: The Who Online Store Cassette: The Who Online Store Format Bundles: The Who Online Store Japan

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Country Joe and The Fish, Dollar, Klaus Nomi, Mary J. Blige, Mary Martin, Miles Davis, Modern English, Randy Newman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Babys, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Tony Joe White

When The Dealin's Done: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Tour Comes to CD, DVD

December 5, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Kenny Rogers The Gamblers Last Deal

Kenny Rogers announced his farewell tour in 2015, bringing it to a close two years later at the end of 2017. The Gambler's Last Deal celebrated the superstar's entire career from his early recordings with The Bobby Doyle Three to his psychedelic country with The First Edition and his beloved solo work. Now, MVD Entertainment Group is bringing the acclaimed tour to a CD/DVD package on December 13. The film of The Gambler's Last Deal was shot at the London Palladium during Rogers' final world

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis

Boogie Wonderland: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect The Emotions' Columbia Albums In New Box

December 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Emotions DontAskMyNeighbors

SoulMusic Records has recently brought together the five Columbia/ARC albums of the beloved R&B trio The Emotions on one 3-CD set with a selection of eight bonus tracks. Don't Ask My Neighbors: The Columbia/ARC Recordings (1976-1981) has Flowers (1976), Rejoice (1977), Sunbeam (1978), Come Into Our World (1979), and New Affair (1981) in one clamshell case. Sisters Sheila, Wanda and Jeanette Hutchinson first recorded on the small Brainstorm and Twin Stacks labels before receiving national

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Earth Wind and Fire, The Emotions

Old Home Town: The Collection

December 4, 2019 By

Glen Campbell Old Home Town The Collection

In one of the oddest releases seen in a while, BMG has taken Glen Campbell's three 1982-1985 Atlantic Records albums (reissued in September 2019 by Morello Records with one bonus track), dropped three songs, and reshuffled the rest of them into this new 2-CD collection.  This one is for Campbell completists only, as the three albums [Old Home Town, Letter to Home, and It's Just a Matter of Time] are available in full on the recent Morello release.

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Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop

Say You Love Me: Rhino Collects Classic Fleetwood Mac Titles in New Color Vinyl Box Set

December 3, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Fleetwood Mac were untouchable in the '70s and '80s, releasing five consecutive multi-platinum albums from 1975 to 1987.  Their self-titled "White Album," Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, and Tango in the Night dominated the airwaves and the album charts, and the band became one of the best-selling acts of the decade. This Friday, December 6, those five landmark albums will be released in a new color vinyl box set called Fleetwood Mac: 1975-1987.  It features the 1975 album Fleetwood Mac -- which

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Fleetwood Mac

Ultimate Dollar

December 2, 2019 By

Dollar Ultimate Dollar

Pop vocal duo Dollar, a.k.a. David Van Day and Thereza Bazar, are celebrated on a lavish, new 6-CD/1-DVD box set from Cherry Pop.  The box contains expanded versions of all three of their original studio albums with rare and new-to-CD bonus tracks including demos, single A- and B-sides, backing tracks, outtakes, and 12-inch mixes. A DVD (alas, in Region 2 PAL) has eighteen promo videos and television appearances. Bazar has personally overseen the project which includes a squarebound 84-page book

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop

THE SECOND DISC'S 2019 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

December 2, 2019 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

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Another Cyber Monday is here, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it's time to launch 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 Steve Miller Band title to your right!) as well as archival releases and Christmas music favorites that will make great stocking stuffers.  So just click here to access this year's top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year

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

I've Been Around: The Complete Imperial and ABC-Paramount Recordings

December 1, 2019 By

Fats Domino Ive Been Around

Get ready to find your thrill, as Bear Family Records has the ultimate tribute to singer, pianist, and rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino. The new 12CD/1DVD box set I've Been Around is packed with 312 tracks including all of Domino's recordings for Imperial Records, the label on which he made his name and recorded his biggest hits from 1948-1962, and ABC-Paramount Records, where he continued turning out stellar work between 1963-1965. This being a Bear Family box, it also features a treasure

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

The Elektra Albums: Volume Two (1970-1984)

December 1, 2019 By

Judy Collins Elektra Albums 2

Demon Music Group's Edsel label is following up its July release of Judy Collins' The Elektra Albums Volume One (1961-1968) with a second volume out today. The Elektra Albums Volume Two (1970-1984) finishes up the artist's Elektra Records tenure, comprising these nine releases on CD in their original sequences: Whales and Nightingales (1970), Living (1971), True Stories and Other Dreams (1973), Judith (1975), Bread and Roses (1976), Hard Times for Lovers (1979), Running for My Life (1980), Times

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

The Second Disc's Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019

November 29, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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​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. Record Store Day Black Friday is now almost upon us, so we thought we'd spotlight a few particularly exciting releases arriving to your local brick-and-mortar record shop! Here's our round up of RSD BF must-haves!  We're kicking off with Sam's list, and then we'll follow with Randy and Joe's! Aretha Franklin, The Atlantic Singles Collection 1968

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Alex Chilton, Aretha Franklin, Bill Conti, Bruce Springsteen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cannibal and The Headhunters, Chet Baker, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, John Williams, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, Patsy Cline, Squeeze, The Monkees, The Pretenders, Todd Rundgren, Tony Joe White, William Shatner

Release Round-Up: Week of November 29

November 29, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Prince 1999 Super Deluxe

Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Black Friday!  Here are some non-Record Store Day items arriving in stores today! Prince, 1999: Remastered & Expanded Edition [Various Formats] (NPG/Warner) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's fifth studio album gets a major makeover with a variety of deluxe editions. The Super

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Judy Collins, Leroy Anderson, Mick Ronson, Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rick Wakeman, Thomas Dolby

Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980

November 27, 2019 By

Babys Silver Dreams

Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980 contains expansions of the British pop-rock group's five original albums - The Babys, Broken Heart, Head First, Union Jacks and On The Edge - plus a bonus disc featuring a promo-only live record recorded at The Tower Theatre outside Philadelphia in 1977 and a sanctioned released of The Unofficial Official Babys Album, taken from an early session in 1975 and released once the group had begun to climb the charts. The five studio albums all feature bonus

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

If You've Got The Time: 'Silver Dreams' Box Compiles The Babys' Discography

November 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Babys Silver Dreams

Perhaps unfairly deemed a cult act despite two Top 40 hits and a stable of talented members, British pop/rockers The Babys will get their due in a new box set from Cherry Red's HNE imprint, collecting all their albums plus a host of bonus material. Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980 contains expansions of the group's five original albums - The Babys, Broken Heart, Head First, Union Jacks and On The Edge - plus a bonus disc featuring a promo-only live record recorded at The Tower Theatre

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: John Waite, Journey, The Babys

Still 'Raw': Neneh Cherry's Debut Gets Expanded Stance For 30th Anniversary

November 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Raw Like Sushi 30

One of the most unique and eclectic debut albums of the late '80s, Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, will be celebrated with a 30th anniversary deluxe edition coming from Virgin/UMC in January. The deluxe Raw Like Sushi, packed in a 12" x 12" box set, will feature the original album alongside two discs of vintage remixes of hits like "Buffalo Stance" (an international Top 5 hit) and "Kisses On The Wind," a follow-up that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in America. A who's who of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Arthur Baker, Massive Attack, Neneh Cherry

Miracle of Science [Revised Edition]

November 26, 2019 By

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings.  It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums -- Miracle of Science, 1999's #447 and 2003's What's in the Bag? -- as well as 1994's live album My Truck Is My Home and 1998's

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

More Than a New Discovery [Limited Violet Mono Vinyl Edition]

November 26, 2019 By

Laura Nyro More Than a New Discovery

Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are proud to reissue, for the first time ever on vinyl (and in homage to the artist's favorite color), Laura Nyro's 1967 debut More Than a New Discovery in a violet vinyl limited edition of 1,250 copies.  This edition features the rare, long out-of-print (and superior) original mono mix which we premiered on CD in 2017 as part of A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection.  This release, mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony's Battery

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Blowin' Away: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Bring Laura Nyro's Debut To Vinyl in January

November 26, 2019 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Laura Nyro More Than a New Discovery

Over two years ago, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music released A Little Magic, A Little Kindness: The Complete Mono Albums Collection from the late Laura Nyro. The centerpiece of that two-disc anthology was the world premiere CD release of the original mono version of Nyro's Verve Folkways debut, More Than a New Discovery. Now, that rare and superior mix is making its way to limited edition vinyl as our first release of 2020. Seldom has the title of a debut album been more apt than the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Laura Nyro

There and Back Again: Marshall Crenshaw Revisits, Revises "Miracle of Science" for New CD, LP Reissue

November 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

Between 1994 and 2003, Marshall Crenshaw recorded five albums for the Razor and Tie label. Now, the singer-songwriter is returning to those acclaimed works with revised editions coming on CD, vinyl LP, and all digital platforms. The campaign will begin on January 17, 2020 with a reissue of the 1996 release Miracle of Science. All of the upcoming titles will arrive on Crenshaw's own Shiny-Tone label as a result of the artist regaining ownership of his Razor and Tie masters. All told, the new

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Marshall Crenshaw

Review: Jeffrey Foskett, "Voices"

November 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Jeffrey Foskett Voices

It's only appropriate that Jeffrey Foskett's new release on the BMG label is entitled Voices. For it's the beauty of the human voice that's the key ingredient here - specifically the artist's rich, supple, and multi-faceted vocal instrument which has lent support over the past four decades to The Beach Boys in their various incarnations. While Foskett has recorded numerous solo albums for the Japanese market, his own works are somewhat less known here in the United States. Happily, Voices

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, Cecilio and Kapono, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, Mike Love, The Beach Boys, Valerie Carter

Release Round-Up: Week of November 22

November 22, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Beatles singles cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together.  Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: a-ha, Bing Crosby, Gary Puckett, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Mathis, Leonard Cohen, Loudon Wainwright III, Mark Lindsay, Rod Stewart, Stanley Black, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits

Review: Harry Nilsson, "Losst and Founnd"

November 21, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Harry Nilsson Losst and Founnd

Welcome back, old friend. Omnivore Recordings has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year with the first posthumous release from the late Harry Nilsson (1941-1994). Losst and Founnd premieres 43 minutes of "new" Nilsson music, and as the man himself sings on the title track, "what a miracle" it is. While longtime fans and collectors will be familiar with a handful of these recordings from their inclusion on a posthumous publishing promo and ubiquitous bootlegs of the

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Harry Nilsson

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