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Joyful Jazz! Christmas with Verve! The Instrumentals!

October 14, 2016 By

Joyful Jazz Christmas Volume Two

Fourteen classic instrumental performances - including a previously unreleased version of Irving Berlin's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" by The Oscar Peterson Quartet - are featured on this new holiday compilation!  Other artists include John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Jimmy Smith, and The Ramsey Lewis Trio!

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Joyful Jazz! Christmas with Verve! The Vocalists!

October 14, 2016 By

Joyful Jazz Christmas Volume One

This new collection offers fourteen tasty tracks from the label's holiday catalogue, including standout tracks by vocalists Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Diana Krall and Patti Austin!

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of October 14

October 14, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Big Star Complete Third

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Big Star, Complete Third (Omnivore Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Omnivore does an in-depth vault dive into the creation of Big Star's Third for a new 3-CD box set.  Complete Third includes every demo, rough mix, outtake, alternate take and final master from the Third sessions known to exist. The 69 tracks on this set represent the culmination of a decade-long search to assemble all extant recordings for the album

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Big Star, Bobby Darin, Keely Smith, Phil Collins

Release Round-Up: Week of October 7

October 7, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Lou Reed RCA and Arista Album Collection 1

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up which just might be the biggest slate of the year to date! Lou Reed, The RCA and Arista Album Collection (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Legacy brings together 16 Lou Reed albums from his RCA and Arista years on 17 CDs, all remastered directly under Reed's supervision before his untimely passing in 2013.  An 80-page hardbound booklet with detailed liner notes, five art prints and a poster round out this limited edition package.  Read

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Gospel, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: ABBA, B.J. Thomas, Barry Gibb, Cher, Eddie Money, Eden Atwood, Evelyn "Champagne" King, John Hammond, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Mahalia Jackson, Micky Dolenz, Otis Redding, Percy Faith, Perry Como, Prince, Sandy Bull, Yes

I'm Glad There Is You - The Best of The Concord Years

September 30, 2016 By

Eden Atwood Im Glad There is You

Eden Atwood, a jazz singer and actress, signed to Concord Records in 1992.  During her tenure, she recorded four albums.  Real Gone has put together the first-ever compilation of her time at the label.  I'm Glad There Is You - The Best of The Concord Years collects 14 songs from all four of her albums.

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

The Intimate Keely Smith: Expanded Edition

September 30, 2016 By

Keely Smith The Intimate

Real Gone Music is partnering with Keely Records to reissue the chanteuse's Reprise oeuvre on CD.  The rollout begins with 1964's The Intimate Keely Smith, her second Reprise-era album (and the album which some consider to be her best).  Produced by Keely's future husband Jimmy Bowen, the LP is a representation of a part of her concert act and finds her singing such standards as "It Had To Be You" and "Somebody Loves Me."  Two bonus tracks are added:  a duet with Frank Sinatra on "Twin

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The Definitive Collection

September 30, 2016 By

Percy Faith Definitive

This 32-track remastered anthology from the legendary arranger-conductor Percy Faith spans 22 years of his career at Columbia Records and focuses primarily on his earlier years (including "Theme from A Summer Place," "Delicado" and "The Syncopated Clock") before he began covering pop and rock material in the 1960s.  Our very own Joe provides the new liner notes!

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Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

The Jack Jones Christmas Album

September 30, 2016 By

Jack Jones Christmas Album

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly bring Jack Jones' 1964 Kapp Records classic to CD for the very first time!  The Jack Jones Christmas Album features lush renditions of "White Christmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" plus swinging takes on "Sleigh Ride," "My Favorite Things," and Frank Sinatra's "Mistletoe and Holly."  Our reissue has been remastered by Mike Milchner from the original stereo tapes and features original

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Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

A Swingin' Safari: El Reissues Classics From James Last, Bert Kaempfert, Bernard Herrmann

September 30, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James Last Happy Sounds Forever

Cherry Red's El imprint has recently turned its attention to a trio of disparate composer-conductors.  Happy Sounds Forever reissues the 1963 album from James Last, the king of "happy music," and adds selections from the catalogue of Bert Kaempfert ("Strangers in the Night") to round out the disc.  On the other end of the spectrum, the label also has The Fantasy Film World of Bernard Herrmann, a collection dedicated to film score maestro and Alfred Hitchcock's most notable musical

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Bernard Herrmann, Bert Kaempfert, James Last

The Second Disc's Week In Review

September 24, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

RGM 0531 Eddy Arnold Christmas Cover

For today's special feature, we're taking a look back at the big stories we shared with you over the past week at The Second Disc, just in case you missed 'em the first time around! Review: Fleetwood Mac, Mirage: Deluxe Edition Joe takes a look at Rhino's 4-CD/1-LP/1-DVD Deluxe Edition of the Mac's 1982 pop gem! This Could Be the Night: Shout! Factory to Release T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show on Blu-ray Two classic concert films - featuring a galaxy of stars including The

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Black Sabbath, Chad and Jeremy, Crowded House, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, George Michael, Gerry Beckley, Jack Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mitch Miller, Roy Orbison

Release Round-Up: Week of September 23

September 23, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bruce Springsteen Chapter and Verse

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, packed with heavy hitters! David Bowie, Who Can I Be Now (1974-1976) (Parlophone) 12-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 13-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), the second in the late artist's series of deluxe albums box sets, will contain the following albums plus a 128-page booklet in the CD edition (or 84 pages in the vinyl edition.  You'll find more details here, and watch

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, My Chemical Romance, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, The Searchers, The Verve, Various Artists

Here We Come A-Caroling: Real Gone's November Christmas Slate Features Ray Conniff, The Ventures, Robert Shaw and Norman Luboff

September 21, 2016 By Randy Fairman 9 Comments

The Ventures Christmas Album

As we are still over a month away from Halloween, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about Christmas.  But stores have already bringing out small bits of Christmas merchandise and the merriest season seems to start a little earlier each year.  Real Gone Music is ready to get in the holiday mood with the announcement of their Christmas-related November 4 line-up, which has become a yearly tradition for the label! We've already told you about the three Second Disc Records releases:  Jack

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eddy Arnold, Jack Jones, Living Guitars, Living Strings, Mantovani, Mitch Miller, Ray Conniff, Sammy Kaye, The Norman Luboff Choir, The Robert Shaw Chorale, The Ventures, Tom Tom Club

Oh By Gosh, By Golly: Second Disc Records Celebrates Christmas with Jack Jones, Eddy Arnold and Mitch Miller

September 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Jack Jones Christmas Album

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us once again, and as longtime readers know, The Second Disc is always excited to spread the holiday spirit!  This year is a particularly special year for us, as we're thrilled to bring not one, not two, but three new releases to CD on November 4 via Second Disc Records in association with the premier label for holiday tunes, Real Gone Music! First up is the CD debut one of the most-demanded holiday albums of all time.  For more than six

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eddy Arnold, Jack Jones, Mitch Miller and the Gang

A Capitol Christmas

September 20, 2016 By

Capitol Christmas

A Capitol Christmas, available on CD and vinyl, presents 24 swinging holiday tracks from the label's golden era including selections from Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Lou Rawls, and others!  It's bookended by "The Christmas Song" - first in Nat's solo version and then in duet form with Nat and Natalie!

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal

World On A String

September 18, 2016 By

Frank Sinatra World on a String

Featuring performances spanning 1953 to 1982, this new live collection boasts more than four hours' worth of rare audio and video from the legendary Chairman of the Board - over 90 tracks on CD alone including such Sinatra favorites as "I Get a Kick Out of You," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Lady is a Tramp," "Witchcraft" and "Bewitched" right up through "Strangers in the Night," ""My Way" and "(Theme From) New York, New York."  Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Don Costa, Gordon Jenkins and Quincy

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of September 2

September 2, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Robert Goulet Definitive

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up highlighted by the latest release from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music! The Isley Brothers, Groove with You...Live! (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) We're incredibly excited and proud to bring this sizzling, swooning and immersive double-album document of The Isley Brothers at the peak of their powers to CD for the very first time!  Groove with You...Live! features powerful renditions of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bobby Darin, Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, Freddie Mercury, Porter Wagoner, Robert Goulet, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Isley Brothers, The Meters

Come Fly with Me: "The World on a String" Box Set Premieres Live Sinatra On CD and DVD

August 31, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Frank Sinatra World on a String

This fall, the Chairman of the Board will be globetrotting once again.  World on a String is the appropriate name of a new 4-CD/1-DVD box set celebrating Frank Sinatra's live performances on the world's stages.  This box, due on October 21 from UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises, follows previous live collections dedicated to Sinatra's performances in London, New York and Vegas.  Upping the ante, the new set has concerts from eight countries: Monaco, Australia, Egypt, Dominican Republic,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Frank Sinatra

The Definitive Collection

August 28, 2016 By

Robert Goulet Definitive

Robert Goulet's 2-CD The Definitive Collection follows up the Real Gone Music release of Goulet's Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings back in 2014.  This new, remastered compilation focuses on the rest of Goulet's nine-year tenure at the label.  Appropriately for the artist who got his big break in Camelot, half of the collection's 36 tracks hail from Broadway shows.  The rest focus on the sweeping style of romantic ballad Goulet favored for a large part of his Columbia recordings.  Goulet

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Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal

Release Round-Up: Week of August 26

August 26, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Becoming The Beach Boys

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beach Boys, Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite and Dorinda Morgan Sessions (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This 2-CD set, a tie-in with Jim Murphy's recent book Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963,  chronicles the earliest years of America's Band.  Featuring 62 tracks (over 40 previously unreleased), Omnivore's CD is released in conjunction with The Beach Boys' Brother Records, and features all of the extant

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Todd Rundgren, Twisted Sister

It Had To Be You: Real Gone's October Slate Features Eddie Money, Keely Smith, Mahalia Jackson, John Hammond, Percy Faith and More

August 24, 2016 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Eddie Money Complete Hits

Real Gone Music has just announced their October slate of titles and while only one of them will get you into the Halloween spirit, there might well be something else among the eclectic choice of genres to pique your interest! First up, Real Gone is releasing three two-disc greatest hits collections.  One of these features liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese:  Percy Faith's The Definitive Collection.  Faith was hugely in demand at Columbia Records, arranging and conducting for a large

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Eddie Money, Eden Atwood, Evelyn "Champagne" King, John Hammond, Keely Smith, Percy Faith, Sandy Bull

You Keep Me Swinging: Parlophone Collects Matt Monro's "The George Martin Years"

August 18, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Matt Monro The George Martin Years

Earlier this year, George Martin passed away at the age of 90.  Among the great producer's most lasting associations was with vocalist Matt Monro.  Martin and Monro's professional partnership endured for more than fifteen years, while their friendship survived until the singer's untimely death in 1985 at just 54 years old.  Now, the joint Martin/Monro legacy has been celebrated on a wonderful new anthology.  Matt Monro's The George Martin Years is available now from Rhino and Parlophone U.K.,

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: George Martin, Matt Monro

Release Round-Up: Week of August 5

August 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett's tenure at Atlantic Records.  The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes.  You'll find some

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

Release Round-Up: Week of July 22

July 22, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bobby Darin Story

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dio, A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A Decade of Dio 1983-1993 collects all six studio albums released by Warner Bros. and Reprise in the first decade of the band Dio's soaring career. Formed by Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice after their split from Black Sabbath in 1982, the group first gained prominence with the title track of debut Holy Diver, a staple of MTV and a recurring metal cult

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Bill Wyman, Bobby Darin, Dio, Perry Como, The Allman Brothers Band, Tucky Buzzard, Velvet Crush

They Say It's Wonderful: Real Gone September Slate Includes Robert Goulet, Porter Wagoner and The Meters

July 19, 2016 By Randy Fairman 3 Comments

Robert Goulet Definitive

Even though summer has just begun, Real Gone Music is already looking toward the end of the season with its September releases.  As per the label's norm, the artists represented span a wide range of styles and genres. We've already told you about the Second Disc Records/Real Gone release of The Isley Brothers' lost Groove With You...Live! album.  Joe has also written the liner notes for another of Real Gone's September offerings:  Robert Goulet's 2-CD The Definitive Collection.  Joe put

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Angel Witch, Dionne Warwick, Porter Wagoner, Robert Goulet, The Isley Brothers, The Meters, X-Ray Spex

The Bobby Darin Story

July 11, 2016 By

Bobby Darin Story

The late, great Bobby Darin (a favorite around these parts!) narrates his own story on this 1961 Atco LP featuring his greatest hits to that point including "Splish Splash," "Dream Lover," "Beyond the Sea," "Artificial Flowers" and more!  Friday Music has a remastered 180-gram vinyl edition to mark the album's 55th anniversary, and has restored its original white cover!  (Subsequent issues have featured the cover in black.)

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