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Elton John, Eric Gale, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Snow, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Jaye P. Morgan, Madonna, Perry Como, Ron Carter, Simple Plan, Stanley Turrentine, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Tim Rice

It’s Love I’m After: Acrobat Music Collects Judy Garland’s Best and Rarest on “A Celebration”

July 5, 2024 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

To our American readers, we hope you’ve had a very happy Fourth of July! There aren’t as many new releases as usual today, so we’ll be back next Friday with our regular Release Round-Up, but today, we’re spotlight a new collection which is now available. Fifty-five years ago, in June 1969, the world lost Judy Garland at the too-young age of 47. Yet her voice lives on even today as new generations discover The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born, or Judy at Carnegie Hall. Today, Acrobat Music releases a new…

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Louis in London

June 25, 2024 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP (Black Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Verve Online Store (Blue Vinyl) This previously unreleased performance from the late, great Louis Armstrong was recorded live on the BBC on July 2, 1968 while the legendary musician and singer was riding high thanks to the chart-topping success in Great Britain of “What a Wonderful World.” The 13-song set naturally includes that evergreen anthem penned by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, along with W.C. Handy’s “Ole Miss” – the very first composition he’s known to have played in public – as well…

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The Weekend Stream: June 22, 2024

June 22, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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. More EPs from Duran Duran, rarities from Alanis Morissette and a tribute to an ’80s jukebox musical are part of the fun this Saturday morning! Duran Duran, My Own Way / Hungry Like the Wolf / Save a Prayer / Rio EPs (Parlophone/Rhino) My Own Way: iTunes / Amazon Hungry: iTunes / Amazon Save a Prayer: iTunes / Amazon Rio: iTunes / Amazon Ahead of Duran Duran’s classic ’80s albums getting reissued on CD, another…

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Alanis Morissette, Charlie Rich, Duran Duran, Huey Lewis and The News, Jerry Vale, Robbie Nevil, Thomas Dolby, Vanity

The Weekend Stream: June 15, 2024

June 15, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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. Pop goddesses, rock gods, one classic crooner and remixes aplenty are what you’ll find this week! Mariah Carey, Rainbow (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The Elusive Chanteuse’s seventh album built upon its 1997 predecessor Butterfly, integrating hip-hop production flourishes into her R&B/adult contemporary style. “Heartbreaker,” featuring a guest rap from Jay-Z, and “Thank God I Found You” a ballad sung with R&B singer Joe (and assistance from…

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Barry Manilow, Def Leppard, INXS, John Williams, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Pat Boone, The Rascals, U2

Release Round-Up: Week of June 14

June 14, 2024 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. David Bowie, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Parlophone/Rhino) 5CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 5CD/1Blu-ray collection from the late David Bowie follows 2019’s Conversation Piece (which shed light on the 1968-1969 David Bowie/Space Oddity era) and 2022’s Divine Symmetry (which chronicled the twelve months leading up to December 1971’s release of Hunky Dory). Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! takes an in-depth look at Bowie’s path to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, George Benson, Jack Tempchin, Janis Siegel, Little Feat, Melanie, Mike Campbell, Paul McCartney, Seal, The Hollywood Stars, Truth, Will Butler, Wings

What a Wonderful World: Verve Premieres Louis Armstrong’s “Louis in London” on CD, LP

June 11, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Well, hello, Louis! On July 12, Verve Records will release Louis in London on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. This previously unreleased performance was recorded live on the BBC on July 2, 1968 while the legendary musician and singer was riding high thanks to the chart-topping success in Great Britain of “What a Wonderful World.” The 13-song set naturally includes that evergreen anthem penned by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. Armstrong – a pioneer not only as a jazz trumpeter and bandleader but as a popular vocalist whose innovation is likely…

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Dreams Do Come True: George Benson Meets Robert Farnon

June 10, 2024 by Joe Marchese

The superstar guitarist-singer debuts a previously unreleased album from 1989 in CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon paired Benson with the Canadian composer-conductor-arranger whose most famous clients include Frank Sinatra (Sinatra Sings Songs from Great Britain), Tony Bennett (Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album), and Lena Horne (Lena: A New Album). Benson, on guitar and vocals, joined Farnon and his orchestra for a selection of classic standards from the first chapter of The Great American Songbook (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, and Johnny Mercer’s “Autumn…

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The Weekend Stream: June 8, 2024

June 8, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

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. This week is jam-packed with practically something for everybody, especially if you love the ’80s: live cuts from one of the biggest touring bands of the decade, B-sides and remixes from that same decade’s biggest British band and a rediscovered female country hitmaker – plus rare soundtracks, early favorites from a Latin-pop icon and so much more! Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Born in the U.S.A….

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Ann Wilson, Anthony Perkins, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bruce Springsteen, Daryl Hall, Duran Duran, Gloria Estefan, INXS, Janet Jackson, Jeff Healey, Jeff Healey Band, Leo Kottke, Luther Vandross, Miami Sound Machine, O.C. Smith, Ralph Tresvant, Ruth Copeland, Shorty Rogers, Sylvia

Release Round-Up: Week of June 7

June 7, 2024 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

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. Dwight Twilley, Jungle: Expanded Edition (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Iconoclassic’s deluxe expanded edition of power pop hero Dwight Twilley’s third solo album boasts six bonus tracks including the outtakes “Forget About It, Baby,” “You Can Change It,” and “Don’t You Love Her,” and Twilley’s demos of “Long, Lonely Nights,” “To Get to You,” and the title track. Ken Sharp has contributed a new essay based on his…

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APB, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bing Crosby, Blossom Dearie, Bon Jovi, Helen Merrill, Israel Vibration, Luther Vandross, NRBQ, Robert Hunter, Robin Trower, Skeeter Davis, Smoking Popes, Stina Nordenstam, Tom Verlaine, Tutti Camarata

At Last: “Dreams Do Come True: George Benson Meets Robert Farnon” Arrives in June

May 28, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Earlier this year, George Benson announced his return to Warner Music Group, bringing him back to the home of such classic albums as the multi-platinum Breezin’ and platinum In Flight and Give Me the Night. On June 14, the superstar guitarist-singer will debut a previously unreleased album from 1989 in CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon paired Benson with the Canadian composer-conductor-arranger whose most famous clients include Frank Sinatra (Sinatra Sings Songs from Great Britain), Tony Bennett (Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album),…

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The Weekend Stream: May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

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. This week has another rare track by Prince, promo for the new Beach Boys documentary, a powerful new remix by a legendary diva and more! Prince, “Silver Tongue” (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) A third Musicology-era rarity has landed digitally, following “United States of Division” and “Magnificent.” “Silver Tongue” was a “virtual B-side” to “Call My Name” from the 2004 album, a rare co-write between The Artist and singer Nikka Costa, who…

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Dick Hyman, INXS, Mariah Carey, Marian McPartland, Peggy Lee, Prince, The Beach Boys

Release Round-Up: Week of May 17

May 17, 2024 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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. Taana Gardner, When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings (SoulMusic/Cherry Red/The Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) SoulMusic Records teams with TSD to revisit dance superstar Taana Gardner’s classic West End album as a 2CD set. When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings opens with Taana Gardner in its original form and mix for the very first time on CD including Larry Levan’s 1979 mixes. Producer Kenton Nix’s extended…

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Adam Guettel, Barry Manilow, Davy Jones, Don McLean, Max Bygraves, New Kids on the Block, Pink Floyd, Stephen Sondheim, Taana Gardner

Moonlight Serenade: Stage Door Reissues Max Bygraves’ “Discolongamax”

May 16, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Tomorrow, Stage Door Records delivers perhaps the most unexpected reissue of the year – and almost certainly the campiest! Fans of kitsch (and you know who you are!) will doubtless find much to enjoy in Stage Door’s CD premiere of Discolongamax from the late British entertainer Max Bygraves (1922-2012). This marks the third release in the label’s Pop series, following an expanded album from The Nolans and the television-themed Crossroads Wedding Party. Cast album connoisseurs might know Bygraves best as Hubie Cram in the original West End production of the musical Do…

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The Weekend Stream: April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. More late period Prince is released from The Vault, plus a new Barbra Streisand single, future Bandcamp Friday favorites, cuts from new Broadway cast recordings and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Prince, “Magnificent” (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The Musicology 20th anniversary celebration continues with the digital release of another Prince rarity from The Vault! “Magnificent” was issued as part of The Artist’s NPG Music Club as a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 26

April 26, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week’s post-Record Store Day Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Tina Turner, What’s Love Got to Do with It: 30th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) 4CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Just months after the career-spanning compilation The Queen of Rock and Roll, Parlophone and Rhino will reissue another one of the late Queen’s classic albums in several deluxe formats: 1993’s What’s Love Got to Do with It. The companion album to the biopic…

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Art Tatum, Billy Idol, Bonnie Tyler, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Def Leppard, Dr. John, Jack Sheldon, Jeff Larson, Laufey, Little Richard, Neil Young, Pet Shop Boys, Sonny Rollins, Tina Turner

The Weekend Stream: March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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. This week’s lineup includes something for everyone: pop, rock, hip-hop, classic vocals, country, cast recordings, and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Howard Jones, Celebrating Together (The 40th Anniversary EP) (Cherry Red) (iTunes / Amazon) Cherry Red continues its long association with Howard Jones (whose former catalogue for Warner is now in the U.K. label’s repertoire) with a new EP of hits (“Things Can Only Get…

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Howard Jones, Jim Nabors, Matt Dennis, Matthew Sweet, Max-a-Million, Michael John LaChiusa, Olivia Rodrigo, The Browns, Trillion

Lark Day: Lainie Kazan’s 1966-1968 MGM Albums Arrive on Digital Platforms

March 20, 2024 by The Second Disc | 16 Comments

Here at TSD HQ, we’re so excited that the legendary Lainie Kazan’s four original MGM Records studio albums have been made available for the first time in almost 60 years that we just couldn’t wait for The Weekend Stream! While Lainie may be best known today for her roles in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding film series, My Favorite Year, or television’s The Nanny, this quartet of albums from 1966-1968 showcases the stage and screen veteran’s indelible artistry as one of popular music’s most arresting and distinctive vocalists. Blending bravura pop,…

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The Weekend Stream: March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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. This week’s lineup includes vault rarities from a legendary songstress; remixes of a pop/R&B classic to get you moving on your Peloton; vintage country; and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of Celebration (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The title says it all: this new entry in The Boss’ ongoing Live Series debuts 15 live tracks to streaming services, all…

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Nina’s Back

March 10, 2024 by Joe Marchese

Verve reissues Miss Simone’s 1985 “comeback” album, recorded after her return from time spent in Barbados and Liberia, on CD, LP, and digital formats. The eclectic album includes Simone’s adaptation of the Gershwins’ and DuBose Heyward’s “Porgy” as well as Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes’ “For a While” (written for Frank Sinatra’s Watertown) and two of her own compositions, “I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive” and “Fodder on Her Wings.” New artwork replaces the original cover photograph of, well, Nina’s back.

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In Memoriam: Steve Lawrence (1935-2024)

March 8, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 20 Comments

I can’t remember when I first heard the voice of Steve Lawrence – or, for that matter, which voice of Steve Lawrence I first heard. Maybe it was as a child, spinning my mom’s old Columbia 45 of “Go Away, Little Girl,” the 1962 smash written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and sung by a smitten young man, his voice sweetly tender. Perhaps it was a few years later as I discovered the original cast recording of Golden Rainbow, a quintessentially brassy, swingin’ ’60s musical in which Steve (a few years…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 8

March 8, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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. The Rolling Stones, Live at The Wiltern (Mercury Studios) 2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP (Amazon Exclusive Black and Bronze Swirl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rolling Stones’ 2002-2003 Licks World Tour was one of The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band’s most innovative. To celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary (and the release of the career-spanning…

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The Weekend Stream: March 2, 2024

March 2, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. This week’s lineup includes a solo rarity from a famous lyricist; a celebration of one of music’s most famous duos; classic hip-hop; vintage vocals; and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bernie Taupin, Tribe (iTunes / Amazon) Though best-known as Elton John’s primary lyrical collaborator, Bernie Taupin released three solo albums (as well as two with the group Farm Dogs). 1987’s Tribe is his final solo record to date. …

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We Can Make It Together: Real Gone’s March Line-Up Includes Steve and Eydie, Hardline, Spineshank, The Donnas, and Fanny

February 29, 2024 by Randy Fairman | 10 Comments

Real Gone again has a wide variety on tap for its March line-up on CD and vinyl. You’ll find pop, rock, and heavy metal from the 1950s through the early 2000s in this slate of releases. All of these titles will be available tomorrow, March 1. Last December, a PBS special debuted devoted to the careers and legacy of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Hosted by their son, David Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad traced the music of the duo over the decades with performance…

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RSD Round-Up: Spotlight on Omnivore, Iconoclassic, Friday Music, Dark Horse, Light in the Attic, and More

February 27, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Our look at this year’s Record Store Day releases continues with a look at the lineups from Omnivore Recordings, Iconoclassic Records, Friday Music, Light in the Attic, and more of our favorite labels! All titles here are due on April 20, and all descriptions are taken directly from the labels. If you are interested in any of these titles, they will be available at your local record store on April 20. Head over to recordstoreday.com for a list of participating retailers. U.K. readers, please visit recordstoreday.co.uk and Canadian readers, please visit recordstoredaycanada.ca. Watch this space close to…

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