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The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music

October 14, 2016 By

Dr. John Musical Mojo

Bruce Springsteen, Mavis Staples, Aaron Neville, John Fogerty, and the late Allen Toussaint are among those artists celebrating Dr. John on this new release preserving a 2014 concert held at New Orleans' Saenger Hall.  Dr. John himself also joins in the performances!  Available on 2 CDs or DD or 1 DVD.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul

Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

October 14, 2016 By

Otis Redding Live at the Whisky Complete

For the first time, all seven of the legendary soul man Otis Redding's electrifying sets on the Sunset Strip from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10, 1966 will be featured in one 6-CD package. First excerpted on an album within the year after his passing, these shows marked some of Redding's first crossover success with white rock audiences. Robby Krieger of The Doors and Bob Dylan (who offered "Just Like a Woman" to Redding) were in attendance, and the shows earned accolades in The Los Angeles

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

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

The Wonderful World of Christmas: Elvis, Johnny, Luther Headline Legacy's Vinyl Christmas Slate

October 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Elvis Merry Christmas Baby

Looking for some vinyl to place under the tree this season?  Legacy is coming to the rescue with five new Christmas releases from the label's top tier artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Luther Vandross and more! Merry Christmas Baby arrives from Elvis Presley this Friday, October 7.  This new 120-gram vinyl compilation features seventeen of the King's bona fide Christmas Classics, all newly remastered from original sources.  Naturally, "Blue Christmas" is here, as well as "Santa

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Luther Vandross, Various Artists

One Way Ticket: BBR Reissues Disco Hits From Coffee, Eruption

October 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Eruption Featuring Precious Wilson

Big Break Records has dug into the vaults of De-Lite Records for a heady brew.  The 1980 album Slippin' and Dippin' from the trio known as Coffee ("hot, black and sweet," per group founder Elaine Sims!) has newly arrived on CD in an expanded edition boasting five bonus tracks. Elaine Sims, Gwen Hester and Dee Dee Bryant got their start on the streets of Chicago.  Though they initially comprised a line-up of the quartet Portraits of Black, the departure of Portraits member Betty Caldwell left

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Coffee, Eruption

Complete and Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 2, 2016 By

Otis Redding Dictionary

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The late Otis Redding's fifth and final album before his tragic passing, Dictionary of Soul boasted the hits "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and "Try a Little Tenderness."  It's being reissued as a 2-CD 50th Anniversary Edition featuring the mono and stereo versions of the album plus five B-sides and outtakes and three live tracks.  Available on CD, DD and vinyl.  The vinyl pressing adds a bonus 7-inch single of "Try a Little

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

The RCA Hits and More!

September 30, 2016 By

Evelyn King RCA Hits and More

The Complete RCA Hits and More! brings together 26 remastered tracks from Evelyn "Champagne" King's tenure at RCA from 1977-1986 which saw the soulful diva have several dance and R&B chart hits like "I'm In Love" and "Love Come Down."  This set presents the songs in their 12″ or remix versions as opposed to their album iterations.

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Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul

Introducing Playback Records: "The Songs of Mann and Weil" Join Steve and the Board, Garage Nuggets

September 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

On Broadway Mann and Weil

There's a new reissue label in town!  We're happy to share the news of a brand-new, top-notch label.  Based in Australia, Playback Records has recently issued its first three deluxe releases - all of which we know will be of interest to readers of The Second Disc! Longtime fans of The Bee Gees will doubtless recognize the names of Colin Petersen and Geoff Bridgeford.  Before Messrs. Petersen and Bridgeford began to make music with Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, however, they were bandmates

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Steve and the Board, The Bee Gees, Various Artists

He's No Ordinary Guy: Ace Celebrates Songs of Jerry Ross on "Some Kinda Magic"

September 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Some Kinda Magic Jerry Ross

Before Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell created The Sound of Philadelphia, Jerry Ross created the sound of Philadelphia.  The Philly-born producer-songwriter-entrepreneur penned hits for Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations and produced chart-toppers by Bobby Hebb and Shocking Blue, but only now has his remarkable legacy in pop, rock-and-roll and soul been celebrated on disc.  Ace has recently issued Some Kinda Magic: The Songs of Jerry Ross, a 24-track compendium of Ross'

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Dee Dee Sharp, Dee Dee Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Jerry Butler, Jerry Ross, Keith, Various Artists

Disco Nights: Big Break Gives GQ a "Standing Ovation" on New Anthology

September 27, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

GQ Standing Ovation

"The feeling's right, and the music's tight, on the disco nights..."  With the irresistible rhythms of 1979's "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)," the members of GQ established themselves as premier artists at Arista Records and indeed of the disco generation.  Between 1979 and 1981, the band notched seven successes on the U.S. R&B chart, with three crossing over to the Pop survey.  All of those hits, and more, are collected on Big Break Records' definitive new anthology Standing Ovation: The Story

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: GQ

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

This Could Be The Night: Shout! Factory To Release "T.A.M.I. Show" and "The Big T.N.T. Show" on Blu-ray

September 23, 2016 By Randy Fairman 8 Comments

TAMI Show and Big TNT Show

While we normally concentrate on CD reissues here at The Second Disc, we do occasionally like to highlight other titles which we think may be of interest to our readers.  One such project, just announced from Shout! Factory, certainly qualifies:  a 2-disc Blu-ray set entitled the T.A.M.I. Show/The Big T.N.T. Show Collector's Edition due out on December 2. Directed by Steve Binder, T.A.M.I. Show (meaning either "Teenage Awards Music International" or "Teen Age Music International") was filmed

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Donovan, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Petula Clark, Ray Charles, Roger Miller, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes

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

The Atlantic Years in Mono

September 20, 2016 By

Ray Charles Atlantic Years Mono

Rhino collects Ray Charles' classic solo Atlantic output as a 7-LP box set, which each remastered title pressed on 180-gram vinyl.  It's packaged in a hardbound box also containing a 12x12, 29-page booklet featuring liner notes by David Ritz and photos by Lee Friedlander.

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Good to Me: Otis Redding's "Dictionary," Complete Whisky A Go Go Recordings Due Next Month

September 20, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Otis Redding Live at the Whisky Complete

Fans of Otis Redding have twice the reason to celebrate this holiday season with the release of two separate products celebrating The King of Soul's output in 1966. First up, Rhino is reissuing Complete & Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul as a double-disc set. Joe filled us in on this release back in August, but here's a refresher: This album, Otis' fifth and final released before his tragic passing the following year, is Memphis soul par excellence, recorded with an

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Otis Redding

Release Round-Up: Week of September 16

September 16, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Led Zeppelin Complete BBC Sessions

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Led Zeppelin, The Complete BBC Sessions (Atlantic/Swan Song/Rhino) 3 CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5 LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3 CD/5 LP Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This new collection expands the original double-disc set, from 1997, which was culled from the band's appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. This updated

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobby Rush, Jim Steinman, Led Zeppelin, Meat Loaf, Pete Townshend, Petula Clark, Shirley Horn, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

SoulMusic Records Round-Up: Label Reissues Isaac Hayes, Curtis Hairston, Mass Production

September 8, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Isaac Hayes Love Attack

A quartet of recent releases from SoulMusic Records in association with Cherry Red turn the spotlight onto overlooked classics of 1980s R&B. Isaac Hayes' Love Attack (1988) put the hot buttered soul man squarely into Big '80s territory with thumping drum machines and gleaming synthesizers.  It was the Stax legend's second album for Columbia Records and built on the sound of his label debut U-Turn on which he'd played almost every instrument on the record.  For Love Attack, he was joined

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Curtis Hairston, Isaac Hayes, Mass Production

Knock On Wood: Cherry Pop Collects Amii Stewart's "The Hits: Remixed"

September 2, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Amii Stewart The Hits Remixed

Cherry Pop is knocking on wood with the new reissue of Amii Stewart's 1985 remix collection The Hits: Remixed.  Though often characterized as a one-hit wonder for her storming 1979 disco cover of Eddie Floyd's "Knock on Wood," there was much more to the talented disco chanteuse's career, as this vibrant set so aptly proves. Washington, DC-born Amy Paulette Stewart was performing in a London company of the musical Bubbling Brown Sugar when she was spotted by Hansa Records' Barry Leng.  The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Amii Stewart

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

The Isley Brothers' "Groove with You...Live!" Hits Stores TOMORROW From Second Disc Records!

September 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Isley Brothers Groove with You Live

Tomorrow, September 2, is the date for the latest - and funkiest! - release from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music!  Groove with You...Live! was the great "lost" Isley Brothers album, a sizzling slab of live-in-the-studio soul...but it's lost no more! In 1980, Ronald, Rudolph, O'Kelly, Ernie and Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper were riding high with their singular, electrifying fusion of rock, funk and soul.  After having transformed in 1973 from a three-man vocal group to a self-contained

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The Warner Bros. Recordings

August 29, 2016 By

Dionne Warner Recordings

The Warner Bros. Collection brings together the compilations The Complete Warner Bros. Singles and We Need To Go Back: The Unissued Warner Bros. Masters, both originally issued in 2013 in one slipcase.  The 40 tracks on these two CDs provide a good look at Warwick's tenure for Warner Bros. between her huge hits on Scepter and her resurgence on Arista - including an entire disc's worth of rarities from Burt Bacharach, Thom Bell, Jerry Ragovoy, Ashford and Simpson and other musical legends!

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

A Message from The Meters - The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977

August 28, 2016 By

The Meters Complete Singles

A Message from The Meters-The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977 collects the legendary New Orleans group's smoking-hot singles for all three labels, now for the first time on vinyl outside of a limited edition Record Store Day release.  Featuring productions from the late, great Allen Toussaint, funky R&B doesn't get much better than this.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

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

Best Of Their Love: BBR Collects "Blessed: The Emotions Anthology"

August 24, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

The Emotions Blessed

Rarely has a group's name been as befitting as that of The Emotions.  Sisters Sheila, Wanda and Jeanette Hutchinson couldn't help but touch a wide spectrum of emotions with their spirited, soulful recordings.  Blessed: The Emotions Anthology 1969-1985, released earlier this year on Cherry Red Group's Big Break Records imprint, is a deliciously comprehensive, 2-CD, 40-track collection drawing on the vaults of Stax/Volt, Columbia/ARC, Red Label and Motown to paint the fullest portrait of The

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Try a Little Tenderness: Otis Redding's "Dictionary of Soul" Expanded On CD and LP

August 18, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Otis Redding Dictionary

Otis Redding famously ran the gamut of soul from A to Z on his 1966 album Complete and Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul.  Well, now the dictionary is getting even more complete on October 7 with Rhino's release of a 50th anniversary edition!  This 2-CD deluxe edition features both the stereo and mono mixes of the original album plus eight bonus tracks. The 1966 album, Redding's fifth album, was cut in the summer of 1966 at Stax Studios in Memphis.  Redding was joined by

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