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Sentient

March 5, 2025 By

Santana Sentient

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada More than 25 years after a collaboration-heavy album rocketed Carlos Santana back into the spotlight, the guitar legend is releasing another - albeit one assembled from an assortment of solo tracks and guest spots spanning his last five decades of work.  Sentient brings together joint tracks with Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Smokey Robinson, and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC, along with select

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

The Complete Albums 1983-1993

March 5, 2025 By

Dio Complete Albums 1983 1993

Dio's The Complete Albums 1983-1993, a U.K. vinyl collection, chronicles the seven original studio and live releases from the legendary metal vocalist and his band. (Vertigo/Mercury distributed all the albums overseas, while Warner Music continues to handle this portion of the catalogue stateside.) The box offers new pressings of Holy Diver (1983), The Last in Line (1984), Sacred Heart (1985), the live EP Intermission (1986), Dream Evil (1987), and double-vinyl editions of 1990's Lock Up the

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Hungry for Heaven: Dio's First Seven Albums Get U.K. Vinyl Box Set Release

March 5, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Dio Complete Albums 1983 1993

One of heavy metal's major icons will be celebrated with a new U.K. vinyl collection. UMR will release Dio's The Complete Albums 1983-1993, chronicling the seven original studio and live releases from the legendary heavy metal vocalist and his band. (Vertigo/Mercury distributed all the albums overseas, while Warner Music continues to handle this portion of the catalogue today.) The box, available March 28, offers new pressings of Holy Diver (1983), The Last in Line (1984), Sacred Heart

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Dio, Ronnie James Dio

Frantic Four x 4: Edsel Remixes Shows That Made Status Quo's 'Live!'

March 4, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Status Quo Live box

A deluxe edition of Status Quo's first concert album will pair the original album - never a favorite of the band's leader - with the full, newly-remixed shows that it was assembled from. 1977's Live! found the Quo's "Frantic Four" - vocalists/guitarists Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, bassist Alan Lancaster and drummer John Coghlan (plus longtime touring keyboardist (and future full-time member) Andy Bown and tour manager Bob Young on harmonica) - wowing crowds over three nights at the Apollo

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Status Quo

The Weekend Stream: March 1, 2025

March 1, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Stream 2025

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 brings new music from Billy Idol and The Chills, cast albums aplenty and some soulful tributes to artists we lost this week. Billy Idol, "Still Dancing" (Dark Horse) (iTunes / Amazon) The recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee is going on tour this year with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and will release Dream Into It,

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Idol, Chris Jasper, Harold Rome, Jerry Butler, Jesse and Joy, The Chills, The Impressions, The Isley Brothers

That's How We Choose to Remember It

February 28, 2025 By

Version 1.0.0

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rilo Kiley is reuniting, and on May 9 - the day before the band takes the stage at the Just Like Heaven Festival in Pasadena, CA - they'll follow up a reissue of The Execution of All Things with That's How We Choose to Remember It, an 11-track collection drawing from their four studio albums and one early EP from 1999-2007.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.​

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

The Execution of All Things: Frozen Lake Edition

February 28, 2025 By

Rilo Kiley Execution of All Things Frozen Lake

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Saddle Creek Store (with bonus 7") Rilo Kiley - singer/keyboardist Jenny Lewis, lead guitarist Blake Sennett, bassist Pierre "Duke" de Reeder, and drummer Jason Boesel - is reuniting for a tour, and revisiting 2002's The Execution of All Things on vinyl for the first time with updated artwork (a die-cut sleeve and poster) billed as the "Froken Lake Edition." The standard vinyl product will be

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

Remembering Now

February 28, 2025 By

Version 1.0.0

Van Morrison releases his first album of original material since 2022.  Remembering Now is anchored by "Down to Joy," which was featured in director Kenneth Branagh's film Belfast.  Its 14 songs feature the singer-songwriter's trademark meld of blues, soul, jazz, folk, and gospel, and he's supported throughout by Richard Dunn (Hammond organ), Stuart McIlroy (piano), Pete Hurley (bass), and Colin Griffin (drums and percussion).  Fiachra Trench has arranged strings, and other collaborators include

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

Coastal: The Soundtrack

February 28, 2025 By

Version 1.0.0

The concert film Coastal, documenting Neil Young's 2023 solo concert tour, will be released to cinemas on April 17; the next day, its soundtrack album arrives on CD, LP, and digital formats.  The 11-track album includes Young favorites such as "I Am a Child," "Expecting to Fly," "Comes a Time," and "Vampire Blues."

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

Release Round-Up: Week of February 28

February 28, 2025 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

A Complete Unknown OST CD

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. Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet: Deluxe Edition (Mercury/UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picture Disc: Official Store Liquid-Filled LP: Official Store Cassette: Official Store After celebrating their debut album with a deluxe edition last year, Bon Jovi will offer similar treatment to their biggest album:

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Carla Olson, Ella Fitzgerald, Eugene Ormandy, Gene Clark, Godley and Creme, John Lee Hooker, Sex Pistols, Supertramp, The Beckies

Echoes Through the Ruins: Pink Floyd's Pompeii Gig to Be Remixed and Reissued

February 27, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Pink Floyd Pompeii

More than half a century after its release, Pink Floyd's arresting 1972 concert film - recorded in the ancient amphitheater of Pompeii - will be revisited as an audio and video product from Legacy Recordings. Pink Floyd At Pompeii - MCMLXXII restores Adrian Maben's original film in 4K quality from recently located original footage, with new audio mixes by Steven Wilson. All versions - a 2CD, a 2LP, a DVD and a Blu-ray - will be released May 2, shortly after public screenings of the film on April

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Pink Floyd

With Arms Outstretched: A Reunited Rilo Kiley Plans New Compilation, Reissue of Breakthrough Album

February 25, 2025 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Version 1.0.0

One of the year's most exciting indie-rock reunions is coming with a few new releases: Rilo Kiley will reissue their sophomore album The Execution of All Things along with a new career-spanning compilation to commemorate their upcoming tour. The acclaimed quartet - singer/keyboardist Jenny Lewis, lead guitarist Blake Sennett, bassist Pierre "Duke" de Reeder and drummer Jason Boesel - will embark on the Sometimes When You're On, You're Really F**king On tour, traversing North America in May

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Rilo Kiley

Bits of Blue Sky: Godley & Creme's Duo Discography Collected for New Box Set

February 24, 2025 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Godley Creme Parts of the Process packshot

Between their time as half of the head-turning British rock band 10cc and a whole new career as innovative music video directors, Godley & Creme carved out a unique discography as a duo. It's one that Edsel will revisit in a soon-to-be-released box set called Parts of the Process: The Complete Godley & Creme. Due for release this Friday, February 28, Parts of the Process is an 11CD set that offers the duo's seven studio releases - Consequences (1977), L (1978), Freeze

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: 10cc, Godley and Creme

Let the Guitar Play: Santana's New 'Sentient' Revisits Collabs with Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and More

February 24, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Santana Sentient

More than 25 years after a collaboration-heavy album rocketed Carlos Santana back into the spotlight, the guitar legend will release another - albeit one assembled from an assortment of solo tracks and guest spots spanning his last five decades of work. Sentient, hitting stores on March 28, brings together joint tracks with Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Smokey Robinson and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC, along with select deep cuts that make for a retrospective distinct from well known

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Paolo Rustichelli, Santana, Smokey Robinson

The Weekend Stream: February 22, 2025

February 22, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Stream 2025

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! A great Carly Simon deep cut gets a fresh mix, plus Phil Collins in concert and new music from The Stylistics. Carly Simon, "Share the End" (2025 Remaster) (Elektra/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Though merely billed as a remaster in the metadata, this upbeat, heartbreaking side-two opener to Simon's sophomore album Anticipation has been

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bill Champlin, Billy Gibbons, Carly Simon, Gene Simmons, Larry Coryell, Phil Collins, Ray Parker Jr., Ron Wood, Shania Twain, Steve Lukather, Tatyana Ali, The Stylistics, Tower of Power, Will Smith

CD Alert: Small Disc Breakouts from Box Sets and More Coming from Warner

February 21, 2025 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

VH Dallas Mats Tim NY OC

Rather than update our original posts, we felt this Friday was a good time to inform readers of a trio of modest CD sets that represent some great archival audio from bigger releases by Rhino and Warner Music in the past few years. Last summer, Rhino continued a surprising amount of catalogue from the latter portion of Van Halen's celebrated career - the period in the mid '80s and '90s when former Montrose vocalist Sammy Hagar took over for original singer David Lee Roth - with an expansion

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Neil Young, The Replacements, Van Halen

Do Ya, Do Ya Want This Disc? The Move's Transition to Something Electric Comes Alive from Esoteric

February 21, 2025 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

The Move Message from the Country

The final works from British rockers The Move were relatively ignored by everyone, including the band themselves - until listeners started to realize how it marked the trio's transition into a whole new sound. Cherry Red's Esoteric label will revisit the group's fourth album Message from the Country in a newly remastered and expanded package, available February 28. The Move started life as a harmony-rich quintet from Birmingham in the late '60s, enjoying a half dozen Top 10s on the U.K.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move

Beggar on a Beach of Gold: Mike + The Mechanics, Now on Craft, Release New Hits Set

February 20, 2025 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Mike + The Mechanics Looking Back Living the Years

One of Genesis' key members, bassist and later guitarist Mike Rutherford, will celebrate the solo side of his career with a new career-spanning compilation. Looking Back - Living the Years is a new 16-track collection culling from nearly every one of Rutherford's albums with side project Mike + The Mechanics, for which he is the sole consistent member. (Every one of the band's many vocalists will be represented on the set.) Marking 40 years since the group's self-titled debut in 1985 - the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Mike + the Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack

Only You Can Free My Mind: Real Gone Music and Omnivore's RSD Lineups Include Better Than Ezra, Francoise Hardy, Jackie DeShannon, Doc Pomus, More

February 18, 2025 By Randy Fairman 6 Comments

Jackie DeShannon Love Forever

Continuing our look through this year's Record Store Day offerings, here's the lineups for Real Gone Music and Omnivore.  You'll find music from the 1960s and the 1990s, and each company has a collection of rare demo recordings by a famed songwriter (Jackie DeShannon and Doc Pomus).  All descriptions are taken directly from Real Gone Music and Omnivore Recordings.  Visit RecordStoreDay.com for the full list of participating retailers you can visit on Saturday, April 12, to join in the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Better Than Ezra, Dada, Deicide, Doc Pomus, Francoise Hardy, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Jackie DeShannon, Record Store Day, The Rembrandts

Not Just a Mirage: Esoteric Offers Expanded, Remixed Albums by Prog Rockers Camel

February 17, 2025 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Camel Band

Some years after a massive box set took a look at the work of British prog rockers Camel, Cherry Red's Esoteric imprint will break out some of that material in five expanded 2CD/Blu-ray presentations. Reissues of Mirage (1974), Music Inspired by The Snow Goose (1975), Moonmadness (1976), Nude (1981) and Pressure Points: Live in Concert (1984) will roll out over the next few months from Esoteric, boasting expanded versions of the original albums remastered by engineer Ben Wiseman, as well as

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock Tags: Camel

Like Gangbusters: JoBoxers' Complete Works Get Anthologized by Cherry Red

February 17, 2025 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

JoBoxers Just Got Lucky Complete

If you've ever wanted to search beyond "Just Got Lucky," the worldwide hit from British New Wave group JoBoxers, a new triple-disc anthology from Cherry Red has you covered. The aptly-titled Just Got Lucky: The Complete Works 1983-1986 highlights the release of the band's sole album, 1983's Like Gangbusters, along with material from two planned follow-up records and a live recording from the band's commercial peak - some 28 unreleased tracks in all. The group, recently reunited in the 2020s,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: JoBoxers

Excess All Areas: Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes' Live Team-Up to Be Expanded

February 17, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Jimmy Page Black Crowes Live at The Greek

A rare concert team-up between one of the great blues-rock bands of the last four decades and one of the greatest guitarists of all time is getting revisited in a new 3CD or 6LP set due for release next month. Originally released in 2000, less than a year after it was recorded, Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes' Live At The Greek was a double album featuring the group and the former Led Zeppelin guitarist tearing through renditions of classics from the latter band's catalogue, plus a heap of

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes

Thankful N' Thoughtful: Legacy Releases Soundtrack to Sly Stone Documentary

February 14, 2025 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

SLY LIVES

A pleasant surprise available digitally today and on CD and 2LP in May is the soundtrack to an exciting new documentary about one of the great musical icons of the '60s: Sly Stone. SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) - the latest documentary by The Roots' drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, who picked up an Academy Award for his work on 2021's Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - has a new companion album that features 21 favorite hits and album cuts,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone

Release Round-Up: Week of February 14

February 14, 2025 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Melanie Ace o'Diamonds

Happy Valentine's Day! 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. Melanie, Ace o' Diamonds: The Lost Broadway Musical (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In the early 1980s, singer-songwriter Melanie lent her talents to the score of a new musical intended for Broadway.  Ace o' Diamonds, with a book by Ed Kelleher and Seymour Vall, revolved around the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Melanie, Rick Springfield, Robert Palmer, Sabrina Carpenter

BMG for RSD: Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, De La Soul, Solo Stones and More Coming from Catalogue Label for Record Store Day

February 13, 2025 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

BMG RSD

Among the bigger surprises of an already packed Record Store Day slate is seeing labels increase their presence within the usual offerings. One such case: BMG, a company steadily growing in prominence since corporate owner Bertelsmann sold a four-year stake in Sony Music and started rebuilding with a host of classic rock, pop and other catalogues as well as new releases from those acts. This year, the company has prepped a baker's dozen special vinyl titles for the RSD festivities on Saturday,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: De La Soul, Dokken, Dolores O'Riordan, Duran Duran, HiM, Johnny Marr, Keith Richards, Motley Crue, Motörhead, Ron Wood, Saxon, Sexwitch, The Cranberries, Thompson Twins

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