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Release Round-Up: Week of January 11

January 11, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Doors Waiting for the Sun

Welcome to today's Release Round-Up! Taking Back Sunday, Twenty (Craft Recordings) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 21-track anthology, available on single CD, double LP, and digital formats, celebrates 20 years of Taking Back Sunday drawing on all seven of the band's studio albums as well as newly-recorded material.  Watch for more coverage of this title later today! The Flying Burrito Bros., Burrito Deluxe

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Rock Tags: Brownie McGhee, Dave Van Ronk, Lead Belly, Sonny Terry, Taking Back Sunday, The Doors, The Flying Burrito Brothers

Review: Permanent Green Light, "Hallucinations"

January 10, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Power-pop and Paisley Underground acolytes had reason to celebrate in late 2018.  Omnivore Recordings released a brand-new compilation album called Hallucinations, a collection of cult classics, deep cuts, and rarities from the '90s rock group Permanent Green Light, who were the torch-bearers of the psych-rock scene in L.A. early in the decade.  The Second Disc was able to hear the new set and are delighted to report back on the excellent comp, which puts on full display Permanent Green Lights's

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rock Tags: Permanent Green Light

"Harmony in My Head: UK Power Pop and New Wave, 1977-81" Collects Costello, Squeeze, Nick Lowe, Searchers, More

January 10, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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In recent years, Cherry Red Records has made waves with their box set celebrations of music eras gone by.  From late-'70s Scottish independent releases and '60s Baroque pop, to '80s shoegaze and even the avant-garde sound explorations of Edgard Varese and Karlheinz Stockhausen, the label has a reputation for their meticulous deep-dives into music subcultures. In November, Cherry Red put the spotlight on the late-'70s U.K. pop-rock scene with Harmony In My Head:  UK Power Pop & New Wave,

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Buzzcocks, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Squeeze, The Searchers, Wreckless Eric

Sweet Memories: Elvis' 'The Best Of The '68 Comeback Special' Offers Highlights From Iconic Show Plus New Tribute

January 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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The celebration for Elvis Presley's '68 "comeback special" is continuing into the new year.  Legacy Recordings and RCA have announced a new single-CD collection to coincide with an upcoming NBC-TV tribute to the original December 1968 broadcast. The Best of the '68 Comeback Special, coming on February 15, features highlights from the recent '68 Comeback Special box set with performances culled from both of the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows recorded in June, 1968 for the special. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Elvis Presley

Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? Rare Bowie Demos Prepped For 7" Vinyl Box

January 8, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Spying Through a Keyhole

Parlophone has announced a new release of David Bowie rarities on what would have been the singer's 72nd birthday, to additionally mark the milestone of 50 years since the release of breakthrough single "Space Oddity." Spying Through a Keyhole: Demos and Unreleased Songs will feature nine rare recordings, including versions of familiar songs ("Space Oddity," "London Bye Ta Ta," "In The Heat Of The Morning") as well as the heretofore-unknown "Love All Around," a lyric of which gives the set

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Revolution: The Underground Sounds of 1968 [3-CD]

January 6, 2019 By

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Featuring both classics and unearthed rarities, the set explores the wild year in which psychedelia, jazz, blues, folk, world music, and hard rock all collided to form groundbreaking and genre-pushing new music.  The new compilation includes a number of legendary UK groups, including Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Genesis, and Pentangle.  Also present are Procol Harum, Caravan, Jeff Beck, Spooky Tooth, Traffic, The Move, Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger and The Trinity, The Crazy World of Arthur

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Formats: CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock

Ceremony (Version 2)

January 6, 2019 By

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Ceremony (Version 2) features an alternate version of that track with Gillan Gilbert, backed with "In A Lonely Place."  The audio for this release has been newly remastered and pressed on heavyweight vinyl.  It is part of the reissue campaign for their debut album, Movement

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

Everythings Gone Green

January 6, 2019 By

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Celebrate New Order's debut album, Movement, with the newly remastered, heavyweight vinyl reissue of the 12" single, "Everythings Gone Green" backed with "Cries and Whispers" and "Mesh."

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

Temptation

January 6, 2019 By

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Celebrate New Order's debut album, Movement, with the newly remastered, heavyweight vinyl reissue of their 12" single featuring the full-length versions of "Temptation" and "Hurt"

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

In Rio [4-LP]

January 6, 2019 By

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Recorded live during their 2002 "comeback" tour, Rush's In Rio was originally released on CD and DVD in 2003.  Now, the 28-song set featuring hits and deep cuts from across their career arrives on vinyl for the first time, across 4 discs. The collection includes all 29 songs from the Rio gig, plus two bonus tracks recorded at other stops during the Vapor Trails Tour. "Between Sun & Moon" was recorded on September 27, 2002 in Phoenix, AZ and "Vital Signs" was recorded on October 19, 2002 in

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

In Search of Mona Lisa [CD]

January 6, 2019 By

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Carlos Santana has announced the released of a new, 5-track EP called In Search of Mona Lisa, available on CD and vinyl.  It's his first release on Concord Records and is inspired by his trip to Paris to see the iconic painting.  A full-length album has also been promised for later in the year.

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Formats: CD Genre: Rock

In Search of Mona Lisa [LP]

January 6, 2019 By

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Carlos Santana has announced the released of a new, 5-track EP called In Search of Mona Lisa, available on vinyl and on CD.  It's his first release on Concord Records and is inspired by his trip to Paris to see the iconic painting.  A full-length album has also been promised for later in the year.  

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

Harmony In My Head:  UK Power Pop & New Wave, 1977-81

January 6, 2019 By

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This 3-CD set is a musical exploration of the development of British New Wave. While in the U.S. "new wave" was a lose term applied to pretty much any pop that came out in the late '70s and early '80s, U.K. purveyors used the term to refer to their deliberate reaction to, if not rejection of, the punk musical aesthetic.  It eventually mutated into the Mod Revival--members of which drew greatly from the melody-driven pop of the '60s--and later to another unique British psychedelic strand in the

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

Movement (Definitive Edition)

January 6, 2019 By

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New Order's debut album is being celebrated with a deluxe box set due in April.  Entitled Movement (Definitive Edition), the box set will include the original LP with its iconic, Peter Saville-designed sleeve, as well as a CD in a vinyl replica sleeve.  Also included are a bonus CD of previously unreleased demos, recording sessions, and alternate mixes, as well as a DVD of live concerts and TV appearances, and a hardbound book--all housed in a loft-off lid box.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

Ceremony (Version 1)

January 6, 2019 By

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Ceremony (Version 1) includes the New Order's original recording of "Ceremony" and is backed with "In A Lonely Place." Featuring remastered audio and are pressed on heavyweight vinyl, it's part of the reissue campaign for their debut album, Movement.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Rock

Got a Special Interest: Utopia Singles Collection and Reissue of Zappa's "200 Motels" On the Way From Pledge Music

January 4, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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In recent years, many artists have teamed up with Pledge Music to bring their music direct to consumers.  From small, independent do-it-yourself productions, to massive reissue campaigns by major artists (Cat Stevens' Back To Earth, for example), it's become one of many emerging avenues for artists who want to get their projects out there.  Now, two projects by two heroes of "weird" rock have been announced - one a compilation of singles tracks from Todd Rundgren's Utopia, and the other a

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Frank Zappa, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Rhino "Starts Your Ear Off Right" with New Vinyl Exclusives from CSNY, Joni, Monkees, Buffalo Springfield, More

January 3, 2019 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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Rhino's popular "Start Your Ear Off Right" vinyl reissue campaign is returning to local independent record stores and Barnes & Noble locations beginning next Tuesday, January 8, and continuing through Tuesday, January 29, with a new batch of limited (and often colorful) vinyl reissues arriving each week. Each group features an eclectic line-up drawn from the Rhino archives.  January 8 will see compilations from Aretha Franklin, Alice Cooper, and The Monkees, as well as a 1978 post-punk

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Gram Parsons, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Lupe Fiasco, Ramones, Television, The Monkees, Warren Zevon, ZZ Top

The Year In Review - The 2018 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z

January 2, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Happy 2019 and welcome to The Second Disc's 9th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards!   It's time once again to recognize this year's cream of the crop - those exemplary reissues and box sets big and small that proved to be truly outstanding products for physical media lovers worldwide.  There was no shortage of great reissue titles in 2018; in fact, we covered over 700 releases in all!  And after much deliberation, we're excited to unveil our favorites.  This isn't your run-of-the-mill Top 10,

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Categories: Features Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Gold Bonus Disc Awards

Paul McCartney Surprises Fans With "Get Enough"

January 1, 2019 By Sam Stone 16 Comments

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Hello and Happy New Year, dear readers. Sure, we said we'd return on January 2, but some news is just too good to wait on, especially when it involves a new Paul McCartney song! Paul McCartney has been his usual busy self in the past few months. Most recently he's been trekking across the world on tour. Earlier this month, he released the latest volumes in his ongoing Archive Collection--Wild Life, Red Rose Speedway, and a deluxe set combining those two volumes with Wings live takes from

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Rock

Release Round-Up: Weeks of December 21 & 28 and January 4

December 21, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Happy Holidays!  While gifts are flowing to friends and loved ones, there's not much new coming to stores!  Here are a few highlights to keep you sated over the next three weeks! John Mellencamp, Other People's Stuff [LP] (Republic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Other People's Stuff is a new collection of covers that shows Mellencamp applying his knack for storytelling to ten staples from the American music canon. The material is culled mostly from his own albums,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Diana Ross, John Mellencamp, Marvin Gaye, Mike + the Mechanics, The Classics IV

Real Gone Prepares 'Love Actually' White Vinyl Reissue, Grateful Dead 'Road Trips Vol. 3, No, 4' 3-CD Set for January

December 20, 2018 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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As temperatures continue to drop here in the northeast where The Second Disc HQ is stationed, Real Gone Music have announced two reissues that will be good company on a day spent indoors.  On January 25, the label will release a 2-LP white vinyl edition of the Love Actually soundtrack in its first-ever vinyl pressing, plus a 3-CD reissue of a hard-to-find Grateful Dead concert collection, Road Trips, Vol. 3, No. 4. With an endearing and clever plot featuring ten interlocking stories and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Mack, Dido, Joni Mitchell, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, Otis Redding, Sugababes, The Beach Boys, The Calling, The Grateful Dead, The Pointer Sisters, Wyclef Jean

Love Actually: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [2-LP "Candy Cane" Vinyl]

December 19, 2018 By

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With an endearing and clever plot featuring ten interlocking stories and star-studded cast of Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, and many more, Love Actually has become one of the most acclaimed romantic comedies of the last twenty years.  But also key to its success and longevity is its remarkable soundtrack.  As director Richard Curtis put it:  "Without its music, Love Actually wouldn't work at all. I know--because I saw the film without the music, and it's a

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

Musicology [Various Formats]

December 14, 2018 By

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1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP purple vinyl: Prince Official Store On February 8, 2019, three of Prince's essential 2000s albums will arrive on CD and, for the first time ever, LP.  Musicology, which will be available in 1-CD and 2-LP configurations, marked Prince's return to a major label and to the upper heights of the charts.  It reached the Top Five on the Billboard Album Charts in 2004.  It also resulted

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

3121 [Various Formats]

December 14, 2018 By

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1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP purple vinyl: Prince Official Store On February 8, 2019, three of Prince's essential 2000s albums will arrive on CD and, for the first time ever, LP.  In 2006, Prince released 3121, which will arrive in 1-CD and 2-LP versions.  Upon release, it received critical acclaim and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Charts.  3121 marked his first #1 album since Batman 17 years earlier,

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Planet Earth [Various Formats]

December 14, 2018 By

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1-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1-LP purple vinyl: Prince Official Store On February 8, 2019, three of Prince's essential 2000s albums will arrive on CD and, for the first time ever, LP. Like Prince's prior releases, Musicology and 3121, Planet Earth came during a time of sustained creative genius, the results of which were as critically acclaimed and popular as they were artistically inspired.  Planet Earth fared

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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