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Do Your Thing: 20 Record Store Day Black Friday Essentials

November 1, 2016 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Popeye OST

Are you making a list and checking it twice? We are! Record Store Day Black Friday is here in less than a month, and this week we're showcasing all of our favorite titles. We've shown you the goods from Legacy, Real Gone, Rhino and Omnivore; now, here are 20 more titles we think you should absolutely check out. There's soundtrack goodies from Varese Sarabande and Light in the Attic; holiday favorites from Bob & Doug McKenzie, Frank Sinatra and "Dolemite" himself; lost gems from Isaac Hayes,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Crewe, Charles Fox, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Goldsmith, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, The Runaways

Rhino, Omnivore Plan Black Friday Gold For Record Store Day

October 31, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Monkees Good Times Plus

That chill in the air and the buzz in your favorite record store can only mean one thing: Record Store Day Black Friday is nearly upon us! On November 25, indie record retailers and labels great and small will partner together to issue dozens of exclusive packages you can't get anywhere else (except maybe eBay, after the fact, though we're not happy about that.) The vinyl boom refuses to end, but owing to the lesser size of the event in general, there don't seem to be as many titles as usual.

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Big Star, CHIC, Foreigner, Jaco Pastorius, Jethro Tull, Ramones, Record Store Day, The Bangles, The Beach Boys, The Cars, The Monkees

Legacy

October 29, 2016 By

David Bowie Legacy

2-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1-CD Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This new 2-CD retrospective dedicated to the late David Bowie features forty classic tracks from "Space Oddity" through the final song on Blackstar, "I Can't Give Everything Away."  A single-CD, 20-track iteration will also be released. The 2-CD version is sequenced chronologically, while the single-disc version is not.  Both editions feature one previously unreleased track: a 2016 remix of 1971's "Life on Mars?"

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Prince 4Ever

October 28, 2016 By

Prince 4Ever

Prince 4Ever is a 40-track summary of The Artist's major works from his first album, 1978's For You, to 1992's The Love Symbol, Prince's last release before he changed his name to the album's title.  At least six tracks appear on Prince compilations for the first time, and the set also includes the first posthumous release from Prince's fabled vault: "Moonbeam Levels," a 1999 outtake at one point considered for 1988's Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic, a project scrapped when Prince took on Batman. A

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

You're Gonna Get It! Tom Petty Celebrates 40 Years with Two Vinyl Boxes

October 28, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Tom Petty Vinyl Volume Two

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are collecting all their studio albums into two new vinyl box sets. The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 (1976-1991) and The Complete Studio Albums Volume 2 (1994-2014) bring together, across 21 pieces of 180-gram vinyl, all 16 studio releases from singer/guitarist Petty, guitarists Mike Campbell and Scott Thurston, keyboardist Benmont Tench, bassists Ron Blair and Howie Epstein and drummers Stan Lynch

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Dylan, Hendrix, Run-D.M.C. Lead Off Legacy's Record Store Day Black Friday Slate

October 27, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bob Dylan Real Royal Albert Hall

The official list is here for this year's Black Friday Record Store Day event - that's Friday, November 25! - and as usual, an eclectic array of titles will be on offer to kick off the holiday shopping season.  Legacy Recordings has tapped some of its heaviest hitters for this year's limited edition vinyl releases including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Run-D.M.C. and Alice in Chains...plus a disparate pair of animation favorites! Here's the full list of Legacy's Black Friday RSD releases, with

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice in Chains, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Record Store Day, Run-D.M.C.

Feeling This: Classic Blink-182 Albums Collected In Vinyl Box

October 25, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Blink 182 Box

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the pop-punk fan in your life? UMe has you covered with a 10LP box set devoted to one of the genre's best bands: Blink-182. The simply titled Blink-182 Box Set features all seven of the group's albums released between 1995 and 2011. This includes the long out-of-print live set The Mark, Tom & Travis Show (which featured the studio single "Man Overboard" and a whole lot of bathroom humor in its onstage banter) and the deluxe edition of Neighborhoods,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Blink-182

Let's Go Crazy: NPG/Warner Bros. Announce "Prince 4Ever" Compilation

October 21, 2016 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Prince 4Ever

Readers of The Second Disc have had to cope with some powerful losses in the pantheon of music greats, and few losses were bigger than that of Prince this past spring. His death propelled multiple albums and compilations into the Billboard charts, including the single-disc overview The Very Best of Prince, which topped the charts 15 years after it was released. In time for the holidays, the first posthumous Prince collection, Prince 4Ever, was announced today by NPG Records and Warner Bros.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Prince

Release Round-Up: Week of October 21

October 21, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Lazarus OCR

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up - one of the year's biggest! Frank Sinatra, World on a String (Capitol/UMe)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K./ Amazon Canada) 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"

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bette Midler, David Bowie, David Crosby, Donna Fargo, Dr. John, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, The Pretenders, Tony Hadley

Boys For Pele: 20th Anniversary Edition

October 15, 2016 By

Tori Amos Boys for Pele

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This expanded edition of Tori Amos' third album, Boys for Pele, will feature new liner notes penned by Amos and a 21-track bonus disc of demos, B-sides and alternate versions, four of which ("To the Fair Motormaids of Japan," "Sucker," a remix of "Talula" and an alternate take of "In the Springtime of His Voodoo") are previously unreleased. A double vinyl reissue of the original album will also be available.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Badmotorfinger [Various Editions]

October 15, 2016 By

Soundgarden Badmotorfinger Cover

Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This seven disc set - four CDs, two DVDs and a Blu-ray - expanded the rockers' third album to staggering proportions.  Astoundingly, much of Badmotorfinger's deluxe content has never been released before. You get the remastered album, a disc of studio outtakes (with just one released track, a version of "New Damage" with Queen guitarist Brian May), a

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works

October 15, 2016 By

Mother Love Bone On Earth as It Is

The 3-LP or 3-CD/1-DVD release On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works is the definitive collection from Mother Love Bone, the first band of Seattle's burgeoning late '80s/early '90s rock scene to secure a major label deal. The members of the quintet all kicked around said scene for much of the late '80s, with guitarists Bruce Fairweather and Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament coming from proto-grunge group Green River, drummer Greg Gilmore playing in punk outfits 10 Minute Warning (where he

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Lighthouse

October 14, 2016 By

David Crosby Lighthouse

David Crosby returns for a new, intimate 9-song solo set highlighted by "Things We Do for Love," "Somebody Other Than You," and "Paint You a Picture," the latter co-written with Marc Cohn.  Available on CD and vinyl.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

A Thousand Years Wide: Soundgarden Expand "Badmotorfinger" in a Big Way

October 14, 2016 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Soundgarden Badmotorfinger Cover

When news first broke that Soundgarden were planning a 25th anniversary edition of their third album, 1991’s Badmotorfinger, it was almost hard to imagine what extra content would be included. After all, 2014’s Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Along the Path had compiled just about all of the group’s B-sides across three discs. Well, with the grunge explosion celebrated heavily in the Soundgarden-adjacent camp (box sets devoted to Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog are among 2016’s bigger

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

Stardog Champions: Mother Love Bone Box Due This Fall

October 11, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Mother Love Bone On Earth as It Is

We recently reported Universal's new reissue of Seattle grunge outfit Temple of the Dog, a supergroup featuring members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden paying tribute to Mother Love Bone. This fall, the complete output of that band will be compiled into a box set as well. On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works is the definitive collection from the first of Seattle's burgeoning late '80s/early '90s rock scene to secure a major label deal. The members of the quintet all kicked around said scene for

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It's Gotta Be Big: Tori Amos to Expand "Boys for Pele," 20 Years Later

October 10, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Tori Amos Boys for Pele

In honor of its 20th anniversary, Rhino Records is expanding and reissuing Tori Amos' third album, Boys for Pele, with a host of rare and unreleased bonus tracks. Her first self-produced album after splitting with producer and partner Eric Rosse, Boys for Pele (named for the Hawaiian fire goddess) found Amos taking the power back from the male figures in her life. "I was at the point I could not answer to anybody," she said of her bid for independence. "I'd been answering my whole life to

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Tori Amos

Friday's Child: Lee Hazlewood Meets Indie Rock On Ace's New "Son-of-a-Gun"

October 7, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Lee Hazlewood Son of a Gun

Ace has previously surveyed the singular oeuvre of musical iconoclast Lee Hazlewood on a number of releases including Califia: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood and, more recently, Shazam! and Other Instrumentals Written by Lee Hazlewood.  Now, on Son-of-a-Gun and More from the Lee Hazlewood Songbook, the label has returned to the territory of Califia with a twist.  Whereas that compilation focused on Lee’s vivid, quirky songs as performed by Nancy Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Ann-Margret, Dino, Desi

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Lee Hazlewood, Various Artists

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

Savvy Show Stoppers: Shadowy Men Release Shadowy Reissues

October 4, 2016 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Shadowy Men Savvy Show Stoppers

Your weekend will be above average should you pick up the new expanded editions of all three albums by Canadian instrumental rock band Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. The Toronto-based trio--drummer Don Pyle, guitarist Brian Connelly and bassist Reid Diamond--formed out of punk outfit Crash Kills Five in 1984. Their catchy instrumentals and unique DIY-style releases (one EP was sold on a package of Jiffy Pop) guaranteed them cult favorite status, but it was "Having An Average Weekend," the

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Let's Dance: "Legacy" Collects David Bowie's Best Singles and More

October 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

David Bowie Legacy

Roughly two years ago, David Bowie announced the release of Nothing Has Changed, a career-spanning retrospective available in 2-CD, 3-CD and 2-LP configurations from Columbia/Legacy in the United States and Parlophone in the United Kingdom.  Since then, much has changed.  Most tragically, Bowie passed away earlier this year at the age of 69, just two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar.  Now, a new compilation follows in the footsteps of Nothing Has Changed, bringing the

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

The RCA and Arista Album Collection

October 2, 2016 By

Lou Reed RCA and Arista Album Collection 1

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.

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

Release Round-Up: Week of September 30

September 30, 2016 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Rolling Stones in Mono Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones in Mono (ABKCO) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rolling Stones in Mono captures, on 15 CDs or 16 LPs, the original mono albums released on both sides of the Atlantic between 1964 and 1969 including the exceptionally rare mono editions of Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969).  Exclusive to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Erroll Garner, Graham Parker, Herb Alpert, Jimi Hendrix, John Prine, Lalo Schifrin, Sting, Syreeta, Temple of the Dog, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Yes

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

Temple of the Dog: 25th Anniversary Editions

September 28, 2016 By

Temple of the Dog

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/DVD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada For its 25th anniversary, A&M/UMe are pulling out all the stops with a four-disc CD/DVD/Blu-ray deluxe edition of the 1991 grunge classic, due out September 30. It features: A new mix of the album by longtime Pearl Jam associate Brendan O'Brien, plus three alternate mixes from the original

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Rock

Say Hello 2 Heaven: "Temple of the Dog" Gets 25th Anniversary Expansion

September 28, 2016 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Temple of the Dog

A spate of grunge classics are hitting the quarter-century mark this year, and one of the biggest is coming back in a big way this month. Temple of the Dog only released one self-titled album in the spring of 1991 to relatively little fanfare. But by the end of the year, when critics started to take notice of the tidal wave of rock bands from Seattle and lighting the fuse on an eventual grunge explosion, people began to take notice. And how could you miss them, with the lineup they had?

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Rock Tags: Temple of the Dog

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