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Aretha Franklin, Henry Franklin, Olivia Newton-John, Phyllis Hyman, Prince, The Awakening, Yola

The Weekend Stream: July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Brian Wilson, BrianWilson.com Demos With the welcome news of Brian hitting the road…

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Brian Wilson, Color Me Badd, Professor Longhair, Simple Plan, The Beach Boys

The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 2 TOMORROW!

July 16, 2021 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Once again, Record Store Day here in the U.S. looks a little – make that a lot – different this year. The usual offerings have been split among two dates in 2021 with Drop 1 having taken place on June 12 and Drop 2 happening tomorrow, July 17. Every retailer is handling the Drop a bit differently thanks to the necessary accommodations for social distancing, smaller crowds, and better safety precautions. So please check in with your favorite store to find out more information. Below, you’ll find a list of the TSD…

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Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Gentry, Cat Stevens, David Holmes, Dr. John, James Horner, Randy Newman, Record Store Day, Shaun Cassidy, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Release Round-Up: Week of July 16

July 16, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Tina Turner, Foreign Affair [Various Formats] (Parlophone/Rhino) 4CD/1DVD: 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 / Official Store (white variant) Rhino and Parlophone revisit Tina Turner’s 1989 album featuring “The Best” in a variety of formats including a 4CD/DVD Super Deluxe Edition and 2CD and 2LP Deluxe Editions. The Super Deluxe Edition of Foreign Affair features the remastered original album on CD 1. Disc 2 has a selection of period remixes and B-sides plus a previously unreleased demo of “The Best.” The third and fourth CDs premiere…

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Billy Paul, Boyz II Men, Brian Wilson, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Il Divo, John Mayer, Laura Nyro, Lou Rawls, Smokey Robinson, Teddy Pendergrass, The Allman Brothers Band, The Flaming Lips, The Intruders, The O'Jays, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tina Turner, Vince Guaraldi

And All That Jazz: Real Gone Returns to Press on Three Soundtracks, Bukowski LP

July 12, 2021 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

We are continuing our coverage of Real Gone’s July slate of releases with info on some titles coming out at the end of this month on July 30. These four titles are all represses, now coming out in new color variants. First up is the soundtrack to 2002’s Chicago. The musical originally opened on Broadway on June 3, 1975 and is based upon the 1926 play of the same name written by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins. It revolves around Roxie Hart, on trial for murdering her lover in Prohibition-era Chicago. The piece…

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Bob Fosse, Charles Bukowski, Fred Ebb, Hans Zimmer, John Kander

Release Round-Up: Week of July 9

July 9, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Almost Famous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (UMe, 2021) Out today: 2CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Stillwater Vinyl EP: uDiscoverMusic.com Out August 20: 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/7LP/1-7″ Super Deluxe Edition and color variants: uDiscoverMusic.com Cameron Crowe is revisiting the soundtrack to his 2000 instant classic Almost Famous in near-complete form as a 5-CD or 6-LP set as well as in shorter highlights versions and a Super Deluxe box containing all of the music…

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

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Amy Grant, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Devo, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Eugene McDaniels, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Led Zeppelin, Little Steven, Lucinda Williams, Spacehog, Sparks, Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones, The Sandals, The Wallflowers, The Who

The Original Sound-Track Music From Bruce Brown’s ‘The Endless Summer’

July 5, 2021 by Joe Marchese

Real Gone’s new vinyl reissue of The Sandals’ 1966 surf-rock cult classic soundtrack marks the first time the album has been reissued on vinyl in the United States. The reissue features the original artwork and comes in violet vinyl. An orange “sunburst creamsicle” vinyl is available exclusively at Rough Trade stores and is limited to 500 copies.

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The Weekend Stream: July 2, 2021

July 2, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! And today’s is a bit super-sized, bringing together releases from this week, last…

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Donna Summer, Fleetwood Mac, Gamble and Huff, Lionel Richie, Lou Rawls, McFadden and Whitehead, Meco, Michael Jackson, Nas, Roberta Flack, Teddy Pendergrass, The Art of Noise, The Jacksons, The O'Jays, The Roots, The White Stripes

In The Meantime: Real Gone’s July Slate Includes Reissues of “The Endless Summer” Soundtrack and Spacehog’s Debut

June 29, 2021 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

Our friends at Real Gone Music have another packed month in July. We’ve already told you about the Toomorrow soundtrack out on Second Disc Records and Real Gone and the reissue of Eugene McDaniels’ Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse. Now we’ve got the details for two more vinyl reissues, both due on July 9: the soundtrack to the film The Endless Summer by The Sandals and Spacehog’s 1995 debut album Resident Alien. The road to the soundtrack album of the 1966 film The Endless Summer is a most interesting one. The group…

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Spacehog, The Sandals

Angel Dream (Songs and Music From the Motion Picture ‘She’s The One’)

June 22, 2021 by Joe Marchese

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Tom Petty’s Wildflowers & All The Rest was one of last year’s best box sets. The long-anticipated collection shone a light on one of Petty’s best albums and also officially premiered the two-disc version of Wildflowers. Now, Warner Records is concluding its look at that period of Petty’s career with this reimagined version of the soundtrack to the 1996 film She’s The One, directed by Edward Burns. The original version of the album contained some…

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Get In The Swing: Waxwork Preps Soundtrack to Sparks Documentary “The Sparks Brothers”

June 21, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Director Edgar Wright’s new film The Sparks Brothers (in theatres now) rewrites the book on music documentaries. The film about cult band Sparks – a.k.a. brothers Ron and Russell Mael, long more popular in Europe than in the U.S. – doesn’t have much in the way of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. As for what it does have of “rock and roll,” it’s something altogether more outré, not to mention endlessly inventive. The Sparks Brothers sheds little light on Ron and Russell Mael’s personal lives and truth to tell, it doesn’t…

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The Weekend Stream: June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Henry Mancini, Condorman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records) (iTunes /…

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Donnie, Henry Mancini, Kirk Franklin, Robert Glasper, Tamela Mann, The Jacksons

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown [Pumpkin-Shaped Orange Vinyl]

June 17, 2021 by Joe Marchese

45 RPM Orange Pumpkin Vinyl LP (2021): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black Vinyl LP (2019): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! The Emmy-nominated 1966 television special was the third overall for Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts series and the second to be holiday-themed, after A Charlie Brown Christmas. It earned a whopping 49 share in the ratings and was so successful that CBS re-aired it every year through 2000, with ABC picking up the tradition after that. Yet despite a beloved score by Vince Guaraldi (who else?), a soundtrack album…

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Good Grief! “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Returns on Pumpkin-Shaped Vinyl

June 17, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! The Emmy-nominated 1966 television special was the third overall for Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts series and the second to be holiday-themed, after A Charlie Brown Christmas. It earned a whopping 49 share in the ratings and was so successful that CBS re-aired it every year through 2000, with ABC picking up the tradition after that. Yet despite a beloved score by Vince Guaraldi (who else?), a soundtrack album to Great Pumpkin had never been released in any audio format until a CD arrived in 2018 from Craft Recordings. In 2019,…

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The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 1 TOMORROW!

June 11, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Once again, Record Store Day here in the U.S. looks a little – make that a lot – different this year. The usual offerings have been split among two dates in 2021 with Drop 1 taking place tomorrow, June 12, at your local independent record retailer. Drop 2 then takes place on July 17. Every retailer is handling the Drop a bit differently thanks to the necessary accommodations for social distancing, smaller crowds, and better safety precautions. So please check in with your favorite store to find out more information. Below, you’ll…

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Billy Paul, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Kenny Loggins, Nancy Wilson, Peter Frampton, Steely Dan, Tears for Fears, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays, The Police, The Who

Release Round-Up: Week of June 11

June 11, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Black Sabbath, Sabotage: Super Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 4LP/7″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com Rhino is expanding Black Sabbath’s 1975 album Sabotage to 4CD and 4LP/7″ proportions. The upcoming Super Deluxe Edition boasts a remastered version of the original album plus a complete live show from Sabbath’s 1975 tour. The vinyl version only includes a bonus 7-inch single of the single edit of “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” b/w “Hole in the Sky,” replicating…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

The Weekend Stream: June 5, 2021

June 5, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Nelly Furtado, Loose (Expanded Edition) (Geffen/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) Portuguese-Canadian…

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Alicia Keys, Bear McCreary, John Cale, Nelly Furtado, Terry Riley

Toomorrow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

June 3, 2021 by Joe Marchese

Purple Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Clear with Copper and Red Swirl Vinyl: Real Gone Music Clear with Red, Blue, and Green “Freak” Swirl Vinyl: Rough Trade Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to present the first-ever vinyl reissue of the 1970 soundtrack to Toomorrow, the groovy sci-fi musical starring Olivia Newton-John, Ben Thomas, Karl Chambers, and Vic Cooper. The brainchild of music impresario Don Kirshner and James Bond producer Harry Saltzman, Toomorrow featured songs by Mark Barkan and Ritchie Adams and a…

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Walkin’ on Air: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Reissue Olivia Newton-John’s “Toomorrow” Soundtrack on Vinyl

June 3, 2021 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Long before she was Sandy, the good girl of Rydell High, or Kira, the Olympian muse of the roller disco Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John was just plain Livvy, the girl singer with dreams of the big time in the 1970 sci-fi movie musical Toomorrow. On July 30, the film’s cult classic soundtrack is returning to vinyl for the very first time from Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records. The little-known motion picture directed by Val Guest (Casino Royale, Up the Creek) was the brainchild of music impresario Don Kirshner and Harry Saltzman,…

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Hugo Montenegro, Mark Barkan, Olivia Newton-John, Ritchie Adams

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The Weekend Stream: May 29, 2021

May 29, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Madonna, Beautiful Stranger (Remixes) (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon / iTunes / Spotify) Digitally reissued…

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Madonna, Run-DMC, Stacey Q

Release Round-Up: Week of May 28

May 28, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Get on Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Vol. 1 (Snapper/United Souls) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Burning Shed) Get On Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Vol. 1 is the first in a series of box sets from the U.K.-based United Souls label, an imprint of Snapper Music, which will ultimately collect the entire Philadelphia International albums discography on CD. The slipcased, 8-CD/1-12″ single hardcover book-style set will feature the following eight albums, originally released between 1971 and 1973: Billy…

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Abbey Lincoln, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Paul, David Bowie, Dick Jensen, Donald Fagen, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, John Cleese, MFSB, Moby, Nat Turner Rebellion, Pink Floyd, The Intruders, The O'Jays, k.d. lang

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and More Feature on “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” Soundtrack

May 25, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

David Hepworth’s 2017 book Never a Dull Moment: The Year That Rock Exploded set forth the author’s belief that the year crystallized the “rock era,” producing more enduring recordings than any other year in the genre’s history. It’s difficult to argue with any year that yielded John Lennon’s Imagine, The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, Carole King’s Tapestry, Joni Mitchell’s Blue, Elton John’s Madman Across the Water, Carly Simon’s Anticipation, Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On, The Who’s Who’s Next, The Beach Boys’ Surf’s Up, Black Sabbath’s Master of…

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Diana Ross, Elton John, George Harrison, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Various Artists

Fawlty Towers: For the Record

May 24, 2021 by Joe Marchese

Demon Music Group celebrates the legacy of Fawlty Towers with Fawlty Towers: For The Record. This limited edition box set features six 140-gram white LPs containing the original TV soundtracks of all 12 episodes as narrated by Andrew Sachs. The first four LPs are replicas of those originally issued by the BBC – Fawlty Towers, Second Sitting, At Your Service, and A La Carte – while the newly-created Plat du Jour and Enjoy Your Stay complete the set. In addition to stars John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, and Sachs, the episodes feature Bernard Cribbins, Joan Sanderson, Geoffrey Palmer, Ballard Berkeley, Nicky…

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Almost Famous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Various Formats]

May 24, 2021 by Joe Marchese

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/7LP/1-7″ Super Deluxe Edition and color variants: uDiscoverMusic.com Cameron Crowe is revisiting the soundtrack to his 2000 instant classic Almost Famous in near-complete form as a 5-CD or 6-LP set as well as in shorter highlights versions and a Super Deluxe box containing all of the music on CD and vinyl. The 5CD and 6LP sets feature five –…

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Hold Me Closer, Tiny Dancer: Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” Soundtrack Gets Mega-Expansion

May 21, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 19 Comments

Cameron Crowe, in association with Universal Music, has done the (near-) impossible. On July 9, the writer-director will revisit the soundtrack to his 2000 instant classic Almost Famous in greatly expanded, near-complete form, including five – yes, five! – Led Zeppelin songs plus tracks by other typically difficult-to-license artists including Simon and Garfunkel, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, and Stevie Wonder. That’s not to mention new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren, The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple, The Raspberries, and…

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