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Intrada's Valiant Effort: A Deluxe 'Roger Rabbit' Soundtrack From Disney!

January 23, 2018 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

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Intrada is set to make Disney fans p-p-p-pleased with a major soundtrack expansion: Alan Silvestri's stirring score to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Gary K. Wolf's quirky novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? - the tale of a hard-boiled private detective named Eddie Valiant solving the murder of a comic strip character - was equal parts Raymond Chandler and Chuck Jones, and perfect film fodder. But nobody could have predicted what Who Framed Roger Rabbit would have become: Jeffrey Price and Peter S.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri

Charlotte's Web: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

January 22, 2018 By

Charlottes Web

Following a brief delay, the original soundtrack to Hanna-Barbera's 1973 animated classic Charlotte's Web finally comes to CD from Varese Sarabande, featuring the wonderfully melodic songs of the Sherman Brothers as performed by Debbie Reynolds, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, and others!

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Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Varese Victories For Eight Great Years

January 22, 2018 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Thief of Hearts OST

Congratulations! Our special 8th anniversary giveaway was a sterling success, thanks to our awesome readers who entered! And now, we've got the list of prize winners. The following 15 friends have won a bundle of Chuck Berry's Rockit (1979) and the 40th anniversary soundtrack of Smokey and The Bandit and its sequel, both courtesy of Varese Sarabande: Marty Brandt Gary Dunaier Brian Edmiston Scott Fraley Emile Gardette Marc Hiatt Adrian Hickman Heath Holland Rusty Houston Dan

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Chuck Berry, E.G. Daily, Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer, Melissa Manchester

Some Disc! 'Charlotte's Web' Soundtrack Makes CD Debut From Varese

January 18, 2018 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Charlottes Web

In 1973, Hanna-Barbera's animated adaptation of E.B. White's beloved children's novel Charlotte's Web was released; over time, it became a multi-generational classic. 45 years later, a major milestone occurs with the first ever CD release of the film's winning soundtrack, courtesy of Varese Sarabande. Though White professed to not care for the film, condemning it as "a travesty" and admitting "I don't care much for jolly songs," Charlotte's Web has incredibly gained fans with time. The story

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Soundtracks Tags: Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, The Sherman Brothers

Release Round-Up: Week of January 12

January 12, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dionne Odds and Ends

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dionne Warwick, Odds and Ends: Scepter Records Rarities (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) From 1962 to 1971, Dionne Warwick, working primarily with songwriters/producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, notched over twenty Top 40 hits on the Scepter label and garnered two Grammy Awards.  Yet while there have been numerous reissues of Warwick's work at Scepter, some material has been overlooked.  This new collection

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classical/Opera, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Big Star, Denny Doherty, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Leonard Bernstein, Melissa Manchester, Petula Clark, The Main Ingredient, The Mamas and The Papas, The Remains, The Rising Storm

WIN! WIN! WIN! Celebrate Eight Great Years With a Varese Mega-Giveaway!!

January 11, 2018 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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It's no "Video Killed The Radio Star" on MTV, but it's still pretty cool! On January 11, 2010, a very simple Wordpress version of The Second Disc opened its digital doors. In the eight years since, a lot of stuff about the business has changed - back then, there were still four major music labels, and streaming music wasn't really a thing in the U.S. - but we think one thing has remained consistent: this has remained a hub for enthusiastic coverage of reissues, compilations, box sets and all

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chuck Berry, E.G. Daily, Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer, Melissa Manchester

The Last of the Mohicans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited "Sepia-Toned" Vinyl Edition)

January 10, 2018 By

Last of the Mohicans OST

Real Gone has a new 2-LP limited edition vinyl release (on sepia-toned vinyl) of Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman's original soundtrack to director Michael Mann's 1992 classic, The Last of the Mohicans.

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Mahoney's Last Stand: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

January 10, 2018 By

Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane Mahoneys Last Stand

Faces' Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood teamed up to pen the score, consisting of country/folk-flavored songs and instrumental tracks, for this 1972 low-budget Canadian film.  Real Gone brings it back to CD with new liner notes by Richie Unterberger.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Soundtracks

Better Than A Dream: Varese Expands "Thief of Hearts" Soundtrack Featuring Melissa Manchester

January 10, 2018 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Thief of Hearts OST

This Friday, January 12, Varese Sarabande is reissuing the long-out-of-print soundtrack album to 1984's thriller Thief of Hearts.  The album's only prior release on CD was back during its original release and only in Germany, at that.  This new edition has been expanded by three bonus tracks and features new liner notes written by our very own Joe Marchese.  And we want you to WIN a copy!  Read on... The film starred newcomer Steven Bauer as Scott, a burglar who breaks into the home of

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Soundtracks Tags: E.G. Daily, Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer, Melissa Manchester

Soundtrack Watch: Intrada Crowns 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,' La-La Land Boards 'Deep Space Nine'

January 9, 2018 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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From the forests of medieval England to the furthest corners of the galaxy, two of the biggest soundtrack labels are kicking off 2018 with some great archival titles. Intrada announced last night their first release of the year: an expansion of Michael Kamen's score to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The 1991 adaptation of the English folk hero, starring Kevin Costner in the title role and star turns from Morgan Freeman (as Azeem, one of the Merry Men) and Alan Rickman (as the villainous

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Michael Kamen

Rhino "Starts Your Ear Off Right" with Aretha Franklin, Dio, Alice Cooper, More

January 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare

Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right" campaign is back for 2018, and this year's crop of titles is a happily eclectic one ranging from classic R&B to rock, metal, hip-hop, and beyond.  These limited edition vinyl reissues will be released every Tuesday beginning tomorrow, January 9, and continuing through the 23rd.  We can't think of a better way to start our year off right than visiting a local record store, and Rhino agrees - so all of these titles will be exclusively available at

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Dio, Golden Smog, John Prine, Richard and Linda Thompson, The Notorious B.I.G., Vangelis, ZZ Top

Top of the World: Real Gone's February Slate Includes Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood, Grateful Dead and "Last of the Mohicans" Soundtrack

January 4, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane Mahoneys Last Stand

After the rush of the holiday season and the New Year, we now settle into the winter months, but that still doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of music to talk about.  Today, we've got new of some of Real Gone's titles hitting just under a month from now on February 2. First up is a CD reissue of an obscure title featuring two members of the Faces: Mahoney's Last Stand - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood.  If you have never seen or heard of the film, that's not

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Grateful Dead, Randy Edelman, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane, Trevor Jones

Thief of Hearts: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

January 2, 2018 By

Thief of Hearts OST

Varese Vintage returns the long out-of-print soundtrack to the 1984 thriller Thief of Hearts to CD in a newly remastered and expanded edition!  In addition to the title track by Melissa Manchester and the original score by Harold Faltermeyer, the album also includes songs from E.G. Daily, Annabella Lewin of Bow Wow Wow, Darwun, and Beth Anderson & Joe "Bean" Esposito.  TSD's Joe Marchese supplies the new liner notes!  Bonus tracks include the rare 12-inch dance mix of Manchester's "Thief of

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Soundtracks

The Year In Review - The 2017 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z

January 2, 2018 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

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Happy New Year, and welcome to The Second Disc's Eighth Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! As with every year's awards, our goals are simple: to recognize as many of the year's most essential reissues and catalogue titles as possible, and to celebrate as many of those labels, producers and artists who make these releases happen in the current retail landscape.  The labels you'll read about below have, by and large, bucked the trends to prove that there's still a demand for physical catalogue

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Gold Bonus Disc Awards

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Elton John, 'Diamonds'

December 19, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Elton Diamonds box

It's not untoward to ask exactly who the intended audience of an Elton John compilation is in 2017. The British piano pop legend has been releasing music for more than 50 years now, and has enjoyed a run of success that began early in the '70s and has yet to entirely let up. And in that time, there have been plenty of collections for fans of all stripes. His very first greatest hits album topped both the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1974 and prompted a sequel only three years later (and a third a

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Elton John

A SECOND DISC INTERVIEW! Have No Fear, Bond Is Here: "Casino Royale: 50th Anniversary" Reissue Announced, Chris Malone Explains Restoration

December 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Casino Royale 50th

Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale/They came to save the world and win the gal at Casino Royale!  Six of them went to a heavenly spot, the seventh one is going to a place where it's terribly hot... Hal David's lyric captures just a small fraction of the insanity of Charles K. Feldman's 1967 Casino Royale, the big-budget comic extravaganza and cult favorite that was "too much...for one James Bond!"  And so, David Niven as James Bond was joined by 007s of all shapes and sizes (and genders!),

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Categories: Interviews, News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Release Round-Up: Week of December 8

December 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Johnny Mathis Voice of Romance Cover Art

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Debby Boone, You Light Up My Life: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Finally, the platinum LP containing the biggest hit of the 1970s arrives on CD!  Real Gone's new edition expands Debby Boone's original You Light Up My Life album by a whopping thirteen tracks, tracing Debby's career back to her earliest recordings with her sisters as The Boone Girls.  You'll hear their effervescent

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barbra Streisand, Bert Berns, Bing Crosby, Chip Taylor, Debby Boone, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Henry Mancini, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Webb, John Fogerty, Johnny Mathis, Julie Andrews, The Searchers, William Tabbert

Sleepless in Seattle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

December 1, 2017 By

Sleepless in Seattle Vinyl

The soundtrack to Nora Ephron's beloved 1993 romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle returns on vinyl from Real Gone Music.  The score was composed by Marc Shaiman, and the soundtrack album featured classic standards from artists such as Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, Gene Autry, and Jimmy Durante.  Also on the album were standards performed by contemporary artists like Carly Simon, Dr. John, Joe Cocker, Harry Connick, Jr. and the pair of Celine Dion and Clive Griffin.  Dion and Griffin's

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

Mommie Dearest: Music From the Motion Picture

December 1, 2017 By

Mommie Dearest LP

Mommie Dearest, featuring a score by the legendary Henry Mancini, arrives on vinyl for the first time.  The controversial 1981 film was based upon the book by Christina Crawford, recounting the abuse that her mother Joan Crawford allegedly inflicted upon her.  Faye Dunaway starred as Crawford, and her over-the-top performance turned the film into a cult classic despite the lukewarm critical reception it received at the time.  The prolific Mancini tailored his score to reflect the time period

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of December 1

December 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones On Air

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition (Arista/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The eye in the sky is still looking at you...Legacy Recordings has a 35th anniversary box set celebrating The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 best-seller Eye in the Sky.  The album, which yielded the APP's biggest hit single with its title track as well as the classic instrumental "Sirius," will be enhanced for this lavish

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Big Country, Ella Fitzgerald, John Williams, Minnie Riperton, Neil Young, Rush, Sex Pistols, The Alan Parsons Project, The Rolling Stones, U2, Van Morrison, Wilco

We Are Not Alone: La-La Land's Massive Black Friday Slate Includes Williams, Horner, More

November 28, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Die Another Day LLL OST

While all of the Thanksgiving and Black Friday excitement was going on last week, La-La Land announced five exciting new limited-edition soundtrack reissues which are going to be available today at 12 pm PST on the label's website. First up, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is the soundtrack to Richard Fleischer's 1967 musical Doctor Dolittle.  The film, based upon the character created by the Hugh Lofting in 1920, starred Rex Harrison as Doctor Dolittle, Samantha Eggar as Emma

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: David Arnold, David Shire, James Horner, John Williams, Leslie Bricusse, Lionel Newman

THE SECOND DISC'S 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

November 27, 2017 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Bob Dylan Trouble No More Cover

We wouldn't want you to be left out in the cold today for Cyber Monday, so we're proud to present our annual Holiday Gift Guide featuring more than 50 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life!  We've filled the guide with box sets (such as the Bob Dylan title to your right!) as well as archival releases and holiday music favorites that make great stocking stuffers.  So just click here to access this year's top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year in

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

The Second Disc's Essential RSD Black Friday 2017 Release Guide

November 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Leonard Nimoy Mr. Spocks Music from Outer Space

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends.  Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year's annual Black Friday - and Record Store Day's miniature cousin to April's yearly event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy and I have once again selected our top picks of the numerous titles being released tomorrow from

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Categories: Features Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blue Oyster Cult, Chet Atkins, Chris Bell, Chris Cornell, Danny Elfman, Leonard Nimoy, Oingo Boingo, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, Queen, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, Tangerine Dream, The Turtles, Tori Amos, Toto, Utopia

Star Wars: A New Hope [Vinyl Box Set]

November 23, 2017 By

Star Wars Hologram Box

Disney's first catalogue release from the Star Wars universe is here - a vinyl box set dedicated to John Williams' original soundtrack to the original 1977 classic.  The 3-LP, 180-gram vinyl set features a 48-page hardcover book with essays by Jeff Bond and Jeff Eldridge, and holograms hand-etched by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, including a 3D Death Star on Disc 1.  Disc 2 features the Star Wars 40th Anniversary logo etched into the vinyl.

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

With a Bang! Legacy Recordings Brings "The Bert Berns Story" Soundtrack to Vinyl

November 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bert Berns Story Vinyl Packshot

Even if you don't know the name of Bert Berns, chances are you know the songs he wrote ("Twist and Shout," "I Want Candy," "Hang On, Sloopy," "Piece of My Heart"), produced ("Under the Boardwalk," "Baby I'm Yours," "Brown-Eyed Girl," "Here Comes the Night") and oversaw as head of Bang Records ("Cherry, Cherry," "Solitary Man" and the rest of Neil Diamond's earliest recordings). Though Berns died in the final days of 1967 at just 38 years of age, a year hasn't gone by since when his songs haven't

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Bert Berns, Freddie Scott, Janis Joplin, Solomon Burke, The Isley Brothers, The McCoys, The Strangeloves, Van Morrison, Various Artists

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