Following the streaming premiere of his acclaimed Shadow Kingdom concert film, Bob Dylan has announced the latest volume in his long-running Bootleg Series. Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) arrives from Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings on September 17. The set covers the period in which Dylan recorded the albums Shot […]
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The story of The Whispers began in Los Angeles circa 1963 when two groups - The Scott Twins and The Eden Trio - came together to share in their love of doo-wop and sweet street-corner sounds. Named The Whispers by Dore Records' Lou Bedell, the group released a string of singles in the 1960s before […]
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Following its recent deluxe LP reissue of The Monkees' debut, Run Out Groove is turning its attention to More of the Monkees, the group's sophomore LP featuring the chart-topping "I'm a Believer" and top 20 hit "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone." More of the Monkees displaced its predecessor from the top of the Billboard 200 […]
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Joni Mitchell fiercely announced her independence with "I Had a King," the haunting soliloquy which opens her 1968 debut album, Song to a Seagull. "I can't go back there anymore," she proclaimed. "You know my keys won't fit the door/You know my thoughts don't fit the man. They never can...they never can..." The song is […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Elvis Costello cheekily titled his 1978 sophomore album This Year's Model. But while the artist may have borrowed Presley's name and Buddy Holly's glasses, he wasn't just that year's model...he was built to last. Now, after a year in which he already reimagined several tracks from his 2020 studio album Hey Clockface into French for […]
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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. […]
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Back in March, we reported on the news that a massive 42-CD box set was on the way from pioneering metal band Judas Priest. Now, the metal titans have confirmed those initial reports. On October 15, Sony Music will release Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music including every one of the band's official live […]
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By the time Atlantic Starr signed to the Warner Bros. family of labels, the R&B group had already begun its ascent to crossover stardom. At Warner, the band recorded its biggest album to date - 1987's All In the Name of Love - and scored its biggest hit, "Always." Now, All In the Name of […]
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