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Leavin' Here: Motörhead's Earliest Classic Trio Recordings Unearthed

By Mike Duquette | May 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

Motörhead's 50th anniversary will be celebrated with a fascinating find: the premiere release of the first studio sessions to feature the trio's classic line-up. The Manticore Tapes, released on June 27, will offer the first studio sessions from the late summer of 1976 with the beloved line-up of singer/bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, guitarist "Fast" Eddie […]

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Smile Happy: WAR's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Deluxe Box Comes to CD

By Joe Marchese | May 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

Following its release last week on vinyl for Record Store Day, the expanded 50th anniversary edition of WAR's seminal 1975 album Why Can't We Be Friends? is coming to CD and digital formats.  On June 6, the 3CD box will arrive in stores via Rhino and Avenue Records. WAR's seventh album, Why Can't We Be […]

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The Weekend Stream: May 10, 2025

By Mike Duquette | May 10, 2025 | 0 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week, classic rock icons celebrate their live history, a modern music icon gets serious, a master of horror films (and soundtracks) revisits his first non-movie music and a former folk […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 9

By The Second Disc | May 9, 2025 | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Jackie DeShannon, Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Jackie DeShannon signed with Liberty Records and Metric Music in 1960 as a performer and songwriter.  Her […]

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No Substitute: Release of 1971 Gig by The Who Heralds Their Farewell Tour

By Mike Duquette | May 8, 2025 | 3 Comments

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend today announced that, just over 60 years since their first appearances, The Who will bid farewell this fall with The Song is Over, one final tour of North America. But the music is hardly stopping, so to speak: the group will also officially release a long sought-after live performance this summer. Available […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

By Sam Stone | December 6, 2019 | 0 Comments
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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online […]

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When The Dealin's Done: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Tour Comes to CD, DVD

By Joe Marchese | December 5, 2019 | 6 Comments
Kenny Rogers The Gamblers Last Deal

Kenny Rogers announced his farewell tour in 2015, bringing it to a close two years later at the end of 2017. The Gambler's Last Deal celebrated the superstar's entire career from his early recordings with The Bobby Doyle Three to his psychedelic country with The First Edition and his beloved solo work. Now, MVD Entertainment […]

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Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Replacements, "Dead Man's Pop"

By Joe Marchese | December 4, 2019 | 2 Comments
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One of the year's most unexpected box sets - The Replacements' Dead Man's Pop, an alternative look at the band's 1989 album Don't Tell a Soul - has turned out to be one of its most exciting. The hell-raising Minneapolis rockers have proudly told the tale of stealing a clutch of tapes from their onetime […]

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Boogie Wonderland: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect The Emotions' Columbia Albums In New Box

By Joe Marchese | December 4, 2019 | 6 Comments
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SoulMusic Records has recently brought together the five Columbia/ARC albums of the beloved R&B trio The Emotions on one 3-CD set with a selection of eight bonus tracks. Don't Ask My Neighbors: The Columbia/ARC Recordings (1976-1981) has Flowers (1976), Rejoice (1977), Sunbeam (1978), Come Into Our World (1979), and New Affair (1981) in one clamshell […]

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La-La Land's Annual Black Friday Blowout Offers 'Star Trek,' 'Karate Kid,' Disaster Scores and More

By The Second Disc | December 3, 2019 | 4 Comments
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It wouldn't be Black Friday without an announcement of one last killer batch of archival soundtracks from La-La Land Records. The impressive slate of titles the label announced are on sale now, and we've got the scoop on all of them! First up, it's a second, long-promised collection of music from Star Trek Voyager, the […]

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Say You Love Me: Rhino Collects Classic Fleetwood Mac Titles in New Color Vinyl Box Set

By Sam Stone | December 3, 2019 | 0 Comments
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Fleetwood Mac were untouchable in the '70s and '80s, releasing five consecutive multi-platinum albums from 1975 to 1987.  Their self-titled "White Album," Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, and Tango in the Night dominated the airwaves and the album charts, and the band became one of the best-selling acts of the decade. This Friday, December 6, those five landmark albums will […]

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THE SECOND DISC'S 2019 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

By The Second Disc | December 2, 2019 | 6 Comments
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Another Cyber Monday is here, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it's time to launch 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 Steve Miller Band title to your right!) as well as archival releases and […]

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The Second Disc's Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019

By The Second Disc | November 29, 2019 | 2 Comments
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​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. Record Store Day Black Friday is now almost upon us, so we thought we'd spotlight a few particularly exciting releases arriving to your local brick-and-mortar record shop! Here's […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 29

By The Second Disc | November 29, 2019 | 1 Comment
Prince 1999 Super Deluxe

Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Black Friday!  Here are some non-Record Store Day items arriving in stores today! Prince, 1999: Remastered & Expanded Edition [Various Formats] (NPG/Warner) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. […]

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If You've Got The Time: 'Silver Dreams' Box Compiles The Babys' Discography

By The Second Disc | November 27, 2019 | 8 Comments
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Perhaps unfairly deemed a cult act despite two Top 40 hits and a stable of talented members, British pop/rockers The Babys will get their due in a new box set from Cherry Red's HNE imprint, collecting all their albums plus a host of bonus material. Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980 contains expansions of the group's […]

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