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Omnivore Sets Sail with Expanded Edition of Christopher Cross' Debut

By Mike Duquette | May 7, 2025 | 0 Comments

A new wind reaches the sails of one of yacht rock's defining masterpieces, courtesy of Omnivore Recordings. The label will offer an expanded reissue of the self-titled debut album from Christopher Cross, the unforgettable 1979 release that became a commercial juggernaut and propelled the unlikely star to the music business' upper echelon. The CD or […]

Never Gonna Be the Same: A Conversation with Gary Clark of Danny Wilson

By Mike Duquette | May 7, 2025 | 1 Comment

The best known hit of his band begins with "Everything is wonderful / being here is heavenly..." and perhaps no line better sums up the experience of hearing a song by Gary Clark. The Scottish singer/songwriter formed the trio Danny Wilson with his brother Kit and bassist Ged Grimes in the mid-'80s, eventually scoring a […]

Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land Spins 'Thelma & Louise,' Intrada Revisits 'First Blood' and New Varese Club Titles

By Mike Duquette | May 6, 2025 | 0 Comments

The month ahead brings even more soundtrack news than the big John Williams box set! New archival reissues from La-La Land Records, Varese Sarabande and Intrada are all on the calendar. First up, after expansions of Rain Man, A League of Their Own and Gladiator in recent months, La-La Land will give the expanded treatment to Hans Zimmer's […]

Give It to Me Baby: Rick James' 'Collected' Goes Deep

By Mike Duquette | May 6, 2025 | 4 Comments

Universal's overseas arm developed the Collected series as a line of compilations that would appeal to both casual and hardcore fans, combining an artist's biggest hits with harder-to-find material. (For instance, a 2017 volume on Huey Lewis and The News offered rare edits and 12" mixes, guest appearances and even a single track from the group's pre-News existence […]

Steve Harley Cockney Rebel Best Years of Our Lives 50

Come Up and See Me: Steve Harley's 'Best Years' Revisited in 2CD/DVD Box Set

By Mike Duquette | May 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

One of the best-loved British albums of the mid-'70s will be revisited this summer with a fresh new mix and a host of bonus material: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's The Best Years of Our Lives. Previously released as a 4CD/DVD set, Chrysalis' new 2CD/DVD, available June 20, shuffles things around a bit. The original nine-track […]

A Good Beginning: Sigur Ros Revisits "Agaetis byrjun" With Deluxe Reissue

By Sam Stone | July 10, 2019 | 0 Comments

Twenty years ago, Icelandic electronic act Sigur Rós released Ágætis Byrjun (meaning "A Good Beginning"). And so it proved to be, as critics everywhere praised the album. One of the songs, "Svefn-g-englar," made it onto the Vanilla Sky soundtrack in 2001, and Q Magazine even went as far as to deem it "the last great […]

Review: Norma Tanega, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" [Green Vinyl Reissue]

By Sam Stone | July 9, 2019 | 2 Comments

Our friends at Real Gone Music have long been combing the vaults of the major labels in search of overlooked classic albums that deserve another moment in the spotlight. The Second Disc was able to take a listen to one of the label's newly reissued limited-edition titles - Norma Tanega's Walkin' My Cat Named Dog […]

Review: Tear Gas, "Piggy Go Getter" and "Tear Gas"

By Sam Stone | July 9, 2019 | 1 Comment

Tear Gas, the Scottish rock outfit, released a pair of albums in the early '70s that vividly highlighted their talents for guitar-based rock. Though the band kept up a rigorous touring schedule, it only really paid off once a few band members joined with Alex Harvey as The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Still, Esoteric's reissues […]

Revved Up Like a Deuce: "Blinded by the Light" Soundtrack Premieres Springsteen Song, Rarities on CD and LP

By Joe Marchese | July 8, 2019 | 3 Comments

August 14 sees the theatrical release of Blinded by the Light, a new coming-of-age film inspired by Sarfraz Manzoor's Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll. Both book and movie chronicle the story of a young man's life-changing experiences with the music of Bruce Springsteen, so it's only appropriate that a soundtrack […]

Seaside Woman: Linda McCartney's "Wide Prairie" To Be Reissued This August

By Sam Stone | July 8, 2019 | 1 Comment

On the heels of the news about his live album vinyl and CD reissues, Paul McCartney has announced another reissue project: this one involving the sole album by his wife, Linda, Wide Prairie. Originally released in 1998, the album collected tracks that she sang and played on during her time in Wings, including the non-album single […]

Strictly Genteel: The Zappa Family Trust and UMe Present "Orchestral Favorites" Deluxe Edition, "Mothermania" Reissue

By Sam Stone | July 5, 2019 | 5 Comments

UMe and The Zappa Family Trust have announced a pair of Frank Zappa releases that is sure to delight fans: an expanded deluxe edition of 1979's Orchestral Favorites and a new reissue of the classic compilation Mothermania. First up is a new, 40th Anniversary, deluxe 3-CD edition of Orchestral Favorites. Orchestral Favorites is an odd […]

Release Round-Up: Week of July 5

By The Second Disc | July 5, 2019 | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jackson Browne, Running on Empty [Remaster] (Asylum/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Jackson Browne's legendary, seven-times-platinum 1977 album - featuring such classics as "Running On Empty" and "The Load-Out / Stay" - returns to CD, vinyl, […]

A Second Disc Encore! July 4 Special Reissue Theory: "1776: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"

By Joe Marchese | July 4, 2019 | 5 Comments

Happy 4th of July! Welcome to an encore installment of Reissue Theory, where we take a look back at notable albums and the reissues they could someday see. In 1969, a Broadway musical about a most unlikely subject became the toast of New York. Three years later, a movie mogul in the twilight of his […]

Review: Various Artists, "Motown: The Complete No. 1s"

By Joe Marchese | July 3, 2019 | 6 Comments

Smokey Robinson's mama famously told the young singer-songwriter that he'd better shop around, but happily, those looking for the definitive chronicle of Smokey and Diana and Mary and Flo and Martha and Marvin and Stevie and co. need shop around no more. To mark the label's 60th anniversary, Motown: The Complete No. 1s is back […]

Double Vision: Classic 1978 Foreigner Concert To Be Released on CD and Vinyl in July

By Sam Stone | July 3, 2019 | 1 Comment

In 1978, Foreigner was touring in support of their landmark self-titled debut. One of the concerts - Live at the Rainbow '78 - was recorded and recently released on DVD and Blu-ray. On July 12, audio from the concert will be available on CD and vinyl for the first time on the Rhino label. Listeners […]

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