And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'. Michael Nesmith titled his 1972 RCA album ironically - when it "bubbled under" the Billboard 200 at No. 208, it actually bested its predecessor by three slots - but the LP did feature the once and future Monkee's rendition of one major favorite, "Different Drum." The 1965 tune […]
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Tenor saxophone legend Stan Getz's career spanned six decades in which he played with everyone from Antonio Carlos Jobim and Dizzy Gillespie to Barry Manilow and Huey Lewis. On June 14, Verve Records and UMe will take fans back to the evening of November 26, 1961, when Getz and his quartet comprising pianist Steve Kuhn, […]
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Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently released a new box set that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut from British prog-rockers Van Der Graaf Generator. Their first album, The Aerosol Grey Machine has been released in an expanded, 2-CD/LP/7" box set. The progressive pioneers originally formed in 1967 with Peter Hammill on vocals and […]
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Can you hear me, Major Tom? In the late 1960s, David Bowie was an artist deeply hoping to be heard. A handful of singles and an album on Deram Records had failed to rocket him to the stars. But Bowie continued writing, recording, and shopping his songs around in hopes of the elusive next deal […]
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Real Gone Music seem to be taking a quick break from their soundtrack series to bring two cult classic albums from jazz and folk-rock: Norma Tanega's 1966 album Walkin' My Cat Named Dog spotlights quirky, pop-leaning folk music; while Airto's 1970 effort Natural Feelings presents the percussion maestro's debut as a bandleader. Both albums will […]
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Billy Joel turns 70 on Thursday, May 9, and is celebrating with a birthday concert at Madison Square Garden, where he's currently headlining an unprecedented years-long residency of monthly concerts. While the piano man hasn't released an album of original songs since 1993's River of Dreams, he's hardly been idle these past 26 years and […]
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Rhino is celebrating a half century of ZZ Top with a new, multi-format compilation due this summer. Goin' 50 collects 18 of the Texas trio's biggest and baddest hits, from their breakthrough in the '70s to their most recent studio release, 2012's La Futura. That disc will be available to buy, stream or download on […]
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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Pete Seeger, The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Smithsonian Folkways' newly curated collection celebrates the late troubadour with 137 tracks over 6 CDs - classic songs, collaborations, and live recordings including 20 previously unreleased tracks, all of which were remastered by […]
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Since going out of print, Capitol Records' 2003 box set Glen Campbell: The Legacy [1961-2002] has been regularly commanding three-figure sums on the secondhand market. Yesterday, the label delivered some great news to fans of the late superstar. On June 21, Capitol and UMe will issue a new, updated version of the box set in […]
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While The Second Disc continues to champion physical media, we recognize that some labels have begun to issue digital-only releases that bring together rarities from the vault or spotlight long-out-of-print albums. From annual copyright extension releases to vault-clearing initiatives, we figured our readers would like to know about some of the treasures that have been […]
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