Hello and Happy New Year, dear readers. Sure, we said we'd return on January 2, but some news is just too good to wait on, especially when it involves a new Paul McCartney song! Paul McCartney has been his usual busy self in the past few months. Most recently he's been trekking across the world […]
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The stockings are hung, the tree is trimmed and we're getting ready for a long winter's nap! The Second Disc team will be relaxing until January 2, 2019 - when we're back, we'll be a few weeks away from our ninth anniversary, if you can believe it - not to mention the ultra-cool release of […]
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Warner Music Group and Sesame Workshop have recently announced a joint effort that marks the relaunch of Sesame Street Records, the label that released over 60 classic originalSesame Street albums from 1970 to 1984. To celebrate 50 years since the program first aired, the extensive Sesame Street music catalog, including original titles and newer collections from […]
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Doris Day and the music of Latin America: what a beautiful combination. In November 1964, the singing superstar entered Columbia Records' Hollywood studios to record what would become her final long-player for the label. (Doris Day's Sentimental Journey was released later, but recorded earlier.) Latin for Lovers represents Day at her finest, featuring her warm, […]
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Happy Holidays! While gifts are flowing to friends and loved ones, there's not much new coming to stores! Here are a few highlights to keep you sated over the next three weeks! John Mellencamp, Other People's Stuff [LP] (Republic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Other People's Stuff is a new collection of […]
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As temperatures continue to drop here in the northeast where The Second Disc HQ is stationed, Real Gone Music have announced two reissues that will be good company on a day spent indoors. On January 25, the label will release a 2-LP white vinyl edition of the Love Actually soundtrack in its first-ever vinyl pressing, plus a 3-CD […]
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"Cat Stevens super deluxe edition box set" -- those are words that for years have been relegated to the "in my wildest dreams" wish list of super fans worldwide. But now, to the surprise of Cat enthusiasts everywhere, those words can soon be placed on your shopping list, as Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens), Cat-O-Log/BMG, and […]
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The wait is over: Other Half Entertainment, the late Laura Branigan's production company, has recently reissued her 1983 sophomore album Branigan 2 on CD in a new edition expanded with one additional track, the 12-inch mix of the leadoff single "Solitaire." German producer Jack White returned from debut album Branigan to once again helm the […]
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Every month, Run Out Groove Vinyl lets music fans vote on a new high-quality vinyl release selected from the Warner Music vault. Last month, three jazz recordings -- Chick Corea's Tones for Joan's Bones, The George Wallington Quartet's The Prestidigitator , and a set of Sonny Stitt outtakes -- were in the running. Jazz fans […]
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Elvis and Dino took on hypocrisy. Dion lamented the senseless deaths of Abraham, Martin, and John. Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson cast a spotlight on the poor treatment of veterans returned home from war. Bing Crosby wondered "What Do We Do with the World" and Paul Anka observed that "This crazy world has come undone." […]
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