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In Memoriam: Roger Nichols (1940-2025)

By Joe Marchese | May 21, 2025 | 3 Comments

If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs. His compositions have been sung by Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few. Many of those songs have become […]

Come Dancing: The Kinks Close 60th Anniversary Celebration with Third and Final Compilation 'The Journey - Part 3'

By Mike Duquette | May 21, 2025 | 5 Comments

Following a pair of compilations in 2023 chronicling earlier parts of their storied career, British rockers The Kinks have one more in the chamber to commemorate their 60th anniversary as a group, focusing on a period of transition and finality in the '70s, '80s and '90s. The Journey - Part 3 will offer, on two […]

I Get Misty: A Personal Reflection on Johnny Mathis' Final Concert

By Joe Marchese | May 20, 2025 | 8 Comments

The music of Johnny Mathis has been a constant here at Second Disc HQ. Our very first Second Disc Records release in conjunction with Real Gone Music was Johnny's Life Is a Song Worth Singing: The Complete Thom Bell Sessions back in 2015, which inaugurated a series encompassing nearly two dozen Mathis albums and compilations […]

All You Can Think About: They Might Be Giants Rarities Set Comes to CD

By Mike Duquette | May 19, 2025 | 1 Comment

A collection of harder-to-find material from stalwart alt-rock duo They Might Be Giants - released on vinyl last year - gets a wider availability on CD this month. The Spine Surfs Alone: Rarities 1998-2005 is available at general retail on May 30, having been available from the band's official store since earlier this spring. (A […]

The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to 'MTV Unplugged' on Paramount+ (Part 1)

By Mike Duquette | May 18, 2025 | 5 Comments

Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV's great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We're kicking off a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that's currently streaming on the station's parent streaming network Paramount+! If […]

Review: Jeff Buckley, "You and I"

By Joe Marchese | March 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

In February 1993, the young Jeff Buckley entered producer Steve Addabbo's Shelter Island Sound studio in New York City to record a series of demos for his new label, Columbia Records. On these tracks, Buckley explored a variety of material as he found his "voice" in the recording studio. Never intended for release, the Shelter […]

And The Wheels Keep Turning: Esoteric Reissues Two Tony Banks Albums As CD/DVD Sets

By Joe Marchese | March 11, 2016 | 4 Comments

Last year, Tony Banks went A Chord Too Far with a career-spanning box set; now, the Genesis keyboardist has teamed once more with Esoteric Recordings for a CD/DVD edition of his sophomore solo album, 1983's The Fugitive. The first disc presents a new stereo mix of the album plus two bonus tracks, while the DVD […]

Release Round-Up: Week of March 11

By Joe Marchese | March 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

This week's Release Round-Up is filled with reissues and anthologies from favorite artists on both CD and vinyl! Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz, An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz (7a Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Today sees the U.S. release of one of the coolest titles so far of […]

Review: Raspberries, "Raspberries" Vinyl Edition

By Joe Marchese | March 10, 2016 | 0 Comments

When Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson of Cyrus Eyrie teamed up with Jim Bonfanti and Dave Smalley of The Choir, the result was pop bliss. The Raspberries emerged from the ashes from the two bands, and over the course of four albums - three with the original line-up, and one with just Carmen and Bryson […]

UPDATED: Bobby Darin's "Another Song On My Mind: The Motown Years" Coming In May For His 80th!

By Joe Marchese | March 10, 2016 | 7 Comments

Look out, old Bobby is back! On May 14, 2016, Bobby Darin would have turned 80 years old. Though he tragically passed away at the age of 37 on December 20, 1973, he accomplished more in these short years than most artists do in a lifetime. It's no wonder that Darin remains one of the most […]

Rhino Unveils Record Store Day Line-Up with a-ha, Monkees, Madonna, Doors, Coltrane, More

By Joe Marchese | March 9, 2016 | 6 Comments

We've already filled you in on Rhino's upcoming Record Store Day releases from the late David Bowie, but the label has now confirmed the rest of its vinyl offerings for the April 16 event! This year's crop of 25+ titles is a diverse one, with a number of vinyl premieres, new entries in the label's longtime […]

Bad Luck No More: Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "To Be True" Receives CD Reissue

By Joe Marchese | March 9, 2016 | 2 Comments

Blame it on "Bad Luck." Inexplicably, a proper, wide-release CD reissue has long eluded To Be True, the third of four LPs released by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes on Philadelphia International Records. Happily, Cherry Red's Big Break imprint has come to the rescue with a remastered and expanded edition of the 1975 chart-topping […]

In Memoriam: George Martin (1926-2016)

By Joe Marchese | March 9, 2016 | 11 Comments

Late last evening, March 8, Ringo Starr took to Twitter with a loving message of sad news: "God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed xxx." With the passing of Sir George Martin at the age of 90, the world has lost one of […]

Smash Hits: Elvis, Miles, Jimi, Johnny Cash, Big Star Headline Legacy's Record Store Day Slate

By Joe Marchese | March 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Record Store Day is coming up in a little more than a month, on Saturday, April 16, and the titles are starting to pour in for the annual celebration of brick-and-mortar record stores. Today, Legacy Recordings has just announced its slate! It's a typically eclectic line-up of vinyl releases from some of the label's heaviest […]

Rebel Rebel: David Bowie Celebrated With Record Store Day Releases, "ChangesOneBowie" Reissue

By Joe Marchese | March 8, 2016 | 3 Comments

There's more on the way from the late David Bowie and Parlophone Records, beginning with two releases slated for release on Record Store Day, April 16, 2016 and continuing with a new reissue of 1976's ChangesOneBowie set for May 20. Record Store Day 2016 brings two picture disc releases: a 40th anniversary edition of the single […]

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