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Release Round-Up: Week of May 23

By The Second Disc | May 23, 2025 | 0 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. Sheena Easton, Modern Girl: The Complete EMI Recordings Volume 1 (Cherry Pop) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Sheena Easton's latest reissue collaboration with Cherry Red covers familiar ground in a slightly new […]

Somewhere North of Nashville: Ace Takes Listeners to 'Springsteen's Country'

By Mike Duquette | May 22, 2025 | 0 Comments

Ace Records continues its quest to offer variations on a theme by exploring country interpretations of the music of Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen's Country will collect 20 covers of The Boss, some familiar (Johnny Cash's "Johnny 99," Steve Earle's live take on "State Trooper"), some offbeat (a take on Tunnel of Love opener "Ain't Got You" by […]

Jethro Tull's 'Living in the Past' Arrives in the Present with New Steven Wilson Remix

By Mike Duquette | May 22, 2025 | 4 Comments

An early, classic compilation by Jethro Tull will be remixed, expanded and wildly reconstructed by engineer Steven Wilson. Still Living in the Past, available July 11 from Rhino, will reinterpret the group's odds-and-ends compilation from 1972 as a 5CD/1 Blu-ray set boasting some 35 unissued mixes and versions alongside just about every one of the 21 […]

In Memoriam: Roger Nichols (1940-2025)

By Joe Marchese | May 21, 2025 | 4 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 […]

Sister Golden Hair Surprise: America Opens Its "Archives" On New Release

By Joe Marchese | December 21, 2015 | 5 Comments

The vaults are open! The legacy of the enduring band America has received a long-overdue celebration with the recent release on compact disc and digital download of Archives Vol. 1. Featuring the versatile, original trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and the late Dan Peek (as well as the talented musicians and producers who contributed […]

Release Round-Up: Week of December 18

By Joe Marchese | December 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

Well, Christmas is almost upon us, and the onslaught of new releases has turned into a trickle as we head right into last-minute shopping territory! Still, selections are choice! Enjoy, and remember - you'll see our next Release Round-Up in the New Year! John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack […]

Review: "International Pop Overthrow: Volume 18"

By Ted Frank | December 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

We're welcoming back Ted Frank to The Second Disc for a look at the latest offering - Volume 18 - from the fine folks at International Pop Overthrow! Producer/curator David Bash, graphic designer Steve Stanley and their team have created another instant classic with their latest and greatest collection of the best, most diverse and most […]

May the Force Be With You: Sony Re-Releases "Star Wars" Soundtracks in CD and LP Box Sets, "The Force Awakens" Soundtrack Out Today

By Randy Fairman | December 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

Today sees the release of the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters (well, technically, yesterday at 7 PM). As the film seems poised to break several box office records, a deluge of Star Wars products has hit the shelves. Among these offerings released today is the soundtrack CD featuring John William's seventh score […]

Won't You Dance With Me: Real Gone Goes Country with Barbara Mandrell, Ralph Stanley, Marty Robbins and Doug Sahm with Bob Dylan and Others

By Randy Fairman | December 17, 2015 | 13 Comments

Real Gone is in a country mood this February, with the majority of their slate devoted to the country and western genre. But that is not all you will find on the label's mix of CDs and vinyl for the month. Kicking things off is collection drawn from Barbara Mandrell's tenure at Columbia Records: This Time […]

The Year of Al Stewart: Esoteric Reissues Three Early Albums

By Joe Marchese | December 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Al Stewart attained soft rock immortality with his 1976 Top 10 Pop and AC hit "Year of the Cat." But the Glasgow-born, Bournemouth-raised artist and writer had been recording as a leading light of the British folk revival scene for a full decade by the time of his radio breakthrough. Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint […]

It Happened Today: Concord Acquires R.E.M.'s Warner Bros. Albums for Future Reissues

By Mike Duquette | December 16, 2015 | 4 Comments

That's Concord Bicycle Music in the spotlight: Billboard exclusively reports that the indie label will handle distribution for R.E.M.'s bestselling Warner Bros. Records catalogue, spanning from 1988 to their 2011 dissolution. Beginning in 2016, Concord will be the home for the band's Green (1988), Out of Time (1991), Automatic for the People (1992), Monster(1994), New […]

Along Comes "1966": Ace Anthology Features The Supremes, The Who, Velvet Underground, Bowie, More

By Joe Marchese | December 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

Was 1966 the greatest year ever in popular music? The case could certainly be made for its significance - and Jon Savage has done just that in his new book 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded. Savage's book looks at the events and culture of the year in twelve essays, each one built around one […]

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! ROD McKUEN "REFLECTIONS" SECOND DISCMAS GIVEAWAY!

By Joe Marchese | December 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

CONGRATULATIONS! The following 15 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new Rod McKuen anthology, Reflections: The Greatest Songs of Rod McKuen, on CD! If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and […]

Lose That Long Face: "Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen" Premieres New-to-CD Tracks, Unearths Lost Recording

By Randy Fairman | December 15, 2015 | 5 Comments

Whether imploring those around her to "Get Happy" or dreaming of a place "Over the Rainbow," Judy Garland gave some of the most immortal performances of her career (and indeed, of the whole of popular music as well as film) with the songs of Harold Arlen. In Arlen's sophisticated yet blues-based melodies, Garland found the […]

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