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. Garbage, Bleed Like Me: Deluxe Edition (Interscope/UMe (U.S.)/BMG (U.K.)) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Garbage closed a chapter of their career in 2005 with […]
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When Elton John played the final stop of his final U.S. tour at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on November 20, 2022, Kiki Dee was right there by his side to sing their 1976 smash "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." While that duet remains a major part of the Kiki Dee story, there's plenty more to […]
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UPDATED 4/2: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles became Motown Records' first superstars when the group's 1960 single "Shop Around" ascended to No. 1 on both the Billboard R&B and Cash Box Pop charts and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Motown's first million-selling song, "Shop Around" set the stage for a remarkable string of […]
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In recent months, Rhino has reestablished itself as a preeminent player in the world of immersive audio. Three waves of Quadio releases have seen classic quadraphonic mixes of albums by Randy Newman, Spinners, Gordon Lightfoot, America, and Black Sabbath - among others - reissued on Blu-ray. Now, the label is launching a new series of […]
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3614 Jackson Highway: Cher immortalized the Sheffield, Alabama address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio as the title of her 1969 album. The superstar was just one of the many legends who passed through the Studio's doors in hopes of capturing some of that southern swamp magic; others include The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, […]
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Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week's lineup includes features a country-pop legend, film soundtrack royalty, and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Brenda Lee, The International Brenda Lee (Brenda Lee Sings in […]
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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. Deep Purple, Machine Head: Super Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com) Deep Purple's 1972 album Machine Head remains the venerable hard rock band's most commercially successful album. The third LP from […]
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Omnivore Recordings continues its packed slate of R&B, soul, and disco releases with an expanded edition of Silver Convention's 1975 debut album, Save Me, due tomorrow, March 29. Next week will then see a comprehensive collection from the early days of funk outfit Ohio Players. Silver Convention - originally Silver Bird in the U.S. and […]
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Grateful Dead's seventh studio album, 1974's From the Mars Hotel, is the latest to see an expansion in the band's ongoing 50th anniversary series. The 3CD and digital set premieres a live show from May 12, 1974. It arrives on June 21 from Rhino, along with various vinyl variants of the original album. From the […]
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Last Christmas, The Second Disc teamed with SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red for The Salsoul Orchestra's Christmas Jollies: The Extra Jolly Edition, celebrating the best-selling album in the entire Salsoul catalogue. Now, we're thrilled to announce the May 31 release of It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978), the definitive, first-ever box […]
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