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The Weekend Stream: November 16, 2024

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. Iconic Seattle punk, a new Elton John single and fresh Duran Duran remixes kick things off - plus another round of esoteric Christmas cheer! The Gits, Frenching the Bully / Enter: The Conquering Chicken / Kings […]

George Harrison Living in the Material World 50th SDE Cover

Release Round-Up: Week of November 15

By The Second Disc | November 15, 2024 | 6 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today...and, with the holidays approaching, it just might be the biggest release week of the year! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. George Harrison, Living in the Material World: 50th Anniversary (Dark Horse) 2CD/2LP/1BD/1-7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon […]

Mary Chapin Carpenter Stones in the Road

The Last Word: Real Gone's First November Releases Include 30th Anniversary Edition of Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Stones In The Road" Plus Misery Signals, The Unfolding

By Randy Fairman | November 14, 2024 | 4 Comments

As usual, Real Gone's first releases in November are an eclectic bunch. The label is releasing the 30th anniversary edition of a contemporary country classic album, a psychedelic exploitation record from the 1960s, and a 20th anniversary edition of a metalcore album. Read on for more details for these releases all hitting store shelves tomorrow, […]

Try to See Things Their Way: Ace Preps 'Here, There and Everywhere,' Third Collection of Beatles Covers Through a Black Lens

By Mike Duquette | November 14, 2024 | 1 Comment

As fans prepare for the release of the new Disney+ documentary Beatles '64, chronicling The Fab Four's legendary inaugural trip to America, U.K. label Ace Records has an exciting release coming that same weekend, featuring nearly two dozen Black artists paying tribute to a series of songbooks that owed so much to soul music and […]

Almost Unreal: Roxette's Fifth Album Set for December Expansion

By Mike Duquette | November 14, 2024 | 2 Comments

Before the year is out, Swedish duo Roxette will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their fifth album, 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang!, with a demos-packed 2CD reissue. The album, which represented a slight change-up in style for the duo, featured fan favorite singles "Sleeping in My Car," "Fireworks," "Vulnerable" and the title track. This expanded edition will […]

Neon Knights: Black Sabbath's Dio-Era Live Album Gets Remixed Reissue

By Mike Duquette | April 14, 2023 | 5 Comments

Like all good demons, Black Sabbath proved they could rise from the dead - or, at the very least, the loss of their iconic frontman - with the recruitment of Ronnie James Dio as lead singer in the early '80s. Now, the live document they issued chronicling this era will get a new look for […]

Forever Young: Bob Dylan's "Shadow Kingdom" Comes to CD, LP

By The Second Disc | April 14, 2023 | 1 Comment

Those of you who missed out on Bob Dylan's Shadow Kingdom: you're in luck. The troubadour's pandemic-era concert event, which was first livestreamed in stark black-and-white in July 2021, is now coming to CD, 2LP, and digital formats for its audio-only premiere. Shadow Kingdom will arrive from Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings on June 2, […]

Release Round-Up: Week of April 14

By The Second Disc | April 14, 2023 | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Dionne Warwick, The Complete Scepter Singles 1962-1973 (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) The Complete Scepter Singles 1962-1973 is a set for which Dionne Warwick fans have long been waiting: a complete collection featuring the A- and […]

The State You're In: Expanded Album from Feelies Bassist Coming in April

By Mike Duquette | April 13, 2023 | 1 Comment

As the bassist for The Feelies from 1983 to 1991 - and again for their ongoing 21st century reunions - Brenda Sauter had a front row seat to some of the best underground sounds of the New York metropolitan area during a crucial time for indie rock. This month, one of her most significant solo […]

Wonderful Tonight(s): Eric Clapton Announces '24 Nights' Box Set

By Mike Duquette | April 13, 2023 | 15 Comments

Like Cheap Trick and Budokan or The Allman Brothers Band and the Beacon Theatre, Eric Clapton has a kind of bond with London's Royal Albert Hall. He's played there more than 200 times in the last 60 years - more than any other artist - and condensed two runs of shows at the venue into […]

Wait: Paul Simon Announces New Folk Project for Release in May

By The Second Disc | April 13, 2023 | 1 Comment

Last year, rumors began abounding that Paul Simon was back in the studio recording a new album which would be his first since 2018's In the Blue Light and first of original material since 2016's Stranger to Stranger. 2018 was also the year when Simon said goodbye to the road with his Homeward Bound tour. […]

Where the Devil Don't Stay: Drive-By Truckers Plan "Director's Cut" of 'The Dirty South'

By Mike Duquette | April 12, 2023 | 0 Comments

Nearly 20 years ago, genre-bending Southern rock outfit Drive-By Truckers got their first shot of mainstream success with an intriguing concept album called The Dirty South. Now, the group is revisiting that release on The Complete Dirty South. It's a release that frontman Patterson Hood is deeming a "director's cut" of the original work, featuring an […]

It's Raining Discs: SoulMusic Promises Tons O' Fun with Weather Girls/Martha Wash Collection

By Mike Duquette | April 12, 2023 | 2 Comments

According to our forecast, SoulMusic Records has got an incredible opportunity to soak up two of the most unique singers of the '80s: the dance duo The Weather Girls! Carry On: The Deluxe Collection 1982-1992 is a long-overdue assessment of Martha Wash and Izora Armstead's unlikely journey toward the top of the pop charts, some […]

Rated X: Second Disc, Real Gone Expose "The Flasher" With First-Ever Reissue of Psych-Rock Rarity from Pool-Pah, Rupert Holmes

By The Second Disc | April 12, 2023 | 8 Comments

1973: the sexual revolution was on, streaking was taking college campuses by storm, and Deep Throat was edging pornography ever closer to the mainstream. Against this backdrop, a talented New York band with the unlikely moniker of Pool-Pah teamed up with up-and-coming singer-songwriter, musician, and arranger Rupert Holmes to write and record an unforgettably far-out […]

Fragile Thing: Cherry Red Expands Big Country's Final Album with Stuart Adamson

By Mike Duquette | April 11, 2023 | 2 Comments

Today would have been the 65th birthday of Stuart Adamson, the brilliant leader of Scottish rock group Big Country. Sadly, Adamson left us far too soon in 2001, losing a battle with depression and alcoholism - so perhaps it is fitting that today we bring the news of Cherry Red expanding the last work by […]

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