Release Round-Up: Week of July 28

By The Second Disc | July 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, At Newport (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Clear Vinyl: Independent Record Stores / Barnes & Noble  On July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell took the stage of the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island […]

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Frampton@50 Update: Remastered SACDs Out Now, Vinyl Shipping Tomorrow

By Joe Marchese | July 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

"Take me away," Peter Frampton repeatedly implores on the title track of his 1972 solo debut Wind of Change.  Indeed, change was in the air.  He'd recently departed Humble Pie but stayed at A&M Records to launch his own career.  Departing from the band's boogieing ways, Frampton's debut was filled with acoustic-based, melodic tunes plus […]

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Any Major Dude Will Tell You: Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" Set for Reissue

By Joe Marchese | July 26, 2023 | 11 Comments

The Steely Dan reissue campaign rolls on with the July 28 reissue of the band's third album, 1974's Pretzel Logic.  The release follows the recent reissues of both Can't Buy a Thrill and Countdown to Ecstasy; like those titles, it will be remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog masters and reissued on standard […]

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Now You've Captured Me: Howard Jones Celebrates 40 Years with New Collection

By Mike Duquette | July 26, 2023 | 1 Comment

Since 2017, Howard Jones has worked with Cherry Red to distribute his classic Warner-era back catalogue spanning 1983 to 1993. This fall, they'll be the ones to release a lavish new multi-format collection commemorating his 40 years as a recording artist. Celebrate It Together: The Very Best of Howard Jones 1983-2023 brings together Jones' unforgettable […]

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You Got Me Rocking: The Rolling Stones' "40 Licks" Premieres on Vinyl, Comes to Digital and Dolby Atmos

By Joe Marchese | July 25, 2023 | 14 Comments

The Rolling Stones' 2002 collection Forty Licks - celebrating 40 years of The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band with 40 songs - was notable as their first career-spanning collection, encompassing songs from both their Decca/London years (controlled, then as now, by ABKCO) and their own Rolling Stones Records period and beyond.  Now, that seminal […]

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