Come In From The Rain: Melissa Manchester's Previously Unreleased "Live '77" Arrives in May from Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

By The Second Disc | February 8, 2022 | 15 Comments

1977 was a whirlwind year for Melissa Manchester.  The singer-songwriter toured North America's arenas and amphitheaters that summer with Leo Sayer before launching a solo tour in the fall that attracted the attention of none other than Bob Dylan, who attended the Minneapolis date.  Melissa played Carnegie Hall, appeared on network television specials, taped a […]

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Solid Gold Easy Action: New T. Rex Box Chronicles Marc Bolan's Work in 1972

By The Second Disc | February 7, 2022 | 8 Comments

1972 was a banner year for T. Rex's Marc Bolan.  The glam rock pioneer was riding high thanks to the success of 1971's chart-topping Electric Warrior and its hit singles "Get It On" and "Jeepster," and would continue his streak of hits with The Slider (No. 4 in the U.K.) and two more No. 1s, […]

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The Weekend Stream: February 5, 2022

By Mike Duquette | February 5, 2022 | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to discover! Some fascinating finds ahead from the '70s, '80s, '90s and far beyond - but first, another streaming housekeeping note... You may have read our thoughts […]

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Bandcamp Friday Picks, February 2022: Paul Andrews Goes the 'Distance' - Hurry Up and Listen

By Mike Duquette | February 4, 2022 | 1 Comment

It's a new year, and Bandcamp Fridays are back! The beloved independent music service brings back their beloved mini-holiday today (February 4), and again on March 4, April 1 and May 6. On those days, they'll waive the fees they make off music they host - all the money will go directly to artists and […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 4

By The Second Disc | February 4, 2022 | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! B.J. Thomas, In Remembrance: Love Songs and Lost Treasures (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music remembers the late, great B.J. Thomas with this new collection of rare and previously unreleased material drawn from both Thomas' personal archives and the vaults of Reprise and Warner Bros. Records.  In […]

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