Release Round-Up: Week of October 8

By The Second Disc | October 8, 2021 | 0 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Best of Bond...James Bond (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscoverMusic (gold) The Best of Bond...James Bond is released on vinyl today (the CD arrived two weeks ago).  The compilation offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of […]

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The World is (Still) a Ghetto: War Preps 'Greatest Hits 2.0'

By The Second Disc | October 7, 2021 | 2 Comments

Late last year, Warner Music Group's Rhino label confirmed that, after a ten-year break, it would once again be home to the Avenue Records catalogue.  The first release under the new deal celebrated the career of Avenue's marquee band, WAR.  That limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday reissue of the band's 1976 Greatest Hits […]

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Let Me Hear Your Body Talk: Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" Goes Deluxe For Its 40th Anniversary

By Joe Marchese | October 6, 2021 | 9 Comments

For years, fans have clamored for expanded reissues from Olivia Newton-John's rich discography.  Now, those wishes are about to be answered as a catalogue campaign begins for the pop queen with a 40th anniversary 2CD/DVD set of 1981's multi-platinum Physical.  It arrives on October 22 from Green Hill, the label arm of publishing powerhouse Primary […]

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Like to Get to Know You Well: Howard Jones Plans BBC Box with Cherry Red

By The Second Disc | October 5, 2021 | 1 Comment

Howard Jones may have issued deluxe editions of all his WEA albums with Cherry Red (who now own the recordings outright), but he's not done archiving his works with the label. They'll issue a 5CD box set of the keyboardist's BBC recordings this fall. Howard Jones At The BBC offers a treasure trove of rare […]

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Hold On My Heart: Genesis Looks Back On Tour Companion Collection "The Last Domino?"

By Joe Marchese | October 4, 2021 | 16 Comments

On November 15, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford are planning to take the stage at Chicago's United Center as Genesis to launch the band's first North American tour since 2007.  (The European leg kicked off in September.)  The tour is entitled The Last Domino? (note the question mark), and four days after its […]

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