Direct from Hollywood: Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" Turns 50, Goes Super Deluxe

By Joe Marchese | September 24, 2021 | 6 Comments

1971 was a banner year for cinema with such all-time classics as The French Connection, A Clockwork Orange, Carnal Knowledge, The Last Picture Show, and Shaft.  The highest-grossing film of the year in North America was United Artists' Fiddler on the Roof.  But Fiddler wasn't the studio's only musical of the year. Mere days before […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 24

By The Second Disc | September 24, 2021 | 0 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Steely Dan, Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live (UMe) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The first Steely Dan live album since 1995's Alive in America, Northeast Corridor was recorded on the group's last tour at venues including New York's Beacon Theater, The Met Philadelphia, and others.  (The band's nine-show Beacon […]

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Endless, Nameless: Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Goes Deluxe (Again) with Bonus Live Concerts

By Randy Fairman | September 23, 2021 | 4 Comments

Exactly thirty years ago tomorrow, September 24, 1991, Nirvana's Nevermind hit store shelves.  To celebrate this new anniversary, Geffen/UMe has announced new reissues of the album in a variety of formats including two editions of a super deluxe box set: an 8-LP version with a bonus 7-inch single, and a 5-CD version with a Blu-ray.  […]

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Morning Has Broken: Cat Stevens' "Teaser and the Firecat" Goes Super Deluxe in November

By Joe Marchese | September 23, 2021 | 7 Comments

In 1971, Cat Stevens, a.k.a. Yusuf Islam, built upon the success of his first two albums for Island Records (U.K.) and A&M Records (U.S.) with Teaser and the Firecat.  Featuring three of the singer-songwriter's most beloved songs - "Peace Train," "Moonshadow," and an adaptation of the hymn "Morning Has Broken" - Teaser became his first […]

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No Nukes is Good News: Bruce Springsteen's 'Legendary 1979' Performances Set for General Release

By The Second Disc | September 23, 2021 | 10 Comments

While Bruce Springsteen has no current plans to tour, the New Jersey rock icon will bring out from the Thrill Hill vault a new box set featuring one of The E Street Band's most seminal performances. The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, a multi-format set coming October 22, features newly remixed and restored audio and […]

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