Self Expression: Lou Christie's "Gypsy Bells" Collects Rare, Unreleased Columbia Sides

By Joe Marchese | May 21, 2024 | 4 Comments

There are many great mysteries in pop music.  How the heck did Lou Christie move from MGM to Columbia in the wake of "Lightnin' Strikes" and "Rhapsody in the Rain" and all but disappear? is certainly one of them.  Earlier this year, Ace Records attempted to answer this question with Gypsy Bells: Columbia Recordings 1967, […]

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Prove Your Love: Fleetwood Mac's Early Years Chronicled on New Compilation

By Joe Marchese | May 20, 2024 | 15 Comments

With 1975's Fleetwood Mac, the venerable blues-rock outfit founded by Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, and Jeremy Spencer made a strategic leap towards the mainstream.  Fleetwood, John McVie, and Christine McVie were joined on that album by two Americans, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, who transformed the band into a commercial rock behemoth.  Those who […]

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The Weekend Stream: May 17, 2024

By Mike Duquette | May 18, 2024 | 2 Comments

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. This week brings live tracks from The Boss, rarities from Sheena Easton and a new album from one half of rock's biggest (defunct) duo - plus, as you'd expect, so much […]

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Look At All The Things: Neil Young Revisits "Early Daze" on New Compilation

By The Second Disc | May 17, 2024 | 7 Comments

Neil Young and Crazy Horse are currently on the road with the Love Earth Tour, with dates scheduled through September 29, when it all wraps up at the Hollywood Bowl. Today, Young announced that he's looking back on his Early Daze with the Horse on a new collection due June 28.  Its ten songs were […]

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 17

By The Second Disc | May 17, 2024 | 0 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Taana Gardner, When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings (SoulMusic/Cherry Red/The Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) SoulMusic Records teams with TSD to revisit dance superstar Taana Gardner's classic West […]

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