Documentarian D.A. Pennebaker (1925-2019) directed some of the most acclaimed music films of all time, including Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back, Stephen Sondheim's Company: Original Cast Album, Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music, and Monterey Pop. He and co-director/wife Chris Hegedus tackled big issues in The War Room (about Bill Clinton's presidential campaign), Town Bloody Hall (billed as "a dialogue on women's liberation"), and Unlocking the Cage (concerning animal rights). On December 3,
High As The Mountains: Omnivore Collects Buck Owens and Susan Raye on "Together Again"
On October 29, Omnivore Recordings concludes its current reissue program of nine never-on-standalone-CD albums from Buck Owens with reissues of In the Palm of Your Hand, Ain't It Amazing, Gracie, and It's a Monster's Holiday. (Watch this space for more coverage of that trio soon!) But happily, the label is far from done with the Owens oeuvre. On December 10, Omnivore will release Buck Owens and Susan Raye's Together Again, a new 22-track compendium of duet and solo cuts originally issued
The Weekend Stream: October 23, 2021
While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Chicago, Chicago at Carnegie Hall
Life Is A Carnival: The Band Reissues, Remixes, Expands "Cahoots" For December Box Set Release
The Band and Capitol/UMe are in Cahoots for a deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of the group's fourth studio album. On December 10, a remixed and remastered Cahoots will arrive in various formats including a Super Deluxe 2CD/BD/LP/7-inch vinyl box set, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl, limited edition vinyl, and digital download/streaming. All of these formats have been overseen by Robbie Robertson and feature a new mix of the original album by Bob Clearmountain from the original
Release Round-Up: Week of October 22
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster
The World Gets Better with Love: Cherry Red, 7Ts Collect White Plains' Discography
There have long been many misconceptions about White Plains, the British harmony-pop group most famous for "My Baby Loves Lovin'." Foremost among those misconceptions: White Plains wasn't a real band. (Truth: It was, despite its unorthodox origins, and had four consistent members between 1970 and 1974.) Another one: White Plains was a one-hit wonder. (Truth: the group scored five U.K. hits and a pair in the U.S., too.) White Plains was a vehicle for the ubiquitous voice of session singer Tony
Fly Me to the Moon: Vinyl Me, Please Chronicles "The Story of Quincy Jones" on New Anthology Box Set
Following the recent announcement of an Anthology box set for the Philadelphia International Records, record club Vinyl Me, Please has turned its attention to one of music's most famous multi-hyphenate talents: Quincy Jones. The multi-instrumentalist-composer-producer-arranger-conductor's credits are too numerous to mention, but VMP's Anthology - due in January 2022 - provides a career overview bookended by two of his most acclaimed jazz recordings. The 12-LP box set The Story of Quincy
Review: Bob Dylan, "Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985)"
Señor, señor/Can you tell me where we're headin'? Only Bob Dylan knew where he was headin'. In the fall of 1980, when Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) opens, Dylan was two-thirds into his so-called "Christian trilogy" comprising Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980), and Shot of Love (1981). He had wrapped up a fiery tour on May 21, 1980 in which he only performed his gospel material. Audiences and critics alike were divided on Dylan's immersion into
Arise Above Oppression: Run Out Groove Preps Fear Factory Debut for 30th Anniversary Reissue, Votes Open for Labelle, Curtis Mayfield, More
Run Out Groove is going heavy with its next fan-voted reissue. That title is Fear Factory's 1992 debut release Soul of a New Machine, originally issued on Roadrunner Records. This landmark metal album is expanded by ROG for a 30th anniversary 3-LP presentation including an additional EP and previously unreleased instrumental tracks. It's available for pre-order only through November 16 at which time it will be pressed to the number of orders received. (The album will arrive in 2022 for the
Sleigh Bells Ring: Michael Bublé's "Christmas" Gets Super Deluxe Expansion for 10th Anniversary
Just months after the February 2003 debut of Michael Bublé's first studio album for Reprise Records, the Canadian crooner released an EP of Christmas music. Let It Snow! reinforced the young artist's connection to the great vocalists who had inspired him as it featured such classics as "White Christmas," "The Christmas Song," and the Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn-penned title track. Eight years later, Bublé finally released a full-length seasonal set. 2011's simply-entitled Christmas, his fifth album
The Weekend Stream: October 16, 2021
Prince, Do Me, Baby (Demo) (NPG/Warner) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) A surprise release on Thursday for the 40th anniversary of Prince's Controversy (1981), the Prince Estate has issued a demo recording of "Do Me, Baby," recorded during the studio sessions for Prince's self-titled sophomore album in 1979. (As such, it sounds less like a demo and more like a studio version in league with that album.) It's a fascinating recording that again highlights The Purple One's genius - and it's also
Joy to the World: "New" Nat "King" Cole Christmas Album Coming with Johnny Mathis, Gloria Estefan, John Legend Duets
Although he's one of the voices most closely associated with Christmas, Nat "King" Cole only recorded one full-length Christmas LP in his lifetime. Now, Capitol Records and UMe are out to change that with a "new" yuletide album from the legendary vocalist who died in 1965 at just 45 years of age. A Sentimental Christmas with Nat "King" Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined arrives October 29 on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms. In addition to reorchestrated solo performances, the album
Release Round-Up: Week of October 15
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Let It Be: 50th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats] (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Beatles' final album, Let It Be, arrives in deluxe editions to coincide with Peter Jackson's multi-part
Dramatic Horror: Real Gone Brings Two Cult Classic Film Scores To Vinyl For Halloween
Halloween is just a little over two weeks away and Real Gone is getting into the spirit with a pair of releases out now directly from the label and next Friday, October 22, from Amazon: first-time vinyl reissues of the soundtracks to 1969's Mad Doctor of Blood Island and 1971's Dracula vs. Frankenstein. Real Gone has teamed for the release of these two titles with Sam Sherman, former head of publicity for Hemisphere Pictures and founder of Independent International Pictures Corp., the two
Three Cheers and Dammit, C'est La Vie: Eartha Kitt's "I'm Still Here" and "Live in London" Reissued by Cherry Red
Good times and bum times, I've seen them all and my dear, I'm still here... Eartha Kitt certainly earned the right to sing those famous lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The theatrical legend wrote the song for Yvonne DeCarlo to introduce in the 1971 Broadway production of Follies, but the seen-it-all anthem was later adopted by artists including Barbra Streisand, Carol Burnett, Elaine Stritch, Judy Collins, Dame Shirley Bassey, Cleo Laine, and Ann Miller. Kitt - a singer, dancer, actress,
You Make My Day: Omnivore Collects Trini Lopez's "Rare Reprise Singles"
Singer-guitarist Trini Lopez, Texas-born and of Mexican descent, skyrocketed to fame with his 1963 recording of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer." Lopez's bright and spirited rendition of the protest song went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and even eclipsed Peter, Paul, and Mary's Grammy-winning top ten hit of one year earlier. It launched Lopez to a successful career as an all-around entertainer, television and film actor, and prolific recording artist. "If I Had a Hammer" came to disc
Welcome to My World: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's "Some Lovers" Features Jennifer Holliday, Kristin Chenoweth, Auli'i Cravalho, More
"Burt Bacharach's patented songwriting style is on luxurious display in Some Lovers, the new musical he wrote with Steven Sater, one of the creators of Spring Awakening," wrote The Los Angeles Times upon the musical's 2011 premiere at San Diego's Old Globe. "Octogenarian composer Bacharach brings youthful freshness to the project," opined Variety. "[Some Lovers] is packed with nearly 20 new songs by pop virtuoso Burt Bacharach," offered The San Diego Union-Tribune, "and in theater it doesn't
It's Red Hot Just For You: Mary Wilson's "The Motown Anthology" Coming Soon from Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
In her final message to fans shared on YouTube, Mary Wilson shared some very special news. "I finally decided how to work with Universal," the legendary Supreme confided to her fans, "and they are going to release new Mary Wilson recordings. Yes! At last! At last." That day is finally upon us. On December 3, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records will premiere The Motown Anthology, a brand-new 2-CD, 38-song collection of the best of Mary Wilson. Before her unexpected passing on February
The Weekend Stream: October 9, 2021
While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Madonna, Madame X - Music from the
Do the Dance Now: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Cult Favorites from Colin Scot, "English" Gypsy
Today, we're looking at two recent sets from the vaults of United Artists Records courtesy of Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint. Singer-songwriter Colin Scot (1941-1999) only recorded three albums in his too-short lifetime. While none of them dented the charts, all three revealed a talented singer-songwriter in the folk-rock vein. Esoteric has reissued Scot's first LP, from 1971, in an expanded edition that's actually a repress of the 2006 release on the Eclectic Discs label. In
Release Round-Up: Week of October 8
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 the films based on Ian Fleming's famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10
The World is (Still) a Ghetto: War Preps 'Greatest Hits 2.0'
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 was followed this year by another Record Store Day release, WAR: The Vinyl 1971-1975. That box collected WAR (1971); All Day Music (1971); The World Is a Ghetto
Let Me Hear Your Body Talk: Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" Goes Deluxe For Its 40th Anniversary
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 Wave which partnered with Newton-John in 2020 for a deal encompassing both masters and publishing rights. When Newton-John's character of Sandy
Like to Get to Know You Well: Howard Jones Plans BBC Box with Cherry Red
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 and unreleased recordings taped by the national radio between 1983 and 1987. Aside from a handful of B-sides and bonus material - including a long out-of-print box set of Howard's first two
Hold On My Heart: Genesis Looks Back On Tour Companion Collection "The Last Domino?"
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 debut, Rhino in the U.S. and Virgin/UMC in the U.K. will release a companion collection. The Last Domino?, the album, is due on November 19 and will offer 27 tracks, including
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