Get Together (With Yourself): High Moon Expands Lotti Golden's Cult Classic "Motor-Cycle"

By Joe Marchese | March 26, 2025 | 0 Comments

"Motor-Cycle transported me back to the '60s in a way not many records do...There's no irony or second-guessing: Golden's all in, a psychedelic daughter of the Beat generation, among her equally hippie cohort, in swirls of free-loving, drug-chasing, multiracial, pan-sexual abandon... The album is a mother lode, not unlike Daniel Johnston or The Shaggs, say, […]

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Another "Saturnight": Cat Stevens' 1974 Japan Live Album Comes to CD, Vinyl

By Joe Marchese | March 25, 2025 | 7 Comments

Even today, Japan remains a thriving capital of recorded music - and, in particular, physical media.  In the 1970s, it wasn't uncommon for top-tier American artists, from Andy Williams to The Supremes, to record live albums exclusively for the Japanese market.  Among those artists was Yusuf, a.k.a. Cat Stevens, whose 1974's Saturnight: Live from Tokyo […]

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Cuts The Deepest: Edsel Celebrates P.P. Arnold on "Soul Survivor" Box Set

By Joe Marchese | March 24, 2025 | 1 Comment

One of P.P. Arnold's early sides for Immediate Records was titled "Am I Still Dreaming?"  The song, which the artist born Patricia Ann Cole in Los Angeles wrote at the encouragement of none other than Mick Jagger, is one of the 57 songs on 3 CDs assembled by Edsel Records on the dream of a […]

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Feel the Force: Disney to Release Japanese Box Set of 'Star Wars' Music with TV Scores Making CD Debuts

By Mike Duquette | March 24, 2025 | 2 Comments

Fans making the pilgrimage to next month's Star Wars Celebration event in Japan can keep an eye out for a new box set fitting in perfectly with the country's commitment to music on CD. Available in limited quantities during the event at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025: Original Soundtrack Box Set […]

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The Weekend Stream: March 22, 2025

By The Second Disc | March 22, 2025 | 0 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. A short week offers a classic from Paul McCartney in Atmos, a comedian going (maybe) straight, a cabaret performer going proudly queer and some words on a master of music videos. […]

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