Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too. As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer
Guaranteed to Raise a Smile: The Second Disc Hears The 50th Anniversary "Sgt. Pepper" Remix
NEW YORK (NY) - Could it really be getting better? That was a fair question on the lips of the crowd assembled last Friday, April 28, at New York City's World of McIntosh Townhouse. The Second Disc was privileged to be among those members of the press assembled for a "first listen" to the upcoming 50th anniversary stereo remix of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, due for release on May 26 from Capitol, UMe, and Apple Records. Jeff Jones, the chief executive of Apple Corps,
Review: Van Morrison, "The Authorized Bang Collection"
The first sound that jumps out at you after inserting Van Morrison's The Authorized Bang Collection is that of the familiar "Brown Eyed Girl," but something about it is different. As presented in its original stereo mix as remastered from the original 1967 first-generation tape, it's more vibrant than ever, with pronounced instrumental separation and a crisp sheen - as if that misty morning fog has been lifted, and the green grass smells fresher than ever. It will have you singing sha la la la
Somewhere In The World: Playback Collects Sixties Pop, Jazz and Gospel From Judy Jacques
Playback Records' second recent jazz-oriented release comes from Melbourne's Judy Jacques. Whereas Sue Barker's brand of jazz was a soulful one with strains of pop and rock, Jacques' style was firmly in the "trad jazz" camp derived from New Orleans and Dixieland. The Sixties Sessions collects 24 tracks recorded between 1962 and 1966 from the solo artist (including some atypical pop sides) as well as The Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band, and Judy Jacques and Her Gospel Four. When she was
Release Round-Up: Week of April 14
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Michael Nesmith, Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs - The Music (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino Records offers a 14-track companion CD to Michael Nesmith's memoir Infinite Tuesday - An Autobiographical Riff (due on April 18). This collection has tracks from Nesmith solo as well as The Monkees and The First National Band, charting his singular and often-trailblazing work over the decades. Read more here! The
Release Round-Up: Week of April 7
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! B.J. Thomas, New Looks from an Old Lover-The Complete Columbia Singles (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) New Looks from an Old Lover - The Complete Columbia Singles from B.J. Thomas gathers up all of the A and B sides the singer recorded for that label during his tenure there in the 1980s including the No. 3 Country hit "Two Car Garage" and two No. 1s: "Whatever Happened To Old-Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an
Burn Down The Mission! Elton John to Expand Classic Live Album for Record Store Day
Sir Elton John has just been named the first-ever Record Store Day Legend in honor of the vinyl collector's 10th annual event--and he's celebrating with an expansion of one of his beloved early live records. It's no secret that Elton is an enthusiastic vinyl listener, making appearances in local record stores all over the world and an interviewee in the 2015 documentary All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records. So the inaugural position of Record Store Day Legend couldn't fit
Getting Better All the Time: The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" Reissued for Its 50th Anniversary
"It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They've been going in and out of style But they're guaranteed to raise a smile So may I introduce to you The act you've known for all these years Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!" With that verse, The Beatles quite honestly changed popular music. Their eighth studio album, and the first since their final concert tour, ushered in a sea change of rock and roll--a focus on the long-playing album over singles as focal
Thank You Friends: Omnivore Unveils Record Store Day Slate with Big Star, NRBQ, Art Pepper
This morning, Omnivore Recordings announced its Record Store Day slate, boasting a trio of limited edition vinyl editions from Big Star, NRBQ and the Art Pepper Quartet. These will be available at your favorite local independent record store on Saturday, April 22 as part of this year's RSD festivities. The 1957 album The Art Pepper Quartet, featuring alto saxophonist Pepper, bassist Ben Tucker, pianist Russ Freeman and drummer Gary Frommer, marks its 60th anniversary this year. Omnivore
This Is All Right: Real Gone's Late April Slate Includes Cheap Trick, Girl Groups and Marc Jonson
We recently told you about Real Gone Music's April line-up. Typically, the label only has one round of releases in a month, but in April, you'll getting more as the label just announced some more titles to come out later in the month following the April 7 releases from B.J. Thomas, David Allan Coe, Jack Kerouac, and others. (Read all about those here!) First up is a collection of rarities from one of the biggest bands of the 1970s and 1980s and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees:
Fab Gear: RPM Premieres Mortimer's Lost Apple Records Album
Another missing piece of the Apple Records puzzle has just emerged thanks to Cherry Red's RPM Records label. Between February and April 1969, the New York band Mortimer worked with producer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt) at London's Trident Studios to craft an LP for The Beatles' Apple Records label. The Fabs' imprimatur was firmly in place: John Lennon had passed their music onto Apple, George Harrison had encouraged their signing, and Paul McCartney had given
Stranger Than Kindness: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Prep New Compilation
In January, an aspiring young New Zealand comedian posed a humorous question on Twitter trying to ascertain the identity of a certain celebrity he encountered. Of course, that striking visage is none other than alt-rock icon Nick Cave--but if you're looking to learn more about him, a new compilation will cover your needs. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds this week announced Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 1984-2014, a new, multi-format compilation designed to introduce
Let The Good Times Roll: Edsel Releases Final Box Set From Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Edsel has continued its ongoing Bill Wyman Recording Archive series with a fourth and final volume dedicated to the classic Rolling Stones bassist's Rhythm Kings. The Kings of Rhythm Volume Four: Race with the Devil is a 3-DVD/1-CD set preserving live performances from Wyman's spirited band of Rhythm Kings as recorded between 1999 and 2004. Two of these concerts are previously unreleased. With the Rhythm Kings, Wyman tapped into his own blues and rock-and-roll roots and proved the endurance
He's Only Just Begun: "Roger Nichols Treasury" Collects Demos, Jingles, Paul Williams Collaborations
If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs. His compositions have been sung by the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few. Many of those songs have become bona fide American standards, among them "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "Times of Your Life." He and
Release Round-Up: Week of February 10
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bon Jovi, The Albums (Island/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Bon Jovi's The Albums includes all 14 of the group's studio efforts, from 1984's blistering-glam self-titled debut to the just-released This House is Not for Sale, the first album without longtime guitarist Richie Sambora. Eleven of these albums have hit the Billboard Top 10 since 1986's chart-topping breakthrough Slippery When Wet; of those, six of these albums
Release Round-Up: Week of February 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring Second Disc Records' first release of the year plus another incredible slate from Real Gone Music, box sets, anthologies, and more! Various Artists, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are tipping off 2017 with the first-ever CD release of Thom Bell's soulful soundtrack to 1979's The Fish
Stop The World! Cherry Red's él Label Reissues Anthony Newley, Peter Sellers, John Barry, José Feliciano, More
Cherry Red's él imprint had a busy 2016, most recently with a number of titles from Anita Kerr including We Dig Anita! and box sets dedicated to her recordings with The Anita Kerr Singers and The San Sebastian Strings. We've already filled you in on most of the imprint's titles from last year, but here are some nice things you might have missed from the él catalogue, many of which have been drawn from the vaults of Ember Records. John Barry Plays 007 and Other '60s Themes for Film,
Release Round-Up: Week of January 27
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Chicago, Chicago II: Steven Wilson Remix (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Chicago's second album gets a fully remixed edition from producer Steven Wilson, created from the original 16-track multitrack tapes and sure to highlight previously unheard or overlooked elements of this rock classic! Available on CD, with an LP edition to follow later in the year. Read more here! Cream, Fresh Cream: Super Deluxe Edition
Groovin' Down A Crowded Avenue: Real Gone March Slate Features The Rascals, Southside Johnny, Artful Dodger, Ann-Margret
Official word has just come out about Real Gone's titles for March and, as usual, the line-up boasts an eclectic group of releases including a number of comprehensive double-CD sets! First up is a compilation featuring liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese. The Definitive Collection from Ann-Margret features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress's songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis
I Like It: Croydon Municipal's "Britain's Finest Thespians Sing" and "Doo Wop Soda Shop" Collect Rarities
Bob Stanley's Croydon Municipal label closed out 2016 with a pair of releases continuing the Cherry Red imprint's mission of excavating some of the most rare and well-done pop music inside and outside of Great Britain. And This is Me might be thought of as a kind of Golden Throats precursor. Subtitled Britain's Finest Thespians Sing, this 24-track compendium features a host of the finest actors, comedians, and personalities from pre-Beatles Great Britain's golden age of entertainment across
The Big D: Guitar Hero Dennis Coffey's Detroit Soul Released On "Hot Coffey In The D"
Dennis Coffey's credits are too numerous to mention. As a session guitarist, he brought a rock edge to numerous Motown hits including The Temptations' psychedelic soul favorites like "Cloud Nine" and "Ball of Confusion." As a producer, he helmed Gallery's soft-pop hit "Nice to Be with You" and "Sugar Man" Sixto Rodriguez's acclaimed debut album. As a solo artist, he charted with the instrumental "Scorpio," and crafted guitar-driven disco soul at Westbound Records. Now, the Resonance Records
Johnny Cash, Eddy Arnold, Glen Campbell Featured On "Chartbusters USA: Special Country Edition"
The latest entry in Ace Records' long-running Chartbusters USA series arrived late in 2016. The Special Country Edition turned its spotlight on Hot 100 hits which had crossed over from the Billboard Country chart. The 24 tracks on Chartbusters USA: Special Country Edition are all from the period of 1963-1969, needless to say a time of seismic change in pop music, and many come from the greatest names in any genre of music. The set, appropriately enough, opens with George Jones' 1964
Don't You Wonder Sometimes: Bowie's "Sound and Vision" Gets Picture Disc In February
On February 10, Rhino Records and Parlophone will continue the long-running series of David Bowie 7" vinyl picture disc singles with the release of "Sound and Vision" in time for the classic song's 40th anniversary. "Sound and Vision" was released almost forty years ago to the day of this reissue - February 11, 1977 - in the United Kingdom from Bowie's Low, the first album in the artist's storied Berlin Trilogy created in collaboration with co-producer Tony Visconti and Brian Eno, among other
The Year In Review - The 2016 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z
Happy New Year, and welcome to The Second Disc's Seventh Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! As with every year's awards, our goals are simple: to recognize as many of the year's most essential reissues and catalogue titles as possible, and to celebrate as many of those labels, producers and artists who make these releases happen in today's unpredictable retail landscape. The labels you'll read about below have, by and large, bucked the trends to prove that there's still a demand for physical
Never Ending Song of Love: Real Gone's February Slate Includes Delaney & Bonnie, Lesley Gore, Duke Ellington, Lynn Anderson, More
As Christmas approaches and 2016 winds down, we start looking ahead to 2017 and what will be released. We've already told you about the Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music reissue of Thom Bell's all-star soundtrack to The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh due in February, and now we're here to tell you about the rest of Real Gone's killer lineup for that month. First up are two titles with liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese. In 2015, Real Gone reissued Lesley's Gore's Someplace Else Now
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