Last month, the L.A.-based label Blixa Sounds unveiled its latest release, the first-ever reissue of Chris Darrow and Max Buda's Eye of the Storm. The 1981 collaboration brought together two psych-rock heavyweights, whose multi-instrumental talents and joyous style are on full display throughout. It's hard to believe, but the album has never received any sort of reissue or re-pressing since its original release on the legendary Takoma label 37 years ago. Now, Blixa Sounds has brought the
Action in the Streets: Bruce Springsteen Concert Vault Mined for Digital Album "The Live Series: Songs of the Road"
In the last few months, Legacy Recordings has launched an extensive digital campaign with the aim of releasing Bruce Springsteen to the streaming age. This May saw the digital debut of 17 rare singles and EPs, as well as the new compilation, Spare Parts, which collected highlights from those releases. Now, Legacy has teamed up with Nugs.net on a new compilation, The Live Series: Songs of the Road that celebrates The Boss's incendiary concert performances and his music's association with the
The Story So Far: The Best Of...
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Story So Far will be available in a variety of configurations, including 1-CD, 2-CD, 2-LP with 7" single, as well as digital download and streaming. The standard 1-CD version collects 17 tracks, including the smash hits "Animal," "Photograph," "Rock of Ages," and "Pour Some Sugar On Me." It also includes a previously unreleased version of Def
True Stories, A Film By David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Nonesuch website (bundle with print and MP3 download) 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Nonesuch website (bundle with print and MP3 download) Todomundo Records and Nonesuch have announced an expanded soundtrack album, True Stories, A Film By David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack, due on CD, 2-LP, and digital November 23. It marks the first-ever release of the comprehensive soundtrack presented in film sequence. The 23-track set
Chris Cornell [Various Formats]
1-CD Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4-CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4CD/1DVD/7LP Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The new Chris Cornell box set celebrates the career of one of the greats of modern rock with a 1-CD distillation, 2-LP, 4-CD, and super deluxe 4-CD/1-DVD/7-LP editions that include classics by Soundgarden, Audioslave, and a number of solo tracks. The 1-CD and 2-LP configurations collect
Zipless [Various Formats]
LP, "Plus" Bundle, and "Deluxe" Bundle: Pledge Music Originally released in 1994, the 10-track collection featured interpretation of Erica Jong's written work. In fact, the album's title is derived from a phrase found in Jong's 1973 work, Fear of Flying, itself a landmark in second-wave feminist literature that sparked controversy for its representation of female sexuality. With Zipless, Daou presented a music manifestation of those written words with a sensuous combination of jazzy and
Skynyrd's Innyrds: Their Greatest Hits
Black vinyl edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Brown vinyl edition: uDiscover Store The classic compilation arrives on black and limited-edition brown vinyl. Originally released in 1989, the album collects classics like "Sweet Home Alabama," "Saturday Night Special," "What's Your Name?" and "That Smell," as well as fan favorites like "Call Me the Breeze" and "Working' for MCA." Skynyrd's Innyrds also features an alternate take of "Double Trouble" and an unedited version of
Holiday Gift Guide Review: Elvis Presley, "'68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition"
Elvis had a lot riding on his December 1968 NBC-TV special. Once the brightest star in the galaxy - and one whose every freeing move caused ripples in American society - he was no longer at the top of the charts. A string of lightweight movie musicals had rendered the once-"dangerous" entertainer as wholesome as apple pie. At the time of the broadcast, Elvis' most recent single ("Guitar Man") had failed to crack the top 40 and he hadn't had a chart-topper since "Good Luck Charm" in 1962. He
Release Round-Up: Week of November 30
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Diamond, 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Capitol/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Neil Diamond revisits a 50+-year career with a new 6-CD, 115-song retrospective box set featuring hits, rarities, and 15 previously unreleased tracks including the original demos of "America" and "I Am...I Said." Everything is packaged within a deluxe hardcover book-style format. 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition expands upon 2017's
Naturally: Manifesto Collects '70s Soft Rock Sounds of Hawaii's Kalapana
Black Sand: The Best of Kalapana, a 20-track anthology from the Hawaiian band drawn from the years 1975-1983, presents a vivid portrait of the group that, despite various personnel changes, has been playing to sold-out crowds for 45 years now. Yet one question lingers: how has Kalapana languished in obscurity on the American mainland for so long? Malani Bilyeu, D.J. Pratt, Kirk Thompson, and Mackey Feary came together to make music in 1973. All but Pratt were born in Honolulu; the lead
Run Out Groove To Offer One of Three Jazz Classics As Next Title
The Second Disc recently reported that The Fire Theft's debut is slated as the next Run Out Groove release. Always looking forward, the label has announced that polls are open to decide the next release in the queue, which will be one of three jazz titles. The first contender is The Prestidigitator by The George Wallington Quintet. From 1943 to 1953, pianist George Wallington built up an impressive resume, collaborating with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Kai Winding, Gerry Mulligan, Zoot
Holiday Gift Guide Review: Eagles, "Legacy"
Just Find a Place to Make Your Stand On the list of the United States' five best-selling albums of all time, one name stands tall - the only artist to lay claim to two of those five titles. That artist is, of course, a band: Eagles. 1976's Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) sits atop the list at 38 million copies sold; Hotel California is third with 26 million. The ten tracks on the former are all modern-day standards, each and every one of them still a radio staple. Though the original
La-La Land's Wondrous World: Soundtrack Giant Plans 'Potter,' 'Bond' and More Archival Releases
Hours of unreleased soundtrack music? Oft-requested titles from favorite composers and popular film series? It's definitely Black Friday season at La-La Land Records! The venerable soundtrack label closed the book on 2018 with five brand-new film and television score expansions - a total of 18 discs' worth of material, including three works involving one of the most successful living soundtrack composers and projects related to two world-renowned franchises. First up, La-La Land's successful
Let's Get Rocked: Def Leppard Plan New Compilation, 'Hysteria' Vinyl Singles Box
Def Leppard as been in the headlines a lot lately. The legendary rockers just wraped up a U.S. tour co-headlined by Journey, they're set to tour across Ireland and the U.K. next month, and were recently announced as nominees for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2019. On November 30, Bludgeon Riffola and UMe will release two new collections that look back on Def Leppard's illustrious career: a best-of compilation entitled The Story So Far: The Best Of, and a new 10-disc 7" single box
Never Mind the World: Run Out Groove Announces 2-LP Reissue of The Fire Theft's Debut
Each month, Run Out Groove lets music lovers vote on the label's next vinyl reissue, which is selected from unreleased material, out-of-print titles, or new collections sourced from the Warner Music archives. Run Out Groove has revealed that the next title in their eclectic catalog will be The Fire Theft's self-titled album. Featuring Jeremy Enigk, Nate Mendel, and William Goldsmith from the alternative rock group Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft was originally released on the Rykodisc
THE SECOND DISC'S 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!
Another Cyber Monday is upon us, which means one thing at Second Disc HQ: it's time to launch our annual Holiday Gift Guide, featuring more than 50 essential selections for the music enthusiast in your life! We've filled the guide with box sets (such as the David Bowie title to your left!) as well as archival releases and holiday music favorites that will make great stocking stuffers. So just click here to access this year's top picks, reflecting the diversity of music released this year in
Live On WLIR
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Link TBD In January, Omnivore will release Live On WLIR, a newly restored and remastered version of Big Star's legendary 1974 radio broadcast. The 15-track collection will be released on CD and 2-LP on January 25. The release marks the vinyl debut of this raw, live set.
This Is Leonard Bernstein: His Greatest Recordings
This budget-priced set (16 discs for, at the time of this writing, 36 bucks on Amazon) is part of Sony's ongoing Leonard Bernstein centennial series. The box brings together 15 original albums from the 1950s and 1960s on Columbia Records including the original cast albums of West Side Story and Candide plus Bernstein's recordings of Beethoven, Gershwin, Mahler, and many more.
Jazz Loves Bernstein
August 25, 2018 marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, and while the maestro passed away in 1990 at the age of 72, he left behind a lifetime of remarkable music in multiple genres. A number of classical releases have been issued for the Bernstein centennial, but a new entry concentrates on the popular side of the composer. The 2-CD anthology Jazz Loves Bernstein, on the Decca Broadway label in association with Verve and UMe, collects 27 examples from the Universal
Fish Out of Water
Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Cherry Red reissues Yes bassist/singer/songwriter Chris Squire's 1975 solo debut in both a deluxe 2 CD/2 DVD/1 LP/2-7″ singles box set and a standard 2-CD edition. The box includes new 5.1 and stereo remixes by Jakko Jakszyk, as well as a remaster of the original LP mix by Paschal Byrne. The region-free DVD also has promo films, while the vinyl component boasts the
An Article From Life: The Complete Recordings
Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada An astounding new 20-CD box set from Bear Family brings together over 260 tracks from country great Lefty Frizzell - his complete recordings. But that's not all. By "complete," the Bears don't mean just his commercially released recordings (filling 9 CDs). They've also added 71 demos and private recordings on another 2 CDs, and an entire disc of radio recordings made for the U.S. Armed Forces. What about the remaining eight discs? They're
Release Round-Up: Week of November 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! CHIC, The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 (Atlantic/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new box set, available in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, brings together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC's first three albums plus Sister Sledge's CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes. The vinyl edition includes additional text
Walk Through The Sand: Morello Reissues Tanya Tucker's Columbia Albums On A 2-CD Set
Cherry Red's Morello imprint has been reissuing the discographies of country artists for years, and the label has recently taken a look at the beginning of country superstar Tanya Tucker's career. The new 2-CD compilation collects all of the singer's four original 1970s studio albums for Columbia as she began her ascendancy to country royalty: Delta Dawn, What's Your Mama's Name, Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) and You Are So Beautiful. Tucker's debut recording on Columbia was
Wild, Wild Life: Complete 'True Stories' Soundtrack Due With Talking Heads and More
It's been 32 years since David Byrne's directorial debut True Stories first arrived in theaters, and this November the film will be revisited to the tune of brand-new audio and visual restorations. Master film restorers The Criterion Collection are slated to release True Stories on Blu-ray and DVD on November 27. On the music front, Todomundo Records and Nonesuch have announced an expanded soundtrack album, True Stories, A Film By David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack, due on CD, 2-LP, and
Review: David Bowie, "Loving the Alien [1983-1988]"
And if you say run, I'll run with you... "I want you to make a hit." In one of the essays accompanying the beautiful new 11-CD or 15-LP box set Loving the Alien [1983-1988], the fourth such collection of David Bowie's chronological discography, Nile Rodgers recalls his surprise at the artist's instruction. "A hit? You just did Scary Monsters, bro," the CHIC leader replied. But Bowie was adamant; he wanted Rodgers, enlisted as his producer, to make a hit. The year was 1983 and the album
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