Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elton John, Diamonds [Various Formats] (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John looks back on his extraordinary career with a new retrospective collection, available in 1-CD, 2-CD, 3-CD, and 2-LP formats. Get all of the details right here! R.E.M., Automatic for the
A Fine Romance: Verve To Release Unheard Ella Fitzgerald Live Gig
A previously unreleased pair of Ella Fitzgerald live sets are coming to CD next month, as part of a celebration of the iconic singer's centennial year! 1956 was a pivotal year for Ella Fitzgerald. She had recently become the first artist on her manager Norman Granz's brand-new label Verve Records. That year, she'd record and release Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book, her first of eight albums over the next decade that would spotlight and celebrate various composers of what we
Real Gone Unveils Blue Oyster Cult, Utopia Releases For Black Friday RSD; Soundtracks Coming from Mancini and More
Real Gone Music just released its full slate of Christmas music, including our very special trio of The Supremes, The Ames Brothers, and Connie Smith. But the label still has more releases coming for the holiday season, which you can get for yourself or a lucky someone else! We've told you about most of them before, including the 40th anniversary edition of Debby Boone's You Light Up My Life and the deluxe reissue of Jimmy Webb's Angel Heart, but let's take a look at some more of the label's
Bound for Glory: Dylan, Baez, Paxton, Havens, Collins Celebrate Woody Guthrie on New Bear Family Box
Bob Dylan once said that, upon hearing Woody Guthrie's songs, "it was like I had been in the dark and someone had turned on the main switch of a lightning conductor." Steve Earle opined that "Woody is my hero of heroes and the only person on earth that I will go to my grave regretting that I never met." No less a literary eminence than John Steinbeck noted, "Woody is just Woody," before explaining, "Harsh voiced and nasal, his guitar hanging like a tire iron on a rusty rim, there is nothing
Happy Ending: Cherry Red Collects Albums from Yvonne Elliman and More on "Purple People Vol. 1"
Cherry Red Records has recently been cherry-picking a number of rare treasures from the archives of Purple Records, the label formed by Deep Purple. Between 1971 and 1979, Purple Records issued music not just from its namesake band, but by other artists both inside (Elf, Hard Stuff) and outside of the hard rock sphere. Highlights from these albums have been compiled before on a compilation entitled Purple People. Now, four of the label's most unexpected offerings have been collected on CD by
Life Is Right: Omnivore Plans Standalone Release For Classic Big Star Concert
Omnivore Recordings has long been the destination for all things Big Star--and next year, the label will release one of the band's few official live concerts outside of the box set it debuted in. Live At Lafayette's Music Room, to be released January 12, showcases the legendary power pop band kicking off 1973 at the acclaimed Memphis venue. Co-founder Chris Bell had recently departed the group, leaving singer/guitarist Alex Chilton, bassist Andy Hummel and drummer Jody Stephens to continue as
I'm a Believer: Super Deluxe "More of The Monkees" Coming In December
There's more on the way from The Monkees - More of The Monkees, in fact! The long-awaited Super Deluxe Edition of the band's classic 1967 sophomore album has been confirmed for arrival from Rhino on December 15, with 91 tracks on three CDs - 55 of which are previously unreleased! This collection lives up to its Super Deluxe description with a plethora of alternate takes, new and vintage mixes, and perhaps most excitingly, newly-discovered live concert material from 1967. This new edition
Unchained Melodies: Van Morrison Blends Standards with Originals on New "Versatile"
Less than three months after the release of his 37th studio album, the rhythm-and-blues-based Roll with the Punches, the one and only Van Morrison is back with No. 38. On December 1, Legacy Recordings will issue Versatile - certainly an apt title for the man since his earliest days fronting Them to his immersions in jazz, soul, rock, blues, pop, and beyond. Roll with the Punches featured five original compositions from the prolific singer-songwriter alongside blues classics by artists such
Review: Bob Dylan, "Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981"
I. Gotta Serve Somebody Bob Dylan wasn't mincing words. On the first track of the first album of what would later be referred to as his "gospel years," the artist laid his message out with striking simplicity. "It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord," Dylan admonished, "but you're gonna have to serve somebody." Suddenly, the same singer-songwriter who opined that "the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" had found the answer - and His name was Jesus Christ. Between 1979 and
Jumping Off The Sun: Esoteric Reissues, Expands Prog Classics From Quintessence, Colosseum
Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has continued its look back at underrated artists of the progressive rock era with a recent trio of reissues from Quintessence and Colosseum. Formed in the Notting Hill area of London by Australians Ron "Raja Ram" Rothfield (flute) and Phil "Shiva Shankar" Jones (keyboards/vocals) with four of their mates, Quintessence took its inspirations from a variety of sources including The Band, Dr. John, Grateful Dead, and most noticeably, the sound of Eastern
Release Round-Up: Week of November 3
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Supremes, The Ultimate Merry Christmas (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are joining Motown Records to unwrap a celebration of The Supremes' 1965 perennial Merry Christmas. The Ultimate Merry Christmas features the album in three distinctive versions: the original 1965 mono and stereo mixes, as well as a brand new, never-before-heard 2017 mix premiering
COMING TOMORROW! The Supremes Kick Off Our Christmas Slate with The Ames Brothers, Connie Smith
TOMORROW, Friday, November 3, is the day we've been waiting for here at Second Disc HQ - when we can finally unveil our new, and biggest ever, Second Disc Records slate of Christmas releases to you! Tomorrow, we're joining Real Gone Music for a trio of titles beginning with The Supremes' The Ultimate Merry Christmas, a deluxe 2-CD, 50-track celebration of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard's 1965 Merry Christmas. This is one ultimate collection we're confident will live up to its
Reservations for Two: SoulMusic Adds Kashif, Tom Browne to "Anthology" Series
Earlier this year, Cherry Red's SoulMusic Records imprint continued its series of artist anthologies with another two titles in the series, this time spotlighting the late singer-songwriter-musician-producer Kashif, and jazz fusion artist-trumpeter Tom Browne. Help Yourself to My Love: The Arista Anthology collects 30 tracks on 2 CDs from Kashif, the artist born Michael Jones, whose smooth grooves helped define the sound of eighties R&B. A native New Yorker, Kashif first rose to fame as
You Turned My Head Around: LITA Expands Three Lee Hazlewood Classics, Including Ann-Margret LP
Light in the Attic is continuing its long-running Lee Hazlewood Archive Series. On November 3, the label will release newly remastered and expanded CD and LP editions of three classics from the maverick singer-songwriter/producer: Forty (1969), Requiem for an Almost Lady (1971), and the Ann-Margret collaboration The Cowboy and the Lady (1969). To mark his 40th birthday, Hazlewood recorded a different kind of album, appropriately entitled Forty. It was recorded in England with producer Shel
Jeff Larson Reissues "Watercolor Sky" For 20th Anniversary
Fans of singer-songwriter Jeff Larson have long known that he's carved out his own niche in the realm of "California music," whether as a solo artist or with collaborators including America's Gerry Beckley and The Beach Boys' Jeffrey Foskett. Now, Larson is looking back with a 20th anniversary reissue of his proper debut album, Watercolor Sky, available on both vinyl and CD from Feral Cat Records and Vivid Sound Japan, respectively. With summer in the rearview mirror, now is the perfect time
Life is a Song Worth Singing: Johnny Mathis' "The Voice of Romance" Complete Columbia Box Arrives In December
Last month, Johnny Mathis released his newest studio album, Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook, on which the legendary artist tackled 11 songs of a recent vintage. Today, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings officially announced the long-anticipated box set The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection, presenting Mathis' Columbia albums output from his self-titled 1956 LP debut all the way through The Great New American Songbook. This lavish 68-CD box, due
Release Round-Up: Week of October 27
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Who, Maximum As and Bs: The Complete Singles (Polydor/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Who's complete singles from 1964-2015 are collected on a new 5-CD box set, which also contains a 48-page booklet featuring track-by-track annotations on each single. Read more here! Willie Nelson, Teatro: The Complete Sessions (Modern Classics Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Willie Nelson's
A Marshmallow World: Sony Reissues Original "Dean Martin Christmas Album" On CD
Over the years, Dean Martin's holiday recordings - primarily encompassing the 1959 Capitol album A Winter Romance and the 1966 Reprise album The Dean Martin Christmas Album - have been packaged and repackaged on CD ad infinitum. Yet the latter title had never seen a true reissue on CD, though all its tracks had been issued on CD, on various releases. Hip-O's 2008 A Very Cool Christmas presented the album in its original 10-track sequence, but retitled it, added new artwork, and a bonus
A Dream In Your Heart: Real Gone Announces a Dionne Warwick Rarities Collection and Expanded Jimmy Webb "Angel Heart"
We've already told you about Real Gone's reissue of Debby Boone's You Light Up My Life, coming on December 8. Now, Real Gone has announced two other titles coming soon. Both feature legendary artists who got their start in the 1960s. First up is Odds & Ends: Scepter Records Rarities, a collection of rarities from Dionne Warwick taken from her time at Scepter Records. Due on January 12, 2018, it features new liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese based on his brand-new
Give Me All Night: Hot Shot Reissues, Expands Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again"
"I know nothing stays the same/But if you're willing to play the game, it's coming around again..." With the release of 1987's Coming Around Again, Carly Simon proved she was not only willing to play, but still most definitely in the game. After the diminishing commercial (though not artistic) returns of her Warner Bros. and Epic releases of earlier in the decade, Simon's debut album for Clive Davis' Arista Records was a return to form. It yielded four major hits, all in her intensely
Chase the Blues Away: Manifesto, Edsel Premiere Two Tim Buckley Live Albums
Tim Buckley's September 1969 concerts at Doug Weston's famed Troubadour were first compiled for release in 1994 as Live at the Troubadour, capturing the singer-songwriter holding sway over an intimate Hollywood crowd. The performances took place just a couple of months after the July release of his third studio album, Happy Sad, and another couple of months before the November release of his fourth LP, Blue Afternoon. Now, Manifesto Records in the U.S. and Edsel in the U.K. have revisited
Review: The Smiths, "The Queen Is Dead: Deluxe Edition"
The Smiths have been apart far longer than they were together in the mid-1980s, making the Manchester quartet today less of a band and more of an idea. It's interesting to see how a new deluxe edition of The Queen Is Dead (Warner Bros. 0190295783372), the group's most lauded album, interprets that thesis through its content and packaging. While the band may have made for a mere cult sensation in America, but in their native England (where success was fleeting but far more consistent), they
Speed of Sound: Omnivore's Black Friday Record Store Day Slate Includes Chris Bell, The Raspberries and Roger Taylor
As we continue to make our way through the offerings for this year's Black Friday Record Store Day event coming on November 24, let's now look at what Omnivore Recordings has on tap with its three releases. First up is the 6-LP The Complete Chris Bell. This set, consisting of the solo output of the Big Star co-founder, reconfigures the material from earlier Omnivore CD releases: July's Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star and September's I Am The Cosmos: Deluxe Edition. As a bonus, the
Release Round-Up: Week of October 20
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice 25 (Columbia/Legacy) 2-CD (Disc 1 & 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy is delivering a deluxe edition of George Michael's classic 1990 album. Listen Without Prejudice 25 sees release in several formats. The biggest is a 3-CD/1 DVD box set. The first CD contains a
Review: David Bowie, "A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982"
I. Art Decade Keep Up with David's Changes, read an insert from the David Bowie Fan Club packaged in original pressings of the artist's 1977 album Low and painstakingly replicated on the edition included in the new 11-CD (or 13-LP) box set A New Career in a New Town 1977-1982. Indeed, it was no small feat to follow the restless artist's many transformations. 1975's Station to Station saw the formal introduction of The Thin White Duke, a nattily-dressed but rather unpleasant fellow; who
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