Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition. Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7″ single deluxe box set. Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith. It contains the original mono and stereo mixes on CD and LP
Rhino's Record Store Day Slate Features John Prine, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Donny Hathaway, Lou Reed, More
At 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST today, the list of Record Store Day's annual offerings was made public. As was the case in 2020, this year's RSD festivities will take place over more than one day. The two RSD Drops are scheduled for Saturday, June 12, and Saturday, July 17. We'll be sharing periodic announcements of various labels' releases, including this look at Rhino's whopping array of over 30 titles from heavy hitters including Black Sabbath, Donny Hathaway, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell,
Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Slate Including The Zombies, Jonathan Richman, John Martyn, More
At 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST today, the list of Record Store Day's annual offerings was made public. As was the case in 2020, this year's RSD festivities will take place over more than one day. The two RSD Drops are scheduled for Saturday, June 12, and Saturday, July 17. We'll be sharing periodic announcements of various labels' releases, beginning with this look at Craft Recordings' line-up. For the full list of all participating RSD retailers, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Craft Recordings
Over, Under, Sideways, Down: The Yardbirds' "Roger the Engineer" Goes Super Deluxe from Demon
Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition. Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7" single deluxe box set. Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith. Despite leaving behind a strong legacy of classic songs, The
The Columbia Legacy
Sony Classical revisits Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra's early Columbia recordings with a massive 120-disc box set, The Columbia Legacy. This will be the second-largest box in Sony Classical history after the complete Arthur Rubinstein set of 142 CDs released in 2011. The Columbia Legacy is dedicated to Ormandy's mono recordings made for Columbia through 1957; his subsequent stereo albums beginning in 1958 number over 200. While Columbia parent Sony has released various boxes
A Bandcamp Friday with Prestige: Classic Jazz Label Added to Indie Music Service
Just one recommendation of sorts for April 2021's Bandcamp Friday - but it's a big one: 61 great albums from Prestige Records are now available to stream and download on the service. Founded by Bob Weinstock in 1949, Prestige was an early home for some of the mid-century's most revolutionary jazz figures, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Thelonious Monk. The label's output, much of it impeccably recorded by engineer Rudy Van Gelder, was a haven as hard bop
A Song for You: Recent Ace Collections Spotlight Songs of Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson
Ace Records' two most recent entries in its Songwriter Series of collections both spotlight artists who bucked tradition to forge their own paths at the end of the 1960s and the dawn of the 1970s: Leon Russell and Kris Kristofferson. As we wrote upon his passing in 2016 at the age of 74, Leon Russell was an extraordinary talent unlike any other: A true renaissance man and an extraordinary talent as composer, musician, arranger, producer, and artist, The Master of Space and Time led many
Life Is A Banquet: Stage Door Records Reissues 1969 London Studio Cast of "Mame" Starring Beryl Reid
Light the candles, get the ice out...roll the rug up, it's today! Everybody's favorite madcap auntie, Mame Dennis, made her first appearance in Patrick Dennis' 1955 novel Auntie Mame. The book was a cultural phenomenon, selling more than two million copies and staying over two years on the New York Times Best-Seller List. It was quickly followed in 1956 by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Broadway comedy of the same name starring Rosalind Russell and then by Warner Bros.' lavish film
Release Round-Up: Week of March 26
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Young Shakespeare (Reprise) [Various Formats] CD/DVD/LP box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand DVD: Greedy Hand Digital: Neil Young Archives (Streaming) / XStream (Digital Download) / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Young Shakespeare documents the earliest known filmed live concert footage of
Don't Blame Me: Craft Recordings Announces Small Batch Reissue of Yusef Lateef's "Eastern Sounds"
Earlier this year, Craft Recordings launched its Small Batch series of audiophile vinyl releases with John Coltrane's 1961 classic Lush Life. The limited and numbered, all-analog release sold out immediately. Now, Craft has announced the second Small Batch title: pioneering jazz multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef's Eastern Sounds, also from 1961. The pressing will be strictly limited to 1,000 units and released only on Craft Recordings' website, with the pre-sale beginning tomorrow, March 26,
Everybody's Talkin': Crimson Releases "Gold" Collections from Nilsson, Kris Kristofferson, Jim Reeves, Glenn Miller, Joe Brown
Crimson Productions' series of budget-priced Gold compilations has continued with a number of new titles spotlighting artists from the pop-rock, country, and big band genres. Today, we'll take a look at five of those recent releases. Nilsson: Gold features 45 tracks from singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson's RCA recordings. As Nilsson's oeuvre has been comprehensively addressed in the past - most notably on the 2013 box set The RCA Albums Collection - there's not much that's new here. Arranged
Down the Road: Grateful Dead's 'Skull & Roses' Album Expanded with Unreleased Show
Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary series keeps on truckin' with the June 18 reissue of the band's 1971 eponymous live album also known as their "Skull and Roses" album after the cover artwork by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse. While the Dead was still a young band at that point, Grateful Dead was their second double-LP live album following 1969's Live/Dead. It also was one of their most successful LPs, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and earning their first Gold sales
The Weekend Stream: March 20, 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're introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Duran
Release Round-Up: Week of March 19
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Neil Young, After the Gold Rush: 50th Anniversary [Vinyl + 7" Box] (Reprise) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This 50th Anniversary remastered edition of Neil Young's classic album was released on CD in December; now the vinyl version arrives. The set includes two different recordings of the outtake "Wonderin'" on the bonus 45. The A-side was recorded in March 1970 in Topanga (previously heard on Archives Vol. 1) while the B-side is
Now and Then
KISS' Paul Stanley debuts his new side group Soul Station with Now and Then, a collection of five original songs and nine classic R&B covers - mainly of Motown ("Baby, I Need Your Loving," "Ooo Baby Baby," "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" and Philly soul ("Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "La-La Means I Love You," "You Are Everything") with dashes of Memphis ("Let's Stay Together") and Chicago ("O-o-h Child") soul, too. Available on CD, LP, and digital formats.
Always Forever: Real Gone Reissues '90s Classics By Donna Lewis and Saigon Kick This April
Real Gone Music will turn the clock back to the '90s with a pair of upcoming vinyl reissues: a 25th anniversary edition of Now In a Minute by Welsh singer-songwriter Donna Lewis and the self-titled debut from Florida rockers Saigon Kick. It's all set for this April. Donna Lewis may not be a household name, but the music teacher-turned-chart-topping-singer rose to fame 25 years ago with her first single, "I Love You Always Forever." The single peaked at No. 2 on the charts, staying there
I Found Out: John and Yoko's "Plastic Ono Band" Box Due in April
The July 1969 single release of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" marked the first time that the name of the Plastic Ono Band appeared on a record label. Lennon and his new wife Yoko Ono - they'd married in March - resolved to use the flexible band handle for whichever group happened to be playing with them; the onstage document Live Peace in Toronto 1969 was credited to the band, as was the harrowing single "Cold Turkey." "Instant Karma!" modified the name slightly to "John Lennon and Yoko
What We Talk About: Run Out Groove Delivers Expanded Reissue of Old 97's "Fight Songs" With Remix, Demos
Run Out Groove is going alt-country for its next limited edition, fan-voted vinyl release. The Old 97's, formed in Dallas, Texas in 1993, were at the vanguard of the movement that saw the spirit of traditional country merged with an alternative rock sensibility. The onetime bar band was championed by indie labels Idol and Bloodshot before moving to the majors with 1997's Too Far to Care on Elektra Records. ROG is revisiting Old 97's next and fourth album, 1999's Fight Songs, in a lavishly
Review: Elvis Costello and The Attractions, "Armed Forces: Super Deluxe Edition"
"Hey Clockface, keep those fingers on the dial," Elvis Costello implored on the jaunty, jazz-flavored title track of his 2020 album. "You said you'd be a friend to me, but time is just my enemy and it is hurting me so..." Despite his pleas, time has been rather good to Costello's artistry. Though initially branded an "angry young man" - and indeed, he channeled the punk zeitgeist early on with his fast and furious compositions - Costello has been able to travel wherever his muse takes him.
Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace)
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/BD/3LP (Clear Vinyl) Box Set: New Order Store Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace) documents New Order's only U.K. show of 2018. The November 9 gig was played at London's Alexandra Palace with the current line-up of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, and Tom Chapman. At 2 hours and 20
Short Takes: Live Albums Coming from The Allman Brothers Band, New Order
The Allman Brothers Band Recording Company has announced a new addition to its live concert series. Recorded on September 28, 1971 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, TX, Down in Texas '71 is available now for pre-order exclusively through Merch Mountain. Beginning March 26 (the anniversary of the band's formation), it will be available only at Macon, GA's Big House museum gift shop and online store, and as a digital release. Down in Texas '71 captures the Allman Brothers Band -
Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul: 60 Years of Impulse! Records Celebrated On New CD, LP Box Set
Since its initial 1961 releases produced by founder Creed Taylor, Impulse! Records has been synonymous with excellence in jazz. "The House That Trane Built" was stylish both in packaging (with its distinctive orange-and-black color scheme and exclamation point) and content, with a remarkable artist roster boasting not only John Coltrane but Charles Mingus, Ray Charles, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, Quincy Jones, McCoy Tyner, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hartman, and Pharoah
Young Shakespeare [Various Formats]
CD/DVD/LP box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop / Greedy Hand CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop / Greedy Hand LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Your Local Record Shop / Greedy Hand DVD: Greedy Hand Digital: Neil Young Archives (Streaming) / XStream (Digital Download) / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Young Shakespeare documents the earliest known filmed live concert footage of Neil Young, in an array of
I'll Be On Your Side: Neil Young Sets Release For Early Live Show "Young Shakespeare" on CD, DVD and Vinyl
Today, Neil Young and Reprise Records announced another exciting treasure from the vault, continuing Neil's ongoing excursions through his past. On March 26, he'll release Young Shakespeare, a long-awaited live album and movie that documents the earliest known filmed live concert footage of Neil Young, in an array of formats. The previously unreleased, solo acoustic show was filmed in Stratford, Connecticut in 1971, as Young was preparing his commercial breakthrough, Harvest, and just two
I Have a Dream: Motown Reissues "The Great March on Washington," Relaunches Black Forum Imprint
In 1962, Motown was growing by leaps and bounds with each new release. Founder Berry Gordy, Jr. launched his namesake Gordy imprint in October with The Contours' Do You Love Me as G-901, following it months later, in June 1963, with Martha and The Vandellas' Come and Get These Memories (G-902). The imprint's third release was more atypical - pianist and longtime Tony Bennett accompanist Ralph Sharon's Modern Innovations on Country and Western Themes. But the label's next release began a quiet
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