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In The Heights: Original Broadway Cast Recording [Vinyl Box Set]

November 26, 2018 By

In the Heights

Ghostlight Records has celebrated the 10th anniversary of composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning, breakthrough musical In the Heights with a deluxe 3-LP vinyl set of its Original Broadway Cast Recording.  The three remastered LPs are housed in a beautiful flip-top box with the show's original artwork, and the box also includes a 16-page booklet with lyrics, photos, a synopsis, and more.  Additionally, an MP3 download card is included.  This release is currently a U.S.

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings

Never Mind the World: Run Out Groove Announces 2-LP Reissue of The Fire Theft's Debut

November 26, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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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

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft

THE SECOND DISC'S 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!

November 26, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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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

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Gospel, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

This Is Leonard Bernstein: His Greatest Recordings

November 25, 2018 By

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.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classical/Opera

Jazz Loves Bernstein

November 25, 2018 By

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

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Fish Out of Water

November 25, 2018 By

Chris Squire Fish Out of Water Box

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

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

An Article From Life: The Complete Recordings

November 25, 2018 By

Lefty Frizzell An Article from Life

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

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country

The Second Disc's Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018

November 23, 2018 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends.  Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year's annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza - and Record Store Day's miniature cousin to April's yearly event. In keeping with TSD tradition, Joe, Randy, and Sam have elected our top picks of the numerous titles being released

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Al Jardine, America, Bobbie Gentry, Duke Ellington, Guns N' Roses, Harry Nilsson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Paul Williams, Record Store Day, Roy Buchanan, Soul Asylum, Sun Ra, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, Todd Rundgren

Release Round-Up: Week of November 23

November 23, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

The CHIC Organization 1977 1979

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

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: a-ha, CHIC, Chicago, David Bowie, Diana Krall, Lone Justice, Sonny and Cher, The Cars, Tina Turner

Walk Through The Sand: Morello Reissues Tanya Tucker's Columbia Albums On A 2-CD Set

November 21, 2018 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

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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

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country Tags: Tanya Tucker

Wild, Wild Life: Complete 'True Stories' Soundtrack Due With Talking Heads and More

November 20, 2018 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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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

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Byrne, Steve Jordan, Talking Heads, Terry Allen, The Kronos Quartet, The Staple Singers

Review: David Bowie, "Loving the Alien [1983-1988]"

November 19, 2018 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

David Bowie Loving the Alien Cover

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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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Bowie

A Lot More Action: Toby Keith Expands Debut Album For 25th Anniversary

November 19, 2018 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

Toby Keith Shoulda Been a Cowboy

Originally released in April of 1993, Toby Keith's self-titled debut introduced his unique, Oklahoma-raised country songcraft to the world. It contained four hit singles and has since been certified platinum. On November 30, Mercury Nashville/UMe will release an expanded 25th anniversary edition of the landmark album under a new name, Should've Been A Cowboy, in honor of Keith's debut single that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts. The title will arrive on CD, digital, and LP -- marking

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Toby Keith

The Groove Is Gonna Get You: Sunset Blvd. Celebrates Ben Sidran with Live Anthology

November 16, 2018 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Ben Sidran Been There Done That

It's fair to say that Ben Sidran has had a career unlike any other.  The author of five books, record label proprietor, radio and television host, singer, songwriter, pianist, teacher, and eternal hipster has played as part of The Steve Miller Band (and co-wrote "Space Cowboy"), produced records for Mose Allison, Rickie Lee Jones, and Diana Ross, and performed with Van Morrison and Georgie Fame. Along the way, he's recorded for Capitol, Blue Thumb, Arista, A&M, and Windham Hill.  Sidran

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 16

November 16, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Fleetwood Mac Dont Stop

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Fleetwood Mac, 50 Years: Don't Stop (Warner Bros./Rhino) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  In celebration of its 50 years, Fleetwood Mac is issuing a new career-spanning collection featuring 50 songs on either 3 CDs or 5 LPs.  These include hits, favorites, and a smattering of rarities such as the CD premiere of 2013's "Sad Angel"

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Buddy Holly, Chris Cornell, Cilla Black, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Glen Campbell, John Coltrane, Kate Bush, Lee Dorsey, Lee Michaels, Lulu, Roy Orbison, Rush, The Police, The Posies, The Rolling Stones

You Know His Name: Chris Cornell's Legacy Celebrated In New Box Set

November 15, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Last year, the world lost one of the greatest voices and songwriters of modern times -- Chris Cornell. From his work in Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, and his solo career, Chris's music defined a generation of rock music. Tomorrow, November 16, UMe will release a new collection that celebrates his legacy of song. Entitled Chris Cornell, the set comes in a variety of configurations: 1-CD distillation, 2-LP, 4-CD, and super deluxe 4-CD/1-DVD/7-LP. There will also be digital versions

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Audioslave, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog

All This and More: Esoteric Expands Procol Harum's 1972 "Live in Concert" Symphonic LP

November 14, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Procol Harum Live

"It took a 77-man group and Procol Harum to record this album," read one advertisement for the prog-rock band's 1972 LP Live in Concert with The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.  The release from the band lineup of Gary Brooker (voice/piano), B.J. Wilson (drums), Alan Cartwright (bass), Chris Copping (organ/harpsichord), Dave Ball (guitar), and Keith Reid (spoken word) has just been remastered and expanded by Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint. Procol Harum were surely not the first band of

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Procol Harum

Review: Golden Smog, "Down By the Old Mainstream" from Run Out Groove

November 13, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Golden Smog Down by the Old Mainstream

What do you get when you bring together members of Wilco, Soul Asylum, and The Jayhawks and throw them into a remote recording studio in Minnesota wilderness? Well, as the Run Out Groove label proved with its LP reissue earlier this year, the result is one mighty down-home, fun album of country-rock grooves: Down By the Old Mainstream by '90s supergroup Golden Smog. While their lineup has been mercurial since they first got together in the late-'80s, the core lineup included Kraig Johnson of

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock Tags: Golden Smog, Jeff Tweedy, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Wilco

Welcome To The Party, Pal! La-La Land Rebuilds 'Die Hard' Score For 30th Anniversary

November 13, 2018 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

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Even though La-La Land's traditionally generous Black Friday slate is a week away, the beloved soundtrack label isn't waiting to make you say "yippie-ki-yay" - they've reconstructed Michael Kamen's classic score to Die Hard for a definitive 3CD edition. Loosely based on Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard casts Moonlighting star Bruce Willis in his first major film role as John McClane, a New York City cop caught in the middle of a terrorist plot on a high-rise Los

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: James Horner, Michael Kamen, Run-DMC

Pat Boone and Family Join Rosemary Clooney, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Yogi Bear and More on New Holiday DVD

November 13, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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It's the time of the year for family celebrations...and few artists have had the kind of multi-generational family success as Pat Boone.  One of the top ten biggest-selling singles artists in the history of twentieth century pop, Boone was the youngest performer to host a national television primetime variety show with his 1957 program Pat Boone's Chevy Showroom, and he went on to become a familiar, welcoming presence on the small screen over the ensuing decades.  Family has always been a

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Categories: News Formats: DVD Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Bob Hope, Debby Boone, Dinah Shore, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, The Hudson Brothers

Review: The Beatles, "The Beatles (The White Album): Anniversary Edition"

November 9, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Beatles White Album Packshot

You Say You Want a Revolution Following the enormous, worldwide success of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles wouldn't have been faulted had they re-entered Abbey Road Studios and created another album of robustly melodic, lavishly orchestrated songs of whimsy and wonder.  But Messrs. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr weren't interested in repeating themselves.  When The Beatles arrived on November 22, 1968, roughly one and one-half years after Pepper, one didn't even

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Release Round-Up: Week of November 9

November 9, 2018 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra, The Complete Christmas Albums (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This comprehensive 2-CD, 43-track set from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music features all three of the legendary conductor's classic Columbia Christmas LPs - Joy to the World: The Music of Christmas (1959), Wonderland of Christmas (1963), and Wishing You a Merry Christmas (1965), on which he was joined by

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Andre Kostelanetz, Ben Sidran, Fastball, Hanson, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, John Denver, Lorne Greene, New Kids on the Block, The Beatles, Train

Around and Around: Real Gone's November Vinyl Includes Christmas New Kids On the Block, Hanson and Grateful Dead Box

November 8, 2018 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

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Tomorrow's the date for Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music's annual slate of Christmas releases, but those titles aren't the only holiday releases due to arrive in stores.  Our friends at Real Gone also have a couple of yuletide vinyl titles while, on the other end of the spectrum, the label will bring a Grateful Dead concert to vinyl on November 30. First up from RGM is Merry, Merry Christmas from New Kids On The Block.  Released in 1989 at the height of the group's fame between their

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Grateful Dead, Hanson, New Kids on the Block

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Celebrate Christmas with Andre Kostelanetz, "Bonanza"

November 8, 2018 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Andre Kostelanetz Complete Christmas Albums

Tomorrow's the day for Second Disc Records' and Real Gone Music's Christmas bonanza - and this year, there's an actual Bonanza as part of our line-up!  We're getting into the spirit with not one, but two, festive titles.  First up is Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra's The Complete Christmas Albums, and Andre and co. will be joined by The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa featuring Lorne Greene and the cast of television's Bonanza: Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, and Dan Blocker! Almost

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Andre Kostelanetz, Lorne Greene, The Cast of Bonanza

Like You'll Never Let Me Go: Early John Denver Material Unearthed On New Compilation

November 8, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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John Denver was one of the most renowned artists of the 1970s. His unique, mellow style resonated with audiences to the tune of twelve gold-certified and four platinum-certified albums, and a whopping 33 million records sold worldwide. Though his best-known albums arrived in the early 1970s, Denver's music journey had begun long before, as a member of The Mitchell Trio, and as one-third of Denver, Boise & Johnson. This Friday, November 9, Varese Sarabande will release a new CD collection of

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk Tags: John Denver

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