Omnivore continues its four-volume trawl through the archives of R&B indie Ru-Jac Records with this disc featuring 22 rare and soulful tracks (7 previously unreleased) from artists like Arthur Conley, Brenda Jones, Harold Holt, and Winfield Parker!
Don't Leave Your Love Behind: Real Gone's March Slate Includes Jackie DeShannon and Axe
Earlier today we told you Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music's upcoming 2-CD collection of The Oak Ridge Boys' Columbia period and RCA singles. Now, Real Gone has announced two more titles joining it on March 2. First up is a collection from a legendary singer-songwriter: Jackie DeShannon. Stone Cold Soul: The Complete Capitol Recordings gathers all of DeShannon's material from her short period on the venerable label from 1970-1971. It also includes liner notes by our own Joe
When I Sing For Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings and RCA Singles
This 2-CD, 49-song collection from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music premieres on CD The Oak Ridge Boys' complete, classic 1974-1976 Columbia albums The Oak Ridge Boys, Sky High, and Old Fashioned, Down Home, Hand Clappin', Foot Stompin', Southern Style, Gospel Quartet Music, plus all of their period Columbia non-LP singles, and songs that only appeared on compilations. And that's not all! Every one of the Oaks' 1990-1993 RCA singles are here, too - for a comprehensive look at these lost
BREAKING! The Oak Ridge Boys' Columbia Years, RCA Singles Collected On Second Disc, Real Gone's "When I Sing For Him"
Before "Elvira" and "Bobbie Sue" catapulted them into the mainstream of commercial country and pop, The Oak Ridge Boys paid their dues as both recording artists and popular live performers. The band's history was a long one, with the original Oak Ridge Quartet dating back to the 1940s. But the birth of The Oak Ridge Boys, as we know the group, really took place in 1973 at Columbia Records. That was when Joe Bonsall joined Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban to complete the
Release Round-Up: Week of January 12
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dionne Warwick, Odds and Ends: Scepter Records Rarities (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) From 1962 to 1971, Dionne Warwick, working primarily with songwriters/producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, notched over twenty Top 40 hits on the Scepter label and garnered two Grammy Awards. Yet while there have been numerous reissues of Warwick's work at Scepter, some material has been overlooked. This new collection
The Last of the Romantics: Cherry Red Collects Rupert Holmes' "Complete Epic Recordings"
There are songs that sound like movies/There are themes that fill the screen/There are lines I say that sound as if they're written/There are looks I wear the theatre should have seen... With those words, Rupert Holmes welcomed listeners into his singular musical world - one in which the only limits were those of the singer-songwriter's boundless imagination. In other words, there were no limits to Holmes' finely crafted, elaborately realized pop dramas. His 1974 Epic Records debut,
WIN! WIN! WIN! Celebrate Eight Great Years With a Varese Mega-Giveaway!!
It's no "Video Killed The Radio Star" on MTV, but it's still pretty cool! On January 11, 2010, a very simple Wordpress version of The Second Disc opened its digital doors. In the eight years since, a lot of stuff about the business has changed - back then, there were still four major music labels, and streaming music wasn't really a thing in the U.S. - but we think one thing has remained consistent: this has remained a hub for enthusiastic coverage of reissues, compilations, box sets and all
Discs On "Fire": Robinsongs Compiles Ohio Players' Finest on Triple-Disc Anthology
Cherry Red's Robinsongs label is taking fans for a ride on the love rollercoaster this month with an extensive, 3CD overview of the Ohio Players. Known for deeply funky jams with a strong pop crossover appeal, the Ohio Players dominated the soul charts in the '70s with tunes like "Funky Worm," "Fire," "Love Rollercoaster" and "Who'd She Coo?" The group's oft-changing lineup included, at one time or another, heavy hitters like singer/keyboardist Walter "Junie" Morrison (later a key member of
Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition
The deluxe series of Jethro Tull hardcover book-style reissues continues with Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition, a new 3CD/2DVD version of Jethro Tull's 11th album, originally released in 1978. As with previous releases, Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyk have undertaken new remixes in stereo and surround of both the original LP and a host of bonus material. Wilson remixed Heavy Horses and nine associated outtakes (seven of which have never been released in any mix), while Jakszyk remixed a 1978
Way Out West: Deluxe Edition
Craft Recordings celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sonny Rollins' 1957 classic Way Out West with a 2-LP slipcased box set adding an entire second album of bonus material. Past CD releases have included three alternate takes ("I'm an Old Cowhand," "Way Out West," and "Come, Gone") as bonus tracks. This new vinyl reissue ups the ante by including those as well as four more previously unreleased tracks on a second vinyl LP: two fly-on-the-wall spoken word bits from the studio; an alternate
Better Than A Dream: Varese Expands "Thief of Hearts" Soundtrack Featuring Melissa Manchester
This Friday, January 12, Varese Sarabande is reissuing the long-out-of-print soundtrack album to 1984's thriller Thief of Hearts. The album's only prior release on CD was back during its original release and only in Germany, at that. This new edition has been expanded by three bonus tracks and features new liner notes written by our very own Joe Marchese. And we want you to WIN a copy! Read on... The film starred newcomer Steven Bauer as Scott, a burglar who breaks into the home of
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love: Run Out Groove Preps New Solomon Burke Anthology
Run Out Groove is heating up 2018 with its first release of the year. The label, which allows fans to vote every month on its next audiophile-quality deluxe vinyl title drawn from the Warner Music Group vaults, recently announced the rarities-packed collection Professor Bizarre's Funkology from New Orleans' one and only Dr. John, as well as unsung R&B great Lou Johnson's Sweet Southern Soul, and the first vinyl reissue of Ministry's Greatest Fits from the Industrial band. Now, ROG will
Soundtrack Watch: Intrada Crowns 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,' La-La Land Boards 'Deep Space Nine'
From the forests of medieval England to the furthest corners of the galaxy, two of the biggest soundtrack labels are kicking off 2018 with some great archival titles. Intrada announced last night their first release of the year: an expansion of Michael Kamen's score to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The 1991 adaptation of the English folk hero, starring Kevin Costner in the title role and star turns from Morgan Freeman (as Azeem, one of the Merry Men) and Alan Rickman (as the villainous
This Time, Baby: BBR Reissues, Expands Jackie Moore's Philly Disco Classic "I'm On My Way"
By the time Jackie Moore recorded the album entitled I'm On My Way, she certainly was. After early singles on the Shout and Wand labels, the Florida-born R&B vocalist had scored a success on the larger Atlantic Records with "Precious, Precious." The single, produced by southern soul veteran (and her cousin) Dave Crawford and co-written by the singer and producer, made it to No. 12 on the R&B chart and No. 30 Pop, and established Moore as a chart presence. Working with Crawford and his
Rhino "Starts Your Ear Off Right" with Aretha Franklin, Dio, Alice Cooper, More
Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right" campaign is back for 2018, and this year's crop of titles is a happily eclectic one ranging from classic R&B to rock, metal, hip-hop, and beyond. These limited edition vinyl reissues will be released every Tuesday beginning tomorrow, January 9, and continuing through the 23rd. We can't think of a better way to start our year off right than visiting a local record store, and Rhino agrees - so all of these titles will be exclusively available at
Put On Your Red Shoes: Parlophone Releases a Demo of "Let's Dance," Bowie's Biggest Hit
To commemorate what would have been David Bowie's 71st birthday, Parlophone has unveiled a previously unreleased gem from the vaults: the singer's original demo for "Let's Dance," recorded with guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers. As both devoted and casual fans know, "Let's Dance," from Bowie's 15th studio album of the same name in 1983, marked a sea change for the enigmatic performer. Having pushed the envelope dabbling in glam, disco and alternative rock during the late '60s and '70s, Bowie -
Love Has Called: A Look At Cherry Red's Expanded B.A. Robertson Asylum Albums
Brian Alexander Robertson, a.k.a. B.A. Robertson, has just about done it all in a career spanning five decades. The Scottish-born talent has written an international best-selling, Ivor Novello Award-winning hit ("The Living Years" for Mike + The Mechanics), scored hit singles under his own name ("Bang Bang," "Knocked It Off"), written with Burt Bacharach and Cliff Richard, and reinvented classic Disney songs with artists ranging from Billy Joel to LL Cool J. Last year, Cherry Red brought
Release Round-Up: Week of January 5
Welcome to the first Release Round-Up of the new year! David Bowie, Beauty and the Beast [7-Inch Vinyl Single] (Parlophone/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) David Bowie's series of 40th anniversary series continues with the picture-disc release of "Beauty and the Beast" from Heroes, backed with a live version of "Blackout" from Berlin's Deutschlandhalle on May 16, 1978. The A-side boasts a photo of Bowie from Japan 1977, while the flip has him in NYC in
I'm an Old Cowhand: Sonny Rollins' "Way Out West" Arrives In Deluxe Edition with Unreleased Tracks
For more than six decades, the legendary Sonny Rollins has epitomized style, skill, and musicianship as one of jazz's leading lights. Though a diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis has led the 87-year old Kennedy Center Honoree to hang up his saxophone, he remains active. In the last year alone, he's donated his personal archives to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and has endowed The Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble Fund at Oberlin College. Touchingly, he revealed to an interviewer
Top of the World: Real Gone's February Slate Includes Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood, Grateful Dead and "Last of the Mohicans" Soundtrack
After the rush of the holiday season and the New Year, we now settle into the winter months, but that still doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of music to talk about. Today, we've got new of some of Real Gone's titles hitting just under a month from now on February 2. First up is a CD reissue of an obscure title featuring two members of the Faces: Mahoney's Last Stand - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood. If you have never seen or heard of the film, that's not
I Hear a Rhapsody: "Motown Unreleased: 1967" Features Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Temptations, Mynah Birds
As has become a yearly tradition for the past several years, Motown released a "copyright extension" compilation of previously unreleased tracks at the very end of 2017, only a couple of weeks after last year's similar set got a physical release. Motown Unreleased: 1967 gathers 89 tracks across the equivalent of 4 CDs, all previously unheard treasures from the seemingly inexhaustible Motown vaults. Like the collections of the past couple of years, there is a wide range of Motown talent on
Thief of Hearts: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Varese Vintage returns the long out-of-print soundtrack to the 1984 thriller Thief of Hearts to CD in a newly remastered and expanded edition! In addition to the title track by Melissa Manchester and the original score by Harold Faltermeyer, the album also includes songs from E.G. Daily, Annabella Lewin of Bow Wow Wow, Darwun, and Beth Anderson & Joe "Bean" Esposito. TSD's Joe Marchese supplies the new liner notes! Bonus tracks include the rare 12-inch dance mix of Manchester's "Thief of
Merry Discmas! See You in 2018!
The Second Disc will be on holiday today through January 2, 2018 - no doubt listening to as many reissues and box sets as we can! We wanted to thank our readers and listeners for another astounding year; it's hard to imagine that in just a few weeks we'll be turning 8 YEARS OLD, and we wouldn't be where we are without you. From Joe and myself, we wish you nothing but joy, love and prosperity for the rest of 2017 and all of 2018! We can't wait to see what the new year brings for catalogue
New Shoes for Jethro Tull's 'Heavy Horses' with 3CD/2DVD Edition in February
That 2018 release calendar is filling up nicely - and for Jethro Tull fans, there's a guaranteed treat in yet another remixed, expanded 40th anniversary edition release. On February 3, Parlophone issues Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition, a new 3CD/2DVD version of Jethro Tull's 11th album, originally released in 1978. As with previous releases, Steven Wilson and Jakko Jakszyk have undertaken new remixes in stereo and surround of both the original LP and a host of bonus material. Wilson remixed
Shake Your Body: "The John Luongo Disco Mixes" Features Jacksons, Mathis, Labelle, Sly Stone, and More
Can You Feel the Force? asks the title of Groove Line Records' new compilation of The John Luongo Disco Mixes. The force is undeniable on this 2-CD, 21-track selection of some of the finest floor-fillers crafted by the Boston DJ-turned-pioneering disco mix master. Luongo had a vision for disco that extended beyond the expected; hence, this dynamite set mostly drawn from the Sony vaults features an eclectic array of artists from the realms of R&B (The Jacksons. Gladys Knight and the Pips,
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