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The Thrill of the Hunt: Real Gone's September Slate Begins with "Predator" on Vinyl Plus Duane Eddy RCA Singles and Grateful Dead

July 19, 2017 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Duane Eddy Complete RCA Singles

While we are now in the height of the summer heat, Real Gone is looking ahead to the fall.  The label has announced the first part of its release slate for September of this year and it is another eclectic mix of titles. First up is a title from the artist most people consider to be the greatest rock-instrumentalist of all time: Duane Eddy.  Guitar Star: The Complete RCA Singles A's and B's collects all 22 single sides Eddy recorded for RCA Victor in the early to mid-1960s on CD, and is due

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Duane Eddy, Fifteen, Grateful Dead

Color Us Impressed: 1986 Replacements Set Makes CD Debut from Rhino

July 18, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Replacements For Sale

The Replacements may be done as a band (again), but Rhino is giving fans something exciting to remember, with the release of a vintage live show in October. For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986 captures the Minneapolis legends (lead singer Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars) for a raucous set at the famous Hoboken, New Jersey club in the winter of 1986. The band had signed to Sire Records the previous year and released their fourth album Tim; a

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: The Replacements

Take My Anthem: Live's First Album Expanded in August

July 17, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Mental Jewelry 25

Fans of '90s alternative staple Live have had a lot to be happy about in the last few months. Late last year, after an acrimonious split, lead singer Ed Kowalczyk returned as lead singer of the band after seven years apart. With tour dates and a new album in the works, the quartet are also taking time to look back, with a newly expanded edition of their first album as Live, 1991's Mental Jewelry. After a self-released album and EP under the moniker Public Affection, Live (Kowalczyk, guitarist

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Live

They Can't Take That Away From Me: Real Gone's August Slate Concludes with Rare Radio Performances from Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney

July 14, 2017 By Randy Fairman 4 Comments

Jo Stafford It Had to Be You

We've told you previously about some of Real Gone Music's releases for August, and now we've got the final two titles for that month: unreleased 1950s radio performances from Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney, both due on August 4. Jo Stafford's It Had To Be You: Lost Radio Recordings features 24 performances from her stint as co-host (with crooner Tony Martin) of The Carnation Contented Hour on CBS Radio from 1950-1951.  It features liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese.  Stafford got

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney

Ace Throws a Philly Soul "House Party" with The Delfonics, Len Barry, Jerry Butler, More

July 13, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Nothing But a House Party

What is the sound of Philadelphia?  As Kent Records' exciting compilation Nothing But a House Party: The Birth of The Philly Sound 1967-1971 readily admits, there were many such sounds - the sound of teen idols Fabian and Frankie Avalon; of "South Street" and "The Mashed Potato" and Cameo-Parkway Records; of the doo-wop of The Dreamlovers, and before that, of Italian-American singers like Mario Lanza and Al Martino.  But the sound of Philadelphia referenced here is the one with capital letters -

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Archie Bell and the Drells, Gamble and Huff, Jerry Butler, The Delfonics, The Intruders, Thom Bell, Various Artists

COMING TOMORROW! Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music Release Laura Nyro's "Complete Mono Albums Collection"

July 6, 2017 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Laura Nyro A Little Magic A Little Kindness

TOMORROW, July 7, Second Disc Records is proud to unveil its fifteenth release in conjunction with Real Gone Music - and quite possibly the title of which we're most proud. We're inviting you to surry to a stoned soul picnic to celebrate the music of visionary singer-songwriter Laura Nyro in the 50th anniversary year of her first release, More Than a New Discovery.  Throughout the course of her life, Nyro wrote and introduced some of the most beloved popular songs of all time with her

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Laura Nyro

Know the Meaning of Fun: Real Gone Announces More of August Slate Including Samson and Jaguar

June 27, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Samson Shock Tactics Vinyl

Real Gone Music has just announced two more additions to the label's August slate of releases and this time it focuses on two bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement.  This wave of music in the late 1970s and early 1980s would encompass numerous bands in the U.K. and gain international attention eventually influencing genres such as thrash metal.  The movement declined with the rise in popularity of music videos.  The biggest groups to come from this period include Iron

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Jaguar, Samson

Lost In The Future: Run Out Groove Preps Stooges' "Fun House Sessions" Highlights on Vinyl

June 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Stooges Fun House Highlights

Run Out Groove Vinyl has announced its newest limited-edition offering.  The label and Rhino affiliate will follow up the MC5's Motor City Five collection as well as Echo and the Bunnymen, Secret Machines, and The Dream Syndicate with a vinyl premiere from the powerful proto-punk rockers The Stooges.  The 2-LP set Highlights from the Fun House Sessions is currently available for pre-order now exclusively at Run Out Groove, with a release date set for September 15.  Pre-orders will close on July

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Iggy Pop, The Stooges

Beach House Plan 'B-Sides and Rarities' Album

June 20, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Beach House B Sides and Rarities

The atmospheric psych-rock of Baltimore duo Beach House continues to win over swaths of fans, both on the road and from their studio albums (2015 saw the release of two albums including Depression Cherry, the group's second U.S. Top 10 effort). Now, they're taking time to look back on a new compilation. B-Sides and Rarities scoops up 14 non-album cuts, hidden tracks and outtakes in one handy collection. Spanning from the release of their debut album in 2005 and stopping a decade later at the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Beach House

Music: Volume 1

June 15, 2017 By

Herb Alpert Music Volume One

The indefatigable Herb Alpert continues his winning streak with another all-new album reinventing popular standards in the trumpeter's instantly recognizable style.  Tracks include The Beatles' "Michelle," as well as the classics "Unforgettable," "Cheek To Cheek" and "C'est Si Bon," a new interpretation of the Tijuana Brass' "Flamingo" and a cover of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours." The set includes one original song, "Sugarfoot."

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Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Pop

Get Busy: Sean Paul Releases Greatest Hits Collection

June 14, 2017 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Dutty Classics Collection

If you've been on a dance floor since the start of the millennium, there's a good chance you've heard the intoxicating dancehall riddims of Sean Paul. A recently released greatest hits compilation from Rhino Records puts those dancefloor classics in full focus. Born Sean Paul Henriques in Kingston, Jamaica, the singer was discovered in his mid-20s, with a flow compared favorably to dancehall pioneer Super Cat. A cameo in music video director Hype Williams' big-screen bow, the urban crime

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Beyoncé, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Sean Paul

Hanging by a Moment: Lifehouse to Release Greatest Hits Compilation

June 12, 2017 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Lifehouse GH

Pop quiz: what was the biggest single of 2001? Here's a hint: it's one of only three that never actually topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week. That answer would be "Hanging by a Moment," the breakthrough single by Los Angeles pop-rockers Lifehouse. Now, 17 years and four Top 10 albums later, the group is slated to release a greatest-hits compilation through UMe. Led by smoky-voiced, spiritual-not-religious songwriter Jason Wade, Lifehouse first began its run as Blyss, an alternative

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Lifehouse

Follow the White Rabbit: Real Gone's Early August Slate includes "The Matrix," The Slits and Rain Parade

June 12, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

The Matrix Vinyl

With summer just around the corner, Real Gone Music has just announced its first three releases available toward the end of the season in the beginning of August. First up, coming out on August 4, is a two-fer from the band The Rain Parade.  The band was part of the Paisley Underground movement in 1980s California which combined psychedelia with vocal harmonies, owing a debt to The Byrds and Love from the 1960s.  The Bangles are the best known group to be a part of this genre.  Rain Parade

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Marilyn Manson, Rage Against the Machine, Rain Parade, Rob Zombie, The Slits

Let Us Love Again: 50th Anniversary of Engelbert Humperdinck's Decca Breakthrough Celebrated with 11-CD Box Set and 2-CD Anthology

May 30, 2017 By Randy Fairman 9 Comments

Engelbert Decca Box

Last week saw the release of multiple versions of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band which included the double A-side single "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever" among its bonus material, as the songs were recorded during the same time period as the album.  When the single was released in late February 1967, what song kept it from hitting the top of the U.K. Singles Chart, making it the first Beatles single in nearly five years not to do so?  That would be the Decca single of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Engelbert Humperdinck

The Concert In Hyde Park [Various Formats]

May 22, 2017 By

Paul Simon Concert in Hyde Park

2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  2CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Paul Simon's July 15, 2012 Hyde Park concert, closing night of the Hard Rock Calling Festival, is coming on 2CD/1DVD and 2CD/1BD editions. The performance spanned the entirety of Simon's career through his 2011 album So Beautiful or So What.  He welcomed to the stage original Graceland musicians including Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as well as special guests Jimmy Cliff and

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Get a Brand New Walk: Real Gone's July Slate Features Dusty Springfield, Keely Smith, Eddy Arnold, Tim Buckley and Loma Singles

May 22, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Dusty Springfield Brand New Me Complete

It's not even Memorial Day yet, but we're already looking ahead to the heart of summer for upcoming reissues and now we've got Real Gone's slate due just after Independence Day on July 7.  As is usually the case with this label, it's an eclectic group of releases. You've already heard the news about Second Disc Records and Real Gone's A Little Magic, A Little Kindness from Laura Nyro, with notes by our very own Joe Marchese, but Joe's notes are also featured in two other Real Gone releases in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Dusty Springfield, Eddy Arnold, Keely Smith, Tim Buckley, Tom Tom Club

Soul and Inspiration: Ace Collects Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield's Solo Recordings

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bobby Hatfield The Other Brother

There's only one word for Ace Records' superlative new collection of the solo recordings of the late Bobby Hatfield: righteous!  The Other Brother: A Solo Anthology 1965-1970 brings together 24 sides from the tenor half of The Righteous Brothers including the entirety of his 1970 MGM Records album Messin' at Muscle Shoals, rare singles, all surviving previously unreleased tracks from both MGM and Verve (seven songs in total), and more. The story of The Righteous Brothers' 1964 hit "You've

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Bobby Hatfield, The Righteous Brothers

BREAKING! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music to Release Laura Nyro's "Complete Mono Albums Collection"

May 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 15 Comments

Laura Nyro A Little Magic A Little Kindness

Can you surry? Can you picnic? Laura Nyro, to use her own fanciful word, surried onto the scene 50 years ago with the release of her debut album More Than a New Discovery. Its title was certainly apt. Throughout the course of her life, Nyro wrote and introduced some of the most beloved popular songs of all time with her singular fusion of pop, jazz, R&B, soul, Broadway, gospel, and folk sounds.  Today, Second Disc Records is proud to join Real Gone Music to celebrate the golden anniversary

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Laura Nyro

Stardust Memories: Sepia Reissues Two From Billy Daniels

May 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Billy Daniels At the Stardust

Following recent releases from such pop vocal legends as Margaret Whiting and Bing Crosby, Sepia Recordings has turned its attention to the late Billy Daniels (1915-1988).  The pioneering singer most remembered for his smash hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" graduated from the big band circuit to share a stage with Charlie Parker and Nat "King" Cole, appear on Broadway alongside Pearl Bailey and Sammy Davis, Jr., and shatter records in nightclubs in New York and Las Vegas.  Though Daniels

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Billy Daniels

Sundry Notes of Music: Cherry Red Collects Principal Edwards' Magic Theatre's "The Works"

May 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Principal Edwards The Works

Last summer, Esoteric Recordings reissued Principal Edwards' 1974 album Round One, produced for the band by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason.  Now the Cherry Red imprint is turning the clock backwards for a 3-CD anthology of precursor group Principal Edwards Magic Theatre.  The Works: Albums, Demos, BBC Sessions and Live Recordings is a comprehensive look at the unusual and large artistic collective (some 17 members over its lifespan) which  indulged in the psychedelic era to create music, mime, theatre,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Principal Edwards Magic Theatre

EXCLUSIVE! I Yam What I Yam: Varese Brings Complete "Popeye" with Harry Nilsson Demos To CD

May 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Popeye OST

BREAKING!  Well, blow me down!  Varese Sarabande has just shared the news with The Second Disc that the label will be bringing the soundtrack to composer-lyricist Harry Nilsson and director Robert Altman's loopy film musical version of Popeye to compact disc for the very first time in July - but that's not all.  This 2-CD deluxe edition will not only feature all of Nilsson's memorable songs as performed by the perfectly-cast likes of Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Paul Dooley, but will also

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks

Exodus 40: The Movement Continues

May 7, 2017 By

Exodus 3CD

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Vinyl box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. (TBD) Bob Marley's international hit album Exodus gets a fresh treatment for its 40th anniversary.  All editions feature the original 1977 album plus a "restatement" of the original classic as overseen by Bob's son, Ziggy Marley. Ziggy has dived deep into the Exodus sessions and constructed new versions of the 10 songs on the album with unused

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, R&B/Soul, Rock

The Joshua Tree: 30th Anniversary [Various Formats]

May 6, 2017 By

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1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) 2CD Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 7LP Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. U2's landmark 1987 album The Joshua Tree gets a multitude of reissues in time for its 30th anniversary.  The centerpiece is the 4-CD or 7-LP Super Deluxe version containing: A previously unreleased

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

WIN! WIN! WIN! Varese Reissues Dave Grusin's Soundtrack to "On Golden Pond"

May 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Dave Grusin On Golden Pond OST

When The Hollywood Reporter asked Jane Fonda in 2011 to identify her proudest moment, the second-generation film star offered, "Certainly producing On Golden Pond and giving the Oscar to my father five months before he died was very special."  Indeed, Jane had purchased the rights to Ernest Thompson's stage play in order to give her father a final big-screen hurrah.  On Golden Pond, produced by and co-starring Jane, netted three Academy Awards - for Henry Fonda, his equally legendary co-star

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Categories: Giveaways!, News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Dave Grusin

Purple Rain: Music from the Motion Picture [Various Formats]

April 30, 2017 By

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 3CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. At long, long last - a deluxe, expanded Purple Rain arrives in various formats, including a 2-CD iteration with 11 previously unreleased outtakes and a 3-CD/1-DVD version adding a third CD of 15 single edits and remixes and a DVD of 1985's Prince and the Revolution Live!  film.  All versions, including a standalone LP, utilize the 2015 Paisley Park

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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