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Shout It Out Loud: KISS Announces "KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS," Due January 25

January 21, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

Kiss KissWorld Plain

The legendary rock group KISS will release a new, career-spanning compilation, KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS on Friday, January 25, through UMe.  The collection will arrive on CD and digitally first, with standard 2-LP black vinyl and UMe-exclusive color vinyl editions available on March 29. With a record-breaking number of Gold records, KISS have long been established as one of the most successful American rock bands.  Forty-five years after their first concert, they've now launched the 2019

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: KISS

The Best of the '68 Comeback Special

January 11, 2019 By

Elvis Best of the 68 Comeback Special

The celebration of Elvis Presley's legendary 1968 NBC television special continues.  The Best of the '68 Comeback Special features highlights from Legacy's recent '68 Comeback Special box set with performances culled from both of the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows recorded in June, 1968 for the special.  This new, single-disc release also includes the single versions of "Memories," "Suspicious Minds," and "Burning Love."  While only "Memories" was included in the original program, all three

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop

Sweet Memories: Elvis' 'The Best Of The '68 Comeback Special' Offers Highlights From Iconic Show Plus New Tribute

January 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Elvis Best of the 68 Comeback Special

The celebration for Elvis Presley's '68 "comeback special" is continuing into the new year.  Legacy Recordings and RCA have announced a new single-CD collection to coincide with an upcoming NBC-TV tribute to the original December 1968 broadcast. The Best of the '68 Comeback Special, coming on February 15, features highlights from the recent '68 Comeback Special box set with performances culled from both of the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows recorded in June, 1968 for the special. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Elvis Presley

KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS [CD]

January 6, 2019 By

Kiss KissWorld Plain

To commemorate their upcoming farewell tour, KISS has released a new, career-spanning compilation.  The twenty-track collection features iconic hits and fan favorites from across their career, including "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," and "Detroit Rock City."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock

KISSWORLD: The Best of KISS [Standard Black 2-LP or Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl 2-LP]

January 6, 2019 By

Kiss KissWorld Plain

To commemorate their upcoming farewell tour, KISS has released a new, career-spanning compilation.  The twenty-track collection features iconic hits and fan favorites from across their career, including "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth," and "Detroit Rock City." The 2-LP standard LP and the UMe-exclusive color vinyl edition are both available on March 29.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

The Story So Far: The Best Of...

December 2, 2018 By

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1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP/7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Story So Far will be available in a variety of configurations, including 1-CD, 2-CD, 2-LP with 7" single, as well as digital download and streaming.  The standard 1-CD version collects 17 tracks, including the smash hits "Animal," "Photograph," "Rock of Ages," and "Pour Some Sugar On Me."  It also includes a previously unreleased version of Def

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

The Best of Everything

October 11, 2018 By

Tom Petty The Best of Everything

On the heels of the release of the acclaimed rarities box set An American Treasure, a new career-spanning anthology arrives from the late Tom Petty.  The Best of Everything is subtitled The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 and features 38 tracks from the soulful rock-and-roller, including two previously unreleased cuts (an alternate of "The Best of Everything" and the outtake "For Real.")  Petty's solo work is heard alongside his recordings with both The Heartbreakers and

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

Southern Accents: Tom Petty's "The Best of Everything" Retrospective Premieres Two Unheard Tracks

October 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Tom Petty The Best of Everything

On the heels of the release of the acclaimed rarities box set An American Treasure, a new career-spanning anthology will arrive in CD, vinyl, and digital formats on November 16 from the late Tom Petty.  The Best of Everything, on the Geffen/UMe label, is subtitled The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 and features 38 tracks from the soulful rock-and-roller, including two previously unreleased cuts.  Petty's solo work is heard alongside his recordings with both The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Tom Petty, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Review: Solomon Burke, "The Best of Atlantic Soul 1962-1965"

September 11, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Solomon Burke Best of Atlantic Soul Revised

When Solomon Burke died in 2010 at the age of 70, American song lost one of its most towering talents.  With a figure as imposing as his deep voice, The King of Rock and Soul sat upon his throne for decades, spreading the gospel...not just the gospel of music, but the Gospel itself.  Tapping into his roots in church music, jazz, blues, and country, Burke was one of the pioneering artists who bridged the gap between "R&B" and "soul," and he did it at Atlantic Records.  Run Out Groove's new

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Solomon Burke

Solo Anthology: The Best of Lindsey Buckingham

August 21, 2018 By

Lindsey Buckingham Solo Anthology

The former Fleetwood Mac frontman is looking back on his career with this collection of his finest solo works.  Solo Anthology - The Best of Lindsey Buckingham will be available as a 3-disc set on CD and digitally and also as a single disc "highlights" release. A 6-LP vinyl edition is slated for November 23.  The 3-CD version offers original and alternate versions of songs from Buckingham's solo albums including Law and Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), Out of the Cradle (1992), Under the Skin

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

In The Mood For Dancing: The Nolans' Best Collected On New CD/DVD Anthology

August 14, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Nolans Chemistry Ultimate Collection

The Nolans' effervescent signature hit proclaimed, "I'm in the Mood for Dancing"...and that's precisely how you'll feel after a listen to Hot Shot Records' new anthology dedicated to the Irish girl group.  Chemistry: The Ultimate Collection tells the story of Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette, and Coleen, all of whom at various times served in the family group.  This new set from the Cherry Red imprint features 21 Nolans classics on CD plus eight music videos on DVD, all from the period

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop Tags: The Nolans

Bet Your Lucky Star: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Anthologize the Best of Jean Carne

July 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Jean Carne Dont Let It Go to Your Head

Cherry Red's SoulMusic imprint has recently continued its series of artist anthologies with a pair of double-disc sets from two great ladies of soul-jazz: Jean Carne and Marlena Shaw.  Today, we're taking a look at Jean Carne's collection! Jean Carne (also known as Jean Carn, though we'll continue to use her preferred spelling with an "e") has recorded for a variety of labels in a 45-plus year career: first, as part of a soul-jazz duo with her then-husband Doug Carn at his Black Jazz Records,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Dexter Wansel, Glenn Jones, Grover Washington Jr., Jean Carne, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors

Sign of the Times: Cherry Red Collects "The Very Best of Tappan Zee Records"

April 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Tappan Zee Records

The story of Tappan Zee Records is very much the story of Bob James.  The versatile keyboardist, arranger and producer established the Tappan Zee label in 1977 to maximize the crossover success he had already experienced at Creed Taylor's CTI label.  Cherry Red and Robinsongs' new 2-CD, non-chronologically arranged collection The Very Best of Tappan Zee Records presents an appealing cross-section of Tappan Zee's finest work from artists like James, Richard Tee, Earl Klugh, and Steve Khan. The

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz Tags: Bob James, Mongo Santamaria, Richard Tee, Steve Khan

The Very Best of Andy Gibb

March 14, 2018 By

Andy Gibb Very Best Of

As part of its new agreement with The Bee Gees, Capitol has a 15-track sampler from the late Andy Gibb, including his hits and favorites like "Shadow Dancing," "I Just Want to Be Your Everything," "An Everlasting Love," "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water," and "Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away)."  (Alas, his lost duet with Victoria Principal, "All I Have to Do is Dream," is still absent.)

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Record Store Day 2018: The Best of the Rest

March 12, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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We've already filled you in on the upcoming Record Store Day releases from Legacy Recordings, Rhino, and Real Gone Music, but there's still much more on offer from many of our other favorite labels!  Here's a selection of "the best of the rest" to be released in brick-and-mortar independent record stores on Saturday, April 21! ABBA, Summer Night City (Polydor) (2000 copies) (Record Store Day UK) (Quantity TBA) Clear/yellow-splatter 7-inch release of ABBA's 1978 non-LP single Baby Huey,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Evanescence, Frank Zappa, Gloria Gaynor, John Williams, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, Sublime, Tangerine Dream, Taylor Swift, The Beau Brummels, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tom Waits

Express Yourself: Varese Collects "Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band"

March 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Charles Wright Best Of

The slyly insinuating groove of "Spreadin' Honey" opens Varese Vintage's new collection dedicated to Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, and it's a more than appropriate choice.  Beginning with that 1967 single for the small Keymen label, Wright has spread his brand of musical honey over tough funk grooves to create a small but still beloved, and frequently sampled, catalogue.  The Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a vivid overview of the group's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Charles Wright

Review: "Stax Singles Vol. 4: Rarities and the Best of the Rest"

March 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Stax Singles 4 cover

Stax Records is rightfully renowned for its catalogue of deep southern soul straight from the heart of Memphis.  But, like its famous Detroit competitor Motown, the label founded by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton released music in a variety of sounds and styles.  The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (released in 1991 and reissued by Rhino in 2016 was the first major archival box to begin to address the Stax legacy in record-by-record fashion.  It was followed by The Complete Stax-Volt Soul

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Barbara Lewis, Big Star, Billy Eckstine, Carla Thomas, Delaney and Bonnie, Isaac Hayes, O.B. McClinton, Rufus Thomas, Various Artists

Love's Theme: The Best of The 20th Century Records Singles

February 23, 2018 By

Loves Theme LP

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada Love's Theme: The Best of The 20th Century Records Singles offers nearly a dozen of Barry White's most popular A-sides, including "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby," "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe," "You're The First, The Last, My Everything," "Let The Music Play," "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" and more. True to its title, the disc kicks off with the Love

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

Can't Be Satisfied: The Very Best of Muddy Waters 1948-1975

February 6, 2018 By

Muddy Waters Cant Be Satisfied

Can't Be Satisfied: The Very Best of Muddy Waters 1948-1975 presents 40 classic tracks from across the singer/guitarist's tenure on the Chess label. Featuring both studio highlights and excerpts from live performances including the bluesman's seminal set at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival, Can't Be Satisfied also promises new liner notes and never-before-published photos from the Chess Records archive. 

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Formats: CD Genre: Blues

The Best of The Grateful Dead Live

January 28, 2018 By

Best of The Grateful Dead Live

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) 2LP (The Best of The Grateful Dead Live, Vol. 1 1969-1977): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) How to distill the Grateful Dead's enormous live legacy into one collection?  Rhino gives the massive undertaking its best shot with this new 2-CD anthology, featuring 19 tracks drawn from live albums released on Warner Bros. and Arista during the group's tenure, as well as several select archival titles released after

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Stax Singles Volume 4: Rarities & The Best of the Rest

December 20, 2017 By

Stax Singles 4 cover

Craft Recordings boxes up a fourth volume of rare singles from the Stax vaults.  Volume Four lives up to its subtitle, collecting odds and ends from Stax and its various imprints by artists including not just the label's usual heavy hitters but also Big Star, Billy Eckstine, Delaney and Bonnie, and others.  80 pages of liner notes accompany this 6-CD treasure trove.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul

Who Ya Gonna Call? Big Break Anthologizes Best of Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio

November 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Ray Parker Jr For Those Who Like to Groove

It would be a mighty task to distill the career of Ray Parker, Jr. - singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, and more - into one collection, but Big Break Records has boldly done just that with the enticing anthology entitled For Those Who Like to Groove: The Essential Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio.  The Cherry Red imprint has collected 32 hits and rarities on 2 CDs from the period of 1978-1987, proving there's a whole lot more to the artist than just his

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Ray Parker Jr., Raydio

I Want My Baby Back: RPM Collects Los Bravos' Best on "Black Is Black"

October 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Los Bravos Black is Black

What 1966 record from a Spanish band with a German lead singer was written and recorded in England before becoming a top 5 hit in America?  The answer, of course, is "Black is Black," the No. 4 smash from Spain's Los Bravos.  Cherry Red Records' RPM imprint has recently released a definitive 2-disc compendium from the group.  Black is Black: The Anthology 1966-1969 boasts 60 tracks on 2 CDs from the band most often thought of as a "one hit wonder" in the United States. Los Bravos was formed

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Los Bravos

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: "Stories We Could Tell: The Very Best of John Sebastian"

September 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

John Sebastian Stories We Could Tell

CONGRATULATIONS! The following 15 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new Stories We Could Tell: The Very Best of John Sebastian on CD!  If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address!  If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: John Sebastian, The Lovin' Spoonful

Super Strut: Cherry Red Collects Best of Creed Taylor's CTI Label on "Cool Heat"

September 6, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cool Heat CTI

Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint is turning up the Cool Heat with a new 2-CD, 25-track collection celebrating The Best of CTI Records and featuring many of the classic jazz label's most renowned artists including instrumentalists George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, and Stanley Turrentine, and vocalists Nina Simone, Patti Austin, and Esther Phillips. Chances are, if you think of a jazz artist, it wouldn't take many degrees of separation to reach Creed Taylor. The esteemed producer

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Bob James, Esther Phillips, Eumir Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Nina Simone, Stanley Turrentine, Various Artists

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