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Mirage [Various Editions]

May 12, 2016 By

Fleetwood Mac Mirage

Fleetwood Mac's 1982 chart-topping album featuring "Hold Me" and "Gypsy" arrives from Rhino/Warner Bros. in a variety of formats: Deluxe Edition (3 CD/1 DVD/1 LP): Original album remastered, plus a disc of B-sides and rarities; the original album on vinyl; a disc of live performances; and a new 5.1 mix on DVD Expanded Edition (2 CD): Original album remastered, plus a disc of B-sides and rarities Remastered Edition (1 CD): Original album, remastered 3-CD/1-DVD/1-LP Deluxe Edition:

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

It's Not Just A "Mirage": Fleetwood Mac Classic Gets Expanded To Box Set, More

May 12, 2016 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

Fleetwood Mac Mirage

On the heels of last year's deluxe box set of Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, Warner Bros. Records has just announced the legendary band's Mirage will be next to get the lavish treatment.  On July 29, the label will unveil the 1982 chart-topping smash in a variety of physical formats: Deluxe Edition (3 CD/1 DVD/1 LP): Original album remastered, plus B-sides and rarities; the original album on vinyl; a disc of live performances; and a 5.1 mix on DVD Expanded Edition (2 CD): Original album

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Fleetwood Mac

People Get Ready: The Blind Boys of Alabama's Soul-Gospel Returns From Omnivore

May 12, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Blind Boys of Alabama Spirit

Since first coming together as children at the Alabama Institute for the Blind in 1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama have forged a singular musical path.  Forming professionally in 1944, the group has recorded over 60 albums, won five Grammy Awards, appeared in a Broadway musical, played on the world's stages and spread the joyful sound of gospel everywhere. Tomorrow, May 13, Omnivore Recordings has newly-expanded editions of two of the group's Grammy-winning albums: 2001's Spirit of the Century

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Gospel, R&B/Soul Tags: The Blind Boys of Alabama

Hear The Grass Grow: Esoteric Expands Two From The Move

May 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Move The Move

The Move has seen no shortage of reissues over the years, but collectors can now finally embrace the definitive editions of the Birmingham band's classic self-titled album and follow-up Shazam! from Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint.  Esoteric has just reissued The Move in a 3-CD edition and Shazam! in a 2-CD expansion, both of which add copious previously unreleased material.  ("Highlights" versions are also available.)  These two titles kick off the Move campaign from Esoteric which

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Carl Wayne, Roy Wood, The Move

WIN! WIN! WIN! Sentimental Journey: Doris Day's "The Love Album" Returns From Varese

May 10, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Doris Day The Love Album

When Doris Day sings, the title of one of her signature songs most definitely applies: "It's Magic."  The legendary vocalist, who celebrated her 92nd birthday on April 3, is the subject of a new reissue from Varese Vintage.  The Love Album, recorded over three sessions in May and June 1967, was first issued in the mid-1990s and has seen a couple of previous iterations on CD.  Varese's newly remastered edition adds stunning period photography and updated liner notes for the most compelling

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Categories: Giveaways!, News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Doris Day

What'cha Gonna Do: Big Break Reissues Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Stargard

May 10, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Chaka Khan Whatcha Gonna Do for Me

Big Break Records has unveiled its an exciting slate of releases from The Emotions, Kool and the Gang, Gloria Gaynor, and more!  But first we'd like to turn our attention to a trio of recent releases from the Cherry Red imprint that you might have missed! First up, BBR has an expanded edition of the third solo album from the one and only Chaka Khan.  What'cha Gonna Do for Me was named for the infectious title song (an R&B No. 1 hit) co-written by Ned Doheny, the underrated

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Russell, Chaka Khan, Stargard

Joe Jackson's "I'm the Man" Returns On Vinyl From Intervention Records

May 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Joe Jackson Im the Man

Joe Jackson appears on the cover of his 1979 sophomore album, I'm the Man, as a "spiv": a British term for a peculiar kind of petty criminal "always trying to sell you a watch or something like that, real cheap," in the artist's words.  But Jackson didn't have to resort to any cheap come-ons to hawk I'm the Man, a solid follow-up to his impressive debut Look Sharp! which arrived just months after that seminal release.  Despite the quick turnaround, I'm the Man hailed from the same inspired

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Joe Jackson

Adam & The Ants' "Kings of the Wild Frontier" to Invade Stores Once More

May 9, 2016 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Adam and the Ants King

Unplug the jukebox! Adam & The Ants' classic Kings of the Wild Frontier is coming back as an expansive deluxe edition, to initiate another Ants invasion. Kings of the Wild Frontier remains a pivotal album in post-punk history, as well as a major turning point for Ant himself. Having attained nominal success with his debut Dirk Wears White Sox in 1979, Adam Ant had to start from square one when producer Malcolm McLaren spirited away his original Ants to form Bow Wow Wow. Ant and producer

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Adam and The Ants

Let There Be More Light: Pink Floyd Launches New Vinyl Reissue Campaign

May 6, 2016 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Pink Floyd Piper LP

As one of the most iconic bands in rock history, Pink Floyd has a had a long and storied career from their 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn all the way through to 2014's The Endless River.  Along the way they've also released live albums, compilations and, of course, reissues.  The last major reissue campaign for the band came in 2011 with their Why Pink Floyd line which included three levels of releases from straight album reissues to deluxe album "Immersion" box set editions of The

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Pink Floyd

Release Round-Up: Week of May 6

May 6, 2016 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Cars Moving in Stereo

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up featuring Second Disc Records' very first title of 2016, plus more fantastic releases from our partners at Real Gone Music and titles from Brian Wilson, The Cars, and more! Bobby Darin, Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) We know that you all know about this one...it's the ultimate celebration of Bobby Darin's time at Motown Records on 2 CDs, newly remastered from the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bobby Darin, Brian Wilson, Cactus, Cannonball Adderley, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Fogelberg, Grateful Dead, Johnny Paycheck, Ryan Adams, The Beau Brummels, The Cars, The Move, The Rides, The Staple Singers

Happy Birthday, Bobby: Darin's "Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years" ARRIVES TOMORROW!

May 5, 2016 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Bobby Darin Another Song on My Mind

Will the real Bobby Darin please stand up? Between his first single in 1956 and his final recordings in 1973, the artist born Walden Robert Cassotto on May 14, 1936 blazed his path through rock-and-roll, big-band swing, jazz, R&B, soul, country, folk, pop, rock, and everything in between.  Yet each reinvention was genuine, and each represented the real Bobby Darin. The driven artist brought fervor and passion to every style he tackled throughout his tragically-short life.  Tomorrow,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Bobby Darin

Glam Slam: Warner Bros. Plans Vinyl Bonanza for Prince

May 5, 2016 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Prince Around the World

The world continues to reel from the passing of Prince on April 21, but fans have also taken to listening to his amazing catalogue however they can. And thanks to the folks at Prince's former home at Warner Bros. Records, the entire year will see a spate of vinyl (and--believe it or not, cassette) reissues. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that 11 of Prince's original Warner Bros. albums will be repressed on vinyl throughout 2016. In 2011, four of the artist's most enduring albums from

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Prince

The Many "Sides" Of Anthony Phillips: Esoteric Expands Genesis Guitarist's Albums in Stereo, Surround

May 4, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Anthony Phillips Wise

Esoteric Recordings has continued its series of definitive reissues from Genesis members Anthony Phillips, Tony Banks and Steve Hackett with two new mini-box sets dedicated to Phillips' solo albums Wise After the Event (1978) and Sides (1979). These 3-CD/1-DVD-A releases follow Esoteric's 2015 box set expansion of his pastoral solo debut The Geese and the Ghost as well as the label's compendium of his Private Parts and Pieces volumes. Wise After the Event remains Phillips' only album on which

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD-Audio Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Anthony Phillips, Genesis

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: THE IMPRESSIONS "THE CURTOM YEARS" GIVEAWAY!

May 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Best of the Impressions

CONGRATULATIONS! The following 10 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new The Best of The Impressions: The Curtom Years 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 giveaways! RON

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions

Wild Nights: Legacy Expands Van Morrison's "It's Too Late to Stop Now"

May 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Van Morrison Its Too Late to Stop Now Volumes II

Following last year's releases of The Essential Van Morrison and The Complete Them 1964-1967, Legacy Recordings continues to mine the Van Morrison back catalogue with the June 10 releases of the remastered 2-CD or 2-LP It's Too Late to Stop Now and the 3-CD/1-DVD box set It's Too Late to Stop Now...Volumes II, III, IV & DVD. It's Too Late to Stop Now, of course, is Morrison's 1974 double album with his Caledonia Soul Orchestra, capturing concert recordings from his May to July 1973 tour

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Van Morrison

Think Again: Ace Revisits, Expands Elektra Psych Rock Classic "Clear Light"

May 3, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Clear Light Clear Light

Clear Light only released one album, but the psychedelic rockers' 1967 album remains a definitive statement of the genre as well as a highlight of the classic Elektra Records catalogue.  Featuring future CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor, future Utopia keyboardist Ralph Schuckett and Doors session bassist Doug Lubahn, Clear Light left behind a small but vibrant discography of pure California rock.  Ace's Big Beat imprint has recently revisited the self-titled Clear Light in an impressive new edition

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Rounder Records Celebrates Cajun and Zydeco Legacy With New Initiative

May 2, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas Steady Rock

Rounder Records, the pioneering American roots music label, is continuing its 45th anniversary celebration.  Over the past months, the Cambridge-founded, Nashville-based Rounder has been making titles from its deep catalogue available as digital downloads.  We've previously reported on Rounder's bluegrass initiative, and now Rounder is turning its attention to a digital roll-out of the label's diverse and rich Cajun and Zydeco catalogue. Rounder's VP of A&R, Scott Billington, comments,

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Everything Else, R&B/Soul Tags: Chris Ardoin, David Doucet, Michael Doucet, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas, The Magnolia Sisters

Oh, Good Grief! "Peanuts Greatest Hits" Gets a Picture Disc with Charlie Brown and Lucy

May 2, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Peanuts Greatest Hits Vinyl

How many children over the years had their first introduction to jazz via Vince Guaraldi?  The late composer/piano man established the definitive sound of Charlie Brown via his scores to some seventeen of Charles Schulz's Peanuts television specials (plus a feature film and other projects.  When The Peanuts Movie arrived on the big screen in 2015 with songs from contemporary artists like Meghan Trainor and Flo Rida, Vince Guaraldi's compositions were still front and center.  Last year,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Holiday, Jazz, Soundtracks Tags: Vince Guaraldi

Even The Nights Are Better: Real Gone's June Slate Features Petula Clark, Air Supply, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Fairport Convention, More

April 29, 2016 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Petula Clark Natural Love

With spring having just begun, it might be hard to believe that summer is going to be here before we know it.  But the year marches on and Real Gone Music is kicking off the summer with its June 3rd  slate of titles.  As per usual with the label, there are a wide variety of genres being represented, including one that Real Gone has never dipped into before. We'll begin with the two titles that feature liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese.  The first is a collection from sixties British

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Air Supply, Fairport Convention, Grateful Dead, Loudon Wainwright III, Maynard Ferguson, Petula Clark, The D.O.C., The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Release Round-Up: Week of April 29

April 29, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rock Hall Live Volume One

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Here Today: The Songs of Brian Wilson (Vinyl) (Ace) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Ace brings its acclaimed 2015 Here Today: The Songs of Brian Wilson compilation to 180-gram white vinyl in a slimmed-down form (12 tracks vs. 25 on the CD) with all of Ace's deluxe hallmarks of packaging and annotation!  The album features Darian Sahanaja of The Brian Wilson Band and The Wondermints along with Kirsty MacColl, Carmen

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop Tags: Bad Company, Barbara Dickson, Brian Wilson, Cream, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Various Artists

Now More Than Ever: Chicago Collects Early Albums in Surround, Stereo on Blu-ray Audio Box

April 28, 2016 By Joe Marchese 32 Comments

Chicago Quadio

A massive new box set is coming your way from new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago - and this surprise release is one sure to delight longtime fans. Chicago: Quadio arrives on June 17 from Rhino Records on nine Blu-ray Audio discs.  This landmark release brings together nine albums from the legendary band in remastered high-resolution 192/24 DTS-HD Master Audio in both their original quadraphonic and stereo mixes.  This lavish celebration of the Windy City's favorite band is

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Chicago

Hang In Long Enough: "...But Seriously," Revised "Going Back" Complete Phil Collins Reissue Campaign

April 28, 2016 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Phil Collins Seriously and Going Back

The Take a Look At Me Now campaign has featured reissues of all of Collins' solo albums, each with a disc of bonus material personally selected by Collins, featuring mostly unreleased demos and live material. While Collins' participation has added some panache to the whole proceedings, with his creative album cover reshoots only recently going viral, some fans have been rightly perplexed as to what was left off from the campaign. To wit, the voluminous B-sides and demos released through

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Phil Collins

You Go To My Head: Resonance Uncovers Bill Evans' Lost Album

April 27, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Bill Evans Some Other Time

The title of Resonance Records' new archival release from Bill Evans, Some Other Time: The Lost Session from The Black Forest, has proven to be incredibly apt.  The source of this new album is a never-before-released studio session held in 1968 for Germany's MPS Records - the only studio session recorded by the then-Bill Evans Trio featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette.  The discovery of a "new" Evans studio album would be cause for celebration enough; when one takes into

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz Tags: Bill Evans

Walk, Don't Run: Cherry Red Expands The Ventures' "Beach Party"

April 26, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Ventures Beach Party

For nearly 60 years, The Ventures have brought the sound of surf music to audiences worldwide.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band, formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958, remains the best-selling instrumental group of all time.   Cherry Red's él label has recently travelled back to the band's earliest days for the new release Beach Party.  The original 1962 album of that name is the centerpiece of this reissue, and it's been expanded with tracks from eight more Ventures albums. Beach

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: The Ventures

In Memoriam: Billy Paul (1934-2016)

April 25, 2016 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Farewell to another remarkable voice.  Philly soul and R&B legend Billy Paul has passed away at the age of 81, leaving behind a decades-long legacy of rich, passionate and sublimely soulful music.  Big Break Records has been one of the stewards of Billy's musical history on CD; below, we've reprinted our review of 2014's reissue of Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club in this great artist's memory. Big Break Records and Billy Paul - they've got a thing going on. The label, an imprint

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Paul

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