"Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates/You got a brand new key/I think that we should get together and try them out you see..." With her chart-topping 1971 hit "Brand New Key," Melanie Safka-Schekeryk built on the success of previous hits like the Woodstock-inspired anthem "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and her cover of The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday." But "Brand New Key" also unfairly tagged the singer-songwriter as a novelty artist, a notion she was quick to dispose with the
Back In The Water: Intrada Premieres John Williams' Complete "JAWS 2" Score
Mere weeks after Intrada took us Back to the Future for two very special soundtrack reissues, the label is exploring another one of Universal's hit franchises with unforgettable soundtracks: JAWS. Having expanded Alan Parker and Michael Small's scores to JAWS 3-D (1983) and JAWS: The Revenge (1987) earlier this year, Intrada now enters John Williams territory with a double-disc presentation of 1978's JAWS 2. Though John Williams was a composer of some acclaim before JAWS hit theaters in
Luck Be A Lady: Cherry Red's él Label Reissues The Kirby Stone Four's "Guys and Dolls," Ron Goodwin, More
Cherry Red's él label continues to deliver an array of some of the most eclectic sounds of the pre-Beatles era with a recent pair of reissues. The Kirby Stone Four's Guys and Dolls (Like Today) reinvented Frank Loesser's classic 1950 Broadway score for 1962 in the group's "Go Sound" style fusing jazz, swing, tight harmony vocals and even a dash of freewheeling rock-and-roll spirit. It's been paired on one CD with the quartet's Laugh Along with the Kirby Stone Four at the Playboy Club and
The MGM Years
UMe and Roy's Boys, LLC have joined forces for this new box set chronicling Roy Orbison's eight-year tenure at MGM Records beginning in 1965. The MGM Years is available in 13-CD, 14-LP and DD editions. The MGM Years boasts Roy's 11 original studio albums, the long out-of-print soundtrack to The Fastest Guitar Alive and a newly-created compilation album calledMGM B-Sides & Singles that contains all 12 non-album singles and B-sides that otherwise weren't included in any album; the box
Tusk: Deluxe Edition
Rhino expands Fleetwood Mac's 1979 magnum opus as a 5-CD/1-DVD-A/2-LP Deluxe Edition box set or a 3-CD Expanded Edition, while also offering a single-CD remastered edition of the original album only. Full details can be found here! Deluxe Edition box set: Amazon U.S. /Amazon U.K. Expanded Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Original Album Remastered Edition: Amazon U.S. /Amazon U.K.
Destination Hawaii: New Box Set Takes Listeners To "Hulaland"
Though it didn't become the 50th United State of America until 1959, the Aloha State of Hawaii had long held an enchanting spell over mainland dwellers. Tiki culture rose to prominence in the 1930s; the decade saw the opening of the first Polynesian-themed tiki bar and restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, in 1934. By the end of the thirties, flights to Hawaii had begun, making the lush and beautiful land of sun and surf more widely accessible. The Polynesian craze hit full swing in the 1950s, and
Did You Happen To See: Varese Collects Charlie Rich's "25 Greatest Hits" - AND YOU CAN WIN!
Charles Allan Rich - better known as Charlie Rich - came to country stardom late. Though he scored his first hit single in 1960, the favorite son of Colt, Arkansas had trouble following it up with any consistency. But once the big hits started coming in 1972 with a pair of Kenny O'Dell songs - "I Take It On Home" and "Behind Closed Doors" - Rich established himself as one of C&W's most versatile and beloved entertainers. Varese Vintage has recently celebrated the legacy of Rich (1932-1995)
Our Big Record Store Day Black Friday Round-Up Featuring McCartney, Bowie, Wilson, Queen, Ronstadt, More
Over the past couple of weeks, we've told you about the 2015 Black Friday Record Store Day offerings from Legacy, Omnivore and Real Gone Music. Well, the full list of releases which are coming out on November 27 has been announced and we've got the details below including new titles from Rhino, Varese Sarabande, Hear Music and more! The entire list is over 125 items long, so we've just highlighted some entries below in which you might be interested. The full listing can be seen at
Honey Hi: Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" Deluxe Box Set Due In December
Those aren't just rumo(u)rs! After one week of premature reporting all around the 'net, Rhino has confirmed the long-awaited news this morning: Fleetwood Mac's 1979 magnum opus Tusk is coming in a 5-CD/1-DVD/2-LP Deluxe Edition, a 3-CD Expanded Edition and a 1-CD remaster on December 4! Reportedly the most expensive rock album ever made, the sprawling, 20-track double album followed up the record-shattering success of Rumours and confounded observers expecting another collection of
Release Round-Up: Week of October 30
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Packed with over 30 titles including highly-anticipated reissues, a slew of box sets, collections and more, it just may be the mightiest of the year! The Velvet Underground, Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Velvet Underground's 1970 album - and Lou Reed's swansong with the band - gets the deluxe expanded treatment from Rhino in this new box set featuring the original stereo and mono
Roger McGuinn and Pete Seeger, Tony Orlando, Doc Watson Join Bottom Line Archive Series
The Bottom Line Archive Series, preserving performances from the late, renowned New York club, will roll out a new trio of releases on October 30. Joining previous entries from artists including The Brecker Brothers, Harry Chapin and Janis Ian are new titles from Tony Orlando, Doc Watson, and the duo of Pete Seeger and Roger McGuinn. One 1994 evening at The Bottom Line, famed disk jockey Vin Scelsa joined folk legend Pete Seeger and The Byrds' Roger McGuinn for one-of-a-kind exchange of
Dawn Of Creation: New Box Collects Early Years of Creation Label, with Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and More
"Our master plan was destroy manufactured bands," writes Alan McGee in the foreword to Cherry Red Records' recent box set, Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records '83-'85. "We lost," he adds. "But maybe we won for a while!" Surely the Creation label founded by McGee could be considered a winner, having given a platform in the 1980s and 1990s to bands including The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine and Oasis. Only the first two of those are represented on this impressive
The Orbison Way: Roy Orbison's "MGM Years" Collected On New Box Set, Lost Album Released
Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1965, Roy Orbison departed Fred Foster's Monument Records label for MGM Records, offshoot of the famed movie studio. In his eight-year tenure at MGM, Orbison released 11 studio albums, one film soundtrack and 27 singles. On December 4, all of The Big O's MGM recordings will be released for the first time in one package via Universal Music Enterprises in association with Roy's Boys, LLC, the company founded by Orbison's sons to administer their father's
Step Inside Love: Varese Compiles Hits of Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas
The Varese Vintage label is heading back to the days of Merseybeat and the British Invasion for a pair of new releases due on Friday, October 30. Cilla Black's The Hit Singles and Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas' All-Time Greatest Hits both draw on the Parlophone Records catalogue, featuring the Fab songbook of Lennon and McCartney and the production of George Martin. Liverpool coat check girl-turned-pop superstar Cilla Black OBE had one of Britain's most enduring and diverse entertainment
WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! "AT LONG LAST LOVE" SOUNDTRACK GIVEAWAY!
CONGRATULATIONS! The following 15 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new reissue of the original soundtrack to At Long Last Love 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
Don't Fear the Reaper: "Now!" Series Releases a Halloween Volume
We've reported on several Christmas reissues being released in the lead-up the yuletide season. And when it comes to holidays throughout the year, Christmas certainly reigns supreme in terms of the quantity of music devoted to it. However, some other holidays and occasions throughout the year have music devoted to them. One of the more popular ones is Halloween which is coming up this weekend. To provide a soundtrack to your Halloween parties or trick-or-treating, Legacy Recordings, in
All Aboard! Ace Collects "London American Label: 1966" and "25 Train Tracks"
Ace is saying "All Aboard!" with a pair of recent releases spotlighting the label's pursuit of the diverse sounds of music. The London American Label Year by Year: 1966 continues Ace's long-running survey of the American sides issued on London Records in the U.K. between the 1950s and the 1970s while All Aboard! 25 Train Tracks Calling at All Musical Stations spotlights (you guessed it!) "train songs." The eleventh volume of Ace's The London American Label series is here, with 28 selections
Thrak [Limited Edition Box Set]
1995's Thrak arrives as the tenth release in the King Crimson 40th Anniversary series. The first full album to feature the 'Double Trio' incarnation of the group, Thrak is being expanded to a whopping 16 (!) discs: 12 CDs, 1 DVD-A, 1 DVD & 2 Blu-ray discs, featuring studio & live recordings, many previously unreleased, from the earliest band rehearsals to their final gathering in Nashville in 1997. In addition, much of the material is presented in new 5.1 Surround & Hi-Resolution
Buck 'Em! Volume 2: The Music of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
Buck 'Em! Volume 2: The Music of Buck Owens (1967-1975) picks up where the first volume of the series, issued in 2013, left off. Its 50 tracks trace the many accomplishments of Buck Owens during this busy period which found him continuing to write and record for Capitol Records even as he took on hosting duties for television's popular Hee Haw. Buck 'Em! Volume 2 includes country chart-toppers like "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass," "Johnny B. Goode," and "Tall Dark Stranger," fan favorites
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set features a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks plus four hours of never-before-seen video footage. Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia 88875 16467-2, 2015) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. CDs 1-2: The River (Columbia PC2 36854, 1980) The Ties That Bind Sherry Darling Jackson Cage Two Hearts Independence Day Hungry
Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
The first disc of this 2-CD, 81-track set features the original 1965 Beach Boys Party! album as remixed in original, pre-overdubbed form and then chronologically begins an account of all five sessions as the band runs through the album's familiar tracks as well as ones that didn't make the cut including The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," Leiber and Stoller's "Ruby Baby" and "Riot in Cell Block No. 9," The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" and more. Dialogue from the sessions has also
You've Got the Touch: Legacy's 2015 Black Friday RSD Slate includes Presley, Cash, Hendrix, Isley Brothers and "Transformers" Soundtrack
Announcements about this year's Black Friday Record Store Day event have been trickling out. A couple of days ago we brought you news of Omnivore's titles and before that, of Real Gone's Dictators release! Now we can tell you about Legacy's slate for the day after Thanksgiving. The titles run the gamut in size from 7" singles to 12" 2-LP sets, and also range in genre from rock to country to hip-hop. Several soundtracks are being released including a single from the 1960s Batman TV show,
Release Round-Up: Week of October 23
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Costello, Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Elvis Costello has compiled a 2-CD companion release to his recently-released, utterly engrossing memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink. Featuring songs that "offer the deepest emotional connection to the themes and stories in his book," Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album non-chronologically spans the onetime Angry Young Man and latter-day
Could It Be Love: Cherry Red Collects Sweet Soul Sounds of Jimmy Helms
With Cherry Red Records' release of Gonna Make You an Offer: The Complete Cube Recordings 1972-1975, the label is turning the spotlight on the soul man behind the 1973 hit "Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse." The Florida-born musician-vocalist released his earliest records on labels including Sue subsidiary Symbol and Oracle Records. At Oracle in 1969-1970, he recorded songs by R.B. Greaves, Dorsey Burnette and Jimmy Webb, and worked with producers including Joe Renzetti.
Review: Faces, "1970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything"
On September 5 of this year, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones reunited publicly for the first time in 22 years as Faces, paying tribute to their fallen comrades Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan with a seven-song set benefiting a prostate cancer charity. The performance came on the heels of the release by Rhino of 1970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything... (Rhino R2 550009), a box set-in-miniature collecting all four of Faces' long players in expanded editions plus a bonus disc of
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