It's not every day you get to talk about two major box sets in a 24-hour span. And this one makes the U.K. Black Sabbath box look like something thrown into a digipak. The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box is ready to order. Sixteen CDs, a DVD, a 250-page book and a collectible USB drive, all loaded with a heap of unreleased music, demos, rarities and other jaw-dropping stuff. And it's literally enormous. Check out the size of it in this video; it looks like a box for
In Case You Missed It: Midge Ure Reissues Coming Up
EMI continues its ongoing parade of reissued titles with two titles from Midge Ure, best known as the frontman for Ultravox, coming next week on October 4. The label will expand Ure's first two albums, 1985's The Gift and 1988's Answers to Nothing, in two-disc sets boasting the usual B-sides, remixes, live cuts and some unreleased material to boot. Both albums, released on either end of Ultravox's final album in 1986, boasted a few great singles, including the U.K. chart-topper "If I Was" and
Reissue Theory: Ben Folds Five, "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner"
Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. With a new album from a modern-day piano man released today, we take a look back at one of his best classic albums. Today is a day pissed-off geeky guys like myself love celebrating: Ben Folds has released a new album. Lonely Avenue makes one of his most intriguing LPs since going solo with Rockin' the Suburbs nine years ago. This time, the
U.K. Comps from En Vogue, Faith No More Arrive from Music Club Deluxe
Last week The Second Disc reported on a double-disc anthology from The Jesus and Mary Chain from Music Club Deluxe Records. It turns out that set was just the tip of the iceberg; the label, owned by Demon Music Group, has just put out some more double-disc sets aimed at collectors and anthologists. We're pleased to present to you their latest slate, including sets from En Vogue, Faith No More, All Saints and more. Though their reunion tour is about to come to an end, West Coast rockers Faith No
Friday Feature: "Wall Street"
Who'd have figured, 23 years ago, that Oliver Stone's ripped-from-the-headlines drama Wall Street would have garnered enough cultural currency to warrant a sequel in 2010? Certainly not the writer-director, who went from strength to strength in and around Hollywood before finally committing to his first sequel. Probably not Michael Douglas, whose corporate raider Gordon Gekko became one of the most captivating villains of 1980s film (and later, bizarrely enough, one of the most misguided role
Back Tracks: The Jam
The Jam were easily one of the best things to come from the U.K. punk-rock scene. This is an unusual consideration, given that nothing about the band really screamed punk-rock. The members of The Jam were polished in appearance and musical experience, and they were clearly influenced by American rock and R&B acts from Motown, Stax and Atlantic. They were as mod as one could get without joining the cast of Quadrophenia. But their sound had an edge that bands like The Clash and The Sex Pistols
The La La Land Slate Expands (UPDATED 9/21)
You've got to love La La Land Records not only for the scope of their soundtrack reissues - titles released this year included expansions of Eraser, the 1966 and 1989 film versions of Batman, Innerspace, Independence Day and the debut CD release of the Caddyshack LP - but their openness in discussing what's on the horizon. Label head M.V. Gerhard maintains an active presence on his label's own message board and the boards for fellow label/publication Film Score Monthly, and discusses upcoming
Reissue Theory: Carl Douglas, "Kung Fu Fighter"
Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. This installment concerns a hard-hitting novelty single that's still kicking after more than a quarter-century. Twenty-six years ago today, the top song in the United Kingdom was one of the most hilariously stereotypical songs of the 1970s, a funky little number called "Kung Fu Fighting." Rarely has anyone mimed some clumsy karate moves without thinking of
Mamma Mia! ABBA Reissuing "Gold" Compilation
For the ABBA fan who just can't get enough and has to have it all - and judging by the amount of quality reissues for a band that's been defunct for decades, there are a lot of such fans out there - here's something else to add to your collection. ABBA will reissue bestselling compilation ABBA Gold on November 29 with a DVD featuring previously unreleased material. With sales of over 28 million copies worldwide, ABBA Gold has been one of the highest watermarks of the Swedish pop hitmakers'
Is the Time A-Changin' for Release of Mono Dylan on Vinyl?
The Bob Dylan section of Examiner.com reports "from a trusted source" that the vinyl edition of Dylan's forthcoming The Original Mono Recordings will be pushed back to December 7. Not sure who the source is, but Amazon's listing also has that December date. (The CD versions are still on track for October 19.) In other Dylan news, those who were waiting for confirmation on the promised Brandeis show as an Amazon exclusive now have their proof. Those who pre-order either The Witmark Demos
Vintage Soundtracks, Live Concert Coming from Varese
Varese Sarabande Records has revealed the latest titles in their long-running Soundtrack CD Club. This batch includes some of the most lauded composers in film history (Goldsmith, Newman, Conti) and a rare treat in the form of a film music concert on CD and DVD. First up is another never-before-released score from Jerry Goldsmith. 1963's A Gathering of Eagles was a thrilling military drama starring Kevin McCarthy and Rock Hudson as an Army general and colonel struggling to maintain order in
The Irresistible Tammi Terrell, Compiled
To the non-believers and newcomers, Tammi Terrell isn't more than a footnote in the story of Motown. Her name sits beside Marvin Gaye's on a few iconic singles - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," to name three - but that's it, right? Wrong, says Hip-o Select's new Terrell anthology Come On and See Me: The Complete Solo Recordings. On her own, Terrell recorded just one full long-playing record for Motown, but it was released
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y! Rollermania Strikes Again in October
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y! For many readers, that chant will undoubtedly conjure up images of a group of tartan-clad Scotsmen, whose catchy, hook-filled 45s led hordes of screaming teenagers and teenyboppers to the dance floor (alongside adults with discerning taste in irresistible pop music, of course!). The history of The Bay City Rollers is being celebrated by the fine folks of the U.K.’s Salvo Records with the October 4 release of a deluxe four-disc anthology they’ve quite accurately called
Come and Get It, In One Shot: The Apple Box Set Announced
After months during which EMI kept us all guessing, official specs were finally released for the Apple Records reissue campaign, and The Second Disc duly reported that information back on August 5. As with most projects related to The Beatles and/or Apple Corps, however, there were as many questions as answers, even after the “final” information had been posted on the official Apple website. For one thing, why downloads? Fans were sharply divided as to how they felt about the practice of
Polled as Love
We kick off the weekend with a poll for you, dear readers: with the myriad of options coming up for Experience Hendrix/Legacy's upcoming Jimi Hendrix box set, West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, which one do you think you'll be picking up? Have fun voting! [polldaddy poll=3777262]
Friday Feature: "Twister"
When you feel down - regardless of your gender - you probably have some sort of ritual that gets you through your funk. This has become almost a cliche among the fairer sex; almost too easily conjured is the image of girls watching The Notebook while wearing comfortable sweatpants and eating some Haagen-Dazs ice-cream for comfort. I can at least empathize with the film aspect of that cliche, although my "comfort film" involves Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt and a nightmarish load of property
A Little Bit o' Soul: A Busy Fall from Big Break and Superbird
Funky Town Grooves announced quite a lineup of soul classics to hit shelves this fall, as reported yesterday by The Second Disc, and we're happy to follow up with news of the latest exciting releases coming from two Cherry Red labels across the pond, Big Break Records and Superbird. First up, Big Break (BBR) delves further into the Philadelphia International (PIR) catalogue, dormant here in the United States but also being mined concurrently by the U.K.'s Edsel label. September 20 sees the
A Very Strange Circle is Completed: New John Spencer Blues Explosion Reissues from Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory concludes its exhaustive series of reissues with a pair of expansive editions of Orange (1994) and Acme (1998). The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion became one of the most unusual alt-rock bands of the '90s because they were bizarrely unique. In a review of their 2010 compilation Dirty Shirt Rock N' Roll: The First Ten Years (which kicked off this whole reissue campaign), Pitchfork called their music "highly crafted and gloriously messy, heavily conceptual but still visceral, serious
Three from the Hard Rock Archives
As if there weren't enough catalogue options on everyone's plates, here come three more hard-rock reissues - one from Jethro Tull and two from Rainbow. EMI/Capitol is releasing a deluxe edition of Jethro Tull's sophomore LP Stand Up (1969). The first album of JT's in which Ian Anderson had total control over the musical direction was thus a departure from the band's bluesy debut, This Was, opting instead for more of a folk sound. This set will be an expanded three-disc set with a bonus live
Take That! Robbie Williams to Be Compiled Once More (UPDATED 9/16)
Virgin has released the cover art for a new compilation by Robbie Williams, the consummate U.K. pop star. The two-disc set, In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990-2010, the final entry on Williams' longtime contract with EMI, will compile 39 tracks from throughout his long career, including two brand new ones: "Shame" and "Heart and I," both co-written by Gary Barlow, who was a member with Williams in the British boy band sensation Take That. (Williams will follow this release, it's
Cherry Pop Goes Au Naturel
Here's a few fun upcoming reissues from our friends at Cherry Pop: an expanded reissue of an '80s R&B novelty classic and two reissues from British vocalist Nick Heyward. Released in 1986, Frantic Romantic was the sophomore LP for singer-dancer Jermaine Stewart. The Soul Train dancer had already had his first single, "The Word is Out" (co-written with Culture Club's Mikey Craig), just miss Billboard's Top 40, but Frantic yielded the chaste dance anthem "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes
News Round-Up: QotSA Reissue Track List, Dismemberment Plan and ZTT Compilation
The previously-reported reissue of Queens of the Stone Age's self-titled 1998 debut LP - the band's second catalogue project after the 10th anniversary reissue of major-label breakthrough Rated R - has a full track list, featuring three tracks cut from the album and unreleased until now. Rekords Rekords, the label owned by QotSA leader Josh Homme, will release the on November 26 as a vinyl and CD set (followed by a CD-only release December 7). Indie-rock stalwarts The Dismemberment Plan are
More Sabbath Details Emerge
Those Black Sabbath reissues we mentioned yesterday now have official track lists and more information surrounding them. Sanctuary/UMe (U.K.) will release deluxe editions of Seventh Star (1986) and The Eternal Idol (1987), each with a bonus disc. Seventh Star, intended to be a Tony Iommi solo album but reconfigured into a Black Sabbath LP at the label's request, features ex-Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes on vocals. The next Sabbath LP, The Eternal Idol, featured vocalist Tony Martin, a
Merry Funkin' Christmas!
Harry Weinger promised its release to us in our interview with him a few months back, and here it is: James Brown's The Complete James Brown Christmas is the world-premiere release of all three of JB's holiday LPs on CD, all on one package, from Hip-o Select. James Brown loved Christmas so much, he recorded three Yuletide albums in four years (not nearly a surprise given The Hardest Working Man in Show Business' lightning-fast album output at the time). Some of the tracks from these albums were
Queen Complete the Circle with Fourth Singles Box
The fourth and last box set in Queen's Singles Collection series will bow on October 18 in the U.K. from EMI/Parlophone. In this 13-disc set, which recreates vintage Queen 45s and CD singles (and only some material from 12" singles, making it a not-quite-complete set), the last chapter of the venerable rock band's career will be chronicled - from The Miracle (1989) and Innuendo (1991) to all the singles released after lead singer Freddie Mercury's death at the end of 1991. Expect a few rarer
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