With such all-time classics as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Hey Good Lookin'," "Your Cheatin' Heart," and "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" in his songbook, Hank Williams remains one of the cornerstones of country music - and indeed, American popular song - 66 years after his untimely death. On February 7, BMG will salute the late singer-songwriter with the release of Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144
Holiday Gift Guide Reviews: A Spotlight on Cherry Red's Eclectic Offerings
The holidays are almost upon us, and The Second Disc will soon be launching our annual Holiday Gift Guide! As part of the festivities, we will also be offering long-form reviews over the next month about certain titles deserving of an extra spotlight. Today, Sam's taking a look at a handful of recent releases from Cherry Red! Few labels can claim as diverse a roster as the Cherry Red group. Between their wealth of sub-divisions, there's bound to be something special in store for everyone. As
Review: Jeffrey Foskett, "Voices"
It's only appropriate that Jeffrey Foskett's new release on the BMG label is entitled Voices. For it's the beauty of the human voice that's the key ingredient here - specifically the artist's rich, supple, and multi-faceted vocal instrument which has lent support over the past four decades to The Beach Boys in their various incarnations. While Foskett has recorded numerous solo albums for the Japanese market, his own works are somewhat less known here in the United States. Happily, Voices
Thanks For the Dance: Leonard Cohen's Final Farewell Reviewed
"I'm ready, my lord..." so sang Leonard Cohen on You Want It Darker, his final album that hit shelves just weeks before his death. If You Want It Darker was his farewell, then Thanks For the Dance - released today from Columbia/Legacy - is a gift from beyond. The album was completed by son Adam Cohen, as the younger Cohen had been instructed. The pieces were in various stages of completion when Adam began to reappraise the work. Some were no more than vocal tracks with no accompaniment at
Release Round-Up: Week of November 22
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together. Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis,
OUT TOMORROW! "Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites" Arrives From Second Disc, Real Gone
Between 1961 and 1970, households across America delighted in an annual series of Christmas releases available exclusively through Goodyear locations. 900,000 copies of the first volume of The Great Songs of Christmas were pressed - and proved so successful that, by December 1, 1961, Goodyear ordered all advertising to stop as the album had already sold out. The following year's order was for 1.5 million albums, and 2 million for 1962. By 1966, the series' astounding order was for 3 million LPs.
Review: Harry Nilsson, "Losst and Founnd"
Welcome back, old friend. Omnivore Recordings has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year with the first posthumous release from the late Harry Nilsson (1941-1994). Losst and Founnd premieres 43 minutes of "new" Nilsson music, and as the man himself sings on the title track, "what a miracle" it is. While longtime fans and collectors will be familiar with a handful of these recordings from their inclusion on a posthumous publishing promo and ubiquitous bootlegs of the
Nothing Sweeter: Rocksteady Royalty Alton Ellis' "Greatest Hits" Gets Expanded Reissue from Cherry Red
Cherry Red Records' Doctor Bird imprint is committed to uncovering and reappraising the early years of reggae, ska, Calypso, rocksteady, and mento music, and few figures are as instrumental in the development of those genres as Alton Ellis. Starting with his first recordings in 1960, the gifted songwriter, singer, and performer quickly garnered a reputation as one of Jamaica's greatest musical exports. Moving on from the American R&B style that inflected his earliest recordings, Ellis
Back in the USSR: Elton John Announces "Live From Moscow 1979" on CD and Vinyl
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country. His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussion master Ray Cooper. The stripped-down duo performances showed a side of Elton that had rarely been seen in the preceding decade, as he revisited classics and new songs alike with a fiery intensity. Elton's May 28 show was broadcast on the BBC and tapes of the show
Beetlejuice: Original Broadway Cast Recording [Vinyl]
It's showtime! Beetlejuice returns to gleefully demonic life on Ghostlight/Warner's cast recording of Eddie Perfect's Tony-nominated score to the smash hit show currently packing 'em in at the Winter Garden. Nominee Alex Brightman stars as Beetlejuice in a cast also including Sophia Anne Caruso, Kerry Butler, and Rob McClure. The cast album has been streamed over 100 million times, but here's your chance to own it on vinyl. Also available on CD and in digital formats, and in an exclusive
The Milk of the Tree: Cherry Red, Grapefruit Unearth Lost Album from Polly Niles
Listeners who picked up Ember Records' 1970 LP Future Star Explosion - New Faces of the '70s might have been beguiled by the third track on the second side. The lightly psychedelic "Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind" introduced the captivatingly ethereal voice of singer Polly Niles. Yet those looking for more of Niles, a New York-born, conservatory-trained performer, would have been disappointed. "Sunshine" remained her only released track for decades, until labels in the CD era began mining the
Live at the Electric Theatre Company, Chicago, 1968
Manifesto in the U.S. and Demon/Edsel in the U.K. have unearthed a full-length concert from the late Tim Buckley recorded in Chicago between the first, abortive Happy Sad sessions and the later, released sessions. This was a period of personal and musical searching for Buckley, and longtime fans will notice a number of familiar songs throughout this 2-CD set: "Sing a Song for You" and "Gypsy Woman" from Happy Sad, "Happy Time" from Blue Afternoon, and the covers "Dolphins" and "Sally Go Round
Release Round-Up: Week of November 15
Welcome to another installment of Release Round-Up! Here's what's on the way this week. David Bowie, Conversation Piece [Various Formats] (Parlophone/Rhino) Conversation Piece box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Space Oddity 2019 Mix CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Space Oddity 2019 Mix LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada "Space Oddity" 360 Reality Audio single: Amazon HD / TIDAL / Deezer Links TBD The 5-CD box Conversation Piece traces
Revolution Rock: The Clash Celebrate Landmark Anniversary With "London Calling Scrapbook" and Vinyl Reissue
When The Clash released their third studio effort, London Calling in December 1979, they unleashed an instant classic. The double album -- with its diverse blend of punk, reggae, rockabilly, ska, R&B and jazz -- was quickly heralded as a high-water mark for the band and for punk music. John Rockwell of The New York Times wrote in 1980 that London Calling "reveals depths of invention and creativity barely suggested by the band's previous work." The same yearm Down Beat 's Michael Goldberg
Holly Jolly Christmas: TJL Presents Ultimate Holiday Celebration on Public Television, CD and DVD
Have you caught the Christmas spirit yet? If not, things are very likely to change on Saturday, November 16. That's when TJL Productions debuts a new special on PBS that's sure to get you ready for the holiday season. A Classic Christmas, part of T.J. Lubinsky's acclaimed My Music series, presents an array of yuletide favorites from an all-star roster of legendary artists. Hosted by Marion Ross (Happy Days) and Gavin MacLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Love Boat), A Classic Christmas is
Just May Be The One: Monkees Live Album Coming Ahead Of New Tour Dates
Hey hey, a live album from the latest tour from Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is coming from Rhino Records - and more live dates are on the way, too! The triumphant third (but who's counting?) act of The Monkees has been a treat for classic pop and rock fans. In 2016, the three surviving members of the beloved group - Dolenz, Nesmith and Peter Tork - came together for Good Times!, an improbably great record to mark their 50th anniversary. Part archival exercise (with songs
Shape Of His Heart: Sting To Expand This Year's 'My Songs' With Live Bonus Disc
Sting spent this year releasing and touring an unconventional collection of his own songs - and now, he's reissuing it with a bonus disc of live material. My Songs found the venerable singer-songwriter revisiting his catalogue - both solo and with The Police - on an album that included revisited versions of his greatest hits. Some were remixed, some were re-recorded, but all showcased the influence of the man born Gordon Sumner for several decades running. Indeed, beyond chart-toppers like
Not Over You: Cherry Red Revisits Lalah Hathaway's Earliest Albums With "It's Somethin': The Virgin Years"
Cherry Red's 90/9 imprint celebrates the early works of the multi-Grammy winner soul-jazz singer Lalah Hathaway with a new collection called It's Something: The Virgin Years. Fully approved by Hathaway, the 2-CD set brings together her self-titled debut and her follow-up Virgin album A Moment and is supplemented with a wealth of bonus material, including hard-to-find remixes, single edits, B-sides, and the Japan-exclusive track "Night and Day." Add to it the 20-page booklet of rare photographs,
Release Round-Up: Week of November 8
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Chet Atkins, The Complete RCA Victor and Columbia Christmas Recordings (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to present The Complete RCA Victor and Columbia Christmas Recordings from legendary guitarist-producer Chet Atkins on a deluxe 2-CD, 46-song anthology remastered by Vic Anesini at Sony's Battery Studios and featuring new liner notes by the set's
Shadows and Reflexions: High Moon Records Collects Rarities from Curt Boettcher and Friends
High Moon Records' new collection from Curt Boettcher and Friends, Looking for the Sun, takes its title from a 1968 Boettcher production for singer-songwriter Gordon Alexander. Given Boettcher's participation, one might expect the song to be a dreamy SoCal pop fantasia with richly layered harmonies. But instead it's a rather sparse, dark rumination with an acid coffeehouse feel. Alexander, in the song at least, doesn't find the sun, and arguably, neither did Curt Boettcher in his lifetime. But
Red's Favourites: John Renbourn's Formative Albums Collected on "Unpentangled" Box Set
Few figures were as instrumental to the British folk music revival as John Renbourn, whose guitar style incorporated influences from Celtic, jazz, pop, R&B, and beyond. As one-fifth of Pentangle, he and his bandmates expanded the possibilities of a folk-infused combo with odd time signatures, lengthy instrumental passages, and a repertoire that spanned decades, genres, and forms. But even before forming Pentangle, Renbourn had stunned audiences and listeners with his unique approach to the
'Round Midnight: Craft Collects Miles Davis Sessions on "Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions" Vinyl Box
Fans of early Miles Davis ought to clear off some space on the shelf and mark their calendars for December 6. Craft Recordings continues their celebration of Prestige Records' 70th anniversary that day with a deluxe vinyl reissue of The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions. Originally released on CD in 2006, the 6-LP set features every track from the classic albums Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956), Cookin' (1957), Relaxin' (1958), Workin' (1959), Steamin' (1961), plus "'Round
A Song For Our Fathers: Explosions in the Sky Reissue Hard-To-Find Albums on Vinyl and Digital Services
The influential post-rock outfit Explosions in the Sky celebrated their 20th anniversary with a pair of reissues of hard-to find recordings on vinyl and digital streaming services through the Temporary Residence label. How Strange, Innocence was the band's debut album. Recorded a year before their landmark Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever, their debut features many of the hallmarks of their work: dynamic shifts, guitar harmonies, lengthy
Keep the Customer Satisfied: Ace Celebrates Paul Simon, Teddy Randazzo, Van McCoy On New Collections
Today, we're taking a look at three recent, stellar additions to Ace Records' long-running Songwriter Series! Teddy Randazzo (1935-2003) might have not attained the same "household name" status as some of his peers, but the prodigiously gifted composer-arranger-producer-artist nonetheless left behind a remarkable body of work in a career spanning over five decades. Ace's Yesterday Has Gone: The Songs of Teddy Randazzo is the first-ever anthology of his output, concentrating on the mid-1960s -
Start Choppin: Cherry Red Expands Dinosaur Jr.'s Major Label Discography
The major label works of alt-rock act Dinosaur Jr. have recently been revisited by Cherry Red in a series of expanded reissues. At the beginning of the 1990s, the Amherst, Massachusetts-based trio had issued three records across the prior decade, the latter two on the seminal SST label. 1988's Bug topped the U.K. independent albums chart, after lead single "Freak Scene" reached the Top 5 of the country's indie singles chart. But creative tensions led singer/guitarist J. Mascis to fire bassist
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