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Doug Sahm and Band (Gold Vinyl Edition)

December 29, 2015 By

Doug Sahm and Band

Doug Sahm was of course a part of the Sir Douglas Quintet in the 1960s and Jerry Wexler brought him to Atlantic in 1973.  Sahm's first album there, Doug Sahm and Band, was a star-studded affair featuring guests like Dr. John, David Bromberg, Flaco Jimenez and, most notably, Bob Dylan.   This new gold vinyl edition of Sahm's only charting album is limited to ,000 copies.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (180-Gram Black Vinyl Mono Edition)

December 29, 2015 By

Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads Vinyl

A true country classic returns to vinyl: Marty Robbins' 1959 Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs.  Featuring "El Paso," Robbins' most successful single, this mono 180-gram vinyl reissue has been remastered by Vic Anesini and is limited to 600 copies.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country

Dick's Picks Vol. 2: Columbus, OH - 10/31/71

December 29, 2015 By

DIcks Picks 2

The only single-disc release in Grateful Dead's Dick's Picks series is reissued by Real Gone.  This crackling concert features a transcendent "Dark Star" as well as a spirited "Sugar Magnolia," a rare, early-'70s performance of "St. Stephen" (the final live version until 1976) and a great "Not Fade Away"/"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" closer to round out the 59-minute program.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

VI

December 29, 2015 By

Circle Jerks VI

Real Gone has one from hardcore punk band The Circle Jerks: their 1987 albumVI, which was actually the Jerks' fifth effort.  This album includes a song that was featured in the film Sid and Nancy.  The Circle Jerks, founded in 1979, had a rather tumultuous history and disbanded in 1990.  They got back together in 1994 and released one more album in 1995, which is their final release to date.  Liner notes, lyrics and memorabilia images round out RGM's newly-remastered reissue.

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Formats: CD Genre: Rock

The Complete Jessup Recordings Plus!

December 29, 2015 By

Ralph Stanley Jessup

Ralph Stanley and his brother Carter formed the Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946 and became big names in the bluegrass scene.  When Carter passed away in 1966, Ralph pressed on with the act and were joined around four years later by future country and bluegrass stars Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley due to a chance encounter.  The pair joined the Clinch Mountain Boys for three albums on the Jessup label, all of which are collected on the 2-CD, 34 track Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys

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Formats: CD Genre: Country

John David Souther (Expanded Edition)

December 29, 2015 By

John David Souther

J.D. Souther's eponymous 1971 album was co-produced by Souther and Fred Catero, and arrived on the Asylum label.  It introduced "How Long," revived by Eagles on 2007's Long Road Out of Eden.  Souther was joined by an all-star cast including Glenn Frey, Ned Doheny and John Barbata for the album which will be expanded by Omnivore with seven previously unissued bonus tracks including demos of "How Long" and "Run Like a Thief," covered by Bonnie Raitt.

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

You and I

December 29, 2015 By

Jeff Buckley You and I

Legacy releases ten previously unreleased tracks by the late Jeff Buckley on this new collection including covers of favorite songs by Bob Dylan ("Just Like a Woman"), Sly and the Family Stone ("Everyday People") and Led Zeppelin ("Night Flight") and never-before-heard versions of "Grace" and "You and I."

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl

Here Comes The Sun! Beatles Catalogue to Stream Worldwide

December 23, 2015 By Mike Duquette 8 Comments

beatles rubber soul1

While some Beatlemaniacs will be eagerly anticipating the newly revised 1+ compilation under the tree, with remixed audio and hours of rare video performances, The Fab Four have one more present to give the world: starting December 24, the band's bestselling catalogue will be available for streaming across nine major services. The Beatles' entry into the digital landscape is, like so many events befitting the most popular rock band of all time, often an event unto itself. In 2010, a year

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: The Beatles

Three Cheers and Dammit, C'est La Vie: Elaine Paige Celebrates 50 Years on "I'm Still Here"

December 22, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Elaine Paige Im Still Here

Each evening from the first preview on August 7, 2011 to the closing performance on January 22, 2012, audiences at Broadway's Marquis Theatre were treated to the sight of one of the First Ladies of the London stage making a rare appearance across the Atlantic belting one of Stephen Sondheim's most famous songs.  The show was Follies, the star was Elaine Paige, and the song was "I'm Still Here."  Now, that anthem of showbiz survival provides the title for the superstar actress-singer's new live

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Elaine Paige

Release Round-Up: Week of December 18

December 18, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Well, Christmas is almost upon us, and the onslaught of new releases has turned into a trickle as we head right into last-minute shopping territory!  Still, selections are choice!  Enjoy, and remember - you'll see our next Release Round-Up in the New Year! John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada) Today is all about Star Wars...and we're just as thrilled as could be about a brand-new score by the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, John Williams, Maynard Ferguson, Pantera

Review: "International Pop Overthrow: Volume 18"

December 18, 2015 By Ted Frank 2 Comments

IPO 18

We're welcoming back Ted Frank to The Second Disc for a look at the latest offering - Volume 18 - from the fine folks at International Pop Overthrow!  Producer/curator David Bash, graphic designer Steve Stanley and their team have created another instant classic with their latest and greatest collection of the best, most diverse and most delicious pop music circa 2015! In the year that saw the Numero Group's superb Ork Records Collection, Omnivore Recordings' immediately indispensible Power

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Various Artists

May the Force Be With You: Sony Re-Releases "Star Wars" Soundtracks in CD and LP Box Sets, "The Force Awakens" Soundtrack Out Today

December 18, 2015 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Star Wars Ultimate Collection

Today sees the release of the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters (well, technically, yesterday at 7 PM).  As the film seems poised to break several box office records, a deluge of Star Wars products has hit the shelves.  Among these offerings released today is the soundtrack CD featuring John William's seventh score for the iconic franchise.  To tie in with all of the Star Wars happenings, Sony Masterworks recently announced that the label will be releasing two box sets

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: John Williams

International Pop Overthrow Vol. 18

December 18, 2015 By

IPO 18

This new entry in the annual series features 68 songs over 3 CDs showcasing the diversity of modern independent pop artists - what's not to love?

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Formats: CD Genre: Pop

Won't You Dance With Me: Real Gone Goes Country with Barbara Mandrell, Ralph Stanley, Marty Robbins and Doug Sahm with Bob Dylan and Others

December 17, 2015 By Randy Fairman 13 Comments

Barbara Mandrell This Time

Real Gone is in a country mood this February, with the majority of their slate devoted to the country and western genre.  But that is not all you will find on the label's mix of CDs and vinyl for the month. Kicking things off is collection drawn from Barbara Mandrell's tenure at Columbia Records: This Time I Almost Made It - The Lost Columbia Masters.  This CD features liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese based on a fresh interview with Mandrell, and is centered around Mandrell's final

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Bob Dylan, Circle Jerks, Doug Sahm, Grateful Dead, Marty Robbins, Ralph Stanley, The Ides of March

Along Comes "1966": Ace Anthology Features The Supremes, The Who, Velvet Underground, Bowie, More

December 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Jon Savages 1966

Was 1966 the greatest year ever in popular music?  The case could certainly be made for its significance - and Jon Savage has done just that in his new book 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded.  Savage's book looks at the events and culture of the year in twelve essays, each one built around one 45 RPM record.  Naturally, such a book deserves a soundtrack, and Ace Records has seen to it that it receives one with the companion volume of the same name.  Jon Savage's 1966: The Year the Decade

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, The Association, The Supremes, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Various Artists

Lose That Long Face: "Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen" Premieres New-to-CD Tracks, Unearths Lost Recording

December 15, 2015 By Randy Fairman 5 Comments

Judy Garland Sings Harold Arlen

Whether imploring those around her to "Get Happy" or dreaming of a place "Over the Rainbow," Judy Garland gave some of the most immortal performances of her career (and indeed, of the whole of popular music as well as film) with the songs of Harold Arlen.  In Arlen's sophisticated yet blues-based melodies, Garland found the perfect expressions in which to bare her soul, alternately with vulnerability, tenderness, desperation and joy.  Now, JSP Records, the label which has recently released such

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Harold Arlen, Judy Garland

Review: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk: Deluxe Edition"

December 14, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Fleetwood Mac Tusk

Can an album that sold four million copies be fairly called a cult classic?  If the answer is yes, that album would certainly be Fleetwood Mac's Tusk.  One of the most willfully unconventional albums ever made, the follow-up to Rumours nonetheless went multi-platinum.  Nobody expected the band that had already morphed from blues-rock to the epitome of California pop-rock (and everything in between) to defiantly go the "art-rock" route, yet that's precisely what Mick Fleetwood, John McVie,

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

Fun, Fun, Fun: Two Unreleased Beach Boys Concerts from 1965 Released from the Vaults

December 14, 2015 By Randy Fairman 23 Comments

Beach Boys Live in Chicago 1965

Over the past several years since copyright laws were changed in the EU, it has become a tradition at the end of the year for record labels to release "copyright extension" releases featuring unreleased material from their biggest artists to protect their interests in said material.  Hot off the heels of a compilation of Motown unreleased material from 1965 comes another release in this vein from a group who has made this a yearly tradition:  The Beach Boys.  This last Friday, Capitol put up

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

Dance Yeah Dance: "Motown Unreleased 1965" Premieres Songs By Stevie Wonder, Spinners, Four Tops, Smokey Robinson

December 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Motown Unreleased 1965

1965 was a key year for The Sound of Young America.  In a tumultuous twelve-month period which saw the Selma to Montgomery marches, the United States' escalation of military forces in South Vietnam, and the assassination of Malcolm X, the music of Motown was a cultural touchstone that spread unifying messages of love and togetherness.  Berry Gordy's label scored five Pop chart-toppers in 1965: The Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Back in My Arms Again" and "I Hear a Symphony," The

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, Various Artists

Couldn't I Just Tell You: Todd Rundgren and Utopia Concert From 1978 Arrives On CD

December 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Todd Rundgren Old Waldorf

With unauthorized live releases proliferating in the E.U. drawn from radio broadcasts of variable quality, it's refreshing to see Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint continue its Todd Rundgren Archive Series featuring concert performances in excellent sound.  The latest such release, Live at the Old Waldorf, is drawn from Rundgren and Utopia's Saturday, August 5, 1978 concert at the San Francisco venue.  Recorded for KSAN-FM, this release has been remastered from the original ¼-inch stereo

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Release Round-Up: Week of December 11

December 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Joe Cocker The Life of a Man

This week's Release Round-Up is slimmer than most of late, but still filled with some ideal stocking stuffers... Joe Cocker, The Life of a Man: Ultimate Hits 1968-2013 (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada) UMe celebrates the life and career of the late, great Joe Cocker with this new 3-CD, 36-track anthology with greatest hits and deeper cuts including a live version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" never before released in the United States.  This set was previously released in

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Alice Cooper, Brian Hyland, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Marty Balin, Miles Davis, Neil Finn, Paul Kelly, Roger Atkins, Rumer

Star Wars: The Force Awakens [Original Soundtrack]

December 11, 2015 By

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Well, this isn't a reissue, but it is the soundtrack to the most highly-anticipated movie of the year, scored by the legendary John Williams.  Here's Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Soundtracks

The Complete Studio Albums 1990-2000

December 11, 2015 By

Pantera Box Set

Pantera's quintet of Cowboys From Hell (1990), Vulgar Display Of Power (1992), Far Beyond Driven (1994), The Great Southern Trendkill (1996), and Reinventing The Steel (2000) are packaged by Rhino in one box set.

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Rock

Wonderful Crazy Night: Deluxe Edition

December 8, 2015 By

Elton Wonderful Crazy Night

Elton John returns to his unmistakable brand of uptempo piano pop-rock with this new studio album featuring his longtime band, co-produced by T Bone Burnett and co-written, of course, by Bernie Taupin.

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

Blackstar

December 8, 2015 By

David Bowie Blackstar

David Bowie continues to push the envelope with this new studio album scheduled for his 69th birthday.  Blackstar features the epic title track, music from his current New York stage production Lazarus, the single "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and more!

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Rock

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