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Rhino's Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup Includes The Doors on CD and LP Plus Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, War, and More

October 4, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

War The World Is a Ghetto

TSD is continuing its look at this year's Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 24, with the packed slate coming from Rhino.  With sixteen titles - including one on both vinyl and CD! - Rhino has brought out the heavy hitters including The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and War.  Visit here for a list of Record Store Day retailers. The English Beat, I Just Can't Stop (Expanded) Limited Edition of 8,000

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Rock Tags: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Faces, Grateful Dead, INXS, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Linkin Park, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Record Store Day, Rilo Kiley, Sia, The Doors, The English Beat, The Flaming Lips, War

Not Cool

October 4, 2023 By

Tim Easton Not Cool

Singer-songwriter-musician Tim Easton's 2013 studio album Not Cool returns to CD and vinyl from Black Mesa Records.  Recording in Music City, Easton welcomed veterans (bassist Joe Fick, guitarist JD Simo and drummer Jon Radford), and newcomers (violinist Megan Palmer and guitarist Sadler Vaden) alike to record the LP that ended up on American Songwriter's "best-of" list for the year.  The album of which Easton remains proud ("Not Cool is the record, from start to finish, that I call my best

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock

Special 20

October 4, 2023 By

Tim Easton Special 20

Guitarist-singer-songwriter Tim Easton, a fixture on the Americana scene, revisits his 1998 debut album Special 20 in a new 25th anniversary edition.  Produced by Brad Jones and Robin Eaton, the Nashville-recorded album introduced Easton's rock-and-roll-meets-folk voice, with songs inspired by his college days as well as his time in Europe as a street troubadour.  The long out-of-print Special 20 will be reissued on both vinyl and CD.

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock

Highwire Act: Live in St. Louis 2003

October 3, 2023 By

Little Feat Highwire Act

Mercury Studios brings a 2003 Little Feat concert to a 2CD/BD set as well as digital video.  Previously issued on DVD in 2004, this release marks a significant upgrade for the concert film, as it's being made available on Blu-ray for the first time.  The lineup includes Bill Payne, Paul Barrere (guitars/vocals), Sam Clayton (percussion/vocals), Kenny Gradney (bass), Richie Hayward (drums/vocals), Fred Tackett (guitars/trumpet), and Shaun Murphy (vocal/percussion). (Shaun was one-half of Stoney

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Legacy Recordings' RSD Black Friday Slate Features Prince, Joan Jett, Cypress Hill, Nas, and More

October 3, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Joan Jett Mindsets

We're continuing our coverage of Record Store Day's annual Black Friday event - set for Friday, November 24 - with news of Legacy Recordings' lineup of ten titles.  Legacy's lineup is heavy on more recent music, with half the slate dedicated to hip-hop classics; the oldest release hails from 1991 and the late, great Prince.  You'll find these ten releases, all on vinyl, at participating independent record stores; visit herehere for the full list. All descriptions below have been provided by

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Beast Coast, Coheed and Cambria, Cypress Hill, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Nas, Prince, Record Store Day, Souls of Mischief, The Beatnuts

Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Jazz, Soundtracks, Classic Soul, and More

October 3, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Craft Recordings RSD BF 2023

It's that time of year again! With Record Store Day's annual Black Friday event happening in less than two months - on Friday, November 24 - news has started arriving of what titles to expect.  Craft Recordings' eclectic slate features classic jazz, rare soundtracks, punk, soul, and more from an array of boldfaced names including Gil Evans, Chico Hamilton, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Alan Silvestri, Carter Burwell, members of Earth Wind & Fire and Little Feat, and more. You'll find

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Funk, Holiday, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Silvestri, Carter Burwell, Chico Hamilton, Eddie Floyd, Gil Evans, Homer Banks, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Record Store Day

Up: 25th Anniversary Edition

October 2, 2023 By

REM Up 25

2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A quarter century ago, R.E.M. made some surprising steps in their storied career that will be re-examined in a new 25th anniversary reissue of 1998's Up. The remastered album will be reissued on CD, vinyl and digitally, including a deluxe set that includes a previously unreleased live performance undertaken for the TV drama Party of Five. A

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Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock

The Block Revisited

October 2, 2023 By

New Kids on The Block Revisited

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada NKOTB's 2008 reunion album returns in a 15th anniversary Revisited edition which feature the original album and nine bonus tracks on CD or two LPs, including the unreleased fan favorite "Coming Home" and a new remix of the track "Dirty Dancing" recorded with K-pop outfit SEVENTEEN. Digital editions will include a further eight bonus tracks, including four unheard songs from the album sessions.

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

Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967

October 2, 2023 By

Jimi Hendrix Experience Hollywood Bowl

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Experience Hendrix and Legacy travel back to the Summer of Love to premiere a never-before-bootlegged concert from the Hollywood Bowl when The Jimi Hendrix Experience was opening for The Mamas and The Papas. Jeff Slate provides the liner notes for the new release which has been overseen by Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, and Eddie Kramer.  The latter restored the audio which has been mastered by Bernie

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2

October 1, 2023 By

Billy Joel Vinyl Collection 2

The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2 brings newly remastered and repressed LP versions of Joel's final six studio albums - Glass Houses (1980), The Nylon Curtain (1982), An Innocent Man (1983), The Bridge (1986), Storm Front (1989) and River of Dreams (1993) - plus the debut vinyl pressing of Joel's classical compositions set Fantasies & Delusions (2001) and the premiere audio release of his beloved Live from Long Island concert special, broadcast 40 years ago. All the audio has been transferred

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Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Pop, Rock

The Weekend Stream: September 30, 2023

September 30, 2023 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Stream 2023

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. From classic rocker comebacks to '90s nostalgia and more - we've got the goods to set you up for these days off. Bruce Springsteen, Addicted to Romance (Columbia) (iTunes / Amazon) While he's postponed the rest of this year's tour due to a battle with peptic ulcers, Bruce Springsteen had time this

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: *NSYNC, 311, Bruce Springsteen, Doris Day, Jethro Tull, The Art of Noise, U2

Say Yes: Prog Band's Rare Single Edits Collected on Rhino's "Yessingles"

September 29, 2023 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

Yes Singles

Think of Yes, and chances are you're not thinking of three-minute compact pop nuggets.  The progressive heroes and FM rock mainstays did court the AM (and later, FM pop) radio market, though, from their early days through the crossover hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and beyond.  On October 6, Rhino will round up a dozen of Yes' rare single versions for the compilation YESSINGLES.  The compilation, which features various personnel and line-ups of the group from 1971-1983, will be available on

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Yes

Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2023 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Steely Dan Aja

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! The Spinners, Ain't No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979) (SoulMusic/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Earlier this year, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music celebrated the extraordinary legacy of The Spinners with the release of The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979, collecting a whopping 43 single sides

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Holiday, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Ann Wilson, Billie Holiday, Carla Thomas, Electronic, Grateful Dead, Green Day, HAIM, Jason Isbell, Otis Redding, Sarah Vaughan, Steely Dan, The Spinners, Wilco

Rewind Forward

September 28, 2023 By

Ringo Starr Rewind Forward

Ringo Starr is back with a new EP, his fourth such release in three years.  Starr penned the original songs with Bruce Sugar and welcomed Steve Lukather and Joe Williams of Toto, and Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell of The Heartbreakers among the guests.  Paul McCartney has contributed an original song, too: "Feeling the Sunlight."  Available on CD, 10-inch LP, cassette, and digitally.

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

Accentuate the Positive

September 28, 2023 By

Van Morrison Accentuate the Positive

The prolific Mr. Morrison returns with a new studio album - his 45th overall and second this year, following Moving on Skiffle - that salutes classic rock and roll.  Accentuate the Positive features his renditions of such favorite tunes as the jaunty title track, "You Are My Sunshine," "Sea of Heartbreak," "Red Sails in the Sunset," "Lucille," "Blueberry Hill," and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll."  Chris Farlowe and the late Jeff Beck are guests.  Available on 2CD, 2LP, and digitally.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul

The Last Recordings

September 28, 2023 By

John Denver The Last Recordings

Windstar reissues John Denver's final recordings from 1996 in which the late troubadour covered his classic hits including "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Sunshine on My Shoulders."  Adorned with new cover art, the session will be released on CD, LP, and digitally.

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

What's Simple is True: Jewel's 'Spirit' Set for 25th Anniversary Expansion

September 28, 2023 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Jewel Spirit 25

Following a generous expansion of debut album Pieces of You, Craft Recordings will offer an expansion of folk-pop singer Jewel's sophomore album Spirit. The 25th anniversary edition, available November 17, features the original album - including the Top 10 hit "Hands" - plus a raft of bonus material appended to the first disc and spilling over into the second. Extras include original single mixes, rare live B-sides and eight unreleased demos and outtakes. The original album will also be

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Jewel

Fit for a Queen: Tina Turner's Singles Feature on New Deluxe Compilation

September 28, 2023 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Tina Turner Queen 5LP

Even before but especially after her explosive pop comeback in the 1980s, Tina Turner more than earned the mantle of Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. This fall, a new career-spanning compilation from Rhino will reaffirm that title, with 55 of her singles (and a few rarities) on one album. Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, due November 24, spans Tina's 1975 cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" - issued on Acid Queen, her second solo album (and last before escaping her physically and emotionally abusive

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry White, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner

Life After Love: Cher's "Believe" Returns for 25th Anniversary with Bonus Remixes

September 28, 2023 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Cher Believe

Following the recent reissue of Cher's It's a Man's World, the superstar is once again revisiting her back catalogue - this time, with a deluxe edition of 1998's Believe.  A 25th anniversary of the quadruple platinum seller arrives November 3 from Warner Records on 2 CDs, 3 LPs, or digitally.  That's just a couple of weeks after her very first yuletide album, Christmas, hits stores on October 20. Cher professed to have no interest in a dance-oriented album when the Warner brass approached her

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop Tags: Cher

I'm Dreaming of a "Stax Christmas": New Collection Brings Together Holiday Favorites from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers, More

September 25, 2023 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Stax Christmas

'Tis the season to be soulful: This Friday, September 29, Craft Recordings and Stax Records will celebrate the holidays with the CD, LP, and digital release of A Stax Christmas.  This festive 12-track compilation features songs by the label's most beloved artists including two previously unreleased tracks from Carla Thomas and Otis Redding. The venerable Memphis label has had a long association with the music of Christmas.  House band Booker T. and The MG's 1966 album In the Christmas Spirit

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Holiday, R&B/Soul Tags: Albert King, Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, The Emotions, The Rance Allen Group, The Staple Singers, Various Artists

Music Box: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition

September 23, 2023 By

Mariah Music Box 30

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coming as a 3CD or 4LP set on February 24, 2024 but available digitally now, the new expansion of Mariah Carey's 1993 Music Box features the original 10-track album expanded with international bonus track "Everything Fades Away"; a disc of studio material, including the unheard teaser "Workin' Hard," rare and new remixes, her hit cover of the Lionel Richie-penned "Endless Love," a duet with Luther

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The Weekend Stream: September 23, 2023

September 23, 2023 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Stream 2023

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Enjoy a hometown birthday present from The Boss and a holiday collection first put on CD by The Second Disc - plus remixes from Madonna and The Art of Noise and so much more - all in this week's latest round-up. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of New Jersey (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music /

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Lorne Greene, Louis Armstrong, Madonna, Patti Page, Pulp, Roger Williams, The Art of Noise, The Pointer Sisters

Stir It Up: Bob Marley's 'Catch a Fire' Goes Deluxe for Its 50th Anniversary

September 22, 2023 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Bob Marley Catch a Fire 50th

One of reggae's most enduring international releases gets the deluxe treatment this fall, with a new reissue of Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch a Fire. Available November 3, the 50th anniversary set (available on three CDs or three LPs with a single-sided bonus 12") brings together Marley's first album for Island Records along with an unreleased 1973 concert at London's Paris Theatre, unreleased session versions (similar to material featured on a 2001 deluxe edition of the album) and

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul, Reggae Tags: Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers

Weekend Stream Spotlight: Bruce Springsteen's 'Live Series' Comes Home with New Jersey-Focused Installment

September 22, 2023 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Springsteen Songs of New Jersey

Ahead of our usual Weekend Stream programming on Saturday, we're taking the time to spotlight a new digital catalog release that's quite near and dear to our hearts - and locations! - at Second Disc HQ. For a half-century, the artistry of Bruce Springsteen has galvanized millions beyond the state lines of his native New Jersey - but there's something about home that makes his work really special. Fans can and will debate which of his many, many live concerts have been the best - there's a

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen

Release Round-Up: Week of September 22

September 22, 2023 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Replacements Tim Let It Bleed

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! The Replacements, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition (Sire/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Replacements have teamed up with Rhino for their fourth mega-box set edition of a classic album from their catalogue.  After heavy-duty expansions of debut Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Pleased to Meet Me and a reorganized version of Don't Tell a Soul called Dead Man's Pop,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Andy Taylor, Carrie Underwood, Clarence White, Dio, Firefall, Jackson Browne, Jason Mraz, Kylie Minogue, Paul Rodgers, Sheena Easton, Steve Marriott, Susan Tedeschi, The Breeders, The Replacements

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