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The Weekend Stream: May 17, 2024

May 18, 2024 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Stream 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week brings live tracks from The Boss, rarities from Sheena Easton and a new album from one half of rock's biggest (defunct) duo - plus, as you'd expect, so much more! Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs from Around the World Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) With Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band currently

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Bleachers, Bruce Springsteen, INXS, John Ford Coley, John Oates, Prince, Sheena Easton, U2

Look At All The Things: Neil Young Revisits "Early Daze" on New Compilation

May 17, 2024 By The Second Disc 7 Comments

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse are currently on the road with the Love Earth Tour, with dates scheduled through September 29, when it all wraps up at the Hollywood Bowl. Today, Young announced that he's looking back on his Early Daze with the Horse on a new collection due June 28.  Its ten songs were all recorded in 1969 with the lineup of Danny Whitten (guitar and vocals), Ralph Molina (drums and vocals), Billy Talbot (bass and vocals), and Jack Nitzsche (keyboards, tambourine, and vocals). Early

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Crazy Horse, Neil Young

Back to Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture

May 17, 2024 By

Amy Winehouse Back to Black

1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: 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 Universal releases the soundtrack to the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black in different configurations: 1CD/1LP or 2CD/2LP.  The single-disc version offers a dozen cuts from Winehouse, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, The Shangri-Las, Minnie Riperton, and Nick Cave.  The double-disc sequence has all

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

Let the Canary Sing

May 17, 2024 By

Let the Canary Sing

The Cyndi Lauper documentary Let the Canary Sing bows on Paramount+ on June 4. Directed by Alison Ellwood, who helmed documentaries on The Go-Go's and the Eagles, Canary traces Lauper's life story from her upbringing in the New York borough of Queens, raised by a single mother; to her earliest attempts at a singing career which eventually bore incredible fruit with the multiplatinum She's So Unusual (1983) and eight Top 10 hits across the decade of MTV. Her family life, charity work and forays

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Soundtracks

We're Getting Stronger: The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings (1976-1982)

May 17, 2024 By

Loleatta Holloway We're Getting Stronger

We're Getting Stronger: The Gold Mind/Salsoul Recordings (1976-1982) presents, on 5 CDs, all of the late, great Loleatta Holloway's albums for Gold Mind and Salsoul (all newly remastered by Nick Robbins) plus a host of bonus tracks, both on the individual albums and on a newly-curated disc, Remixes and Reincarnations.  The collection, filled with the sound of Philadelphia disco-meets-southern soul, has been designed by Ray Curenton, and produced and annotated by Tim Dillinger.  We're Getting

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul

The MCA Years

May 17, 2024 By

Nik Kershaw The MCA Years

Nik Kershaw's long-awaited The MCA Years offers the most complete look at the British pop/rocker's career in the '80s, offering four remastered studio albums, four discs of B-sides and remixes, two discs of mostly unreleased live material, and a DVD of music videos and concert material. Both Human Racing and The Riddle were expanded in the early 2010s by UMC with remixes and live material. The MCA Years includes all of that and more: a dedicated disc of eight non-LP B-sides, a collection of 18

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection

May 17, 2024 By

John Lennon Mind Games Ultimate Collection

6CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 9LP/6CD/2BD Super Deluxe Box: Official Store 2CD (includes contents of CD 1 and 6, below): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (includes contents of CD 1 and 6, below): Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) John Lennon's fourth solo album Mind Games will receive a deluxe box set this summer packed with new mixes of the album's contents as well as a dozen unreleased outtakes.  The 6CD/2BD box will take a new,

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

PRE-ORDER UPDATE: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Team to Celebrate The Salsoul Orchestra on New Box Set

May 16, 2024 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Salsoul Orchestra It's Good for the Soul

Last Christmas, The Second Disc teamed with SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red for The Salsoul Orchestra's Christmas Jollies: The Extra Jolly Edition, celebrating the best-selling album in the entire Salsoul catalogue.  On May 31, we'll follow that set up with It's Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978), the definitive, first-ever box set collecting The Salsoul Orchestra's groundbreaking albums produced, arranged, and conducted by Vincent Montana, Jr.!  U.S. customers: pre-orders

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: The Salsoul Orchestra, Vincent Montana Jr.

There'll Come a Time: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Team for Loleatta Holloway Box Set "We're Getting Stronger"

May 14, 2024 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Loleatta Holloway We're Getting Stronger

Stardom had been predicted for Loleatta Holloway from the time she'd emerged as a solo artist with her 1971 recording of Curtis Mayfield's "Rainbow." Her voice, homegrown from singing gospel with her mother's choir and experience on the road with Albertina Walker's group The Famous Caravans, easily transitioned to R&B with her no-holds-barred, heart-on-her-sleeve approach. With two albums under her belt and a Top 10 R&B hit with "Cry to Me" in 1975, she was signed to Salsoul Records by

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Bunny Sigler, Dan Hartman, Loleatta Holloway, The Salsoul Orchestra

The Weekend Stream: May 11, 2024

May 11, 2024 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Stream 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. A legendary rock vocalist revives one of his deep cuts with a new generation of talent, a '70s pop classic comes to digital for the first time and one of our favorite current bands preps their new album - plus so much more! The Effect & Steve Perry, "It Could Have Been You" (Core4) (iTunes / Amazon) Rock band The Effect is full of

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bill Danoff, Carlos Alomar, Charly Bliss, Chet Atkins, INXS, Jerry Reed, Journey, Kenny Nolan, Starland Vocal Band, Steve Perry

Beautiful Like a Rainbow: Cyndi Lauper's 'Let the Canary Sing' Documentary Gets Companion Vinyl

May 9, 2024 By Mike Duquette 6 Comments

Let the Canary Sing

In a solo career that's stretched past 40 years, Cyndi Lauper has gone from unlikely pop idol to one of the genre's great, enduring voices - not to mention an icon and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. All of those sides of her work are the subject of a forthcoming documentary this summer - and Legacy Recordings, keeper of most of Cyndi's catalogue (and a producer on the film) - will release a companion album to go with it. Let the Canary Sing bows on Paramount+ on June 4. Directed by Alison

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Blue Angel, Cyndi Lauper

The Weekend Stream: May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Stream 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. The Alan Parsons Project's biggest album gets a second look, plus new music from John Williams, Daryl Hall and the unexpected sort-of return of one of country music's best-known voices. Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky (Sessions) (Arista/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The latest in Legacy's Alan Parsons Project Sessions series, bringing

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alan Parsons, Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart, Duane Eddy, Garbage, INXS, John Williams, Monk Higgins, Randy Travis, The Alan Parsons Project

The Asylum Albums 1976-1980

May 1, 2024 By

Joni Mitchell The Asylum Albums 1976 1980

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) arrives on 5 CDs, 6 LPs, and digital formats, completing the Asylum period of Mitchell's extraordinary career.  Whereas 1972-1975 represented the peak of Mitchell's hitmaking years, 1976-1980 captured her in innovative, experimental mode.  Following the tour for 1975's The Hissing of Summer Lawns, she embarked on a period of personal rediscovery

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop

Get Up and Boogie: The Worldwide Singles

May 1, 2024 By

Silver Convention Get Up and Boogie The Worldwide Singles

Seventeen of Eurodisco group Silver Convention's most sought-after 45s from around the world, originally issued on various labels and often featuring exclusive mixes and edits unique to each country, are collected for the very first time on Get Up & Boogie: The Worldwide Singles.  The anthology also showcases the development of Silver Convention's sound, which incorporated soul, R&B, and pop as well as disco and dance.  Among the many highlights on this floor-filling collection are "Get

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

Dreamland: Joni Mitchell's "The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)" Arrives in June

April 30, 2024 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Joni Mitchell The Asylum Albums 1976 1980

Hot on the heels of the release of Joni Mitchell's The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) in "Quadio" quadraphonic surround, another entry in the singer-songwriter's acclaimed Archives series is on the way.  On June 21, The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) will arrive on 5 CDs, 6 LPs, and digital formats, completing this chapter of Mitchell's extraordinary career. Whereas 1972-1975 represented the peak of Mitchell's hitmaking years, 1976-1980 captured her in innovative, experimental mode.  Following the tour

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop Tags: Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell

The Weekend Stream: April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Stream 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. More late period Prince is released from The Vault, plus a new Barbra Streisand single, future Bandcamp Friday favorites, cuts from new Broadway cast recordings and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Prince, "Magnificent" (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The Musicology 20th anniversary celebration continues with

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barbra Streisand, Hans Zimmer, Hatchie, INXS, Mark Mulcahy, Matt Dennis, Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Dillinger

King of the Monsters: Universal Japan to Reissue More Than 20 Godzilla Film Scores for Franchise's 70th Anniversary

April 26, 2024 By Mike Duquette 7 Comments

Godzilla 2024 OST

Seven decades ago, the mighty Godzilla first rose from the sea to become one of Japanese film's most legendary characters. This summer, with interest in the character still at an all-time high, Universal Music Group's Japanese arm will reissue nearly two dozen classic soundtracks from the film series. UMG will newly remaster and repress on SHM-CD the scores to the 15 Shōwa-era Godzilla films released between 1954 and 1975, as well as the seven Heisei-era pictures which came out between 1984

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Akira Ifukube

For Seiji: John Williams' 2023 Tokyo Concert is Latest Live Album from The Maestro

April 23, 2024 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

John Williams in Tokyo

John Williams' latest overseas trip will form another new album from the celebrated composer. John Williams in Tokyo, recorded in 2023 with the Saito Kinen Orchestra and featuring a very special tribute to one of the country's most beloved conductors, will be released May 10 by Deutsche Grammophon on multiple formats including standard CD and vinyl and a deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray set. An arguable highlight of Williams' continued tenure as film score's elder statesman is his semi-annual trip outside

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: John Williams, Seiji Ozawa

Bursting Out: The Inflated Edition

April 23, 2024 By

Jethro Tull Bursting Out

Jethro Tull's first released live album, 1978's Bursting Out, hit stores in September 1978.  It was recorded just a few months earlier as Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, Dee Palmer, and Barriemore Barlow toured behind their eleventh studio album, Heavy Horses.  It's now returning from Rhino in a new 3CD/3DVD book-style edition featuring new remixes by Steven Wilson and an array of bonus material. Bursting Out: The Inflated Edition contains: CD 1: Jethro Tull Live:

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock

The Sound of 'One Hand Clapping': Legendary Paul McCartney & Wings Concert Special Gets Debut Standalone Audio Release

April 23, 2024 By Mike Duquette 12 Comments

One Hand Clapping

One of Paul McCartney's oft-bootlegged live performances will finally get an official release this summer: the soundtrack to his 1974 "rockumentary" One Hand Clapping. This acclaimed performance with Wings, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the wake of the release of Band on the Run, will be available June 14 on two CDs or two LPs, featuring the 15 songs used in the special and another disc of 12 songs recorded during the four-day session that birthed the program. A bonus 7", available

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Paul McCartney, Wings

Keep On Keepin' On: The Atlantic Years (Phase Two: 1979-1984)

April 22, 2024 By

Spinners Keep On Keepin' On

Keep on Keepin' On brings together expanded editions of all six of The Spinners' Atlantic albums released after the Thom Bell years, including collaborations with producers Michael Zager, James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, Freddie Perren, and Leon Sylvers III: Dancin' and Lovin' (1979) plus six bonus tracks; Love Trippin' (1980) plus three bonus tracks; Labor of Love (1981) plus two bonus tracks; Can't Shake This Feelin' (1981) plus three bonus tracks; Grand Slam (1982) plus two

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul

When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings

April 22, 2024 By

Taana Gardner When You Touch Me

SoulMusic Records teams with TSD to revisit dance superstar Taana Gardner's classic West End album as a 2CD set.  When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings opens with Taana Gardner in its original form and mix for the very first time on CD including Larry Levan's 1979 mixes.  Producer Kenton Nix's extended mixes of "When You Touch Me," "Just Be a Friend," and "Work That Body" have been appended to Disc One.  The second disc features ten singles and remixes including two promotional versions of

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Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul

Hungry Freaks, Daddy: Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's 1968 Whisky A Go Go Show Arrives in June

April 22, 2024 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Zappa Whisky 1968

Fans of the early days of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention have good reason to, well, freak out!  On June 21, Zappa Records and UMe are heading back to those heady days on the Sunset Strip for Whisky A Go Go, 1968, a new collection available on three CDs or five 180-gram black vinyl LPs as well as in 2LP "highlights" form.  The complete release will also be available digitally in high-resolution. Even in the relatively early days of his recording career, Frank Zappa was thinking

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Frank Zappa

That's The Word: SoulMusic Teams with TSD for Taana Gardner's "When You Touch Me: The West End Recordings"

April 22, 2024 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Taana Gardner When You Touch Me

1979 was a landmark year in disco, with Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Anita Ward, and Sister Sledge all conquering the Billboard charts.  But the prominence of the dance genre led to a so-called backlash - and it happened in the blink of an eye.  On July 21, 1979 - nine days following the Disco Demolition Night held by controversial Chicago disk jockey Steve Dahl and others - the genre dominated the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with six records.  By September 22, there were no disco songs at

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance Tags: Taana Gardner

The Weekend Stream: April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Stream 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week's super-sized post-Record Store Day lineup includes more: more remixes, more covers, more Mancini and yes, more Taylor Swift. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology (Republic) (iTunes / Amazon) Can you really call this a reissue? Pop's most ubiquitous

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Anthony Perkins, Arturo Sandoval, Beck, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, David Byrne, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, INXS, John Williams, Keith Richards, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Madonna, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Paramore, Quincy Jones, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Stills, Taylor Swift, The Chicks, The Lumineers, Tom Jones, U2, Willie Nelson

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