It might've been the last thing anyone expected to hear on the radio in 2003: a swaggering rock tune with faux-operatic vocals and a guitar tone reminiscent of Queen's Brian May. Was it some lost outtake from the '70s? No: it was the seriously fun "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," which heralded one of the country's most unique bands: The Darkness. Now, 20 years on, the group is revisiting their first recordings with an all-out box set edition of their debut album Permission to
Review: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, "Working Our Way Back to You: The Ultimate Collection"
I Can't Give You Anything But Love On Monday, June 26, Frankie Valli walked down the aisle in Las Vegas with his longtime girlfriend Jackie Jacobs. This October, he'll take the stage at the city's Westgate Resort and Casino to begin a yearlong residency at the hotel, during which time he'll turn 90 years young. For more than 60 of those years, the artist born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio in Newark, New Jersey has been the lead vocalist of The Four Seasons, the group he co-founded on a
The Weekend Stream: July 8, 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 Prince's vault to a classic Talking Heads live performance and rarities from Doris Day and Duke Ellington, you've got plenty to choose from today! Prince, All a Share Together Now / 7 (E Flat Version) (NPG) All a Share: iTunes / Amazon 7 (E Flat Version): iTunes / Amazon It's been nearly two
The Way of the Sword: Real Gone's July Releases Include Vinyl Debuts of "The Last Samurai," Ill Biskits, and Owsley
In addition to Real Gone's Music and Second Disc Records' reissue of the soundtrack to The Flasher by Pool-Pah and songwriter-arranger Rupert Holmes, Real Gone also has three other titles hitting store shelves today. All three hail from the 1990s or 2000s and all are making their vinyl debuts. First up is the only album from hip-hop group Ill Biskits: 1995's Chronicle of Two Losers. The German-born, Virginia-based duo of Deeda (M. Warrens) and Kleph Dollaz (Darrel Durant) released their
The Lexicon of Love: 40th Anniversary Edition
4LP/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Who's got the look? British band ABC's effortlessly cool debut The Lexicon of Love helped established a cutting-edge style for the decade to come, and it'll be reissued about a year on from its 40th anniversary this summer in a pair of new vinyl editions. The U.K.'s Universal Music Recordings will bring Lexicon back into print on LP August 4 with a new half-speed master cut by Miles Showell at
OUT TOMORROW! Real Gone, Second Disc Expose Pool-Pah and Rupert Holmes' Psych-Rock Rarity "The Flasher"
1973: the sexual revolution was on, streaking was taking college campuses by storm, and Deep Throat was edging pornography ever closer to the mainstream. Against this backdrop, a talented New York band with the unlikely moniker of Pool-Pah teamed up with up-and-coming singer-songwriter, musician, and arranger Rupert Holmes to write and record an unforgettably far-out soundtrack blending rock, psychedelia, jazz, prog, pop, and electronica. It had to be heard to be believed...and far too few
Keep It Comin' Love: Robinsongs Compiles KC and The Sunshine Band's "Ultimate Collection"
With KC and The Sunshine Band, the numbers speak for themselves. The joyful group founded in the Sunshine State of Florida has racked up five U.S. No. 1 singles along with two more No. 2s as well as six charting LPs including their self-titled 1975 album which went top ten across the globe. Now, Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint has celebrated the group's 50th anniversary with a new 3-CD anthology, The Ultimate Collection. After a low-key album debut in 1974 with Do It Good,
The Weekend Stream: July 2, 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. This week brings an R.E.M. classic given new life by a hit TV show, another side of one of Motown's sultriest crooners, two Prince-related artists gone solo, dance grooves from Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul and an early version of one of the greatest epic film scores of the '50s. R.E.M., Strange
That's the Look: ABC's 'The Lexicon of Love' Updated with 40th Anniversary Vinyl/Blu-ray Box
Who's got the look? British band ABC's effortlessly cool debut The Lexicon of Love helped established a cutting-edge style for the decade to come, and it'll be reissued about a year on from its 40th anniversary this summer in a pair of new vinyl editions. Universal Music Recordings will bring Lexicon back into print on LP August 4 with a new half-speed master cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. That new master will also be featured as part of a 4LP deluxe box set, which will include nearly
The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven
10CD box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10 x 7" box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada More than 40 years after they took the U.K. - and then the world - by storm, the story of pop duo WHAM! will be told in a multi-format compilation to coincide with the release of a new documentary. The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven is arguably the most comprehensive look at the work of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
Not So 'Last' Splash: The Breeders' Landmark Album Gets Reissued with Two Unheard Tracks
The Breeders' Last Splash - one of the most treasured albums of the '90s alternative rock explosion - will be newly reissued this fall with a small but intriguing selection of bonus material. The 1993 album was given the deluxe treatment for its 20th anniversary in 2013 - but, it turns out, the original analog tapes could not be located to create that set. In the decade since, they've been successfully located, and in addition to newly-remastered favorites like "Cannonball" and "Divine
You Learn: Rhino To Release First Ever Vinyl Reissue of Alanis Morissette's 2005 Compilation "The Collection" in August
Two weeks ago today, June 13, marked the 28th anniversary of the 1995 release of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, the album which catapulted the Canadian singer-songwriter to global stardom. Rhino has just announced a first-time vinyl reissue of an album that celebrated the 10th anniversary of this breakthrough: Morissette's 2005 greatest hits compilation The Collection. The release featured 18 tracks drawing on Alanis' four American studio albums to that point and songs from other
The Weekend Stream: June 24, 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. This week, we're changing things up with a triplicate of great new songs out digitally, from favorite bands, up and comers and living legends alike - plus the latest digital catalogue and Joe's tribute to a Broadway original. John Williams & Anne-Sophie Mutter, Helena's Theme (for Violin and
Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
Following the recent, massive Wattstax box, the team at Craft Recordings has another major Stax archival excavation: Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos is an impressive 7CD anthology including 146 demo versions of enduring Stax hits and fan favorites, songs written by label songwriters that ended up elsewhere as well as a number of songs unveiled here for the first time. Only six of these tracks have ever been released! The material here runs the gamut of Stax's style and
Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (50th Anniversary)
Over 50 years after David Bowie bade farewell to one of his most recognizable onstage personas, the show in which he did so is being reissued and restored. Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be reissued by Parlophone just one month after the exact anniversary of that landmark date at Hammersmith Odeon in London. Originally issued in truncated form in 1983, the program was remixed and restored in 2003; this updated presentation will feature two tracks finally added into
The Weekend Stream: June 18, 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. Our latest round-up brings you deep cuts from Pat Boone, rarities from Nat "King" Cole and a brand-new series diving deep into the works of Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington, Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-1928) (Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) A century ago this year, pianist Edward Kennedy Ellington
Day of the Sword: Quartet Brings Ennio Morricone's "Red Sonja" Score To Vinyl
A new documentary series, simply entitled Arnold, recently premiered on Netflix. The three-part film chronicles the life and career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you go back to the earliest part of the bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-Governor's film career, you will find his two Conan films and the related Red Sonja. The 1985 movie starred Brigitte Nielsen as the red-headed warrior and composer Ennio Morricone was brought on to provide the score. That score has been given its very first vinyl
The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979
This definitive 2-CD anthology from upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Spinners presents every one of the quintet's beloved A- and B-sides helmed by the late, great Thom Bell on Atlantic Records, with each and every song in its original single version. It adds up to a total of 43 mighty tracks on 2 CDs, including 19 Pop hits and 22 R&B hits. More than half of these are unique edits. Most are new to CD, and all are freshly remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision from new
One of a Kind: Second Disc, Real Gone Collect Spinners' "Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions"
Could it be you're falling in love? On August 4, just three months before their long-awaited induction into the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the world-renowned Spinners will be celebrated by Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records with The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979. This definitive 2-CD anthology presents every one of the quintet's beloved A- and B-sides helmed by Thom Bell on Atlantic Records during that halcyon period-with each and every
The Weekend Stream: June 10, 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. Today, we have a Britpop band starting to dig through their rarities, some hard-to-find soundtracks and a digital premiere of one of Second Disc Records' own releases! Pulp, Lipgloss EP / Do You Remember the First Time? EP (Island/UMR) Lipgloss: iTunes / Amazon Remember: iTunes / Amazon Last
Made For These Times: The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" Arrives in Dolby Atmos, Mixed by Giles Martin
When The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, the band's eleventh studio album, first was released in May 1966, response in the U.S. was surprisingly tepid. Though both "Sloop John B" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" soared to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, Capitol Records was unsure how to promote the album which represented an artistic zenith, and the beginning of a new era, for The Beach Boys. It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and was the group's first album since 1963 to miss a Gold
The Weekend Stream: June 3, 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 usher you into the weekend. Our latest round-up brings new music from Joan Jett, terrific live rarities from Bruce Springsteen, a band with a lot more going on than their name, and a tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest lyricists. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Darkness Tour '78 (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes /
OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Turn Up the "Disco Heat" with New Sylvester Anthology
When the self-described "disco queen" known as Sylvester stepped on a New York stage opening for Chaka Khan, the local press was entranced. One newspaper approvingly noted that he made "David Bowie look like Lawrence Welk." Nothing was too outrageous for Sylvester. But at his core, he was serious about music and about breaking down the walls of identity. In appearance and demeanor, the unapologetically gay San Francisco star challenged the gender binary long before such discussions were in
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Music from Season Five
The fifth and final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel arrives on CD June 9 (and LP on September 22) - and marvelous it is! The album features both classics (Tony Bennett's "I Wanna Be Around," Barbra Streisand's "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" and "I Stayed Too Long at the Fair," Richard Burton's Camelot ballad "How to Handle a Woman," Doris Day's "I Love the Way You Say Goodnight," and Bobby Short's "I Happen to Like New York") and some unexpected surprises (Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as
Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Recordings
7CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Recordings - on 7 CDs, 8 LPs, and digital formats - collects new remasters of all seven of jazz bassist-composer-leader Charles Mingus' studio albums as originally released on Atlantic Records between 1974 and 1979 plus bonus material. The CD version includes three previously unreleased outtakes: "Big Alice," "The Call," and "Music for 'Todo Modo.'" The LP
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