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Rare Power: Legacy Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Hendrix, Byrds, Joan Jett, More

October 15, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Joan Jett Bad Reputation

Seven is Legacy Recordings' lucky number for this Black Friday's annual Record Store Day event.  On November 23, the label will release seven titles on limited edition vinyl in a variety of genres reflecting the diversity of the Sony vaults. The offerings are highlighted by an EP of mono mixes from Jimi Hendrix; the vinyl debut of the Legacy Edition of The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, coinciding with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman's current tour celebrating the album; and more vinyl

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Tags: Iggy and the Stooges, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Muddy Waters, Outkast, Rage Against the Machine, The Byrds

Elvis Costello Deftly Blends Present and Past on "Look Now"

October 15, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Elvis Costello Look Now

Among the credits for Elvis Costello and The Imposters' Look Now is a simple acknowledgment: In Memphis - Mary Isobel O'Brien.  The onetime Ms. O'Brien, of course, is better known as Dusty Springfield, and the credit from Declan MacManus and his band makes clear the inspiration for this stunning assemblage of what the artist, correctly, deems "uptown pop." Dusty in Memphis is one of the benchmarks of that style: pop with a dash of soul, or is it soul with a dash of pop?  It doesn't hurt that

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Elvis Costello

50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

October 12, 2018 By

Neil Diamond 50th Collectors Edition

Neil Diamond revisits a 50+-year career with a new 6-CD, 115-song retrospective box set featuring hits, rarities, and 15 previously unreleased tracks including the original demos of "America" and "I Am...I Said."  Everything is packaged within a deluxe hardcover book-style format.  50th Anniversary Collector's Edition expands upon 2017's 3-CD 50th Anniversary set and is the first comprehensive Diamond career overview in more than 20 years.

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

Walls

October 12, 2018 By

Barbra Streisand Walls

Barbra Streisand returns with a new album, her first primarily featuring original pop material since 2005.  Walls is Streisand's powerful statement about the world today, and includes both original songs (the scorching lead single "Don't Lie to Me") and reimagined versions of classic standards including "What the World Needs Now is Love," a medley of "Imagine" and "What a Wonderful World," and Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner's powerful "Take Care of This House."  Streisand co-produces with

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

Brooklyn Roads: Neil Diamond Looks Back with 50th Anniversary Box of Hits and Unreleased Songs

October 12, 2018 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Neil Diamond 50th Collectors Edition

Earlier this year, Neil Diamond was honored with the Grammys' Lifetime Achievement Award. The superstar then made a triumphant return to the stage on July 14 at the Dolby Theatre, sharing a duet with Micky Dolenz on his immortal "I'm a Believer" for the Grammy Salute to Music Legends event. It was a rare and thrilling return to the stage for Diamond following his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease. Now, while he's still promising to keep making music, the singer-songwriter is looking back on his

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Neil Diamond

Release Round-Up: Week of October 12

October 12, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

David Bowie Loving the Alien Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Loving the Alien (1983-1988) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 15LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada  The fourth annual volume of Parlophone's ongoing series of box sets dedicated to the late David Bowie, Loving the Alien (1983-1988), arrives on 11 CDs or 15 vinyl LPs.  This lavish set is filled with more exclusive material than any of its predecessors, as only three studio albums are

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alex Chilton, Burt Bacharach, Dave Davies, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Engelbert Humperdinck, Eric Clapton, Michael McDonald, Peter Holsapple, The Monkees, Vince Guaraldi

Kate Bush: Vinyl Boxes 3 & 4, CD Box 2

October 11, 2018 By

Kate Bush Remastered 2 Packshot

Vinyl Box 3  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Vinyl Box 4  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) CD Box 2   (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Kate Bush's complete albums discography - plus a smattering of rarities - are coming to CD and vinyl in two waves of releases.  The vinyl albums - comprising all ten of the artist's studio albums - will be released in four separate box sets.  The first two, the 4-LP Vinyl Box 1 and the 3-LP Vinyl Box 2, will be available on

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Formats: Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

Kate Bush: Vinyl Boxes 1 & 2, CD Box 1

October 11, 2018 By

Kate Bush Remastered Packshot

Vinyl Box 1 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Vinyl Box 2  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) CD Box 1 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Kate Bush's complete albums discography - plus a smattering of rarities - are coming to CD and vinyl in two waves of releases.  The vinyl albums - comprising all ten of the artist's studio albums - will be released in four separate box sets.  The first two, the 4-LP Vinyl Box 1 and the 3-LP Vinyl Box 2, will be available on

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

Beggars Banquet: 50th Anniversary Edition

October 11, 2018 By

Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada For its 50th anniversary, the classic Stones album has been transferred from the original tapes to DSD, and freshly remastered by Bob Ludwig.  Featuring "Street Fighting Man" and "Sympathy for the Devil," Beggars Banquet will be reissued as a straightforward CD remaster and an expanded vinyl edition.  The vinyl release will add a bonus 12-inch disk of "Sympathy for the Devil" with its original mono

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Big Wheel Keep On Turnin': Creedence Clearwater Revival's Complete Albums Get Half-Speed Mastered For New Box Set

October 11, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

CCR Studio Albums Box Cover

50 years ago, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook released their first album together as Creedence Clearwater Revival, providing the perfect soundtrack for a tumultuous period in American history.  Over just seven albums issued between 1968 and 1972, the band's rootsy rock-and-roll sensibility yielded such all-time classic hits as "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain."  To celebrate the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Review: Ramones, "Road to Ruin: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition"

October 10, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Ramones Road to Ruin

The Ramones entered New York's Mediasound Studios in May 1978 with their mission clearly laid out: to achieve radio airplay and mainstream success without sacrificing their punk values.  It wasn't such a far-fetched idea; a love of '60s pop had been ingrained in the band since their debut.  For their fourth album, Road to Ruin, the band would continue on the path blazed on 1977's Rocket to Russia with stronger playing, stronger production, stronger songwriting, bigger hooks, and more varied

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Ramones

Record Store Day Black Friday Round-Up: Craft Recordings Unveils Slate of Rock, R&B, Jazz and More

October 9, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Collective Soul Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid

Craft Recordings is contributing to the annual Record Store Day Black Friday event, to be held this year on Friday, November 23, with six limited edition vinyl releases.  These include the first-ever vinyl pressings of Collective Soul's smash 1993 debut, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, and Violent Femmes' 2005 best-of collection, Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes. The label also has a reissue of the self-titled debut from Butch Trucks' pre-Allman Brothers Band group,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Butch Trucks, Collective Soul, Record Store Day, Violent Femmes

Record Store Day Black Friday Round-Up: Run Out Groove Preps Two Limited Edition Releases

October 9, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Type O Negative Bloody Kisses

Today is the final day for pre-orders of Run Out Groove's next title: an expanded vinyl edition of Secret Machines' Ten Silver Drops.  Similarly, polls close today for voting on the label's next release.  Will it be an expanded edition of the eponymous album from sixties prog-rockers Ars Nova, the vinyl premiere of Victoria Williams' Water to Drink, or a brand-new rarities collection from Devo?  The choice is yours!  Visit Run Out Groove's website today to place those orders and make those

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Rock Tags: Dexter Gordon, Record Store Day, Type O Negative

Everything Your Heart Desires: Legacy Unleashes Rare Hall & Oates Mixes To Digital Channels

October 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 31 Comments

Hall and Oates Single Mixes

Whoa-oh, here they come!  On Friday, Legacy Recordings reissued a treasure trove of rare remixes from the enduring rock 'n' soul duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates onto all digital platforms, including two new collections and three EPs. Single Mixes scoops up 16 alternate versions of some of Hall and Oates' greatest hits, including the U.K.-only mix of the 1981 chart-topper "Private Eyes," the seven-inch remixes of "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (No. 1, 1981) and "One on One" (No. 7, 1983),

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Daryl Hall and John Oates

We Wish You a Merry Christmas: Andre Kostelanetz, "Bonanza" Releases Coming From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

October 5, 2018 By The Second Disc 13 Comments

Andre Kostelanetz Complete Christmas Albums

Every year, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records' bonanza of Christmas music is as sure a thing as Santa's coming down the chimney!  And this year, there's an actual Bonanza as part of our line-up!  On November 9, we're getting into the holiday spirit with two all-new collections.  First up is Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra's The Complete Christmas Albums, and Andre and co. will be joined by The Complete Christmas on the Ponderosa featuring Lorne Greene and the cast of television's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Andre Kostelanetz, Lorne Greene, The Cast of Bonanza

A Deal With God: Kate Bush's Catalogue Remastered For CD, Vinyl Box Sets

October 5, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Kate Bush Remastered Banner

Kate Bush was just nineteen years old when her debut single "Wuthering Heights" topped the U.K. Singles Chart for four weeks in 1978.  Since that time, the singer-songwriter has placed 25 singles within the chart's top 40 and released ten studio albums.  She became the first British solo female artist to top the country's album chart and the first female artist, period, to enter the album chart at No. 1.  Yet despite such accolades, Bush has never wavered from her own, truly singular career

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock Tags: Kate Bush

Release Round-Up: Week of October 5

October 5, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

john lennon imagine

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)/Song Sung Blue: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music have paired two 1972 albums from the legendary Johnny Mathis as an expanded 2-CD set.  Both albums were produced by Jerry Fuller and make their standalone CD debuts here.  The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) had not only Mathis' rendition of the hit

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Four Tops, Grateful Dead, Joe Simon, John Lennon, Johnny Mathis, Lindsey Buckingham, Steve Perry, Sugar Ray

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc, Real Gone's Johnny Mathis Expanded Series Continues with Two New Titles

October 4, 2018 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Johnny Mathis Me and Mrs. Jones

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to continue the journey through the catalogue of the legendary Johnny Mathis TOMORROW with the two latest additions to our ongoing series. First up is an expanded 2-CD release comprising both of the artist's classic albums originally released in 1972: The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) and Song Sung Blue.  These teamed Mathis with renowned producer Jerry Fuller (Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, The Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsay) for the first

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Jerry Fuller, Johnny Mathis

Stax '68: A Memphis Story

October 3, 2018 By

Stax 68 A Memphis Story

This comprehensive 5-CD set contains the A- and B-sides of every single released under the Stax Records banner in the tumultuous year of 1968, including the company's sub-labels, for a total of 120 tracks.  Some tracks are by soul legends like Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, William Bell, Booker T. & The M.G.'s and Johnnie Taylor and some come from the deeper Stax catalogue, featuring artists such as Linda Lyndell, The Soul Children and The Mad Lads.  The set includes a 56-page book with

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

Pleased to Meet You: ABKCO Announces Slate of Rolling Stones Reissues Including "Beggars Banquet," "Rock and Roll Circus"

October 3, 2018 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet

ABKCO has announced a host of Rolling Stones projects today in a wide-ranging exclusive with Variety.  First up on October 5 is a restored version of Jean-Luc Godard's film Sympathy with the Devil, on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital.  Coming on November 16 are CD and vinyl reissues of Beggars Banquet, and then, in 2019, the label will reissue The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus in a variety of formats. Director Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless, My Life to Live) spent five days chronicling the Stones

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Rolling Stones

Decade: 1967-1976

October 3, 2018 By

Lulu Decade Cover

This new 5-CD, media book-style box set brings together virtually all of Lulu's recordings for Columbia, Atco, and Chelsea, plus a generous helping of rarities and a handful of new-to-CD tracks.  Decade: 1967-1976 includes the complete albums Love Loves to Love Lulu, Lulu's Album, New Routes, Melody Fair, Lulu, and Heaven and Earth and the Sky, plus over three dozen bonus tracks and new-to-CD rarities in a package with new liner notes by Alan Robinson.  Also available as a single-disc, 14-track

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

Glastonbury 2000

October 3, 2018 By

David Bowie Glastonbury 2000

Glastonbury 2000 documents David Bowie's epic festival performance from June 25 of that year, in multiple editions including 2CD, 2CD/DVD, 3LP, and standard and high-resolution digital.  It presents the late superstar's complete 21-song, hits-heavy set in both audio and video formats.  Previously, only 30 minutes of the show had been broadcast on television including "Heroes," which was seen in the recent David Bowie Is... museum exhibition.

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

From Lulu, With Love: Edsel Preps New Box Set "Decade: 1967-1976" For Singing Superstar

October 3, 2018 By Joe Marchese 12 Comments

Lulu Decade Cover

Lulu (real name: Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) burst onto the scene in 1964 with her earthy, throaty rendition of The Isley Brothers' "Shout!"  The fifteen-year old parlayed that memorable U.K. top ten hit into an international career that remains vibrant and active to this very day.  Lulu remained on Decca Records, the home of "Shout!," for a two-year stint, departing the label in late 1966 to sign with producer Mickie Most for EMI's Columbia Records arm (not to be confused with the

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Lulu

Hallo Spaceboy: David Bowie's "Glastonbury 2000" Comes To CD, DVD, LP In November

October 2, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

David Bowie Glastonbury 2000

With anticipation building for the October 12 release of David Bowie's box set Loving the Alien [1983-1988], Parlophone has just pressed "fast forward" and announced another title from the late superstar.  On November 30, the label will release Glastonbury 2000, a document of Bowie's epic June 25 performance of that year, in multiple editions including 2CD, 2CD/DVD, 3LP, and standard and high-resolution digital. Glastonbury 2000 presents Bowie's complete 21-song set from the festival in both

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: David Bowie

Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land Answers Spielberg-Williams Call With 'E.T.' Vinyl, 'Saving Private Ryan' Expansion

October 1, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

ET cover

Fans of John Williams' soundtracks for the films of Steven Spielberg have plenty of reasons to phone home lately, thanks to La-La Land Records! The film score label this month issued two expansions of Spielberg-Williams scores - one making its vinyl debut, the other on CD - and there's more yet to come. Longtime readers of The Second Disc no doubt know our love for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (founder Mike Duquette's all-time favorite film). Spielberg's blockbuster about the tender friendship

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

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