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Wild Honey [Vinyl]

May 28, 2017 By

Beach Boys Wild Honey Vinyl

The Beach Boys' 1967 R&B-inflected album Wild Honey get its first-ever presentation in stereo on the new CD collection Sunshine Tomorrow (in stores June 30) as well as on this new 180-gram vinyl issue!

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop

1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow

May 28, 2017 By

Beach Boys Sunshine Tomorrow

The Beach Boys' Sunshine Tomorrow, a new 2-CD and digital collection, not only premieres the first-ever true stereo mix of 1967's Wild Honey, but also premieres a whopping 54 rarities recorded that year including the live album Lei'd in Hawaii, session material from both Wild Honey and Smiley Smile, and further live recordings (spanning 1967-1970).

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

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Sgt Pepper super

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band various editions (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The Beatles' seminal 1967 celebrates its 50th anniversary in style with a multitude of new editions featuring Giles Martin's brand-new - and quite frankly,

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bad Company, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Jaco Pastorius, Midnight Oil, The Beatles, The Beau Brummels, The Rolling Stones, Tim Rice

Who Was That Man? Yep Roc Reissues Nick Lowe's Remaining Discography

May 25, 2017 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Nick Lowe Yep Roc

Back in March, it was reported that Yep Roc Records would finally start reissuing part of Nick Lowe's discography on CD for the first time in more than 25 years. While the promised April release dates never materialized, it's now breaking that the two previously cited albums--1982's Nick The Knife and 1983's The Abominable Showman--will bow on CD and vinyl along with an additional four titles (and many with bonus tracks), bringing his entire solo discography from 1978 to 1990 back into print and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Rock Tags: Nick Lowe

Jolly Good Show: Cherry Red Reissues Mike McCartney's "Woman"

May 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Mike McGear Woman

This year, of course, marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' legendary Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  It also marks, however, the 45th anniversary of the first solo album by Beatle Paul's younger brother Mike McCartney, a.k.a. Mike McGear.  Following its new edition last year of 1968's McGough and McGear from Mike and his musical partner Roger McGough, Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently reissued 1972's Woman with one bonus track. McGough and McGear had, of

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Mike McGear, Paul McCartney

UPDATE: Thank You Friends: New Big Star Compilation Coming In May

May 24, 2017 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Best of Big Star

UPDATE 5/24/17 TO ORIGINAL POST OF 3/6/17: If you do as Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg says and "never travel far without a little Big Star," some new products related to the legendarily underrated Memphis rockers may find a place on your shelves. Set for release on June 16 from Stax Records and Craft Recordings, the new compilation The Best of Big Star tidily collects (on one CD, digitally, or 2 LPs playable at 45 RPM) 16 tracks from the legendary band's #1 Record, Radio City and

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Alex Chilton, Big Star, R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Wilco

Well I Ask You: Cherry Red Celebrates U.K. Pop Stars Guy Darrell, Eden Kane, Gerry Monroe with Deluxe Anthologies

May 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Gerry Monroe Sally Pride of Our Alley

Cherry Red Group's RPM and el labels have recently turned their attention to a trio of British vocalists who may have fallen under the radar in recent decades.  Happily, comprehensive and essential anthologies for Guy Darrell, Eden Kane, and Gerry Monroe will see to it that these artists are no longer overlooked. Guy Darrell scored one bona fide hit in his recording career - "I've Been Hurt," a No. 12 U.K. hit in 1973, despite the fact that it had been recorded and released six years

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Eden Kane, Gerry Monroe, Guy Darrell

Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America

May 22, 2017 By

Rolling Stones Ole Ole Ole

Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This film follows The Rolling Stones on their 2016 Latin American tour, and features seven uncut performances from the tour: 1) Out Of Control (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2) Paint It Black (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 3) Honky Tonk Women (São Paulo, Brazil) 4) Sympathy For The Devil (São Paulo, Brazil) 5) You Got The Silver (Lima, Peru) 6) Midnight Rambler (Lima, Peru) 7) Miss You (Lima, Peru).  Available on DVD and BD.

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Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock

Cracked Actor: Live In Los Angeles 1974 [CD]

May 22, 2017 By

David Bowie Cracked Actor

Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 is the first authorized release of Bowie's Philly Dogs Tour show at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, from September 1974.  First released earlier this year on vinyl only, some of this performance was featured in Alan Yentob's BBC documentary also known as Cracked Actor.  The original tapes for this show were finally brought together last November, and they have been newly mixed by Tony Visconti.  The packaging boasts original photography from Terry

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Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock

Get a Brand New Walk: Real Gone's July Slate Features Dusty Springfield, Keely Smith, Eddy Arnold, Tim Buckley and Loma Singles

May 22, 2017 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Dusty Springfield Brand New Me Complete

It's not even Memorial Day yet, but we're already looking ahead to the heart of summer for upcoming reissues and now we've got Real Gone's slate due just after Independence Day on July 7.  As is usually the case with this label, it's an eclectic group of releases. You've already heard the news about Second Disc Records and Real Gone's A Little Magic, A Little Kindness from Laura Nyro, with notes by our very own Joe Marchese, but Joe's notes are also featured in two other Real Gone releases in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Dusty Springfield, Eddy Arnold, Keely Smith, Tim Buckley, Tom Tom Club

Long Strange Trip: Motion Picture Soundtrack

May 22, 2017 By

Grateful Dead Long Strange Trip

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Amazon-Exclusive 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Long Strange Trip: Motion Picture Soundtrack chronicles the history of the Grateful Dead via a selection of career-spanning studio and live performances, including previously unreleased tracks.  Two versions of the album - a 2-CD set and an expanded Amazon-exclusive 3-CD edition (both also available on digital download and streaming) - will be released on May 26, the same date that

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

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cetera

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blink-182, Chris Cornell, Chris Price, Helium, Isaac Hayes, Jethro Tull, Little Steven, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Peter Cetera, The Staple Singers, Wes Montgomery, William Bell, Wynton Kelly

BREAKING! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music to Release Laura Nyro's "Complete Mono Albums Collection"

May 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese 15 Comments

Laura Nyro A Little Magic A Little Kindness

Can you surry? Can you picnic? Laura Nyro, to use her own fanciful word, surried onto the scene 50 years ago with the release of her debut album More Than a New Discovery. Its title was certainly apt. Throughout the course of her life, Nyro wrote and introduced some of the most beloved popular songs of all time with her singular fusion of pop, jazz, R&B, soul, Broadway, gospel, and folk sounds.  Today, Second Disc Records is proud to join Real Gone Music to celebrate the golden anniversary

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Laura Nyro

Stardust Memories: Sepia Reissues Two From Billy Daniels

May 16, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Billy Daniels At the Stardust

Following recent releases from such pop vocal legends as Margaret Whiting and Bing Crosby, Sepia Recordings has turned its attention to the late Billy Daniels (1915-1988).  The pioneering singer most remembered for his smash hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" graduated from the big band circuit to share a stage with Charlie Parker and Nat "King" Cole, appear on Broadway alongside Pearl Bailey and Sammy Davis, Jr., and shatter records in nightclubs in New York and Las Vegas.  Though Daniels

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Billy Daniels

Rosebud [Expanded Edition]

May 14, 2017 By

Rosebud

Omnivore follows up its acclaimed reissue of Judy Henske and Jerry Yester's Farewell Aldebaran with another cult record from the duo!  Rosebud was the name of the band and the album featuring Henkse, Yester, Craig Doerge, and John Seiter.  It was a rocky road to the band's sole LP; after recording was "completed" and the album "finished," Rosebud added bassist David Vaught. Further songs were recorded, and others removed in favor of the new material.  Omnivore takes that original 1971 album

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 12

May 12, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Dion Kickin Child

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Dion, Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965 (Norton) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Norton Records has rounded up 15 songs recorded by Dion DiMucci and his group The Wanderers with producer Tom Wilson over sessions between spring and fall of 1965.  It all adds up to a trailblazing folk-rock album featuring original songs and covers of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, and Mort Shuman.  Also available on vinyl.  Read more here! Brinsley

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bette Midler, Brinsley Schwarz, Dan Fogelberg, Dion, Stephen Sondheim, The Allman Brothers Band, Todd Rundgren

Oh! You Pretty Things: Two David Bowie Releases Premiere On Record Store Day (UPDATED 5/11: CD Edition Coming!)

May 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

David Bowie Cracked Actor LP

UPDATE (5/11/2017): While Bowie's official site maintains that no additional vinyl will be pressed, Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 1974 will be released as a 2CD set on June 16. The limited edition digipak (to be replaced later by a jewel case edition) includes a 12-page booklet with notes from the original LA Amphitheatre show program and a Rolling Stone article about the shows, written by Richard Cromelin and published October 10, 1974. Neither of these appeared in the vinyl set. This

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: David Bowie, Record Store Day

Let's Go! Rhino Revs Up Cars Reissues

May 11, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Panorama

Just weeks after debuting the previously unissued Live At The Agora, 1978 on vinyl for Record Store Day, Rhino Records is preparing for two expanded editions of classic albums by The Cars this summer. Reissues of their second and third albums, Candy-O and Panorama, will bow in July. With The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut, the Boston quintet (singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliott Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson) became one of

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Categories: News Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: The Cars

Still Crazy: Paul Simon's "Concert in Hyde Park" Coming in June

May 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Paul Simon Concert in Hyde Park

As Paul Simon is launching a summer tour on June 1 in St. Petersburg, Florida, Legacy Recordings is looking back to one of the famed troubadour's recent performances from across the pond.  The Concert in Hyde Park will arrive from the label on Friday, June 9, in 2CD/DVD or Blu-ray packages, as well as via digital audio and video downloads and streaming. Simon's July 15, 2012 Hyde Park concert, closing night of the Hard Rock Calling Festival, spanned the entirety of Simon's career through his

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Jimmy Cliff, Paul Simon

Vinyl Boxes Coming From Humble Pie, ZZ Top

May 10, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

ZZ Top Cinco

Two blues-rock groups from very different sets of the world are being anthologized on vinyl this summer, with UMe planning an LP box for Humble Pie and Rhino readying a collection of ZZ Top's early work. Hailing from Essex, England, Humble Pie were one of rock's first true supergroups, bringing together members of The Small Faces (lead vocalist Steve Marriott), The Herd (lead guitarist Peter Frampton) and Spooky Tooth (bassist Greg Ridley), with a preternaturally talented 17-year-old drummer,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Humble Pie, Peter Frampton, ZZ Top

Wonder Women: Classic Superhero Soundtracks Coming from La-La Land, Varese

May 9, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Wonder Woman

Two classic female comic heroes are getting some timely attention on CD, with soundtracks to the sexy sci-fi romp Barbarella and the heroic score to the hit '70s TV series Wonder Woman are bowing on CD this week. One of DC Comics' best-known Justice League charter members (and easily the company's best-known princess of Themyscira!), Charles Moulton's Wonder Woman first appeared on the page in 1941, and after memorable television adaptations of Superman in the 1950s and Batman in the 1960s,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Angela Morley, Artie Kane, Bob Crewe, Charles Fox, Johnny Harris, Robert Prince

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS: "ON GOLDEN POND" GIVEAWAY!

May 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Dave Grusin On Golden Pond OST

CONGRATULATIONS! The following 10 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new reissue of Dave Grusin's On Golden Pond soundtrack on CD!  If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address!  If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting

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Categories: Giveaways! Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Dave Grusin

"Childhood" Found: Classic Marillion Album Expanded and Remixed for July

May 8, 2017 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Marillion MC

Prog rock fans and Steven Wilson remix enthusiasts have another date to mark on their calendars: July 21, the release date for a greatly expanded edition of Marillion's classic Misplaced Childhood. Released in June of 1985, Misplaced Childhood became the most successful release in the neo-prog quintet's ongoing career, topping the U.K. charts and staying in those charts for 41 weeks. Featuring semi-autobiographical lyrics from lead singer Fish that touched on love, loss and acceptance

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Marillion

EXCLUSIVE! I Yam What I Yam: Varese Brings Complete "Popeye" with Harry Nilsson Demos To CD

May 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Popeye OST

BREAKING!  Well, blow me down!  Varese Sarabande has just shared the news with The Second Disc that the label will be bringing the soundtrack to composer-lyricist Harry Nilsson and director Robert Altman's loopy film musical version of Popeye to compact disc for the very first time in July - but that's not all.  This 2-CD deluxe edition will not only feature all of Nilsson's memorable songs as performed by the perfectly-cast likes of Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Paul Dooley, but will also

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks

Third Eye Blind: 20th Anniversary Edition

May 7, 2017 By

3eb

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K. 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Amazon U.K. The 1997 Elektra debut of Third Eye Blind gets the 20th anniversary treatment on 2 CDs or 3 LPs with a host of bonus material. The album is augmented with an extra eight tracks, nearly all of which are unreleased. There are two new tracks ("Alright Caroline" and "Scattered") based on song ideas from the Third Eye Blind sessions; demos of "Semi-Charmed Life" and a cover of The Velvet

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Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock

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