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Fixation on the Darkness: Run Out Groove Announces Killswitch Engage's "The End of Heartache" as Next Fan-Voted Release

April 13, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Killswitch Engage The End of Heartache

The results are in!  Run Out Groove has just announced its latest release, selected by fans in the label's monthly vote: a deluxe edition of Killswitch Engage's The End of Heartache.  The band's third studio album and second for the Roadrunner label, the 2004 LP showcased their heavy sound described by ROG as a marriage of "thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, on-stage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock

The Weekend Stream: April 10, 2021

April 10, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we're introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Marilyn Maye, Girl Singer

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Marilyn Maye, The Intruders

Music For The People: Real Gone's Record Store Day Slate Features Vinyl Debuts for an Eclectic Array of 1990s and 2000s Titles

April 9, 2021 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

Steve Wynn Dekad

We continue our look at the releases for the upcoming Record Store Day events on June 12 and July 17.  This time we're focusing on our friends at Real Gone Music.  The RGM label will offer an eclectic array of releases, focused on music from the 1990s and 2000s, over both RSD Drops.  Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of participating retailers and more information on these two Drops. First up are the releases for June 12: Devo's Gerald V. Casale AKA Jihad Jerry and The Evildoers, Mine Is

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Devo, Gruntruck, L7, Love Spit Love, Record Store Day, Steve Wynn, Tad, VAST

Roger the Engineer [Box Set]

April 8, 2021 By

Yardbirds Roger the Engineer box

Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition.  Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7″ single deluxe box set.  Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith.  It contains the original mono and stereo mixes on CD and LP

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

The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)

April 8, 2021 By

JoniMitchell TheRepriseAlbums Cover min

Joni Mitchell's first four albums, all recorded for the Reprise label, are collected in a new box set.  The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) is the first albums collection to be released under the Joni Mitchell Archives umbrella; it will be followed later this year by Archives Vol. 2 featuring previously unreleased material from this era.  In the meantime, this set features Bernie Grundman's new remasters of Song To A Seagull (featuring the essential tracks "Cactus Tree" and

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Folk, Pop

A Case of You: Joni Mitchell's First Four Albums Remastered, "The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)" Due June 25

April 8, 2021 By Sam Stone 21 Comments

JoniMitchell TheRepriseAlbums Cover min

Last year Joni Mitchell and Rhino stunned fans with the announcement of the Joni Mitchell Archives, an ongoing series of releases that look back at the career of the multifaceted songwriter, singer, producer, and visual artist.  (Check out our interview with series co-producer, Patrick Milligan, here!) Today, Joni Mitchell and Rhino announced the next volume in the series: The Reprise Albums (1968-1971), to be released June 25, just fifty years and three days after she released Blue on June

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Pop Tags: Joni Mitchell

And The Clock Goes Round: Unreleased 1968 Elton John Album to Debut on Record Store Day

April 7, 2021 By Randy Fairman 14 Comments

Elton John Regimental Sgt. Zippo

Amongst all of the many Record Store Day announcements, one of the most exciting has to be Island/Mercury's announcement of an unreleased Elton John album finally seeing the light of day: 1968's Regimental Sgt.  Zippo, due on the June 12, 2021 RSD Drop. One of the best box sets of last year was Elton John's Jewel Box.  Among its 8 CDs were three discs of rarities spanning 1965-1971.  Perhaps the most intriguing tracks included were those intended for an unreleased album entitled Regimental

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Elton John

Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Slate Including The Zombies, Jonathan Richman, John Martyn, More

April 7, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

The Zombies Oddities and Extras

At 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST today, the list of Record Store Day's annual offerings was made public.  As was the case in 2020, this year's RSD festivities will take place over more than one day.  The two RSD Drops are scheduled for Saturday, June 12, and Saturday, July 17.  We'll be sharing periodic announcements of various labels' releases, beginning with this look at Craft Recordings' line-up.  For the full list of all participating RSD retailers, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Craft Recordings

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Celia Cruz, Evanescence, John Martyn, Jonathan Richman, Kenny Dorham, Lamb of God, O.A.R., Record Store Day, The Zombies, Vince Guaraldi, Willie Colon

Over, Under, Sideways, Down: The Yardbirds' "Roger the Engineer" Goes Super Deluxe from Demon

April 6, 2021 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Yardbirds Roger the Engineer box

Last Record Store Day Black Friday, Demon Music Group reissued The Yardbirds' Roger the Engineer as a 2-LP Expanded Edition.  Now, the 1966 rock classic is getting even more expanded - this time, as a 2-LP/3-CD/1-7" single deluxe box set.  Utilizing the original master tapes, the box (announced this morning) features new remastering by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR, overseen by original album producer Paul Samwell-Smith. Despite leaving behind a strong legacy of classic songs, The

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

The Columbia Legacy

April 5, 2021 By

Eugene Ormandy Columbia Legacy

Sony Classical revisits Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra's early Columbia recordings with a massive 120-disc box set, The Columbia Legacy.  This will be the second-largest box in Sony Classical history after the complete Arthur Rubinstein set of 142 CDs released in 2011.  The Columbia Legacy is dedicated to Ormandy's mono recordings made for Columbia through 1957; his subsequent stereo albums beginning in 1958 number over 200.  While Columbia parent Sony has released various boxes

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Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classical/Opera

The Original Philadelphia Sound: Sony Classical Collects 120 Discs of Eugene Ormandy's "Columbia Legacy"

April 5, 2021 By Joe Marchese 21 Comments

Eugene Ormandy Columbia Legacy

Eugene Ormandy's 44-year tenure as music director of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra remains the single longest affiliation between conductor and orchestra.  Though Ormandy passed away in 1985 at 85 years of age, the enormous body of work he left behind continues to resonate.  Though he also recorded for RCA Victor, EMI, Telarc, and Delos, his most long-lasting label association was with Columbia Records.  Between 1944 and 1968, Ormandy surveyed a broad swath of the classical

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classical/Opera Tags: Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra

The Weekend Stream: April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we're introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Train, Drops of Jupiter

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Everything Else, Pop, Rock Tags: Nile Rodgers, Steven Wilson, Train

Better Days Ahead: Solo Takes on Pat Metheny

March 31, 2021 By

John Pizzarelli Better Days Ahead Solo Takes on Metheny

Guitarist John Pizzarelli was hit hard by COVID-19; he lost both of his parents - father and legendary guitarist Bucky and beloved mother Ruth - to the virus within one week of each other.  As he worked through the immense grief, he turned to his guitar and to the music of another virtuoso on the instrument, Pat Metheny.  Better Days Ahead is Pizzarelli's first album of solo guitar music and features his interpretations of songs from The Pat Metheny Group's 1978 debut all the way up through

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

Hands Across The Water: Paul and Linda McCartney's "RAM" Gets Half-Speed Remaster Treatment in May

March 31, 2021 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

Paul McCartney Ram Half Speed

Paul McCartney had always been one for a homespun album, whether it be his 1970 debut McCartney, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard from 2005, or McCartney III, which he recorded in lockdown (or rockdown, as he called it). Last year, McCartney was the first of his albums to receive a half-speed remaster at Abbey Road, which was pressed up for Record Store Day. The Paul McCartney Half-Speed Remaster series continues with the indie favorite RAM, due May 14 to commemorate its 50th

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney

Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop [Various Formats]

March 30, 2021 By

Stone Temple Pilots Tiny Music

3CD/1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino reissues Stone Temple Pilots' 3rd album to mark its 25th anniversary.  Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop arrives as a 3-CD/1-LP set with the remastered album on CD and vinyl plus early versions, instrumentals, alternate mixes, and a 1997 Florida live show; a 2-CD set with the remastered album and the studio session disc only; and

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

Big Bang Baby: Rhino Reissues, Expands Stone Temple Pilots' "Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop"

March 30, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Stone Temple Pilots Tiny Music

Stone Temple Pilots' Tiny Music is about to get a lot bigger.  On July 23, Rhino will reissue Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop: Super Deluxe Edition as a 3-CD/1-LP set, expanding the band's third album to mark its 25th anniversary.  This box follows the label's previous expansions of Core and Purple. Tiny Music was recorded during a particularly fraught time in Stone Temple Pilots' career.  In early 1995, lead singer Scott Weiland was arrested for drug possession.  Sentenced to

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Flight of the Moorglade: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow"

March 26, 2021 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Jon Anderson Olias of Sunhillow

Jon Anderson's 1976 solo debut Olias of Sunhillow was a lockdown album decades before those were in vogue.  Recorded in his home's garage with Anderson on every instrument, the singer-songwriter recalled three months of 10-hour days to bring the ambitious sci-fi/fantasy concept album to life.  While its success was modest - it peaked at No. 47 in the U.S. and a stronger No. 8 at home in the U.K. - Olias musically anticipated Anderson's collaborations with Vangelis and is today fondly looked upon

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Jon Anderson, Yes

The Millennium Concert

March 24, 2021 By

Eagles TheMillenniumConcert

Eagles' The Millennium Concert was recorded on December 31, 1999 at LA's Staples Center.  Long available as part of the Selected Works 1972-1999 CD box set and most recently featured on the career-spanning Legacy box set, it now makes its debut on standalone LP (though still in its abbreviated, 12-song sequence), pressed on 180-gram vinyl and complete with a deluxe gatefold package.

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop

Get On Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Volume 1

March 24, 2021 By

Get On Board the Soul Train

Get On Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Vol. 1 is the first in a series of box sets from the U.K.-based United Souls label, an imprint of Snapper Music, which will ultimately collect the entire Philadelphia International albums discography on CD.  The slipcased, 8-CD/1-12″ single hardcover book-style set will feature the following eight albums, originally released between 1971 and 1973: Billy Paul, Going East (Philadelphia International Z 30580, 1971);

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

The Breathtaking Blue: Deluxe Edition

March 24, 2021 By

Alphaville The Breathtaking Blue

2CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rhino's remastered and expanded edition of Alphaville's 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue arrives in 2CD/DVD and LP/DVD formats: the 1-LP/DVD features the remastered original album on 180-gram vinyl including a 24-page booklet with many and rare photos in a gatefold sleeve, plus The Breathtaking Blue: Songlines on DVD; and the 2-CD/DVD with the remastered album on CD 1 plus a bonus disc with

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

Yesterday's Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound

March 24, 2021 By

Yesterdays Tomorrow

Omnivore's release of Yesterday's Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound preserves a concert held on May 12, 2018 at that city's Ramkat club.  On that evening, original members of Winston-Salem bands including Arrogance, Little Diesel, Sacred Irony, and Rittenhouse Square -including such familiar names as Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Peter Holsapple, Will Rigby, and Chris Stamey (the dB's); singers Don Dixon, Dale Smith, Lynn Blakey, and Bob Northcott; and many others -- got together to

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

Down the Road: Grateful Dead's 'Skull & Roses' Album Expanded with Unreleased Show

March 24, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Grateful Dead Skull and Roses

Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary series keeps on truckin' with the June 18 reissue of the band's 1971 eponymous live album also known as their "Skull and Roses" album after the cover artwork by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse.  While the Dead was still a young band at that point, Grateful Dead was their second double-LP live album following 1969's Live/Dead.  It also was one of their most successful LPs, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and earning their first Gold sales

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Grateful Dead

Mysteries of Love: Two Alphaville Albums Get the Deluxe Treatment

March 22, 2021 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Alphaville Adventures in Utopia

German synthpop trio Alphaville is best remembered today in the U.S. for the Dance chart-topper "Big in Japan" and other floor-filling hits including "Forever Young," "Jet Set," "Dance with Me," and "Red Rose."  Alphaville's 1984 debut, also titled Forever Young, was released as a Super Deluxe Edition in 2019; now, on May 7, Rhino will follow that reissue up with Deluxe Editions of the band's next two albums, Afternoons in Utopia (1986) and The Breathtaking Blue (1989).  These remastered

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Alphaville

The Weekend Stream: March 20, 2021

March 20, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we're introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Duran

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Duran Duran, Gamble and Huff, Madonna, The Who

Something in the Air: "David Bowie at The Kit Kat Klub" Closes Out "Brilliant Live Adventures" Series TOMORROW!

March 18, 2021 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

David Bowie at the Kit Kat Klub

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome... Tomorrow (Friday, March 19), pre-orders will begin for the final installment of David Bowie's Brilliant Live Adventures series of concert releases on both CD and 2LP vinyl. David Bowie at The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99) captures his invitation-only performance at the intimate New York venue on November 19, 1999.  The gig was recorded and filmed for the Liveonline.net website and later issued as a promotional CD; this release marks its commercial debut and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: David Bowie

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