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Boogie Wonderland: Cherry Red, SoulMusic Collect The Emotions' Columbia Albums In New Box

December 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

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SoulMusic Records has recently brought together the five Columbia/ARC albums of the beloved R&B trio The Emotions on one 3-CD set with a selection of eight bonus tracks. Don't Ask My Neighbors: The Columbia/ARC Recordings (1976-1981) has Flowers (1976), Rejoice (1977), Sunbeam (1978), Come Into Our World (1979), and New Affair (1981) in one clamshell case. Sisters Sheila, Wanda and Jeanette Hutchinson first recorded on the small Brainstorm and Twin Stacks labels before receiving national

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Earth Wind and Fire, The Emotions

La-La Land's Annual Black Friday Blowout Offers 'Star Trek,' 'Karate Kid,' Disaster Scores and More

December 3, 2019 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

Disaster Soundtrack Collection

It wouldn't be Black Friday without an announcement of one last killer batch of archival soundtracks from La-La Land Records. The impressive slate of titles the label announced are on sale now, and we've got the scoop on all of them! First up, it's a second, long-promised collection of music from Star Trek Voyager, the third live-action spinoff based on Gene Roddenberry's iconic sci-fi series that aired between 1966 and 1969. Hot off the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Alfred Newman, Bill Conti, David Arnold, Dennis McCarthy, Franz Waxman, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Mel Tormé, Nelson Riddle, Victor Young, Walter Scharf

Legacy [Various Formats]

December 1, 2019 By

GarthBrooks Legacy Complete

Collector's Set Bundle - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Limited Edition - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada​ Original Analog Edition - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digitally Remixed/Remastered - Numbered: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada​​​ The country superstar's new, massive box set called Legacy finally hits shelves today.  Legacy collects five of Brooks' albums in one place, on vinyl for the first time ever.  Fans

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Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Country

Release Round-Up: Week of November 29

November 29, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Prince 1999 Super Deluxe

Happy Thanksgiving!  Happy Black Friday!  Here are some non-Record Store Day items arriving in stores today! Prince, 1999: Remastered & Expanded Edition [Various Formats] (NPG/Warner) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince's fifth studio album gets a major makeover with a variety of deluxe editions. The Super

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Judy Collins, Leroy Anderson, Mick Ronson, Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rick Wakeman, Thomas Dolby

If You've Got The Time: 'Silver Dreams' Box Compiles The Babys' Discography

November 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 8 Comments

Babys Silver Dreams

Perhaps unfairly deemed a cult act despite two Top 40 hits and a stable of talented members, British pop/rockers The Babys will get their due in a new box set from Cherry Red's HNE imprint, collecting all their albums plus a host of bonus material. Silver Dreams: Complete Albums 1975-1980 contains expansions of the group's five original albums - The Babys, Broken Heart, Head First, Union Jacks and On The Edge - plus a bonus disc featuring a promo-only live record recorded at The Tower Theatre

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: John Waite, Journey, The Babys

Still 'Raw': Neneh Cherry's Debut Gets Expanded Stance For 30th Anniversary

November 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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One of the most unique and eclectic debut albums of the late '80s, Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, will be celebrated with a 30th anniversary deluxe edition coming from Virgin/UMC in January. The deluxe Raw Like Sushi, packed in a 12" x 12" box set, will feature the original album alongside two discs of vintage remixes of hits like "Buffalo Stance" (an international Top 5 hit) and "Kisses On The Wind," a follow-up that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in America. A who's who of

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Arthur Baker, Massive Attack, Neneh Cherry

His Name Is: Eminem's Breakthrough 'Slim Shady LP' Gets Expansion For 20th Anniversary (UPDATED 11/27)

November 27, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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UPDATE (11/27/2019): Months after this digital release, UMe will release the expanded The Slim Shady LP as a 2CD or 3LP set on December 13! Links are below. ORIGINAL POST (3/29/2019): In his two-decade career, Marshall Bruce Mathers II, better known as Eminem, stunned audiences and critics alike with vivid and sometimes disturbing imagery, rapid-fire delivery, and lyrics that were as witty as they were personal; as tongue-in-cheek as they were acerbic. This year marks 20 years since Eminem

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Dr. Dre, Eminem

Miracle of Science [Revised Edition]

November 26, 2019 By

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings.  It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums -- Miracle of Science, 1999's #447 and 2003's What's in the Bag? -- as well as 1994's live album My Truck Is My Home and 1998's

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

Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Doors, "The Soft Parade: 50th Anniversary Edition"

November 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

The Doors The Soft Parade 50th

Tell all the people that you see/Follow me... With those words penned by bandmate Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison invited listeners to the world of The Doors' fourth studio album, The Soft Parade. Originally released on July 18, 1969, it was the fourth consecutive top ten smash for Messrs. Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, and Densmore, but in the ensuing years it's also become one of the group's most divisive - primarily for its extensive use of orchestral arrangements. To mark its fiftieth

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Doors

There and Back Again: Marshall Crenshaw Revisits, Revises "Miracle of Science" for New CD, LP Reissue

November 26, 2019 By Joe Marchese 13 Comments

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

Between 1994 and 2003, Marshall Crenshaw recorded five albums for the Razor and Tie label. Now, the singer-songwriter is returning to those acclaimed works with revised editions coming on CD, vinyl LP, and all digital platforms. The campaign will begin on January 17, 2020 with a reissue of the 1996 release Miracle of Science. All of the upcoming titles will arrive on Crenshaw's own Shiny-Tone label as a result of the artist regaining ownership of his Razor and Tie masters. All told, the new

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Marshall Crenshaw

Hey Good Lookin': BMG Collects Hank Williams' Complete Mother's Best Recordings on New 6-CD Box Set

November 25, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Hank Williams Pictures from Lifes Other Side

With such all-time classics as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Hey Good Lookin'," "Your Cheatin' Heart," and "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" in his songbook, Hank Williams remains one of the cornerstones of country music - and indeed, American popular song - 66 years after his untimely death. On February 7, BMG will salute the late singer-songwriter with the release of Pictures from Life's Other Side - The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings. This lavish 6-CD collection presents all 144

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country Tags: Hank Williams

Holiday Gift Guide Reviews: A Spotlight on Cherry Red's Eclectic Offerings

November 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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The holidays are almost upon us, and The Second Disc will soon be launching our annual Holiday Gift Guide! As part of the festivities, we will also be offering long-form reviews over the next month about certain titles deserving of an extra spotlight. Today, Sam's taking a look at a handful of recent releases from Cherry Red! Few labels can claim as diverse a roster as the Cherry Red group. Between their wealth of sub-divisions, there's bound to be something special in store for everyone. As

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Reggae, Soundtracks Tags: Count Albert, Count Lasher, Delia Derbyshire, Edgard Varese, George Martin, Joe Meek, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Soft Machine, The Residents, Tommy McCook

Marriage Story: Original Music from the Netflix Film

November 24, 2019 By

Randy Newman Marriage Story

LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Randy Newman's latest score and second for director Noam Baumbach, Marriage Story, comes to CD and vinyl after its digital/streaming premiere.  Newman's haunting themes complement Baumbach's searing drama.  Available on vinyl December 6 and CD December 13.

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Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks

Review: Jeffrey Foskett, "Voices"

November 22, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Jeffrey Foskett Voices

It's only appropriate that Jeffrey Foskett's new release on the BMG label is entitled Voices. For it's the beauty of the human voice that's the key ingredient here - specifically the artist's rich, supple, and multi-faceted vocal instrument which has lent support over the past four decades to The Beach Boys in their various incarnations. While Foskett has recorded numerous solo albums for the Japanese market, his own works are somewhat less known here in the United States. Happily, Voices

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: Brian Wilson, Cecilio and Kapono, Jeff Larson, Jeffrey Foskett, Mike Love, The Beach Boys, Valerie Carter

Thanks For the Dance: Leonard Cohen's Final Farewell Reviewed

November 22, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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"I'm ready, my lord..." so sang Leonard Cohen on You Want It Darker, his final album that hit shelves just weeks before his death.  If You Want It Darker was his farewell, then Thanks For the Dance - released today from Columbia/Legacy - is a gift from beyond. The album was completed by son Adam Cohen, as the younger Cohen had been instructed.  The pieces were in various stages of completion when Adam began to reappraise the work.  Some were no more than vocal tracks with no accompaniment at

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: Leonard Cohen

Release Round-Up: Week of November 22

November 22, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, The Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together.  Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: a-ha, Bing Crosby, Gary Puckett, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jeffrey Foskett, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Mathis, Leonard Cohen, Loudon Wainwright III, Mark Lindsay, Rod Stewart, Stanley Black, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits

OUT TOMORROW! "Great Songs of Christmas: Classic Carols and Pop Favorites" Arrives From Second Disc, Real Gone

November 21, 2019 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

Great Songs of Christmas

Between 1961 and 1970, households across America delighted in an annual series of Christmas releases available exclusively through Goodyear locations. 900,000 copies of the first volume of The Great Songs of Christmas were pressed - and proved so successful that, by December 1, 1961, Goodyear ordered all advertising to stop as the album had already sold out. The following year's order was for 1.5 million albums, and 2 million for 1962. By 1966, the series' astounding order was for 3 million LPs.

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Gary Puckett, Johnny Mathis, Mark Lindsay, Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, Robert Goulet, Various Artists

Review: Harry Nilsson, "Losst and Founnd"

November 21, 2019 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Harry Nilsson Losst and Founnd

Welcome back, old friend. Omnivore Recordings has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year with the first posthumous release from the late Harry Nilsson (1941-1994). Losst and Founnd premieres 43 minutes of "new" Nilsson music, and as the man himself sings on the title track, "what a miracle" it is. While longtime fans and collectors will be familiar with a handful of these recordings from their inclusion on a posthumous publishing promo and ubiquitous bootlegs of the

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Harry Nilsson

Nothing Sweeter: Rocksteady Royalty Alton Ellis' "Greatest Hits" Gets Expanded Reissue from Cherry Red

November 21, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Cherry Red Records' Doctor Bird imprint is committed to uncovering and reappraising the early years of reggae, ska, Calypso, rocksteady, and mento music, and few figures are as instrumental in the development of those genres as Alton Ellis. Starting with his first recordings in 1960, the gifted songwriter, singer, and performer quickly garnered a reputation as one of Jamaica's greatest musical exports. Moving on from the American R&B style that inflected his earliest recordings, Ellis

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul, Reggae Tags: Alton Ellis

Back To The 'Boutique': Beastie Boys Remixes Feature On EP Series

November 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique and the band has celebrated with the digital/streaming debut of 6 EPs of hard-to-find material.  The past months have seen the release of the 1989 EP An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, along with Love American Style EP, and newly curated collections from Capitol/UMe: Hey Ladies (Remixes), Shadrach (Remixes), Shake Your Rump (Remixes), and Looking Down The Barrel of a Gun (Remixes)

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Back in the USSR: Elton John Announces "Live From Moscow 1979" on CD and Vinyl

November 20, 2019 By Sam Stone 3 Comments

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2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Elton John's landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country.  His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussion master Ray Cooper.  The stripped-down duo performances showed a side of Elton that had rarely been seen in the preceding decade, as he revisited classics and new songs alike with a fiery intensity. Elton's May 28 show was broadcast on the BBC and tapes of the show

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Elton John, Ray Cooper

Real Cool Time: "The Stooges" Turns 50 with Deluxe Edition Featuring Speed-Corrected John Cale Mixes

November 19, 2019 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

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The Stooges' thunderous 1969 debut has received a number of upgrades in the compact disc realm including significant reissues in 2005 and 2010. Now, Rhino has brought that seminal rock classic into the digital domain with the release of The Stooges: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. This set mirrors the contents of the 2010 double-disc set with the original album, studio outtakes, and alternates (never-before-available digitally), plus John Cale's rejected mix of the original album, which

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock Tags: The Stooges

The Milk of the Tree: Cherry Red, Grapefruit Unearth Lost Album from Polly Niles

November 19, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Polly Niles Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind

Listeners who picked up Ember Records' 1970 LP Future Star Explosion - New Faces of the '70s might have been beguiled by the third track on the second side. The lightly psychedelic "Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind" introduced the captivatingly ethereal voice of singer Polly Niles. Yet those looking for more of Niles, a New York-born, conservatory-trained performer, would have been disappointed. "Sunshine" remained her only released track for decades, until labels in the CD era began mining the

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Bert DeCoteaux, Polly Niles

Birds A-Plenty: Bert Jansch's "Avocet" To Receive Expanded 40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

November 18, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Few figures have been as influential in the development of the acoustic guitar as British folk revival hero Bert Jansch.  His 1965 self-titled debut brought him instant renown among other guitarists, including Jimmy Page, Neil Young, Paul Simon and more.  He continued on as one-fifth of Pentangle and released a litany of stunning albums, both solo and with the likes of John Renbourn.  But when the boundary-pushing guitarist recorded his 1979 album Avocet, he was creating something decidedly

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Folk Tags: Bert Jansch

He'll Climb Any Mountain: Cherry Red Releases Billy Ocean's 'Remixes and Rarities'

November 18, 2019 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

Billy Ocean Remixes and Rarities

As colder temperatures begin to appear everywhere, we thought we might take a look at a collection where some of the material harkens back to the warmer, summer months: Cherry Red imprint Cherry Pop's recent release of Remixes and Rarities by singer-songwriter Billy Ocean. This 2-CD set gathers up 23 tracks from the period of 1976-1993. The Trinidad and Tobago native Ocean was raised in Romford, London. He got his professional start in the late 1960s recording singles as part of bands such as

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Billy Ocean

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