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More Sides: Phil Collins To Release Digital B-Side, Remix Collections

May 14, 2019 By Sam Stone 11 Comments

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When Phil Collins' Take a Look At Me Now... reissue campaign commenced in 2016, some fans were understandably, justifiably sore at the exclusion of most of his rarest material - non-LP B-sides and remixes - in favor of unreleased demos or, more often, non-contemporaneous live material sitting next to the original albums on bonus discs. This month, Rhino will finally collect that much-coveted material - albeit in digital form - on two new compilations:  Other Sides and Remixed Sides, due May

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock Tags: Phil Collins

Back To The Love Shack: B-52's Celebrate 30 Years of 'Cosmic Thing' With Expanded Reissue

May 14, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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The B-52's are about to take a "roam around the world" with a summer tour of the U.S. and Europe, and they'll also release a new 2CD expanded edition of Cosmic Thing, the group's best-selling album, in June. Cosmic Thing: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition remasters the original 1989 album alongside five bonus remixes of the album's biggest singles, including the smash hits "Love Shack" and "Roam," and adds a live disc drawn from two sets in Texas in 1990. The package also comes with new liner

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: The B-52's

Happy With What You Have: King Crimson Celebrates '90s and '00s Work With "Heaven and Earth" Mega-Set and Breakout Reissues, Due May 31

May 14, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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When it comes to raiding the vaults for lavish box sets, few have embraced the task quite like King Crimson, who have released six such sets which typically include remixed studio albums, outtakes, and live recordings galore. Now, the band has announced its seventh mega-set, entitled Heaven & Earth. It's due out on May 31 and can be pre-ordered directly from Inner Knot/DGMLive (U.S.) and Burning Shed (U.K.). On the same day, more digestible versions of The ReconstruKction of Light (in its

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD-Audio Genre: Rock Tags: King Crimson, Tool

Zombie Birdhouse [Various Formats]

May 12, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Orange vinyl: Rough Trade On June 28, Iggy Pop's legendary, lost classic Zombie Birdhouse will be reissued on CD and LP. The album was Pop's sixth studio record and saw him combining Afrobeat influences, droning electronics, and free-association. The album was originally produced by Chris Stein of Blondie and released on Animal Records. Since then, the bizarre and compelling album has only been

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Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock

All Blues [Various Formats]

May 12, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP blue vinyl: PeterFrampton.com Music and merchandise bundles: PeterFrampton.com All Blues is the new album from Peter Frampton. Set to be released on June 7 on UMe, it collects 10 covers of Frampton's favorite blues classics (plus one bonus track, "I Feel So Good" on certain configurations). Frampton's association with blues music stretches back to his earliest recordings,

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

Ride Me Back Home [Various Formats]

May 12, 2019 By

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CD:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl:  Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Gold vinyl:  Barnes and Noble Music and merchandise bundles:  Willie Nelson's Online Shop On the heels of his 86th birthday, Willie Nelson and Legacy Recordings announced his latest album, Ride Me Back Home.  Due on June 21, the album includes new originals and a handful of covers from the singular talent.  According to journalist Mikal Gilmore (quoted in Legacy's press release), the album

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

Metamorphosis Exploration: Real Gone To Reissue Cult Classics From The Deviants and Klaus Nomi

May 10, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Real Gone Music has made waves with their recent LP releases that bring long out-of-print titles back into print.  For their next pair of welcome reissues - due June 14 - the label presents color vinyl editions of two classic examples of counterculture music:  The Deviants' #3 from 1969 and Klaus Nomi's self-titled album from 1981. Klaus Nomi made a name for himself in the late '70s as part of the performance art scene in New York's East Village.  His larger-than-life persona and

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else Tags: Klaus Nomi, The Deviants

Release Round-Up: Week of May 10

May 10, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Cilla Black, Cilla/In My Life (SFE/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red's Strike Force Entertainment imprint has two more reissues in the ongoing series of definitively remastered and expanded Cilla Black albums. First up is the late vocalist's debut album Cilla (1965) with In My Life (1974), the latter of which is making its premiere on CD in full.  This 2-CD set adds 26 bonus tracks, three of which are new to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Cilla Black, David Newman, Howard Jones, Professor Longhair, Rare Earth, The Neville Brothers, Thomas Newman

I've Got A Sure Thing: Craft Presents "Soul Explosion" Vinyl Reissue, Plus A Month of Stax Digital Rarities

May 9, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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Craft Recordings has announced the next phase of its campaign to honor one of the great labels of soul - Stax Records.  Entitled "Soul Explosion," the campaign began with their Record Store Day releases of Boy Meets Girl: Classic Stax Duets, Stax Does The Beatles and the first-ever mono reissue of Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign.  The next phase begins on May 31 and will see new vinyl and digital reissues of classics from 1969, which proved to be a watershed year for the label, and

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Funk, Gospel, R&B/Soul Tags: Albert King, Booker T. and the MG's, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, The Staple Singers

DEVELOPING: Rhino Celebrates Woodstock 50th with Massive, Complete 38-CD Box Set (UPDATED WITH ORDER LINKS)

May 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese 19 Comments

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Rolling Stone has broken the news this morning that Rhino Records is getting back to the garden in a big (make that BIG) way. Woodstock 50 - Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, due August 2, will live up to its name as the last word on the legendary festival.  This 38CD/1BD set, limited to 1,969 copies, will include every note performed onstage by every act at Yasgur's Farm over those three days of peace and music, save two tracks by Jimi Hendrix (omitted at the request

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Richie Havens, Sly and the Family Stone, The Band, The Who

UPDATED: Different Drummer: Edsel Collects Michael Nesmith's RCA and Pacific Arts Years on New Box Set

May 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

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And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'.  Michael Nesmith titled his 1972 RCA album ironically - when it "bubbled under" the Billboard 200 at No. 208, it actually bested its predecessor by three slots - but the LP did feature the once and future Monkee's rendition of one major favorite, "Different Drum."  The 1965 tune became an enduring hit for the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt in 1967, establishing Nesmith outside of The Monkees.  Since 1968, he's released 16 studio albums.  Recently, 12 of

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith

Running Back: Esoteric Revisits Van Der Graaf Generator's "The Aerosol Grey Machine" With 50th Anniversary Box Set

May 7, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently released a new box set that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut from British prog-rockers Van Der Graaf Generator.  Their first album, The Aerosol Grey Machine has been released in an expanded, 2-CD/LP/7" box set. The progressive pioneers originally formed in 1967 with Peter Hammill on vocals and guitar, Chris Judge Smith on drums and vocals, and Nick Pearne on keyboards.  By the time their debut was released on Mercury in

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Van Der Graaf Generator

Review: David Bowie, "Spying Through a Keyhole (Demos and Unreleased Songs)"

May 6, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Can you hear me, Major Tom?  In the late 1960s, David Bowie was an artist deeply hoping to be heard.  A handful of singles and an album on Deram Records had failed to rocket him to the stars.  But Bowie continued writing, recording, and shopping his songs around in hopes of the elusive next deal that would take him to the next level.  As such, Bowie left a great many demo recordings behind.  Due to current EU copyright laws, right holders have been required to release previously unissued

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: David Bowie

What Are We Craving? Real Gone Delivers Folk-Rock from Norma Tanega and Fusion from Airto on Vinyl

May 6, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Real Gone Music seem to be taking a quick break from their soundtrack series to bring two cult classic albums from jazz and folk-rock:  Norma Tanega's 1966 album Walkin' My Cat Named Dog spotlights quirky, pop-leaning folk music; while Airto's 1970 effort Natural Feelings presents the percussion maestro's debut as a bandleader.  Both albums will be reissues in limited quantities on June 7! First discovered while singing at a summer camp in the Catskills of New York, Norma Tanega won the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Folk, Jazz, Pop Tags: Airto, Norma Tanega

Goin' 50 [Various Formats]

May 3, 2019 By

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3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada ZZ Top is Goin' 50 with a new, multi-format collection celebrating the band's half-a-century of music.  The single disc of Goin' 50 (available June 14) collects 18 of the Texas trio's biggest and baddest hits, from their breakthrough in the '70s to their most recent studio release, 2012's La Futura. Then, on August 16, a Lone Star State-sized 3CD or

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

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus [Various Formats]

May 3, 2019 By

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2-CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon Links TBD DVD: Amazon Links TBD The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is coming back to town.  The new editions will be available in multiple physical configurations. The 2-CD Expanded Edition boasts newly remixed and remastered audio and newly discovered, unreleased performances from Taj Mahal, Julius Katchen,

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Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers: New ZZ Top Set Celebrates Half Century of Blues and Beards

May 3, 2019 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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Rhino is celebrating a half century of ZZ Top with a new, multi-format compilation due this summer. Goin' 50 collects 18 of the Texas trio's biggest and baddest hits, from their breakthrough in the '70s to their most recent studio release, 2012's La Futura. That disc will be available to buy, stream or download on June 14 - and on August 16, as the group embarks on a 50th anniversary tour, a Lone Star State-sized 3CD or 5LP edition of Goin' 50 will be released. That set offers tracks from

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: ZZ Top

Release Round-Up: Week of May 3

May 3, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Pete Seeger, The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Smithsonian Folkways' newly curated collection celebrates the late troubadour with 137 tracks over 6 CDs - classic songs, collaborations, and live recordings including 20 previously unreleased tracks, all of which were remastered by Pete Reiniger.  From his first recording sessions with Folkways founder Moses Asch through his '90s

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Tags: Alan Parsons, Jim Peterik, Joe Iconis, Johnny Shines, Lamb of God, Pete Seeger, Simon Bonney

True Grit: Capitol Reissues, Updates "Glen Campbell: The Legacy" Box Set For June Release

May 2, 2019 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

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Since going out of print, Capitol Records' 2003 box set Glen Campbell: The Legacy [1961-2002] has been regularly commanding three-figure sums on the secondhand market.  Yesterday, the label delivered some great news to fans of the late superstar.  On June 21, Capitol and UMe will issue a new, updated version of the box set in slimmer, digipak packaging, and with a completely new Disc Four bringing the story of Campbell's incredible career to its completion. The first three CDs of the original

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Gospel, Pop Tags: Anne Murray, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell, Rita Coolidge, Steve Wariner

Digital Round-Up: Week of May 3

May 2, 2019 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

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While The Second Disc continues to champion physical media, we recognize that some labels have begun to issue digital-only releases that bring together rarities from the vault or spotlight long-out-of-print albums. From annual copyright extension releases to vault-clearing initiatives, we figured our readers would like to know about some of the treasures that have been released online and on streaming services. So, from time to time, we will shed some light on the best of these digital

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Tags: Aretha Franklin, Clyde McPhatter, Eddie Haywood, Eddie Kendricks, Elvis Presley, J.J. Johnson, John Denver, Pete Seeger, Steve Howe, UPP

Salt of the Earth: ABKCO Revisits "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" With Expanded Deluxe Sets

May 1, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is one of those great time capsules of the rock and roll era. Filmed at the Intertel TV Studio in Wembley on December 11, 1968 and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the movie was part rock show and part sideshow. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus featured the original lineup of The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman - who served as the main music draw and the night's hosts. They were joined by a

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Tags: Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Dirty Mac, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

Changing My Tune: Kritzerland Reissues, Remasters Classic Gershwin, Coward Tributes

April 30, 2019 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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Kritzerland is continuing its long-running series of reissues drawn from Ben Bagley's Painted Smiles archives.  The label has just announced new editions of the long out-of-print George Gershwin Revisited and Noel Coward Revisited. George Gershwin Revisited remains one of the starriest releases in the Revisited series, featuring Barbara Cook, Elaine Stritch, Bobby Short, and Anthony Perkins.  Keeping with the focus of the series, producer Bagley and musical director-arranger Norman Paris

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Anthony Perkins, Barbara Cook, Ben Bagley, Bobby Short, Dorothy Loudon, Elaine Stritch, George Gershwin, Hermione Gingold, Noël Coward

It Shall Be Released: Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue Revived On New Box Set, Netflix Film

April 30, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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Fourteen years after his seminal documentary No Direction Home, director Martin Scorsese is returning to the life and music of Bob Dylan with a new concert film celebrating one of the Bard of Hibbing's most electrifying tours. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese debuts June 12 on Netflix. The new film shines a spotlight on Dylan's unforgettable adventures with an amazing cast of characters on the road during his 1975-1976 tour.  It will also screen in theaters in London,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson, Robbie Robertson, Roger McGuinn

Western Stars

April 29, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP color vinyl: Bruce Springsteen Online Shop Music and merchandise bundles: Bruce Springsteen Online Shop Bruce Springsteen returns with a new solo album. Western Stars marks his first studio work since High Hopes in 2014 and is described by the artist as featuring "character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangement[s]."  Western Stars  is partly inspired by

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

Tuscaloosa

April 29, 2019 By

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CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD + litho: Neil Young Online Store 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP + litho: Neil Young Online Store A companion to the much-maligned (by Neil) Time Fades Away live album, Tuscaloosa captures Neil Young and Stray Gators - who had backed him up on the smash hit Harvest - live in concert on February 5, 1973. Recorded in the era between Harvest and Tonight's The Night, Young and the Gators launched new versions of

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

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