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/ Astrud Gilberto

April 12, 2025 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Stream 2025

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. By now, you might have hit your participating local shop for Record Store Day - and happily, we're kicking off this Saturday's column to share material from five exclusive vinyl titles that are getting a second life in the streaming and download world too. It's a great way to check out some titles if you missed them, or weren't sure if you wanted

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, CCM, Classic Rock, Country, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Astrud Gilberto, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, CHVRCHES, Clarence White, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Jeff Bridges, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Jule Styne, Marlena Shaw, Nina Simone, Reba Rambo, Roger McGuinn, Roy Ayers, Sarah Vaughan, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, Stephen Sondheim, T Bone Burnett, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, Thompson Twins

February 27, 2024 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Nancy Sinatra How Does That Grab You

Our look at this year's Record Store Day releases continues with a look at the lineups from Omnivore Recordings, Iconoclassic Records, Friday Music, Light in the Attic, and more of our favorite labels!  All titles here are due on April 20, and all descriptions are taken directly from the labels.  If you are interested in any of these titles, they will be available at your local record store on April 20.  Head over to recordstoreday.com for a list of participating retailers.  U.K. readers, please

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: 10000 Maniacs, Astrud Gilberto, Carol Douglas, Chet Baker, Dio, Dixie Dregs, Dr. John, Elmer Bernstein, Emerson Lake and Palmer, George Harrison, Jack Sheldon, Jim Croce, Joe Strummer, Little Richard, Nancy Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Record Store Day, The Alan Parsons Project, The Byrds, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Vince Guaraldi

October 27, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Diamonds and Pearls deluxe cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the (many, many!) new titles available today! As an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Salsoul Orchestra, Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition (SoulMusic/Cherry Red/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) The Second Disc has teamed with SoulMusic Records for the definitive celebration of the Christmas disco/Philly soul classic.  The Salsoul

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Astrud Gilberto, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby, Bruce Hornsby, Dinah Washington, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Graham Parker, Kirsty MacColl, Linda Ronstadt, Motley Crue, Nirvana, Prince, Taylor Swift, The Judds, The Nolans, The Salsoul Orchestra

June 10, 2011 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

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Bossa nova, translated, literally means "new trend." And as 1964 began, with the British Invasion taking flight, America was also experiencing a Brazilian Invasion thanks to this new trend in popular music and jazz. Identified by gentle acoustic guitar and sometimes piano, and often adorned with subtle string or horn accents, bossa nova was based on the rhythms of the samba. It soon was adapted on stages from the concert hall to Broadway, spawned the "lounge" genre and influenced countless

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Categories: News Formats: CD, SACD Genre: Jazz, Pop Tags: Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz

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