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The Weekend Stream: June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

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. This week brings posthumous recordings by Prince and Donna Summer, a new spin on Star Wars disco, and plenty of cast recordings leading into the Tony Awards this Sunday! And just a quick programming note: our Unplugged series is taking the week off, but will be back with some new and exciting Weekend Stream extra content very soon! Prince, “Free” (Acoustic) (NPG/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) “The Vault is now…

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Albert King, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Evans, Black Eyed Peas, David Foster, Donna Summer, Frances Faye, Merry Clayton, Nicholas Britell, Pretenders, Prince, Rufus Wainwright, Sheridan Smith, The Doors, The Living Strings, The Monkees

Release Round-Up: Week of May 3

May 3, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Belinda Carlisle, Decades Vol. 3: Cornucopia (Edsel) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Edsel continues its chronological collections of Belinda Carlisle’s albums with this Cornucopia. The 4-CD book-style box starts off with two discs of mostly “orphaned” tracks released largely between 1987 and 2021: B-sides, non-album and greatest hits-exclusive cuts, covers of John Lennon (“Jealous Guy”), Carpenters (“Bless the Beasts and the Children”), and the Sex Pistols (“Submission”), and even an…

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Belinda Carlisle, Elaine Brown, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Indigo Girls, Maurice White, Melanie, The Dixie Cups, Thomas Newman, Tweet

Leave a Light On: Belinda Carlisle’s Third ‘Decades’ Box Collects Single Mixes, B-Sides and More

February 8, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

Last year, Edsel Records – the longtime custodian of The Go-Go’s singer Belinda Carlisle’s solo works – released the box set Decades Volume 1, a 4CD set collecting reissues of her first four studio albums: Belinda (1986), Heaven on Earth (1987), Runaway Horses (1989) and Live Your Life Be Free (1991). As all four of these had been remastered and expanded by the label in the last decade – some more than once – it sort of got lost in the shuffle, as did a similar volume that offered her other four releases: Real (1993), A Woman and a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 1

September 1, 2023 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Jethro Tull, Broadsword and the Beast: 40th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) 5CD/3DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 40th anniversary “Monster Edition”of the Jethro Tull classic will feature Steven Wilson’s new mixes of the original album, a slew of rare and previously unreleased recordings, demos, early mixes, and a 1982 live set in Germany – all available in stereo across five CDs and in hi-resolution stereo and surround mixes on three DVDs. (A vinyl edition will…

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Belinda Carlisle, Deacon Blue, Gordon Lightfoot, Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Tom Waits

The Weekend Stream: August 13, 2022

August 13, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! A lighter week nonetheless has some fun new digital debuts, including bonus-packed reissues from Belinda Carlisle and a sequel to a classic live jazz album. Belinda Carlisle, Heaven on Earth (Deluxe Edition) / Runaway Horses (Deluxe Edition) (MCA/UMe) Heaven: iTunes / Amazon Horses: iTunes / Amazon Expanded by Edsel many years ago, the second and third solo albums by the Go-Go’s frontwoman…

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Al Di Meola, Belinda Carlisle, Burl Ives, John McLaughlin

The Second Disc’s Guide to Record Store Day 2022: Our Essential Picks and More!

April 22, 2022 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

After a series of smaller “Drops” over the past two years, Record Store Day is (mostly) back to a one-day event, and the big day is tomorrow: Saturday, April 23. Over 250 titles will be available at independent stores everywhere – including some CD releases, too! That’s plenty of albums in almost every genre imaginable, so visit RecordStoreDay.com in the U.S., RecordStoreDay.co.uk in the U.K., and RecordStoreDayCanada.ca in Canada for the complete list, and sound off below as to which titles you’re most anticipating! Below you’ll find our staff picks for The…

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Rock On: Demon Music Group’s RSD Line-Up Includes Donna Summer, Del Shannon, Pixies, T. Rex, Belinda Carlisle, More

February 24, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

We’re counting down to Record Store Day 2022, scheduled for Saturday, April 23. Today, we’re sharing the news from Demon Music Group. Demon’s 2022 lineup for the fifteenth annual RSD event has an impressive array of classic rock, soul, and pop from such artists as Donna Summer, Belinda Carlisle, T. Rex, Suede, Del Shannon (with a little help from Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne!), Pixies, Ace of Base, and Simple Minds, plus rarities from the archives of the BBC and Chi-Sound Records. Below, you’ll find the complete list of titles due from…

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Ace of Base, Belinda Carlisle, Bernard Butler, Del Shannon, Donna Summer, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jesus Jones, Pixies, Record Store Day, Simon Fowler and Oscar Harrison, Simple Minds, Suede, T Rex, The Sound

Holiday Gift Guide Spotlight: Belinda Carlisle, “Live Your Life Be Free: 30th Anniversary Edition”

December 23, 2021 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Following a well-received Go-Go’s reunion in 1990, Belinda Carlisle returned to the studio to record her fourth studio album, Live Your Life Be Free. Likely the jaunt with her old bandmates inspired her, as the 1991 LP returned the singer to the sixties-inspired, girl-group milieu. Although Live Your Life failed to chart in the U.S., it hit the top ten in the U.K. and yielded four charting singles including the brisk and lusty “Do You Feel Like I Feel” which remains Carlisle’s final U.S. hit to date. Now, Live Your Life Be…

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Love in the Key of C: Demon Reissues Belinda Carlisle’s “A Woman and a Man” for 25th Anniversary

September 14, 2021 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Belinda Carlisle A Woman and a Man Deluxe

In December, The Go-Go’s will launch a mini-tour of California and Nevada hot on the heels of their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Demon Music Group has recently been revisiting the catalogue of the band’s breakout star Belinda Carlisle on vinyl. Following such releases as 2017’s Heaven on Earth (reissued for its 30th anniversary), 2019’s Runaway Horses (also a 30th anniversary), and Belinda earlier this year (marking its 35th), the label has delivered a Deluxe 25th Anniversary 3LP Box Set for 1996’s A Woman and a Man. As Belinda explains…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 27

August 27, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beach Boys, Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Capitol/UMe) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Translucent Blue & Translucent Gold: The Beach Boys Shop Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971, a hardcover book-style set to be released in 5-CD, 4-LP (standard black and translucent blue/translucent gold), 2-LP, and 2-CD editions (as well as digitally), explores in depth what’s perhaps the most adventurous and experimental period in the Beach…

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Belinda Carlisle, Buck Owens, Burt Bacharach, Denise Donatelli, Diane Warren, Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, Harold Rome, John Mellencamp, Madeleine Peyroux, Marian Anderson, Marshall Crenshaw, Supergrass, The Beach Boys, The Spinners

Dance Out of My Head: Demon Collects Shep Pettibone Mixes from Whitney, Elton, Lionel, More on New Box Set

July 8, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Arthur Baker Dance Masters Shep Pettibone

Producer-DJ Arthur Baker has brought his magic touch to recordings by everybody from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Tina Turner and Diana Ross, turning pop, rock, and R&B hits into dance floor-fillers. Now, Baker is looking back and taking stock of his fellow Dance Masters with a new series from Demon Music Group. Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters: The Shep Pettibone Master Mixes is an expansive salute from one legendary remixer to another. Available on 4 CDs (47 songs in one box set) or 2 LPs (32 tracks across two releases),…

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Arthur Baker, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, George Michael, Gloria Gaynor, Huey Lewis and The News, Lionel Richie, Pet Shop Boys, Shep Pettibone, The Salsoul Orchestra, Various Artists, Whitney Houston

Mad About “Belinda”: Demon Reissues Carlisle’s Solo Debut for 35th Anniversary

June 24, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

On the heels of the announcement that they would soon be joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Go-Go’s have confirmed plans for a December/January mini-tour in California and Nevada. A recent reissue expanded the pioneering band’s God Bless the Go-Go’s. And that’s not all. Demon Music Group has long been the steward of Belinda Carlisle’s catalogue; following the label’s expanded CD reissues of her entire discography, the label has turned to expanded vinyl presentations. The first of these is a 35th anniversary edition of Carlisle’s solo debut, 1986’s Belinda. …

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 28

May 28, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Get on Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Vol. 1 (Snapper/United Souls) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Burning Shed) 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…

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Abbey Lincoln, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Paul, David Bowie, Dick Jensen, Donald Fagen, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, John Cleese, MFSB, Moby, Nat Turner Rebellion, Pink Floyd, The Intruders, The O'Jays, k.d. lang

Heaven Is: Belinda Carlisle’s “Runaway Horses” Turns 30, Gets Deluxe Edition; “Gold” Anthology Also Released

October 8, 2019 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Thirty years ago, Belinda Carlisle released her third LP. Runaway Horses came on the heels of two successful albums: her 1986 IRS Records debut, Belinda (featuring the hit “Mad About You”), and 1987’s Heaven on Earth (boasting the smash “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” as well as “I Get Weak” and “Circle in the Sand”). Runaway Horses completed the hat trick for the Go-Go-gone-solo when it reached the top five in the United Kingdom. Now, the U.K.’s Demon Music Group has revisited the album in a deluxe 30th Anniversary box set…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 6

September 6, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Miles Davis, Rubberband (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino has unearthed a lost album recorded by Miles Davis in 1985-1986 prior to his label debut Tutu. The LP has been completed by original co-producers Randy Hall and Zane Giles with Davis’ nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr., who played drums on the album sessions. Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway have been enlisted to complete the vocal tracks. Available on CD, 2-LP vinyl, and digital platforms. Read more here! Black Sabbath, The Vinyl Collection 1970-1978 (Warner/Rhino)…

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Alfred Newman, America, Belinda Carlisle, Black Sabbath, Caravan, Chrissie Hynde, Crystal Gayle, Cyndi Lauper, Glen Campbell, Ian and Sylvia, Miles Davis, NRBQ, The Allman Brothers Band, Tina Turner

The Second Disc’s 2018 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 20, 2018 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year’s Record Store Day event! Once you’re through reading, let us know what you’re most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer! Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Real Gone Music, Demon Music Group, Walt Disney Records, Omnivore Recordings, and more! Joe’s kicking things off with five essential picks (in alphabetical order)! The Beau Brummels, Bradley’s Barn [Expanded Edition] (Run Out Groove) Before Abbey Road…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 23

February 23, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Concert for George [Various Formats] (Craft Recordings) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD/2BD/4LP Limited Online Exclusive Box Set: George Harrison Shop The star-studded 2002 concert celebration of the life of George Harrison – featuring Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and other luminaries – returns in a variety of formats (with some previously unreleased music and bonus features) from…

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Belinda Carlisle, David Bowie, Edgar Winter, George Harrison, Glen Campbell, Hawkwind, Isaac Hayes, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Precious Wilson, Rupert Holmes, The Doors, Todd Rundgren

Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 13LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The third release in Parlophone’s series of chronological box sets dedicated to the music of David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) closes the book on the legendary artist’s RCA career. It follows 2015’s Five Years (1969-1973) and 2016’s Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), offering material from five major studio and live albums: Low (1977), “Heroes” (1977), Stage (1978), Lodger (1979) and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Low, “Heroes” and Lodger are, of course, referred to as the “Berlin”…

Love Never Dies: Belinda Carlisle Plans ‘Heaven On Earth’ Vinyl Box

July 11, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Vinyl enthusiasts and fans of Belinda Carlisle have quite the package to look forward to this year, when Edsel releases a vinyl box set edition of her second solo album, 1987’s Heaven On Earth, for its 30th anniversary. The former Go-Go’s frontwoman hit it big with her first solo single, the Top 5 hit “Mad About You,” a year prior in 1986. But Heaven On Earth is what established Carlisle as a solo performer for the ’80s and ’90s, with three Top 10 hits in the U.S. and the U.K. with the…

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Can’t Seem to Get My Mind Off of You: Go-Go’s Reissues Coming to U.K.

February 23, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Following a successful run of reissues for Belinda Carlisle (including two waves of album expansions, a compilation and a singles box set), Edsel Records is now turning toward the band that first made her famous, planning deluxe editions of all three albums by The Go-Go’s in March. Formed in the nascent Los Angeles punk scene and soon crystallizing their sound into the rising tide of New Wave, The Go-Go’s–vocalist Carlisle, guitarist/keyboardist Charlotte Caffey, rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin, bassist Kathy Valentine and drummer Gina Schock–made music history by becoming the first self-written, self-performed female act to top the Billboard 200. Debut…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 21

August 21, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, packed with box sets, reissues, special collections, and more! The Isley Brothers, The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Legacy has boxed up 23 discs of The Isley Brothers – featuring every one of the group’s RCA and T-Neck albums released between 1959 and 1983, including one previously unreleased album and a total of 84 previously unissued or new-to-CD bonus tracks! Every track has been newly-remastered for this collection! Full details can be found here! Belinda Carlisle, The CD Singles 1986-2014…

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Belinda Carlisle, Jeff Beck, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson, Paul Young, Peggy Lee, Singers and Players, Teddy Pendergrass, The Isley Brothers, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Sherman Brothers, Various Artists

Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Edsel to Release Belinda Carlisle Singles Box Set

July 3, 2015 by Randy Fairman | 2 Comments

Following a series of deluxe reissues and a career-spanning box set, Edsel is once again turning to the catalogue of Belinda Carlisle. A new 29-CD box set has just been announced which collects the songs and edits released in the U.S. and U.K. across her entire solo recording career for IRS, Virgin, Chrysalis and up to the new song from her UMe Icon entry. Belinda Carlisle: The CD Singles 1986-2014 is due to be released on August 21, 2015. The California-born Carlisle rose to fame as the lead singer of the iconic…

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Mad About Her: Edsel Preps Next Wave of Belinda Carlisle Reissues

July 22, 2014 by Mike Duquette | 33 Comments

Edsel earned some deservedly high marks for last year’s red carpet treatment of Belinda Carlisle’s solo catalogue, remastering and expanding her albums for Virgin (in the U.K.)/MCA (in the U.S.) and issuing a career-spanning compilation as well. Now, they’ve announced expansions of three more albums Go-Go’s frontwoman. The U.K. catalogue label will release a CD/DVD edition of solo debut Belinda (1986), which featured the Top 5 hit “Mad About You” and a cover of Freda Payne’s “Band of Gold” (remixes of which featured Payne herself); a 2CD/DVD version of 1996’s A Woman…

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Edsel is Still Mad About Belinda Carlisle with New Anthologies

February 14, 2014 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

After a series of great expanded CD/DVD reissues, Edsel will release not one but two career-spanning anthologies dedicated to former Go-Go’s frontwoman/pop icon Belinda Carlisle. The Anthology collects three CDs and two DVDs worth of hits and rare content from the singer, whose late ’80s run of singles included such impressive pop gems as “Mad About You,” “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” “I Get Weak,” “Circle in the Sand” and “Leave a Light On.” While Carlisle has been relatively quiet since 2007’s all-French standards album Voila, recent years have seen her gradual…

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