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August 10, 2024 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Stream 2024

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. A legendary classic rock concert is back on digital channels, along with EPs from U2, Madonna and Daryl Hall, a remixed cast album from a beloved musical, and a new record from one of the most underrated bands of the last few decades. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. George Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh (Apple)

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Categories: The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Ripley, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Phil Collins, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Spoon, The Damnwells, Tom Kitt, U2

June 11, 2022 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

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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! From buckets of EPs by Portishead and the Black Crowes to a deep dive on Judy Garland, you'll find much to listen to and love. Judy Garland, Recordings from the M-G-M Films (Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology) (WaterTower) (Apple Music / Amazon) There's plenty of celebrating the late, great Judy Garland's

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Blues, Electronic, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Preston, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Common, Con Funk Shun, Holly Knight, Judy Garland, Portishead, Syreeta, Syreeta Wright, SZA, The Black Crowes

November 8, 2021 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Beatles Let It Be 50 Cover

Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time... The Beatles' twelfth and final studio LP may have been titled Let It Be, but that particular admonition has been all but ignored over the years.  The album - recorded before, but released after, 1969's Abbey Road - was in some respects a step backward from the band's previous, experimental LPs as they sought a "back to basics" sound that didn't involve overdubs and studio wizardry.  Ultimately, though, that approach was rejected.  The

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Billy Preston, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

November 6, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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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've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Hank Williams, Sings / Moanin' the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Mann, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, Blackstreet, Burt Bacharach, Dan Hill, Ed Ames, Hal David, Hank Williams, Lorde, Ozzy Osbourne, Sia, Sonic Youth, Syreeta

October 9, 2021 By Mike Duquette 4 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've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Madonna, Madame X - Music from the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Indigo Girls, Itzhak Perlman, Kool and the Gang, Lou Reed, Madonna, Otis Redding, Paula Abdul, Tears for Fears, The Sweet Inspirations, War

September 18, 2021 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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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've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! The Beatles, Get Back (Take 8) EP

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Preston, Cy Coleman, George Harrison, Jack Jones, Jimmy Eat World, John Lennon, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tank, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers

September 17, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Little Richard The Second Coming

This Friday, September 18, Omnivore will release two expanded editions from the one and only Little Richard.  But those reissues of The Rill Thing and The King of Rock and Roll aren't all the label has coming from the piano-pounding pioneer.  On October 23, Omnivore will continue mining Richard's Reprise discography with 1972's The Second Coming and jump ahead to 1986 for the Warner Bros. release Lifetime Friend, both in newly expanded and remastered form. The Second Coming, Little Richard's

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Preston, Little Richard

December 11, 2018 By Sam Stone 5 Comments

Joni Mitchell Love Has Many Faces Cover

It's coming on Christmas... and just in time for the holidays, Rhino has treated Joni Mitchell fans with a new, 8-LP box set, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced.  Previously released in a 4-CD configuration in 2014, this Joni Mitchell-curated collection finds the celebrated songwriter, singer, and visual artist exploring the many contexts and definitions of love.  The result is a 53-song, four-act suite that craftily presents some of Joni's best work in a compelling

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Billy Idol, Billy Preston, David Baerwald, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Thomas Dolby, Tom Petty, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter

January 17, 2018 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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George Harrison would have been 75 years old next month, and Craft Recordings is celebrating that milestone with the ultimate tribute to the former Beatle: a multi-format reissue of 2002's Concert For George. Available February 23, two days before Harrison's birthday, Concert For George will bow in five different physical configurations - the most enormous of which is an online-only box set, limited only to 1,000 copies worldwide and featuring the star-studded tribute show on two CDs, two

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock Tags: Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Monty Python, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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