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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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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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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

Into The Void: Rhino Collects Black Sabbath Classics and Rarities on “The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978”

August 7, 2019 by Sam Stone | 8 Comments

In 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward united in the recording studio as Black Sabbath. The classic lineup created a heavy, powerful, primal rock sound, the influence of which is still felt fifty years on. On September 6, Rhino will celebrate Black Sabbath’s first lineup with The Vinyl Collection, 1970-1978. Inside this new box set, listeners will find the band’s first eight studio albums – each pressed onto 180-gram black vinyl. The metal masters went multi-platinum with 1970 sophomore set Paranoid and scored three more consecutive platinum LPs with…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 8

June 8, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Close to You/Love Story: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue their journey through Johnny Mathis’ seventies catalogue with this expanded, remastered two-fer of Mathis’ 1970 and 1971 albums. Close to You finds the singer reinterpreting hits by Bacharach and David, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Beatles, and even Santana, while Love Story has songs from Goffin and King, Paul Williams, and Henry Mancini. Three bonus tracks round out this 1-CD…

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Davy Jones, Dennis Coffey, Eric Clapton, Johnny Mathis, Keely Smith, Mick Ronson, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Violent Femmes

In The Great Magnetic Field: Rhino To Release A Box of Black Sabbath’s 1970s Singles

April 13, 2018 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

A little over a year ago, Black Sabbath announced that they had disbanded. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t more to look back at in the legendary career of the pioneering metal band. Rhino has just announced Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set, a limited-edition collection of ten 7-inch vinyl singles, due June 8. Despite the massive success of their albums, Black Sabbath never had that much success in the singles market, aside from their breakout “Paranoid” from 1970, which hit No. 4 in the U.K. and No. 1 in…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 3

February 3, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring Second Disc Records’ first release of the year plus another incredible slate from Real Gone Music, box sets, anthologies, and more! Various Artists, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are tipping off 2017 with the first-ever CD release of Thom Bell’s soulful soundtrack to 1979’s The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, featuring an all-star line-up including The Four Tops, The Spinners, Bell and James,…

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Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Black Sabbath, Delaney and Bonnie, Duke Ellington, Jim Kweskin, Judas Priest, Larry Coryell, Lesley Gore, Lynn Anderson, Soft Machine, Thom Bell, Vangelis

Release Round-Up: Week of November 11

November 11, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! It’s another big week for box sets from classic rock’s heaviest hitters, and much, much more… Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 36 discs of music from Bob Dylan’s 1966 world tour – every recording of the tour known to exist – are brought together on this monumental new collection. Read our full review here! Bob Dylan, The Real Royal Albert Hall Concert (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K./ Amazon Canada) This two-CD set culled from the box set presents Dylan’s historic…

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Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Digital Download, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock

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Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Garth Brooks, John Lennon, NRBQ, Pink Floyd, Robbie Robertson, Sting, The Band, Yoko Ono

Release Round-Up: Week of October 28

October 28, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Roy Orbison, The Ultimate Collection (Roy’s Boys/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy Recordings and Roy’s Boys, LLC deliver a newly-remastered, career-spanning anthology for the late Roy Orbison. The Ultimate Collection has 26 tracks drawn from The Big O’s halcyon years at Monument and MGM as well as his final solo recordings and collaborations with The Traveling Wilburys. Available on CD, DD and vinyl. Read more here! Otis Redding, Live at the Whisky…

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Box Sets, CD, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Funk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul

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Black Sabbath, Jimmy Buffett, Marc Almond, Mozart, Neil Diamond, Otis Redding, Philip Glass, Roy Orbison, She and Him, The Intruders, The Legal Matters

Never Say Die: Black Sabbath’s “Ultimate Collection” Chronicles Classic Era

October 5, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

As Black Sabbath reach the end of their final world tour–prepping a brief trek of North and South America in November and December and a final European trek in January and February–BMG in Europe will chronicle the group’s classic lineup with a new compilation. The Ultimate Collection gathers 31 tracks from the eight studio albums Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward released from 1970 to 1978. Hits and fan favorites include “Iron Man,” “Changes,” “War Pigs,” “Paranoid,” “N.I.B.,” “Snowblind,” and many more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s7_WbiR79E The classic quartet announced plans to…

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The Second Disc’s Week In Review

September 24, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

For today’s special feature, we’re taking a look back at the big stories we shared with you over the past week at The Second Disc, just in case you missed ’em the first time around! Review: Fleetwood Mac, Mirage: Deluxe Edition Joe takes a look at Rhino’s 4-CD/1-LP/1-DVD Deluxe Edition of the Mac’s 1982 pop gem! This Could Be the Night: Shout! Factory to Release T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show on Blu-ray Two classic concert films – featuring a galaxy of stars including The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The…

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Black Sabbath, Chad and Jeremy, Crowded House, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, George Michael, Gerry Beckley, Jack Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mitch Miller, Roy Orbison

Behind The Wall of Sleep: Rhino Expands Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” To Four Discs

September 22, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Upon its release in September 1970, Black Sabbath’s sophomore album Paranoid helped make clear the transition from “hard rock” to “heavy metal” and remains one of the most essential albums of the metal canon. On November 11, Rhino will revisit Paranoid in a 4-CD Super Deluxe box set edition. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward followed up their self-titled debut album of early 1970 with Paranoid, recording it in London in June. Whereas Black Sabbath placed impressively at No. 8 on the U.K. chart and No. 23 in the U.S.,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 5

August 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett’s tenure at Atlantic Records. The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes. You’ll find some of his biggest and most indelible hits on here like “In…

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Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

Release Round-Up: Week of January 22

January 22, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Black Sabbath Deluxe Reissue Series (Warner Bros./Rhino) Black Sabbath: Deluxe Edition – Amazon U.S.: 2CD / 2LP Amazon Canada: 2CD / Amazon U.K.: 2CD Paranoid: Deluxe Edition – Amazon U.S.: 2CD / 2LP Amazon Canada: 2CD / Amazon U.K.: 2CD Master of Reality: Deluxe Edition – Amazon U.S.: 2CD / 2LP Amazon Canada: 2CD / Amazon U.K.: 2CD Past Lives: Amazon U.S.: 2CD / 2LP Amazon Canada: 2CD / Amazon U.K.: 2CD Rhino is reissuing the hard rock legends’ first three albums-Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971)-as deluxe 2CD and 2LP sets, along with the 2002 live collection Past Lives. These collections feature the original albums, as remastered…

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Box Sets, CD, SACD, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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America, Black Sabbath, Carly Simon, Chicago, Loggins and Messina

Into the Void: Rhino Reissues International Black Sabbath Expansions Ahead of Final Tour

December 10, 2015 by Mike Duquette | 14 Comments

As Black Sabbath get ready to bid farewell with their The End Tour in 2016, Rhino will say hello to a set of deluxe Sabbath reissues available in the U.S. for the first time on January 22. The label will reissue the band’s first three albums–Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971)–as deluxe 2CD and 2LP sets, along with the 2002 live collection Past Lives. These collections feature the original albums, as remastered by Rhino in 2012, alongside bonus discs of rare material previously only released in U.K.-exclusive deluxe sets issued by Sanctuary Records in…

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CD, Vinyl

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Classic Rock

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