Release Round-Up: Week of January 30

Welcome to our final Release Round-Up of January, with a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Monkees, The A’s, The B’s, and The Monkees (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The A’s, The B’s and The Monkees, at long last, brings together on 2 CDs all of the band’s commercial singles originally released between 1966 and 1970, from “Last Train to Clarksville” b/w “Take a Giant Step” through “Oh My My” b/w “I Love You Better.”  It’s arranged with its 15 A-sides on…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 31

Happy Halloween!  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. Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window (Columbia/Legacy) 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The beginnings of Bob Dylan’s long and extraordinary career are being revisited by Columbia and Legacy Recordings on the eighteenth installment of the artist’s long-running Bootleg Series.  Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 (1956-1963) arrives on 8 CDs as well as…

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Nothing is Real But the Girl: Blondie’s Comeback ‘No Exit’ Gets Expanded

Last month, New York post-punk survivors Blondie announced the planned release next year of High Noon, a new studio album that reportedly features the final performances of founding drummer Clem Burke, who died of cancer earlier this year. Before that, however, BMG will revisit their first major comeback with an expansion of 1999’s No Exit. Coming to shops October 24, the expanded No Exit will pair the remastered original album with a bonus disc featuring eight remixes and rarities – three of which are previously unreleased. Among the highlights is a new mix of “Hot…

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The Weekend Stream: November 18, 2023

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Our pre-Thanksgiving feast includes three legendary women of rock, a summit of country icons, and some unexpected live gems from an alternative ’80s outfit – plus so much more. Tina Turner, Tina Turns the Country On! / Acid Queen / Rough / Love Explosion (Parlophone) Country: iTunes / Amazon Acid Queen: iTunes / Amazon Rough: iTunes / Amazon Love Explosion: iTunes / Amazon Hot on the heels…

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The Year In Review: The 2022 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part One

Happy 2023!  Welcome, friends, to The Second Disc’s 13th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! A lot has happened in the last twelve months, but as we look to a new year with optimism and a hopeful spirit, we recognize the many roles music has played in our lives.  With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2022’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box sets, big and small, that proved to be truly outstanding for music lovers worldwide.  Despite the many delays caused by…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 2

As we here in the U.S. head into Labor Day weekend, we have a shorter Release Round-Up than usual!  To all our readers – wherever you might be – please have a safe and happy weekend! Shania Twain, Not Just a Girl: The Highlights (Mercury Nashville/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Not Just a Girl (The Highlights), a new companion album to the documentary coming to Netflix, features 17 of Shania Twain’s classic pop and country hits plus the new title track.  Read more here. Mel Carter, When a Boy Falls in Love…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 26

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Blondie, Against All Odds 1974-1982 (Numero/Capitol/UMC) 10LP/10″/7″ Super Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The long-awaited Blondie box set – a catalogue number was assigned back in 2016! – is finally on the way.  Against the Odds 1974-1982 is coming in a variety of formats including a very limited 10LP/10″/7″ Super Deluxe vinyl box, a 4LP cutdown, an 8CD box, and a 3CD set with just…

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Against the Odds, Blondie’s Box Sets Finally Coming This Summer

The wait is over: Blondie’s career-spanning box set will finally be released this summer. Actually, make that box sets. Against the Odds 1974-1982 has been in development for years; The Numero Group says in their product description that the catalogue number was assigned in 2016. Several Record Store Day releases tied to the project have been released, but few concrete details about the set – until now. The New York new wavers, who crossed into the pop charts on a wave of disco and post-punk with hits like “Heart of Glass,” “Call…

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The Weekend Stream: April 30, 2022

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! This week’s got live favorites from The Boss, a Record Store Day rarity, a ’90s tribute album to some rock legends and much more. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of Location (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) The Thrill Hill Archives have occasionally made some themed Bruce Springsteen playlists available to stream, drawn from various live archival releases issued through Nugs.net. The…

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

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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It Was A Gas: Numero Group Announces Major Blondie Campaign Including “Heart of Glass” EP and Complete Box Set

PRE-ORDER NOW FROM NUMERO GROUP The Numero Group label is well-known for its deep dives into the musical underground.  So it came as a bit of a shock today that the label’s next release is celebrating a famous Number One single.  On October 26, the label will release a 12-inch vinyl and digital EP featuring six versions of Blondie’s 1979 chart-topper “Heart of Glass,” the song which propelled Debbie Harry and co. into superstardom.  But that’s not all. This title will be followed in fall 2019 by the release of Blondie: The…

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