Carole King - The Second Disc

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Adam Schlesinger, Andy Partridge, Boyce and Hart, Carole King, Davy Jones, Gerry Goffin, Harry Nilsson, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Peter Tork, Rivers Cuomo, The Monkees

Still on the Line: Ace Collects Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb Collaborations, Glen’s “Ghost on the Canvas” Revisited with All-Star Duets

February 28, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Glen Campbell I Am a Lineman for the County

From the time singer-guitarist Glen Campbell recorded “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” in 1967, he became forever linked with the words and music of Jimmy Layne Webb. Formerly a staff songwriter for Motown’s Jobete Music arm, Webb had placed songs with big names (The Supremes) and lesser-known talents (Danny Day, The Contessas) when he attracted the ear of Soul City Records’ Johnny Rivers. The “Poor Side of Town” and “Memphis, Tennessee” singer was the first to release a version of “Phoenix,” on his 1967 album Changes. Within a year, he…

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Brian Wilson, Carole King, Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Eric Church, Eric Clapton, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Sting

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Carole King, Home Again: Live in Central Park (Ode/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coinciding with the documentary/concert film of the same name, Carole King’s Home Again: Live in Central Park captures her concert – the first-ever free concert at New York City’s Great Lawn – in front of a reported 100,000 people. King opened the…

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Jazz, Pop, Rock

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Barry Manilow, Carole King, John Coltrane, Mike Oldfield, Richard Hawley, Robert Craft, Sparks, Steely Dan, Thelonious Monk

Everybody Loves You Now: Legacy’s RSD Slate Includes Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Miles Davis, Carole King, More

February 20, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

The Record Store Day list is out, and the announcements are pouring in! This year, Legacy Recordings will mark the April 22, 2023 event at independent record stores everywhere with more than a dozen titles from many of the biggest names in classic pop, rock, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, country, and beyond. (One release, from Pearl Jam, will see a CD release in addition to the expected vinyl.) You’ll find the entire list below, with descriptions provided by the label. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a full list of participating U.S. stores! Miles Davis, Turnaround:…

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Billy Joel, Carole King, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, London Grammar, M.E.B., Miles Davis, Nas, Our Lady Peace, Pearl Jam, Peter Tosh, Prefab Sprout, Raphael Saadiq, Soul Asylum

Way Over Yonder: Carole King’s 1973 Central Park Concert Coming to Theatres, Streaming

January 6, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 11 Comments

When Carole King performed “Home Again” at Central Park’s Great Lawn on May 26, 1973, the title held additional meaning. Though she was one of music’s most famous New Yorkers, Carole’s move to southern California inspired her transformation from Brill Building tunesmith to full-fledged solo singer-songwriter. Much as her songs such as “The Loco-Motion,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” defined the sound of the 1960s, “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “So Far Away” would do the same for the 1970s. …

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 11

March 11, 2022 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Grateful Dead, Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 4: From Egypt with Love (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A little over a month after playing a concert on the desert grounds surrounding the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Grateful Dead returned home to San Francisco for a five-show stint at Winterland. The band brought along a slide show of their Egyptian stand and introduced the audience to the masterful…

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Alison Krauss, Amy Grant, Bryan Adams, Carole King, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Harry Connick Jr., Irma Thomas, KISS, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Ronnie Milsap, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill

Tell Me Again: Tomorrow’s Real Gone Vinyl Slate Includes Irma Thomas and Soundtracks to Two Nora Ephron Romantic Comedies

March 10, 2022 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

Tomorrow, March 11, sees a new batch of Real Gone Music vinyl titles hitting store shelves. Among the trio is a lost album by Irma Thomas and a pair of soundtracks to Nora Ephron rom-coms. Two of the releases are making their vinyl debuts. First up is Full Time Woman: The Lost Cotillion Album from Irma Thomas. Thomas, known as “The Soul Queen of New Orleans,” was born approximately 50 miles from that city in Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1941. As a child, she sang in church choir and began singing with band…

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Bobby Darin, Carole King, Celine Dion, Harry Connick Jr., Harry Nilsson, Irma Thomas, Randy Newman

Sweet Seasons: Third Man Premieres Carole King’s 1973 Central Park Concert as Part of Vault Series

January 6, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Third Man Records, Sony Music, and Ode Records are proving that it’s never too late, baby, with the audio and video premiere release of Carole King – Home Again, a live concert recorded in Central Park on May 26, 1973. Home Again will be exclusively released on 2-LP vinyl and DVD as part of Third Man’s ongoing Vault Series (#51 in the series). Sign-up to subscribe to the Vault Series and receive this title is open through January 31 at Midnight (Central Time). King took the stage of Central Park’s Great Lawn…

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The Second Disc’s Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2021

November 26, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. (And with plenty of delicious food, too!) Now, Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event is upon us, so we’re spotlighting a dozen of the most eagerly anticipated releases arriving to your local independent brick-and-mortar record shop! Here are our personal picks for RSD BF must-haves; visit Record Store Day’s official website for a list of participating retailers. Happy Listening, and have a great…

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Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, Aerosmith, Carole King, Dusty Springfield, John Legend, Leonard Cohen, Little Feat, Merle Haggard, Michael Kamen, Osaka Popstar, Ray Price, Record Store Day, The Munsters, The Shangri-Las, The Staple Singers, Willie Nelson

Feel the Earth Move: Craft Recordings Reissues Carole King and James Taylor’s “Live at the Troubadour”

November 9, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour

Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way/Lately, I’ve been lonesome/Blossom, it’s been much too long a day/Seems my dreams have frozen/Melt my cares away… – James Taylor, “Blossom” With the Summer of Love over, social and political tensions at a boil, and the specter of the Vietnam War still hovering, the tail end of the 1960s was filled with upheaval. Carole King recognized the national trauma and responded in the only way she knew how: by turning inward and sharing her emotions in music. Much later, she observed that due to the…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 22

October 22, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Black Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Clear Vinyl): Rolling Stones Store The Rolling Stones are revisiting Tattoo You for a 40th anniversary edition. The deluxe 4CD/1LP box set features a new remaster of the album on…

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Carole King, Duran Duran, Elton John, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Kristin Chenoweth, Olivia Newton-John, Simply Red, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, Tito Arevalo, Voctave, William Lava

Feel the Earth Move: Legacy’s Record Store Day Black Friday Slate Features Carole, Jimi, Ozzy, Miles, and More

September 15, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Leonard Cohen Songs of Love and Hate RSD

It’s that time of year again! Record Store Day has released the full list of titles for its annual RSD Black Friday event, happening this year on Friday, November 26 and unofficially kicking off the holiday shopping season. Legacy Recordings’ slate draws on some of the most beloved artists on the label’s roster, representing genres including pop, folk, rock, metal, jazz and R&B. Below, we’ve reprinted the descriptions supplied by the label. All titles are due in your local independent record store on Friday, November 26. Visit here for the full list…

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

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Carole King, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, John Legend, Leonard Cohen, Maxwell, Miles Davis, Ozzy Osbourne, Record Store Day, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Weekend Stream: February 13, 2021

February 13, 2021 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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’re introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Ben Folds, Live At MySpace (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) Back in the halcyon days…

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Ben Folds, Carole King, Julian Velard, Prince, Rod Stewart, Taylor Swift, Tevin Campbell

Release Round-Up: Week of February 12

February 12, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Band, Stage Fright: 50th Anniversary Edition [Various Formats] (Capitol/UMe) 2CD/1BD/1LP/1-7″ single: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (CD 1 & 2 of box set): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Remixed Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Band slightly belatedly revisits 1970’s Stage Fright for its 50th anniversary in a variety of editions anchored by Bob Clearmountain’s stereo and surround remixes of the original album, now resequenced by Robbie Robertson in various formats. A digital release also has all of the CD audio from the…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock

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Black Sabbath, Carole King, Dio, Harry Dean Stanton, Huey Lewis and The News, Loretta Lynn, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg, The Band, Todd Rundgren

Release Round-Up: Week of June 14

June 14, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Killing Me Softly with Her Song/When Will I See You Again (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue celebrating Johnny Mathis’ discography with two albums on one CD. 1973’s Killing Me Softly with Her Song and 1975’s When Will I See You Again both spotlight Mathis’ silky interpretations of the day’s greatest hits. Killing Me Softly with Her Song was Johnny’s final full-length album collaboration with songwriter-producer Jerry Fuller and…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks

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ABBA, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Mathis, R.E.M., Roger Daltrey, Stan Getz, Tangerine Dream, ZZ Top

Fresh and Sweet: Carole King Concert Unearthed On “Live At Montreux 1973”

April 11, 2019 by Sam Stone | 7 Comments

UPDATE: The release date for Carole King’s Live at Montreux 1973 has changed to June 14! Carole King’s lasting legacy as a singer and songwriter has been revitalized in recent years by compilations, an autobiography, and – most recently – the still-ongoing, Tony Award-winning jukebox musical Beautiful. One thing that’s been notably absent? Previously unreleased content. With the exception of the excellent 2012 vault dive The Legendary Demos, and a few odd bonus tracks on reissues, King’s archive has remained largely untouched. To the delight of fans worldwide, that will soon change. Eagle…

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Elvis Costello Deftly Blends Present and Past on “Look Now”

October 15, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Among the credits for Elvis Costello and The Imposters’ Look Now is a simple acknowledgment: In Memphis – Mary Isobel O’Brien. The onetime Ms. O’Brien, of course, is better known as Dusty Springfield, and the credit from Declan MacManus and his band makes clear the inspiration for this stunning assemblage of what the artist, correctly, deems “uptown pop.” Dusty in Memphis is one of the benchmarks of that style: pop with a dash of soul, or is it soul with a dash of pop? It doesn’t hurt that Costello’s collaborators on Look…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 15

September 15, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Doors, The Singles (Elektra/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Vinyl box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Singles compiles all 20 of the singles from The Doors’ official discography. This not only includes every A and B-side from their core studio albums, but several albums recorded and released after the passing of frontman Jim Morrison, including Other Voices (1971) and Full Circle (1972) plus An American Prayer (the divisive 1978…

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Big Star, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Chris Bell, Deep Purple, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Michael McDonald, Michael Nesmith, Ringo Starr, Rusty Young, Shawn Colvin, Steve Miller Band, The Doors, Yusuf

Release Round-Up: Week of September 1

September 1, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Carole King, Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park (CD/DVD) (Legacy/Rockingale) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This new CD/DVD release features Carole King’s 45th anniversary performance of her seminal 1971 classic Tapestry, performed live in front of 65,000 fans in London’s Hyde Park on July 3, 2016. The setlist, preserved on both CD and DVD, includes the entire original album plus numerous highlights from King’s illustrious songbook both solo and with Gerry Goffin. Throughout this vibrant concert, appearances are made by King’s daughter, singer-songwriter Louise…

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Bill Evans, Carole King, Cy Coleman, Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and The News, Jan and Dean, John Sebastian, Motörhead, Pete Townshend, Sheila E, Steve Winwood, The Verve, Tori Amos

Home Again: Carole King Brings “Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park” to CD/DVD in September

July 5, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

On July 3, 2016, those people in and around London’s Hyde Park could feel the earth move. That was the date that Carole King performed her first U.K. show in 27 years, performing her complete Tapestry album in front of 65,000 enrapt fans. Now, King’s performance of the seminal 1971 album – and a few additional favorite songs – is coming to CD/DVD on September 1 in a new package from Legacy Recordings and Rockingale Records. Carole King had nothing to prove when she decamped from New York to Los Angeles at…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 2

October 2, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to our new Release Round-Up! Paul McCartney, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Tug of War (MPL/Concord) The Paul McCartney Archive Collection continues with 1982’s Tug of War, featuring “Ebony and Ivory” and “Here Today.” The release is available in various formats: 3-CD/1-DVD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-CD Special Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 2-LP Vinyl Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Check out our full feature for information on what you’ll find in each version! Paul McCartney, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Pipes of Peace (MPL/Concord) Paul…

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Bad Company, Carl Wilson, Carole King, Celtic Thunder, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Earth Wind and Fire, Garbage, Grateful Dead, Janet Jackson, Joe Jackson, Judy Garland, Paul McCartney, Sarah McLachlan

Those Old Sweet Rolls: Light In The Attic Reissues Carole King’s “The City,” Spooner Oldham, Lee Hazlewood’s Kitchen Cinq

August 18, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

An upcoming trio of releases from Light in the Attic turns the label’s spotlight on two of popular song’s most enduring writers and one maverick producer/label impresario (who also happened to be one heckuva songwriter!) – namely Carole King, Spooner Oldham, and Lee Hazlewood. LITA is bringing King’s one remarkable album with her band The City back to CD and LP, and premiering on official CD and vinyl a reissue of Oldham’s 1972 solo LP Pot Luck. Then the label continues to dig deep into the archives of Lee Hazlewood Industries for…

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Carole King, Dan Penn, Lee Hazlewood, Spooner Oldham, The City, The Kitchen Cinq

Release Round-Up: Week of June 23

June 23, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a vintage live concert from The Rolling Stones in a variety of formats, an all-star salute to the great Carole King, a rare soundtrack from a beloved performer to a classic children’s film, and much, much more! The Rolling Stones, From the Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971 (Eagle Rock) DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. SD Blu-ray + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD DVD + CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD + LP: Amazon…

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Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Various Artists

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Carl Hall, Carole King, Jerry Garcia, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod McKuen, The Lover Speaks, The Rolling Stones, The Royal Jesters

Still Into Something Good: Ace Collects More From Carole King and Gerry Goffin

March 18, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

The songs of Carole King and Gerry Goffin have been enjoying a rather spectacular renaissance on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the success of King’s biographical Broadway and West End musical Beautiful. Happily, Ace Records has returned to the duo’s catalogue for a fourth anthology. Hung on You: More from the Goffin and King Songbook follows three previous excursions: Goffin & King: A Gerry Goffin and Carole King Song Collection 1961-1967 (2007), Honey and Wine: Another Gerry Goffin and Carole King Song Collection (2009), and Something Good from the Goffin…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 3

March 3, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to the Release Round-Up for the week of March 3! The Staple Singers, Freedom Highway Complete: Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church (Epic/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Staple Singers’ 1965 LP celebrating that year’s historic civil rights marches from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama is generously expanded to complete form on Legacy’s new reissue available on both CD and vinyl. Watch for a review here soon! The J. Geils Band, Bloodshot (Vinyl Edition) (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The J….

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