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Release Round-Up: Week of December 7

December 7, 2018 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Paul McCartney and Wings Red Rose Speedway

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Wings, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Wild Life [Various Formats] (MPL/Capitol) 3CD/DVD Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD [Remastered Album + Bonus Audio]: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Wild Life was the first Wings album but third overall by McCartney outside the shadow of his famous band. Paul and his wife Linda teamed up with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Denny Laine to create a relaxed, pastoral album that was intentionally as light as a feather. …

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Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Allan Holdsworth, Angela Lansbury, Aretha Franklin, Carpenters, Cher, Dave Grusin, Dick Van Dyke, John Mellencamp, Marc Shaiman, Morrissey, Paul McCartney, Scott Wittman, Sylvester, Van Morrison, Vanessa Daou, Wings

Release Round-Up: Week of September 28

September 28, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Tom Petty, An American Treasure (Reprise) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This career-spanning retrospective of rare and previously unreleased material from the late Tom Petty arrives on Reprise Records. The aptly-titled An American Treasure will be the first posthumous collection of Petty material, and it should prove a vital reminder of the power of Petty’s art. The box set, assembled by Petty’s wife Dana,…

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Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Aretha Franklin, Cher, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther, Joe Strummer, Linda Thompson, Loretta Lynn, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, Skip Spence, The Louvin Brothers, Tom Petty

For Your Love: Herman’s Hermits, Yardbirds, Hollies Featured on “The Graham Gouldman Songbook”

January 15, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Ace’s latest addition to its Songwriter Series, Listen People: The Graham Gouldman Songbook 1964-2005, appropriately enough begins with a track written by Gouldman, “That’s How (It’s Gonna Stay).” But the track is also significant in that it was performed by Gouldman, as well – as part of his early group The Mockingbirds. Throughout his career, he’s worn many hats – as a songwriter, as a band member, as a solo artist – and all of them are touched upon on this fine celebration of a largely underrated talent. “That’s How (It’s Gonna…

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Classic Rock, Pop

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Cher, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Graham Gouldman, Herman's Hermits, Jeff Beck, Morrissey, Rush, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of October 7

October 7, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Lou Reed RCA and Arista Album Collection 1

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up which just might be the biggest slate of the year to date! Lou Reed, The RCA and Arista Album Collection (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Legacy brings together 16 Lou Reed albums from his RCA and Arista years on 17 CDs, all remastered directly under Reed’s supervision before his untimely passing in 2013. An 80-page hardbound booklet with detailed liner notes, five art prints and a poster round out this limited edition package. Read more here! Prince, The Prince Movie Collection (Warner Home Video) (Amazon…

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Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Gospel, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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ABBA, B.J. Thomas, Barry Gibb, Cher, Eddie Money, Eden Atwood, Evelyn "Champagne" King, John Hammond, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Mahalia Jackson, Micky Dolenz, Otis Redding, Percy Faith, Perry Como, Prince, Sandy Bull, Yes

Back On The Street Again: Vibe On Records Reissues, Expands Cher’s “I Paralyze”

July 29, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 24 Comments

I Paralyze, the seventeenth studio album from the one and only Cher, had all of the earmarks of a hit album. Her first and only LP for Columbia Records, it boasted a line-up of heavy hitters including producer-songwriters John Farrar (a string of Olivia Newton-John’s most beloved hits including “Magic,” “Have You Never Been Mellow,” and “Hopelessly Devoted to You”) and David Wolfert (whose credits include Melissa Manchester, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield), songwriter Desmond Child (Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf) and musicians including Toto’s Steve Lukather, Utopia’s Ralph Schuckett and…

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