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The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to ‘MTV Unplugged’ on Paramount+ (Part 1)

May 18, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV’s great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We’re kicking off a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that’s currently streaming on the station’s parent streaming network Paramount+! If the music video was the most significant concept MTV introduced back in 1981, the word “unplugged” might come in a close second. In 1989, as the cable station began slowly diversifying their blocks of video programming –…

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Aerosmith, Crowded House, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Neil Finn, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Sinead O'Connor, Sting, The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, The Church, The Police, The Smithereens, Tim Finn

The Weekend Stream: April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

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. We’re pleased to kick things off with another four Record Store Day titles making their way to stream and download, followed by a classic, underrated R&B work and some new music we’re digging today, as well. Neil Finn, Sessions At West 54th (Epic/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) Well, that’s Mike’s Record Store Day sorted! This indelible live set from the Crowded House frontman – taped as part of PBS’ Sessions At…

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Boomtown Rats, Bruce Springsteen, Crowded House, Donny Hathaway, Neil Finn, Nino Tempo, Shudder to Think, Thompson Twins

The Weekend Stream: March 29, 2025

March 29, 2025 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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. Classic Motown in concert, long-lost favorites from a country icon, a live country take on a Fab Four favorite, Gary Numan’s mid-’80s works, new music from Bachman-Turner Overdrive and a documentary on a late, great Australian musician…there really is a lot of ground to cover, and that’s not even all of it! Marvin Gaye, Marvin Gaye Live! (Deluxe Edition) (Motown/UMe) Original LP: Apple / Amazon Deluxe: Apple / Amazon To…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 31

May 31, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Salsoul Orchestra It's Good for the Soul

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. The Salsoul Orchestra, It’s Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (SoulMusic/Cherry Red/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) It’s Good for the Soul: The Vince Montana Years (1975-1978) is the definitive, first-ever box set collecting The Salsoul Orchestra’s groundbreaking albums produced, arranged, and conducted by Vincent Montana, Jr.! The vibraphonist came into his own when he moved from Philadelphia International Records to the upstart Salsoul label and founded…

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

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Black Sabbath, Crowded House, Cyndi Lauper, Howard Jones, Lowell George, Richard Thompson, Ringo Starr, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Silver Convention, The Rascals, The Rolling Stones, The Salsoul Orchestra, Willie Nelson

The Weekend Stream: October 28, 2023

October 28, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

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. A beloved Madonna ballad, a new Journey remix and a benefit compilation for Ukranian relief all get center stage today, plus a few unheard gems for country and electronic fans alike. Madonna, You’ll See (The Remixes) (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) This emotional 1995 ballad, a collaboration between the Queen of Pop and David Foster, was the lead single off a terrific…

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Brinsley Schwarz, Crowded House, Dave Stewart, Doris Day, Jackson Browne, Jethro Tull, Journey, Madonna, Marc Almond, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Thompson, Roberta Flack, Steve Perry, Stevie Nicks, The Waterboys

Suffer Never: Finn Brothers’ Debut Album Set for Expanded Vinyl Package (UPDATED 8/21/2023)

August 21, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

UPDATE (8/21/2022): More than a year after its release, fans’ patience has paid off with a CD version of this title available through Needle Mythology. Orders (including vinyl and t-shirt merch bundles) will be shipped with a free enamel badge of the album’s cover art and are expected to ship around October 20. ORIGINAL POST (6/1/2022): Two of the best-loved songwriters of the Antipodes are celebrating their brotherly partnership in a new deluxe vinyl package. Finn, the first album credited to the Finn Brothers, will debut on vinyl this summer as part…

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Crowded House, Neil Finn, The Finn Brothers, Tim Finn

Suffer Never: Finn Brothers’ Debut Album Set for Expanded Vinyl Package

June 1, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Two of the best-loved songwriters of the Antipodes are celebrating their brotherly partnership in a new deluxe vinyl package. Finn, the first album credited to the Finn Brothers, will debut on vinyl this summer as part of a double LP that also includes Neil and Tim Finn’s extraordinary demos from 1989 – which birthed another classic album from the duo. At the time Finn was released in 1995, Tim was enjoying some of the biggest success of his solo career with 1993’s Before & After and the minor chart hit “Persuasion.” Neil,…

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Crowded House, Neil Finn, Tim Finn

The Weekend Stream: January 8, 2022

January 8, 2022 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

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! Our first release weekend of 2022 features heavy hitters, from legends of pop, rock, jazz and…space disco? David Bowie, Shadow Man (Parlophone) (Amazon / Spotify) David Bowie would have turned 75 today, and fans are celebrating over the new release Toy:Box, an official and expanded version of his “lost” 2001 album featuring new interpretations of his earliest ’60s material. But there’s a…

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Crowded House, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald, Meco, Neil Finn

Release Round-Up: Week of June 4

June 4, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rod Stewart, 1975-1978 (Warner/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) A new vinyl box set collects remastered versions of Rod Stewart’s breakthrough first four Warner Bros. albums – Atlantic Crossing (1975), A Night on the Town (1976), Foot Loose and Fancy Free (1977), and Blondes Have More Fun (1978) – and adds the bonus LP Encores 1975-1978 featuring ten outtakes, five of which have never been released in any format. Read more here. Mumps, Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, You’ve Got Mumps (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Omnivore celebrates late American…

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Billy F. Gibbons, Crowded House, Gary Louris, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Liz Phair, Mumps, Osmond Chapman Orchestra, Rod Stewart

Split Enz’s ‘True Colours’ Shine Bright On New Reissue

June 16, 2020 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

The album that introduced most of the world to New Zealand pop band Split Enz, True Colours is getting a new mix and expanded reissue for its 40th anniversary. The album now features a brand-new mix of the record by Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner, who’s often overseen the sonic quality of the band’s catalogue. “I have both the original stereo masters from the 1979 mixing sessions, and the versions currently held in repositories such as Spotify…and they are radically different, sonically,” Rayner said in a statement. “The original masters are mixed, but unmastered,…

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Crowded House, Neil Finn, Split Enz, Tim Finn

Love You ‘Til the Day I Die: Crowded House, 2016’s Reissues of the Year

January 3, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 11 Comments

Yesterday, we announced the recipients of the Seventh Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Unsurprisingly, the deluxe reissues from Crowded House were among them! Today, Mike takes an in-depth look at these stellar reissues! Depending on how you look at it, there are anywhere from seven (albums) to 14 (discs) to more than 200 (songs) reasons why Universal Music’s Crowded House reissues stand tall in this writer’s mind as the best catalog music campaign of 2016. But in the end, all it took was one. Close your eyes for a moment. Breathe in…

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Now We’re Getting Somewhere: An Interview with Neil Finn of Crowded House

November 3, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Hey now, hey now…Here at Second Disc HQ, we’re bursting with pride to share with you this very special interview conducted by our very own Mike Duquette! Crowded House founder Neil Finn reflected at length with Mike about his band, his career, legacy, and the series of truly lavish Crowded House reissues hitting stores on November 11. We know you’ll enjoy this one! Take it away, Mike… There are certain songwriters who’ve mastered certain places in their compositions. Think of, say, Lou Reed, and you’ve got witty urban decay, personified. Conjure up some songs…

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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

Hey Now: Crowded House’s Catalogue Expanded for 30th Anniversary

September 19, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 7 Comments

Ahead of their induction to the Australia Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame this fall–and 30 years after the release of their first of many stellar albums–Crowded House have unveiled a spectacular and thorough reissue campaign that sees the reissue of all of their albums as expanded CDs and heavyweight vinyl titles. The project, which covers every one of their studio albums release between 1986 and 2010 (plus 2000’s rarities album Afterglow), sees each album digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios from the highest-possible resolution transfers of the original tapes. Each…

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