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Release Round-Up: Week of June 12

June 12, 2026 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

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 5th Dimension, Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City & Bell Albums 1967-1974 (Second Disc/Cherry Red/Strawberry) Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red 2026 marks 60 years of The 5th Dimension–and the celebration is kicking off with the first-ever box set dedicated to the legendary “champagne soul” fivesome! Second Disc Records is proud to team with Cherry Red’s Strawberry imprint for Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City &…

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Release Round-Up

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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

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Cream, David Beard, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Keith Urban, Michael McDonald, Mike Campbell, Robbie Robertson, Sue Glover, The 5th Dimension, The Band, The Beach Boys, Tommy Steele, Triumph

The Weekend Stream Extra: A Second Disc Interview with David Beard, Author of “All Summer Long: Conversations with The Beach Boys From ‘Surfin” to ‘SMiLE'”

May 16, 2026 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Sixty years ago today – May 16, 1966 – The Beach Boys released Pet Sounds on Capitol Records. Though the album wasn’t commercially successful upon its original release, it came to be regarded as a high watermark not just for The Beach Boys, but for American popular music itself. The Beach Boys have just celebrated 60 years of Pet Sounds (as well as its timeless songs including “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “God Only Knows,” and “Sloop John B”) with a Capitol Tower reunion of Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Bruce Johnston; a…

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Features, Interviews, News

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Books

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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David Beard, The Beach Boys