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Fit for a Queen: Tina Turner’s Singles Feature on New Deluxe Compilation

September 28, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Even before but especially after her explosive pop comeback in the 1980s, Tina Turner more than earned the mantle of Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. This fall, a new career-spanning compilation from Rhino will reaffirm that title, with 55 of her singles (and a few rarities) on one album. Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, due November 24, spans Tina’s 1975 cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” – issued on Acid Queen, her second solo album (and last before escaping her physically and emotionally abusive relationship with former husband and creative partner…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 11

August 11, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Elvis Presley, Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite: 50th Anniversary Edition (RCA/Legacy) 3CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elvis Presley’s seminal 1973 returns for its 50th anniversary in a new box set. This edition takes its cues from the audio contents of last year’s 3-CD release from the mail-order Follow That Dream label but with some crucial changes. Here, you have the original album on CD 1 as remixed by Matt-Ross Spang for that ’22 release, the…

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David Bowie, Elvis Presley, KT Tunstall, Neil Young, Ray Davies, Rose Marie, Suzi Quatro, The Connells, The Donnas

Children of the Revolution: New “Produced by Tony Visconti” Box Features David Bowie, T. Rex, U2, Badfinger, More

July 19, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

In the course of a career spanning seven decades, Tony Visconti has produced seminal albums in the classic rock genre including high profile collaborations with David Bowie, T. Rex, Gentle Giant, Strawbs, and Badfinger. But Visconti’s C.V. runs much deeper, from folk (Ralph McTell, Tom Paxton) to musical theatre (Elaine Paige) and everything in between (Sparks). On October 20, Edsel will release the first large-scale tribute to Visconti’s enormous musical legacy. Produced by Tony Visconti has been curated by its subject. It will be available in a variety of formats including 4…

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Argent, Badfinger, David Bowie, Elaine Paige, Gentle Giant, Joe Cocker, Manic Street Preachers, Mary Hopkin, Procol Harum, Strawbs, T Rex, The Damned, The Moody Blues, The Move, Tony Visconti, U2, Various Artists

Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide: Bowie’s Final Ziggy Gig Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue

June 5, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Over 50 years after David Bowie bade farewell to one of his most recognizable onstage personas, the show in which he did so will be reissued and restored. Ziggy Stardust: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be reissued by Parlophone August 11, just a month after the exact anniversary of that landmark date at Hammersmith Odeon in London. Originally issued in truncated form in 1983, the program was remixed and restored in 2003; this presentation will feature two tracks finally added into the running order: a medley of “The Jean Genie” and…

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David Bowie, Jeff Beck

The Weekend Stream: May 6, 2023

May 6, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 6 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 usher you into the weekend. Today’s might be our biggest and best round-up of the spring: classic rock remixes, classic soul legends, rising rap icons, all kinds of ’80s pop, a classic Broadway album making its belated digital debut – plus two urgent social causes we really want you to know about. David Bowie, Golden Years (TOKiMONSTA Remix) (Parlophone) (iTunes / Amazon) Created…

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Book of Love, Chance The Rapper, Daryl Hall and John Oates, David Bowie, Doris Day, Edgar Winter, James Brown, Les Brown, Oingo Boingo, Robyn Hitchcock, Squeeze, Stephen Sondheim, Tavares, The Hooters, Zero Mostel

The Weekend Stream: March 18, 2023

March 18, 2023 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 usher you into the weekend. We’ve got new remixes from David Bowie, old remixes from Madonna, an unheard Lou Reed song and much more – including another music writer who could use your help. David Bowie, Let’s Dance (40th Anniversary Remix E.P.) / Let’s Dance (Club Bolly Mixes) / China Girl (Riff & Vox Mixes) (Parlophone) 40th Anniversary Remix: iTunes / Amazon Club Bolly: iTunes / Amazon China Girl:…

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The Weekend Stream

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David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Madonna, Nat King Cole, Nazareth, The Chipmunks

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

January 3, 2023 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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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Al Stewart, Blondie, Culture Club, David Bowie, Elton John, Eugene Ormandy, Freddie Hubbard, Gold Bonus Disc Awards, Henry Mancini, Jimi Jamison, John Barry, John Williams, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Hamlisch, The Monkees, Vince Guaraldi

Holiday Gift Guide Review: David Bowie, “Divine Symmetry: An Alternative Journey Through ‘Hunky Dory'”

December 22, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

MAGNIFICENT OUTRAGE. The phrase is emblazoned on the slipcase of David Bowie’s new box set Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through ‘Hunky Dory’). It was derived from an ad – reprinted as the first image in the 100-page tome housing the set’s four CDs and one Blu-ray Disc – which noted, “That’s what they’re saying about David Bowie.” Happily, no one would accuse this latest Bowie archival dig of being an outrage, though magnificent comes closer. Much like its 2019 predecessor Conversation Piece shed considerable light on the 1968-1969 David Bowie/Space Oddity…

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The Second Disc’s Guide to Black Friday Record Store Day 2022: Our Essential Picks

November 25, 2022 by The Second Disc | 6 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. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday Record Store Day event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy, and Joe have once again selected some essential picks of the roughly 200 titles being released tomorrow at independent record stores everywhere. With so many shoppers at the mall and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 25

November 25, 2022 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the (non-Record Store Day) titles hitting stores today! Watch this space for our RSD Black Friday Picks! David Bowie, Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through ‘Hunky Dory’) (Parlophone) 4CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 4CD/1BD slipcased box set chronicling the twelve months leading up to the December 1971 release of David Bowie’s fourth studio album. Highlighted by 48 previously unreleased tracks, the box features home demos, BBC radio sessions, live and studio recordings, and new mixes of Hunky Dory material by…

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David Bowie, Jim Croce, Ringo Starr, The Cure, The Flaming Lips, Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Release Round-Up: Week of November 18

November 18, 2022 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the many titles hitting stores today as the countdown to the holidays continues! Michael Jackson, Thriller 40 (MJJ/Epic/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The best-selling album of all time returns in a 2CD edition for its 40th anniversary. The second disc features 10 bonus tracks including the previously issued outtake “Sunset Driver,” “Got the Hots” (making its U.S. release debut), non-LP B-side “Can’t Get Outta the Rain,” the Michael Sembello-penned “Carousel,” and the previously unreleased “Who Do You Know,” “What a Lovely Way…

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APB, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Jimi Hendrix, KISS, Michael Jackson, Nastyfacts, Neil Young, Peggy Lee, Peter Green, Queen, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, Vince Guaraldi, Willie Nelson

Lightning Frightening: New Bowie Box Offers ‘Hunky Dory’-Era Rarities

September 28, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of the success of the documentary Moonage Daydream (and its recently released soundtrack, currently streaming and coming soon to physical media), Parlophone has announced a major audio excavation from the David Bowie vault. On November 25, 2022, the label will release Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory), a 4CD/1BD box set chronicling the twelve months leading up to the December 1971 release of Bowie’s fourth studio album. Highlighted by 48 previously unreleased tracks, the box features home demos, BBC radio sessions, live and studio recordings, and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 16

September 16, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Miles Davis, That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (Columbia/Legacy) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The 3-CD box set (also available digitally) focuses on Miles Davis’ final years at the Columbia label with which he had been associated since 1955 and on the three albums that closed out his 30-year run: Star People (1983), Decoy (1984), and You’re Under Arrest (1985). The collection features studio outtakes as well as a complete live performance, What It Is: Montreal…

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Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Joe Strummer, Lang Lang, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Stacey Q, Suede

Burning Desire: Legacy Recordings Announces RSD Black Friday Titles from Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, The Script

September 15, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

This morning, Legacy Recordings announced its slate of four vinyl releases for Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event taking place on Friday, November 25. Three celebrate classic artists while one revisits a modern-day triumph. Below you’ll find the descriptions provided by the label for all four releases. Visit recordstoreday.com for a full list of participating record stores. David Bowie, The Next Day Extra (12″ Vinyl EP) The Next Day Extra contains various album outtakes and remixes from David Bowie’s The Next Day album. In the summer of 2013, unreleased songs –…

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Keep Your Electric Eye on Me: New Mixes, Live Material Feature on Bowie’s ‘Moonage Daydream’ Documentary Soundtrack

August 29, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream is certainly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated rock documentaries of the year. The writer/editor/producer/director behind acclaimed documentaries on film impresario Robert Evans and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain brings his narrative focus to David Bowie, using unseen footage and the voice of the late rock icon himself to paint an officially-sanctioned portrait of his eclectic career. Having already screened at Cannes to critical acclaim, Moonage Daydream will face audiences with an IMAX release on September 16 – and, it was recently announced, will have a unique…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 17

June 17, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up featuring a selection of the week’s new titles! The Beach Boys, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys – Expanded Edition (Capitol/UMe) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (contains CD 1 only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Standard: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada All Formats (including 2LP and 6LP exclusives): The Beach Boys Official Store Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was originally issued in 2003, peaking within the top 20 of the Billboard 200 and remaining on the charts for 104…

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Brian Wilson, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Hank Williams Jr, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jeff Harnar, Lorin Hollander, Scott McCarl, The Beach Boys, The Everly Brothers, The Troggs, Whitesnake, Young-Holt Unlimited

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

April 22, 2022 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

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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Open My Eyes: Ace Celebrates Todd Rundgren and Gus Dudgeon in Label’s Producers Series

March 17, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

In recent weeks, Ace Records has made two new additions to its ongoing Producers Series, and both titles spotlight the versatility of the respective talents, Todd Rundgren and Gus Dudgeon. The Studio Wizardry of Todd Rundgren is, in many senses, an update of Rhino’s 1992 compilation An Elpee’s Worth of Productions. Like that set, it paints a portrait of the singer-songwriter largely in service of others’ songs, though a handful of his own compositions appear, too. Ace’s collection spans 1970-1990, when the prolific Rundgren worked his studio magic on essential recordings by…

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Cheap Trick, Daryl Hall and John Oates, David Bowie, Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Joan Armatrading, Patti Smith, Sparks, Strawbs, The Zombies, Todd Rundgren, Utopia, Various Artists, XTC

America, Chicago, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Doors, Ramones, More Featured on Rhino’s Record Store Day Lineup

February 17, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Rhino is bringing out the heavy hitters for its Record Store Day lineup of releases, all of which are due on Saturday, April 23 at independent record stores everywhere. We’ve already filled you in on the pair of David Bowie titles coming to both CD and LP, but Rhino also has vinyl offerings from music legends including Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Willie Nelson, Stevie Nicks, and The Everly Brothers as well as such beloved bands as America, Bad Company, Blur, Chicago, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Ramones, and The Replacements. Below you’ll find Rhino’s…

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Can’t Help Thinking About Me: Parlophone Announces Two David Bowie EPs on Vinyl, CD for Record Store Day

February 10, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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Record Store Day 2022 isn’t until April 23, but Parlophone is getting a head start with today’s announcement of two releases from David Bowie scheduled for release part of the annual event. Parlophone and ISO Records will offer two limited edition titles from the late superstar, both of which are de facto bonus discs to titles issued in 2021. The Brilliant Adventure EP and Toy EP (You’ve Got It Made with All the Toys) will both be released on vinyl and CD and premiere previously unreleased versions, live tracks, and mixes from…

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The Weekend Stream: February 5, 2022

February 5, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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! Some fascinating finds ahead from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and far beyond – but first, another streaming housekeeping note… You may have read our thoughts last week about streaming services, what they’re doing, what they should be doing, and how artists are reacting. We had no intention of telling people where they should or shouldn’t get their digital catalogue fix. However, this…

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Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Kim Carnes, Roxette, The Art of Noise

Review: David Bowie, “Brilliant Adventure [1992-2001]”

January 10, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise… David Bowie wasn’t one to look back. But when he announced Black Tie White Noise, many fans collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Might the “old” David Bowie be returning? The 1993 album was his first in six years, following three albums (two studio and one live) with his hard rock band, Tin Machine. It also reunited him with Nile Rodgers, producer of his all-time best-selling album Let’s Dance, and with Ziggy Stardust-era guitarist Mick Ronson. Black Tie White Noise turned out…

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Brian Eno, David Bowie, Nile Rodgers

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 January 7 – David Bowie Birthday Edition

January 7, 2022 by The Second Disc | 8 Comments

Welcome to today’s Release Round-Up! While the record biz at large isn’t quite into the swing of things for 2022, today does bring two releases from the late David Bowie. Tomorrow, January 8, would have been the superstar artist’s 75th birthday; while he passed away on January 10, 2016, his legacy continues to burn brightly. David Bowie, Toy:Box (ISO/Parlophone) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6 x 10″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Available on 3 CDs or 6 ten-inch LPs, David Bowie’sToy: Box features the same 12-track Toy album (originally slated for released in 2001 and consisting…

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