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Have a Cigar: Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition

September 12, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Following some teases changing just about every Pink Floyd album cover on digital music services to mirror original packaging elements of Wish You Were Here, the band has announced a new expanded edition of its 1975 masterpiece, reissued to mark its 50th anniversary. Coming December 12 from Legacy Recordings, the deluxe Wish You Were Here arrives in a frankly dizzying display of formats: A 2CD or 3LP set pairs the original album with nine bonus tracks: three from the “Immersion Edition” box set released in 2011 and six previously unreleased outtakes and alternate mixes. A…

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David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters

The Weekend Stream: June 28, 2025

June 28, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. There’s new music from Sarah McLachlan, Public Enemy and Liam Finn, plus a new video to a one-hit wonder, a Record Store Day single gone digital, and tributes to musicians we lost this week. Peter Gabriel, In the Big Room (Real World) (Apple / Amazon) The legendary pop/rock voice has loosed a recording from his vault for larger public consumption: highlights from an intimate 2003 performance at his Real World…

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Alexandre Desplat, Camouflage, David Gilmour, Judas Priest, Kool and the Gang, Leo Sayer, Liam Finn, Marcella Detroit, Norman Greenbaum, Peter Gabriel, Public Enemy, Sarah McLachlan

They Will Have Their Way: Legacy Plans Packed Record Store Day Slate

February 10, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 8 Comments

Is it just us, or has Record Store Day felt a little muted in recent years? Obviously the annual Black Friday celebration boasts less titles than the festivities held every April, but it’s sometimes been a struggle to identify great archival titles or worthy re-pressed discs. Well, that certainly isn’t the case this year: labels seem to have gone into overdrive stockpiling interesting LPs and singles worth a second (or first!) look – and one of the strongest showings might be Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings, who are bowing no less than 16…

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Cypress Hill, David Gilmour, Jeff Buckley, John Legend, Judas Priest, Lou Reed, Neil Finn, Nick Mason, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rage Against the Machine, Record Store Day, Soul Asylum, Thelonious Monk, Toad the Wet Sprocket

Release Round-Up: Week of September 6

September 6, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 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. Neil Young, Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) (NYA/Reprise) 17CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 17CD/5BD Deluxe Set: Official Store This week’s biggest release is the long-awaited third volume of Neil Young’s long-running Archives series. Archives Vol. III (1976-1987), spans in its deluxe form a whopping 17 CDs and five Blu-rays boasting a broad array of songs and film footage: 15 unreleased songs, 121 unreleased tracks, and 11 full-length films (four of them unreleased). Housed in a…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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10000 Maniacs, America, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Faces, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, King Crimson, Nancy Sinatra, Neil Young, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Marriott, Sylvester, Vince Guaraldi, Vincent Price

Heart to Hang Onto: Seven Out-of-Print Pete Townshend Live Albums Released in New Box Set

June 7, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

A long out-of-print trove of Pete Townshend live shows is coming back into print in one deluxe box set. Live in Concert 1985-2001, available July 26, brings together more than 15 years’ worth of shows from the legendary songwriter/guitarist for The Who. These sets, recorded in America and England and arranged chronologically, were all originally released in the early years of the millennium on Townshend’s short-lived Eel Pie label. For this set, available as a 14CD set or a digital product, they’ve been remastered by Jon Astley. Longtime Townshend collaborator Richard Evans…

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Spheres of Reflection: David Gilmour and The Orb’s “Metallic Spheres” Reimagined, Listeners Invited to Remix Selections

November 21, 2023 by The Second Disc | No Comments

The Orb and David Gilmour Metallic Spheres in Colour

Much has been made lately of Artificial Intelligence (AI), from the new “machine learning” program that made The Beatles’ “Now and Then” and further stereo remixes of mono material possible, to the more eyebrow-raising applications proliferating around the media landscape. Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and UK electronic group The Orb recently released Metallic Spheres in Colour, a reimaging of their 2010 ambient collaboration Metallic Spheres. Producer Youth commented, “The idea for Metallic Spheres in Colour was that Alex Paterson [founder of The Orb] could have done more on the first version and…

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Pink Floyd Announce ‘Pulse’ Blu-ray, Does Not Announce Unreleased Digital Live Shows

December 16, 2021 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

Two exciting Pink Floyd stories have cropped up for fans of all of their eras: a standalone release of their restored Pulse Blu-ray for 2022, and a dozen unheard live shows from 1971 available to hear now. Pulse, originally released in 1995, chronicled the British band’s Division Bell Tour of Europe the previous year. While the album was culled from multiple performances, the accompanying video release was taken from a performance at Earls Court in London on October 20, 1994. There, Pink Floyd (then comprised of founding members David Gilmour on vocals…

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David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Yes, I Have Ghosts: Legacy Recordings Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup featuring David Gilmour, Alice In Chains, Lou Reed, and More

October 8, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

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Preparations for Record Store Day Black Friday, taking place this year on November 27, are in full swing. As shops begin to place their orders and fans everywhere write out want lists, we wanted to let you know about Legacy Recordings’ offerings this year. Rock rarities, sought-after live sets, color vinyl reissues, prehistoric Hendrix, and brand-new David Gilmour – it’s all on the lineup. So read up on the releases, get in touch with your local record shop, and add these to your collection on Black Friday! Alice In Chains, SAP (12″…

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Alice in Chains, Curtis Knight and the Squires, David Gilmour, Jefferson Starship, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, Record Store Day, Willie Nelson

Varese Boots Up Expanded ‘Hackers’ Soundtrack

September 15, 2020 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Audiences and critics may not have fully understood Hackers when it was released exactly 25 years ago – but the cyber-cult classic continues to be a touchpoint in the public’s early understanding of the nascent Internet. Next week, its original soundtrack is being expanded for its anniversary, complete with some surprising cameos from a classic rock legend. The film followed a group of young, elite, underground programmers who accidentally stumble upon a computer virus-assisted plot to embezzle a major corporation and cause environmental chaos. Several of its cast members broke through to…

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David Gilmour, Massive Attack, Prodigy, Squeeze

The Way It Goes: Esoteric Collects Albums from David Gilmour-Produced Band Unicorn

August 27, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Unicorn went through a number of names before the band settled on that mystical creature: The Senders, The Pink Bear, The Late Edition, The Late, and just plain Late. The band wasn’t late at all – rather, they were right on time in combining their influences into a striking sound of their own. They’d started as a beat group and put those skills to use backing Billy J. Kramer; then, the discovery of the Southern California sounds of CSN became a major influence. Unicorn blended CSN-style harmonies with Beatles-inspired songcraft, Motown energy,…

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Soundtrack Watch: Goldsmith Favorites, ‘Legends’ Uncovered, La-La Land Sale

April 28, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Music reissues have been scarce over the last month or so, but our friends at various boutique soundtrack labels have worked hard to put out quality products before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we shine the spotlight on some of our recent favorites! Varese Sarabande has been working overtime, releasing three limited CD Club titles as well as a rarer, high-profile deluxe edition. In the latter case, it’s a new deluxe edition of the soundtrack to 2014’s Whiplash. The sophomore film by writer/director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, First…

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UPDATE WITH NEW RELEASE DATE: Lost For Words: Pink Floyd Looks Back on Gilmour Era In ‘The Later Years: 1987-2019’

August 29, 2019 by Sam Stone | 8 Comments

EDIT: Due to production and logistical delays, the deluxe box set of ‘Pink Floyd The Later Years’ and the digital equvalent will be released on December 13, 2019. The highlights 2-LP / 1 CD package and the digital equivalent will keep the release date of November 29, 2019. In a move that’s sure to please fans of latter-day Pink Floyd, the band has announced a new, 18-disc multimedia box set due on December 13. The Later Years: 1987-2019, which celebrates the band’s David Gilmour-led years. The era was one of great…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 14

December 14, 2018 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Welcome to another Release Round-Up. Here’s a look at what’s coming out today, December 14! Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen on Broadway [2CD] (Columbia) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Springsteen on Broadway captures songs and selected stories from The Boss’ acclaimed, Tony Award-winning engagement on the Great White Way. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the album arrives one day before the closing show, and also just before it’s broadcast in full on Netflix. The streaming giant will premiere the production at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET on…

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Gone So Fast: Omnivore Brings Unicorn’s Lost, Gilmour-Produced Folk-Rock Gems to CD, LP, and Digital

December 13, 2018 by Sam Stone | No Comments

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The ’70s folk-rock group Unicorn released three albums for EMI during the decade. The recordings were produced by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and highlighted the band’s talent for laid-back folk-rock. Their smooth, Eagles-like sound, Crosby & Nash-esque harmonies, and slick, professional production value could have won them critical acclaim, but history has largely forgotten their lush original material. (Cherry Red’s Esoteric imprint has recently taken a look at their core discography.) These days, the group is mostly known for backing up Kate Bush on her first demos and having one of their…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 13LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The third release in Parlophone’s series of chronological box sets dedicated to the music of David Bowie, A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) closes the book on the legendary artist’s RCA career. It follows 2015’s Five Years (1969-1973) and 2016’s Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), offering material from five major studio and live albums: Low (1977), “Heroes” (1977), Stage (1978), Lodger (1979) and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980). Low, “Heroes” and Lodger are, of course, referred to as the “Berlin”…

More Tomorrow: Esoteric Reissues Two From Unicorn, David Gilmour-Produced Band

March 29, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

What would it have sounded like if Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour had produced the Eagles? One possible answer comes via his work with the British band Unicorn. Despite the patronage of the psychedelic rocker, Unicorn took many of its cues from the American West Coast. Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint is remastering and expanding two albums from Unicorn, 1976’s Too Many Crooks, and 1977’s One More Tomorrow. Both titles are due this Friday, March 31, in the United Kingdom, and one week later in the United States. The laid-back sound of Too…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 18

September 18, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up including a couple of spectacular new box sets, one acclaimed soundtrack, numerous reissues and anthologies, and the return of a few beloved artists! a-ha, Hunting High and Low: 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros./Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The 1985 debut from a-ha gets super-sized with Rhino’s upcoming 4-CD/1-DVD edition. Disc One has the original, remastered album, while Disc Two boasts 25 demos, Disc Three has 15 singles, B-sides and extended versions, and Disc Four takes in ten previously unreleased alternate mixes. The DVD has…

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