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The Weekend Stream: November 8, 2025

November 8, 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. It’s a positively packed line-up today: pop icons old and new, unique stage experiences and two different trips to the land of Oz – plus a really cool recording summit opportunity for New Yorkers and a trio of tributes to some deceased musical heroes. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor (Twenty Years Edition) (Warner/Rhino) (Apple / Amazon) The Queen of Pop’s next studio album, reportedly due out next year, is…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

Soundtrack Watch: Intrada, Quartet and Varese’s Last Batches for 2023, ‘The Naked Gun’ Gets Solo Shot

December 15, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

With a few weeks left in the year, film score labels are still working hard to get out some choice archival releases on CD! Here’s the latest from Intrada, Quartet Records, Varese Sarabande’s CD Club, and a reissue from the folks at Rusted Wave. The estate of James Horner has worked overtime to get a myriad of scores from the late composer out into the market. Two major ones come from Intrada and Quartet, respectively: Intrada delivers a reissue of his third film score, to the sci-fi adventure film Battle Beyond the Stars…

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CD, Vinyl

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Soundtracks

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David Newman, Ennio Morricone, Ira Newborn, James Horner, John Williams, Michael Kamen, Peter Noone, Randy Newman

Release Round-Up: Week of May 10

May 10, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Cilla Black, Cilla/In My Life (SFE/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red’s Strike Force Entertainment imprint has two more reissues in the ongoing series of definitively remastered and expanded Cilla Black albums. First up is the late vocalist’s debut album Cilla (1965) with In My Life (1974), the latter of which is making its premiere on CD in full. This 2-CD set adds 26 bonus tracks, three of which are new to CD. Cilla Black, Sher-oo!/Modern Priscilla (SFE/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. /…

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Release Round-Up

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

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Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Cilla Black, David Newman, Howard Jones, Professor Longhair, Rare Earth, The Neville Brothers, Thomas Newman

Never Give Up, Never Surrender: Real Gone To Debut the Soundtracks to “Galaxy Quest” and “American Beauty” on Vinyl in May

April 10, 2019 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

Next month, Real Gone is debuting two films scores on vinyl. Both hail from 1999 and feature the work of brothers David and Thomas Newman. The siblings are also famously the sons of noted film composer Alfred Newman and cousins to Randy Newman. First up, coming out on May 3, is David Newman’s score to Galaxy Quest. Directed by Dean Parisot, the film is an affectionate send-up of the original Star Trek series (both on and off-screen). Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, and Sam Rockwell, the movie centers…

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Vinyl

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David Newman, Thomas Newman

Varese Unveils First CD Club Batch of 40th Anniversary Year with Williams, Goldsmith Expansions

June 19, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

40 years ago, Varese Sarabande Records launched with the soundtrack to writer-director Bruce Kimmel’s The First Nudie Musical. Today, the label (recently acquired by Concord Music Group) continues to serve the soundtrack community with an impressive array of releases from both past and present. Its limited edition CD club has recently announced its first four titles marking the company’s 40th anniversary. First up is John Williams‘ 1972 score to director Mark Rydell’s The Cowboys. The John Wayne vehicle gave Williams an opportunity to compose a rousing, melodic adventure score including a subsequent…

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David Newman, Georges Delerue, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams

Intrada Goes to Vietnam for Two Rare Disney Scores

July 12, 2017 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Intrada has released two very different scores to two live action Disney comedies, both based on true events of the Vietnam War–as unbelievable as that may seem. Alex North’s score to Good Morning, Vietnam and David Newman’s score to Operation Dumbo Drop have been dusted off for a 2-for-1 release on CD. Good Morning, Vietnam featured late funnyman Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer, a real-life disc jockey on the Armed Forces Radio Service. His irreverent broadcasts confound his superiors but provide a much-needed respite from the horrors of the conflict in Vietnam….

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Alex North, David Newman