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The Weekend Stream: April 16, 2022

April 16, 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! Ben Folds, It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown (Apple TV+ Original Soundtrack) (Peanuts Productions) (iTunes) Ben Folds has been sort of quiet lately. While the piano-pounding alt-rocker has been livestreaming and podcasting along with being an advocate for orchestras in recent years, he’s only released a handful of singles since 2015’s So There, a collaboration with chamber-pop ensemble yMusic. But that’s about…

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Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Ben Folds, Boyz II Men, Depeche Mode, Dwight Yoakam, John Williams, Sophie B. Hawkins,

The Weekend Stream: April 9, 2022

April 9, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 3 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! And after a week away, you better believe we’re coming in hot! Billy Joel, 50 Years of the Piano Man (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) On the surface, this 50-track digital compilation-cum-playlist looks like a typical algorithmic survey of Joel’s five-decade career, with all the great radio hits rising to the top. But dig deeper and you’ll discover six tracks making their…

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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America, Billy Joel, Burt Bacharach, Damon Albarn, David Ruffin, Depeche Mode, Gerry Beckley, Howard Jones, Jerry Goldsmith, Jim Weatherly, Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Format, Trace Adkins

The Weekend Stream: March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

En Vogue, Funky Divas (Expanded Edition) (Elektra/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) The R&B quartet’s sophomore album, released in 1992, was their biggest, featuring the Top 10 pop hits “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” (a cover of Aretha Franklin’s Curtis Mayfield-penned classic from the film Sparkle) and the rock-oriented “Free Your Mind.” This digital expansion offers an additional eight vintage remixes. Sting, Russians (Guitar/Cello Version) (A&M) (iTunes / Amazon) An affecting song from Sting’s solo debut The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) has, of course,…

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

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Depeche Mode, Ella Fitzgerald, En Vogue, Pantera, Sting

The Weekend Stream: March 19, 2022

March 19, 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! From hard-rockin’ brothers to non-stop dance vibes, you’ve got quite a selection this week. Nelson, Imaginator / Silence is Broken / Brother Harmony / Life / Like Father, Like Sons / Before the Rain / Perfect Storm (After the Rain World Tour 1991) / Lightning Strikes Twice (Stone Canyon/UMe) Imaginator: iTunes / Amazon Silence: iTunes / Amazon Brother: iTunes / Amazon Life:…

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Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Depeche Mode, Ice Cube, Nat King Cole, Nelson

The Weekend Stream: March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 4 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! Georgia Satellites, Lightnin’ in a Bottle: The Official Live Album (Cleveland International/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Recorded at Cleveland club Peabody’s at the end of 1988 – two years after their only hit, the No. 2 smash “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” had fallen off the charts – this blistering set showcases the power of the Satellites as blues-boogie party band. Includes renditions…

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Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Andy Williams, Angela Bofill, Depeche Mode, Elvis Costello, Georgia Satellites, Jon Anderson, Jr. Walker and the All-Stars, La Toya Jackson, The Roots

The Weekend Stream: March 5, 2022

March 5, 2022 by The Second Disc | 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! This week’s got some choice soundtracks plus rock, hip-hop, country, and classic vocalists. Depeche Mode, Construction Time Again | The 12″ Singles (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Rhino continues its series of 12″ single releases from the Depeche Mode catalogue. This offering gathers up the extended mixes from the band’s third album, originally released in 1983. David Crosby, Oh Yes I Can (A&M/UMe) (iTunes…

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Classic Rock, Country, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Akon, David Crosby, Depeche Mode, Hoyt Axton, James Horner, John Williams, Johnny Rodriguez, The Mills Brothers

The Weekend Stream: February 26, 2022

February 26, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 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! This week’s got plenty of remixes, from New Wave to soul – plus some novelty hip-hop that’ll offer a much-needed laugh or two. Depeche Mode, A Broken Frame | The 12″ Singles (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Last week, Rhino made the 12″ singles set devoted to Depeche Mode’s debut digitally available, and they’re doing the same with sophomore album A Broken Frame….

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Depeche Mode, Ed Ames, Eric Burdon, Hoyt Axton, Jodeci, Joni James, L.A. Guns, Madonna, Mint Condition, Ronnie Spector, The Ronettes, War

The Weekend Stream: February 19, 2022

February 19, 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! This week we’ve got Depeche Mode on vinyl…er, digital, Roxette in Spanish and Shel Silverstein in rare form. Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell | The 12″ Singles (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Issued in 2018 as the first of nine (and counting) box sets featuring 12″ replicas of every Depeche Mode single from a particular album, this new-to-digital set captures long and alternate…

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Comedy, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Kool Moe Dee, Roxette, Shel Silverstein, Static-X, The Supernaturals

Release Round-Up: Week of December 3

December 3, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to the first Release Round-Up of the last month of 2021! The Doors, L.A. Woman: 50th Anniversary Edition (Elektra/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com) The sixth and final studio album from The Doors featuring Jim Morrison gets a 50th anniversary expansion from Rhino on 3 CDs and 1 LP. The original stereo album (newly remastered by Bruce Botnick) is present on both CD and LP while the bonus discs have more than two hours of previously unreleased sessions. The first CD also includes two bonus tracks, a previously unheard Sunset Sound recording…

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Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock

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Calvin Keys, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor, Depeche Mode, Doc Watson, Doug Carn, Garbage, Nina Simone, The Black Keys, The Doors, Tom Jones, Travis, Trini Lopez

Everything Counts in Large Amounts: Depeche Mode Restore ‘101’ for New Box Set

October 26, 2021 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Documentarian D.A. Pennebaker (1925-2019) directed some of the most acclaimed music films of all time, including Bob Dylan’s Don’t Look Back, Stephen Sondheim’s Company: Original Cast Album, Chuck Berry’s Rock and Roll Music, and Monterey Pop. He and co-director/wife Chris Hegedus tackled big issues in The War Room (about Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign), Town Bloody Hall (billed as “a dialogue on women’s liberation”), and Unlocking the Cage (concerning animal rights). On December 3, Rhino will revisit a classic Pennebaker/Hegedus music documentary, Depeche Mode: 101, in a new box set edition comprising 2…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 24

January 24, 2020 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elton John, Live from Moscow 1979 (Mercury/UMe) 2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Elton John’s landmark tour of Russia, where he stunned audiences as the first rocker to perform in the country. His concerts there were intimate events where he performed alongside percussionist Ray Cooper. Now, Elton brings his May 28, 1979 concert in Moscow to CD and wide release vinyl for the first time; the show was…

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Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Big Star, Depeche Mode, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Sam Cooke, Supergrass, The Dave Clark Five, The Honeycombs, The Meters

All I Ever Wanted: Depeche Mode Announce Definitive Studio Collection On CD

January 16, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Following a series of box sets collecting its 12-inch singles, pioneering English electronic band – and 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees – Depeche Mode have announced a definitive survey of their studio works. The limited, numbered MODE is due on January 24 from Rhino/Warner (in the U.S.) and Sony (in the U.K.). The 18-CD collection rounds up all fourteen of Depeche Mode’s studio albums plus four additional discs of bonus material. In total, MODE features 63 non-album singles, B-sides, and bonus tracks spanning 1983-2017 including the previously unreleased “Heroes…

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

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A Question of Time: Depeche Mode Continues 12″ Singles Series With “Black Celebration” and “Music For The Masses” Volumes Due May 31

May 31, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Depeche Mode has continued its series of 12″ single box sets today with two new collections: Black Celebration: The 12″ Singles and Music For The Masses: The 12″ Singles. Released in 1986 and 1987, respectively, the two albums saw Depeche Mode shifting directions into darker musical territory and reaching a wider audience than ever before. To supplement the albums, Depeche Mode also released several 12″ singles that included rare mixes, extended versions, and exclusive live recordings of their songs: Black Celebration ‘s corresponding 12″ singles included various versions of “A Question of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 31

May 31, 2019 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Hootie & The Blowfish, Cracked Rear View: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Atlantic/Rhino) 3-CD/DVD Deluxe: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-CD Expanded: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Hootie and the Blowfish are revisiting their 21x platinum smash Cracked Rear View with a new 3-CD/DVD Deluxe Edition and 2-CD Expanded Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes a new remaster of the album, plus rare and unreleased studio recordings on CD 2, a live…

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Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, DVD-Audio, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock

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Atlanta Rhythm Section, Buck Owens, Depeche Mode, Four Tops, Hootie and The Blowfish, King Crimson, Rory Gallagher, Susan Boyle

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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Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Release Round-Up: Week of August 31

August 31, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Band, Music from Big Pink [Various Formats] (Capitol/UMe, 2018) Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2-LP Pink Vinyl: uDiscoverMusic.com Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Capitol/UMe will reissue The Band’s seminal exploration of Americana, Music from Big Pink, on CD, 2-LP vinyl, digital, and in a CD/BD/2-LP/1-7 inch single Super Deluxe Edition. For its 50th, Big Pink has been…

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Chicago, Depeche Mode, Nick Mason, Pet Shop Boys, Roger Miller, The Band

Just Can’t Get Enough: Depeche Mode Initiate 12″ Singles Box Set Series

August 2, 2018 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Later this month, Depeche Mode will launch a series of box sets collecting the band’s 12-inch singles. On August 31, the first two boxes, Speak & Spell and A Broken Frame, will be released. All audio in this series has been newly remastered from the original tapes and cut at Abbey Road Studios. The first box, Speak & Spell: The 12″ Singles, collects all of the singles around the era of the British electronic band’s 1981 debut Speak & Spell. It kicks off with a replica of the rare flexidisc containing “Sometimes…

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Box Sets, Vinyl

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Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock

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Depeche Mode