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The Weekend Stream: March 2, 2024

March 2, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. This week’s lineup includes a solo rarity from a famous lyricist; a celebration of one of music’s most famous duos; classic hip-hop; vintage vocals; and more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bernie Taupin, Tribe (iTunes / Amazon) Though best-known as Elton John’s primary lyrical collaborator, Bernie Taupin released three solo albums (as well as two with the group Farm Dogs). 1987’s Tribe is his final solo record to date. …

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Bernie Taupin, De La Soul, Dinah Shore, Eydie Gorme, Gogi Grant, REO Speedwagon, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Oak Ridge Boys

She Ain’t Down Yet: Stage Door Collects “Unsinkable Molly Brown” Demos and More on New 2-CD Deluxe Release

December 19, 2022 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

When Meredith Willson’s The Music Man made its Broadway bow on December 19, 1957 at The Majestic Theatre (today the home of Phantom of the Opera), the composer-lyricist-librettist had already enjoyed a long and prolific career. Willson, born in Mason City, Iowa – the inspiration for The Music Man‘s River City – had played flute and piccolo in the orchestras of John Philip Sousa and Arturo Toscanini; became the musical director of NBC Radio in Hollywood; received Academy Award nominations for the music of the films The Great Dictator and The Little…

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News

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Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal

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Andre Kostelanetz, Aretha Franklin, Dinah Shore, Gordon MacRae, Harve Presnell, Meredith Willson, Nat King Cole

Comes Once In a Lifetime: Stage Door Celebrates “Lost Broadway: 1961” On New Collection

May 29, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Stage Door Records’ five volumes of Lost West End have sampled numerous rare musicals that have played London over the years. Now, the U.K. label is turning its sights across the pond to the Great White Way to launch a new series: Lost Broadway. The first volume focuses on the year 1961, when composer-lyricist Jerry Herman made his Broadway debut with the successful Milk and Honey; some of the brightest stars included Barbara Cook, Jerry Orbach, Elaine Stritch, and Alfred Drake; the venerable Noel Coward returned with Sail Away; and the hits…

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News

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Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal

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Alfred Drake, Barbara Cook, Dinah Shore, Judy Garland, Margaret Whiting, Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, Various Artists

Sunny Day: Warner Licenses Sesame Street Catalog for Digital, Streaming, and Future Physical Reissues

December 21, 2018 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

Warner Music Group and Sesame Workshop have recently announced a joint effort that marks the relaunch of Sesame Street Records, the label that released over 60 classic originalSesame Street albums from 1970 to 1984. To celebrate 50 years since the program first aired, the extensive Sesame Street music catalog, including original titles and newer collections from Golden Music, Koch and Sony Wonder, has finally joined the streaming age. As of this writing, a whopping 119 titles–many previously unavailable in the digital domain–have been added to streaming services and digital download retailers. The effort is…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Soundtracks

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B.B. King, Carpenters, Celine Dion, Dinah Shore, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Gloria Estefan, Johny Cash, José Feliciano, Kenny Loggins, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Little Richard, Malo, Patti Labelle, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger, Ray Charles, Robin Gibb, Sesame Street, The Pointer Sisters

Pat Boone and Family Join Rosemary Clooney, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Yogi Bear and More on New Holiday DVD

November 13, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

It’s the time of the year for family celebrations…and few artists have had the kind of multi-generational family success as Pat Boone. One of the top ten biggest-selling singles artists in the history of twentieth century pop, Boone was the youngest performer to host a national television primetime variety show with his 1957 program Pat Boone’s Chevy Showroom, and he went on to become a familiar, welcoming presence on the small screen over the ensuing decades. Family has always been a cornerstone of Boone’s life, and by the 1970s, he, his wife…

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News

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DVD

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Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal

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Bob Hope, Debby Boone, Dinah Shore, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, The Hudson Brothers

Dinah Shore, Songs of James Taylor Feature on Upcoming Masterworks Broadway Reissues

June 22, 2012 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

After a brief sabbatical, Masterworks Broadway has taken another dive into its vaults, with its first round of disc-on-demand/digital reissues since February. The label was hardly idle, however, delivering releases from Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, and Liza Minnelli as deluxe CDs in the ensuing months, and preparing the new Broadway Cast Recording of Evita. This summer, however, Masterworks will turn its attention to two classic recordings from the 1950s and one with a more contemporary bent, from 1978. All three releases will be available from Amazon.com and Arkivmusic.com, with one title coming…

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News

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CD, Digital Download

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Cast Recordings

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Dinah Shore, Irving Berlin, James Taylor, Stephen Schwartz