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Alison Krauss, Amy Grant, Bryan Adams, Carole King, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Harry Connick Jr., Irma Thomas, KISS, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Ronnie Milsap, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill

Release Round-Up: Week of March 4

March 4, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Mary Wilson, The Motown Anthology (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Motown Anthology is the ultimate retrospective of Mary Wilson, multi-hyphenate talent: singer, activist, author, fashion icon, actress, mother, grandmother, friend, trailblazer, legend, Supreme. This first-ever comprehensive overview of Wilson’s Motown discography presents 38 songs, including a whopping 33 tracks only available physically on this collection including stunning new mixes of Supremes favorites, four Supremes outtakes produced by Deke Richards, the complete 1979 Mary…

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Dolly Parton, John McLaughlin, Kim Fowley, Marianne Faithfull, Mary Wilson, Pink Floyd, The Supremes, The Troggs

She’s a Survivor: Reba McEntire’s “Revived, Remixed, Revisited” Box Due in October

August 17, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Reba McEntire is looking back on her career with a three-disc, three-album retrospective – but with a twist. Revived Remixed Revisited, due on October 8 from MCA Nashville, consists entirely of new and previously unheard versions of her greatest hits for a total of 30 tracks. The first disc, Revived, presents McEntire’s songs (including “Can’t Even Get the Blues” and “Is There Life Out There”) performed with her touring band as they would be heard in concert today with arrangements and interpretations that have developed over time. The second disc, Remixed, finds…

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Short Takes: Amy Grant Expands “Heart in Motion;” Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, More Guest on Charlie Daniels’ Posthumous “Duets”

July 2, 2021 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

In March 1991, Amy Grant released her ninth studio album, Heart in Motion. By that time, Grant was already a well-established superstar in the realm of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) who had made significant inroads in mainstream pop. 1985’s Unguarded – her first album to be distributed by A&M Records to secular retailers – yielded a top 30 Pop hit with “Find a Way.” The very next year, she found herself atop the Hot 100 with the Peter Cetera duet “The Next Time I Fall.” Heart in Motion solidified her standing as…

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Amy Grant, Bonnie Bramlett, Brenda Lee, Charlie Daniels, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Garth Brooks, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill

Release Round-Up: Week of June 11

June 11, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Black Sabbath, Sabotage: Super Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 4LP/7″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com Rhino is expanding Black Sabbath’s 1975 album Sabotage to 4CD and 4LP/7″ proportions. The upcoming Super Deluxe Edition boasts a remastered version of the original album plus a complete live show from Sabbath’s 1975 tour. The vinyl version only includes a bonus 7-inch single of the single edit of “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” b/w “Hole in the Sky,” replicating…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 20

November 20, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Live in Maui (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) 2CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings have a brand-new collection that celebrates The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s near-mythic performances on Maui, Hawaii in 1970. Live In Maui brings together audio and video with a new feature-length documentary called Music, Money, Madness: Jimi Hendrix In Maui. The collection will be available in 2-CD/Blu-ray and 3-LP/Blu-ray configurations, all due on November 20. Director John McDermott’s new documentary film chronicles the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s visit to…

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Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Marshmallow World: Legacy Reissues Christmas Classics from Andy, Perry, Dean, Elvis, Johnny, Kenny and Dolly, and More

October 5, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

October is upon us, and while 2020 hasn’t given us much to rejoice about, the holiday season is almost here. Before the month is out, radio stations will begin switching to seasonal formats, and television will begin showing yuletide movies. With a never-ending barrage of bad news, “we need a little Christmas right this very minute” has hardly seemed more apt. Sony’s Legacy Recordings is getting a head start on Christmas this year with the release on vinyl of 10 favorite albums from the vaults of Columbia, RCA, Arista, and more. On…

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Alabama, Andy Williams, Darlene Love, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, Johnny Mathis, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, Perry Como, Phil Spector, The Crystals, The Ronettes

Release Round-Up: Week of October 2

October 2, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert Is… (Herb Alpert Presents) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Herb Alpert Is…a trumpeter, songwriter, producer, artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist. The list goes on. To tie in with director John Scheinfeld’s documentary of that name premiering this fall, Alpert’s own Herb Alpert Presents label is releasing a 3-CD or 5-LP deluxe box set tracing his career from the birth of A&M Records (which he founded with Jerry Moss) to the present day. The collection has been curated by Herb’s nephew Randy…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of May 1

May 1, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Benefit for Moogy Klingman (Purple Pyramid) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cleopatra Records’ Purple Pyramid imprint remembers Utopia’s late keyboardist with Benefit for Moogy Klingman. This 4-CD/2-DVD set (originally slated for May 15 but apparently shipping today) includes the band’s Highline Ballroom reunion set of January 29, 2011 (featuring Todd Rundgren, Moogy, Ralph Schuckett, John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Jesse Gress, and Kasim Sulton) which helped defer the costs of Moogy’s cancer treatments, as well as the performance of November 18…

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America, Dolly Parton, Georgia Stitt, Gerry Beckley, Porter Wagoner, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Release Round-Up: Week of March 20

March 20, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Def Leppard, The Early Years 1979-1981 (Bludgeon Riffola) Box Set (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On Through the Night: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada High N’ Dry: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Def Leppard revisits their first years with a new box set covering the group’s first three years together. The Early Years 79-81 covers the Sheffield…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Carla Olson, David Bowie, David Clayton-Thomas, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Game Theory, Gordon Lightfoot, Morrissey, Renaissance, The Village People

When The Dealin’s Done: Kenny Rogers’ Farewell Tour Comes to CD, DVD

December 5, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Kenny Rogers announced his farewell tour in 2015, bringing it to a close two years later at the end of 2017. The Gambler’s Last Deal celebrated the superstar’s entire career from his early recordings with The Bobby Doyle Three to his psychedelic country with The First Edition and his beloved solo work. Now, MVD Entertainment Group is bringing the acclaimed tour to a CD/DVD package on December 13. The film of The Gambler’s Last Deal was shot at the London Palladium during Rogers’ final world tour and found Rogers sharing anecdotes of…

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Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis

Review: “Country Music – A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack”

September 17, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Can the circle be unbroken? asks The Carter Family on the opening track of Legacy Recordings’ new 5-CD, 105-song soundtrack to Ken Burns’ epic documentary Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns. The 1935 funeral hymn is a most appropriate way to begin this collection exploring the manifold branches of country music, but the tone on the box set is far from funereal as it gallops from “hillbilly music” to blues, folk, western swing, rockabilly, countrypolitan, outlaw country, and beyond. Country Music is currently airing on PBS stations nationwide, and this set…

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Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Eddy Arnold, George Jones, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Rosanne Cash, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Release Round-Up: Week of August 29

August 30, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Here’s your Release Round Up for the week ahead. Various Artists, Country Music — A Film By Ken Burns: The Soundtrack (Legacy Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Walmart.com Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball. His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years. In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre…

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The Circle is Unbroken: Legacy To Release The Soundtrack to Ken Burns’ “Country Music” in Box Set, Other Editions

June 14, 2019 by Randy Fairman | 1 Comment

Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball. His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years. In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre of jazz. Now, he is aiming to explore a different genre with Country Music, an eight-part, 16-1/2-hour documentary premiering September 15 on PBS. And as with Jazz, there will be an accompanying soundtrack. The most expansive of these is a 5-disc box set debuting on August 30 from Legacy Recordings. Other configurations of the set including a…

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Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Rosanne Cash, Various Artists, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Swinging Doors: Grateful Dead, Emmylou, Dolly, Dino, More Celebrate “The Merle Haggard Songbook”

May 23, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Along with Buck Owens – with whom he shared a musical history and a wife – Merle Haggard (1937-2016) defined The Bakersfield Sound of country music: authentic, raw, rooted in honky-tonks. But unlike the Texas-born and Arizona-raised Owens, Haggard was actually born in Bakersfield and raised just across the river from that California town. “Hag,” as he preferred to be known, rocketed to superstardom thanks to “Okie from Muskogee,” his controversial 1969 song that was either a scathing indictment of the younger generation or of the smalltown, heartland folk criticizing them. (Hag…

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Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Grateful Dead, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, Various Artists

Sweetheart of the Rodeo: Emmylou Harris’ “The Ballad of Sally Rose” Goes Deluxe in June

April 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Today is Emmylou Harris’ birthday, and Rhino is celebrating the songbird’s illustrious career with a brand-new 2-CD remastered and expanded edition of one of her most cherished albums. On June 1, the label will reissue 1985’s The Ballad of Sally Rose, a concept album inspired by Harris’ short but blazing time spent with the late Gram Parsons. This deluxe edition will also be available as a digital download, on streaming services, and as a 2-LP vinyl set. (The vinyl release will also be released early for participants in the Record Store Crawl…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 13

October 13, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Who, Tommy: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Eagle Rock) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. In spring 2017, in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who played the classic Tommy in full, plus an encore set of seven greatest hits at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall. This release includes every song from the 24-track studio album performed live,…

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Bob Marley and the Wailers, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Montrose, Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Robert Plant, Squeeze, The Who, Woody Guthrie

I’m Goin’ Back Someday: Linda Ronstadt’s “Simple Dreams” Gets Expanded In September

July 10, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 20 Comments

Trivia: What album replaced Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours on top of the Billboard Album Chart after its 29-week stay? The answer: Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams. Ronstadt’s eighth studio album, it became one of her most successful and most beloved. Now, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, the Grammy Award-winning Simple Dreams is receiving an expanded edition from Rhino Records. It’s due on CD, vinyl LP, DD, and streaming platforms on September 22. The multi-platinum smash was Ronstadt’s fifth consecutive release to cross the one-million sales threshold in the United States, also reaching…

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Ten Years Strong: The Second Disc’s 2017 Record Store Day Must-Haves

April 21, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

Welcome to our annual rundown of Must-Haves for this year’s Record Store Day event! Once you’re through reading, let us know what you’re most looking forward to picking up tomorrow at your favorite local independent retailer! Our list features just a sampling of our favorites from our friends at Legacy Recordings, Varese Sarabande, Rhino Records, Walt Disney Records, Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings, and many more! Mike’s kicking things off… This year’s Record Store Day offerings include some excellent archival live releases and a couple cool looking packages I wouldn’t mind adding…

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Got Love If You Want It: More Record Store Day 2017 Essentials

March 28, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Record Store Day’s 10th anniversary couldn’t be anything less than big. And with articles devoted to April 22’s RSD releases from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Omnivore Recordings, Legacy Recordings, Prince, Warner Music Group and Real Gone Music, you might wonder what there’s left to say before the big day. But you’d be wrong! We’ve scoured the list to find another 23 must-have titles hitting the vinyl racks at fine independent music stores next month. Which of these favorites are on your list? The Art of Noise, Moments in Love/Beat Box…

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Bill Evans, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Frank Zappa, George Carlin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, John Williams, Randy Newman, Record Store Day, Rush, Sting, The Art of Noise, The Kinks, The Zombies, U2, Vinyl, Wes Montgomery

Release Round-Up: Week of September 9

September 9, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up…one of the most packed in recent memory! Beatles, Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Apple/Capitol/UMe) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Since the advent of the compact disc era, The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl has been the forgotten stepchild of the Fab Four’s legendary catalogue. That changes today with the first-ever commercial CD/DD release of the 1977 album on September 9 via Apple/UMe. The newly-retitled, remixed, remastered and expanded Live at the Hollywood Bowl will arrive one week in…

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Blue Oyster Cult, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Faith No More, Herb Alpert, John Phillips, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Ramones, The Beatles, The Connells

Release Round-Up: Week of August 19

August 19, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Turtles, The Complete Original Album Collection (Manifesto/FloEdCo) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The definitive Turtles box set is here! The Complete Original Albums Collection presents all six albums released by The Turtles between 1965 and 1970, expanded with rare bonus material. Each of the group’s first three albums — It Ain’t Me Babe, You Baby and Happy Together — is presented in its original mono and stereo mixes, while each of the remaining three — The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands, Turtle Soup and Wooden Head -boast rare bonus tracks, including previously…

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Chad and Jeremy, Dolly Parton, Josh White, The Heaters, The Scientists, The Spencer Davis Group, The Turtles

To Know Them Is To Love Them: Dolly, Emmylou and Linda Release “The Complete Trio Collection”

March 14, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

Individually, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris have created some of the most beautiful records of all time, blurring the lines between country, pop, folk, and rock-and-roll. Collectively, the threesome released two transcendent and heartfelt albums, Trio (1987) and Trio II (1999). The two landmark LPs garnered sales of over five million copies and three Grammy Awards and became beloved additions to all three artists’ discographies. Today, Rhino Records announced the September 9 release of The Complete Trio Collection, available in three formats. Emmylou Harris has produced The Complete Trio Collection, a 3-CD release…

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Sing Him Back Home: Porter Wagoner Classics Enter The Digital Domain

September 16, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

With his unmistakable blonde pompadour and flashy Nudie suits, Porter Wagoner (1927-2007) cut one of the most distinctive figures in country music. The three-time Grammy-winning Missouri-born singer known as “Mr. Grand Ole Opry” charted over 80 records in his lengthy career, but his solo releases have often been overlooked due to his prosperous association with the young Dolly Parton. Legacy Recordings has taken one step to rectify that with the first-time digital release of six albums recorded by Wagoner for RCA Victor between 1966 and 1970: Confessions of a Broken Man (1966)…

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Sumpin Funky Going On: “Country Funk II” Features Willie, Dolly, Bobby, Jackie, Kenny and More

July 23, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Almost two years ago, we reported on Light in the Attic’s Country Funk, an anthology celebrating the hybrid genre of the title. Back then, LITA described country funk as an “inherently defiant genre” encompassing “the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues, country hoedown harmony with inner city grit. It is alternately playful and melancholic, slow jammin’ and booty shakin’. It is both studio slick and barroom raw.” Well, if the 16 nuggets on that 2012 release weren’t enough for you, the label has returned to the well with…

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