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Release Round-Up: Week of April 10

April 10, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores this week. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Weezer, Coloring Book (UMe) Official Store / uDiscover Music All six of Weezer’s self-titled albums distinguished by the color scheme of their cover (1994’s blue debut, 2001’s green, 2008’s red, 2016’s white and 2019’s covers album teal and original black) will be pressed on vinyl in those colors. The draw here is the package: a 72-page, hardcover coloring book featuring illustrations by artist Alec Longstreth, which fans can fill…

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Alfie Boe, Claybourne Elder, Duran Duran, Gregg Allman, Joe Jackson, Laufey, Suzi Quatro, Ween, Weezer

Won’t Cry for Yesterday: Duran Duran’s Mid-’90s Albums Re-Appear on Vinyl for the First Time in Decades

February 19, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Ever since EMI – yes, before their assets were divided between Universal and Warner Music Groups – expanded the Duran Duran catalogue with deluxe reissues in 2009 and 2010, fans have hoped that the shepherd of their most prominent major label material (now Parlophone, through Warner) would complete the campaign with reissues of the band’s last three albums originally released through Parlophone/Capitol. That day has finally (sort of) come with long-requested vinyl editions of two of those mid-’90s albums. Parlophone will reissue 1993’s Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) and 1995 follow-up Thank You as…

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Feel the Heat: Supergroup The Power Station Goes Deluxe on New Box Set

November 7, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 13 Comments

Fans of Duran Duran and supergroups will multiply for this one: Rhino is expanding the self-titled debut from The Power Station into a 4CD box set next year. The Power Station DLX includes the remastered album (featuring the hits “Some Like It Hot” and a cover of T. Rex’s “Get It On (Bang a Gong)”) alongside three discs of bonus material, including unreleased “raw instrumental” versions, single mixes and live material, including the band’s performances from the charity concert Live Aid and an unissued full set from nearly a month later at…

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CHIC, Duran Duran, Robert Palmer, The Power Station

The Weekend Stream: October 25, 2025

October 25, 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. We’ve got an unreleased outtake from The Beatles; a favorite ’80s band re-recording a deep cut; and a rock legend recruiting an unexpected guest on a new mix of their latest single – plus late period greatness from The Go-Betweens, Glenn Frey cutting standards and more. The Beatles, “I’ve Just Seen a Face (Take 3)” (Apple/Capitol/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) The Beatles are previewing the upcoming Anthology Collection with…

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Aerosmith, Duran Duran, Glenn Frey, Hank Mobley, Patty Larkin, Soft Cell, Steve Martin, The Blasters, The Go-Betweens, Yusuf Lateef

The Weekend Stream: June 21, 2025

June 21, 2025 by The Second Disc | 3 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. A classic film score gets remixed for a major anniversary; a modern jazz great reunites two-thirds of a classic rock band; and it’s funny how time flies for Tears for Fears. All this, plus morsels of news on potential reissues from Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran, and two tributes to singers we lost this week. John Williams, JAWS (Original Motion Picture Score – Remastered) (Back Lot Music) (Apple /…

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Andy Summers, Bruce Springsteen, Christian McBride, Duran Duran, Evelyn "Champagne" King, John Williams, Lou Christie, Preston Glass, Sting, Tears for Fears, The New Christy Minstrels, The Police, Yarbrough and Peoples

The Weekend Stream Extra: A Guide to ‘MTV Unplugged’ on Paramount+ (Part 2)

May 25, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Welcome to a special Sunday feature of The Weekend Stream, which takes a look at one of MTV’s great live music programs thanks to a recent reissue of one of its best-known episodes. We’re running a five-part deep-dive on every episode of MTV Unplugged that’s currently streaming on the station’s parent streaming network Paramount+! (Part 1 can be read here.) The evolution of MTV Unplugged was not unlike that of the network itself. If those first years on the air from 1989 to 1991 were proof of the format’s artistic viability, the episodes recorded…

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Annie Lennox, Arrested Development, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton, Heavy D, John Mellencamp, Lulu, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nirvana, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Queensryche, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Soul Asylum, k.d. lang

Voices, Another Sound: Duran Duran Bow ‘Greatest’ on Vinyl

April 30, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Duran Duran will bring their latest – and, appropriately, greatest – compilation to vinyl for the first time this summer. 1998’s Greatest – a tidy summary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ most commercially successful period in the ’80s and ’90s – will be pressed as a double album on white vinyl – featuring a newly cut master created at Abbey Road Studios – with sleek packaging including an embossed front cover (recalling the companion DVD release of the band’s biggest videos) and full-color inner sleeves. The collection will also be…

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The Second Disc’s Guide to Record Store Day 2025: Our Favorite Picks

April 11, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Tomorrow, Record Store Day is once again upon us! It’s that time of year where music lovers and vinyl flippers get together at their favorite physical music retailers and wait in line to snag some treasured albums – almost all of which are pressed on vinyl instead of CD (or, you know, sold on secondary marketplaces for above their retail value). This year, the list tops out at over 300 titles, so there’s very nearly something for everybody. It wasn’t easy to narrow our choices down to around 20 titles, but here…

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BMG for RSD: Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, De La Soul, Solo Stones and More Coming from Catalogue Label for Record Store Day

February 13, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Among the bigger surprises of an already packed Record Store Day slate is seeing labels increase their presence within the usual offerings. One such case: BMG, a company steadily growing in prominence since corporate owner Bertelsmann sold a four-year stake in Sony Music and started rebuilding with a host of classic rock, pop and other catalogues as well as new releases from those acts. This year, the company has prepped a baker’s dozen special vinyl titles for the RSD festivities on Saturday, April 12, drawing from a list of well-known acts or…

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De La Soul, Dokken, Dolores O'Riordan, Duran Duran, HiM, Johnny Marr, Keith Richards, Motley Crue, Motörhead, Ron Wood, Saxon, Sexwitch, The Cranberries, Thompson Twins

The Weekend Stream: November 16, 2024

November 16, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 2 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. Iconic Seattle punk, a new Elton John single and fresh Duran Duran remixes kick things off – plus another round of esoteric Christmas cheer! The Gits, Frenching the Bully / Enter: The Conquering Chicken / Kings & Queens / Seafish Louisville (2024 Remasters) (Sub Pop) Frenching: iTunes / Amazon / Bandcamp Enter: iTunes / Amazon / Bandcamp Kings: iTunes / Amazon / Bandcamp Seafish: iTunes / Amazon / Bandcamp Though their punk sound was much rawer and…

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Brandi Carlile, Duran Duran, Elton John, Gladys Knight and the Pips, INXS, Madonna, T.3, The Gits

Release Round-Up: Week of October 25

October 25, 2024 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Blue Magic, Stop to Start: The Atco and WMOT Recordings (SoulMusic/The Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) Let the sideshow begin! SoulMusic Records and TSD are proud to unveil a new 6-CD box set dedicated to the sweet ‘n funky soul stylings of Philly quintet Blue Magic (“Sideshow,” “Three Ring Circus,” “Welcome to the Club,” “What’s Come Over Me”). Stop to Start: The Atco and WMOT Recordings brings together…

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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ABBA, Andrea Bocelli, Ben Folds, Blue Magic, Bryan Ferry, Charlie Parker, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Duran Duran, Graham Parker, Green Day, Iain Matthews, Melanie, Queen, Tears for Fears, The Oak Ridge Boys

Release Round-Up: Week of October 11

October 11, 2024 by The Second Disc | No 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. Duran Duran, Danse Macabre: De Luxe (Tapemodern/BMG) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP Box Set: Official Store Duran Duran has reissued their 2023 album on CD and digitally with three new recordings: an original instrumental, “Masque of the Pink Death,” that now opens the album; a cover of Electric Light Orchestra’s “Evil Woman”; and “New Moon (Dark Phase),” a re-recording of the band’s 1984 Top 10 hit “New Moon on…

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Duran Duran, James Blunt, Lady Gaga, Melanie, Rory Gallagher

This Time La Luna: Duran Duran Expand ‘Danse Macabre’ One Year from Its Original Release

September 16, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

As we get closer to the time when there’s a chill in the air and a penchant for “spooky season,” Duran Duran are getting back into the spirit with an expanded version of their last album, meant to celebrate all things strange and unusual. 2023’s Danse Macabre came just two years after the release of Future Past in 2021 – the shortest gap between new LPs from the band since the mid-’90s. The band were certainly riding high: Future Past was a celebration of what made the Birmingham group so beloved 40 years on from their…

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The Weekend Stream: September 14, 2024

September 14, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 9 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. This week brings new songs from two of our ’80s favorites, a reissue from a rock supergroup, the first release from a hard-working film composer and a new stand-up comedy album with a little something extra. Duran Duran, “New Moon (Dark Phase)” (Tapemodern) (iTunes / Amazon) Friday the 13th was a perfect day for this to drop! Duran Duran will reissue last year’s spooky, ethereal Danse Macabre – a…

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Daryl Hall, Duran Duran, Gino Cunico, Guns N' Roses, James Newton Howard, John Early, Peggy Lee, Phil Collins, Sergio Mendes, Sting, Stone Temple Pilots, Tears for Fears, Velvet Revolver

The Weekend Stream: July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 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. This week’s got a new single by a comedy icon, some more Duran Duran EPs, a recent Paul McCartney 7″ making its way to streaming and so much more. “Weird Al” Yankovic, Polkamania! (Way Moby) (iTunes / Amazon) Ten summers ago, pop’s parody king released his 13th (and likely final) album Mandatory Fun, and even got a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 for his trouble. A lot of songs have become…

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, Ashlee Simpson, Bob Newhart, Duran Duran, Jerry Fuller, Neil Diamond, Patti LuPone, Paul McCartney, Sting, The Police, U2, Wings

Release Round-Up: Week of July 19

July 19, 2024 by The Second Disc | 5 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. Mungo Jerry, Electronically Tested: Expanded Edition (7a Records) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Mungo Jerry’s eclectic 1971 album Electronically Tested, featuring the global hit “In the Summertime,” returns in a newly remastered and expanded edition from our friends at 7a Records. It adds four bonus tracks including the infectious single “Lady Rose” and its flipside “Little Louis,” the B-side “The Man Behind the Piano,” and…

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Deep Purple, Duran Duran, Emmylou Harris, George Benson, Gram Parsons, Melanie, Mungo Jerry, War

The Weekend Stream: July 7, 2024

July 7, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 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. This holiday weekend, three long-running digital initiatives by three very different artists had their latest installments release. Let’s check them out! Duran Duran, Notorious / Skin Trade / Meet El Presidente EPs (Parlophone) Notorious: iTunes / Amazon Skin Trade: iTunes / Amazon Meet El Presidente: iTunes / Amazon Duran Duran’s digital EP series continues into the Notorious era. Remixes and B-sides for the album’s singles – the hit title track, “Skin Trade” and “Meet…

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The Weekend Stream: June 29, 2024

June 29, 2024 by Mike Duquette | No 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 another week of Duran Duran EPs, plus expanded albums by Cher and Neil Diamond, some hip-hop oddities and a new live set from one of our favorite indie bands. It’s all happening here! Duran Duran, Union of the Snake / New Moon on Monday / The Reflex / The Wild Boys EPs (Parlophone) Union: iTunes / Amazon New Moon: iTunes / Amazon The Reflex: iTunes / Amazon The Wild Boys: iTunes / Amazon The Rock and…

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CHVRCHES, Cher, Duran Duran, James, Jay-Z, Kenny Nolan, MUNA, Nas, Neil Diamond, Shaquille O'Neal, The Cranberries, U2

The Weekend Stream: June 22, 2024

June 22, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 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. More EPs from Duran Duran, rarities from Alanis Morissette and a tribute to an ’80s jukebox musical are part of the fun this Saturday morning! Duran Duran, My Own Way / Hungry Like the Wolf / Save a Prayer / Rio EPs (Parlophone/Rhino) My Own Way: iTunes / Amazon Hungry: iTunes / Amazon Save a Prayer: iTunes / Amazon Rio: iTunes / Amazon Ahead of Duran Duran’s classic ’80s albums getting reissued on CD, another…

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Alanis Morissette, Charlie Rich, Duran Duran, Huey Lewis and The News, Jerry Vale, Robbie Nevil, Thomas Dolby, Vanity

The Weekend Stream: June 8, 2024

June 8, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 4 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. This week is jam-packed with practically something for everybody, especially if you love the ’80s: live cuts from one of the biggest touring bands of the decade, B-sides and remixes from that same decade’s biggest British band and a rediscovered female country hitmaker – plus rare soundtracks, early favorites from a Latin-pop icon and so much more! Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Born in the U.S.A….

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Ann Wilson, Anthony Perkins, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bruce Springsteen, Daryl Hall, Duran Duran, Gloria Estefan, INXS, Janet Jackson, Jeff Healey, Jeff Healey Band, Leo Kottke, Luther Vandross, Miami Sound Machine, O.C. Smith, Ralph Tresvant, Ruth Copeland, Shorty Rogers, Sylvia

Can You Hear Me Now: Duran Duran’s ’80s Studio Catalogue Back in Print in July

May 9, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Look now, look all around: Duran Duran’s five studio albums from the ’80s were stunningly out of print physically, but that changes this summer. Warner Music, who acquired Duran Duran’s Capitol/EMI catalogue as part of Parlophone Records in 2013 after it was divested in EMI’s sale to Universal Music Group, will release new CD and vinyl pressings of Duran Duran (1981), Rio (1982), Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), Notorious (1986) and Big Thing (1989). They will utilize the same remasters issued as deluxe editions by EMI in 2009 and 2010 – a point of controversy, as the sound quality…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 27

October 27, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the (many, many!) new titles available today! As an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Salsoul Orchestra, Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition (SoulMusic/Cherry Red/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) The Second Disc has teamed with SoulMusic Records for the definitive celebration of the Christmas disco/Philly soul classic. The Salsoul Orchestra’s Christmas Jollies I + II: The Extra Jolly Edition brings together Vincent Montana, Jr.’s original Christmas Jollies plus Tom Moulton’s complete 1992 remix and producer Patrick Adams’ rare follow-up, Christmas…

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Astrud Gilberto, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby, Bruce Hornsby, Dinah Washington, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Graham Parker, Kirsty MacColl, Linda Ronstadt, Motley Crue, Nirvana, Prince, Taylor Swift, The Judds, The Nolans, The Salsoul Orchestra

The Weekend Stream: September 2, 2023

September 2, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. It’s a full ’80s revival this week, including a rare Duran Duran track and some live cuts from Squeeze,and – whether you’re ready for it or not – a batch of Christmas catalogue titles. Duran Duran, Ball and Chain (Tape Modern/BMG) (iTunes / Amazon) Duran Duran are back in a big way this fall, set to release the album…

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Art Blakey, Chet Atkins, Duran Duran, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Mickey & Sylvia, Squeeze, Stanley Turrentine, Tamar Braxton, The Art of Noise, Visage

The Second Disc’s Record Store Day 2023 Shopping Guide

April 21, 2023 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

Record Store Day! It’s that time again where music lovers and vinyl flippers get together at their favorite physical music retailers and wait in line to snag some treasured albums – almost all of which are pressed on vinyl instead of CD (or, you know, sold on secondary marketplaces for above their retail value). It’s certainly easy to be cynical about this stuff, but the crux of the idea still lives: find some music that moves you, something from an old favorite you’ve maybe never heard before, and let the joy of…

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