Release Round-Up: Week of February 20

February 20, 2026 by The Second Disc | No Comments
EPiC Elvis Presley in Concert

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. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (RCA/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (translucent orange/yellow): Amazon U.S. 2LP (marbled red): Graceland Baz Luhrmann, the director of 2022’s blockbuster biopic ELVIS, uncovered scores of film outtakes of The King during production, including footage filmed for the concert/documentary films That’s the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour and audio of Presley describing his life and career. EPiC: Elvis Presley in…

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Iconoclassic Watch: Label Preps Expanded CDs for Dwight Twilley Concert, The Snake Corps, Members of The Bongos

February 19, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments
Nuts and Bolts

With typical aplomb, Iconoclassic kicks off a new release year this week with the first of three forthcoming titles: the official release of a live show by one of the label’s favorite acts, and expanded editions of an overlooked post-punk classic and a power-pop rarity making its debut on CD. Tomorrow, February 20, the label will release Live on Fire At The Agora 1978, another vintage slice of guitar greatness from the Dwight Twilley Band. Having expanded four of Twilley’s solo albums (Twilley (1978), Scuba Divers (1982), Jungle (1984) and Wild Dogs (1986)) and given a proper…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 8

August 8, 2025 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments
Version 1.0.0

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. America, Hearts: 50th Anniversary Edition (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada /  Omnivore) Omnivore Recordings is reissuing, remastering, and expanding America’s Hearts, featuring “Sister Golden Hair,” “Daisy Jane,” and “Woman Tonight,” for its 50th anniversary. This new edition adds six bonus cuts to the original album’s dozen tracks.  Five of these are unreleased alternate versions and mixes of songs from Hearts including a unique arrangement of Bunnell’s “People in the Valley,”…

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Iconoclassic Plans Happy the Man’s First Two Albums, Dwight Twilley’s ‘Old Time Rock & Roll’ on CD Debut

June 16, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments
Old Time Rock & Roll

It’s going to be one hot summer for Iconoclassic Records, who’ve got remastered editions of two prog rock classics and the first official release of a late period Dwight Twilley release coming to CD this summer. On July 4, Iconoclassic will reissue the first two albums by Happy the Man: their 1977 self-titled debut and 1978’s Crafty Hands, originally released on the Arista label. (HTM have become prog’s Taylor Swift of sorts, securing the master rights to these albums themselves to license to the label.) Formed in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the group was influenced…

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Release Round-Up: Week of January 31

January 31, 2025 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments
Dwight Twilley Scuba Divers

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. Dwight Twilley, Scuba Divers: Blueprint Edition (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The road to Dwight Twilley’s second album, 1982’s Scuba Divers, was a long one.  Now, Iconoclassic Records is expanding that 10-track album with a whopping 15 bonus tracks (11 of which are previously unreleased) chronicling the arduous journey to Scuba Divers that began as the sessions for an album called Blueprint.  Vic Anesini has remastered all audio from the master tapes,…

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Touchin’ The Wind: Iconoclassic Expands Dwight Twilley’s “Scuba Divers” with Long-Lost “Blueprint” Sessions

December 9, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments
Dwight Twilley Scuba Divers

Iconoclassic Records is ushering in 2025 with the newest addition to its ongoing Dwight Twilley reissue series – and this one’s a doozy, with a whopping 25 tracks (eleven of which are previously unreleased).  On January 31, the label will reissue the late artist’s 1981 album Scuba Divers as Scuba Divers: Blueprint Edition, with the subtitle nodding to Twilley’s much-coveted unreleased album. Twilley, the singer-songwriter’s first solo album following two acclaimed albums with The Dwight Twilley Band, originally arrived in 1979 on Arista Records in the United States (and was reissued last…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 15

November 15, 2024 by The Second Disc | 8 Comments
George Harrison Living in the Material World 50th SDE Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today…and, with the holidays approaching, it just might be the biggest release week of the year!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. George Harrison, Living in the Material World: 50th Anniversary (Dark Horse) 2CD/2LP/1BD/1-7″: 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: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada As the studio follow-up to his landmark triple album All Things Must Pass, George Harrison further explored his spiritual and physical selves on…

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Got You Where I Want You: Dwight Twilley, Max Werner Reissues Arrive This Friday from Iconoclassic

November 12, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
Dwight Twilley Twilley

This Friday, November 15, Iconoclassic Records will release its two latest titles – the third album in its ongoing Dwight Twilley reissue series and a long-lost gem from Kayak drummer-singer Max Werner. Twilley, the power pop hero’s first solo album following two acclaimed albums with The Dwight Twilley Band, originally arrived in 1979 on Arista Records in the United States.  The late singer-songwriter (1951-2023) was joined by a core band including Bill Pitcock IV on lead guitar, Jim Lewis on bass and drums, and Noah Shark on percussion, with Greg Block joining…

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Little Bit of Love: Iconoclassic Reissues, Remasters, and Expands Dwight Twilley’s “Jungle”

June 6, 2024 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Dwight Twilley Jungle

Tomorrow, June 7, Iconoclassic Records is saying: Welcome to the Jungle.  The label is reissuing the late, great Dwight Twilley’s 1984 album Jungle for the first time on CD in a 40th anniversary expanded edition featuring six bonus tracks (four of which are previously unreleased). Twilley’s third solo album and second on EMI America, Jungle became the singer-songwriter’s most successful.  It reached the top 40 of the Billboard 200 and yielded the top 20 hit “Girls,” fueled by a music video in heavy rotation on MTV.  The irresistible “Girls” opened with a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 29

July 29, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments
Grateful Dead Europe 72

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Grateful Dead, Europe ’72 [50th Anniversary Editions] (Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP (“Bozo or Bolo” rainbow): Dead.net Lyceum ’72 (24LP): Dead.net Lyceum ’72 (4CD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Grateful Dead’s thrilling run of European shows which were immortalized on the triple-album release Europe ’72 and then in 2011 on the expansive 73-CD box set Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings.  Now, Rhino has announced a host of releases from the final stand of the…

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Shooting Stars: Iconoclassic Rediscovers Lost Gems from Ohio Players, Dwight Twilley

July 21, 2022 by Joe Marchese | No Comments
Dwight Twilley Wild Dogs

On July 29, Iconoclassic Records will release a pair of albums from two very different artists – yet both releases look to be equally essential. The Ohio Players famously topped the U.S. Hot 100 in 1975 with the irresistible “Love Rollercoaster,” the group’s second song to reach that coveted spot after “Fire.”  The band’s history is a bit of a roller coaster itself, with plenty of ups and downs.  Upon its release in 1981, Tenderness might have been considered a down, but Iconoclassic is revealing it to be one of the group’s…

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