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February 26, 2022 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Stream

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

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: 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

November 6, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Hank Williams, Sings / Moanin' the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Mann, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, Blackstreet, Burt Bacharach, Dan Hill, Ed Ames, Hal David, Hank Williams, Lorde, Ozzy Osbourne, Sia, Sonic Youth, Syreeta

November 2, 2017 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

The Supremes Ultimate Merry Christmas

TOMORROW, Friday, November 3, is the day we've been waiting for here at Second Disc HQ - when we can finally unveil our new, and biggest ever, Second Disc Records slate of Christmas releases to you!  Tomorrow, we're joining Real Gone Music for a trio of titles beginning with The Supremes' The Ultimate Merry Christmas, a deluxe 2-CD, 50-track celebration of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard's 1965 Merry Christmas.  This is one ultimate collection we're confident will live up to its

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Connie Smith, Diana Ross, Ed Ames, The Ames Brothers, The Supremes

September 21, 2017 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Ames Brothers Therell Always Be a Christmas

Last week, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music announced details of The Supremes' Ultimate Merry Christmas, our 2-CD celebration of the legendary group's joyous 1965 holiday album.  Today, we're keeping spirits bright as we announce two more Christmas classics coming to CD on November 3! On their 1957 album of the same name, The Ames Brothers proclaimed in song, "There'll Always Be a Christmas" - and as it turns out, Ed, Vic, Gene, and Joe Ames had created a joyful Christmas album for all

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Holiday, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Connie Smith, Ed Ames, The Ames Brothers

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