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/ Elvis Costello and The Attractions

September 11, 2021 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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! Aaliyah, Aaliyah

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Aaliyah, Blackstreet, Carla Thomas, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Four Tops, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Loretta Lynn, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Restless Heart, The Everly Brothers, The Isley Brothers, The Supremes, The Temptations

April 16, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Mary Wilson Expanded Edition

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Mary Wilson, Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Just days before her sudden passing, Mary Wilson promised that her 1979 Motown solo debut would finally see reissue.  Universal Music and Wilson's estate have made good on that promise with this new digital release. Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition will include the original Mary Wilson album produced by Motown great Hal Davis; three single versions of the album's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Anais Reno, Anthony Perkins, Blossom Dearie, Cole Quest and the City Pickers, Donna Lewis, Elaine Stritch, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Freda Payne, Jean-Michel Damase, Jethro Tull, John Pizzarelli, Mary Wilson, Paul McCartney, Ricardo Silveira, Rodgers and Hart, Saigon Kick, Tom Petty

February 18, 2021 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Elvis Costello Armed Forces

"Hey Clockface, keep those fingers on the dial," Elvis Costello implored on the jaunty, jazz-flavored title track of his 2020 album.  "You said you'd be a friend to me, but time is just my enemy and it is hurting me so..."  Despite his pleas, time has been rather good to Costello's artistry.  Though initially branded an "angry young man" - and indeed, he channeled the punk zeitgeist early on with his fast and furious compositions - Costello has been able to travel wherever his muse takes him. 

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions

October 2, 2020 By Joe Marchese 25 Comments

Elvis Costello Armed Forces

Elvis Costello is hardly resting on his laurels this fall. He's prepping for the October 30 release of his latest studio album, Hey Clockface, and is in the middle of a 50 Songs for 50 Days online campaign in which he showcases a different - and often politically relevant - song each day until the U.S. election. Now, he's announced his biggest project yet for 2020: a deluxe 9-disc vinyl Super Deluxe Edition of Armed Forces with three 12-inch LPs, three 10-inch LPs, and three 7-inch singles

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Nick Lowe

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