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That’s All Right: Baz Luhrmann’s New Elvis Concert Film Gets Remix-Packed Soundtrack

January 9, 2026 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

Yesterday, on the occasion of Elvis Presley’s birthday, Legacy Recordings announced their latest release devoted to The King of Rock and Roll: a companion album to next month’s forthcoming EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. Drawn from unseen live footage from the 1970s, this 27-track album will combine concert favorites as well as some new studio remixes and medleys of familiar material. The album will be available on CD and digitally February 20 – day and date with the film’s IMAX release – with several 2LP formats following on April 24. A follow-up to…

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Review: Elvis Presley, “Sunset Boulevard”

October 27, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

It was late March 1972 when Elvis Presley first entered RCA’s Studio C at 6363 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood – The King’s first time recording at the Hollywood venue. Most of RCA’s marquee artists, from Jefferson Airplane to Henry Mancini, had already made their mark there, as the studio had opened in 1964. Presley had previously rehearsed for his Las Vegas engagements in the 32 x 22′ space (the smallest of the building’s three studios) and now, the March 27-30 sessions would be his first proper recording sessions to feature his road…

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United: Ace Compiles Songs of Gamble and Huff on “Love Train” Collection

August 13, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Ace Records is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary with special releases as well as concerts and a pop-up shop in London. Over the course of those decades, the label has established a number of long-running series including their Songwriters and Producers lines. A recent release in the Songwriters series celebrates two of the all-time greats in both categories: Philadelphia’s Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. Love Train: The Gamble and Huff Songbook brings together 24 songs from the Philadelphia International Records duo who also formed two thirds of Mighty Three Publishing along with…

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Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Gamble and Huff, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Jean Carn, Jerry Butler, Lou Rawls, Mary Wells, The Intruders, The O'Jays, The Supremes, Wilson Pickett

Release Round-Up: Week of August 1

August 1, 2025 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

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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. Dionne Warwick, Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971 (SoulMusic/Second Disc/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Cherry Red) Naturally, we’re bursting at the seams that today is finally Release Day (*) for this massive labor of love. SoulMusic Records and Second Disc Records are proud to present Dionne Warwick’s Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971, a 12CD box set with 280 tracks encompassing every one of…

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Buddy Guy, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Jeffrey Runnings, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hawley, Roger Waters, Vicki Lawrence

Pieces of My Life: Elvis’ L.A. Recordings Anthologized in New Box Set

June 16, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

Last year’s Elvis Presley box set was Memphis, devoted to the King’s lengthy history with recording studios in the Tennessee city that became his home. Ahead of another annual Elvis Week at his Graceland estate, the next box set will trace his connections to a recording studio on the West Coast. Sunset Boulevard, available August 1, is a 5CD set featuring Presley’s work at RCA Records’ Studio C in Hollywood – one of the more important studios he’d record in through his final recording years in the 1970s. Like Memphis before it, the…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 9

August 9, 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. Also, don’t miss out on today’s eclectic slate of releases from Real Gone Music; click here to find out what’s new from Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Firehouse, Azar Lawrence, Charlie Nothing, and 3 Inches of Blood! Elvis Presley, Memphis (RCA/Legacy) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 5CD set (also available as a double vinyl album of highlights) showcases five crucial periods in which The…

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Al Stewart, Bill Wyman, Dean Martin, Dickey Betts, Elvis Presley, Esperanza Spalding, Frank Sinatra, Jim Peterik, Judy Garland, Little Big Town, Milton Nascimento, Paul Weller, The Soul Searchers, Vera Lynn

Promised Land: ‘Memphis’ Box Set Celebrates Elvis’ Connection to a Legendary Rock City

June 17, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 7 Comments

On July 18, 1953, an 18-year-old truck driver from Tupelo, Mississippi named Elvis Presley walked into the Memphis Recording Service at Sun Records. He paid $3.98 to record a double-sided acetate, allegedly a belated birthday gift for his mother. Thus began not only an incredible singing career that changed the edifices of popular music, but a relationship with Tennessee’s second most-populous city – one that would last the rest of his life. This summer, a new box set from Legacy Recordings will chronicle that historic relationship, more than 70 years after it…

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The Weekend Stream’s Christmas Cornucopia 2023

November 25, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Welcome to a special edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. With the most wonderful time of the year officially in full swing, it’s worth going back and highlighting some great holiday hits and Christmas curiosities made available to stream and download in the last month or so. Which ones are you excited to find under the tree? Elton John, Step Into Christmas (Mercury) (iTunes / Amazon) One of the best “recent” additions to the modern Christmas music canon, “Step Into Christmas” celebrates its 50th…

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Alabama, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Boyd, Liberace, Liz Story, Mitch Miller, Willie Nelson

Review: Elvis Presley, “Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite: 50th Anniversary Edition”

August 14, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

When Elvis Presley said Aloha from Hawaii 50 years ago, the whole world was watching – or close to it. The King, fashionably late, stepped onstage at Honolulu’s International Center (capacity at the time: roughly 6,000) at 1:00 a.m. on January 14, 1973 for a scheduled 12:30 a.m. concert. Satellites were beaming the program to a reported audience of over one billion. Another fanciful claim by Colonel Parker? Perhaps. But Aloha was a technological achievement. It was the most expensive entertainment broadcast to that point in history and suitably lavish, with Elvis…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 11

August 11, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Elvis Presley, Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite: 50th Anniversary Edition (RCA/Legacy) 3CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elvis Presley’s seminal 1973 returns for its 50th anniversary in a new box set. This edition takes its cues from the audio contents of last year’s 3-CD release from the mail-order Follow That Dream label but with some crucial changes. Here, you have the original album on CD 1 as remixed by Matt-Ross Spang for that ’22 release, the…

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David Bowie, Elvis Presley, KT Tunstall, Neil Young, Ray Davies, Rose Marie, Suzi Quatro, The Connells, The Donnas

Elvis’ ‘Aloha’ Beams Into Box Set for 50th Anniversary

June 9, 2023 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

America said Aloha to Elvis Presley in between a trip to the Dark Side of the Moon and a visit to the Houses of the Holy when the once and future King’s Aloha from Hawaii album earned a berth between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin atop the Billboard chart. Presley’s Honolulu concert of January 14, 1973, preserved on records by RCA, was monumental in every respect. The most expensive entertainment broadcast to that point in time, Aloha from Hawaii was viewed by an estimated audience of over one billion people. The RCA soundtrack has long been one of Presley’s most beloved…

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The Weekend Stream: March 11, 2023

March 11, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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 usher you into the weekend. From a Death Row drop and classic mixes from Madonna and Teena Marie, to a super-sized Elvis tribute, there’s something here for everyone – including a way you can help a reissue producer in need. Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle / Various Artists, Above the Rim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition) / Various Artists, Murder Was the Case (The Soundtrack)…

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2Pac, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Dr. Dre, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Jack White, Kacey Musgraves, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Megadeth, Snoop Dogg, Teena Marie

Review: Elvis Presley, “Elvis on Tour”

March 6, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

When Elvis on Tour hit the big screen in 1972, Elvis Presley was no longer the frequent cinema fixture of the 1960s, when he would crank out two or even three motion pictures a year. His last movie appearance was the 1970 documentary Elvis: That’s the Way It Is, chronicling the Elvis Summer Festival of 1970 at Las Vegas’ International Hotel. Elvis on Tour painted with an even larger canvas. Though it had originally been mooted as a new showcase of Presley’s Vegas performances, the concept soon expanded to cover his 15-city…

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Everybody Loves You Now: Legacy’s RSD Slate Includes Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Miles Davis, Carole King, More

February 20, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

The Record Store Day list is out, and the announcements are pouring in! This year, Legacy Recordings will mark the April 22, 2023 event at independent record stores everywhere with more than a dozen titles from many of the biggest names in classic pop, rock, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, country, and beyond. (One release, from Pearl Jam, will see a CD release in addition to the expected vinyl.) You’ll find the entire list below, with descriptions provided by the label. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a full list of participating U.S. stores! Miles Davis, Turnaround:…

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Billy Joel, Carole King, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, London Grammar, M.E.B., Miles Davis, Nas, Our Lady Peace, Pearl Jam, Peter Tosh, Prefab Sprout, Raphael Saadiq, Soul Asylum

Release Round-Up: Week of January 27

January 27, 2023 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM Bob Dylan, Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 (Columbia/Legacy) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Bob Dylan Store 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The seventeenth volume of Bob Dylan’s long-running Bootleg Series explores the creation of Dylan’s thirtieth studio album. Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) takes a deep dive into the three-time Grammy Award-winning album which was perceived by many as a comeback after a…

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Bob Dylan, Carly Simon, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Hoffman, Green Day, Ken Hatfield, Marianne Faithfull, Marvin Gaye, NRBQ, Sara Bareilles, Stephen Sondheim

The Weekend Stream: December 3, 2022

December 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

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 usher you into the weekend. This week, we’ve got a treasure trove from the great ladies of song, a Fab mega-box, and much more! Petula Clark, Blue Lady: The Nashville Sessions (UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) On November 15 of this year, Petula Clark celebrated her milestone 90th birthday. The legendary performer was hardly sitting idle; she’s still performing eight shows a week at London’s…

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Duke Ellington, Elvis Presley, Fela Kuti, Humble Pie, Kitty Kallen, Madonna, Patti Page, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, The Dells

Burning Love: Elvis Presley’s “Elvis On Tour” Gets Super-Sized on New Box Set

August 12, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 21 Comments

The King once again reigned supreme when Baz Luhrmann’s fantastical biopic Elvis hit cinemas this summer and cruised to $138 million (and counting) in domestic grosses. Luhrmann deftly blended Presley’s original vocals with that of star Austin Butler, and in at least in one crucial moment in the film, the actual Elvis took the screen in lieu of the young actor. Now, RCA Records and Legacy Recordings are celebrating 50 years of an earlier film: Elvis On Tour, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s dynamic 1972 concert film/documentary capturing the artist during his exciting rebirth as a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 29

July 29, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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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Dwight Twilley, Elvis Presley, Grateful Dead, Little Feat, Ohio Players, The Finn Brothers, The Sons of Adam

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Elvis Presley, “Back in Nashville”

December 15, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

When Elvis Presley entered RCA’s famed Nashville Studio B in June 1970, expectations were high. His last major recording sessions – not counting those for the Universal film Change of Habit – had taken place at Memphis’ American Sound Studio with producer Chips Moman, resulting in the acclaimed From Elvis in Memphis LP. Could he follow up that career triumph? Many would argue that he did. Rather than strictly repeat the formula, he and producer Felton Jarvis crafted the concept album Elvis Country and its almost-as-successful follow-up album of leftovers, Love Letters…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 12

November 12, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Back in Nashville (RCA/Legacy) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Colored Vinyl: Graceland Official Store Elvis: Back in Nashville boasts 82 recordings on 4 CDs (or digitally) from The King’s final Nashville sessions in 1971. With country, folk, holiday and gospel songs, pop, and rock and roll, these seminal tracks represent some of the most richly diverse in Elvis’ storied catalogue. Like its predecessor From Elvis in Nashville, this collection features all new, stripped-down remixes by Matt Ross-Spang. A 2-LP highlights release is available…

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I’m Leavin’: Legacy Collects Elvis’ Final Nashville Sessions in Remixed Form on “Back in Nashville”

August 13, 2021 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

The annual Elvis Week kicked off at Graceland on Wednesday, August 11 with numerous events, activities, and presentations honoring the King of Rock and Roll. Yesterday, Legacy Recordings announced its major Elvis release for 2021, and it’s one that picks up directly from last year’s release. Elvis: Back in Nashville, due on November 12, is a sequel project to 2020’s From Elvis in Nashville. Like that set, it features a host of new remixes by Matt Ross-Spang to place the focus squarely on Presley’s voice. Elvis: Back in Nashville boasts 82 recordings…

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Holiday Gift Guide Review: Legacy Looks Back at 1970 With Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix Archival Offerings

December 24, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

50 years ago, two of American music’s greatest talents proved they were still venturing into new territories. Elvis Presley, some decade and a half after he first took the world by storm, was setting up shop in Nashville for a marathon session that saw him pulling from the new popular songbook and many songs written just for him. These sessions delivered several albums’ worth of material and are now presented chronologically in a new box set, complete with exciting new mixes on From Elvis In Nashville . The same year, Jimi Hendrix…

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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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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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