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The Weekend Stream: November 1, 2025

November 1, 2025 by The Second Disc | 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. Rare mixes from David Bowie, late-period repertoire from Squeeze (with a new distributor hinting at their next album) and an actor who plays jazz will start you off… David Bowie, I Can’t Give Everything Away E.P. (ISO/Parlophone) (Apple / Amazon) Released last week in conjunction with the last of Bowie’s era-focused boxes, this EP offers five new-to-digital remixes released between 2002 and 2016. Squeeze, Spot the Difference / Live At The Fillmore / The…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Rock

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Buffalo Tom, Cowboy Junkies, David Bowie, Freda Payne, Jeff Goldblum, Jimmy Webb, Kelly Clarkson, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Squeeze, The Fall, Warren Zevon

A Way Back to Love: Edsel Compiles Hits, Rarities from Invictus, Hot Wax on New Collections

September 18, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

The songbook of Brian Holland (b. 1941), Lamont Dozier (1941-2022), and Eddie Holland (b. 1939) is filled with some of the most popular melodies ever written: “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You),” “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” among them. All of those, and so many other indelible hit records, were written under the aegis of Hitsville, USA, a.k.a. Berry Gordy’s Motown Records empire. But by 1967, the relationship between the label chief and…

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News

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R&B/Soul

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Chairmen of the Board, Freda Payne, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Parliament, Ruth Copeland, The 8th Day, The Glass House, The Honey Cone, Various Artists

In Memoriam: Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)

August 9, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

We at The Second Disc are not musicians. Well – I don’t want to speak for Joe, but outside of an enthusiastic karaoke night every now and again, I am not a musician. But I obviously think of what it takes to mix brain power and artistic expression so brilliantly in the creation of a song, as well as the struggles that every artist faces when trying to “make it.” Earning a living is one thing, sure, but so is the magic of connecting with a friend or a stranger through a…

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Pop, R&B/Soul

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Diana Ross and The Supremes, Freda Payne, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins, The Chairmen of the Board, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Supremes

Mad About “Belinda”: Demon Reissues Carlisle’s Solo Debut for 35th Anniversary

June 24, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

On the heels of the announcement that they would soon be joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Go-Go’s have confirmed plans for a December/January mini-tour in California and Nevada. A recent reissue expanded the pioneering band’s God Bless the Go-Go’s. And that’s not all. Demon Music Group has long been the steward of Belinda Carlisle’s catalogue; following the label’s expanded CD reissues of her entire discography, the label has turned to expanded vinyl presentations. The first of these is a 35th anniversary edition of Carlisle’s solo debut, 1986’s Belinda. …

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News

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Vinyl

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Pop

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Belinda Carlisle, Freda Payne

Release Round-Up: Week of April 16

April 16, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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 disco anthem “Red Hot;” the four bonus tracks produced by Gus Dudgeon; and an all-new single streaming now with special relevance…

Suddenly It’s Yesterday: Demon Reissues R&B Classics from Freda Payne, 100 Proof Aged in Soul, More

September 9, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Today, we’re taking a look at an array of recent R&B/soul vinyl releases from Demon Music Group! Demon has been home to Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Invictus catalogue for years now, and after a comprehensive series of CD reissues, the label has turned its attention to vinyl. Freda Payne‘s Contact was the Detroit songstress’ second album for Invictus and a further showcase for her extraordinary vocal gifts. Freda had already recorded for labels including ABC-Paramount and MGM when an old schoolmate, Brian Holland, approached her about becoming one of the very first artists for his…

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News

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Vinyl

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R&B/Soul

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100 Proof Aged in Soul, Freda Payne, Sydney Joe Qualls, Willie Henderson