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November 30, 2023 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Garth Brooks Limited Series Cover

Garth Brooks' first edition of The Limited Series arrived in 1998.  The collection of the superstar artist's first six albums became the first-ever box set to debut at No. 1 on two charts, and set a record for the best first-week sales of any box set to that point in the SoundScan era.  He followed it with the second Limited Series in 2005.  The Walmart/Sam's Club-exclusive set collected his next three albums plus the previously unreleased The Lost Sessions and a DVD of music and interviews. 

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country Tags: Charley Pride, Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood

April 30, 2022 By Mike Duquette 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 live favorites from The Boss, a Record Store Day rarity, a '90s tribute album to some rock legends and much more. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of Location (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) The Thrill Hill Archives have occasionally made some themed Bruce Springsteen

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Poetry, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Anthrax, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Gibson, Garth Brooks, Hilly Michaels, KISS, Lenny Kravitz, Maria McKee, Marina, Melvin Van Peebles, Nino Rota, Poco, Stevie Wonder

July 2, 2021 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

Amy Grant Heart in Motion

In March 1991, Amy Grant released her ninth studio album, Heart in Motion.  By that time, Grant was already a well-established superstar in the realm of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) who had made significant inroads in mainstream pop.  1985's Unguarded - her first album to be distributed by A&M Records to secular retailers - yielded a top 30 Pop hit with "Find a Way."  The very next year, she found herself atop the Hot 100 with the Peter Cetera duet "The Next Time I Fall."  Heart in

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Amy Grant, Bonnie Bramlett, Brenda Lee, Charlie Daniels, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Garth Brooks, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill

November 20, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

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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,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Books, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Anne Murray, Annie Lennox, Chris Hillman, Chris Rea, Dave Mason, Derek and the Dominos, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks, Gavin DeGraw, Greg Lake, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jewel, Jimi Hendrix, John Fogerty, Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Pink Floyd, The Catholic Girls

November 1, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Bob Dylan Bootleg 15

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan featuring Johnny Cash, Travelin' Thru, 1967-1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 (Columbia/Legacy) 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings chronicle Dylan's 1967-1969 recordings in Music City - including those made with a very special guest - on the latest volume of the artist's long-running Bootleg Series. Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) -

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Garth Brooks, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Johnny Cash, Mariah Carey, Nat King Cole, R.E.M., The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Uncle Walt's Band, Van Halen

October 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 14 Comments

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Garth Brooks' ever-growing legion of fans will have cause to celebrate on November 1, when the country superstar's new, massive box set called Legacy finally hits shelves.  Legacy collects five of Brooks' albums in one place, on vinyl for the first time ever.  Fans will have three different configurations to choose from: the Limited Edition Numbered Series, the Original Analog Edition, and the Digitally Remixed/Remastered Edition.  Each bundles together CD and LP editions (with bonus tracks on

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Country Tags: Garth Brooks

November 17, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

News of the World 40 front

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Queen, News of the World: 40th Anniversary Edition (UMC (U.K.) / Hollywood (U.S.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Queen's sixth album, 1977's News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set.  The original album is presented on CD and LP.  The first bonus CD, the entirely unreleased Raw Sessions, presents an alternate version of the original album from demos, outtakes and live

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bob Seger, Carpenters, Chuck Berry, Dan Fogelberg, Diana Ross, Garth Brooks, Green Day, Jimmy Buffett, John Fogerty, Mavis Staples, Micky Dolenz, Mike Love, Paul McCartney, Queen, The Bee Gees, The Doors, The Moody Blues, The Sweet, Whitney Houston

November 11, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

David Bowie Legacy

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  It's another big week for box sets from classic rock's heaviest hitters, and much, much more... Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 36 discs of music from Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour - every recording of the tour known to exist - are brought together on this monumental new collection.  Read our full review here! Bob Dylan, The Real Royal Albert Hall

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Garth Brooks, John Lennon, NRBQ, Pink Floyd, Robbie Robertson, Sting, The Band, Yoko Ono

November 7, 2016 By Mike Duquette 14 Comments

Garth Brooks Ultimate Collection and Christmas

Country superstar Garth Brooks is getting into the box set game once more with a 10-disc set exclusively hitting shelves at Target later this month. The Ultimate Collection is a 121-track set that collects Brooks' past and present works across more than 25 years of recording and touring. Seven themed discs feature a plethora of hits, fan favorites and covers (including the unreleased Randy Travis cover "1982"); two live discs feature five unreleased cuts including duets with wife Trisha

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country Tags: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood

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