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January 15, 2021 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

RhinoBHM

Black History Month is on the way in February and to celebrate, Rhino will release a number of limited-edition colored vinyl reissues along with a digital initiative to bring legendary recordings to digital service providers for the first time ever.  The Rhino Black initiative begins on February 5, with the vinyl reissue of George Benson's multi-platinum Breezin' (issued on blue and beige vinyl) and a the first-ever vinyl issue of the Donny Hathaway compendium, A Donny Hathaway Collection, which

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Tags: Adina Howard, Aretha Franklin, Baby Huey, Chaka Khan, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, George Benson, Jimmy and Vella, Lil Kim, Nina Simone, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Ray Charles, Rhasaan Roland Kirk, Sheila E, Tevin Campbell, The Jungle Brothers

November 13, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

EltonJohn JewelBox pl

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elton John, Jewel Box (EMI/UMe) 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deep Cuts 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rarities & B-Sides 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada And This Is Me... 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John is reaching deep into the vault with Jewel Box, a new, super-sized collection of rare and unreleased material.  The British pop legend's deep dive into his

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: AC/DC, Bing Crosby, Buck Owens, Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, Elton John, George Benson, Joel Grey, Johnny Cash, Joshie Jo Armstead, Judy Garland, Keith Richards, Ogden Nash, Petula Clark, Stephen Sondheim, Tammy Grimes, The Cranberries, The Rance Allen Group, The Staple Singers, Vera Lynn, Vernon Duke

March 10, 2020 By Sam Stone 6 Comments

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Here at Second Disc HQ, we've been thrilled by the news of amazing releases coming from all the labels this Record Store Day 2020, and UMe's slate of 20+ titles is no exception.  With a new definitive vinyl edition of Paul McCartney's debut, a tenth-anniversary celebration of Ellie Goulding's Lights, a Cat Stevens rarity making its vinyl debut, an expanded Elton John, a reissue of an impossible-to-find CTI Jazz album, and many more, fans will want to line up bright and early to secure their

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock Tags: Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Cat Stevens, Charlie Parker, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Ellie Goulding, Elton John, Frank Zappa, George Benson, Hervie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Record Store Day, Refused, Robyn, Ron Carter, Roxy Music, The Band, The Black Crowes, U2, Van Morrison

September 6, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cool Heat CTI

Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint is turning up the Cool Heat with a new 2-CD, 25-track collection celebrating The Best of CTI Records and featuring many of the classic jazz label's most renowned artists including instrumentalists George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, and Stanley Turrentine, and vocalists Nina Simone, Patti Austin, and Esther Phillips. Chances are, if you think of a jazz artist, it wouldn't take many degrees of separation to reach Creed Taylor. The esteemed producer

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Bob James, Esther Phillips, Eumir Deodato, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Nina Simone, Stanley Turrentine, Various Artists

August 8, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Harvey Mason Sho Nuff Groovin You

Harvey Mason may be best known for his session credits on countless classic records by artists from Carole King to Quincy Jones.  But the drummer/percussionist has also led a solo career since 1975, most often fusing his jazz sensibility with R&B textures.  His first stint as a solo artist came at Clive Davis' Arista Records, where he recorded five well-received, self-produced albums between 1975 and 1981.  Big Break's recent anthology Sho Nuff Groovin' You: The Arista Records Anthology

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, R&B/Soul Tags: Bill Champlin, Dave Grusin, David Foster, George Benson, Harvey Mason, Merry Clayton

February 7, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Muhammad Ali The Greatest

Congratulations!!  The following 10 entrants have won a copy of Varese Vintage's brand-new CD reissue of the soundtrack to The Greatest on CD!  If you entered our contest via Facebook and your name is on the list below, please drop us a line at theseconddisc-at-gmail-dot-com or a Private Message on Facebook with your name and mailing address!  If you entered via email, you don't have to do anything - your CD will be in the mail soon! Watch this space soon for more exciting giveaways! The

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Categories: Giveaways!, News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: George Benson, Michael Masser, Muhammad Ali

January 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Muhammad Ali The Greatest

When Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74, his immortality had already been long guaranteed.  President Barack Obama summed up the feelings of many when he proclaimed, "Muhammad Ali was America.  He will always be America.  What a man.  What a spirit.  What a joyous, mighty champion."  It was no accident that history's only three-time lineal heavyweight champion, the man born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was nicknamed "The Greatest."  That moniker also was used for the title of the

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Categories: Giveaways!, News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: George Benson, Michael Masser, Muhammad Ali

January 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino) 2-CD (Original Album and Bonus Disc): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Picture Disc (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition presents the original 1967 album on Disc 1 and an unreleased concert from July 29, 1966 in Vancouver, Canada on Disc 2.  The first disc has been remastered from the original tapes by David

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: George Benson, Grateful Dead, Muhammad Ali, Randy Newman, Various Artists

March 4, 2011 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Chances are, if you think of a jazz artist, it wouldn't take many degrees of separation to reach Creed Taylor. The esteemed producer began his career at Bethlehem Records overseeing a roster including Herbie Mann, Charles Mingus, Carmen McRae, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding. In 1956, he departed Bethlehem for ABC-Paramount, where in 1960 he launched the Impulse! label with artists like Johnson, Winding, Ray Charles and John Coltrane. It was at Impulse! that Taylor came into his own, emphasizing

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz Tags: Don Sebesky, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine

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