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December 18, 2020 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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In a move that will no doubt excite Bob Dylan aficionados everywhere, on February 26, Legacy Recordings will release Bob Dylan: 1970 in a new, more widely available limited edition set with revised artwork and fresh liner notes by Michael Simmons.  The collection includes all the songs from this year's quietly announced copyright extension release. It's an interesting move on the part of Legacy and Dylan's team.  Fans of the artist have come to expect micro-batches of 50 year old recordings

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk Tags: Bob Dylan, George Harrison

November 27, 2020 By Sam Stone 13 Comments

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This morning, the estate of George Harrison has released a new 2020 remix of the artist's classic song, "All Things Must Pass."  Originally released 50 years ago today on the All Things Must Pass triple-album, it's now released as a digital single as "a prelude of what's to come." The new stereo mix has been undertaken by Paul Hicks, who's been involved with recent Beatles archival projects as well as the John Lennon Gimme Some Truth box set.  It arrives the same day as the reissued "My Sweet

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison

November 27, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Today's Black Friday shopping will likely look a little different thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.  But one thing will remain the same: Record Store Day's yearly event.  It's been a packed year with RSD Drops in the months of August, September, and October.  Now, they're going out with a bang. Labels big and small will release limited-edition vinyl with the collector in mind. Whether you're after new music from legends, reissues of sought-after recordings, or unreleased rarities from the vault,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Comedy, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bill Evans, Blue Oyster Cult, Brian Wilson, Dave Brubeck, Fountains of Wayne, George Harrison, Herbie Hancock, Jewel, Jimi Hendrix, John Prine, Little Richard, Lou Reed, Nancy Sinatra, Record Store Day, Sonny Rollins, The Bangles, The Rolling Stones, U2, Van Dyke Parks, Vince Guaraldi, War

October 15, 2020 By Sam Stone 6 Comments

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November 27 is always a special day for vinyl enthusiasts.  Still filled up on last night's Thanksgiving meal, music fans line up at their local shop for a chance at limited-edition vinyl.  While the celebrations may look a little different this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (RSD has announced they'll be less stringent about online sales) one thing remains the same:  There are some excellent releases on offer, available exclusively from your local participating record shop!  Here are

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Aimee Mann, Anthrax, Béla Fleck, Best Coast, Bettye LaVette, Big K.R.I.T., Bilal and Nikki Jean, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Billy Gibbons, Brian Wilson, Chris Cornell, Crack The Sky, Dave Brubeck, Dio, Doyle Bramhall II, Dr. Demento, Elliott Smith, Fleetwood Mac, Fred Neil, George Harrison, Grover Washington Jr., Hank Williams, Herbie Hancock, Jerry Garcia Band, John Densmore, Jon Batiste, Karen Dalton, Kirk Hammett, Lee Hazlewood, Linkin Park, Little Richard, Mick Fleetwood, Monty Alexander, Morgan Ames, Motörhead, My Chemical Romance, Nancy Sinatra, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, Public Enemy, Record Store Day, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Snoop Dogg, Sonny Rollins, The Beastie Boys, The Beat Farmers, The Comet Is Coming, The George Coleman Quintet, The George Wallington Quintet, The Rolling Stones, U2, Van Dyke Parks

March 11, 2020 By Sam Stone 7 Comments

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And the Record Store Day news keeps coming!  BMG has announced their list of releases to be found in shops April 18 and it's a great lineup.  If you're looking for live Emerson, Lake and Palmer; a very cool Motorhead shaped picture disc; the beautiful sounds of Ravi Shankar in collaboration with George Harrison; or classics from The Kinks - BMG has you covered! Let's take a closer look at all their offerings... Ravi Shankar, Chants of India For the first time on vinyl, Ravi

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Rock Tags: Dio, Emerson Lake and Palmer, George Harrison, Greg Dulli, Hank Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Keith Richards, Motörhead, Ravi Shankar, Record Store Day, The Kinks, Wilco

February 11, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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BUY NOW FROM INTRADAGeorge Harrison founded Handmade Films in 1978 with partner Denis O'Brien to finance Monty Python's Life of Brian after the film's original financiers abruptly pulled out. What began as an act of generosity by Harrison to his friends in the Pythons led to one of Britain's most successful film studios during the 1980s. One of Handmade's most acclaimed films, 1981's Time Bandits, was directed by Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. Starring fellow Pythons John Cleese and Michael

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: George Harrison, Mike Moran

October 16, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Beatles Singles packshot

It turns out the remixed, expanded Abbey Road isn't the only piece of The Beatles' catalogue getting reissued for the holidays. The group just announced the release of a box set gathering the band's singles on vinyl, to be released November 22. The Singles Collection includes original singles and B-sides on 22 pieces of vinyl, plus a newly created 23rd single featuring "Free As a Bird" and "Real Love," both single A-sides released to promote the multi-volume Anthology project in 1995 and

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

November 9, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Beatles White Album Packshot

You Say You Want a Revolution Following the enormous, worldwide success of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles wouldn't have been faulted had they re-entered Abbey Road Studios and created another album of robustly melodic, lavishly orchestrated songs of whimsy and wonder.  But Messrs. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr weren't interested in repeating themselves.  When The Beatles arrived on November 22, 1968, roughly one and one-half years after Pepper, one didn't even

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

November 5, 2018 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

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You May Say I'm a Dreamer Much like the artist who created it, John Lennon's Imagine has always been an album of contradictions.  While its dreamy, idealized title track has become an anthem for generations, the same LP veers from heartbreaking vulnerability ("Jealous Guy") and expressions of romance ("Oh My Love," "Oh Yoko!") to a withering, personal jab at a friend ("How Do You Sleep") to powerfully pointed social commentary ("Crippled Inside," "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Phil Spector, Yoko Ono

October 1, 2018 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

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NEW YORK, NY - "We live in a perfect world of [these] anodyne, Instagrammed, perfect photographs, in-tune music, and everything in time, and The Beatles weren't that.  The Beatles had a heartbeat to them, and the story of 'The White Album' is the story of that heartbeat, if you'd like."  Last Wednesday morning, September 26, Giles Martin was holding court for an audience of about 70 at New York's famed Record Plant.  The subject was, of course, the legendary 1968 double-LP formally named The

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

September 24, 2018 By Joe Marchese 25 Comments

Beatles White Album Packshot

It's officially named for the band that created it, but to listeners around the world, the 1968 double-album will forever be known as The White Album.  Its sprawling, eclectic lineup of 30 tracks showcased every side of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, and cast its musical net wider from the baroque pop majesty of Sgt. Pepper's to a heavier celebration of all things, and all sounds, rock-and-roll.  Just a few of its classic songs include "Back in the USSR," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "While My Guitar

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

August 23, 2018 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

john lennon imagine

John Lennon's second solo studio album, and arguably his most beloved, is returning from Apple and Capitol in a lavish new 4CD/2BD box set.  On October 5, the Imagine: Ultimate Collection will hit stores, celebrating the classic 1971 album which introduced the world to "Imagine,"  "Jealous Guy," and "Gimme Some Truth" as well as the blistering "How Do You Sleep" and rollicking "Oh, Yoko!"  In addition to the box set and digital options, a 2CD Deluxe Edition, 1CD remaster, and 2LP black vinyl

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

February 23, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Concert for George

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Concert for George [Various Formats] (Craft Recordings) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD/2DVD/2BD/4LP Limited Online Exclusive Box Set: George Harrison Shop The star-studded 2002 concert celebration of the life of George Harrison - featuring Paul McCartney,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Belinda Carlisle, David Bowie, Edgar Winter, George Harrison, Glen Campbell, Hawkwind, Isaac Hayes, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Precious Wilson, Rupert Holmes, The Doors, Todd Rundgren

January 17, 2018 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

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George Harrison would have been 75 years old next month, and Craft Recordings is celebrating that milestone with the ultimate tribute to the former Beatle: a multi-format reissue of 2002's Concert For George. Available February 23, two days before Harrison's birthday, Concert For George will bow in five different physical configurations - the most enormous of which is an online-only box set, limited only to 1,000 copies worldwide and featuring the star-studded tribute show on two CDs, two

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock Tags: Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Monty Python, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

May 26, 2017 By Joe Marchese 17 Comments

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I. It Was Fifty Years Ago Today... I read the news today, oh, boy!  It's a new day in Pepperland thanks to today's release of the most eagerly-anticipated reissue project of the year: the 50th anniversary deluxe box set of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This would be a landmark collection for any number of reasons: that Pepper is routinely considered one of the greatest albums, if not the greatest album, of all time; that this is the first-ever "Expanded Edition" of a

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

May 3, 2017 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

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NEW YORK (NY) - Could it really be getting better? That was a fair question on the lips of the crowd assembled last Friday, April 28, at New York City's World of McIntosh Townhouse.  The Second Disc was privileged to be among those members of the press assembled for a "first listen" to the upcoming 50th anniversary stereo remix of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, due for release on May 26 from Capitol, UMe, and Apple Records. Jeff Jones, the chief executive of Apple Corps,

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

April 5, 2017 By Mike Duquette 30 Comments

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"It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They've been going in and out of style But they're guaranteed to raise a smile So may I introduce to you The act you've known for all these years Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!" With that verse, The Beatles quite honestly changed popular music. Their eighth studio album, and the first since their final concert tour, ushered in a sea change of rock and roll--a focus on the long-playing album over singles as focal

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

February 24, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

George Harrison Box Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! George Harrison, The Vinyl Collection (Apple/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection includes newly-remastered editions of 13 albums, from Wonderwall Music (1968) to the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).  Each album has been remastered at Capitol Studios from the original tapes and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl.  The albums are all packaged in replica sleeves, and the entire set comes in one

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: David Bowie, George Harrison, Harry Belafonte, Herb Alpert, Jack Bruce, Meredith Willson, Roy Orbison

January 18, 2017 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

George Harrison Box Cover

On February 25, George Harrison would have turned 74 years old.  One day earlier, UMe and the estate of the late Beatle will release his entire solo album catalogue in one new vinyl box set. George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection includes newly-remastered editions of 13 albums, from Wonderwall Music (1968) to the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).  Each album has been remastered at Capitol Studios from the original tapes and pressed onto 180-gram vinyl.  The albums are all packaged in

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, The Beatles

July 26, 2016 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Gary Wright and Wonderwheel Ring of Changes

In a career spanning seven decades, there's little Gary Wright hasn't accomplished.  Having earned a role on Broadway before hitting his teenage years, the musically-talented New Jersey native moved to London, formed Spooky Tooth, befriended George Harrison, played on hit records from Harrison, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson, and launched his own successful career with smashes like "Dreamweaver" and "Love is Alive."  But one chapter of the Gary Wright story has been long lost: his 1972 album Ring

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Gary Wright, George Harrison, Mick Jones

April 19, 2016 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

Traveling Wilburys

A new business agreement will bring rock supergroup The Traveling Wilburys past the end of the line. The all-star quintet, consisting of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne, is now represented by Concord Bicycle Music in a worldwide agreement that will include physical and digital reissues of the band's complete back catalogue--including, for the first time, streaming rights across Apple Music, Spotify and others--on June 3, as exclusively reported by

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty

May 27, 2015 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Dylan Cash and Nashville Cats

Two legendary artists headline a new anthology arriving on June 16, 2015 from Legacy Recordings.  Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City, a 2-CD, 36-track compilation, serves as an audio companion and soundtrack to the exhibit of the same name currently on display at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame through December 31, 2016.  Like the exhibit, this new release explores the timeless sounds created at the intersection of country, folk and rock in Nashville between, roughly

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk Tags: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Simon and Garfunkel, Various Artists

September 23, 2014 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

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“Silence often says much more/Than trying to say what’s been said before/But that is all I want to do/To give my love to you…” Those lyrics, penned by George Harrison for his song “That is All,” could be directed to a female lover or to a higher power, but the sentiment rang true for the artist in any circumstance. Harrison’s lifetime of work was marked by its forward thinking, a trajectory that is eloquently expressed on the new box set The Apple Years 1968-1975. Over the six albums

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: George Harrison, The Beatles

September 23, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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George Harrison, The Apple Years 1968-1975 (Apple/Universal, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Here, at last, are George Harrison's complete albums for Apple Records, all beautifully remastered and featuring select bonus material.  These six albums are available in a deluxe box set with a bonus DVD or as individual reissues: Wonderwall Music (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Electronic Music (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) All Things Must Pass  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Living in the

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Categories: News, Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Edwin Starr, George Harrison, John Coltrane, Leonard Cohen, Pugwash, The Hollies, Tony Bennett

September 2, 2014 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

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George Harrison’s years at Apple Records were among his most productive.  The Quiet Beatle inaugurated Apple’s LP series with 1968’s Wonderwall Music soundtrack and nearly closed out the label with its final album of original material (1975’s Extra Texture (Read All About It)).  In between, Harrison released a series of solo records, oversaw the soundtrack to his groundbreaking Concert for Bangla Desh, and lent a helping hand to Apple artists including Badfinger, Jackie Lomax, Billy Preston,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock Tags: George Harrison, The Beatles

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