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September 12, 2024 By Mike Duquette 18 Comments

Beatles 1964 US Albums in Mono box

This year's Beatles catalogue title will showcase the albums that introduced American audiences to the sound of the Fab Four. 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono will include new vinyl remasters of six albums distributed by Capitol Records within the first year of the British band's arrival in New York City. Uniquely drawn from the first four Beatles albums in the U.K. and other single and EP material, these albums will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in faithful reproductions of their original

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

January 2, 2024 By Mike Duquette 3 Comments

Live and Let Die

Having delivered a typically stunning last batch of archival film score reissues last November, La-La Land Records is wasting no time at all kicking off 2024 with a bang. On Christmas Eve, they surprise-announced two pre-orders of expanded editions of soundtracks to two James Bond films from the '70s and '80s. La-La Land has long been the home of definitive presentations of 007 on CD, having licensed deluxe 2CD sets of three scores fan favorite composer David Arnold composed for Pierce

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: George Martin, John Barry, Paul McCartney, Rita Coolidge, Tim Rice, Wings

October 26, 2023 By Mike Duquette 44 Comments

The Beatles Red Blue 2023

On April 2, 1973, the first career-spanning compilations by The Beatles - broken up for three years - were released. Nicknamed for the colored borders around Angus McBean's iconic photos of The Fab Four (taken six years apart) leaning over a stairwell at EMI's offices in London, the "Red" (The Beatles 1962-1966) and "Blue" (The Beatles 1967-1970) albums offered on eight sides of vinyl a holistic view of the group's unbelievable discography: 54 hit singles, B-sides and treasured album cuts that

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

February 7, 2023 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

George Martin A Painter in Sound

Late producer Sir George Martin is described as A Painter in Sound on Cherry Red/El's new collection of his Pre-Beatles Productions and Classical Influences.  While Martin has been anthologized in the past, most notably on the unparalleled 6-CD set Produced by George Martin in 2001, there's always room for another one - in this case, an eclectic 4-CD journey that's largely far-removed from the rock which made Martin famous. The title of the set is derived from a Martin quote repeated in its

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classical/Opera, Comedy, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Cleo Laine, Dudley Moore, George Martin, John Dankworth, Matt Monro, Peter Sellers, Peter Ustinov, Ron Goodwin

December 6, 2022 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Neil Sedaka All You Need Is the Music

Sedaka's Back was no understatement.  Neil Sedaka's 1974 LP - in actuality, a compilation of tracks from his previous three albums issued only in the U.K. - yielded a No. 1 Pop and AC hit with the sparkling "Laughter in the Rain," earning the artist his first chart-topper since 1962.  It also spun off another No. 1 AC with "The Immigrant," and a top ten AC/top thirty Pop hit with "That's When the Music Takes Me."  That wasn't all; the album also contained the future standards "Solitaire" and

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop Tags: George Martin, Neil Sedaka

October 27, 2021 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Beatles Get Back

A book about a film about an album?  The new coffee table book from Callaway Arts and Entertainment and Apple Corps, The Beatles: Get Back, is essentially that: a hardcover, 240-page tome based on the film footage shot in the buildup to The Beatles' final album, 1970's Let It Be.  Get Back was, of course, the name of the first version of Let It Be.  It's also the name of director Peter Jackson's upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary (the first part of which premieres November 25 on the

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Books Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

March 9, 2021 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Ray Cathode Time Beat

Throughout his extraordinary career, the late George Martin produced everything from comedy records to musical cast recordings, leaving his mark in every genre.  His versatility, of course, found full flower in his collaborations with The Beatles.  Now, a fascinating early project of the producer-composer-arranger-executive is coming to light in a special, limited edition release.  In early 1962, Martin teamed with Maddalena Fagandini of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to record a pair of

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Electronic, Everything Else Tags: George Martin, Maddalena Fagandini

November 25, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

VA IHearANewWorld

The holidays are almost upon us, and The Second Disc will soon be launching our annual Holiday Gift Guide! As part of the festivities, we will also be offering long-form reviews over the next month about certain titles deserving of an extra spotlight. Today, Sam's taking a look at a handful of recent releases from Cherry Red! Few labels can claim as diverse a roster as the Cherry Red group. Between their wealth of sub-divisions, there's bound to be something special in store for everyone. As

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Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Reggae, Soundtracks Tags: Count Albert, Count Lasher, Delia Derbyshire, Edgard Varese, George Martin, Joe Meek, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Soft Machine, The Residents, Tommy McCook

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 18, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Matt Monro The George Martin Years

Earlier this year, George Martin passed away at the age of 90.  Among the great producer's most lasting associations was with vocalist Matt Monro.  Martin and Monro's professional partnership endured for more than fifteen years, while their friendship survived until the singer's untimely death in 1985 at just 54 years old.  Now, the joint Martin/Monro legacy has been celebrated on a wonderful new anthology.  Matt Monro's The George Martin Years is available now from Rhino and Parlophone U.K.,

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download Genre: Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: George Martin, Matt Monro

March 9, 2016 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

George Martin

Late last evening, March 8, Ringo Starr took to Twitter with a loving message of sad news: "God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed xxx." With the passing of Sir George Martin at the age of 90, the world has lost one of the most influential producers of all time.  Had Martin "only" produced the majority of The Beatles' recordings, his place in the pantheon of history would have been assured.  But Martin's contributions to

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Categories: News Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: George Martin

March 17, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

FamilyWay Vinyl5

If you’re looking for Zombies on Record Store Day – and we’re not talking about The Walking Dead, either! – Varese Sarabande’s line-up for the April 18 event is just for you!  Besides a treat from the British rockers, the label is also offering up vintage rock-and-roll from The Everly Brothers, girl-group pop courtesy The Dixie Cups, a rare soundtrack from Sir Paul McCartney, and more! Straight from the label’s press release, here’s the lowdown on each release you can expect at your local

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Soundtracks Tags: George Martin, Paul McCartney, Record Store Day, The Dixie Cups, The Everly Brothers, The Zombies

September 24, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

george martin beatles to bond

With the upcoming release of The Beatles’ On Air: Live at the BBC Volume Two, there’s Beatlemania in the air once again.  And the Varese Sarabande label’s Varese Vintage imprint is at the ready with two recent reissues bearing ties to the Fab Four: George Martin’s Beatles to Bond and Bach (1974) and The Campbeltown Pipe Band’s Mull of Kintyre (1978).  Both of these are rather unexpected titles and all the more welcome for it! Beatles to Bond and Bach, originally issued on the Polydor label,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: George Martin, Paul McCartney, The Beatles

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