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February 11, 2022 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Summer of Soul

Last summer, as some music lovers took tentative steps in getting back to concertgoing amid the early vaccinations against COVID-19, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson gifted audiences with an incredible display of live performance some 50 years in the past. Summer of Soul is The Roots drummer's debut documentary, concerning a little-seen arts festival in Harlem that took place before, during and after that year's Woodstock Music & Art Fair - with some of the greatest soul, blues and jazz performers

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: B.B. King, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Herbie Mann, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Staple Singers

January 28, 2022 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Summer of Soul

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Summer of Soul (...or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Legacy Recordings delivers a soundtrack to Questlove's acclaimed 2021 documentary Summer of Soul, chronicling the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.  Live recordings are featured from headliners including The 5th Dimension, Nina Simone, David Ruffin, Sly & The Family Stone,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Barbra Streisand, Bob James, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Harold Rome, John Lodge, Leo Sayer, Lucinda Williams, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, The Weeknd

December 9, 2021 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Summer of Soul

Last summer, as some music lovers took tentative steps in getting back to concertgoing amid the early vaccinations against COVID-19, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson gifted audiences with an incredible display of live performance some 50 years in the past. Summer of Soul is The Roots drummer's debut documentary, concerning a little-seen arts festival in Harlem that took place before, during and after that year's Woodstock Music & Art Fair - with some of the greatest soul, blues and jazz performers

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: B.B. King, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Herbie Mann, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Staple Singers

October 9, 2021 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Madonna, Madame X - Music from the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classical/Opera, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Indigo Girls, Itzhak Perlman, Kool and the Gang, Lou Reed, Madonna, Otis Redding, Paula Abdul, Tears for Fears, The Sweet Inspirations, War

October 16, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Wildflowers All The Rest

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Tom Petty, Wildflowers & All the Rest (Warner Records) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4CD Deluxe Edition (above plus Home Recordings & Wildflowers Live): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 7LP Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD Super Deluxe Edition (above plus Finding Wildflowers): TomPetty.com 9LP Super Deluxe Edition: TomPetty.com 9LP

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Badfinger, Desmond Child, Donna Summer, Eagles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Joey Molland, Kiki Dee, Mastodon, Melissa Manchester, Tanya Tucker, The Who, Tom Petty

September 15, 2020 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Cellarful of Motown 5

The classic Motown vaults are, once again, open.  This Friday, the U.K.'s Caroline label will release the long-anticipated fifth volume of A Cellarful of Motown, the rarities series which last saw a volume in 2010.  But this 2-CD, 43-song collection promises to have been worth the wait as it features previously unreleased and new-to-CD tracks from such household name artists as Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Gladys Knight and The Pips, and The (Detroit) Spinners

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Eckstine, Blinky, Brenda Holloway, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, The Temptations

March 16, 2020 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Perry Como Gold

Today, we're looking at another three of Demon Music Group/Crimson Productions' Gold collections! Almost two decades after his death on May 12, 2001, Perry Como remains one of the most cherished voices in American popular song. Over the course of five decades at RCA Victor, the mellow crooner scored 131 chart hits in the U.S. alone, over 20 gold records, multiple Emmy and Grammy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, and sales of over 100 million records between 1945 and 1970.  Perry's entry in the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: David Soul, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Perry Como

February 11, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

She Came from Liverpool

Today, we're looking at another trio of recent releases from the team at Ace Records!  If you missed Part One of our Ace Round-Up, click here! While The Beatles are no doubt Liverpool's most famous musical export, Merseyside - spanning 249 square miles (or 645 square kilometers) bordering Lancashire to the northeast, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south and southeast, and The Irish Sea to the west - yielded an abundance of groups like The Cryin' Shames, Gerry and The

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Allen Toussaint, Beryl Marsden, Cilla Black, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jackie DeShannon, The Emotions, Various Artists

February 7, 2020 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Timi Yuro Make the World Go Away

Australia's Playback Records label returned to the scene in 2019 with a pair of new releases and the promise of more to come.  Today, we're looking at those new titles from Curtis Mayfield and Timi Yuro! As a writer, producer, and artist - both solo and with The Impressions - Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) was one of the foremost exponents of Chicago soul. He penned such favorites as Jan Bradley's "Mama Didn't Lie" and Major Lance's "The Monkey Time," not to mention such Impressions hits as

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Country, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Maxayn, Melba Moore, The Five Stairsteps, The Main Ingredient, Timi Yuro, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

April 19, 2019 By The Second Disc 9 Comments

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For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that "Motown Did It First"; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Boyz II Men, Brenda Holloway, Charlene, Dazz Band, DeBarge, Dennis Edwards, Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, El DeBarge, Erykah Badu, Four Tops, Giorgio, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Gill, Jr. Walker, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Mary Jane Girls, Mary Wells, Michael Jackson, Profyle, Rare Earth, Rick James, Rockwell, Shanice, Siedah Garrett, Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stacey Lattislaw, Stevie Wonder, T.G. Shepard, Tammi Terrell, The Boys, The Commodores, The Contours, The Guinn Family, The Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Originals, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Undisputed Truth, Thelma Houston, Today, Val Young

March 27, 2019 By The Second Disc 15 Comments

Motown 60

Motown Did It First! That's the campaign slogan for Universal Japan's ongoing program celebrating the venerable label's 60th anniversary.  And indeed, the influence of Motown - still the most successful African-American-founded record label of all time - can't be underestimated when considering the current music scene. A number of physical releases have already been released in Japan to mark the anniversary, most of which are available as affordable imports and include titles not commonly

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kiki Dee, Lionel Richie, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Commodores, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations

February 15, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

GladysKnight OnAndOn

SoulMusic Records' anthologies of contemporary and classic R&B and soul bring together hits, rarities, and deep cuts to showcase the careers of overlooked and legendary performers.  Today (or next Friday, February 22 in the U.S.), the label continues the trend with a new Gladys Knight and The Pips collection, On And On: The Buddha/Columbia Anthology and a compilation of Regina Belle's '80s and '90s material called Show Me The Way: The Columbia Anthology. On And On is a hit-packed 2-CD set

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Regina Belle

February 15, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Elvis Best of the 68 Comeback Special

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, The Best of the '68 Comeback Special (RCA/Legacy) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Walmart Exclusive CD/DVD: Walmart.com The celebration of Elvis Presley's legendary 1968 NBC television special continues.  The Best of the '68 Comeback Special features highlights from Legacy's recent '68 Comeback Special box set with performances culled from both of the "stand-up" and "sit-down" shows recorded in June,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Chaka Khan, Elvis Presley, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jewel, Regina Belle

January 6, 2019 By

GladysKnight OnAndOn

On And On is a hit-packed 2-CD set featuring Gladys Knight and The Pips' post-Motown work on Buddah (on Disc One) and Columbia (on Disc Two).  With a whopping 37 tracks, the set is a definitive look at over a decade of great music.  The first disc features the timeless classic "Midnight Train To Georgia," and 19 other Buddha-era tracks, including over a dozen charted singles and an alternate version of "Make Yours A Happy Home" from the soundtrack for Claudine. Disc Two showcases the group's

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Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips

December 21, 2018 By Sam Stone 6 Comments

SesameStreetBornToAdd

Warner Music Group and Sesame Workshop have recently announced a joint effort that marks the relaunch of Sesame Street Records, the label that released over 60 classic originalSesame Street albums from 1970 to 1984.  To celebrate 50 years since the program first aired, the extensive Sesame Street music catalog, including original titles and newer collections from Golden Music, Koch and Sony Wonder, has finally joined the streaming age.  As of this writing, a whopping 119 titles--many previously

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Soundtracks Tags: B.B. King, Carpenters, Celine Dion, Dinah Shore, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Gloria Estefan, Johny Cash, José Feliciano, Kenny Loggins, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Little Richard, Malo, Patti Labelle, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger, Ray Charles, Robin Gibb, Sesame Street, The Pointer Sisters

December 14, 2018 By Sam Stone 8 Comments

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In a winter tradition that's as reliable as any, UMe has released the latest in the annual copyright extension series, entitled Motown Unreleased: 1968. The two-part compilation will arrive to digital download and streaming services today, December 14. Between the two volumes, there's a whopping 88 tantalizing, previously unreleased gems from the Motown vault! Motown heavy-hitters, soul superstars, and fan favorites abound on these two collections. There's a wealth of Stevie Wonder rarities,

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Eckstine, David Ruffin, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jr. Walker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Temptations

May 15, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Baby Ive Got It More Motown Girls

Back in 2013, Ace Records launched its first collection of Motown Girls, spotlighting previously unreleased tracks from the legendary ladies of Motown Records.  A second installment arrived in 2015, and now, we're finally the recipient of a third volume in the series.  The 24-song anthology Baby I've Got It! More Motown Girls boasts 16 previously unreleased tracks, with the remaining eight drawn from the Motown Unreleased compilations (all of which have been digital-only except for the one

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha and the Vandellas, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Various Artists

January 2, 2018 By Randy Fairman 8 Comments

Motown Unreleased 1967

As has become a yearly tradition for the past several years, Motown released a "copyright extension" compilation of previously unreleased tracks at the very end of 2017, only a couple of weeks after last year's similar set got a physical release.  Motown Unreleased: 1967 gathers 89 tracks across the equivalent of 4 CDs, all previously unheard treasures from the seemingly inexhaustible Motown vaults. Like the collections of the past couple of years, there is a wide range of Motown talent on

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Categories: News Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Billy Eckstine, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jimmy Ruffin, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Rick James, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Valerie Simpson, Various Artists

December 1, 2017 By Randy Fairman 10 Comments

Motown Unreleased 1966

Given the speed and frequency with which the Motown label made recordings during its heyday, the company's vaults are known to be vast.  Large amounts of unreleased material have been added to compilations and reissues over the years, while still other collections have been solely devoted to never-before-heard tracks from the label's superstars.  Due to European copyright laws that allow unused recordings to enter the public domain, Motown has been releasing digital-only copyright-extension

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

December 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Love and Affection More Motown Girls

Rarely is the sequel ever the equal - but Ace Records has handily disproved that with Love and Affection: More Motown Girls, a recent trawl through the vaults of Hitsville, USA.  And not only is this follow-up to 2013's Finders Keepers - Motown Girls the equal of its predecessor, it might be its better.  Whereas that volume featured both previously unreleased music and rarities, every one of the 25 tracks on Love and Affection is never-before-heard (save for five songs culled from last year's

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Brenda Holloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Various Artists

August 21, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Funkytowngrooves is leaving on the midnight train to Georgia with a series of six expanded reissues from the catalogue of Gladys Knight, both solo and with the Pips. September 16 and 30 are the dates to mark for the label's reissues of four vintage albums originally released on Buddah (Imagination, I Feel a Song, 2nd Anniversary and The One and Only...), one on Bell (In the Beginning) and three on Columbia (Gladys Knight, Visions and Life).  It's a good time to be a fan of Gladys' ouevre; the

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Gladys Knight and the Pips

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