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October 16, 2023 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Quadio Bundle 2

Rhino's Quadio series, presenting original four-channel quadraphonic album mixes on Blu-ray, relaunched earlier this year with a quartet of titles from Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, J. Geils Band, and Jefferson Starship - watch this space for a review of all four releases tomorrow!  Now, the label has unveiled the next batch of Quadio titles which are all available now exclusively through Rhino.com.  This group is an even more eclectic one, with R&B (The Spinners), jazz (Charles Mingus),

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray Audio Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: America, Charles Mingus, Gordon Lightfoot, The Spinners

September 1, 2023 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Peter Frampton at Royal Albert Hall

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Jethro Tull, Broadsword and the Beast: 40th Anniversary Edition (Parlophone) 5CD/3DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 40th anniversary "Monster Edition"of the Jethro Tull classic will feature Steven Wilson's new mixes of the original album, a slew of rare and previously unreleased recordings, demos, early mixes, and a 1982

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, SACD Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Folk, Pop Tags: Belinda Carlisle, Deacon Blue, Gordon Lightfoot, Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Tom Waits

May 2, 2023 By The Second Disc 12 Comments

Gordon Lightfoot Complete Singles

We mourn the loss of troubadour Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023). Lightfoot's songs pierced the heart, springing from the folk tradition but with one foot in the pop realm as they pondered love, loneliness, nature, and history. His warm, burnished baritone was like that of an old friend, reassuring and wise.  The Ontario native was a Canadian national treasure but his music belonged to the world; part of the secret to his success was his richly diverse musical background.  By his teenaged years,

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Categories: News Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop Tags: Gordon Lightfoot

November 26, 2021 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

David Bowie Brilliant Adventure

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up!  It's a smaller week than usual owing to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as well as to Record Store Day's slate of Black Friday releases!  To all those who celebrated Thanksgiving, we hope it was a wonderful one! David Bowie, Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) (Parlophone) 11CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 17LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Parlophone continues its career-spanning series of box sets for the late David

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Pop, Rock Tags: Alison Krauss, Carla Olson, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Gordon Lightfoot, Howard Jones, Michael Bublé, Robert Plant

April 27, 2020 By Joe Marchese 16 Comments

Now Thats What I Call Yacht Rock 2

It's time to break out the piña coladas. This Friday, the long-running NOW series will release its second volume of NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock. This collection of classic songs in the "yacht rock" genre - think: seventies and early eighties soft rock with memorable melodies, sparkling productions, and plenty of saxophones - arrives on CD and in digital/streaming formats, with a 2-LP vinyl set arriving on July 3. With eighteen songs, NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2 boasts return

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Air Supply, Captain and Tennille, Chicago, Eric Carmen, Gordon Lightfoot, Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Various Artists

March 20, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Village People The Album Collection

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Def Leppard, The Early Years 1979-1981 (Bludgeon Riffola) Box Set (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On Through the Night: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada High N' Dry: CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Def Leppard revisits their first years with a new box set covering the group's first three years

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Carla Olson, David Bowie, David Clayton-Thomas, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Game Theory, Gordon Lightfoot, Morrissey, Renaissance, The Village People

March 1, 2019 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Tom Petty The Best of Everything

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Best of Everything (Geffen/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) On the heels of the release of the acclaimed rarities box set An American Treasure, a new career-spanning anthology arrives from the late Tom Petty.  The Best of Everything is subtitled The Definitive Career-Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 and features 38 tracks from the soulful rock-and-roller, including two previously unreleased

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Chaka Khan, Dennis Coffey, Gordon Lightfoot, John Hartford, The Gun, The Undisputed Truth, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tommy Hunt

January 16, 2019 By Randy Fairman 1 Comment

Gordon Lightfoot Complete Singles

Next month, Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" celebrates the 45th anniversary of its single release.  The tune marked the first Hot 100 No. 1 hit for the Canadian folk, folk-rock, and country singer-songwriter.  On March 1, Real Gone Music will anthologize this period of Lightfoot's career with the release of the 2-CD The Complete Singles 1970-1980. Gordon Lightfoot began his recording career in Canada, releasing his first singles in 1962.  He signed with United Artists in 1965 and released his

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