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November 25, 2022 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

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From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends.  Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year's annual Black Friday Record Store Day event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy, and Joe have once again selected some essential picks of the roughly 200 titles being released tomorrow at independent record stores

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bing Crosby, Brian Wilson, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison, Harry Chapin, Iggy Pop, Janis Joplin, John Williams, Jorma Kaukonen, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Marshall Crenshaw, Mose Allison, Ringo Starr, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson

September 19, 2022 By Randy Fairman 8 Comments

Harry Chapin Story of a Life

As we continue our look at the titles coming out on this year's Black Friday Record Store Day, we're turning our attention to Real Gone Music.  The label has a quartet of titles coming to independent stores on November 25.  The lineup includes a compilation from an acclaimed 1970s storyteller, two favorites from the 1990s, and one from the 2000s.  The '90s and '00s releases are all vinyl debuts.  We've got the details below with the descriptions coming directly from the label.  For a list of

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Fountains of Wayne, Harry Chapin, Record Store Day, Smash Mouth, The Jesus Lizard

May 10, 2022 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Harry Chapin Story Book

It's fair to say that when Harry Chapin's debut single "Taxi" peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, the ballad didn't sound like much else on the chart.  The top spot was held by Sammy Davis, Jr.'s bouncy ode to "The Candy Man" while the upper reaches also featured gospel-tinged R&B (The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There"), pristine pop (Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue," Carpenters' "It's Going to Take Some Time"), driving funk (Billy Preston's "Outa-Space"), raunchy rock-and-roll

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Pop Tags: Harry Chapin

February 28, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Allman Brothers Trouble No More Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Allman Brothers Band, Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection (Mercury/UMe) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada UMe is marking The Allman Brothers Band's 50th anniversary with a new 5-CD or 10-LP box set boasting 61 newly remastered tracks including classics, rarities, and seven previously unreleased tracks.  Trouble No More is bookended with the band's never-before-heard

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Charles Strouse, Charlie Parker, Dionne Warwick, Dom Flemons, Don Flemons, Eileen Farrell, Harry Chapin, Horace Tapscott, James Taylor, Sergio Mendes, The Allman Brothers Band

June 30, 2015 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Private Dancer 30th

Welcome to our final Tuesday Release Round-Up - and it's a doozy!  As many of you know, the record industry will next week adopt a universal Friday release day.  No releases are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7; instead, Friday, July 10 is the date!  DVDs and Blu-rays will, for the foreseeable future, remain released on Tuesdays.  We'll resume with a new Release Round-Up on Friday, July 10! Ronny and the Daytonas, The Complete Recordings (2-CD Set) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) / The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: 311, Brian Wilson, Dean Martin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nancy Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Ronny and the Daytonas, Tavares, The Fantastic Four, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Who, Tina Turner

June 11, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Bottom Line Archive Chapin

The new Bottom Line Archive Series, which launched earlier this year with volumes from The Brecker Brothers, Willie Nile, and Kenny Rankin, continues on June 30 with a new wave of titles all recorded at the late, great New York venue once located on West 4th Street in Greenwich Village.  Concerts from Harry Chapin and Janis Ian, plus two various-artists compilations, will be released on Bottom Line Records on that date. Legendary singer-songwriter Harry Chapin's January 1981 set at The Bottom

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Harry Chapin, Janis Ian, Jimmy Webb, Pete Seeger, Various Artists

January 9, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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What kind of year will 2012 be?  If the first batch of releases, slated for January 30 release, from the Edsel label is any indication, there's plenty of rare and well-done music on the way! A three albums-on-two-CDs package collects the entirety of Todd Rundgren's Warner Bros. Records period.  A Cappella/Nearly Human/2nd Wind continues Edsel's definitive series which brings Rundgren's solo and Utopia output on both Bearsville and Warner Bros. under one umbrella.  The studio wizard's decision

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Harry Chapin, Jo Jo Gunne, Manhattan Transfer, Todd Rundgren, Vern Gosdin

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