Release Round-Up: Week of December 5

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Judy Collins, The ’60s Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Blue Eyes Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Collins’ The ’60s Singles brings together, for the first time, the remarkable array of 45s on which the singer’s discography was built. With songs by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Sandy Denny, Eric Andersen, and Joni Mitchell – including the international smash “Both…

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Smile Happy: Rhino Unveils New Quadio Batch with America, WAR, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship

Earlier today, Rhino unveiled a new batch of Quadio reissues, reissuing vintage quadraphonic mixes on Blu-ray Audio.  This time, it’s all classic rock, with three titles celebrating their 50th anniversaries and one just shy of that milestone: America’s Hearts (1975), Hot Tuna’s America’s Choice (1975), WAR’s Why Can’t We Be Friends? (1975), and Jefferson Starship’s Spitfire (1976).  The WAR mix is previously unreleased in any format.  All Blu-rays also include a high-resolution stereo mix, with both presentations sourced from the original analog tapes. America’s Hearts was reissued earlier this year in an…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 13

It’s Friday the 13th, but it just might be your lucky day for reissues!  Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Luther Vandross, Never Too Much: Greatest Hits (Epic/Legacy) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada In conjunction with a new documentary film, Legacy Recordings issues a new double-disc anthology of the late Luther Vandross’ work, accompanied by several rare and unreleased tracks. Never Too Much: Greatest Hits offers 20 tracks on two CDs that represent the…

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Listen to the Music: Rhino’s New Batch of Quadio Titles Includes Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, J. Geils Band, Foghat

Rhino’s ongoing series of Quadio four-channel surround releases on Blu-ray Audio Discs has already presented a host of classic albums by the eclectic likes of Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Bread, Chicago, Seals and Crofts, Spinners, Randy Newman, and many others.  Today, the label announced a new batch with three returning artists (The Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, J. Geils Band) and one band new to Quadio (Foghat).  Each of the four discs, currently available exclusively from Rhino.com, has a quadraphonic mix and a 192/24 stereo mix. British rock band Foghat‘s third album, Energized,…

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The Weekend Stream: November 4, 2023

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. We’re headed into most wonderful time of the year territory with a few holiday rarities, plus more Madonna remixes, rare live tracks from Portishead and a forgotten link between Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Teddy Pendergrass, This Christmas (I’d Rather Have Love) (Craft) (iTunes / Amazon) We’re officially in the months-long lead-up to the Christmas season – and while we have…

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Review: Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, J. Geils Band, Jefferson Starship In Quad

With Rhino having just announced a second batch of Quadio releases, we’re taking a look at the first four titles in the relaunched series – all of which are now available on Blu-ray Disc with high-resolution presentations of the original 4.0 quadraphonic and 2.0 stereo mixes. Black Sabbath’s 1970 LP Paranoid was a landmark record in the transition from “hard rock” to “heavy metal.” Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward followed up their self-titled debut album of early 1970 with Paranoid, recording it in London in June with producer…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 8

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Al Stewart, Songs on the Radio: The Complete U.S. Singles 1974-1981 (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) This definitive, first-ever singles collection from singer-songwriter Al Stewart brings together the A- and B-side of every single during the period in which Stewart catapulted from folk clubs to the mainstream.  Stewart bridged the gap between FM rock and AM pop on such classic tracks as “Year of the Cat,” “Carol,” “On the Border,” “Time Passages,” “Midnight…

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Miracles: Rhino Relaunches Quadio with Jefferson Starship, Black Sabbath, J. Geils Band, and Alice Cooper

Quadio is back!  After past releases in the series including, most recently, box sets from The Doobie Brothers and Chicago, Rhino is once again taking a deep dive into the Warner Music family of labels for four reissues presenting original quadraphonic mixes of classic albums on Blu-ray Audio.  This quartet of titles is shipping now exclusively from Rhino, and every release includes the original 4.0-channel quad mix and the 2.0-channel stereo mix in high resolution (192/24). Black Sabbath’s 1970 LP Paranoid was a key building block in the transition from “hard rock”…

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The Weekend Stream: July 16, 2022

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This week features deep cut jazz, country and soul, plus some remixes of an ’80s classic and a new, surprise comedic pop track by one of Hollywood’s favorite funnymen. Kitty Wells, Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade / Lonely Street / After Dark / Dust on the Bible (Decca/MCA Nashville/UMG) Hit Parade: iTunes / Amazon Lonely: iTunes / Amazon Dark: iTunes / Amazon Dust: iTunes…

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’60s ROCK, POP AND SOUL: New Treasury Collection DVD Set Offers Over 100 Favorites

Earlier this year, The Second Disc shared news of Rock, Pop and Doo Wop, a 7-DVD collection from Treasury Collection and executive producer-director TJ Lubinsky.  Now, with the holidays upon us, a new set featuring dozens of classic hit-makers has just been released: ’60s Rock, Pop and Soul. This 4-DVD package has been culled from two decades of Lubinsky’s historic television concerts, with 130 hit songs from a “Who’s Who” of legendary performers including Frankie Valli (“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”), Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”), John…

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Yes, I Have Ghosts: Legacy Recordings Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup featuring David Gilmour, Alice In Chains, Lou Reed, and More

Preparations for Record Store Day Black Friday, taking place this year on November 27, are in full swing. As shops begin to place their orders and fans everywhere write out want lists, we wanted to let you know about Legacy Recordings’ offerings this year. Rock rarities, sought-after live sets, color vinyl reissues, prehistoric Hendrix, and brand-new David Gilmour – it’s all on the lineup. So read up on the releases, get in touch with your local record shop, and add these to your collection on Black Friday! Alice In Chains, SAP (12″…

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Wild Mountain Honey: Ace’s “76 in the Shade” Features Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Starship, Smokey Robinson, Gilbert O’Sullivan, More

Producer-compiler Bob Stanley’s last couple of compilations for Ace have placed him squarely within the 1970s.  Earlier this year, Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Fountain Coffee Room (compiled by Stanley, Sarah Cracknell, and Pete Wiggs) conjured “the soundtrack for a bar in mid-’70s Los Angeles,” or a St. Etienne-style spin on “yacht rock” with Stephen Bishop, Ned Doheny, Boz Scaggs, and Seals and Crofts among those featured.  Stanley has followed Fountain Coffee Room up with a trip to a more specific time and place.  Over 20 songs both familiar and unknown, 76…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 21

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Norma Tanega, Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog [Sky Blue Vinyl] (Real Gone Music)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Norma Tanega’s 1966 folk-pop classic returns to vinyl in a re-pressing from Real Gone Music.  This new presentation replicates the original, utilizing the stereo mix and boasting the original artwork (which was replaced on prior CD issues).  It’s pressed on sky blue vinyl.  Grab it fast, though: Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog is a limited pressing. Charles Bukowski, Reads His Poetry [Vomit Vinyl] (Real Gone Music)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon…

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Your Mind Has Left Your Body: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Jefferson Airplane and Kantner-Slick-Freiberg

Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint is taking off with Jefferson Airplane to reissue three classic albums, all remastered from the original, first-generation master tapes. Esoteric has paired the Airplane’s final 1970s releases, Long John Silver and the live Thirty Seconds Over Winterland, on one 2-CD release. It’s joined by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and David Freiberg’s Baron von Tollbooth and The Chrome Nun on which those three artists built the bridge that would connect Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Both releases have been licensed from the current rights holder of the Grunt…

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Hunting High And Low: Rhino Announces Record Store Day 2019 Lineup

Today, Rhino announced its offerings for the 2019 Record Store Day celebration, taking place at your local brick-and-mortar shop Saturday, April 13. Rhino’s 33 releases highlight several genres of music – soul, rock, rap, comedy, disco, pop, jam bands, prog, and more – on an array of formats including LPs, CDs, picture discs, colored vinyl, and even cassette tapes. Here’s the run-down on all their RSD titles! a-ha, Hunting High and Low: The Early Alternate Mixes – 1 LP – 6,000 copies Hunting High and Low: The Early Alternate Mixes brings together…

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Believe in Miracles: Rhino Acquires Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, Grace Slick, Starship, and Jefferson Airplane Titles

Rhino Entertainment announced a new acquisition deal that includes the rights to the legendary Jefferson Starship and Starship catalog, as well as Grace Slick’s solo albums, selected Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna releases, Paul Kantner and David Freiberg solo recordings, and other gems from Grunt Records’ vault.  Rhino promises “a plethora of physical and digital titles” on the way. The agreement includes music that spans more than 20 years: from Jefferson Airplane’s Long John Silver (1972) to Starship’s 1991 compilation Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change, 1979-1991).  In those twenty years, the Jefferson Airplane…

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