The Weekend Stream: April 6, 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week’s lineup includes a rare Prince B-side, classic remixes by U2, a country icon taking on a rock legend and much more!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Prince, “United States of Division” (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Late March marked the 20th anniversary of 2004’s Musicology, Prince’s first Top 10 album in nine years (thanks to a combination one-off deal with Columbia Records, an…

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The Weekend Stream: January 28, 2023

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 usher you into the weekend. Today, there’s some newer KISS, some obscure Duke Ellington, and a few rare cast albums – plus a way you can help out some writers in need. KISS, Sonic Boom (UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) After a mid-’90s reunion of the classic KISS line-up, the band dynamics began to shift again In the early 21st century; by 2004, guitarist…

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The Weekend Stream: April 9, 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! And after a week away, you better believe we’re coming in hot! Billy Joel, 50 Years of the Piano Man (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) On the surface, this 50-track digital compilation-cum-playlist looks like a typical algorithmic survey of Joel’s five-decade career, with all the great radio hits rising to the top. But dig deeper and you’ll discover six tracks making their…

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