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Release Round-Up: Week of March 27

March 27, 2026 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Queen, Queen II: Collectors’ Edition (Virgin/EMI/Hollywood) 5CD/2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. Link TBD / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Picture Disc: Official Store Cassette: Official Store Queen have remixed their second album, featuring their first Top 10 hit “Seven Seas of Rhye,” for a new multi-format reissue. The box set edition is the most expansive, of course, packed with rare and unreleased demos and session…

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Release Round-Up

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Box Sets, CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Charlie Puth, Digital Underground, Heaven and Hell, John Mellencamp, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Etheridge, Michael McDonald, Queen, R.E.M., Stevie Wonder, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Puppini Sisters, Van Halen

The Weekend Stream: November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. A real grab bag for you before the Thanksgiving holiday: cut songs from Broadway comedies, rarities from a ’60s soul/rock legend, an inexplicably remastered charity single, rare 12″ mixes and remastered jazz. Have a listen, won’t you?? Various Artists, Monty Python’s Spamalot (Original Broadway Cast Recording/20th Anniversary Edition) (Decca Broadway) (Apple / Amazon) Something to (always) look on the bright side of life over: a new reissue of the music…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

The Weekend Stream: August 16, 2025

August 16, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

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. A soft-rock legend says farewell on his own terms, a Broadway star channels one of mid-century pop’s greatest voices, plus everything from video game music to “jazz-tinged” alt-pop oddities is headed your way this week! Stephen Bishop, THIMK (Life’s a Bish) (Apple / Amazon) Stephen Bishop is billing THIMK as his final studio album – a decision he explains in the spoken word track that concludes the set –…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

The Need for Speed: La-La Land Debuts Harold Faltermeyer’s Score to ‘Top Gun’

March 7, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

La-La Land Records continues its hot streak with an expanded score and soundtrack release of one of the biggest blockbusters of the ’80s: Harold Faltermeyer’s score to the 1986 action classic Top Gun. The 2CD set, limited to 5000 copies, features Faltermeyer’s complete, electronic-infused score to Tony Scott’s film about a squadron of Navy pilots training in an elite program colloquially known as – you guessed it – Top Gun. Tom Cruise stars as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a talented but reckless pilot who must learn honor and responsibility alongside his instructor-turned-love interestCharlie Blackwood (Kelly…

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Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Berlin, Cheap Trick, Giorgio Moroder, Harold Faltermeyer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Loverboy, Miami Sound Machine, Otis Redding, Teena Marie, The Righteous Brothers

The Weekend Stream: October 7, 2023

October 7, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

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. Ahead of a three-day holiday weekend, it’s all about re-imagining, from Paramore to Melissa Manchester to the disco mixes of John Luongo – plus some cool rock, jazz and soundtrack work making digital debuts. Paramore, Re: This is Why (Atlantic) (iTunes / Amazon) Pop-punk trio Paramore released their sixth album This is Why back in February; now, a year from the…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bruce Broughton, Christopher Young, Craig Doerge, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester, Michael Sembello, Paramore, Pete Yorn

Release Round-Up: Week of February 3

February 3, 2023 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Carole Bayer Sager, Sometimes Late at Night: Expanded Edition (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Iconoclassic Records is bringing Carole Bayer Sager’s star-studded 1981 album Sometimes Late at Night back to CD, for the very first time from the original Boardwalk Records master tapes. Featuring Burt Bacharach, Michael Jackson, Marvin Hamlisch, Neil Diamond, Melissa Manchester, David Foster, and many others, this lush, extraordinary (and extraordinarily personal) set co-produced by Bacharach and Brooks Arthur gets the treatment it deserves. The…

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Release Round-Up

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CD, Cassette, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Comedy, Country, Jazz, Soundtracks

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Dorothy Ashby, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Frank Wess, Grateful Dead, Kenny Loggins, Shania Twain, Shirley Scott, The Soul Searchers

The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 1 TOMORROW!

June 11, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Once again, Record Store Day here in the U.S. looks a little – make that a lot – different this year. The usual offerings have been split among two dates in 2021 with Drop 1 taking place tomorrow, June 12, at your local independent record retailer. Drop 2 then takes place on July 17. Every retailer is handling the Drop a bit differently thanks to the necessary accommodations for social distancing, smaller crowds, and better safety precautions. So please check in with your favorite store to find out more information. Below, you’ll…

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News

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CD, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Billy Paul, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Kenny Loggins, Nancy Wilson, Peter Frampton, Steely Dan, Tears for Fears, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays, The Police, The Who

Everybody Cut Loose: Sony’s RSD Line-Up Features Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Prince, Miles Davis, Kenny Loggins, More

April 15, 2021 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

After last week’s initial announcement, we’ll be periodically continuing our look at the releases for the upcoming Record Store Day events on June 12 and July 17. Today, we’re focusing on our friends at Legacy Recordings. The label has a robust slate for both Drops with many familiar faces including Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Kenny Loggins, Prince, Miles Davis, and the legendary artists and musicians of Philadelphia International Records. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of participating retailers and more information on these two Drops. The following descriptions have been provided by Legacy…

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News

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Cassette, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bob Dylan, Future, Jamiroquai, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Kenny Loggins, Miles Davis, Pearl Jam, Prince, Rage Against the Machine, Record Store Day, The Clash

Makes Me Feel Fine: “NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock 2” Sets Sail

April 27, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 16 Comments

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 appearances from many favorite artists featured on the…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Pop

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Air Supply, Captain and Tennille, Chicago, Eric Carmen, Gordon Lightfoot, Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Various Artists

If You Like Piña Coladas: “NOW” Series Celebrates Yacht Rock on New Volume

July 15, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Shimmering guitars, breezy horns, smooth keyboards, and crisp vocals on well-crafted songs with catchy choruses: all of those qualities might have once described “soft rock” or “adult-oriented rock,” but more recently the genre has experienced a resurgence as “yacht rock.” Though the term was originally intended in a pejorative way, it’s come to be accepted by many of the progenitors of the genre including Michael McDonald and John Oates. There’s an entire book on the yacht rock phenomenon, a touring group known as The Yacht Rock Revue, and a popular yearly SiriusXM…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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10cc, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Mason, Kenny Loggins, Peter Frampton, Poco, Rupert Holmes, The Climax Blues Band, Various Artists

Stand Back: Stevie Nicks Hits and Rarities Collected On New Career Spanning Collections

February 22, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Next month, Stevie Nicks will make music history as the first female artist to receive her second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, following her 1998 induction with Fleetwood Mac. Nicks has hardly been resting on her laurels; after wrapping a recent, acclaimed solo tour, she’s embarked on a 50th anniversary tour with the newly-reconstituted Mac. Now, Rhino is celebrating her accomplishments with a new, career-spanning collection. Stand Back 1981-2017 will arrive in a variety of formats beginning on March 29 with a 1-CD release (also available on digital…

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Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Don Henley, Fleetwood Mac, John Stewart, Kenny Loggins, Lady Antebellum, Lana Del Rey, LeAnn Rimes, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Walter Egan

Sunny Day: Warner Licenses Sesame Street Catalog for Digital, Streaming, and Future Physical Reissues

December 21, 2018 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

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 unavailable in the digital domain–have been added to streaming services and digital download retailers. The effort is…

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Soundtracks

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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

Jim Peterik, Don Dixon, Jules Shear, Justin Currie, Julian Velard Fight Cancer on “You Can’t Live on Love Alone”

June 9, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Many of you reading this might know Popdose as one of your favorite pop-culture hangouts on the Internet. Recently, our good friends at Popdose have curated a special digital-only release that not only features an array of remarkable artists, but helps a great cause, too. You Can’t Live on Love Alone: Songs for the Fight Against Multiple Myeloma arrived on Amazon last week, on June 2. This 19-track compendium is headlined by artists ranging from veterans (Jim Peterik of The Ides of March and Survivor; Justin Currie of Del Amitri; Kenny Loggins,…

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News

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Digital Download

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Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Don Dixon, Jim Peterik, Jules Shear, Julian Velard, Justin Currie, Kenny Loggins