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The Weekend Stream: October 11, 2025

October 11, 2025 by The Second Disc | 8 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. This week brings some super ’70s soul, some ’80s and ’90s throwbacks on the Broadway stage and more – including a tribute to one of the original Moody Blues we lost this week. Curtis Mayfield, The Makings of: A Curtis Mayfield Collection (Rhino) (Apple / Amazon) The documentary The Makings of Curtis Mayfield – directed by Grammy-winning R&B musician H.E.R. and featuring archival footage and conversations on the Super Fly hitmaker’s craft…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Alan Menken, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, David Longworth Wallingford, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis, Sam Moore, Slash, The Moody Blues, The New Christy Minstrels

Reviews: A Real Gone Trio From The Mamas and the Papas, King Curtis and Nat “King” Cole

March 2, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 14 Comments

The Mamas and the Papas Complete Singles

Real Gone Music has had some of its most expansive collections released this winter. Today, Randy takes a look at three of them, from The Mamas and the Papas, King Curtis, and Nat “King” Cole! “You gotta go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do, with whoever you want to do it with…” From their very first single, 1966’s “Go Where You Wanna Go,” The Mamas and the Papas spread their singular brand of California sunshine. The group’s songs espoused the up-to-the-minute virtues of freedom and liberation at a time of seismic…

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Reviews

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Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

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King Curtis, Nat King Cole, The Mamas and The Papas

Release Round-Up: Week of December 4

December 4, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Well, this is it – the final big release week of the year! While next week will see releases slow to a trickle, this week is packed with exciting box sets and much more! Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set celebrating The Boss’ seminal album The River features a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks plus four hours of never-before-seen video footage. Read the full track…

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Release Round-Up

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Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Digital Download, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bette Midler, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, George Delerue, Judy Garland, King Curtis, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Rod McKuen, Roy Orbison, Simple Minds, The Allman Brothers Band, The Beatles, The Dictators

Real Gone “Goes Crazy” With December Releases From The Dictators, Nat King Cole, King Curtis, More

October 13, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Real Gone Music has just announced its December release slate, and the label is closing out 2015 with as dizzyingly eclectic a line-up as ever – from the proto-punk clamor of The Dictators to the velvet vocals of Nat “King” Cole. Real Gone previews its December 4 offerings on Record Store Day – Black Friday, November 27, with a special 10″ EP from The Dictators featuring previously unreleased tracks unavailable anywhere else! Then, the following week comes an expanded edition of the band’s The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! with nine previously unreleased…

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News

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CD, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Grateful Dead, Jeremy Spencer, King Curtis, Nat King Cole, The Dictators