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July 9, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Almost Famous 20th Anniversary 2CD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Almost Famous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (UMe, 2021) Out today: 2CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Stillwater Vinyl EP: uDiscoverMusic.com Out August 20: 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/7LP/1-7″ Super Deluxe Edition and color

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Amy Grant, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Devo, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Eugene McDaniels, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Led Zeppelin, Little Steven, Lucinda Williams, Spacehog, Sparks, Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones, The Sandals, The Wallflowers, The Who

May 24, 2021 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Little Steven Summer of Sorcery Live

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul are once again conjuring a Summer of Sorcery.  On July 9, Wicked Cool Records and UMe will release Summer of Sorcery: Live at the Beacon Theatre from Van Zandt and his big band of musical wizards.  The concert, in support of the 2019 release of the Summer of Sorcery studio album, was recorded at the storied New York venue on November 6 of that year.  It will arrive in multiple audio and video formats: 3CD, 5LP, and Blu-ray. The band's entire 25-song

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Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven, Nils Lofgren, Peter Wolf, Steven Van Zandt

January 29, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Little Steven Macca to Mecca

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Tommy James and The Shondells, Celebration: The Complete Roulette Recordings (Cherry Red/Grapefruit)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red's Grapefruit imprint brings together Tommy James and The Shondells' 1966-1973 recordings for Roulette Records (including James' solo Roulette LPs) on this 6-CD box set. The set features liner notes by Bob Fisher and mastering by Simon Murphy.  Read the track listing and more here, and watch

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Reggae, Rock Tags: Allen Toussaint, Beachwood Sparks, Bob Marley, Burt Bacharach, Carla Olson, Daniel Tashian, Dr. John, Hutch, Little Steven, Mick Taylor, Randy Newman, Roy Head, Tommy James and The Shondells

December 7, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Little Steven Macca to Mecca

For most of us, 2021 can't come soon enough.  Little Steven Van Zandt is doing his part by injecting some Soulfire into the new year with a pair of releases due January 29.  On that date, Wicked Cool Records and UMe will release Macca to Mecca!, a live-in-Liverpool set, as a CD/DVD combo pack.  On the same date, Little Steven will also deliver an expanded edition of 2018's Soulfire Live! CD set which adds the audio of Macca to Mecca! as its fourth disc. In fall of 2017, Van Zandt and his band

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven, Paul McCartney, Steven Van Zandt

July 31, 2020 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Paul McCartney, The Paul McCartney Archive Collection: Flaming Pie [Various Formats] (MPL/Capitol/UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe 5CD/2DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Super Deluxe 5CD/2DVD/4LP: Paul McCartney Online Shop 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Paul McCartney Archive Collection returns with a new volume dedicated to Macca's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock Tags: Airto, Alanis Morissette, Bobbie Gentry, Burt Bacharach, Cat Stevens, Daniel Tashian, Errol Dunkley, Irma Thomas, James Booker, Jon Anderson, Little Steven, Man, Paul McCartney, Pete Rodriguez, Soul Asylum, The Zombies

July 24, 2020 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Diana Ross Supertonic

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, Men Without Women [CD/DVD] (Wicked Cool/UMe)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Little Steven Van Zandt's 1982 debut with The Disciples of Soul, Men Without Women, remains a high watermark in the Jersey shore bar band sound with its fusion of classic rock and soul sounds.  Van Zandt was joined by members of The E Street Band, The Asbury Jukes, and The Miami Horns as well as pals like The

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: ABBA, Andrew Gold, Bill Kirchen, Bob Marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Diana Ross, Doris Day, Little Steven, Nick Kamen, The Turtles, Vince Guaraldi

July 17, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Marvin Gaye His Classic Duets

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Little Steven, Voice of America [CD/DVD] (Wicked Cool/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Little Steven's sophomore album from 1984, featuring "Voice of America," "Solidarity," "Los Desaparecidos," and "Among the Believers," returns to CD in Bob Ludwig's remaster previously available only on vinyl.  The CD edition gets even sweeter with the addition of the full Live at Rockpalast 1984 concert.  Voice of America was written,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Art Blakey, Bill Kirchen, Bob Dylan, Brian Protheroe, David Sanborn, Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Heath, Little Steven, Marvin Gaye, Melissa Manchester, The Pretenders, Wire Train

July 10, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead Workingmans Dead

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Often hailed as one of Grateful Dead's most accessible albums along with its follow-up, American Beauty, Workingman's Dead placed its focus on tighter songcraft in a country/folk-oriented vein that would later be described as "Americana." It introduced the group's

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Burt Bacharach, Carol Channing, Daniel Tashian, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Gordon Anderson, Grateful Dead, John Lodge, Laura Branigan, Little Steven, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Rufus Wainwright, Tammy Wynette, The Foundations, The Monkees

June 30, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Little Steven Rock n Roll Rebel Cover

Last year, Steven Van Zandt looked back on his solo discography with an impressive 6LP/4CD box set. Rock 'n Roll Rebel: The Early Work collected six albums on vinyl and added four CDs of bonus material, adding up to a definitive look at a powerful and politically-charged body of work. Earlier this year, the versatile E Street Band guitarist/Sopranos and Lilyhammer actor/Disciples of Soul bandleader began issuing Bob Ludwig's remastered versions of all six original albums on CD, three of them

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Little Steven, Steven Van Zandt

June 24, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Iron City Houserockers Have a Good Time

With apologies to John Lennon, Joe Grushecky is a working-class hero. A special education teacher by day and musician by night, Grushecky has worked for decades in inner-city Pittsburgh to help children battling severe developmental, emotional, and physical disabilities. Determination, grit, and authenticity have long been among his trademarks as an artist. Now, Cleveland International Records has reissued his sophomore album, recorded with his band The Iron City Houserockers, in a 2-CD or 2-LP

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Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Ian Hunter, Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, Little Steven, Mick Ronson

June 12, 2020 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

electricprunes releaseofanoath

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Peter Gabriel, Rated PG (Real World) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Last year, Peter Gabriel issued Rated PG, a collection of one-off songs he'd performed for motion pictures across his solo career. This year, that album gets a wider release beyond its picture disc pressing for Record Store Day; it'll now be available on CD and vinyl on Friday, June 12.  The 10-track compendium

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Brian Auger, Burt Bacharach, Daniel Tashian, David Bowie, Erroll Garner, Iggy Pop, Little Steven, Peter Gabriel, Professor Longhair, Steven Van Zandt, The Electric Prunes, Tim Buckley, Warren Zevon

June 9, 2020 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Little Steven Revolution

Last year, Steven Van Zandt looked back on his solo discography with an impressive 6LP/4CD box set. Rock 'n Roll Rebel: The Early Work collected six albums on vinyl and added four CDs of bonus material, adding up to a definitive look at a powerful and politically-charged body of work. Now, the versatile E Street Band guitarist/Sopranos and Lilyhammer actor/Disciples of Soul bandleader is issuing Bob Ludwig's remastered versions of all six original albums on CD, and three of them will come with a

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Little Steven, Steven Van Zandt

April 20, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Iron City Houserockers Have a Good Time

Pittsburgh native Joe Grushecky burst onto the national music scene in 1979 as leader of the Iron City Houserockers. Their debut album on MCA Records, 1979's Love's So Tough, conjured an authentic blue-collar milieu and recalled a harder-edged E Street Band. The band upped their game with follow-up release Have a Good Time But Get Out Alive! in 1980. Now, that bar-band classic is returning to print in a newly expanded edition adding a second disc with 16 previously unreleased tracks including

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock Tags: Ian Hunter, Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, Little Steven, Mick Ronson

July 12, 2019 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

America 50th Anniversary Collection

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! America, 50th Anniversary: The Collection (Warner/Rhino) 50th Anniversary: The Collection (3-CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 50th Anniversary: The Collection [2-LP] (Barnes & Noble Exclusive) 50th Anniversary: Golden Hits (Single CD) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Almost fifty years ago in London, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and the late Dan Peek first joined their voices together in song - beginning a

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, SACD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: America, Bobby Darin, Bread, Foreigner, Little Steven, Paul McCartney

June 4, 2019 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Lilyhammer Jazz

Between 2012 and 2014, Steven Van Zandt starred in Netflix's first exclusive television series.   A co-production with Norwegian network NRK1, Lilyhammer cast the singer-songwriter-musician as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, a gangster making a new life in Lillehammer, Norway.  Van Zandt not only acted in, co-wrote, and co-produced the series for three seasons, but he also composed most of the show's music.  For the first time, the music of Lilyhammer will be released on July 12 by Van Zandt's own

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Little Steven

August 10, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Elvis Presley, Where No One Stands Alone (RCA/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) RCA presents 14 of The King's seminal gospel and spiritually-themed recordings, all remixed with new orchestrations and new supporting vocals from artists who knew and worked with Elvis including Darlene Love, Cissy Houston, and Lisa Marie Presley plus members of The Stamps Quartet and The Imperials.  Includes new versions of "Stand by Me," "You'll

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul, Reggae, Rock Tags: Bird Streets, Carla Olson, Elvis Presley, Gene Clark, Little Steven, The Allman Brothers Band, The Zombies, Various Artists

May 19, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Cetera

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Songs from the Wood: 40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set (Chrysalis/Parlophone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Jethro Tull's 1977 album returns in a new 3CD/2DVD book-style edition, packed with bonus material. Steven Wilson produced new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes heard in this set on CD and DVD, featuring not only the album but bonus tracks too.  As per the norm for this series, there's a flat transfer

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Blink-182, Chris Cornell, Chris Price, Helium, Isaac Hayes, Jethro Tull, Little Steven, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Peter Cetera, The Staple Singers, Wes Montgomery, William Bell, Wynton Kelly

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