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Belinda Carlisle, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Evie Sands, Marshall Crenshaw, Rodney Crowell

A SECOND DISC EXCLUSIVE! “Play On: A Raspberries Tribute” Welcomes Rick Springfield, Lou Gramm, Marshall Crenshaw, John Waite, More

August 11, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Today would have been Eric Carmen’s 76th birthday. To mark the occasion, we’re thrilled to be first to break the news about an upcoming collection we know you’re not going to want to miss! The Raspberries blazed briefly but brightly. When Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson of Cyrus Eyrie teamed up with Jim Bonfanti and Dave Smalley of The Choir, the result was pure bliss. The Raspberries emerged from the ashes from the two bands, and over the course of four albums originally released between 1972 and 1974 – three with the…

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Cherie Currie, Fernando Perdomo, John Waite, Karla DeVito, Kasim Sulton, Ken Sharp, Lou Gramm, Marshall Crenshaw, Raspberries, Rick Springfield, Shoes, The Lemon Twigs, Tori Holub

Grab the Next Train: Marshall Crenshaw’s ‘From the Hellhole’ Collects Remixed EP Tracks

June 18, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Having gained control of his first two Warner Bros. albums and partnered with Yep Roc to get expanded editions back in print, power-pop hero Marshall Crenshaw will next revisit his celebrated mid-2010s EP material with a new compilation this summer. From the Hellhole is essentially a resequenced, expanded version of #392: The EP Collection, a 2015 album drawn from tracks he’d recorded in his home studio from 2012 to 2015 and released on various 10″ EPs distributed in limited quantities to independent retailers for Record Store Day. Those discs included re-recordings of…

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 14

July 14, 2023 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Marshall Crenshaw, Field Day: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Yep Roc) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Marshall Crenshaw’s new reissue campaign continues with his second album, Field Day, as newly remastered by Greg Calbi. It will be augmented with bonus tracks on all formats: two non-LP B-sides (including a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Little Sister”) and four unreleased cuts including an early version of penultimate track “What Time is It?” and instrumental “TV track” versions of…

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Aerosmith, Brian May, Cher, Eric Dolphy, George Harrison, John Coltrane, Little Richard, Marshall Crenshaw, Ravi Shankar

Marshall Crenshaw to Have a ‘Field Day’ with Another Expanded Reissue

April 19, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Yep Roc Records thrilled fans of great power-pop when they expanded and reissued Marshall Crenshaw’s long out-of-print 1982 debut album last year, hitting vinyl for Record Store Day and following up soon after on CD and digital. This summer, the magic continues with a similar reissue for Crenshaw’s second LP Field Day. After the delirious magic of Crenshaw’s first LP – including the Top 40 hit “Someday, Someway” and a host of other great tunes – even the best of predictions wouldn’t have had a follow-up hitting quite the same highs. And…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 17

February 17, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Dionne Warwick, Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1972-1977) (Cherry Red/SoulMusic) (Cherry Red / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Dionne Warwick’s new 6-CD box set Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1972-1977) anthologizes the superstar singer’s years for the famous label, including five full albums and over 40 additional recordings. This adds up to the most comprehensive chronicle of Warwick’s Warner Bros. period ever, including productions by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jerry Ragovoy, Thom Bell, Randy Edelman, Ashford and Simpson,…

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Dionne Warwick, Marshall Crenshaw, Motley Crue, Robert Palmer, Various Artists

Something’s Gonna Happen: Marshall Crenshaw’s Expanded Debut Coming Back to CD

January 26, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 7 Comments

After coming back into circulation last year courtesy of a new label home and a Record Store Day reissue, CD fans can rejoice at the news that Yep Roc’s new expanded edition of Marshall Crenshaw’s self-titled debut will get a wider release on disc on February 17. Back in September, Yep Roc announced a double LP expanded edition of Crenshaw’s hook-filled debut album for Record Store Day Black Friday. In addition to the classic album, featuring the Top 40 hit “Someday, Someway” and a host of great cuts like “There She Goes…

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The Weekend Stream: November 26, 2022

November 26, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

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. This week, it’s hardly Thanksgiving leftovers thanks to some British Christmas favorites, a legendary dance duo and a killer rockabilly discovery. Elton John, Step Into Christmas (Rocket/Mercury/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) He may have retired from performing, but Elton John is still in the release game. He just reissued his joyous 1973 holiday single “Step Into Christmas,” digitally backed…

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Bruce Springsteen, Chas & Dave, Clivillés & Cole, Elton John, Marshall Crenshaw, Robert Gordon

The Second Disc’s Guide to Black Friday Record Store Day 2022: Our Essential Picks

November 25, 2022 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday Record Store Day event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy, and Joe have once again selected some essential picks of the roughly 200 titles being released tomorrow at independent record stores everywhere. With so many shoppers at the mall and…

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Rockin’ Around in NYC (and Beyond): Yep Roc to Celebrate 40 Years of Marshall Crenshaw’s Debut

September 26, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 14 Comments

Tonight, Marshall Crenshaw takes his 40 Years in Showbiz! Tour to Manhattan’s City Winery. (It’s a show you can watch from the comfort of your home – hopefully my head won’t be in the way!) Just as exciting as seeing this living power-pop legend celebrate his fourth decade of performing: some of his long-out-of-print classic albums are coming back into circulation courtesy of a new label home. Earlier this month, Yep Roc announced a double LP expanded edition of Crenshaw’s hook-filled debut album for Record Store Day Black Friday. In addition to…

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Release Round-Up: Week of February 4

February 4, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! B.J. Thomas, In Remembrance: Love Songs and Lost Treasures (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music remembers the late, great B.J. Thomas with this new collection of rare and previously unreleased material drawn from both Thomas’ personal archives and the vaults of Reprise and Warner Bros. Records. In Remembrance: Love Songs and Lost Treasures features 18 tracks, 13 of which are making their debut here, including all five songs which B.J. recorded for the 2008 independent film Jake’s Corner, and tracks cut with producers Steve Dorff,…

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B.J. Thomas, Don Julian and The Larks, Judy Garland, Marshall Crenshaw, Natalie Cole, Paul McCartney, Prince, The 5th Dimension, The Divine Comedy, The Flamingos, The Moving Sidewalks, The Rave-Ups, William S. Fischer, Wings

Release Round-Up: Week of August 27

August 27, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beach Boys, Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Capitol/UMe) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Translucent Blue & Translucent Gold: The Beach Boys Shop Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971, a hardcover book-style set to be released in 5-CD, 4-LP (standard black and translucent blue/translucent gold), 2-LP, and 2-CD editions (as well as digitally), explores in depth what’s perhaps the most adventurous and experimental period in the Beach…

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Belinda Carlisle, Buck Owens, Burt Bacharach, Denise Donatelli, Diane Warren, Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, Harold Rome, John Mellencamp, Madeleine Peyroux, Marian Anderson, Marshall Crenshaw, Supergrass, The Beach Boys, The Spinners

Release Round-Up: Week of January 17

January 17, 2020 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Marshall Crenshaw Miracle of Science 2020

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Marshall Crenshaw, Miracle of Science [Revised Edition] (Shiny-Tone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw reissues his 1996 Razor & Tie release on his own Shiny-Tone label, tinkering with some tracks and adding two new recordings. It launches a new reissue campaign that will ultimately encompass three studio albums — Miracle of Science, 1999’s #447 and 2003’s What’s in the Bag? — as well as 1994’s live album My Truck Is My…

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Bad Company, Buck Owens, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marshall Crenshaw, Paul Kelly, Roy Clark, Susan Raye, Tammy Wynette

There and Back Again: Marshall Crenshaw Revisits, Revises “Miracle of Science” for New CD, LP Reissue

November 26, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

Between 1994 and 2003, Marshall Crenshaw recorded five albums for the Razor and Tie label. Now, the singer-songwriter is returning to those acclaimed works with revised editions coming on CD, vinyl LP, and all digital platforms. The campaign will begin on January 17, 2020 with a reissue of the 1996 release Miracle of Science. All of the upcoming titles will arrive on Crenshaw’s own Shiny-Tone label as a result of the artist regaining ownership of his Razor and Tie masters. All told, the new reissue series will encompass three studio albums —…

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Soundtrack Watch: La-La Land’s Super Slate Includes Five DC Comics Releases

October 31, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

La-La Land Records’ current slate is nothing short of super-powered, with six(!) titles streeting this month with a root in comic books – five of which come from DC Comics properties. By far the biggest of the titles in terms of both depth and recognition is the debut standalone release of Ken Thorne’s scores to Superman II and Superman III, the first two sequels to 1978’s blockbuster adaptation of The Man of Steel. Richard Donner’s original film was memorably scored by John Williams; Thorne’s adaptations were one of many changes to the…

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Chaka Khan, Giorgio Moroder, John Williams, Ken Thorne, Marshall Crenshaw

Run Out Groove Round-Up: Dr. John’s “Funknology” and Marshall Crenshaw’s Live “Thank You”

May 31, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Today, we’re looking at two of Run Out Groove’s most recent releases! Now is also the time to order the label’s next release: Vagabonds: Expanded Edition, from Gary Louris of The Jayhawks! Pre-orders close on June 7, so don’t miss out, and don’t forget to vote on ROG’s next release. Will it be Luna’s Lunafied, Fred Neil’s Bleecker & MacDougal, or Billy Byrd’s Lonesome Country Songs? Vote now! It’s not called Funknology for nothing! Run Out Groove’s recent release from Dr. John, Professor Bizarre’s Funknology (RGV-020) is a hearty helping of gris-gris…

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Hold It! Intervention Gives Deluxe, Artist-Approved Treatment to Marshall Crenshaw’s “Field Day”

February 7, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Fans of Marshall Crenshaw are bound to have a Field Day with Intervention Records’ recent vinyl reissue of the pop hero’s sophomore album. This delightful release in the label’s Artist-Approved Series has spruced up the original LP with a bonus 12-inch EP of additional content and new artwork, both of which have been given the thumbs-up by the artist. Producer Steve Lillywhite harnessed the power of Crenshaw (guitar/vocals), his brother Robert (drums/vocals), and Chris Donato (bass/vocals) into something powerful and expansive on Field Day. The 1983 LP owed as much to the…

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Release Round-Up: Weeks of December 22 and 29

December 22, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this end-of-year Release Round-Up! The Monkees, More of The Monkees: Super Deluxe Edition (Rhino) Rhino delivers a 3-CD Super Deluxe Edition of The Monkees’ 1967 sophomore album with mono and stereo versions of the album and a plethora of alternate takes, never-before-heard rarities, and a recently-discovered live recording! With 91 tracks (55 previously unreleased!), this set greatly expands upon the 2-CD iteration from 2006. Read all about it here! Herbie Mann, It’s a Funky Thing: The Very Best of Herbie Mann (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon…

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Short Takes: Barbara Cook, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and Marshall Crenshaw

August 8, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Farewell, Barbara Cook: The legendary original star of Broadway’s The Music Man, Candide, and She Loves Me has passed away at the age of 89. Cook’s enchantingly pure soprano made her a favorite ingénue of the Broadway stage, and her indelible performances in the above musicals as well as Flahooley, Plain and Fancy, The Gay Life, The Grass Harp, Follies in Concert, and others – including her final Broadway appearance in 2010’s Sondheim on Sondheim – are happily preserved on original cast recordings. In the 1970s, Cook reinvented herself as a cabaret…

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Barbara Cook, Marshall Crenshaw, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones

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Omnivore Revisits “Christmas Time Again!” With Chris Stamey and Co.!

December 9, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

What’s that festive sound you’re hearing? If it’s fun, fresh, and a little off the beaten path, it might just be coming from Omnivore Recordings’ recent reissue of The dB’s and Friends’ now-classic holiday party Christmas Time Again! (OVCD-152). Christmas Time first arrived as a holiday vinyl EP from the Chris Stamey Group in 1986. Seven years later, in 1993, the collection was expanded for a new CD release, with the track count jumping from seven to sixteen tunes. In 2006, Collectors Choice Music revived the album once more as Christmas Time…

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Chris Stamey, Jeff Tweedy, Marshall Crenshaw, The dB's, Various Artists, Whiskeytown, Yo La Tengo

Right Here Now: Marshall Crenshaw Unveils “# 392: The EP Collection”

October 5, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

When Marshall Crenshaw launched a vinyl EP subscription service in early 2013 as a vehicle for his new music, the veteran singer/songwriter/producer set out to not make a new album. Yet, as these things happen, he ended up with enough music to make one after all. # 392: The EP Collection is a new 14-track album with twelve songs drawn from the six EPs released between 2013 and 2015, plus two exclusive bonus tracks. All songs here make their CD debuts on this release. Each vinyl EP, beginning with 2013’s I Don’t…

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There He Goes Again: Marshall Crenshaw Launches New EP Subscription Service

January 24, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Marshall Crenshaw has marched to the beat of his own drum (metaphorically speaking!) since making a splash with his self-titled 1982 major label debut. Though he hasn’t exactly been away, the power pop hero has returned this week with the official release of I Don’t See You Laughing Now, a new 3-track vinyl EP that also happens to mark Crenshaw’s launch of a new music subscription series. With shifts in the music landscape occurring on what seems like a day-to-day basis, Crenshaw’s new model just might be worthy of your attention. I Don’t See You Laughing…

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Black Friday 2012: Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa Lead Off Packed Slate of RSD Exclusives

November 21, 2012 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Here in the U. S. of A., Black Friday is almost upon us: that unusual date following the prior day of giving thanks, in which consumers make a mad dash to the local big-box store, mall or shopping center to procure bargains for the holiday season ahead. Retailers are controversially beginning Black Friday “festivities” even earlier than usual this year, with many sales starting on Thanksgiving Day itself and not even at midnight but in the early part of the evening. For a number of recent years, music buyers have had our…

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Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Lee Hazlewood, Leonard Cohen, Love, Marshall Crenshaw, Merle Haggard, Miles Davis, Nirvana, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, Vinyl, Wanda Jackson

Friday Feature: “Night Shift”

April 22, 2011 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Fate works in mysterious ways. Dionne Warwick was home one evening, half-asleep while the 1982 film Night Shift played on her television set. “I didn’t really pay attention to the names that were going up on the credits,” Warwick recounted, “but I knew that was Burt Bacharach’s melody. There was no way in the world it could be anybody else’s.” She was speaking of “That’s What Friends Are For,” an all-but-forgotten song written for the 1982 film Night Shift, Ron Howard’s major big screen directorial debut. “Friends” set lyrics to Bacharach’s main…

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