Marvin Gaye 2 - The Second Disc

Formats:

CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

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

Release Round-Up: Week of April 3

April 3, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

The Monkees Live The Mike and Micky Show

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Andy Williams, Emperor of Easy: Lost Columbia Masters 1962-72 (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first-ever collection of never-before-heard music from Andy Williams’ Columbia Records years. Emperor of Easy: Lost Columbia Masters 1962-72 boasts 20 selections direct from the Columbia vault encompassing 16 previously unreleased studio outtakes and four rare singles. Every track on Emperor of Easy is new to CD including Andy’s renditions of “Two for the Road,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Ruby Don’t…

Categories:

Formats:

Blu-Ray Audio, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Tags:

Andy Williams, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Robbie Basho, Stephen Schwartz, Steve Goodman, The Alan Parsons Project, The Monkees, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

UMe Preps ‘More Trouble’ With Vinyl Release of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Trouble Man’ Outtakes

March 12, 2020 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Between What’s Going On and Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye released a masterwork that still remains one of the less-heralded items in his remarkable ’70s catalogue. Trouble Man was the soundtrack to a 20th Century-Fox “blaxploitation” film, and while it was Gaye’s only foray into film scoring, it proved that the Motown superstar could hold his own against the other soul stars-turned-film composers such as Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield – as if there was ever any doubt. The soundtrack album made No. 12 Pop/No. 3 R&B on the album charts. …

Categories:

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Tags:

Marvin Gaye

Release Round-Up: Week of October 18

October 18, 2019 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Stormwatch: 40th Anniversary Edition (Chrysalis) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Jethro Tull continues its long-running box set series with a new 4CD/2DVD expansion of 1979’s Stormwatch, the final Tull album to feature the “classic” line-up of Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, John Glascock, John Evan, David (now Dee) Palmer, and Barriemore Barlow. The new edition features: The original album and associated recordings newly remixed by Steven Wilson; A complete concert from the Netherlands recorded in March 1980; The original album and 13…

Categories:

Formats:

Genres:

Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

Tags:

Buck Owens, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Fastball, Idina Menzel, Jason Danieley, Jethro Tull, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Julie Andrews, Marin Mazzie, Marvin Gaye, Merle Haggard, Roger C. Reale and Rue Morgue, Roy Orbison, Stephen Bishop, Stone Temple Pilots, The Carter Family, The Muffs, a-ha

Let’s Have a Party: Motown, James Brown, U2, Sinatra Part of UMe’s RSD Black Friday Festivities

October 9, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

With the lead-up to Record Store Day Black Friday in full swing, it’s time to take a look at what Universal Music Group has prepped for the semi-annual vinyl bonanza. The label’s eight major catalog vinyl releases are familiar to longtime RSD consumers. Some celebrate an iconic anniversary (as is the case for titles by U2, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa), one complements a general catalog title (an unreleased live James Brown album), and some just feature great music in rare presentations. Learn all about UMG’s Black Friday titles below. All will…

Categories:

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

Classic Rock, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Tags:

Charlie Parker, Four Tops, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, James Brown, Liz Phair, Marvin Gaye, Ramones, Sublime, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, U2

A Whole Lotta Ground: “Motown Unreleased 1969” Features Supremes, Temptations, Smokey, Marvin Gaye, Kiki Dee, More

September 20, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 15 Comments

This weekend, Motown fans and alumni are descending on Detroit for the ultimate celebration of Hitsville, USA’s 60 years of music and memories culminating in the Hitsville Honors gala. But the label doesn’t want fans elsewhere to be left out in the cold. In a surprise, the annual digital collection of Motown Unreleased won’t be arriving in December, but instead is available now. To mark 60 years, Motown Unreleased 1969 boasts 60 tracks, all recorded in 1969 and left unheard – until now. The label’s heaviest hitters are all here, including Diana…

Categories:

Digital Download, Digital Streaming

Formats:

Genres:

Tags:

Diana Ross and The Supremes, Earl Van Dyke, Edwin Starr, Ivy Jo Hunter, Kiki Dee, Marvin Gaye, Rare Earth, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Originals, The Spinners, Valerie Simpson, Various Artists

Only Love Can Conquer Hate: Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On Live’ Gets Standalone Release With New Mix

August 30, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

A classic live performance by Motown legend Marvin Gaye is being released for the first time on its own this fall. What’s Going On Live features one of Gaye’s only performances in the wake of the immortal 1971 album, recorded at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in the spring of 1972. At the time, Gaye had not performed live in four years, and, before recording What’s Going On, had struggled with depression after the passing of his close friend and duet partner, Tammi Terrell. “I understood that I’d been punishing myself…

Categories:

Formats:

Genres:

Tags:

Marvin Gaye

Release Round-Up: Week of August 29

August 30, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Here’s your Release Round Up for the week ahead. Various Artists, Country Music — A Film By Ken Burns: The Soundtrack (Legacy Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) 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 1CD: Walmart.com Filmmaker Ken Burns has tackled many subjects over the years, from the Civil War to baseball. His documentaries have garnered numerous awards over the years. In 2001, he took an in-depth look at the genre…

Categories:

Formats:

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

Genres:

Classic Rock, Country, Funk, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Shop Around: “Motown: Greatest Hits” Arrives From Universal U.K.

July 16, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Back in March, we filled you in about Universal Japan’s plans for Motown’s 60th anniversary campaign, which included a series of reissues and a 3-CD, 60-song collection. We recently reviewed the U.S.’ reissue of the definitive Motown: The Complete No. 1s box set. Now, the U.K. is getting into the act with a different 3-CD, 60-song anthology of its own. Motown: Greatest Hits arrives on August 16. Like the Japanese set, it boasts 60 classics from the label on three CDs, but the selection is largely different and, naturally, tailored to the…

Categories:

Formats:

CD, Vinyl

Genres:

Tags:

Diana Ross, Four Tops, Lionel Richie, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Commodores, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

Review: Various Artists, “Motown: The Complete No. 1s”

July 3, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Smokey Robinson’s mama famously told the young singer-songwriter that he’d better shop around, but happily, those looking for the definitive chronicle of Smokey and Diana and Mary and Flo and Martha and Marvin and Stevie and co. need shop around no more. To mark the label’s 60th anniversary, Motown: The Complete No. 1s is back in print in a slightly-expanded edition, and this 11-CD box set is, simply, one-stop shopping. Impressively housed within a sturdy replica of 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, this collection features all of the company’s chart-toppers…

Categories:

Reviews

Formats:

Box Sets, CD

Genres:

Tags:

Diana Ross, Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of April 26

April 26, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Ultimate Rave (Legacy/NPG) Ultimate Rave (2-CD/1-DVD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 2-CD/1-DVD collection brings together two of Prince’s albums from the turn of the new millennium: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic from 1999 and Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic, a hard-to-find 2001 remix album that was only available to…

Categories:

Formats:

CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Tags:

Alfred Drake, Baker Gurvitz Army, Bill Evans, Cheap Trick, Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess, Iain Matthews, J.J. Johnson, Joe Simon, Kurt Weill, Marvin Gaye, Millie Jackson, Nils Lofgren, O.F.R., Prince, Steeleye Span, The Cranberries, Wes Montgomery

Return To West Grand Boulevard: ‘Motown: The Complete No. 1s’ Box Gets Expanded Reissue

April 19, 2019 by The Second Disc | 9 Comments

For its 60th anniversary year, Universal Music Enterprises has begun reminding fans that “Motown Did It First“; now, the label that launched The Sound Of Young America is revisiting a box set that was released in celebration of its 50th anniversary a decade ago. Motown: The Complete No. 1s is being reissued and expanded on June 28. Motown: The Complete No. 1s featured more than 200 international chart-toppers, plus a handful of bonus masters that went to No. 1 through cover versions or samples. And the packaging was a delight: the discs…

Categories:

Formats:

Box Sets, CD

Genres:

Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul

Review: Nat “King” Cole, “Ultimate Nat King Cole” and “International Nat King Cole” [UPDATED]

April 10, 2019 by The Second Disc | 8 Comments

March 17, 2019 would have been Nat “King” Cole’s 100th birthday. While the man born Nathaniel Adams Coles only lived to the age of 45, he more than earned his royal moniker over his three decades of performing. He paved the way for African-American artists as the first black man to host a nationwide television variety show, and quietly but devotedly crusaded for civil rights. At the time of his death, at the height of Beatlemania, he was selling some seven million records a year. The Cole centennial has just been celebrated…

Categories:

Reviews

Formats:

Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal

Genres:

Tags:

Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole

Release Round-Up: Week of March 29

March 29, 2019 by Sam Stone | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up. Here’s what’s due for March 29! John Coltrane, Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings [5 CD] (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The year 1958 was a breakout one for saxophone legend John Coltrane. It marked the year when Coltrane–already well-established as a talented sideman–began to make a name for himself as a solo musician and developed his signature “sheets of sound” style while exploring many other routes. To mark the 70th anniversary of Prestige, Coltrane’s complete 1958 recordings are released today on…

Categories:

Formats:

CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

Motown Did It First: Japan’s Motown 60 Campaign Reissues Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Gladys, Martha, Brenda, and More

March 27, 2019 by The Second Disc | 16 Comments

Motown Did It First! That’s the campaign slogan for Universal Japan’s ongoing program celebrating the venerable label’s 60th anniversary. And indeed, the influence of Motown – still the most successful African-American-founded record label of all time – can’t be underestimated when considering the current music scene. A number of physical releases have already been released in Japan to mark the anniversary, most of which are available as affordable imports and include titles not commonly available on the CD format. This first wave of titles is anchored by the compilation Motown 60, featuring…

Categories:

Formats:

Genres:

Tags:

Brenda Holloway, Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kiki Dee, Lionel Richie, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Commodores, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, The Temptations

That Special One: Marvin Gaye’s Lost 1972 Album “You’re The Man” On the Way!

February 7, 2019 by Sam Stone | 23 Comments

Marvin Gaye Youre The Man Album cover web optimised 820

Last month, UMe announced a new, expanded version of Marvin Gaye’s A Tribute To the Great Nat King Cole (you can read all about it here). Today, Motown has announced further Marvin Gaye rarities on the way. On March 29, just a few days shy of what would have been Marvin’s 80th birthday, the label will released You’re The Man. The lost album recorded in 1972 and was slated to be the follow-up to his masterpiece, What’s Going On. Following that landmark release, Gaye returned with the song “You’re The Man,” written about presidential candidate…

Categories:

Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Formats:

Genres:

R&B/Soul

Tags:

Marvin Gaye

Darling, It’s Incredible: Nat King Cole’s Centennial Celebrated With Two New Compilations and Marvin Gaye Tribute Album

January 18, 2019 by Sam Stone | 9 Comments

Unforgettable…that’s what he is. This year marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of America’s finest performers of popular song: Nat “King” Cole. In his decades-long career, Cole blazed the trail for many entertainers to come, influencing the likes of Count Basie and Ray Charles along the way. Universal Music Group will celebrate his milestone centennial with a pair of retrospectives this spring, plus a digital expansion of another vocal icon paying tribute to the legend. Born in Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 1919, Cole first broke through as…

Categories:

Formats:

Gregory Porter, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole

Genres:

Tags:

Release Round-Up: Weeks of December 21 & 28 and January 4

December 21, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Happy Holidays! While gifts are flowing to friends and loved ones, there’s not much new coming to stores! Here are a few highlights to keep you sated over the next three weeks! John Mellencamp, Other People’s Stuff [LP] (Republic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Other People’s Stuff is a new collection of covers that shows Mellencamp applying his knack for storytelling to ten staples from the American music canon. The material is culled mostly from his own albums, hard-to-find compilations, and documentary soundtracks. Mellencamp also recorded a brand-new version…

Categories:

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Diana Ross, John Mellencamp, Marvin Gaye, Mike + the Mechanics, The Classics IV

Formats:

CD, Vinyl

Genres:

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

Tags:

Yesterday’s Dreams: UMe Releases “Motown Unreleased: 1968” and “In Loving Memory: Expanded Edition” Copyright Extension Collections

December 14, 2018 by Sam Stone | 8 Comments

In a winter tradition that’s as reliable as any, UMe has released the latest in the annual copyright extension series, entitled Motown Unreleased: 1968. The two-part compilation will arrive to digital download and streaming services today, December 14. Between the two volumes, there’s a whopping 88 tantalizing, previously unreleased gems from the Motown vault! Motown heavy-hitters, soul superstars, and fan favorites abound on these two collections. There’s a wealth of Stevie Wonder rarities, for example, from his cover of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and rare original recordings, to live…

Categories:

Digital Download, Digital Streaming

Formats:

Genres:

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

Tags:

Billy Eckstine, David Ruffin, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jr. Walker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Temptations

Record Store Day 2018: The Best of the Rest

March 12, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

We’ve already filled you in on the upcoming Record Store Day releases from Legacy Recordings, Rhino, and Real Gone Music, but there’s still much more on offer from many of our other favorite labels! Here’s a selection of “the best of the rest” to be released in brick-and-mortar independent record stores on Saturday, April 21! ABBA, Summer Night City (Polydor) (2000 copies) (Record Store Day UK) (Quantity TBA) Clear/yellow-splatter 7-inch release of ABBA’s 1978 non-LP single Baby Huey, The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (Run Out Groove) (3,350 copies) Run Out…

Categories:

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

Blues, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

Keep It Thoro: Legacy Announces Record Store Day Slate with Dylan, Cash, Mathis, Elvis, Pink Floyd, More

March 6, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Record Store Day is a little over a month away – Saturday, April 21 – and record labels large and small are celebrating in high style. Legacy Recordings is looking to make this the biggest and best RSD yet, with a line-up of nearly 30 titles in genres including classic rock, pop, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, comedy, and beyond. Many of the label’s heavy hitters are represented, including Johnny Cash (an expanded vinyl box set of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition), Jimi Hendrix (a new 7-inch single with an unreleased side),…

Categories:

Formats:

Box Sets, Cassette, Vinyl

Genres:

Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Tags:

Big Audio Dynamite, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Eurythmics, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Johnny Mathis, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Record Store Day, The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, Van Morrison

I Hear a Rhapsody: “Motown Unreleased: 1967” Features Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Temptations, Mynah Birds

January 2, 2018 by Randy Fairman | 8 Comments

As has become a yearly tradition for the past several years, Motown released a “copyright extension” compilation of previously unreleased tracks at the very end of 2017, only a couple of weeks after last year’s similar set got a physical release. Motown Unreleased: 1967 gathers 89 tracks across the equivalent of 4 CDs, all previously unheard treasures from the seemingly inexhaustible Motown vaults. Like the collections of the past couple of years, there is a wide range of Motown talent on display here. Unlike, however, say last year’s compilation, the set is…

Categories:

Digital Download, Digital Streaming

Formats:

Genres:

Tags:

Billy Eckstine, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jimmy Ruffin, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Rick James, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Valerie Simpson, Various Artists

The Soulful Shack: “Motown Unreleased 1966” Box Set Comes to Limited Edition CD

December 1, 2017 by Randy Fairman | 10 Comments

Given the speed and frequency with which the Motown label made recordings during its heyday, the company’s vaults are known to be vast. Large amounts of unreleased material have been added to compilations and reissues over the years, while still other collections have been solely devoted to never-before-heard tracks from the label’s superstars. Due to European copyright laws that allow unused recordings to enter the public domain, Motown has been releasing digital-only copyright-extension compilations for the past several years beginning with multiple Motown Unreleased 1962: Guys, Girls, Jazz, and Gospel volumes. Last…

Categories:

Formats:

Box Sets, CD

Genres:

Gospel, Pop, R&B/Soul

Tags:

Gladys Knight and the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Marvelettes, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg: New Digital Releases Premiere Unreleased Beach Boys and Motown Featuring Marvin Gaye, Supremes, Temptations and Many More

January 3, 2017 by Randy Fairman | 4 Comments

As has become commonplace over the past several years due to the copyright laws in the U.K. and Europe, a couple of “copyright extension” releases came out at the end of 2016 to come in right at the deadline for 1966 recordings. While sometimes these collections have taken physical form like the two large Bob Dylan box sets that have been released over the past couple of years, they are more often than not digital-only releases. And in keeping with the traditions of the past several years, that is the format for two new sets…

Categories:

Formats:

Digital Download

Genres:

Tags:

Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, The Supremes, The Temptations, Various Artists

This Could Be The Night: Shout! Factory To Release “T.A.M.I. Show” and “The Big T.N.T. Show” on Blu-ray

September 23, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 8 Comments

While we normally concentrate on CD reissues here at The Second Disc, we do occasionally like to highlight other titles which we think may be of interest to our readers. One such project, just announced from Shout! Factory, certainly qualifies: a 2-disc Blu-ray set entitled the T.A.M.I. Show/The Big T.N.T. Show Collector’s Edition due out on December 2. Directed by Steve Binder, T.A.M.I. Show (meaning either “Teenage Awards Music International” or “Teen Age Music International”) was filmed on October 28 and 29, 1964 in California and released in December of that year. …

Categories: