WIWS Banner

The Second Disc

Expanded and Remastered Music News

  • Home
  • News
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Features
    • Release Round-Up
    • Giveaways!
    • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • Classic Rock
    • Rock
    • Pop
    • Jazz
    • Popular Standards/Vocal
    • R&B/Soul
    • Country
    • Folk
    • Cast Recordings
    • Soundtracks
    • Everything Else
      • Classical/Opera
      • Disco/Dance
      • Funk
      • Gospel
      • Rap/Hip-Hop
  • Release Calendar
    • Coming Soon
    • Now Available
  • About
  • Second Disc Records
    • Full Catalog
  • Contact

/ Mary Martin

November 11, 2021 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Mary Martin On Air 1939 1950

Mary Martin (1913-1990) made her Broadway debut in the 1938 musical comedy Leave It to Me!  While the show was from the future Kiss Me, Kate team of composer-lyricist Cole Porter and librettists Sam and Bella Spewack, its brand of political satire didn't age well; it closed after a respectable 291 performances on Broadway but has rarely been revived since.  Yet Martin's performance has kept the show's legend alive, for it was in Leave It to Me! that the coquettish young talent introduced

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Dick Powell, Kenny Baker, Mary Martin, Rudy Vallee

December 6, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

TheWho WHODeluxe TargetCD

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Indie record shop 2LP edition: Bull Moose / HMV Deluxe 45rpm 2LP/EP: The Who Online Store Cassette: The Who Online Store Format Bundles: The Who Online Store Japan

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Country Joe and The Fish, Dollar, Klaus Nomi, Mary J. Blige, Mary Martin, Miles Davis, Modern English, Randy Newman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Babys, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Tony Joe White

October 23, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

The Sound of Music OBC

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music has found a new home. The original Broadway cast recording of the beloved Broadway musical, first issued in 1959 and continuously in print since then on Columbia Records, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on a new label. On December 6, Craft Recordings will premiere on CD and 180-gram vinyl a remastered reissue of the album starring Tony Award winning stage legend Mary Martin and acclaimed actor/folksinger Theodore Bikel. The show, based on the

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Mary Martin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Theodore Bikel

September 11, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Barnum Backers Audition

A trio of upcoming releases will be sure to raise the pulse of theatre and cast recording fans out there! Harbinger Records and the Musical Theatre Project have continued their Songwriter Showcase Series with another entry dedicated to the late composer Cy Coleman.  Barnum: Backer's Audition finds Coleman and lyricist/librettist Michael Stewart presenting the score to their potential Broadway musical to an enthusiastic audience of potential investors in an Upper East Side apartment.  With

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, Digital Download, DVD Genre: Cast Recordings Tags: Cy Coleman, David Heneker, Irving Berlin, John Raitt, Mary Martin, Tommy Steele

December 2, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome

Welcome to December, and this week's Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Blue and Lonesome (Interscope) Standard Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rolling Stones return with their first studio album since 2005's A Bigger Bang.  Recorded over just three days in London, Blue and Lonesome returns the legendary band to its blues roots.  Available on CD, LP

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Archie Bell and the Drells, Deniece Williams, Kate Bush, Mary Martin, The Alan Parsons Project, The Mills Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren

Upcoming Releases

  • Marvelous Mrs Maisel Season 5
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Music from Season Five
    Various Artists
    June 09, 2023
  • Alice Cooper Killer
    Killer: Deluxe Edition
    Alice Cooper
    June 09, 2023
  • Alice Cooper School's Out
    School's Out: Deluxe Edition
    Alice Cooper
    June 09, 2023
See Full Calendar

Connect

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4,586 other subscribers

Popular

  • Tina Turner Simply the Best
    In Memoriam: Tina Turner (1939-2023) posted on May 24, 2023 | under Features
  • Four Seasons box
    Release Round-Up: Week of June 2 posted on June 2, 2023 | under Release Round-Up
  • Otis Redding Otis Forever
    Higher and Higher: Rhino Collects Otis Redding's Posthumous Releases on "Otis Forever" Box posted on May 31, 2023 | under News

Comments

  • small faces here come the nice2
    Return To Itchycoo Park: Small Faces' "Here Come The Nice" Deluxe Box Set Arrives In January [UPDATED 12/3] 84 comments | by Joe Marchese | posted on December 3, 2013 | under News
  • the beatles u s albums box2
    British Invasion! The Beatles Unveil "The U.S. Albums" Box Set in January 69 comments | by Joe Marchese | posted on December 12, 2013 | under News
  • Rolling Stones in Mono
    Out of Their Heads: Stones Plan Mono Box Set 47 comments | by Mike Duquette | posted on August 10, 2016 | under News

Music Resources

  • Addicted to Vinyl
  • Crap from the Past
  • Discogs
  • Film Score Monthly
  • IMWAN Forum – From the Vaults
  • MusicTAP
  • Musoscribe
  • Pause & Play
  • Popblerd
  • Popdose
  • Record Racks
  • Slicing Up Eyeballs
  • Steve Hoffman Music Forums
  • Ultimate Classic Rock
  • Vintage Vinyl News
  • Viva La Mainstream
  • Wolfgang's Vault

Labels of Note

  • Ace Records
  • Analog Spark
  • Bear Family
  • BGO Records
  • Big Break Records
  • Blixa Sounds
  • Cherry Red Label Group
  • Craft Recordings
  • Demon Music Group
  • Friday Music
  • Funky Town Grooves
  • Iconoclassic Records
  • Intervention Records
  • Intrada
  • Kritzerland
  • La La Land Records
  • Legacy Recordings
  • Light in the Attic
  • Masterworks Broadway
  • Now Sounds
  • Omnivore Recordings
  • Real Gone Music
  • Resonance Records
  • Rhino Entertainment
  • Rock Candy Records
  • SoulMusic Records
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me, Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2023 The Second Disc. All rights reserved. · Site by Metaglyphics

The Second Disc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk.

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy