Release Round-Up: Week of March 4

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles arriving in stores today! Mary Wilson, The Motown Anthology (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Motown Anthology is the ultimate retrospective of Mary Wilson, multi-hyphenate talent: singer, activist, author, fashion icon, actress, mother, grandmother, friend, trailblazer, legend, Supreme.  This first-ever comprehensive overview of Wilson’s Motown discography presents 38 songs, including a whopping 33 tracks only available physically on this collection including stunning new mixes of Supremes favorites, four Supremes outtakes produced by Deke Richards, the complete 1979 Mary…

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It’s Red Hot Just For You: Mary Wilson’s “The Motown Anthology” Coming Soon from Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records

In her final message to fans shared on YouTube, Mary Wilson shared some very special news.  “I finally decided how to work with Universal,” the legendary Supreme confided to her fans, “and they are going to release new Mary Wilson recordings.  Yes! At last! At last.”  That day is finally upon us.  On December 3, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records will premiere The Motown Anthology, a brand-new 2-CD, 38-song collection of the best of Mary Wilson. Before her unexpected passing on February 8, 2021 at the age of 76, Mary…

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The Weekend Stream: September 4, 2021

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Rick James, Glow (Deluxe Edition) / Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick…

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 16

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Mary Wilson, Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition (Motown/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Just days before her sudden passing, Mary Wilson promised that her 1979 Motown solo debut would finally see reissue.  Universal Music and Wilson’s estate have made good on that promise with this new digital release. Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition will include the original Mary Wilson album produced by Motown great Hal Davis; three single versions of the album’s disco anthem “Red Hot;” the four bonus tracks produced by Gus Dudgeon; and an all-new single streaming now with special relevance…

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Red Hot: Mary Wilson’s Solo Debut Receives First-Ever Reissue with New Expanded Edition

When news came of Mary Wilson’s passing on the evening of February 8, 2021, a collective gasp could be heard around the world.  Wilson was planning for an active 2021 once it was safe to resume performing, including a tour with B.J. Thomas and the release of previously unheard recordings.  In her final message to fans shared on YouTube, the legendary Supreme confirmed that “I finally decided how to work with Universal, and they are going to release new Mary Wilson recordings.  Yes! At last! At last.”  Mary promised that her 1979…

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In Memoriam: Mary Wilson (1944-2021)

Mary Wilson…our world is empty without you. When Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard (along with their friend Barbara Martin) first came to Motown, they were known as The Primettes.  Before their first single’s release, they had been rechristened The Supremes. While there was initial skepticism of the name, any such doubts clearly dissipated when “Where Did Our Love Go” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on August 22, 1964.  It was the first of a staggering twelve No. 1s The Supremes would notch before the end of the…

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