Melvin Van Peebles - The Second Disc

The Second Disc’s Guide to Black Friday Record Store Day 2023: Our Essential Picks

November 24, 2023 by The Second Disc | 4 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…

Categories:

Features, News

Formats:

CD, Vinyl

Genres:

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

Tags:

Bo Diddley, Chico Hamilton, Dr. Dre, INXS, Isaac Hayes, John Murphy, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, Melvin Van Peebles, Old 97's, Prince, Record Store Day, Splinter, The Doors, The English Beat, The Mamas and The Papas, War

Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Jazz, Soundtracks, Classic Soul, and More

October 3, 2023 by The Second Disc | No Comments

It’s that time of year again! With Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event happening in less than two months – on Friday, November 24 – news has started arriving of what titles to expect. Craft Recordings’ eclectic slate features classic jazz, rare soundtracks, punk, soul, and more from an array of boldfaced names including Gil Evans, Chico Hamilton, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Alan Silvestri, Carter Burwell, members of Earth Wind & Fire and Little Feat, and more. You’ll find the full list below, with descriptions provided by the label for…

Categories:

News

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

Funk, Holiday, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Tags:

Alan Silvestri, Carter Burwell, Chico Hamilton, Eddie Floyd, Gil Evans, Homer Banks, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Record Store Day

Release Round-Up: Week of July 1

July 1, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Liza Minnelli, Live in New York 1979 (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Liza Minnelli’s remarkable album of her record-breaking 1979 Carnegie Hall stand receives its first-ever release to wide retail in two distinctive editions from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music, both of which are adorned with Andy Warhol’s suitable-for-framing portrait of the artist. Live in New York 1979: The Ultimate Edition will be available…

Categories:

Release Round-Up

Formats:

CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

Genres:

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

Tags:

Burt Bacharach, Diana Ross, Elvis Costello, Faster Pussycat, Liza Minnelli, Melvin Van Peebles, Motley Crue, Paul Anka, Rusty, The Fall, The Judds, Three Man Army

Say A Little Prayer: Real Gone’s July 1 Slate Includes Melvin Van Peebles’ “Watermelon Man,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding” Soundtrack, and Two Rock Rarities

June 30, 2022 by Randy Fairman | No Comments

Real Gone Music is kicking off its summer slate with another batch of eclectic titles. Tomorrow, Real Gone and Second Disc Records release Liza Minnelli’s Live in New York 1979 on CD and vinyl as well as the soundtrack to Melvin Van Peebles’ groundbreaking comedy Watermelon Man. But that’s not all. Real Gone also has another soundtrack and two hard rock LPs coming your way. First, a refresher on Watermelon Man. In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021) only made one studio…

Categories:

News

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Tags:

Burt Bacharach, Diana King, Faster Pussycat, Melvin Van Peebles, Ry Cooder, Three Man Army

Love, That’s America: Real Gone, Second Disc Reissue Melvin Van Peebles’ “Watermelon Man” Soundtrack

June 2, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021) only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered conventions with its bitingly satirical story about a white couple, intolerant and obnoxious insurance salesman Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) and his seemingly liberal wife Althea (Estelle Parsons). One morning, Jeff awakens to discover that his skin color has changed from white to black-and it’s not a result of his daily tanning routine. Unable to successfully change back, he learns what it’s like to live in America…

Categories:

News

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Tags:

Estelle Parsons, Melvin Van Peebles, Ry Cooder

The Weekend Stream: April 30, 2022

April 30, 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 discover! This week’s got live favorites from The Boss, a Record Store Day rarity, a ’90s tribute album to some rock legends and much more. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of Location (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) The Thrill Hill Archives have occasionally made some themed Bruce Springsteen playlists available to stream, drawn from various live archival releases issued through Nugs.net. The…

Categories:

Features, The Weekend Stream

Formats:

Digital Download, Digital Streaming

Genres:

Classic Rock, Country, Poetry, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Tags:

Anthrax, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Gibson, Garth Brooks, Hilly Michaels, KISS, Lenny Kravitz, Maria McKee, Marina, Melvin Van Peebles, Nino Rota, Poco, Stevie Wonder

Hard-Hitting “Sweet Sweetback” Returns To Vinyl For Stax 60th Campaign

August 3, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Upon its release in 1971, there was nothing quite like Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. The low- budget, independently-made film – written, directed, edited, composed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles, and rated X “by an all-white jury” as its tagline proclaimed, ushered in the blaxploitation genre in shocking and often graphic fashion. Prior to the film’s release, the multi-hyphenate Van Peebles realized that the best way to spread the word about his groundbreaking work was via music. And so, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: An Opera – A Film of Melvin Van Peebles…

Categories:

News, Reviews

Formats:

Vinyl

Genres:

R&B/Soul, Soundtracks

Tags:

Earth Wind and Fire, Melvin Van Peebles