Supremes Funny Girl Banner Ad Now Available

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

/ Michael Nesmith

March 11, 2021 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Monkees Day By Day DE Slipcase

Since its publication in 2005, author Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story has been an indispensable reference tool for fans of Davy, Micky, Peter, and Michael - not to mention one helluva read.  But as the years passed, the guide to all things Monkees went out of print, with secondhand copies fetching in the three-figure range.  Happily, Sandoval has returned to the book for a completely new edition due this June.  We were thrilled to have the chance to speak with the author

Continue Reading

Categories: Interviews, News Formats: Books Genre: Pop Tags: Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, The Monkees

March 11, 2021 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Micky Dolenz Dolenz Sings Nesmith

Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith have shared a musical journey together since 1966 when The Monkees first hit the NBC airwaves and the group's chart-topping debut album arrived in stores on the Colgems label.  When COVID-19 unexpectedly struck one year ago, Dolenz and Nesmith were preparing to take to the road once again for An Evening with The Monkees; once the virus rendered that impossible, Dolenz got to work on a celebration of his dedicated friend's classic songs.  The result is Dolenz

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop, Rock Tags: Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, The Monkees

March 9, 2021 By The Second Disc 27 Comments

Michael Nesmith Different Drum The Lost RCA Victor Recordings

The Second Disc is proud to announce the first Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music release of 2021 - and it's one that's been years in the making! Michael Nesmith has always travelled to the beat of a "Different Drum"-whether as the writer of that classic hit for Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys, the wool hat-clad member of The Monkees, or one of the earliest progenitors of the country-rock genre.  In recent years, Nesmith has penned the critically acclaimed autobiography Infinite Tuesday,

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, The Monkees

December 23, 2020 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Peter Tork Stranger Things Have Happened

UPDATED DECEMBER 2020:  7a Records' announcement earlier this year of a deluxe remastered and expanded edition of Peter Tork's only solo album, 1994's Stranger Things Have Happened, marked a major milestone for the label.  Over the years, 7a has already delivered a treasure trove of releases from Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Michael Nesmith on CD and vinyl, but with the inclusion of the late Tork, its roster of artists finally seems complete. The path to Stranger Things Have Happened was a

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork

October 13, 2020 By Joe Marchese 9 Comments

Peter Tork Stranger Things Have Happened

7a Records has already delivered a treasure trove of releases from Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Michael Nesmith on CD and vinyl.  Is anyone missing from that list?  Now, 7a has just announced its first release from the late Peter Tork: the first-time reissue of his only solo album, 1994's Stranger Things Have Happened, in a deluxe, expanded edition.  It's due on December 4 in the U.K. and December 11 in the U.S., and will feature a generous nine bonus tracks on CD - including several seeing

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, The Monkees

July 10, 2020 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Grateful Dead Workingmans Dead

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Often hailed as one of Grateful Dead's most accessible albums along with its follow-up, American Beauty, Workingman's Dead placed its focus on tighter songcraft in a country/folk-oriented vein that would later be described as "Americana." It introduced the group's

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barbara Mandrell, Burt Bacharach, Carol Channing, Daniel Tashian, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Gordon Anderson, Grateful Dead, John Lodge, Laura Branigan, Little Steven, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Rufus Wainwright, Tammy Wynette, The Foundations, The Monkees

January 8, 2020 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Michael Nesmith Cosmic Partners CD

Since 1958, McCabe's Guitar Shop has been a premier destination on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California. Eleven years after its founding, McCabe's began hosting concerts in a tradition that continues to this very day. Over the years, numerous notables have recorded albums at the small venue (capacity of around 150) including Mike Bloomfield, Townes Van Zandt, Maria Muldaur, and Tom Paxton. Now, thanks to 7a Records, that roster has a stellar new addition. Late in 2019, the label

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, Red Rhodes

November 15, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

David Bowie Conversation Piece

Welcome to another installment of Release Round-Up!  Here's what's on the way this week. David Bowie, Conversation Piece [Various Formats] (Parlophone/Rhino) Conversation Piece box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Space Oddity 2019 Mix CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Space Oddity 2019 Mix LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada "Space Oddity" 360 Reality Audio single: Amazon HD / TIDAL / Deezer Links TBD The 5-CD box Conversation Piece traces

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Reggae, Rock Tags: Culture, David Bowie, Ethiopian, Junior Byles, Justin Hinds, Michael Nesmith, Red Rhodes, Ron Wood, Sting, The Band, The Clash, The Gladiators

October 7, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Michael Nesmith Cosmic Partners CD

Following last year's acclaimed Live at the Troubadour, 7a Records has unveiled a new live title from another period in the storied career of Michael Nesmith. Cosmic Partners - The McCabe's Tapes, due on November 15 in CD and LP formats, spotlights the artist with his longtime musical soul brother Red Rhodes and a small group of musicians. It was recorded on August 18, 1973 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California. Nesmith hit the road in 1973 for a mini-tour in support of his

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, Red Rhodes

May 8, 2019 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Michael Nesmith Songs

And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'.  Michael Nesmith titled his 1972 RCA album ironically - when it "bubbled under" the Billboard 200 at No. 208, it actually bested its predecessor by three slots - but the LP did feature the once and future Monkee's rendition of one major favorite, "Different Drum."  The 1965 tune became an enduring hit for the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt in 1967, establishing Nesmith outside of The Monkees.  Since 1968, he's released 16 studio albums.  Recently, 12 of

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith

April 1, 2019 By

Michael Nesmith Songs

Since 1968, Michael Nesmith has released 16 solo albums in between stints as a Monkee. Now, 12 of those recordings, every album from 1970-1994 including the compilation The Newer Stuff have been collected in the Songs box set from Edsel. The 12-CD set brings together Nesmith's complete RCA and Pacific Arts output for the very first time. Get all the details on this monumental Mike Nesmith celebration here! Available today in the U.K. and next Friday in North America.

Continue Reading

Categories: Holiday Gift Guide Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith

March 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

ZappaInNewYork box 3

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

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Diana Krall, Donna Summer, Emmylou Harris, Frank Zappa, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Kiki Dee, KISS, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Marvin Gaye, Michael Nesmith, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, The Searchers, Tina Turner

February 18, 2019 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Michael Nesmith Songs

And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'.  Michael Nesmith titled his 1972 RCA album ironically - when it "bubbled under" the Billboard 200 at No. 208, it actually bested its predecessor by three slots - but the LP did feature the former and future Monkee's rendition of one major favorite, "Different Drum."  The 1965 tune became an enduring hit for the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt in 1967, establishing Nesmith outside of The Monkees.  Since 1968, he's released 16 albums.  Now, 12 of them -

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, The First National Band, The Monkees

August 22, 2018 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Michael Nesmith and First National Band Redux Live

Michael Nesmith always traveled to the beat of a different drum.  While serving as one-fourth of The Monkees, Nesmith was expanding his musical horizons beyond the group's infectious Brill Building pop stylings.  "I wanted beautiful music wherever I could find it," he writes in the liner notes to his new release on 7a Records.  "But if I wanted to sing it myself and write it myself, I had to have an understanding of what that music was, and how to get to it.  So, the first place I looked was in

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop Tags: Christian Nesmith, Circe Link, Michael Nesmith, The Monkees

July 27, 2018 By The Second Disc Leave a Comment

Bob Dylan Live Copyright 1962 1966

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan, Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections (Columbia/Legacy)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The new 2-CD set Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections draws on Dylan's previously issued limited edition "copyright extension" collections to offer a sampler of Dylan onstage, from a pair of songs recorded on April 16, 1962 at Gerdes Folk City in New York ("Blowin' in the Wind" and

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Michael Nesmith, Thomas Dolby, Various Artists

June 18, 2018 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Michael Nesmith and First National Band Redux Live

Before embarking with Micky Dolenz on the acclaimed, currently-playing The Monkees Present: The Mike & Micky Show, Michael Nesmith staged another remarkable event earlier this year.  For five performances only in January, Nesmith reformed his pioneering country-rock group, The First National Band.  The FNB didn't venture out of California, but the sold-out concerts attracted worldwide attention.  Now, everyone will have a chance to hear what they missed when 7a Records - the label dedicated

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Michael Nesmith, The First National Band, The Monkees

March 23, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Miles Coltrane Bootleg 6

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Miles Davis and John Coltrane, The Final Tour: Bootleg Series Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Copenhagen LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This latest volume of Miles Davis' Bootleg Series brings together five performances by Davis and John Coltrane recorded during the Spring 1960 Jazz at the Philharmonic European Tour, Coltrane's final such outing as a sideman: two shows from Paris's

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop Tags: Grateful Dead, John Coltrane, Langley Schools Music Project, Led Zeppelin, Michael Nesmith, Miles Davis, Procol Harum, Steve Gadd, The Claudettes, Tom Waits

September 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

The Doors Singles Collection 2CD1BRD Cover 1024x1024

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! The Doors, The Singles (Elektra/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada  / Amazon U.K.  Vinyl box set: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. Singles compiles all 20 of the singles from The Doors' official discography. This not only includes every A and B-side from their core studio albums, but several albums recorded and released after the passing of frontman Jim Morrison, including

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray Audio, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Tags: Big Star, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Chris Bell, Deep Purple, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Michael McDonald, Michael Nesmith, Ringo Starr, Rusty Young, Shawn Colvin, Steve Miller Band, The Doors, Yusuf

August 14, 2017 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Michael Nesmith BBC Paris Theatre

By 1975, Michael Nesmith's bona fides as a groundbreaking pioneer of country-rock were well established.  After his first solo LP, 1968's orchestral The Wichita Train Whistle Sings, the once and future Monkee had released six well-received albums and yielded a pair of hit singles, "Joanne" and "Silver Moon"- not to mention "Different Drum," a major hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.  On November 27, 1975, Nesmith recorded an intimate set in London at the BBC Paris Theatre, during which

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Country, Pop, Rock Tags: Michael Nesmith, The Monkees

April 14, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Michael Nesmith, Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs - The Music (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino Records offers a 14-track companion CD to Michael Nesmith's memoir Infinite Tuesday - An Autobiographical Riff (due on April 18).  This collection has tracks from Nesmith solo as well as The Monkees and The First National Band, charting his singular and often-trailblazing work over the decades.  Read more here!  The

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Billy Porter, John Mayer, Michael Nesmith, Richard Rodgers, The Monkees

March 1, 2017 By Joe Marchese 8 Comments

Michael Nesmith Infinite Tuesday

On April 18, Crown Archetype will release Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff, the long-awaited memoir by Michael Nesmith.  The book chronicles Papa Nez's life from his childhood days in Dallas, Texas through his success with The Monkees, groundbreaking work in music video and virtual reality, and beyond.  Four days before the book's release, however, Rhino Records will issue a companion CD tracing Nesmith's musical evolution.  The April 14 release of Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop Tags: Michael Nesmith, The Monkees

September 4, 2015 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Doors Full Circle and Other Voices

The fall is almost upon us - which means some of the most exciting release weeks of the year are just around the corner!  We hope you've checked out Ted's farewell to the sounds of summer, because we're kicking off September right here with a new release from Second Disc Records - as well as goodies from The Doors, Eydie Gorme, Micky Dolenz, Peter Frampton, Pugwash, and many more!  To our U.S. readers, we wish you a safe and happy Labor Day weekend filled with great new (and old)

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Al Kooper, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, Pugwash, Spooner Oldham, The Doors, The Monkees, Wilson Pickett

Upcoming Releases

  • Jethro Tull A A La Mode
    A (A La Mode): The 40th Anniversary Edition
    Jethro Tull
    April 16, 2021
  • DonnaLewis NowInAMinute LP
    Now in a Minute
    Donna Lewis
    April 16, 2021
  • SaigonKick LP
    Saigon Kick
    Saigon Kick
    April 16, 2021
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 4,196 other subscribers

Popular

  • CSNY Deja Vu Alternates
    Rhino’s Record Store Day Slate Features John Prine, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Donny Hathaway, Lou Reed, More posted on April 7, 2021 | under News
  • Elton John Regimental Sgt. Zippo
    And The Clock Goes Round: Unreleased 1968 Elton John Album to Debut on Record Store Day posted on April 7, 2021 | under News
  • JoniMitchell TheRepriseAlbums Cover min
    A Case of You: Joni Mitchell’s First Four Albums Remastered, “The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)” Due June 25 posted on April 8, 2021 | 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] 79 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
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2021 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