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Release Round-Up: Week of April 8

April 8, 2022 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles arriving in stores today! Aerosmith, 1971 (The Road Starts Hear) (UMe) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada One of the highlights of 2021’s Record Store Day Black Friday line-up was 1971 (The Road Starts Hear) – a never-before-heard, earliest-known recording from the classic line-up of rock band Aerosmith. Nearly five months after its vinyl debut at indie record stores, the set – including a fiery early recording of “Dream On” – is released today to the general public in CD,…

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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

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Aerosmith, Bonnie Pointer, Carla Olson, Jack White, Michael Korie, Mick Taylor, Tom Kitt

Release Round-Up: Week of January 29

January 29, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Tommy James and The Shondells, Celebration: The Complete Roulette Recordings (Cherry Red/Grapefruit) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Cherry Red’s Grapefruit imprint brings together Tommy James and The Shondells’ 1966-1973 recordings for Roulette Records (including James’ solo Roulette LPs) on this 6-CD box set. The set features liner notes by Bob Fisher and mastering by Simon Murphy. Read the track listing and more here, and watch this space for a review later today! Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, Macca to Mecca! (Wicked Cool/UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon…

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Release Round-Up

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CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Pop, Reggae, Rock

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Allen Toussaint, Beachwood Sparks, Bob Marley, Burt Bacharach, Carla Olson, Daniel Tashian, Dr. John, Hutch, Little Steven, Mick Taylor, Randy Newman, Roy Head, Tommy James and The Shondells

Picture On The Wall: John Mayall’s Early Years Collected on 35-CD Box Set, “The First Generation: 1965-1974”

November 11, 2020 by Sam Stone | 5 Comments

JohnMayall FirstGeneration 1965 1974 pl min

In the pantheon of British blues music, few have had as much influence as John Mayall. As the leader of The Bluesbreakers in the ’60s and ’70s (and through to today), he’s sought out and nurtured talented musicians who’d go on to become as legendary as Mayall himself. Indeed, the roster of future legends that passed through the ranks of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers is immense. John McVie, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Paul Butterfield, Aynsley Dunbar, Mick Taylor, Keef Hartley, and Jack Bruce all made sizable contributions to the band’s direction, with Mayall…

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Box Sets, CD

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Blues, Classic Rock

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Aynsley Dunbar, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, John Mayall, John McVie, Keef Hartley, Mick Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Peter Green

Locked Away: Keith Richards Premieres Unreleased Material on “Talk Is Cheap” 30th Anniversary

January 17, 2019 by Sam Stone | 2 Comments

Keith Richards is set to have a busy year. He and The Rolling Stones recently announced a headlining slot at the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival as part of the band’s U.S. No Filter Festival. Now, Keith and BMG have teamed up for a special look at his debut solo album, Talk Is Cheap, due out March 29. Originally released in 1988, Talk Is Cheap found Richards leading an impressive roster of musicians, including Ivan Neville, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, The Memphis Horns, and even former Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. For its 30th…

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CD, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock

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Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Ivan Neville, Johnnie Johnson, Keith Richards, Maceo Parker, Mick Taylor

Two, Rolling Stoned: Taylor and Trower Classics Coming From Iconoclassic

July 7, 2011 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

One of the most buzzworthy music events of 2010 undoubtedly was Mick Taylor reuniting on disc with The Rolling Stones to contribute new guitar parts to their expanded Exile on Main Street. Even years after leaving the Stones, Taylor remains beloved for his contributions to such classic albums as Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and of course, Exile. Iconoclassic Records has announced a project sure to excite fans of the incendiary axeman with the July 26 reissue of his solo 1979 album, Mick Taylor. But that’s not all. On the same date,…

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Mick Taylor, Procol Harum, Robin Trower, The Rolling Stones