Legacy Recordings has prepped an eclectic state of mostly classic rock and hip-hop titles to be released on vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday. The long-running spinoff event to the big April bonanza takes place November 29 at participating independent outlets - and below is an alphabetical look at what Sony Music's catalog arm will be releasing. More than 50 years after her tragic passing, singer Janis Joplin continues to find new fans - and Legacy's first Black Friday title highlights
Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week's lineup includes a rare Prince B-side, classic remixes by U2, a country icon taking on a rock legend and much more! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Prince, "United States of Division" (NPG/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Late March marked the 20th anniversary of 2004's Musicology, Prince's first Top 10 album
For you Modest Mouse collectors out there, we have a few reissues for you to add to the pile. The Portland-based indie rockers will reissue two early works on their own Glacial Pace Recordings on CD, vinyl and digital formats. The two titles, to be reissued November 9, are The Fruit That Ate Itself, the band's third EP released in 1997 and Sad Sappy Sucker, the band's first recordings from 1995 (some of which were released on the band's debut EP, 1995's Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?). The
Here's a handful of blurbs that we can thank MusicTAP for bringing to our attention from Legacy Recordings: There's a date on the calendar (August 10, to be exact) saved for a 10th anniversary reissue of Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica. The band's major-label debut was previously reissued in 2004 (after the mainstream success of follow-up album Good News for People Who Love Bad News and its hit single "Float On"); that reissue saw the LP get a brand-new remix and four live bonus tracks