The Weekend Stream: April 25, 2026

April 25, 2026 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment
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Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. Some of our favorites lead this pack: an archival Prince single, a new Duran Duran song, a vintage George Michael EP, outtakes from The Beach Boys, demos from Andy Partridge – and plenty more where that came from. Prince, “With This Tear” (NPG/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) Last Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, The Artist’s estate released the latest posthumous…

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Come Spend the Night Inside a Second Sheena Easton Box Set

August 19, 2025 by Mike Duquette
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Cherry Red is wasting no time following its first anthology of Sheena Easton’s EMI recordings with its follow-up this fall. Strut – The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. II, due from Cherry Pop on October 31, picks up where its predecessor Modern Girl left off, following the same structure: most of the discs offer expanded and slightly altered programs covering the albums A Private Heaven (1984), Do You (1985) and No Sound But a Heart (1987). The inclusions of alternate versions or mixes in place of or beside some originals makes for even more unreleased tracks on this set:…

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Soundtrack Watch: Intrada, La-La Land Kick Off 2025 with a Bang

January 21, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No Comments
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The last few months were positively packed with soundtrack reissues – not one, but two Black Friday-sized batches from La-La Land, and a generous array of in-demand titles from Intrada, as well. Well, if you can believe it, those roll-outs could have been even bigger – and La-La Land and Intrada are proving it with their first releases of 2025 (for LLL, all titles that were meant to release last year). There’s something for everyone: music from a Jim Henson cult classic, an action-packed sequel scored by a legendary pop producer, a…

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Just Like Paradise: David Lee Roth’s Solo Works Remastered for New Box Set

January 9, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments
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Diamond Dave’s got a whole new shine, thanks to a forthcoming box set from Rhino. David Lee Roth’s The Warner Recordings 1985-1994, coming February 21, will include the four LPs (and one EP) the iconoclastic singer released outside of his concluding tenure as the vocalist for Van Halen. All of the albums have been newly remastered, and will be available at general retailers as a 5CD set. (Rhino’s official store will exclusively carry a vinyl version.) Roth’s solo career began four decades ago this year, in the wake of Van Halen’s biggest commercial…

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Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow: Cherry Red Expands Sheena Easton’s ‘Do You’

October 1, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment
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With 1984’s A Private Heaven, Sheena Easton successfully followed in the footsteps of Olivia Newton-John in shedding her “girl next door” persona – so much so that future U.S. Second Lady Tipper Gore’s Parents Music Resource Center “honored” Sheena’s Prince-penned “Sugar Walls” with a slot on its “Filthy Fifteen” list.  No wonder Gore and co. were threatened by the success of “Sugar Walls;” A Private Heaven became the singer’s most successful album to date.  How to follow it up?  Enter Nile Rodgers.  The CHIC co-founder and uber-producer who had helmed albums for…

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Get Lucky: Daft Punk Unearth Unheard ‘Memories’ for Reissue of Final Album

February 23, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments
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Fans of French electronic duo Daft Punk may have been shocked when the group suddenly announced their dissolution at the start of 2021. But the robots haven’t really powered down: a year later, they digitally expanded debut album Homework for its 25th anniversary, compiled an album of remixes from the era, and even showed off some limited, never-before-seen footage from an early concert following Homework‘s release (which shockingly showed members Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter out of their signature helmets. Now, 10 years after the release of what would become…

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Walking on the Chinese Wall: SoulMusic Records Collects Philip Bailey’s First Three Solo Pop Albums

January 30, 2023 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments
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Band break-ups can be traumatizing, no matter how they happen. Philip Bailey, whose high falsetto vocals were a key part of Earth, Wind & Fire during their most commercial years in the ’70s and ’80s, has frequently described the band’s (temporary) dissolution, brought up during a 1983 band meeting by founder Maurice White, as one of the lower points of his career. Bailey’s next moves could shape his trajectory as an artist for better or worse. Of course, what happened over the rest of the decade helped solidify Bailey’s reputation as an…

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Review: David Bowie, “Brilliant Adventure [1992-2001]”

January 10, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments
David Bowie Brilliant Adventure

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise… David Bowie wasn’t one to look back.  But when he announced Black Tie White Noise, many fans collectively breathed a sigh of relief.  Might the “old” David Bowie be returning?  The 1993 album was his first in six years, following three albums (two studio and one live) with his hard rock band, Tin Machine.  It also reunited him with Nile Rodgers, producer of his all-time best-selling album Let’s Dance, and with Ziggy Stardust-era guitarist Mick Ronson.  Black Tie White Noise turned out…

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The Weekend Stream: April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments
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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’re introducing a new Saturday feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Train, Drops of Jupiter (20th Anniversary Edition) (Columbia/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) While Train have…

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Bandcamp Friday Picks, March 2021: Say Hello to Tenant from Zero

March 5, 2021 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments
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Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, indie music retailer Bandcamp has waived their share of revenue for indie artists and labels using their platform to give “the little guys” a leg up in the absence of touring and other moneymaking activities for musicians. The result was more music bought by more fans than any day on the site, a record broken on the first Friday of May. The Second Disc has proudly covered Bandcamp Fridays in June, July, August, September, Octoberand November – plus the first of an annual occurrence when…

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Short Takes: Bowie Box, Covering ’90s and Early ’00s, Planned for 2021

September 28, 2020 by The Second Disc | 10 Comments
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David Bowie’s official website has announced plans for a fifth epoch-covering box set to release next year, after delaying an alternate version of said collection for a 2020 release. In a brief post, the late singer’s website confirms that the follow-up to the four career-spanning album boxes – 2015’s Five Years (1969-1973), 2016’s Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976), 2017’s A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982) and 2018’s Loving The Alien (1983-1988) – will cover the widest span of time yet: 1993 to 2001, considered by some to be his…

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Back In The Old School: Rhino Releases New Digital CHIC Rarities Compilation

June 11, 2019 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments
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Looking for something to make you dance this summer? Rhino’s rolling out individual vinyl editions of three classic CHIC albums, and has also brought more than a dozen mixes and bonus tracks from the legendary disco band to digital channels for the first time. CHIC co-founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and legendary producer Nile Rodgers oversaw remasters of CHIC’s early classic work on CD and vinyl last year for a handsome box set. On June 21, the three main albums in that box – 1977’s CHIC, 1978’s C’est Chic and…

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OUT TOMORROW! Johnny Mathis and CHIC’s “I Love My Lady” Arrives From Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

January 31, 2019 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments
Johnny Mathis I Love My Lady

Johnny Mathis was billed on his very first album as “A New Sound in Popular Song.”  In the decades since that 1956 debut, the vocalist has always explored new avenues in pop from Latin music to Philly soul.  But the most adventurous of Mathis’ 60-plus albums may be the one that got away…until now.  Tomorrow, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will proudly present the first-ever standalone compact disc release of I Love My Lady, the remarkable 1981 album by two American treasures: Johnny Mathis and CHIC. Beginning in December 1980…

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Something to Sing About: Johnny Mathis and CHIC’s “I Love My Lady” Coming to CD from Second Disc, Real Gone

December 6, 2018 by The Second Disc | 22 Comments
Johnny Mathis I Love My Lady

Johnny Mathis was billed on his very first album as “A New Sound in Popular Song.”  In the decades since that 1956 debut, the vocalist has always explored new avenues in pop from Latin music to Philly soul.  But the most adventurous of Mathis’ 60-plus albums may be the one that got away…until now.  On February 1, 2019, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music will proudly present the first-ever standalone compact disc release of I Love My Lady, the remarkable 1981 album by two American treasures: Johnny Mathis and CHIC. Beginning…

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Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah! Nile Rodgers Remasters CHIC Albums for New Box Set

September 19, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments
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Good times are on the way from the tight-knit musical unit that made everybody dance.  On November 23, Atlantic Records and Rhino will celebrate the 40th anniversary of CHIC’s chart-topping, record-breaking “Le Freak” with a new box set.  The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 will arrive in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, bringing together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC’s first three albums plus Sister Sledge’s CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes. Both versions of the box include CHIC’s first three albums – CHIC…

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Freak Out! Vintage-Style CHIC Mixes Shine On New Dimitri From Paris Set

August 20, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments
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In 2010, Dimitri from Paris was invited to remix a number of tracks from the venerable CHIC catalogue for The CHIC Organization Box Set. Vol. 1: Savoir Faire.  The Turkish-born, French music producer and DJ’s remixed takes on classics like “I Want Your Love,” “I Feel Your Love Comin’ On,” Sister Sledge’s “Thinking of You” and “Lost in Music,” and Norma Jean Wright’s “Saturday” were all released as digital singles.  Now, those remixes and more have just been collected on a new set available on 2 CDs, download or streaming (with a…

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Put On Your Red Shoes: Parlophone Releases a Demo of “Let’s Dance,” Bowie’s Biggest Hit

January 8, 2018 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments
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To commemorate what would have been David Bowie’s 71st birthday, Parlophone has unveiled a previously unreleased gem from the vaults: the singer’s original demo for “Let’s Dance,” recorded with guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers. As both devoted and casual fans know, “Let’s Dance,” from Bowie’s 15th studio album of the same name in 1983, marked a sea change for the enigmatic performer. Having pushed the envelope dabbling in glam, disco and alternative rock during the late ’60s and ’70s, Bowie – armed with a new, lucrative record deal on EMI – was keen on…

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The Boss: Diana Ross Celebrated with New Digital Compilation

November 6, 2017 by Mike Duquette | No Comments
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Usually it takes 60 years to get to a diamond anniversary, but what’s a few years early to celebrate Diana Ross! The R&B legend will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the American Music Awards on November 19, and a new digital compilation will be released that weekend (Friday, November 17) to get the celebration started. Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection is a breezy 15-track non-chronological trip through Miss Ross’ unprecedented career. Focusing primarily on her solo years, the set does feature one track with The Supremes (“You Can’t Hurry…

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Have Some Faith in The Sound: George Michael’s “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” To Be Expanded (UPDATED 9/7/2017)

September 7, 2017 by Randy Fairman | No Comments
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UPDATE (9/7/2017): Nearly a year after the deluxe Listen Without Prejudice–and some months after the unexpected passing of George Michael on Christmas 2016, the expanded Listen Without Prejudice is back on the calendar and packing a few new surprises. The 3-CD/1-DVD set and cut-down 2-CD package (featuring the original album and the MTV Unplugged set) will now hit stores October 20. The 2-CD set features new cover art as well as one additional bonus track: a new remix of Listen-era B-side “Fantasy” by acclaimed producer Nile Rodgers. This sleek funk version premiered…

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