Olivia Newton-John - The Second Disc

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Aerosmith, Charles Fox, Frank Wess, Grateful Dead, Guns N' Roses, Kenny Burrell, Kylie Minogue, Mal Waldron, No Jersey, O.A.R., Olivia Newton-John, Puddles Pity Party, Squeeze, Thad Jones, The Hooters, Theory of a Deadman

Release Round-Up: Week of November 22

November 22, 2024 by The Second Disc | 8 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today including a Christmas classic from Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music and a whole bunch of massive box sets! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Sings Christmas Carols (Expanded Edition) (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Over the past decade, we here at TSD have happily partnered with Real Gone Music on an array of Christmas releases from such evergreen artists as Johnny Mathis, The Supremes, Chet Atkins,…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 21

June 21, 2024 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Joni Mitchell Asylum Albums 1976 1980 Cover

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Joni Mitchell, The Asylum Albums 1976-1980 (Rhino/Asylum) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com 6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) arrives on 5 CDs, 6 LPs, and digital formats, completing the Asylum period of Mitchell’s extraordinary career. Whereas 1972-1975 represented the peak of Mitchell’s hitmaking years, 1976-1980 captured her in innovative, experimental mode. Following the tour for 1975’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns, she embarked on a period of personal rediscovery…

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Avril Lavigne, Brownie McGhee, Celine Dion, Daryl Hall, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Melanie, Olivia Newton-John, Sonny Terry, Tom Petty

Edsel Box Set Round-Up: “SAM: The Sound of New York City,” “Sean Rowley Presents Guilty Pleasures: 20th Anniversary”

June 3, 2024 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

When brothers Hy and Sam Weiss passed in 2007 and 2008, respectively, the Romanian-born immigrants to Brooklyn were eulogized as the last of the golden age record men. The Weiss brothers formed their first record label in 1949; in 1953, they launched Old Town Records which Hy would take on as his own in 1956. Many of Old Town’s classic hits are still favorites today, such as The Capris’ “There’s a Moon Out Tonight,” Billy Bland’s “Let the Little Girl Dance,” and “Remember Then” by The Earls. Upon leaving Old Town, Sam…

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Andrew Gold, Carole Bayer Sager, Doris Duke, Electric Light Orchestra, John Davis and The Monster Orchestra, Nicolette Larson, Olivia Newton-John, Rupert Holmes, Seals and Crofts, Various Artists

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 17

November 17, 2023 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the many titles available today in the final “big week” of the holiday release season. We are an Amazon affiliate and earn on qualifying purchases. We’re kicking things off with our two Christmas releases from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music! While Amazon’s orders are unfortunately delayed, both of these titles are shipping now from Real Gone’s webstore! Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops, The Ultimate Pops Christmas Party! (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Arthur Fiedler…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 6

October 6, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Asylum/Rhino) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The third volume of Joni Mitchell’s remarkable Archives series continues with an exploration of the period that yielded such groundbreaking albums as For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), the live Miles of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975). The new 5CD, 96-track box – also available digitally or in 4LP “highlights” form –…

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Danny Elfman, Duke Jupiter, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, Heatmiser, Howard Jones, J.J. Cale, Joni Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Olivia Newton-John, Reba McEntire, Roger Waters, Steve Cropper, Sylvester, The Darkness, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Ophelias, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, Van Halen

The Weekend Stream: September 16, 2023

September 16, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. This week’s latest brings you a classic country centennial, remixes from Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson and The Art of Noise, a rare album from a songwriter moonlighting as a singer, hard-to-find Olivia Newton John songs and so much more! Hank Williams, Hank 100: Greatest Radio Hits (BMG Rights Management) (iTunes / Amazon) The initial puzzle piece in a planned centennial…

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Crystal Waters, Duke Ellington, Hank Williams, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Mark James, Nick Cave, Olivia Newton-John, Pat Boone, Pulp, Seaweed, The Art of Noise, Veruca Salt

Release Round-Up: Week of May 5

May 5, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Olivia Newton-John, Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection Vol. 1 (Primary Wave/Green Hill) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 17 favorite duets with Olivia Newton-John are featured on this new collection. The late artist’s duet partners include Dolly Parton (“Jolene”), Michael McDonald (“Act of Faith”), Barry Gibb (“Face to Face”), pianist Jim Brickman (“I Honestly Love You”), Mariah Carey (“Hopelessly Devoted to…

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Ben Platt, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Henry Franklin, Jeff Tweedy, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Young, Queen, Rodney Crowell, The Donnas, The Reverend Horton Heat, Unruly Child

The Weekend Stream: February 18, 2023

February 18, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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 usher you into the weekend. Today, Joe and Mike are sharing the latest from the Stream: new posthumous singles from Burt Bacharach and Olivia Newton-John, a new song from Ben Folds, a demo from Sting and more – plus a way you can voice your support for members of the LGBTQ+ community who need it. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello, “You Can Have…

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2Pac, Ben Folds, Burt Bacharach, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Olivia Newton-John, Sting, The Gap Band

Release Round-Up: Week of October 21

October 21, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Lou Reed, Words and Music – May 1965 (Light in the Attic) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Black Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Yellow Vinyl LP: Light in the Attic Store Cassette: Light in the Attic Store CD/2LP/7″ Vinyl Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Light in the Attic Store Light in the Attic launches The Lou Reed Archive Series with Words & Music, May 1965. Available on CD, cassette, and multiple vinyl formats, Words…

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Debbie Gibson, Howard Jones, Jonathan Richman, Lou Reed, Madonna, Norah Jones, Olivia Newton-John, Ray Charles, Simple Minds, Taylor Swift, The Manhattan Transfer, The Modern Lovers

Come On Over: Olivia Newton-John’s “Greatest Hits” Reissued, Remastered in Various Formats

October 19, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 11 Comments

Last month, Primary Wave delivered the second title in the label’s ongoing Olivia Newton-John reissue program. The 2-CD edition of the late superstar’s debut If Not for You not only presented a remastered version of the original LP but added a plethora of singles, B-sides, international recordings, outtakes, and the best of Olivia’s performances with the group Toomorrow. This Friday, October 21, the series will continue with the first remaster of Newton-John’s original 1977 Greatest Hits. Greatest Hits succinctly encapsulated the artist’s career to that point, from If Not for You through…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 9

September 9, 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! The Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies / Everybody’s in Show-Biz – Everybody’s a Star (BMG) 6LP/4CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Muswell Hillbillies 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Muswell Hillbillies 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Everybody’s in Show-Biz 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Everybody’s in Show-Biz 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Kinks are going super deluxe (again!) with a joint reissue of two of the band’s most significant albums featuring remastered audio and a host of bonus tracks. BMG’s box set celebrates The…

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Fanny, Grateful Dead, Imagine Dragons, Jackie Evancho, Jesse Ed Davis, Joni Mitchell, Julian Lennon, KISS, Kate Bush, Olivia Newton-John, Ozzy Osbourne, Powerman 5000, Spacehog, The Kinks

The Weekend Stream: August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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, Marvin Gaye gets remixed, two pop icons from different generations join forces, an underrated Olivia Newton-John album resurfaces and more. Marvin Gaye, I Want You: The John Morales M+M Mixes (Motown/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Sort of the quiet masterpiece in Marvin Gaye’s impressive ’70s run, the disco-tinged title track to I Want You was given the remix treatment by John Morales…

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Britney Spears, Elton John, Kenny Burrell, Kitty Wells, Marvin Gaye, Olivia Newton-John, Roger Miller, Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

In Memoriam: Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)

August 8, 2022 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

Olivia Newton John Making a Good Thing Better

Olivia, we honestly love you. Sandy, the good girl of Rydell High. Kira, the Olympian muse who inspires the roller disco paradise, Xanadu. Livvy, the girl singer who dreams of the big time but must first take to the cosmos. Olivia Newton-John was all of these and more. The singer who sweetly asked “Have You Never Been Mellow” and implored us to get “Physical” in the 1980s’ longest-charting Number One was a dedicated activist for environmental and animal rights, and a courageous advocate for cancer care. Her passing at the age of…

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The Year In Review: The 2021 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part Two

January 4, 2022 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Happy 2022! Welcome, friends, to Part Two of The Second Disc’s 12th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Once again, we’ve all faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months. A year that began with hope and promise has ended with further uncertainty for many of us. But music continues to fill a significant role in our lives, providing solace, comfort, and escape in a time unlike any other. With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2021’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box…

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Barbra Streisand, Bill Evans, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, David Bowie, Eugene Ormandy, Frank Zappa, Henry Mancini, Kim Wilde, Olivia Newton-John, Shep Pettibone, The Beau Brummels, Trini Lopez, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of October 22

October 22, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Black Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Clear Vinyl): Rolling Stones Store The Rolling Stones are revisiting Tattoo You for a 40th anniversary edition. The deluxe 4CD/1LP box set features a new remaster of the album on…

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Carole King, Duran Duran, Elton John, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Kristin Chenoweth, Olivia Newton-John, Simply Red, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, Tito Arevalo, Voctave, William Lava

Let Me Hear Your Body Talk: Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” Goes Deluxe For Its 40th Anniversary

October 6, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Olivia Newton John Physical Deluxe Edition

For years, fans have clamored for expanded reissues from Olivia Newton-John’s rich discography. Now, those wishes are about to be answered as a catalogue campaign begins for the pop queen with a 40th anniversary 2CD/DVD set of 1981’s multi-platinum Physical. It arrives on October 22 from Green Hill, the label arm of publishing powerhouse Primary Wave which partnered with Newton-John in 2020 for a deal encompassing both masters and publishing rights. When Newton-John’s character of Sandy transformed at the finale of the 1978 film Grease from virginal innocent to leather-clad greaser, the…

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Barry Gibb, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 13

August 13, 2021 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records (Craft Recordings) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Craft Recordings’ 75th anniversary campaign for groundbreaking R&B label Specialty Records kicks off with Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records on CD, LP, and digital platforms. The 18 tracks on Rip It Up spotlight the incendiary R&B and, later, rock-and-roll that put Specialty on the map. (Perhaps Specialty’s gospel offerings will be recognized on a future release.) Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price, Larry Williams,…

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Aretha Franklin, Cruzados, Explorer Tapes, Jennifer Hudson, Joan Armatrading, Little Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Anka, Randy Edelman, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nile

OUT TODAY! Olivia Newton-John in “Toomorrow” Returns to Vinyl from Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music

July 30, 2021 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Long before she was Sandy, the good girl of Rydell High, or Kira, the Olympian muse of the roller disco Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John was just plain Livvy, the girl singer with dreams of the big time in the 1970 sci-fi movie musical Toomorrow. Today, er, tooday, the film’s cult classic soundtrack returns to vinyl for the very first time from Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records. The little-known motion picture directed by Val Guest (Casino Royale, Up the Creek) was the brainchild of music impresario Don Kirshner and Harry Saltzman, best known…

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Hugo Montenegro, Mark Barkan, Olivia Newton-John, Ritchie Adams

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Release Round-Up: Week of July 30

July 30, 2021 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Toomorrow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) Purple Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Clear with Copper and Red Swirl Vinyl: Real Gone Music [SOLD OUT] Clear with Red, Blue, and Green “Freak” Swirl Vinyl: Rough Trade [PRE-ORDERS SOLD OUT, MAY BE AVAILABLE AT ROUGH TRADE RETAIL LOCATIONS] Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are proud to present the first-ever vinyl reissue of the 1970 soundtrack to Toomorrow, the groovy sci-fi musical starring Olivia Newton-John, Ben Thomas, Karl…

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Aretha Franklin, Henry Franklin, Olivia Newton-John, Phyllis Hyman, Prince, The Awakening, Yola

Walkin’ on Air: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Reissue Olivia Newton-John’s “Toomorrow” Soundtrack on Vinyl

June 3, 2021 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Long before she was Sandy, the good girl of Rydell High, or Kira, the Olympian muse of the roller disco Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John was just plain Livvy, the girl singer with dreams of the big time in the 1970 sci-fi movie musical Toomorrow. On July 30, the film’s cult classic soundtrack is returning to vinyl for the very first time from Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records. The little-known motion picture directed by Val Guest (Casino Royale, Up the Creek) was the brainchild of music impresario Don Kirshner and Harry Saltzman,…

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Hugo Montenegro, Mark Barkan, Olivia Newton-John, Ritchie Adams

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Release Round-Up: Week of April 13

April 13, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! David Bowie, Changestwobowie (Parlophone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada David Bowie’s 1981 compilation spanning the period between Hunky Dory and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) returns to print for the first time in three decades in a newly remastered edition. Its ten tracks include “Starman,” “Oh! You Pretty Things,” single versions of “Fashion,” “Ashes to Ashes,” and “D.J.,” and more. Available on CD, DD, and LP. The first LP run only will be…

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John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Phil Harding

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Andy Gibb, David Bowie, John Prine, Juliana Hatfield, Louis Armstrong, Metallica, Nino Tempo, Olivia Newton-John, Tina Turner

SPECIAL FEATURE! “The Grease Megamix” Is the Word: Inside an Unlikely International Hit

January 29, 2016 by Mike Duquette | 7 Comments

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In the 45 years since Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey premiered their musical Grease in a trolley barn-turned-blues club in Chicago, the show has taken on a life unlike any other theatrical production in America, or even the world. There have been 11 different major productions of the show throughout the U.S. and U.K., including a record-breaking 3,388-performance run on Broadway, five runs on London’s West End between 1979 and 2007 and three national tours; an internationally-acclaimed film adaptation that remains the highest-grossing musical film of all time; and a hotly-anticipated live…

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Of Mamas, Papas, Raiders and Soundtracks: Real Gone’s February Slate Revealed

December 18, 2013 by Mike Duquette | 6 Comments

The announcement of Real Gone Music’s release schedule for February 2014 would be cause for celebration any day of the week. But this particular day is special, as you’re about to find out. In addition to an ironclad lineup that includes A Gathering of Flowers, the long out-of-print 1970 collection from The Mamas & The Papas; The Complete Recordings by Brotherhood, an unfairly obscure psych-rock band comprised of Phil Volk, Drake Levin and Mike “Smitty” Smith of Paul Revere & The Raiders that cut three LPs for RCA; a twofer by Smith (A Band Called Smith/Minus-Plus),…

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