WIWS Banner

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

/ Paul Williams

February 24, 2020 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Micky Dolenz Live in Japan

Last year, 7a Records - the label dedicated to all things Monkees - chronicled the early 1980s rise of Monkeemania in Japan with the release of Davy Jones' Live in Japan. On May 8, 7a will celebrate another Monkee solo tour from that era with Micky Dolenz's own Live in Japan. Like Davy's entry, Micky's release will be available in CD/DVD and vinyl LP formats. Early 1982 saw Dolenz make the trip to Japan where he embarked on his first tour as a solo artist. Much as Jones had adopted the

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Micky Dolenz, Paul Williams, The Monkees

October 11, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

RSDBF PaulMcCartney HomeTonight InAHurry

The major labels aren't the only ones who'll be part of Record Store Day Black Friday this year. A number of impressive indies (and other major labels with notable catalog friendly material) have announced exciting additions to the RSDBF slate. What's more, we've got coverage of some exciting new music from artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Tank and the Bangas, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and Norah Jones! First up... Chuck Berry, Chuck Berry In London (Elemental) By 1965, the British

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Everything Else, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Chuck Berry, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Devo, Hank Williams, Huey Lewis and The News, Ian and Sylvia, John Williams, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Nick Lowe, Norah Jones, Patsy Cline, Paul McCartney, Paul Williams, Pretenders, Richard Thompson, Squeeze, Steppenwolf, Tank and the Bangas, The Kinks, Thomas Dolby, Todd Rundgren

November 23, 2018 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends.  Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year's annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza - and Record Store Day's miniature cousin to April's yearly event. In keeping with TSD tradition, Joe, Randy, and Sam have elected our top picks of the numerous titles being released

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Al Jardine, America, Bobbie Gentry, Duke Ellington, Guns N' Roses, Harry Nilsson, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Paul Williams, Record Store Day, Roy Buchanan, Soul Asylum, Sun Ra, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, Todd Rundgren

November 2, 2018 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

Dylan More Blood More Tracks Cover

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Mathematics: The MCA Years (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music bring Melissa Manchester's 1985 MCA album to CD for the very first time in an expanded 2-CD deluxe edition!  Mathematics: The MCA Years features the original Mathematics (produced by George Duke, Brock Walsh and Robbie Nevil, Trevor Veitch and executive producer Quincy Jones!) on

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Eagles, John Klein, Joni Mitchell, King Crimson, Marianne Faithfull, Melissa Manchester, Metallica, Mott the Hoople, Paul Williams, Rod McKuen, Rosanne Cash, The McGuire Sisters

June 30, 2017 By Joe Marchese 11 Comments

Soft Rock Nuggets 1

As longtime collectors know, great "nuggets" show up in the most unlikely places...and so do Nuggets, naturally.  Warner Music Japan has just issued four volumes of Soft Rock Nuggets, but most of the tracks on these collections are firmly in the harmony-drenched, lushly melodic, sunshine pop genre.  Any fans of Rhino Handmade's Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (reissued on vinyl this year for Record Store Day) will find much to savor on these latest additions to the

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Dino Desi and Billy, Harpers Bizarre, Jackie Trent, Paul Williams, Roger Nichols, The Association, The Hollies, Tony Hatch, Various Artists

February 15, 2017 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

Roger Nichols Treasury

If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs.  His compositions have been sung by the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few.  Many of those songs have become bona fide American standards, among them "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "Times of Your Life."  He and

Continue Reading

Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

June 2, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Paul Williams Windy Side

This week's Release Round-Up is headlined by a legendary singer-songwriter's first appearance on Second Disc Records, plus an array of box sets, reissues and beyond from across the musical spectrum! Paul Williams, A Little on the Windy Side: Expanded Edition (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The newest release from our very own Second Disc Records imprint of Real Gone Music is here!  The first-ever American reissue of Paul Williams' 1979 Portrait Records album has

Continue Reading

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: Black Oak Arkansas, Charley Pride, David Shire, George Jones, Heatwave, Iron Butterfly, Lesley Gore, Little Richard, Merle Haggard, Paul Williams, Robin Gibb, Silver Convention, Tammy Wynette, The Bee Gees, Willie Nelson

June 1, 2015 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Paul Williams Windy Side

Tomorrow, June 2, sees the release of the newest title from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music: a remastered and expanded edition of Paul Williams' 1979 Portrait Records album A Little on the Windy Side!  We hope you enjoy this special preview! Paul Williams closed out a decade of remarkable productivity with 1979's A Little on the Windy Side, his one and only album for Epic Records' Portrait imprint.  Produced by his brother Mentor Williams in Nashville, Tennessee with the city's

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Mentor Williams, Paul Williams

April 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Iron Butterfly Ball

Well, April 15 has come and gone.  Did the taxman get you down?  If so, Real Gone Music is ready to brighten your day with news of its June 2 slate of releases!  This line-up is headlined by none other than legendary songwriter Paul Williams with his only album for Portrait Records, newly expanded by Real Gone and our very own Second Disc Records imprint with never-before-heard bonus tracks! And Real Gone has only just begun.  The line-up also features heavy rock from Black Oak Arkansas and Iron

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Black Oak Arkansas, Iron Butterfly, Paul Williams, The Grateful Dead

April 16, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Paul Williams Windy Side

Come June 2, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are living life a little on the windy side.  That's the date for our remastered and expanded reissue of Paul Williams' 1979 album for Portrait Records, A Little on the Windy Side! In a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning career that's taken him from Tiny Tim to Daft Punk, Paul Williams has seen his songs recorded by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, The Carpenters, and of course, Kermit the Frog. During his

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Jeff Barry, Mentor Williams, Paul Williams

January 15, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Seals and Crofts One on One

Today, we’re spotlighting a number of reissues you might have missed from the Varese Sarabande label which arrived in the final weeks of 2014! The 1977 coming-of-age drama One on One starred young Robby Benson as high school basketball star Henry, who must overcome obstacles – both romantic and academic – to get through his freshman year of college.  The score was provided by Charles Fox (“Happy Days,” “Ready to Take a Chance Again”) who also collaborated on a number of songs for the movie

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bill Medley, Brian Wilson, Danny Elfman, Malo, Mark-Almond, Paul Williams, Riot, Seals and Crofts, Shawn Phillips, Trevor Rabin

August 15, 2013 By Mike Duquette 4 Comments

muppet movie

I'm a pretty sensitive person, but there are few things that trigger my emotions easier than The Muppets. Searching through Muppet clips yields almost a 100% guarantee on being moved to tears; just finding the link to this ciip from the 1990 special The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson made me start tearing up, and my last trip to Walt Disney World began with me leaving the plane to Orlando, choking back my emotions over a screening of 2011's The Muppets. (For the record, this is the scene that made

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Paul Williams, The Muppets

February 5, 2013 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

taj mahal albums contents1

Taj Mahal, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) Fifteen discs of the blues legend's Columbia output, including last year's The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal compilation of unreleased material. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Townes Van Zandt, Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971-1972 (Omnivore) A new two-disc set features entirely unreleased outtakes, alternates and demos from the Texan singer-songwriter's early-'70s career. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, DVD Tags: Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams, Taj Mahal, Tony Bennett, Townes Van Zandt

January 16, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

monkees instant replay unboxed

When The Monkees' Instant Replay was released in February 1969, less than three years had passed since the band's vinyl debut in October 1966.  But the pop world of 1966 might have been a lifetime ago.  Five days before Instant Replay's February 15 release, The Beach Boys unveiled the album 20/20, on which America's band surreptitiously recorded a song by Charles Manson.  Two days after, The Temptations skyrocketed to Cloud Nine, meeting psychedelia head-on.  By the year's end, the dream of

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Pop Tags: Neil Sedaka, Paul Williams, The Monkees

November 25, 2011 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

the muppets take manhattan

This month, it's finally time to play the music and light the lights, with the release of The Muppets, a brand new film featuring Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo and just about all of Jim Henson's furry, felt-covered creations in an all-new story co-written by fabulous funnyman and human co-star Jason Segel (star of TV's How I Met Your Mother and co-writer and star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall). The film, which sees the Muppet gang reunite after years out of the

Continue Reading

Categories: News Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Friday Feature, Paul Williams, The Muppets

November 23, 2011 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

phantom of the paradise

Despite the spurious reports of the “death of the CD,” the reissue biz is still thriving on the little silver platter, offering up all manner of deluxe editions for the discerning customer.  (That means you, dear reader!)  In 2011, we’ve seen the launch of such heavyweights-to-be as Real Gone Music, Omnivore Recordings and RockBeat Records, and we’re now happy to welcome another name to the fold.  Culture Factory USA quietly launched this past September, with releases from Mink DeVille, Moon

Continue Reading

Categories: News Genre: Soundtracks Tags: Paul Williams, Robert Palmer

November 30, 2010 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

paul williams someday man1

There are certain albums a person returns to, over and over again. These albums often transcend time and genre, and chances are you can name a few of them that reside in your own music collection. I'm talking about that special album you might play when you're down, or when you just need a visit from an old friend to remind you of another time. At The Second Disc, we frequently strive to remind you of those albums. Through the years, one such record for me has been Paul Williams' Someday Man.

Continue Reading

Categories: Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

August 24, 2010 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

The Holy Mackerel The Holy Mackerel 2670131

If ever an album was lost in the shuffle, it was the 1968 debut LP by The Holy Mackerel. The LP, assigned as Reprise 6311, fell smack in between Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (Reprise 6307) and Neil Young's eponymous solo debut (Reprise 6317). But adventurous listeners would find themselves rewarded if they picked up the album by the oddly-named group, with its cover sleeve of five gents and a lady smiling for the camera under three-dimensional comic book-style lettering proclaiming them "The

Continue Reading

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop Tags: Mentor Williams, Paul Williams, Roger Nichols

Upcoming Releases

  • Carole King Home Again
    Home Again: Live in Central Park
    Carole King
    February 10, 2023
  • Rolling Stones Grrr Live
    GRRR! Live
    The Rolling Stones
    February 10, 2023
  • Robert Palmer Island Years
    The Island Records Years
    Robert Palmer
    February 17, 2023
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 4,549 other subscribers

Popular

  • Weird The Al Yankovic Story
    Release Round-Up: Week of February 3 posted on February 3, 2023 | under Release Round-Up
  • Stream 2023
    The Weekend Stream: February 4, 2023 posted on February 4, 2023 | under The Weekend Stream
  • Carole Bayer Sager Sometimes Late at Night
    OUT TOMORROW! Iconoclassic Reissues Carole Bayer Sager's Star-Studded "Sometimes Late at Night," Featuring Burt Bacharach, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, More posted on February 2, 2023 | 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] 84 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
  • SoulMusic Records
  • Sunset Blvd. Records
  • Supermegabot
  • Varese Sarabande
  • Vinyl Me, Please
  • Wounded Bird
Copyright © 2023 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