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

The Weekend Stream: July 17, 2021

July 17, 2021 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

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’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! This week is light on releases but heavy on sentiment, as we say…

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Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Prince, The Time

Merci, Miles! Jazz Legend Showcased on Unreleased 1991 Concert

May 6, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

One of Miles Davis’ final live performances is coming to CD from Rhino/Warner Records. On June 25, as part of Rhino’s celebration of Black Music Month, the label will release Merci Miles! Live at Vienne on 2 LPs or 2 CDs. This previously unreleased concert was recorded at the Vienne Jazz Festival on July 1, 1991. The legendary musician would be honored by France mere days later, becoming a Knight of the Legion of Honour, before passing away in September at the age of 65. At the time of the concert, Davis…

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Everybody Cut Loose: Sony’s RSD Line-Up Features Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Prince, Miles Davis, Kenny Loggins, More

April 15, 2021 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

After last week’s initial announcement, we’ll be periodically continuing our look at the releases for the upcoming Record Store Day events on June 12 and July 17. Today, we’re focusing on our friends at Legacy Recordings. The label has a robust slate for both Drops with many familiar faces including Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Kenny Loggins, Prince, Miles Davis, and the legendary artists and musicians of Philadelphia International Records. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of participating retailers and more information on these two Drops. The following descriptions have been provided by Legacy…

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Bob Dylan, Future, Jamiroquai, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Kenny Loggins, Miles Davis, Pearl Jam, Prince, Rage Against the Machine, Record Store Day, The Clash

Same Page, Different Book: New Prince Album, ‘Welcome 2 America,’ Coming This Summer

April 8, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

After turning Sign O’ the Times into one of 2020’s best box sets, the Prince Estate will move forward in time with an unreleased album from 2010 due this summer. Welcome 2 America was completed in the wake of Prince’s 20Ten (issued free with the purchase of different newspapers and magazines in Europe) but, like so many of The Artist’s projects, put aside. The Minneapolis icon intended it as “a statement record…document[ing] Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed…

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The Weekend Stream: February 13, 2021

February 13, 2021 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

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! Ben Folds, Live At MySpace (Epic/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) Back in the halcyon days…

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Ben Folds, Carole King, Julian Velard, Prince, Rod Stewart, Taylor Swift, Tevin Campbell

Yeah, Baby, Yeah! The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 3, October 24

October 23, 2020 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

Like most things that have gone on this year, Record Store Day 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride. The result: three days of Record Store Drops. This Saturday, October 24, music fans will be joining the queue – whether in-person if it’s safe to do so or online – for their chance at some limited-edition vinyl. Ahead of the event itself, we thought we’d break down what you can expect and detail some of the releases for which we’re most excited. The main change from years past? Shorter lines and an embrace…

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Review: Prince, “Sign ‘O’ The Times: Super Deluxe Edition”

October 8, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Tell Me Who in This House Know About the Quake Would a look into Prince’s Crystal Ball ever have predicted this? For the third of its deluxe album reissues – following a 3CD/DVD expansion of Purple Rain and a 5CD/DVD deluxe box of 1999 – Warner Records and NPG have unveiled the most lavish archival project yet to emerge from the Prince archive. In terms of both physical size and its contents, the new Sign “O” The Times Super Deluxe Edition box set is larger in every sense than its predecessors: a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 25

September 25, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sing and Perform Funny Girl (Second Disc/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records debut Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl”: The Ultimate Edition, a deluxe 2-CD celebration of the classic 1968 Motown-meets-Broadway gem. Greatly building upon the digital-only Expanded Edition issued in 2014, The Ultimate Edition boasts the album in its original U.S. stereo mix and rare U.K. mono mix; The Supreme Mixes reinstating Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong’s original…

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Big Country, Bob Merrill, Chubby Checker, Coolio, Diana Krall, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Jule Styne, Kellee Patterson, Kevin Rowland, Lou Reed, Peggy Lee, Prince, Raymond Scott, Slade, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren

Color Me Taken Aback: Prince’s ‘Sign “O” The Times’ Set For Expanded Box Set

June 25, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

It’s one of the most acclaimed albums of all time by one of the most beloved musicians of the 20th century – and now, it’s getting the deluxe treatment. Prince’s 1987 masterpiece Sign “O” The Times will be remastered and reissued by Warner Records on September 25, kicking off 2020’s box set season with considerable style. It’ll be available in multiple formats: newly remastered double CD or double vinyl, a 3CD or 4LP set that includes all the original B-sides and single mixes, and a massive 8CD/DVD or 13LP/DVD super deluxe box…

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Miles Davis, Prince, Sheena Easton

Chase Down That Crown: A Special Bandcamp Friday Shopping List

June 19, 2020 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Bandcamp Friday is fast becoming as exciting a time as any other music street date. On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another to follow on July 3. This Friday, June 19, in recognizance of Juneteenth…

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Andre Cymone, Anthony Braxton, Blood Orange, Neneh Cherry, Prince, Sly & Robbie

Release Round-Up: Week of May 29

May 29, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ronnie Milsap, The Best of Ronnie Milsap (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Best of Ronnie Milsap gathers up 12 of the artist’s biggest hits from his first tenure at RCA, including “It Was Almost Like a Song,” “Any Day Now,” and “What a Difference You’ve Made in My Life.” Craft’s parent company, Concord Music, acquired the rights to 16 of Milsap’s RCA albums from between 1977-2006 last year, and this is the first physical product to come from the acquisition…

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David Bowie, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Buffett, John Lee Hooker, Lady Gaga, Petula Clark, Prince, Ronnie Milsap, Rush

Baby He’s a Star: ‘Prince and The Revolution: Live’ Comes To Streaming and Download

May 15, 2020 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

The Prince Estate made quarantine a little more tolerable this week when they announced that Prince and The Revolution: Live, the 1985 concert film reissued as part of the Purple Rain deluxe package in 2017, was receiving a limited stream on YouTube, to raise money and awareness for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Though the concert will eventually disappear from the video service, the memory will live on thanks to a surprise digital-only premiere of the concert’s audio. As noted by Prince scholar and Minnesota Public Radio host Andrea…

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Everybody Needs a Thrill: Tracks From Prince’s ‘Live At The Aladdin’ Released Digitally

April 17, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Nearly four years after Prince’s passing, The Artist’s work still lives on. Next Tuesday, on the anniversary of his passing, CBS will air a tribute concert recorded earlier this year, and Legacy Recordings’ next wave of CD and vinyl reissues, covering The Rainbow Children and One Nite Alone… eras, will release next month after being delayed due to the COVID-19 situation. (Don’t forget, we’re also doing a live listen to Around The World In a Day this afternoon at 5 p.m. EST!) Now, ahead of the planned release date of the new…

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Paisley Park Is In Your Heart: Join Us For a #TSDTweet On ‘Around The World In a Day’

April 15, 2020 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

We’re a little more than a month into COVID-19 lockdown here at TSD HQ, and we know things are still tough for everyone. (Things are tough for the music business, too, but they have more money than most of us! So this post is for you.) As Mike noted in his last missive to our awesome readers, one of the things getting us through the situation is sharing the gift of music with each other. Neil Finn’s Fangradio has been a balm, and Steve Nieve’s The Daily Improvisation recently remotely reunited the…

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From The Founder: Hello From Inside

April 8, 2020 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

It was on my 23rd (or 25th, depending on how you count it) day of lockdown when I once again had to do something we’re all sick of doing these last few weeks: go on social media and see another wave of tributes to a favorite artist who’s succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, it was John Prine, an artist I freely admit is one of my many musical blind spots; but reading the tributes – some from friends, some from great writers, some from both – really underscores the profound…

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U’re Gonna C Me: New Wave of Prince Reissues Includes Live Box Set

February 20, 2020 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Legacy Recordings and The Prince Estate are partying like it’s 2001-2002! On April 17, The Rainbow Children (2001) and One Nite Alone… (2002) will be reissued along with Prince’s first official live albums from the tour that took place in between those two studio releases. One Nite Alone…Live! and One Nite Alone: The Aftershow…It Ain’t Over! will both premiere on vinyl in limited edition purple, while The Rainbow Children returns to CD for the first time in years and on a clear double vinyl LP with a limited-edition custom rainbow slipmat. And…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 29

November 29, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Black Friday! Here are some non-Record Store Day items arriving in stores today! Prince, 1999: Remastered & Expanded Edition [Various Formats] (NPG/Warner) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Prince’s fifth studio album gets a major makeover with a variety of deluxe editions. The Super Deluxe Edition of 1999 will premiere 35 previously unreleased tracks. Its 65 tracks total across…

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Judy Collins, Leroy Anderson, Mick Ronson, Motley Crue, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rick Wakeman, Thomas Dolby

I Think It’s Love: Rhino Releases Special Demo of Prince’s “I Feel For You” on Digital and Limited Edition 7″

October 18, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

This morning, Rhino and The Prince Estate announced a surprise release of “I Feel For You,” a two-track single that honors the 40th anniversary of Prince’s second, self-titled album. The new single includes a previously unreleased acoustic demo version of the legendary song, later covered by The Pointer Sisters, La Toya Jackson and most famously Chaka Khan (whose 1984 version won two Grammy Awards). As Prince’s vault archivist Michael Howe says in a statement, “You hear his incredible talent shining through on acoustic guitar, which is not something he typically showcased, and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 13

September 13, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Johnny Mathis, Different Kinda Different: Expanded Edition (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Johnny Mathis’ first album of the 1980s, Different Kinda Different, arrives today in an expanded edition from TSD & Real Gone Music. Mathis ushered in the decade with one of the most romantic and sensual albums in his extensive discography. Different Kinda Different teamed him once more with Jack Gold and Gene Page for a set that lived up to its title as it spotlighted numerous…

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Art Pepper, Cher, Chicago, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, Keely Smith, Lee Hazlewood, Prince, Rod Stewart, The Archies

Rhino Plans Delirious 5CD/DVD Expansion of Prince’s ‘1999’

September 10, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Are you ready to party like it’s 1999? On November 29, The Prince Estate, in association with Warner Records, will celebrate Prince’s 1982 classic 1999 with a multi-format reissue encompassing the following versions: Super Deluxe Edition (5CD+DVD or 10LP+DVD / audio-only download and streaming) Deluxe Edition (2CD or 4LP 180g vinyl / download and streaming) Remastered album (1CD or 2LP 180g Purple Vinyl / download and streaming) Prince’s fifth studio album and first to feature an embryonic version of The Revolution, 1999 was a major breakthrough for the artist. “1999,” “Little Red…

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Jams of the Year: Legacy Announces Next Batch of Prince CD/LP Reissues

August 1, 2019 by Sam Stone | 7 Comments

On September 13, The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings will release the next batch of exciting Prince reissues from his later career: The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD), Chaos and Disorder, and Emancipation. The three titles will be available individually on CD, LP, or as bundles through the Official Prince Store. Originally released in July 1996, Chaos and Disorder is a collection of spontaneous and tight playing that reached No. 14 on the U.K. Album Chart and No. 26 stateside, all without promotion. For its new reissue, Chaos and Disorder will be…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 21

June 21, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Originals (Warner/NPG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Originals brings together 15 demos of songs Prince gave away to other artists including The Time, Sheila E., Kenny Rogers, Martika, Vanity 6, and The Bangles. Tidal will exclusively offered the album for high-resolution streaming on June 7, with the CD and wide digital release out today, and vinyl configurations to follow in July. A Target exclusive CD edition adds one bonus track, “Nothing Compares 2 U (Cinematic Remix).” Read more here! Glen Campbell, The…

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Bill Evans, Def Leppard, Glen Campbell, James Brown, John Miller, LaToya Jackson, Philip Bailey, Prince, Sha Na Na, The Hollywood Vampires, The Rolling Stones, Travis, Wes Montgomery, Willie Nelson

Release Round-Up: Week of April 26

April 26, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Ultimate Rave (Legacy/NPG) Ultimate Rave (2-CD/1-DVD): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (2-LP Purple Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This new 2-CD/1-DVD collection brings together two of Prince’s albums from the turn of the new millennium: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic from 1999 and Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic, a hard-to-find 2001 remix album that was only available to…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alfred Drake, Baker Gurvitz Army, Bill Evans, Cheap Trick, Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess, Iain Matthews, J.J. Johnson, Joe Simon, Kurt Weill, Marvin Gaye, Millie Jackson, Nils Lofgren, O.F.R., Prince, Steeleye Span, The Cranberries, Wes Montgomery

Nothing Compares: ‘Originals’ Collects Prince’s Demos of Songs Given to Others

April 25, 2019 by Sam Stone | 3 Comments

There are few artists as prolific as Prince. His legendary Vault is said to contain hundreds of albums’ worth of material. On June 7 — what would have been Prince’s 61st birthday — The Prince Estate and Warner Bros. Records will issue Originals, a new album of further treasures from the archives. As first reported by Variety (just one day before the estate welcomes fans to the annual Prince Celebration at Paisley Park, his recording complex-turned-museum), Originals brings together 15 demos of songs Prince gave away to other artists. Tidal will first…

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