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Release Round-Up: Week of October 24

October 24, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles out today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska ’82 (Columbia/Legacy) 4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada It’s no surprise that, as Hollywood recounts the story of Bruce Springsteen’s most striking solo release with the film Deliver Me from Nowhere (out today), a box set tells the tale of the (literal) tape. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings are releasing Nebraska ’82, a new box set showcasing the start-to-finish journey of Bruce’s most…

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Release Round-Up

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Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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America, Bon Jovi, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Carl Perkins, Dion, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Hazell Dean, Horace Silver, Jackdawg, KISS, Little Feat, Neil Young, Pulp, Ray Charles, The Blasters, The Pogues

Release Round-Up: Week of June 6

June 6, 2025 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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. Dusty Springfield, Longing (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Real Gone Music premieres a lost album from Dusty Springfield: 1974’s Longing. Produced by Brooks Arthur, the album features a number of singer-songwriter-oriented compositions including songs from Colin Blunstone (“Exclusively for Me”), Melissa Manchester and Carole Bayer Sager (“Home to Myself”), Janis Ian (“In the Winter”), Stephen Schwartz (“Corner of the Sky” from…

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Release Round-Up

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Alden Shuman, Cynthia Erivo, Dusty Springfield, Eli Paperboy Reed, Joe Henderson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Megan Hilty, My Chemical Romance, Pulp, Rick James, Seth MacFarlane, Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, War, Woody Shaw

The Weekend Stream: September 23, 2023

September 23, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No 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. Enjoy a hometown birthday present from The Boss and a holiday collection first put on CD by The Second Disc – plus remixes from Madonna and The Art of Noise and so much more – all in this week’s latest round-up. Bruce Springsteen, The Live Series: Songs of New Jersey (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple Music / Amazon) In honor of Springsteen’s 74th birthday,…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Boz Scaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Lorne Greene, Louis Armstrong, Madonna, Patti Page, Pulp, Roger Williams, The Art of Noise, The Pointer Sisters

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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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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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

The Weekend Stream: September 9, 2023

September 9, 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. From classic Jersey pop and British dance of the ’80s to a bright young drummer keeping Detroit soul alive in the present day, our latest offerings pack quite a punch. The Bongos, Numbers with Wings (40th Anniversary Edition) (RCA/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) The New Jersey pop/rock outfit led by singer/songwriter Richard Barone made the jump from critical darlings to…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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

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Dennis Coffey, Four Tops, MC5, Melvin Davis, Pulp, Richard Barone, Stephen Bishop, The Art of Noise, The Bongos, U2

The Weekend Stream: August 19, 2023

August 19, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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 is packed with rare treasures from Willie Nelson, Was (Not Was), Sergio Mendes and more, plus a new Guns N’ Roses track and a whole different way to hear the early hits of Chicago. Willie Nelson, Teatro (Deluxe) (Island/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Released in 1998, Teatro found Willie Nelson, producer Daniel Lanois and a band that included…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Chicago, Guns N' Roses, Leo Kottke, Madonna, Pat Boone, Propaganda, Pulp, Sara Evans, Sergio Mendes, Special Ed, Urge Overkill, Was (Not Was), Willie Nelson

The Weekend Stream: August 5, 2023

August 5, 2023 by Mike Duquette | No 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. From New Age to New Wave to creepy sound effects, children of famous songwriters and a whole lot more, there’s a lot to enjoy. ABC, The Lexicon of Love (Steven Wilson Stereo and Instrumental Remixes) (Mercury/UMC) (iTunes / Amazon) The 40th anniversary vinyl box of The Lexicon of Love is finally available – but if you just wanted to…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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ABC, Anthony Newley, Chuck Mangione, De La Soul, John Powell, John Williams, Liz Story, Pulp, Thom Bell

The Weekend Stream: July 29, 2023

July 29, 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. Big things happening in this column: two big box sets from a legendary prog-turned-pop outfit, rare mixes from one of pop’s most legendary performers, tons of remixes from a soulful producer/performer and 200(!) classical titles from a legendary British label. Whew! Genesis, Archive #1 (1969 – 1975) / Archive #2 (1976 – 1992) (Atlantic/Rhino/Craft) Archive #1: iTunes / Amazon…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

The Weekend Stream: July 22, 2023

July 22, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 4 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. Today brings remixes from ABC, Madonna and Cypress Hill, plus rarities from Stan Getz and Julie Andrews! ABC, The Look of Love (Single) (Mercury/UMC) (iTunes / Amazon) Another single from the upcoming reissue of The Lexicon of Love; like last week’s, it focuses on “The Look of Love” – arguably the signature hit from ABC’s debut – as heard in…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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ABC, Bill Anderson, Cypress Hill, Julie Andrews, Madonna, Pulp, Stan Getz, Tavares

The Weekend Stream: July 15, 2023

July 15, 2023 by The Second Disc | 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, ABC and Steven Wilson shoot a “Poison Arrow” our way, plus rare albums from Bobby Darin, Pat Boone and others – including a lost ’60s soul-pop classic you don’t want to miss! ABC, Poison Arrow EP (Mercury/UMR) (iTunes / Amazon) Ahead of the new 40th anniversary vinyl box set of ABC’s debut The Lexicon of Love, Universal…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Blues, Classic Rock, Everything Else, Funk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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ABC, Bobby Darin, Boz Scaggs, Christine McVie, Duke Ellington, Leo Kottke, Mick Fleetwood, Miles Davis, Nasty Rox Inc, Pat Boone, Pulp

The Weekend Stream: July 8, 2023

July 8, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 2 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. From Prince’s vault to a classic Talking Heads live performance and rarities from Doris Day and Duke Ellington, you’ve got plenty to choose from today! Prince, All a Share Together Now / 7 (E Flat Version) (NPG) All a Share: iTunes / Amazon 7 (E Flat Version): iTunes / Amazon It’s been nearly two years since the Prince estate…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Everything Else, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Counting Crows, Doris Day, Duke Ellington, Prince, Pulp, Talking Heads

The Weekend Stream: June 18, 2023

June 18, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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. Our latest round-up brings you deep cuts from Pat Boone, rarities from Nat “King” Cole and a brand-new series diving deep into the works of Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington, Ellington in Order, Volume 1 (1927-1928) (Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) A century ago this year, pianist Edward Kennedy Ellington played his first gigs as a bandleader; by the end of…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alan Parker, Carolyn Franklin, Cy Coleman, Donna Lewis, Duke Ellington, John Williams, Nat King Cole, Pat Boone, Patti Page, Paul Simon, Pulp, The Offspring

The Weekend Stream: June 10, 2023

June 10, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. Today, we have a Britpop band starting to dig through their rarities, some hard-to-find soundtracks and a digital premiere of one of Second Disc Records’ own releases! Pulp, Lipgloss EP / Do You Remember the First Time? EP (Island/UMR) Lipgloss: iTunes / Amazon Remember: iTunes / Amazon Last week, Britpop icons Pulp – gearing up for their first U.K. tour…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Folk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Howard Shore, Jacci McGhee, Meat Loaf, Pulp, Rosemary Clooney, Stoney and Meatloaf

Wondrous World: Rhino Releases ‘Harry Potter’ Vinyl Box Set

October 11, 2017 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Rhino Records is inviting vinyl fans on a musical trip to Hogwarts, with a box set of soundtracks from the Harry Potter film series. J.K. Rowling’s series of children’s novels about an orphaned boy who discovers his magical powers–and, naturally, recruits his fellow magical friends to an all-out battle of good versus evil–has become a major cultural force since the release of debut book Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone in 1997. The original seven books, released over the following decade, have sold over 500 million copies and spun off theme park…

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News

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Box Sets, Vinyl

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Soundtracks

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John Williams, Pulp, Radiohead

Release Round-Up: Week of February 14

February 14, 2012 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Barry White, Let the Music Play: Expanded Edition (Hip-o Select/Mercury) What’s Valentine’s Day without a little satin soul? Numerous bonus tracks abound on a new pressing of this underrated gem of an album. Captain Beefheart, Bat Chain Puller (Zappa) The original, intended edition of the Captain’s lost album. Cotton Mather, Kontiki: Deluxe Edition (The Star Apple Kingdom) An underrated work of ’90s power-pop, expanded with a bonus disc of rarities and unreleased materials that was funded entirely through Kickstarter! Pulp, It / Freaks / Separations: Deluxe Editions (Fire) Before they signed to Island and caught a Britpop wave,…

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Bryan Adams, Phoebe Snow, Pulp, The Beach Boys, Vinyl

Pulp on Fire: Early U.K. Albums Expanded for February Release

January 10, 2012 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Yesterday’s announcement of the lineup for the three-day Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April was met with typical fanfare associated with major festival announcements. And why not? A veritable who’s who of rising stars and legends across a wide swath of genres will be performing, including Radiohead, The Black Keys, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Bon Iver, Madness, Squeeze, The Shins, ex-Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, the newly-reunited At the Drive-In, James, Florence and The Machine, Girl Talk and several dozen other excellent acts. Another major name on the bill: Pulp,…

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Weekend Wround-Up: Pulp and Howard Jones Reissue News, Record Store Documentary In Progress

June 5, 2011 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

NME reports the first three albums by the recently-reunited Britpop legends Pulp will be reissued later this summer. Although It (1983), Freaks (1987) and Separations (1992) (the first originally released on indie label Red Rhino and the other two released through indie Fire Records) will not be remastered, they will feature new artwork and, in the case of the latter two, bonus tracks culled from single B-side material. (It was re-released by Cherry Red in 1994 with three bonus tracks; one of which was included on a subsequent reissue by Fire Records.) The albums will join deluxe…

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News

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Box Sets

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Pulp