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September 24, 2020 By Joe Marchese 19 Comments

Richard and Linda Thompson Hard Luck Stories

UPDATE 9/24: Just days prior to the U.S. release date of Richard and Linda Thompson's box set Hard Luck Stories (1972-1982), it became known that some copies of the collection were plagued by playback issues and difficulty ripping the discs to one's personal computer.  The Second Disc immediately reached out for comment, and today, Universal Music has addressed the situation with an official statement.  We're sharing that statement (which is also available at uDiscovermusic.com, the label's

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Folk Tags: Richard and Linda Thompson

September 17, 2020 By Joe Marchese 14 Comments

Richard and Linda Thompson Hard Luck Stories

Though they've been separated personally and professionally for almost four decades, Richard and Linda Thompson are still recognized as one of the most significant musical duos of their generation. Fairport Convention co-founder Richard first teamed with Linda as a member of folk-rock group The Bunch, releasing one album in 1972; in October of that year, they became husband and wife. From a purely musical standpoint, the marriage of guitarist-songwriter Richard to vocalist Linda was a completely

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Linda Thompson, Richard and Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson

February 19, 2020 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

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Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Richard Thompson and his then-wife, the rich-toned singer Linda Thompson, released an incredible trio of albums for Island Records in the '70s:  I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey, and Pour Down Like Silver (both 1975).  On March 27, these three much-loved folk-rock records will arrive on vinyl once more, this time on new 180-gram pressings. For those who have heard these albums before, they need no introduction.  If somehow

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Folk Tags: Richard and Linda Thompson

March 15, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

When the Day Is Done

The subject of a new collection from Ace Records isn't exactly a household name.  But if you didn't know the name of Robert Kirby before, you certainly will after a listen to When the Day is Done: The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby.  The titular orchestrator is best known for his lush adornment of Nick Drake's records, conjuring up a pastoral England that couldn't be more removed from the swingin' era that preceded it.  A brief track from Drake opens this collection before it cedes to an

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Folk Tags: Iain Matthews, John Cale, Nick Drake, Richard and Linda Thompson, Various Artists, Vashti Bunyan

January 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare

Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right" campaign is back for 2018, and this year's crop of titles is a happily eclectic one ranging from classic R&B to rock, metal, hip-hop, and beyond.  These limited edition vinyl reissues will be released every Tuesday beginning tomorrow, January 9, and continuing through the 23rd.  We can't think of a better way to start our year off right than visiting a local record store, and Rhino agrees - so all of these titles will be exclusively available at

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Dio, Golden Smog, John Prine, Richard and Linda Thompson, The Notorious B.I.G., Vangelis, ZZ Top

May 23, 2011 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

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Universal's U.K. arm recently announced a four-disc box set highlighting Richard Thompson's many musical appearances on the BBC. The Live at the BBC box set features 61 tracks over three CDs and 19 video performances on a DVD. The first disc is devoted entirely to performances by Richard and Linda Thompson, including their three Peel sessions (portions of which were released on a 2004 reissue of their Hokey Pokey album in the U.K.) and a portion of a show from their beloved final tour (also

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets Tags: Richard and Linda Thompson

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