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Black Sabbath, Crowded House, Cyndi Lauper, Howard Jones, Lowell George, Richard Thompson, Ringo Starr, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Silver Convention, The Rascals, The Rolling Stones, The Salsoul Orchestra, Willie Nelson

Release Round-Up: Week of March 1

March 1, 2024 by The Second Disc | 4 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. The Who, Live at Shea Stadium 1982 (Mercury Studios) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Who’s October 13, 1982 concert at Shea Stadium, the now-demolished, longtime home of the New York Mets, was released on DVD and standard-definition Blu-ray back in 2015. Now, Mercury Studios is returning to that thunderous gig – the band’s second of two shows there – for an audio release on 2 CDs…

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Albert Hammond, Eydie Gorme, Fanny, Glen Campbell, Hardline, Josh Groban, Kenny Rogers, Patti Page, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Spineshank, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Donnas, The Who, Vivabeat

Release Round-Up: Week of February 2

February 2, 2024 by The Second Disc | No 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. Andy Williams, When You Fall in Love: Lost Columbia Masters 1977-1982 (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) When You Fall in Love: Lost Columbia Masters 1977-1982 rounds up eighteen rarities from the late, great Andy Williams. Over a dozen never-before-heard recordings premiere here which teamed Andy with producers, songwriters, and arrangers including Steve Dorff, Paul Vance, Kerry Chater, Bob Esty, Bill Justis, Gene Page, Dick Glasser, Robby Adcock, and Steve Popovich…

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Andy Williams, Average White Band, Julie Andrews, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Wings

Release Round-Up: Week of December 1

December 1, 2023 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Sound of Music: Super Deluxe Edition (Craft Recordings) 4CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Craft Store (picnic meadow green) This remarkable new 4CD/1BD box set invites listeners to hear The Sound of Music anew. The first two discs represent the complete musical score as heard in the film, from the orchestral prelude and Julie Andrews’ iconic “The Sound of Music” – yes, that…

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Aretha Franklin, Bill Evans, Bobby Darin, Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Peter Gabriel, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Soft Cell, Steely Dan, Tina Turner, Van Duren, Violent Femmes

The Hills Are Alive! ‘The Sound of Music’ Goes Super Deluxe for the Holidays

September 27, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

By any standard, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse’s The Sound of Music was a bona fide success from the moment the curtain rose at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959. The production starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel was described by The New York Times‘ Brooks Atkinson as a “bountiful musical drama” with an “endless fund of cheerful melodies.” It won five Tony Awards (besting stiff competition from Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim’s Gypsy) and ran for 1,443 performances on Broadway and spun off…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 20

August 20, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton: Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Polydor/UMe) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Eric Clapton’s eponymous 1970 solo debut is reissued today in 4CD and 1LP iterations. The 4CD Deluxe Edition presents Eric Clapton in three separate mixes, with one mix on each of the first three CDs in the box: The Tom Dowd Mix, The Eric Clapton Mix, and The Delaney Bramlett Mix. The mix by Dowd (Dusty Springfield, The Allman Brothers Band) was originally released in 1970; the…

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Aaliyah, Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde, Connie Smith, Eric Clapton, James McMurtry, Joan Jett, John Coltrane, Julie Andrews, Kool and the Gang, Lee Morgan, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Vince Guaraldi, Wanda Jackson

Release Round-Up: Week of March 26

March 26, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Young, Young Shakespeare (Reprise) [Various Formats] CD/DVD/LP box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand DVD: Greedy Hand Digital: Neil Young Archives (Streaming) / XStream (Digital Download) / Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Young Shakespeare documents the earliest known filmed live concert footage of Neil Young, in an array of formats. The previously unreleased, solo acoustic show was filmed in Stratford, Connecticut in 1971, as Young was preparing his commercial breakthrough, Harvest, and just two months after the release of After the Gold Rush. He treated the…

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3 Doors Down, Badfinger, Chuck Berry, Elvis Costello, Gerry Beckley, Harpers Bizarre, Joe Strummer, Joey Molland, Jon Anderson, Lynn Ahrens, Neil Young, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Flaherty, The Jacksons

A Hundred Million Miracles: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song” Reissued on Vinyl, Hi-Rez Digital

September 14, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Flower Drum Song occupies a unique position in the Rodgers and Hammerstein canon. The 1958 musical wasn’t one of the duo’s timeless hits (Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music). Nor was it one of their three commercial misses (Allegro, Me and Juliet, Pipe Dream). Instead, when considering the R&H oeuvre, it resides somewhere in between. It played 600 performances, and yielded a successful London production, a couple of bona fide classic songs, a big-screen adaptation, and one heavily-revised Broadway revival. Now, Craft Recordings has celebrated the…

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Juanita Hall, Larry Blyden, Miyoshi Umeki, Pat Suzuki, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Barnes and Noble’s Vinyl Weekend Begins TODAY with Exclusive LPs from The Doors, The Hollies, Bread, Linda Ronstadt, Otis Redding, Classic Broadway Musicals

September 4, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Today, Vinyl Weekend kicks off at Barnes and Noble locations around the United States. This promotion sees the release a number of exclusive vinyl titles including classic albums, compilations, and cast recordings. These titles are typically available even at locations that (shudder) no longer have full music departments, and should also be available at BN.com. We’re spotlighting the catalogue-related titles and more below. Click here to locate a B&N near you. Bread, Anthology of Bread (White Vinyl) (Elektra/Rhino) The 1985 compilation (based on the 1977 U.K. release The Sound of Bread) features…

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Alanis Morisette, Bread, Debbie Gibson, Green Day, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Linda Ronstadt, Otis Redding, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, The Doors, The Hollies, Tina Turner

Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

December 6, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Who, WHO [Various Formats] (Polydor) Standard CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Deluxe CD: Target U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Standard LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Online Store Indie record shop 2LP edition: Bull Moose / HMV Deluxe 45rpm 2LP/EP: The Who Online Store Cassette: The Who Online Store Format Bundles: The Who Online Store Japan SHM-CD: CD Japan The Who return with their…

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Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Country Joe and The Fish, Dollar, Klaus Nomi, Mary J. Blige, Mary Martin, Miles Davis, Modern English, Randy Newman, Reba McEntire, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Babys, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who, Tony Joe White

The Hills Are Alive: “The Sound of Music” 60th Anniversary Reissue Due in December from Craft Recordings

October 23, 2019 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music has found a new home. The original Broadway cast recording of the beloved Broadway musical, first issued in 1959 and continuously in print since then on Columbia Records, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on a new label. On December 6, Craft Recordings will premiere on CD and 180-gram vinyl a remastered reissue of the album starring Tony Award winning stage legend Mary Martin and acclaimed actor/folksinger Theodore Bikel. The show, based on the life of Maria Von Trapp, had been the concept of director Vincent…

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Many a New Day: Decca Broadway Relaunches Label with “Oklahoma!,” “Tootsie”

April 17, 2019 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

If any single album could be said to have given birth to the concept of the original Broadway cast recording as we know it, that album would be Decca Records’ 1943 preservation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! with its original stars Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, and Celeste Holm. Decca’s Jack Kapp envisioned a release that would allow listeners across the nation to take Oklahoma! to their own homes, a true souvenir album that captured the energy and excitement of the smash production and featured its original cast members and orchestrations as opposed…

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Short Takes: Stage and Screen Spotlight on Kritzerland and Stage Door Records

December 18, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to today’s Short Takes focusing on recent releases from the worlds of stage and screen! First up, the Kritzerland label has announced another three additions to its reissue library of Ben Bagley’s Revisited series. Bagley’s original Revisited releases brought together all-star casts to explore the lesser-known side of famous songwriters’ catalogues, and these three titles are no exception. Frank Loesser Revisited shines a spotlight on a composer-lyricist who has been in the news quite a bit lately thanks to his winter classic “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Frank Loesser Revisited enlisted Margaret…

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Albert Glasser, Alfred Newman, Ella Logan, Frank Loesser, Jan Clayton, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart

Release Round-Up: Week of May 25

May 25, 2018 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Nothing Compares 2 U (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Prince’s original recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U” arrives on vinyl today for wide release. The original Prince studio version was recorded at the Flying Cloud Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota by engineer Susan Rogers and featured background vocals by Susannah Melvoin and Paul “St. Paul” Peterson as well as saxophone by Eric Leeds. Prince composed, arranged, and otherwise performed the track entirely by himself. This 7-inch vinyl single has an…

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Barclay James Harvest, Bow Wow Wow, Jennifer Warnes, Malo, Marvin Hamlisch, Prince, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Smithereens

Short Takes, Broadway Edition: Kritzerland, Stage Door, Harbinger, Verve Celebrate Classic Musicals with Host of Releases

March 28, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Fans of cast recordings can look forward to plenty of exciting releases due in the coming weeks! Kritzerland has recently announced two new limited edition titles! First up is a two-for-one release with a pair of classic television specials. NBC’s 1973 presentation of Cole Porter in Paris starred Perry Como, Diahann Carroll, Connie Stevens and others in a rousing celebration of the legendary songwriter’s work. It was directed by Martin Charnin (Annie) and featured arrangements by Como’s longtime collaborator Nick Perito. It’s paired with Feathertop, a 1961 TV musical by Charnin and…

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Cole Porter, Cy Coleman, Pat Suzuki, Perry Como, Rodgers and Hammerstein

Release Round-Up: Week of April 21

April 21, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Honeybeat: ’60s Groovy Girl-Pop (Real Gone Music) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Honeybeat: Groovy 60s Girl Pop, curated by Sheila Burgel from the Sony archives and released on Real Gone Music, features 19 songs from nine different labels, nearly a third of which have never been released on CD. While some tracks come from known artists such as Little Eva, Skeeter Davis and even Nichelle Nichols (who had a brief music career during her…

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Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Big Star, Cait Brennan, Ella Fitzgerald, Major Lance, Marc Jonson, Ray Davies, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of September 2

September 2, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up highlighted by the latest release from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music! The Isley Brothers, Groove with You…Live! (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) We’re incredibly excited and proud to bring this sizzling, swooning and immersive double-album document of The Isley Brothers at the peak of their powers to CD for the very first time! Groove with You…Live! features powerful renditions of classic hits like “Take Me to the Next Phase,” “Summer Breeze” and “Livin’ in the Life,” recorded live-in-the-studio at…

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Bobby Darin, Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, Freddie Mercury, Porter Wagoner, Robert Goulet, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Isley Brothers, The Meters

Release Round-Up: Week of May 27

May 27, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Hey! Hey! Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Monkees, Good Times (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Good Times sure lives up to its name, and then some! Here’s a new Monkees album featuring Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith and the late Davy Jones, produced by Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger and featuring a slew of exciting new songs by Schlesinger, Noel Gallagher, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Gibbard, and Andy Partridge alongside newly-completed recordings of tunes by Neil Diamond, Carole King, Jeff Barry and the late Harry Nilsson (who duets…

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Bob Marley, Edie Brickell, Frank Zappa, Lerner and Loewe, Miles Davis, Robert Glasper, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Steve Martin, The Monkees, The Muffs, The Wailers

Review: “The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack Recording” on SACD

July 20, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

RCA Victor expected the soundtrack album to 1965’s big-screen musical The Sound of Music to be a juggernaut. The label backed the release with a $100,000.00 promotional campaign, and arranged for tie-ins at locales including the New York World’s Fair. The release was joined on the label’s roster by other albums of the already-famous Rodgers and Hammerstein score in styles from jazz (Gary Burton’s The Groovy Sound of Music) to “easy listening” (The Living Strings’ Music from The Sound of Music). RCA’s investments paid off; the album starring Julie Andrews spent a…

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Give My Regards to Broadway: Sony Masterworks Seeks Votes on Vinyl Reissues

July 10, 2015 by Randy Fairman | 5 Comments

Are you a vinyl enthusiast? Do you enjoy the music of Broadway? If so, then you might be interested in the poll being conducted right now by Sony Masterworks’ Broadway division. The label has just announced that it’s seeking suggestions for Broadway cast album to reissue on vinyl. By going to this link at Masterworks’ website, you can vote on which titles you would like to see. The 14 titles on which you currently can vote encompass musicals by some of Broadway’s biggest names including Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim,…

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Jerry Herman, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim

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Review: “The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition”

March 10, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

In the days when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Peter and Gordon, The Zombies, The Animals and The Kinks were vying for chart supremacy, there was another British Invasion going on. And it was virtually a single-handed one. The invader in question was a winsome soprano named Julie Andrews, who was a perfect nanny not once but twice on the silver screen. Andrews’ performance as Mary Poppins saw her headlining the No. 1 album in the United States in March 1965 (emerging triumphant over Beatles ’65); by late May, the Poppins score…

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Something Good: Legacy Expands “The Sound of Music,” Classic Soundtrack Also Comes to SACD and Vinyl

January 21, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

The hills are alive again! On March 10, Legacy Recordings will reissue RCA Victor’s chart-topping 1965 soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s five-time Academy Award-winning The Sound of Music in a new 50th anniversary edition to coincide with the golden anniversary release on Blu-ray. Collectors will note that expanded CD reissues of the classic musical soundtrack starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are as inevitable as raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; editions have arrived in time for the beloved film’s 35th, 40th and 45th anniversaries. But this 50th anniversary release –…

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