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Release Round-Up: Week of December 6

December 6, 2024 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. Laura Nyro, Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995 (Madfish) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Madfish) Over three years after the release of its 8LP vinyl box set American Dreamer 1967-1978, the Madfish label is returning to the discography of late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro for the 19CD box set Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995. This collection includes every one of Nyro’s original studio albums, six live albums (two of which are previously…

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Classic Rock, Folk, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Al Jarreau, Bill Evans, Bing Crosby, Christopher Cross, Flamin' Groovies, Henry Mancini, Jesse Malin, Laura Nyro, Lucinda Williams, Melanie, Nancy Wilson, Roxette, The Blasters, The Rolling Stones

Almost Unreal: Roxette’s Fifth Album Set for December Expansion

November 14, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Before the year is out, Swedish duo Roxette will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their fifth album, 1994’s Crash! Boom! Bang!, with a demos-packed 2CD reissue. The album, which represented a slight change-up in style for the duo, featured fan favorite singles “Sleeping in My Car,” “Fireworks,” “Vulnerable” and the title track. This expanded edition will offer 26 bonus tracks: three non-album tracks included on a 2009 expansion of the album, including the underrated 1993 single “Almost Unreal” (heard by American fans on the soundtrack to the ill-received Super Mario Bros. live-action film)…

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EXCLUSIVE: Roxette Singer Marie Fredriksson’s Memoirs Coming to America with Rare Solo Album

September 22, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Listen to My Heart Limited Edition Hardbound

Fans of Swedish pop masters Roxette are in for a special treat next year: the group’s late, celebrated singer Marie Fredriksson’s memoirs will be published in America, alongside the release of a rare solo record. Listen to My Heart: Life, Love & Roxette takes fans into the life and career of one of the most arresting figures of ’80s and ’90s pop. Co-written with Swedish writer Helena von Zweigbergk and published in her homeland in 2015 – four years before Fredriksson’s passing at the age of 61 after nearly 20 years of…

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The Weekend Stream: April 23, 2022

April 23, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! Return from your Record Store Day binge and kick back with some exciting finds, from charity rarities to new mixes of old favorites and even a surprising soundtrack find or two! Various Artists, EarthPercent Earth Day Initiative (Bandcamp) Though Bandcamp Friday is back in two weeks, the beloved digital service has partnered with EarthPercent, a charity aiming to connect musicians with meaningful…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alan Silvestri, Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Arnold, Dramarama, Fergie, Hoyt Axton, John Paesano, Kris Kross, Ludwig Göransson, Michael Giacchino, Michael Stipe, Peter Gabriel, Remy Shand, Roxette, The Five Satins, War, Yo La Tengo

The Weekend Stream: February 19, 2022

February 19, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This week we’ve got Depeche Mode on vinyl…er, digital, Roxette in Spanish and Shel Silverstein in rare form. Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell | The 12″ Singles (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Issued in 2018 as the first of nine (and counting) box sets featuring 12″ replicas of every Depeche Mode single from a particular album, this new-to-digital set captures long and alternate…

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Comedy, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Kool Moe Dee, Roxette, Shel Silverstein, Static-X, The Supernaturals

The Weekend Stream: February 5, 2022

February 5, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! Some fascinating finds ahead from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and far beyond – but first, another streaming housekeeping note… You may have read our thoughts last week about streaming services, what they’re doing, what they should be doing, and how artists are reacting. We had no intention of telling people where they should or shouldn’t get their digital catalogue fix. However, this…

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Kim Carnes, Roxette, The Art of Noise

Release Round-Up: Week of December 11

December 11, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Neil Young, After the Gold Rush: 50th Anniversary Edition (Reprise) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 50th Anniversary Edition of Neil Young’s classic album features new art based on Gary Burden’s original album cover design. The CD is out today while the vinyl edition will be released in March, 2021 and presented in a box set with the LP and a bonus 7″ single in a newly designed picture sleeve. This set includes two different versions of the After the Gold Rush outtake “Wonderin’.” …

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, SACD, Vinyl

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

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Alan Jay Lerner, David Heneker, Deftones, Firefall, Frank Sinatra, Jim Croce, John Barry, Kool and the Gang, Maury Yeston, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Roxette, Willie Nelson

Join the Joyride: Roxette Pull Rarities from ‘Bag of Trix’

October 28, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Sorry, Mr. Rabbit – it seems that Trix aren’t just for kids! On December 11, Rhino will release Bag of Trix: Music from the Roxette Vaults, a deep dive into the archives of the Swedish pop duo. This four-volume set to be released on 4 LPs, 3 CDs, and digital platforms features a wealth of rare material from Per Gessle and the late Marie Fredriksson. Even better, fans don’t have to wait until December to listen; the four volumes will be individually rolled out to digital services between this Friday, October 30,…

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Pop, Rock

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 12

May 12, 2015 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! We kick off with a quartet of releases drawing on never-before-released live material! Leonard Cohen, Can’t Forget: A Souvenir of The Grand Tour (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Leonard Cohen offers ten selections – including two songs never previously recorded and a pair of covers – from his recent world tour. Andrew Gold, The Late Show – Live 1978 (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) You’ll say “thank you for being a friend” to Omnivore Recordings for this first-ever release of Andrew Gold’s 1978 concert at West…

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Country, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Andrew Gold, Buck Owens, David Shire, Dionne Warwick, Drivin' N' Cryin', Henry Mancini, J.D. Souther, Leonard Cohen, Michael Fennelly, Roxette, The Muscle Shoals Horns, Todd Rundgren, Wes Montgomery

Look Sharp! New Roxette Compilation in Stores Today

July 26, 2011 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

As previously noted on Twitter, we’re doing something a bit different with the new catalogue releases this week: rather than do a big New Release Round-Up post, we’re going to do smaller posts highlighting them through the day. Why? Simple: a lot of these releases, taken on their own, are small but of enough interest to not get swept under the rug of a mega-post as such. Plus, there aren’t really a whole heck of a lot of major reissues out this week anyway. We begin with a new compilation from Roxette,…

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