Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

The Weekend Stream: August 27, 2022

August 27, 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, Marvin Gaye gets remixed, two pop icons from different generations join forces, an underrated Olivia Newton-John album resurfaces and more. Marvin Gaye, I Want You: The John Morales M+M Mixes (Motown/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) Sort of the quiet masterpiece in Marvin Gaye’s impressive ’70s run, the disco-tinged title track to I Want You was given the remix treatment by John Morales…

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Britney Spears, Elton John, Kenny Burrell, Kitty Wells, Marvin Gaye, Olivia Newton-John, Roger Miller, Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

Release Round-Up: Week of June 3

June 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, highlighted by our newest Second Disc Records release and featuring a selection of the week’s other new titles! Stoney and Meatloaf, Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Stoney and Meatloaf’s Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music is the ultimate celebration of late rock superstar Meat Loaf’s singular collaboration with the extraordinary, Grammy-nominated Shaun Murphy (who went on to sing for more than four decades with Bob Seger…

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Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul

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Al Stewart, Alan Vega, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bill Evans, Chuck Armstrong, East Coast, Frank Sinatra, George Scott, Grateful Dead, John Williams, Mabu's Madness, Max Roach, Meat Loaf, Michael Nesmith, Prince, Shaun Murphy, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Stoney and Meatloaf

This Time It’s For Real: Cleveland International Unearths Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes’ “Live in Cleveland ’77”

May 6, 2022 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes’ ties with Cleveland ran deep. The New Jersey group, which burst onto the scene with 1976’s roof-raising LP I Don’t Want to Go Home, was supported early on by Cleveland audiences and radio. The big, brassy band led by Southside Johnny Lyon and championed by “Miami Steve” Van Zandt was signed to Epic by A&R man Steve Popovich, now-legendary record man and founder of Cleveland International Records. In 2017, the frontman remembered Popovich in an interview with Pittsburgh’s Tribune-Review: “We didn’t even have a record contract….

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Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

The Weekend Stream: October 16, 2021

October 16, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Prince, Do Me, Baby (Demo) (NPG/Warner) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) A surprise release on Thursday for the 40th anniversary of Prince’s Controversy (1981), the Prince Estate has issued a demo recording of “Do Me, Baby,” recorded during the studio sessions for Prince’s self-titled sophomore album in 1979. (As such, it sounds less like a demo and more like a studio version in league with that album.) It’s a fascinating recording that again highlights The Purple One’s genius – and it’s also available physically through The Artist’s official store, on a one-sided,…

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

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Aztec Camera, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Gibson, Doug E. Fresh, Indigo Girls, Jimmy Webb, Julian Velard, Nick Kamen, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Stokely Carmichael

Among The Believers: Steven Van Zandt Preps Vinyl/CD Box Set with Classic Albums, Unreleased Tracks

October 21, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

In the 1980s, after a successful run as a key member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band as well as a key architect of the rock-and-soul-infused “Jersey Shore sound,” Steven Van Zandt struck out on his own. A new box set from UMe will showcase his solo evolution. The singer/songwriter/producer/guitarist’s RockNRoll Rebel – The Early Work will collect five of Little Steven’s solo works on colored vinyl – Men Without Women (1982), Voice Of America (1984), Freedom – No Compromise (1987), Revolution (1989 – making its official debut in the U.S.) and…

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Classic Rock, Jazz, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

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Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Steven Van Zandt, U2

Too Wild To Tame: Meat Loaf, Ian Hunter, Ronnie Spector, and More Collected on “Cleveland Rocks”

February 21, 2019 by Sam Stone | 8 Comments

“Cleveland Rocks” is the name of one of Ian Hunter’s best-loved compositions. First released in 1979, it’s since became the de-facto anthem of the city, a rock proclamation whose title has always rung true. Cleveland’s rock scene during the ’70s was largely championed by Steve Popovich, a former Cleveland resident who ended up being the head of A&R at Epic. In mid-1976, he left the corporate rock world and headed back home to Cleveland, where he set up Cleveland International Records, part record label, part management company, part marketing consulting group. Throughout…

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Ellen Foley, Essence, Euclid Beach Band, Ian Hunter, Jim Steinman, Joe Grushecky and the Iron City Houserockers, Just Us Girls, Meat Loaf, Mike Berry, Ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Boyzz, The E Street Band, The Rovers

Release Round-Up: Week of March 3

March 3, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ann-Margret, The Definitive Collection (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone has a new compilation from the one and only Ann-Margret. The Definitive Collection features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress’s songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley! This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in Sony’s Essential series. The Second Disc’s Joe Marchese provides the new liner notes! The Rascals, The Complete Singles –…

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Classic Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Ann-Margret, Artful Dodger, Guy Clark, Judy Collins, Livingston Taylor, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Muffs, The Rascals

Groovin’ Down A Crowded Avenue: Real Gone March Slate Features The Rascals, Southside Johnny, Artful Dodger, Ann-Margret

January 18, 2017 by Randy Fairman | 13 Comments

Official word has just come out about Real Gone’s titles for March and, as usual, the line-up boasts an eclectic group of releases including a number of comprehensive double-CD sets! First up is a compilation featuring liner notes from our very own Joe Marchese. The Definitive Collection from Ann-Margret features 30 of the flame-haired singer/actress’s songs from her 1961-1966 tenure on RCA Records and includes standards, pop, soundtrack recordings and collaborations with Al Hirt and Elvis Presley. (This title was previously issued as a digital-only entry in Sony’s Essential series.) Next up are…

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Classic Rock, Gospel, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

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Ann-Margret, Artful Dodger, Clint Walker, Jackie Gleason, Question Mark and the Mysterians, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Rascals

Review: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, “Playlist: The Very Best Of”

June 3, 2013 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

When Bruce Springsteen gave the green light to officially release his 1973 recording of “The Fever” on 1999’s 18 Tracks, The Boss’ decision was rightfully greeted with acclaim. But many of us Jersey boys were in on a secret: Bruce wrote it, but “The Fever” belonged to Southside Johnny Lyon and his Asbury Jukes. Springsteen’s torrid evocation of a burning blue-collar romance, as produced by “Miami” Steve Van Zandt, was the centerpiece of the band’s 1976 Epic Records debut I Don’t Want to Go Home. And it’s one of fourteen freshly remastered…

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From Miss Ross to a Friend of the Boss: Legacy’s Latest Wave of “Playlists” Offer Hits and Deep Cuts

May 22, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Playlist, Legacy Recordings’ series of single-disc anthologies spotlighting “The Hits plus the Fan Favorites,” keeps on rollin’ with a new, typically eclectic group of artists covering a wide swath of genres and styles. Today, May 21, Legacy releases volumes in the series dedicated to the best of R&B (Diana Ross, Donna Summer), pop (Billy Ocean), country-and-western (Chet Atkins, Patty Loveless, Restless Heart, Mindy McCready), Latin jazz (Tito Puente) and the many strains of rock (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Warrant, Jeff Buckley, Switchfoot, Iggy Pop). All Playlist titles are now housed…

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Mindy McCready, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Switchfoot, Tito Puente, Warrant

Release Round-Up: Week of May 21

May 21, 2013 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

The Beach Boys, Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour (Capitol) Brian, Mike, Al, Bruce and David may not be touring again anytime soon, but at least we now have two discs of live memories to play. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Townes Van Zandt, The Late Great Townes Van Zandt / High, Low and In Between (Omnivore) You heard the demos, now rediscover these great country albums, on CD or vinyl! Late Great CD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.), LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) High, Low CD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.), LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Various Artists, FM: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Culture Factory…

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Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Linda Ronstadt, Queen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, Townes Van Zandt