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The Weekend Stream: April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. This week’s super-sized post-Record Store Day lineup includes more: more remixes, more covers, more Mancini and yes, more Taylor Swift. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology (Republic) (iTunes / Amazon) Can you really call this a reissue? Pop’s most ubiquitous A-lister whipped fans into a frenzy by announcing her 11th studio album shortly before picking up her fourth Grammy Award for…

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The Weekend Stream

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of April 28

April 28, 2023 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Stephen Stills, Live at Berkeley 1971 (Omnivore/Iconic) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Box: Stephen Stills Webstore Omnivore and Iconic Artists are serving up a previously unreleased 14-song live album drawn from Stephen Stills’ concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA, on August 20 and 21, 1971. Culling songs from his solo catalogue as well as that of Buffalo Springfield and CSN(Y), Stills opened with an acoustic set and closed with an…

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

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

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Ace of Base, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Rickie Lee Jones, Rush, Smokey Robinson, Sonny Stitt, Stephen Stills

For What It’s Worth: Omnivore, Iconic Premiere 1971 Stephen Stills Concert Featuring David Crosby

March 1, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

On June 30, 1971, Stephen Stills released his second solo album. The simply-titled Stephen Stills 2 peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Top LPs chart and yielded two singles (“Change Partners” and “Marianne”) which peaked just outside of the top 40 on the Hot 100. Stills set off on his first solo tour in support of the album and brought along The Memphis Horns, the brass section which had played on the LP. Today, Omnivore Recordings and Iconic Artists Group have announced the April 28 release of Live at Berkeley…

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Classic Rock

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David Crosby, Stephen Stills

The Weekend Stream: September 3, 2022

September 3, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 4 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! From a Prince-ly duo of two queens to a Beach Boy gone solo and more, you’ll find some great picks for the holiday weekend. Wendy & Lisa, B-Sides / Instrumentals / Edits / Extended Versions (Virgin) B-Sides: iTunes U.K. / Amazon U.K. Extended: iTunes U.K. / Amazon U.K. An exciting treat for fans of Wendy & Lisa, the killer pop/rock guitar/keyboard duo…

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

Review: Joni Mitchell, “The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)”

July 19, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

Joni Mitchell fiercely announced her independence with “I Had a King,” the haunting soliloquy which opens her 1968 debut album, Song to a Seagull. “I can’t go back there anymore,” she proclaimed. “You know my keys won’t fit the door/You know my thoughts don’t fit the man. They never can…they never can…” The song is bold, wise, and flecked with a graceful equanimity as the singer declares her freedom both from a husband who “lives in another time” and the societal constraints of the day. That freedom would be forcefully expressed on…

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Classic Rock, Folk, Pop

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David Crosby, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills

Back to the Garden: Rhino Expands Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s “Déjà Vu” In New Box Set

March 17, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 29 Comments

Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s eponymous debut was one of the most auspicious and omnipresent records of 1969, a remarkable and harmony-rich affair featuring such era-defining material as “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Marrakesh Express,” “Guinnevere,” “Wooden Ships,” “Long Time Gone,” and “Helplessly Hoping.” CSN blended folk, country, jazz, rock, and a dash of pop into an often-imitated but never-duplicated sound. In the U.S. alone, the album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and the top 20 of the year’s best-selling records. Both “Marrakesh Express” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” reached…

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Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Stephen Stills

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Joni Mitchell, ‘Love Has Many Faces’ [8-LP Box Set]

December 11, 2018 by Sam Stone | 5 Comments

It’s coming on Christmas… and just in time for the holidays, Rhino has treated Joni Mitchell fans with a new, 8-LP box set, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced. Previously released in a 4-CD configuration in 2014, this Joni Mitchell-curated collection finds the celebrated songwriter, singer, and visual artist exploring the many contexts and definitions of love. The result is a 53-song, four-act suite that craftily presents some of Joni’s best work in a compelling sequence, including 20 songs that are brand-new to vinyl. Love Has…

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Holiday Gift Guide, Reviews

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Vinyl

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Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock

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Billy Idol, Billy Preston, David Baerwald, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Thomas Dolby, Tom Petty, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter

For What It’s Worth: Rhino Announces Buffalo Springfield’s Remastered “Complete Albums Collection”

May 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

Buffalo Springfield Complete Albums Collection

Stop, children, what’s that sound? On June 29, Rhino will revisit the catalogue of Buffalo Springfield in a new 5-CD or 5-LP box set. What’s That Sound? The Complete Albums Collection includes the band’s three albums as originally issued between 1966 and 1968 – Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again, and Last Time Around – as newly remastered from the original analog tapes under the supervision of Neil Young. This set is being released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the band’s final concert (pre-2010 and 2011 partial reunions). The 1966 debut…

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Classic Rock, Pop

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Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills

Back to the Garden: Jimi Hendrix’s “Both Sides of the Sky” Premieres Unreleased Tracks, Features Stills, Winter

December 7, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings are opening the Jimi Hendrix vaults once again for a new release intended as the third installment in the trilogy that began with Valleys of Neptune in 2010 and continued with People, Hell and Angels in 2013. Both Sides of the Sky will arrive in stores on March 9 in CD, vinyl, and digital formats, featuring 13 songs recorded between January 1968 and February 1970 – ten of which are previously unreleased. The recordings on Both Sides of the Sky evince Hendrix’s desire to continue exploring a…

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News

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CD, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Stephen Stills

Release Round-Up: Week of September 22

September 22, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (ABKCO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Rolling Stones’ controversial 1967 immersion into psychedelia, Their Satanic Majesties Request, gets a 50th anniversary box set from ABKCO containing the original album in mono and stereo on both 180-gram vinyl and hybrid SACD (playable on all CD players) as newly remastered by Bob Ludwig, plus restored lenticular artwork and a 20-page booklet with new liner notes by Rob Bowman. Read more here! Brian Wilson,…

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Brian Wilson, Chris Hillman, Isaac Hayes, Judy Collins, Leon Russell, Stephen Stills, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison

Release Round-Up: Week of July 8

July 8, 2014 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Crosby Stills Nash and Young, CSNY 1974 (Rhino) The legendary supergroup documents the so-called “Doom Tour” for its 40th anniversary in an absolutely stunning package containing 40 songs, over 3 hours of music (on CD or Blu-ray Audio), a nearly 200-page book and a bonus video DVD with eight additional performances. 3 CD/1 DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Blu-ray Audio/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Highlights Disc: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Jackson Browne, Late for the Sky (Inside Recordings/Rhino) The SoCal troubadour goes bare-bones to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his seminal Late for the Sky. The album has been freshly…

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Loleatta Holloway, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Skyy, Stephen Stills, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme

Audio Fidelity In Surround: Label Premieres Kooper’s Multichannel “Super Session,” Reissues Benson’s “Breezin'” In 5.1

June 27, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Thanks to the dedication of audiophile specialty labels like Audio Fidelity, Analogue Productions, and Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the high-resolution Super Audio CD (SACD) format remains alive and well. Yet most of these labels’ recent releases have featured stereo mixes only. Audio Fidelity is finally making its first major leap into the world of 5.1 multi-channel surround sound with two upcoming reissues of classic albums including one long-coveted title. On August 5, the label will premiere Al Kooper’s never-before-issued surround mix of his seminal 1968 Super Session album, a collaborative effort with…

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Michael Bloomfield, Stephen Stills

Release Round-Up: Week of March 26

March 26, 2013 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Stephen Stills, Carry On (Rhino) The “S” in “CSNY” finally gets his own career-spanning box set, a four-disc affair with a couple dozen rare and unreleased tracks and a whole lot of great songs to boot. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Gene Clark, Here Tonight: The White Light Demos (Omnivore) A dozen tracks of early ’70s demos from the former Byrd, which laid the framework for his first album of that decade. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Iron Maiden, Maiden England ’88 (UMe) A quarter-century after Maiden toured behind Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, the original concert video…

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Stephen Stills, Steve Forbert, Tandyn Almer, The Association

Stephen Stills Turns Back the Pages with New Retrospective Box Set

January 17, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

If, like me, there’s a gaping hole in your box set shelf between “C” (for David Crosby’s 2006 Voyage) and “N” (for Graham Nash’s 2009 Reflections), fear no more. That hole is ready to be filled with a March 26 release from the third member of the Crosby, Stills and Nash triumvirate. Carry On celebrates the career of guitarist-singer-songwriter Stephen Stills in a new 4-CD box drawing on his legendary associations with CSN, CSNY, Buffalo Springfield, Manassas and of course, his solo projects and pairings with friends and colleagues. Producers Graham Nash…

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