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November 10, 2025 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

The Donnas Bitchin'

Since 2020, Real Gone has been reissuing albums from The Donnas catalog.  On Friday, the label revisited the group's final studio album, 2007's Bitchin', in an expanded 2-LP edition. The band formed in California in 1993.  Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson (guitar, backing vocals), Maya Ford (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, backing vocals) met when they were in the eighth grade.  The self-taught musicians formed a band to perform at a

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Rock Tags: The Donnas

February 7, 2025 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn for qualifying purchases. WAR, Live in Japan 1974 (Rhino/Avenue) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada​ Rhino's ongoing refresh of the WAR catalogue continues with its first release of 2025: a set of previously unheard live material from the band's tour of Japan, more than half a century ago and

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: CCM, Classic Rock, Folk, Funk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Amy Grant, Don Julian, Harold Wheeler, Melanie, R.E.M., The Donnas, Various Artists, War, Wilco, Wildside

March 1, 2024 By The Second Disc 4 Comments

The Who Live at Shea Stadium

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,

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock Tags: 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

February 29, 2024 By Randy Fairman 10 Comments

Steve and Eydie The Original Hits

Real Gone again has a wide variety on tap for its March line-up on CD and vinyl.  You'll find pop, rock, and heavy metal from the 1950s through the early 2000s in this slate of releases.  All of these titles will be available tomorrow, March 1. Last December, a PBS special debuted devoted to the careers and legacy of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.  Hosted by their son, David Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme: Memories of My Mom and Dad traced the music of the duo over the decades with

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Eydie Gorme, Fanny, Hardline, Spineshank, Steve Lawrence, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Donnas

November 24, 2023 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles in stores today.  While today is traditionally not a big day for general retail releases, check out our coverage of Record Store Day's Black Friday event for more new releases! We are an Amazon affiliate, and we earn from qualifying purchases. Yes, The Yes Album: Super Deluxe Edition (Rhino/Atlantic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com) Rhino lavishly expands Yes' 1971 third LP, The Yes

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Camel, Joe Jackson, Smash Mouth, The Donnas, Various Artists, Yes

August 11, 2023 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

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Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Elvis Presley, Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite: 50th Anniversary Edition (RCA/Legacy) 3CD/1BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elvis Presley's seminal 1973 returns for its 50th anniversary in a new box set.  This edition takes its cues from the audio contents of last year's 3-CD release from the mail-order Follow That Dream label

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: David Bowie, Elvis Presley, KT Tunstall, Neil Young, Ray Davies, Rose Marie, Suzi Quatro, The Connells, The Donnas

May 5, 2023 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Olivia Newton John Just the Two of Us

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Olivia Newton-John, Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection Vol. 1 (Primary Wave/Green Hill) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 17 favorite duets with Olivia Newton-John are featured on this new collection.  The late artist's duet partners include Dolly Parton ("Jolene"), Michael McDonald ("Act of Faith"), Barry Gibb ("Face to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Ben Platt, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Henry Franklin, Jeff Tweedy, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Young, Queen, Rodney Crowell, The Donnas, The Reverend Horton Heat, Unruly Child

May 4, 2023 By Randy Fairman 2 Comments

The Donnas Early Singles

For its May lineup, Real Gone is releasing titles from the 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s from jazz, rockabilly, heavy metal, and rock artists.  All of these titles are hitting store shelves this Friday, May 5 and we've got all the details below. The Donnas formed in California in 1993.  Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson (guitar, backing vocals), Maya Ford (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, backing vocals) met when they were in the eighth grade. 

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Jazz, Rock Tags: Henry Franklin, Medeski Martin and Wood, The Donnas, The Reverend Horton Heat, Unruly Child

February 24, 2023 By Randy Fairman Leave a Comment

The Donnas Early Singles

The Record Store Day list of releases came out last week and we continue our look through them by focusing today on Real Gone's slate.  Their eight releases come from a variety of genres including punk, alternative metal, hip-hop, film score music, rock and one that defies genre descriptions.  We've got the list of Real Gone's titles below, with descriptions coming directly from the label.  All of these will be available on April 22, 2023 at participating retailers.  Visit recordstoreday.com

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Jazz, Poetry, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Crispin Glover, David Holmes, Earshot, K-Solo, Medeski Martin and Wood, Taproot, The Donnas, The Rockfords

January 23, 2020 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Donnas GoldMedal

Real Gone Music is at it again with a slate of overlooked classics due for reissue on vinyl this February and March.  First up, there's The Donnas' Gold Medal, a power-pop favorite from 2004 that features the radio hit "Fall Behind Me."  The Butch Walker-produced album marked a new direction for the band as they embraced a '70s-inspired psychedelic sound evoked visually by the very groovy artwork.  Due on February 28, Real Gone's black-and-gold splatter vinyl edition will reproduce all the

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Funk, Pop, Rock Tags: Little Beaver, Sean Bonniwell, The Bonniwell Music Machine, The Donnas, Willie Hale

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