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Let Him Run Wild: Rhino’s Record Store Day Slate Includes Brian Wilson, David Bowie, The Doors, Talking Heads, Black Sabbath, Joni Mitchell, More

February 4, 2026 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

Today’s the day! The Record Store Day list is here, ramping up anticipation for the annual event which takes place at brick-and-mortar stores on Saturday, April 18. As expected, Rhino is leading the RSD pack with a whopping slate of over 50 titles scheduled to arrive in independent shops everywhere. The label has brought out many of its heaviest hitters, including David Bowie, The Doors, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, Talking Heads, and Brian Wilson, among others. Head over to RecordStoreDay.com for the complete list of participating stores (and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 5

December 5, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. Judy Collins, The ’60s Singles (Second Disc/Real Gone) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Blue Eyes Vinyl LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music Judy Collins’ The ’60s Singles brings together, for the first time, the remarkable array of 45s on which the singer’s discography was built. With songs by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Sandy Denny, Eric Andersen, and Joni Mitchell – including the international smash “Both…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 28

November 28, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! With Record Store Day’s Black Friday event taking place today, the slate is usually a small one…not so this year, though, thanks to Rhino’s CD releases of numerous RSD titles. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Neil Young, Tonight’s the Night 50 (Reprise/NYA) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand Store 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Greedy Hand Store Clear Vinyl: Greedy Hand Store Neil Young’s sixth album, released in 1975 but mostly recorded two years earlier, was the closer to his “Ditch Trilogy.”…

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Alice Cooper, Bobby Darin, Dwight Yoakam, Eric Burdon, Fleetwood Mac, Jonathan Groff, Love, Madonna, Neil Young, The Doors, The English Beat, The Flaming Lips, War

Do You Realize?? These Rhino RSD Titles Are Also Coming Soon to CD

November 10, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 10 Comments

Rhino’s Record Store Day Black Friday schedule is packed with some 35 titles available as limited edition vinyl releases. But CD lovers take heart: six of these titles – most featuring previously unreleased material – will be available the same day on our favorite portable physical format! Here’s a look at each title, alphabetically by artist. Recent years have seen Rhino acquire distribution rights to beloved British ska outfit The Beat (known in America as The English Beat), with expanded editions of the group’s studio albums distributed through the label. You…

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Alice Cooper, Arthur Lee, Christine McVie, Eric Burdon, Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Love, Mick Fleetwood, Record Store Day, Stevie Nicks, The Beat, The Doors, The English Beat, The Flaming Lips, War

Merry Something to You: Rhino Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Devo, Joni Mitchell, Alice Cooper, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Randy Newman, More

October 6, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

TSD is kicking off our look at this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 28, with a typically packed slate coming from Rhino. With over 30 titles, the label has brought out the heavy hitters (many of which are RSD mainstays) including The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Todd Rundgren, Van Halen, and more. We’ve also included a handful of releases from Rhino sister labels such as Warner (with a Tom Petty live collection) and Elektra (an EP from…

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The Weekend Stream: September 20, 2025

September 20, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 2 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. Lenny Kravitz gets expanded, The Doors revisit a classic concert, J. Lo goes Broadway, and much, much more! Lenny Kravitz, Circus (Deluxe Edition) (Virgin/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) Kravitz’s top ten album from 1995 receives thirteen bonus cuts in this digital-only expansion, including live and acoustic tracks plus three studio cuts previously available on an EP and as vinyl bonus tracks (“Another Life,” “Confused,” “Is It Me, Is It You”). The…

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Aerosmith, Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart, Jazz Passengers, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Connor, Jim Croce, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Kristin Chenoweth, Lena Hall, Lenny Kravitz, Ramin Karimloo, Stephen Schwartz, Terry Garthwaite, The B-52's, The Doors, The Fourth Generation

Love Them Madly: New Blu-ray Box from The Doors Includes Atmos Mixes of Six Classic Albums

September 9, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 4 Comments

The Doors are set to alter fans perception once more with a new box set featuring their classic albums remixed in Dolby Atmos. Immersed (1967-1971), available exclusively through Rhino’s or the band’s official web stores, gathers the six classic LPs released during frontman Jim Morrison’s lifetime – The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971) – on Blu-ray Audio discs, each featuring surround mixes in Atmos as well as 5.1 surround by the group’s longtime engineer Bruce Botnick. (Botnick created 5.1 mixes for the 2006 box set Perception;…

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The Weekend Stream: August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025 by The Second Disc | 8 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. We’ve got the goods from everywhere this week: the Jersey shore, Philadelphia, Manhattan, jolly old England and a spooky, nondescript European countryside! Bruce Springsteen, “Lonely Night in the Park” (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) If you’re still digesting Tracks II or are prepping for the inevitable Nebraska revival brought on by this fall’s biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, spare a moment for the impending 50th anniversary of The Boss’ mainstream breakthrough Born to Run (which…

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Bruce Springsteen, Danny Elfman, David Yazbek, Nat King Cole, Oasis, Phil Collins, Ronan Keating, Talking Heads, The Doors, The Hooters

Release Round-Up: Week of July 25

July 25, 2025 by The Second Disc | 3 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. Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food: Deluxe Edition (Rhino) 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rough Trade (Red) / D2C Exclusive (2LP/4×7″) 4LP: D2C Exclusive (and 4LP/2×7″) Rhino is taking Talking Heads fans to the river with a new deluxe edition: a 3CD/Blu-ray edition of the group’s 1978 sophomore album More Songs About Buildings and Food. The box includes the remastered original album alongside a bonus disc of rare studio material…

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Alice Cooper, Audra McDonald, Benjamin Velez, Elton John, Green Apple Quick Step, John Lee Hooker, Joy Huerta, Marc Shaiman, Melanie, Nick Drake, Scott Wittman, Talking Heads, The Cars, The Doors

Baby I’m-A Want You: Elektra Celebrates 75 Years with Monthlong Initiative

July 2, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

Jac Holzman was still in college when he and pal Paul Rickolt each chipped in three hundred bucks to start a record company. That label, Elektra Records – so named for Greek mythology’s daughter of Atlas and Pleione, but with the “c” swapped out for a “k” – inaugurated its catalogue with the simply-titled New Songs, an album of poetry settings by composer-pianist John Gruen. Elektra soon shifted its emphasis to folk music, growing its discography with recordings by Theodore Bikel, Josh White, Judy Collins, Oscar Brand, and Tom Paxton before branching…

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Anita Baker, Bob Dylan, Bread, Grover Washington Jr., Keith Sweat, Love, Nanci Griffith, Public Image Ltd., Sisters of Mercy, Superdrag, Television, The Afghan Whigs, The Cars, The Doors, The Stooges, , Tim Buckley

The Weekend Stream: June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025 by The Second Disc | 4 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 brings posthumous recordings by Prince and Donna Summer, a new spin on Star Wars disco, and plenty of cast recordings leading into the Tony Awards this Sunday! And just a quick programming note: our Unplugged series is taking the week off, but will be back with some new and exciting Weekend Stream extra content very soon! Prince, “Free” (Acoustic) (NPG/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) “The Vault is now…

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Albert King, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Evans, Black Eyed Peas, David Foster, Donna Summer, Frances Faye, Merry Clayton, Nicholas Britell, Pretenders, Prince, Rufus Wainwright, Sheridan Smith, The Doors, The Living Strings, The Monkees

Dancing Barefoot: The Feelies Collect Old Covers for New Album

May 16, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

What started as a simple digital exercise for New Jersey rockers The Feelies is a new collection of some of their harder-to-find cover songs. The jangle-pop heroes will release Rewind on June 20, a nine-track affair featuring versions of cuts by The Beatles (“She Said She Said,” “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey”), Neil Young (“Barstool Blues,” “Sedan Delivery”), Bob Dylan (“Seven Days”), The Rolling Stones (“Paint It Black”) and more. Most were recorded during the band’s initial heyday in the ’80s and early ’90s, though “Seven Days” and…

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The Weekend Stream: May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025 by Mike Duquette | No 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, classic rock icons celebrate their live history, a modern music icon gets serious, a master of horror films (and soundtracks) revisits his first non-movie music and a former folk duo open their vault. The Doors, Live in Pittsburgh 1970 / Live in Philadelphia ’70 / Live in Detroit (Bright Midnight/Rhino) Pittsburgh: Apple / Amazon Philadelphia: Apple / Amazon Detroit: Apple / Amazon The Doors have been issuing live sets from their 25-year-old…

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Rhino Readies Nearly 50 Titles for Record Store Day Including Titles from Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, More

February 10, 2025 by The Second Disc | No Comments

As usual, Rhino is leading the Record Store Day pack with a whopping slate of almost 50 titles scheduled to arrive in independent shops everywhere on Saturday, April 12. The label has brought out many of its heaviest hitters, including Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Jethro Tull, among others. Head over to RecordStoreDay.com for the complete list of participating stores, and below you’ll find details for all of Rhino’s releases! We’ve linked to the full descriptions of each title at the official RSD site. a-ha, Hunting High…

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The Weekend Stream: January 18, 2025

January 18, 2025 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts! This week, we’re heavy on the classic rock plus a vintage soundtrack, a dash of modern classical, and more! Fleetwood Mac, Live from the Record Plant (December 15, 1974) (Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Coinciding with its standalone vinyl debut as part of Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right, this vintage pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac concert hit digital services earlier this month. (Better late than never!) Featuring the classic early-era tracks “Hypnotized,” “Oh…

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Barbara Mason, Fleetwood Mac, INXS, Monk Higgins, Neil Young, Phil Collins, Rufus Wainwright, The Doors

Rhino’s Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup Includes Phil Collins, Doors, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Steve Martin, Yes, More

October 15, 2024 by The Second Disc | No Comments

TSD kicks off our look at this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 29, with a packed slate coming from Rhino. With over 20 titles, Rhino has brought out the heavy hitters including The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Grateful Dead, Yes, Stevie Nicks, Todd Rundgren, and more. And that’s not all. There are special treats for fans of animation classic (The Carl Stalling Project) and contemporary (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) and a picture disc from comedy legend Steve Martin. Visit here for a list…

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Set the Night on Fire: The Doors Announce 60th Anniversary Campaign

October 8, 2024 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of The Doors. Though the eponymous debut album from Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore didn’t hit stores until January 1967, the foursome was already a seasoned one, having served as house band at the famed Whisky a Go Go since mid-1966. To celebrate 60 years since that fateful day when Manzarek met his old UCLA classmate Morrison on a California beach and the two decided to form a band, Rhino has announced a number of projects beginning with a box…

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Break On Through: Rhino Launches Dolby Atmos Series on Blu-ray with The Doors, Alanis, Hootie, Fleetwood Mac

April 2, 2024 by The Second Disc | 7 Comments

In recent months, Rhino has reestablished itself as a preeminent player in the world of immersive audio. Three waves of Quadio releases have seen classic quadraphonic mixes of albums by Randy Newman, Spinners, Gordon Lightfoot, America, and Black Sabbath – among others – reissued on Blu-ray. Now, the label is launching a new series of Dolby Atmos mixes in physical Blu-ray format. The first four titles in the series comprise quite a marquee bunch: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, Hootie & The Blowfish’s Cracked Rear View, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, and The Best…

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Rhino’s Record Store Day Lineup Features Doors, Talking Heads, Faces, Todd Rundgren, Linda Ronstadt, Four Seasons, Dio, More

February 15, 2024 by The Second Disc | 10 Comments

It’s that time of year again! Record Store Day announcements are coming fast and furious in anticipation of the big day, Saturday, April 20. As usual, Rhino’s slate is a packed one, with a whopping 39 titles including releases from The Doors and Dwight Yoakam on CD as well as vinyl. Click here for a list of participating independent record stores. All descriptions below are provided by the label. (*) denotes worldwide units. AIR – Kelly Watch the Stars Limited Edition of 5,500* copies; 12″ picture disc Captain Beefheart & His Magic…

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Dear Little Buttercup: Rhino’s “Start Your Ear Off Right” Features America, The Doors, Grateful Dead, “Three Amigos,” More

January 4, 2024 by The Second Disc | 5 Comments

Rhino is once again inaugurating the new year with a Start Your Ear Off Right campaign, launching this Friday in brick-and-mortar independent record stores (and if the past is any indication, at Barnes and Noble locations across the United States). The vinyl-only slate, which is spread out over the next four release weeks, concentrates on classic rockers (The Doors, Foghat, America, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Black Sabbath, Stevie Nicks, Yes) with a healthy dose of R&B legends (Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, Zapp and Roger) and a late country music great (Eddie Rabbitt)…

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America, Black Sabbath, Curtis Mayfield, Eddie Rabbitt, Foghat, Grateful Dead, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, Stevie Nicks, The Doors, The English Beat, The Velvet Underground, Yes, Zapp and Roger

The Second Disc’s Guide to Black Friday Record Store Day 2023: Our Essential Picks

November 24, 2023 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday Record Store Day event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy, and Joe have once again selected some essential picks of the roughly 200 titles being released tomorrow at independent record stores everywhere. With so many shoppers at the mall and…

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Bo Diddley, Chico Hamilton, Dr. Dre, INXS, Isaac Hayes, John Murphy, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, Melvin Van Peebles, Old 97's, Prince, Record Store Day, Splinter, The Doors, The English Beat, The Mamas and The Papas, War

Rhino’s Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup Includes The Doors on CD and LP Plus Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, War, and More

October 4, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

TSD is continuing its look at this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday releases, due at participating independent record stores on November 24, with the packed slate coming from Rhino. With sixteen titles – including one on both vinyl and CD! – Rhino has brought out the heavy hitters including The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, and War. Visit here for a list of Record Store Day retailers. The English Beat, I Just Can’t Stop (Expanded) Limited Edition of 8,000 copies on 2LP 140-gram Crystal Clear vinyl Captain Beefheart and…

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Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Faces, Grateful Dead, INXS, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Linkin Park, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Record Store Day, Rilo Kiley, Sia, The Doors, The English Beat, The Flaming Lips, War

Release Round-Up: Week of September 8

September 8, 2023 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! Al Stewart, Songs on the Radio: The Complete U.S. Singles 1974-1981 (Second Disc/Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) This definitive, first-ever singles collection from singer-songwriter Al Stewart brings together the A- and B-side of every single during the period in which Stewart catapulted from folk clubs to the mainstream. Stewart bridged the gap between FM rock and AM pop on such classic tracks as “Year of the Cat,” “Carol,” “On the Border,” “Time Passages,” “Midnight…

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Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Art Pepper, Black Sabbath, Christopher Guest, Fleetwood Mac, Graham Parker, Harry Shearer, J. Geils Band, Jeff Harnar, Jefferson Starship, Marvelous 3, Michael McKean, Nanci Griffith, Paradox, Pat Boone, Rain Parade, Rooney, The Doors

Baby Let’s Swing: Rhino Celebrates 45 Years with Limited Edition Reissues from Doors, Aretha, Otis, Todd, Chicago, Ramones, More

August 7, 2023 by The Second Disc | 12 Comments

Since its founding 45 years ago by Richard Foos and Harold Bronson, Rhino Records has established itself as the gold standard in catalogue music. Though much has changed over the decades, the label still maintains a prodigious schedule of releases which has lately encompassed such top-tier titles as Joni Mitchell’s Archives series, the Quadio line of reissues, deluxe editions from Little Feat, and a host of Record Store Day releases. Now, to celebrate its anniversary, Rhino has announced the launch of “Rhino Reds,” a series of limited-edition LP reissues all pressed on…

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