The Weekend Stream: April 21, 2024

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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Brand New Pair of Shoes: ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ Collection to Get Four Digital Expansions

Back in 2018, Legacy Recordings released Forever Words, a collection of new songs featuring previously unheard lyrics by Johnny Cash.  The 16-track set offered new melodies and performances by a “Who’s who” of artists including Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, Jewel, John Mellencamp, Brad Paisley, The Jayhawks, Robert Glasper, Cash’s daughter Rosanne Cash, and his stepdaughter Carlene Carter.  Now, Legacy is expanding the original album with a further 18 tracks (16 of which are previously unreleased) being rolled out on digital service providers on a bimonthly schedule, culminating in a…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 20

Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On: Deluxe Edition / Fleetwood Mac: 1969-1972 (Warner Bros./Rhino) The pre Buckingham-Nicks era of the Mac gets some love on CD and vinyl: their last Peter Green-led album from 1969 is expanded with bonus tracks, and it’s also included in a remastered vinyl box set with follow-ups Kiln House (1970), Future Games (1971) and Bare Trees (1972) (plus the 1969 single “Oh Well” on 45). Then Play On: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 1969-1972: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) The famous “purple box” from 2000 – the first box set released in the official…

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Ho Hey! Folk Upstarts The Lumineers to Expand and Reissue Debut LP

One of the most inescapable songs of last year was immediately identified by two words: “Ho Hey.” The best-selling single by Denver-based folk band The Lumineers gradually earned a steady stream of airplay after some choice ad placement and a performance on Saturday Night Live, ultimately sending the tune to No. 3 on Billboard‘s Hot 100. Next month, The Lumineers’ self-titled debut is being reissued and expanded as a CD/DVD set, with five extra tracks, music videos and featurettes from the band’s life on the road. The genesis of The Lumineers came to life in…

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