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The Weekend Stream: November 29, 2025

November 29, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

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. Our Black Friday bonanza offers the return of Let’s Active, a new Stranger Things mini-mixtape, an unlikely team-up between two recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and one Record Store Day title that dropped yesterday. Plus, a tribute to a Minneapolis legend who was always on Time. Let’s Active, Afoot / Cypress / Big Plans for Everybody / Every Dog Has His Day (I.R.S./Capitol) Afoot: Apple / Amazon Cypress: Apple / Amazon Big Plans: Apple…

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Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Bill Quateman, Carrie Underwood, Dizzy Gillespie, Eminem, Isaac Hayes, Jack White, Kyle Mooney, Let's Active, Michael Jackson, Mitch Easter, Mongo Santamaria, The Psychedelic Furs, The Time, The xx, Tiffany, Yello

As You Walk on By: New Box Celebrates the Music of John Hughes Films

August 4, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

A wise philosopher…or maybe a punk kid…or maybe an astute screenwriter?…once wrote “Life moves pretty fast – if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” A new box set devoted to that iconic filmmaker – the late John Hughes – will help fans enjoy some of that life a little more through a diverse collection of pop songs he helped bring to the masses. Life Moves Pretty Fast. The John Hughes Mixtapes offers four volumes of songs from the writer/director’s popular comedies and teen dramas….

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

The Weekend Stream: September 4, 2021

September 4, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it’s no secret that listening audiences are also digital – catalogue music lovers, too – and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we’ve introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Rick James, Glow (Deluxe Edition) / Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick…

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Features, The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Disco/Dance, Funk, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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ABBA, Aaliyah, Bernard Herrmann, DMX, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jerry Goldsmith, Mary Jane Girls, Mary Wilson, Miracle Legion, Propaganda, Rick James, Teena Marie, The Brothers Johnson, The Psychedelic Furs, Timbaland

Into You Like a Train: Edsel Releases New Career-Spanning Psychedelic Furs Collection

July 26, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

In late July 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, The Psychedelic Furs released their first album in almost 30 years. Made of Rain found original members Richard and Tim Butler, joined by Paul Garisto, Rich Good, Amanda Kramer, and Mars Williams, in top form. Presumably there were plenty of fans ready to hear new Furs music after appearances of their classic songs in the film Call Me by Your Name and the television fantasy Stranger Things. As of this writing, 1982’s “Love My Way” as featured in the former and…

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Rock

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The Psychedelic Furs

Bandcamp Bonanza: Top Picks For Indie Music Makers’ Sixth Monthly Event

August 7, 2020 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

On March 20, as the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting to be understood, indie music retailer Bandcamp made the bold choice of waiving their share of revenue for artists and labels who were cancelling shows and delaying album releases left and right. The result was more music bought by more fans than any day on the site, a record broken on the first Friday of May. Bandcamp Fridays have since taken place in June and July – plus the first of an annual occurrence when the service will donate…

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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A Tribe Called Quest, Taj Mahal, The Delfonics, The Isley Brothers, The Psychedelic Furs, Wu-Tang Clan

Start of a New “Movement”: EMI Releases New Peel Sessions Compilation

October 31, 2011 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Last week’s revelation that American media conglomerate Clear Channel had let go of dozens of local radio DJs made music fans yearn for the simpler times of when jockeys weren’t limited to playlists from on high and could shape the public’s music taste in a positive way. Ironically, as the Clear Channel news spread, EMI prepares the release of a new compilation devoted to one of England’s most famous radio presenters, the late, great John Peel. Peel, a jockey on BBC’s Radio 1 from 1967 until his death in 2004, was a pioneering…

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Madness, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Jam, The Psychedelic Furs, UB40

Release Round-Up: Week of May 10

May 10, 2011 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Aerosmith, Tough Love: Best of the Ballads (Geffen/UMe) Geffen augments the craziness of American Idol host/Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (who has a solo single out today) by putting out a compilation of the band’s Geffen-era ballads hits (“Love in an Elevator” isn’t a ballad in any configuration). Apparently it’s only available at Target, so if you visit a local indie store you should be fine. (Official site) Booker T. & The MG’s, McLemore Avenue / The Staple Singers, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Johnnie Taylor, Taylored in Silk (Stax/Concord) The first three entries in the new “Stax Remasters”…

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Matthew Sweet, Prince, Teena Marie, The Cars, The Psychedelic Furs, The Staple Singers

A Dozen “Playlist” Sets Due in May

April 14, 2011 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Love ’em or hate ’em, the various budget compilations that come from the major labels are quick, easy ways to get catalogue material out to the masses. Universal’s ICON and Sony’s Playlist series are probably the highest-profile of these series, but the latter is arguably the more beloved of the two, thanks to a concerted effort by some of the producers at Legacy to get rarer tracks on the Playlist discs, whether it’s a rare single version or bonus track from a previous reissue. Legacy has 12 new Playlist titles ready to go for next…

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Matthew Sweet, Muddy Waters, Teena Marie, The Psychedelic Furs, The The