Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles arriving in stores today. The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones in Mono [Limited Color Edition] (ABKCO) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. Link TBD / Amazon Canada) ABKCO will revisit 2016’s The Rolling Stones in Mono box set – originally released on 15 CDs or 16 black vinyl LPs – in a limited, new color vinyl version featuring 16 LPs, pressed on 180-gram vinyl in 14 different colors to match the original cover artwork of the albums contained within. Like the original…
Respectable: The Rolling Stones Release Star-Studded 50th Anniversary Show on “GRRR Live!”
Ten years ago, The Rolling Stones named their tour 50 & Counting which turned out not to be an exaggeration at all, considering The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band is still going strong today even after weathering the loss of drummer Charlie Watts. On February 10, Mercury Studios will commemorate a special night on that tour with the release of GRRR Live!, a 24-song set recorded at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center on December 13 and 15, 2012. The concert will be released in a variety of formats including 3LP black…
Yesterday’s Papers: The Rolling Stones Revisit Mono Box Set in New Edition
The Rolling Stones are going back to mono. On January 20, 2023, ABKCO will revisit 2016’s The Rolling Stones in Mono box set – originally released on 15 CDs or 16 black vinyl LPs – in a limited, new color vinyl version featuring 16 LPs, pressed on 180-gram vinyl in 14 different colors to match the original cover artwork of the albums contained within. Like the original box, the new Rolling Stones in Mono presents the original mono albums released on both sides of the Atlantic between 1964 and 1969. The set…
Release Round-Up: Week of June 10
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the titles hitting stores today! Elton John, Madman Across the Water: 50th Anniversary Edition (Rocket/UMe) 3CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John’s 1971 Madman Across the Water receives a new 50th anniversary reissue. Available in three different formats, its most expansive is a 3CD/Blu-ray collection that’ll offer the original album (remastered by Bob Ludwig in 2016), five rare bonus tracks, a dozen solo piano demos, an unreleased full version of outtake “Rock Me When He’s Gone,” Elton’s…
Stoned: ABKCO Brings The Rolling Stones’ “Singles 1963-1966” to Vinyl
On July 12, 1962, The Rollin’ Stones – a.k.a. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, and Dick Taylor – took the stage at London’s Marquee Club. Shortly after that initial gig, a “g” was added to the band’s name. By February 1963, the classic line-up was in place of Jagger, Richards, Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. Sixty years later, The Rolling Stones have earned their unofficial moniker of The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ABKCO is marking that anniversary with the debut of a new vinyl box set. …
Release Round-Up: Week of May 13
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new releases arriving in stores today! The Rolling Stones, Live at the El Mocambo (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Neon Vinyl: Rolling Stones Online Shop The Rolling Stones are bringing their March, 1977 secret shows at Toronto’s tiny El Mocambo club to 2-CD, 4-LP black vinyl, 4-LP neon vinyl, and digital formats. Live at the El Mocambo features the Stones’ full set from March 5 (the second and final show), plus three bonus tracks from March 4,…
Licked Again: The Rolling Stones Bring 2003 Madison Square Garden Show to CD, LP, DVD, Blu-ray
The Rolling Stones may be off the road for now, but until they return to European stages this summer, the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band is serving up more live fare for audiences everywhere. The Stones will follow up the May 13 release of 1977’s Live at the El Mocambo with a live set of more recent vintage. On June 10, Mercury Studios delivers Licked Live in NYC, presenting the band’s January 2003 Madison Square Garden show from the 40th anniversary Licked tour, in multiple formats: 2CD/DVD; 2CD/SD-BD (Standard Definition Blu-ray);…
Rip This Joint: The Rolling Stones’ 1977 Secret Show Released on “Live at the El Mocambo”
A surprise gig for The Rolling Stones is now yielding a surprise release. Back in March, 1977, two concerts were announced to take place at the small, roughly 300-capacity Toronto club El Mocambo. Canadian rock band April Wine was confirmed as the headliner; the support act was an unknown band called The Cockroaches. Tickets were distributed via a radio contest on CHUM-FM. It wasn’t until the contest winners were being transported to the club on a chartered bus that radio station officials informed them The Cockroaches – in actuality, Mick Jagger, Keith…
Release Round-Up: Week of October 22
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Black Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Clear Vinyl): Rolling Stones Store The Rolling Stones are revisiting Tattoo You for a 40th anniversary edition. The deluxe 4CD/1LP box set features a new remaster of the album on…
In Memoriam: Charlie Watts (1941-2021)
Earlier this month, Charlie Watts shocked Rolling Stones fans when he announced he was dropping out of the band’s upcoming tour following a successful medical procedure. The drummer had not missed a tour since joining the Stones in January 1963 and was the only band member other than Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to appear on every album. “For once, my timing has been a little off,” Watts joked at the prospect of missing the tour. Now, it’s just been announced that Watts died peacefully in a London hospital earlier this morning…
You Make a Grown Man Cry: Rolling Stones Celebrate 40th Anniversary of “Tattoo You” with New Multi-Format Release
The old saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. And when The Rolling Stones needed a new LP to tour behind but didn’t have time to write and record, they invented Tattoo You. The 1981 album was primarily assembled from a decade’s worth of outtakes, some essentially finished and some nowhere near so; band members eventually made their way into the studio to complete the latter tracks. The gamble paid off and Tattoo You topped the U.S. Billboard 200 and went to No. 2 on the U.K. Albums Chart. The…
Release Round-Up: Week of July 9
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Various Artists, Almost Famous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (UMe, 2021) Out today: 2CD Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Stillwater Vinyl EP: uDiscoverMusic.com Out August 20: 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 6LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5CD/7LP/1-7″ Super Deluxe Edition and color variants: uDiscoverMusic.com Cameron Crowe is revisiting the soundtrack to his 2000 instant classic Almost Famous in near-complete form as a 5-CD or 6-LP set as well as in shorter highlights versions and a Super Deluxe box containing all of the music…
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and More Feature on “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” Soundtrack
David Hepworth’s 2017 book Never a Dull Moment: The Year That Rock Exploded set forth the author’s belief that the year crystallized the “rock era,” producing more enduring recordings than any other year in the genre’s history. It’s difficult to argue with any year that yielded John Lennon’s Imagine, The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, Carole King’s Tapestry, Joni Mitchell’s Blue, Elton John’s Madman Across the Water, Carly Simon’s Anticipation, Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On, The Who’s Who’s Next, The Beach Boys’ Surf’s Up, Black Sabbath’s Master of…
Rough Justice: Rolling Stones Revisit “A Bigger Bang” Rio Concert for CD, LP, DVD, BD
The Rolling Stones’ first studio album of the new millennium, 2005’s A Bigger Bang, made its mark around the world. It charted in the top five in almost two dozen countries and earned Platinum or Gold certifications in the U.S., U.K., and other international territories. Messrs. Jagger, Richards, Watts, and Wood supported the album with A Bigger Bang, the tour, between 2005-2007 – and it became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time (until U2 usurped its crown). On February 8, 2006, the Stones took the proceedings to Copacabana Beach in Rio…
The Second Disc’s Guide To Record Store Day Black Friday 2020
Today’s Black Friday shopping will likely look a little different thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But one thing will remain the same: Record Store Day’s yearly event. It’s been a packed year with RSD Drops in the months of August, September, and October. Now, they’re going out with a bang. Labels big and small will release limited-edition vinyl with the collector in mind. Whether you’re after new music from legends, reissues of sought-after recordings, or unreleased rarities from the vault, you’ll be covered. These releases are available only from independent, brick-and-mortar record…
Yeah, Baby, Yeah! The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 3, October 24
Like most things that have gone on this year, Record Store Day 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride. The result: three days of Record Store Drops. This Saturday, October 24, music fans will be joining the queue – whether in-person if it’s safe to do so or online – for their chance at some limited-edition vinyl. Ahead of the event itself, we thought we’d break down what you can expect and detail some of the releases for which we’re most excited. The main change from years past? Shorter lines and an embrace…
The Best of The Rest: Even More RSD Black Friday Releases Confirmed!
November 27 is always a special day for vinyl enthusiasts. Still filled up on last night’s Thanksgiving meal, music fans line up at their local shop for a chance at limited-edition vinyl. While the celebrations may look a little different this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (RSD has announced they’ll be less stringent about online sales) one thing remains the same: There are some excellent releases on offer, available exclusively from your local participating record shop! Here are some more releases from labels big and small that have us adding…
The Second Disc’s Guide To Record Store Day Drop 2, September 26!
2020 has been a bit of a rollercoaster and Record Store Day 2020 is no exception: once scheduled in April, it moved forward a few months, and is now spread out across three Saturdays in the summer and fall. The Record Store Day Drop in August proved a success and round two, set for tomorrow, September 26, is sure to please fans of all genres and eras. It’s a diverse list full of exciting releases that you can only find through your local brick-and-mortar record store (or through their online storefronts as…
Almost Hear You Sigh: Record Store Day U.K. Announces New Releases, Spotlight on The Yardbirds’ “Roger the Engineer”
Tomorrow marks Record Store Day Drop 2. Recently, RSD U.K. announced 23 additions to their drop lists for September and October. While we know for sure that The Rolling Stones’ upcoming Steel Wheels Live 10″ picture disc will be a worldwide release, it’s unclear at the time of writing whether all of the other releases will be distributed across the pond. Still, with so many retailers taking their business online given the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s altogether possible that customers in the States can snag copies and support brick and mortar shops. As…
Release Round-Up: Week of September 25
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sing and Perform Funny Girl (Second Disc/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records debut Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl”: The Ultimate Edition, a deluxe 2-CD celebration of the classic 1968 Motown-meets-Broadway gem. Greatly building upon the digital-only Expanded Edition issued in 2014, The Ultimate Edition boasts the album in its original U.S. stereo mix and rare U.K. mono mix; The Supreme Mixes reinstating Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong’s original…
Review: The Rolling Stones’ “Goats Head Soup 2020” Box Set Is Sure To Satisfy Your Hunger
Goats Head Soup: as far as Rolling Stones albums go, it’s an outlier. It’s not a “landmark album” in the same way as Sticky Fingers, it didn’t defy expectations in the same way as Exile. It didn’t herald a new sound like Beggars Banquet or Let It Bleed. Now, that’s not to say it’s not a great album, but it just feels…different. After the one-two-three-four punches of Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and the magnum opus Exile on Main Street, it makes sense that fans had long considered Goats Head…
Release Round-Up: Week of September 4
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rolling Stones, Goats Head Soup [Various Formats] (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP clear: The Rolling Stones Shop Cassette: The Rolling Stones Shop The Rolling Stones are revisiting their 1973 classic Goats Head Soup in a variety of new, remastered editions. The standard edition includes a new 2020 stereo mix on 1 CD. The 2CD deluxe edition features the new mix plus a disc of rarities and alternate mixes. Among…
UPDATE: The Rolling Stones Unearth Jimmy Page Collaboration “Scarlet” and Announce Another Limited Edition Version of “Goats Head Soup”
It’s been a busy and exciting time to be a fan of The Rolling Stones. Sure, we may not have had the opportunity to see them on the road this summer, but fans were treated to the exciting news of a deluxe, expanded reissue campaign for Goats Head Soup. As previously reported, the album has been newly remixed and will arrive in a variety of formats including 1-CD, 2-CD, several vinyl configurations, and an extravagant 3CD/Blu-ray box set featuring an immersive Dolby Atmos mix of the album as its centerpiece. To tide…
Star Star: The Rolling Stones Announce Reissues of “Goats Head Soup,” Including Deluxe Box With Surround Sound Mixes
Though it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle among the more critically lauded Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones’ 11th album, Goats Head Soup is worthy of reappraisal – and that time has finally come, as The Rolling Stones and UMe have announced a set of reissues slated for September 4 featuring new mixes, demos, alternate versions, and live material across a number of configurations. Released in August 1973, Goats Head Soup was recorded across the world, with sessions taking place in the U.K., the U.S., and Jamaica, while mixing was…





















