The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Weekend Stream: November 2, 2024

November 2, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 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. We’ve got all the usual stuff you’d expect – reissues from Usher, rarities from The Alan Parsons Project, and another unique Daryl Hall-related EP – and some stuff you might not, like truly unusual Christmas collections and a new app from one of the best places for music in video games! Nintendo Music app One genre the Second Disc team has always wished had a stronger catalog presence:…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Holiday, Latin, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Alan Parsons, Daryl Hall, INXS, The Alan Parsons Project, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Usher, a-ha

Release Round-Up: Week of September 23

September 23, 2022 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Joni Mitchell, The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) (Elektra/Rhino) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Joni Mitchell’s Archives campaign rolls on with this new 4-CD or 5-LP box collecting four of the inspirational singer-songwriter’s most acclaimed and beloved studio albums, all recorded for David Geffen’s then-new Asylum Records label: For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975), as well as Joni’s first live album, Miles of Aisles (1974). All four albums have been newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, and Mitchell’s friend Neil Young has contributed an essay to…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Chick Corea, Dr. John, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Ray Charles, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Smithereens

An Orchestral James Bond Collection Finally Gets Its Shot

September 21, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

James Bond has been a suave secret agent on screen for 60 years – so an official musical companion getting delayed several years is nothing, right? Bond 25, an orchestral survey of the pop themes that have accompanied every picture based on Ian Fleming’s Agent 007, is finally heading to stores this Friday, September 23, after a delay just slightly longer than the release of the most recent Bond film, 2021’s No Time to Die, the fifth and final outing for Daniel Craig in the lead role. (Originally planned for a 2019…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Pop, Soundtracks

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John Barry, Monty Norman, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rhythm of My Heart: Rod Stewart Joins Royal Philharmonic For New Album, Two New Songs

September 19, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Following in the footsteps of artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to The Beach Boys, Rod Stewart has announced a collaboration with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. You’re in My Heart: Rod Stewart with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, like those other projects, takes classic vocals and pairs them with lush, newly-orchestrated accompaniment. Stewart is sweetening the pot, however, by premiering two new vocals: a duet of Motown favorite “It Takes Two” with Robbie Williams and a new solo track, “Stop Loving Her Today.” Produced by Trevor Horn, You’re in My Heart will be available…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock

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Rod Stewart, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ticket To Ride: “Carpenters with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra” Arrives In December

November 2, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 23 Comments

The music of the Carpenters has long transcended mere nostalgia. With 20 Billboard top 40 hits including three No. 1s and five No. 2s as well as 15 Adult Contemporary No. 1s, their timeless legacy of song is as resonant today as ever. Karen’s intimate, warm, and soulful voice melded with Richard’s rich, sophisticated musical settings to create a sound still unrivaled in popular music. Now, that sound is getting a little larger. On December 7, A&M Records will release Carpenters with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, pairing the classic recordings of the…

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News

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CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Pop

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Carpenters, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra