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Bruce Hornsby, Curtis Mayfield, Everything But the Girl, Gene Pitney, Graham Central Station, Joe Pernice, Kut Klose, Robin Trower, The Devil Wears Prada, The Modern Jazz Quartet, The Spinners, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tim Buckley, Tom Tom Club

The Weekend Stream: May 17, 2025

May 17, 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. A positively packed volume offers legends of pop, rock and country revisiting and interpreting some classic tracks; catalogue favorites from Britney to Sheena and Connie to Katrina; intriguing film scores and show tunes; and remembrances of a few legends we lost this week. Steve Perry & Willie Nelson, “Faithfully” (Dark Horse) (Apple / Amazon) One of rock’s most recognizable voices joins forces with country’s most enduring living icon! Former Journey…

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Just As Long As We Have Love: Rhino’s Quadio Series Continues with Aretha, Spinners, Curtis Mayfield, Billy Cobham

February 7, 2025 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

This morning, Rhino unveiled its first batch of Quadio titles for 2025 – and this time, the emphasis is on classic soul and R&B with a twist of jazz! The series, reissuing vintage quadraphonic (four-channel) surround mixes on Blu-ray Audio Discs, welcomes Aretha Franklin’s Live at Fillmore West (1971), Curtis Mayfield’s Roots (1971), The Spinners’ Pick of the Litter (1975), and Billy Cobham’s Spectrum (1973). The Queen of Soul’s Live at Fillmore West followed 1970’s Spirit in the Dark in her storied Atlantic discography. Recorded over three nights at the San Francisco…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 28

June 28, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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. Two Tons o’ Fun, Get the Feeling: The Complete Fantasy/Honey Recordings (Real Gone Music/Second Disc Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music celebrate Two Tons o’ Fun – a.k.a. Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes Armstead, a.k.a. The Weather Girls – with a complete 2-CD anthology that serves as a companion to last year’s Sylvester release, Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981. Get the…

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Al Stewart, Cher, Gerry Beckley, Johnny Cash, Melanie, Neil Young, Richard "Dimples" Fields, The Spinners, Todd Rundgren, Two Tons o' Fun, Yes

OUT TOMORROW! SoulMusic, The Second Disc Collect The Spinners’ 1979-1984 Atlantic Years on New Box Set

June 27, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

The Spinners – a.k.a. John Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Bobbie Smith, Billy Henderson, and Pervis Jackson – were at a crossroads when longtime producer-arranger-conductor Thom Bell confirmed that he would no longer be working with the group. Where would they go next? Tomorrow, June 28, SoulMusic Records and The Second Disc chronicle the next chapter of The Spinners’ illustrious career with a new 7-CD box set. Keep on Keepin’ On: The Atlantic Years (Phase Two: 1979-1984) picks up where last year’s Ain’t No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979) left off as The Spinners…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 24

May 24, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 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. Joe Grushecky, Houserocker: A Joe Grushecky Anthology (Omnivore) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Houserocker: A Joe Grushecky Anthology is an all-encompassing look at the singer, songwriter, and bandleader, covering 40 years of music from The Iron City Houserockers, Joey G., Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers, and Grushecky solo. Available on 2 CDs and digitally, the anthology culls 36 key tracks from Grushecky’s discography, as newly remastered by Michael Graves. …

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Amy Winehouse, Bettye LaVette, Connie Smith, Jeannie C. Riley, Joe Grushecky, Melanie, The Spinners

Just Let Love In: SoulMusic, The Second Disc Collect The Spinners’ 1979-1984 Atlantic Era on “Keep On Keepin’ On” Box Set

April 16, 2024 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

The Spinners – a.k.a. John Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Bobbie Smith, Billy Henderson, and Pervis Jackson – were at a crossroads when longtime producer-arranger-conductor Thom Bell confirmed that he would no longer be working with the group. Where would they go next? On June 28, SoulMusic Records and The Second Disc chronicle the next chapter of The Spinners’ illustrious career with a new 7-CD box set. Keep on Keepin’ On: The Atlantic Years (Phase Two: 1979-1984) picks up where last year’s Ain’t No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979) left…

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I’m Doin’ Fine Now: “Groove Machine: The Earl Young Drum Sessions” Spotlights Philly Legend

April 15, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell might have been The Mighty Three, but dozens of musicians joined them in shaping The Sound of Philadelphia. That triumvirate’s lush, lithe productions were brought to life by the loose aggregation of players known as MFSB, or the house band at Sigma Sound Studios. These are the same musicians who went on to form The Salsoul Orchestra under the baton of Vincent Montana, Jr., including Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Bobby Eli, Ron Kersey, Lenny Pakula, Roland Chambers, Charles Collins, T.J. Tindall, Larry Washington, Zack Zachery,…

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Archie Bell and the Drells, B.B. King, Double Exposure, Dusty Springfield, Earl Young, Eddie Holman, Gamble and Huff, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Loleatta Holloway, New York City, The Delfonics, The O'Jays, The Spinners, Thom Bell, William DeVaughn

We Wish You (Another) Merry Discmas!

December 23, 2023 by The Second Disc | 12 Comments

The stockings are hung, the presents are wrapped, and the time is now to wish all of our readers at The Second Disc a wonderful holiday season before we enter a brief winter hibernation until the new year! 2023 was our 13th year as (we hope!) one of the more fun destinations for music reissues, box sets and catalogue releases. The business has certainly changed a lot in that time – maybe too much vinyl, maybe not enough CDs? – but labels big and small keep finding new, old and interesting ways…

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Arthur Baker, John Luongo, John Williams, Philip Bailey, Rick Springfield, Rod McKuen, Sylvester, The Beatles, The Replacements, The Salsoul Orchestra, The Spinners

Carefree Highway: Rhino Announces New Wave of Quadio Titles from Gordon Lightfoot, Spinners, America, Charles Mingus

October 16, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Rhino’s Quadio series, presenting original four-channel quadraphonic album mixes on Blu-ray, relaunched earlier this year with a quartet of titles from Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, J. Geils Band, and Jefferson Starship – watch this space for a review of all four releases tomorrow! Now, the label has unveiled the next batch of Quadio titles which are all available now exclusively through Rhino.com. This group is an even more eclectic one, with R&B (The Spinners), jazz (Charles Mingus), classic rock-pop (America), and pop-folk and country (Gordon Lightfoot). When The Spinners left Motown Records…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 29

September 29, 2023 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today! The Spinners, Ain’t No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings (1972-1979) (SoulMusic/Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Earlier this year, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music celebrated the extraordinary legacy of The Spinners with the release of The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979, collecting a whopping 43 single sides on two CDs. Now, SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red are continuing the Spinners party with a comprehensive box set chronicling that halcyon period with…

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Ann Wilson, Billie Holiday, Carla Thomas, Electronic, Grateful Dead, Green Day, HAIM, Jason Isbell, Otis Redding, Sarah Vaughan, Steely Dan, The Spinners, Wilco

Mighty Love: The Spinners’ “Ain’t No Price on Happiness: The Thom Bell Studio Recordings” Box Arrives Friday

September 26, 2023 by The Second Disc | 17 Comments

2023 has shaped up to be a banner year for The Spinners. The famed vocal quintet, now in their eighth decade, will be inducted on November 3 into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the illustrious likes of Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, and George Michael. Earlier this year, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music celebrated the group’s extraordinary legacy with the release of The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979, collecting a whopping 43 single sides on two CDs. Now, SoulMusic Records and Cherry Red are continuing…

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Release Round-Up: Week of August 4

August 4, 2023 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Spinners, The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979 (Real Gone/Second Disc) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Real Gone Music) This definitive 2-CD anthology from upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Spinners presents every one of the quintet’s beloved A- and B-sides helmed by the late, great Thom Bell on Atlantic Records, with each and every song in its original single version. It adds up to a total of 43 mighty tracks on 2 CDs,…

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ABC, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Luna, Paul Franklin, Rick Springfield, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Spinners, Vince Gill

OUT TOMORROW! Second Disc, Real Gone Celebrate Spinners, Thom Bell’s “Complete Atlantic Singles 1972-1979”

August 3, 2023 by The Second Disc | 15 Comments

Could it be you’re falling in love? Tomorrow, just three months before their long-awaited induction into the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the world-renowned Spinners will be celebrated by Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records with The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979. This definitive 2-CD anthology presents every one of the quintet’s beloved A- and B-sides helmed by Thom Bell on Atlantic Records during that halcyon period-with each and every song in its original single version. With six Grammy Award nominations, eighteen Gold and…

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One of a Kind: Second Disc, Real Gone Collect Spinners’ “Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions”

June 12, 2023 by The Second Disc | 20 Comments

Could it be you’re falling in love? On August 4, just three months before their long-awaited induction into the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the world-renowned Spinners will be celebrated by Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records with The Complete Atlantic Singles: The Thom Bell Productions 1972-1979. This definitive 2-CD anthology presents every one of the quintet’s beloved A- and B-sides helmed by Thom Bell on Atlantic Records during that halcyon period-with each and every song in its original single version. With six Grammy Award nominations,…

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The Weekend Stream: September 17, 2022

September 17, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to discover! This time out we’ve got Motown rarities, a couple of albums with comic book roots, early music from future legends, and more! Roger Miller, Roger Miller (RCA/Camden/Legacy) (iTunes / Amazon) Legacy has resuscitated this 1964 compilation of early sides from singer-songwriter Roger Miller (produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins). The self-titled album was originally released on RCA’s budget Camden imprint in the…

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Alice Cooper, Blinky, Bob Gaudio, Hugh Masekela, John Barry, Marvin Gaye, Roger Miller, The Royal Teens, The Spinners, The Temptations, Thomas Dolby

Release Round-Up: Week of August 27

August 27, 2021 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beach Boys, Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Capitol/UMe) 5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Black Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP Translucent Blue & Translucent Gold: The Beach Boys Shop Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971, a hardcover book-style set to be released in 5-CD, 4-LP (standard black and translucent blue/translucent gold), 2-LP, and 2-CD editions (as well as digitally), explores in depth what’s perhaps the most adventurous and experimental period in the Beach…

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Belinda Carlisle, Buck Owens, Burt Bacharach, Denise Donatelli, Diane Warren, Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, Harold Rome, John Mellencamp, Madeleine Peyroux, Marian Anderson, Marshall Crenshaw, Supergrass, The Beach Boys, The Spinners

A Miracle Happened: “A Cellarful of Motown” Returns with Gems from The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston, Blinky, and More

September 15, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

The classic Motown vaults are, once again, open. This Friday, the U.K.’s Caroline label will release the long-anticipated fifth volume of A Cellarful of Motown, the rarities series which last saw a volume in 2010. But this 2-CD, 43-song collection promises to have been worth the wait as it features previously unreleased and new-to-CD tracks from such household name artists as Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Gladys Knight and The Pips, and The (Detroit) Spinners as well as cherished favorites including Chuck Jackson, Barbara McNair, Billy Eckstine, Brenda…

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Billy Eckstine, Blinky, Brenda Holloway, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Kim Weston, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, The Temptations

Ready or Not: Ace Sets Release for Thom Bell Anthology featuring Mathis, Warwick, Spinners, Stylistics, More

May 7, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

After having previously celebrated two of his musical inspirations – Burt Bacharach and Teddy Randazzo – with their own volumes, Ace’s Songwriters and Producers series is turning its attention to legendary soul maestro Thom Bell. On June 26, the label’s Kent imprint will release Ready or Not: Philly Soul Arrangements and Productions 1965-1978. As the title indicates, all 23 tracks were either produced or arranged (or both!) by the multi-hyphenate musician-composer-producer-arranger-conductor who brought an unparalleled depth and sophistication to soul music. Ready or Not, curated by Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, begins with…

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Connie Stevens, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Jerry Butler, Johnny Mathis, Lesley Gore, The O'Jays, The Spinners, The Stylistics, Thom Bell, Various Artists

A Whole Lotta Ground: “Motown Unreleased 1969” Features Supremes, Temptations, Smokey, Marvin Gaye, Kiki Dee, More

September 20, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 15 Comments

This weekend, Motown fans and alumni are descending on Detroit for the ultimate celebration of Hitsville, USA’s 60 years of music and memories culminating in the Hitsville Honors gala. But the label doesn’t want fans elsewhere to be left out in the cold. In a surprise, the annual digital collection of Motown Unreleased won’t be arriving in December, but instead is available now. To mark 60 years, Motown Unreleased 1969 boasts 60 tracks, all recorded in 1969 and left unheard – until now. The label’s heaviest hitters are all here, including Diana…

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Diana Ross and The Supremes, Earl Van Dyke, Edwin Starr, Ivy Jo Hunter, Kiki Dee, Marvin Gaye, Rare Earth, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Originals, The Spinners, Valerie Simpson, Various Artists

Yesterday’s Dreams: UMe Releases “Motown Unreleased: 1968” and “In Loving Memory: Expanded Edition” Copyright Extension Collections

December 14, 2018 by Sam Stone | 8 Comments

In a winter tradition that’s as reliable as any, UMe has released the latest in the annual copyright extension series, entitled Motown Unreleased: 1968. The two-part compilation will arrive to digital download and streaming services today, December 14. Between the two volumes, there’s a whopping 88 tantalizing, previously unreleased gems from the Motown vault! Motown heavy-hitters, soul superstars, and fan favorites abound on these two collections. There’s a wealth of Stevie Wonder rarities, for example, from his cover of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and rare original recordings, to live…

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Billy Eckstine, David Ruffin, Earl Van Dyke, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jr. Walker, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Temptations

Release Round-Up: Week of December 14

December 14, 2018 by Sam Stone | No Comments

Welcome to another Release Round-Up. Here’s a look at what’s coming out today, December 14! Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen on Broadway [2CD] (Columbia) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Springsteen on Broadway captures songs and selected stories from The Boss’ acclaimed, Tony Award-winning engagement on the Great White Way. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the album arrives one day before the closing show, and also just before it’s broadcast in full on Netflix. The streaming giant will premiere the production at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET on…

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Thom Bell! The Spinners! The Four Tops! Loretta Lynn! It’s “THE FISH”! Coming TOMORROW!

February 2, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Here at Second Disc HQ, tomorrow is the biggest day of basketball season – because tomorrow is when we’re unveiling Second Disc Records’ first release of the year! Thom Bell’s soulful, all-star soundtrack to The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh – featuring The Spinners, The Four Tops, Loretta Lynn, Phyllis Hyman, Doc Severinsen, Eubie Blake, and more – arrives from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music for the very first time in a newly expanded, freshly remastered edition! Trust us: this is one R&B release primed to get you on the basketball court…or…

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Bell and James, Doc Severinsen, Eubie Blake, Loretta Lynn, Phyllis Hyman, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Sylvers, Thom Bell, William Hart

BREAKING! Second Disc Records Brings All-Star “Fish That Saved Pittsburgh” To CD in February!

December 12, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are tipping off 2017 with a slam dunk release! On February 3, we will be bringing Thom Bell’s soulful, all-star soundtrack to The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh – featuring The Spinners, The Four Tops, Loretta Lynn, Phyllis Hyman and more – to CD for the very first time in a newly expanded, remastered edition! The 1979 cult favorite film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh featured an all-star team from the worlds of basketball and Hollywood – Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Meadowlark Lemon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry…

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Bell and James, Doc Severinsen, Eubie Blake, Loretta Lynn, Phyllis Hyman, The Four Tops, The Spinners, The Sylvers, Thom Bell, William Hart

My Oh My What A Groove: Ace Collects Unreleased Motown on “One Track Mind”

May 31, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

The first volume of Ace/Kent’s series dedicated to the male artists of Motown was entitled Satisfaction Guaranteed – but that title would be equally apt for the recent release One Track Mind: More Motown Guys, a second disc of rarities from the Sound of Young America. With 16 previously unissued cuts among this collection’s 24 tracks, it proves that the treasures of the Motown vault are far from exhausted. This is also one volume sure to keep your foot tapping and your body moving, with each track selected for maximum danceability! Many…

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