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The Weekend Stream: April 11, 2026

April 11, 2026 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts, plus new works from legacy acts and even some personally curated favorites. Another George Michael single is redelivered, XTC demos get delivered and a reinvented video game dance classic enters the arena – plus a whole lot of oddities and buried treasure from 1976! George Michael, Faith (Single) (Columbia/Legacy) (Apple / Amazon) The second of George Michael’s Faith singles to be delivered to digital with the original covers and B-sides is the effortlessly classic title…

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Blues, Cast Recordings, Country, Electronic, Everything Else, Folk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Abbey Lincoln, Andre Kostelanetz, Andy Partridge, Aztec Two-Step, Cedar Walton, Chet Atkins, Danny Davis, David Gates, Earl Scruggs, Freddy Weller, Gary Stewart, George Michael, John Lee Hooker, Lea Michele, Lou Courtney, Lynn Anderson, Markolino Dimond, Tim Rice, XTC

Release Round-Up: Week of January 16

January 16, 2026 by The Second Disc | No 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. Various Artists, NOW Yearbook: Vault ’82 (NOW Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The U.K.’s NOW line continues with another Vault installment spotlight hits of 1982 including The Who’s “Athena,” Elton John’s “Empty Garden,” Neil Diamond’s “Heartlight,” Billy Joel’s “Allentown,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City,” and much more from a cross-section of artists and genres. Out today in the U.K.; available next Friday in North America….

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

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gene Pitney, Miyosh, Rachel Zegler, Richard Marx, Rick Nelson, Rod Stewart, The Crystals, The James Hunter Six, Tim Rice, Van Morrison, Various Artists

The Weekend Stream: July 12, 2025

July 12, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 7 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. This one has it all: Sting, a family named King, one Boss, two Deborahs, 311, ’00s power-pop nuggets, an actress with a killer voice singing on England’s hottest balcony – and a trailer for our most-anticipated music documentary of the month! Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition) (A&M/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) Concurrent to its SHM-CD release in Japan (alongside other previous digital-only deluxe editions), Sting’s 1985 solo…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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311, 38 Special, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Harry, Deborah Allen, Kenny Nolan, Rachel Zegler, Ronan Keating, Sting, The Killers, Tim Rice

The Weekend Stream: July 13, 2024

July 13, 2024 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. This week, there’s rare jazz, country, pop standards and gospel, plus remixes of a Madonna hit and one of the most unexpected Disney covers you’ll ever hear. Madonna, Who’s That Girl EP (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) ¿Quién es esa niña? Madonna’s international chart-topping 1987 single – the title track to her first soundtrack album from the film of the same name, which she also co-starred in – is now available as…

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The Weekend Stream

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Country, Disco/Dance, Gospel, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

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Elton John, Eric Gale, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Snow, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Jaye P. Morgan, Madonna, Perry Como, Ron Carter, Simple Plan, Stanley Turrentine, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Tim Rice

All-Time High: La-La Land Surprise Expands a Pair of James Bond Scores

January 2, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Having delivered a typically stunning last batch of archival film score reissues last November, La-La Land Records is wasting no time at all kicking off 2024 with a bang. On Christmas Eve, they surprise-announced two pre-orders of expanded editions of soundtracks to two James Bond films from the ’70s and ’80s. La-La Land has long been the home of definitive presentations of 007 on CD, having licensed deluxe 2CD sets of three scores fan favorite composer David Arnold composed for Pierce Brosnan’s late ’90s/early ’00s tenure as Ian Fleming’s daredevil secret agent…

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George Martin, John Barry, Paul McCartney, Rita Coolidge, Tim Rice, Wings

Disney’s Legacy Collection Enters “A Whole New World” with ‘Aladdin’ Expansion

September 14, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

Walt Disney Records’ still-persisting catalogue product line The Legacy Collection has been mostly dormant since 2015. After two waves of titles throughout two calendar years – each focusing on anniversaries of classic Disney films from multiple generations – the series has been stop-start since 2017, releasing expanded editions of the soundtracks to Robin Hood (1973), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and, most recently, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Now, a classic title is added to the Legacy Collection for its 30th anniversary: the beloved songs and score of 1992’s Aladdin. Disney…

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Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice

The Year In Review: The 2021 Gold Bonus Disc Awards, From A to Z – Part One

January 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Happy 2022! Welcome, friends, to The Second Disc’s 12th Annual Gold Bonus Disc Awards! Once again, we’ve all faced unprecedented challenges over the past twelve months. A year that began with hope and promise has ended with further uncertainty for many of us. But music continues to fill a significant role in our lives, providing solace, comfort, and escape in a time unlike any other. With that spirit in mind, The Second Disc wishes to recognize 2021’s cream of the catalogue music crop – those exemplary reissues and box sets big and…

Release Round-Up: Week of September 17

September 17, 2021 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Bob Dylan, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) (Columbia/Legacy) 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 The latest volume of Bob Dylan’s long-running archival series, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985) covers the period in which Dylan recorded the albums Shot of Love (the final LP in his so-called “Christian trilogy”), Infidels, and Empire Burlesque. While in a creatively fertile period as a songwriter and performer, Dylan was dealing – like everyone else – with the seismic changes that…

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Blues, Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Rock

What’s The Buzz? “Jesus Christ Superstar” Returning For 50th Anniversary In Various Formats Including 3-CD Box Set

August 2, 2021 by The Second Disc | 14 Comments

“Nothing could convince me that any show that has sold two and one-half million copies of its album before the opening night is anything like all bad,” wrote The New York Times‘ Clive Barnes on October 13, 1971 upon the New York debut of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Indeed, the original Jesus Christ Superstar album was a sensation long before it ever hit Broadway’s Mark Hellinger Theatre. A true hybrid of rock and theater, it was introduced as a record but destined for the world’s stages. The once-controversial rock…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ian Gillan, Mike D'Abo, Murray Head, Tim Rice, Yvonne Elliman

How Far I’ll Go: England’s ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ Series Releases Disney Volume with Rare Instrumentals

November 7, 2018 by The Second Disc | No Comments

A British compilation series recently released a magical volume for Disney fans – and with a host of rarities for collectors, to boot! Since 2016, Universal Music On Demand’s Sing Your Heart Out series has annually issued hits-packed compilations meant for (you guessed it) singing together, at home or in the car. In October, the Sing Your Heart Out series expanded to include a volume of classics from the films of Walt Disney Pictures. A total of 52 tracks are featured across the set’s first two discs, spanning the full length of…

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Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks

Music of the Night: Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebrates His 70th Birthday with a New Box Set

January 26, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Since September 25, 1979, there hasn’t been a day when an Andrew Lloyd Webber melody hasn’t been heard on Broadway. That was the opening night of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita. Before it ended its run in June 1983, Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats had opened, launching a record-breaking run through September 2000. But on January 26, 1988, the show opened which would eclipse them all: Phantom of the Opera. It today celebrates 30 years (marked with a special gala earlier this week) and is comfortably the longest-running show in Broadway history,…

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Cast Recordings, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Cliff Richard, Deep Purple, Donny Osmond, Elvis Presley, Lana Del Ray, Madonna, Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, The Everly Brothers, Tim Rice, Yvonne Elliman

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band various editions (Apple/Capitol/UMe) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 4CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. The Beatles’ seminal 1967 celebrates its 50th anniversary in style with a multitude of new editions featuring Giles Martin’s brand-new – and quite frankly, mind-blowing – new stereo mix! Look for our full review of the 4CD/DVD/BD box later…

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Blu-Ray, Box Sets, CD, DVD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock

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Bad Company, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Jaco Pastorius, Midnight Oil, The Beatles, The Beau Brummels, The Rolling Stones, Tim Rice

Something Special: Cherry Red Collects Lloyd Webber, Rice-Produced Psych-Rockers Tales of Justine

February 8, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

To collectors of rare psychedelia, Tales of Justine is known for one lone single on the HMV label. The band’s lone platter of “Albert” b/w “Monday Morning” came and went in October 1967. Its lead singer, David Daltrey (thought to be a distant cousin of The Who’s Roger) went on to sing the title role on the original concept album of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – no surprise, as Lloyd Webber orchestrated and Rice produced the band’s only single. But Lloyd Webber and…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Daltrey, Tales of Justine, Tim Rice

Can You Feel The Love Tonight: 2-CD Expanded Edition of “The Lion King” Kicks Off Disney Legacy Collection

May 6, 2014 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

With Walt Disney Records’ juggernaut soundtrack to Frozen preparing to enjoy its thirteenth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 – becoming one of only 39 albums in the history of the chart to have spent at least 13 weeks at pole position – the time has never been better for the record label to revisit the studio’s classic animated film library. Today, Walt Disney Records announced what’s arguably its most ambitious reissue program ever. The Legacy Collection will mark the anniversaries of Disney’s beloved animated films with expanded editions of…

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Elton John, Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice

Heaven On Their Minds: Remastered “Jesus Christ Superstar” Coming From Verve, with Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan, Yvonne Elliman

August 7, 2012 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

“Nothing could convince me that any show that has sold two and one-half million copies of its album before the opening night is anything like all bad,” wrote The New York Times’ Clive Barnes on October 13, 1971 upon the Broadway debut of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Indeed, the original Jesus Christ Superstar was a bit of a revelation, a true hybrid of rock and theater, introduced as a record but destined for the world’s stages. And it’s returning in a new, remastered edition. That 1970 concept…

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Cast Recordings

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ian Gillan, Murray Head, Tim Rice, Yvonne Elliman