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The Weekend Stream: December 4, 2021

December 4, 2021 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

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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 week we’ve got a U2 digital box set, soulful rarities from The Isley Brothers and Ramsey Lewis, and the return of a cute Christmas favorite. U2, Achtung Baby (30th Anniversary Edition) (Island/UMe) (iTunes / Amazon / Spotify) Alongside a new vinyl pressing of the album that hurtled U2 into the ’90s and back into superstardom, U2 have digitally premiered a huge…

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Earth Wind and Fire, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Monte, Ramsey Lewis, The Isley Brothers, U2

Holiday Gift Guide Review: U2. “All That You Can’t Leave Behind: 20th Anniversary Edition”

December 21, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

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Prepare to elevate your soul with this 20th anniversary box set edition of U2’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Twenty years into their career, U2 rang in the new millennium with a career-redefining recording that saw them return to the upper echelons of the Billboard charts, with Grammy nominations and worldwide hits to boot. With enduring instant classics like “Beautiful Day,” “Walk On,” “Elevation,” and “Stuck in a Moment That You Can’t Get Out Of,” it’s no wonder the album remains a favorite. It bridges the gap between the experimental strains that…

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They’re Red Hot: AIDS-Combating Compilations Get Digital Reissues for 30th Anniversary

December 4, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

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Since 1989, the Red Hot Organization (RHO) has been combatting the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Red Hot has primarily raised money through the creation of music compilations beginning with the 1990 release Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter. Now, that star-studded release and numerous others have come to digital and streaming services to continue raising money for the charity. RHO co-founder John Carlin, an entertainment lawyer spurred into action by the devastating losses suffered by the New York cultural community, envisioned an album of Cole Porter songs performed by world-class…

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The Second Disc’s Guide To Record Store Day Black Friday 2020

November 27, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

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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…

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Design As Reduction: Brian Eno’s Soundtrack Work Anthologized On “Film Music 1976-2020”

November 9, 2020 by Sam Stone | 1 Comment

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Brian Eno and UMe have recently announced the release of Film Music 1976-2020 . This first-ever compilation of Eno’s film and television soundtrack work brings together highlights from five decades of music, including seven tracks previously unreleased in an audio-only format . Digital configurations will be released on November 13 while CD and 2-LP editions are set to arrive on January 22, 2021. Multi-instrumentalist and composer Eno has long been associated with film music, starting in 1970 when he provided the soundtrack to Malcolm La Grice’s experimental short, Berlin Horse. Moving pictures…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 30

October 30, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) (Rhino) 5-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5-CD + Lithograph bundle: Joni Mitchell Online Store The first in a series of box sets, Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) features nearly 6 hours of unreleased material – 119 tracks across 5 CDs – all from the period prior to the commencement of the legendary singer-songwriter’s recording career. You’ll hear her first-ever recorded performance, intimate and newly unearthed coffeehouse concerts, home demos, and much more. There’s a total…

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Elton John, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Lady A, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Ron Dante, Stevie Nicks, Suzzy Roche, The Archies, The Style Council, The Who, Thin Lizzy, U2, Van Duren, Yes

The Best of The Rest: Even More RSD Black Friday Releases Confirmed!

October 15, 2020 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

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…

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Nobody Does It Better: ‘The Best of Bond…James Bond’ Gets Update and Vinyl Release

September 28, 2020 by The Second Disc | 15 Comments

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With a new James Bond film set to shake (not stir) audiences in November, a longtime compilation of the super-spy’s famed film themes is getting a new iteration on November 20. The Best of Bond…James Bond offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of the films based on Ian Fleming’s famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10 hits and two Academy Award winners herein – altogether, a formidable, half-century-plus musical portrait of one of cinema’s most popular characters. First released under this title…

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Elevate Your Soul: U2 Announces 20th Anniversary Editions of “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”

September 10, 2020 by Sam Stone | 5 Comments

It’s a beautiful day, or at least it will be on October 30, when U2 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. It was the album that put the band back on the charts and heralded something of a return to form after some experimental excursions in the mid-to-late ’90s. The Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno-produced album won seven Grammy Awards including Best Rock Album, Song of the Year (“Beautiful Day”) and, for the only time in history, two consecutive Record of the Year…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 4

September 4, 2020 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

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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…

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Billy Ocean, Bob James, Burt Bacharach, Daniel Tashian, Elton John, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Jett, Labi Siffre, Sara Evans, T Rex, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, U2

Message to Love: Universal Prepares a Wealth of Rarities for RSD 2020

March 10, 2020 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

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Here at Second Disc HQ, we’ve been thrilled by the news of amazing releases coming from all the labels this Record Store Day 2020, and UMe’s slate of 20+ titles is no exception. With a new definitive vinyl edition of Paul McCartney’s debut, a tenth-anniversary celebration of Ellie Goulding’s Lights, a Cat Stevens rarity making its vinyl debut, an expanded Elton John, a reissue of an impossible-to-find CTI Jazz album, and many more, fans will want to line up bright and early to secure their copies this April 18! Here’s the official word…

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The Big Light: Johnny Cash’s Complete Mercury Albums Reissued in New Box Set and Individual LPs

March 10, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

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Johnny Cash is coming to town (again)! When the legendary Man in Black was unceremoniously dropped by his longtime home of Columbia Records in mid-1986 – “the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make in my life,” opined then-label chief Rick Blackburn – he wasn’t yet finished. Mercury Records stepped up to sign Cash, beginning a relationship that lasted for five years and six albums. Now, that fertile 1986-1991 period of rebirth is being revisited by Mercury and UMe in a multi-platform campaign. On April 24, the labels will issue a new…

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Carl Perkins, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Rosanne Cash, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, U2, Waylon Jennings

Among The Believers: Steven Van Zandt Preps Vinyl/CD Box Set with Classic Albums, Unreleased Tracks

October 21, 2019 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

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In the 1980s, after a successful run as a key member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band as well as a key architect of the rock-and-soul-infused “Jersey Shore sound,” Steven Van Zandt struck out on his own. A new box set from UMe will showcase his solo evolution. The singer/songwriter/producer/guitarist’s RockNRoll Rebel – The Early Work will collect five of Little Steven’s solo works on colored vinyl – Men Without Women (1982), Voice Of America (1984), Freedom – No Compromise (1987), Revolution (1989 – making its official debut in the U.S.) and…

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Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Steven Van Zandt, U2

Let’s Have a Party: Motown, James Brown, U2, Sinatra Part of UMe’s RSD Black Friday Festivities

October 9, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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With the lead-up to Record Store Day Black Friday in full swing, it’s time to take a look at what Universal Music Group has prepped for the semi-annual vinyl bonanza. The label’s eight major catalog vinyl releases are familiar to longtime RSD consumers. Some celebrate an iconic anniversary (as is the case for titles by U2, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa), one complements a general catalog title (an unreleased live James Brown album), and some just feature great music in rare presentations. Learn all about UMG’s Black Friday titles below. All will…

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Charlie Parker, Four Tops, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, James Brown, Liz Phair, Marvin Gaye, Ramones, Sublime, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, U2

Take Me To The Pilot: Elton, Lennon, Queen Among Universal’s Record Store Day 2019 Offerings

March 13, 2019 by Sam Stone | 7 Comments

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Record Store Day 2019 is just under five weeks away. In anticipation of the April 13th celebration of vinyl, The Second Disc presents a round-up of Universal Music Group’s RSD selections! The Charlatans, Us and Us Only – LP, clear vinyl – 1,000 copies Originally released in 1999, Us and Us Only was the British alt-rock group’s sixth album. It will be reissued for the first time ever for Record Store Day, pressed on limited-edition transparent vinyl. Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker With Strings: The Alternate Takes – LP, blue vinyl – 2,500 copies Previously…

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Charlie Parker, Def Leppard, Elton John, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Monty Python, Queen, Record Store Day, Roxy Music, Rush, Stereophonics, Sublime, The Charlatans, The Police, The Rolling Stones, U2, Weezer

Release Round-Up: Week of February 22

February 22, 2019 by The Second Disc | No Comments

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! We kick off with not one, but two, releases from The Zombies! The Zombies, The Complete Studio Recordings (Varese Vintage) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are being celebrated this week with two comprehensive vinyl box sets – one for the U.S., and one for the U.K. market. The 5-LP, 61-track U.S. version, from Varese Vintage, includes the band’s two American albums in mono – She’s Not There/Tell Her No and I Love You, plus…

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Curtis Mayfield, Engelbert Humperdinck, Greenslade, Ian Hunter, Judy Garland, Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, REO Speedwagon, Ray Charles, Renaissance, Santana, Tangerine Dream, Tear Gas, The Byrds, The Flamin' Groovies, The Zombies, U2

Hit The Motherlode: UMe Prepares Vinyl Reissues of James Brown, Scott Walker, Meat Loaf and U2

January 29, 2019 by Sam Stone | 1 Comment

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Over the past few weeks, Universal has announced a varied assortment of upcoming vinyl releases, including a rarities collection from the Godfather of Soul, a compilation of early Scott Walker, two Meat Loaf titles arriving on vinyl for the first time ever in the States, and a celebratory 10th Anniversary edition from U2. It’s set to be a vinyl-filled February and March, and The Second Disc has all the details! First up, Geffen/UMe is serving up two new editions of celebrated Meat Loaf titles, both due out on February 8. Released just…

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Rhino Presents 150-Song Set of 2000s Hits, A Dozen Other Box Sets Also Available on Streaming

December 12, 2018 by Sam Stone | 6 Comments

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In their first-ever digital-only box set, the music lovers at Rhino have curated That’s Aught: The ’00s Pop Culture Box, a 150-song collection that celebrates the many sides of that decade of music. From pop and hip-hop, country, pop-punk, soul, dance, and underground music, the selections are as diverse as the decade was. The staff at Rhino have sequenced the selections in more-or-less chronological order, beginning with *NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” before continuing on to iconic hits from music veterans U2 (“Beautiful Day”) and Madonna (“Music.”) Massive hits from decade-defining acts like…

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Release Round-Up: Week of December 1

December 1, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition (Arista/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The eye in the sky is still looking at you…Legacy Recordings has a 35th anniversary box set celebrating The Alan Parsons Project’s 1982 best-seller Eye in the Sky. The album, which yielded the APP’s biggest hit single with its title track as well as the classic instrumental “Sirius,” will be enhanced for this lavish and expansive 3-CD/1-BD/2-LP/1-Flexidisc release boasting high-resolution stereo and surround mixes of the original album, rare single mixes, over…

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Big Country, Ella Fitzgerald, John Williams, Minnie Riperton, Neil Young, Rush, Sex Pistols, The Alan Parsons Project, The Rolling Stones, U2, Van Morrison, Wilco

Release Round-Up: Week of June 2

June 2, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

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Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, Full Moon: Expanded Edition (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) 1973’s Grammy-winning, chart-topping Full Moon was the first duet album Rita Coolidge made with her then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Yet, it has never been released on CD outside of Japan – until now! Real Gone’s new reissue has been expanded with six previously unreleased outtakes: one from the album sessions and five more solo Coolidge recordings from the period. I’ve written the new liner notes based on my interview with the…

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Bob Marley, Chicago, Doris Day, Grateful Dead, Jesse Ed Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Larry Coryell, Merry Clayton, Rita Coolidge, Robert Lamm, Ry Cooder, The Who, U2

Got Love If You Want It: More Record Store Day 2017 Essentials

March 28, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

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Record Store Day’s 10th anniversary couldn’t be anything less than big. And with articles devoted to April 22’s RSD releases from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Omnivore Recordings, Legacy Recordings, Prince, Warner Music Group and Real Gone Music, you might wonder what there’s left to say before the big day. But you’d be wrong! We’ve scoured the list to find another 23 must-have titles hitting the vinyl racks at fine independent music stores next month. Which of these favorites are on your list? The Art of Noise, Moments in Love/Beat Box…

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Bill Evans, Def Leppard, Dolly Parton, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Frank Zappa, George Carlin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, John Williams, Randy Newman, Record Store Day, Rush, Sting, The Art of Noise, The Kinks, The Zombies, U2, Vinyl, Wes Montgomery

Luminous Times: U2 Expand “The Joshua Tree” for 30th Anniversary

March 9, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 8 Comments

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For the first time ever, U2 are taking a year to look back. The summer will see them tour North America and Europe to mark 30 years of their bestselling album The Joshua Tree–and today, on the exact anniversary of its release, the group has announced a new super deluxe edition of the album for release in June. The Joshua Tree found the band on the precipice of earning the mantle of biggest rock band in the world–Europe had been conquered not long after a definitive performance at London’s Wembley Stadium for…

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Review, “Released! The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1989” On DVD and CD

November 7, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

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Sex, drugs and rock and roll have been closely linked since, well, the dawn of rock and roll itself. But those who have been lucky enough to make a living in the rough-and-tumble world of rock have also frequently given themselves over to more noble pursuits. George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangla Desh wasn’t the first time a rock superstar had performed for charity, but The Quiet Beatle’s star-studded event is rightfully considered the first benefit concert of such stature. Since then, there have been numerous other events bringing together rock’s biggest…

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Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Sting, The Police, U2

Merry Christmas, Baby! “A Very Special Christmas” Reissued with New DVD at Target Stores

October 30, 2013 by Mike Duquette | 9 Comments

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If you can get over the shock of a good amount of holiday CDs available on the shelves at Target, you’ll find a surprise new exclusive: a reissue of the classic 1987 compilation A Very Special Christmas with a brand new DVD about the long-running holiday benefit series. Produced by acclaimed engineer-turned-label impresario Jimmy Iovine, A Very Special Christmas featured the brightest stars in pop music, from Springsteen to Madonna, recording new versions of classic carols (plus one modern classic, Run-D.M.C.’s “Christmas in Hollis”). Nearly all of its 15 tracks have become staples of…

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Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Madonna, Run-D.M.C., Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Pointer Sisters, The Pretenders, U2

They Shall Be “Released”: Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Joni Mitchell, U2, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis on Amnesty International Box

October 7, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

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Since its founding in 1961, Amnesty International has endeavored “to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.” The Nobel Peace Prize-winning international human rights organization has, naturally, attracted a number of high-profile supporters over the years. In 1988, a number of those men and women took the road to spread Amnesty’s message and raise funds via the Human Rights Now! world tour. The 25-city trek was headlined by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy…

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