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November 13, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

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While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: The

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Big Joe Turner, Foster the People, Jackie Gleason, John Coltrane, Johnny Winter, Otis Redding, Shakira, The Cranberries, The Four Aces, Van Der Graaf Generator

May 7, 2019 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

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Cherry Red's Esoteric Recordings imprint has recently released a new box set that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut from British prog-rockers Van Der Graaf Generator.  Their first album, The Aerosol Grey Machine has been released in an expanded, 2-CD/LP/7" box set. The progressive pioneers originally formed in 1967 with Peter Hammill on vocals and guitar, Chris Judge Smith on drums and vocals, and Nick Pearne on keyboards.  By the time their debut was released on Mercury in

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Vinyl Genre: Everything Else, Rock Tags: Van Der Graaf Generator

January 15, 2019 By Sam Stone 2 Comments

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February promises to be a packed month for music fans, as Esoteric brings listeners a new, expanded reissue of Renaissance's 1973 classic, Ashes Are Burning, as well as a reissue of The Byrds, the reunion album by the legendary folk-rock group.  Also on the way are reissues of Tear Gas's self-titled album, an expanded edition of Greenslade's Time and Tide, and a new 3-CD set called Revolution: Underground Sounds of 1968.  Meanwhile, Esoteric's Reactive imprint will issue a 4-CD set

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock Tags: Brian Auger, Caravan, Dave Mason, Deep Purple, Genesis, Greenslade, Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, Julie Driscoll, Pentangle, Procol Harum, Renaissance, Spooky Tooth, Status Quo, Tangerine Dream, Tear Gas, The Byrds, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Incredible String Band, The Move, The Pretty Things, Traffic, Van Der Graaf Generator

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