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*NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Mandy Moore, Mariah Carey, Outkast, Pink, Santana, TLC, Toni Braxton, Wheatus, Whitney Houston

The Second Disc’s Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2024

November 29, 2024 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. (And with plenty of delicious food, too!) Now, Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event is upon us, so we’re spotlighting a dozen of the most eagerly anticipated releases arriving to your local independent brick-and-mortar record shop! Here are our personal picks for RSD BF must-haves; visit Record Store Day’s official website for a list of participating retailers. Happy Listening, and have a great…

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Billie Eilish, Carl Stalling, Christopher Cross, Curtis Mayfield, Herbie Hancock, Isaac Hayes, Jack Urbont, Jesse Ed Davis, Leon Russell, Olivia Rodrigo, Phil Collins, Record Store Day, Steve Martin, Utopia, War, Whitney Houston

Release Round-Up: Week of November 8

November 8, 2024 by The Second Disc | 3 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. Whitney Houston, The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) (Arista/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with Whitney Houston’s estate, will release the late artist’s The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban). The CD and double vinyl release chronicles Whitney’s first of three concerts in South Africa in the fall of 1994 – just a few short months after the first democratic…

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Al Jarreau, Albert Hammond, Art Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel Jr, Judy Collins, Melanie, Miles Davis, Paul Carrack, Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller, Steve Perry, Talking Heads, The Cowsills, Whitney Houston

Discs for Groovy Children: Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Rage Against the Machine Lead Legacy’s Record Store Day Black Friday Slate

October 18, 2024 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Legacy Recordings has prepped an eclectic state of mostly classic rock and hip-hop titles to be released on vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday. The long-running spinoff event to the big April bonanza takes place November 29 at participating independent outlets – and below is an alphabetical look at what Sony Music’s catalog arm will be releasing. More than 50 years after her tragic passing, singer Janis Joplin continues to find new fans – and Legacy’s first Black Friday title highlights her power in concert as the frontwoman of Big Brother…

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Big Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Lamb of God, Lil Wayne, Modest Mouse, Rage Against the Machine, Record Store Day, Sia, Whitney Houston

Love Will Save the Day: Whitney Houston’s First South African Concert Set for Release in November

September 18, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 5 Comments

The power of Whitney Houston’s live performance – in service of a celebration of international freedom – will be chronicled in a new album and film release from Legacy Recordings. The label, in collaboration with Houston’s estate, will release The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) on November 8, a CD and double vinyl release chronicling Whitney’s first of three concerts in South Africa in the fall of 1994 – just a few short months after the first democratic election was held in the country, marking an official end to the apartheid…

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Love Will Save the Day: Edsel’s “Disco Discharge Presents Box of Sin” Chronicles ’80s Gay Club Scene

December 5, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

The Disco Discharge series, dormant for over a decade, has been recently reactivated by Demon Music Group’s Edsel label for one of its boldest projects yet. The 5-CD collection Disco Discharge Presents Box of Sin (also available on 4 LPs of highlights) is a journey through the gay club scene of 1980-1989 via 54 full-length or extended tracks from artists both expected and unexpected – including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Dreamgirls Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jennifer Holliday, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Bronski Beat, Laura Branigan, Dusty Springfield, Liza Minnelli, and…

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Aretha Franklin, Bananarama, Barry Manilow, Bronski Beat, Donna Summer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Liza Minnelli, The Communards, The Pointer Sisters, Various Artists, Whitney Houston

Legacy Reissues “Whitney Houston,” “Whitney” on Vinyl

May 10, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 11 Comments

Since its opening in theatres on December 23, 2022, the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody has earned over $56 million internationally, attesting to the ongoing power of its subject and her enduring music. I Wanna Dance with Somebody is now available on home video and digital formats, and along with the digital-only soundtrack release, her first two albums have recently returned to print in vinyl editions from Legacy Recordings. The 21-year old’s debut album arrived on Valentine’s Day 1985 from Arista Records, home of her cousin Dionne Warwick and…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 24

March 24, 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. Elton John, Honky Château: 50th Anniversary Edition (Rocket/UMC) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Hot on the heels of his final U.S. live performances, Elton John is looking back with a 50th anniversary edition of his 1972 LP Honky Château. The reissue will feature the original album (boasting such classics as “Rocket Man,” “Honky Cat,” and “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”) alongside nine session demos covering eight of the album’s tracks (including two versions of “Slave”) and…

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Carla Olson, Elton John, Gene Clark, Jessye Norman, Junie Morrison, Lee Hazlewood, Madness, Nancy Sinatra, Pink Floyd, The Beat, The Kinks, The Specials, Whitney Houston, Willie Nelson

A New Testament: Whitney Houston Gospel Collection Announced

February 10, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 3 Comments

Whitney Houston’s skills as an R&B and pop singer made her a blockbuster act in the ’80s and ’90s, but the late singer had a deep, familial passion for gospel that she only partially explored during her too-brief career. A new compilation and documentary due in March will change that. I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston is a new 14-track collection featuring hymns and spirituals Houston recorded throughout her time as a professional singer. Most of the songs stem from soundtracks, one of the few places she…

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The Weekend Stream: December 18, 2022

December 18, 2022 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

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 usher you into the weekend. And we’ve got a lot to cover today, from a massive Pink Floyd copyright dump to a new Whitney Houston soundtrack and some underrated Motown gold. Pink Floyd, Live at Southampton Guildhall, UK, 23 January 1972 / Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 5 Feb 1972 / Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 17 Feb 1972 / Live…

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Alabama, Dazz Band, Floyd Cramer, Musical Youth, Peggy Lee, Pink Floyd, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Shorty Long, Teresa Brewer, Whitney Houston

The Weekend Stream: September 25, 2021

September 25, 2021 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

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! A Tribe Called Quest, Check the Rhime (Remixes) / Hot Sex / Jazz…

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A Tribe Called Quest, Ashley Parker Angel, Basil Poledouris, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Indigo Girls, JoJo, Lou Rawls, Nancy Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Sammy Davis Jr., The O'Jays, Whitney Houston

Dance Out of My Head: Demon Collects Shep Pettibone Mixes from Whitney, Elton, Lionel, More on New Box Set

July 8, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

Arthur Baker Dance Masters Shep Pettibone

Producer-DJ Arthur Baker has brought his magic touch to recordings by everybody from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Tina Turner and Diana Ross, turning pop, rock, and R&B hits into dance floor-fillers. Now, Baker is looking back and taking stock of his fellow Dance Masters with a new series from Demon Music Group. Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters: The Shep Pettibone Master Mixes is an expansive salute from one legendary remixer to another. Available on 4 CDs (47 songs in one box set) or 2 LPs (32 tracks across two releases),…

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Arthur Baker, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, George Michael, Gloria Gaynor, Huey Lewis and The News, Lionel Richie, Pet Shop Boys, Shep Pettibone, The Salsoul Orchestra, Various Artists, Whitney Houston

Review: Whitney Houston, “Whitney Houston: 35th Anniversary Edition”

July 2, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

Whitney Houston wasn’t yet 22 years old when Arista Records released her self-titled debut album on Valentine’s Day, 1985. Overseen by executive producer Clive Davis, Whitney Houston anticipated every style the singer would explore in her subsequent discography. 35 years later, nearly every song is a recognized classic and a cornerstone of the late singer’s career. Vinyl Me, Please, in association with Legacy Recordings and Arista, has just revisited Whitney Houston in a beautiful new 2-LP box set featuring the original album and a bonus disc of dance remixes. Music was in…

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I Say a Prayer With Every Heartbeat: Vinyl Me, Please Expands Whitney Houston’s Debut for 35th Anniversary

February 14, 2020 by Sam Stone | 4 Comments

Thirty-five years ago today — on Valentine’s Day, 1985 — Whitney Houston’s self-titled debut was released. With three consecutive No. 1 singles, “You Give Good Love,” “How Will I Know” and “Greatest Love Of All,” the album was a smash hit that introduced listeners to one of the most talented vocalists of all time. Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Vinyl Me, Please will partner with Legacy Recordings to press a special 2LP, peaches-and-cream-colored 180-gram vinyl pressing. The first disc features the original album, while disc two features the rare Japanese remix album…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 17

November 17, 2017 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Queen, News of the World: 40th Anniversary Edition (UMC (U.K.) / Hollywood (U.S.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K.) Queen’s sixth album, 1977’s News of the World, is being generously expanded for its 40th anniversary in a new 3CD/1DVD/1LP box set. The original album is presented on CD and LP. The first bonus CD, the entirely unreleased Raw Sessions, presents an alternate version of the original album from demos, outtakes and live cuts. The second bonus disc collects a further 19 relevant bonus tracks, including versions from archival live…

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“I Wish You Love: More From ‘The Bodyguard'” Premieres Fourteen Tracks from Whitney Houston

October 12, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

Though Whitney Houston has been gone for more than five years, her life and music remain as resonant as ever. She’s been in the spotlight as a major figure in the new film Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives as well as the subject of the controversial documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. One of her most successful endeavors, the film The Bodyguard, is now playing around the world as a stage musical, and currently touring the United States with Whitney’s onetime duet partner Deborah Cox stepping into her shoes. Now,…

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That’s What Friends Are For: Clive Davis Soundtrack Features Barry, Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, More

September 27, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 6 Comments

This past April, New York’s Radio City Music Hall hosted a prestigious premiere. The film was Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, and the screening was accompanied by an all-star concert featuring Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, and others celebrating the life of the music legend. Beginning on October 3, Apple Music will exclusively stream the Chris Perkel-directed documentary, and today, September 27, Legacy Recordings has digitally released an exclusive 34-track deluxe soundtrack on Apple Music boasting four previously unreleased performances. (A standard 20-track digital soundtrack will be…

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Release Round-Up: Week of March 11

March 11, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

This week’s Release Round-Up is filled with reissues and anthologies from favorite artists on both CD and vinyl! Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz, An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz (7a Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Today sees the U.S. release of one of the coolest titles so far of 2016! An Evening with Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz captures the candid, intimate conversations between the rock legends recorded earlier this year. The first CD in this deluxe new package presents the conversation from January 7 recorded at Westbury,…

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Brenda Russell, Dave Mason, Herbie Mann, Jeff Buckley, Judy Garland, Maynard Ferguson, Mickey Gilley, Micky Dolenz, Peter Noone, Teddy Pendergrass, The Cars, Whitney Houston

Ooh Baby: Real Gone’s March Slate Includes Unreleased Herbie Mann Together with Dave Mason and Mickey Gilley Anthologies Plus Limited Vinyl Reissues

January 15, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 1 Comment

Yesterday we brought you the news of the upcoming Second Disc Records title to be released in conjunction with Real Gone Music: Bobby Darin’s Another Song on My Mind: The Motown Years anthology. Now we’ve got the rest of Real Gone’s March slate to tell you about and it’s as excitingly eclectic as ever! Kicking things off is a CD that should be of great interest to jazz enthusiasts. Herbie Mann is considered one of the greatest jazz flautists ever and was an early proponent of world music. His long tenure at Atlantic…

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Bobby Darin, Dave Mason, Herbie Mann, Margaret Whiting, Mickey Gilley, The Lords of the New Church, The O'Jays, Whitney Houston

Moments in Time: First Whitney Houston Live CD/DVD Announced

September 16, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

It’s not often that music mogul Clive Davis takes to The Today Show to make a special announcement, but that’s exactly what the former Columbia President, Arista founder and current Chief Creative Officer at Sony Music Entertainment did this morning to unveil his latest passion project. Five-time Grammy winner Davis was on hand to present the first-ever live album from one of his most famous discoveries, the late Whitney Houston. “This is her legacy,” said Davis of Whitney Houston Live – Her Greatest Performances, the new CD and CD/DVD release coming from Arista…

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Compilation Watch: Best-Ofs Planned for Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson

October 16, 2012 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Next month – the all-important Christmas shopping season – sees two compilations from two immensely popular singers from the RCA roster with unmistakable voices. The label will release new compilations in the same week for departed R&B legend Whitney Houston and American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson – the latter of whom definitely owes more than a little of her style to the former. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston marks a few firsts in Whitney’s catalogue: it’s her first single-disc, career-spanning compilation in the United States, and it’s the…

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Back Tracks: Whitney Houston

February 13, 2012 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Music was in both the bloodline and the spirit of Whitney Elizabeth Houston (1963-2012). The native of Newark, New Jersey called Cissy Houston of The Sweet Inspirations her mom, while Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick were her beloved cousins. Aretha Franklin was a close family friend and honorary aunt. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she began performing at Newark’s New Hope Baptist Church, singing in the gospel choir as a featured soloist, and began to make inroads in the music business as a background vocalist, again echoing the path of some…

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Reissue Theory: Whitney Houston, “Whitney”

January 25, 2012 by Mike Duquette | 10 Comments

We remember Whitney Houston (1963-2012) and her timeless legacy of song. We’re sharing this feature in her memory, and will return with a tribute to this musical legend, gone too soon. Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we focus on notable album and the reissues they could someday see. Today’s entry: a 25th anniversary spotlight on one of the best dance-pop albums of any era, and a tribute to a powerhouse R&B voice. In a word: Whitney. Around this time in 2010, right when The Second Disc was starting out,…

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New Review – Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

January 31, 2010 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Need a cure and tonic from the truly dismal Grammys, currently invading airspace across the East Coast? The inimitable Matt Rowe at MusicTAP has been kind enough to post another catalogue review of mine. This time it’s Legacy’s neat reissue of Whitney Houston’s 1985 debut LP. While I can’t yet confirm if I “might just be the next MusicTAP,” as Matt very kindly speculates, I am more than happy to try. To that end, check out the review here and keep reading The Second Disc for all the expanded and remastered news you…

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