Wilson Pickett - The Second Disc

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In Memoriam: Steve Cropper (1941-2025)

December 4, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

It’s a sad fact that so much of America’s musical infrastructure – the men and women whose session work powered thousands of pop chart hits and significant recordings – exists in near-obscurity. Consider The Funk Brothers, that collective of R&B musicians in Detroit who powered nearly every Motown session in the label’s golden age. Fans and collectors still sift through the vagaries of paperwork and memory to determine who lent their instruments to which song; the unofficial group’s members would be credited by name at the insistence of Marvin Gaye on his…

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Albert King, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, Booker T. and the MG's, Brian May, Eddie Floyd, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Steve Cropper, The Blues Brothers, Wilson Pickett

United: Ace Compiles Songs of Gamble and Huff on “Love Train” Collection

August 13, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Ace Records is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary with special releases as well as concerts and a pop-up shop in London. Over the course of those decades, the label has established a number of long-running series including their Songwriters and Producers lines. A recent release in the Songwriters series celebrates two of the all-time greats in both categories: Philadelphia’s Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. Love Train: The Gamble and Huff Songbook brings together 24 songs from the Philadelphia International Records duo who also formed two thirds of Mighty Three Publishing along with…

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Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Gamble and Huff, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Jean Carn, Jerry Butler, Lou Rawls, Mary Wells, The Intruders, The O'Jays, The Supremes, Wilson Pickett

You Can’t Sit Down: Craft Offers Rare Memphis Soul in Concert on ‘Stax Revue: Live in ’65!’

June 12, 2025 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

The Southern soul of Stax Records truly knew no boundaries. This summer, a classic instance of its staying power, recorded live in concert, will be revisited on a new 2CD/2LP set. Stax Revue: Live in ’65! expands a pivotal pair of concerts undertaken at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles 60 summers ago when the Memphis label – newly bolstered by a distribution deal with Atlantic Records – took several of its marquee acts to the West Coast (many for the first time) for a spirited club set packed with favorites by…

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Booker T. & The MG's, Carla Thomas, David Porter, Rufus Thomas, William Bell, Wilson Pickett

Ace Records Spotlight: Wilson Pickett, Chuck Jackson, Judy Henske, and “The Unexpected”

December 4, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

From folk to space-age pop and heartrending soul, Ace Records and its Kent Records imprint have got collectors covered with a number of recent releases. Wilson Pickett Sings Bobby Womack on Kent Records traces the many meetings of the two soul titans – 17 tracks, in fact, all recorded between May 1966 and September 1968 and culled from The Wicked Pickett’s tenure at Atlantic Records. Although Womack’s time as an artist at the New York label was short (just one 1966 single, “Find Me Somebody” b/w “How Does It Feel,” both sides…

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Bobby Womack, Chuck Jackson, Judy Henske, Various Artists, Wilson Pickett

Release Round-Up: Week of November 24

November 24, 2017 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! “Weird Al” Yankovic, Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic (Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The world’s premier parodist celebrates his discography with a box set unlike any other: all 14 of his original albums, newly remastered; Medium Rarities, a bonus album of rare and unreleased material; and a 100+ page book of rare photos and memorabilia–all packaged in a replica of Al’s signature accordion! INXS, Kick 30 (Atlantic/Rhino (U.S.)…

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, Bananarama, Bonnie Tyler, Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Presley, INXS, Phil Collins, Ramones, The Fall, The Scorpions, Wilson Pickett, XTC, Yes

Release Round-Up: Week of August 5

August 5, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Wilson Pickett Complete Atlantic Singles Volume One

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Wilson Pickett, Land of 1000 Dances: The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Real Gone Music has the first release in a three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett’s tenure at Atlantic Records. The Wicked Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these in their original mono single mixes. You’ll find some of his biggest and most indelible hits on here like “In…

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Black Sabbath, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Fanny, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

In The Midnight Hour: Real Gone August Slate Includes Wilson Pickett, The B-52’s, Dusty Springfield, Diamond Rio, More

June 17, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 2 Comments

With summer nearly upon us, we’re all beginning to make plans for the next few months. Real Gone is doing the same, having just revealed what its releases are going to be for middle of summer in August! The first item on the list is the first of an eventual three-volume collection chronicling Wilson Pickett’s tenure at Atlantic Records. Pickett released a total of 66 single sides at the label and The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 collects the first 22 of these. When Pickett moved to Atlantic in 1964, he quickly became a…

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Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys, Diamond Rio, Dusty Springfield, Fanny, Marty Robbins, Mitch Miller, The B-52's, The New Christy Minstrels, Wilson Pickett

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 4

September 4, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

The fall is almost upon us – which means some of the most exciting release weeks of the year are just around the corner! We hope you’ve checked out Ted’s farewell to the sounds of summer, because we’re kicking off September right here with a new release from Second Disc Records – as well as goodies from The Doors, Eydie Gorme, Micky Dolenz, Peter Frampton, Pugwash, and many more! To our U.S. readers, we wish you a safe and happy Labor Day weekend filled with great new (and old) sounds! Wilson Pickett,…

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Al Kooper, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, Pugwash, Spooner Oldham, The Doors, The Monkees, Wilson Pickett

Wicked Good: Wilson Pickett’s “Complete RCA” Arrives TOMORROW From Second Disc Records!

September 3, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

This Friday, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue the story of one of soul music’s leading lights. The late Wilson Pickett (1941-2006) lived life – and made music – on strictly his own terms. Everybody knows the story of The Wicked Pickett’s groundbreaking tenure at Atlantic Records during which time he largely defined the sound of sixties soul. Hits such as “In the Midnight Hour,” “Land of 1,000 Dances,” “Mustang Sally” and “Funky Broadway” all still cornerstones of any classic R&B playlist. But after leaving Atlantic Records in 1972, Wilson…

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Something Wicked This Way Comes: Second Disc Records Presents Complete Wilson Pickett On RCA

July 21, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

You don’t have to wait for the midnight hour – Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, is ready now to announce its latest release! We’re thrilled to welcome to our label one of the true legends of rhythm and blues, The “Wicked” Wilson Pickett, with the world premiere CD release of Mr. Magic Man: The Complete RCA Studio Recordings. This new 2-CD set is due in stores on September 4. Between 1964 and 1972, Pickett established himself as one of the greatest soul men of all time with a…

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