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From Danny Wilson to Sing Street, Scottish songwriter Gary Clark remains a favorite of anyone with an ear for a meaningful melody. Ahead of @cherryredrecords.bsky.social's Complete Danny Wilson box set, TSD had a lengthy chat with him about his past, present and future.
Never Gonna Be the Same: A Conversation with Gary Clark of Danny Wilson - The Second Disc
The best known hit of his band begins with "Everything is wonderful / being here is heavenly..." and perhaps no line better sums up the experience of hearing a song by Gary Clark. The Scottish singer/...
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May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From Danny Wilson to Sing Street, Scottish songwriter Gary Clark remains a favorite of anyone with an ear for a meaningful melody. Ahead of @cherryredrecords.bsky.social's Complete Danny Wilson box set, TSD had a lengthy chat with him about his past, present and future.
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Last year’s ’Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook’ was one of my favorite catalog music releases last year. In honor of Prince’s passing nine years ago, I present a new chat at @theseconddisc.bsky.social with Adam Mattera, who put the set together for @cherryredrecords.bsky.social
Oooh, This I Need: Adam Mattera Talks 'Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook' - The Second Disc
Last year, The Second Disc had nothing but good things to say about Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook, Cherry Red's triple-disc tribute to the music of Prince. The set told a story of The Artist's mas...
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April 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Last year’s ’Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook’ was one of my favorite catalog music releases last year. In honor of Prince’s passing nine years ago, I present a new chat at @theseconddisc.bsky.social with Adam Mattera, who put the set together for @cherryredrecords.bsky.social
Rhino's unwavering commitment to archiving the Grateful Dead leads to a new box set of hours of unreleased live material to mark their 60th anniversary.
Attics of My Life: Grateful Dead Mark 60 Years with Massive Box of Unreleased Live Performances - The Second Disc
It's little surprise that Rhino is going all-out for the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. The label today announced a 60CD box set due this spring that will premiere material from some 20 shows ...
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March 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rhino's unwavering commitment to archiving the Grateful Dead leads to a new box set of hours of unreleased live material to mark their 60th anniversary.
Tributes to Dolly Parton’s husband and Kenny Rogers kick off The Weekend Stream.
The Weekend Stream: March 8, 2025 - The Second Disc
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's offerings are particularly reflectiv...
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March 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tributes to Dolly Parton’s husband and Kenny Rogers kick off The Weekend Stream.
Tangerine Dream’s breakthrough album ‘Phaedra’ was included with a boatload of bonus material in a 2019 box set. That material gets a box of its own in April.
Moments of a Visionary: Tangerine Dream Plan 'Phaedra' 50th Anniversary Box - The Second Disc
Tangerine Dream's breakthrough album will be celebrated in a box set that features a host of audiovisual material taken from a bigger box set. Virgin/UMR will reissue the German group's 1974 hit Phaed...
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March 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tangerine Dream’s breakthrough album ‘Phaedra’ was included with a boatload of bonus material in a 2019 box set. That material gets a box of its own in April.
Looking for a great way to explore and honor the late Roy Ayers? This recent 3CD set offers five of Roy Ayers Ubiquity’s classic albums.
Baby, You Give Me a Feeling: Robinsongs Collects Five Albums from Roy Ayers' Ubiquity - The Second Disc
Last evening, TSD learned that jazz legend Roy Ayers had passed away at the age of 84. Prior to the sad news, we had completed and scheduled this news item on Cherry Red and Robinsongs' recent collec...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looking for a great way to explore and honor the late Roy Ayers? This recent 3CD set offers five of Roy Ayers Ubiquity’s classic albums.
Rhino has been expanding the Grateful Dead universe with expanded reissues of albums by the band's stalwart collaborator Robert Hunter. The latest, an expansion of 1975's 'Tiger Rose,' is due this spring.
Last Flash of Rock 'n Roll: Rhino Remasters, Expands Robert Hunter's "Tiger Rose" - The Second Disc
Following last year's expanded reissue of Grateful Dead collaborator Robert Hunter's Tales of the Great Rum Runners, the late lyricist is once again being celebrated by Rhino with a new deluxe edition...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Rhino has been expanding the Grateful Dead universe with expanded reissues of albums by the band's stalwart collaborator Robert Hunter. The latest, an expansion of 1975's 'Tiger Rose,' is due this spring.
Three very different (but very worthwhile) film and TV soundtracks are coming to vinyl next month.
Soundtrack Watch: 'Hook,' 'Goofy' and 'Lost' Make Vinyl Appearances in April - The Second Disc
Fans of soundtrack reissues on vinyl have three very different titles to potentially look forward to in April: a mid-'90s Disney animated flick, a crown jewel in John Williams' discography, an a belov...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Three very different (but very worthwhile) film and TV soundtracks are coming to vinyl next month.
A quarter century after its release, ‘Millennium 2.0’ will celebrate the Backstreet Boys’ crowning achievement as a boy band, with 13 rare and unreleased tracks (including, finally, the original lyrics to “I Want It That Way”!)
Larger Than Life: Backstreet Boys Reboot 'Millennium' with Bonus Disc - The Second Disc
A new reissue from Legacy Recordings - one with an extremely long lead time - will revisit the ascendance of the Backstreet Boys to the top of a crop of late '90s and early '00s boy bands. The quintet...
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March 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A quarter century after its release, ‘Millennium 2.0’ will celebrate the Backstreet Boys’ crowning achievement as a boy band, with 13 rare and unreleased tracks (including, finally, the original lyrics to “I Want It That Way”!)
Pink Floyd’s performance in the ruins of Pompeii—first screened in theaters in 1972 and later expanded with footage of the Dark Side of the Moon sessions—has been restored for IMAX and remixed by Steven Wilson. Blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP versions release in May, after the film’s April screenings.
Echoes Through the Ruins: Pink Floyd's Pompeii Gig to Be Remixed and Reissued - The Second Disc
More than half a century after its release, Pink Floyd's arresting 1972 concert film - recorded in the ancient amphitheater of Pompeii - will be revisited as an audio and video product from Legacy Rec...
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February 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Pink Floyd’s performance in the ruins of Pompeii—first screened in theaters in 1972 and later expanded with footage of the Dark Side of the Moon sessions—has been restored for IMAX and remixed by Steven Wilson. Blu-ray, DVD, CD and LP versions release in May, after the film’s April screenings.
More than 60 years ago, Vince Guaraldi made magic with his first album of songs devoted to the Peanuts characters. Craft Recordings will reissue the album in April with a bonus CD of rare and unreleased outtakes, including a “studio test” of “Linus and Lucy.”
Happiness Is: Vince Guaraldi's First Charlie Brown Album to Be Expanded by Craft Recordings - The Second Disc
Happiness is many things to many people: good friends, childlike wonder, catchy tunes...and, perhaps, a warm puppy. From Craft Recordings comes a new reissue that includes all four: a newly expanded e...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
More than 60 years ago, Vince Guaraldi made magic with his first album of songs devoted to the Peanuts characters. Craft Recordings will reissue the album in April with a bonus CD of rare and unreleased outtakes, including a “studio test” of “Linus and Lucy.”
Quartet Records' latest score reissue is a great one: the music to Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of CAPE FEAR, in which Elmer Bernstein adapted the original 1962 film's music by Bernard Herrmann.
Soundtrack Watch: 'Cape Fear' Remake Score Rises from the Depths at Quartet - The Second Disc
Quartet Records will revisit a special musical approach to a remake of a classic suspense thriller: Martin Scorsese's 1991 adaptation of Cape Fear. The 2CD set, will include a remastered and expanded ...
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February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Quartet Records' latest score reissue is a great one: the music to Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of CAPE FEAR, in which Elmer Bernstein adapted the original 1962 film's music by Bernard Herrmann.
A new 3CD set will offer rarities and unreleased material from three-time James Bond theme singer Dame Shirley Bassey.
Goldsinger: Cherry Red Collects Rare and Unreleased Shirley Bassey on New Compilation - The Second Disc
Cherry Red is getting the party started with Dame Shirley Bassey. On April 18, the label's Strawberry imprint will release The Singer, a 3-CD collection filled with previously unreleased tracks, hits...
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February 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A new 3CD set will offer rarities and unreleased material from three-time James Bond theme singer Dame Shirley Bassey.
After their split from 10cc and (mostly) before their work as one of the most enduring music video directorial teams, Godley & Creme released a fair amount of music, which is captured in an 11CD box set from Edsel out this week.
Bits of Blue Sky: Godley & Creme's Duo Discography Collected for New Box Set - The Second Disc
Between their time as half of the head-turning British rock band 10cc and a whole new career as innovative music video directors, Godley & Creme carved out a unique discography as a duo. It's one that...
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February 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
After their split from 10cc and (mostly) before their work as one of the most enduring music video directorial teams, Godley & Creme released a fair amount of music, which is captured in an 11CD box set from Edsel out this week.
A celebration of the life and work of Roberta Flack. ❤️🎶
In Memoriam: Roberta Flack (1937-2025) - The Second Disc
Even Robert Christgau couldn't get it right all the time. The self-professed "dean of American rock critics" sniffed at Roberta Flack's Quiet Fire in 1971 thusly: "Flack is generally regarded as the m...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A celebration of the life and work of Roberta Flack. ❤️🎶
Santana's new album 'Sentient,' due in March, offers three unreleased tracks amid past collaborations with Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson and Miles Davis.
Let the Guitar Play: Santana's New 'Sentient' Revisits Collabs with Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and More - The Second Disc
More than 25 years after a collaboration-heavy album rocketed Carlos Santana back into the spotlight, the guitar legend will release another - albeit one assembled from an assortment of solo tracks an...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Santana's new album 'Sentient,' due in March, offers three unreleased tracks amid past collaborations with Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson and Miles Davis.
A new mix of a Carly Simon deep cut kicks off the latest Weekend Stream.
The Weekend Stream: February 22, 2025 - The Second Disc
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! A great Carly Simon deep cut gets a fresh mix, p...
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February 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A new mix of a Carly Simon deep cut kicks off the latest Weekend Stream.
An expanded version of the last album by The Move—recorded at the same time the group morphed into ELO—will get a much-needed remaster by @cherryredrecords.bsky.social next week.
Do Ya, Do Ya Want This Disc? The Move's Transition to Something Electric Comes Alive from Esoteric - The Second Disc
The final works from British rockers The Move were relatively ignored by everyone, including the band themselves - until listeners started to realize how it marked the trio's transition into a whole n...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
An expanded version of the last album by The Move—recorded at the same time the group morphed into ELO—will get a much-needed remaster by @cherryredrecords.bsky.social next week.
Here’s what’s out today, reissue fans…
Release Round-Up: Week of February 21 - The Second Disc
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. David Lee Roth, The Warner Recordings 1985...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here’s what’s out today, reissue fans…
This month's look at film score reissues highlights some favorites from the late '80s and '90s, including 'Rain Man,' 'The English Patient' and...'Quigley Down Under'
Soundtrack Watch: 'Rain Man,' 'Quigley,' 'English Patient' Set for Reissues - The Second Disc
A breakthrough for one of Hollywood's biggest composers, a cult classic Western and an Oscar-winning '90s film are among the film scores being revisited by some of our favorite reissue labels this mon...
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February 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This month's look at film score reissues highlights some favorites from the late '80s and '90s, including 'Rain Man,' 'The English Patient' and...'Quigley Down Under'
JoBoxers had a lot more to offer than the worldwide Top 40 hit "Just Got Lucky." A new set from @cherryredrecords.bsky.social shows how much, including two unreleased albums and a live disc.
Like Gangbusters: JoBoxers' Complete Works Get Anthologized by Cherry Red
If you've ever wanted to search beyond "Just Got Lucky," the worldwide hit from British New Wave group JoBoxers, a new triple-disc anthology from Cherry Red has you covered. The aptly-titled Just G…
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February 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
JoBoxers had a lot more to offer than the worldwide Top 40 hit "Just Got Lucky." A new set from @cherryredrecords.bsky.social shows how much, including two unreleased albums and a live disc.
In 1999, The Black Crowes invited Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for two special shows. 25 years after its original 2CD release, it'll now be expanded to three CDs (or six LPs), and includes the band's own material, something not allowed at the time.
Excess All Areas: Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes' Live Team-Up to Be Expanded
A rare concert team-up between one of the great blues-rock bands of the last four decades and one of the greatest guitarists of all time is getting revisited in a new 3CD or 6LP set due for release…
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February 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In 1999, The Black Crowes invited Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for two special shows. 25 years after its original 2CD release, it'll now be expanded to three CDs (or six LPs), and includes the band's own material, something not allowed at the time.
The latest Weekend Stream goes way, WAY back. A lot of new-to-digital titles from…the ‘50s??
The Weekend Stream: February 15, 2025
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! We're taking it way back today with reissues …
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February 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The latest Weekend Stream goes way, WAY back. A lot of new-to-digital titles from…the ‘50s??
Months after the last of the three passed away, @cherryredrecords.bsky.social will honor the musical works of singer Julee Cruise, composer Angelo Badalamenti and lyricist/legendary director David Lynch with a new 2CD collection.
The Voice of Love: Julee Cruise's Collaborations with Badalamenti and Lynch Compiled in New 2CD Set
In one of the more unintentionally-timed releases of the year, Cherry Red will revisit the most popular works of the late singer Julee Cruise, known for her haunting work with the late, influential…
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February 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Months after the last of the three passed away, @cherryredrecords.bsky.social will honor the musical works of singer Julee Cruise, composer Angelo Badalamenti and lyricist/legendary director David Lynch with a new 2CD collection.
The new Sly Stone documentary by @questlove.bsky.social has a rarities-packed soundtrack to go with it, available now digitally with a CD/2LP release to follow in May. theseconddisc.com/2025/02/14/s...
Thankful N' Thoughtful: Legacy Releases Soundtrack to Sly Stone Documentary
A pleasant surprise available digitally today and on CD and 2LP in May is the soundtrack to an exciting new documentary about one of the great musical icons of the '60s: Sly Stone. SLY LIVES! (aka …
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February 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The new Sly Stone documentary by @questlove.bsky.social has a rarities-packed soundtrack to go with it, available now digitally with a CD/2LP release to follow in May. theseconddisc.com/2025/02/14/s...