Entering the Culture Factory: New Reissue Label Launches with Robert Palmer,...
Despite the spurious reports of the “death of the CD,” the reissue biz is still thriving on the little silver platter, offering up all manner of deluxe editions for the discerning customer. (That...
View ArticleFriday Feature: Muppet Memories
This month, it’s finally time to play the music and light the lights, with the release of The Muppets, a brand new film featuring Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo and just...
View ArticleReview: The Monkees, “Instant Replay: Deluxe Edition”
When The Monkees’ Instant Replay was released in February 1969, less than three years had passed since the band’s vinyl debut in October 1966. But the pop world of 1966 might have been a lifetime ago....
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of February 5
Taj Mahal, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) Fifteen discs of the blues legend’s Columbia output, including last year’s The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal compilation of...
View ArticleReview: “The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording”
I’m a pretty sensitive person, but there are few things that trigger my emotions easier than The Muppets. Searching through Muppet clips yields almost a 100% guarantee on being moved to tears; just...
View ArticleVarese Vintage Round-Up: Label Reissues Seals and Crofts, Danny Elfman, Bill...
Today, we’re spotlighting a number of reissues you might have missed from the Varese Sarabande label which arrived in the final weeks of 2014! The 1977 coming-of-age drama One on One starred young...
View ArticleA Lost Paul Williams Classic Coming Soon From Second Disc Records and Real...
Come June 2, Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music are living life a little on the windy side. That’s the date for our remastered and expanded reissue of Paul Williams’ 1979 album for Portrait...
View ArticleIron Butterfly, Black Oak Arkansas Join Paul Williams On Real Gone’s June Slate
Well, April 15 has come and gone. Did the taxman get you down? If so, Real Gone Music is ready to brighten your day with news of its June 2 slate of releases! This line-up is headlined by none other...
View ArticleLove Conquers All: Paul Williams’“A Little on the Windy Side” ARRIVES...
Tomorrow, June 2, sees the release of the newest title from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music: a remastered and expanded edition of Paul Williams’ 1979 Portrait Records album A Little on the...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of June 2
This week’s Release Round-Up is headlined by a legendary singer-songwriter’s first appearance on Second Disc Records, plus an array of box sets, reissues and beyond from across the musical spectrum!...
View ArticleHoly Mackerel! Early Paul Williams Expanded and Remastered by Now Sounds
If ever an album was lost in the shuffle, it was the 1968 debut LP by The Holy Mackerel. The LP, assigned as Reprise 6311, fell smack in between Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland (Reprise 6307) and Neil...
View ArticleReview: Paul Williams, “Someday Man: Deluxe Expanded Edition”
There are certain albums a person returns to, over and over again. These albums often transcend time and genre, and chances are you can name a few of them that reside in your own music collection. I’m...
View ArticleHe’s Only Just Begun: “Roger Nichols Treasury” Collects Demos, Jingles, Paul...
If you don’t know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man’s songs. His compositions have been sung by the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin,...
View ArticleIt’s a Happening World: Warner Japan Collects Sunshine Pop on “Soft Rock...
As longtime collectors know, great “nuggets” show up in the most unlikely places…and so do Nuggets, naturally. Warner Music Japan has just issued four volumes of Soft Rock Nuggets, but most of the...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of November 2
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Melissa Manchester, Mathematics: The MCA Years (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Second Disc Records and Real...
View ArticleThe Second Disc’s Picks for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018
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. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and...
View ArticleRecord Store Day Black Friday 2019’s Best Of The Rest
The major labels aren’t the only ones who’ll be part of Record Store Day Black Friday this year. A number of impressive indies (and other major labels with notable catalog friendly material) have...
View ArticleI’m a Believer: 7a Records Brings Micky Dolenz’s “Live in Japan” to CD, DVD,...
Last year, 7a Records – the label dedicated to all things Monkees – chronicled the early 1980s rise of Monkeemania in Japan with the release of Davy Jones’ Live in Japan. On May 8, 7a will celebrate...
View ArticleHoly Mackerel! Hanky Panky Collects Early Paul Williams on Two New LPs
He might have been born a someday man, but Paul Williams has proven himself to be a forever artist. A modern-day renaissance man, the Nebraska native tried his luck as an actor, a songwriter, and a...
View ArticleGet Lucky: Daft Punk Unearth Unheard 'Memories' for Reissue of Final Album
Fans of French electronic duo Daft Punk may have been shocked when the group suddenly announced their dissolution at the start of 2021. But the robots haven't really powered down: a year later, they...
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