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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/...

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.

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...

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

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 ...

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.

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...

Tributes to Dolly Parton’s husband and Kenny Rogers kick off The Weekend Stream.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Three very different (but very worthwhile) film and TV soundtracks are coming to vinyl next month.

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...

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”!)

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...

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.

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...

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.”

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 ...

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.

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...

A new 3CD set will offer rarities and unreleased material from three-time James Bond theme singer Dame Shirley Bassey.

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...

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.

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...

A celebration of the life and work of Roberta Flack. ❤️🎶

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...

Santana's new album 'Sentient,' due in March, offers three unreleased tracks amid past collaborations with Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson and Miles Davis.

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...

A new mix of a Carly Simon deep cut kicks off the latest Weekend Stream.

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...

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.

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...

Here’s what’s out today, reissue fans…

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...

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'

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…

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.

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…

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 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 …

The latest Weekend Stream goes way, WAY back. A lot of new-to-digital titles from…the ‘50s??

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…

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.

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 …

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...

Release Round-Up: Week of February 14 Happy Valentine's Day! 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. Melanie, Ace o' …

Happy Valentine’s Day! The week’s music reissue slate is better than a million candy hearts.

Do the Cocomotion: Cherry Red, Robinsongs Bring El Coco's Disco Floor-Fillers to CD on New Collection C'mon, baby, do the Cocomotion!  On February 21, Cherry Red's Robinsongs imprint is unveiling a new 4-albums-on-2-CD collection from disco outfit El Coco.  The new 2-CD set presents Brazil (1975), …

The albums of disco group El Coco, reminiscent of the Salsoul sound or the Love Unlimited Orchestra (and almost all of which are new to CD), will be reissued by @cherryredrecords.bsky.social's Robinsongs imprint next week.

This is What You Need: INXS Remix and Expand 'Listen Like Thieves' INXS' breakthrough album is getting the red carpet treatment for its 40th anniversary. The Australian group's 1985 effort Listen Like Thieves is getting a multi-format reissue this spring...and whi…

INXS will remix and expand their worldwide breakthrough, 1985's 'Listen Like Thieves,' in two editions that include outtakes, live material, remixes and B-sides between them.

Elvis Costello, Elton John, John Lennon, Sting Feature on UMG's Record Store Day Slate Universal Music Group's 2025 Record Store Day roster is heavy on British rockers: Elvis Costello, John Lennon, Elton John, Sting, Queen, Mark Knopfler, and The Verve among them!  But there's also s…

Universal Music Group, whose international catalogue operations are split between labels named UMe, UMC and UMR, have some quality classic-artist releases for Record Store Day that might not make you say "Um..."

Found All the Parts: Music on Vinyl Reissues Cheap Trick Albums Box Elo, kiddies! An out-of-print Cheap Trick box set is coming back to CD as well as a first-time LP adaptation for Music on Vinyl. The Complete Epic Albums Collection, originally released in 2013 as …

Music on Vinyl is prepping a limited 14LP box set offering the vast majority of Cheap Trick’s output for the Epic label.