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Hey, new vintage live set from Howard Jones out this week on @cherryredrecords.bsky.social! We love that guy here.
Not Under the Thumb of the Cynical Few: Early, Unreleased Howard Jones Set Unearthed by Cherry Red - The Second Disc
Cherry Red, longtime home for Howard Jones' catalogue, will release an unheard set from the beginning of his career this month. Live At The Marquee, available January 30, finds the inimitable singer/s...
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The big reissue news of the day is Aerosmith revisiting their debut album with a new remaster, remix and 17 unreleased studio/live tracks in March! All the details below.
Until Them Dreams Come True: Aerosmith's Debut Reissued with New Remix, Live Cuts and Outtakes - The Second Disc
When Aerosmith surprised fans by moving their entire catalogue to Universal Music Group - switching two eras of material for Columbia Records (eight studio and live LPs originally issued between 1973-...
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. @squeezeofficial.com, @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social, @theformat.com and other new songs by old (and new) favorites lead off the latest Weekend Stream!
The Weekend Stream: January 24, 2026 - The Second Disc
Welcome back 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've got a lot of new songs from old favor...
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Last year’s vinyl version of Split Enz’s new archival box set was missing some stuff. It’ll turn up on a 2LP “appendix” next month…plus an extra track that wasn’t on the CD box, either! D’ooooh…
Stranger Than Fiction: Split Enz's 'Enzyclopedia' Series Receives 'Second Thoughts' Vinyl Interlude - The Second Disc
When Split Enz started their new archival series Enzyclopedia Volumes One and Two last year, there was a bit of a difference across formats. The 5CD box set included new remasters of debut Mental Note...
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Our readers obviously have a lot of thoughts about the newest Beach Boys archival box set. What do YOU think? 🎶🎙️
Still I Dream of It: The Beach Boys' 'We Gotta Groove' Highlights 'Love You,' '15 Big Ones,' 'Adult/Child' Eras - The Second Disc
Over three years after the release of Sail On Sailor: 1972, The Beach Boys’ long-running archival series is back in full force with a new box set due on February 13. We Gotta Groove: The Brother Stud...
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Talking Heads released a set of early demos on vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday. This spring, they’ll release them on CD with more than 30 extra tracks!
Artists Only: Talking Heads' 'Tentative Decisions' Collection Gets CD Expansion - The Second Disc
One of the highlights of Rhino's Record Store Day Black Friday bounty was Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live, a selection of early material from art-rock icons Talking Heads that predated (and had be...
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Whatever happened to Johnny Cougar? @cherryredrecords.bsky.social has the answer. They'll release a 2CD set of early works by the man we now know as Mellencamp - including 10 unreleased tracks.
Skin It Back: John Mellencamp's Early Works Revisited on New Anthology - The Second Disc
Heartland rocker John Mellencamp recently announced the Dancing Worlds tour, a summer trek through America in July and August that'll focus on hits he's not played in a while to audiences in outdoor a...
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The new Weekend Stream is here! We’ve got that new Al Green EP, a 25th anniversary edition of ‘J.Lo,’ and plenty more to go around.
The Weekend Stream: January 17, 2025 - The Second Disc
Welcome back to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. New music from country and soul icons and a...
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Kinda quiet release week today. NOW explores 1982, Richard Marx does some standards, and a few other things
Release Round-Up: Week of January 16 - 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. Various Artists, NOW Yearbook: Vault '82 (...
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It’s our first interview of 2026! We talk to reissue producer @andrewsandoval.bsky.social about his newly revised and exhaustive book on The Kinks.
A Second Disc Interview: Andrew Sandoval on "The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night: The Day-by-Day Story Pt. 1 - 1940-1971" - The Second Disc
Here at Second Disc HQ, we're longtime fans of writer-producer-musician-historian Andrew Sandoval. In addition to his groundbreaking work with The Monkees catalogue - including, most recently, helmin...
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Jazz-rock band Level 42 have partnered with @cherryredrecords.bsky.social for a series of box sets covering their discography. The fourth and latest will be available in March.
Lessons in Love: Robinsongs Caps Off Level 42 Box Sets with 'The Later Years 2001-2020' - The Second Disc
Cherry Red's suite of labels have already planned a healthy amount of box sets and reissues for the first quarter of the year. One such title is Robinsongs' fourth collection devoted to the work of Br...
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Last year, Peter Gabriel digitally released two vintage live sets: his 1982 WOMAD set and an in-studio performance from 2003. As he releases tracks from new album ‘o\i’ throughout the year, he’ll also put these on CD and LP.
I Have the Touch: Two Vintage Peter Gabriel Live Sets Get Physical Releases - The Second Disc
Peter Gabriel may be prepping an unexpected new album this year (oi, the comparatively rapid follow-up to 2023's decades-in-development i/o) - but don't worry: he's got catalogue plans, too! Over the ...
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The Colourfield—singer Terry Hall’s third major band of the ‘70s and ‘80s, after The Specials and Fun Boy Three—get a box set next month offering both their albums, three discs of rare and unreleased extras and a videography on DVD.
Castles in the Air: New Box Set Offers Complete Works of The Colourfield - The Second Disc
The brief, eclectic work of British band The Colourfield will be investigated in a new box set from Chrysalis this winter. The Sound of The Colourfield brings together five CDs and a region-free DVD c...
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Another post about Rhino? Well, they have more on the release calendar than any reissue label. Next month, they’ll put Tori Amos’ conceptual covers album ‘Strange Little Girls’ on vinyl and CD with four bonus tracks (two of them unreleased).
Wonder Who the Real Men Are: Tori Amos' 'Strange Little Girls' Gets Expanded - The Second Disc
Tori Amos' sixth and final album for longtime label Atlantic was one of her most conceptually striking - and a new expanded edition will offer some additional rare and unreleased material to go with i...
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Also coming from Rhino later this month—on vinyl as part of the Start Your Ear Off Right indie store promo and on CD everywhere—comes a new set highlighting the first dozen singles of The Monkees.
Good Clean Fun: Rhino Preps New Monkees Singles Collection - The Second Disc
Following last year's deluxe box of The Monkees' Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd., Rhino has announced its first release from the band in 2026. The A's, The B's and The Monkees, at long la...
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A new CD box out next month from Rhino offers eight remastered albums by Roberta Flack.
Where Is The Love: Rhino Collects Roberta Flack's First Eight Studio Albums in New Box - The Second Disc
On February 10, Roberta Flack would have celebrated her 90th birthday. Though Flack passed away in February 2025, the occasion is being marked with a new box set from Rhino. With Her Songs: The Atlant...
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In addition to releasing it on vinyl as part of their "Start Your Ear Off Right" initiative, Rhino will remaster and expand @squeezeofficial.com's underrated PLAY on CD with four rare B-sides! Comes out in just a few weeks...
Laughing in My Sleep: Rhino Remasters and Expands Squeeze's 'Play' - The Second Disc
Part of Rhino's annual "Start Your Ear Off Right" promotion is a very welcome surprise: a remastered and expanded edition of one of the most underrated albums by British pop/rock band Squeeze. 1991's ...
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We kick off the week with a tribute to the spirit of Bobby Weir.
In Memoriam: Bob Weir (1947-2026) - The Second Disc
Some folks look for answers/Others look for fights/Some folks up in treetops/Just look to see the sights I can tell your future/Look what's in your hand/But I can't stop for nothing/I'm just playing i...
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Every Saturday, The Weekend Stream has new music from old favorites like Robyn or David Byrne, plus new to digital or reissued things, like a bunch of latter-day Madonna that just moved to a different label. What will you find to listen to? 🎶🎧
The Weekend Stream: January 10, 2026 - The Second Disc
Welcome back 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've got some new music from old pop favor...
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A new collection of live material and some studio remixes of Elvis Presley’s discography will accompany ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,’ Baz Luhrmann’s new film featuring unreleased concert performances next month.
That's All Right: Baz Luhrmann's New Elvis Concert Film Gets Remix-Packed Soundtrack - The Second Disc
Yesterday, on the occasion of Elvis Presley's birthday, Legacy Recordings announced their latest release devoted to The King of Rock and Roll: a companion album to next month's forthcoming EPiC: Elvis...
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It’s the first new release Friday of 2026, and we’ve got a round-up of the big catalogue titles, including an audiophile edition of an early Doobie Brothers title, live sets from Van Halen and Pavarotti (separately…!) and more
Release Round-Up: Week of January 9 - The Second Disc
Welcome to our first Release Round-Up of 2026, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. The Doobie Brothers, The Captain & M...
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The new year means new vinyl releases from Rhino as part of their Start Your Ear Off Right annual promotion. Over 30 titles, including The Monkees, John Coltrane, Utopia, Ramones and Squeeze, will be available exclusively at indie record stores. Here's the full list!
Woke Up with a Monster: Rhino's Start Your Ear Off Right Titles Run the Gamut - The Second Disc
Why wait for Record Store Day? Rhino continues their January tradition of "Start Your Ear Off Right" with just over three dozen exclusive vinyl titles being released through January at independent rec...
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One of the first big box sets from Universal this year - out in the U.K. - is a 6CD expansion of the early works of The Style Council, Paul Weller's new band after the breakup of The Jam. It features dozens of previously unreleased demos, outtakes and live tracks.
The Best Thing: The Style Council's Debut Gets Box Set Expansion - The Second Disc
More than 40 years after Paul Weller introduced a new phase of his musical work as part of the genre-hopping Style Council, a forthcoming box set will dive deep into their first few years of work, com...
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Here's a few notable recent SHM-CD releases, including 'Wicked,' @brucespringsteen.net (with a bonus live set) and Simon & Garfunkel!
Japan Reissue Round-Up: "Wicked: The Soundtrack," Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel - The Second Disc
Today, we're taking a look at three unique 2025 reissues from Japan! Back on December 5, we shared news that John Powell and Stephen Schwartz's instrumental score to the blockbuster sequel Wicked: For...
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Coming in March from Edsel Records: a multi-disc box set showcasing the early studio and live work of Rainbow—the first in a planned archival series devoted to Ritchie Blackmore’s group 🌈🎶🤘
A Light in the Black: Edsel Kicks Off New Rainbow Reissue Campaign - The Second Disc
The new year will see renewed catalogue activity around Ritchie Blackmore's acclaimed work with Rainbow, kicking off in the spring with a new box set from Edsel. The Temple of the King 1975-1976, avai...
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A three-volume set of score manuscripts from George Martin’s archive, published by @curvebender.bsky.social and spanning 1965 to 2006, will commemorate the legendary producer’s centennial year.
All Together Now: New Book, Audio Set Preserves George Martin's Archival Manuscripts - The Second Disc
Even with a recent wave of new Beatles Anthology material - both on record and in a remastered version of the multi-part documentary on Disney+ - it appears there's always something new to learn about...
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Our first Weekend Stream of the year showcases new-to-digital music from Peter Gabriel, Motörhead, Rita Jean Bodine, TV legend Mike Post, a pioneering female rap group, and unreleased albums from the ‘70s!
The Weekend Stream: January 3, 2026 - The Second Disc
Welcome back, from holiday break, to 2026's first edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc's review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts! We're starting in...
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Hi! It’s us, The Second Disc, your (hopefully) favorite website for reissued and remastered music of all genres. We keep forgetting to use this account but our goal is to change that in 2026! It’s always nice to talk about music with you.
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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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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