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On January 11, 2010, The Second Disc launched its inaugural post, reflecting on the top reissues of 2009, which included works from artists like Elvis Costello, The Beatles, and Michael Jackson. On that same day, Mike Duquette shared our first genuine news piece regarding Legacy Recordings' purchase of the Jimi Hendrix catalog. By January 31, we published our first review, focusing on Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition. Then, on March 4, 2010, Joe Marchese joined The Second Disc, contributing two reviews—one of David Bowie's debut on Deram Records and another for The Essential Carole King—as well as a news article about an upcoming reissue campaign for the Cameo-Parkway catalog.

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In Memoriam: Roger Nichols (1940-2025)

2 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

If you don't know the name of Roger Nichols, you know the man's songs. His compositions have been sung by Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees, and Nichols' most frequent lyrical collaborator, Paul Williams - just to name a few.
I Get Misty: A Personal Reflection on Johnny Mathis' Final Concert

2 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

The music of Johnny Mathis has been a constant here at Second Disc HQ. Our very first Second Disc Records release in conjunction with Real Gone Music was Johnny's Life Is a Song Worth Singing: The Complete Thom Bell Sessions back in 2015, which inaugurated a series encompassing nearly two dozen Mathis albums and compilations to date including a multi-disc Christmas music collection and the standalone CD premieres of two "lost" albums, I Love My Lady and The Island.
Dyna-Mite: Cherry Red's 7Ts Label Collects Mud's Glam Oldies on "The Rak Years 1973-75"

3 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

Rob Davis, Les Gray, Dave Mount, and Ray Stiles formed Mud in 1966 and released their first single, "Flower Power," the very next year on CBS Records. But the band wasn't destined to make their name with psychedelic pop; instead, they persevered until breaking through in 1973 on Mickie Most's Rak label. By that time, they'd morphed into glam rockers with a fifties revivalist sensibility.
Hey There: Stage Door Expands John Raitt's "Songs of the Open Road"

3 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

Back in May 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stage Door Records brought some much-needed sunshine with an Original Album Series volume for Broadway baritone John Raitt (1917-2005). The 2CD volume collected Raitt's four LPs originally released between 1955 and 1960 on the Capitol and Warner Bros. labels; now, Stage Door has turned the clock back to 1947 for a first-time-on-CD expanded edition of his 1947 Decca EP Songs of the Open Road.
Thank U Very Much: Cherry Red, Esoteric Release Comprehensive "Box of Scaffold"

3 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

A poet, a comic, and a musician walk into a room... The Scaffold was hardly an ordinary band. In fact, it wasn't a band at all. Yet Roger McGough, John Gorman, and Mike McGear (a.k.a. McCartney, a.k.a. Paul's younger brother) of Liverpool released singles on Parlophone produced by Sir George Martin, had a chart-topping hit, and sold out such esteemed venues as the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank. Their thirteen-year time together outlasted The Beatles.
Smile Happy: WAR's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Deluxe Box Comes to CD

3 weeks ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

Following its release last week on vinyl for Record Store Day, the expanded 50th anniversary edition of WAR's seminal 1975 album Why Can't We Be Friends? is coming to CD and digital formats. On June 6, the 3CD box will arrive in stores via Rhino and Avenue Records. WAR's seventh album, Why Can't We Be Friends?
Review: Eric Burdon and WAR, "The Complete CD Collection"

1 month ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

With the recent release of WAR's Why Can't We Be Friends? as an expanded edition for Record Store Day (with a CD edition to follow - links still aren't active), TSD has given a spin to Rhino's most recent WAR CD release: The Complete CD Collection from Eric Burdon & WAR. "Peace and love was happening, and we figured that nobody would forget the name of the band if we called them WAR.
Sign In Stranger: Steely Dan's "The Royal Scam" Returns in June

1 month ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

Are you gonna do it without the fez on? 1976's The Royal Scam, Steely Dan's fifth album, is returning on June 6 in a variety of formats to conclude the band's reissue campaign which began in November 2022 with Can't Buy a Thrill.
Wowie Zowie: Frank Zappa's "Cheaper Than Cheep" Premieres Lost Concert Film, Soundtrack

1 month ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

All has been quiet on the Frank Zappa front since the release last fall of the 50th anniversary super deluxe edition of his album Apostrophe ('). That lull ended today, though, with the announcement of a multi-format release filled with audio and video goodies.
Everything Delightful: Rhino Celebrates 60 Years of the Dead with "Gratest Hits"

1 month ago | theseconddisc.com | Joe Marchese

Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary keeps on truckin'; we've already filled you in on the mammoth May 30 release Enjoying the Ride, with 450 tracks on 60 CDs, and its slimmed-down 3CD or 6LP highlights volume, The Music Never Stops, which precedes the big box's release on May 9.