Broadway Babies: Sony’s Masterworks Label Reissues Julie Andrews and Carol...
In 1962, Carol Burnett was one of America’s fastest-rising comedy stars, having reigned on Broadway as a brassy princess in Once Upon a Mattress and endeared herself to the rest of America as a regular...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of May 5
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Cornell 5/8/77 (Grateful Dead/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Rhino teams with the Grateful Dead for the first authorized...
View ArticleSixties Girl Bonanza: Complete Petula Confirmed, Plus Connie, Joanie, Shelby...
I know a place where we can go to finally hear the complete Warner Bros. singles of one of the most acclaimed singers of all-time, Petula Clark. On July 26, The Second Disc reported on Collectors’...
View ArticleHigh Time: Henry Mancini’s Film Music Celebrated On 9-CD, 18-Score Box Set
It’s been a good year to be a fan of Henry Mancini. And it’s about to get even better! The career of the composer, arranger and conductor – the rare artist for whom the word “legendary” is not only...
View ArticleSomething Good: Legacy Expands “The Sound of Music,” Classic Soundtrack Also...
The hills are alive again! On March 10, Legacy Recordings will reissue RCA Victor’s chart-topping 1965 soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s five-time Academy Award-winning The Sound of Music in a...
View ArticleOne Little Spark: New Label Launches With Kate Bush, Ben Folds, Laura Nyro,...
With its upcoming roster boasting titles from Kate Bush, Ben Folds Five, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Laura Nyro and Julie Andrews, the new audiophile label Analog Spark is pulling out all the stops for...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of March 10
This week brings a particularly impressive slate by any standard, but we’re particularly proud to introduce the world to Second Disc Records with our first two releases, from Johnny Mathis and the late...
View ArticleReview: “The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition”
In the days when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Peter and Gordon, The Zombies, The Animals and The Kinks were vying for chart supremacy, there was another British Invasion going on. And it was...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of April 28
Dusty Springfield, Faithful (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Faithful assembles for the first time on one CD all of the masters produced by Jeff Barry (“Chapel of Love,” “Leader of the...
View ArticleWouldn’t It Be Loverly? Two Julie Andrews Classics Return to CD
By anyone’s estimation, Julie Andrews was one of Columbia Records’ leading lights by 1962. Her Tony-nominated performances onstage in My Fair Lady and Camelot had both led to chart-topping,...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of May 5
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Oddly, releases were split between yesterday and today, but both days add up to a wealth of titles in nearly every genre! Without a doubt, this is one of the...
View ArticleReview: “The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack Recording” on SACD
RCA Victor expected the soundtrack album to 1965’s big-screen musical The Sound of Music to be a juggernaut. The label backed the release with a $100,000.00 promotional campaign, and arranged for...
View ArticleWouldn’t It Be Loverly: Analog Spark Reissues “My Fair Lady,”“West Side...
Following its vinyl and SACD presentations of the original soundtrack of 1965’s The Sound of Music and its 40th anniversary vinyl pressing of 1975’s original Broadway cast recording of A Chorus Line,...
View ArticleAnalog Spark Breathes New Life Into Three Classic Broadway Cast Recordings
Curtain up! Analog Spark, the audiophile imprint of Razor and Tie, has brought back the luster of yesteryear with a trio of reissues from the days when people dressed up to go to the theatre. The...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of December 8
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Debby Boone, You Light Up My Life: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Finally, the platinum LP...
View ArticleHow Far I’ll Go: England’s ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ Series Releases Disney...
A British compilation series recently released a magical volume for Disney fans – and with a host of rarities for collectors, to boot! Since 2016, Universal Music On Demand’s Sing Your Heart Out series...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of October 18
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Jethro Tull, Stormwatch: 40th Anniversary Edition (Chrysalis) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Jethro Tull continues its long-running box set series...
View ArticleRelease Round-Up: Week of August 20
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton: Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Polydor/UMe) 4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. /...
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