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Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Mary Martin Feature in Latest Masterworks...
Some of The Great White Way’s brightest stars will be on the receiving end of the latest reissue bonanza from Sony’s Masterworks Broadway label. Leading the pack is the 1985 Original Cast Recording of...
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Bacharach, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber Honored by Melissa Manchester, Dave Koz,...
Kritzerland is reaching into the vaults of Los Angeles’ S.T.A.G.E. charitable organization for three star-filled releases celebrating composers who need no introduction: Burt Bacharach, Stephen...
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Hey, Mr. Producer: A Second Disc Interview! Talking Remastered, Remixed...
Hats off, here it comes: the Kritzerland label is unveiling a new edition of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies, but the Broadway babies and girls...
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Review: “Follies: Original 1971 Broadway Cast Recording” (Remixed and...
Though the former showgirls and stage-door Johnnies of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies reunited in the 1971 musical for “one last look at where it all began,” it’s been rather difficult...
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Lullaby of Broadway: Classic Columbia, RCA Victor Cast Albums Collected in...
Curtain up! Tomorrow, Sony’s Masterworks Broadway division will release Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection, a 25-disc collection formatted similarly to the “Complete Albums”...
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On the Fifth Day of Second Discmas…
Here at The Second Disc, the holiday season is the perfect time to do what we love to do best: share the gift of music. For the second year in a row, we have we reached out to some of our favorite...
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The Year in Reissues: The 2012 Gold Bonus Disc Awards
Wow! Was it just over a year ago when a rather dubious report began circulating (that, shockingly, was picked up by many otherwise-reputable publications) that proclaimed the death of the CD was...
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Some Nice Things We’ve Missed: Quartet Records’ Trio of Sondheim and Double...
As 2012 yielded to 2013, more than a few noteworthy releases may have been lost in the shuffle. Some of the most impressive of those December releases came from Spain’s Quartet Records. The label...
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Isn’t It Rich: Masterworks Broadway Reissues Sondheim’s “A Little Night...
Where are the clowns? Following the release last month of Clownaround, one of the rarest cast recordings of all time, Masterworks Broadway is again sending in the clowns. In August, the label will...
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Still Here: Elaine Paige Celebrates Career On New “Ultimate Collection” With...
Though her appearances on the Broadway stage have been rare, Elaine Paige remains one of the reigning first ladies of musical theatre around the world. Paige has been a fixture in London’s West End...
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