Rolling Reissues 2021

THE GATHERING: Transcending Records To Release Limited Vinyl And Cassette Editions Of Mandylion And Nighttime Birds; Preorders Available Now

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Transcending Records is pleased to issue the only North American vinyl pressings of Mandylion and Nighttime Birds from legendary Dutch metal/rock unit THE GATHERING.

Initially released via Century Media Records in 1995, Mandylion is THE GATHERING's third studio
offering and first to feature the now-iconic vocals of Anneke van Giersbergen. The album was recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany under the guidance of Siggi Bemm and Waldemar Sorychta and has since become a cult classic.

Transcending's initial pressing of the record in March of 2020 sold out before it even arrived from the manufacturing plant. Don't miss out on the second pressing featuring two new color variants -- white with red/black splatter and gold marble -- limited to 200 copies each, as well as traditional black, limited to 100 copies. This release is exclusive to North America and will not be distributed in Europe. The band will have copies available for sale when the release is available. Mandylion will also get its first official cassette pressing in over two decades (limited to 100 copies)!

Additionally, Transcending will release a CD edition of Mandylion, limited to 300 copies, and shipping now. 100% of the profits of the CD will go directly to THE GATHERING.

Mandylion will be released on February 19th, 2021.
ighttime Birds is THE GATHERING's fourth full-length first released by Century Media Records in 1997. The album was again recorded at Woodhouse Studios with producer Siggi Bemm. Nighttime Birds was a logical follow up to Mandylion, breathing the same atmosphere. Wrote All Music Guide, "Anneke van Giersbergen's voice often recalls Björk and may range from a powerful, throaty wail to a sweetly tuneful caress that belies her deliberate, crunching musical accompaniment. As with Mandylion, THE GATHERING no longer really sounds like a traditional death metal band; the music is mostly melodic (yet tinged with sorrow), slow to mid-tempo progressive metal, with van Giersbergen's distinctive voice soaring above the band's nicely varied textures."

Transcending's limited vinyl edition of Nighttime Birds will be available in white with green/black splatter (200), white and green color-in-color (200), and traditional black (100). Like Mandylion, it will also receive the cassette treatment (limited to 100 copies).

Nighttime Birds will be released on February 19th, 2021.
Starting as a raw, death metal influenced band, and creating what later could be called gothic metal, THE GATHERING has been an extraordinary group since the early '90s. On their early more obscure albums, Always (1992) and Almost A Dance (1993), THE GATHERING were among the first acts to combine male grunts with female voices. As innovators of this unique style, they became a role model for the likes of Within Temptation, Evanescence, and Nightwish. Vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen, who joined the band in 1994, proved to be an unstoppable growing vocal talent with an infectious, emotional, and heart-warming voice. From their rough metal roots, to the atmospheric sounds of Mandylion and dreamy, profound songs on Nighttime Birds, to their later musical endeavors within the progressive/triprock field, the Dutch collective has always remained true to themselves while building up a continuously increasing fan base.
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Links to pre-order etc.: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1114457189250&ca=317e79bc-550e-4dc4-b94f-e4412cdc7b81

Strut store lists a bunch of upcoming releases, with track lists, but no notes, will post any more info as it becomes available---meanwhile, you can pre-order these:

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El Hal / The Feeling
Electric Jalaba
STRUT226D
March 12, 2021
More info, audio: https://strut.k7store.com/release/200975-electric-jalaba-el-hal-the-feeling

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Kologo
Alostmen
STRUT234D
January 29, 2021
More info, audio:https://strut.k7store.com/release/200161-alostmen-kologo

Several more here, but some may not be reissues:https://strut.k7store.com/

Also, from Strut's picks for Best of 2020, some reissues I missed:

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LÉVE LÉVE Sao Tomé & Principe sounds 70s​-​80s

he two Portuguese-speaking African islands of Sao Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined mixture of various musical components from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. A blend of Semba, Merengue, Kompas, Soukouss, Coladeira patterns, often pushing forward with a voodoo-like energy, solid bass lines, delicate melodies and backing harmonies of the rich Sao Tomean melodic traditions. Very first compilation focusing on the golden age of these island’s sounds, the 16 tracks selected will surely set fire on all dance floors !

Léve-Léve is the first ever compilation devoted to music from São Tome and Principe, two small islands situated off the coast of Gabon in central Africa. The album unravels a story of liberation where the music of Africa, Europe and the Americas unify with a carefree spirit personified by a phrase the islanders use all the time: “léve, léve” (“take it easy”). With echoes of Angolan semba and merengue, of Brazilian afoxê, of coladeira from Cape Verde and dance music from the Caribbean, it is a sound fiercely proud of its island heritage, sung in local dialects and using distinctive local rhythms.

On this record you can hear the cultural and social history of São Tome and Principe, and how live music represented its beating heart. Once known as the “Chocolate Islands” (remarkably, these two tiny islands were the largest cocoa producers in the world, though now this title acts as a reminder of its colonial past), through the years leading up to independence from Portugal, music would be a fundamental voice of liberation and conviviality. Os Úntués were one of the first groups to make an impression, releasing a couple of 7 inches in Angola – the litmus test of success for any of the islands’ groups. They united unique rhythms and dances like socopé, puita and dança-congo – borne from the islands’ largely slave-descendant population – with the sound of pop music beamed in on the radio from Europe, even adding in a little bit of soukous and Brazilian instrumentation. Their main rivals were Conjunto Mindelo, who fused São Toméan rhythms with rebita, an Angolan style, to create high energy puxa, a truly original island rhythm.

From the mid-1970s, coinciding with independence from Portugal in 1975, the islands’ groups featured an even stronger African influence and nowhere was that more apparent than with Africa Negra. They would listen to the latest records from Gabon, Zaire and Cameroon, taking inspiration and trying out phrasing from the greats of Central African guitar playing, developing a devoted fan base off the islands, as well as on. A score of other bands would follow a similar musical path, with a few getting their dues overseas in Angola, Cape Verde, Portugal and across Africa.

Os Leonenses (led by the iconic Pedro Lima), Conjunto Sangazuza, Sum Alvarinho and Conjunto Ecuador were just some of the other bands that formed a lively home-grown music scene that lit up the islands’ bars and open-air shows from the 1950s through to the mid-90s. Regardless of class or age, they were responsible for keeping the population entertained come the weekend, with Sunday matinee shows the highlight of the week, the music not stopping from midday until midnight.

As a Portuguese island colony that was for many years populated with slaves brought from Africa, São Tome and Principe has much in common with other Lusophone countries and boasts a richly complex and idiosyncratic musical DNA. Whilst the musical tapestries of Angola and Cape Verde are well known, São Tome and Principe’s secrets were assigned to the islanders themselves. Until now.
https://lesdisquesbongojoe.bandcamp.com/album/l-ve-l-ve-sao-tom-principe-sounds-70s-80s

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Long Time Ago
by Azumah

Originally released in 1989, these original compositions are steeped in South African musical traditions yet infused with the singular visionary craft of Smiles Makama, the innovator and wizard from eSwatini (Swaziland). Mbiras, marimbas, percussions, musical bows and bewitching vocal harmonies sustain political and spiritual mantras for an ecstatic trip reminiscing of the best work of Nana Vasconcelos, Don Cherry, Malombo and Soweto based band BCUC.

Azumah was the coming together of a group of talented young dancer-musicians from Soweto (South Africa) with musician and instrument-maker Smiles Mandla Makama of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland). ‘Long Time Ago’ is the surprising and enticing, resultant album from 1985, recorded in the house of theatre stalwarts Des and Dawn Lindberg in Johannesburg.
Produced by David Marks (3rd Ear Music, Hidden Years Music Archive Project), Des Lindberg and Smiles Makama, this album takes us back to a priceless musical moment in the dark and wild eighties of apartheid South Africa. Smiles Makama is a gifted and visionary music-maker. He was born in South Africa but grew up in eSwatini, the small kingdom enveloped by South Africa and Mozambique on each side. He tells the story of the process leading to the... more:
https://nyaminyamirecords.bandcamp.com/album/long-time-ago-2

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Aicha
by Maalem Mahmoud Gania

...The resulting album, after the dizzying intensity of the opening song, offers more relaxed, laid back interpretations of the Gnawa ritual repertoire, and a deeper, more gentle sound than our previous Gania release, Colours of the Night. The album shines a light on Mahmoud's virtuoso guimbri playing and mastery of Gnawa songcraft, and is a standout amongst his many cassette releases.

The album comes with extensive sleeve notes written by Tim Abdellah Fuson, Berkeley scholar and curator of the excellent Moroccan Tape Stash blog.
https://maalemmahmoudgania.bandcamp.com/album/aicha

Several more reissues (along w a few new releases, incl. Beatrice Dillon's v. excellent Workaround) are linked from this playlist:
https://www.buymusic.club/list/strut-records-struts-bandcamp-favourites-2020

Just pre-ordered these from Cherry Red. They come out February 26, so I'll have long since forgotten about them by the time they arrive, something I always enjoy.

Georgia Satellites, Ultimate Georgia Satellites 3CD set (all three of their Elektra albums, plus 18 B-sides and bonus tracks)

Toe Fat, Bad Side Of The Moon – An Anthology 1970-1972 (2CD set with both of their albums plus a non-LP single)

Philadelphia pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali was legendary for only appearing on one album, ever, despite being beloved among jazz musicians and some fans. That album, The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan, came out in 1965, and it's killer. A few months later, he recorded a session of his own for Atlantic featuring Odean Pope on sax, Art Davis on bass, and Kalil Madi on drums. It was shelved because Hasaan got arrested, and the tapes went up in the Atlantic warehouse fire of 1978, but now an acetate has been discovered, and Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album will be released on LP and CD in March 2021. Pre-order it here.

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Yeah I love that album, nice!

(the og one with max roach)

On-U Sound present comprehensive New Age Steppers reissue campaign
The seminal group fronted by Ari Up of The Slits (RIP)

Four studio LPs reissued alongside album of unreleased music, plus anthology boxset, all released 19th March 2021

A loose studio collective centred around the musical partnership of Adrian Sherwood and Ari Up from The Slits, New Age Steppers existed on-and-off from 1980 to 2012. Notable for bringing musicians from the post-punk and reggae scenes together, their records feature contributions from members of The Pop Group, The Raincoats, Flying Lizards, Roots Radics, Aswad and Creation Rebel.

This reissue campaign features:
Their first 3 classic studio albums back on vinyl for the first time since original release in the early 80s: New Age Steppers, Action Battlefield and Foundation Steppers

A first time vinyl pressing of the posthumous 2012 Love Forever album, with sleeve by Vaughan Oliver collaborator Chris Bigg of v23

A new LP of outtakes and rarities, Avant Gardening (in the On-U tradition of albums such as Return Of The Crocodile, Displaced Masters and Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi)

New sleevenotes for all LPs by Oli Warwick featuring interviews with Adrian Sherwood and other key players

A 5CD + 32 page book boxset anthology of all their work for the On-U Sound label, Stepping Into A New Age
New Age Steppers launched On-U as the first act to release both a single and album on the label, and it's fitting to have these brilliant records back out in the world, as the label celebrates its 40th anniversary in 20

The Misunderstood: Children Of The Sun, The Complete Recordings 1965-1966
Misunderstood (The)

£11.99
Released February 26, 2021.

CHILDREN OF THE SUN finally assembles The Misunderstood’s entire known output from 1965-1966 onto one package, suitably re-mastered by Alec Palao. With incisive sleeve-notes from Mike Stax (Ugly Things) and involvement with various original band members, and a handsome design from Andy Morten (Shindig!), this is truly the definitive document of a legendary underground band, assembled by those who love their music.

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The Misunderstood: Children Of The Sun, The Complete Recordings 1965-1966 quantity
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• The Misunderstood must rank as one of the greatest cult bands of the sixties psychedelia era. The band began forging their innovative sound in Riverside, California, where they were discovered by DJ John Peel (then working in the US as John Ravenscroft). Having cut a few recordings locally, the band relocated to the UK on Peel’s recommendation.

• In London, The Misunderstood signed to Fontana Records to cut what are consider six landmark tracks. Issued that December, ‘I Can Take You To The Sun’ remains a high watermark of the original psychedelia era and was backed by an explosive version of Bo Diddley’s ‘Who Do You Love’, but the band broke up soon afterwards when singer Rick Brown was drafted. A second single, the blistering psych rock of ‘Children Of The Sun’ (backed by the anti-war gem ‘I Unseen’) was belatedly issued in February 1969 when a new line-up of the band re-signed to the label.

• In 1982, Cherry Red released the landmark compilation LP, Before The Dream Faded, which not only unveiled two further Fontana recordings, the high octane ‘Find The Hidden Door’ and ‘My Mind’ but also collated seven archive tracks from the band’s Riverside days. Since then, additional recordings have surfaced on various retrospectives.

• CHILDREN OF THE SUN finally assembles The Misunderstood’s entire known output from 1965-1966 onto one package, suitably re-mastered by Alec Palao. With incisive sleeve-notes from Mike Stax (Ugly Things) and involvement with various original band members, and a handsome design from Andy Morten (Shindig!), this is truly the definitive document of a legendary underground band, assembled by those who love their music.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE
1. CHILDREN OF THE SUN
2. MY MIND
3. WHO DO YOU LOVE
4. I UNSEEN
5. FIND THE HIDDEN DOOR
6. I CAN TAKE YOU TO THE SUN
7. I’M NOT TALKING (Unedited UK Vsn) *
8. I UNSEEN (IBC acetate)
9. MY MIND (IBC acetate)
10. FIND THE HIDDEN DOOR (IBC Acetate)
11. CHILDREN OF THE SUN (IBC Acetate 1)
12. WHO’S BEEN TALKING
13. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO
14. I’M NOT TALKING (Gold Star Version)
15. CHILDREN OF THE SUN (IBC Acetate 2) *

Tracks 12, 13 first released as single, 1966
Tracks 2, 5 first released on Before The Dream Faded, 1982)
Track 14 first released on Golden Glass 12” EP, 1984
Tracks 8-11 first released on The Lost Acetates, 2004
Track 7: unedited version of 1966 recording first released on
Before The Dream Faded.

* previously unissued

DISC TWO
1. SHE GOT ME (Version 1)
2. I NEED YOUR LOVE
3. I CRIED MY EYES OUT
4. CRYIN’ OVER LUV
5. END OF TIME
6. LIKE I DO
7. SHE GOT ME (Version 2)
8. WHY
9. BURY MY BODY
10. DON’T BREAK ME DOWN
11. GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT
12. THUNDER ‘N LIGHTNIN’
13. I UNSEEN (Riverside version)
14. SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER
15. I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
16. YOU GOT ME DIZZY
17. GOIN’ TO NEW YORK
18. BLUES WITH A FEELING

Tracks 2-4, 6 first released on Before The Dream Faded, 1982
Track 14 first released on Golden Glass 12” EP, 1984
Tracks 15-18 first released on The Legendary Gold Star Album/Golden Glass, 1997
Tracks 1, 5, 7-13 first released on The Lost Acetates, 2004

Great to get pretty much everything in one place. I think what isn't there is outside the timeline.
Have loved the band since I got the e.p. then the Before tHe Dream Faded lp when i was like 14 and they were just coming out.

Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are being deluxe-ified on March 5 with tons of live stuff as bonus material.

HEAVEN AND HELL: DELUXE EDITION
2-CD Track Listing
Disc One: Original Album (2021 Remaster)
1. “Neon Knights”
2. “Children Of The Sea”
3. “Lady Evil”
4. “Heaven And Hell”
5. “Wishing Well”
6. “Die Young”
7. “Walk Away”
8. “Lonely Is The Word”

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
1. “Children Of The Sea” – Live B-Side Of “Neon Knights” *
2. “Heaven And Hell” – Live B-Side Of “Die Young” *
3. “Lady Evil” – 7” Mono Edit (unreleased on CD)
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (August 10, 1980)
4. “Neon Knights” *
5. “Children Of The Sea” *
6. “Heaven And Hell” *
7. “Die Young” *
Hammersmith Odeon, London (Dec 31, 1981- Jan 2, 1982)
8. “E5150”
9. “Neon Knights”
10. “Children Of The Sea”
11. “Heaven And Hell”

MOB RULES: DELUXE EDITION
2-CD Track Listing
Disc One: Original Album (2021 Remaster)
1. “Turn Up The Night”
2. “Voodoo”
3. “The Sign Of The Southern Cross”
4. “E5150”
5. “The Mob Rules”
6. “Country Girl”
7. “Slipping Away”
8. “Falling Off The Edge Of The World”
9. “Over And Over”

Bonus Tracks
10. “The Mob Rules” – Heavy Metal Soundtrack Version
11. “Die Young” – Live B-Side Of “Mob Rules” 7” *
12. “The Mob Rules” – New 2021 Mix **
Live At The Hammersmith Odeon London (31/12/81 - 2/1/82)
13. “Country Girl”
14. “Slipping Away”
15. “The Mob Rules”
16. “Voodoo”
Live At Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, April 22, 1982
17. Intro **
18. “Neon Knights” **

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
Live At Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, April 22, 1982
1. “N.I.B.” **
2. “Children Of The Sea” **
3. “Voodoo” **
4. “Black Sabbath” **
5. “War Pigs” **
6. Drum Solo **
7. “Iron Man” **
8. “The Mob Rules” **
9. “Heaven And Hell” **
10. Guitar Solo **
11. “Sign Of The Southern Cross/Heaven And Hell” – Reprise **
12. “Paranoid” **
13. “Children Of The Grave” **

Currently on Night Flight Plus TV streaming, maybe later otherwise:
A Night with Lou Reed is an intimate visual record of Reed's legendary 1983 sold-out engagement at The Bottom Line in New York City. Fronting the most musically articulate band he had ever assembled--Reed and Robert Quine on guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums--Reed performs a treasure trove of his best hits. The energy and interplay on stage is so intense that it grabs the raw nerve of rock 'n' roll urgency.
https://www.nightflightplus.com/videos/a-night-with-lou-reed/60022440a8ccbe0001b9304e

The legendary and infamous New York Dolls at their best! Amazing rare live clips and interviews filmed by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck in the 70s. Footage from early shows in NYC all the way to the TV studios, clubs and swimming pools of Los Angeles. Black and white film was never so colorful! Includes ripping versions of "Personality Crisis," "Who Are the Mystery Girls'" "Babylon" and more.
https://www.nightflightplus.com/videos/new-york-dolls-lookin-fine-on-television/589c30d3fef27c104501c2e0

SOUL JAZZ RECORDS
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SOUL JAZZ RECORDS (09/01/2021)
Rachael Bird • January 9, 2021

Hear Stuart every Saturday morning with two hours of soul, jazz and world music. This show features tracks from The Clark Sisters, Groove Assassin and Saint Paul.
All shows stashed here:
https://sohoradiolondon.com/?s=soul+jazz

From The Allen Ginsberg Project:
Big news announced this week, the upcoming (April 2021) CD release by Omnivore Recordings of Howl at Reed College (from February, 1956, the first recorded reading).
Variety in its announcement notes the background:

“The tape went forgotten until 2007, when author John Suiter found it in a box at Reed’s Hauser Memorial Library while doing research on another poet who read at the college that day, Gary Snyder. Its discovery made the news after being verified the following year. But it was to still go unheard to the general public until a Hollywood-Oregon connection made its release inevitable.

Reed named Dr. Audrey Bilger its president in 2019. Bilger happens to be married to Cheryl Pawelski, the Grammy-winning co-founder of Omnivore Recordings, who had moved to Oregon herself upon Bilger’s appointment. Omnivore already had history with Ginsberg, having released The Complete Songs of Innocence and Experience in 2017 and The Last Word on First Blues in 2016. Using her existing connections with the Ginsberg estate, Pawelski sent the tape to Grammy Award-winning engineer Michael Graves to have it transferred, restored and mastered.”

Chris Lydgate in Reed Magazine tells more:

Its first public reading took place at San Francisco’s famous Six Gallery in October, 1955. Along with Ginsberg, the evening included readings by Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Philip Lamantia, and Michael McClure. Poet Kenneth Rexroth was the emcee; Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Neal Cassady were in the audience. Unfortunately, no one thought to record this historic moment. Ginsberg was recorded reading the poem at Berkeley a few months later in March, 1956, and for many years literary historians thought that recording was the first. But they were wrong. Earlier in 1956, Ginsberg and Snyder went hitchhiking through the Pacific Northwest, and arrived at Reed, where they decided to hold a poetry reading in the common room of the Anna Mann dormitory. On February 14, Ginsberg read the first section of “Howl,” still very much a work in progress. And this time, someone brought a tape recorder.”
links: https://allenginsberg.org/2021/01/f-j-15-2/

I like Byard Lancaster, esp. his album incl. Sonny Sharrock, It's Not Up To Us, released in 1968, on Vortex, baby. Much later w Ronald Shannon Jackson, Laswell, Arcana--he did a lot of other stuff too, certainly Philly-wise, like it says here:

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"From A Love Supreme to The Sex Machine!" The personal musical
mantra of the late Philadelphia reedman Byard Lancaster informed an
open-minded and varied lifetime in jazz.
Strut presents one of Lancaster’s lesser known classics, ‘My Pure Joy’, recorded in 1992 for Black Fire. Lancaster had initially cut his musical teeth with the avant-garde on New York’s Lower East Side in the 1960s (famously on sessions with pianist Dave Burrell and drummer Sunny Murray) and in Paris during the ‘70s after an appearance at the Actuel festival but, throughout his career, his path was built around community engagement, positivity and “the Philly jazz sound, Germantown style.” He became an ambassador for the music of the City Of Brotherly Love, starting his own Dogtown label, helping launch the Philly Jazz imprint and campaigning tirelessly to improve the circumstances of the city’s street musicians. Lancaster’s sessions for Black Fire were planned following a gig at Caverns Jazz Club in Washington DC. “Jimmy Gray of Black Fire and I originally met during the ‘riotous blisters’ of the late Sixties there,”
explained Lancaster. “We became the best of friends.” Backed by a band
of Philly musicians including percussionist Keno Speller and Baba Robert
Crowder (drummer for Olatunji and Art Blakey), the album also featured the Drummers From Ibadan led by Tunde Kuboye, another influential figure
dedicated to community jazz with whom Lancaster had bonded while
teaching in Lagos. The result was a free-flowing set of spirituality and
positivity, built around full band groove workouts, solo pieces and heavy
African roots. “We had big fun documenting this music,” remembered
Lancaster. The message of the album remains as relevant today as ever, “I
dedicate this album to all African Americans in the USA. To the youth, I ask ‘What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?’”
Originally delayed by three years because of cashflow issues within Black
Fire, ‘My Pure Joy’ eventually surfaced as one of the label’s final CD
releases in 1995 and has never before appeared on vinyl.
credits
releases February 26, 2021
Will be available in mp3/wav, as stand-alone or incl. with Vinyl, CD
https://strut.k7store.com/release/213107-byard-lancaster-my-pure-joy

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Beyond their highly sought after 1978 album Festa Para Um Novo Rei­ - home to the mystical jazz-funk classic ‘Vidigal’ and released on Philips’ iconic Musica Popular Brasileira Contemporanea series (MPBC) - little is known about Marcos Resende & Index, even to aficionados of obscure Brazilian music. Far Out Recordings issue their previously unreleased self-titled debut album from 1976, contributing a crucial missing work from the glory days of progressive Brazilian instrumental music.

More info, audio: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/marcos-

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Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is the new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that explores the many new styles that emerged in Cuba in the 1970s as Jazz, Funk, Brazilian Tropicalia and even Disco mixed together with Latin and Salsa on the island as Cuban artists experimented with new musical forms created in the unique socialist state of Cuba.

The album comes as a heavyweight 3xLP and deluxe 2xCD set, complete with extensive sleeve notes, and is jam-packed with heavy bass lines, synth and Wah-Wah guitar funk combined with the heavyweight percussion, powerful brass lines and the all-encompassing Latin rhythms of Cuban music known throughout the world.

The album is released to coincide with the massive new deluxe large format book Cuba: Music and Revolution: Original Cover Art of Cuban Music: Record Sleeve Designs of Revolutionary Cuba 1959-90, published in November, which is also compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records), and which features the music and record designs of Cuba, made in the 30-year period following the Cuban Revolution.

The music on this album features legendary Cuban groups such as Irakere, Los Van Van and Pablo Milanés as well as a host of lesser known artists such as the radical Grupo De Experimentación, Juan Pablo Torres and Algo Nuevo, Grupo Monumental and Orquesta Ritmo Oriental, groups whose names remain largely unknown outside of Cuba owing to the now 60-year old US trade embargo which remains in place today and which prevents trade with Cuba – and thus most Cuban records were only ever available in Cuba or in ex-Soviet Union states.

The music on this album reflects the most cutting-edge of Cuban groups that were recording in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s – who were all searching for a new Cuban identity and new musical forms that reflected both the Afro-Cuban cultural heritage of a nation that gave birth to Latin music - and its new position as a socialist state. Most of the music featured on this album have never been heard outside of Cuba.

Both Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have been involved in Cuban music for more than two decades – Gilles Peterson with his many Havana Cultura projects for his Brownswood label and Stuart Baker with a number of Soul Jazz Records albums recorded in Cuba. This Soul Jazz Records album is released in conjunction with Egrem, the Cuban state record company, and has been put together after the many crate-digging trips that both compilers have made on the streets of Havana and beyond in Cuba stretching over a 20-year period, searching out rare and elusive original Cuban vinyl records.

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*Please note the vinyl sticker of this album says "+download code" but it's a mistake! There is no download with this particular album. Sorry for this error!
3-LP, 2-CD. More info, audio:https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/cuba-music-and-revolution

Here's the book, looks great: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/original-album-cover-art-of-cuban-music-

This press sheet says the album is Out Today, may mean UK---Amazon US says Feb. 12 (they'll have both the vinyl and CD sets, supposedly).

Catching up w this: Where to Begin with Touch and Go Records on Bandcamp
https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/touch-and-go-list

jeez

Continuing the 50th celebrations and following December’s special multi-format release of Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, The Kinks return again with the unveiling of The Moneygoround one-man show live stream - available to watch as a one time broadcast HERE at The Kinks’ YouTube channel on January 29th at 8PM (GMT). Subscribe to the channel now to set a reminder.

Ray commented: “The Moneygoround' is a one-man show documenting a character facing the challenging circumstances of making an album under extreme pressure. This play, similar to a psychodrama, follows the ups and downs of the character as he plays out events in his life. He confronts the dark forces surrounding him after falling into an emotional and financial "hole" eventually he is saved by a song after confiding in his friend, Lola."

The 45-minute play is co-written by Ray and Paul Sirett, who worked with him on "Come Dancing" and the BBC Radio 4 play "Arthur."

This unique audio-visual production has been intimately filmed with the Actor Ben Norris as the leading Character - https://bennorris.net. The presentation will also feature video content inserts of archive footage. The whole show will also include the "Any Time 2020" lyric video, the "Lola" Unboxing Video, and the "Lola" lyric video.

Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman, or just Lola, is the eighth studio album by The Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album ahead of its time, it’s a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road. One of the all-time classic Kinks albums.

Although it appeared during a transitional period for The Kinks, Lola Versus Powerman was a success both critically and commercially for the group, charting in the Top 40 in America and helping restore them in the public eye, making it a "comeback" album. It contained two hit singles: "Lola," which reached the #9 US, #2 UK, and Germany - becoming the Kinks' biggest success since "Sunny Afternoon" in 1966 - and "Apeman," which peaked at #5 in the UK and Germany.

The special multi-format release of Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is out now as a lovingly produced Deluxe Box Set, 1LP, Deluxe 2CD, 1CD, and digitally - order here.

The Moneygoround is a show not to be missed!
https://thekinks.info/

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LIMITED EDITION PURPLE VINYL

CLASSIC and rare Brazilian album from 1973 including the KILLER bossa dance cut Ain't No Sunshine plus tunes by Edu Lobo, Jobim and Sivuca himself. One of the best Brazil/bossa/jazz dance albums ever! Post- Sergio Mendes, Tropicalia, seriously uplifting and beautiful stuff!
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T2: It’ll All Work Out In Boomland, 3CD Digipak
T2

£17.99
Released March 26, 2021.

• NEW RE-MASTERED & EXPANDED 3CD DIGIPACK EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1970 ALBUM BY T2
• EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL CDs OF ARCHIVE RECORDINGS FROM 1970 & 1971-1972
• NEWLY RE-MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL DECCA MASTER TAPES
• WITH ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET & ESSAY

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a re-mastered and expanded 3CD digipack edition of the cult 1970 album by Progressive Rock power trio T2. Formed in 1970 by PETER DUNTON, a former drummer with GUN, and former members of BULLDOG BREED, guitarist and backing vocalist KEITH CROSS and BERNARD JINKS (bass, backing vocals), T2 officially released one classic studio album during their short career, It’ll All Work Out in Boomland, issued by Decca Records in July 1970. Taking the template established by acts such as THE WHO, CREAM and JEFF BECK GROUP, the maturity of the music belies the young age of the band. Featuring only four tracks, the album’s highlights included No More White Horses, perhaps the piece-de-resistance of the album, an amazingly powerful song with a wonderful horn arrangement, building to a powerful feedback-laden climax and the twenty-minute long Morning.

The album earned much praise upon its release and the band’s live performances hailed the teenager KEITH CROSS as “the new Eric Clapton”, much against his wishes. Despite this, issues with their record company, combined with a general dissatisfaction led to Cross departing the band after the trio had recorded a series of excellent tracks for a potential second album that failed to materialise after the band were dropped by Decca. By 1971 Bernard Jinks had also departed and Peter Dunton formed a new line-up of the band featuring guitarist ANDREW BOWN and bassist JOHN WEIR. This new line-up performed on the UK concert circuit and also recorded a series of fine tracks in the search of a new recording contract. Alas, by the end of 1972 T2 disbanded.

By the new millennium It’ll All Work Out in Boomland had been re-appraised and had attracted a cult following among aficionados of Progressive and Underground rock of the early 1970s, even leading to several tracks being sampled by DJs on Dance tracks. This Esoteric Recordings edition has been newly re-mastered from the original Decca master tapes and has been expanded by a further two CDs featuring their later recordings made in 1970 and 1971-1972. T2’s sole Decca album is presented here as a recognised classic of the era. Open your ears to Boomland!

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:
IT’LL ALL WORK OUT IN BOOMLAND
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MASTERED

1. IN CIRCLES
2. J.L.T.
3. NO MORE WHITE HORSES
4. MORNING

DISC TWO:
T2 – 1970 SESSIONS

1. HIGHWAY
2. CAREFUL SAM
3. TIMOTHY MONDAY
4. CD
5. THE MINSTREL
6. FANTASY
7. T2

DISC THREE:
1971 – 1972

1. AND TIME
2. LOOKING BACK
3. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
4. SEVENTY-TWO
5. THE CLOWN
6. THE GAMBLER
7. CLOSING YOUR EYES
8. INTO THE RED
9. PDQ

nice!!

Sacred Reich's The American Way, Surf Nicaragua, and Ignorance are all being reissued by Metal Blade on CD and LP on February 12.

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LP
Reissue of 'Spring', the classic 1968 debut album by pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab!

This edition of Shihab’s stunning debut is the first time it has been properly available in over forty years, and the first time it has ever been available outside South Africa. Restored and presented with new liner notes by Valmont Layne, Spring can now be seen for what it is: a peerless masterwork of Cape Jazz, blessed by the presence of the great Mankunku, but truly animated by the subtle vision and original musical spirit of its creator, Ibrahim Khalil Shihab.
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LP
Kirk Lightsey and Rudolph Johnson with the All Stars
Habiba

Never released outside South Africa, and out of print even there since its original release in 1974, Outernational Sounds reissue one of the most sought-after international jazz exclusives ever to appear on South Africa’s famous Gallo imprint – the funky, spiritual and outward bound Habiba. Features Black Jazz records legend, Rudolph Johnson!
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2xLP
being
Broxburn Funk
FIRECRACKER RECORDINGS

Firecracker release this archive material from cult UK techno producer, being, who released some sought-after releases on Andrew Weatherall's Emissions Audio Output sub-label, Special Emissions and also collaborated with Detroit's Claude Young.
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LP in stock, CD out of stock
Nahawa Doumbia
Kanawa
AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA

Awesome Tapes From Africa release 'Kanawa' by Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia, recorded in Bamako with a full ensemble produced by longtime collaborator N'gou Bagayoko.

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Andrew Weatherall: A Jockey Slut Tribute
JOCKEY SLUT

Book
DON'T MISS OUT on this ESSENTIAL book! An extensive, informative book on main man Andy Weatherall from those who knew him best including ... Bobby Gillespie, Danny Rampling, David Holmes, Keith Tenniswood, Terry Farley and many more!

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Andrew Weatherall was the acid house generation’s most inspiring DJ and producer, renowned for his work on Primal Scream’s epoch-defining ‘Screamadelica’ and his own bands Sabres Of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen. As a DJ he was peerless and unpredictable, helming club nights that played techno, rockabilly or music that “never knowingly exceeded 122 bpm.”

Weatherall featured in seminal dance music magazine Jockey Slut many times during its lifetime. All his interviews from the publication are included within this tribute to The Guv’nor. Further articles cover the tenure of his professional life from the mid-80s to 2020. They include his beginnings at the influential Boy’s Own fanzine, his DJ sets at landmark nights Shoom and Sabresonic, and the plethora of ventures he still had running including the Woodleigh Research Project, A Love From Outer Space and festival Convenanza.

Jockey Slut magazine ran from 1993 - 2004. The influential club culture publication was started by John Burgess and Paul Benney as a self published Manchester based fanzine. It became a monthly when it moved to London in 1999. Jockey Slut was notable for being more music-centric, left-field and irreverent than other dance music magazines. It also bagged some real exclusives during its tenure giving first ever interviews to The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and The Avalanches.

Included in the 160 page, perfect bound book edited by founding Jockey Slut editor John Burgess is:

- All Andrew Weatherall's Jockey Slut interviews collated (1993-2004) including Weatherall Gets His Tats Out, I’m A Classic Underachiever, Two Lone Swordsmen and An Audience With... and more.
- Further new features and classic articles from Luke Una, Richard Norris, Kris Needs, Joe Muggs, Jim Butler, Mandi James, Lee Brackstone and more.
- Brand new 10,000+ word oral history of Andrew Weatherall’s early years from Shoom & Screamadelica to Sabres of Paradise featuring interviews with Bobby Gillespie, Ed Simons, Danny Rampling, Justin Robertson, Andrew Innes, David Holmes, Keith Tenniswood, Anna Haigh, Terry Farley and more.
- Retrospective of Andrew Weatherall’s club nights Sabresonic, Bloodsugar, Double Gone Chapel, Wrong Meeting, A Love From Outer Space by John Burgess.
All proceeds from the book will go to the charities that were important to Andrew Weatherall: Amnesty International, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Thrombosis UK, Crisis.

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GAS
Zauberberg
KOMPAKT

CD
CLASSIC Wolfgang Voigt production from 1997 reissued via Kompakt! 'Zauberberg' laid the foundations for the GAS sound - a noxious blend of dragging orchestral arrangement with the weight of dread-heavy dub.

More info, audio:https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/gas-zauberberg

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CD
GAS
Königsforst
KOMPAKT

Following the 1997 release of ZAUBERBERG, Wolfgang Voigt’s ambient GAS project returned with KÖNIGSFORST, a full length that has stood the test of time as a template for introducing fundamentals of 90’s techno into the principles of contemporary electronic music.

KÖNIGSFORST brings glimmers of light into Voigt’s dark, magnificent forest. Melodic strings and brass are added to his signature layers of ominous intensity. The forest path is laid out by distant, muffled kick drums as deeply detuned classical music loops incessantly swirl with no direction.

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CD
GAS
Pop
KOMPAKT

Classic material from Wolfgang Voigt's GAS project that originally surfaced on the cult Mille Plateaux label in 2000. An opiated haze that nods to Wagner with ambient techno and drone touches - one to get utterly lost in!

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New LP
Limited red vinyl edition
Out of stock

RZA
Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai (Music From The Motion Picture)
36 CHAMBERS

Classic RZA score to Jim Jarmusch's meditative tale of honour and code of conduct starring Forest Whitaker and the great Henry Silva. Features appearances by Wu Tang Clan.

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2×LP
In stock
CD
In stock
MP3
In stock
100% Dynamite (New Edition)
Ska, Soul, Rocksteady & Funk in Jamaica
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS

This is the new digitally remastered expanded edition of Soul Jazz Records’ biggest ever selling reggae release, 100% Dynamite: Ska, Soul, Rocksteady and Funk in Jamaica.

If you didn't get it the first time now's your chance to find out where it all began - all killer no filler!. If you did and wore it out get it now with bonus tracks and free download code!

Since the album’s original release nearly twenty years ago, 100% Dynamite has become a cornerstone of funky reggae music: Eighteen killer tracks that show the influence that American Jazz, Funk and Soul music had on Jamaican Reggae.

100% Dynamite features come serious Jamaican funk by Jackie Mittoo, The Upsetters and Toots & The Maytals, the cream of Jamaica's jazz musicians such as Tommy McCook, Cedric Brooks and Lennie Hibbert. Also included here are heavyweight Reggae versions to Soul classics by Marlena Shaw’s ‘Woman of the Ghetto’, Aretha Franklin’s ‘Rocksteady’, Syl Johnson’s ‘Is It Because I’m Black’, William DeVaughan’s seminal ‘Be Thankful’ and more.

100% Dynamite also features revolutionary tunes such as Johnny Osbourne’s ‘We Need Love, Sound Dimension’s ‘Drum Song’ and Lloyd Robinson’s ‘Cuss Cuss’, songs that helped define a unique sound for Jamaican music in the sixties and seventies.

These influences went both ways – check Brentford All Stars massive ‘Greedy G’, the basis for Boogie Down Productions’ ‘Jack of Spades’, or Willie Williams’ ‘Armagideon Time’ later covered by The Clash.

This new expanded edition features seminal tracks from the greatest Jamaican producers – Clement Dodd, Lee Perry, Winston Riley (Techniques) and many more.

The album is available as CD, heavyweight double vinyl (+download), plus digital.

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No idear about this, except the hype shouts up my alley,*and* album gets extra points for ugly cover:

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LP
American Gypsy
Angel Eyes (1974)
MUSIC ON VINYL

This record is so heavy! An absolute bomb! 'Inside Out' is an AWESOME tune! - one of the heaviest bass lines of all-time, super tough Fender Rhodes keys and vocalist Steve Clisby sounds more like Gil Scott-Heron than well Gil Scott-Heron!

'Golden Ring' is like Jon Lucien meets Terry Callier before dropping in and out of wild jazz dance sections. 'Stuck on You' is an UNBELIEVABLY uplifting soulful tune!

This album is one of the most in-demand rare groove releases ever from a group that most people have never heard off.

Pre-order special limited edition GOLD coloured vinyl
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The Original Sound Of Mali (Ltd. Blue Vinyl Edition)
Various Artists
MR BONGO

2xLP

Killer comp showcasing the rich history of musical innovation from Mali - arguably the most sophiscated form of African music. Vik Sohonie & Dave Buttle have put together a collection of tracks from across the country steeped in Malian culture, and, in particular, the immense hypnotic beauty of Malian music. Featuring Malian musical legends such as Sory Bamba, Rail Band, Mory Kante and Salif Keita, as well as lesser known gems from Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija.

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CD in stock
Antoinette Konan
Antoinette Konan
AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA

Reissue of Antoinette Konan's self-titled, electro-Baoulé blaster from 1986! This eponymous album features nothing more than her ahoko on the cover. The deceptively simple traditional percussion instrument transformed Ivory Coast’s Baoulé music scene when Konan deployed it against a roaring electrified backdrop of synth, bass guitar and drum machines. This album is a veritable UFO of instrumental force and contemporary pop sensibility landing in a boiling pot of diverse, creative characters inhabiting Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire).

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‘Let’s Take It To The Stage’ is basically an album of offcuts but it always sounded really coherent to me...probably my favourite

^^ sorry wrong thread

I agree, though!

Mr Bongo has a tracklisting for a cd of that Original Sound of Mali but I couldn't find a cd copy on their site.
Has that come and gone already or something?

I just now checked that soundoftheuniverse store link in the post: CD still in stock.

couldn't find it there when I looked. Looks like it is actually an older release getting a special coloured vinyl release. looks like it actually came out in 2017 from discogs. Looked ion there and they had cd copies but didn't see them on either MR Bongo the release label's page or that Sounds of the universe. maybe search engine needed another specific cos I just got taken to the 2 different vinyl versions

I'm still seeing it here: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/_19

That's where it says "CD in stock" and has excerpts of all tracks.

Original Sound of Mali? That's come up as a different cd on my computer.

Sorry! It's this of course: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/the-original-sound-of-mali: limited edition blue vinyl, 2-LP, in stock. Orig release was a while back, but new pressing seems worth a new post.

Don't know this guy (or movie), but also did music for the awes Get Carter (then again, so much going on in that, don't remember the music) Must check some of his (incl. maybe this) on 'Tube:

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**Limited blue vinyl edition and deluxe gatefold, tip-on sleeve!! Expensive but worth it!!**

SUPER-RARE soundtrack to the 1974 crime thriller 'The Marseille Contract' scored by the great Roy Budd! First time EVER on vinyl!

The score is a prime example of Roy Budd’s signature action thriller jazz / crime sound but only ever had a release in France on 7” for promotional use. Undoubtedly one of Budd's greatest; tough, dark, tense, biting, orchestrated jazz-funk (check the incredible 'Jazz It Up'!) with some absolutely monster BREAKS - don't miss!

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Aw man the Get Carter score is sooo good, will check this out

for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA

^yess also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrV3WB9YlZU

Wow! Any relation to Harold Budd?

A Record Store Day feature:

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Golden Age: 25 Years Of Signature Sounds
Artist: Various Artists
Format: CD
On January 29, 2021 Signature Sounds will release a double-album collection, celebrating 25 years as a record label. The 37-song compilation, Golden Age: 25 Years of Signature Sounds features Signature artists old and new like Josh Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Chris Smither, Eilen Jewell, Lori McKenna, Heather Maloney, The Suitcase Junket, and Winterpills. Labelpresident Jim Olsen writes, 'To celebrate 25 unpredictable years as a record label, we've put together a 37-song collection. The approach was to make it a really good sounding album, rather than just the biggest hits. We wanted to make it a really nice listen all the way through and showcase the artists to their best effect.' Described as 'The ultimate destination for independent-minded folk, Americana, roots and rock artists', Signature Sounds is based in Northampton, MA and has released over 175 albums of singer-songwriter, Americana, modern folk and rock music.
DISC: 1

1. Josh Ritter/Me & Jiggs
2. Eilen Jewell/Rain Roll In
3. Birds Of Chicago/Superlover
4. Chris Smither/Seems So Real
5. Kris Delmhorst/1000 Reasons
6. Winterpills/Freeze Your Light
7. Amy Rigby/Dancing With Joey Ramone
8. Joy Kills Sorrow/Was It You?
9. Heather Maloney /All In Your Name
10. Richard Shindell/Confession
11. Bridget Kearney/Wash Up
12. Barnstar!/Darling
13. The Sweetback Sisters/Looking For A Fight
14. Taylor Ashton/Straight Back
15. Sometymes Why/Glorious Machine
16. Redbird/Ships
17. Zoe Muth/Mama Needs A Margarita
18. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem/Joy Comes Back

DISC: 2

1. Lake Street Dive/You Go Down Smooth
2. Parsonsfield/Weeds Or Wildflowers
3. Erin McKeown/La Petite Mort
4. The Suitcase Junket/Beta Star
5. Crooked Still/Undone In Sorrow
6. Jeffrey Foucault/Everybody’s Famous
7. And The Kids/No Way Sit Back
8. The Mammals/Follow Me To Carthage
9. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer/Ordinary Town
10. Lori McKenna/Bible Song
11. Peter Mulvey/Sad Sad Sad Sad (And Faraway From Home)
12. Twisted Pine/Right Now
13. The Sacred Shakers/Taggin’ Along With Jesus
14. Mary Gauthier/Good-bye
15. Dustbowl Revival/Busted
16. Mark Erelli/Five Beer Moon
17. Jim Henry & Brooks Williams/Gender Bender
18. Philip B. Price/Whiskey Bells
19. Caroline Herring/True Colors

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Amancio D'Silva
Konkan Dance
THE ROUNDTABLE

LP
Reissue of guitar genius' Amancio D’Silva’s 1972 recording 'Konkan Dance'! The Roundtable reissue this lost long player which is one of the most beguiling examples of D’Silva’s blend of jazz, rock and Indian music. On these sessions Amancio is accompanied by an all-star line-up including Stan Tracey, Don Rendell, Alan Branscombe and Clem Alford. 'Konkan Dance'
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Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra
A Fireside Chat With Lucifer
MODERN HARMONIC

LP, CD
While the most renowned track in this omniversal opus is the atomic expletive-filled, proto-hip hop classic 'Nuclear War,' there is so much more to this dark mysterious journey through the mind of Sun Ra.
More info, audio:
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The Sun Ra Arkestra
Thunder Of The Gods (Coloured Vinyl Edition)
MODERN HARMONIC

LP
**Limited, coloured vinyl edition!**

A new Sun Ra LP touches ground in the earthly bins, 50 years after its creation!

Sun Ra and the Arkestra weren’t a traditional studio band, and every star in the vast galaxy of their discography reflects this. The origins of these records can be hard to pinpoint at times, but when it comes to Thunder Of The Gods, it’s a bit easier. “Calling Planet Earth – We’ll Wait For You” was discovered on tapes from Ra’s, Universe In Blue, believed to be recorded in ’71. The raucous title track and “Moonshots Across the Sky” are unearthed from the ’66 Strange Strings sessions.
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The Sun Ra Arkestra
The Antique Blacks
ART YARD

CD
In this album Sun Ra blends elements of free jazz, off-key synth explorations, and experimental theatre into an other-worldly concoction that doesn’t crop up anywhere else in the Arkestra’s massive discography.

Although Sun Ra wouldn’t have called Earth home, there were a couple of cities that proved to have considerable significance on him and his music, and Philadelphia was one of the places that he really felt in his element. The vitality you can hear on Antique Blacks is a testament to the unique energy of the community around The Foxhole Cafe in Philly.

More info, audio:
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Klaus Schulze
Next of Kin
THE ROUNDTABLE

LP
Soundtrack to the 'ozploitation' classic 'Next of Kin' from '82 - a highly stylised psychological thriller scored by none other than ex-Tangerine Dream / Ash Ra Tempel drummer and German electronic music pioneer, Klaus Schulze. The music featured in the film is a unique hybrid of pulsing Giallo-moods and hypnotic 'Berlin-School' electronica.

This is the first time time these recordings have been made available. Remastered from the original master tapes

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Vis-A-Vis
Odo Gu Ahorow
WE ARE BUSY BODIESAFRICAN

LP
Reissue of the second, 1976 album by Ghanian group, Vis-A-Vis! Led by vocalist Isaac 'Superstar' Yeboah and featuring Sammy Cropper on guitar, Slim Manu on bass and Gybson 'Shaolin Kung-Fu' Papra on drums, Vis-A-Vis helped propel K. Frimpong to fame as one of Ghana's most popular stars of the 1970s. On some of Frimpong's albums, they also overlapped as part of his other recording band, the Cubano Fiestas.

More info, audio:
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*Steve Reid* w Brandon Ross, whom I know from his work w Henry Threadrill and Harriet Tubman (jazz-rock-hip-hop power trio):

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New Life Trio
Visions Of The Third Eye
EARLY FUTURE RECORDS

LP+Download Code
Official super limited-edition bespoke independent press release of this SEMINAL and iconic, 1979, spiritual jazz classic!

Super-rare, spiritual jazz masterpeice from the legendary drummer Steve Reid with Brandon Ross on guitar and David Wertman on bass.

This stunning release includes a 20 page fanzine featuring an in-depth testimonial and interview with Brandon Ross, and an essay by Finders Keepers' Andy Votel, as well as archival photos, scores and reviews. ESSENTIAL!

This album was originally released on Steve Reid's own Mustevic Sound label in New York.

The hypnotic 'Empty Streets' featured on Soul Jazz Records' early Universal Sounds of America release. You may also recognise the cover art as the basis for our book/album project Freedom, Rhythm and Sound made with Gilles Peterson back in 2009.

More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/visions-of-the-third-eye

Back in stock:

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Trojan---The Story of Trojan Records
By Laurence Cane-Honeysett
TROJAN

Book
MASSIVE new book (300+ pages!)

A lavish, fully illustrated deluxe book, an official history, from the label’s archivist, historian Laurence Cane-Honeysett

Includes hundreds of photographs, record sleeves, labels and archive material, much of it not seen for many years.

More info:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/by-laurence-canehoneysett

Coming in April, supposedly. No tracklist yet. Dunno the source of the hyper-capitalized notes below.

Following Recent Super-Deluxe Editions And Multi-Format Releases Of Classic Who Albums – ‘My Generation’, ‘Tommy’ And ‘Quadrophenia’, And The Success Of ‘Live At Fillmore’, We Follow With The Who Sell Out – This Set Shaping Up To Be The Most Superlative Of All…!!

Released In December 1967 – The Album Reflected A Remarkable Year In Popular Culture. As Well As Being Forever Immortalised As The Moment When The Counterculture And The ‘Love Generation’ Went Global, 1967 Produced Tremendous Musical Upheavals As “Pop” Metamorphosed To “Rock”.

Originally Planned By Pete Townshend And The Band’s Managers, As A Loose Concept Album Including Jingles And Commercials Linking The Songs Styled As A Radio London Broadcast – Born Out Of Necessity As The Band’s Managers Wanted A New Album And There Weren’t Enough Songs.

The Original Plan Was To Sell Advertising Space On The Album – Jaguar Cars, Coca-Cola Etc. The Jingles Pay Tribute To The Pirate Radio Stations And Expose The Myths Of ‘Pop-Culture’ And Mock Consumer Society – Way Ahead Of Their Time…

The Homage To Pop-Art Is Evident In Both The Advertising Jingles And The Iconic Sleeve Design – Created By David King (Art Director At The Sunday Times) And Roger Law (Who Invented Spitting Image) Producing Four Giant Images For Each Band Member – Odorono Deodorant, Medac Spot Cream, Charles Atlas And Heinz Baked Beans (Roger Apparently Caught Pneumonia From Sitting In The Cold Beans For Too Long).

Photography By Renowned Portrait Photographer David Montgomery (Rare Out-Takes Included)

The Album Is A Bold Depiction Of The Period In Which It Was Made – The Tail-End Of The ‘Swinging-60s’ Meets Pop-Art Mixed With Psychedelia And Straight-Ahead Pop Craft. It’s Glorious Blend Of Classic Powerful Who Instrumentation, Melodic Harmonies, Satirical Lyrical Imagery Crystallised For What Was Only The Group’s Third Album – The Ambition And Scope Is Unrivalled By The Who, Or Any Others From That Period.

Within The Bold Concept, Were A Batch Of Fabulous And Diverse Songs – I Can See For Miles (A Top Ten Hit) Is A Who Classic, Rael, A Townshend ‘Mini-Opera’ With Musical Motifs That Reappeared In Tommy And The Psychedelic Blast Of Armenia City In The Sky And Relax Are Among The Very Best Material Of The 1960s.

One Of The Most Extraordinary Albums Of Any Era – It’s The Who’s Last ‘Pop’ Album. Two Years Later Came Tommy – A Double Concept Album About A Deaf, Dumb And Blind Kid…

“We Were Hoping To Get Free Jaguars. We Got Fifty Tins Of Free Baked Beans”
Pete Townshend

Super-Deluxe Edition

Disc 1 – Original Mono Mix, Mono As & Bs And Unreleased Mono Mixes
Disc 2 – Original Stereo Mix And Stereo Bonus Tracks
Disc 3 – Studio Out-Takes, ‘Fly-On-The-Wall’ Versions Of Early Takes Of Songs From The Album Sessions, ‘Studio Chat’ Etc. – Previously Unreleased
Disc 4 – ‘The Road To Tommy’ Will Contain Stereo Mixes Of The Studio Tracks Recorded In 1968 – Some Previously Unreleased – Plus 1968 As And Bs Mono Mixes (All Tracks Remixed From Original 4 And 8-Track Session Tapes In The Who Vault)
Disc 5 – 14 Of Pete Townshend’s Original Demos – Previously Unreleased & Exclusive To This Set…

Bonus 7” Discs:

Track UK 45 Repro:
Decca USA 45 Repro:

112 Tracks – Many Unreleased!
80-Page, Hard-Back Full-Colour Book, Including Rare Period Photos, Memorabilia &
Track Annotation And New Liner Notes By Pete Townshend
Comments From From Pete Drummond (Radio Caroline DJ), Chris Huston (Talentmasters Studio), Richard Evans (Designer), Roy Flynn (Speakeasy Club Manager), Arnold Schwartzman (Designer) & Andy Neill (Who Biographer)

Nine Posters & Inserts, Including Replicas Of…

20” X 30” Original Adrian George Poster
Gig Poster – City Hall, Newcastle: The Who, Traffic, Tremeloes Etc.
Saville Theatre 8-Page Programme.
Business Card For The Bag O’ Nails Club, Kingly Street.
Fan Club Photo Of Group.
Flyer For Bath Pavilion Concerts Including The Who.
Crack-Back Bumper Sticker For Wonderful Radio London.
Keith Moon’s Speakeasy Club Membership Card
Who Fan Club Newsletter.

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Doctor my eyes!

once again, would love to just have the CDs without all that other crap

bag o nails business card aside

Appealing description: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nancy-sinatra-start-walkin-1965-1976 Also talks about her earliest singles, way before Lee, and I'm intrigued by this passing mention: In fact, the most substantial retrospective, 2011’s Cherry Smiles: The Rare Singles, was released on her own Boots label.

US release: March 12
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Cherry Smiles digital-only on Amazon, but nice price. Incl. "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?"!

xgau sez:
As Rob Sheffield and I discussed on the Auriculum podcast that went up yesterday, Oh-OK’s miniscule catalogue is commercially available again—though also going fast and also, to be sure, streamable—The Complete Reissue. It comprises 17 songs where the long out-of-print 2002 CD dubbed The Complete Recordings somehow comprises 23. The CD was sequenced so the Athens band’s two legendary EPs occupy the first 10 tracks that lead into 13 live tracks; on the vinyl, four EP tracks are followed by five of the same live tracks before six EP tracks are followed by another two. There’s a sense in which this is a good idea, because the EPs are so legendary that the CD’s live stuff is experienced as a dropoff that’s less pronounced on the vinyl, in part because the material the compilers single out tends more finished and a closer match sonically—no male voices, for one thing. As a result the vinyl homes in more on the distinctly girlish voices of Lynda Stipe and Linda Hopper, who were in fact 19 and 22 when they convened in Athens G-A in 1981 but, crucially, sounded much younger. For further elucidation, I recommend the CD’s liner notes, written by Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell, our most auspicious collaboration primarily on the strength of Carola’s insights. Details get misty 20 years on, but figure I provide the biz context, which does the job, and Carola most of the many aesthetic apercus, which both sparkle and giggle. Here those liner notes are.
Also w links in original text of the above:
https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/oh-ok-then?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMTI4NTEwMSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzIzMzQxMzMsIl8iOiJEUHFHZSIsImlhdCI6MTYxMzI0ODk2MiwiZXhwIjoxNjEzMjUyNTYyLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTcxNjciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.4zp9GlqhKE9kvmkAGQEMG13S8W1iizvqkIz6h7L9d1E

MOTÖRHEAD and Germany… it was always a love affair.

Throughout the Grammy-Award winning band’s illustrious 40-year career, Germany never wavered in its loyal and fanatical support of MOTÖRHEAD’s untouchably loud rock ‘n’ roll, with the band regularly selling out tour after tour. And on December 5, 2012, at the Berlin Velodrom, MOTÖRHEAD played one of their biggest-ever German gigs to 12,000 delirious, delighted and demented MOTÖRHEAD fans during the Kings of The Road Tour.

The event was thankfully recorded, and on April 23rd, Silver Lining Music will proudly present Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin on CD with bonus DVD, double vinyl and via your favored streaming platforms.

Featuring Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is a crowning, definitive statement as to the power the trio had long held. Theirs was a line-up which had spent decades cracking sound barriers, bending ears and decimating lawns worldwide, consistently delivering the Motörgospel to hundreds of thousands of fans, and this line-up was MOTÖRHEAD’s longest serving by a considerable distance (Phil joined in 1984, Mikkey in 1992, and the band played as a trio from 1995 until the band’s final show in 2015).

Throughout Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin their powerful synergy boots its way through the speakers with the boisterous charm and dirty, dangerous, sweaty gusto that was the Kilmister/Campbell/Dee trademark. From the unapologetically furious “I Know How to Die” to a deliciously raucous “Going to Brazil,” Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is all about the thick, raw and liberating power of MOTÖRHEAD live, with longtime producer Cameron Webb bringing his mixing skills to the party as well as doing a 5.1 mix of the DVD. Further highlights include a favorably feral “Rock It,” a rudely raunchy “You Better Run” and a classic one-two haymaker of “Ace of Spades” and “Overkill.” The leading track from the album will be a cranium-cracking “Over the Top,” a song which must be as close to definitive of this band as you’ll ever find.

The whole night was captured by Herwig Meyszner, who has also produced concert films for the likes of Saxon, Exodus and Kreator, with a multi-camera no-shot-missed shoot that captures not just the energy onstage but the energy on the floor. In so many ways, Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is a joyous celebration of Lemmy, Phil, Mikkey and this special night in Germany, and whether a collector completist or newbie to MOTÖRHEAD’s music, Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is a welcome reminder of what real rock ‘n’ roll is truly about.

Formats:

CD Album with Bonus DVD in Digipak [Worldwide]
Double Black Vinyl Album, 180 gm, in Gatefold [Available at Retail World Ex. US & CA and Worldwide via D2C]
Boxset [GSA Retail Exclusive and via D2C Worldwide Ex GSA], containing:
CD Album with Bonus DVD in Digipak
Double Black Vinyl Album, 180 gm, in Gatefold
Motörhead Branded Passport Cover
Digital Album & Streaming [Worldwide]

Track Listing:
I Know How to Die - Live in Berlin 2012
Damage Case - Live in Berlin 2012
Stay Clean - Live in Berlin 2012
Metropolis - Live in Berlin 2012
Over the Top - Live in Berlin 2012
Doctor Rock - Live in Berlin 2012
String Theory - Live in Berlin 2012
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch - Live in Berlin 2012
Rock It - Live in Berlin 2012
You Better Run - Live in Berlin 2012
The One to Sing the Blues - Live in Berlin 2012
Going to Brazil - Live in Berlin 2012
Killed by Death - Live in Berlin 2012
Ace of Spades - Live in Berlin 2012
Overkill - Live in Berlin 2012

MOTÖRHEAD:
Lemmy Kilmister – Vocals/Bass
Phil Campbell – Guitars
Mikkey Dee – Drums

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For press inquiries and additional information, please contact Adrenaline PR:
maria at adrenalinepr.com

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The Scissor Girls
by The Scissor Girls

A vinyl pressing of their handmade, self-released demo tape from 1992. From 1991 – 1996, the Scissor Girls reigned as the most jarring, intense, and unpredictable band, the centerpiece of the “Chicago no wave” scene. Their recorded legacy (two LPs, a 10”, and a handful of 7”s) is all highlights, but nothing else sounds quite as friendless and focused as these very first recordings. Seven pin-sharp, searing, precise songs. Limited to 500 copies. Full color old-fashioned "tip-on" sleeve with spot varnish and printed innersleeve.
https://thescissorgirls.bandcamp.com/album/the-scissor-girls

i'm excited for this:

Belong To The Wind marks Forager Records’ debut release: A lovingly curated collection of crooning psychedelic folk and soul songs gathered from American 45s of the 1970s. The compilation features 10 songs from 10 different acts, each with an indelible story of love, loss, loneliness, and an unrelenting desire to shake the confines of routine existence.

This LP aims to shed light on the more opaque cuts of these brooding artists. Many of these songs were recorded at the early stages of a career, at a time when experimenting and searching are pursued with reckless abandon. As a result, these songs are aggressively honest and uncompromising. Many have a distinct sense of the lo-fi DIY variety. Others are polished in production. Some are minimal, tentative and vulnerable. What all of these songs share, is a transportive quality. An uncanny ability to take a captive listener on a search for the soul, and a journey into the bellowing fields of easy reflection.

Sit back and enjoy a soft trip through the hazy milieu of a loner’s mind.

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Within A Few Degrees (W/DVD)
Artist: Bob Frank

Folksinger Bob Frank was born and raised in East Memphis. After serving a tour in Vietnam, Frank got his start in the music business as a contract writer for a Nashville publishing house, with a mandate to churn out commercial ditties for the country marketplace. He didn't find success in publishing but he did find a record deal and made his debut release in 1972 for legendary folk/blues/roots label Vanguard. Though he wouldn't have another release for 30 years, his songwriting output was unabated, and he created a huge library of home recordings. While he had all but disappeared from the music business, his songs were recorded by Jim Dickinson, Chris Ledoux, Gary McMahan, Jerry McGill and others. In the early 2000s, he formed his own label and began releasing a string of well-reviewed albums (A Little Gest of Robin Hood, Keep On Burning, World Without End, and more), and at the same time discovered that he had become a cult artist whose work and whereabouts were discussed by many a music connoisseur on the internet. Copies of his Vanguard album had become rare-an eBay treasure that might run you $100. In 2014, Light In The Attic teamed with Vanguard Records and re-released Frank's storied debut. This current release, Bob Frank - Within A Few Degrees, examines the story of that debut and the life of the songwriter afterward and includes never-before-released songs from the eras preceding and proceeding the cult Vanguard album. Bob died in 2019 at his home in El Sobrante, California, but not before sharing his thoughts on the titular film in this set: "I come off as just one more ordinary, fucked up mind!" He loved it.

From Don Giovanni:
Boston No-Wave Progenitors VITAMIN Discography
Recordings 1981
To Be Released April 16th
This release is the first time the collection has been made officially available.

"Vitamin was imbued with the type of self-belief that allows one to ignore all walls. I was a total fan the first time I saw them."
-Roger Miller, Mission of Burma (producer of the Vitamin studio session)

“Vitamin refused to ‘act like a band.' (Their performance was) a spontaneous demonstration. They fooled around, had fun on stage, stopped in the middle of songs, made things up [...] They’ve blown off firecrackers and shot hot dogs from canons. We decided to come to the interview prepared for insanity.” - Boston Rock Magazine, 1980.

For Immediate Release: Don Giovanni Records has announced the first official release of the discography from VITAMIN, the inspiring but poorly-documented band from the early 1980s Boston punk scene. Titled Recordings 1981, the collection is available for pre-order now, and will be released April 16th, 2021.

The track "Black Sheep" from the Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma) produced studio recording is available on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp now.https://vitamin1981.bandcamp.com/"> https://vitamin1981.bandcamp.com/

“We’re called VITAMIN, in case you didn’t know,” snarls vocalist / violinist / keyboardist Margie Politzer before the band rips into a set at The Rat, the recording of which is captured in this collection.

It was 1979 when Boston teenagers Jason Shapiro and Mike McGlinchey saw the open door of punk as it turned to art-punk and no wave, and scurried straight in. Shapiro was 14. McGlinchey was only a few years older. Neither had played an instrument for long when Vitamin formed.

Wide-eyed, the two took-in bands at Boston loft spaces and factory basements, hugely influenced by Pere Ubu label-mates The Girls, the absurdist band of art-school drop-outs. In time, they convinced The Girls ex-violinist, Margie Politzer, to join the band. Margie’s John Cale-inspired violin, her NYC origins and first-hand CBGBs experiences imbued the band with a new spirit. They finally added experienced drummer Chris Gill to complete the line-up.

Inspired by the no-wave impulse to tear rock apart and build something new from the blistering pieces, Vitamin’s sound was raucous and careening but playful, with a dash of conceptualism for good measure. Truly joyful noise.

While they existed in Boston at an inspired time for the underground, Vitamin didn’t last long. Margie left the band in the fall of 1981. Jason and Mike became increasingly influenced by the Boston hardcore scene. By 1983 they were no more. But their brief life stands as a difficult-to-top example of art-making for its own sake, and a document of youthful collective creation.

Jason went on to join glam band Celebrity Skin and is now a member of Redd Kross.

Including the band's studio recordings, as well as archival live recordings from several different performances, Recordings 1981 marks the first time the puzzle piece of Vitamin has properly been placed in the larger scope of the evolution of punk and art-rock. Extensive liner notes from Pitchfork contributing writer Jenn Pelly are included in the packaging, which give the brief but impactful history of the band the context it deserves.
Pre-order Recordings 1981 out April 16th 2021
trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ZJo-Bl8wM

xpanded Digital Editions of The Jacksons Studio Albums--Triumph, Victory, and 2300 Jackson Street - Out Friday, April 30

Martin Luther King & Barack Obama’s Speeches Featured on the “Can You Feel It” Remix Released Today

2LP Vinyl Reissue of The Jacksons Live! Coming Friday, March 26

New York, NY - March 19, 2021 - Epic Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the second wave of titles in The Jacksons definitive album project. Expanded digital editions (featuring bonus tracks) of the group's last three Epic studio albums--Triumph (1980), Victory (1984) and 2300 Jackson Street (1989) --will be released Friday, April 30 and available for pre-order starting today. Each album comes with three ‘instant grat’ tracks when preordered.

As part of the project, an exciting new remix of “Can You Feel It” was created by producer/composer Greg Curtis (engineered by Jon Nettlesbey) and executive produced by John McClain:

Can You Feel It: The Jacksons X MLK Remix: Greg Curtis kicks off his production with a roaring drum line and bookends the mix with recordings from the late Martin Luther King’s acclaimed 1968 The Drum Major Instinct speech at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Midway, excerpts from the great Barack Obama’s first inauguration speech inspire. The production is capped with King’s words, “Free at last, Free at last; Thank God Almighty, Free at last.” Listen here.

The Jackson’s definitive album project:
The expanded digital releases of Triumph, Victory and 2300 Jackson Street are available alongside The Jacksons (1976), Goin' Places (1977) and Destiny (1978), released February 12. The six studio albums recorded by The Jacksons for Epic Records trace the group's spectacular leap from their Jackson 5 boy band roots to their role as avatars of an R&B/pop revolution (1976-1989). Each title includes the original album in its entirety, bundled with additional bonus tracks and may be ordered here:

https://TheJacksons.lnk.to/TriumphPR
https://TheJacksons.lnk.to/2300JacksonStPR
https://TheJacksons.lnk.to/VictoryPR

More details about these reissues:
https://www.legacyrecordings.com/the-jacksons-triumph-victory-2300-jackson-street-expanded-digital-editions/

Really enjoying Pierre Barouh's Le Pollen! Moody chanson stuff over 1982 production/contributions from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Yasuaki Shimizu, etc

Oh man---this announcement makes me think of those mega mega Stooges boxes----here's one for John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, and a link for the Ultimate Mix of "Mother" awaits you (admit I'm curious about the raw elements offered up on disc)
https://www.umgcatalog.com/news/john-lennons-transformational-and-influential-masterpiece-john-lennonplastic-ono-band-explored

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Amy Winehouse At The BBC, a 3LP/3CD collection chronicling many remarkable performances, will be released on May 7. Listen to the first 6 tracks now, including "Rehab" and "Take The Box" & be sure to pre-order the album digitally, on 3CD, or on 3LP.
https://amywinehouse.lnk.to/AtTheBBCPR?utm_source=dotmailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=99029_UMe%20Newsletter%20%284%2F2%2F2021%29_231803_US&dm_i=4YUZ,24ET,9J3W9,9QRD,1

Yall heard this? I haven't.

A Psychedelic Brazilian Holy Grail: José Mauro 'A Viagem Das Hora'

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Recorded in 1970 at Odeon studios in Rio de Janeiro: the same time and place as all the music he ever recorded, José Mauro's A Viagem Das Horas wasn't released until six years later, when label owner and producer Roberto Quartin licensed the tracks to fellow Brazilian label Tapecar, who curiously released the album with several tracks already released on Obnoxius. Finally, over half a century on, A Viagem Das Horas will be released with three never before heard tracks, "Rua Dois", "Moenda'' and "Variação Sobre Um Antigo Tema", as Mauro and Quartin had originally intended.
More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/a-viagem-das-hora

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A Spitboy complete discography reissue, my mind can't take it.

https://spitboy.bandcamp.com/album/body-of-work-1990-1995

Seefeel reissues! vinyl package of EP tracks and a comp (multiple formats) of Warp and Rephlex albums and EPs titled Rupt and Flex 1994-96

oh, and an expanded Succour AND (Ch-Vox) (which I don't really know enough about to know whether I should be excited) and a live 12". Warp going all out with one of their less appreciated treasures; one loves to see it

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Duke Reid International Disco Series
The Complete Collection
Doctor Bird
Reggae, Ska and rocksteady, DJ, Dancehall, Essential classics

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2. DISC 1: Alton Ellis – If I Could Rule The World
3. The Techniques & Ranking Trevor – You Don't Care *
4. The Paragons & Jah Stone – My Best Girl *
5. Phyllis Dillon – Get On The Right Track *
6. Alton Ellis – I Can't Stop Now
7. The Techniques & Jah Walton – Queen Majesty *
8. Joya Landis – Kansas City *
9. Alton Ellis – Ooo Wee Baby
10. Ken Parker – True True *
11. The Paragons & Jah Stone – Riding High / GT.195 *
12. John Holt – Ali Baba +
14. DISC 2: The Techniques & Ranking Trevor – Love Is Not A Gamble *
15. Alton Ellis – I Can't Stand It
16. The Sensations – Those Guys *
17. The Techniques – Travelling Man *
18. The Jamaicans – Peace And Love *
19. The Paragons & Jah Stone – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy *
20. Joya Landis – Moonlight Lover *
21. Alton Ellis & Ranking Trevor – You Make Me Very Happy
22. The Techniques – It's You I Love *
23. Phyllis Dillon – Don't Touch My Tomato *
24. Nora Dean – Barbwire +
25. Alton Ellis & Papa Ritchie – Breaking Up / Phantom In The Jungle
26. The Supersonics – Breaking Up Dub
28. DISC 3: The Sensations & Jah Stone – Baby Love / Westmoreland Flood *
29. The Techniques – You Don't Care (2nd Mix) *
30. Alton Ellis – Chatty Chatty People *
31. The Paragons – The Same Song *
32. Ken Parker – I Should Have Known *
33. Alton Ellis – Cry Tough
34. The Techniques & Jah Walton – I Wish It Would Rain *
35. The Melodians – You Have Caught Me *
36. John Holt – Stealing +
37. Alton Ellis – Remember That Sunday
38. Carl Bryan & The Supersonics – Red Ash +
39. The Jamaicans – Baba Boom Boom *
40. Jah Thomas & The Supersonics – Musical Best *

The first ever comprehensive collection of Treasure Isle discomixes, comprising virtually every 12” single issued, plus 4 previously unissued recordings from the vaults.

The dancehall phenomenon of the late Seventies resulted in renewed interest in the sounds and rhythms of rock steady and early reggae; a development that prompted noted producer Sonia Pottinger to revisit many of the classic recordings in Duke Reid’s legendary Treasure Isle catalogue that she now owned.

The Duke had been a dominant force on the Jamaican music scene during the Sixties and early Seventies, when he had produced an array of hugely popular sides from his famed Treasure Isle studio on Bond Street, Kingston. Upon his premature demise in 1976, Pottinger inherited the business, although it was not until the close of the decade that that the true value of Reid’s work began to be appreciated once more.
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The Complete Collection
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Reggae, Ska and rocksteady, DJ, Dancehall, Essential classics!

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In stock

2. DISC 1: Alton Ellis – If I Could Rule The World
3. The Techniques & Ranking Trevor – You Don't Care *
4. The Paragons & Jah Stone – My Best Girl *
5. Phyllis Dillon – Get On The Right Track *
6. Alton Ellis – I Can't Stop Now
7. The Techniques & Jah Walton – Queen Majesty *
8. Joya Landis – Kansas City *
9. Alton Ellis – Ooo Wee Baby
10. Ken Parker – True True *
11. The Paragons & Jah Stone – Riding High / GT.195 *
12. John Holt – Ali Baba +
14. DISC 2: The Techniques & Ranking Trevor – Love Is Not A Gamble *
15. Alton Ellis – I Can't Stand It
16. The Sensations – Those Guys *
17. The Techniques – Travelling Man *
18. The Jamaicans – Peace And Love *
19. The Paragons & Jah Stone – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy *
20. Joya Landis – Moonlight Lover *
21. Alton Ellis & Ranking Trevor – You Make Me Very Happy
22. The Techniques – It's You I Love *
23. Phyllis Dillon – Don't Touch My Tomato *
24. Nora Dean – Barbwire +
25. Alton Ellis & Papa Ritchie – Breaking Up / Phantom In The Jungle
26. The Supersonics – Breaking Up Dub
28. DISC 3: The Sensations & Jah Stone – Baby Love / Westmoreland Flood *
29. The Techniques – You Don't Care (2nd Mix) *
30. Alton Ellis – Chatty Chatty People *
31. The Paragons – The Same Song *
32. Ken Parker – I Should Have Known *
33. Alton Ellis – Cry Tough
34. The Techniques & Jah Walton – I Wish It Would Rain *
35. The Melodians – You Have Caught Me *
36. John Holt – Stealing +
37. Alton Ellis – Remember That Sunday
38. Carl Bryan & The Supersonics – Red Ash +
39. The Jamaicans – Baba Boom Boom *
40. Jah Thomas & The Supersonics – Musical Best *

The first ever comprehensive collection of Treasure Isle discomixes, comprising virtually every 12” single issued, plus 4 previously unissued recordings from the vaults.

The dancehall phenomenon of the late Seventies resulted in renewed interest in the sounds and rhythms of rock steady and early reggae; a development that prompted noted producer Sonia Pottinger to revisit many of the classic recordings in Duke Reid’s legendary Treasure Isle catalogue that she now owned.

The Duke had been a dominant force on the Jamaican music scene during the Sixties and early Seventies, when he had produced an array of hugely popular sides from his famed Treasure Isle studio on Bond Street, Kingston. Upon his premature demise in 1976, Pottinger inherited the business, although it was not until the close of the decade that that the true value of Reid’s work began to be appreciated once more.

Aside from re-releasing numerous classic Treasure Isle sides on 7” and a trio of “Hottest Hits” long players, Pottinger also had Treasure Isle sound engineer, Errol Brown, remix many of Reid’s most significant sides, updating the sound to fit the new dancehall style. The result was a series of 12” singles that saw issue in Jamaica on either the Treasure Isle or her own High Note label.

Virtually all of these recordings, along with four previously unreleased sides, feature on this essential collection. And with all but a few of the tracks making their CD debut, this 3CD set is a must for all fans of rock steady, dub and dancehall, as well as admirers of Duke Reid’s inimitable Treasure Isle sound.

* Tracks New To CD

+ Previously Unreleased Tracks
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Mandala
Mandala
Mad About Records
LP Deluxe reissue in thick carton cover w/ OBI strip & insert

**Deluxe reissue of this extremely rare, privately-pressed Brazilian jazz/psych album!**

Mandala made only one eponymous album, recorded in 1971 but released only in 1976. A very rare and influential album, featuring future members of Grupo Um (Nazario and Zeca Assumpcao who also played with Hermeto and Egberto Gismonti) and Pau Brasil (Nelson Ayres) - two seminal bands from the Brazilian instrumental scene of the 80s. The sound is a mix of Jazz Fusion with a Brazilian footprint - with a dash of psychedelic atmosphere and the spiced influence of oriental music.
More info, audio:
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Joe Gallardo & Sol
Sol
Mad About Records
LP
Reissue of this mega rare latin funk/psych monster inc. a killer version of Ray Barretto's Latin-jazz classic 'El Que Se Fue'!
More info, audio:
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Cosmic Discotheque Vol. 4: 12 Junkshop Disco Funk Gems from the 70sVarious Artists
Naughty Rhythm Records LP

Pulsating, electronic euro-funk, groovy space-disco, acid afro funk and more on this killer, oddball selection of tunes from the more eccentric end of the "disco" spectrum!
More info, audio:
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Persian Underground: Garage Rock Beat & Psychedelic Sounds From The Iranian 60s & 70s SceneVarious Artists
Got It!
Amazing collection that gathers some of the rarest Persian 45s. Such an eclectic mix of styles, from garage rock to cool Persian beat, exotic rock&roll and astonishing prog/psych numbers. Featuring female drummer & singer Zangoleah with some killer garage / rockin' tracks, obscure bands like Takkhalha doing a fab cover of the Stones 'Play With Fire' and an amazing take on the Persian traditional song 'Mastom, Mastom', Golden Ring-styled beat by Big Boys, exotic Persian beat by Saeed and Tigers, terrific garage-beat by Ojubeha and the two sides of the Kambiz 45, probably the major discovery from Iran in the recent years and one of the few, if not the only truly Persian prog/psych 45s ever recorded.
1. Zangoleah - Uncle Chainmaker
2. Saeed - Avenue Of Love
3. Big Boys - I Was Thinking About You
4. Zangoleah - Springs
5. Takkhalha - Mastom, Mastom
6. Kambiz - Love Knowledge
7. Kambiz - Way To Life
8. Takkhalha - Rain & Rain
9. Ojubeha - Shirley
10. Takkhalha - Play With Fire
11. Tigers - Take Leila Away
12. Big Boys - Bartender
13. Zangoleah - Wish Map
14. Tigers - Koori Shin Baba
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Emanative & Liz Elensky
The Volume Of The Light
Home Planet Recordings LP

Spiritual jazz drummer Nick Woodmansey aka Emanative and singer Liz Elensky find the point where jazz and soul cross electronic music on this stunning, debut album release for Emanative's own Home Planet Recordings. Features guest production and musical accompaniment from the likes of Rocketnumbernine, The Maghreban & Tamar Collocutor, DJ Khalab and the awesome Jessica Lauren!
More info, audioL
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Roger Webb
Au Pair Girls (Original Unreleased Soundtrack)
Trunk Records

Superb unreleased soundtrack from British 1972 sex comedy starring Gabrielle Drake (Nick Drake’s sister) and Rchard O’Sullivan (Gilbert O’Sullivan’s brother!). Brilliant music on many levels, 17 sexy tracks of swinging jet-set jazz, groovy scatty vocals - hell it must be good because it’s on Trunk Records!
More info, audio:
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Don Leisure
Steel Zakuski
Group Bracil

limited orange vinyl edition

Darkhouse Family's Don Leisure whips up instrumental hip-hop led journey through psychedelic USSR prog rock, disco and Soviet-era rare groove!
More info, audio:
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Omnivore Recordings has combined all three volumes of their Buck Owens Complete Capitol Singles (1957-66, 1967-70, 1971-75) into a 6CD box. Gonna buy one later this week, once my Paypal account is topped up.

DISC 1:
COME BACK
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
SWEET THING
I ONLY KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU
I’LL TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVING YOU
WALK THE FLOOR
SECOND FIDDLE
EVERLASTING LOVE
UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN
TIRED OF LIVIN’
ABOVE AND BEYOND
’TIL THESE DREAMS COME TRUE
EXCUSE ME (I THINK I’VE GOT A HEARTACHE)
I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW
FOOLIN’ AROUND
HIGH AS THE MOUNTAINS
MENTAL CRUELTY – Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
LOOSE TALK – Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
BAD BAD DREAM
NOBODY’S FOOL BUT YOURS
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
KING OF FOOLS
KICKIN’ OUR HEARTS AROUND
I CAN’T STOP (MY LOVIN’ YOU)
YOU’RE FOR ME
THE HOUSE DOWN THE BLOCK

DISC 2:
ACT NATURALLY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN
WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN – Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN – Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
LOVE’S GONNA LIVE HERE
GETTING USED TO LOSING YOU
MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
TOGETHER AGAIN
I DON’T CARE (JUST AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME)
DON’T LET HER KNOW
I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL
CRYIN’ TIME
BEFORE YOU GO
(I WANT) NO ONE BUT YOU
ONLY YOU (CAN BREAK MY HEART)
GONNA HAVE LOVE
BUCKAROO
IF YOU WANT A LOVE
SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS DEAR IS YOU
WAITIN’ IN YOUR WELFARE LINE
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
THINK OF ME
HEART OF GLASS
OPEN UP YOUR HEART
NO MORE ME AND YOU
WHERE DOES THE GOOD TIMES GO
THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU

DISC 3:
SAM’S PLACE
DON’T EVER TELL ME GOODBYE
YOUR TENDER LOVING CARE
WHAT A LIAR I AM
IT TAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU (TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME)
YOU LEFT HER LONELY TOO LONG
HOW LONG WILL MY BABY BE GONE
EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY
SWEET ROSIE JONES
HAPPY TIMES ARE HERE AGAIN
LET THE WORLD KEEP ON A TURNIN’ Buck Owens and Buddy Alan
I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER Buck Owens and Buddy Alan
I’VE GOT YOU ON MY MIND AGAIN
THAT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME (IF IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU)
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
ONE OF EVERYTHING YOU GOT
THINGS I SAW HAPPENING AT THE FOUNTAIN ON THE PLAZA WHEN I WAS VISITING ROME OR AMORE
TURKISH HOLIDAY

DISC 4:
WHO’S GONNA MOW YOUR GRASS
THERE’S GOTTA BE SOME CHANGES MADE
JOHNNY B. GOODE
MAYBE IF I CLOSE MY EYES (IT’LL GO AWAY)
TALL DARK STRANGER
SING THAT KIND OF SONG
BIG IN VEGAS
WHITE SATIN BED
WE’RE GONNA GET TOGETHER Buck Owens & Susan Raye
EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY Buck Owens & Susan Raye
TOGETHERNESS Buck Owens & Susan Raye
FALLIN’ FOR YOU Buck Owens & Susan Raye
THE KANSAS CITY SONG
I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR MAN
THE GREAT WHITE HORSE Buck Owens & Susan Raye
YOUR TENDER LOVING CARE Buck Owens & Susan Raye
I WOULDN’T LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (IF THEY GAVE ME THE WHOLE DANG TOWN)
NO MILK AND HONEY IN BALTIMORE

DISC 5:
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
(I’M GOIN’) HOME
RUBY (ARE YOU MAD)
HEARTBREAK MOUNTAIN
ROLLIN’ IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS
CORN LIKKER
TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD Buck & Buddy
WHAM BAM Buck & Buddy
SANTA’S GONNA COME IN A STAGECOACH Buck Owens & Susan Raye
ONE OF EVERYTHING YOU GOT Buck Owens & Susan Raye
I’LL STILL BE WAITING FOR YOU
FULL TIME DADDY
MADE IN JAPAN
BLACK TEXAS DIRT
LOOKING BACK TO SEE Buck Owens & Susan Raye
CRYIN’ TIME Buck Owens & Susan Raye
YOU AIN’T GONNA HAVE OL’ BUCK TO KICK AROUND NO MORE
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
GET OUT OF TOWN BEFORE SUNDOWN
AIN’T IT AMAZING, GRACIE
THE GOOD OLD DAYS (ARE HERE AGAIN)

DISC 6:
THE GOOD OLD DAYS (ARE HERE AGAIN) Buck Owens & Susan Raye
WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN (I’LL BE THERE) Buck Owens & Susan Raye
ARMS FULL OF EMPTY
SONGWRITER’S LAMENT
BIG GAME HUNTER
THAT LOVING FEELING
ON THE COVER OF THE MUSIC CITY NEWS
STONY MOUNTAIN WEST VIRGINIA
(IT’S A) MONSTER’S HOLIDAY
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (B-Side Version)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (A-Side Version)
LET THE FUN BEGIN
41ST STREET LONELY HEARTS’ CLUB
WEEKEND DADDY
LOVE IS STRANGE Buck Owens & Susan Raye
SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN Buck Owens & Susan Raye
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
RUN HIM TO THE ROUND HOUSE NELLIE (YOU MIGHT CORNER HIM THERE)
COUNTRY SINGER’S PRAYER
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH

I thought there was a drop in quality during Vol. 3, but it's worth streaming/cherrypicking.

71-75, that is, the digital promo, but looks like they've added tracks, so maybe an improvement; a lot of the earlier stuff is remarkable for sure.

I have the first volume and it's amazing. And I'm listening to the second volume now and will consider it worthwhile just for "I Wouldn't Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town)":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUI3Uc91mgk

Ha-ha, yeah, that's a keeper for sure, so bitter.

It gets better — the B-side is all about how much he hates Baltimore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJXLwXP7ACE

Yes---cautionary tales.

dashed good guitar across most of it too I would assume

Oh yeah, you can def hear that Beatles, Byrds etc. were listening

This looks inflated to me, but haven't heard a lot of the bonus stuff:

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David Bowie 1970 rarities collected on new comp ‘The Width of a Circle’
Bill Pearis
Published: April 14, 2021

A new compilation of rare David Bowie material the artist recorded in 1970 is on the way. Named for The Man Who Sold the World's opening cut, The Width of a Circle is being billed as a companion piece to that album's 2020 "Metrobolist" reissue, featuring non-LP singles, alternate versions, and BBC sessions, including 21 never-before-released recordings.

More specifically, the two-CD set includes David Bowie and The Hype live performances from early 1970 -- The Sunday Show where he's introduced by John Peel and Sounds Of The 70’s -- as well as five songs by Bowie from The Looking Glass Murders (aka Pierrot In Turquoise) and 2020 Tony Visconti mixes of five tracks including "The Prettiest Star." There's also a 48-page book.

There's also a 10" vinyl The Width of a Circle EP being released, featuring 2020 Visconti mixes of "The Prettiest Star," "London Bye, Ta-Ta," "Memory of a Free Festival," and "Holy Holy."

Additionally, Rhino is releasing a picture disc version of The Man Who Sold the World that comes with a Bowie poster.

The Width of a Circle set and the two vinyl releases will be out May 26 via Rhino and are available for pre-order now. Check out the full tracklist for the two-CD set, as well as the artwork for the vinyl releases, below.
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/david-bowie-1970-rarities-collected-on-new-comp-the-width-of-a-circle/

Another archival Swell Maps release, Mayday Signals, is out June 4 from Easy Action. Looks like a lot of it precedes the first LP. This is one of those bands where you would think the barrel would be empty, but apparently not? A comprehensive box set would be useful but maybe not cutup/random enough in spirit.

Thanks! Keep getting these UMG enewsletters w vinyl bloat, but here's a couple of relative rarities that may be fanworthy:

KISS

Off the Soundboard

Recorded in Japan in 2001, this marks the first in a series of upcoming live releases by the band, and will be pressed on exclusive 3LP crystal clear vinyl with bone swirl, plus 3LP black vinyl, 2CD & digital. Out 6/11

Frank Zappa - Zappa '88:

The Last US Show

The last show Frank Zappa ever played in the U.S. has been newly remixed from the digital master tapes, and features the first official release of “The Beatles Medley,” plus 25 unreleased tracks. Available on digital, 2CD, or 4LP black or purple vinyl.
Zappa Store says "this item will ship on or around June 18", same for 2-CD edition, and adds,The live concert material is taken from Long Island, NY; Providence, RI & Towson, MD and newly remixed from the 48 track digital master tapes. It features the first official release of “The Beatles Medley” along with over 25 unreleased performances and liner notes by FZ’s drummer, Chad Wackerman and Vaultmeister, Joe Travers.
track list:

1. “WE ARE DOING VOTER REGISTRATION HERE”
2. THE BLACK PAGE (NEW AGE VERSION)
3 .I AIN’T GOT NO HEART
4. LOVE OF MY LIFE

RECORD ONE: SIDE 2

1. INCA ROADS
2. SHARLEENA
3. WHO NEEDS THE PEACE CORPS?
4. LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO (CORY/CROSS)

RECORD TWO: SIDE 3

1. DICKIE’S SUCH AN ASSHOLE
2. WHEN THE LIE’S SO BIG
3. JESUS THINKS YOU’RE A JERK
4. SOFA #1
5. ONE MAN, ONE VOTE

RECORD TWO: SIDE 4

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHAD!
2. PACKARD GOOSE PT. I
3. ROYAL MARCH FROM “L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT” (STRAVINSKY)
4. THEME FROM THE BARTOK PIANO CONCERTO #3 (BARTOK)
5. PACKARD GOOSE PT. II
6. THE TORTURE NEVER STOPS PT. I
7. THEME FROM “BONANZA” (LEVANS/LIVINGSTON)
8. LONESOME COWBOY BURT

RECORD THREE: SIDE 5

1. THE TORTURE NEVER STOPS PT. II
2. CITY OF TINY LITES
3. POUND FOR A BROWN PT. I

RECORD THREE: SIDE 6

1. POUND FOR A BROWN PT. II
2. CITY OF TINY LITES
3. POUND FOR A BROWN PT. I

RECORD THREE: SIDE 6

1. POUND FOR A BROWN PT. II
2. THE BEATLES MEDLEY (LENNON/MCCARTNEY)
3. PEACHES EN REGALIA

RECORD FOUR: SIDE 7

1. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (PAGE/PLANT)
2. I AM THE WALRUS (LENNON/MCCARTNEY)

RECORD FOUR: SIDE 8

1. WHIPPING POST (ALLMAN)
2. BOLERO (RAVEL)
3. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (BATES/WARD)

Think this was out on the 23rd:

MOTÖRHEAD’s Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin, a previously unreleased recording from the 2012 Kings of The Road Tour, is available today via Silver Lining Music.

Recorded December 5, 2012, Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin captures Germany’s love affair with the Grammy award winning band as they play in front of 12,000 delirious, delighted and demented MOTÖRHEAD fans at the Berlin Velodrom.

Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is available on CD with a bonus live DVD, as a double vinyl set, box set (GSA Retail Exclusive and via D2C Worldwide Ex GSA, containing CD with bonus DVD in Digipak, double black vinyl gatefold album in 180 gm and MOTÖRHEAD branded passport cover) and via digital platforms.

Throughout Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin, MOTÖRHEAD’s powerful synergy boots its way through the speakers with the boisterous charm and dirty, dangerous, sweaty gusto that was the Lemmy Kilmister/Phil Campbell/Mikkey Dee trademark. From the unapologetically furious “I Know How to Die” to a deliciously raucous “Going to Brazil,” Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is all about the thick, raw and liberating power of MOTÖRHEAD live, with longtime producer Cameron Webb bringing his mixing skills to the party as well as doing a 5.1 mix of the DVD. Further highlights include a favorably feral “Rock It,” a rudely raunchy “You Better Run” and a classic one-two haymaker of “Ace of Spades” and “Overkill.” The leading track from the album will be a cranium cracking “Over the Top,” a song which must be as close to definitive of this band as you’ll ever find.

A longtime favorite of heavy metal, punk rock and rock ‘n’ roll fans alike, MOTÖRHEAD also became unlikely media darlings around the globe. Early reviews of Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin have proven that five years after leader Lemmy Kilmister’s death, listeners are still ravenous for “new” MOTÖRHEAD music.

“…there's something about live MOTÖRHEAD recordings that make listeners feel as though they're in the crowd. The act's many years of experience lent to a robust and confident performance. MOTÖRHEAD's passion was simply undeniable, clearly displayed here.” – Blabbermouth

“‘Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin’ is a superb live album and DVD. It doesn’t get too much better than this.” - New Noise

“This live performance shows MOTÖRHEAD at the top of their game, as they have been performing as a trio for over a decade at this point.” – Classic Rock

“‘Louder Than Noise...Live in Berlin’ is a live album which shows everything for what MOTÖRHEAD stands. If you hear it, you'll get a lot of fun and some real Rock'n'Roll feeling. It's an honorable last release.” – Whiskey-Soda.com

“MOTÖRHEAD’s collective energy is as strong as it ever was and this is testament to the strength, depth and breadth of material they recorded throughout 40 illustrious years, across 22 studio albums. ‘Louder Than Noise …. Live In Berlin’ captures the very essence of this.” – Metal Planet

“‘Louder than Noise…Live in Berlin’ (is) a presentation about which MOTÖRHEAD’s most devoted fans will make plenty of noise.” - Phil’s Picks

“You’d think Germans are the biggest fans of MOTÖRHEAD based on the reactions of the crowd at the band’s 2012 Berlin stop on the ‘Kings Of The Road’ tour. It’s beautifully captured on the new album ‘Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin,’ with 12,000 screaming fans and big hits displayed in all their glory.” – Riff Magazine

“As another statement of how good MOTÖRHEAD is live, ‘Louder Than Noise…Live In Berlin’ is titled perfectly because in truth, only MOTÖRHEAD could be louder than noise.” – Cryptic Rock

DAIS RECORDS ANNOUNCES GETTING THE FEAR COLLECTION LP
DEATH IS BIGGER: 1984-1985
OUT JUNE 18, 2021
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "AGAINST THE WIND" HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On1fpTja8b4
It's testament to how fertile England's mid-80's musical landscape was that the splintering of short-lived post-punk pioneers Southern Death Cult seeded so many memorable but divergent groups – from widescreen rock legends The Cult to romantic pop duo Into A Circle to “the Asian Public Enemy,” Fun-Da-Mental. But the band's most potent subsequent cross-pollination was undoubtedly Getting The Fear, formed by The SDC's rhythm section of Barry Jepson, David 'Buzz' Burrows, and Aki Haq Nawaz Qureshi, joined by Temple Ov Psychic Youth associate Paul ‘Bee’ Hampshire on vocals.

Galvanized by Margaret Thatcher's “iron fist” austerity policies and the cultural liberation of punk, the group blazed to creative fruition, quickly landing a lucrative deal with RCA. But immediately after recording their 1984 debut single, Last Salute, a shake-up at the label left them stranded and without support. Rather than stall in music industry purgatory they chose to dissolve, escaping their restrictive contract. Bee's lyrics on “Last Salute” are fitting final words: “If this must end let it pass me by / I’ll remain your friend, only flowers die.”

But this is of course only part of the story. Death Is Bigger: 1984-1985 rectifies history's error, collecting the group's entire vault of demos and unreleased songs alongside liner notes and a photo gallery capturing Getting The Fear in all their high libertine glory. The compilation's 10 tracks are alternately brooding, spiky, and sneering, fixated on dreams, sex, and Charles Manson (the sleeve of Last Salute famously features a detail from Manson's embroidered waistcoat, unbeknownst to label execs). Razor wire guitars slice across tense rhythms, veering between minimal and melodic, occasionally flowering into psychedelic poetry, revealing Bee's deep affinity with Psychic TV.

Taken as a whole, the album showcases the breadth of forking paths facing UK post-punk in 1984: pop eating itself, new wave while still new, transgression as alternative not affectation. Getting The Fear's music feels eclectic and unfettered, following whim, lust, and impulse, glinting with darkness against the fires of youth: “The earth is still beneath my feet, I start to sink to lose myself / Friends and lovers stand around unconcerned, their eyes in flames.”

Listen & Watch: Getting the Fear - "Against The Wind" (Official Video, dir. Jacqueline Castel)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On1fpTja8b4

Sorry, didn't realize they linked the same video twice.

Now that's a reissue long overdue. I found my (exceptionally battered) cassette of the demos while clearing some stuff out the other month.

Just as well I got in there, it's close to selling out already.

National Record Store Day drops, lots and lots; click on the title for more info (are the Beat Farmers good?) https://recordstoreday.com/PromotionalEvent/580

The Beat Farmers were better live than studio and without Country Dick they were stolid rather than great. But they had Country Dick and they killed it live and that’s good enough.

THE GUN CLUB’S 1981 PUNK-BLUES CLASSIC DEBUT FIRE OF LOVE RETURNS WITH DELUXE DOUBLE-VINYL AND DOUBLE-CD REISSUES VIA BLIXA SOUNDS
Both the LP and CD Editions Come with 10 bonus tracks and the Previously Unreleased Live At Club 88 – March 6, 1981

Street date July 23, 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA. (Tuesday June 1, 2021) — With a howling and unholy mix of punk rock and the blues, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club exploded upon the L.A. club scene in the early ’80s. They recorded their classic debut, 1981’s Fire Of Love, for the local Slash/Ruby Records label. And now that legendary album has been unearthed and brought back to life as a deluxe two-CD and two-LP set.

Both the double-CD and double-vinyl editions contain a digitally remastered version of the original 11-track album, produced by fellow L.A. scenesters Chris D. of The Flesh Eaters and The Plugz’s Tito Larriva. The CD version will include 10 previously unreleased four-track demos and alternate versions, while the LP will include a download card for the digital version of the 10 bonus tracks.
Both the CD and the vinyl versions will include a second disc, the previously unreleased Live At Club 88 – March 6, 1981, a concert recording capturing the band’s incendiary live set at the legendary West L.A. dive bar.

The double-vinyl version will be released as a two-LP set packaged in a gatefold cover with extensive liner notes by drummer Terry Graham and remembrances from producer Tito Larriva and co-producer Chris D., as well as rare photos and ephemera. The CD version will include a booklet with liner notes, photos and ephemera.
Born on June 27, 1958, Jeffrey Lee Pierce grew up in the East Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, California, before moving with his family to the San Fernando Valley, where he attended Granada Hills High School. Back then his main passion was acting. Eventually, his interest veered to music, but he held on to his love of drama and would later inject it into his music and performances. He’d been toying with guitar since the age of 10, and by his late teens and early 20s, he’d formed a few bands and wrote about reggae for Slash magazine under the pen name Ranking Señor Lea.
It was in Creeping Ritual, a band Pierce formed with guitarist Brian Tristan, in which Pierce found his footing. He’d discovered the Delta blues from the record collections of Canned Heat singer Bob Hite and L.A. scenester Phast Phreddie Patterson, and decided to make them his own. Although his first bassist and drummer bailed, the band — rechristened The Gun Club by Circle Jerks’ singer and Pierce’s one-time roommate Keith Morris — became a reality with the addition of the fully formed rhythm section of bassist Rob Ritter and drummer Terry Graham. They had already played together in punk band The Bags and could hold down a solid foundation for Pierce and Tristan — now known as Kid Congo Powers — to improvise over. “He was injecting blues into the heart of punk rock, struggling to give life into something new and brilliant even if it was old and obvious at the same time,” Graham says of Pierce, in the book More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk.

Fire of Love captures the Gun Club at their rawest on such originals as the unforgettable album-opener “Sex Beat,” the addictive “She’s Live Heroin to Me” and the psychobilly stomp of “For The Love Of Ivy,” an ode to Cramps guitarist and future Kid Congo bandmate Poison Ivy Rorschach. The band also delved into their influences on the set, digging up Tommy Johnson’s “Cool Drink Of Water” and Robert Johnson’s “Preaching The Blues” and jolting them back with jumper cables via Pierce’s new arrangements and “Elvis from Hell” howl.
As Graham writes in the liner notes, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to know Fire Of Love has given so many a nice kick in the ass…I not only loved fighting off the Devil while a member of Gun Club, but I’m proud of what we did on Fire Of Love with Chris and Tito as our guides. And if this music continues to irk the purists, I couldn’t be more proud. Jeff, you were one hell of a great musician, but you knew that.”
The Gun Club went on to record several other albums — including 1982’s Miami (reissued by Blixa Sounds in 2020) — before Pierce’s death in 1996, yet Fire Of Love is their finest hour.

CD TRACK LISTING
DISC 1
1. SEX BEAT
2. PREACHING THE BLUES
3. PROMISE ME
4. SHE’S LIKE HEROIN TO ME
5. FOR THE LOVE OF IVY
6. FREE SPIRIT
7. GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY
8. JACK ON FIRE
9. BLACK TRAIN
10. COOL DRINK OF WATER
11. GOODBYE JOHNNY
BONUS TRACKS
12. BAD INDIAN (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
13. COOL DRINK OF WATER (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
14. FIRE OF LOVE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
15. FOR THE LOVE OF IVY (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
16. GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
17. FIRE OF LOVE (4 TRACK DEMO)
18. DEVIL IN THE WOODS (4 TRACK DEMO)
19. GOODBYE JOHNNY (4 TRACK DEMO)
20. PREACHING THE BLUES (4 TRACK DEMO)
21. WATERMELON MAN (4 TRACK DEMO)
DISC 2 / LIVE AT CLUB 88 – MARCH 6, 1981
1. DEVIL IN THE WOODS
2. BAD INDIAN
3. SHE’S LIKE HEROIN TO ME
4. PREACHING THE BLUES
5. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
6. JACK ON FIRE
7. RAILROAD BILL
8. FIRE OF LOVE
9. SEX BEAT
10. GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY

LP TRACK LISTING
LP1
SIDE A
1. SEX BEAT
2. PREACHING THE BLUES
3. PROMISE ME
4. SHE’S LIKE HEROIN TO ME
5. FOR THE LOVE OF IVY
6. FREE SPIRIT
SIDE B
1. GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY
2. JACK ON FIRE
3. BLACK TRAIN
4. COOL DRINK OF WATER
5. GOODBYE JOHNNY
LP2 / LIVE AT CLUB 88 – MARCH 6, 1981
SIDE C
1. DEVIL IN THE WOODS
2. BAD INDIAN
3. SHE’S LIKE HEROIN TO ME
4. PREACHING THE BLUES
5. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
SIDE D
1. JACK ON FIRE
2. RAILROAD BILL
3. FIRE OF LOVE
4. SEX BEAT
5. GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY

Fire Of Love EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7kwkoRyI5w
For more information, please contact: william at blixa.com

(Will also be available as download, at least on Amazon, where you can pre-order all the formats.)

I was going to post about this since I had seen mention on Fb from ex members and the foundation.

Wish somebody would say more about the original rhythm section Brad Dunning and Don Snowden. Especially since Snowden wound up cowriting Willie Dixon's memoir.
So I assume he came to the band with some awareness of the blues in some form.
Haven't put a chronology to JLP and access to Hite's collection I think Phase Phreddie was pretty early anyway. Also turned him onto a lot of jazz stuff.
But Rankin' Jeffrey Lee wrote about reggae among other things for Slash. Had also been Blondie's fan club head as well as picking up 60s singles before that. Story I heard had him getting a Standells single signed by Blondie on their first meeting. Not sure how much sense that makes other than it being what was at hand.
I think Fromthearchives Gun Club entry may have a somewhat more complicated version of the band chronology including the Cyclones and the Red Lights. Red Lights had an ep released for Record Store Day last year. I think Cyclones was originally formed as a band for Pleasant German to front. Her current Podcast had pretty good episodes with Terry Graham and Kid Congo as individual guests. Terry Graham's book Punk Like Me is worth a read and hopefully Kid will have a memoir out shortly I think it's almost done.

OMFG:

BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES JULY 30 RELEASE FOR LEE MORGAN - THE COMPLETE LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
AN EXPANSIVE COLLECTION OF THE LEGENDARY TRUMPETER’S EPIC 1970 ENGAGEMENT AT THE HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA VENUE
PRESENTING ALL 12 SETS OF MUSIC HIS QUINTET RECORDED OVER 3 NIGHTS
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AS 8-CD & LIMITED-EDITION 12-LP ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL SETS

Blue Note Records has announced a July 30 release date for Lee Morgan The Complete Live at the Lighthouse, an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter’s quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their historic engagement at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California from July 10-12, 1970. Originally released 50 years ago in 1971 as a 2-LP set, and later expanded to a 3-CD set in 1996, this definitive edition produced by Zev Feldman and David Weiss will be available as an 8-CD set and a limited-edition 12-LP all-analog 180g vinyl set that encompasses 33 performances including more than 4 hours of previously unreleased music that lets the listener relive the experience of being in the club for every exhilarating moment. Watch the unboxing video here. A previously unreleased version of Mabern’s composition “The Beehive” from the 2nd set on Saturday, July 11 is available now to stream or download.

Both physical formats are accompanied by an enlightening booklet featuring new interviews with Bennie Maupin and the last extensive interview with Jymie Merritt before his passing last year; essays by Jeffery McMillan (author or Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan) and Michael Cuscuna; statements from Jack DeJohnette, Wallace Roney, Nicholas Payton, Charles Tolliver, Eddie Henderson, Dave Douglas, and others; previously unpublished photos by Joel Franklin and Lee Tanner; as well as a statement from Morgan’s family. The audio was mixed from the original ½” 4-track tapes by Steve Genewick at Capitol Studios with LP mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and 180g vinyl manufactured at Record Technology Inc. (RTI) in Camarillo, California. CD mastering was done by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Studios.
Bennie Maupin, saxophonist
“Right from the beginning, we developed such a heart-to-heart connection with each other. I think that’s really reflected in what we did. It was just about being in the moment and capturing the moment, and we did that.”

Jymie Merritt, bassist
“In a sense, it is holy music. And that was the thing I felt throughout the performances at The Lighthouse, this was totally uncompromised music in terms of the way it went down.”

Don Was, President, Blue Note Records
“’Live at the Lighthouse’ probably gives us the clearest picture of where Lee Morgan was headed and, as such, is a record of monumental importance.”

Zev Feldman, producer
“‘Live at the Lighthouse’ is an all-time desert island disc for me and to be ushering in a complete edition of this magnitude—each set, night-by-night just like if you were at the club witnessing it live—is nothing short of a dream come true. This was one of the very first projects I wanted to pursue when I came to Blue Note. I had prior knowledge that there was 4-plus hours of unissued material sitting on the shelves, but I didn't realize how great it was until hearing it all. Just as these musicians worked to create a recording that would stand the test of time, we made every effort to create a package that would serve that legacy.”

PERSONNEL:
Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Harold Mabern – piano
Jymie Merritt – Ampeg bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums (on "Speedball" from Friday, July 10, Set 4)

Original recordings produced by Francis Wolff

TRACK LISTING:
*previously unissued

Friday, July 10, 1970
Set 1
Introduction by Lee Morgan (2:06)
The Beehive (12:51) *
Introduction (0:20)
Something Like This (12:43)
Yunjana (14:28) *
Speedball (4:34) *

Set 2
I Remember Britt (16:45) *
Introduction (0:19)
Absolutions (21:55) *
Speedball (3:46) *

Set 3
Introduction (0:33)
Neophilia (18:52) *
Introduction (0:47)
416 East 10th Street (11:46)
The Sidewinder (12:49)
Speedball (0:53)

Set 4
Introduction (0:30)
Peyote (13:23) *
Speedball (11:55)

Saturday, July 11, 1970
Set 1
Aon (13:47)
Introduction (0:21)
Yunjana (17:32) *

Set 2
Introduction (0:14)
Something Like This (11:46) *
Introduction (0:28)
I Remember Britt (14:25)
Introduction (0:47)
The Beehive (15:23) *
Speedball (7:00) *

Set 3
Neophilia (19:18) *
Nommo (17:44)

Set 4
Peyote (11:24) *
Absolutions (22:28)

Sunday, July 12, 1970
Set 1
Introduction (1:37)
Something Like This (15:39) *
Introduction (0:29)
Yunjana (16:07)

Set 2
I Remember Britt (16:19) *
Absolutions (19:35) *
Speedball (0:27)

Set 3
Introduction (1:19)
Neophilia (18:59)
Introduction (0:46)
The Beehive (15:11)
Speedball (1:59)

Set 4
Peyote (9:27)
Nommo (19:19) *

Oh yeah, heard some of that on an archived episode of the invaluable Night Lights jazz historical, from Indiana Public Radio, also some of the Morgan set is on YouTube.

I don't usually try to keep up with singles here, but

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Rudy Mills
John Jones / Bombshell
(Harlem Shuffle)
7" HSRSS-0006£13.00
In stock

1. John Jones
2. The Crystalites – Bombshell

"Produced and apparently co-written by Derrick Harriott, 'John Jones' was released in 1968 on the Big shot label. With its unstoppable rhythm and its aggressive lyrics 'John Jones' was a major hit among the Skinhead subculture in the UK, its release on the popular Tighten Up series certainly helped the song becoming a cult track then and now. The Crystalites were Harriott's studio band and included very famous 60s Jamaican musicians e.g. Bongo Herman, Bongo Les, Boris Gardiner, Gladstone Anderson, Karl Bryan, Winston Wright among others. They were extremely productive between 1968 and 1974 recording four albums and countless singles. More specifically, they recorded many wild and awesome 'versions' of hit songs of that time e.g. 'John Jones', making 'Bombshell' easily the best choice for the B Side as it is indeed a special instrumental and an awesome cover." Hard too find a clean copy on 7" single, now's your limited chance..A Stone Cold Classic!!

sorry, meant to end with:
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The Silvertones
Silver Bullets (Expanded Edition)
(Doctor Bird{

CD DBCD080 £14.00
In stock

Long overdue expanded edition of the hugely sought-after Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry-produced album from 1973, “Silver Bullets” features the entirety of the Silvertones’ work for the widely acclaimed music maker.

The collection was one of the first to be produced at Perry’s newly opened Black Ark studio in Washington Gardens, with the vocal tracks added at King Tubby’s equally illustrious establishment in Dromilly Avenue.

Unavailable on CD for over a quarter of a century, this hugely collectable album has now been expanded to include Silvertones’ remaining output for the Upsetter, as well as solo sides by the vocal trio’s original lead singer, Delroy Denton.

Annotated by Lee Perry’s biographer, David Katz, “Silver Bullets” is an essential collection for fans of the producer’s work as well as anyone wishing to own and hear some of the very finest vintage reggae sounds from the late Sixties and early Seventies.

More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/the-silvertones-silver-bullets

Actually, no audio samples in that last, unlike most Sounds of the Universe listings.

Derrick Harriott
Greatest Reggae Hits
(Doctor Bird)

2×CD DBCDD079£15.00
In stock

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By the mid-1970s, Derrick Harriott was already a veteran of the Jamaican music scene, having launched his singing career some two decades earlier. During the rock steady era, his productions included a score of hits, with his work widely regarded as being among the most accomplished of the era.

His hit rate continued unabated into the Seventies and by the time Trojan Records released his “Greatest Hits” album in 1975, Harriott was firmly established as one of reggae music’s premier hit makers.

The best-selling collection was to have a profound influence on the developing sound of lovers rock, yet despite its popularity and significance, has remained unavailable on CD – until now.

CD1 of this deluxe expanded version of the LP includes dub versions of nine of the album’s dozen tracks, while the second disc showcases Harriott’s follow-up long-player, “Reggae Disco Rockers”, the original UK release of which was pulled due to Trojan’s abrupt demise in ’75

Including 33 tracks new to CD, “Greatest Hits” not only showcases some of the finest soulful reggae sounds ever to see issue, but also provides a wonderful opportunity to discover one of the most reggae albums of the Seventies.
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The Best Of Reggae
(Doctor Bird)

2×CD DBCDX081 £15.00
In stock

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1. DISC 1: Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World Beautiful People
2. Bob & Marcia – Young Gifted And Black
3. Greyhound – Moon River
4. The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
5. Harry J. All Stars – Liquidator
6. Nicky Thomas – Love Of The Common People
7. Desmond Dekker – Israelites
8. Dandy Livingstone – Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
9. Greyhound – Black And White
10. Horace Faith – Black Pearl
11. Desmond Dekker – You Can Get It If You Really Want
12. Desmond Dekker – It Mek
13. The Maytals – 54-56 That's My Number
14. Toots & The Maytals – Country Roads
15. Byron Lee And The Dragonaires – Elizabethan Reggae
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1. DISC 1: Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World Beautiful People
2. Bob & Marcia – Young Gifted And Black
3. Greyhound – Moon River
4. The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
5. Harry J. All Stars – Liquidator
6. Nicky Thomas – Love Of The Common People
7. Desmond Dekker – Israelites
8. Dandy Livingstone – Suzanne Beware Of The Devil
9. Greyhound – Black And White
10. Horace Faith – Black Pearl
11. Desmond Dekker – You Can Get It If You Really Want
12. Desmond Dekker – It Mek
13. The Maytals – 54-56 That's My Number
14. Toots & The Maytals – Country Roads
15. Byron Lee And The Dragonaires – Elizabethan Reggae
16. The Upsetters – Return To Django
17. Bob & Marcia – Pied Piper
18. Dandy Livingstone – Come Back Liza
19. The Chosen Few – Everybody Plays The Fool
20. The Pioneers – Roll Muddy River
21. Judge Dread – Oh! She Is A Big Girl Now
22. Greyhound – Floating
23. Bruce Ruffin – Mad About You
24. Bruce Ruffin – Rain
25. Greyhound – Dream Lover
26. Tito Simon – Build It Up
27. Dandy Livingstone – Big City
28. The Hotshots – Snoopy Versus The Red Baron
29. The Pioneers – I Need Your Sweet Inspiration
30. Dave & Ansel Collins – Double Barrell
31. DISC 2: Desmond Dekker – 007
32. The Pioneers – Long Shot Kick The Bucket33. The Maytals – Monkey Man
34. Greyhound – I Am What I Am
35. Teddy Brown – What Greater Love
36. Desmond Dekker – Pickney Gal
37. Bruce Ruffin – One Big Happy Family
38. John Holt – The Further You Look
39. The Pioneers – Give And Take
40. Dave & Ansel Collins – Monkey Spanner
41. Owen Gray – Suffering In The Land
42. Daniel In The Lion's Den – Dancing In The Sun
43. Danny Ray – I'm Gonna Get Married
44. The Melodians – Sweet Sensation
45. The Ethiopians – Train To Skaville
46. Tony Tribe – Red Red Wine
47. Jackie Edwards – Come On Girl
48. The Paris Connection – Who's That Lady
49. Nicky Thomas – Yesterday Man
50. John Holt – Reggae From The Ghetto
51. Desmond Dekker – Sing A Little Song
52. Delroy Williams – Down In The Boondocks
53. Dandy Livingstone – Think About It
54. The Melodians – Rivers Of Babylon
55. Freddie Notes & The Rudies – Montego Bay
56. Lord Creator – Kingston Town
57. Zap Pow – This Is Reggae Music
Expanded version of the best-selling TV advertised album from 1973, comprising 55 of the biggest reggae hits of the late Sixties and early Seventies.

The double disc collection includes numerous chart-busting hits and dancefloor-fillers, performed by some of the greatest Jamaican performers of the era, including such legendary artists as Desmond Dekker, the Maytals, Dave & Ansel Collins, the Pioneers, John Holt, Greyhound and Bob & Marcia.

Guaranteed to bring a touch of warm Jamaican sunshine to even the coldest of days, “The Best Of Reggae” is sure to brighten up any occasion, 365 days of the year!

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From Goldmine:

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Omnivore Recordings will release two sets of rare Laura Nyro music over the next few months: Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan and the never-before-issued Go Find the Moon: The Audition Tape. Both will be available on CD and Digital, with Go Find the Moon also available on vinyl (a 45-rpm LP). Each was restored and mastered by Grammy®-winner Michael Graves and produced for release by Grammy®-winner Cheryl Pawelski and George Gilbert with the approval of the Laura Nyro Trust.

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Go Find the Moon: The Audition Tape, scheduled for September 10, [contains the proto singer-songwriter’s previously unissued 1966 audition.

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Tree of Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan, previously available only in Japan, due out July 16.

A member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Laura Nyro not only wrote songs that became hits for artists like 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Three Dog Night, and Barbra Streisand, but has been cited as a major influence by artists as varied as Kate Bush, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Todd Rundgren, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked), and countless others. Born in the Bronx in 1947, she left us far too soon, at age 49 following a bout with ovarian cancer.

She recorded ten of her own studio albums (one released posthumously), but a live performance from Nyro was always a particularly special event.

Originally issued only in Japan as Live in Japan in 2003, the 16 tracks recorded at Kintetsu Hall, plus five recorded at On Air West return as Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan, to be released July 16, 2021.

The set runs the gamut of her career, from Nyro-penned hits including “And When I Die,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “Save the Country,” to covers of Bacharach/David, Smokey Robinson, and Phil Spector classics. It is an essential document of her historic February 1994 visit to Japan. With Nyro on piano and vocals, augmented by the harmonies by Diane Wilson, Dian Sorrell, Diane Garisto, the performances are sublime.

The reissue packaging contains updated artwork and new liner notes from author and musician John Kruth. Looking and sounding incredible, this essential addition to Nyro’s discography is available worldwide for the first time. Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan cements the legacy of an incomparable artist.

* * *

In the summer of 1966, an 18-year-old Laura Nyro auditioned for Milt Okun, one of the most respected music producers of the day, and Artie Mogull, a noted A&R man. After the session, these eventual music business legends were so blown away that Mogull became her manager, and Okun signed on to produce her debut record, More Than Just a Discovery. The first song she performed, “And When I Die,” became the opening track on Peter, Paul and Mary’s hit album, The Peter, Paul and Mary Album, and achieved even bigger success with the cover by Blood, Sweat, & Tears, which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. Quite a song with which to begin an audition!

Nyro certainly wrote other future smashes delivered to the charts by artists like Three Dog Night (“Eli’s Coming”), the 5th Dimension (“Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Save the Country,” and “Wedding Bell Blues”), Barbra Streisand (“Stoney End”), and more. But it was Nyro’s heart, soul, songwriting brilliance and magnificent vocal talent that drove music fans to discover her own work.

Go Find the Moon: The Audition Tape, due out September 10, 2021, puts the listener in the room at the very beginning of Nyro’s legendary career. Available now for the first time, it includes “And When I Die” as well as songs she never officially released, and her own versions of classics, all delivered with a deft and distinctive touch.

As journalist Jim Farber writes in the liners: “Here, Laura Nyro led the way with a performance that captured an artist who, however young, was, at root, already fully formed.”

Omnivore will offer a special bundle of the LP Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape with a numbered litho print of the cover limited to 200.

Track listings:

Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan

1. Dedicated to the One I Love

2. Ooh Baby Baby

3. Woman of the World

4. Louise’s Church

5. Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song)

6. Walk the Dog & Light the Light (Song of the Road)

7. The Japanese Restaurant Song

8. And When I Die

9. To a Child

10. The Descent of Luna Rose

11. Wild World

12. Save the Country

13. Wedding Bell Blues

14. Trees of the Ages/Emmie

15. Walk on By

16. Let It Be Me

17. Oh Yeah Maybe Baby (The Heebie Jeebies)

18. Wind

19. Broken Rainbow

20. My Innocence/Sophia

21. Art of Love

Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tapeeion

1. And When I Die

2. Lazy Susan (False Start)

3. Enough of You

4. In and Out

5. Go Find the Moon

6. Luckie/Studio Talk

7. When Sunny Gets Blue (Fragment)/Kansas City (Fragment)/I Only Want to Be With You

8. Lazy Susan

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Orange Goblin, Healing Through Fire reissue out August 20

• 35 track double CD from UK heavy metal legends Orange Goblin, with new liner notes by the band

Track Listing:

CD 1 – HEALING THROUGH FIRE

1. The Ballad of Solomon Eagle
2. Vagrant Stomp
3. The Ale House Braves
4. Cities of Frost
5. Hot Knives and Open Sores
6. Hounds Ditch
7. Mortlake (Dead Water)
8. They Come Back (Harvest of Skulls)
9. Beginners Guide to Suicide
10. The Ballad of Solomon Eagle (Radio One Rock Show 17.08.07)
11. They Come Back (Harvest of Skulls) (Radio One Rock Show 17.08.07)
12. Scorpionica (Radio One Rock Show 17.08.07)
13. Blue Snow (Radio One Rock Show 17.08.07)
14. The Ballad of Solomon Eagle (2006 Demo)
15. They Come Back (Harvest of Skulls) (2006 Demo)
16. New Rose (2006 Demo)

CD 2 – LIVE AT THE MEAN FIDDLER, LONDON, DECEMBBER 16, 2006

1. Intro
2. Some You Win, Some You Lose
3. Quincy the Pig Boy
4. Getting High on the Bad Times
5. The Ballad of Solomon Eagle
6. Hot Magic, Red Planet
7. Round Up the Horses
8. They Come Back (Harvest of Skulls)
9. Your World Will Hate This
10. Blue Snow
11. Scorpionia

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Makin' his own kinda music:
Rare Richard Pryor Recording from 1973 Set for First-Ever Release
Titled Richard Pryor Live at The Comedy Store, 1973, the 20-track set is taken from the opening show of a four-night run at the legendary Comedy Store in West Hollywood, where the comedic icon workshopped new material for his residency. Though the jokes from the set were never meant to be heard outside of the now-essential Los Angeles stand-up institution on that October 1973 evening, the tapes survived and have been featured in segments across a number of box sets and collections over the last 20 years. 14 tracks were previously featured on a promo CD included in the 2013 box set, No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert, while the six bonus tracks can be heard And It’s Deep Too!: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992) and Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974). However, this is the first time the show will be released in its entirety. July 26, sez here, but may be 23, according to still image of trailer---which is here. along w more info, incl. track list:
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MOTÖRHEAD
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith Box Set
BMG
25 June 2021

Back in the Summer of 1981, Motörhead got louder, dirtier and more universal, and you’re getting an invitation to relive this most glorious of achievements once again…

Following on from 2020’s year-long celebration of Motörhead’s iconic ‘Ace Of Spades’ album comes the live album to end all live albums the undisputed definitive live record of all time; No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this number one album, it is being presented in new deluxe editions. There will be hardback book-packs in two CD and triple LP formats, featuring a new venue demolishing remaster of the original album, bonus tracks and the previously unreleased - in its entirety - concert from Newcastle City Hall, 30th March 1981, the story of the album and many previously unseen photos. Also, the album will be released as a four CD box set of all three concerts recorded for the album, released here in their entirety for the very first time and primed to gleefully shatter what’s left of your grateful eardrums.

Upon that original June 27th ’81 release, Lemmy is quoted as saying of No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith after it crashed into number one in the UK charts; “I knew it’d be the live one that went best, because we’re really a live band. You can’t listen to a record and find out what we’re about. You’ve got to see us.” No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith was Motörhead’s first and only number one record in the UK and is still the most necessary live album of all time.

The No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith CD box set contains:

The No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith album, remastered from the original master tapes. Featuring extra bonus tracks and newly unearthed, previously unreleased sound check recordings.
The three full recordings of the concerts that made up No Sleep, never before released in their entirety.
The story of No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith told through previously unpublished and new interviews with the people that were on the road at the time.
Never before seen photos and rare memorabilia.
Double sided, A3 concert posters from 1981.
Reproduction USA ’81 tour pass.
Motörhead ‘England’ plectrum.
1981 European tour badge.
Reproduction Newcastle City Hall ticket.
Port Vale gig flyer post card.

Motörhead in 1981 was a band of extremes; a flammable mix of non-stop celebration over their rising success and punishing graft, underscored by an inter-band powder-keg dynamic. After recording Ace Of Spades, it had shot to number four in the UK; the killer breakthrough after Overkill and Bomber had done essential groundwork, late 1980’s Ace Up Your Sleeve UK tour was a triumphant lap of honour that spilled into the recording of No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith. The album took its title from an inscription painted on one of the trucks, referencing the 32 gigs they were playing with only two days off. The track listing ended up featuring three tracks from Ace Of Spades, five from Overkill, Bomber’s title track and two from their self-titled debut.

See below for full details of the No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith releases and be sure to visit www.iMotorhead.com for news and updates!

CD BOX SET TRACKLISTING

NO SLEEP ‘TIL HAMMERSMITH

Ace of Spades

Stay Clean

Metropolis

The Hammer

Iron Horse

No Class

Overkill

(We Are) The Roadcrew

Capricorn

Bomber

Motörhead

Over The Top

Train Kept A Rollin'

Stay Clean (soundcheck)

Limb From Limb (soundcheck)

Iron Horse (Soundcheck)

LIVE AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL 30/3/1981

Ace Of Spades

Stay Clean

Over The Top

Metropolis

Shoot You In The Back

The Hammer

Jailbait

Leaving Here

Iron Horse

Fire Fire

Capricorn

Too Late Too Late

No Class

(We Are) The Road Crew

Bite The Bullet

The Chase Is Better Than The Catch

Overkill

Bomber

Motörhead

LIVE AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL 29/3/1981

Ace Of Spades

Stay Clean

Over The Top

Metropolis

Shoot You In The Back

The Hammer

Jailbait

Leaving Here

Fire Fire

Capricorn

Too Late Too Late

No Class

(We Are) The Road Crew

Bite The Bullet

The Chase Is Better Than The Catch

Overkill

Bomber

Motörhead

LIVE AT LEEDS QUEENS HALL 28/3/1981

Ace Of Spades

Stay Clean

Over The Top

Metropolis

Shoot You In The Back

The Hammer

Jailbait

Leaving Here

Fire Fire

Capricorn

Too Late Too Late

No Class

(We Are) The Road Crew

Bite The Bullet

The Chase Is Better Than The Catch

Overkill

Bomber

Motörhead

Oops, just now got to this:

A never-before-published interview with legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy has been unearthed by veteran journalist Malcolm Dome, who conducted the interview in 1981 and recently happened upon the handwritten transcript in his personal archive.

Four decades later, Rolling Stone has presented the unpublished interview for fans to enjoy. Read the interview today at https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/motorhead-lemmy-kilmister-no-sleep-til-hammersmith-lost-interview-1183208/.

From Strutl last Friday"
Hello everyone. We're back in your inbox with the latest update from Strut HQ and this month we have two new editions of classic albums to bring you alongside an exclusive Record Store Day release.. First up is Patrice Rushen who this week was honoured as a Trailblazer at the Salute THEM Awards. There’s also Miriam Makeba’s 1970 'Keep Me In Mind' that Bandcamp made Album of the Day last Friday. See below for more details.

Record Store Day is back with two more 'drops' this year and, for the first drop tomorrow, our offering is the definitive, expanded edition of the Egyptian jazz classic, 'Egypt Strut' by Salah Ragab and Cairo Jazz Band, originally released on Prism Music Unit in 1973.

(I came across an incredible live performance of Cairo Jazz Band on YouTube, now bracing myself for this album)
Influenced by a concert in Cairo by Randy Weston in 1967 encouraging Pan-African unity, drummer Ragab, Eduard “Edu” Vizvari, a Czech jazz musician, and Hartmut Geerken of Goethe Institut vowed to create Egypt's first jazz big band. Inspired by Sun Ra and his Arkestra's visit to Egypt in 1971, Ragab recorded his landmark 'Egypt Strut' album in '73, a perfect fusion of jazz and Arabic modes with tracks referencing Islamic festivals, Egyptian landmarks and people dear to Ragab.

This expanded version of the album features eight extra tracks recorded during associated sessions. It is released in its original artwork for the first time and is packaged with the original Prism Music Unit house bag designs, a replica of an original mini-booklet describing the tracks and an over-sized booklet featuring rare photos and new liner notes by Francis Gooding of The Wire.

Available in your local record store from tomorrow.

MIRIAM MAKEBA - KEEP ME IN MIND

Released in the summer of 1970, Keep Me In Mind was Miriam's third and final studio session for Reprise Records, produced by Lewis Merenstein who was best known for his work on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks.

Essentially her farewell record to the America, Keep Me In Mind featured a mix of soul arrangements of rock hits including Van Morrison's 'I Shall Sing', alongside Miriam's own songs including 'Kulala' that reflected Guinea's Manding vocal style and the electric 'Lumumba'.

Vinyl features full original artwork and a 12"-sized 4pp booklet featuring rare session photos and extensive new liner notes.

PATRICE RUSHEN - STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

We are very pleased to present the definitive edition of Patrice Rushen’s landmark album from 1982, ‘Straight From The Heart’. The album features singles ‘Breakout!’, ‘Number One’ and of course the massive global hit ‘Forget Me Nots’. LP and CD are coming in their full original artwork and feature bonus 12” versions of the album’s singles including a previously unreleased extended mix of ‘Tired Of Being Alone’.

Package includes rare photos by Bobby Holland and a new interview with Patrice Rushen. All tracks remastered from the original tapes. You can also read an in-depth interview with Patrice published this week here.
https://www.albumism.com/interviews/forever-straight-from-the-heart-a-conversation-with-patrice-rushen

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The New Jazz Orchestra
Le Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe
Decca
LP Expected 10 September

If one were asked to pick an album that represented the best of British jazz in the 1960s, 'Le Déjeuner Sur l’Herbe' by the New Jazz Orchestra would be a serious contender. Recorded in September 1968, it draws together many of the key streams that had developed in British jazz in the preceding years, and also presages much of what was to come. Notwithstanding the line-up, which includes some of the very best British jazz musicians directed by an inventive and ingenious leader in Neil Ardley, the session features pieces written by the most distinctive jazz composers active in Britain at that time alongside idiosyncratic interpretations of works by John Coltrane and Miles Davis. And it’s all captured beautifully by engineer Howard Barrow and producer Tony Reeves and it features a stella cast of some of the greatest musicians, not just from that era or genre but beyond; Jack Bruce, who would become one of the founding members of Cream, Barbara Thompson, Ian Carr, Michael Gibbs, Dave Gelly, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman, who went on to form one of the greatest jazz/progressive/rock bands – Colosseum.
More info: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe

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Don Rendell
Space Walk
Decca

LP 3568785 £30.00
Expected 16 Jul

A figure in British modern jazz for over half a century, Don Rendell was both active protagonist and key witness to the main developments in the music from its rise out of tiny clubs and back rooms on up to the most prestigious national stages. From his earliest performances in London’s West End and his work of the 50s and 60s — most not ably with the Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet — to the lower profile work of the 70s and 80s, his quite assurance and consistent performance marked him out as a highly respected figure among his peers. He is one of a handful of British artists to feature on Blue Note Records and appeared on some of the most distinctive and characterful British jazz albums by the likes of Michael Garrick, Stan Tracey, Amancio D’Silva, and Neil Ardley. Even though Rendell eschewed much of the free and electric fusion styles that came to the fore in the late 60s, in the main sticking to an acoustic sound with melody and rhythm at its heart, he similarly bridled at any notion that he was merely a ‘bopper’, a description he positively hated. In many ways, Space Walk was as much a valedictory as transitionary album for Rendell. It was his last for Denis Preston, the fabled producer behind Lansdowne Studios, described by Neil Ardley as a ‘rare Diaghilev like figure’ who steered many of the key figures of the British jazz scene into the studio when nobody else would record them.
More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/space-walk

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Journeys In Modern Jazz: Great Britain
Various Artists
Decca

New 2×LP (180 GRAM) + Download Code 5393589 £31.00
• 16-page 12x12" insert with 20,000 word essay detailing this crucial era of British jazz with track commentaries and artist biographies
• Vinyl audio remastered & cut by Gearbox Records
Expected 16 Jul
2×CD 5393586 £17.00
• 2xCD hard cover book includes a 20,000 word essay detailing this crucial era of British jazz with track commentaries and artist biographies
Expected 16 Jul

**Featuring amazing music from British jazz legends such as Don Rendell, Michael Garrick, Neil Ardley, Ian Carr, Dick Morrissey, Harry Beckett and more!**

A deep dive into the one of most collectable jazz catalogues in the world, a selection of some of the rarest and most sought-after recordings from the 60s and 70s, a time when British jazz began to find its own identity. Drawn from the iconic labels of Decca, Deram, Argo, EMI Columbia/Lansdowne Series, Fontana, Mercury and Philips.

More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/journeys-in-modern-jazz-great-britain

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Impulse Records: Music, Message And The Moment
Various Artists
Impulse!

4×LP Box Set (2kg) 3567187 £160.00
• 4xLP box set is housed in a high-quality archival portfolio cast with a museum drop front.
• Magazine style booklet featuring original impulse! ads and artist photos
• Impulse! vinyl slipmat.
• Free UK shipping!
In stock

2×CD 3567186 £20.00
In stock

UNBELIEVABLE new compilation of deep spiritual music by John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp and other groundbreaking Impulse Artists.

"Orange and black. Fire and ebony. Fury and pride. Wearing its signature colors proudly and raising its exclamation point high, Impulse! Records was the go-to label for music that harnessed the searching and political stand-taking of the Sixties. Launched in 1961, Impulse grew to become an inherent part of the era’s velocity as well as its volume, pulling jazz into the age of Black Power, Afrocentricity, and Spiritual Expansion. In its balance of tradition and transition, it bridged the golden age of jazz, that brief window from the late Fifties to the Seventies when players representing every jazz era were alive and active—from Louis Armstrong to Albert Ayler, from the legends of lore to a new generation of energy players. Impulse treated all its musicians as innovators, revolutionaries even—from swing and bebop, to free and Afrofuturist. The performances on Impulse Records: Music, Message and the Moment draw their staying power from a wide embrace of styles and sounds, as well as a tight focus on a historic moment when the promise of change was in the air and the message of racial harmony was in the music. Today that music has lost none of its relevance: the promise still deferred, the message still on time."

More info, audio: https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/breathe

That Journeys in Modern Jazz compilation is very good. I'm gonna write it up for Stereogum next month. The Impulse one is good too but they put out a 4CD set called The House That Trane Built several years ago, to coincide with a book of the same name, that I like better.

Are they both introductions as well as summaries so aimed less at the connoisseur than somebody less familiar with the music? I know I got the book of House That Trane Built and think I got the box too.
Probably got something to make the more familiar listener want to buy. Not sure if tracklist programming is a lure any more assume it must be though. Listening experience must still rely on the disc for a lot of people not just individual tracks once the disc is ripped.

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In September 1968, Marion Brown, who moved to Europe two years earlier, recorded the soundtrack of the movie by Marcel Camus entitled 'Le Temps Fou' in the legendary Parisian studio Davout. The movie starring Nino Ferrer was released in 1970 under the title 'Un Été Sauvage'. Soon fallen into oblivion, 'Le Temps Fou' was printed in very few copies by the French arm of Polydor and is almost impossible to find in its original pressing. Finally, more than fifty years later, Le Tres Jazz Club has brought it back to life in a stunning replica edition for the joy of connoisseurs and new fans alike.
It was in Paris in 1968 that Marion Brown and Gunther Hampel made their first proper record together, Le Temps Fou, a soundtrack for filmmaker Marcel Camus' Un Été Sauvage, with McCall, Jackson, expatriate American bassist Barre Phillips and percussionist Alain Corneau. Both the film and the recording are scarce, so much so that Brown was unaware the LP had even come out. The French arm of Polydor did release the date briefly, and it's in demand among soundtrack and funk aficionados for the tune "Boat Rock," which, despite freewheeling collective horn improvisations, does have a relentless vibes-bass-drums backbeat. Yet the fragmentary, event-oriented freedom posed by Porto Novo is one precedent for this music, as is the loose, open framework of Hampel's own group at the time.

The title track has a catchy, singsong melody, slinky in a film-program manner, but quickly opens into a collective improvisation that breaks down into occasional solo and trio areas. Terse trumpet bleats and alto squeals are met with curt melodic snaps and clanks from vibes, McCall's sea-swells, Phillips' dusky sonata snippets, and Corneau's rattle of castanets and slide-whistle. Phillips' composition "Cascatelles" follows, initially a duo for bass and bass clarinet before it's ensnared by the seismic counterpoint of Brown and Jackson. McCall is simply huge, a force of nature even when his cymbal taps and tom rolls are at their lightest and most fleet. The alto-trumpet dialogue that closes the piece moves from slashes to aching contrapuntal beauty, a bluesy weight that takes Phillips' woody ignition to another level. "Ye-Ye" revels in collective textures similar to the title track, though without the tuneful opening – here, Brown skitters and bounces off Hampel and Jackson (at times even playing a second mouthpiece), building fierce, jagged glossolalia off tonal jabs and rhythmic tides. What's especially interesting about Le Temps Fou is how vastly it differs from Brown's work of the mid-60s, how much more openly it investigates tonal colors and lets dynamics create themselves. Brown's tone and phrasing are more mature, surefooted, and measured, but the main difference is in the rhythmic choices offered by Hampel and McCall (a very loose drummer schooled in bebop fundamentals), which have an openness that never becomes (as with brief Dutch association) antagonistic. - Paris Transatlantic

Marion Brown (as, bells) Gunter Hampel (vibes, bass cl, tree bells) Ambrose Jackson (tp, cow bells, tambour) Barre Phillips (b, castanetes, whistle) Steve McCall (dr, triangle, tambour) Alain Corneau (claves, cow bells)

https://letresjazzclub.bandcamp.com/album/le-temps-fou

Want this for sure:

IANNIS XENAKIS’ 100th anniversary ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS box sets (LP/CD) + download

Karlrecords is excited to announce a 5LP/5CD box set celebrating the 100th anniversary of Iannis Xenakis (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. As with La Légende d’Eer and Persepolis before, the tracks have been newly mixed by longtime zeitkratzer sound engineer Martin Wurmnest and mastered by Rashad Becker and now reveal their full sonic range and dynamics.

„This is the definitive Persepolis“ stated The Wire (May 2018, issue 411) and this will be true for the new sets as well.

Scheduled for release as part of the Perihel series curated by Reinhold Friedl in January 2022 and flanked by several performances across Europe in the Xenakis jubilee year (details tba), while preorder starts early December.

Formats:
# 5x 180gram LP incl. 4c insert and download code + booklet
# 5x Digipack CD + booklet
# Digital download

Listen to „Mycenae Alpha“:
soundcloud.com/karlrecords/iannis-xenakis-mycenae-alpha

Tracklist

I: EARLY WORKS
Diamorphoses (1957)
Concret PH (1958)
Orient Occident (1961)
Bohor (1962)

II: LES POLYTOPES I
Hibiki Hana-Ma (1969)
Mycenae Alpha (1978)
Polytope de Cluny (1972)

III: LES POLYTOPES II
Persepolis (1972)

IV: LES POLYTOPES III
La Légende d’Eer (1978)

V: LATE WORKS
Tauriphanie (1987-88)
Voyage Absolu Des Unari Vers Andromède (1989)
Gendy 3 (1991)
S.709 (1992)

Arg, there's only four of those pieces I don't already have. Intrigued by the remixes, though.

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This is a pre-order item. The box set will ship on or around the release date of August 20th, 2021. ONLY AVAILABLE TO SHIP WITHIN THE USA.

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-its-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe. The set includes 129 tracks on 9 CDs and a 300–page book with original design by Cey Adams, artist and founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, as well as essays by some of hip-hop’s leading writers and critics and hundreds of photographs spanning decades of history. Through the music, writing, and extensive liner notes, the Anthology reveals the many trends within this multifaceted genre, its social and political implications, and its influence on popular culture.

The Anthology is the third major compendium produced by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings that tells the story of a defining era of music “of, by, and for the people,” following the Anthology of American Folk Music and Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology. It frequently highlights the objects and stories of hip-hop displayed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture galleries, offering perspective on the African American experience and its impact on American culture. Curation of the Anthology was headed by a committee including rappers Chuck D and MC Lyte; writers and scholars Jeff Chang and Mark Anthony Neal; early Def Jam senior executives-turned-cultural-advisors Bill Adler and Bill Stephney; artist and writer Questlove; and producer and educator 9th Wonder.
trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDaZuMpvxg

tracklist, more info
https://folkways.si.edu/smithsonian-anthology-of-hip-hop-and-rap?mc_cid=8c6fc85e0a&mc_eid=b45ecb38a9

The Getting The Fear reissue ^^^^^ is AMAZING by the way.

Well god dammit, this comes after I managed to track down Karlrecords' release of Persepolis -_- At least I should be able to pass that on without too much difficulty.

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Listen and Buy Here:
https://orcd.co/joseph-spence-encore?mc_cid=caa741e9b7&mc_eid=b45ecb38a9

Vigorous unreleased recordings of the influential Bahamian folk musician... shows off his dextrous fingerpicking and singing style"
- The Guardian
"Will effortlessly transport you to another place and another time... truly enthralling" - Americana UK
"There is an unabashed joy in Spence’s performance of all these songs... we can now share in some of that joy"
- The Riff

Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing is out now! The album is a collection of never-before-heard recordings from Bahamian guitar legend Joseph Spence (1910-1984), recorded by renowned recording engineer, documentarian, and producer Peter Siegel in 1965.

Sam Charters, the folklorist who first recorded Spence, wrote: "He was one of the rare musicians whose own abilities are so unusual that they, in turn, reshape the tradition from which they've come. It isn't possible to think of Bahaman music— and finger-picked acoustic guitar music— without thinking of Spence, and at the same time, there is no one like him."

Encore offers a look at a master at work, at the height of his powers and recorded with expert equipment. It includes two entirely new songs that Spence had never recorded before, as well as new settings of Spence classics. A brilliantly virtuosic guitarist who influenced everyone from Richard Thompson to The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, and Taj Mahal, Spence was infused with the spirit of improvisation. As he sang, lyrics tumbled over exclamations, swaying between guttural interjections and fast-rhyming patter.

A resoundingly gifted guitarist and a clever interpreter of tradition, Spence has cast a long shadow over the 20th-century folk revival, with his sparkling wit and creativity shining strong even today. He was one of the last of the Bahamian rhymers, heir to a working class tradition, but his music rang across the world long after his death in the 1980s. Today we have a chance to look back at him at the height of his musical craft, an artist full of curiosity and life.

You can purchase Encore, on CD/digital now, and pre-order the vinyl (out this fall). There's also a Spence bumper sticker designed by Darryl Norsen -- free with all vinyl pre-orders, and available for purchase separately!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56idw4IclOc

listened to the Spence (as a fan) and tbh it's... not very good

Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters: The Shep Pettibone Master Mixes (4CD/two 2LP sets)

CD 1

GEORGE MICHAEL – HARD DAY (Shep Pettibone Remix Remastered)
DURAN DURAN – I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE (Big Mix)
LEVEL 42 – LESSONS IN LOVE (Shep Pettibone Remix)
WHITNEY HOUSTON – SO EMOTIONAL (Edited Remix)
BELINDA CARLISLE – HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH (Heavenly Version)
THE B-52’S – SUMMER OF LOVE (Summer Party Mix)
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS – HIP TO BE SQUARE (Dance Mix)
MIAMI SOUND MACHINE – BAD BOY (Shep Pettibone Remix)
CYNDI LAUPER – CHANGE OF HEART (12″ Extended Club Remix)
RUN DMC – IT’S TRICKY (Club Mix)
PAULA ABDUL – KNOCKED OUT (Pettibone 12″)
NARADA – DIVINE EMOTIONS [Shep Pettibone Single Remix)
CD 2

PET SHOP BOYS – WEST END GIRLS (The Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
ALISHA – BABY TALK (Extended Dance Mix)
THE FLIRTS – YOU AND ME (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
PHYLLIS NELSON – I LIKE YOU (12″ Extended Version)
NEW ORDER – BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE (Shep Pettibone 12″ Remix)
DEPECHE MODE – BEHIND THE WHEEL (Shep Pettibone Mix)
ERASURE – CHAINS OF LOVE (Unfettered Remix) (2009 Remaster)
KIM WILDE – YOU CAME (Shep Pettibone U.S. 7″ Version)
PSYCHEDELIC FURS – SHOCK (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
ELTON JOHN – I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
THE COMMUNARDS – NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (Single Mix)
GLORIA GAYNOR – I AM WHAT I AM (12″ Extended Version)
CD 3

LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE – I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME (The Shep Pettibone Remix)
SANANDA MAITREYA – IF YOU LET ME STAY (The Shep Pettibone Mix)
FIVE STAR – ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH (The Shep Pettibone Remix)
POINTER SISTERS – GOLDMINE (12″ Version)
LIONEL RICHIE – LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL (12″ Vocal Version)
B B & Q – (I’M A) DREAMER (12″ Shep Pettibone Vocal/Long Version)
HOWARD HEWETT – STAY (After Midnight Mix)
GEORGE BENSON – TWICE THE LOVE (Club Love Remix)
THOMPSON TWINS – IN THE NAME OF LOVE ’88 (Railroad Mix)
LISA STANSFIELD – THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Shep Pettibone Mix)
PIA – DANCE OUT OF MY HEAD (The Dress-Down Mix)
CD 4

LEROY BURGESS – HEARTBREAKER (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
SINNAMON – THANKS TO YOU (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
THE JAMMERS – BE MINE TONIGHT (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
INSTANT FUNK – (JUST BECAUSE) YOU’LL BE MINE (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix) 2017 Remaster
AURRA – SUCH A FEELING (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
CAROL WILLIAMS – NO ONE CAN DO IT (LIKE YOU) (12″ Special Remix)
STEVE SHELTO – DON’T GIVE YOUR LOVE AWAY (Shep Pettibone Mix: Short Version)
SKYY – SHOW ME THE WAY (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
MIKE AND BRENDA SUTTON – DON’T LET GO OF ME (GRIP MY HIPS AND MOVE ME) (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
WEEKS AND CO. – IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR FUN (12″ Shep Pettibone Master Dub Mix)
THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA – OOH, I LOVE IT (LOVE BREAK) (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)
FIRST CHOICE – LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER (12″ Shep Pettibone Mix)

I got excited when I saw this announced, though peak excitement would've been 10-15 years ago. The "Love Break" mix is hard to come by on CD despite being it seems to me the canonical version.

Previously unreleased Bill Evans concert recordings:

For the first of two Record Store Day drops on June 12 (the second is on July 17), Elemental Music is releasing Behind The Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings as a three-LP set, mastered at 33⅓ RPM by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Standard Vinyl in Toronto. The album’s title is borrowed from Dutch producer Michiel de Ruyter’s LP series Jazz Behind The Dikes on Philips in the 1950s. De Ruyter served as an original co-producer on these Evans recordings. He is backed here by Eddie Gomez on bass and Marty Morell on drums...The trio can take a standard like “’Round Midnight” and essay it effortlessly, then turn in a lively take on more lighthearted material like “A Sleeping Bee."
On June 25, Craft Recordings releases another live LP from Evans, a two-LP set titled On A Friday Evening, a newly discovered live performance by Evans featuring Gómez on bass and Eliot Zigmund on drums. The release captures the entire performance.

Craft is also bringing out an Evans box.
From https://downbeat.com/news/detail/lasting-impressions-of-bill-evans

Looking fwd to these previously unreleased Roy Hargrove/Marcus Miller performances:

Clothier recorded the shows in 2006 at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall and in 2007 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and the music was recently released as a two-album, full-packaged beauty for Record Store Day’s RSD Drop on July 17 with a limited run of 7,000 copies. (A two-CD version and digital edition will arrive on July 23.)

Feldman first heard the groove-, blues- and swing-steeped music at the home of jazz aficionado and producer Jacques Muyal in Geneva, Switzerland. It was 2016 and Feldman had just attended the jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany. He was immediately transfixed by the joyful interplay between the trumpeter and pianist. He heard Hargrove’s dynamic presence and piercing melodic phrasing through their take on Cole Porter’s “What Is This Thing Called Love,” his smoky tone on the ballad “This Is Always” and the emotive blues on his original “Blues For Mr. Hill.” He also fell in love with Miller’s sparkle on Jobim’s “Triste” and his dissonant edge on Dizzy Gillespie’s “Con Alma.” Together, the two were able to transform timeless music into a living transcendence. Not bad for shows that were performed without rehearsals or sound checks.
from https://downbeat.com/news/detail/the-harmony-of-roy-hargrove-and-mulgrew-miller

Shit, that's *Mulgrew,* yes, sorry!

This is one of my favorite records.
http://www.modernharmonic.com/j-ann-c-trio-the.aspx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqW2oO-7r0

^listened to that a couple of times last week, it's wonderful! Thanks

Creative Construction Company, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 CD

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Back in 1970, this AACM supergroup (Anthony Braxton on saxes, Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet and flugelhorn, Leroy Jenkins on violin, Muhal Richard Abrams on piano, Richard Davis on bass, Steve McCall on drums) assembled for a single concert which was released on two LPs (separately, not a double) by the Muse label. Only Vol. 1 was ever out on CD before, but now a Japanese label has combined them and remastered them.

A pretty amazing Fania Records compilation coming (I think I'm gonna buy it):

IT’S A GOOD, GOOD FEELING: THE LATIN SOUL OF FANIA RECORDS (THE SINGLES) CELEBRATES THE LEGENDARY LABEL’S ERA-DEFINING LATIN SOUL AND BOOGALOO SONGS
Spanning 1965–1975, the collection features single versions of 89 tracks from Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Ralfi Pagan, and Larry Harlow, among others, including rarities and B-sides

Craft Latino announces the release of It’s a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles), a brand-new collection that showcases Fania’s era-defining output of boogaloo and Latin soul music. Spanning 1965–1975, the box set compiles 89 singles from such best-selling artists as Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, Ralfi Pagan, and Larry Harlow, plus rarities from 125th Street Candy Store, The Latinaires, The Harvey Averne Band, and Ali Baba, among many others.

Set for release on October 8th and available for pre-order today, It’s a Good, Good Feeling includes four CDs plus a bonus 7-inch single, all housed in a 60-page hardcover book, featuring extensive new liner notes by compilation co-producer and DJ Dean Rudland, as well as photos and ephemera from Fania’s archives. Helping to set the scene is a 7-inch single, which culls vintage promo tracks for “Symphony” Sid Torin’s radio shows on New York’s WEVD AM and FM. The famed DJ was an early champion of Latin music and helped to popularize the genre in the ’60s. Featuring newly remastered audio by the GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, Paul Blakemore, It’s a Good, Good Feeling will also be available on digital and streaming platforms, while an abridged, 2-LP vinyl edition of the compilation offers 28 choice cuts and an eight-page booklet. A collectible orange-crush colored pressing (limited to 300 copies) and a commemorative T-shirt can be found exclusively at Fania.com. The first instant grat. single “Gypsy Woman,” Joe Bataan’s 1967 debut hit, is available to stream/download today.

In the ’60s, a unique musical moment was brewing in New York City, as young Latin American artists—many of them second-generation—found themselves split between the traditional music they grew up on and the rising sounds of soul, doo-wop, and R&B. They began experimenting in the clubs, blending Afro-Cuban beats, Latin jazz, and soul with predominantly English lyrics. The result was a delectable new genre with broad appeal that epitomized the cultural melting pot of New York. While boogaloo and Latin soul was a short-lived craze (peaking in the late ’60s and early ’70s), it popularized Latin music in America and established the careers of many internationally beloved artists.

Fania Records was founded just prior to the rise of boogaloo in 1964 by bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his lawyer, Jerry Masucci. Over the next few years, Fania would sign and nurture a variety of emerging Latin soul artists. As Rudland points out in his notes, “Fania was not the first label to release Latin soul, but they were vital within its rise, releasing important records, and its owners patently understood the opportunity it allowed the young label to expand quickly.”

Among their earliest signings were Willie Colón, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, and Ray Barretto: four rising stars who were all eager to experiment with their sounds—and Fania gave them the freedom to do so. Colón, who became one of the label’s most celebrated artists, rarely strayed from traditional stylings but offered one foray into Latin soul with his debut single, “Willie Baby” (1967). Valentín, meanwhile, straddled the line stylistically, but scored several boogaloo hits for the label early on, including 1967’s joyful “Geronimo” and “Bad Breath,” as well as the anthemic “Use It Before You Lose It” (1968).

Barretto, who had already established himself—and the boogaloo sound—prior to signing with Fania, was known for such foundational hits as 1962’s “El Watusi.” Once he joined the burgeoning label, however, he recorded one of the genre’s most important albums, Acid (1968), which spawned such enduring singles as “A Deeper Shade of Soul” and “Mercy, Mercy Baby.” Latin soul regularly reflected the political tensions of the ’60s and Barretto, in particular, often delivered socially conscious messages in his songs, including the funky “Together” (1969) and “Right On” (1971).

Bataan, meanwhile, burst onto the scene in 1967 with a cover of The Impressions’ “Gypsy Woman”—the title track of his debut album. A year later, he followed with “Subway Joe,” which, Rudland argues, is “the pinnacle of Latin soul,” and scored an R&B crossover hit with a two-part cover of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles’ “It’s a Good Feeling” (subtitled “Riot” by Bataan). The artist also found broad success with emotion-filled ballads like “Sad Girl” and the epic “My Opera” (both 1969), as well as a dramatic cover of The Beatles’ “This Boy” (1971).

Taking the soul route even more directly was Ralfi Pagan, who scored a multitude of R&B hits in both English and Spanish, including sultry covers of Bread’s “Make It with You” (1971) and the Drifters’ “Up on the Roof” (1973), as well as the up-tempo “Wonderful Thing” (1974), and the reflective “Just for a Little While” (1975).

The man behind many of Pagan’s hits, as well as songs by Barretto, Bataan, and lesser-known Fania acts like the Latinaires and Ronnie Marks, was producer, songwriter, and musician, Harvey Averne. While Averne was not of Latin heritage, he was deeply entrenched in the scene and released several of his own albums and singles under a variety of monikers, including the swinging “Make Out” (Harvey Averne + 9, 1967), “The Micro Mini” (Harvey Averne and Group Therapy, 1967), and “Accept Me” (The Harvey Averne Dozen, 1968).

Larry Harlow was another white bandleader who found success in the Latin market, signing to Fania in 1965 and enjoying a long and prolific run with the label. While the majority of his work was more traditional fare, he did deliver several soulful tracks in the late ’60s with his Orquesta Harlow, including such funky cuts as “Mess Around” and “That Groovy Shingaling” (both from 1967’s El Exigente album) as well as a 1968 cover of Hugh Masekela’s “Grazin’ in the Grass.”

In addition to such legends as Louie Ramirez (featured alongside Bobby Marin as “Ali Baba” in this compilation) and Mongo Santamaría, the Fania All Stars also make an appearance on It’s a Good, Good Feeling. The supergroup—which, at the time included the likes of Bataan, Valentín, Barretto, Ramirez, and Colón, plus a handful of special guests—offered Fania an opportunity to showcase its talented roster. The two tracks here (“Richie’s Bag” and “Red Garter Strut”) are culled from the group’s 1969 live album, Live at the Red Garter, Vol.2, and feature vocals by the great Richie Ray.

By the mid-’70s, the popularity of boogaloo had widely given way to salsa—and Fania quickly rose to become a leader in the genre. While salsa ultimately proved to be the more enduring style, the success of boogaloo and Latin soul was instrumental in paving the way for its mainstream appeal. Many of the artists who found early fame with Latin soul records, meanwhile, would go on to enjoy thriving careers, including NEA Jazz Master Award-winner and International Latin Music Hall of Fame Inductee Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, and Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner, Larry Harlow.

4-CD + 7” Tracklist:

Disc One
1.125th Street Candy Store – Silent Heart
2.125th Street Candy Store – Hey Girl
3.Bobby Valentín – Geronimo
4.Harvey Averne + 9 – Make Out
5.Willie Colón – Willie Baby
6.Bobby Valentín – Love Me So
7.Bobby Valentín – Bad Breath
8.Joe Bataan – Gypsy Woman
9.Joe Bataan – So Fine
10.Harvey Averne and Group Therapy – The Micro Mini
11.Harvey Averne and Group Therapy – The Think Drink “Spiked”
12.Joe Bataan – Ordinary Guy
13.Joe Bataan – Too Much Lovin’
14.Monguito Santamaría – Juicy
15.Ray Barretto – Mercy, Mercy Baby
16.Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers
17.Joe Bataan – Subway Joe
18.Joe Bataan – Special Girl
19.Joe Bataan – Magic Rose
20.Bobby Valentín – Use It Before You Lose It
21.Bobby Valentín – Funky Big Feet
22.Larry Harlow – Mess Around
23.Larry Harlow – That Groovy Shingaling

Disc Two
1.The Latinaires – Camel Walk
2.Bobby Quesada – Bataola Boogaloo
3.Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 1
4.Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 2
5.Ray Barretto – A Deeper Shade of Soul
6.Ralph Robles – Mercie
7.Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 1
8.Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 2
9.Orchestra Harlow – Grazin’ in the Grass (Una Miradita de Amor)
10.Ray Barretto – Hard Hands
11.Ray Barretto – Love Beads
12.The Harvey Averne Dozen – Accept Me
13.The Harvey Averne Dozen – Why Can’t We Really Be Free
14.Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Ungawa
15.Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Cookin’ with Ali
16.Monguito Santamaría – Hey Sister
17.Fania All Stars – Richie’s Bag
18.Fania All Stars – Red Garter Strut
19.Ralph Robles – Maybe
20.Joe Bataan – Sad Girl
21.Ray Barretto – Together
22.Ray Barretto – New York Soul
23.Ralfi Pagan – Who Is the Girl for Me
24.El Apollo Sound – Spinning Wheel

Disc Three
1.The Harvey Averne Band – Come Back Baby
2.The Harvey Averne Band – Stand
3.Ralfi Pagan – Don’t Stop Now
4.Joe Bataan – My Opera
5.The Harvey Averne Band – Lovers
6.The Harvey Averne Band – Love Never Stays the Same
7.Joe Bataan – When We Get Married
8.Monguito Santamaría – Crying Time
9.The Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get Together This Christmas
10.Ray Barretto – Right On
11.Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart (Vocal)
12.Ralfi Pagan – Make It with You
13.Ralfi Pagan – Stray Woman
14.Joe Bataan – So Young, Too Young
15.Joe Bataan – I’m Satisfied
16.Joe Bataan – This Boy
17.Joe Bataan – Johnny’s No Good
18.Ralfi Pagan – Baby I’m a Want You
19.Ralfi Pagan – Look at Her
20.Joe Bataan – Shaft

Disc Four
1.Joe Bataan – Cry
2.Joe Bataan – If I Were a King
3.Ralfi Pagan – My Dream
4.Ralfi Pagan – It’s Alright
5.Ralfi Pagan – Up on the Roof
6.Ralfi Pagan – The Gambler
7.Ralfi Pagan – Too Late
8.Ralfi Pagan – To Say I Love You
9.Joe Bataan – Latin Soul Square Dance
10.Joe Bataan – Call Me
11.Ralfi Pagan – Wonderful Thing
12.Butter Scotch – Try Just a Little Harder
13.Butter Scotch – Today
14.Ralfi Pagan – Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
15.W.R.L.C – Johnny’s No Good
16.W.R.L.C. – Blonde Latin Blues
17.Joe Bataan – I’m No Stranger
18.Ralfi Pagan – Just a Little While
19.Ralfi Pagan – Loneliest Loneliness
20.Ralfi Pagan – I Could Never Hurt You Girl

7” Single
Side A
1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Joe Bataan
Side B
1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Bobby Valentín

Wow, that does look pretty great, and I would appreciate having something so thorough.

If you want to go all digital:

https://craftrecordings.com/collections/various-artists-its-a-good-good-feeling-the-latin-soul-of-fania-records/products/its-a-good-good-feeling-the-latin-soul-of-fania-records

But as it is I'll likely do this one:

https://craftrecordings.com/collections/various-artists-its-a-good-good-feeling-the-latin-soul-of-fania-records/products/various-artists-its-a-good-good-feeling-the-latin-soul-of-fania-records-the-singles-4-cd-7-box-set

Hello!

At Rough Trade we are extremely proud to be reissuing two majestic albums from Scritti Politti's back catalgue - 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85 and 1999's Anomie & Bonhomie on both vinyl and CD format on August 13th. Both albums feature extensive new sleeve notes from Scritti Politti members Green Gartside and David Gamson. A third reissue of their 1988 album Provisions will follow later this year.

Both Cupid & Psyche 85 and Anomie & Bonhomie provide evidence of an extraordinary musical journey. After witnessing a show by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned and The Heartbreakers in 1976, frontman Green felt as if he had been “given permission” to form a band. Scritti Politti was the result, a Camden-based, squat-dwelling collective who produced what he describes as “scratchy-collapsy” music, all tumbling drums, stumbling reggae basslines and tinny guitars.

Cupid & Psyche ‘85, released in the summer of 1985, was both a pop masterpiece and landmark in music production. Terrifyingly complex technology, embarrassingly expensive studio time and months of intensive work resulted in a brilliant, immaculate sound, described today by singer Green Gartside as “pyrotechnics of pointillist syncopation”.

Overseen by legendary producer Arif Mardin and featuring some of New York’s finest session musicians, Cupid & Psyche 85 took Scritti’s acute pop sensibility to new, glittering heights. It spawned five singles, all hits on one side of the Atlantic or the other: ‘Wood Beez’, ‘The Word Girl’, ‘Absolute’, ‘Perfect Way’ and ‘Hypnotize’.

Anomie & Bonhomie was originally released in 1999 and only on CD, never until now on vinyl. Eleven years after the previous album Provision, Scritti Politti erupted back into life recalibrated, re-evaluated, re-imagined and, eventually, rewarded. Anomie & Bonhomie is the heady results of this artistic rebirth. Illuminated by the band’s stylish pure pop spotlight and collaboration with Mos Def, Meshell Ndgeocello and Wendy Melvoin which gives the record a neon-lit, nocturnal shimmer. Hip Hop flourishes sit side-by-side with heart-hitting balladry, as truly touching melodies match moments of uncompromising musical grit with their emotional impact.

There's another Elvis set coming in November. It's only $45; I think I'm gonna grab it.

Elvis Presley Back in Nashville 4CD set

What turned out to be Elvis Presley’s final Nashville session brought music that was originally overlooked. The original recordings found their way on the holiday themed Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971), the gospel He Touched Me (1972), Elvis Now (1972) and Elvis (1973). Yet, to hear this music, a half century after it was recorded – now wiped of overdubs – reveals some of the most compelling singing of Presley’s career. There may not be a better set of tracks in his catalog that benefits more from un-dubbing the masters. No longer weighted down, Elvis shines. Available on 4 CD’s.

DISC 1
THE COUNTRY/FOLK SIDES
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – takes 11-12
Amazing Grace
Early Mornin’ Rain
(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Until It’s Time For You To Go
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – (unedited version)

THE PIANO RECORDINGS
It’s Still Here
I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen
I Will Be True

THE POP SIDES
Padre (2:34)
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
My Way takes 2-3 (Master)
I’m Leavin’
It’s Only Love
We Can Make The Morning
Love Me, Love The Life I Lead
Until It’s Time For You To Go - remake

DISC 2
THE RELIGIOUS SIDES
He Touched Me
I’ve Got Confidence
Seeing Is Believing
He Is My Everything
Bosom Of Abraham
An Evening Prayer
Lead Me, Guide Me
There Is No God But God A Thing Called Love
I, John
Reach Out To Jesus
Put Your Hand In The Hand
Miracle Of The Rosary

THE CHRISTMAS SIDES
O Come, All Ye Faithful
The First Noel
On A Snowy Christmas Night
Winter Wonderland
The Wonderful World Of Christmas
It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day
If I Get Home On Christmas Day
Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
Merry Christmas Baby – unedited
Silver Bells
I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake)

DISC 3

It’s Only Love – takes 8 & 9
Love Me, Love The Life I Lead – takes 5 & 6
We Can Make The Morning – master with backing vocals
I’m Leavin’ – take 1
Johnny B. Goode – impromptu performance
Padre – takes 1 & 11
Lady Madonna – impromptu performance
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - take 6
Are You Lonesome Tonight (fragment-impromptu performance)
I Will Be True – takes 1-2
It’s Still Here - takes 1 & 3
Help Me Make It Through The Night – takes 1-3
(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me - take 1
Until It’s Time For You To Go – take 5
Early Mornin’ Rain – takes 1 &11
I Shall Be Released – impromptu performance
Don’t Think Twice, (It’s All Right) – remake
Put Your Hand In The Hand (3:19) – rehearsal and take 1
Amazing Grace – takes 1-2

DISC 4
THE RELIGIOUS OUTTAKES
Miracle Of The Rosary - take 1
The Lord’s Prayer (impromptu performance)
He Touched Me – takes 1-2
I’ve Got Confidence - take 1
An Evening Prayer – takes 1-2
Seeing Is Believing – takes 1,2 & 4
A Thing Called Love -take 3
Reach Out To Jesus – takes 1,2 & 9
He Is My Everything – take 1
There Is No God But God – takes 1-2
Bosom Of Abraham – takes 2-3

THE CHRISTMAS OUTTAKES
I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 3
It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You) – takes 1 & 6
If I Get Home On Christmas Day – take 3
Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees – take 4
Silver Bells – take 1
I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day – take 4
Winter Wonderland – take 7
O Come, All Ye Faithful – take 2
I’ll Be Home On Christmas Day (remake) takes 1,4,5 &10

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For Immediate Release: Don Giovanni Records has announced the reissuing of the long out of print and highly sought after two album discography from late 1970's Indigenous metal band WINTERHAWK. The band's two albums Electric Warriors and Dog Soldier will be issued for the first time ever on CD and digital streaming platforms on October 22nd. The original private press vinyl copies of these albums currently fetch up to four-figures on the secondary resell markets.

The first single "Custer's Dyin'" from Electric Warriors is out now across all digital platforms, and Bandcamp.
Led by Cree Indian Nik Alexander on guitar and vocals, the band is riff heavy, as they were contemporaries of classic hard rock guitar gods such as KISS and Thin Lizzy, while heavily informed by the spirit, harmonics and thematic elements of the indigenous American-Indian communities. Native rhythms and chants are peppered in with the heavy fuzzed out power chords of mainstream rock of the era.

Drummer Alfonso Kolb writes in the liner notes of Electric Warriors:

Winterhawk was more than a band. It had a message. It was Nik’s plan to use the tool of music to bring this message to the youth through his lyrics combined with the type of music to grab their attention. Especially at that time a heavy rock n roll sound was the style he felt would best get the attention of Native kids. The music was loud, strong, powerful and fast. With Native chants and drum beats resembling traditional Native drums. Some critics say it had a 70’s sound, and to some degree it might have. But, there was no 70’s music like this. No music that I have ever heard before. I felt at the time I was involved with a new kind of style. I know there have been other bands before Winterhawk that have had this idea, but I had not heard of a band that was doing this style of music directed toward Native American kids.
Winterhawk has its place in the Native American music world. It has its meaning for our Indian people. I recommend that all Indians give it a listen along with non-natives. It was meant for all of us to hear, and to remind us that … We’re Still Here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMICN_mkrBI

https://winterhawk1979.bandcamp.com/album/electric-warriors

Fun vintage Latin pop---first track is too sing-songy for me so far, but all the rest are better, w variety ov distinctions (eventually, cool guitars show up, and reflective reeds after that---rhythm squad is always exuberant, never intrusive):

Leobardo Acosta Quintanar was born in Huetamo, Michoacán in 1925. He was a notable drummer, composer, arranger, and orchestrator.

In 1970, he recorded a last LP for Capitol with a small combo formed with some of his closest peers. The sound engineer for these sessions, Rogiero Silva, recalls that it happened in the night time. Leo was always very demanding in his studio hours with all of his musicians and that he did not tolerate mistakes or setbacks, but he was fully relaxed and enjoying this one very much. For this last LP, entitled “ACOSTA” but known as "El Leon”, all the compositions are originals, unlike his previous albums where the labels required him to record at least 6 songs that were hits on the popularity charts.

The genius of this album lies in Leo's ability to synthesise the influence of jazz and funk fusions with Latin rhythms, well dominated by him. The stand out “Rencorosa”, has strong influence of “Evil Ways” by Willie Bobo, via Santana. “Noches de Viaje” is a superb mid tempo funk, one of the best examples of its kind and the funny dialogues in “Carga Pesada“ denote the atmosphere of Leo's nightclub life, drum solo included. “Melodía de Amor Eterno" shows a more spiritual jazz side where the Hammond B3 by Mario Patrón and the... more
credits
released August 14, 2021

https://madaboutrecordslabel.bandcamp.com/album/leo-acosta-

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Woods Band s/t.
I foundout last night that the lp that I've been wanting to get a new remaster of for years actually got given the Eclectic treatment at the end of July. I'm really hoping that new remaster does mean that the sound of a tape being overstretched which the Edsel version sounded like has been corrected. I think the sound is a continuation of what Terry Woods had been doing with the 2nd Sweeneys Men lp Tracks of Sweeney but this is after the first lineup of Steeleye Span has happened. I thought Ashley Hutchings had formed taht band to try to continue some ideas that Sweeneys Men had explored including the shortlived lineup with the electric guitar of Henry McCullough so I need to have another look at why it was the Woods that left that early Steeleye line up and not the Priors

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-woods-band-the-woods-band-remastered-edition/

sorry, prematurely posted so here's the bumf from the Cherry Red/Eclectic website

· NEWLY REMASTERED EDITION OF THIS PROGRESSIVE FOLK-ROCK ALBUM FROM 1971

· WITH FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK & NEW ESSAY

· REVIEWS IN “UNCUT”, “MOJO”, “RECORD COLLECTOR”, “SHINDIG!”, “PROG” MAGAZINES

· COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES & FANZINES

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered edition of the 1971 self-titled album by THE WOODS BAND.

The Woods Band comprised TERRY WOODS (Vocals, Mandola, Concertina, Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitar), GAY WOODS

(Vocals, Concertina, Autoharp, Dulcimer, Bodhran), ED DEANE (Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars, Keyboards) and PAT NASH (Drums and Vocals). Husband and wife Terry and Gay Woods had been members of the first line-up of Steeleye Span (also featuring ex-Fairport Convention member Ashley Hutchings, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior). The Woods’ departed that group shortly after the release of their debut album to form their own band.

After working with various musicians (including briefly the former King Crimson members Mike Giles and Ian McDonald), The Woods Band finally settled on a stable line-up when Ed Deane and Pat Nash joined the fold. In 1971 the Woods Band signed to the newly established Greenwich Gramophone Company (a “Progressive” imprint of song writer Les Reed’s Chapter 1 Records) and recorded their only album at Morgan Studios in September that year. Produced by former Colosseum bassist Tony Reeves, THE WOODS BAND featured both traditional and original material and utilised both traditional and electric instrumentation and took on more of a rock influence than the early Steeleye Span. Upon its release, the album was well received and The Woods Band undertook a series of concerts with their fellow label mates Samurai and Open Road and began to develop a cult following.

However, Greenwich Gramophone ceased operations in 1972 and this left the band without a recording contract and the Woods Band ended, leaving Terry and Gay Woods to continue recording and working as a duo. Terry Woods was later a member of The Pogues. This Esoteric Recordings edition has been newly re-mastered and features an illustrated booklet with a new essay.

Track Listing:

1. EVERY TIME
2. NOISEY JOHNNY
3. JANUARY’S SNOWS
4. LAMENT & JIG (inc. Valencia Lament & Apples in Winter)
5. DREAMS
6. AS I ROVED OUT
7. PROMISES
8. OVER THE BAR (inc. The Road to Athy)

Speaking of Cherry Red, I've already pre-ordered this Steppenwolf box set:

Steppenwolf: Magic Carpet Ride – The Dunhill / ABC Years 1967-1971, 8CD Box Set
Steppenwolf
£41.99

Released October 29, 2021.
• NEWLY REMASTERED EIGHT DISC BOXED SET FEATURING EACH ALBUM RECORDED BY THE LEGENDARY STEPPENWOLF FOR THE DUNHILL/ABC LABEL BETWEEN 1967 AND 1971
• WITH 26 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM RARE SINGLES AND MONO MIXES
• INCLUDING THE ALBUMS ‘STEPPENWOLF’, ‘THE SECOND’, ‘AT YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY’, ‘EARLY STEPPENWOLF’, ‘MONSTER’, ‘STEPPENWOLF LIVE’, ‘STEPPENWOLF 7’ and ‘FOR LADIES ONLY’
• REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL DUNHILL/ABC MASTER TAPES

Ltd. Ed---already sold out (for now?), both formats, but worth a read:

Faust
1971-1974
BUREAU B
Boxset contents: 'Faust', 'So Far', 'The Faust Tapes', 'Faust IV', 'Punkt' (1974 album that has never been released), 'Momentaufnahme I' (unreleased studio tracks), 'Momentaufnahme II' (unreleased studio tracks), and two 7" (both on CD8)

"There is no group more mythical than Faust." Julian Cope (Krautrocksampler)

A band's fame can be measured in the sum of myths, legends and stories which are conjured up in their wake. In which case, Faust have been playing in the Champions League for quite some time. Few bands have been as innovative, influential or as irrepressible as FAUST - the way they revolutionized the history of music in the space of just four years puts them right up there with The Velvet Underground. What began in a Hamburg (Sternschanze) bunker in 1970 would send shockwaves around the world. Here's how Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order) remembers it: "The first Krautrock record which made a lasting impression on me was the debut album by Faust. The transparent disc looked spectacular and the music was mindblowing, not songs as such, it was something absolutely unique, the polar opposite of everything the Rolling Stones, Beatles and the like were doing. It was right up my street."

This box is the first virtually complete collection of FAUST works from the years 1971-1974. In addition to the debut album, it includes the 1972 album So Far, the legendary 1973 Virgin UK release The Faust Tapes ("Some chose to play frisbee with the LP, others said it changed their lives" as Jean-Hervé Peron noted), Faust IV and, for the first time ever, the mythical, so-called "Munich album" Punkt, which Faust recorded at Giorgio Moroder's Musicland Studios in 1974. For one reason or another, this last album never saw the light of day - until now. The bonus albums Momentaufnahme I and Momentaufnahme II also feature unreleased material, simultaneously affording us a fascinating glimpse of Faust's creativity in their Wümme studio phase. Two 7-inch singles round off the Faust 1971-1974 compendium: Lieber Herr Deutschland is the demo recording they sent to Polydor in 1971, remarkably triggering a contract offer from the label who had something of a conservative reputation at the time. The track later resurfaced as the B-side to their single Baby, a song which had been rejected by the aforementioned label. The second 7-inch single in the box is a rerelease of So Far, the first FAUST single on Polydor, originally issued in 1972.

It is by no means overstating the case to assert that FAUST created and christened a genre (the name would prove emotive) in one fell swoop (track 1 on Faust IV). This box is no more and no less than the holy grail of Krautrock. Even 50 years (or perhaps all the more so) after they took their first musical steps in a bunker near Hamburg's Sternschanze station, Faust still sound revolutionary, timeless, irrepressible and, above all, unique.

Mastered from the original tapes, Faust 1971-1974 is available as a limited edition vinyl set (2,000 copies) and CD (1,000 copies).

Release Date
08 October 2021

7×LP Box set (2.2kg) £170.00
BUY
8×CD
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/19711974
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ImportCDs is offering pre-orders for $80.

I was wondering how much of the non 1st 4 lp material was retitled duplicates of material released elsewhere as Munich & Elsewhere , 71 Minutes, Peel Sessions, Bonus disc of IV (2006 remaster). If i have Wumme do I need this beyond it being a fresh transfer of source tapes plus a bit of bonus which I probably didn't have in current form.
Found the thread on Steve Hoffman and it looks like they haven't reused the material from the Reccommended compilations 71 Minutes and Munich and Elsewhere beyond 2 tracks from the latter which have been remastered from the source multitracks apparently.
Still, think I'm too broke to grab the box so hope some of this stuff is released separately

a photo of the box contents for both vinyl and cd
https://shop.tapeterecords.com/records/bureaub/faust-1971-1974.html

JUst found out that the Faust Tapes set from the forthcoming box is already up on Spotify. Not sure if an MP3 is a good guage of what a lossless media is like but it is there.

ANITA LANE

20TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF
SEX O’CLOCK

AVAILABLE ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME

LISTEN TO “HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUR7B5i-4Y

Lane’s work immortalises important themes of human experience, holding awkward and difficult feelings up to the light, to see them in all their imperfect beauty and wonder.” – The Quietus

Mute today announces details of the 20th anniversary reissue of Anita Lane’s second studio album, Sex O’Clock, set for release – for the first time on vinyl – December 10.

Initially released in 2001, work began with Anita Lane on the reissue before her untimely passing earlier this year at the age of 61. The album has long been considered under-appreciated with The Quietus recently asserting that Lane’s exploration of sexuality was way ahead of its time.

The album – honest, funny and often melancholic – features stand out tracks “The Next Man That I See,” “Do the Kamasutra” and an acidic cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Home Is Where the Hatred Is.” Recorded with long time musical partner Mick Harvey, the album was the final release in a solo career that began in 1988 with the release of the Dirty Sings EP.

Emerging from Melbourne’s post-rock scene, Anita Lane was one of the co-founders of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, co-writing “From Her To Eternity,” the title track of their debut album, and “Stranger than Kindness” from Your Funeral… My Trial. Arriving in London in 1980 with The Birthday Party, she’s credited with co-writing several of their tracks – “A Dead Song,” “Dead Joe” and “Kiss Me Black” – before re-locating to Berlin. There followed a series of collaborations that included work with Einstürzende Neubauten, Chrislo Haas, Gudrun Gut and Die Haut. Also of note are a memorable cover of “These Boots Were Made for Walking” with Barry Adamson and vocals for Mick Harvey’s first two Serge Gainsbourg albums, Intoxicated Man and Pink Elephants.

After her unexpected passing in April 2021, tributes were paid from around the world from a host of artists with Nick Cave remembering Lane as “the smartest and most talented of all of us, by far.”

SEX O’CLOCK TRACKLISTING
1. Home Is Where the Hatred Is
2. The Next Man That I See
3. Do That Thing
4. I Hate Myself
5. A Light Possession
6. I Love You, I Am No More
7. Like Caesar Needs a Brutus
8. Do the Kamasutra
9. The Petrol Wife
10. Bella Ciao

Further reading:
https://thequietus.com/articles/29144-anita-lane
Rolling Stone's Tribute:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anita-lane-nick-cave-dead-1162241/
Scotland Herald's Tribute:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/19310322.obituary-anita-lane-nick-cave-collaborator-major-unsung-talent-time/

For more info, see mute.com

Will also be on CD

From Sounds Of The Universe:

Ritmo Fantasia: Balearic Spanish Synth-Pop, Boogie and House (1982-1992)

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The 21 track selection curated by Trujillo, a Venezuelan producer, DJ and record collector based in Berlin, explores the forgotten corners of the 1980s and early 90s Spanish music scene. Veering through early bleep and hip house, electro, boogie, Iberian pop and much more, it has broad appeal to both Balearic heads and diggers alike. Serendipitously, the cover art for the compilation is an original work by Yves Uro, a figurehead of Ibiza's party scene from the 70s and 80s and whose visionary poster artwork became representative of the White Isle.

Release Date
26 November 2021

3×LP £25.00
More Info & Audio
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/ritmo-fantasia-balearic-spanish-synthpop-boogie-and-house-1982199

Cuba: Music and Revolution Vol.2 Compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker
Culture Clash In Havana Cuba - Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 2
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS

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...exactly the same vein as the much-acclaimed Vol. 1 - exploring the many styles that came out of Cuba in the 1970s as Latin and Salsa mixed with heavy doses of Jazz, Funk, and Disco to create some of the most dancefloor-friendly music every made!

The album comes as a heavyweight 3xLP and deluxe 2xCD set, complete with extensive sleeve notes, and is jam-packed with heavy bass lines, synth and Wah-Wah guitar funk combined with the heavyweight percussion, powerful brass lines and the all-encompassing Latin rhythms of Cuban music known throughout the world.

Much of the music on this album is featured in the deluxe large format book ‘Cuba: Music and Revolution: Original Cover Art of Cuban Music: Record Sleeve Designs of Revolutionary Cuba 1959-90’, released by Soul Jazz Books and also compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records), featuring the music and record designs of Cuba, made in the 30-year period following the Cuban Revolution.

The music on this new album features a host of rarities from legendary Cuban artists such as Los Van Van, alongside Grupo De Experimentación, Farah Maria, Ricardo Eddy Martinez, Juan Pablo Torres, Grupo Sintesis and Orquesta Riverside, most of whose names remain largely unknown outside of Cuba but have long been favourite club tracks and secret-weapons in Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker's record boxes!

The music on this album reflects the most cutting-edge of Cuban groups that were recording in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s – all searching for a new Cuban identity and new musical forms reflecting both the Afro-Cuban cultural heritage of a nation that gave birth to Latin music - and its new position as a socialist state. Most of the music featured on this album have never been heard outside of Cuba.

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Both Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have been involved in Cuban music for more than two decades – Gilles Peterson with his many Havana Cultura projects for his Brownswood label and Stuart Baker with a number of Soul Jazz Records albums recorded in Cuba. This Soul Jazz Records album is released in conjunction with Egrem, the Cuban state record company, and has been put together after the many crate-digging trips that both compilers have made on the streets of Havana and beyond in Cuba stretching over a 20-year period, searching out rare and elusive original Cuban vinyl records.

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REVIEWS of CUBA: Music and Revolution vol. 1:

"We already have a strong contender for 'compilation of the year'. Put together by devout crate-diggers and Cuban music enthusiasts Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (founder of Soul Jazz Records)" JUNO

"It's abundantly clear that these compilers are at the very top of their game. Everything here was previously unheard outside of Cuba, making this a feast for the curious" Vinyl District

"Priceless comp that goes far beyond Buena Vista!" UNCUT
More info, audio (excerpts of all tracks)
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/hddxscspi

XXp Anita Lane emerged from the Melbourne post-rock scene? Not the punk scene? I think she came to recognition from her relationship with and subsequent work with Nick Cave who I think she met at art school in the late 70s. Is that a typo for post-punk then? I just think there's like 20 years or something between the 2.

Out Now

909s & Sunshine: The Numero Guide to UK Rave. House, Garage, Breakbeat, Acid, Hardcore [1989-1997]
Numero goes straight to spotify, which keeps freezing on tracklist, but it's all on there and other services, looking good to this non-expert

is there a physical release or is this just a playlist?

Good question---may just be a playlist, considering the way it goes straight from Numero (who sent me an email hyping it) to Spotify (also on Apple etc). Sorry, I just assumed there was more.

Smog Veil Clearing The Air #179
November 2021

FINAL SALE!
starting now until 12/31 only
55% off ALL releases on our site!
FREE U.S. SHIPPING

Well folks, it is time to sail on. Smog Veil has had an amazing run, we've released records by our favorite Northeast Ohio underground rock and rollers. We've appreciated all our fans have done for us. But, after 30 years we've decided, let's go out while the getting is good and while we're happy with what we accomplished.

We couldn't have made it this far if it wasn't for the fans, our team, and the amazing musicians that you've listened to on record and on stage. We hope over the years we kept your toes tapping!

So, this is the near to last goodbye. We'll send another newsletter next month, but let the warehouse clearing begin!

While supplies last, everything on the Smog Veil web site* is now 55% off!

Act quick, sales limited to supplies on hand and prior sales excluded! SALE STARTS NOW AND ENDS on December 31, 2021.

NO CODES NEEDED! DISCOUNT TAKEN AT CHECKOUT: 55% OFF THESE TITLES as well as ALL in-stock Smog Veil titles:

ADELE BERTEI'S PETER and the WOLVES

PETER LAUGHNER BOX SET

PETER AND ADELE POWER PAK

PLUS, ENJOY FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA.

We have less than 200 Peter Laughner box sets left in our warehouse and as there will be one and one only pressing. This will be the very last chance to grab these at an amazing price as all box sets will be sold by the end of the year.

OK--so the FINAL tour dates. Adele Bertei has announced a series of readings, accompanied by special guests at various stops, including Lucy Sante, and Mike Decapite. Here's the dates, mark your calendar:

w/Lucy Sante, Mike DeCapite
11/11 — L.A., Skylight Books
11/13 — San Francisco, The MakeOut Room
*To see all remaining stock of CLE (incl. Chris Butler solo, his album w Ralph Carney. Mr. Stress, Laughner box [vinyl only, CD sold out], Adele's book about him & related, Peter and The Wolves, etc. etc.---check here: https://www.smogveil.com/

Dang hadn't realised i'd completely missed the Peter laughner cd set.

Smog Veil says it's still out there "in the Wild," at several Ohio stores, prob online somewhere, like eBay at least. Some PL things on Spotify etc., and Amazon still has digital editions of The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs and Rock It Down, with various line-ups.
It was one of those legit boxes, that, by the time it finally came out, I had so much of it on boots and licensed (?) bits that I couldn't bring myself to buy it (though if I'd been more confident about my income...) Wasn't that thrilled by all the acoustic bedroom stuff on Take The Guitar Player For A Ride; I like him a lot better in bands (looks like at least some of that collection is YouTube).

Rock It Down has same "cover" (though digital) as box, might be a sampler.

Nor sure when I would have the dosh to buy a copy but did hope there might be a point when I could. I do like the band stuff.
Hadn't taken in the no repress bit. Or at least don't remember it now til I saw the comment under the vinyl version.

no idea but think there are ilx fans? Better than usual Numero house style hype, somehow:

Duster CDs Are Back
San Jose’s sonic cure-all for the Y2K hangover that never materialized, Duster emerged from a cloud of lonely bong rips to take indie rock to the moon, and beyond. Scotch-taped guitars toggle between a chorus of brittle winter trees and a blanket of distorted fuzz. The low rumble of a cardboard box being kicked in a dead mall keeps pace in the background, as muffled, sung-spoken vocals ponder the great mysteries of modern mundanity. Three years of home recording accidents and blown-out 2AM studio experiments are spread across three CDs, gathering the short-lived trio’s Stratosphere and Contemporary Movement albums, 1975 EP, singles, demos, and other miscellaneous debris into one escape pod, now free to drift in the endless void of space.

Grab your copy of Capsule Losing Contact before they disappear into the void for good. More info etc.
https://numerogroup.com/products/duster-capsule-losing-contact

Merge reissuing The Magnetic Fields’ The House of Tomorrow for its 30th anniversary in 2022
Posted 11/9/21
On January 28, 2022, Merge will reissue The House of Tomorrow, one of the earliest releases from The Magnetic Fields. Never before released as a 12-inch, the b-side of this 30th anniversary remastered edition of The House of Tomorrow features an etching of Buckminster Fuller’s visionary D.I.Y. Dymaxion House floor plan. The vinyl is available on opaque spring green as well as basic black, but don’t press bandleader Stephin Merritt to discuss the color’s charms, please. “My favorite shade of green is brown.”
When Susan Anway, who sang on early albums Distant Plastic Trees and The Wayward Bus, left the group, Stephin stepped up to the microphone. “This was my first time singing on record,” he recalls. He sought to sound simple, subtle, and unobtrusive, à la the Japanese concept of shibusa. “But now, listening back, I hear a little too much vocal influence from the Jesus and Mary Chain. (I really should move to Scotland. I belong there.)”

A departure from the largely electronic setup of the first two albums, the arrangements and production of The House of Tomorrow show an increase in Merritt recording using live instruments played by himself and his band members. Despite this, Stephin resisted the typical “rock and roll” sound: “I wanted to have rock instrumentation, plus cello (so ELO without keyboards), but everyone was tracked separately so there was no question of sounding like we were playing together,” explains Stephin. Instead, he chose to highlight the artifice. Voilà! “The drums are like Tusk only more so, the cello sounds like a synth, and the guitars might as well be programmed.”

The House of Tomorrow rose in stature upon re-release on compact disc in 1996, with a new addition, “Alien Being” (previously relegated to the flip of the “Long Vermont Roads” single), boosting its modest track list from four songs to five. The limits of technology had stymied plans the first time: “You can’t fit five two-and-a-half–minute songs on a 7” record, even at 33rpm.”

From World’s Fairs and Disneyland to Tex Avery and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, visions of the home of the future have long been popular. Although this new vinyl edition of The House of Tomorrow includes an etching of Buckminster Fuller’s visionary D.I.Y. Dymaxion House, Stephin laments the sluggish pace of architectural innovation. What is his dream home? “I want to live in Barbarella’s spaceship, with my neighbors being the Jetsons, floating defiantly over Edinburgh Castle.”

The Magnetic Fields wrap up their City Winery residency this month. Stay updated on the band’s official website, houseoftomorrow.com.

The Magnetic Fields on tour:
Nov 11 Atlanta, GA – City Winery
Nov 12 Atlanta, GA – City Winery
Nov 14 Nashville, TN – City Winery
Nov 16 Chicago, IL – City Winery
Nov 17 Chicago, IL – City Winery
Nov 18 Chicago, IL – City Winery
Nov 19 Chicago, IL – City Winery
More info etc.:
https://mergerecords.com/news/5558?goal=0_2644ec69a0-45b30f408b-45532621&mc_cid=45b30f408b&mc_eid=0ce6f2990d

Behold the Dymaxion House cover:
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Scrap Metal series of rare/unreleased 80s Heavy Metal singles shares Hazardous Waste track; Brown Acid curators RidingEasy Records & Permanent Records' new series

"Nine face-melting, gut-busting tracks that run the gamut from New Wave of British Heavy Metal to thrash to glam metal." -- Ultimate Classic Rock

The curators of the popular Brown Acid compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal singles share the last pre-release track today from the first edition of a new series titled Scrap Metal. Following chronologically where Brown Acid leaves off, Scrap Metal scours the world for long-lost, rare and unreleased Heavy Metal from the late-70s through late-80s. Hear/share Hazardous Waste's "Danger Zone" via YouTube or Linktree.

Decibel Magazine recently hosted The Beast's 1983 punk-metal hybrid "Enemy Ace" HERE. (Direct YouTube.) Album opener Rapid Tears' anthem "Headbang" premiered previously via Metal Injection HERE (And YouTube.) "69 in a 55", a 1983 track from Bay Area band Air Raid launched via Ultimate Classic Rock HERE (and YouTube.)

By now you’re probably familiar with our wildly popular Brown Acid series of rare, lost and unreleased proto-metal and stoner rock singles from the 60s-70s. In the endless pursuit of those glorious gems, we often uncover equally brilliant rarities from the late-70s to late-80s Golden Age of Heavy Metal that also just must be heard, but they don’t fit the series’ aesthetic. Scrap Metal: Volume 1 collects some of the greatest unknown and lost Heavy Metal tracks, long buried beneath the avalanche of the era’s classic output.

We all know the old adage that history is told by the winners. But sometimes the losers tell the best stories. And while none of these bands found fame and fortune, this artifact and the volumes to come are testament to the enduring power of heavy music. You can hear the blood, sweat and beers that went into each of these singles. The recordings may be low budget, but the inspiration and talent is immutable. Not only are the amps turned up to 11, the boyish sexual innuendo is cranked to 69. You can hear the convergence of influences — NWOBHM, thrash, glam metal, doom, etc — colliding at once as the era birthed a wellspring of subgenres.

Many of these singles are self-released and were thus limited to a small run of copies. Those that remain are hoarded by collectors and sold for exorbitant amounts. We’ve collected the best of the best for you here. As with Brown Acid, all of these tracks are licensed legitimately and the artists all get paid. Because it’s the right thing to do.

About Scrap Metal: Vol. 1:

Rapid Tears launch this series with the perfect christening. The Toronto, ON quintet’s 1981 single “Headbang” is such the pinnacle of heavy metal madness that it almost sounds like a spoof. There’s also enough of the rapid-fire sputum that inspired Metallica to bang the head that doesn’t, as such, engage in said practice, to be found on the band’s sole full length Honestly. But “Headbang” is a straightforward glammy anthem for the ages.

Air Raid’s “69 In A 55” may be lyrically so sophomoric that it’s actually pretty clever, but this 1983 Bay Area power metal single is loaded with sleek Judas Priest riffs and interwoven melodies that are downright sublime. The band’s sole release, the 2-song Rock Force 7” features a curious band photo in which 3 band members — dolled up in Crüe makeup and leather — are sexually menacing the lead singer/guitarist tied to a bed. Another low budget highlight is when singer/guitarist Tommy “Thrasher” Merry imitates a delay effect on his vocals as he sings, “tonight!…tonight…night.”

Hades’ “Girls Will Be Girls” has a real demo cassette feel to its vastly uneven mix, but the energy to the performance makes this an undeniable keeper. The long running Paramus, NJ quintet’s 1982 2-song debut 7” titled Deliver Us From Evil features this blistering thrasher dominated by shimmering leads and confident vocals that show why the band went on to near-fame on Metal Blade Records.

Resless don’t need no T to prove that they’ve got “The Power” with this 1984 driving mid-tempo rocker in the vein of Mötley Crüe and Ratt. The River Vale, NJ quartet’s tight crunch wails all over Bon Jovi posers but it’s the band’s unique and subtle deployment of background vocals that gives this rager its staying power.

Pittsburgh, the Steel City, is home to Don Cappa, a band that pays tribute to the burgh, the metal, and the awesomeness of both with “Steel City Metal.” Their lone single, issued in 1987 with only 300 copies released, sounds like the work of some serious steel driving men, with a drummer who might’ve forgotten to wear a hard hat one too many times on the construction site.

The Beast has more of a punk feel to their aggressive “Enemy Ace” track from the 4-song Power Metal EP from 1983 — something like Dr. Know meets D.O.A. But their look, artwork and lyrics all prove that Heavy Metal is where their hearts lie. And this hook filled monster delivers repeated lines like, “I command them all in my lofty realm,” with commendable conviction.

Dead Silence from Denver, Colorado, debuting in 1984 is not to be confused with Dead Silence from Denver, Colorado, who also debuted in 1984. The former a workman’s hard rock bar band, the latter a political peace punk band and neither knowing of the other’s existence throughout their tenure. The pre-internet days were a marvel, indeed.This Dead Silence spits out a slick, Nugent tinged rocker called “Can’t Stop” about life on the road.

The Danger Zone is, by all accounts, not the place to be. And, Hazardous Waste of Boston, MA saw fit to add their two cents on the matter with this 1986 single that combines Van Halen’s flashy musicianship with NWOBHM aggression that sounds so awesome it teeters on itself entering the “Danger Zone.”

Czar’s heavy, doomy “Iron Curtain” single from 1982 hearkens to the sleazy sounds of Saint Vitus and Pentagram with its cranked up DOD Distortion pedal in a Peavey combo amp guitar tone and meaty, barking vocals. The upstate NY quintet only issued this 2-song single, but its driving rhythm, nosedive whammy-bar guitar solos and comparatively mature Cold War subject matter show they had real potential.

Not much is known about Real Steel’s majestic “Viking Queen” from 1987, other than it rocks hard and the 7” 45 sells for upwards of a grand on the collectors market. The Flint, Michigan band recorded at the home studio of local radio personality Bill Lamb, who primarily released Christian Gospel recordings. So, perhaps the band was struck down by a bolt of lightning shortly after this rare single’s release. Whatever the case may be, it’s a must have for fans of classic metal mayhem.

Scrap Metal: Vol. 1 will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on November 12th, 2021 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital at Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records. Lotta links in original page:
http://usthemgroup.blogspot.com/2021/11/scrap-metal-series-of-rareunreleased_01551449801.html

I bought a few of those Brown Acid comps and while they're fun to play in the background or in the car I really can't tell any of the bands apart, at least not beyond the limited categories of 1) Sabbath worship, 2) Hendrix worship 3) Deep Purple worship

https://sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/album/magical-nights-saigon-surf-twist-soul-1964-1966

I've been enjoying this Phuong Tam record. It's a retrospective of "the groundbreaking Saigon teenager who became one of the first singers to perform and record rock and roll in 1960s Vietnam."

Cool, thanks!

xpost Yeah, but/and these latest descriptions do appeal to me, who has neither background nor car, so I might try this Brown Acid after all, if it's ever streaming somewhere freely.

Meanwhile, the vinyl spew continues across the land ov ears:
Kleenex/LiLiPUT
KRS629 - First Songs - 2LP - Marbled Lime Green Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
*** LIMITED PRESSING ON MARBLED LIME GREEN VINYL ***

2021 repress of "First Songs", a 2LP set of 24 recordings* from the legendary punk bands Kleenex and LiLiPUT. "First Songs" combines all the pre-1982 material, all 3 Kleenex singles, the first 2 LiLiPUT 7"’s and all the originally unreleased material prior to LiLiPUT’s debut LP.

*Download includes all 46 songs from the "LiLiPUT" release.

co-release with Mississippi Records

“You can't dispute LiLiPUT's status as pioneers of feminist art-punk. Along with fellow travelers like the Slits and the Raincoats, this (mostly) female Swiss group took advantage of punk's anything-goes attitude and created jittery, spirited pop that was both in step with the times and completely singular. The early material is a riot of exuberant energy, taking stylistic cues from peers like Gang of Four and Wire-- propulsive bass, skittering pop rhythms, slashing guitars-- and adding distinctive overlapping vocal patterns, which are sung, shrieked, and hiccuped in three languages and made- up dadaistic slang. More than 20 years on, it still sounds fresh.” - Lisa Gidley

Includes unlimited streaming of Kleenex / LiLiPUT via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Buy Record/Vinyl $25 USD or more
ships out within 7 days
Aaand, per KRS unfailing generosity, whole thing is streamable here, with all the other tracks on their awes 2001 CD comp:
https://kleenexliliput.bandcamp.com/album/kleenex-liliput
Ditto this live comp, which I didn't know about at the time, or would have listed on Rolling Reissues 2010, if there was one (or even so):
About the Live CD/DVD:
If you've watched any live YouTube footage of Kleenex/Liliput then you know how amazing they were as a live band. If not you're in luck as this CD/DVD set is a testament to their greatness. The CD features two full live sets: Kleenex live in Biel in 1979 and Liliput live in Zurich in 1983, and they include some never before released songs. This is the sound of a world-class band in their prime. The DVD includes the much rumored about document of their European tour in 1982, Roadmovie, as well as live performances of the band on Swiss TV.

Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovie contains previously unreleased tracks (Lust, Take A Taste of My Mind, Geierwally, Pink Hit, Where Do You Find the Time) and previously unreleased video footage including television studio quality sound and video, and a super-8 film created during Liliput tour, 1982. Also, on May 18, 2010, Kill Rock Stars will be re-releasing Liliput as a four LP set! KRS originally released the record as a double CD back in 2001.
The Ballad of Kleenex/Liliput
The fact that punk rock could capture the imaginations of young people around Europe and America in the late '70's was embodied in the five-year output of Switzerland's Kleenex (later renamed Liliput). The music meant empowerment for many people to take chances and not worry about consequences. This was especially so for women like guitarist Marlene Marder and bassist Klaudia Schiff, the two constants/mainstays of the group

When punk groups began springing up in Zurich, it was a very small scene with a handful of bands that all knew each other, not many places to play and virtually no support from radio stations or the press there. Marder (originally a saxophonist) had played with a group called the Nasal Boys. Two experimental film-makers, Schiff and drummer Lislot Ha had been bouncing around the idea of forming group before hooking up with the appropriately-named vocalist Regula Sing and a male guitarist who had much more ambitious musician plans. Marder liked what she heard from the band and was glad to step in to replace him. Indeed, the group's aim was to have fun, more than to become rich and famous. Armed with a repertoire of four-songs and three chords, Kleenex wowed the local crowds with their simple, child-like rock ditties, filled with joyful chants and nonsense words in the tradition of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" but musically more in the noisy, exuberant spirit of their British comrades the Sex Pistols.

Kleenex had local friends who decided to start up a label (Sunrise) where the band put out their first (self-financed) EP in 1978, which included the same four songs from their live sets ("Beri-Beri," "Ain't You," "Hedi's Head," "Nice"). The response was such that the first pressing sold out in weeks. A copy of the EP managed to get to John Peel, the famous English DJ, who fell in love with it and played it over and over for his radio listeners. Rough Trade got wind of their strange, wonderful music and signed the group to a record contract. Their first single ("Ain't You" and "Hedi's Head" from the EP) made a splash with the UK press and led the label to organize a group of dates around Europe with label-mates Scritti Politti and Red Krayola. Not even a year after their formation, the group was already an international sensation even though, at the time, they still held various clerical jobs back in Zurich.

Coming to England, they were unimaginatively dubbed the 'Swiss Slits' by the press and made their next single ("You"/"U", 1979) with Krayola leader/Rough Trade producer Mayo Thompson. Soon, they were off headlining an English 'package tourí with local favorites like the Raincoats, Swell Maps, Subway Sect and Spizz Energi.

After the tour ended in late '79, Sing left the group to be replaced by Chrigle Freund, a recent high school dropout, much younger than the rest of the group. With the loss of their original singer and threats to destroy all their records by the tissue company, which they took their name from, the group rechristened itself as Liliput in 1980, soon adding saxist Angie Barrack to their ranks. This five-piece line up recorded their next single 'Die Matrosen/Split' with its famous nonsense cheers/shouts ('Hotch-potch, Hugger-mugger, Bow-wow, Hara-kiri!'), making a splash on the UK indie/alternative charts.

Despite their success, Ha and Barrack left the group, reducing them to a trio. Their next single, 1981's politically-motivated 'Eisiger Wind' (with its Hugo Ball parody sleeve) caught the attention of noted American rock critics Robert Christgau and Greil Marcus, who praised the innovative trio. By the time the single was released, the band was in the middle of another personnel crisis with Freund now leaving the group. Marder and Schiff closed ranks and assembled a new band with singer Astrid Spirit, drummer Beat Schlatter and saxist Christoph Herzog. After a successful German tour, the later two left the band (though Schlatter continued to help on drums) and the group was a trio again.

After four years, the group finally released a full-length album ('Liliput') for Rough Trade in 1982, leading into another tour. After another single ('The Jatz'/'You Did It', 1983), Marder and Schiff were tired, not having fun anymore and ready to quit. Spirit rallied them to do another record with an advance from Rough Trade Germany. Their second album (Some Songs, which Marder thinks is some of their best work), with various guests helping out and Spirit now playing violin, turned out to be their swan song. Spirit decided that she wanted to raise a family instead of being in a band, spelling the end of the group in late '83. Marder had her own record shop, worked at a jazz club and had a band in the late '80's called Danger Mice. Schiff returned to painting, which she had done for many flyers and sleeves for the band.

Ten years later, Marder (now working for the World Wildlife Federation) and the same people behind the original Kleenex releases put out the 2-CD LiLiPut retrospective on the local Off Course label, including all of the material that the band had released. Though it received rave reviews (including a 'A' from Christgau and a spot on his year-end top 10 list), it was soon out-of-print. Collectors were paying hundreds of dollars in auctions for this material.

released March 23, 2010
https://kleenexliliput.bandcamp.com/album/live-recordings

(Other previously unmentioned-by-me KRS oldies on bandcamp: all of Essential Logic's fab gear Fanfare In The Garden and a monster Delta 5 comp I haven't checked yet.)

Seconding the Phuong Tam record. (and that Delta 5 comp!)

Speaking of bounteous bandcamps, omg Analog Africa
---top row incl. 2021 releases, incl. this:

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Yaoundé, in the 1970´s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon´s capital, no matter how dodgy, was filled with music spots but surprisingly there were no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper recording facilities, and the process of committing your song to tape could become a whole adventure unto itself. Of course, you could always book the national broadcasting company together with a sound engineer, but this was hardly an option for underground artists with no cash. But luckily an alternative option emerged in form of an adventist church with some good recording equipment and many of the artists on this compilation recorded their first few songs, secretly, in these premises thanks to Monsieur Awono, the church engineer. He knew the schedule of the priests and, in exchange for some cash, he would arrange recording sessions. The artists still had to bring their own equipment, and since there was only one microphone, the amps and instruments had to be positioned perfectly. It was a risky business for everyone involved but since they knew they were making history, it was all worth it.

At the end of the recording, the master reel would be handed to whoever had paid for the session, usually the artist himself..and what happened next? With no distribution nor recording companies around this was a legitimate question. More often then not it was the french label Sonafric that would offer their manufacturing and distribution structure and many Cameroonian artist used that platform to kickstart their career. What is particularly surprising in the case of Sonafric was their willingness to take chances and judge music solely on their merit rather than their commercial viability. The sheer amount of seriously crazy music released also spoke volumes about the openness of the people behind the label.

But who exactly are these artists that recorded one or two songs before disappearing, never to be heard from again? Some of the names were so obscure that even the most seasoned veterans of the Cameroonian music scene had never heard of them. A few trips to the land of Makossa and many more hours of interviews were necessary to get enough insight to assemble the puzzle-pieces of Yaoundé’s buzzing 1970s music scene. We learned that despite the myriad difficulties involved in the simple process of making and releasing a record, the musicians of Yaoundé’s underground music scene left behind an extraordinary legacy of raw grooves and magnificent tunes.

The songs may have been recorded in a church, with a single microphone in the span of only an hour or two, but the fact that we still pay attention to these great creations some 50 years later, only illustrates the timelessness of their music.
credits
released September 3, 2021
https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/album/cameroon-garage-funk
--and going back to the earliest Analog Africa comps I've ever heard/heard of/seen---

Three Earthless albums are being reissued in January via Nuclear Blast — Sonic Prayer, Rhythms From a Cosmic Sky, and From the Ages, all previously on Tee Pee. They've got a new album, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, coming out a week later. I pre-ordered the whole batch.

Don't know where to put this, as this is a collection and not a straight reissue, but the new Joel Vandroogenbroeck comp on Drag City, out today, is fantastic

oh yeah, forgot to post:

TAKING THE FAR VIEW WITH JOEL VANDROOGENBROECK

Looking at history the wrong way round through the telescope, objects may appear closer than they actually were! Yeah, life's a Rashomon even in reverse. Sometimes you have to take the long view - or in this case, the Far View, which compiles tracks from Joel Vandroogenbroeck’s legendary Coloursound library music series — a uniquely trippy catalog of sonic vignettes, freshly remastered from the original analog reels and long overdue for their day in the library music sun!

The late Joel Vandroogenbroeck was among that rare breed of musician who defy all categorization, using music conventions to explore the far reaches of human and cosmic consciousness. After traveling through the realms of jazz, rock, traditional and experimental music in 1950s, 60s and 70s, notably with Brainticket thoughout the 70s, Joel found new outlets for his expansive vision with Swiss library music label Coloursound in the 1980s. Far View draws tracks from those releases, whose fusion formed a unique entry in the genre of library music. For the uninitiated, this is just one way to begin a musical trip through Vandroogenbroeck’s undersung career.

Joel Vandroogenbroeck passed away in December 2019, while work was being done assembling this collection. Curated by David Hollander, whose Unusual Sounds album and book of the same name extensively explore the library music world, Far View draws from ten of Joel’s Coloursound albums with lovely cohesion. Featuring brilliantly remastered sound, liner notes from Hollander and album art designed by Robert Beatty, Far View is a special entry point to Joel Vandroogenbroek’s mind-bending body of work — sonic soma to expand your consciousness and vibrate with the cosmos.

What's a good definition for library music? Seems to vary by context ov reference, which may be the point---still, just in case I refer to it, or should---

Yeah, I can never pin down exactly what it is, except that it seems to always run the gamut from psych funk to fuzak to ambient and even rock, occasionally. I think as a genre name it's useless because it seems like it covers anything that was recorded for a specific - but initially unknown - purpose, but I know there are some people here who are experts on this stuff and I am decidedly not so I will cede the floor

Vandroogenbroeck's Coloursound series is remarkably consistent for music that is, by its very nature, eclectic. But I think the tracks on the LP are well-chosen and it flows together beautifully

Library music is music created for and licensed to an organization that provides these recordings to film and TV producers for use in their works. It's used when a production doesn't have a composer of original music or isn't using commercially available recordings, for budgetary or other reasons. The library recordings are not available commercially, but are provided to producers categorized by genre or musical description. The process has probably changed in the post-physical media era.

Holy shit, Dead Magick is finally getting a reissue on Fuzz Club. Gonna sell out faaaaaaaaaast

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BUSH TETRAS - RHYTHM AND PARANOIA: THE BEST OF BUSH TETRAS

Box Set Details

VINYL BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:

Rigid Lift-Off Box w/Lift Ribbon
3 x 180 Gram Vinyl LPs
46-Page LP-Sized Perfect Bound Booklet w/Never-BeforeSeen Photos & Orignal Essays
29 Remastered Tracks

CD DIGIPACK SPECIAL FEATURES:

2 x CD / 4-Panel Digipack
40-Page Booklet w/Never-Before-Seen Photos & Original Essays
30 Remastered Tracks

Tracklist

1. Too Many Creeps !
2. Snakes Crawl !
3. You Taste Like the Tropics !
4. Punch Drunk !
5. Cold Turkey [Live in London] !
6. Things That Go Boom in the Night !
7. Das Ah Riot !
8. Cowboys in Africa !
9. Rituals !
10. You Can’t Be Funky !
11. Moonlite !
12. Dum Dum !
13. Stand Up and Fight !
14. Page 18 !
15. Color Green !#$
16. Mr. Lovesong [Alternate Version] !#$
17. World @
18. Motörhead !
19. Pretty Thing !
20. You Don’t Know Me !
21. Heart Attack !
22. Ocean !
23. Nails !#
24. True Blue
25. Red Heavy
26. Out Again
27. There Is a Hum
28. Seven Years
29. Sucker Is Born
30. Run Run Run [Live in San Francisco] @+
31. Cutting Floor @+

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@ PREVOUSLY UNRELEASED
# PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED (VINYL)
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This can be preordered at their Bandcamp page:
http://bushtetrasnyc.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm-and-paranoia-the-best-of-bush-tetras

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Lots of organ. No guitar. The Mam’selles, Sharon Walker, Janice and Pat Plinzke will triple your pleasure as they present you possibly the must unique band to record in Nashville’s historic Woodland Sound Studios. These three versatile girls pack a power house of diversified talent. All the girls can switch instruments from drums to Cordovox, Bass, all three are talented pianists, and Sharon is second to none on trumpet, as you will hear for yourself.
https://sundazed.com/mam-selles-the.aspx

Trost Records has been reissuing a bunch of Peter Brötzmann's albums for the Okka Disk label. The latest one to reappear is The Wels Concert, featuring Maleem Mahmoud Gania on guimbri and vocals and Hamid Drake on frame drum, tablas, and drums. Digital only for now, but maybe a CD later?

From Numero duh---adjust yr. shades, jades:
Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground

Who do we become when we live our dreams? It’s all here—the high hairdos, the dreams and schemes, the tender camp, the wedding bell fantasias and chaste tragedies. Sister acts, studio receptionists, classmates, angelic voices of the 1960s; some legendary, many hidden in the basement of expired rainbows. Gathered on this deluxe double CD are 56 (28 on the 2LP) foiled escape attempts, now free to soar in girl group heaven.
We hear who these girls, these young women are, who they become behind that mic. Voice big, authoritative, divining sure devotion, dejection, and longing. The joy cuts through the rawness. Some of these women, that is all we know of them; all we know is their voice. Not a name. Were they a group, a fantasy, did they go on to other glory, were they receptionists in the studio or some cousin from around the way?

That’s what fascinates me about these Beehive girls, what I imagine most. What was this moment to them, this minute or three we hear them on here. For some we know it was a transformative moment, a first, this space and place, this point in time where they reached out for something with their big voice and the world met them. For some of them it was sheer ambition, others it took goading, others we encounter here at a moment that feels like the dawning of an obvious fate before they swept up the charts or became a voice we would hear sampled for decades. So did because they liked to sing with their friends. You could do it anywhere.

What we encounter in these girls and their life stories is the mutability of young womanhood. We get a survey of the prospects and possibilities of teenage girl life. We see all the impossible doors that had to open again and again for them to even have something small, and as importantly we see what a superhuman feat it was to surmount all the sureness of these sealed girlfates. The young married mothers went on the road and stayed, I wonder what were the circumstances that availed that, when the same circumstances stopped another girl’s career cold. To be your own person as well care for your family, your husband, and then babies of your own was not a thing that was easily reconciled then. Until the mid-’70s, for young women to pursue a careers was still unconventional. You might do secretarial work or study until you got married. If you worked after you were married it might be at your husband’s discretion. It’s hard to imagine the teen-geniuses you heard in this box of Beehives all living grim lives, but merely suggest we consider the baseline state of girl existence then, the premium put on keeping one’s girlhood respectable and modest, as well as the racialized expectations that enclosed their lives.

Girl groups specialized magic was the energized projection of chastity—they stood starkly against all the reckless resolutions and temptation inherent to rock n’ roll. Young women were often essentially passed from their father to their husband, who were tasked with their protection and keep. How far your dreams extended outside your head were pursuant to parental permission, their attitudes and relationships with music, how far your singing strayed from church singing. Marriage and babies were a predetermination, the regular route; straying from it was a sign of a moral corruption, selfishness, or infirmity.

What circumstances had to align for the girls who got further? A husband who loved their voice? A husband in a band? Did her hope float on his ambition? A husband who saw the little bit of ends she was making and deemed the effort worthwhile? A brother who needed a singer for his songs? A mom or sister at home who could take that baby while she toured? A mom at home who lived to see her daughter thrive? A father who did not fret about what applause and stage lights might draw his daughter into?

Did these girls threaten and cajole? Did they bargain? Did they plot? Did they do it anyway? What were the stakes and the trade-offs and the risks? And what of the girls with their dreams deferred, muted by marriage and babies and band break-ups? Did those dreams live out in church choirs and lullabies? What becomes a dream in a time when the fullness of your talents, your desire, the mere existence of your ambition is not yet permissible—how do you live? How do you stake this for yourself? What of yourself do you mute? What ways do you origami-fold your dreams into being?

Girl dreams need a thousand contingencies.

Girl dreams need a thousand contingencies because they had to pass through other people’s expectations. What good girls do. What’s the wrong idea you could give someone about who you are in a song. What is good enough. What is godly enough. Girls are the guardians, but not the gatekeepers, of their own dreams. These girls dreams were liable to be crushed soon as their leapt from their throats.

For decades we have cited the looming Svengalis, high hair, the tender camp of chaste tragedies of the songs, these tenth grade loves and wedding-bell fantasia made brilliant by the eager young voices that carried it; But how much consideration have we ever given of their girls own cunning and their artistry? The premium work being one of authenticity, and authenticity always seemed to mean it has to be yours, it had to come from you, your experience. Not crafted in another room and applied as a loose pop science in a studio. But what about these girls, their groups was this not as real? How to accord them what is due to them, for what imagination they capture these songs? Who do these women, these artists, become in our minds and in music history when we believe what they are expressing is their own thought and feeling?

Girl groups were considered unsellable, unmarketable, and a fad. Managers and many record labels believed they were a gimmick, despite evidence to the contrary. Though the Chantels were the first girl group to prove they had the longevity of more than one hit, and the Bobbettes before them made it to the Top 10 and #1 on the R&B charts simultaneously, with their own composition “Mr. Lee,” yet these precedents didn’t become standards, or accord teen girls their own genius. The Svengalis around girl groups were often the ones that insisted that they perform and record gimmick songs and novelty answer backs; and yet teenage girls were supposed to trust these men’s expertise. Ageism, racism, and sexism of the era often combined to keep these young women from being able to advocate for their own talents.

Careers were run by managers and label men who believed that the role of girls was relegated to fandom; to scream for Frankie Lyman, to scream for their Beatle, to scream for Dion. Their conception was that girls wouldn’t sell to other girls, no matter the image. They did not account for what girls see, they can be; girls as iconic to other girls is the very origin of this thing, but they also provide a sense of permission. Sometimes loving Frankie Lyman is not enough, and you want those screams for yourself. Girls were supposed to be the frenzy, not cause it.

We claim and reclaim these girls post-facto; in 2018 an awakened reconciliation for these talents, talents that were considered interchangeable to the point of disposability then, is progress. We read the stories again and again of names not even being right and try to root them out and, better still, know them. Even here, we have mystery girls, their identities lost to history (Will they ever hear their voices? What would it be to find yourself here decades later?) Often the only verifiable truth of the thing is the tape; the only history is what’s audible, what they conjure in those notes.

What these girls gave in situations where there was no credit, little or no money, a finite chance. What they gave so fully are their voices and their talents, claiming this chance to harmonize along with their sisters, cousins, friends, classmates. To give it everything despite knowing what would likely elude them: credited by name, a chance to pursue opportunity with the same doggedness as the men in their backing band, dynamic material that reflected their lived experiences, the ability to make music the substance of their lives, their hope. Is that not the very definition of true artistry? To abandon the outcome and sing the song for the sheer sake of giving life to the thing? They sing because it’s all they can do. You don't know that.
More info:
https://numerogroup.com/products/basement-beehive-the-girl-group-underground

Should have excerpted that, sorry. Their conception was that girls wouldn’t sell to other girls, no matter the image. Not necessarily: in their joint autobio, Lieber & Stoller emphasize that their Girl Group peak era colleague George Goldman, a middle-aged gambling addict in bespoke Loodon suits, was prized in the biz for having musical taste and ears of a 14-year-old girl (at oldest).

*London* suits, sorry George (prob was, they hadda flee partnership when his gambling debts led to goodfellas using conference rooms etc., also partnership)

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Live in Brighton 1975 is the second installment of the CAN Live album series. On this particular release, which unfolds over seven sections, listeners are invited to join an interstellar journey: from a rare and evocative Michael Karoli vocal on “Brighton 75 Drei,” to Jaki Liebezeit’s incredible drum lead emerging through a fog of audience noise to take centre stage on “Brighton 75 Vier,” before the final track lands us in an incredible “Vitamin C” jam for “Brighton 75 Sieben.
CD, LP, Digital---more info:
https://canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-brighton-1975-2

Orders ship from US
digital album releases December 3, 2021
item ships out on or around December 2, 2021

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Telex – This Is Telex
(released April 30)

Telex formed at a time when electronic pop was regarded as novelty, with suspicion, as a harbinger for future dystopia and alienation. This is Telex features singles from across the Belgian synthpop pioneers' career. The collection of newly mixed and remastered tracks includes their best-known work, “Moskow Diskow,” alongside unreleased covers of The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence” and Sonny & Cher’s “The Beat Goes On.”

"Delightful...a fine introduction to Telex’s quirky spirit and breezy sound." – PITCHFORK
Stream it here:
https://thisistelex.bandcamp.com/

May have to get this, on CD prob--- all formats"expected 03 Dec.":

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Soul Jazz Records’ classic ‘Studio One Groups’ collection is being re-released in three new one-off limited-edition coloured pressing 15th anniversary format editions!

Firstly a heavyweight special limited edition one-pressing only red 2xLP vinyl + download.

Secondly, there is also a new special limited-edition one-off pressing edition red-pressed CD enclosed in jewel case and slipcase.

And thirdly there is a very limited unique new one-off pressing unique super high-quality RTM tape red cassette format (200 copies only)!
(Fourthly: MP3.)

15 years on from its original release, Studio One Groups remains one of the toughest of all Soul Jazz/Studio One releases and features some of the biggest groups in the history of Reggae music including Bob Marley and The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals and The Heptones who all began their careers at 13 Brentford Road, under the guidance of the great producer and label owner Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd.

Featuring many, many classic and killer tunes from The Wailing Souls, Carlton and His Shoes, The Gladiators, The Ethiopians, The Mad Lads and more. Studio One Groups brings together numerous classic artists alongside a number of rarities and delves into Studio One’s musical output in its prime in the 1960s and 70s featuring Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Dub and more. Clement Dodd’s role in launching and nurturing Reggae groups and singers is unsurpassed and Studio One’s success was due to Dodd’s ability to see talent, surround himself with it and nurture artists.

Launching Bob Marley and The Wailers career at Studio One also meant housing Marley in a flat in the studio compound, as well as employing Marley in an A&R role, checking out the latest American soul and jazz 45s that came out for Studio One artists to cover. In similar fashion Leroy Sibbles, lead vocalist with the Heptones, became the key in-house bass player after being taught from scratch by Jackie Mittoo.

Studio One Groups were at the heart of the label’s success. The sweet three-part harmonies, so close to the heart of Jamaican music, can be heard throughout every stylistic change of Reggae music – Ska, Rocksteady, Roots and beyond - all of which are featured here in all their vocalised glory.

The album comes with excellent informative sleevenotes by the author and Studio One discographer Rob Chapman, and exclusive photography including the stunning colour picture of Bob Marley and the Wailers on the front of the release.

REVIEWS:

‘The Soul Jazz label once again proves how smart they are with excellent Studio One Groups, an almost overwhelming set of killer cuts from bands and singing groups affiliated with Clement Coxsone Dodd’s ‘University of Reggae.’ There’s an amazing, deep history to be explored and even when you focus on just the groups, one disc isn’t enough to tell the whole story, but this collection functions as both a killer mixtape and exciting introduction for novices.’ All Music

‘Featuring Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, the Heptones - just three of reggae’s greatest groups who all started at Clement Dodd’s Studio One records’ Rough Trade
More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/sjr/product/studio-one-groups

^^ Indespensible for lots of reasons but most of all the 12" version of the Silvertones' Cheating and Lying.

was hoping this would get a reissue!

(link appears broken, FYI - likely temporary)

That link is still broken, but this one works:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/studio-one-gro

Well, now it doesn't! Seems like the best way is to the site search Studio One Groups.

Here's some more:

Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984: Ghana Music Power House
Various Artists
ANALOG AFRICA

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2×LP£29.00
In stock
CD + Book (200g)£20.00
In stock

1. Kofi Psych - Ernest Honny
2. Dee Mmaa Pe - Joe Meah
3. Yeaba - CK Mann & His Carousel 7
4. Shakabula - Santrofi-Ansa
5. Tinitini - Seaboy & Nyame Bekyere
6. Ahwene Pa Nkasa - Joe Meah
7. Ernest Special - Ernest Honny
8. Africa - Seaboy
9. Medley - Nyame Bekyere
10. Say The Truth - Ernest Honny
11. Wonnin a Bisa - Black Masters Band
12. Egye Tu Gbe - Sawaaba Soundz
13. Fa W‘akoma Ma Me - CK Mann Big Band
14. Odo Mframa - Ernest Honny

For most of the 1970s Essilfie-Bondzie's Dix and Essiebons labels were synonymous with the best in modern highlife, and his roster was a who's-who of highlife legends. C.K. Mann, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Kofi Papa Yankson, Ernest Honny, Rob 'Roy' Raindorf and Ebo Taylor all released some of their greatest music under the Essiebons banner.

Essiebons Special features a selection of obscure workouts from some of the label's heaviest hitters. But in the course of digitising his vast archive of master tapes, Essilfie-Bondzie found a number of Afrobeat and Instrumental masterpieces tracks from the label's mid-70s golden age that, for one reason or another, had never been released. Those songs are included here for the first time.

More info, audio:
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/essiebons-special-197

Wow, that one's messed up too! I swear the page exists. Maybe this computer? Not having trouble with links to other sites, though.

Meanwhile

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Life Between Islands
Soundsystem Culture : Black Musical Expression In The UK 1973 - 2006
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS
3×LP£28.00
Expected 28 JanPREORDER
2×CD£13.00
Expected 28 JanPREORDER
1. Black Slate – Sticks Man
2. Dee Sharp – Rising To The Top
3. Asher Senator – One Bible
4. Cymande – Fug
5. Digital Mystikz – Misty Winter
6. Winston Curtis – Be Thankful For What You've Got
7. Trevor Hartley – It Must Be Love
8. Shut Up and Dance featuring The Ragga Twins – Java Bass
9. Brown Sugar – Black Pride
10. The Terrorist – RK1
11. Black Harmony – Don't Let It Go To Your Head
12. Pebbles – Positive Vibrations
13. The Ragga Twins – Ragga Trip
14. Janet Kay and Alton Ellis – Still In Love
15. Funk Masters – Love Money
16. Cosmic Idren – Compelled
17. Harry Beckett – No Time For Hello
18. Sandra Reid – Ooh Boy
19. Tabby Cat Kelly – Don't Call Us Immigrants
20. Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks

Soul Jazz Records new ‘Life Between Islands’ collection coincides with the launch of Tate Britain’s exhibition of the same name. This landmark exhibition explores the links between Caribbean and British art and culture from the 1950s to now.

Soul Jazz Records album, sub-titled “Soundsystem Culture – Black Musical Expression 1973-2006,” focuses on the most important Black British musical styles to emerge out of the distinctly Caribbean world of sound systems. The album features an all-star line-up including Dennis Bovell, Shut Up and Dance, Cymande, Digital Mystikz, Brown Sugar, Funk Masters, Janet Kay, Ragga Twins and more.

The album is a lightning-rod journey across Roots Reggae, Jungle/Drum & Bass, Jazz-Funk, Lovers Rock, Jazz, Dubstep and more. Much of Soul Jazz Records’ catalogue comes out of these genres and this album is partly an overview of some of Soul Jazz’s earlier releases (including Digital Mystikz’ long-deleted groundbreaking and now highly-collectible single, ‘Misty Winter’) alongside some choice rare and classic tunes that span over 30 years of sound system culture.

Many of the tracks represent how Black British artists defined their own identity with songs such as Brown Sugar’s righteous ‘Black Pride’, ‘I’m In Love with A Dreadlocks’ and Tabby Cat Kelly’s powerful ‘Don’t Call Us Immigrants’. Aside from being musically rooted in the distinctly Jamaican-born phenomenon of the sound system, much of this identity is also shaped by the triangular relationship of being British-born, of Caribbean heritage, and with an equal love of African-American Jazz, Funk and Soul, as evidenced with many Lovers Rock tunes reggae covers of American soul tunes (such as those of Jean Carn, William de Vaughan and Rose Royce featured here). This stateside influence can also be heard in groups such as the Funk Masters, a group formed by reggae radio DJ Tony Williams, whose jazz-funk music successfully crossed over into New York’s clubland, as well as the great Cymande, whose unique street-funk became staple material for numerous US hip-hop artists in the years that followed.

In the early 1990s, jungle and drum and bass artists took the essence of reggae’s soundsystem culture – MCs, dubplates, crews – and applied them to their own music, applying heavy reggae bass lines to intense double-speed drum breakbeats. At the forefront of this new movement were the duo Shut Up and Dance, working closely with The Ragga Twins, aka Deman Rocker and Flinty Badman, both MCs for North London’s infamous Unity reggae soundsytem. In the early 2000s, dubstep, spearheaded by Digital Mystikz, became the latest instalment in this ever-evolving soundsystem culture.

Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Life Between Islands’ shows how these many styles are interconnected. The album comes as a heavyweight triple vinyl (+ download), deluxe double CD with slipcase and digital release. Lloyd Bradley (author of the classic book on reggae ‘Bass Culture’, and ‘Sounds Like London’), provides the excellent sleevenotes, which are also accompanied with exclusive and striking photography.

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"There is probably no better or more appropriate way to celebrate the Tate Britain’s exhibition, Between the Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now, than with an accompanying compilation album. As with the art itself, music has all the possibilities to reflect its surroundings through an array of lenses limited only by the creator’s imagination. Hence this astutely conceived and compiled soundtrack is as beautiful and as varied as the art itself, offering stories of immigration and settlement that can exist without filters or outside interference, providing a vivid snapshot of one of the cornerstones of black British culture.” Lloyd Bradley

Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s-Now is at Tate Britain 1 Dec 2021 until 3 April 2022.

Basil Kirchin
Abstractions Of The Industrial North
TRUNK RECORDS

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10"£20.00
In stock
1. Prelude & Dawn
2. Heart Of The North
3. The Observer
4. Conclusion
5. Neutral Background
6. Reflection
7. Packing Printing & Light Assembley
8. Research Laborator
9. Communication
10. Lunch Hour Pops
11. Heavy Machinery
12. Mind On The Run
13. Where To Go
14. Paranoia
15. Two And Two Are One (part 1)
16. Viva Tamlin Motown
17. The Lonely Ones
18. Pageing Sullivan
19. Interaction
20. Four Against Seven
**Repressed in replica 10" De Wolfe sleeve!**

Haunting melancholic, deep, avant garde British jazz from 1966 by the legend of British library music, Basil Kirchin!

Smog Veil Going Out of Business sale update:
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Smog Veil Clearing The Air #180
December 2021

FINAL SALE! NEW WAREHOUSE FINDS!
continues until 12/31 only
55% off ALL releases on our site!
FREE U.S. SHIPPING

Thank you fans for the amazing response to our closing shop 55% OFF FINAL SALE!

We couldn't have made it this far if it wasn't for the fans, our team, and the amazing musicians that you've listened to on record and on stage. We hope over the years we kept your toes tapping!

While supplies last, everything on the Smog Veil web site is now 55% off! PLUS: free shipping in the USA!

Act quick, sales limited to supplies on hand and prior sales excluded! SALE STARTS NOW AND ENDS on December 31, 2021.

Please note that all of the Peter Laughner box sets are sold out. You may still find them in the wild at your favorite record shop, online retailer, or by download and stream.

NO CODES NEEDED! DISCOUNT TAKEN AT CHECKOUT: 55% OFF THESE TITLES as well as ALL in-stock Smog Veil titles, HERE's LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE HAVE REMAINING IN STOCK:

WAREHOUSE FINDS--VERY FEW OF THESE REMAIN:

Easter Monkeys "Splendor of Sorrow" CD/DVD

Pagans "Blue Album" CD **NEW FIND!**

Guns double LP retrospective **NEW FIND!**

x_x "Albert Ayler's Ghosts Live at the Yellow Ghetto" LP

REGULAR STOCK, ACT QUICK FIRST COME FIRST SERVED ON THESE TITLES:

ADELE BERTEI'S PETER and the WOLVES book

CLEVELAND STEAMERS:
"Best Record Ever" LP
"Who's Next" CD
"Terminal" LP or CD
"Mega MAGA Moron" 7"

Chris Butler "Got It Togehter" CD

Ralph Carney & Chris Butler "Songs for Unsung Holidays" LP

Lair Matic Assembly 7"

Pink Holes 7" (pink vinyl, note that orange vinyl copies are sold out)

Mr Stress Blues Band "Live at the Brick Cottage 1972-1973" LP

Obnox "Bang Messiah" CD

Schwartz Fox Blues Crusade "Sunday Morning Revival" LP

If a link doesn't work, that means the release is sold out.

Thanks everyone, enjoy the holiday weekend!

Pretty sure it's their third album, not their second, but anyway, rejoice:

Australian trio Dirty Three began astounding / confounding listeners in 1992 and have not let up since. Violinist Warren Ellis (who is also a member of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds), guitarist Mick Turner and drummer's drummer Jim White make wholly unique post-rock that is as beautiful as it is unsettling.

Originally released in 1996, Horse Stories is Dirty Three's second album and arguably their best. Like the soundtrack to a postmodern Western, these wistful and feedback-ridden instrumentals are simply gripping.

Touch & Go's limited 25th Anniversary Edition surely won't last long. Don't sleep.

https://www.strandedrecords.com/collections/touch-go/products/dirty-three-horse-stories-2xlp?mc_cid=a00eca4a6f&mc_eid=0f24ac7b12

xp Reading Peter and the Wolves right now (and listening to the Laughner box) and I'd highly recommend, she's a great writer. Look forward to reading Why Labelle Matters, her other book.

Fuck yes, Dead Magick is shipping!