Rolling Reissues 2012

I've never heard the latter 2, any good?

They're also finally doing the Rotomagus collection!

I've never heard them either, don't even know what 'Nuts' is. 'Sorcerer's Dream' was a unissued record that Void releases awhile ago. I'd like a decent copy of the first record, but my pockets aren't that deep for this record yet. I would buy this though. The Heaven & Earth reissue from last year looked nice.

Should I know who Rotomagus is?

French heavy freak-rock band, they were on that "Tetes Lourdes" compilation of "Proto Metal de Francais" that came out a while abck.

Agh where is T2 Boomland on 180g deluxe double vinyl?

Good question. I feel like there's a ton of already reissued but out of print psych stuff that could stand good reissues right now but no one seems to want to do it.

I just discovered that BGO have the 3 SRC lps being reissued in one package on June 25th
http://www.bgo-records.com/details_divs.asp?CatalogNo=BGOCD1051
I assume that means that they're getting remastered nicely. BGO tends to get decent sound I think.

I think the 1st 2 of these are considered classic, certainly the 1st one which seems to concentrate more on sustain than the impactful dunt of most other Detroit rock. They've been thought of as anglophile and certainly seem more proggy on at least the 2nd lp than most other US bands.
Don't think the 3rd lp is quite as well looked upon though.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to hopefully getting a new decent version of these lps. I've got the first one in its One Way incarnation from about 20 years ago.

Not sure if anything crucial is missing. I think there were a number of outtakes released some time ago. A full lp's worth on a One Way cd plus some bonus tracks on another release.
There were also a couple of live sets circulated a while ago, I think one from '69 featuring Gary Quackenbush before he left and another one from I think '71 when he'd returned before the band morphed into Blue Scepter.

Gary Quackenbush seems to still be playing since a couple of live sets by him have appeared on torrent sites over the last couple of years. One about a month ago.

Stevo

i like the third SRC album better in some ways but yeah it's not as prog-influenced as the predecessors

"Morning Mood" isn't on there, which is quite nice. Never realized that wasn't on the first album. (It was a bonus track on a CD version of it.)

does anyone like this UV PØP - No Songs Tomorrow reissue on sacred bones?

ken oath i do!! really great record

yeah!

H'mmm seems promising, if you're ready to dig some more Cali sunshine polish and principles: another lady from the canyon, spinning the detailed tale of one "Jethro," presumably not The Beverly Hillbillies J (not "laidback," as this sheet claims)

CAROL KLEYN TO REISSUE TAKIN' THE TIME AUGUST 21ST ON DRAG CITY
DOWNLOAD/SHARE CAROL KLEYN'S "JETHRO"

The musical journeys of Carol Kleyn continue with the reissue of Takin' the Time, her eclectic, second album, originally released in 1980. Eight years after writing her first songs and dropping out of college to pursue her passion as a street musician, Carol was still following the love, making music and magic as she roamed free up and down the California coastline. The harp that Bobby Brown gave her back in 1971 was still her main axe whenever she played, and the primary instrument she used on her debut album Love Has Made Me Stronger. That record had been self-produced, and Carol sold copies wherever she played, but for the production of Takin' the Time, Bobby Brown stepped into the producer's role. He had already produced two incredible albums for himself (The Enlightening Beam of Axonda and Bobby Brown Live) and, in the studio, he succeeded in marrying his sound to Carol's, producing a sleek, light vibe that conveyed all the hope and joy that Carol's songs held within themselves. As Carol's music danced with a band, for the first time, on the first half of the album, the other half embraced the more familiar solo setting, that her audience knew and loved. These were smooth sounds for a new decade that included concerns about the environment and an ever-present prayer for peace.

Takin' the Time was recorded for Carol's own label, Turtledove Records, and was followed three years later by Return of the Silkie - but that's a story for yet another time - and another reissue from the singular discography of Carol Kleyn. For now, it's time to let Takin' the Time take you away, like a sun-filled afternoon, on a summer's day, dancing ever so lightly on a polished LP . . . accompanied by the golden photos and Carol's own recollections of those laid-back, California days.

Drag City Records will reissue Takin' the Time on August 21st. Listen to Carol Kleyn's "Jethro" off Takin' the Time, and read Carol's story about it below.

DOWNLOAD/LISTEN TO/SHARE CAROL KLEYN'S "JETHRO":

http://www.dragcity.com/system/tracks/downloads/5380/original/02_Jethro.mp3

"In 1976, I was stepping into an elevator in the United Artists Records building on Sunset Blvd. with my dog, Mom, at my side, wearing a POCO t-shirt and carrying my harp when a man standing inside the elevator started talking to me and soon asked if I'd like to come up to his office and play him some songs. His name was Artie Mogull and he was then President of United Artists Records . . . soon to become CEO and owner of United Artists . . . who'd signed greats like Bob Dylan and discovered Laura Nyro. After I played a few songs for him, he asked me to go home, write a new song and come back the next day to play it for him. I wasn't sure I could write anything that fast, under that kind of pressure, but ended up writing 'Jethro' that night (which I decided was more upbeat than most of my other songs). I came back the next day and played it for him and for a producer he'd invited to be there: Milt Okun. (Milt produced artists like John Denver, Peter Paul and Mary and Laura Nyro) Afterwards, Milt gave me a positive nod, along with his phone number and I, of course, hoped for that break, but somehow, I was never able to reach him and the connection was lost.

After this album was recorded, in 1980, I often wished they could hear it again, with the drums and that electric guitar . . . "

Takin' the Time tracklisting:

01. Takin' The Time

02. Jethro

03. She Lost Her Crown

04. Sailor Take Me

05. Could Be Heaven

06. Tides and Crazy Moons

07. Missy Robin

08. Intermission

09. How Long Till Forever

10. Prayer

i liked Love Has Made Me Stronger. extremely hippie dippie, but nice nonetheless.

The Enlightening Beam of Axonda rings a distant bell--anybody heard it?

She's got a nice rippling skill set.

The Enlightening Beam's cover. I wanna hear it!

http://www.soundstation.dk/images/products/large/49/129249-a.jpg

Oh it's a total classic

I see that Til Tuesday's Voives Carry has recently been reissued/remastered. It's ther worst album, but this still makes me kinda happy.

Enlightening Beam of Axonda is great

is that getting reissued anytime soon? Think I came across it mentioned in the same places as These Trails, not sure if that's any guide to it though.
But if it was, might it not be something they'd be interested in doing.
Looks like Akarma did it in 2004 but it's getting high prices on Amazon etc market places.

They = Drag City who reissued These Trails and the above mentioned Bobby Brown produced lp.

Enlightening Beam of Axonda is, IMO, MUCH MUCH better than his two other LPs. Though some people disagree with me violently on that.

Somebody please describe it, enlighten meee

On September 17th, Strut release the second album in the FAC. DANCE series, bringing together sought after 12" versions and rarities from Manchester's revered Factory Records imprint. Despite a reputation for austere post-punk, the label's first decade produced a slew of landmark dance records, primarily brought to the label by Rob Gretton, who valued tunes and beats over Situationist theory and laboratory experiments in popular art. Conversely, founder Tony Wilson disparaged pure dance music as lacking intellectual rigour. As a result, this second collection of early Factory dance sides occupies a compelling middle ground.

Revisiting the peerless studio work of Martin Hannett, Be Music (the collective pseudonym of New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Peter Hook) and ACR drummer Donald Johnson, among others, FAC. DANCE 02 fleshes out Factory's varied early forays into dance territory, widening the spectrum yet further from Volume One. The early version of A Certain Ratio's angular funk classic "The Fox" from the band's debut album To Each... rubs shoulders with Cheba Fadela's Algerian rai blast, "N'Sel Fik"; Kalima's uplifting dancefloor jazz also features, along with a sprawling electro dub of 52nd Street's UK boogie classic "Can't Afford"; we spotlight Dutch electronic band Minny Pops with the motorik "Blue Roses" alongside the heavy dub and reggae stylings of The Wake, X-O-Dus and ACR alter ego Sir Horatio; the Manchester / New York axis is also revisited once again with two potent post-punk funk blasts from E.S.G., the first US band to appear on Factory.

FAC. DANCE 02 is released in conjunction with Factory Records Ltd. The CD and LP packages feature detailed track notes by Factory biographer James Nice, together with rare photos. The digital version of the album features five tracks not featured on the physical formats.

CD 1

1. A CERTAIN RATIO - THE FOX 3.47
2. ESG - MOODY 2.46
3. MINNY POPS - BLUE ROSES 2.33
4. THICK PIGEON - BABCOCK + WILCOX 3.44
5. BITING TONGUES - MEAT MASK SEPARATIST 4.57
6. SIR HORATIO - SOMMADUB 7.18
7. X-O-DUS - SOCIETY 4.20
8. THE DURUTTI COLUMN - SELF PORTRAIT 4.40
9. SECTION 25 - KNEW NOISE 4.43
10. SHARK VEGAS - YOU HURT ME 6.59
11. FADELA - N'SEL FIK 7.06
12. KALIMA - LAND OF DREAMS 6.47

CD 2

1. 52nd STREET - CAN'T AFFORD (Unorganised mix) 10.02
2. NYAM NYAM - FATE 8.06
3. A CERTAIN RATIO - LUCINDA 3.53
4. ESG - YOU'RE NO GOOD 3.09
5. SWAMP CHILDREN - SOFTLY SAYING GOODBYE 4.09
6. QUANDO QUANGO - GO EXCITING (12" mix) 5.57
7. SURPRIZE - IN MOVIMENTO 5.33
8. ANNA DOMINO - TAKE THAT 4.13
9. THE WAKE - HOST 7.57
10. ROYAL FAMILY AND THE POOR - VANEIGEM MIX 6.22
11. SECTION 25 - SAKURA 3.58
12. AD INFINITUM - TELSTAR 3.13

From Maggie Vail:

Introducing Bikini Kill Records

Hello all,

I have some very exciting news to share with you this morning from Bikini Kill:

"As our 25th anniversary approaches, Bikini Kill has decided to start our own record label called Bikini Kill Records. The Bikini Kill back catalog is currently available digitally as of July 17, 2012 via bikinikill.com, eMusic & iTunes. The Frumpies and Casual Dots are also up for sale now. We are working towards reissuing the physical Bikini Kill records one at a time. There are brand new Bikini Kill T Shirts available from bikinikill.com at this time with more merch to come in the near future.

Bikini Kill's Self-Titled EP will come out in the fall of 2012 to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of its original release. We also plan to re-release our original demo tape, which contains songs that were previously unavailable and/or hard to find on vinyl & CD. We are currently going through our archive, which include photographs, practice tapes, live recordings, unreleased songs, films, video, writing, interviews, zines and flyers that we intend to feature on future releases and document on our website. Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive news about our progress."

from the archive BK is starting at bikinikill.com (they welcome contributions like this)
http://bikinikillarchive.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/me-performing.jpg?w=450&h=637

and this

http://bikinikillarchive.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/kathleen-in-yellow-shirt-2.jpg

Anybody heard this? I'm not usually into fusion, but maybe--?
Previously unavailable on CD, Hermann Szobel’s “Szobel” was originally released by Arista Records in 1976. Over the years the album has established a worldwide cult following and the mysterious Mr. Szobel has become a bit of an enigma. Szobel was a 17-year virtuoso pianist who arrived from Austria with aspirations to become a star in the world of jazz. He also happened to be the nephew of rock impresario Bill Graham. Originally intended for release on Arista’s Freedom jazz imprint, the decision was made by Clive Davis to release the debut album on Arista proper in order to give it a chance at a broader appeal. An extraordinary band was assembled to record Szobel’s highly complex music: Michael Visceglia on bass, Bob Goldman on drums, Dave Samuels on percussion including marimba and vibraphone, and Vadim Vyadro on tenor sax, clarinet, and flute.Szobel was highly influenced by Martial Solal and Frank Zappa. His compositions are rooted in jazz, rock and Western classical composition. They are extremely complex and the recording sessions were quite laborious. While he gives space to all of the musicians, his phenomenal technique as a pianist is clearly displayed. In the September 6, 1976 issue of Downbeat the review said that Szobel had "a conception and technique far in advance of most musicians twice his age." Upon its release the album did not sell well and Szobel’s behavior became more and more eccentric. In the middle of recording a second (still unreleased) album, rumor has it that he suffered a mental breakdown. He disappeared from the music world forever. Since then rumors have swirled and a mythology has been created. Unconfirmed reports have Mr. Szobel currently living in Austria. “Szobel” has now been mastered for CD release by audiophile engineer Bob Katz. Extensive liner notes by bassist Michael Visceglia unlock some of the mysteries of Hermann Szobel.
Hermann Szobel
Szobel
The Lasers Edge
17 July 2012

ha, i have this -- i asked my brother in law to play me his most obscure record and he brought it out. it's cool! kinda zappa fusion 70s jazz.

What the heck, I'll check it out. Never heard much piano-centric fusion. thanks for the tip.

my brother in law says that he bought it because someone told him it was actually zappa under a psuedonym. which doesn't seem to be true, but kind of funny.

Maybe Frank wanted to try his hand at the pianner?

http://184.173.71.130//20299/PromoImage.jpg

so, Willie Lowery, leader of Plant And See and Lumbee, the latter named for his North Carolina Indian tribe. Couple of whole tracks as sep streams, which I haven't checked yet, but really appealing excerpts in this featurette, with bobbing bass lines (Plant And See's bass player was Latin), reminds me of Jerry Ragavoy songs from the same era, with some of what might've attracted Joplin to "Piece of my Heart", for inst. It's all groovy! http://www.npr.org/2012/07/21/157117448/a-tribal-anthems-author-and-a-cult-rock-hero

I got the Plant and See reissue. It kind of reminded me of Smith and bands like that. But better, especially on the more rocking tunes.

Also, Don Cherry's Organic Music Society reissue is out dudes.

"Relativity Suite" kind of reminds me of both Arthur Russell and Alemu Aga.

Where did you find Plant And See?

you can order Plant and See from Light In The Attic

Thanks--they've got a contest for free copies of the Searching For Sugar Man soundtrack, wonder how that is? Think I've read about Cold Fact.

I got a promo download link for that Szobel thing but haven't listened to it. Tried the Don Cherry album, didn't like it much at all. My favorite thing of his is Eternal Rhythm.

Oh yeah. Eternal Rhythm is currently on YouTube

NUMERO TO RELEASE ALFONSO LOVO'S UNHEARD 70'S NICARAGUAN SPACE PSYCH MASTERPIECE LA GIGANTONA ON OCTOBER 23

VIEW THE VIDEO TRAILER HERE:http://bit.ly/SSq7V4

The son of a prominent Nicaraguan politician, Alfonso Noel Lovo was a choice target for the Sandinista rebels who hijacked his homeward flight from Miami in December of 1971, ultimately putting several rounds through the talented musician's torso and hand. After several years, and as many surgeries, he would break new ground on this psychedelic swirl of Latin jazz and pan-American funk with his musical partner, percussionist Jose "Chepito" Areas of Santana fame. Never commercially available, La Gigantona has lived its forty years lost in the grooves of a single acetate. Imagine a Nicaraguan take on Herbie Hancock's Afro-jazz masterpiece Mwandishi with some of the most penetrating, left-field guitar you've never heard.
Background
Born in 1951 in León, Nicaragua, Lovo's talents were discovered at the age of five, when he played "O Holy Night" note for note on his brand new accordion. He matured on the bellowed instrument at Catholic school functions, and picked up guitar at age eight after watching the family gardener serenade a gaggle of females with Elvis songs. Some years later, a basketball game would pit his high school against that of Jose "Chepito" Areas, a drummer of growing repute in the Nicaraguan music scene. The nuns decided an impromptu concert would be great half-time entertainment, pairing Chepito and Lovo for the first time. Recognizing music as a passion, not a profession, Lovo left for Atlanta, Georgia to attend college in the late '60s. Chepito had already fled to San Francisco, where he'd used his charisma, perspective, and timbale skills to transform a young Carlos Santana from blues guy to Latin rock icon. In 1973, while studying at Louisiana State University, Lovo traveled to nearby Loyola University to catch a Santana concert, and reintroduce himself to the group's celebrated percussionist. The two would foster a famous friendship, together routing Santana and company through Nicaragua to play a concert benefiting victims of the devastating earthquake of the previous year. After graduating from college in 1975, Lovo headed back
to Nicaragua to work for his family's businesses, which at the time included tractor dealerships, livestock, and real estate. One of the main things on his agenda would be to record an album with Nicaragua's most accomplished players. He intended to make Chepito a part of that.
The Creation of La Gigantona
Named after a yearly procession honoring the Nicaraguan folk legend La Gigantona, Lovo's record of the same name is anything but traditional. Experimental sessions were rendered over a month at Audio Ocho, a state of the art facility in downtown Managua. At the hand of engineer Roman Cerpas, La Gigantona was subjected to near-constant manipulation. Waves of tape loop crash over the album in quantities that would make Lee Perry blush. Most of the final tracks were the results of the relaxed jam sessions made possible by infinite studio time with skilled performers. Musicians were enlisted from across the country, originating in psychedelic rock bands, jazz combos, and even
the national orchestra, providing a rich and diverse cross section of Nicaragua's mid-'70s music scene. Subjected to mounting political unrest, Managua proved an inhospitable place to oversee a private pressing of your psychedelic jazz masterpiece, and La Gigantona's original intended release suffered accordingly.
Fortunately, in 2010, Lovo's unique project washed upon the shores of the Numero Group, who immediately recognized the recording's beauty and historical significance. Moving backwards from their modern-day meeting, Numero searched tirelessly for collaborators and bystanders, photos and ephemera relating to the furious fit of creativity Lovo committed to magnetic tape on the brink of a national coup. With extensive liner notes and never-before-seen photos, La Gigantona escapes the clutches of civil unrest, seeing the proper debut it deserves.
Available on LP & CD October 23, 2012

I used to work at that building at the far right of the Szobel picture with the gold dome on it.

Where was that?

Tompkins Square Releases First Book/CD Project, 'He Is My Story : The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes' August 28th, 2012
Book by Michael Corcoran. 78 transfers by Christopher King. Design by Susan Archie.

A singer sits at the piano and loses all inhibitions while in complete control of the instrument: Little Richard, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis. Although church singer Arizona Dranes doesn't come close to the stature of those icons, she set the mold for rockin' singer/ pianists in 1926 with six "test records" that have stood the test of time.

Until now, very little has been correctly reported about Dranes other than the facts that she was blind, from Texas, had a piercing Pentecostal voice and was the first recording artist to play piano in the secular styles of the day, while singing words of deep praise.

Michael Corcoran, former music critic and columnist for the Austin American-Statesman, has spent years unearthing revelatory details on the life of the mysterious woman behind the music. The book includes a CD containing all 16 of Arizona Dranes' recorded tracks, expertly remastered from the original OKeh label 78 RPM records by Grammy-winning producer Christopher King.

The book will also be available digitally (without the music) as an eBook on August 28th.

TSQ 2677. UPC : 894807002677. ISBN 978-0-615-61615-5. Available August 28th, 2012 via INgrooves/Fontana (US), Cargo (Europe) and FUSE (Australia).

Legendary Queen of Metal, DORO PESCH, will release Under My Skin - A Fine Selection Of Doro Classics in North America via AFM Records next month. Set for release on August 14, 2012, the mammoth career-spanning retrospective — which already enteredthe German charts at #53 upon its first week of release overseas — includes more than 30 tracks spread across two CDs. Compiled in close collaboration between AFM and DORO herself, the gorgeous package offers an abundance of DORO staples as well as rare B-side singles and hand-written liner notes. Under My Skin… is also available in a limited wooden fanbox edition (1000 copies; import only) which includes a two-CD digipak, flag, patch, bracelet, a postcard and a certificate of authenticity.

In related news, DORO was recently added to the third annual 70000 Tons Of Metal lineup. The original heavy metal cruise takes place in January 2013 and features 40 metal bands and 2,000 fans from all over the world seafaring the Caribbean on a luxury cruise ship for a 5-day/4-night ocean adventure. Sporting the biggest open air stage to sail the open seas, the world’s biggest floating heavy metal festival will include: Ensiferum, Lacuna Coil, Nile, In Flames, Immolation and more! For more info, go to THIS LOCATION.

DORO was recently featured in Decibel Magazine’s August 2012 special “Women In Metal” issue. In an interview conducted by J. Bennett, DORO discusses her new Raise Your Fist record, reminisces about quitting her job in 1986 to tour with Judas Priest, what her one-year stint in a hospital years ago taught her, and the nexus of attitude and being dignified.

listening to that arizona dranes thing right now -- pretty nice! great voice.

If anyone's into UK psych-folk (heavier on the psych, really), the Axe "Live & Studio" album is being reissued under it's original title ("Axe Music") with a new band name for some reason, Crystalline. LP+CD in one package, really beautiful female vocals over cool psych jams.

That La Gigantona thing sounds pretty interesting.

Massive Zappa reissue campaign starting in next few days.
Blurb I read mentioned remastering but not exactly what. So, since this is coming from the Zappa estate is it going to be the Zappa tampered ones?

Just found out that the Zappa Threesome box sets have rising prices online. Still need the 2 early 70s Bitchesbrew influenced sets.

Zappa estate has already reissued some unfuckedwith stuff (Greasy Love Songs was all the original recordings remastered, instead of the bastardized Rueben tracks from the 80s) so hopefully that continues.