Re: Glenn McDonald
Comsat Angels is the one act I always think of. Their catalog has always been in and out of print, too. Some excellent reissues a few years ago, but not all of their albums came back into print
― beamish13, Thursday, 2 February 2023 14:38 (one year ago) link
ya'll-i'm beyond pleased to say that the brilliant early 90s shoegaze/jangle pop album one by pennsylvania's riverside is finally on there. it was produced by steve lau, who was then recently exiled from the ocean blue, and is one of my favorite albums of the 90s.
― meg white's superior technique. (Austin), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 16:38 (eleven months ago) link
acts that are finally on Spotify
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:17 (eleven months ago) link
ZZ Top's Deguello album is back up all proper-like on Spotify.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 15 July 2023 05:01 (eleven months ago) link
Natural One by Folk Implosion is sadly missing.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Friday, 20 January 2023 19:04 (five months ago) link
Not anymore!
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Monday, 17 July 2023 00:27 (eleven months ago) link
oh nice!
― jaymc, Monday, 17 July 2023 00:38 (eleven months ago) link
Cool, there’s also a “2023 Live Session” version (and an UNKLE Remix).
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Monday, 17 July 2023 03:32 (eleven months ago) link
I assume this is related to Headhunter records, but 90s San Diego stuff like the first Drive Like Jehu record, the first RFTC record, the first Thingy record, and all of Heavy Vegetable's records are not on there.
― city worker, Monday, 17 July 2023 15:46 (eleven months ago) link
The original 70s Brinsley Schwarz albums are missing. Only a compilation with some tracks from them.
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Monday, 17 July 2023 17:23 (eleven months ago) link
Ugh. Yes, this is true now that you mention it.
― Live and Left Eye (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 17 July 2023 17:32 (eleven months ago) link
Marshall Crenshaw's second album Field Day from '83 is back on Spotify thanks to a Yep Roc reissue
― westofrome, Monday, 17 July 2023 18:16 (eleven months ago) link
I'll have to give it a listen while I wait for the dB's catalog to return >:O
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Monday, 17 July 2023 20:39 (eleven months ago) link
Not even 3MP's 2nd record which was released on DGC is on there (there = Apple Music not Spotify but I imagine it's the same issue).
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 17 July 2023 20:48 (eleven months ago) link
Nils Lofgren
― hardcore technician gimmicks are also another popular choice f (President Keyes), Friday, 28 July 2023 02:19 (ten months ago) link
^^He joined the Neil & Joni protest walkout.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 28 July 2023 04:08 (ten months ago) link
Ah
― hardcore technician gimmicks are also another popular choice f (President Keyes), Friday, 28 July 2023 10:35 (ten months ago) link
― Tommy Gets His Consoles Out (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 4 August 2023 19:00 (ten months ago) link
Good version of "Run Run Rudolph"!
― Tommy Gets His Consoles Out (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 4 August 2023 19:54 (ten months ago) link
Acts Labels that are not now on Spotify:
Hyperion Records, British classical label, known for early music; less frequently recorded repertoire; fine sound engineering; the vocal group that on some releases amusingly appears to be called "The Sixteen Harry Christophers".
― anatol_merklich, Monday, 7 August 2023 08:33 (ten months ago) link
The Grease Band , had just been listening to a physical cd compilation of Joe Cocker so wondered what the band sounded like without him. Assumed they'd be o there since he is. & the Grease Band they have up is the band from Grease doing r'n'r and songs from the film/musical.
― Stevo, Thursday, 10 August 2023 10:29 (ten months ago) link
It would be nice to have 'Free Mars' by Lusk up on there.
― MaresNest, Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:45 (ten months ago) link
Acts who have all their albums on Spotify except the one you're looking for--
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Trout Mask Replica
― hardcore technician gimmicks are also another popular choice f (President Keyes), Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:50 (ten months ago) link
I guess it was not Spotify for a long time, then became available in 2021--now gone again.
― hardcore technician gimmicks are also another popular choice f (President Keyes), Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:53 (ten months ago) link
Strictly Personal and the two mid-'70s 'sellout' albums aren't up either.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 August 2023 15:57 (ten months ago) link
Cortney Tidwell's first album is on Spotify, as is her collaborative album with Kurt Wagner, but not her 2009 album Boys. Wonder why.
― jaymc, Friday, 11 August 2023 13:42 (ten months ago) link
I guess the Smithereens are doing one of those gradual catalogue reclamation things, because Green Thoughts currently isn't up.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 November 2023 06:20 (seven months ago) link
And on a related tip, I don't think The Blasters Slash recordings have ever been up aside from the 20 tracks on the old Blasters Collection from '90.― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, September 30, 2020 9:34 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, September 30, 2020 9:34 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
This situation changed a couple weeks ago, as that old Slash comp has been replaced by a new 21-track set with a slightly different tracklisting called Mandatory: The Best of... which is copyrighted to "Liberation Hall" and sounds so much better than that old set.
So maybe those albums will follow?
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 November 2023 06:38 (seven months ago) link
...and speaking of old bands that used to be on Slash, X has gotten rights to and re-uploaded the Live At The Whisky album from '88, pretty much completing their catalogue reclamation, bar Hey Zeus, and I don't think they themselves even care about that one. The second Knitters album also has been removed, but that one was on Bloodshot, so that one might be transitioning back to the band as that label crash unfolds.
The Germs are still MIA (geddit?) aside from the same old dodgy comps and the Rhino Handmade edition of Live At The Starwood (Darby's last show).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 November 2023 06:57 (seven months ago) link
I heard a New Colony Six song tonight on ye olde Satellite Radio, and thought to check them out on Spotify, only to find their first two indie label Garage-era albums are up (courtesy of Numero Group!?!?!), but not the later Sunshine Pop stuff on Mercury.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 20 November 2023 03:25 (six months ago) link
I have wondered about this myself, since Boys is on City Slang, the same label that released the KORT album.
― henry s, Monday, 20 November 2023 15:22 (six months ago) link
Barely any Go-Betweens!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 November 2023 01:14 (six months ago) link
Yeah, certain albums kind of come and, um, go. Many gone for the time being.
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 November 2023 01:18 (six months ago) link
Rodney Crowell's Diamonds & Dirt is greyed-out except some tracks that are also on a Greatest Hits comp. A 1988 title, I imagine this might be another copyright reclamation thing.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 17 December 2023 17:38 (six months ago) link
^^I just listened to the Crowell ep of WTF, and Maron brings up how hard that album is to find online now (not available on other streamers either); Crowell just talks around that, mentioning that it was a successful record from before he was really good.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 28 December 2023 22:08 (five months ago) link
Hey Now Hey Now Now
https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/neil-young-music-returning-spotify-1235631717/
In a new post on his Neil Young Archives website, the legendary artist said the end of Spotify’s exclusive deal with Rogan led to his decision to restore his music to the service. “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify,” the post reads – a clear reference to the Joe Rogan Experience, though Young never mentions it by name.“I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it,” Young continued, before shouting out Qobuz and Tidal, where his catalog also lives, as “High res” streaming options.
“I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it,” Young continued, before shouting out Qobuz and Tidal, where his catalog also lives, as “High res” streaming options.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 02:44 (three months ago) link
Didn’t Spotify still pay Rogan a huge amount of money to keep producing disinformation? (The fact that it’s not exclusive is even worse, from a certain point of view!)Not to police Young’s decision-making, but the decision (and rationale) is… surprising, I guess, after the stand he took.
― Hippie Ernie (morrisp), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 02:51 (three months ago) link
At some point since it was last brought up, GI by the Germs has been added (credited to Slash & Rhino, BTW).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 04:30 (three months ago) link
Wow, you’re right (it’s on the other services too)
― Hippie Ernie (morrisp), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 04:34 (three months ago) link
Cardiacs are back up, except for Archive Cardiacs (a compilation from their first two cassette-only releases).
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 17:33 (three months ago) link
Annoying when an album has certain tracks greyed out. In the UK right now, Perverted By Language is missing Eat Y'Self Fitter and Smile and they're not available on any other release either. Licensing weirdness.
― Alba, Tuesday, 19 March 2024 10:04 (three months ago) link
Yeah, that's annoying. I can understand it for compilation albums but always seems odd when it's an artist album and just a couple of tracks are greyed out 🤷♂️
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 19 March 2024 11:01 (three months ago) link
Joni’s catalog has returned.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 23 March 2024 15:37 (two months ago) link
the first steve tibbetts album isn't there. someone needs to jump on that reissue. that fucken album... wheee-hooo, what a ride!
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 25 March 2024 01:58 (two months ago) link
xpost re:randomly unavailble/greyed out stuff-"what are their names" on the first david crosby album is still unplayable in the usa. i thought maybe his passing would prompt something getting sorted, but no. not even on the deluxe edition.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Monday, 25 March 2024 02:02 (two months ago) link
“Prelude to a Kiss” by Sonny Rollins from the Old Flames album is greyed out on Qobuz and Apple Music
― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 25 March 2024 14:25 (two months ago) link
xp Spotify takes a hard anti-doxxing line. It’s on Tidal though.
― JoeStork, Monday, 25 March 2024 14:28 (two months ago) link
j-zone connection on the new vw (lol j-zone! nice!) made me look him up. big sigh.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Friday, 5 April 2024 19:02 (two months ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 13 April 2024 13:22 (two months ago) link
Yeah, looks like the full album is available finally
― President Keyes, Saturday, 13 April 2024 13:48 (two months ago) link
The Caretaker. Now available on Spotify!
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 April 2024 08:02 (two months ago) link