Bob Seger Reissue News

link still works here, i believe (and i think the tags are all correct) http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/86612418452/never-mind-the-bullets-bob-seger-1966-1974

ah yr the man tyler many thx!

Where Have All The Bob Seger Albums Gone

a fantastic read.

Yeah, that's a great piece.

I can understand holding out against streaming services, but ffs, The Distance is out of print?

His management is obviously fucking up, but surely Seger must be somewhat aware of the deluxe boxes and vinyl reissues his contemporaries have been putting out. And if so, is he just thinking, "Welp, not for me"? If he's not careful, in a few years he's gonna end up like the Dave Clark Five -- once huge, now forgotten, due to factors that were completely and easily avoidable.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/04/12/jack-white-issuing-bob-seger-single-record-store-day/100377148/

ha, good timing after that npr deep dive ... wonder if this is just a one-off or if third man has more seger in the works?

Gonna jump on this (not the yellow COLLECTIBLE one, the regular one). It's an encouraging sign, at least.

Bad News: The side that says it is "2+2=?" actually has "Seven Nation Army" on it.

no "Lookin' Back", no credibility

this is a good sign though

The following Seger albums are now on Spotify and iTunes, Apple Music, etc., etc.:

Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Beautiful Loser, Live Bullet, Night Moves, Stranger in Town, Against the Wind, Nine Tonight, The Distance, Like a Rock, The Fire Inside

On Spotify at least, some are credited to Bob Seger, while others are credited to Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, so they don't all come up with a single search.

Ramblin' Gamblin' has actually been reissued on vinyl! We've got it at work.

Ramblin' Gamblin' Man should be the Bob Seger System

Ramblin' Man should be the Bob Seger Gamblin' System

I guess this is the best Seger thread on ILM, so...

The lead single from his new album is a Lou Reed cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv5xsPH9dG4

!!!!

wtf

Heard about it, but hadn't heard it. Rules.

yeah, i like it, definitely a good choice!

Did they know each other through Iggy?

gotta say Seger's pretty energetic onstage! (as opposed to the rest of his band)

...and that's how he f'd his back up and had to postpone the rest of Hus tour.

On a certain Bob Seger hit and disco

Forgot George Jackson wrote that thing

Getting reacquainted w/my early Seger vinyl, and wandered over to discogs to see about Back In '72...man, that's an expensive record! Cheapest one up right now is $60 (shipping included) from the UK.

that's what happens when you obstinately refuse to repress your records

Yup. IIRC, it--along with Noah & Brand New Morning--have been purposely suppressed by the man himself.

Currently spinning a nice clean original press of Seven.

The Seger reissue news we've all been waiting for:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FLG9Z25?tag=mfconvert-20

I thought that was a joke post, but WOW

Long damn overdue; here's hoping the rest follows.

Amazing, thanks---just now pre-ordered, suspecting that it might sell out pretty quick.

Although it's true that Tyler's re-up of the justly renowned Myonga comp still works:
https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/86612418452/never-mind-the-bullets-bob-seger-1966-1974 Still---I want this fuckin' finally and justly legit CD (even though it's shorter)(also mp3s can go wonky, CDs not not nearly as often, in my longform experience) with its CD booklet of rockscholarly notes, and photos, hopefully incl. thee immortal one 'ccompanying Tyler's post.

best new reissue!

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bob-seger-and-the-last-heard-heavy-music-the-complete-cameo-recordings-1966-1967

kills me that "Looking Back" isn't on this set

"Looking Back" was later, like '72 or '73.

ah OK, still kind of a bummer

https://i.imgur.com/Zhb6GCL.jpg

I think this is from when Bob Seger was on SST.

The South Korean reissue label Big Pink has put out Back In '72, Mongrel, Brand New Morning and Noah. If they're anything like the version of Luis Gasca's For Those Who Chant (early '70s Latin jazz-rock fusion) I bought, they'll be coming in really nice mini-LP sleeves and have excellent sound. Dusty Groove has them.

The other day one of the he SiriusXM Deep Tracks guys spun what was clearly a vinyl rip of "The Stealer" from Back In '72, and I thought of this thread.

Wow, didn’t know until now that Seger had covered that. Free’s version is a little stiff, and listening to Seger’s, it’s a little clunky (he should’ve sung it in a slightly higher register), but the Faces’ version is all-time, one of the best things they ever did. Bettye LaVette’s version is equally stunning.

Tyme to ask tylerw to re-re-up the xpost Myonga comp (which placed in Pazz & Jop): for one thing, it goes further than the finally authorized collection, with "Heavy Music" etc.

and yes tyler, best photo ever on cover
https://64.media.tumblr.com/a7b49a6fcf535ee442e2234eb0d2c771/tumblr_n61gv5f3mB1qzy30io1_1280.jpg

i still listen to that comp all the time

was super-gratified years ago when I was spinning the comp:
Mr Veg heard one of the early tracks & perked up like “who’s this?” and when I told him “Bob Seger” he said “I didn’t know Seger was cool & garagey like this” and I was like PRAISE BE MYONGA VON BONTEE FOR PREACHING THE GOSPEL

Not a bad title either!

A rare case of an artist who was less willing to release his own records than ABKCO/Allen Klein, and that's the one good thing about ABKCO owning the Cameo/Parkway catalog - at least they released a few of those singles 17 years ago (from the original masters to boot).

...and they've subsequently issued several single-artist comps, genre collections, and licensed out stuff out to Ace and other boutique labels.

Tyme to ask tylerw to re-re-up the xpost Myonga comp

this is not the original comp -- i've replaced the tracks with better rips as they've become available over the years -- but here you go

well alright! Thanks!!

(charlie's good tonight)

thx mookie, yeah some of these trax are also on the Michigan Nuggets boot that I have, but I appreciate the better rips

*Raises a can of respectably inexpensive beer to mookie*