Rolling Reissues 2017

Thanks, hadn't seen that!

Motörhead
Under Cöver
Silver Lining Music/Motörhead Music
1 September 2017
One thing Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee liked to do throughout their years together in MOTÖRHEAD was grab a favorite song by another artist and give it a good old fashioned ‘Motörheading’. To run them through the Motörizer, if you will. To rock them, roll them and even give them an extra twist and edge.

In celebration of some of those finest moments, the band have released Under Cöver, a collection of some of their best covers, and a collection which includes the previously unreleased version of David Bowie’s timeless classic “Heroes”. Recorded during the Bad Magic sessions in 2015 by Cameron Webb, it was one of the last songs the band recorded together.

“It’s such a great Bowie song, one of his best, and I could only see great things coming out of it from us, and so it proved to be,”says Phil Campbell, “and Lemmy ended up loving our version.”

“He was very, very proud of it,”says Mikkey Dee, “not only because it turned out so well but because it was fun! Which is what projects like this should be – fun!”

To that ethic, the rest of the album contains loud and proud, raucous and raging rock ‘n’ roll takes on the likes of “God Save The Queen” (Sex Pistols), “Cat Scratch Fever” (Ted Nugent), “Rockaway Beach,” (The Ramones), Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest) and “Whiplash” (Metallica) which earned the band a Grammy in 2005 for Best Metal Performance.

“We were happy with them at the time and we’re happy with them now!”affirms Campbell, whilst Dee says, “We should remember that it’s about having some fun with songs that we all loved.”

Under Cöver Track listing
1. Breaking the Law (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2008
2. God Save the Queen (Produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet) 2000
3. Heroes (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2015
4. Starstruck (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2014
5. Cat Scratch Fever (Produced by Peter Solley) 1992
6. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet) 2001
7. Sympathy for the Devil (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2015
8. Hellraiser (Produced by Billy Sherwood) 1992
9. Rockaway Beach (Mixed by Cameron Webb) 2002
10.Shoot 'Em Down (Produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet) 2001
11. Whiplash (Produced by Bruce Bouillet and Bob Kulick) 2005

All songs performed byMOTÖRHEAD.

MOTÖRHEAD is:
Lemmy Kilmister – Bass/Vocals
Phil Campbell – Guitar
Mikkey Dee - Drums

More from Drag City News:

A CHILD IN THE SUN RETURNS!

If you, the discerning record collector, has even a passing interest in the posthumously named genre "acid folk", surely the name Ed Askew is in your golden pantheon. Askew recorded the sublimely gorgeous LP Ask the Unicorn in 1968 for the legendary proto-DIY label ESP records, which has now been recognized as a god-damn underground classic. Armed only with a tiple (sort of a South American mandolin), Askew spun tales of doomed sisters, crashing universes, budding gay love, and a serious fondness for roses on his rare, precious and beautiful album.
After this lone release, Ed Askew seemingly vanished in the romantic mists of time....until a second, previously unreleased album, surfaced in 2003, Little Eyes - recorded but a few years after Ask the Unicorn, and every bit as honey-dipped by the musical gods. Since then, Askew has undergone a rightful resurgence, so Ed's obscure 1984 cassette Imperfiction was also reissued by Galactic Zoo Disk/Drag City in 2011 - and quickly sold out!

Ed has since resumed making music, and has released several albums over the last decade - but meanwhile, it appears the Askew historical goldmine had not been fully tapped! To wit, Ed unearthed four reels of radio sessions taped in 1969-70, performing songs from his first two albums (and the totally previously unreleased track, "Green Song")! The tapes were meticulously studied and the best versions were extracted for this release - absolutely stunning renditions of Askew standards like "Fancy That" or "Red Woman-Letter to England"-- which are perhaps even more gorgeous than the originals.

In short folks, this new archival Ed Askew release A Child in the Sun, which features never-before-seen vintage photos, is friggin ASTRAL FOLK GOLD. We're (literally) psyched, and as for you - you're welcome! Out 11/17 on Drag City and Galactic Zoo Disk!

Ed Askew Online:
Drag City-http://www.dragcity.com/artists/ed-askew
Pre Order-http://www.dragcity.com/products/a-child-in-the-sun
Bandcamp- https://edaskew.bandcamp.com/album/a-child-in-the-sun
iTunes-https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1278451363

LISTEN TO "MARIGOLDS" HERE
https://edaskew.bandcamp.com/track/marigolds-3

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So in case y'all didn't see the Husker Du Reissues thread, NPR's First Listen is streaming all three discs of Numero's Savage Young Du, 69 tracks from 1979-82, preceded by x-ilxor Matos' brimming, bracing backstory (links to the second and third disc are in his intro). Takes a while for them to get it together in any noteworthy, non-dated way, though do really like "Statues," "Industrial Grocery Store", and several others are pretty good on Disc 1, which is as far as I'll get tonight, most likely:
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/05/547854997/first-listen-husker-du-savage-young-du

Disc 2 sounds quite a bit better right from the start---I'd prob follow playlisted "Statues" with "Wheels", which is like a battered Gary Numan vehicle, tho doubt he could scream like this--- shortfastones in the middle eventually blur (but vocal bits, esp. chants, jostle and jump out for a second), strong finish, especially "Don't Try It", "Private Hell" (I'd put that right after "Statues" and "Wheels"), "Diane" and "Sex Dolls'. These are all longer than the blurry muddy ones.

Okay, Disc 3 coughs up another crusted mittful for the playlist, especially when the guitar and drums are in effective contrast, bass fits both, on "Gravity" and this first version of "Target", for inst (the remakes or retakes, incl this one of "Wheels", a highlight of prev disc, not so hot). Also dig the warped groove of "Travel In Opposite Car", vocal interjections of "Blah Blah Blah", several others---enough keepers (incl, ones that might grow on me) could fit one CD, no prob, considering how many of these 69 are 1-2 minutes long---some others might sound better in a different setting.

could fill out one CD, i meant.

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RONI SIZE & REPRAZENT ANNOUNCE DELUXE REISSUE OF THE MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE WINNING ALBUM

NEW FORMS

Label: Mercury Records / Universal Music
Release Date: November 10th, 2017

“We never set out to make a crossover” – Roni Size

This November, New Forms by Roni Size & Reprazent celebrates its 20th anniversary with a deluxe 4CD / 2LP reissue. To commemorate this era-defining drum ‘n’ bass album, the package will feature a New Forms 20th anniversary live hardware mix programmed by Roni featuring previously unreleased remixes and re-edits, remixes from drum ‘n’ bass legends such as Grooverider, Source Direct and Krust (previously only released on vinyl) and the 2017 remaster of the original 2CD / LP.

One of the definitive electronic albums of the 90s, New Forms brought drum ‘n’ bass into the mainstream. Fighting off industry heavyweights including the Spice Girls, The Prodigy, Suede, Radiohead, Primal Scream and The Chemical Brothers, Roni Size & Reprazent won the 1997 Mercury Music Prize, going on to sell 300,000 units in the UK with its release on BBC Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson’s Talkin’ Loud records.

Reprazent were a Bristol-based collective brought together by Roni that included DJs Die, Suv and Krust as well as Dynamite MC and vocalist Onallee. Akin to their fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, they grew up on a diverse diet of influences including street soul, hip hop, electro, reggae and dub. They weaved elements of each with the new electronic sounds of jungle and break-beats to create drum ‘n’ bass - of which New Forms is one of the defining masterpieces.

20 years since being propelled into the mainstream, drum ‘n’ bass continues to thrive with artists including Chase and Status, Sigma, and Wilkinson dominating the charts, all of whom acknowledge Roni Size & Reprazent as forefathers of the scene. Whilst Grime, a genre with a similarly unique cultural heritage, enjoys its moment – it feels like perfect timing to honour New Forms as the seminal milestone in British music as it is.

This Autumn to further celebrate 20 years of New Forms, Roni Size will take his ground breaking audio-visual live show to Hospitality in the Park, London on Saturday 23rd September before widely touring throughout the world (full schedule TBA). Having debuted earlier this year at the Oval Space and since showcased at Moovin Festival and The Downs, the combined live instrument and hardware show features state of the art production and 3D effect projection mapping in the form of the “light box;” and marks the first time Roni has performed the Mercury Prize winning album New Forms as a solo performer.
New Forms will be reissued November 10th, 2017.

PRE-ORDER NOW

New Forms Deluxe Reissue Track Listing

LP1

A1 Railing
A2 Brown paper bag
A3 Heroes
A4 Matter of fact
B1 New forms
B2 Digital
B3 Watching windows

New Forms - Disc 1 (Remastered)

01. Railing
02. Brown paper bag
03. New forms
04. Lets get it on
05. Digital
06. Matter of fact
07. Mad cat
09. Share the fall (Full vocal mix)
10. Watching windows
11. Beatbox
12. Morse code

Reforms - Disc 3

01. Brown paper bag (Roni Size full vocal mix)
02. Heroes (Origin Unknown remix)
03. Watching Windows (DJ Die gnarly vocal mix)
04. New forms (Krust’s wide screen version)
05. Share the fall (Grooverider’s jeep style mix)
06. Brown paper bag (Photek remix)
07. Down (Bel Air remix)
08. Heroes (Kruder’s long loose bossa)
09. Watching windows (Roni Size meets Nuyorican Soul)
10. Brown paper bag (Roni Size sound is the music remix)
LP2

C1 Share the fall (Full vocal mix)
C2 Beatbox
C3 Trust me
C4 Destination
D1 Morse code
D2 Let’s get it on
D3 Change my life

New Forms – Disc 2 (Remastered)

01. Into
02. Hi-potent
03. Trust me
04. Change my life
05. Share the fall
06. Down
07. Jazz
08. Hot stuff
09. Ballet dance
Bonus Forms
10. Electricks (B-side of Heroes)
11. Western (B-side of Brown paper bag)
12. Sounds fresh (Reasons for sharing EP)

Live Forms – Roni Size's New Forms 20th Anniversary Live Hardware Set - Disc 4

01. Morse code 2017 remix
02. Railing 2008 remix
03. Brown paper bag 2017 remix
04. New forms 2008 remix
05. Lets get it on 2017 remix
06. Trust me 2017 remix + 2017 VIP remix
07. Elecrics 2017 remix
08. Heroes Kruder’s long loose bossa + 1997 album version + 2008 remix
09. Down 2017 re-edit
10. Western 2017 remix
11. Watching windows 1997 radio edit + 1997 instrumental + DJ Die gnarly instrumental mix
12. Sounds fresh 2017 re-edit
13. Digital 2008 remix
14. Hold the front page
15. Hi-potent 2017 re-edit
16. Share the fall 2017 remix + Grooverider’s jeep style mix (Roni Size re-edit)
17. Destination 2017 re-edit
18. Share the fall (Full vocal mix) 2017 remix

I like the xpost Möterhead Under Cöver collection, although Lemmy seems to have some trouble with the words of "God Save The Queen", or maybe it's just that Rotten's flair is so different, so definitive too. Was gonna say that L. sounds uncharacteristically vulnerable on "Heroes" (where Philthy Animal's guitar-flares take off from Fripp's fluorescent drones), but he always sounds vulnerable on some level, heaving his sweaty, scarred leatherlungs up to the mic one more time, for 40 years or whatever.

Rhino Rocktober vinyl reissues:
http://view.e.wbr.com/?qs=33d587523ecc6c78f26cde636d42cdf81b8d8fc041db65d326ffde2824bbe6e020a64c73fe7641a45f9083ee1285a84726054a53b520dd742ce89f1bc6f68698

Also:

A CERTAIN RATIO

ANNOUNCE REISSUES SERIES LAUNCH

OUT NOVEMBER 24 ON MUTE

LIVE SHOW IN MANCHESTER ON DECEMBER 16

A Certain Ratio and Mute are pleased to announce the launch of a long-awaited series of reissues, out on November 24, 2017.

The series will launch with the reissue of a selection of the Manchester band’s albums and will continue into 2018 with a compilation in April, followed by further releases and a rarities box set.

The first albums set for release on November 24 include the band’s debut release, The Graveyard And The Ballroom, which originally came out on Factory Records in December 1979. The album will be available here on limited edition vinyl with colored PVC sleeve, CD and - mirroring its original release - on cassette. In addition, albums To Each (1981) and Force (1986) will be released on colored vinyl and CD.

Listen to “Do The Du” (taken from The Graveyard And The Ballroom) here.

NOVEMBER 24, 2017
The Graveyard And The Ballroom – Vinyl with limited edition color PVC sleeve / CD / cassette (Limited to 500 packaged in colored PVC sleeve, includes digital copy)
To Each – Limited edition red vinyl / CD
Force – Limited edition yellow vinyl / CD
All vinyl releases include digital copies

Following a series of festival dates that included Dekmantel in Amsterdam and Baleapop in France, plus an incredible performance in London earlier in the year, the band will close 2017 with a special performance in their hometown of Manchester on December 16 to support these releases.

December 16 – Manchester, England 02 Ritz with Gramme – tickets available from
bandonthewall.org/events/certain-ratio-gramme

In 2018, the rest of the A Certain Ratio’s catalog will be re-released, including the long out of print albums Good Together and acr:mcr.

FEBRUARY 23, 2018
I’d Like To See You Again - vinyl / CD
Good Together - vinyl / CD
acr:mcr - vinyl / CD

A Certain Ratio embraced the ethic and culture of the late seventies post-punk explosion, but sounded like nothing else around them and refused to fit in. Formed in 1978, the band had various members throughout their career, and a core line-up of Jeremy Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson.

Hailed universally as pioneers of what became known as “punk funk” thanks to the success of “Shack Up” on both sides of the Atlantic, their sound is not easily pigeonholed and their influence can never be understated. The band introduced the avant-garde elements of funk, jazz, electronics, tape loops and technology to the pop song, wrapping it in a post-punk aesthetic, adding great clothes and the coolest haircuts.

They have gone on to influence generations of musicians - from Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, Happy Mondays, Franz Ferdinand, ESG, Factory Floor and Andrew Weatherall. The Guardian’s Dave Simpson paid tribute to the band, once described as “James Brown on acid” in a recent Cult Heroes piece: “Once you start listening to A Certain Ratio, it’s difficult to stop”.

Follow A Certain Ratio on Spotify
Listen to a 4-song A Certain Ratio sampler
https://soundcloud.com/muterecords/sets/a-certain-ratio-4-track/s-mX7bR

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I wish Mute would reissue Cabaret Voltaire as often as ACR. Seems to happen every few years. CV don't seem to have had the 1st 3lps remastered in 25 years if that.

JUst seen this coming on October 13th according to Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Album-Collection-Tim-Buckley/dp/B0752BL3BD/ref=pd_sim_15_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=76YHZ93CQM2N3YY7T3FV

Tim Buckley Complete lp collection, though not seeing Sefronia and Look At The Fool
http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/tim-buckley-complete-album-collection-8cd-box-set/

am seeing Works in Progress though.
Have been hoping that individual lps might get the same treatment as the Rhino Handmade version of the 1st lp at some point. BUt there's been a major interval if anything along those lines was planned.

Would definitely like a complete release of Boboquivari.

I'll fucking buy that!

Dream Letter and Live/Troubador are as essential as the studio albums of course... but I've already got those so I won't cavil much

First four Jazz Butcher albums getting a box, but it doesn't look like there's any non-lp material included:
http://www.firerecords.com/product/the-jazz-butcher-the-wasted-years/

I think Edsel just released a bunch of the Tim Buckley live sets together as a box. Seeing ads for the box in the monthly music mags

Oh man that Jazz Butcher box better have singles tucked in on each disc. Not including the stuff from The Gift Of Music would be a missed opportunity.

Also the Big Questions comp.

https://thejazzbutcher.bandcamp.com/album/the-wasted-years

None of the singles are included, f**k! That's b.s.

I mean, why go through all that effort and then exclude the original "Southern Mark Smith" single and "JB Meets Count Dracula," and "Roadrunner," and MFin' "The Devil Is My Friend"? WTFF?

I'm guessing they'll do a nice 2CD comp of all that stuff next.

Cherry Red is putting out a 4CD Atomic Rooster box, Sleeping For Years: The Studio Recordings 1970-1974 in December.

That Queen - News of the World box pre-order is $200+, WTF.

I'm also looking at this box, but I'm gonna wait and see what one of my favorite webstores, importcds.com, wants for it when it comes out.

PENTANGLE – THE ALBUMS: 1968-1972
Released October 6, 2017.
For the first time ever, these PENTANGLE albums are available as a deluxe 7CD box set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation. Each record has been remastered from the best available sources, referencing original tapes and vinyl where relevant. Each album has been expanded with a wealth of bonus material, including choice selections from contemporaneous solo LPs by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, out-takes and live tracks. Across the package, there are an impressive 22 recordings which are previously unreleased.

DISC ONE:
THE PENTANGLE
1. LET NO MAN STEAL YOUR THYME
2. BELLS
3. HEAR MY CALL
4. PENTANGLING
5. MIRAGE
6. WAY BEHIND THE SUN
7. BRUTON TOWN
8. WALTZ
BONUS TRACKS
9. KOAN (TAKE 2)
10. THE WHEEL
11. THE CASBAH
12. BRUTON TOWN (TAKE 3)
13. HEAR MY CALL (ALTERNATE VERSION)
14. WAY BEHIND THE SUN (ALTERNATE VERSION)
15. WAY BEHIND THE SUN (INSTRUMENTAL)
16. BRUTON TOWN (TAKE 5) *
17. KOAN (TAKE 1)
18. TRAVELLING SONG (NON-LP SINGLE VERSION WITH STRINGS)
19. POISON
20. I GOT A FEELING *
21. MARKET SONG *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC TWO:
SWEET CHILD – DISC 1 (LIVE AT THE FESTIVAL HALL)
1. MARKET SONG
2. NO MORE MY LORD
3. TURN YOUR MONEY GREEN
4. HAITIAN FIGHT SONG
5. A WOMAN LIKE YOU
6. GOODBYE PORK-PIE HAT
7. THREE DANCES (BRENTZEL GAY/LA ROTTA/THE EARL OF SALISBURY)
8. WATCH THE STARS
9. SO EARLY IN THE SPRING
10. NO EXIT
11. THE TIME HAS COME
12. BRUTON TOWN
BONUS TRACKS
13. HEAR MY CALL
14. LET NO MAN STEAL YOUR THYME
15. BELLS
16. TRAVELLING SONG
17. WALTZ
18. WAY BEHIND THE SUN
19. JOHN DONNE SONG

DISC THREE:
SWEET CHILD – DISC 2 (STUDIO)
1. SWEET CHILD
2. I LOVED A LASS
3. THREE PART THING
4. SOVAY
5. IN TIME
6. IN YOUR MIND
7. I'VE GOT A FEELING
8. THE TREES THEY DO GROW HIGH
9. MOON DOG
10. HOLE IN THE COAL
BONUS TRACKS
11. HOLE IN THE COAL (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
12. THE TREES THEY DO GROW HIGH (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
13. HAITIAN FIGHT SONG (STUDIO VERSION)
14. IN TIME (ALT. VERSION)
15. A WOMAN LIKE YOU (UNABRIDGED TRIO VERSION) *
16. I’VE GOT A WOMAN (TRIO MIX) *
17. I AM LONELY (JANSCH SOLO MIX) *
18. POISON
19. BLUES
20. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES (ALT. VERSION 2)
21. MOONDOG (FULL BAND VSN) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC FOUR:
BASKET OF LIGHT
1. LIGHT FLIGHT (THEME FROM “TAKE THREE GIRLS”)
2. ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART
3. SPRINGTIME PROMISES
4. LYKE WAKE DIRGE
5. TRAIN SONG
6. HUNTING SONG
7. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES
8. THE CUCKOO
9. HOUSE CARPENTER
BONUS TRACKS
10. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
11. COLD MOUNTAIN (B-SIDE)
12. I SAW AN ANGEL (B-SIDE)
13. HOUSE CARPENTER * (LIVE IN ABERDEEN)
14. LIGHT FLIGHT (LIVE IN ABERDEEN) *
15. PENTANGLING (LIVE IN ABERDEEN)
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC FIVE:
CRUEL SISTER
1. A MAID THAT'S DEEP IN LOVE
2. WHEN I WAS IN MY PRIME
3. LORD FRANKLIN
4. CRUEL SISTER
5. JACK ORION
BONUS TRACKS
6. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (TAKE 1, NO HARMONICA) *
7. RAIN & SNOW (TAKE 2) *
8. OMIE WISE (TAKE 2, LIVE VOX) *
9. JOHN’S SONG (TAKE 7) *
10. REFLECTION (OLYMPIC STUDIOS TAKE 1) *
11. WHEN I GET HOME (ALTERNATIVE VOCAL) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC SIX:
REFLECTION
1. WEDDING DRESS
2. OMIE WISE
3. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN?
4. WHEN I GET HOME
5. RAIN AND SNOW
6. HELPING HAND
7. SO CLEAR
8. REFLECTION
BONUS TRACKS
9. SHAKE SHAKE MAMA
10. KOKOMO BLUES
11. FARO ANNIE
12. BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN
13. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (TAKE 3, LIVE VOX) *
14. REFLECTION (COMMAND STUDIOS, TAKE 1, WORDLESS VOX) *
15. JOHN’S SONG (TAKE 5, FUZZ GUITAR) *
16. WONDROUS LOVE *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC SEVEN:
SOLOMON’S SEAL
1. SALLY FREE AND EASY
2. THE CHERRY TREE CAROL
3. THE SNOWS
4. HIGH GERMANY
5. PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY
6. WILLY O’ WINSBURY
7. NO LOVE IS SORROW
8. JUMP, BABY, JUMP
9. LADY OF CARLISLE
BONUS TRACKS
10. WHEN I GET HOME (LIVE AT GUILDFORD CIVIC HALL 11/72) *
11. SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR (LIVE AT GUILDFORD CIVIC HALL 11/72) *
12. TRAIN SONG (LIVE AT GUILDFORD CIVIC HALL 11/72) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

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There is no word on physical versions, but Anthony Braxton's Arista albums from the 1970s - New York, Fall 1974; Five Pieces, 1975; Duets 1976; Creative Orchestra Music 1976; The Montreux/Berlin Concerts; Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979; For Trio; and For Four Orchestras - are all now on Spotify, iTunes and Tidal. They've been unavailable since the Mosaic boxed set went out of print.

that's interesting - UMG must have retained the rights for the digital market for mosaic's mastering. you see this with film score specialty labels too - the label does the work of locating and working with the tapes, puts out an edition of 2000 or so, and then the rights holder gets to take those masters and put them for sale on itunes etc.

correct me if im wrong in remembering that arista = umg today

More from the xpost latest Drag City News:

....(on September 22) there's Fumiyo Miyashita's Live On the Boffomundo Show, which, while never before issued as a music release, has been available to experience on YouTube as part of the archives of The Boffomundo Show. This cable-access program of the late 70s and early 80s brought a decidedly proggy bent to the Los Angeles community - interviews with Robert Fripp, Phil Collins, John Wetton, Al Di Meola, Larry Carlton, Bernardo Lanzetti and others are all available up there - along with several segments from '79 and '80 featuring the Far East Family Band's Fumio Miyashita, working up rhythms from banks of synthesizers, gongs, percussion and other electronics, then adding devotional vocal chants to create an esoteric mood of monolithic (if not monophonic) primitivism! Fitting tightly in between the kraut movement and the new age revolution, Fumio's performance here comes off with the wondrous nature of a missing piece, now happily restored! For drone-heads, prog-o-philes and the seeking types among us - Fumio Miyashita Live On the Boffomundo Show! (LP/MP3/Flac) http://www.dragcity.com/products/live-on-the-boffomundo-show

German Oak 3cd of the released lp with titles corrected and long tracks extended (presumably edits removed)
http://www.nowagainrecords.com/german-oak-the-definitive-reissue-now-again-reserve/

1. Screaming Skeletons
2. Missile Song
3. Belle's Song
4. Nothing

Disc: 2
1. Belle's Song (Extended)
2. Missile Song (Extended)

Disc: 3
1. Bear Song
2. Happy Stripes (On Cats)
3. Ghost Guitar
4. Bear Song
5. Harpy & Peregrine
6. Python V.s. Tiger
7. Giant Rock/Boulder Golem

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Calculated, Heavens To Betsy's debut album*, back in print on vinyl, and added to KRS bandcamp:
https://heavenstobetsykrs.bandcamp.com/album/calculated

*First release: 3/1/94
Corin Tucker - guitar, vocals, drums on #6
Tracy Sawyer - drums, bass, guitar on #6, screams on #5

FIFTY FOOT HOSE - CAULDRON
THE LEGENDARY PSYCH LP FINALLY TO BE RE-ISSUED ON AGUIRRE RECORDS
OUT OCTOBER 25
Cauldron is the legendary psychedelic jazzy rock & electronic album by Californian band Fifty Foot Hose. First-time official vinyl reissue since its release in 1967 on the Limelight label.

Fifty Foot Hose formed in San Francisco in 1967. Like few other acts of their time they consciously tried to combine the contemporary sounds of rock with electronic instruments and avant-garde compositional ideas. They were one of the most radical groups of the psychedelic era, and their experimentalism still has the power to shock and surprise even now.

What set them apart were the pioneering experiments in electronic music, like the band they are often compared to, The United States of America. Incorporating theremin, siren, audio generators, and other various electronic effects as Cork Marcheschi, the band's original bass player had developed an acute interest in the dadaist/futurist experiments of composers like John Cage and Edgar Varese. David and Nancy Blossom brought both psychedelic and jazz influences to the band. Cauldron, their only album, was released in December 1967, including "Fantasy”, “Red the Sign Post” and “God Bless the Child”, a Billie Holiday cover. An intriguing mix of jazzy psychedelic rock tunes with fierce and advanced electronic sound effects. These sound experiments differentiated them from their contemporaries and most audiences didn't quite know what to make of them.

So fans of flowery, psychedelic 60's music must beware of this odd gem, Fifty Foot Hose’s music leans more towards White Noise, Silver Apples and specially United States of America than to the whole flower power movement. After only one album, the proto-cyber psych outfit passed as quickly as they came. Their only mention would be a name-check in Ralph J. Gleason’s 1969 book, “The Jefferson Airplane And The San Francisco Sound” published over a year after their demise. Ralph J. Gleason wrote: “I don’t know if they’re immature or premature.” History has proven them to be the latter. Today the original album is very collectable and considered a touchstone of avant garde rock music.

"The concept was to expand what contemporary popular music was. I thought the avant-garde could have had a home with this new group of listeners but they turned out to be pretty conservative - intellectually . Drugs were fine - sex was fine - stop the wars was good but when challenged with abstract art., they reacted like conservative people look at a Jackson Pollock painting." (Cork Marcheschi)

Listen: Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJNxwAbFyV8
(this is what's at the official youtube link: version posted in 2014--dunno if all these bonus tracks are on here again [this post is from the 1996 reissue])
1996 edition. Plus rare and unissued tracks. 1. And After 00:00 2. If Not This Time 02:08 3. Opus 777 05:47 4. The Things That Concern You 06:09 5. Opus 11 09:39 6. Red the Sign Post 10:05 7. For Paula 13:05 8. Rose 13:32 9. Fantasy 18:39 10. God Bless the Child 28:53 11. Cauldron 31:39 Plus 12. If Not This Time (demo) 36:35 13. Red The Sign Post (demo) 40:15 14. Fly Free (demo) 42:34 15. Desire (demo) 45:16 16. Bad Trip - THE ETHIX (33 rpm) 56:57 17. Skins - THE ETHIX 1:00:22 18. Bad Trip - THE ETHIX (45 rpm) 1:02:48

I don't know how the poster came up with the times on those tracks; even with the bonus material, this 1996 versio is 65 minutes long, not x hours, as would have to be as total of the times listed.

It's not totally divorced from flower power, often in there between United States of America and Jefferson Airplane, like Grace Slick's moodier, broodier more discursive excursions: flowers in the smog and fog of SF (San Francisco, Science Fiction).

If you dig this approach, see also: Laser Pace - Granfalloon (Takoma - 1974) Wow!

Expanded edition of MTV Unplugged Listen Without Prejudice, reviewed here:
http://www.albumism.com/reviews/george-michael-listen-without-prejudice-mtv-unplugged-deluxe-editions
Faith's modish, urban-pop soundscape—with polite downtempo intermissions—was exchanged for an awe-inducing amalgam of funk, folk, jazz and reggae on Listen Without Prejudice, produced and written by Michael. Focusing on the album's lyrical content— which touched on life, love and Michael's sexual orientation—the songs here remain as genuinely arresting and exploratory now as they were in 1990.

Oh yeah, and despite title, it's not just more from MTV Unplugged:

Following the equally lush 2011 multi-format remaster of Faith, Listen Without Prejudice has been revived this week in 3-CD+DVD, 2-CD, vinyl and digital editions. The triple-CD package includes the remastered original album, Michael's 1996 MTV Unplugged live LP, a collection of various remixes, B-sides and unreleased tracks from and surrounding the Prejudice period, and a DVD comprised of bonus promotional content. The other formats include the remastered album and MTV Unplugged performance.

Most intriguing part of this pitch: “Too Funky,” originally included on Red Hot + Dance (1993)—a star-studded AIDS benefit project—was originally set for inclusion on the scrapped secondary installment along with its B-side, “Crazy Man Dance.” Though “Too Funky” has been anthologized on prior Michael retrospectives, it joins, for the first time, the early ‘90s house and urban-pop grooves “Crazy Man Dance,” “Do You Want to Know” and “Happy” to tell (some of) the story of the follow-up to Listen Without Prejudice that never was. Originally recorded in the late '80s, “Fantasy" has been revamped here by the iconic Nile Rodgers and serves as the reissue project's promotional single.

I should get back to Red Hot + Dance, at least.

Lotta those Red Hots, for that matter.

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"Chicago pastor and activist T.L. Barrett's rare gospel soul classic Like A Ship... (Without A Sail) is finally receiving a much-needed reissue. Long revered by record collectors, this album remains one of the holy grails of gospel soul. Self-released in 1971, Like A Ship was the result of Barrett channeling his passion for music, a determination to keep children off the streets, and his charismatic preaching (which attracted the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire and Donny Hathaway to his sermons at Mount Zion Baptist Church) into the production of the album, a project bolstered by the saxophonist and arranger Gene Barge of the famed Chess Records, and backed by a cast of players that included Richard Evans, Phil Upchurch and the rapturous vocals of the Youth For Christ Choir. Like A Ship is filled with sanctified grooves and spiritual praise delivered with a righteous, infectious chorus."

Hadn't heard of him, intriguing.

RICHARD HELL AND THE VOIDOIDS
CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLANK GENERATION

40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of The Influential Punk Album
Includes A Remastered Version Of The Original,
Plus Rare And Unreleased Studio And Live Recordings

Available On Limited Edition CD And Vinyl On November 24

LOS ANGELES -Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation is an iconic album that has influenced countless rock bands with its image, its attitude, and its blistering performances. Released in 1977 on Sire Records, the album was received ecstatically by critics such as Lester Bangs and the New York Times' Robert Palmer (who called it one of the ten best albums of the decade), but as was the case with most original "punk" albums, it wouldn't get mainstream recognition for decades. Now its place in music history is secure as one of punk's most significant records. Recently, Rolling Stone magazine lauded Blank Generation as one of the "40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time," giving the innovative and literate band its well deserved credit on the cusp of its 40th anniversary.

This seminal album is being recognized on its 40th anniversary this year with limited edition double-CD and double-LP deluxe editions to be released on Record Store Day's Black Friday. BLANK GENERATION: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be available at independent music retailers worldwide November 24 on CD (limited to 5,250 copies) for $19.98 and vinyl (limited to 4,500 copies) for $31.98.

Produced for release by Richard Hell, the album has been expertly remastered-by Greg Calbi of Sterling Sound, who mastered the original LP-as well as restored to its original 1977 track listing and sleeve imagery. BLANK GENERATION: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION includes a second disc, with previously unreleased, alternate studio versions, out-of-print singles, and rare bootleg live tracks from the band's first appearance in 1976 at CBGB. The booklet also contains many previously unpublished photos of the band by Roberta Bayley (the renowned CBGB photographer who shot the LP's original cover), a revealing essay by Hell along with compelling images from his notebooks and private papers, and an extensive new interview with Ivan Julian by Hell.

After establishing his reputation as founder of legendary bands the Heartbreakers and Television, Hell went onto to lead the Voidoids which included Robert Quine (who later played in Lou Reed's Blue Mask band, as well as for Tom Waits, John Zorn, and many others), Ivan Julian (who would record for Matthew Sweet and numerous other artists) and Marc Bell ("Marky Ramone"). Along with the Ramones, Television, Blondie and Talking Heads, Hell and his band helped to define the early New York "first wave" punk scene. The song "Blank Generation" became a slogan and an anthem and later was emulated by the Sex Pistols for their track, "Pretty Vacant."

Such songs as "Love Comes In Spurts" and "Blank Generation" were originally recorded at Electric Lady Studios, but were re-recorded prior to release at Plaza Sound during Sire Records' transition to Warner Bros. Records in 1977. At Plaza Hell reworked the album, leaving behind alternate versions and outtakes from Electric Lady that now appear on the second discs of these deluxe editions. The music sounds as fresh and abrasive today as when it was first released.

Hell retired from music in 1984, refocusing on writing as his vocation. He's the author of two novels and several books of nonfiction including his acclaimed autobiography, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp.

For more information about RICHARD HELL AND THE VOIDOIDS please contact Jessica Giordano in the Rhino Media Relations Department at jess✧✧✧.giord✧✧✧@rh✧✧✧.c✧✧ or 818-238-6403.

BLANK GENERATION: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
CD Track Listing:

Disc One: Original Album Remastered
1. "Love Comes In Spurts"
2. "Liars Beware"
3. "New Pleasure"
4. "Betrayal Takes Two"
5. "Down At The Rock And Roll Club"
6. "Who Says?"
7. "Blank Generation"
8. "Walking On The Water"
9. "The Plan"
10. "Another World"

Disc Two: Bonus Album
1. "Love Comes In Spurts" - Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
2. "Blank Generation" - Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
3. "You Gotta Lose" - Electric Lady Studios Outtake Version
4. "Who Says?" - Plaza Sound Studios Alternate Version
5. "Love Comes In Spurts" - Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976
6. "Blank Generation" - Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976
7. "Liars Beware" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
8. "New Pleasure" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
9. "Walking On The Water" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
10. "Another World" - Ork Records Version
11. "Oh" - Original 2001 Release
12. 1977 Sire Records Radio Commercial

LP Track Listing
Side One
Side Two
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. "Love Comes In Spurts"
"Liars Beware"
"New Pleasure"
"Betrayal Takes Two"
"Down At The Rock And Roll Club"
"Who Says?" 1.
2.
3.
4. "Blank Generation"
"Walking On The Water"
"The Plan"
"Another World"

Side Three
1. "Love Comes In Spurts" - Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
2. "Blank Generation" - Electric Lady Studios Alternate Version
3. "You Gotta Lose" - Electric Lady Studios Outtake Version
4. "Who Says?" - Plaza Sound Studios Alternate Version
5. "Love Comes In Spurts" - Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976
6. "Blank Generation" - Live at CBGB, November 19, 1976

Side Four
1. "Liars Beware" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
2. "New Pleasure" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
3. "Walking On The Water" - Live at CBGB, April 14, 1977
4. "Another World" - Ork Records Version
5. "Oh" - Original 2001 Release
6. 1977 Sire Records Radio Commercial

More Rhino reissues for National Record Store Day

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John Carpenter
Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

Release date: Friday, October 20th 2017

John Carpenter has announced Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of his classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his Lost Themes studio albums and subsequent tours: his son, Cody Carpenter, and godson, Daniel Davies. Set for release on October 20 via Sacred Bones, Anthology… is a near-comprehensive survey of John Carpenter’s greatest themes, from his very first movie (the no-budget sci-fi film Dark Star) to 1998’s supernatural Western, Vampires. Those sit alongside the driving, Led Zeppelin-influenced Assault on Precinct 13 theme, Halloween’s iconic 5/4 piano riff, and the eerie synth work of The Fog. Carpenter and his band also cover Ennio Morricone’s bleak, minimalist theme for The Thing. “I asked Morricone to please compose something with a very few notes,” Carpenter says. “And brilliantly, he did.”

To accompany the announcement, Carpenter has shared the theme from 1994’s “In The Mouth of Madness”. Reminiscing on the original composition he states, "I worked on the soundtrack for In the Mouth of Madness with Jim Lang. We never came up with a great main title theme. In a rented house on Woodrow Wilson (my house was being remodeled), I came up with a heavy metal theme inspired by Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” My friend Dave Davies played lead guitar, and now, over 20 years later, his son Daniel is playing the lead. One of my favorite themes."

John Carpenter is a legend. As the director and composer behind dozens of classic movies, Carpenter has established a reputation as one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of modern cinema, as well as one of its most influential musicians. The minimal, synthesizer-driven themes to films like Halloween, Escape From New York, and Assault on Precinct 13 are as indelible as their images, and their timelessness was evident as Carpenter performed them live in a string of internationally sold-out concert dates in 2016.

In the weeks following Anthology’s October 20 release, Carpenter will return to the road, playing both classic movie themes and material from his two Lost Themes albums. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday at 10:00am local time, including special VIP packages that include meet and greets with John Carpenter and exclusive merchandise (for more details check www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com). The performances will once again affirm the power of the Horror Master’s brilliant work as a composer and musician, and undoubtedly send audiences rushing home to their DVD libraries to dive yet again into the most rewarding filmography in genre cinema.

1. In the Mouth of Madness

2. Assault on Precinct 13

3. The Fog

4. Prince of Darkness

5. Santiago (Vampires)

6. Escape From New York

7. Halloween

8. Porkchop Express (Big Trouble in Little China)

9. They Live

10. The Thing

11. Starman

12. Dark Star

13. Christine

JOHN CARPENTER US TOUR DATES

10/29/17 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Casino
10/31/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/2/17 - Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove
11/4/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
11/5/17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/7/17 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live
11/9/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/10/17 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/12/17 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
11/13/17 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/15/17 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/16/17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/18/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
11/19/17 - Syracuse, NY @ The Palace Theatre

From Drag City News:

This is the story of Chris Gantry's At the House of Cash. Chris was a Nashville songwriter and one of the first of the wildman outlaws running through the streets of Music City USA in the 60s and 70s. By the early 70s, Chris' fellow travelers, guys like Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Dennis Linde, Shel Silverstein and a bunch of others, had already brought their generation's new perspectives to the scene (not to mention Dylan, whose Nashville work in '66 and '67 helped light the fuse). In fact,
Gantry's second album, 1970's Motor Mouth, was fairly tripped-out country rock - maybe the only record out of Nashville EVER with a Gurdejeff quote on the cover - but there was something else again about the recordings he made at Johnny Cash's place in '73. Gantry's belief in the industry that he'd been feeding songs '73. Gantry's belief in the industry that he'd been feeding songs to for the past decade was at an all-time low, and he'd recently sojourned in Mexico, where peyote played a significant role in his evolving state of mind. Seeking the kind of freedom in his music that he'd been chasing with so many others through the chaos of the late 1960s, Chris was ready to break OUT, and did so by adopting a jazz-inspired improvisatory quality to his lyric phrasing, which, along with an evangelical zeal to communicate his good news, plus his veteran's understanding of songcraft, led to an unusual session, stripped of conventional arrangements and delivered with a rawness that wasn't heard (or even striven for) around town in those days. With familiar Nashville cats on the session like Bobby Thompson, Buddy Spicher, Spady Brannan,
Bergen White and engineer Charlie Bragg, the songs on At the House of Cash sound a bit mad but utterly explicable today; at the time, they were a little too free to find a taker. That's fine, today needs these visions as much as yesterday did! At the House of Cash comes all the way out on November 17th.

Of course even more for xpost National Record Store Day, various genres and subgenres, from various labels----still need to check out Sonny Clark, also this:
a live recording of the night Walter Lure (The Heartbreakers), Clem Burke (Blondie), Tommy Stinson (The Replacements) and Wayne Kramer (The MC5) took on Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers’ L.A.M.F. album are just the tip of the messy, beautiful pile of rock releases hitting the racks at record stores starting November 24.
http://mailchi.mp/tellallyourfriendspr/record-store-day-announces-black-friday-2017-titles-528421?e=3d078fd008

Grand Funk Railroad's catalog has been reissued in two budget boxes - Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The first one has 1969's On Time; 1970's Grand Funk, Closer to Home, and Live Album; and 1971's Survival and E Pluribus Funk. The second has 1972's Phoenix; 1973's We're An American Band; 1974's Shinin' On and All the Girls in the World Beware!!!; 1975's Caught in the Act; and 1976's Born to Die. I bought 'em both on eBay for $32 each, since I don't currently have physical versions of the catalog in the house.

Another for National Record Store Day, vinyl ed. of CB box---

Chris Bell
Complete Chris Bell [Boxed Set]

DETAILS
Event: BLACK FRIDAY 2017
Release Date: 11/24/2017
Format: Vinyl Box Set
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Release type: 'RSD First' Release

After co-founding and subsequently leaving Big Star, Chris Bell only issued two tracks of new music during his short lifetime. For RSD Black Friday 2017, Omnivore Recordings, with the help of the Estate of Chris Bell, are releasing his complete recordings, titled The Complete Chris Bell! This magnificent six LP set of Chris Bell's recorded output contains everything he ever recorded, including Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star Featuring Chris Bell, Rock City's See Seven States, I Am The Cosmos (Expanded), and two LPs of Outtakes and Alternate versions. Rounding out the box set is an exclusive unissued London interview from 1975 conducted by Barry Ballard, and a 20 page color booklet with previously unseen photos. This release should serve as the definitive collection of the massively influential Chris Bell, and would make a wonderful gift for any Big Star fan!

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/A - Even A Tree Can Shed Tears
Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973
Light In The Attic
LITA 156
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Release Notes

PRE-ORDER EDITION INCLUDES:
- “Weeping Sakura” wax limited to 300 copies. Limit two per customer.- SOLD OUT
- 18×24 folded poster featuring original cover artwork
First-ever fully licensed compilation of this music to be released outside Japan
Double LP housed in a deluxe gatefold Stoughton tip-on jacket
Original artwork by illustrator Heisuke Kitazawa
Includes book with extensive liner notes and bios by Yosuke Kitazawa and Jake Orrall
Compiled and produced by Jake Orrall, Yosuke Kitazawa, Matt Sullivan, and Patrick McCarthy

Available: October 20th, 2017.

There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to the angura (short for “underground) movement that thrived on subverting traditions of the post-war years. Rejection of the Beatlemania-inspired Group Sounds and the squeaky clean College Folk movements led the rise of what came to be known in Japan as “New Music,” where authenticity mattered more than replicating the sounds of their idols.

Some of the most influential figures in Japanese pop music emerged from this vital period, yet very little of their work has ever been released or heard outside of Japan, until now. Light In The Attic is thrilled to present Even a Tree Can Shed Tears, the inaugural release in the label’s Japan Archival Series. This is the first-ever, fully licensed collection of essential Japanese folk and rock songs from the peak years of the angura movement to reach Western audiences.

In mid-to-late 1960s Tokyo, young musicians and college students were drawn to Shibuya’s Dogenzaka district for the jazz and rock kissas, or cafes, that dotted its winding hilly streets. Some of these spaces doubled as performance venues, providing a stage for local regulars like Hachimitsu Pie with their The Band-like ragged Americana, Tetsuo Saito with his spacey philosophical folk, and the influential Happy End, who successfully married the unique cadences of the Japanese language to the rhythms of the American West Coast. For many years Dogenzaka remained a center of the city’s “New Music” scene.

Meanwhile a different kind of music subculture was beginning to emerge in the Kansai region around Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. Far more political than their eastern counterparts, many of the Kansai-based “underground” artists began in the realm of protest folk music. They include Takashi Nishioka and his progressive folk collective Itsutsu No Akai Fuusen, the “Japanese Joni Mitchell” Sachiko Kanenobu, and The Dylan II, whose members ran The Dylan cafe in Osaka, which became a hub for the scene.

Even a Tree Can Shed Tears also includes the bluesy avant-garde stylings of Maki Asakawa, future Sadistic Mika Band founder Kazuhiko Kato with his fuzzy, progressive psychedelia, the beatnik acid folk of Masato Minami, and the intimate living room folk of Kenji Endo.

Nearly 50 years on, this “New Music” is born anew.
More info, audio: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/3178-even-a-tree-can-shed-tears-japanese-folk-rock-1969-1973
In-depth backstory: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/arts/music/japan-archival-series-folk-rock.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmusic&action=click&contentCollection=music®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront

PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA’S LAST STUDIO ALBUM, UNION CAFE, WILL BE REISSUED
ON DECEMBER 1ST VIA ERASED TAPES

REISSUE MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF BAND LEADER SIMON JEFFES’ PASSING

LISTEN TO “NOTHING REALLY BLUE”
https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/penguin-cafe-orchestra-nothing-really-blue

Erased Tapes has the huge privilege of reissuing the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s last ever studio album Union Cafe including a first-time vinyl edition, out December 1st 2017 to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of founder Simon Jeffes’ passing in 1997.

It was 1972 in the South of France when Simon had an unfortunate experience with food poisoning which lead to a much more fortunate circumstance when a vivid dream, induced from his illness and depicting a dystopian future, conceived the Penguin Cafe; a charming place where solace, harmony, and the orchestra’s unique music could be found amidst brutal concrete structures and darkness. For the following 25 years, Simon carried out this vision bringing brightness into a world full of noise. Sadly, after his passing, the original orchestra disbanded, but the doors to this happy place reopened when his son Arthur decided to continue his father’s legacy under the name Penguin Cafe.

The continuation of the PCO began at London’s Union Chapel in 2007 when Arthur and the original musicians commemorated Simon 10 years after his death. Another 10 years forward, 2017 will see Penguin Cafe pay tribute to him once again at the Union Chapel on December 11th where they will perform Union Cafe in full – a union from all corners of this magical world.

Union Cafe was the fifth, and the last studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was initially released in 1993 merely on cassette and CD, and will now be given a new breath of life, for the first time available on vinyl, and another chance to reach old and new fans alike.

"The first song from Union Cafe that I’d unknowingly heard was Nothing Really Blue, performed live by Arthur and his successor band Penguin Cafe at the Barbican in summer 2016. He simply announced it as “another one of my dad’s”, and left me wondering all night about which record it was from… It wasn’t until summer 2017, a whole year later, that Arthur shared his father’s last studio recordings with me. Union Cafe is a record that somehow missed me, simply because it wasn’t available on vinyl like the other records I had gathered over the years. I couldn't help but feel privileged for the chance to discover another original PCO album. And so I put my headphones on and lay down at the foot of the small lake in Victoria Park to listen to this box of treasures. And as with all of Simon’s works, a whole world appeared in front of my closed eyelids — a world full of love and wonder, that manages to put tears in my eyes, shivers down my spine and a smile on my face. Scherzo And Trio would become the song that manages to brighten up my days, no matter how grey London sometimes gets. Organum would become the piece that Arthur played at my wedding. Cage Dead with its déjà vu-like character would become the theme song to a series of live sessions with artists from all around the world performing in the Sound Gallery, our new home on Victoria Park Road. Songs like Silver Star Of Bologna and Kora Kora, just like all the classic PCO songs, would feel familiar, though I’d never heard them before. Lie Back And Think Of England sounded like the work of a seasoned composer and yet unfamiliar at the same time — it made me wonder if Simon was planning a new adventure for his orchestra. Lastly, Passing Through would remind me that having a hidden track on your album was very popular with bands in the 90s, but finishing your album with the sound of water dripping out of a sink, slowly forming a musical pattern within all the chaos before the record suddenly ends, surely must be the most perfect way to say goodbye.” – label founder Robert Raths

“Union Cafe was the last studio album recorded by the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra and marked a move towards a definitive English pastoral sound combined with larger string arrangements set against longer solo piano pieces. With this last album they got even closer to the PCO idea of squaring the circle of intellectually challenging modern music that is still actually beautiful. For me this has always been a contender as my favourite PCO album, and the fact that it never ended up on vinyl was more to do with the way things were in the early 90s, and chance rather than it being deliberate. So in that sense this release is righting an old wrong. The slow development of the pieces means that you can really get lost in them and vinyl is of course the perfect way to do that.” — Arthur Jeffes

Arthur very kindly gave access to the original Union Cafe painting that currently lives in his North London home studio, created by Arthur’s mother Emily Young and now photographed by Alex Kozobolis for this special reissue edition.

Listen to Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s “Nothing Really Blue” –
https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/penguin-cafe-orchestra-nothing-really-blue

Pre-order Union Cafe:
http://phonofile.link/union-cafe

Union Cafe Tracklist:
1. Scherzo And Trio
2. Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)
3. Nothing Really Blue
4. Cage Dead
5. Vega
6. Yodel 3
7. Organum
8. Another One From Porlock
9. Thorn Tree Wind
10. Silver Star of Bologna
11. Discover America
12. Pythagoras On The Line
13. Kora Kora
14. Lie Back And Think Of England
15. Red Shorts
16. Passing Through

Union Cafe is really good. It's crazy that PCO only did five studio albums! He really made a little world for himself.

Smog Veil November newsletter:

The 3rd and last entry in the Platters du Cuyahoga series 2 releases offers to fans of Cleveland underground rock, private press aficionados, and electronic/prog/improvisational music devotees the first ever glimpse into the much mythologized but never before released in any form 1972-1973 studio and live recordings of Hy Maya.

The experimental Cleveland musical collective Hy Maya was first conceived and visualized by Robert Bensick [The Robert Bensick Band/Fins/Berlin West], in the Spring of 1972 as a performance piece debuting at Robert's Cleveland State University artist of the year show. The group's core members included drummer/percussionist Scott Krauss [Pere Ubu/Home & Garden/Cinderella Backstreet], synthesist Allen Ravenstine [Pere Ubu/Red Crayola], and electric and acoustic bassist Albert Dennis [Cinderella Backstreet/Wolves]. Pianist Bob Friedhofer [Froggy & the Shrimps], conga player/percussionist Richard Schneider, and Mellotron player Cynthia Black [Cinderella Backstreet/Peter & the Wolves] also contributed significantly to the collective at various times.

Hy Maya created sounds that were heavily driven by an artistic and spiritual foundation and were undeniable and pivotal influence upon Pere Ubu (and, for that matter, related bands that came in between such as the aforementioned Fins and The Robert Bensick Band). Hy Maya were usually namechecked as a mere footnote in Ubu's pre-history despite the fact that two of Hy Maya's members (Ravenstine and Krauss) would go on to co-form Pere Ubu in September 1975. Few had witnessed Hy Maya perform; fewer remembered them or even knew who or what they had been, sadly a re-occurring issue for influential artists who languish in obscurity due to limited available information.

"The Mysticism of Sound & Cosmic Language" is an attempt to right these wrongs and to give as much of a complete portrait of Hy Maya in its various incarnations as possible. While portions of the group's history are still somewhat uncertain in regards to timelines, the discovery of numerous live and studio recordings with a variety of Hy Maya's line-ups tells the story of the group's progression in a way, perhaps, that is much closer to the band's overall intent and philosophy. The recordings captured on this release have never before been issued and represent a landmark in the history of Cleveland underground music. A perfect accompaniment to both our recent Allen Ravenstine release* as this record includes Allen's earliest studio recordings and Robert Bensick Band's "French Pictures In London" as many of the musicians performing on that record also perform on this.

This double LP is pressed on stunning blue marbled vinyl and includes a free download code with bonus tracks and extensive liner notes from Nick Blakey along with never before published photos. The double CD version contains all the same tracks plus the same liners and photos. More information, song streams, and ordering information can be found here:https://www.smogveil.com/collections/frontpage/products/hy-maya-the-mysticism-of-sound-cosmic-language-double-lp
*More on Ravenstine's (w Albert Dennis) Terminal Drive:
https://www.smogveil.com/collections/frontpage/products/allen-ravenstine-terminal-drive-lp

We have a limited supply of Allen's recent collaborations with Robert Wheeler. Spread over 2 CDs and offered at 1 low price, "City Desk" and "Farm Report" represent a pleasing mix of electronic improvisation and expert composition skills honed over many years from these Pere Ubu veterans.
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OW INVENTORY ALLERT!: Our Director of Shipping and Receiving, Cheese Borger, has informed me that we have exactly 2 remaining copies left in stock of the Mr Stress Blues Band "Live at the Brick Cottage 1972-1973" CD. So, first come, first served on those, but since we have just 2 left, these will only be offered as part of our Platters du Cuyahoga series 1 CD subscription. The good news is that we lowered the price on that bundle, so act quick!!

Our double LP retrospective of Cleveland's greatest hardcore band, The Guns, went out of print nearly immediately after release in 2012. We constantly get questions about it, and now we're happy to report that a repress is now shipping! Though a couple compilation appearances is all they managed back in the day, this release collects those tracks plus all other studio recordings, as well as some choice live cuts. The LP also features Vince Rancid's original cover art as commissioned by the band in the 80s and informative liners penned by Scott's brother, Tom Dark, and Sean Saley.

"The Guns is a fitting tribute to an excellent band." --Hunter Bennett/Ugly Things #34

"This is a definite must-have for any old-school hardcore punk..." --Janelle Jones/AMP#111

The numbers: double LP with free download code, 43 songs, 2nd press limited to 500 copies, black and red marble vinyl. Test pressings have been approved and we are waiting in line at the pressing plant. Ordering details, song stream are here, we have less than 100 left:
https://www.smogveil.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-guns-double-lp
More on Platters du Cuyahoga releases, individually and otherwise:
https://www.smogveil.com/collections/frontpage/products/platters-du-cuyahoga-series-2-lp-subscription
https://www.smogveil.com/collections/frontpage/products/platters-du-cuyahoga-series-1-lp-subscription