We've said it before, and here we go again...WEEKEND!! And what will I do? Last weekend, I HAD no weekend because of certain things that needed to be done. As a result, I whined and cried..I want my weekend back. This was especially true after the Bears were beaten by division enemy, The Vikings. But despite all that, we were so physically busy, we had our first moment of rest on Sunday evening around 6p. And we had work to attend to on Monday. Life...
Welcome back to the weekend edition. We have some nice tidbits for you before we ride off into that cherished convention along with a few other goodies including Duane's PitStop so we'll get started.
We didn't do as well in the review department in September as we did in August. In September, there were a total of 22 reviews. But, there was a vacation in there and other things. Hopefully, we can put those numbers up yet again.
Today, and for the weekend, we have a single review. This review is of The Mick Fleetwood Band and is called Something Big. This is a pretty damn good album and so I'm pleased to bring it to you as a review.
Additionally, we have Duane's Pit Stop for this week. On Monday, we have some more reviews and lots more that we'll be working on this weekend to bring to you over the week. We have a new Lindsay Planer write-up of As the Disc Spins. Lindsay pops these things out fast but I'm working on a snafu that works me hard to put that together. We'll eventually figure it out and you'll see his updates much faster. He really does produce them quickly.
Lindsay would also like to take a few moments to remember Scott Muni who recently died at the age of 74. He worked the NYC mikes on various radio stations earning the nickname of The Professor. He accumulated almost 50 years of radio time, his last with Q104.3, a gig he enjoyed since 1998. And he was a friend of not only the NY market but he was also a personal friend of Lindsay. He will be greatly missed. The Professor adds his talents to the big old radio station in the sky. But he remains in our hearts.
We're talking with a potential new addition to the TAP family. We hope to have a review up by her by next week. More on that as we get closer.
News on Nirvana Box on Monday as well as some Bee Gees, Motley Crue, Eminem, and Bob Marley and The Wailers issues.
Have a great weekend. See movies. Listen to music. Buy some music and movies. Have fun.
Those're subliminals...yeah, right!
See you on Monday. Oh yeah, and welcome to October.
For the holidays, Rhino will issue an Expanded and Remastered CD for EmmyLou Harris called Light of the Stable. This will hit the stores on November 9.
Warner Music has announced the compilation of music into a 'best of' for Seal. The album, Seal Best - 1991-2004, will be available in several styles. The first will be the standard CD issue while there will also be a 2CD Special Edition release. Both will be ready on November 9.
Reprise Records has announced their 'best of' for Neil Young. The album will come as standard issue CD and a special edition CD/DVD release. Neil Young's Greatest Hits will emerge on November 16...we hope. <whispering: that's a joke>.
There is an untitled Deluxe Edition of a Simon & Garfunkel album coming on November 23. Developing...
Warner Brothers also has a 4mula 1 album coming on November 30. The album is called Let's Get It.
Stroke 9 will have their newest, All In, ready for release on November 9.
Machine Shop Recordings, an LA independant label, will release the debut for band No Warning. The album will be called Suffer, Survive and will issue on October 19.
Spotted Peccary Records will issue a debut album for Tom Griesbraber on October 5. The album is called A Whisper in the Thunder.
Rhino Records will add American Beauty by Grateful Dead to libraries in the new format that is starting to show up. That will be DualDisc. We have yet to see one of these so this makes a great first one for us. Once I snag one of these, we'll talk about it. This re-issue is expected on November 9. But it looks as if it will replicate the previous DVD-Audio release with the same materials as found on that release. If Warner would like to "front" me one of these, I'll talk about it openly.
Extra late addition but too good to wait for Monday:
We have just received notice that the official date for the SA-CD release of Nine Inch Nail's The Downward Spiral is settled for November 23. Mark it.
Someone asked me about a week ago if there would ever be a Live Aid DVD. I call that prescient. On November 16, Rhino will issue a 4DVD set of Live Aid.
Rhino Home Video will also release a Peter Gabriel DVD, Play, which many of you have already learned via Digital Bits, on November 16. Also from the label, O-Genio: Ray Charles - Live in Brazil - 1963. It will release on November 16.
On November 9, Pennywise fans will be able to pick up a copy of their Home Movies in DVD.
In addition to an untitled CD in the works, Warner has an untitled Simon & Garfunkel project on DVD and arriving on November 23.
September 29, 2004
Perhaps we drained the news bucket after all. Well, not really. We do have a few for you as well as several reviews. George Bennett checks in with a review of Brian Wilson's Smile. We also have a review of Michael Sadler's Clear by Dw Dunphy.
And since I'm tired beyond belief right now, I'll forgo my usual chatter and go have some dinner with the Hunts tonight. I haven't seen Bill and Sarah in a few weeks so I'm looking forward to the visit ALTHOUGH I'm gonna hafta hear about those damn Vikings lopsiding my W/L table, maybe for 15 minutes. Yeah, that's right, I'm a Bears fan. And I'm talking about the loss we suffered at the hands of the Vikings. And the losses we have piled on otherwise. Our QB, our cornerback...when does it end..all this needless suffering. Ok Bill, pour it on..I can take it (I hope.) I'm to be pitied.
We have a look at the new R.E.M. cover as well as links to a video of "Leaving New York". Have fun! We're anxiously awaiting this release.
We'll be back on Friday with a new PitStop, a new As the Disc Spins, and some new reviews. We also think that there might be some label activity. Seismic! In any case, we'll see you again on Friday.
We also have a directed message by Dw Dunphy. It's something that he feels strongly about and well..here it is for your agreement or disagreement. Read on.
Although this news would typically go into the DVD section, I'll mention it at the top here. It has to do with The Ramones. Xenon has a live DVD planned for release on November 9. The DVD is titled Blitzkrieg Bop: Live & Loud at CBGB! Watch for it cuz it's gonna rock these sox!
And while we're at it, Xenon will issue a DVD for Ray Charles called The Lost Concert. It too will be available on November 9.
Good calls, Xenon!!
Oh no...no sooner than we tell you happy people about the imminent Limited Deluxe Edition releases of Eurythmics albums and we now gotta tell you that those have been put on hold. Methinks that someone let the cat out of the bag a little early and perhaps the i's and the t's still needed to be crossed OR the anticipated release date might have been a little too ambitious HOWEVER the titles announced yesterday have now been placed on hold. I'm confident that these souped up re-issues will still hit the streets..and soon. So hang tight until I get the new dates. Developing...
Epic Records will issue a 3LW album called The Remixes on December 28.
Legacy Records will issue a collection for John Barry called, simply, The John Barry Collection. This album is scheduled to hit the streets on December 28.
Legacy is having so much fun releasing some great Johnny Winter stuff that they plan to issue another album. This one is a live set called Live at RA Hall and will issue on December 28. What better way to spend all of those gift cards from Best Buy than to buy great music. Hey Legacy...how about "Nothin' But the Blues" since you're in a Winter mood. Sure would be appreciated. Just think of all that Blue Sky catalogue waiting to be re-issued...
Epic gave us word about a Manic Street Preachers release called (Lipstick Traces) A Secret History of The Manic Street Preachers. This collection has been available everywhere else but here in the US. That changes with this December 28 release.
And that will do it for us until Friday.
Sanctuary Urban offers up a DVD for Mary J Blige named Live From Los Angeles on October 5.
LaFace Records has moved the Edited version of Pink's upcoming Live in Europe DVD, to HOLD.
Polydor Records will issue a BeeGees DVD called Keppel Road: The Life and Music of The Bee Gees. This DVD will be issued on November 9.
September 28, 2004
News, news, news. Now that we complained, there's plenty to go 'round. That's cool. There's nothing like good music to soothe the soul, especially in this period of the year.
I wanted to take a moment to alert you all to the pummeling our George Bennett has been receiving at the hands of the hurricanes. If you have a moment yourself, write a note of thought to him. It's been pretty bad in that region. And allow me to say, if you are reading this and have been in the paths of these storms, our thoughts and prayers have been with you from day one.
We have two reviews for you. The first is George Bennett's listen to the new and impressive Green Day album, American Idiot. I've reviewed the recently released Rhino-issued Judy Collins album, Democracy: Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen. Finally, Dw reviews Fates Warning's upcoming release of FWX.
We also have a directed message by Dw Dunphy. It's something that he feels strongly about and well..here it is for your agreement or disagreement. Read on.
A few weeks back, we noted several Drive-Thru releases. There's a pair of Allister titles that were on the re-issue table, namely, Dead Ends and Girlfriends, and Last Stop, Suburbia. We have received word today that both of those titles are now on hold. We'll let you know when they go back on the list. Also on this hold are two titles by The Early November. The two titles are For All of This and The Room's Too Cold. There are other EP titles that were also placed on hold by the label.
Sanctuary annouced today, the upcoming release of Anthrax's The Greater of Two Evils. Here's the interesting thing about these songs, 14 of them. Anthrax asked their fans to vote on their favourite songs throughout their recorded career. They took the results and booked studio time, re-doing all of the vote winners. This is a listing of the redone tracks:
Deathrider
2. Metal Thrashing Mad
3. Caught In A Mosh
4. A.I.R.
5. Among The Living
6. Keep It In The Family
7. Indians
8. Madhouse
9. Panic
10. I Am The Law
11. Belly Of The Beast
12. N.F.L.
13. Be All End All
14. Gung-Ho
This album will release on November 23.
J Records issues the Fantasia Barrino album, untitled for now, on November 23. This album will also be available as LP.
Damage by Blues Explosion, their 7th, will issue on October 5 as a digipak and jewel-packaged selection. Sanctuary will also issue this in LP form on October 26. The 'matchbook' styled digipak release will contain enhancement in the form of exclusive footage. You'll remember Blues Explosion by their old name, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Razor & Tie Records had planned to release a Peter Cetera (Chicago) Christmas album, You Gotta Love Christmas. No more. This album has been cancelled.
A Platinum & Gold Series album scheduled for Petula Clark has been rescheduled for January 25. This title was originally planned for October 12.
RCA's release of Kelly Clarkson's untitled project will occur on November 30.
Wind-Up Records will issue a 'best of' for Creed on November 23. Creed's Greatest Hits will be released over 2CDs. The label will also issue a 2CD Evanescence album called Anywhere But Home. There is also a 2DVD set of the same title.
Sanctuary has moved back the release of The Doobie Brothers' upcoming Live at Wolf Trap from its October 5 date to the new October 26, the same date as the DVD release of the same title. Re-pencil your calendars.
Sanctuary's release of the 3CD live album for Keith Emerson and The Nice from their 2002 tour, Vivacitas: Live at Glascow - 2002, has been moved from the original date of November 9 to the newer date of November 26.
Want some Eurythmics? Ok. How about hefty Limited Edition Deluxe packages? RCA plans digipak releases of the following titles. No word on the extras as of yet:
- Be Yourself Tonight
- In the Garden
- Peace
- Revenge
- Savage
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- Touch
- We Too Are One
Castle Records cancelled their re-issue of The Fall's Slates, the band's 1992 collection.
Arista Records announces an Aretha Franklin album with no schedule or title as of yet. They just wanted to let us know that it's in the planning stages. Passing it on.
Sanctuary's Urban label has cancelled the expected LP issue of Kool and the Gang's 'best of' called Hits:The Reloaded. The CD issue is still a go. October 5.
The Libertines' August issue of their self-titled work will be issued on LP scheduled for October 26.
Attack Records' release of New York Dolls' recent concert called The Return of the New York Dolls is scheduled for October 5 with the DVD of the same title scheduled for October 26. Sweet!
Arista Records announces an upcoming Santana album, title unknown, release date unknown. Like the Franklin album, they just wanted to tell you it's coming.
Sanctuary will release Billy Talbot's Alive in the Spirit World on October 5. They will also add LP status to Widespread Panic's newest title Jackasso-Lantern. The CD issues today while the LP (2) version issues on October 26.
Mercury will issue a 5CD Box set for Bon Jovi called 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong on November 16.
Varese Sarabande plans a Vanilla Fudge title called Then and Now which will release on November 9.
Sanctuary Urban offers up a DVD for Mary J Blige named Live From Los Angeles on October 5.
LaFace Records has moved the Edited version of Pink's upcoming Live in Europe DVD, to HOLD.
Polydor Records will issue a BeeGees DVD called Keppel Road: The Life and Music of The Bee Gees. This DVD will be issued on November 9.
September 27, 2004
We do have a few pieces of news (surprise) that may be of interest to you including a final title for the Stones' live album.
A non-partisan voter registration site is up and promises to give away a free track from several bands to choose from just for registering to vote. Not a bad deal. Go to MustVote and reap the song.
The October issue of Wired Magazine (maybe the world's greatest magazine in my opinion) has a very interesting article on the potential change of distribution of music found on page 170. It's a lengthy article that brings up interesting points. And while you're in there, on page 31 is the second page of the Rants+Rave letters section. Every month they put up a pic of a mailed item. This month they used a clock that was mailed to them by my daughter. She's quite happy that her mailing made the page. If you get Wired, check it out.
Today, we have several postings for you. The first is our promised new column by Lindsay Planer. The column will be known as As the Disc Spins and will be a collection of reviews. Stop in and read the reviews of Waylon Jennings' Complete MCA Recordings and I've Always Been Crazy. Also in the column are three reviews of Hall and Oates' recordings, Big Bam Boom; Voices; and Private Eyes. There is also a review for Toots and the Maytals Live and the Abba DVD, In Concert. In his next column, he will review the past issue of the Judas Priest Box set, Metalogy.
We also have a directed message by Dw Dunphy. It's something that he feels strongly about and well..here it is for your agreement or disagreement. Read on.
George Bennett has written a DVD review of the recently released Los Lonely Boys DVD video of Texican Style: Live From Austin. Dw has completed a review of the soundtrack for the film, Hero. And finally, I've reviewed Shout! Factory's single disc 'best of' collection for The Turtles called Happy Together - The Very Best of The Turtles which comes out tomorrow.
The 'around the corner' releases of 2 Legacy re-issues of classic albums, Johnny Winter's Second Winter; and Santana's first album release, Santana or, as it is more popularly known, Santana 1, are stacked to the gills with all kinds of bonuses and goodies. Here are the details:
Santana - Santana
- 2CD
- Disc One will contain the original album plus 3 unreleased outtakes from the sessions. The cuts are "Studio Jam 1" and "Studio Jam 2" along with Alternate take #4 of "Soul Sacrifice." On Disc Two, there are 6 previously unreleased Original Album Sessions songs, "Fried Neckbones", "Soul Sacrifice", "Persuasion", "Treat", "Shades of Time", and "Jingo." Additionally, there are 7 live cuts recorded from Woodstock.
- Digitally Remastered
- 24 page booklet with photos, new essay.
- Full participation of Gregg Rolie and Carlos Santana.
Johnny Winter - Second Winter
- 2CD
- Disc One with the original album with 2 previously unreleased bonus cuts, "Early in the Morning" and "Tell the Truth." Disc Two will be 10 live cuts from Live at Royal Albert Hall - 04/17/70, previously unreleased. This disc will have an early performance of Edgar Winter's popular "Frankenstein."
- Digitally Remastered
- 24 page book with rare photos, interview and essay.
- 35th Anniversary
- Smokin'.
Both of these Legacy Edition releases are housed in fold-out 6-panel digipak with specially designed clear slipcases. There was an intended Pearl release from Janis Joplin but it is no longer on schedules. We'll keep a watch for them. The two Legacy Editons will be released on October 19.
 
Columbia will issue a new album by Anna Nalick called Wreck of the Day. This album will street on October 26.
Sony Classical announced that they will issue an expanded edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. This expanded OMPS will release on November 23.
If you're familiar with Franz Ferdinand then you'll like the fact that they have a new single coming from their album called "This Fire", which will issue on November 9.
Epic Records will release Live at Red Rocks for Incubus on both CD and DVD. Both come out on November 23.
Jeff Buckley...Grace...LP. It happens on November 16.
There is an Ozzy title coming on November 23.
Columbia has a 'best of' for Shawn Colvin coming on November 23. The album is called Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection. This will be accompanied by a separate DVD issue called Polaroids: A Video Collection released on the same date.
Fans of the film Hero already know that Zhang Yimou's next film, House of Flying Daggers, is thisclose to theatres, sometime in December, I believe. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Sony Classical will precede it by releasing in November on the 23rd. Who's gonna be in theatres when this one comes out? Raise your hands.
As a reminder, Beatles fans, we have George Harrison's Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 as well as 2 Lennon issues, Acoustic, and Rock and Roll, coming on November 2. These are coming from Capitol Records.
For you folks who like the NOW series, NOW 17 is coming on November 2 along with NOW DVD 2, same date.
Virgin adds an edited version of A Perfect Circle's upcoming Emotive with release coming on the same date as the PA CD version, November 2.
As promised, the new Stones' live album is going to be called Live Licks and will also have an edited version added to release date to accompany the PA version. Both issues sell on November 2 from Virgin.
Capitol Records will release The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 for The Beatles on November 16. Don't ask.
Virgin Records will release David Bowie's Bowie at the Beeb on November 16.
The Exies pull off two feats by reassigning release dates from February of '05 to November 30 AND naming their album, Head For The Door. Head For The Door will issue in both PA and Edited versions.
Here's an '05 release for you. Virgin announced a Jaunary 11, 2005 release date for a collection of Mike Oldfield work. The 'best of' will be called Elements: The Best of Mike Oldfield.
There is a delay for the upcoming Fountains of Wayne album which moved from November 16 to January 25, 2005.
There's an Iggy Pop title coming in 2005 called A Million in Prizes. Read TAP for more details in the upcoming months.
Xenon will release an Eminem documentary called Eminem AKA on DVD on release date December 7.
The live Norah Jones DVD, Live 2004, will move up a week to settle into the calendar spot of November 16.
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