Coming Up: The Searchers - When You Walk In The Room: Complete Pye Recordings 1963-1967

Out April 5. Order from Amazon now.

Details from Grapefruit Records:

The Searchers - still with stalwart members John McNally and Frank Allen in their line-up - recently announced they would retire at the end of March 2019, bringing to an end an astonishing unbroken run of around sixty years for one of the most influential and enduring groups in British pop history.

One of the more introspective acts to emerge from the Merseybeat group wars of the early Sixties, The Searchers' high vocal harmonies, jingle-jangle guitars and tales of male vulnerability saw them notch a trio of UK No. 1 singles and several popular EPs and albums, with debut LP "Meet The Searchers" spending an incredible ten months in the listings. But although their chart statistics were impressive, The Searchers' place in the rock history books owes at least as much to their seismic level of influence, with the likes of 'Needles And Pins' and the peerless 'When You Walk In The Room' providing The Byrds - and, by extension, the likes of Tom Petty, REM and a whole host of skinny-tied power poppers - with their musical template.

Although the group made some fine records throughout their prodigious career, their peak period in terms of sales, influence and musical excellence occurred during a dazzling four-year mid-Sixties spell with the Pye label.

The first-ever complete anthology of one of British pop's most pivotal catalogues, the 6-CD set When You Walk In The Room assembles all of the group's Pye recordings, with mono and stereo versions of their albums joined by studio outtakes, foreign language recordings and, on the sixth disc, a treasure trove of non-LP singles and EP tracks.

Housed in a clambox design that includes a 36 page booklet with a new 6000 word essay on the band, When You Walk In The Room is a sumptuous tribute to an act who, for a glorious year or two, were arguably the country's only serious rivals to The Beatles. 

Disc: 1

  1. Sweets for My Sweet

  2. Alright

  3. Love Potion Number Nine

  4. Farmer John

  5. Stand By Me

  6. Money (That's What I Want)

  7. Da Doo Ron Ron

  8. Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya

  9. Since You Broke My Heart

  10. Tricky Dicky

  11. Where Have All the Flowers Gone

  12. Twist and Shout-Stereo

  13. Sweets for My Sweet

  14. Alright

  15. Love Potion Number Nine

  16. Farmer John

  17. Stand By Me

  18. Money (That's What I Want)

  19. Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya

  20. Since You Broke My Heart

  21. Tricky Dicky

  22. Twist and Shout

  23. Liebe (Money (That's What I Want)) (German Language Version)

  24. Farmer John (German Language Version)

 

Disc: 2

  1. Mais C'etait Un Reve (It's All Been a Dream) (French Language Version)

  2. Sugar and Spice

  3. Don't Cha Know

  4. Some Other Guy

  5. One of These Days

  6. Listen to Me

  7. Unhappy Girls

  8. Ain't That Just Like Me

  9. Oh My Lover

  10. Saints and Searchers

  11. Cherry Stones

  12. All My Sorrows

  13. Hungry for Love

  14. Sugar and Spice

  15. Don't Cha Know

  16. Some Other Guy

  17. One of These Days

  18. Listen to Me

  19. Unhappy Girls

  20. Ain't That Just Like Me

  21. Oh My Lover

  22. Saints and Searchers

  23. Cherry Stones

  24. All My Sorrows

  25. Hungry for Love

  26. Bye Bye Johnny

  27. I Don't Want to Go on Without You (Alternative Version)

  28. Once Upon a Time

  29. C'est de Notre Age (Sugar and Spice) (French Language Version)

  30. Ils la Chantaient Il y a Longtemps (Saints and Searchers) (French Language Version)

 

Disc: 3

  1. Suß Ist Sie (Sugar and Spice) (German Language Version)

  2. It's in Her Kiss

  3. Glad All Over

  4. Sea of Heartbreak

  5. Livin' Lovin' Wreck

  6. Where Have You Been

  7. Shimmy Shimmy

  8. Needles and Pins

  9. This Empty Place

  10. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia

  11. I Count the Tears

  12. Hi Heel Sneakers

  13. Can't Help Forgiving You

  14. Sho' Know Enough About Love

  15. Don't Throw Your Love Away

  16. It's in Her Kiss

  17. Glad All Over

  18. Sea of Heartbreak

  19. Livin' Lovin' Wreck

  20. Where Have You Been

  21. Shimmy Shimmy

  22. Needles and Pins

  23. This Empty Place

  24. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia

  25. I Count the Tears

  26. Hi Heel Sneakers

  27. Can't Help Forgiving You

  28. Sho' Know Enough About Love

  29. Don't Throw Your Love Away

  30. I (Who Have Nothing)

  31. Shame, Shame, Shame

  32. Tausend Nadelstiche (Needles and Pins) (German Language Version)

  33. C'est Arrive Comme Ca (Don't Throw Your Love Away) (French Language Version)

 

Disc: 4

  1. Everybody Come and Clap Your Hands

  2. If I Could I Could Find Someone

  3. Magic Potion

  4. I Don't Want to Go on Without You

  5. Bumble Bee

  6. Something You Got Baby

  7. Let the Good Times Roll

  8. A Tear Fell

  9. Till You Say You'll Be Mine

  10. You Wanna Make Her Happy

  11. Everything You Do

  12. Goodnight Baby

  13. Everybody Come and Clap Your Hands

  14. If I Could Find Someone

  15. Magic Potion

  16. I Don't Want to Go on Without You

  17. Bumble Bee

  18. Something You Got Baby

  19. Let the Good Times Roll

  20. A Tear Fell

  21. Till You Say You'll Be Mine

  22. You Wanna Make Her Happy

  23. Everything You Do

  24. Goodnight Baby

  25. Wenn Ich Dich Seh' (When You Walk in the Room) (German Language Version)

 

Disc: 5

  1. I'm Ready

  2. I'll Be Doggone

  3. Does She Really Care for Me

  4. It's Time

  5. Too Many Miles

  6. You Can't Lie to a Liar

  7. Don't You Know Why

  8. I'm Your Loving Man

  9. Each Time

  10. Be My Baby

  11. Four Strong Winds

  12. Take Me for What I'm Worth

  13. I'm Ready

  14. I'll Be Doggone

  15. Does She Really Care for Me

  16. It's Time

  17. Too Many Miles

  18. You Can't Lie to a Liar

  19. Don't You Know Why

  20. I'm Your Loving Man

  21. Each Time

  22. Be My Baby

  23. Four Strong Winds

  24. Take Me for What I'm Worth

  25. I'll Be Doggone (Alternative Version)

  26. Verzeih' My Love (Goodbye My Love) (German Language Version)

 

Disc: 6

  1. It's All Been a Dream

  2. Saturday Night Out

  3. I Pretend I'm with You

  4. Someday We're Gonna Love Again

  5. No One Else Could Love Me

  6. When You Walk in the Room

  7. (I'll Be) Missing You

  8. What Have They Done to the Rain

  9. This Feeling Inside

  10. The System

  11. Goodbye My Love

  12. 'Til I Met You

  13. He's Got No Love

  14. So Far Away

  15. When I Get Home

  16. I'm Never Coming Back

  17. Take It or Leave It

  18. Don't Hide It Away

  19. Have You Ever Loved Somebody

  20. It's Just the Way (Love Will Come and Go)

  21. Popcorn, Double Feature

  22. Lovers

  23. Western Union

  24. I'll Cry Tomorrow

  25. Secondhand Dealer

  26. Crazy Dreams

Time Capsule: Eye magazine with Marvel Comics insert/article, 1969

Best Comics Covers of the Week

At the Movies: "The Conqueror"

Albums we missed" "Rock and Roll Music for Kids Over Sixteen" by Jack E. Leonard

Coming Up: Gladys Knight & The Pips: On And On, The Buddah / Columbia Anthology

Out Feb. 22. Order from Amazon now.

Details from SoulMusic Records:

UK two CD set. SoulMusic Records is very proud to present On & On: The Buddah/Columbia Anthology, a hit-filled collection by the iconic Gladys Knight & the Pips, whose international appeal spanned over three decades from the mid-'60s to the mid-'80s. 

This 37-track collection of recordings by the legendary family group (Gladys, brother Merald 'Bubba' Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten) focuses on a particularly successful period of their consistent presence as mainstay global hitmakers from 1973-1985. 

Disc One of this anthology chronicles the group's five-year run of non-stop hits for Buddah Records, including the timeless 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 'Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me' and a live medley of 'The Way We Were' and 'Try To Remember'. 

Drawn from eight Buddah albums that included production by Curtis Mayfield, Tony Camillo and Van McCoy among others, The Buddah Years features over a dozen charted singles and an alternate mix of 'Make Yours A Happy Home' from the Claudine soundtrack. Disc Two chronicles the group's five years with Columbia Records during which they initially reunited with Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson (with whom they had worked at Motown), resulting in further hits such as 'Landlord' and 'Taste Of Bitter Love'. Further success came with 'Save The Overtime (For Me)', 'You're Number One (In My Book)' and an early version of the pop classic 'Wind Beneath My Wings'. 

A first-of-it's-kind comprehensive collection drawn from both Buddah and Columbia albums by the group, it includes all (22) US charted hits released over a twelve-year span. Liner notes by renowned US writer Kevin Goins include quotes from former Buddah executive Cecil Holmes, songwriter Jim Weatherley, arranger/musician Ray Chew and producer / songwriter Charles Kipps; with remastering by Nick Robbins, artwork by Roger Williams.

Disc: 1

  1. The Way We Were / Try to Remember

  2. Midnight Train to Georgia

  3. I've Got to Use My Imagination

  4. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

  5. Where Peaceful Waters Flow

  6. On and on

  7. To Be Invisible

  8. The Makings of You

  9. Make Yours a Happy Home (Alternate Mix)

  10. I Feel a Song (In My Heart)

  11. Love Finds It's Own Way

  12. The Need to Be

  13. Part Time Love

  14. So Sad the Song

  15. Everybody's Got to Find a Way

  16. Little Bit of Love

  17. Baby Don't Change Your Mind

  18. Walk Softly

  19. Come Back and Finish What You Started

  20. It's a Better Than Good Time

Disc: 2

  1. Landlord

  2. Taste of Bitter Love

  3. Still Such a Thing

  4. Get the Love

  5. Add It Up

  6. Bourgie', Bourgie'

  7. We Need Hearts

  8. I Will Fight

  9. A Friend of Mine

  10. Reach High

  11. When You're Far Away

  12. Save the Overtime (For Me)

  13. You're Number One (In My Book)

  14. Seconds

  15. You've Got My Word on That

  16. Kiss Away the Pain

  17. Hero (Aka Wind Beneath My Wings)

Time Capsule: Gilbey's Gin ad, 1969

Watch a new Mickey Mouse short: "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

At the Movies: "Come Spy With Me"

New comics collections for April 2019

Our picks. Click the links to order discounted items from Amazon.

Captain Marvel: Starforce

They're set to wow you in theaters, but who are the Kree warriors known as Starforce? Get to know Captain Marvel and her space-faring allies with these classic adventures! Ronan the Accuser makes first contact between the Kree and the Earth - and may be judge, jury and executioner for the Fantastic Four! Kree Scientist Dr. Minerva targets Avengers sidekick Rick Jones for abduction! Carol Danvers takes on her fi rst costumed identity as Ms. Marvel! Captain Atlas confronts the cosmic protector Quasar, Korath the Pursuer clashes with Captain America - and the Starforce battles the Avengers! Finally, Carol and Cap face Bron Char of the Kree Lunatic Legion!
COLLECTING: FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 65, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967) 12, MS. MARVEL (1977) 1, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) 52, QUASAR 9, AVENGERS (1963) 346, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) 8, MATERIAL FROM CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) 399

Kirby Returns! King Size

Jack is back! KIRBY RETURNS presents a selection of all-time classics from "King" Kirby's 1970s return to Marvel. With Kirby as both writer and artist, these stories are a live wire hooked into the imagination of comics' most powerful creative dynamo. CAPTAIN AMERICA battles the Red Skull and the bizarre Arnim Zola, the mad scientist who has reanimated Hitler's brain in the body of an unstoppable android! THE BLACK PANTHER faces the super-evolved creature from Hatch-22 in a generation-spanning Wakandan saga for the ages! MACHINE MAN is a weapon of war with a soul, a thinking computer in human form. He explores the world of man, but can he find acceptance before the army hunts him down? DEVIL DINOSAUR and Moon Boy fight savage battles against alien invaders to protect early humans from annihilation!
COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) 208-212, BLACK PANTHER (1977) 1-3, MACHINE MAN (1978) 1-6 AND DEVIL DINOSAUR (1978) 4-7

 The Marvel Art of Conan the Barbarian

The Hyborian Age meets the Marvel Age in this stunning gallery of classic Conan comic art! The Cimmerian warrior made his comics mark at Marvel, and would hack and slash his way through three decades of phenomenal full-color storytelling in Conan the Barbarian and its many sister comics. This hardcover highlights the very best covers, pages and pinups from legendary titles such as Conan the Barbarian, Giant-Size Conan, King Conan and more -- from the seminal masterworks of Barry Windsor-Smith, to stunning interpretations by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, to a character-defining legacy by John Buscema, to gorgeous latter-day illustrations by Silvestri, Kaluta, Mignola and more! As Conan makes his highly anticipated return to the House of Ideas in 2019, immerse yourself in the vibrant and vivid world of Conan the Barbarian, and experience sensational sword-and-sorcery sagas in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 1

Before Steve Ditko revolutionized comic book super-heroes with the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, he applied his incomparable storytelling mastery to taut suspense-thrillers. These chilling stories were cast with nervous-eyed dreamers and sweaty-palmed schemers, none of whom make it out with getting theirs. They were parables of wrenching psychological tension, expressed by one of comic book's most unique creative minds, and they will leave you curled up and screaming for more-whether you like it or not! Marvel is honored to collect Ditko's complete stories of suspense in two beautifully restored Omnibus volumes. From his very first Marvel work in 1956 through to his last five-page masterpiece, every iconic Silver Age Ditko short is collected in these incomparable Omnibus editions.

COLLECTING: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #33, 38, 50-73, STRANGE TALES (1951) #46, 50, 67-91, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #1-26, TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #1-15, 17-24, STRANGE WORLDS (1958) #1-5, WORLD OF FANTASY(1956) #16-19, AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) #1-6, JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (1950) #45, 51, MYSTERY TALES (1950) #40, 45, 47, TWO-GUN WESTERN (1956) #4, WORLD OF SUSPENSE (1956) #2, MARVEL TALES (1949) #147, SPELLBOUND (1952) #29, STRANGE TALES OF THE UNUSUAL (1955) #5, ASTONISHING (1951) #53, WORLD OF MYSTERY (1956) #3, 6, BATTLE (1951) #63, GUNSMOKE WESTERN (1955) #66

Ms. Marvel Epic Collection: The Woman Who Fell to Earth

Chris Claremont weaves complex plots and compelling characterization in the conclusion of Ms. Marvel's original adventures. The highlights are many: Ms. Marvel meets the Avengers for the very first time. Mystique makes her first appearance. A battle with Ronan the Accuser brings Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel together and leads to an all-new look for our heroine! Encounters with underground lizard-men, Deathbird, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Sabretooth set the stage for a controversial Avengers saga and a life-altering battle with Mystique and Rogue. The story reaches its epic conclusion in a Marvel milestone including Ms. Marvel, the X-Men and the Avengers!
COLLECTING: MS. MARVEL (1977) 15-24, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 51, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) 10-11, AVENGERS (1963) 200, ANNUAL (1967) 10 AND MATERIAL FROM AVENGERS (1963) 197-199 AND MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 24

Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden
The stories starring Batman featuring the slick artwork of Michael Golden are collected for the first time, including appearances by the Demon and Man-Bat. Golden is renowned for his design skills and unique interpretation of Batman and other heroes, as seen in these early stories, written by well-known comics writers including Dennis O'Neil, Gerry Conway and Mike W. Barr.
Collects shis collects stories from Batman Family #15-20, Batman #295, #303, DC Special Series #15, Detective Comics #482, Batman Special #1, Batman: Gotham Knights #22. It also collects the covers from Detective Comics #625-626, 628-631, 633, 644-646, Batman #484-485, Showcase '93, Nightwing #66-77 & #129-130 and the Man-Bat entry from Who's Who in the DC Universe #12.

 Shazam: The World's Mightiest Mortal Vol. 1

In 1973 DC brought back one of comics' most popular heroes: Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam!, whose Golden Age adventures sold in the millions of copies. These new adventures combined the cartoony art of C.C. Beck, the original artist from the 1940s, with the modern, tongue-in-cheek sensibility of writers including Dennis O'Neil (Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow).
Collects Shazam! #1-18.

Bravo for Adventure

First time in trade paperback! Alex Toth's magnum opus contains all three of The Genius's stories starring Jesse Bravo, knock-about pilot and reluctant swashbuckler. Also included are rare pencil roughs, preliminary drawings, and story fragments, as well as samples of Toth's own coloring for an edition that never saw print, and of the coloring for what was intended to be Bravo's original 1975 first printing in France!

Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: "The Mines Of King Solomon"

When Uncle Scrooge decides to take Donald and the nephews on a world tour to inspect the many businesses in his far-flung empire, he never dreamed he’d wind up uncovering the fabled lost treasure of the even-more fabled King Solomon! Then, to settle a bet over who’s the better salesman, Scrooge and Donald wind up in Southeast Asia - and Donald’s winning! Until Scrooge notices something unusual about the local architecture in "City of Golden Roofs." And the Beagle Boys come calling again with a devious scheme to drill Scrooge’s money right out from under him! Plus: the oddball inventions of the ever-eccentric Gyro Gearloose! Carl Barks delivers another superb collection of clever plot twists, laugh-out-loud comedy, and all-around comic book brilliance. Full-color illustrations throughout.

Coming Up: Revolution - Underground Sounds Of 1968

Out March 1. Order from Amazon now.

Details from Esoteric Recordings:

UK three CD clamshell boxed set celebrating the so-called underground rock music 1968, a year that saw huge changes, both musical and social. 1968 was a pivotal year for creativity in British rock, beginning with some influences of psychedelia still present in work by ground-breaking artists such as Pretty Things, Tomorrow, Incredible String Band, Idle Race, Traffic and The Move, but gradually giving way to styles influenced by jazz, blues, folk and more that would eventually become termed as "progressive", "folk-rock" and "hard" rock, all of which championed by "underground" figures of the day such as DJ John Peel on his BBC Radio One show Top Gear and by publications such as International Times and Oz. The common thread among all of these artists was an emphasis on experimentation and a desire to push the perceived boundaries of popular music. Aside from featuring better known acts such as Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Procol Harum and Pentangle, this compilation also features lesser known acts that produced work of a wide breadth such as Eyes of Blue, Love Sculpture, The Action, Dantalian's Chariot, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Gun, Second Hand, The Moles and Blonde on Blonde. This collection celebrates a creative period when rock music was evolving into something altogether more serious, moving away from the single as medium to give way to the dominance of the album. Feed your head with Revolution - Underground Sounds of 1968. 

Disc: 1

  1. And the Address - Deep Purple

  2. This Wheel's on Fire -Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity

  3. Talkin' About the Good Times - Pretty Things

  4. World War Three - Dantalian's Chariot

  5. A Saying for Today -The Action

  6. Crossroads of Time - Eyes of Blue

  7. Sunshine Help Me - Spooky Tooth

  8. Early Morning -Barclay James Harvest

  9. All Day, All Night - Blonde on Blonde

  10. Happy Birthday / the Birthday Party - Idle Race

  11. Revolution - Tomorrow

  12. We Are the Moles (Part 1) - the Moles

  13. Blackberry Way - the Move

  14. One Eyed Hound - Genesis

  15. On a Saturday - Keith West

  16. Sovay - Pentangle

  17. Cave of Clear Light -The Bystanders

  18. Soma (Parts One & Two) - Dantalian's Chariot

  19. Fire! - the Crazy World of Arthur Brown

  20. I'm the Urban Spaceman - the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Disc: 2

  1. Shapes of Things - Jeff Beck

  2. Black Magic Woman -

  3. Fleetwood Mac

  4. Pearly Queen - Traffic

  5. People You Were Going to - Van Der Graaf Generator

  6. Reality - Secondhand

  7. Love Is the Law - Eyes of Blue

  8. Dusty - John Martyn

  9. In Her Mind - Eclection

  10. Summertime - Love Sculpture

  11. Fly Tomorrow - John Mayall

  12. Place of My Own - Caravan

  13. No Title - Ten Years After

  14. Child of My Kingdom -

  15. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

  16. I Never Knew - the Gods

Disc: 3

  1. My Sunday Feeling - Jethro Tull

  2. Sabre Dance - Love Sculpture

  3. Flames - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

  4. Somewhere to Go - the Deviants

  5. Cold Embrace - Sam Gopal

  6. Shine on Brightly - Procol Harum

  7. Paradise Flat - Status Quo

  8. That's Me - Genesis

  9. Suite No. 1 - Giles, Giles & Fripp

  10. Mist on a Monday Morning - the Move

  11. Ten Thousand Words in a Cardboard Box -

  12. The Aquarian Age

  13. Mr. Sunshine - Barclay James Harvest

  14. Just for You - Dave Mason

  15. S.F. Sorrow Is Born - Pretty Things

  16. Magic Man - Caravan

  17. The Half-Remarkable Question - Incredible String Band

  18. Race with the Devil - Gun

  19. Mandrake Root - Deep Purple