New Music Friday: David Bowie; Elvis; Gladys Knight; Dale Watson; The New Seekers; Wadada Leo Smith
Our picks this week. Click the links to order discounted vinyl or CDs from Amazon:
Pop Culture Roundup: Casablanca; comics artist countdown
ITEM! Was Jack Benny in "Casablanca"? Booksteve investigates.
ITEM! Rip Jagger is counting down his favorite comics artists. Many expected choices on the list, but also some unusual ones, like Wayne Howard.
ITEM! Rip Jagger is counting down his favorite comics artists. Many expected choices on the list, but also some unusual ones, like Wayne Howard.
Cool! Marvel Legends Captain Marvel wave
Order here.
This build-a-figure wave includes:
- Captain Marvel
- Alternate head
- Alternate hands
- Talos figure
- Kree Sentry Leg
- Nick Fury figure
- Goose figure
- Pistol
- Kree Sentry arm
- Captain Marvel (With Jacket) figure
- Goose figure
- Kree Sentry arm
- Starforce Commander figure
- Pistol
- Kree Sentry Body
- Grey Gargoyle figure
- Kree Sentry head
- Genis-Vell figure
- Pistol
- Kree Sentry leg
Watch: "Derry Girls" season 2 trailer
Season 1, now on Netflix in the U.S., is one of the best and funniest things I've seen in a long, long time. Hopefully we'll get to see this one soon, too.
New Comics Day: Captain Marvel: Ms. Marvel - A Hero is Born Omnibus; Decades: Marvel in the 50s - Captain America Strikes! ; Batman -The Caped Crusader Vol. 2Jungle Girls; EC Archives -Piracy
Our picks this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon.
Before she became Captain Marvel, NASA Security Chief Carol Danvers' life had been intertwined with the alien Kree's interventions on Earth. When her genetic structure melded with that of the Kree, Danvers was imbued with new powers and an all-new Marvel hero was born! Famous X-Men writer Chris Claremont weaves complex plots and compelling characterization in the iconic original adventures of Ms. Marvel. The highlights are many: Ms. Marvel meets the Avengers for the very fi rst time. Mystique makes her first appearance. A battle with Ronan the Accuser. Encounters with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Sabretooth. The story reaches its epic conclusion in a Marvel milestone including the X-Men and the Avengers!
COLLECTING: MS. MARVEL (1977) 1-23; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 61-62, 76-77; DEFENDERS (1972) 57; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 51; AVENGERS (1963) 200, AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) 10; MATERIAL FROM AVENGERS (1963) 197-199, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) 10-11, MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 24
COLLECTING: MS. MARVEL (1977) 1-23; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 61-62, 76-77; DEFENDERS (1972) 57; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 51; AVENGERS (1963) 200, AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) 10; MATERIAL FROM AVENGERS (1963) 197-199, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) 10-11, MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 24
Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - with the complete shield-slinging adventures of the Captain America of the Fab Fifties! As Atlas Comics revived their super hero titles, the star-spangled Sentinel of Liberty took on a new mission - smashing the rise of Communism across the globe! But an old enemy lies in wait: the Red Skull! In this complete collection of Cap's 1950s revival, Captain America and Bucky charge into action against fi fth columnists, Soviet spies, secret agents from around the globe, and fearsome foes from Electro to the Executioner! Plus, a modern-day story pulling back the Iron Curtain on the '50s Cap, as he teams up with none other than Nick Fury!
COLLECTING: Material from Young Men 24-28, Captain America (1954) 76-78, Men's Adventures 27-28; Captain America: Theater of War - America First!
COLLECTING: Material from Young Men 24-28, Captain America (1954) 76-78, Men's Adventures 27-28; Captain America: Theater of War - America First!
This new collection of 1980s Batman tales includes the legendary story "A Lonely Place of Dying," in which a new Robin emerges in the form of computer hacker Tim Drake, who rescues Batman from The Joker and Two-Face. This volume also includes the mystery story "The Many Deaths of Batman," and a run of stories in which the Dark Knight must stop crime boss Zucco.
Collects Batman #433-444 and Batman Annual #13.
Collects Batman #433-444 and Batman Annual #13.
Thrill to the adventures of strong women who right wrongs–jungle style! Read all about them in this curated anthology of comic stories from the 1940s and '50s.
Sassy, brassy, and beautiful, here are the Jungle Girls of the four-color Golden Age including: Tygra, Princess Pantha, Rulah, Fantomah, Judy of the Jungle, Camilla, Jun-Gal, Cave Girl, and of course, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle!
Feast your eyes on the artwork of Frank Frazetta, Fran Hopper, Bob Powell, Everett Raymond Kintsler, Jack Kamen, and last but not least, Matt Baker! Also includes an Introduction by Dr. Sheena Howard, whose book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation won the 2014 Eisner Award for Best Scholarly Work.
Sassy, brassy, and beautiful, here are the Jungle Girls of the four-color Golden Age including: Tygra, Princess Pantha, Rulah, Fantomah, Judy of the Jungle, Camilla, Jun-Gal, Cave Girl, and of course, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle!
Feast your eyes on the artwork of Frank Frazetta, Fran Hopper, Bob Powell, Everett Raymond Kintsler, Jack Kamen, and last but not least, Matt Baker! Also includes an Introduction by Dr. Sheena Howard, whose book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation won the 2014 Eisner Award for Best Scholarly Work.
Collecting the complete run of the EC Comics cult classic Piracy in color; featuring stories about the violence and cruelty of the pirates that sailed the seven seas.
Across these pages sail plunderers, pillagers, buccaneers, whalers, smugglers, pearl divers, treasure hunters, mutineers, and many more, in these brutal tales of life on the water.
Across these pages sail plunderers, pillagers, buccaneers, whalers, smugglers, pearl divers, treasure hunters, mutineers, and many more, in these brutal tales of life on the water.
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
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
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