Count down to Christmas with Marvel and Batman Advent calendars

Details on the Marvel Advent calendar, available now via Amazon:

Celebrate the holidays and your favorite Marvel moments with this action-packed advent calendar loaded with a universe’s worth of exclusive mementos.

More than 30 surprises: From greeting cards to paper ornaments, buttons, booklets, and more, Marvel Advent Calendar is bound to excite fans with adorable souvenirs and holiday-themed keepsakes spread out over the course of 25 days.

And here are details on the DC Advent Calendar, out Oct. 26 and available for advance order now via Amazon.



Pop Pic: Doctor Tom

 


Coming up: Lux And Ivy Dig Crime Jazz – Film Noir Grooves & Dangerous Liaisons

Out Nov. 26 from Righteous Records.

Details:

• Dramatic, dark and daring jazz compilation collected from a brace of late ‘50s exploitation movies and TV soundtracks

• Featuring the masters of tension Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini plus a host of cameos from Miles Davis, Burt Bacharach to Andre Previn

• Including the theme music from Dragnet, 77 Sunset Strip and Peter Gunn along with highlights from Touch Of Evil, I Want To Live, The Man With The Golden Arm and Johnny Staccato among many others

Plus genre setting 45 gems ‘Harlem Nocturne’ and ‘Route 66’ plus obscure B- sides ‘Experiment In Terror’ and ‘Two Hour Honeymoon’

The likes of Bernstein and Mancini were the backbone of crime jazz but just like the juxtaposition of plotline and sound, it’s the offbeat nuances that make it all the more spectacular.

An audio masterclass for fans of drive-in movies and Alex Cox’s Moviedrome.

Remastered from the original sound source with sleeve notes by MOJO magazine’s Dave Henderson

Track Listing:

1 Henry Mancini – Touch Of Evil – Main Title

2 Warren Barker – Harlem Nocturne

3 Elmer Bernstein – The Man With The Golden Arm

4 Elmer Bernstein – MacDougal Street Special (From Johnny Staccato Score)

5 Alex North – Floozie

6 Kai Winding – Experiment In Terror

7 Ray Anthony – Dragnet

8 Henry Mancini – Blue Steel

9 Chico Hamilton – Sweet Smell Of Success Jazz Club

10 Henry Mancini – Son Of Raunchy

11 Henry Mancini – Goofin’ At The Coffee House

12 Bobby Troup – [Get Your Kicks On] Route 66

13 Paul Hampton – Two Hour Honeymoon

14 Elmer Bernstein – Staccato’s Theme (From Johnny Staccato Score)

15 Gerry Mulligan – Poker Game

16 Leith Stevens – Daddy Long Legs

17 Henry Mancini – Odd Ball

18 Frankie Ortega And Sy Oliver – After Sunset

19 Miles Davis – Générique

20 Henry Mancini – A Quiet Gass

21 Andre Previn – Like Blue

22 Henry Mancini – Lightly

23 Frankie Ortega And Sy Oliver – Lady In Distress

24 Gerry Mulligan – End Title

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Pop Culture Roundup: Fireball XL5, Star Wars, Superman!

ITEM! Check out a gallery of British "Fireball XL5" annuals from the 60s. 

ITEM! Mark Hamill thinks the Star Wars prequel films are ok.

ITEM! Speaking of Star Wars...

ITEM! Rating all 13 episodes the 1988 animated Superman series.

Coming up: Complete "Incredible Hulk" series on Blu-ray

The 1970s Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno "Incredible Hulk" series is coming to Blu-ray Oct. 26. You can order it now from Amazon

Pop Pic: Rita Hayworth

 




Coming up: Remaster of 1970s prog rock take on "Peter and the Wolf"

Jack Lancaster And Robin Lumley: Peter And The Wolf is out Nov. 26 from Esoteric Recordings.

Details: 

NEWLY REMASTERED RELEASE OF THE CLASSIC 1975 ROCK VERSION OF SERGEI PROKOFIEV’S FAMOUS WORK

FEATURING VIV STANSHALL, MANFRED MANN, GARY BROOKER, GARY MOORE, BRIAN ENO, BILL BRUFORD, PHIL COLLINS, COZY POWELL, CHRIS SPEDDING, ALVIN LEE, and JULIE TIPPETT

FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK AND NEW ESSAY; REVIEWS IN UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR, PROG MAGAZINES PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES AND FANZINES

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce a newly re-mastered release of the acclaimed 1975 rock version of composer Sergei Prokofiev’s famous work ‘Pete And The Wolf’.

Originally devised by Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley, this imaginative adaption of Peter And The Wolf story was originally conceived as an animated film but soon evolved into a rock album featuring some of the most acclaimed musicians of the era.

Joining Lancaster and Lumley were Viv Stanshall (assuming the role of narrator) and musicians such as a Manfred Mann, Gary Brooker, Chris Spedding, Gary Moore, Stephane Grappelli, Brian Eno, Keith Tippett, Jon Hiseman, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Cozy Powell, Alvin Lee and Julie Tippett.

Comic art: Jack Kirby "Thing" sketch


 

Pop Pic: John, Yoko and Dick

Hot Trax '71: Cat Stevens, Yes, Humble Pie, more!

New records on the charts 50 years ago this week.

Listen to the Hot Trax '71 playlist on Spotify.

Cat Stevens - Peace Train

Delaney and Bonnie - Only You and I Know

Tommy James - I'm Comin' Home

Humble Pie - I Don't Need No Doctor

Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants -I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming

Joe Simon - All My Hard Times

Yes - Your Move

Ten Years After - I'd Love to Change the World