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Coming Up: 'Serenity' Soundtrack Out on Vinyl June 28
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Browncoats, rejoice. We’re excited to announce the first-ever vinyl release for David Newman’s expanded Deluxe Edition score for the cult-classic space-western Serenity. Serenity (2005) was the feature film sequel of the short-lived TV series Firefly (2002–2003). When fans lamented the loss of the canceled show, Universal rescued the titular spaceship and its charismatic crew (including Nathan Fillion, Morena Baccarin, Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk) for a big-screen adventure.
The expanded Deluxe Edition version of composer David Newman’s score comes as a 2-LP vinyl set, packaged in a jacket featuring new artwork by acclaimed illustrator Matt Sheean, a fold-out poster, and new liner notes by Daniel Schweiger. Set for release on June 28th, and available for pre-order now, the 2-LP set will be available in a Varèse Sarabande Vinyl Club “Browncoat” variant (limited to 500 copies) exclusively at VareseSarabande.com, and a Translucent Blue variant (limited to 1,500 copies).
Coming Up: David Gilmour's First LP in Nine Years - 'Luck and Strange'
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David Gilmour today announced his new album ‘Luck and Strange’, to be released on 6th September on Sony Music. The first track from the album, ‘The Piper’s Call’, will be released this Thursday, 25th April, following a world exclusive first play on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
‘Luck and Strange’ was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J and Marika Hackman. Of this new working relationship, David says, “We invited Charlie to the house, so he came and listened to some demos, and said things like, “Well, why does there have to be a guitar solo there?” and “Do they all fade out? Can’t some of them just end?”. He has a wonderful lack of knowledge or respect for this past of mine. He’s very direct and not in any way overawed, and I love that. That is just so good for me because the last thing you want is people just deferring to you.”
The majority of the album’s lyrics have been composed by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s co-writer and collaborator for the past thirty years. Samson says of the lyrical themes covered on ‘Luck and Strange’, “It’s written from the point of view of being older; mortality is the constant.” Gilmour elaborates, “We spent a load of time during and after lockdown talking about and thinking about those kind of things.” Polly has also found the experience of working with Charlie Andrew liberating, “He wants to know what the songs are about, he wants everyone who’s playing on them to have the ideas that are in the lyric informing their playing. I have particularly loved it for that reason.”
The album features eight new tracks along with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ ‘Between Two Points’ and has artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn.
Musicians contributing to the record include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards with string and choral arrangements by Will Gardner. The title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David’s house.
Some contributions emerged from the live streams that Gilmour and family performed to a global audience during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021; Romany Gilmour sings, plays the harp and appears on lead vocals on ‘Between Two Points’. Gabriel Gilmour also sings backing vocals.
The album’s cover image, photographed and designed by Anton Corbijn, is inspired by a lyric written by Charlie Gilmour for the album’s final song ‘Scattered’. Of working with his family on ‘Luck and Strange’, David says, “Polly and I have been writing together for over thirty years and the Von Trapped live streams showed the great blend of Romany’s voice and harp-playing and that led us into a feeling of discarding some of the past that I’d felt bound to and that I could throw those rules out and do whatever I felt like doing, and that has been such a joy."
‘Luck and Strange’ will be released on 6th September on Sony Music.
DAVID GILMOUR
LUCK AND STRANGE
VINYL
Gatefold sleeve and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn
SIDE ONE
Black Cat*
Luck and Strange
The Piper’s Call
A Single Spark
Vita Brevis*
Between Two Points** - with Romany Gilmour
SIDE TWO
Dark and Velvet Nights
Sings
Scattered***
CD
Album plus two bonus tracks.
Digipak and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn
Coming Up: 'Everyone’s Getting Involved A tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense' with Paramore, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, the Linda Lindas and More
A tribute to the classic soundtrack LP, out in July from A24.
Contributors include: Miley Cyrus, the National, Blondshell, the Linda Lindas, El Mato, Paramore, DJ Tunez, Teezo Touchdown, Jean Dawson, the Cavemen., BADBADNOTGOOD, Kevin Abstract, Toro y Moi, girl in red, Lorde and Chicano Batman.
Track listing:
SIDE A
01. Psycho Killer - Miley Cyrus
02. Heaven - The National
03. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel - Blondshell
04. Found a Job - The Linda Lindas
SIDE B
05. Slippery People - El Mato a un Policia Motorizado
06. Burning Down the House - Paramore
07. Life During Wartime - Dj Tunez
SIDE C
08. Making Flippy Floppy - Teezo Touchdown
09. Swamp - Jean Dawson
10. What a Day That Was - The Cavemen.
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - BADBADNOTGOOD (Feat. Norah Jones)
12. Once in a Lifetime - Kevin Abstract
SIDE D
13. Genius of Love - Toro y Moi (feat Brijean)
14. Girlfriend is Better - girl in red
15. Take Me to the River - Lorde
16. Crosseyed and Painless - Chicano Batman (Feat. Money Mark)
New Music Releases: T Bone Burnett, Ian Hunter, Gene Clark, Nancy Sinatra, More
New Music Releases: Khruangbin, Libertines, ABBA, 'Goldfinger,' More
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Khruangbin's latest represents a pivot to simplicity, honing in on the essence of their sound. This work contrasts with 2020's Mordechai, shedding the collaborative spirit for a more introspective vibe.
The album, crafted with their long-time engineer Steve Christensen, emphasizes a leaner production. It's described as the reflective day after a vibrant party, showcasing a tranquil, airy quality with minimal overdubs.
The group reunites in France, Denmark, Margate, and London, crafting a strong bond and aiming for new heights. 'All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade' started in September 2022 in Port Antonio, Jamaica by Pete and Carl.
Jane Weaver - Love In Constant Spectacle
Weaver's most intimate work yet. It combines her unique sound with vivid, dreamlike qualities and poetic vision.
Key elements remain, like lush drums, bass, and custom synths. Yet, this album brings new poetic and visual dimensions.
Collaboration is key. Jane works with John Parish, her first producer, enhancing the album’s depth.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of ABBA's second studio album, Waterloo. Featuring the title track which brought the band international fame and won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, UK. This 2-LP set is presented in high-quality audio, half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Pressed 180g heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with obi-strip and certificate of authenticity.
An expanded version of the band's ninth album - one of their absolute bests - originally released in May 2009. A concept album, the songs focus on East London's Norton Folgate, a place historically free from the Crown's control, and showcases the band's mature songwriting across its tracks.
"Shotgun Boogie" showcases the rich musical exchange between R&B and country music. This collection features 29 remastered tracks where R&B artists cover classic country songs, highlighting the interconnectedness of these genres. Notable songs include Smiley Lewis's take on "Big Mamou" and Guitar Jr.'s rendition of "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down". Music expert Bill Dahl provides insightful liner notes.
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Bear Family Records presents a journey through the school years across two CDs. This first volume dives into everything school-related - from the struggles and tests to the fun and mischief. Featuring tracks like "Boppin' High School Baby" and "Teacher's Pet," it's a nostalgic ride through the joys and pains of school days.
Includes 34 school-themed garage and rockabilly hits and obsurities.
These demos from 1966-68 offer a peek into the sunshine pop pioneer's creativity during his time with the Millennium. Every note, from harmonies to guitar, showcases his talent.
180g vinyl remastered From analog source by Ron McMaster at Capitol Records. Features Music Composed by John Barry and Vocals by Shirley Bassey. Released in 1964, the Goldfinger Soundtrack to Ian Fleming's 007 James Bond film of the same name topped the 1965 Billboard Pop Album at number 1, spending 70 weeks on Billboard 200.
New Music Releases: Post-Punk Britain, High Llamas
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Punk rock attracted both dreamers and schemers. Many were simply fired up by the music. Some were motivated by manifestos and personal agendas.
Others vanished the moment the novelty wore off and the hair dye washed out, leaving behind one or two fine records.
Others, like The Clash, The Jam and The Cure, resolved to stay the course, giving themselves new challenges while carving out successful careers. Above all, the post-punk landscape was populated with cult heroes.
'Moving Away From The Pulsebeat' takes a whistlestop trip through that landscape as the dust settled on the apocalyptic overhaul of 1977. Curated in chronological order to preserve that journey, and capturing key singles, deep album cuts and fan favourites, this is the story of a genuinely subversive underground about to erupt upon the mainstream, rendering everything that had gone before irrelevant overnight.
Presented in extreme detail, with band-by-band biographies, sleeve imagery, release information and introductory essay by the widely published Mark Paytress, 'Moving Away From The Pulsebeat' is an essential time capsule for veterans, collectors and newcomers alike.
Opened up by the delirious alchemy of contemporary pop music, Sean O’Hagan leaps back into life with High Llamas, with a set of killer tunes reflecting on dimensional levels how definitions change over time. Arranged by Sean and produced with mix collaborator Fryars to engage the eardrums in non-stop new possibilities, Hey Panda radiates optimism inspired by the joys and sorrows felt in former lifetimes and the diverse conundrums of today alike.
David Bowie - 'Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!' Box Coming in June
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DAVID BOWIE - ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!
- 5CD/BLU-RAY, DIGITAL BOX SET & HALF-SPEED MASTERED LP TO BE RELEASED ON 14TH JUNE, 2024
- INCLUDES 29 EXCLUSIVE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS
Parlophone Records proudly announces DAVID BOWIE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set that explores David Bowie’s journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS album, and captures the international mania that surrounded the Ziggy phenomenon in the form of UK radio sessions and TV performances, as well as live tracks from Ziggy and the Spiders’ 1st October 1972 show at the Boston Music Hall.
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!, containing 29 unreleased tracks, covers early songwriting demos, recordings from David’s studio creation, The Arnold Corns, rehearsals at Bowie’s then-home, Haddon Hall, BBC sessions, singles, live performances, plus outtakes and alternative versions from the original album recording sessions, which have been newly mixed by original album producer, Ken Scott.
Unreleased highlights include an alternative version of ‘Lady Stardust’, a version of the deep-cut classic ‘Shadow Man’ and an up-tempo take of The Who’s ‘I Can’t Explain’, which he would later slow down and cover for the PIN UPS album.
The audio-only Blu-Ray disc features the definitive 2012 remaster of the original Ziggy Stardust album in 96kHz/24bit PCM stereo, plus the album and additional mixes from 2003 in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 as well as the singles, outtakes and alternative versions in 96kHz/24 bit PCM stereo.
The Blu-Ray also includes a version of the ZIGGY STARDUST album called WAITING IN THE SKY (BEFORE THE STARMAN CAME TO EARTH) taken from Trident Studio tapes dated 15th December 1971, which features an alternative running order and four songs that didn’t make the final album. This will also be available as a limited vinyl LP on 20th April, 2024 for Record Store Day. In addition, there is a 1-LP version of ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR! compiling the alternative takes and mixes.
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR! also contains two books. The first is an extensive 112-page book with detailed liner notes, memorabilia, contemporary reviews and articles, rare photographs from Barrie Wentzel, Michael Putland, Mick Rock, Sukita and Alec Byrne, as well as brand-new notes and interviews with Ken Scott, Mark Carr Pritchett and David’s plugger from the time, Anya Wilson. Accompanying the main book is a 36-page compiled reproduction of David’s personal Ziggy Stardust era notebooks.
The first track taken from ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR! is ‘ZIGGY STARDUST’ (DEMO)’ recorded by Bowie on vocal and acoustic guitar in 1971 at Haddon Hall in Beckenham.
DAVID BOWIE - ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR!
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Disc 1
1. So Long 60s (San Francisco Hotel recording) *
2. Hang On To Yourself (early demo) *
3. Lady Stardust (demo)
4. Ziggy Stardust (demo)
5. Star (Aka Stars) (demo) *
6. Soul Love (demo and DB spoken notes) *
7. Starman (demo 1 excerpt) *
8. Starman (demo 2) *
9. Moonage Daydream (The Arnold Corns version)
10. Hang On To Yourself (The Arnold Corns version)
11. Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version – rough mix) *
12. Haddon Hall Rehearsals Segue: Ziggy Stardust / Holy Holy / Soul Love *
13. Star (Aka Stars) (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
14. Sweet Head (Haddon Hall rehearsal) *
Disc 2
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel
Session recorded on 11th January, 1972 and broadcast on 28th January, 1972
1. Ziggy Stardust *
2. Queen Bitch *
3. Waiting For The Man *
4. Lady Stardust *
Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris
Session recorded on 18th January, 1972 and broadcast on 7th February, 1972
5. Hang On To Yourself
6. Ziggy Stardust
7. Queen Bitch
8. Waiting For The Man
9. Five Years
Old Grey Whistle Test Performance
Filmed on 7th February, 1972 and broadcast on 8th February, 1972
except ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ which was not broadcast until 1982.
10. Oh! You Pretty Things (take 1)
11. Queen Bitch
12. Five Years
Disc 3
Sounds Of The 70s: John Peel
Session recorded on 16th May, 1972 and broadcast on 23rd May, 1972
1. White Light/White Heat
2. Moonage Daydream
3. Hang On To Yourself
4. Suffragette City
5. Ziggy Stardust
Johnnie Walker Lunchtime Show
Session recorded on 22nd May, 1972 and broadcast from 5th – 9th June, 1972
6. Starman
7. Space Oddity
8. Changes
9. Oh! You Pretty Things
Sounds Of The 70s: Bob Harris
Session recorded on 23rd May, 1972 and broadcast On 19th June, 1972
10. Andy Warhol
11. Lady Stardust
12. White Light/White Heat
13. Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide
Top Of The Pops Performance
Filmed on 5th July, 1972 and broadcast on 6th July, 1972
14. Starman
Disc 4
1. Round And Round
2. The Supermen (Ziggy session version)
3. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version)
4. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy session outtake)
5. Starman (original single mix)
6. John, I’m Only Dancing (original single version)
Recorded Live At The Music Hall, Boston.
Recorded on 1st October, 1972
7. The Supermen
8. Changes
9. Life On Mars?
10. My Death *
11. John, I’m Only Dancing
Disc 5
1. Looking For A Friend (The Arnold Corns version 2022 mix) *
2. Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take) *
3. Star (take 5 alternative version) *
4. Lady Stardust (take 1 alternative version) *
5. Shadow Man (Ziggy session version) *
6. The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 Mix) *
7. Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix) *
8. Round And Round (alternative mix)
9. It’s Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy session outtake) *
10. Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version) *
11. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
12. Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix) *
13. Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
14. John, I’m Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
15. I Can’t Explain (Trident Studios version) *
Bonus Mix
16. Moonage Daydream (2003 instrumental mix)
Blu Ray Audio:
- THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
- Original album mix (96khz/24bit Stereo)
- THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS AND EXTRAS
- 2003 5.1 Mixes (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - 96khz/24bit)
- WAITING IN THE SKY (BEFORE THE STARMAN CAME TO EARTH)
- Early Ziggy Stardust album tracklisting – December 1971 (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
- THE SINGLES
- (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
- OUTTAKES AND ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS
- (96khz/24bit PCM stereo)
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR! HALF-SPEED MASTERED LP
Vinyl tracklisting
Side 1
1 Hang On To Yourself (early Ziggy session take)
2 Star (Take 5 alternative version)
3 Lady Stardust (Take 1 alternative version)
4 Shadow Man (Ziggy session version)
5 The Supermen (Ziggy session version 2023 mix)
6 Holy Holy (Ziggy session version alternative mix)
7 Round And Round (alternative mix) +
Side 2
1 Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
2 Looking For A Friend (Ziggy session version)
3 It's Gonna Rain Again (Ziggy sessions outtake)
4 Sweet Head (Ziggy sessions outtake 2022 mix)
5 Starman (Top Of The Pops version 2022 mix)
6 John, I'm Only Dancing (alternative Trident Studios version) *
7 I Can't Explain (Trident Studios version) +*
Produced by David Bowie and Ken Scott except + Produced by David Bowie
New Music Releases: Kacey Musgraves, Charles Lloyd, Mark Knopfler
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The music on Deeper Well, the seven-time Grammy winner's fifth album, is almost chimeric. Rolling acoustic guitars, puffy clouds of strings and synth, warm bass punctuations, layered harmonies, moments of Celtic melody and plenty of room on the tracks for Musgraves' silvery vocals.
On the bright, almost folky title track, the 30-something songstress surveys her life and priorities, recognizing what feeds her, drains her and even examines the childhood she's left behind on her way to now.
Saturn returns, cardinals embody a dead friend, love is given and taken, streets rush by, belongings are packed and old chapters deserted, new love blooms, jade bracelets serve as talismans, deep lessons emerge, small details define everything, the woods are a refuge and New York City serves as the same gleaming beacon as Oz.
This is a charitable recording of Mark Knopfler’s instrumental,‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)’, produced in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. The recording features the greatest and most iconic guitarists performing today, alongside an all-star band.
Artists: Joan Armatrading, Jeff Beck, Richard Bennett, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Brown, James Burton, Jonathan Cain, Paul Carrack, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Jim Cox, Steve Cropper, Danny Cummings, Duane Eddy, Sam Fender, Guy Fletcher, Peter Frampton, Audley Freed, Vince Gill, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Tony Iommi, John Jorgenson, Mark Knopfler, Joan Jett, Albert Lee, Greg Leisz, Hank Marvin, Brian May, Robbie McIntosh, John McLaughlin, Orianthi, Nile Rodgers, Mike Rutherford, Joe Satriani, John Sebastian, Connor Selby, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Zak Starkey, Sting, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Ian Thomas, Pete Townshend, Keith Urban, Steve Vai, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Louis Walker, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, Glenn Worf and Zucchero. The cover art was created by Sir Peter Blake.
Charles Lloyd's new studio album features a newly assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the legendary saxophonist joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade.
Recorded around Lloyd's 85th birthday concert, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow is a majestic body of work that presents Lloyd originals new and reimagined. The double-album finds one of the most significant musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries still at the peak of his powers.
New Music Releases: Norah Jones, Live Stones, Pete Ham Demos, 'Destination Jail'
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Norah Jones - Visions
Norah Jones’ new album Visions is a vibrant and joyous 12-song set that finds Jones singing about feeling free, wanting to dance, making it right, and acceptance of what life brings. Visions is the yang to the yin that was Pick Me Up Off The Floor, Jones’ last album of new original songs which was released early in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 and foreshadowed many of the dark emotions of that period.
Rolling Stones - Live At The Wiltern
In November 2002, the Stones arrived in Los Angeles to perform at a packed Wiltern Theatre, treating fans to a set heavy on rarities which feel right at home in such an intimate setting. While some of the hits are performed, this night at the Wiltern is for the rarely played classics, including "Stray Cat Blues," "No Expectations" and a cover of "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love," featuring a guest spot by the legendary Solomon Burke, who opened the show that night. Blu-ray/2 CD Softpak set with 12-page booklet included.
Pete Ham - Gwent Gardens
A new Pete Ham album of previously unreleased home demos. "Gwent Gardens" is being released with the support of the Pete Ham Estate and is full of the beautiful melodies and universal lyrics that Pete is well known for.
Composed on either guitar or piano/keyboards between 1966 and 1972, most of the 18 songs on this new collection have never been heard before by the public.
Ham is best known as the founding member of Badfinger, the first act signed to The Beatles' new label, Apple Records, back in 1968. Pete's classic songs include "Day After Day," "Baby Blue," "No Matter What" and the pop standard, "Without You," which was co-written by Badfinger's Tom Evans.
Bear Family Records offers another intriguing collection of blues and rhythm & blues obscurities and classics from the '40s to the '60s about life behind bars.
It deals with the various elements of the US justice system: prison = county farm, chain gang; jail and penitentiary.
Among the better-known highlights are Jailhouse Rock by Frankie Lymon, the heartbreaking Please Mr. Jailer by Wynona Carr, the Prisoner's Song by Fats Domino - in this case a classic from the Anglo-Celtic tradition - and the tongue-in-cheek Good Morning Judge by Wynonie Harris.
Incarceration is a frequent theme in American roots music, especially in blues and rhythm & blues. African American life in the New World started in chains and endured slavery and segregation.
This is a sensitive topic, and one might wonder how this compilation of African American popular music from the 40s to 60s fits into the lighter and novelty-laden 'Destination' Series. See and listen for yourself. This compilation offers various styles. It also presents multiple viewpoints - from gallows humor, the laughing-to-keep-from-crying approach, the cry for help, and the promise of redemption.
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