The still/always excellent Madness has a new best-of LP out and is doing a live stream extravaganza this weekend from the London Palladium.
New comics collected editions out this week: Morbius Epic Collection - The End of a Living Vampire
Just one vintage pick this week.
The first era in the dark saga of Marvel’s living vampire concludes! Morbius must save Martine Bancroft from the other-dimensional clutches of Helleyes, while CIA agent Simon Stroud stalks him at every turn! In a pair of black-and-white vampire tales, Morbius struggles with a desperate attempt to end his bloodlust while facing the undead threat of the Brotherhood of Judas! A Morbius showcase in MARVEL PREVIEW sends the living vampire on the hunt for a brutal murderer in the moors of Slade Mansion! And Morbius joins Man-Thing, Ghost Rider and the Werewolf by Night in the Legion of Monsters! Plus, team-ups with the Thing, Spider-Man and She-Hulk!
COLLECTING: Fear (1970) 27-31; Marvel Premiere (1972) 28; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) 15; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 6-8, 38; Savage She-Hulk (1980) 9-12; material from Vampire Tales (1973) 9-11, Annual (1975) 1; Marvel Preview (1975) 8
Coming Up: "Stop The War: Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America 1965-1974"
Out June 4 from Kent Records. Order from Amazon.
Details:
This month sees the release of the last in Kent’s trilogy spotlighting black America’s involvement in the Vietnam war. It’s been a long wait but we feel that the 23 tracks here more than uphold the high standard of its predecessors – “A Soldier’s Sad Story” (CDKEND 226) and “Does Anybody Know I’m Here” (CDKEND 245).
Presented in loosely chronological sequence, “Stop The War” contains many highly significant musical statements on various aspects of the conflict, from shipping out to coming home. Even though the Vietnam war has been over for almost half a century it’s still possible, through these songs, to feel the frustration, anger and sadness that many Americans felt towards a conflict that lasted far too long and claimed far too many lives on both sides.
Featured artists include major names such as Marvin Gaye, the Impressions, Dionne Warwick, William Bell, and the Staple Singers alongside lesser known but equally worthy contributors including Michael Lizzmore, the Pace Setters, Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper and Artie Golden, all of whom have something important to add to the story. The vast majority of these tracks have not previously appeared on Kent, and several make their CD debut here.
Annotated and illustrated as copiously as you would expect a prestige Kent project to be, “Stop The War” is a fitting and forthright finale to a trilogy that has been extremely gratifying to bring you. We are confident that demand and acclaim for this one will be as strong as it was for the previous two volumes.
Track list:
- Promise That You'll Wait - Michael Lizzmore
- I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
- Lonely Soldier - William Bell
- Letter To A Buddie - Joe Medwick
- V.C. Blues - Allen Orange
- Fighting For My Baby - Donald Jenkins
- (Mama) My Soldier Boy Is Coming Home - The Shirelles
- Uncle Sam - Jimmy Hughes
- Going On Strike - The Emotions
- Johnny - King Hannibal
- My Ship Is Coming In (Tomorrow) - The Pace Setters
- (The Two Wars Of) Old Black Joe - Dr William Truly Jr
- Hymn No. 5 - The Mighty Hannibal
- I'll Be Home - Artie Golden
- Wish You Were Here With Me - The Fawns
- Men Are Getting Scarce (Album version) - Chairmen Of The Board
- I Want To Come Home For Christmas - Marvin Gaye
- Stop The War - The Impressions
- Leave Him Alone - Stu Gardner
- Glad To Be Home - Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper
- The War Is Over (My Brother) - The Sensational Saints
- John Brown - The Staple Singers
- Home To Stay - R.B. Greaves
New on Video: Justice Society: World War II; King Kong (1976) Collector's Edition - Blu-ray; Man With a Camera: The Complete Series
Click the links to order from Amazon.
When Flash clashes with the Speed Force, all bets may be off. It turns out that Flash can move even faster than he ever dreamed. And, in the midst of World War II, there has never been a better time to call upon superpowers. With Wonder Woman leading the charge, and the entire Justice Society to back her up,this team needs to make sure that they beat the Nazis.
The Petrox company's search for new oil reserves on a strange island unleashes a terror unseen by civilized man—King Kong! The timeless story of a beauty (Jessica Lange, making her feature-film debut) and a beast comes to the screen in this ambitious production from Dino De Laurentiis. Charles Grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest. And Jeff Bridges is the desperate hero, Jack Prescott, who attempts to wrest the beautiful heroine from King Kong's grasp. New York City trembles with each echoing footstep of the towering ape set loose in the streets!
Bonus Content:
- Audio Commentary with Film Historian Ray Morton (Author of King Kong – The History of a Movie Icon)
- Audio Interview with Special Makeup Effects Wizard Rick Baker
- Something's Haywire – An Interview with Actor Jack O'Halloran
- On the Top of The World – An Interview with Assistant Director David McGiffert and Production Manager Brian Frankish
- Maybe in Their Wildest Dreams – An Interview with Sculptor Jack Varner
- There's A Fog Bank Out There – An Interview with Second Unit Director William Kronick
- From Space to Apes – An Interview with Photographic Effects Assistant Barry Nolan
- When the Monkey Dies, Everybody Cries – An Interview with Production Assistants Jeffrey Chernov and Scott Thaler
- Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 and Restored Theatrical DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo Track
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Still Galleries – Posters, Lobby Cards, Behind-the-Scenes Photos
- 2K Scan of the Additional TV Footage from the Internegative
- King Kong Panel Discussion from the Aero Theater (2016)
(1958-60) Two-disc set with 29 episodes. In 1958 a young Charles Bronson came to ABC-Television in the fast-paced action drama “Man With a Camera,” which was loosely based on the popular radio series “Casey, Crime Photographer” starring Staats Cottsworth and the earlier TV series “Crime Photographer” starring Darren McGavin. Bronson played Mike Kovac, a former WWII combat photographer now freelancing in New York City, who specialized in getting the photographs that other lensmen couldn’t. His assignments came from newspapers, insurance agencies, the police and private individuals, all of whom wanted a filmed record of an event. His cases always lead to danger, usually involving a good-looking damsel in distress. Kovac’s police liaison was Lieutenant Donovan, well played by James Flavin, who looked to the freelance cameraman for help with the cases the cops couldn’t handle. To the viewer’s delight, Kovac employed the latest photographic technology to solve a case, including a Minox III mini-camera fastened to his belt; fisheye and telephoto lenses; and various other cutting-edge technologies; even converting the trunk of his car into a portable darkroom where he could develop his negatives on the spot.
Cool comic book covers from May 1971!
On the spinner racks 50 years ago this month. Thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for the publishing dates and the Grand Comics Database for the images.
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