pmd new releases 03 10 february 2014

POP NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014

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Neil Finn - Dizzy Heights LRNF0011CD 5060186921181 CD LESTER RECORDS LTD POP £7.99 LRNF0011LP 5060186921204 LP LESTER RECORDS LTD POP £10.99

Produced by Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips), ‘Dizzy Heights’ is the third

solo album by Neil Finn following 1998's Try Whistling This and 2001's One Nil.

Finn did not set out on his third solo album with a theme in mind. But by the time he

came to call it after another track on the record, “Dizzy Heights”, it had become

inescapable. “It crept up on me. I started noticing it in lots of places. You start off with a

number of different threads and angles and demos, and they dictate the terms of the

record. It’s only in the course of the process that you maybe get a feeling there’s a type of

song emerging, or an atmosphere.”

Neil Finn was 18 when he was invited by his older brother Tim to join the trailblazing art

rock band Split Enz. His career since might be measured as a series of bounds, the best-

known being Crowded House, which he founded with Paul Hester and Nick Seymour

after the breakup of Split Enz in 1984. Four albums, among them Crowded

House and Together Alone, brought the group popular and critical acclaim around the

world.

Along the way, there have been a host of collaborations, including with brother Tim and

wife Sharon, and an array of names from Johnny Marr, Ed O’Brien, Eddie Vedder and

most of Wilco. And yet Dizzy Heights unmistakably marks a fresh leap.

“I didn’t want to make it a solo record in a stripped back singer-songwriter sort of way,”

says Finn. “I had a feeling Dave would be good at adding some odd shapes to the music.

Which I always welcome – making things a little more expansive ... He is good at

subverting things, and making things sound a bit messed up and not as obvious, rather

than being too tasteful, which is always a temptation.”

Tour Dates 2014: 23

rd Apr - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

24th

Apr – Sage, Gateshead 26

th Apr - Colston Hall, Bristol

27th

Apr – Lowry, Manchester 28

th Apr - Symphony Hall, Birmingham

30th

Apr – Olympia, Dublin 01

st May – Olympia, Dublin

03rd

May - Royal Festival Hall, London 04

th May - Corn Exchange, Cambridge

05th

May - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Tracks: Impressions / Dizzy Heights / Flying In The Face Of Love / Divebomber / Better Than TV / Pony Ride / White Lies And Alibis / Recluse / Strangest Friends / In My Blood / Lights Of New York

FOLK NEW RELEASE - 03/02/2014



Eddi Reader - Vagabond £6.99 REVEAL022CDX 0609224287206 CD REVEAL FOLK

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Eddi Reader's first new studio album for 5 years. Featuring the single "Baby's Boat".

Recorded by Mark Freegard in Eddi's hometown of Glasgow with a cast of well chosen musicians and friends eager to play their part in this, most captivating, deeply personal yet universal sounding album. 'Vagabond' was produced by Eddi Reader and features many of her long-term musical collaborators including John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras), Alan Kelly, Ian Carr, Ewen Vernal, Roy Dodds (Fairground Attraction), John McCusker and Boo Hewerdine. Headline concert Wed 11th June 2014 London Barbican. Eddi undertook an extensive UK tour in November 2013. Album Reviews expected in National Newspapers and Specialist music press around release "Eddi Reader is one of my favourite singers of all time." - Jools Holland "The energy she uses in a single performance could probably power a wee village on the outskirts of her native Glasgow" - The Scotsman "14 sublime tracks - there are several new songs written with her partner John Douglas and regular co-writer Boo Hewerdine, but also two songs from the tradition, which celebrate Eddi's Scottish roots" - FolkRadioUK Radio plays and sessions as below: BBC Radio 2 - Wogan - Weekend Wogan session (Jan 12 2014) BBC Radio 2 - Good Morning Sunday (Feb 9 2014) BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Session (March 3 2014) BBC Radio 2 - Alex Lester Baby's Boat plays BBC Radio 2 - Vanessa Feltz Baby's Boat plays BBC Radio 2 - Graham Norton Baby's Boat plays, interview date tbc BBC Radio 2 - Simon Mayo Baby's Boat play and interview date tbc BBC Radio 2 - Janice Long session and interview date tbc BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour interview and performance date tbc BBC Radio 6 – Live Hour play BBC Radio Scotland - Culture Show Session and plays BBC Rado Scotland – Get On It with Bryan Burnett plays BBC Radio Scotland – Iain Anderson plays BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal – Caithream Ciuil plays BBC Ulster – The Late Show plays BBC Wales – Celtic Heartbeat BBC Radio 2 – Plays by Gideon Coe, Anneka Rice and Michael Ball

Tracks: I'll Never Be The Same / Back The Dogs (Dancing Down Rock) / Vagabond / Married To The Sea / Edinah / Snowflakes In The Sun / Baby's Boat / Macushla (My Darling) / Midnight In Paris 1979 / Buain Na Rainich (Fairy Love Song) / In Ma Ain Country / Pray The Devil Back To Hell / Here Comes The Bells / It's A Beautiful Night Also Available: REVEAL019CDX – ‘Live In Japan’ REVEAL020CDX – The Songs Of Robert Burns’ REVEAL024CDX – ‘Simple Soul’

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Bap Kennedy - Let's Start Again PRPCD117 805520031172 CD PROPER RECORDS ROCK £7.99 PRPCDX117 805520111171 CD2 PROPER RECORDS ROCK £9.58 PRPLP117 805520001175 LP PROPER RECORDS ROCK £10.50

***Digital download distributed by Proper*** "Let's Start Again" is Bap Kennedy's 6th solo album of original material. His original encounter with the record business was as lead singer and primary songwriter for cult Belfast rockers Energy Orchard, with whom he recorded 5 albums. While Bap usually records in England and America, this time he wanted to bring together some of the top musicians in his native Northern Ireland to play on "Let's Start Again". The most local of the local talents is bass player and harmony vocalist, Brenda Kennedy, Bap's wife. Brenda is also a regular member of Bap's live band, as are two of the album's other musicians - drummer Rabb Bennett and virtuoso guitarist Gordy McAllister. After the Celtic melancholy of "The Sailor's Revenge", there is a more upbeat rootsy Americana feel to "Let's Start Again". The country-roots style of the record is something that Bap's co-producer, Mudd Wallace first realised would suit Bap as far back as the early 80's. The deluxe edition comes with bonus CD* containing classic Bap recordings and he says of it, "this CD is bookended by my first solo recording 'Long Time a Comin'' when another chapter began, with Steve Earle producing my album 'Domestic Blues' The final bonus track is 'Too Old For Fairytales' which was the last thing I recorded before I returned to my home town of Belfast, after twenty something years of exile. The rest of the CD features album versions of songs that have become live favourites like 'Please Return to Jesus' although this acoustic rendering is much different from the recording produced by Mark Knopfler or indeed the live version.The tracks span about 18 years up to this point. A hell of a lot has happened in that time...hopefully a lot more to come. Maybe that's why the new album is called 'Let's Start Again. The LP version is a limited edition 180 gram vinyl and includes a download code for the album. Tracks: Let's Start Again/ Revelation Blues If Things Don't Change/ King Of Mexico/ Song Of Her Desire/ Radio Waves / Heart Trouble / Under My Wing / Strange Kid / Fool's Paradise/ Let It Go

Bonus CD*: Long Time A Comin' / Stuck With Myself / Be Careful What You Wish For / Mostly Water / Cold War Country Blues / The Truth Is Painful / Baby It's Alright / Domestic Blues / Jimmy Sanchez (acoustic version) / Please Return To Jesus (acoustic version) / Too Old For Fairytales Also Available: PRPCD093 – ‘The Sailor’s Revenge’




Breton - War Room Stories BLVRECUK26CD 5414939621628 CD BELIEVE RECORDINGS ROCK £7.99 BLVRECUK26V 5414939621710 LP BELIEVE RECORDINGS ROCK £11.99 Breton will release of their much anticipated second album 'War Room Stories' on Cut Tooth/Believe Recordings. The album was written during a year spent touring incessantly and playing festivals across the world. It was recorded this summer at the Funkhaus in Berlin – a building with the same otherworldly weirdness as Breton's beloved creative HQ, The Lab in South London, which was demolished last summer to make way for luxury flats. Breton also employed the services of the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra who appear on five tracks throughout the album. The band recorded the tracks earmarked for orchestration on a laptop, translated them into sheet music and flew to Macedonia where the 44 piece orchestra then played them live in the studio. The stunning results can be heard on 'Envy', 'Closed Category', 'Legs and Arms', 'S Four' and 'War Room Stories'. There will be a full European tour in 2014 which follows on from recent support dates with Local Natives and Foals. There will be spot plays for singles ‘Got Well Soon’ and ‘Envy’ on Phil & Alice (BBC Radio 1) & Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq and Mary Ann Hobbs (BBC 6 Music), whilst second single ‘Envy’ premiered exclusively on Nosiey. Confirmed Playlist:

- 21ST

Dec 2013 – BBC 6 Music, B-list – ‘Envy’

- 18th

Dec 2013 - XFM, Shock Of The New – ‘Envy’

- 09th

Dec 2013 – BBC 6 Music, Record Of The Week – ‘Envy’ Confirmed Sessions:

- 17th

Jan 2014 – BBC 6 Music, Lauren Laverne 05

th Mar 2014 – XFM, John Kennedy

Tour Dates 2014: 03

rd March - The Louisiana, Bristol

04th

March - Soup Kitchen Manchester 05

th March - Village Underground, London

Tracks: Envy / S Four / Legs & Arms / Got Well Soon / Closed Category / National Grid / Search Party / 302 Watch Towers / Brothers / Fifteen Minutes

DANCE/ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014



Maya Jane Coles - Comfort (2LP Vinyl) £12.99 IAMME001V 5060186920801 LP2 I/AM/ME ELECTRONIC

Limited 2LP 180gm vinyl (includes digital download code). Featuring 5 new tracks written and produced by Maya, all previously

unavailable on vinyl and three of which are totally exclusive to this format.

Following a “Boiler Room” with Kim Ann Foxman that reached record breaking viewer numbers and her own recent official remixes of both the XX and the legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Maya releases the limited vinyl release of her much lauded debut album. Maya's debut album “Comfort” is a personal affair for Maya who produced, engineered and mixed the album at her modest home studio. She played every instrument and creating every sound including vocal duties on tracks like the lo-fi "Stranger" and the hypnotic "Dreamer". Maya also created the album's artwork. The album is reflective of Maya's broader musical influences both in and outside the electronic world with Comfort having hints and shades of many genres from house, R&B and hip hop through to dub, indie and techno. Indeed “Comfort” also features guest vocals performances from established talents such as Tricky and Miss Kittin alongside rising stars Nadine Shah and Catherine Pockson of Alpines. ‘One of the standout electronic records of 2013…no wonder she’s become dance music royalty.’ Mixmag ‘Coles has a way of making her tracks sound massive and intimate at the same time, using reverb in a way that evokes both the expanse of an arena and the introspection of a bedroom’. Resident Advisor Tracklisting: LP 1: Comfort / Easier To Hide / Burning Bright ft. Kim Ann Foxman / Dreamer / Blame ft Nadine Shah / Stranger / Everything (ft. Karin Park) / Fall From Grace (ft. Catherine Pockson of Alpines) / Wait for You (ft. Tricky) / When I’m In Love (ft. Thomas Knights) / Take A Ride (ft. Miss Kittin) / Come Home LP 2: Lost In The City / Keeper / Over / Protect Them / Stand Still ***Download code included*** Also Available: IAMME001CD – ‘Comfort’ (CD Version)




Bwani Junction – Tongue Of Bombie £7.99

AKS02CD 5052442004790 CD AKSATAK RECORDS POP

The title of Bwani Junctions second album ‘Tongue of Bombie’ was lifted from the name of a farm spotted by the lads en-route to their set at Wickerman Festival - though its true origins undoubtedly have an unspeakably ruder explanation! Produced by legendary Paul Savage at the hallowed Chem 19 studio in Blantyre, this is an album that sees a growing maturity from a band still amazingly all in their early twenties. With more intelligent lyrics about love and loss, the songs all feature Rory (lead vocalist) and Dans (lead guitarist) duelling guitars over a muscular rhythm section. However this is a much darker and heavier offering than its predecessor, ‘Fully Cocked’, which was nominated for Scottish Album of the Year in 2012, and established Bwani Junctions enviable reputation as one of the most original bands currently on the scene, with praise from media and fans alike. Tracks: Papa Candy /Caveman/ Civil War/Borneo/ Auctioneer/ No Echo/ Years of Sleep/ Jawbone Walk/ Cold Caller/ Tongue of Bombie/ Neighbourhood Watch/ All the Same Tricks Also Available: AKS01CD – ‘Fully Cocked’ AKS001V – ‘Two Bridges’ (7” Single)




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Blazin' Fiddles - Six £7.99 BRCD2013 5060358920080 CD BLAZIN RECORDS FOLK Blazin’ Fiddles’ sixth release is the bands' favourite recording to date capturing the excitement of their live performances and the energy of the current line up. Tour Dates 2014: 31

st Jan - Celtic Connections, Glasgow

15th

Feb - Cheltenham Folk Festival 07

th Mar - Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

11th

Mar - Venue Cymru, Llandudno 12

th Mar - Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

14th

Mar - Eden Court, Inverness 18

th Mar - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Tracks: The Lads Like Beer / Joe Peter's / Mama, Come Let's Dance / The Diplodocus / The Shoemaker / Struy / Colgrave Soond / The Marquis Of Huntly's Snuff Mill / Lady Dorothea / Bulgarian / Paddy's

Also available: BFCD001 - 'Fire On' BBRCD004 - 'Magnificent Seven' BRCD2007 - 'Live' BRCD2011 - 'Thursday Night in the Caley' BRCD002 - 'The Old Style'

Jimmy Lafave - Trail Two £7.99 MRRCD016 700261386959 CD MUSIC ROAD RECORDS FOLK All of these albums feature a series of live (bootleg) recordings captured over the years. 'Trail Two' is the second release in the series. Tracks: Buckets Of Rain / River Road / Key To The Highway / Last Train / Never Be Mine / Tore Down / Not Dark Yet / Oklahoma Hills / Your Bright Baby Blues / Don't Go To Strangers / Never Is A Moment / I'm Ready

Also Available: MRRCD012 – ‘Depending On The Distance’ MRRCD009 – ‘Favorites 1992 – 2001’

Jimmy Lafave - Trail Three £7.99 MRRCD017 700261389813 CD MUSIC ROAD RECORDS FOLK The Trail releases feature a series of live (bootleg) recordings captured over the years.' Trail Three' is the third in the bootleg series. Tracks: Meet Me In The Morning / Secret Garden / Blues Power / Love Minus Zero No Limit / I'm Thinking Of You / Sweetheart Like You / Blues In C Minor/Deep South 61 Delta Highway Blues / Long Ago With Miles Between / Dusty Old Fairground / Mr. Tambourine Man / Rain Falling Down / The Weight/Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Also Available: MRRCD012 – ‘Depending On The Distance’ MRRCD009 – ‘Favorites 1992 – 2001’




JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 03/02/2014

David Olney With Sergio Webb - Sweet Poison £7.99 SM406 742451840629 CD STRICTLY MUSIC FOLK David Olney has always been one of Nashville's most respected singer-songwriters, a man revered by the likes of Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle. Since Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt started including his material in their repertoire, he is widely recognized as one of America's most important tunesmiths. Olney's amazing originality as a writer is only equalled by his stunning powers as a performer, and this CD finds him in fine form on new live recordings. "Any time anyone asks me who my favourite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Dylan and David Olney." - Townes Van Zandt Tracks: Sweet Poison / One Tough Town / If I Were You / Oh Yeah / You Never Do/Postcard From Mexico / I Only Have Eyes For You / How A Fire Moves / No Lies / Mr. Vermeer / Covington Girl / Red Tail Hawk / You Can Have Her

Steve Dawson - Rattlesnake Cage £7.99 BHMCD72 823674010928 CD BLACK HEN MUSIC FOLK Until now, hearing the sweet melodies and deep soul of Steve playing solo guitar has been a treat reserved for live audiences in intimate settings. These new simple and unadorned recordings hearken back to the 'American Primitive' sound that John Fahey and other artists such as Peter Lang and Leo Kottke recorded on Fahey's iconic Takoma record label in the sixties. In the same way you can recognize that it's Bert Jansch, Ry Cooder, or Mississippi John Hurt playing guitar after hearing just a few notes, Steve Dawson has established a voice for his instrument that is as distinct as any of theirs to become one of the most identifiable sounds in modern roots music. The 11 songs on Rattlesnake Cage represent our first chance on record to hear Dawson explore the infinite possibilities offered by his pallet of acoustic guitars – both 6 and 12-string acoustics, a National steel guitar, and a Weissenborn guitar - without any effects Tracks: Blind Thomas And The Crime Scene / Flophouse Oratory / The Medicine Show Comes To Avalon / Rattlesnake Cage / Lighthouse Avenue / Butterfly Stunt / While The West Was Won / JR Lockley's Dillema / The Flagpole Sketer Laughs From Above / Chunky / The Altar At Center Raven

Scott,Tom & The LA Express - Tom Scott & LA Express/Tom Cat/New York Connection £7.99 BGOCD1137 5017261211378 CD2 BGO RECORDS JAZZ Three mid-70s albums from acclaimed saxophonist Tom Scott. ‘L.A. Express’ was the band’s first recording for Lou Adler’s Ode Records label, and features Larry Carlton and Joe Sample. Robben Ford replaced Carlton for ‘Tom Cat’ whilst the band were backing Joni Mitchell.‘New York Connection’ sees Tom on his own without The LA Express, but accompanied by the likes of Bob James and Michael Tee. CD 1: Bless My Soul / Sneakin’ In The Back / King Cobra / Dahomey Dance / Nunya / Easy Life / Spindrift / Strut Your Stuff / L.A. Expression / Vertigo / Rock Island Rocket / Tom Cat / Day Way / Keep On Doin’ It / Love Poem CD 2: Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America & All The Ships At Sea / Backfence Cattin’ / Mondo / Refried / Dirty Old Man / Uptown & Country / New York Connection / Garden / Time And Love / Midtown Rush / Looking Out For Number 7 / Appolonia / You’re Gonna Need Me




Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music/Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert £7.99 BGOCD1140 5017261211408 CD2 BGO RECORDS JAZZ From 1972 and 1973, here are two albums originally released on the CBS/Columbia record label. 'Let My Children Hear Music' features seven original Mingus compositions. 'Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert', originally a double LP set, features a star-studded selection of sidesmen including Gerry Mulligan, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie and Lee Konitz amongst others CD 1: The Shoes Of The Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers / Adagio Ma Non Troppo / Don’t Be Afraid, The Clown’s Afraid Too / Quand L’amour Vient / Hobo Ho / The Chill Of Death / The I Of Hurricane Sue CD 2: Honeysuckle Rose / Jump Monk / Mingus Blues / Us Is Two / E’s Flat, Ah’s Flat Too / Eclipse / Little Royal Suite / Ool-Ya-Koo / E.S.P. / Ecclusiastics

Grover Washington Jr - All My Tomorrows/Soulful Strut/Breath Of Heaven £7.99 BGOCD1141 5017261211415 CD2 BGO RECORDS JAZZ Three albums from 1995, 1996 and 1997, originally on the Columbia record label, from legendary saxophonist Washington. On these recordings Grover is accompanied by such sidesmen as Steve Gadd, Hank Jones and Billy Hart. 'Soulful Strut' made the Billboard Pop Top 200 albums CD 1: É Preciso Perdoar (One Must Forgive) / When I Fall In Love / I’m Glad There Is You / Happenstance / All My Tomorrows / Nature Boy / Please Send Me Someone To Love / Overjoyed / Flamingo / For Heaven’s Sake / Estate (“Ess-Tah-Tay”) (In Summer) / Soulful Strut / Can You Stop The Rain / Play That Groove For Me / Bordertown / I Can Count The Times CD 2: Village Groove / Headman’s Haunt / Poacher Man / Mystical Force / Uptown / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) / The Love In His Infant Eyes / Away In A Manger / I Wonder As I Wander / Christmas Time Is Here / The Magi’s Song/Child Is Born / Jesu (Joy Of Man’s Desiring) / The Christmas Song / The Christmas Waltz / Christmas Day Chant / Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – instrumental version

Maynard Ferguson – Primal Scream/New Vintage/Carnival £7.99 BGOCD1142 5017261211422 CD2 BGO RECORDS JAZZ This release featues three late 1970s albums from ace trumpeter and band leader Ferguson. Bob James produced ‘Primal Scream’ which features musicians such as Stanley Clarke, Bob James and Steve Khan amongst others. Ferguson’s playing, vibrancy and arrangements have stood the test of time and, remastered, sound even better today! A reflection of Ferguson’s popularity was that ‘New Vintage’ and ‘Carnival’ both made the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart CD 1: Primal Scream / The Cheshire Cat Walk / Invitation / Pagliacci / Swamp / Main Title (From ‘Star Wars’) / Oasis / Maria (From ‘West Side Story’) / El Vuelo (The Flight) CD 2: Scheherazade / Airegin / M. F. Carnival / Fantasy / Theme From ‘Battlestar Galactica’ / Stella By Starlight / Birdland / Baker Street / How Ya Doin’ Baby? / Over The Rainbow






REGGAE NEW RELEASE - 03/02/2014

Rab Noakes – Red Pump Special - 40th Anniversary Edition £7.99 NEONCD015 5024545682823 CD NEON RECORDS POP At last, a welcome release of Red Pump Special, Rab Noakes's celebrated Nashville album from 1973. There’s new artwork and bonus tracks. There will be a special show at Celtic Connections on Monday 27th January at which the first half will be devoted to 'Red Pump Special'. There follows a sequence of Rab solo dates followed by a tour with Barbara Dickson in April/May/June 2014. Tracks: Pass The Time / As Big As His Size / Tomorrow Is Another Day / The Sketcher And The Last Train / Diamond Ring / Branch / Wrong Joke Again / Sittin' In A Corner Blues / Clear Day / Frisco Depot / Wait Down Here / What's The Matter? / Clear Day (single version) / Branch (single version)

Also available: NEONCD010 - 'Do You See The Lights?' NEON011 - 'Just In Case - Songs Of Boudleaux & Felice Bryant' NEONCD012 - 'Standing Up Again' NEONCD013 - 'Live At Reid Hall'

Suzanna Choffel - Archer £7.99 RP1401 884501987462 CD RED PARLOR RECORDS POP Recorded in Austin, Texas, and New York City, the album's 10 tracks combine Choffel's depth of songwriting with an array of musical talent, from special guests Big Sam's Funky Nation and pianist Davíd Garza, to producer/musician Danny Reisch (White Denim, Okkervil River). Choffel, whose signature voice floats on a spectrum between Feist and Erykah Badu, is sole writer on all but two songs, mingling R&B, reggae, pop and jazz into a thrilling and distinct sound that reflects her broad influences spanning Peter Tosh to Patty Griffin. "Equal parts Beat poetry, smoky soul grooves and indie-pop eccentricity. Think Feist meets Erykah Badu, with a hint of Tex-Mex seasoning." - Chicago Sun-Times Tracks: Race Car / Raincloud / Animal / Archer / Hot Shot / Stumble / Inch / Hold Of The Night / So The Story Goes / Golden Fires

Derrick Morgan - Shake A Leg £4.50 SUNRCD015 5036436088928 CD SUNRISE REGGAE Compilation of early tracks by Derrick Morgan, featuring The Hop, Fat Man, Shake a Leg and Forward March a song about Jamaica's Independence. There will be a full mailout to relevant magazines and radio as well as an advertisement in Record Collector. Tracks: Fatman / Don’t Cry / Feeling So Fine / Lover Boy / Teach My Baby / Leave Earth / Housewives Choice / Nights Are Lonely / See And Blind / Wigger We Shuffle / Shake A Leg / Golden Rule / Sunday Monday / The Hop / Be Still / Don’t You Know Little Girl / Come On Over / Come Back Darling / Headache / In My Heart / Troubles / Forward March

SOUL/R&B NEW RELEASE - 03/02/2014



SOUL/R&B NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014

Eric Roberson – B-Sides, Features & Heartaches £7.99 DOMECD321 5034093415804 CD DOME RECORDS SOUL/R&B A new collection of unheard singles, features on other artist’s projects and 3 brand new songs. Some of the artists featured are Angela Johnson, DJ Spinna and Les Nubians. Release coincides with 3 UK shows by the Grammy-nominated New Jersey singer-songwriter, his first in more than two years. 2014 will mark Eric Roberson’s 20th year in the music business and he is celebrating by releasing two albums – this 13-song collection of rarities, followed by his ninth studio album later in the year. In the past he has written songs for numerous other US artists, including Jill Scott, Will Downing, Charlie Wilson and Musiq Soulchild. Tour Dates 2014: 07

th Feb - Clapham Grand, London7

08th

Feb - Band on the Wall, Manchester 09

th Feb - The Drum, Birmingham

Tracks: Let Me Know – Angela Johnson feat Eric Roberson / Postcards From The Edge – Wes Felton feat Eric Roberson / Butterfly Girl – DJ Spinna feat Eric Roberson / Touch – Collette feat Eric Roberson and Monet / Anymore / Far Away Girl – Aaron Camper feat Eric Roberson / Fantasy / She Was Fly – Full Crate & Mar feat Eric Roberson / This Could Be The Night – Zo! Feat Eric Roberson, Darrien Brockington, Rapper Big Pooh / Deja-Vous – Les Nubians feat Eric Roberson / Be A Humanitarian – Various Artists / Games – M-Swift feat Eric Roberson / Fortune Teller – DJ Kemit feat Eric Roberson

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly £7.60 CHARLYX670 803415867028 CD2 CHARLY SOUL/R&B This deluxe 2CD reissue presents the original soundtrack album together with a bonus disc of demos, alternate versions, a track which did not appear on the original album, two anti-drugs radio spots together with The Notations’ version of ‘Eddie You Should Know Better’ and a 1996 interview with Mayfield discussing the film. The solo albums he recorded between 1970 up until the time of his tragic accident in 1990 and which were released on his own label, Curtom Records, remain as testament to his genius. His influence on American black music and culture has been immense and his thought-provoking lyrics and musical style are unique in their field. The soundtrack to the ‘blaxploitation’ movie Superfly stayed in the U.S. album charts for almost a year, topping it for four weeks in 1972 and earning Curtis a gold disc. Two singles taken from the album (Superfly and Freddie’s Dead) and these songs, along with the stark and sinister ‘Pusherman’, worked brilliantly in the context of the film, delivering a potent anti-drugs message. CD 1: Little Child Runnin’ Wild / Pusherman / Freddie’s Dead / Junkie Chase [instrumental] / Give Me Your Love (Love Song) / Eddie You Should Know Better / No Thing On Me (Cocaine On Me) / Think [instrumental] / Superfly CD 2: Ghetto Child [demo 1971] / Pusherman [alternate mix] / Freddie’s Dead [instrumental version] / Junkie Chase [instrumental full-length version] / Militant March [from the film score] / Eddie You Should Know Better [instrumental version] / No Thing On Me (Cocaine On Me) [instrumental version] / Superfly [single edit] / Freddie’s Dead [single edit] / Radio Spot #1 / The Underground [demo 1970] / Check Out Your Mind [instrumental studio jam] / Radio Spot #2 / Eddie You Should Know Better ? The Natural Four / Curtis Mayfield interview on ‘Superfly’

BLUES NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014



Walter Horton – Live At The Knickerbocker Featuring Ronnie Earl £7.79 JSPCD8818 788065881825 CD JSP BLUES A masterclass in interplay and sympathetic playing from Big Walter Horton and Ronnie Earl. Newly re-mixed and now with previously unseen photos of the performances utilised on the new packaging. Acknowledged as one of the greatest albums of modern blues this was Walter Horton’s last session and Ronnie Earl’s first! Walter was still at the very top of his ever inventive game and Ronnie was already a fully formed guitar stylist (he was so unknown then that the original release credited him as Ronnie Horvath). The original multi track recordings has been meticulously restored and remixed. Tracks: I Cry For You / Lord Knows I Tried / Country Girl / Walter’s Shuffle / Little Boy Blue / It’s Not Easy / Two Old Maids / What’s On Your Worried Mind / Walter’s Swing

Leadbelly - Selected Sides 1934-1948 Volume Two Of The JSP Series £11.40 JSPCD77176 788065717629 CD4 JSP BLUES This 4 Cd set contains many rare sides issued on CD for the first time and some that have never previously been re-released. Leadbelly is an iconic and hugely influential musician Compiled by Neil Slaven utilising his own, world renowned collection this is 4 Cds of superb Leadbelly that show his story from prison recordings to being lionised by the intelligentsia in Washington D.C. But it’s the music that counts and every track is a wonderful example of Leadbelly’s unique brand of acoustic blues. CD 1: Mr Tom Hughes’ Town / I Got Up This Mornin’, Had To Get Up So Soon / Matchbox Blues / Blues I Got Make A Newborn Baby Cry / Irene (Part 1) / Irene (Part 2) / Angola Blues / Careless Love / Ain’t Goin’ Down To The Well No More / Frankie And Albert / Ella Speed / Governor Pat Neff / Which Way Do The Red River Run / You Don’t Know My Mind / Thirty Days In The Workhouse / Forth Worth And Dallas Blues / Death Letter Blues / Easy Mr Tom

CD 2: Becky Dean / Got A Gal In Town With Her Mouth Chock Full Of Gold / Midnight Special / The Shreveport Jail / I Ain’t Bothered A Bit (Part 1) / I Ain’t Bothered A Bit (Part 2) / Blind Lemon Blues / The Medicine Man / Red Cross Sto’ / Fo’ Day Worry Blues / Take Me Back / Matchbox Blues / Gwine Dig A Hole To Put The Devil In It / Henry Ford Blues / Don’t You Love Me No More / De Kalb Blues / I’m Gonna Hold It In Her While She’s Young And Tender / Dick Licker’s Holler / Shorty George / Elnora / Last Night In The Evening / Something, Something Keeps A-Worryin’ Me

CD 3: Rock Island Line (A Cappella) / Mama, Did You Bring Me Any Silver (Galls Pole) / John Henry (A Cappella) / The Bourgeois Blues / The Boll Weevil / Leaving Blues / Alberta / Easy Rider / Worried Blues / Don’t You Love Your Daddy No More / You Can’t Lose-a Me Cholly / T.B. Blues / Sail On, Little Girl / John Hardy / Howard Hughes / Bottle Up And Go / Leaving Blues / The Gallows Song / So Doggone Soon / The Roosevelt Song / Noted Rider Blues

CD 4: Rock Island Line / Haul Away, Joe / T.B. Blues / Good Morning Blues / Bill Brady / Blind Lemon (Memorial Record) / Jim Crow Blues / Jean Harlow / National Defense Blues / Children’s Blues / John Henry / When A Man’s A Long Way From Home / Laura / Big Fat Woman / Borrow Love And Go / Pigmeat / New York City / I’m Leavin’ On The Morning Train / Good Mornin’ Blues / Tell Me Baby What Was Wrong With You / John Henry / It Was Early One Morning (Jail House Blues) / Goin’ Back To Mary (Governor Pat Neff) / Ain’t Gonna Let You Worry My Life No More / Pretty Papa / Samuel Hall / Fannin Street / Bourgeois Blues

Also available:

JSPCD7764 - 'Important Recordings 1934-1949'

BLUES NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014



COUNTRY NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014

Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown – Goin’ To The Delta £8.70 RUF1196 710347119623 CD RUF RECORDS BLUES Pack a bag. Buckle up. Hit the gas. 'Goin’ To The Delta' invites you to ride shotgun with Kim Simmonds on a musical road trip through his spiritual homeland. “When I started the band back in 1965,” says Savoy Brown’s iconic frontman and guitarist, “The concept was to be a British version of a Chicago blues band. Now, here we are in 2014, and once again, the music on this recording echoes the blues sounds of Chicago.” 'Goin’ To The Delta' is the sound of a band with the wind in their sails. Following 2011’s acclaimed 'Voodoo Moon' and last year’s whip-cracking live set, 'Songs From The Road', Savoy Brown are in a swagger, and you can hear the momentum on these 12 love letters to American blues. Rather than reinvent the wheel, Kim applies his own unmistakable thumbprint to the classic blues shapes, from upbeat Windy City bouncers like “Laura Lee” and “Nuthin’ Like The Blues” to the weeping slowie “Just A Dream” and the stinging instrumental, “Cobra.” Tracks: Laura Lee / Sad News / Nuthin' Like The Blues / When You've Got A Good Thing / Cobra / Backstreet Woman / Goin' To The Delta / Just A Dream / Turn Your Lamp On / I Miss Your Love / Sleeping Rough / Going Back

Also available: RUF1187 - 'Songs From The Road' (CD+DVD) RUF1173 - 'Voodoo Moon'

Shinyribs - Gulf Coast Museum NMR0211 887845696069 CD NINE MILE RECORDS COUNTRY £7.99 NMR0213 616892164043 LP NINE MILE RECORDS COUNTRY £8.99 Kevin "Shinyribs" Russell is known as the front man of Austin musical combo The Gourds. Russell, in search of an outlet for his massive stockpile of songs, began performing as Shinyribs as early as 2006. After playing a monthly show in Houston for 2 years, he honed Shinyribs into one of the most interesting roots music experiences around. A revolving cast of Austin talent has evolved into the top notch band of fellow Gourd Keith Langford on drums, Cerebral Pony man, Jeff Brown, on bass, and Kentucky Fried keyboard whiz, Winfield Cheek. With The Gourds on hiatus, Kevin can put all his efforts into Shinyribs. “Johnny Paycheck, Stevie Wonder, and Woody Guthrie...those three influences triangulate Shinyribs well. Russell emulsifies these sounds into a soulful roots-music sound of his own that he uses to back his impressionistic lyrics about love, life, death, and food.” - Houston Chronicle cover story Tracks: Sweeter Than The Scars / Take Me Lake Charles / Limpia Hotel (Chihuahua Desert) / Somebody Else / Texas Talking / Bolshevik Sugarcane / Sweet Potato / Song Of Lime Juice & Despair / If You Don't Know Me By Now






A. L. Lloyd - Turtle Dove – England And Her Tradtitional Songs Vol.2 £7.99 FECD260 5017116026027 CD FELLSIDE FOLK A.L. Lloyd, along with Ewan MacColl was one of the founding fathers and guiding lights of the UK Folk Song revival. He started his recording career in the early 1950s. As Artistic Director of Topic Records he would influence many of the leading figures of the Folk scene. During the 1950s he made a number of themed LPs including his epic collection of Child Ballads (FECD240). This album was one such themed collection and is devoted to 'love songs' to be found in the English tradition. Lloyd's straightforward presentation - often unaccompanied - remains a focal point in getting in to the songs, letting the songs themselves tell the story and is an object lesson for aspiring singers. Advertising in ED&S, fRoots, Living Tradition and R2 Tracks: Daughter, Daughter Whistle / The Seven Gypsies / The Maid's Lament / The Husband With No Courage In Him / The Trees They Do Grow High / The Turtle Dove / Reynardine / The Soldier & The Maid / The Foggy Dew / The Maid On The Shore / Brigg Fair / The Bird In The Bush / The Cuckoo / The Isle Of Cloy / Do Me Ama / The Handsome Cabin Boy / Greenland Bound

Pete Morton – The Frappin' And Ramblin' Pete Morton £7.99 FECD261 5017116026126 CD FELLSIDE FOLK In a recording career started in 1987 Pete Morton has recorded eleven albums under his own name. Described by The Guardian as "Not only impressive, but a revalation" and lauded by fRoots magazine as "...amongst the best the British roots music scene has produced in living memory" Pete Morton has a lot to live up to. He is a craftsman who not only creates his own songs, but skilfully weaves traditional songs and their often timeless themes into his own lyrics to create pithy new songs all of which are delivered with passion. A gifted wordsmith who often uses humour alongside barbed observations of the human condition and the world we live in. This new album introduces the listener to 'frapping' which is best described as 'Folk rappng' The CD as all the hallmarks of a classic. Advertising in R2, fRoots, Living Tradition, ED&S Tour Dates 2014: 16

th Feb - Walthamstow Folk club, Rose and Crown, Walthamstow, London

19th

Feb - Faversham Folk Club, Chimney Boy, Faversham, Kent 21

st Feb - Netheredge Bowling Club, Sheffield

22nd

Feb - Keighley, West Yorkshire 23

rd Feb - Kendal, Cumbria tbc

Touring Holland, Belgium & Germany during March Tracks: Farmer's By Frap / Heart Of The Land / Rambling Though Old England / The Love Of You / The Manchester Rambler Frap / A-beggin' Frap / The Journeyman / Ghost Of A Sailor / Corporatocracy / Bedside Song






Tour Dates 2014: 06

th Feb - Stortfolk, Bishop's Stortford

12th

Feb - Cecil Sharp House, London 13

th Feb - Folk Club, Uxbridge

14th

Feb - RAM Folk Club, Thames Ditton 15

th Feb - Conservative Club, Axminster,

Devon 26

th Feb - Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham

27th

Feb - Northern Monkey, Leeds 28

th Feb - Playhouse, Penrith, Cumbria

01st

Mar - Peak Concerts,Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, Derbyshire 16

th Mar - Forest Of Dean Folk Club,

Lydney, Glos

Cleo T - Songs Of Gold And Shadow £7.99 F0103 8016670106951 CD FOLKWIT RECORDS FOLK Ethereal, dreamlike folk rock from Paris produced by John Parish… Cleo T is from Paris and performs music that sits somewhere between ethereal folk & dark cabaret. Through broken waltzes and melancholic melodies it takes on a dreamlike quality. The album was produced by John Parish who is probably best known for his work with PJ Harvey and Robert Wyatt. In fact, Robert Wyatt wrote the lyrics of the album track 'So Long Ago Yesterday' specifically for Cleo. “Dark and seductive.” – Shout 4 Music “An album that drifts into your consciousness like a skiff emerging from the mist, cloaked figure at the prow.” - Neil King, FATEA Tracks: I Love Me I Move Me Not / We All / Song to The Moon / Columbine / Kingdom of Smoke / Whistles in the Night / Trista Stella / Little Girl Lost / Me & The Ghost / Dead and Gone / Someday My Prince Will Come

Luke Jackson - Fumes And Faith £7.99 PRCD024 5060023440189 CD PIPE RECORDS FOLK Just 18 months on from the release of his remarkable debut album double BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominee Luke Jackson, still only 19, is back with a belting, roots and blues-infused CD Hot on the heels of his debut album 'More Than Boys' teenager Luke Jackson unveils a raw, rootsy follow-up showing just how skillfully he has honed his craft in just 18 months. 'Fumes and Faith', which Luke has co-produced with American, Mason Neely, is a belting, blues-infused album of 12 original songs. His voice is richer, his fan base is bigger and he has delivered show stopping performances on the UK festival scene, from Cambridge to Shrewsbury and The Great British Folk Festival. With a wealth of narrative songs, 'Fumes and Faith' emphasises the exceptional maturity and versatility of one of the most exciting young singer songwriters and live performers on the scene.

CD to be launched on Feb 12th at London's Cecil Sharp House A huge talent is emerging" – Acoustic Magazine "He plays with a maturity of artists two and three times his age and there is something in his songs that speaks of an old soul and belies his youth" - FATEA Magazine Tracks: Sister / Father and Son / Fumes and Faith / Answers Have Gone / Out of Time / Buried Dreams / Father's Footsteps / Charlie in the Big World / Down to the Sea / Ghost at the Crossroads / Notebook

Also available: PRCD021 - 'More Than Boys'




Noah Gundersen - Ledges £7.99 DUA1655 803020165526 CD DUALTONE FOLK Noah Gundersen is thenext great singer/songwriter in the vein of Damien Rice, Ryan Adams and Ray Lamontagne. Although only 24, and has been making music independently for over a decade. He has expected sales of over 4,000 first week in the US and over 30,000 fans on facebook. Tracks: Poor Man's Son / Boathouse / Isaiah / Separator / Ledges / Poison Vine / First Defeat / Cigarettes / Liberator / Dying Now / Time Moves Quickly

The Dublin Legends - Live In Vienna £7.99 BG3220 9004484032206 CD BLUE GROOVE FOLK Sean Cannon, Patsy Watchorn, Eamonn Campbell & Gerry O'Connor are all true legends of Irish Folk music. Sean & Eamonn were members of The Dubliners for close to 30 years while Patsy joined "The Dubs" 10 years ago. Meanwhile Gerry was a member of the iconic Four Men & A Dog and has played with everyone from Sharon Shannon to Shane MacGowan and also tours with guitar legend Joe Bonamassa. In 2012 the Legendary Irish Folk group The Dubliners celebrated 50 glorious years in the music business by receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, followed by a magical concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London- a night to remember. Sadly, however, they subsequently suffered a body blow with the sudden tragic death of founding member "Banjo" Barney McKenna. It was agreed that The Dubliners, as a touring band, would come to an end. The Dublin Legends were born. From the get go The Dublin Legends played to enthusiastic crowds and the general reaction was: "They're better than ever!".Their concerts in September 2013 were recorded for a very happy and captive audience at the Metropol in Vienna. The atmosphere was electric and the craic was ninety. "the lads" perform rousing jigs and reels, melancholic ballads and the classic songs that are known the world over like 'Whiskey in The Jar', 'Dirty Old Town', and 'Molly Malone'. Tour dates 2014: 23

rd Feb - The Spinney Theatre, Northampton

24th

Feb - Churchill Theatre, Bromley 25

th Feb - Charter Theatre, Preston

26th

Feb - City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds 27

Th Feb - Towngate Theatre, Basildon

01st

Mar - The Rhodes Art Complex, Bishops Stortford 02

nd Mar - The Atkinson, Southport

04th

Mar - Cameo Hotel, Ipswich 05

th Mar - West Cliff Theatre, Clacton

06th

Mar - The Assembly Rooms, - Derby 07

th Mar - Town Hall, Birmingham

08th

Mar - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill 09

th Mar - St. Andrew’s Hall, Norwich

Tracks: Welcome / The Irish Washerwoman / The Ferryman / The Rare Aul' Mountain Dew / All For Me Grog / The Belfast Hornpipe; The Flowers Of Red Hill / Fáinne Geal An Lae / I'll Tell Me Ma / Song For PJ / Shores of Americay / Billy In The Low Ground; The Moving Cloud / The Town I Loved So Well / When The Boys Come Rollin' Home / Dicey Reilly / Cooley's Reel; The Dawn; The Mullingar Race / The Spanish Lady / Dirty Old Town / Whiskey In The Jar / Molly Malone




Shakatak - Night Birds £4.50 SECCD079 5036436089024 CD SECRET RECORDS JAZZ Remastered re-issue of Classic Top 10 album from 1982 with 4 bonus tracks*. The band features Bill Sharpe (Piano, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim OB-X, ARP Odyssey and Prophet 10 synthesisers ), Nigel Wright (Fender Rhodes, Oberheim OB-X and Prophet 10 synthesisers, trombone), Keith Winter (Guitar), George Anderson (Bass guitar), Roger Odell (Drums), Simon Morton (Percussion), Dick Morrissey (tenor sax) and Stuart Brooks (Trumpet). Jill Saward, Jackie Rawe and Lorna Bannon share the vocal duties. Tracks: Night Birds / Streetwalkin’ / Rio Nights / Fly The Wind / Easier Said Than Done / Bitch To The Boys / Light On My Life / Takin’ Off / Easier said Than Done (Remix)* / Night Birds (Remix)* / Fly In The Wind (Remix)* / Night Birds (Live In Japan)*

Various - Midnight Love: Sensuous Smooth Jazz At Its Very Best! £7.99 SHANCD5416 016351541628 CD SHANACHIE JAZZ 'Midnight Love' brings together a great selection of tracks from stars of Smooth Jazz and R&B, programmed to be an ultimate album experience of romantic, sensual Smooth Urban Jazz sounds. Tracks: Chanté Moore - Baby Can I Touch Your Body / Streetwize - Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) / Pieces Of A Dream - For Real / Phil Perry - Say Yes / Euge Groove - Love Won't Let Me Wait / Kim Waters - Some Dreams Come True / Maysa - When I Fall In Love / Marion Meadows -Turn Up The Quiet / Chuck Loeb - New Life / Incognito - Restless As We Are / Brian Simpson - Soul Embrace / Keiko Matsui - Two Hearts

Jonas Hellborg - The Jazz Raj £7.70 BARDO046 647882004629 CD BARDO MUSIC JAZZ The Jazz Raj is a Jonas Hellborg trio recording continuing his collaboration with guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh and introducing drummer Ranjit Barot. The music is seamlessly bonding Western and Indian improvised music while avoiding the stylistic cliches that are so often the pitfalls of this type of music. The Jazz Raj continues the tradition of the Bass/Drums/Guitar trios that Hellborg has been fronting for more than 2 decades. The tracks on the record are 2 half hour extended compostions with sections inter-related thematically using western interpretation of Indian Ragas. It is a genre defying work, it is Jazz Metal and Indian music but primarily music for the pleasure of listening. Tracks: The Swami On Park Street / Bacchic Frenzy

Jonas Hellborg - The Silent Life £7.70 BARDO126 647882012624 CD BARDO MUSIC JAZZ The Silent Life is a solo bass album recorded by Jonas Hellborg 1990 at Greenpoint Studios, the recording studio he co-owned with Bill Laswell at the time. The re-release of this album is prompted by the discovery of unused takes of certain pieces and the sheer quality of sound on the original recordings (before processing). What you get here is the naked truth, Jonas Hellborg, the Wechter Roman Bass, two Mics (a Neumann U47 and an AKG 414) straight to tape. Tracks: You Have To Die To Live / Ahimsa / When Ambition Ends / Verbal Sin / Black Market / The Silent Life / Wounded Knee / Sunyata / Purple Mind / Mimasa / Deep Pig / Low / Deaf To Persuasion




ROCK & ROLL NEW RELEASE - 10/02/2014

Sonja Kristina - Sonja Kristina £7.59 SJPCD412 5055011704121 CD ANGEL AIR POP Sonja Kristina fronted Curved Air from its inception in 1970 until its split in 1976. She then embraced the vibrant music of the late 70's and formed her own band Sonja Kristina's Escape (whilst her husband Stewart Copeland formed The Police). The album "Sonja Kristina" was released in 1980 and whilst it is credited to Sonja it is really the band Sonja Kristina Escape who established themselves as one of the strongest bands on the club circuit in the late 70's. Tracks: Street Run / Man He Colour / Colder Than A Rose In Snow / Breaking Out In Smiles / Mr Skin / Roller Coaster / Full Time Woman / The Comforter / St Tropez / Fade Away

Darrel Higham And The Enforcers - Live At The Thunderbird Rock 'n' Roll Venue £7.99 RSRCDD2014 5017932020148 CD2 ROCKSTAR RECORDS ROCK & ROLL For the very first time, Rockstar has now released the two complete sets by Darrel Higham and The Enforcers, which were recorded on the 5th December 2002. On this occasion Imelda May (Mrs Higham) was the special guest and sung a very provocative version of Dharma Blues Band's 'Dealing With The Devil'. Imelda was, at that time, lead singer with the Blue Harlem Band. Darrel's performances mainly consists of rock 'n' roll classics with emphasis on his heroes such as Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley. A single CD edition of Darrel's Thunderbird show was issued in 2004 by Rockstar. Now you have the complete show (2 sets) with previous unreleased material by Darrel who is backed by two of rock 'n' roll's best musicians, Mick Wigfell on upright bass and Rob Tyler on drums, The Enforcers. As a bonus, the album includes some recordings by rockabilly legend Ray Campi at the now legendary Thunderbird Rock 'n' Roll Venue in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire with Darrel Higham as Ray’s special guest and backing him up by him on upright bass. The twelve page booklet features some previously unseen photos of the show which were taken by Steve Aynsley who has also revised the booklet notes. This is a double CD issued at single CD price. CD 1: Introduction by Lee Hugman / Pretty Bad Blues / Go Way Hound Dog / Rocky Road Blues / She She Little Sheila / Completely Sweet / Mighty Mean / My Way / I Don't Like You No More / Scratchin (instrumental) / Pocket Full Of Rainbows / Big Hunk Of Love / Way Down / I Didn't Start Livin' / Closing Announcement CD 2: Introduction by Lee Hugman / Please Don't Leave Me / Sleep, Rock-A-Roll, Rock A Baby / A Woman Can Make You Blue / Don't Blame It On Me / Hallelujah I Love Her So / Generation Rumble / Ghost of Love / The Rockin Gypsy (instrumental) / Dealing With The Devil / His Latest Flame / No Good Robin Hood / Nervous Breakdown / Ice Cold / Burning Love / Jelly Bean / Closing Announcement / Introduction by Ray Campi / Summertime Blues / Milk Cow Blues




Tour Dates 2014: 28

Th Jan - Think Tank, Newcastle

29th

Jan - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh 31

st Jan - A Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds

01st

Feb - Night & Day, Manchester 05

th Feb - Cookie Jar, Leicester

06th

Feb - Moles, Bath 07

th Feb - The Prince Albert, Brighton

13th

Feb - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London 14

th Feb - Sixty Million Postcards,

Bournemouth 15

th Feb - Start The Bus, Bristol

22nd

Feb - Oakford Social Club, Reading

The Spellkasters - Kastin' The Spell £7.59 SJPCD438 5055011704381 CD ANGEL AIR ROCK The Pirates long serving 90's rhythm section (BJ Anders and Romek Parol) team up with front man Pete Edmunds for continuing mayhem!!! Debut album "Kastin' The Spell" recorded in Helsingborg, Sweden. Promo videos in the can for release to coincide with album release. Tracks: Louise, Louise / I Can Tell / Coming Home / Bad Blood And Voodoo / Casting My Spell / Vodka Headed Woman / Going Back Home / Valley Girl / All Through The City / Rollin And Tumblin / Ain't Getting Mad / Don't Munchen It / Gibson Martin Fender

Dinosaur Jr - Without A Sound £10.00 VIN180LP072 5038622130411 LP WEATHERBOX ROCK

180g vinyl pressing featuring heavyweight outer sleeve and newly designed inner bag. Originally released in August 1994, it is the first Dinosaur Jr album not to feature Murph on drums, who is replaced by vocalist and guitarist J.Mascis. Although the album received a mixed response from the press it proved to be their most commercially successful album charting in the US Billboard Chart and across Europe. Without A Sound is definitely a great Dinosaur Jr album, the songs reflecting the turmoil in Mascis personal life, 'Feel The Pain' a point in case, with its lyric ' I feel the pain of everyone, then I feel nothing". The circular acoustic' Outta Hand' shows his compassionate side, with its intensity a fitting statement to his writing talents. 'Grab It' on the other hand squeals and screeches its way through rift after rift with a percussive anxiety that seems to try to be over to quickly. Tracks: Feel The Pain / I Dont Think So / Yeah Right / Outta Hand / Grab It / Even You / Mind Glow / Get Out Of This / On The Brink / Seemed Like The Thing To Do / Over Your Shoulder

Whales In Cubicles - Death In The Evening CTM001CD 5060091553743 CD CURB THE MAMMOTH RECORDS ROCK £7.99 CTM001LP 5060091553750 LP CURB THE MAMMOTH RECORDS ROCK £8.99 London based Whales In Cubicles have announced the release of their highly anticipated debut album 'Death In The Evening', recorded at legendary Monnow Valley Studio with producer Nick Mailing and mixed by Simon 'Barny' Barnicott (Peace, Kasabian, The Temper Trap, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys, Editors). Since releasing the debut single 'We Never Win' in 2012 they've carved out a distinctive niche within the UK music scene, creating complex but often minimalist soundscapes that owe more to 90s alternative rock than psychedelia. With strong support from The Fly, Q Magazine, The Independent, Artrocker, Clash and major attention from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music, XFM and Amazing Radio they're building up quite the momentum. For fans of Post War Years, The Temper Trap, Stealing Sheep, Sweet Baboo "Surly and melodic... sounds like Stephen Malkmus kicking out the jams with Weezer." -The Fly "Huge riffs and apathetic anthems." - The Independent "An impressive display of hazy guitars, thundering drums and raw vocals" - Clash Tracks: Yesterday’s News / We Never Win / All The Pretty Flowers / Golden Medal / Across America / Disappear / Nowhere Flag / Wax & Feathers / I Knew It / Find Your Way

EDSEL NEW RELEASE - 03/02/2014

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Gene – Olympian – 2CD Deluxe Edition £7.99 EDSK7063 740155706333 CD2 EDSEL ROCK Edsel Records presents Deluxe 2CD Editions of the much loved and respected Gene. Inspired by the songs of The Smiths, The Jam and The Faces, Rossiter’s literate vocals and Mason’s fluid guitar lines were perfectly complemented by the intuitive rhythm section of Miles and James. The debut album ‘Olympian’ originally released in 1995 reached number 8 in the charts and went on to sell 80,000 copies. It features the hit singles Sleep Well Tonight, Haunted By You & Olympian and the original 1994 single version of For The Dead. Included in this 2CD reissue are 6 bonus tracks plus two full BBC concerts. The package includes new sleeve notes by Terry Staunton following an interview with 3 members of the band plus lots of cuttings and memorabilia from the time. CD 1: Haunted By You/ Your Love, It Lies/ Truth, Rest Your Head/ A Car That Sped/ Left-Handed/ London Can You Wait?/ To The City/ Still Can’t Find The Phone/ Sleep Well Tonight/ Olympian/ We’ll Find Our Own Way/ Bonus tracks: For The Dead/ Child’s Body (BBC Radio Session 18/5/94)/ This Is Not My Crime (BBC Radio Session 18/5/94)/ Left-Handed (BBC Radio Session 1/2/95)/ We’ll Find Our Own Way (BBC Radio Session 1/2/95)/ Olympian (Single Version) CD 2: Live At Sound City 18/4/95: Left-Handed/ Be My Light, Be My Guide/ Haunted By You/ A Car That Sped/ Truth, Rest Your Head/ Sleep Well Tonight/ London Can You Wait?/ Sick, Sober & Sorry/ I Can’t Help Myself/ Olympian/ Live at The Forum 6/7/95: To The City/ Sleep Well Tonight/ Haunted By You/ Trust, Rest Your Head/ Sick, Sober & Sorry/ London Can You Wait?/ Speak To Me Someone/ Left-Handed/ Olympian/ Be My Light, Be My Guide

Gene – To See The Lights – 2CD Edition £7.99 EDSK7064 740155706432 CD2 EDSEL ROCK Gene released four studio albums and a collection of B-sides and radio demos between 1995 and 2001, were named Best New Act at the inaugural NME awards in 1995, and went on to score 10 Top 40 hits. ‘To See The Lights’, an LP of rarities, live tracks, radio sessions and acoustic versions of singles, was originally released in January 1996 and reached the number 11 spot in the album charts. Included in this 2CD reissue are 4 bonus tracks plus the full Live At The Phoenix Festival Concert from 1996. CD 1: Be My Light, Be My Guide/Sick, Sober & Sorry/ Her Fifteen Years/ Haunted By You/ I Can’t Decide If She Really Loves Me/ To See The Lights/ I Can’t Help Myself/ A Car That Sped/ For The Dead (Demo Version)/ Sleep Well Tonight/ How Much For Love/ London, Can You Wait/ I Can’t Help Myself/ Child’s Body/ Don’t Let Me Down/ I Say A Little Prayer/ Do You Want To Hear It From Me/ This Is Not My Crime/ Olympian/ Child’s Body/ For The Dead (Demo Version) CD 2: BBC Radio Session 14/12/95: Save Me I’m Yours/ Drawn To The Deep End/ Speak To Me Someone/ Fighting Fit/ BBC Live at The Phoenix Festival 18/7/96: London Can You Wait?/Voice Of The Father/Sick, Sober & Sorry/Fighting Fit/ Sleep Well Tonight/ Speak To Me Someone/ Where Are They Now/ Be My Light, Be My Guide/ Left-Handed/ Why Was I Born/ You’re My Best Friend/ Olympian /We Could Be Kings

Gene – Drawn To The Deep End £7.99 EDSK7065 740155706531 CD2 EDSEL ROCK

The second studio album ‘Drawn to The Deep End’ revealed a lavish production replete with strings and far more prominent guitar solos from Steve Mason. Like its predecessor, the album entered the Top 10 of the album charts, and subsequent singles, ‘Where Are They Now?’ and ‘Speak To Me Someone’ both made the Top 40. Included in this 2Cd reissue are bonus tracks + tracks from Live At The Albert Hall concert and BBC Sessions.

CD 1: New Amusements/ Fighting Fit/ Where Are They Now?/ Speak To Me Someone/ We Could Be Kings/ Why I Was Born/ Long Sleeves For The Summer/ Save Me I’m Yours/ Voice Of The Father/ The Accidental/ I Love You, What Are You?/ Sub Rosa/ Bonus Tracks: Drawn To The Deep End/ Autumn Stone/ Cast Out In The Seventies/ Nightswimming/ We Could Be Kings [single edit] /Dolce & Gabbana Or Nowt/ Wasteland

CD 2: Bonus Tracks: As The Bruises Fade/ The Ship Song/ Live At The Royal Albert Hall: Where Are They Now/ Save Me I’m Yours/ Voice Of The Father/ Sub Rosa/ Speak To Me Someone/ Drawn To The Deep End/ New Amusements/ Olympian/ BBC Session 2/10/96: Voice Of The Father/ Sub Rosa/ The Accidental/ Why I Was Born/ BBC Session 24/6/97: For The Dead/ Save Me I’m Yours


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Gene – Revelations – 2CD Edition £7.99 EDSK7066 740155706630 CD2 EDSEL ROCK

The third studio album and final Polydor album includes 9 bonus tracks plus BBC Sound City Live In Concert. The package includes new sleeve notes by Terry Staunton following an interview with 3 members of the band plus lots of cuttings and memorabilia from the time.

CD 1: As Good As It Gets/ In Love With Love/ Love Won’t Work/ The British Disease/ Fill Her Up/ Something In The Water/ Mayday/ Angel/ The Looker/ Little Child/ Stop/ The Police Will Never Find You/ You’ll Never Walk Again/ Bonus Tracks: Toasting The Union/ Man On Earth/ All Night/ To All Who Sail In Her/ Pass On To Me/ Touched By The Hand/ Havoc/ Common As Air/ Slice

CD 2: Live In Concert BBC Sound City Newcastle Riverside 29/10/98: You’ll Never Walk Again/ Fighting Fit/ Mayday/ Where Are They Now/ As Good As It Gets/ We Could Be Kings/ Stop/ Olympian/ In Love With Love/ The British Disease/ Be My Light, Be My Guide/ Speak To Me Someone/ Sleep Well Tonight/ Voice Of The Father/ London Can You Wait?/ Sick, Sober & Sorry/ From ‘Fire & Skill – The Songs Of The Jam’: A Town Called Malice

Gene – Libertine – 2CD Edition £7.99 EDSK7067 740155706739 CD2 EDSEL ROCK

The fourth studio album and final Gene album features 22 bonus tracks including many previously unreleased recordings and demos. The package includes new sleeve notes by Terry Staunton following an interview with 3 members of the band plus lots of cuttings and memorabilia from the time.

CD 1: Does He Have A Name/ A Simple Request/ Is It Over?/ O Lover/ Let Me Rest/ We’ll Get What We Deserve/ Walking In The Shallows/ Yours For The Taking/ You/ Spy In The Clubs/ Somewhere In The World/ Bonus Tracks: Let Me Move On [Long Version]/ If I’m A Friend [B Side of ‘Let Me Move On’]/ Left For Dust [B Side of ‘Let Me Move On’]/ Supermarket Bombscare [B-Side of ‘Is it Over’]/ Little Diamond [B-Side of ‘Is it Over’]

CD 2: Rising For Sunset [Unreleased Studio Version}/ Who Said This Was The End? [B Side of ‘Is it Over’]/ From Georgia To Osaka [B Side of ‘Does He Have A Name’]/ With Love In Mind [B Side of ‘Does He Have A Name’]/ Welcome To Dover [B Side of ‘Does He Have A Name’]/ Baby I’m Sorry [Unreleased Studio Track]/ Man Seeks Life [Unreleased Demo Track]/ 6 am [Unreleased Demo Track]/ Skin Parade [Unreleased Demo Track]/ You [Chapel Studio Version]/ Does He Have A Name [Demo Version]/ Simple Request [Demo version]/ Is It Over [Demo Version]/ Spy In The Clubs [Demo Version]/ Walking In The Shallows [Demo Version]/ Let Me Move On [Demo Version]/ O Lover [Demo Version]

Cast - All Change (Deluxe 2CD & DVD Edition) £10.99 EDSG8036 740155803636 CD2+DVD EDSEL ROCK/POP Edsel Records are pleased to present deluxe and remastered, 2CD+DVD editions of the four original albums from 90’s Merseyside four piece, Cast. Labelled ‘The Who of the 90’s’, Noel Gallagher once described watching Cast play live as “a religious experience.” Originally released in October 1995 and produced by John Leckie, ‘All Change’ entered the charts at #7, reached double platinum and was Polydor’s fastest selling debut album ever. This 2CD + DVD Deluxe edition includes outtakes, demos and radio sessions plus a DVD with an exclusive interview with John Power. CD 1: Alright/Promised Land/ Sandstorm/ Mankind/ Tell It Like It Is/ Four Walls/ Finetime/ Back Of My Mind/ Walkaway/ Reflections/ History/ Two Of A Kind/ [Instrumental]/ Bonus Tracks: Better Man/ Satellites/ Follow Me Down/ Meet Me/ Hourglass/ Fufil/ Mother/ Between The Eyes CD 2: Flying/ For So Long (B-Side of Flying)/ Finetime [Acoustic Version] (B-Side of Walkaway)/ Reflections [Live] (B-Side of Promo)/ Back Of My Mind [Live] (B-Side of Sandstorm)/ Alright [Live] (B-side of Sandstorm)/Walkaway [Live] (B-Side of Flying)/ Back Of My Mind (24/4/95 Evening Session)/ Follow Me Down (24/4/95 Evening Sessions)/ Four Walls (24/4/95 Evening Session)/ . Finetime (24/4/95 Evening Session)/ Alright (7/8/95 Mark Radcliffe Session)/ Sandstorm (7/8/95 Mark Radcliffe Session)/ Finetime (7/8/95 Mark Radcliffe Session)/ Reflections (7/8/95 Mark Radcliffe Session)/ Finetime (15/10/96 Simon Mayo)/ Flying (15/10/96 Simon Mayo)/ Walkaway (15/10/96 Simon Mayo)/ All In You (Outtake) (Previously Unreleased Version of For So Long)/ All My Days (Outtake)/ Satellites (Demo)/ Mankind (Demo) DVD: Interview/ Promo Videos: Finetime/ Alright/ Sandstorm/ Walkaway/ Flying/ Top Of The Pops: Finetime/Alright/ Sandstorm/ Walkaway/ Flying/ Later With Jools Holland: Finetime/ Walkaway




Cast - Mother Nature Calls (Deluxe 2CD + DVD Edition) £10.99 EDSG8037 740155803735 CD2+DVD EDSEL ROCK/POP

Formed in 1992 from the ashes of two of the most lauded guitar bands of recent times – The La’s and Shack, Cast released four albums between 1995 and 2001. With their second album (April 1997), the band worked again with John Leckie . The album peaked at No. 3, reaching and stayed in the Top 40 for over 6 months. The album spawned three top ten hits. This 2CD + DVD Deluxe edition includes outtakes, demos and radio sessions plus a DVD with an exclusive interview with John Power.

CD 1: Free Me/ On The Run/ Live The Dream/ Soul Tied/ She Sun Shines/ I’m So Lonely/ The Mad Hatter/ Mirror Me/ Guiding Star/ Never Gonna Tell You What To Do (Revolution)/ Dance Of The Stars/ Soul Tied (Piano Loop) (Hidden Track)/ Bonus Tracks: Come On Everybody (B-Side of Free Me)/ Canter (B-Side of Free Me)/ Free Me [Acoustic] (B-Side of Free Me)/ Release My Soul (B-Side of Free Me)/ Dancing On The Flames (B-Side of Free Me)/ Out Of The Blue (B-Side of Guiding Star)

CD 2: Free Me [Live] (B-Side of Guiding Star)/ Mirror Me [Live] (B-Side of Guiding Star)/ Keep It Alive (B-Side of Guiding Star)/ Redemption Song [Live] (B-Side of Guiding Star)/ Guiding Star [Acoustic] (B-Side of Guiding Star)/ Hold On (B-Side of Live The Dream)/ Flow (B-Side of Live The Dream)/ Effectomatic Who (B-Side of Live The Dream)/ Live The Dream [Acoustic]/ (B-Side of Live The Dream)/ On The Run [Demo] (B-Side of Live The Dream)/ The Things You Make Me Do (B-side of I’m So Lonely)/ Theme From (B-Side of I’m So Lonely)/ Never Gonna Tell You What To Do [Live] (B-Side of I’m So Lonely)/Free Me (Live) (28/10/97 Simon Mayo)/ Guiding Star (28/10/97 Simon Mayo)/ History (Headrillaz Remix)(B-Side of I’m So Lonely)/ History (Lo Fidelity All Stars Remix)

DVD: Interview/ Promo Videos: Free Me/ Guiding Star/ Live The Dream/ I’m So Lonely/ Top Of The Pops: Free Me/ Guiding Star/ Live The Dream/ Later With Jools Holland: Guiding Star/ I’m So Lonely/ The O Zone: 10. Jamie Theakston Interview

Cast - Magic Hour (Deluxe 2CD & DVD Edition) £10.99 EDSG8038 740155803834 CD2+DVD EDSEL ROCK/POP

For their third album, (May 1999), the band enlisted who had previously produced and the band moved towards a heavier riff based sound. Power described the album as “21st century Rock ‘n’ Roll” . It included the hit singles Beat Mama (#9) and Magic Hour (#28). This 2CD + DVD Deluxe edition includes outtakes, demos and radio sessions plus a DVD with an exclusive interview with John Power.

CD 1: Beat Mama/ Compared To You/ She Falls/ Dreamer/ Magic Hour/ Company Man/ Alien/ Higher/ Chasing The Day/ The Feeling Remains/ Burn The Light/ Hideaway/ Bonus Tracks: Solo Strings/ Beat Mama (Solomon’s Slow Mix)/ Beat Mama (Fire Island Classic Boys Own Mix)/ Beat Mama (Fire Island Classic Boys Own Dub)

CD 2: Beat Mama [Radio Edit]/ Get On You (B-Side of Beat Mama)/ 3 Nines Are 28 (B-Side of Beat Mama)/ Hoedown (B-Side of Beat Mama)/Whiskey Song (B-Side of Beat Mama)/ Gypsy Song (B-Side of Magic Hour)/ I Never Wanna Lose You (B-Side of Magic Hour)/ What You Gonna Do? (B-Side of Magic Hour)/ All Bright/ The Seeker (‘Substitute – Songs Of The Who)/ Company Man (BBC Radio Session)/ Compared To You (BBC Radio Session)/ Dreamer (BBC Radio Session)/ She Falls (BBC Radio Session)/ Beat Mama (BBC Radio Session)/ Higher (BBC Radio Session)/ Alien (BBC Radio Session)/ The Feeling Remains (BBC Radio Session)/ Hideaway (BBC Radio Session)

DVD: Interview/ Promo Videos: Beat Mama/ Magic Hour/ Top Of The Pops: Beat Mama

Cast - Beetroot (Deluxe CD & DVD Edition) £9.99 EDSX3020 740155302030 CD+DVD EDSEL ROCK/POP Power began writing in early 2000 for the follow-up, released July 2001. Although initially set to work again with Leckie, Power ended up working with producer and programmer Tristin Norwell. The album was based largely on loops and featured heavy use of horns and flutes and deliberately moved away from the bands guitar sound CD 1: Desert Drought/ Heal Me/ Curtains/ Kingdoms And Crowns/ Giving It All Away/ Lose Myself/ I Never Can Say/ High Wire/ Meditations/ Jetstream/ U-Turn/ Universal Grinding Wheel/ Bonus Tracks: Cobwebs/ Desert Drought (Deser t Dry Mouth Mix)/ Curtains (Purple Curtains Remix)/ Desert Drought (Solomon Remix) DVD: Interview/ Promo Video: Desert Drought




Chas & Dave - Rockney Box - 1981 - 1991 £25.99 ROCKNEYBOX1 5014797890541 CDBX EDSEL ROCK The National Musical Treasure that is Chas & Dave is justly celebrated with ‘The Rockney Box’, a lavish 8 CD plus DVD set that pays handsome tribute to their lengthy career. Featuring seven original albums in mini replica sleeves, plus a disc of rarities that includes the redoubtable duo alongside such luminaries as the late Lonnie Donegan, Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry and Mike Berry plus B-Sides, Demos, Live and TV theme recordings as well as a DVD with promotional video clips & a booklet with extended notes… making ‘The Rockney Box’ the defining Chas & Dave article. As English as a Ploughman’s Lunch and just as tasty, The Rockney Box is the gift that keeps on giving. CD1: Mustn’t Grumble (1981): Poor Old Mr. Woogie /Bored Stiff /Don’t Anyone Speak English?/ Turn That Noise Down/ Beer Belly /Behave Yourself / Aint No Pleasing You / I Miss Ya Girl / Lonnie D. /Wallop CD 2: Joblot (1982): That Old Piano /That’s What I Like / London Girls /Give It Some Stick, Mick / No-Body / Flying (instrumental) /Margate/ Mustn’t Grumble / Word From Anne / Stop Dreaming /Give It Gavotte CD 3: Well Pleased (1984): There in Your Eyes / They Kept on Rocking / Did I Feel a Fool / Snakes Eyes Bert / Where am I Gonna Find Ya? /I Wonder in Whose Arms / Jumpin’ the Light/ I’m Going Back/Harry Was a Champion /One O’ Them Days/Brother-in-Law CD 4: Flying (1987): England/Punchinello/Sunday/ Darlin' I Don't Care/Diddle-Umma Day/ Flying/Exhibition Rag/ I Can Get Along Without You/ That Telephone Thing /Back In The Soul Days /Miss You All The Time CD 5: Chas 'N' Dave's Christmas Jamboree Bag CD 6: Chas'N'Daves Knees Up Jamboree Bag No 2 CD 7: Chas & Dave's Jamboree Bag Number 3 CD 8: As, Bs & Buried Treasure: You Won't See Me (with Lonnie Donegan)/That Old Piano (with Clarence 'Frogman' Henry)/I Miss Ya Girl (with Clarence 'Frogman' Henry)/ Every Little While (with Mike Berry) / Uneasy Feeling/ Melancholy Baby/ You're Just In Love / When Days Were Long… / Yesterday's News/ Halley's Comet/ In Sickness & In Health Theme Tune/ Bangers & Mash Theme Tune/ Auld Lang Syne' (the soundtrack of the cult British film 'Party Party’)/ I Miss Ya Girl (first version)/ Turn That Noise Down (first version) / Behave Yourself (first version) / Aint No Pleasing You (recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis) / Banging In Your Head (recorded at Sun Studio, Memphis DVD 1: The Videos: Ain’t No Pleasing You/ Snooker Loopy/Melancholy Baby/ Margate/ Rabbit/ Boogie Woogie/ Stars Over 45’/ Wish I Could Write A Love Song/ Poor old Mr Woogie/ There In Your Eyes/ Outtakes/ Rabbit (Top Of The Pops Performance) / Ain’t No Pleasing you (Top Of The Pops)

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