Reissue

SONIC YOUTH Will Release 1986 Live Bootleg Album ‘WALLS HAVE EARS’ Officially Next February

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6 December 2023


American fan magazine – 1986

WALLS HAVE EARS is a live SONIC YOUTH
album that came out as a bootleg in 1986.

An official release under the band’s auspices will
be released on 9 February 2024. More info HERE

Press info: “Culled from three 1985 gigs in the UK during a transitional and transcendent time in the band’s story, Sonic Youth’s ‘Walls Have Ears’ appeared as a 2LP set in 1986, not just a live album but an artful tapestry full of live experimentation with songs, between-song tape segues, darkness, humor and audio verité on par with elements of side B of ‘Master Dik’ to come later. With a bit of complexity to the situation of the release itself. Deleted as quickly as it appeared, it’s now issued for the first time officially under the band’s auspices.”


Album cover (then and now)

The bootleg is still streamable on the Internet.
Via YouTube below. Pretty good quality.

SONIC YOUTH: Bio – Discography – Instagram

LOU REED – His Final 2007 Ambient Album ‘HUDSON RIVER MIND MEDITATIONS’ Will Be Reissued On 12th January

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4 December 2023

The late genial LOU REED (1942-2013) released his final LP (not widely known),
titled Hudson River Wind Mediations in 2007.

It was his 12th solo one. A 67-minute journey through meditational/ambient music intended to relax the body, mind and spirit, adjunct to Tai Chi, an internal Chinese,
martial art for self-defense and health practiced by Reed.

Reed: “I first composed this music to play in the background of life. To replace the
everyday cacophony with new and ordered sounds of an unpredictable nature.”

The newly remastered Hudson River Wind Meditations will be available in double LP, CD
and digital formats on January 12. Physical editions include liner notes by yoga instructor and author Eddie Stern, plus a recent conversation with Reed’s widow Laurie Anderson.

Stream the original album here via YouTube.

LOU REED: Bio – Discography – Instagram

BOB DYLAN – 45th Birthday Reissue Of His Live In Japan Album ‘THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978’ Out Now

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17 November 2023

THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978 presents two full shows originally
recorded on 24-channel multitrack analog tapes at the famous Nippon
Budokan Hall in Japan, 45 years ago.

It includes 36 previously unreleased Dylan performances from these concerts.

Order info here.

UNCUT Mag: “Some fans just seemed to hate the original version released in 1979 very, very much. But listening to this expanded edition – featuring the two full concerts from which the original was compiled – the reaction is, “What’s the problem?” Dylan sings his heart out.”
Score: 8/10.

TUTV: The majority of the songs here are played differently from their original versions. Dylan always loved (and still does, as I witnessed last year in Brussels) to turn songs upside down, play them slower or faster or in another, surprising key on stage.

Add the horn sections here at work and lots of choir vocals and you get quite some riveting interpretations of great pieces from his 17 longplayers, he had released by then.
It doesn’t work all the time, and there are to many songs – 58 – packed in this reissue box (many record labels prefer quantity to quality). Pick the 20 best-executed ones, and you’ll have yourself a formidable live album.

THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978


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DYLAN: Instagram – Website

SPACEMEN 3 – Reissue Of Their 2nd Album ‘FORGED PRESCRIPTION’ For The First Time On Vinyl In December

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15 November 2023

Iconic band SPACEMEN 3, featuring Sonic Boom a.k.a. Peter Kember
and Jason Pierce (Spiritualized), gained a cult following between 1981
and 1992 with their psychedelic, drug-infused, space rock escapades.
Drugs (what else?) led to clashes between the two wayward egos and
turned into a break-up.

They fabricated 4 studio albums.

Space Age Recordings just announced the reissue of their second
one FORGET PRESCRIPTION, for the first time ever on vinyl.


Original 1987 cover.

It’ll come as a double vinyl LP containing a myriad of alternative takes
and demo versions and including, at the time of the CD release, some
never before heard tracks.

Out on 15 December.
Order info here

Sonic Boom: ”For me, this is where the Spacemen 3 songwriting came to a head. Many
of these songs pre-dated “Sound Of Confusion”, some were even recorded at both sessions,
but I am still impressed mightily by Jason’s lyrical genius on originals like “Walking With Jesus” and re-writes like “Come Down Easy” and his fluid guitar playing across the whole sessions. To be sure “Playing With Fire” was soon to be our long and sultry Indian Summer but “Perfect Prescription” was the progeny of that hot, lazy (and occasionally rainy) summer.”

Single ‘Walking With Jesus’

Pitchfork said: “As for those neophytes who ask if this album’s any good if you’re not on drugs, a better question might be whether drugs are any good without this album.” Full review here.

ORIGINAL ALBUM
(Tracks 1-9)


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SPACEMEN 3: Bio – Discography

Unique Theatrical Artist KLAUS NOMI Passed Away 40 Years Ago – 4 Of His Albums Are Reissued Now

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12 November 2023

KLAUS NOMI, the German countertenor singer known for his extraordinary
vocal performances and unique stage presence, was born Klaus Sperber on
24 January 1944 in Immenstadt, Germany, he quickly gained recognition for his
remarkable talent.

Influenced by artists such as Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, and Laurie Anderson among others, Nomi‘s music itself influenced big names such as Visage, Gary Numan, and DEVO.

Flabbergasting live performance

Unfortunately, Klaus became one of the first celebrities
to pass away from AIDS 40 years ago, in 1983.

To remember this unique artist two studio LPs, Klaus Nomi (1981) and Simple Man (1982)— stream both below – as well as the 1983 posthumous compilation Encore (Nomi’s Best) and the 1986 live album In Concert are now reissued.

All four titles are on CD, in digipacks, and standalone vinyl reissues, except for In Concert – the vinyl edition is only available as part of a boxed set of the new reissues. The self-titled debut will be reissued on cassette.

Info and order details HERE.

KLAUS NOMI – 1981


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SIMPLE MAN – 1982


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KLAUS NOMI: Bio – Discography – Website

Unique Theatrical Artist KLAUS NOMI Passed Away 40 Years Ago – 4 Of His Albums Are Reissued Now

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10 November 2023

KLAUS NOMI, the German countertenor singer known for his extraordinary
vocal performances and unique stage presence, was born Klaus Sperber on
24 January 1944 in Immenstadt, Germany, he quickly gained recognition for his
remarkable talent.

Influenced by artists such as Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, and Laurie Anderson among others, Nomi‘s music itself influenced big names such as Visage, Gary Numan, and DEVO.

Flabbergasting live performance

Unfortunately, Klaus became one of the first celebrities
to pass away from AIDS 40 years ago, in 1983.

To remember this unique artist two studio LPs, Klaus Nomi (1981) and Simple Man (1982)— stream both below – as well as the 1983 posthumous compilation Encore (Nomi’s Best) and the 1986 live album In Concert are now reissued.

All four titles are on CD, in digipacks, and standalone vinyl reissues, except for In Concert – the vinyl edition is only available as part of a boxed set of the new reissues. The self-titled debut will be reissued on cassette.

Info and order details HERE.

KLAUS NOMI – 1981


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SIMPLE MAN – 1982


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KLAUS NOMI: Bio – Discography – Website

TRICKY – British Trip-Hop Legend Released An Extensive REINCARNATED Version Of His 1995 Magnum Opus ‘MAXINQUAYE’

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24 October 2023

British trip-hop artist TRICKY (born Adrian Nicholas Matthews 55 years ago in Bristol) started his solo journey, after a stint with Massive Attack with his 1995 magnum opus MAXINQUAYE.

He just released a re-issue of it featuring multiple remixes. It contains 49 pieces.

Order here.

Press info: ‘Maxinquaye (Reincarnated)’ contains rarities and brand new versions of tracks many of which have not been officially released before. The single-LP contains the original album remastered at Abbey Road Studio. The super deluxe triple-LP set contains six new “Reincarnated” versions of tracks recorded by Tricky in 2022, previously unreleased BBC session tracks recorded with a full live band in the autumn of 1995 as well ‘Black Steel’ performed live at Glastonbury that same year and it concludes with some rough monitor mixes.

Tricky in an interview with NME about the original songs: “I wanted to take them
somewhere else. I’ve had so much love over the years that I have to put some effort into
it, the people deserve that. I’m very grateful for the support I’ve had all these years.”

Single ‘Overcome’
Original version

The album was named after Tricky’s mother, Maxine Quaye. She suffered from epilepsy
and was placed in hospital when Tricky was just 12 months old. His grandmother took
him into her care.


Maxine Quaye
Courtesy of Tricky

Tricky decided to name the reissue an reincarnation. Around the same time
he received a call from a cousin in Tipperary, saying he knew of a box containing
the only known photograph of him and his mother together. That box was found
with their great-grandmother, who lived with family in Colorado. That photo is now
on the cover of ‘Maxinquaye (Reincarnated)’. “It was meant to be”, Tricky said.

REINCARNATED

ORIGINAL


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TRICKY: Instagram – All Albums

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – Hear Previously Unreleased Blues Track ‘HELP ME’ From Reissue MOJO Album

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7 October 2023

Thirteen years ago TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
released their 12th LP, titled MOJO.

On 20 October the album will be reissued on limited edition red
vinyl, available exclusively in indie retail and the Tom Petty Store.

. Pre-order info here.

I’ll feature 2 previously unreleased tracks. HELP ME is one of them.
A minor-key 12 bar blues originally credited to Sonny Boy Williamson II.
The late great Tom Petty‘s bluesy vocals and the harmonica play are
spot-on old skool.

WATCH/LISTEN

STREAM


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TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS: Website – Instagram – All Albums

THE REPLACEMENTS Re-Release Their 4th LP With Deluxe Box Set ‘TIM: LET IT BLEED EDITION’

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15 August 2023

THE REPLACEMENTS, the beloved indie rockers from Minneapolis, MI (1979–1991,
2006, 2012–2015) will have their 4th LP – issued in 1985 – named TIM re-released
with a special box edition through Rhino on 22 September.

The 4CD/1LP deluxe boxed set, titled TIM: LET IT BLEED EDITION, is built around a stunning new mix of Tim by legendary producer/engineer Ed Stasium (Ramones, Talking Heads) and features a collection of previously unheard tracks (Sons of No One: Rare and Unreleased) and a classic concert from 1986 in Chicago (Not Ready For Prime Time).

Presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book – loaded with dozens of previously unseen photos – the set features a detailed history of the Tim era written by Bob Mehr, who produced the box with Rhino’s Jason Jones. Mehr, author of The New York Times bestseller Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, won a Grammy® award for his album notes to the band’s 2019 release, Dead Man’s Pop.

Original album 


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THE REPLACEMENTS: Bio – Discography – Instagram

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Reissue Of Three Of Their Albums On Vinyl And With Restored Artwork

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24 September 2022

Stoner rock junks QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
will re-release three of their albums.

Eponymous debut album – 1998

The vinyl release is set for October 21.
It will be available on standard black
and limited edition opaque orange vinyl.

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…LIKE CLOCKWORK (2013)

A limited opaque aqua vinyl pressing is available from December 9.

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VILLAINS – 2017

Reissue in a special 5th Anniversary package featuring etching, obi-strip,
and a brand new poster by Boneface, and as on limited edition leaf-green
transparent vinyl.

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ALL DETAILS HERE