Take a look over to your right…if you’re anything like me, it might be hard to suppress a smile at the fearsome Fly! Yes, horror pictures have changed quite a bit since 1958, and even since The Fly was remade in 1986 with Jeff Goldblum as the eponymous bug-man. But for thrills and chills, it’s hard to beat the original Fly: “Once it was human…even as you and I!” Kritzerland is revisiting the fifties classic along with its sequel, Return of the Fly (1959), on a new two-for-one CD, and is also
Archives for July 16, 2012
Heaven In Her Eyes: BBR Reissues Two From Deniece Williams
The curriculum vitae of Deniece Williams can boast some of the most esteemed names in popular music: Maurice White, Charles Stepney, David Foster, Thom Bell and George Duke, just to name a few. All of those gentlemen produced albums for, or with, Williams, whose career has been the subject of a series of deluxe reissues from Big Break Records. Earlier this year, BBR (part of the Cherry Red group of labels) added Williams' 1976 debut This is Niecy to its previous four titles from the artist:
Short Takes, International Edition: INXS Celebrates 25 Years of "Kick" Plus The Byrds Go Mono and Stereo
Welcome to the working week! This morning's Short Takes brings us to the U.K. for the 25th anniversary of a pop classic, and to Japan, where one of the 1960s' greatest bands is getting the red carpet treatment! Though we're reluctant to rush the summer away, it sure looks like this September's going to be a month with kick! Kick, that is. It appears that Universal U.K. will be giving the full, Super Deluxe treatment to Aussie band INXS' 1987 breakthrough album. The multi-platinum Kick