Our friends at Slicing Up Eyeballs and Super Deluxe Edition have confirmed track lists for Edsel's upcoming reissues of both studio album by U.K. group Fine Young Cannibals. Along with General Public, Fine Young Cannibals were formed from the ashes of The (English) Beat, with guitarist Andy Cox and bassist David Steele joining forces with singer Roland Gift, whose soulful voice was one of several hundred the bandmates auditioned. A video of lead single "Johnny Come Home" on The Tube,
Archives for February 6, 2013
Alive and Kicking: New Simple Minds Compilation Announced
Scottish rock/New Wave band Simple Minds have been together in some form or another since 1977, and that near-35-year run of singles is about to be commemorated this spring with a new greatest hits set. Celebrate: The Greatest Hits+ will be available as a double or triple-disc set in March, and will feature, depending on which version you buy, up to 50 tracks from the group. The set spans the band's entire run, from their early years on Zoom/Arista at the tail end of the 1970s and beginning of
In The Groove: Patti Austin, George Duke, Ronnie Laws Reissues Coming From SoulMusic Label
SoulMusic Records, a division of the Cherry Red Group, is taking a soulful walk on the jazz side of town this month – or is that a jazzy walk on the soulful side of town? You can decide for yourself with the new reissue of titles from Patti Austin, George Duke and Ronnie Laws. All three albums are available now in U.K. and U.S. stores. With Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington as her godparents, it’s no surprise that Patti Austin found her calling in music. Yet despite having first recorded in