If you’ve been following Light in the Attic’s ongoing Lee Hazlewood Archive Series, you’ve discovered a treasure trove of wild ‘n’ wooly music from the country-pop maverick. But the past releases in the series are proving to be delicious appetizers for the just-announced main course. On November 26, Light in the Attic will unveil There’s a Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971. This seven-years-in-the-making deluxe box set will be available as a 4-CD/1-DVD/1-flexidisc
Archives for September 5, 2013
For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and You: "Benefit" Gets Expanded Reissue with Steven Wilson Remixes
If Steven Wilson's remixes of albums by Yes and XTC aren't enough surround sound excitement for you, then check this out: Jethro Tull's third album, 1970's Benefit, is being reissued as a 2CD/1DVD set featuring the talents of the Porcupine Tree frontman. Benefit was, perhaps, the first step in Tull's immersion in the greater world of progressive rock. The quintet moved away from the blues influences of their last two records toward a more heavier sound. Studio trickery was more present
Ease My Worried Mind: Clapton's "Unplugged" Expanded with Rehearsal Takes
One of the unquestionable milestones of Eric Clapton's career - his Unplugged live album - is set for an expanded CD/DVD reissue next month from the good folks at Rhino. When Clapton took to an intimate stage at Windsor's Bray Film Studios in January 1992 for MTV's Unplugged, he was already an unabashed master of his craft. But he was a man in transition: the '80s saw him embracing mainstream pop on albums like August and Journeyman, and some quietly wondered if he'd ever revisit the blues
Review: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., "The Two of Us" and "Marilyn & Billy"
When Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. departed The 5th Dimension following the release of 1975's Earthbound, their commercial success as a duo was far from a sure thing. Despite being a worthy follow-up to the 5th Dimension's magnum opus The Magic Garden and a reunion with that album's composer-lyricist-producer Jimmy Webb, Earthbound didn't rekindle the group's fortunes. But McCoo and Davis knew they had one thing going for them: their union, one which is still going strong today. That