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Have a Real Gone Summer with Surf Punks, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Grateful Dead and More

April 25, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Surf Punks - Locals OnlyWhen Real Gone Music kicks off summer with a slate of releases due on June 4, it’s only appropriate that one title comes from a surf band.  Well, sort of.  Locals Only, the sophomore album from Surf Punks, the snarling beach band formed by Dennis Dragon (yes, the brother of “Captain” Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille!) and Drew Steele, is one of the seven reissues coming your way.  Locals is joined by another second outing, Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys’ Albion Doo Wah.  (Real Gone reissued Cat Mother’s Jimi Hendrix-produced debut earlier this year.)  In a completely different vein, Real Gone has the first two Warner Bros. albums for musical renaissance man Mason (“Classical Gas”) Williams, as well as the first two long-players from The Amazing Rhythm Aces.  And that’s not all.  On the country side of town, the label is anthologizing Dickey Lee’s 1970s sides for RCA.  Real Gone rounds out its slate with the latest reissued installment of Grateful Dead’s Dick’s Picks.

After the jump, we have pre-order links for every title and the complete contents of Real Gone’s press release, with full details on all releases!  Plus: rescheduled dates for previously-announced reissues from Patty Duke and Henry Mancini!

Mason Williams Phonograph RecordHe won an Emmy Award as head writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and has published many books of poetry and prose. He is an accomplished visual artist, with a piece ("Bus") in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. And he penned and performed a #1 hit instrumental ("Classical Gas"). He's Mason Williams, and that brief summation of his accomplishments doesn't begin to scratch the surface of the man's many talents. Now, Real Gone Music presents the first two solo albums Williams recorded for Warner Bros., The Mason Williams Phonograph Record (which features "Classical Gas") and The Mason Williams Ear Show (which makes its CD debut), the records that introduced America to one of its real Renaissance men. As you might expect given Williams' background, these albums are quirky, eclectic and wholly unique affairs combining pop, rock, folk, bluegrass and no shortage of whimsy; they're like having a conversation with a brilliant raconteur who also happens to be a prodigiously talented musician. Gene Sculatti provided the notes for both releases, with fresh quotes and photos from Mason Williams himself.

Surf Punks were what washed up when the late-'70s punk wave crashed on the SoCal beach scene. Formed by Dennis Dragon (son of composer Carmen, brother of Daryl of Captain & Tennille fame) and Drew Steele, the group cut their first album in 1979 on their own Day Glo label, which Epic picked up for distribution in slightly different form, then moved to Restless/Enigma in 1982 for Locals Only. Locals Only kicks sand in the face of just about every strain of sunbleached subculture, from Valley girls to Westside rich chicks to lifeguards, and manages to be catchy at the same time; it belongs on your shelf next to (and came out the same year as) Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and it's been out of print for 15 years. Real Gone's reissue features a fresh remastering and liner notes from Dennis Dragon himself plus two bonus tracks.

Amazing Rhythm AcesWith their unique blend of Memphis soul, country and pop, The Amazing Rhythm Aces have long been hailed as one of the finest country rock outfits of the '70s, and their first two albums, Stacked Deck and Too Stuffed to Jump capture them at the peak of their game. But, the availability of these two records has been spotty, as contractual reasons (the Amazing Rhythm Aces recorded for ABC but the masters ended up being controlled by Sony) delayed their release on CD, and the twofer that offered both albums has been out of print for several years. Now, Real Gone Music is giving this pair of classics a sonic makeover, as both albums appear here remastered together by Vic Anesini at Sony's own Battery Studios in NYC from the original analog master tapes for the first time. Plus, as a bonus track RGM has added the non-LP cut "Mystery Train," which was the B-side to their big hit "Third Rate Romance." '70s southern rock expert Scott Schinder supplies the notes.

Dickey Lee - Original Greatest HitsHe went from being a '60s teen idol to being one of the biggest stars in '70s country music, but Royden Dickey Lipscomb a.k.a. Dickey Lee has never enjoyed a collection of his original hit RCA '70s country sides worthy of the name. But here, at last, is a retrospective that breaks through the flotsam and jetsam of budget packages and re-records that's currently available: Dickey Lee: Original Greatest Hits presents 20 tracks, all but one of 'em a hit, and the one song that isn't a hit is Dickey's own version of "She Thinks I Still Care," which he wrote and George Jones took to the top of the charts. All beautifully remastered by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, with notes by Bill Dahl featuring quotes from Dickey himself.

Cat Mother - Albion Doo WahAfter the success of their Jimi Hendrix-produced debut album The Street Giveth...and the Street Taketh Away (also available from Real Gone) and its hit "Good Old Rock 'N' Roll," the members of Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys repaired to their Woodstock cabin (pictured in the album gatefold reproduced here) and started writing songs for Albion Doo-Wah. The record had much more pastoral, country feel to it, no doubt in part due to the replacement of Charlie Chin by multi-instrumentalist folkie Jay Ungar, who also brought several songs to the group. But there was definitely something in the air in the late'-60s/early '70s Woodstock scene; Albion Doo-Wah has several scoops of that timeless, Americana-laced Basement Tapes/Music from Big Pink fairy dust. CD debut, and one long, long requested by the band's fans, with a gorgeous remastering job by Maria Triana at Battery Studios.

Dick's Picks 23It's the topic of endless argument, but, bolstered by the legendary Europe '72 album and tour, consensus opinion holds that 1972 was the peak year for Grateful Dead live shows. And Dick's Picks Vol. 23--Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, MD 9/17/72 certainly adds to the weight of evidence in favor of that view; recorded exactly three months after Pigpen left the band due to health reasons, this beautifully recorded (by Bear, presented here in HDCD sound) show features the organic yet focused ebbs and flows and unexpected improvisational twists that are characteristic of a classic Dead show. Among the highlights (and they are many) are a sublime, exploratory reading of "Playing in the Band," a soaring "Bird Song," a potent coupling of "China Cat Sunflower" and "I Know You Rider" and a surging, emotional hour-long medley of "He's Gone"/"The Other One"/"Sing Me Back Home." Out of print for years and a real keeper.

Click on the links below to pre-order!

June 4 Releases:

Mason Williams, The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Mason Williams, The Mason Williams Ear Show
Surf Punks, Locals Only
The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed to Jump
Dickey Lee, Original Greatest Hits
Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys, Albion Doo-Wah
Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 23 - Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, MD 9/17/72

Henry Mancini, "10" Original Soundtrack (previously scheduled for April 30)

Patty Duke, Don't Just Stand There/Patty
Patty Duke, Sings Songs from Valley of the Dolls/Sings Folk Songs (Time to Move On)

(both titles previously scheduled for January 20)

Categories: News Tags: Mason Williams, Patty Duke, Surf Punks, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Grateful Dead

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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