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Release Round-Up: Week of August 14

August 14, 2015 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Welcome to New Release Friday!

Lesley Gore - Someplace Else Now

Lesley Gore, Someplace Else Now (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Someplace Else Now marked Lesley Gore’s first full immersion into the world of the singer-songwriter.  She penned every one of the twelve tracks on this 1972 album for MoWest Records, writing solo and with lyricists Ellen Weston and her brother Michael Gore.  Joe Porter (Gladys Knight and the Pips, Thelma Houston) supplied the passionate production.  Lesley’s lost Motown gem – a stylistic mélange of pop, soul, folk, rock, and gospel – makes its long-awaited first ever CD appearance.  Though Lesley passed away at far too young an age earlier this year,Someplace Else Now is a tribute to this pioneering artist’s timeless and enduring artistry.  I’ve written the new liner notes for Real Gone Music’s reissue!

Steppenwolf, The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Over 2 CDs and 38 remastered tracks, The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection includes the A and B-side of every Steppenwolf single on the ABC/Dunhill label (featuring, for the first time ever per the label, a decent-sounding “Magic Carpet Ride”), but of every John Kay solo single as well! And, speaking of John Kay, he sat down with co-producer/liner notes scribe Ed Osborne for a thorough, track-by-track review for the liner notes (John also requested that Real Gone use the album version of “Monster” rather than the single version, because the single is such a pieced-together “Frankenstein” job…pun intended).

The Muffs

The Muffs, The Muffs: Expanded Edition (Omnivore Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

Omnivore resurrects the Warner Bros. debut of nineties power-pop/punk favorites The Muffs, produced by David Katznelson and Rob Cavallo.  This expanded reissue contains the original album, and adds 10 bonus tracks: a radio remix of “Lucky Guy,” a version of “Everywhere I Go” which was only available on the cassette of The Muffs album, and 8 previously unissued demos from the band’s vocalist and lead guitarist Kim Shattuck, who stepped into the shoes of Kim Deal on the Pixies’ 2013 tour!  Shattuck and bassist Ronnie Barnett provide new liner notes, and they have also opened their archives for rare photos and memorabilia images!

Replacements - The Twintone Years

The Replacements, The Twin/Tone Years (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

This 4-LP vinyl box set, limited to 8,000 numbered units, includes Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981), the Stink EP (1982), Hootenanny (1983) and Let It Be (1984).

The Who - Reaction Singles

The Who, Volume 2: The Reaction Singles 1966 (UMe) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

The Who presents Volume Two of a four-part series of the band’s singles, collected by label (Brunswick, Reaction, Track and Polydor).  This box features five 7-inch singles from the Reaction label, pressed on heavyweight vinyl with sleeves reproducing the period graphics with die-cut center holes.  Includes remastered versions of Who classics such as “Substitute,” “Happy Jack,” “I’m a Boy,” the Ready Steady Who EP, and more.  The singles are all housed in a full-color box that also contains a 7-inch-sized 8-page color booklet with liner notes about each release by Mark Blake.

Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Lesley Gore, Steppenwolf, The Muffs, The Replacements, The Who

Joe Marchese

Joe Marchese

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. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Peggy Lipton, Doris Day, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and his work still appears with frequency in the magazine. In 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. 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 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 The Supremes, Melissa Manchester, Laura Nyro, Bobby Darin and Johnny Mathis, legendary producer Bob Crewe, soul legend Wilson Pickett, and many others. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Tom Cowan says

    August 14, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Any chance you may be releasing any of Yvonne Elliman’s albums? She had a run in the 70’s of some fine releases, especially Rising Sun. Although her release of Food of Love was released in the UK on cd about 10 years ago, it’s one of her best and could do with a U.S. release, possibly with bonus material.

    Reply
    • Joe MarcheseJoe Marchese says

      August 14, 2015 at 12:28 pm

      We’re big fans of Yvonne; thanks for the suggestion, Tom! Will certainly look into the possibility!

      Reply
    • Zubb says

      August 16, 2015 at 12:33 pm

      Yvonne Elliman is great. Would love for her albums to be reissued. However, I must say that Food Of Love has to be one of the worst album covers of all time. What was that labels art department thinking?

      Reply

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