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Little Steven Summer of Sorcery Live

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Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul are once again conjuring a Summer of Sorcery.  On July 9, Wicked Cool Records and UMe will release Summer of Sorcery: Live at the Beacon Theatre from Van Zandt and his big band of musical wizards.  The concert, in support of the 2019 release of the Summer of Sorcery studio album, was recorded at the storied New York venue on November 6 of that year.  It will arrive in multiple audio and video formats: 3CD, 5LP, and Blu-ray.

The band's entire 25-song setlist from the Beacon will be included on the live album including all twelve songs from the musically expansive Summer of Sorcery as well as staples from Little Steven's solo songbook ("Love on the Wrong Side of Town," "I Am a Patriot," "Out of the Darkness"), collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny - individually and collectively ("Little Girl So Fine," "Trapped Again"), and choice covers from The Boss (the very recent "Tucson Train" from Western Stars) and The Youngbloods (the psychedelic blues instrumental "On Sir Francis Drake").  Peter Wolf dropped in for the encore, lending his voice to "Freeze Frame" from his final album with the J. Geils Band as well as Van Zandt's hard-hitting anti-apartheid anthem "Sun City."  The one and only Wavy Gravy's introduction has also been preserved on the set.

Both the audio and video formats feature seven additional songs (or nearly an hour of extra music) drawn from Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul's 2017-2019 performances around the world.  The band tears into a couple more covers - The Dovells' "Bristol Stomp" and The Animals' "Club A-Go-Go" - before presenting more guest appearances from Wolf (a cover of The Showstoppers' raucous "(Ain't Nothin' But A) Houseparty"), Nick Gravenites (The Electric Flag's "Groovin' Is Easy"), Van Zandt's E Street Band-mate Nils Lofgren (his "Moon Tears"), and Australia's Jimmy Barnes (his 1986 hit "Ride the Night Away").  Finally, a new composite version of "Sun City" has been created from performances of the song featuring Springsteen, Barnes, Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, Garland Jeffreys, E Street's Jake Clemons, and others.

Summer of Sorcery: Live at the Beacon Theatre was produced by Steven Van Zandt with assistance from Geoff Sanoff.  Van Zandt's longtime collaborators Bob Clearmountain and Bob Ludwig have mixed and mastered the album, respectively.  It follows the release earlier in 2021 of Macca to Mecca!, the band's spirited live tribute to the Fab Four recorded at Liverpool's Cavern Club.

The BD and CD releases will be at general retail but the 5LP version is an exclusive to uDiscoverMusic and Little Steven's webstore.  The five LPs are all pressed on 180-gram "Psychedelic Sorcery Swirl" vinyl befitting the fantastical sound of the rock 'n' soul within its grooves.  A video of "Camouflage of Righteousness" is streaming now on Little Steven's official YouTube channel to preview the album.  You'll find the full track listing and pre-order links below.  Look for Summer of Sorcery: Live at the Beacon Theatre on July 9 from Wicked Cool/UMe.

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul, Summer of Sorcery: Live at the Beacon Theatre (Wicked Cool/UMe, 2021)

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

CD 1

  1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
  2. Communion
  3. Camouflage of Righteousness
  4. Party Mambo!
  5. Love Again
  6. Education
  7. On Sir Francis Drake
  8. I Visit The Blues
  9. Gravity
  10. Los Desaparecidos
  11. Little Girl So Fine
  12. Trapped Again
  13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
  14. A World Of Our Own

CD 2

  1. Suddenly You
  2. Vortex
  3. I Am A Patriot
  4. Superfly Terraplane
  5. Bitter Fruit
  6. Forever
  7. Summer of Sorcery
  8. Tucson Train
  9. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
  10. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
  11. Soul Power Twist
  12. Out Of The Darkness

CD 3

  1. Bristol Stomp
  2. Club A-Go-Go
  3. Groovin' Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
  4. (Ain't Nothin' But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
  5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
  6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
  7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)

5LP: uDiscoverMusic.com / Little Steven's Webstore Link TBD

LP 1

  1. Intro: Wavy Gravy (Side A)
  2. Communion (Side A)
  3. Camouflage of Righteousness (Side A)
  4. Party Mambo! (Side A)
  5. Love Again (Side B)
  6. Education (Side B)

LP 2

  1. On Sir Francis Drake (Side A)
  2. I Visit The Blues (Side A)
  3. Gravity (Side A)
  4. Los Desaparecidos (Side A)
  5. Little Girl So Fine (Side B)
  6. Trapped Again (Side B)
  7. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town (Side B)

LP 3

  1. A World Of Our Own (Side A)
  2. Suddenly You (Side A)
  3. Vortex (Side A)
  4. I Am A Patriot (Side A)
  5. Superfly Terraplane (Side B)
  6. Bitter Fruit (Side B)
  7. Forever (Side B)

LP 4

  1. Summer of Sorcery (Side A)
  2. Tucson Train (Side A)
  3. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf) (Side A)
  4. Sun City (with Peter Wolf) (Side B)
  5. Soul Power Twist (Side B)
  6. Out Of The Darkness (Side B)

LP 5

  1. Bristol Stomp (Side A)
  2. Club A-Go-Go (Side A)
  3. Groovin' Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites) (Side A)
  4. (Ain't Nothin' But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf) (Side A)
  5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes) (Side B)
  6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren) (Side B)
  7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen) (Side B)

Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscoverMusic.com

  1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
  2. Communion
  3. Camouflage of Righteousness
  4. Party Mambo!
  5. Love Again
  6. Education
  7. On Sir Francis Drake
  8. I Visit The Blues
  9. Gravity
  10. Los Desaparecidos
  11. Little Girl So Fine
  12. Trapped Again
  13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
  14. A World Of Our Own
  15. Suddenly You
  16. Vortex
  17. I Am A Patriot
  18. Superfly Terraplane
  19. Bitter Fruit
  20. Forever
  21. Summer of Sorcery
  22. Tucson Train
  23. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
  24. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
  25. Soul Power Twist
  26. Out Of The Darkness

Bonus Material

  1. Bristol Stomp
  2. Club A-Go-Go
  3. Groovin' Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
  4. (Ain't Nothin' But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
  5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
  6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
  7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)
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