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Rhino reissues Randy Newman’s seventh studio album, Trouble in Paradise, as a 2CD expanded edition featuring previously unreleased demos and a rare concert performance.  With such classics as “I Love LA” and “Real Emotional Girl,” Trouble remains one of Newman’s most beloved LPs.  This generous release adds the singer-songwriter’s largely unadorned, often intimate demos of every track on the album save “Mikey’s” as well as demos of two previously unreleased tunes, “Big Fat Country Song (Something to Sing About)” and “Rainbow.”  The second disc offers the CD premiere of Un Samedi en Decembre, a promotional live album originally issued only in France.  The 14-song set was recorded on December 10, 1982 for French television and includes “Christmas in Cape Town” alongside Newman classics such as “Marie,” “Sail Away,” “Louisiana 1927,” “Short People,” “Rednecks,” and “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today.”  Additionally, a 180-gram black vinyl pressing of Trouble in Paradise will also be available as part of Rhino’s audiophile-aimed Rhino Reserves series, remastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans.  While Rhino.com links are not yet available, such online storefronts as Music Direct and Rough Trade are currently accepting pre-orders. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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