What's in a name? The world didn't know Sananda Maitreya as such in the '80s and '90s, but his arresting early works will finally be remastered and reissued on vinyl next year under the moniker he is now known by. Juvenilia: The Columbia Years, available February 6, offers on six LPs the four albums Maitreya released in the U.S. and the U.K. under the name Terence Trent D'Arby: Introducing the Hardline According to... (1987), Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope and
Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there's plenty of great new/old music to discover! This week sees the surprise remaster of an '80s pop classic, some amusing light pop re-recordings from 1972 and a foundational rock band laying down some tunes that were years ahead of their time. Sananda Maitreya, Introducing the Hardline According to... (Remastered) (Sony Music U.K.) (iTunes / Amazon) By far
For many, one of the most salient points of reissuing and compiling popular music is to help listeners rediscover lost gems that may have fallen into the cracks. Ordinarily, one would not consider a debut record that sold 12 million copies, spun off three Top 40 hits and won a Grammy a "lost gem." And yet, it seems that at least one record, 1987's Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, has earned such a strange distinction. Terence Trent D'Arby has always been something of