The Village (Snap To It): JAY Records, Cherry Red Celebrate “Folk City” with New Concept Album

The name of Gerdes Folk City has long been synonymous with the halcyon era of the Greenwich Village music scene.  Bob Dylan made his New York debut on its tiny stage and later debuted “Blowin’ in the Wind” there.  Peter, Paul, and Mary played their first official gig together at Gerdes.  Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Doc Watson were the among the dozens of major artists who made Gerdes a home in the club’s early days.  Its later years saw a wide variety of artists including Elvis Costello, The…

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Release Round-Up: Week of June 9

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Alice Cooper, Killer: Deluxe Edition (Warner/Rhino) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Killer, released in November 1971, was the fourth album from the original Alice Cooper band line-up of singer Alice Cooper, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. But it was the group’s second album to crystallize the hard rock sound for which Cooper would become known.    This newly remastered Deluxe Edition features the…

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