martes, 6 de diciembre de 2022
JACK NITZSCHE "The Arranger As Superman: The Reprise & WB Years 1963-1969" (HPR-060)
viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2022
TESOURO "Aquí Conmigo" (HPR-064)
THE HOLY MACKEREL "Love For Everyone: The Reprise Mono Singles & More" (HPR-062)
PAUL WILLIAMS "So Many People: The Reprise Mono Singles & More" (HPR-061)
Format: LP only (w/OBI strip)
Release date: November, 2022
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- Includes Paul Williams’ four mono single sides, two “sessions” tracks, two demos and four instrumental mixes.
- All audio sourced from the original Reprise master tapes. Full colour 4-page insert annotated by Steve Stanley.
There are very few albums that seem to define the genre in which they are created, yet simultaneously defy classification; records whose beauty reveals itself in new and exhilarating ways with each listening and feature their creators at the peak of their game. It’s a rare LP that makes the listener think and feel and laugh and cry, all within the short and sweet space of 30 minutes, making one beg the question “Is the 80-minute length of a compact disc a boon, or a bane?” Countless rock critics continue to hail the few deserving but obvious albums that have managed to achieve all of these artistic criteria: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Love’s Forever Changes, Marvin Gaye’s What’s Goin’ On . . .
To my mind, Paul Williams’ Someday Man belongs right up there with them.
This first-time-on-vinyl compilation collects all of the bonus tracks from the 2010 Now Sounds expanded edition CD of the Someday Man LP.
Included in this collection are Williams’ four mono single sides; two “sessions” tracks which provide great insight into how producer Roger Nichols and the studio musicians crafted the final recordings; two demos; and four instrumental mixes.
The full-colour four-page insert features rare, unpublished photos and in-depth liner notes featuring the participation of Paul Williams, Roger Nichols, and others. Also includes sessionography and studio musician info.
All audio sourced from the original Reprise master tapes. Coproduced, designed, and annotated by Now Sounds’ Steve Stanley.
Paul Williams fue coautor de algunos de los éxitos pop más conocidos, queridos y vendidos del siglo XX, entre ellos "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days And Mondays", "The Rainbow Connection", y "Evergreen". Sus composiciones han sido grabadas por artistas que van desde The Carpenters a Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand a Three Dog Night, Johnny Mathis a The Monkees, e incontables otros. Además, su debut en solitario de 1970, Someday Man, (reeditado en 2010 por Now Sounds [CRNOW 22]) es codiciado por muchos coleccionistas de discos como uno de los álbumes esenciales del género “sunshine pop”.
Hay muy pocos álbumes que parecen definir el género en el que se crean, pero al mismo tiempo desafían la clasificación; discos cuya belleza se revela en formas nuevas y emocionantes con cada escucha y presentan a sus creadores en la cima de su creatividad. Es ese tipo de disco que hace que el oyente piense, sienta, ría y llore, todo dentro del corto y dulce espacio de 30 minutos, lo que hace que uno se plantee la pregunta: "¿Es la duración de 80 minutos de un disco compacto una bendición o una perdición? Incontables críticos de rock continúan elogiando los pocos álbumes meritorios pero obvios que han logrado alcanzar todos estos criterios artísticos: Pet Sounds de The Beach Boys, Forever Changes de Love, What's Goin' On de Marvin Gaye. . .
En nuestra opinión, Someday Man de Paul Williams está a la altura de ellos.
Este disco reúne por primera vez en vinilo todas las pistas adicionales de la reedición ampliada en CD de Now Sounds de 2010 del LP Someday Man. Así, se incluyen los cuatro singles en su versión mono de Williams; dos pistas de "sesiones" que brindan una gran perspectiva de cómo el productor Roger Nichols y los músicos de estudio elaboraron las grabaciones finales; dos maquetas; y cuatro mezclas instrumentales.
El insert de cuatro páginas a todo color presenta fotos raras e inéditas y notas detalladas con la participación de Paul Williams, Roger Nichols y otros. También incluye información de las sesiones y músicos de estudio.
Todo el audio proviene de las cintas maestras originales de Reprise. Coproducido, diseñado y comentado por Steve Stanley de Now Sounds.
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viernes, 12 de agosto de 2022
THE SILOS "Cuba (35th Anniversary Special Edition)" (HPR-059)
Format: 2 LP (gatefold sleeve)
Release date: October, 2022
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- Special 35th anniversary edition of this Americana/alt. country classic album.
- Includes additional LP “The Bird Album Live On KCRW”, recorded on April 18, 1990
- Gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeves include pictures and liner notes by Ignacio Julià (Ruta 66 magazine).
The Silos, the still-kicking band Walter Salas-Humara co-founded in New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene played Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those terms. They were named Best New Artist in the Rolling Stone magazine critics' poll in 1987 after the release of Cuba. The album has since been considered a stone-cold classic, being hugely influential in the so-called Americana or alternative country scene that followed in its wake. “Cuba is one of those albums that has become a kind of talisman among true music fans. Because you know that Cuba exists inside everyone, and this extraordinary album can take you there. It's a journey filled with longing and loss, warmth and wonder”. (Anthony DeCurtis)
This gatefold double LP 35th anniversary special edition, includes the additional album The Bird Album Live On KCRW. Recorded on April 18, 1990, shortly after the release of their self-titled third album for RCA Records, The Silos performed about 75 minutes of music for the SNAP alternative music radio program. Broadcast on KCRW in Santa Monica, California, near Los Angeles, it features versions of all but one song from that third album. Both of the singer-songwriter-guitarists from the band's early days, Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe, were in the line-up for this broadcast which also included Graham Maby on bass, Brian Doherty on drums, and Kenny Margolis on keyboard.
Salas-Humara’s legacy would seem secure; his name is on 24 albums, his Horse Paintings hang in homes and galleries around the world, and his WaltersDogs portraits even appeared in the film “Get Him to the Greek” (Nicholas Stoller, 20210). but he’s hardly ready to call it a day: The Silos have a new album out now called Family and are currently touring the world.
// Castellano //
The Silos, la banda que Walter Salas-Humara cofundó en la efervescente escena post-punk de los años 80 de Nueva York, tocaba Alt-Rock, Alt-Country y Americana antes de que los críticos acuñaran esos términos. En 1987 fueron elegidos Mejor Artista Nuevo en la encuesta de críticos de la revista Rolling Stone, después del lanzamiento de Cuba. Desde entonces, el status del álbum no ha hecho sino crecer, y hoy en día se le considera un clásico, siendo enormemente influyente en la llamada escena Americana o country alternativa que siguió a su paso. En palabras del crítico Anthony De Curtis “Cuba es uno de esos discos que se ha convertido en una especie de talismán entre los verdaderos amantes de la música. Porque sabes que Cuba existe dentro de cada uno, y este disco extraordinario puede llevarte allí. Es un viaje lleno de añoranza y pérdida, calidez y asombro”.
Esta edición especial 35 aniversario en formato doble LP incluye también el disco The Bird Album Live On KCRW, grabado el 18 de abril de 1990, poco después del lanzamiento de su tercer álbum homónimo para RCA Records. The Silos interpretaron alrededor de 75 minutos de música para el programa de radio de música alternativa SNAP. Transmitido por la emisora KCRW en Santa Mónica, California, presenta versiones de todas menos una canción de ese tercer álbum. Los dos cantautores y guitarristas de los primeros días de la banda, Walter Salas-Humara y Bob Rupe, estaban en la alineación de esta transmisión que también incluía a Graham Maby en el bajo, Brian Doherty en la batería y Kenny Margolis en el teclado.
El legado de Salas-Humara parece estar más que seguro; su nombre está en 24 álbumes, sus “Horse Paintings” cuelgan en hogares y galerías de todo el mundo, y sus retratos de WaltersDogs incluso aparecieron en la película “Get Him to the Greek” (Nicholas Stoller, 20210). Pero Walter sigue al pie del cañón: The Silos tienen nuevo álbum llamado Family y un single en el sello No Aloha. En el mes de Octubre estarán de gira por España recuperando el disco Cuba en su integridad y presentando sus nuevas canciones.
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Tracklisting:
LP 1 - CUBA
1.- Tennessee Fire 2.- She Lives Up the Street 3.- For Always 4.- Margaret 5.- Mary’s Getting Married 6.- Memories 7.- Just This Morning 8.- Going Round 9.- It’s Alright 10.- All Falls Away
LP 2 - THE BIRD ALBUM LIVE ON KCRW
1.- Caroline 2.- Picture Of Helen 3.- Commodore Peter 4.- Anyway You Choose Me 5.- I’m Over You 6.- Take My Country Back 7.- (We’ll Go) Out Of Town 8.- Don’t Talk That Way 9.- The Only Story I Tell 10.- Porque No 11.- Here’s To You
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lunes, 24 de enero de 2022
THE NEON PHILHARMONIC "To Be Continued: The Complete Warner Bros. Non Album Singles & More" (HPR-056)
Format: LP only (w/OBI strip)
Release date: February 2022
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- Limited edition of 500 copies only!
- Includes 4-page insert with notes by Grammy-nominated music producer Andy Zax.
Not a group so much as a project, the Neon Philharmonic compromised vocalist Don Gant and Tupper Saussy, a decidedly unconventional songwriter/arranger/keyboardist who was the duo’s guiding creative force. Signed to Warner Bros. Records, their debut single “Morning Girl” quickly climbed to No. 17 on the Billboard chart in April 1969 and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. By year’s end the duo had released two more singles and two LP’s, The Moth Confesses and The Neon Philharmonic, recorded at the Acuff-Rose studios in Nashville and featuring a host of top-flight session players (Norbert Putnam, Jerry Kerrigan, Kenneth Buttrey, Chip Young…).
The Neon Philharmonic recorded the material collected on this album during an extended period of studio activity in 1970-71. The thirteen songs assembled here on To Be Continued—five A-sides, five B-sides, and three songs unissued at the time—comprise a third Neon Philharmonic album quite different from its predecessors, largely because it was never envisioned as an album at all. After waiting for another “Morning Girl” for more than two years (only “Heighdy-Ho Princess” grazed the outer limits of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1970), Warner Bros. gave up and dropped the group in mid-1971, leaving this period of The Neon Philharmonic’s work unknown and unavailable to all but the most dogged collectors of promo 45s for the next several decades. Now all those songs are available once again on vinyl, for the first time in 50 years!