Recorded Live at the Barrowlands, Glasgow, September 30, 1995. The Archdrude’s 1995 shows spilled out over three hours: scores of songs, and different every night. Here’s a fabulous extract from Cope’s uproarious Glasgow show at the legendary Barrowlands dancehall – this raging hi-fi performance was recorded directly from the sound desk, then distilled into 69 sexy minutes of Glaswegian free-for-all. Thighpaulsandra’s only tour with Cope added a colossal orchestration even to rock standards such as ‘World Shut Your Mouth’ and ‘Reynard the Fox’, his Mellotron and Moogs herein caught at their temperamental finest; his superb harmony vocals also inspiring bassist K-R Frost and guitarist Mike Mooneye to rare heights. And check out stirring versions of ‘Leli B.’, ’Sleeping Gas’, ’Don’t Take Roots’ and ‘1995’ for the sheer Krautrock drive of Rooster Cosby’s egoless drumming. Intriguing sonic revelations abound on this writhing muscular sinewy beast! Its artwork evocatively adorned in Cope’s beloved rave orange, Barrowlands captures Cope at his stretched-out 1990s finest. A hot mess!
Three-disc deluxe edition includes original album remastered from master tapes plus recording of previously unreleased two-hour concert, extensive liner notes and newly created cover art.
Three-disc deluxe edition includes original album remastered from master tapes plus recording of previously unreleased two-hour concert, extensive liner notes and newly created cover art. When Frank Zappa’s Orchestral Favorites was eventually released in 1979 as part of fulfilling his contract with his contentious former label, the album was dumped into the world along with several other titles without the legendary musician’s permission or quality control. It did not include liner notes or credits and the artwork and audio wasn’t approved by Zappa who publicly criticized it as not being up to his standards. As a result of not receiving any promotion, it was quickly relegated to the bargain bin shortly after its release.
Special FOUR disc collection of some of NEA Jazz Master Lee Konitz's finest recordings. Among the most creative and prolific saxophonists of his generation, Lee Konitz was one of few altoists working in the early fifties who retained a unique style, in an era when Charlie Parker extended a huge influence. An early sideman for Miles Davis, Konitz participated in the legendary Birth Of Cool sessions, while his work with jazz pianist and teacher Lennie Tristano - Lee was a former pupil - remains highly sought. Comprising the musician's eight original albums made for Verve and Atlantic in the late 1950s, this four-disc set features the finest work this estimable sax-man ever produced. With over five hours of extraordinary music, this collection documents the most pivotal phase of what was both a widely celebrated and long standing career. Working as both an ideal introduction to Lee Konitz's best music, and a welcome reminder of his musical prowess, this delightful set will thrill newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
The ongoing Motorpsycho archaeology project, which began with a 4CD box set based on 1994 breakthrough album Timothy’s Monster, sidesteps the band’s detour into country rock with The Tussler to pick up the trail with 1995’s Blissard. This new 4CD set contains the original album plus contemporaneous EPs, stray cuts, studio experimentation, and an entire, previously unreleased album…
At one level, one would have to be a collector, an Anglophile, or a 1960s pop culture enthusiast to consider this 14-CD set a good deal. In the U.K., the EP ("extended play" single), which contains more tracks than an ordinary single and fewer than an album, has always been a far more popular format than it is in the U.S. During their heyday, the Beatles regularly released EPs in Great Britain, a total of 13 of them, in fact, between June 1963 and December of 1967, and they're all assembled in this box, complete with original art and sleeves in miniature…