White Bicycles

More than any other 60s music biography Joe Boyd's 'White Bicycles' offers the real story of what it was like to be there at the time. When the summer of love got going, Joe was running the coolest club in London, the UFO; when a bunch of club regulars called Pink Floyd recorded their first single, Joe was the producer; when a young songwriter named Nick Drake wanted to give his demo tape to someone, he chose Joe Boyd. This unique CD gathers together the full range of production work undertaken by Joe Boyd and his Witchseason production company, including several rare and previously unreleased recordings. Recordings have been licensed from all the major record labels. White Bicycles is released with full approval and co-operation from Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, Eric Clapton and the Nick Drake Estate; as well as EMI, Universal, Warners, Topic and Sony BMG. Carefully remastered. Cover artwork by Nigel Weymouth. Deluxe digipac with full-colour large format booklet. Extensive sleevenotes by Joe Boyd. Previously unpublished photographs and rare ephemera. "This CD is a magical and insighftful overview of music making in late 1960s London in one discrete package."

Welles arrives today with his melodic and psychedelic debut LP, "Red Trees and White Trashes," available via 300 Entertainment.
Following the critically acclaimed debut 'Codeine EP', which received support from Nylon, Consequence of Sound and Paste in the US, to name a few, the album premiered as an NPR First Listen, who - aside from eluding to the album as worthy of Grammy nominations, noted that "the sound on the album is huge," and that, "at only 23, Wells is already writing hooks that any of his heroes would envy."

A fresh new version of Tomorrow's legendary debut album re-imagined by Steve Howe. Post-produced using the technology now available on the balance and edits to enhance and re-present what the band were trying to achieve 55 years ago! Featuring some less well-known studio tracks, a new title, running order and sleeve creating the psychedelic masterpiece they always envisaged. Previously known as The In Crowd, Tomorrow came to fame in the 1967 film Smashing Time. During that year the band released two singles, one of which, 'My White Bicycle' was inspired by the Dutch Provos, an anarchist group in Amsterdam which instituted a community bicycle program. The follow-up single 'Revolution', according to Joe Boyd's book White Bicycles - Making Music in the 1960s asserted the band's performance of the song at the UFO Club was the apotheosis of the 60s UK underground. This re-issue overseen by Steve Howe, contains new artwork by long time Yes collaborators The Gottlieb Brothers with new notes by Steve Howe and John 'Twink' Alder, and has been remastered from the original mono mixes.

Early in the holiday season, signs of Christmas begin to appear. Neighbors decorate their homes, stores display festive goods, and the radio sings of snowfall. In no time, holiday traditions commence. For decades, these family affairs have included gathering together to watch holiday-themed TV movies. The 1960s produced some of the most memorable Christmas specials and, to this day, major television networks broadcast these tried-and-true favorites.

Water Pushes Sand is a major new musical work that sees virtuosic Chinese and Australian musicians reinvigorate the endangered music of China's Sichuan Province to create an entirely new sound world. Traditional Sichuan melodies and rhythms are fused with modern jazz improvisation in a wild intercultural celebration.

Following the huge success of NOW That’s What I Call Timeless in 2022, NOW Music are pleased to announce the follow up, NOW That’s What I Call Legendary – Out 26th May – more legendary songs from legendary artists! Kicking off this hit-packed album with ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ from one of the greatest bands of all time – Queen, followed by the massively popular ‘Sweet Caroline’ from Neil Diamond and the superb vocals on ‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)’ from Eurythmics, indicating how truly legendary this line up is. Blondie, The Police and Elton John follow, before ‘Maggie May’ from Rod Stewart and smash hits from Electric Light Orchestra, Paul McCartney & Wings and The Beach Boys. Paul Simon’s most popular solo hit ‘You Can Call Me Al’ features, as does the timeless ‘Suspicious Minds’ from Elvis Presley… and there’s still time for more icons – Christina Aguilera, Sade, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner and Lionel Richie, before ending this disc with mesmerising vocals from Céline Dion and Whitney Houston.