The lineup features 2LP sets from singer-songwriter Phil Ochs and jazz legend Charlie Parker; previously unreleased live albums from Romeo Void, the Sir Douglas Quintet, and Muddy Waters; a covers album from Eddie Money; and a long out-of-print live recording, Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall. All titles are distributed by MVD Entertainment.
The first fully authorized concert album from San Francisco new wave band Romeo Void, Live from Mabuhay Gardens, was captured during the same period the musicians were recording their David Kahne-produced debut album, It's a Condition, arriving the following July on San Francisco's legendary 415 Records.
This 11-song set features eight of those album tracks, later B-side, "Guards," and two previously unreleased songs, notably a cover of the Swingin’ Medallions’ 1966 hit "Double Shot of My Baby’s Love."
The raw and captivating concert provided a preview of what was to come in 1982-84 with the band's MTV/college and alternative radio faves "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)." The latter went to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both were also hits on Mainstream Rock radio and dance charts.
Liner notes were written by former San Francisco punk fanzine writer Jack Johnston, who puts the show into perspective with Romeo Void's then-young career. There are also archival photos and gig posters.
Standouts here include a frantic "Fear to Fear" and the snappy "Drop Your Eyes" with its "whoa" backing vocals and memorable sax work by Benjamin Bossi. Debora Iyall's matter-of-fact lyrics are steeped in dark reality ("White Sweater," "Talk Dirty to Me"), while the quintet's take on the Swingin' Medallions tune is fun.
Live from Mabuhay Gardens: November 14, 1980, will be available on galaxy-blue colored vinyl and CD.
TRACK LIST: 1. Guards | 2. Nothing for Me | 3. Confrontation | 4. Fine Line | 5. Charred Remains | 6. Drop Your Eyes | 7. Love Is an Illness | 8. White Sweater | 9. Talk Dirty to Me | 10. Fear to Fear | 11. Double Shot of My Baby’s Love
EDDIE MONEY – The Covers
In 2009, Eddie Money recorded eight cover songs that were released as a pair of CD EPs. Those songs now make their vinyl debut. In addition to a pair of Beatles classics, the LP includes tracks popularized by AC/DC, the Doors, the Four Tops, Green Day, and Train. Between 1978 and 1991, Money scored 11 Top 40 pop & rock hits. His self-titled 1977 debut album included the classic rock staples "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise," and sold two million albums in the U.S. In 1986, Money scored big again with "Take Me Home Tonight," a Top 5 single that earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. By the late 1990s, Money could be seen in guest spots on The Drew Carey Show and The King of Queens. The singer died in 2019.
TRACKLIST: 1. Drops of Jupiter | 2. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window | 3. It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll) | 4. Reach Out (I’ll Be There) | 5. Gimme Some Lovin’ | 6. Roadhouse Blues | 7. When I Come Around | 8. Ticket to Ride
SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET – Texas Tornado Live: Doug Weston’s Troubadour, 1971
The Sir Douglas Quintet came out of the box swinging in 1965 with the international hit "She's About a Mover.” They quickly established a fanbase in Texas before relocating their mix of regional Mexican conjunto and British Invasion flash to California.
Touring frequently, the Quintet was in top form when they visited Doug Weston’s legendary Los Angeles venue the Troubadour for this performance. Four-fifths of the original Quintet are on hand: sidekick Augie Meyers, the maestro of syncopation on the Vox organ; Frank Morin, who sings harmonies and plays shakers, sax, and harmonica; and drummer Johnny Perez, the former boxer who moved from San Antonio to L.A. to start his Amigos de Musica production company. Martin Fierro, the blazing saxophonist from El Paso who started playing with Sahm on the adventurous Honky Blues + 2 album, is also present.
Jimmy Stallings, aka JJ Light, is the high-energy, relatively new addition to the Quintet. Texas Tornado Live features liner notes by Texas music historian Joe Nick Patoski. Due to its short running time (29:00), this title is pressed at 45 RPM for greater audio fidelity. Digital single “She’s About a Mover” is available now.
TRACKLIST: 1. She’s About a Mover | 2. Tortilla Flats | 3. Be Real | 4. Mendocino | 5. I’m Glad for Your Sake (But I’m Sorry for Mine) | 6. Heya, Heya | 7. And It Didn’t Even Bring Me Down | 8. Dynamite Woman
PHIL OCHS – The Best of the Rest: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
Phil Ochs is known primarily as a songwriter, but his talents extended far beyond that, including short stories, poetry, and satire. Songs poured out of Ochs so quickly that not all were able to find their place on his albums, many only emerged decades later. His Warner/Chappell demos — which make up the main portion of this double LP — were recorded during the same period as his final two albums for Elektra. Originally released on CD in 2020, this 20-song collection makes its vinyl debut on two LPs packaged in a gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Ochs biographer David Cohen.
TRACKLIST: 1. In the Heat of the Summer | 2. That’s What I Want to Hear | 3. The Men Behind the Guns | 4. Days of Decision | 5. Here’s to the State of Mississippi | 6. Sailors and Soldiers | 7. City Boy | 8. I’m Tired | 9. I Wish I Could Have Been Along | 10. I’m Gonna Say It Now | 11. Canons of Christianity | 12. Song of a Soldier | 13. Colored Town | 14. The Confession | 15. Love Me, I’m a Liberal | 16. Take It Out of My Youth | 17. Bracero | 18. War Is Over (WBAI broadcast, November 20, 1967) | 19. All Quiet on the Western Front (1969) | 20. No More Songs (rehearsal take, 1970)
CHARLIE PARKER – The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings
This double LP features 18 selections from saxophone great Charlie Parker. All these recordings were captured in the late 1940s and early '50s at such storied venues as Carnegie Hall and Birdland in New York, The Jubilee in Los Angeles, and the Portland Civic Auditorium. Focused on experiments in Afro-Cuban fusion, Parker is joined by a dazzling array of jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Art Blakey, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Red Rodney, and others. The package includes essays by keyboardist Keith Emerson and contemporary jazz saxophonist Cory Weeds. While a number of these recordings have previously appeared on other albums, this is the first time they have been gathered on double 180-gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
TRACKLIST: 1. Dizzy Atmosphere | 2. A Night in Tunisia | 3. Groovin’ High | 4. Confirmation | 5. Lament for Congo | 6. Mambo Fortunado | 7. Salt Peanuts | 8. Leo the Lion I | 9. Cuban Holiday | 10. Lemon Drop | 11. The Goof and I | 12. Leo the Lion II | 13. Night and Day | 14. My Funny Valentine | 15. Cherokee | 16. On the Alamo | 17. Manteca | 18. A Short One
MUDDY WATERS – Hollywood Blues Summit: Live at The Ash Grove July 30, 1971
Muddy Waters is one of the most important singer-songwriter/guitarists of the post-war blues era. His early tours of the UK inspired many British musicians, including the Rolling Stones who took their name from his classic song “Rollin’ Stone.” This previously unreleased live set was recorded at the Ash Grove club in Los Angeles over the 1971 Blues Summit weekend. One year later, Waters would win the first of his six Grammy Awards. Digital single “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” is available now.
TRACKLIST: 1. Juke | 2. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man | 3. Blow Wind Blow | 4. Strange Woman | 5. Honey Bee | 6. Walkin’ Through the Park | 7. Long Distance Call | 8. Got My Mojo Working
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall
Recorded November 21, 1962, on a rainy night at New York's Carnegie Hall, this gathering of Brazilian musical legends was the idea of Sidney Frey, President of Audio Fidelity Records. Two months before the concert, Frey had traveled to Brazil to recruit performers. His trip yielded results as Sergio Mendes, Carmen Costa, Bola Sete, José Paulo, Luiz Bonfá, João Gilberto, Oscar Castro-Neves, and others, were booked for the concert, and eventually displayed their virtuosic talents to a packed house of 3,000 fans. Out of print for decades, Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall returns in a limited edition 180-gram vinyl pressing.
TRACKLIST: 1. Sergio Mendes Quartet – “One Note Samba” | 2. Carmen Costa, Bola Sete, and José Paulo – “Bossa Nova York” | 3. Sérgio Ricardo – “Zelão”| 4. Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Não Faz Assim” | 5. Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Influência Do Jazz” | 6. Luiz Bonfá – “Manhã De Carnaval” | 7. Agostinho dos Santos, Luiz Bonfá, and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Manhã De Carnaval” | 8. Agostinho dos Santos, Luiz Bonfá, and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “A Felicidad” | 9. Joao Gilberto and Milton Banana – “Outra Vez” | 10. Carlos Lyra and the Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Influência Do Jazz” | 11. Ana Lúcia and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Ah! Se Eu Pudesse” | 12. Caetano Zama and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Bossa Nova Em Nova York” | 13. Roberto Menescal and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Barquinho” | 14. Normando and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Amor No Samba” | 15. Chico Feitosa and Oscar Castro-Neves Quartet – “Passarinho”
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