Andrew McMahon update: tour dates, memoir ahead

Singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon announces his fall tour Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness: Three Pianos Tour with support from Zac Clark. The U.S. headline tour kicks off in September in Las Vegas and ends in December in Los Angeles.

Tickets go on sale June 18 and can be purchased here: www.andrewmcmahon.com/tour/.

As previously announced, McMahon’s debut memoir, Three Pianos, will be published by Princeton Architectural Press on October 26. For more information, visit: https://andrewmcmahon.com/pages/three-pianos-a-memoir

“Never have I been more excited to announce a tour. The weirdness we are emerging from has left its mark on all of us and I have been dreaming of the day we could gather in rooms again and shake off its effects together. I will be traveling light this time, surrounded by a small group of friends, performing a set of songs that for me are like mile markers on the map of my life. I spent my time away from the world writing a book, trying to understand more fully who I am and where I came from. I can think of no better time than now, the anniversary of 20 years on tour, to assemble my work on a stage and do what I can to share that history with you through my songs and stories. Like my book, this tour will be called Three Pianos, and while I can’t bring all three of them on the road with me, I hope to channel the wonderful and bizarre affection I have for their place in my world. Any time I embark on some new and public adventure I am filled with fear of the unknown, but if I have learned anything from tours like The Pen and the Piano, from first leaps onto rubber ducks or out on to dance floors beneath parachutes, it is worth taking chances. I am crafting this show with the knowledge it may be the first many of you have attended in a very long time. That comes with pressure, but from that pressure I hope to make something cathartic and worthy of your trust in me. The lights are coming back on, let's sing together beneath them.” - Andrew McMahon

McMahon is currently in the studio working on new music.

Tour Dates:

9/27 - San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
9/28 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/4 - San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts
10/6 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/7 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
10/9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
10/10 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/12 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
10/13 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
10/15 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/16 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/19 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/20 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
10/22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Icon Music Center
10/23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/27 - Albany, NY @ Empire Live
10/28 - New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
11/1 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/3 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
11/4 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
11/5 - McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theater
11/16 - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/17 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
11/19 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/20 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
11/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
11/24 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
11/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
12/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

Lady A provide track listing details of new EP due this month

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Lady A's upcoming EP, WHAT A SONG CAN DO (CHAPTER ONE) (BMLG Records), is set to be released on June 25. Produced by Dann Huff and with each track penned by at least one member, it is available for pre-order now alongside new track “Things He Handed Down” here.

“There’s an interdependence that we have with each other, and music is at the center of that to me,” Hillary Scott said. “We are all living in the now together…we’re all a work in progress, and that is what we wanted to share with these songs on the first chapter."

TRACK LISTING:

1.) "Talk of This Town"
Written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
2.) "What A Song Can Do"
Written by Charles Kelley, Sam Ellis, Ryan Hurd, Laura Veltz
3.) "Like A Lady"
Written by Hillary Scott, Dave Barnes, Michelle Buzz, Martin Johnson, Brandon Paddock
4.) "Things He Handed Down"
Written by Charles Kelley, Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, Jesse Frasure
5.) “Fire"
Written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, Justin Ebach
6.) "Chance of Rain"
Written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Topher Brown, Justin Ebach
7.) "Worship What I Hate"
Written by Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, Natalie Hemby, Amy Wadge

www.ladyamusic.com.

The Beach Boys' 1969-71 sessions examined in upcoming box set

Capitol/UMe will release a 5CD and digital Beach Boys box set titled Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 on July 30 via Capitol/UMe.

Assembled by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the team behind 2013’s GRAMMY® Award-winning SMiLE Sessions, the expansive collection features newly remastered versions of Sunflower and Surf’s Up and boasts 135 tracks, including 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a cappella versions, culled from the album sessions.

Housed in a book style package, the set is rounded out with a 48-page book with unreleased and rare photos, lyric sheets, tape box images, recording artifacts, new liner notes by noted radio veteran and Beach Boys aficionado Howie Edelson, and new and archival interviews from Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and others. Feel Flows will also be released in abbreviated versions including 4LP on both black vinyl and limited edition Translucent Blue and Translucent Gold color vinyl, 2LP black vinyl and 2CD editions.

Feel Flows is prefaced by the streaming debut of the unreleased “Big Sur.”

Pre-order Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971

Track listing:

DISC 1

SUNFLOWER - ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. Slip On Through (2019 master) (2:19)

2. This Whole World (2019 master) (1:58)
3. Add Some Music To Your Day (2019 master) (3:36)
4. Got To Know The Woman (2019 master) (2:43)
5. Deirdre (2019 master) (3:30)
6. It’s About Time (2019 master) (2:57)
7. Tears In The Morning (2019 master) (4:07)
8. All I Wanna Do (2019 master) (2:36)
9. Forever (2019 master) (2:42)
10. Our Sweet Love (2019 master) (2:41)
11. At My Window (2019 master) (2:32)
12. Cool, Cool Water (2019 master) (5:03)
13. Sunflower Promo 1 (previously unreleased) (0:59)

SUNFLOWER - LIVE

Previously Unreleased – Produced by The Beach Boys

14. This Whole World (Live 1988) (2:10)
15. Add Some Music To Your Day (Live 1993) (3:23)
16. Susie Cincinnati (Live 1976) (2:46)
17. Back Home (Live 1976) (3:15)
18. It’s About Time (Live 1971) (3:45)
19. Riot In Cell Block 9 (Live 1970) (3:34)

SUNFLOWER - BONUS TRACKS

20. Break Away (original 1969 single mix) (2:55)
21. Celebrate The News (previously unreleased 2020 mix) (2:37)
22. Loop De Loop (previously unreleased 1969 mix) (2:59)
23. San Miguel (previously unreleased 2020 mix) (2:33)
24. Susie Cincinnati (previously unreleased 2020 mix) (3:02)
25. Good Time (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:56)
26. Two Can Play (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:06)
27. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (2021 stereo mix – previously unreleased) (3:21)

DISC TWO

SURF’S UP - ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. Don’t Go Near The Water (2019 master) (2:41)
2. Long Promised Road (2019 master) (3:32)
3. Take A Load Off Your Feet (2019 master) (2:32)
4. Disney Girls (1957) (2019 master) (4:08)
5. Student Demonstration Time (2019 master) (3:59)
6. Feel Flows (2019 master) (4:44)
7. Lookin’ At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) (2019 master) (1:57)
8. A Day In The Life Of A Tree (2019 master) (3:09)
9. Til I Die (2019 master) (2:32)
10. Surf’s Up (2019 master) (4:14)
11. Surf’s Up Promo (previously unreleased) (1:02)

SURF’S UP - LIVE

Previously Unreleased

12. Take A Load Off Your Feet (Live 1993) (2:35)
13. Long Promised Road (Live 1972) (4:14)
14. Disney Girls (Live 1982) (4:23)
15. Surf’s Up (Live 1973) (4:58)
16. Student Demonstration Time (Live 1971) (4:42)

SURF'S UP - BONUS TRACKS

Previously unreleased (unless otherwise noted)

17. Big Sur (previously unreleased) (2:35)
18. H.E.L.P. Is On The Way (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:31)
19. Sweet And Bitter (previously unreleased) (2:33)
20. My Solution (previously unreleased) (3:44)
21. 4th of July (2019 mix – previously unreleased) (3:11)
22. Sound of Free (1970 single mix, 2019 master) (2:22)
23. Lady (Fallin’ In Love) (1970 stereo mix – previously unreleased) (2:21)
24. Seasons In The Sun (previously unreleased) (3:27)


DISC THREE

SUNFLOWER SESSIONS

Previously unreleased

1. Sunflower Promo 2 (previously unreleased) (0:59)
2. Slip On Through (track and backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:47)
3. This Whole World (long version track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:10)
4. Add Some Music To Your Day (track and backing vocals – previously unreleased) (4:35)
5. Deirdre (track – previously unreleased) (3:34)
6. It’s About Time (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:53)
7. Tears In The Morning (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (4:08)
8. All I Wanna Do (session intro, track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:46)
9. Forever (session highlights – previously unreleased) (3:36)
10. Forever (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:01)
11. Our Sweet Love (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:39)
12. At My Window (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:50)
13. Cool Cool Water (alternate 2019 mix – previously unreleased) (6:24)
14. San Miguel (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:57)
15. Loop De Loop (track – previously unreleased) (2:49)
16. Good Time (session intro, track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (4:27)
17. When Girls Get Together (track – previously unreleased) (1:47)
18. Slip On Through (alternate 1969 mix with session intro – previously unreleased) (3:25)
19. Our Sweet Love (string section – previously unreleased) (1:00)

1969-1970 A CAPPELLA

Previously unreleased

20. San Miguel (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (1:00)
21. Break Away (Tag) (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:18)
22. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (2:44)
23. Good Time (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:19)
24. This Whole World (backing vocals section – previously unreleased) (1:05)
25. Add Some Music To Your Day (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (3:30)
26. Got To Know The Woman (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (2:52)
27. It’s About Time (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:50)
28. All I Wanna Do (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (2:58)
29. Forever (previously unreleased 2019 a Cappella mix) (2:52)

DISC FOUR

SURF’S UP SESSIONS

Previously unreleased

1. Don’t Go Near The Water (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:45)
2. Long Promised Road (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:38)
3. Take A Load Off Your Feet (alternate vocal – previously unreleased) (2:28)
4. Disney Girls (1957) (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (4:17)
5. Student Demonstration Time (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:46)
6. Feel Flows (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (5:02)
7. Lookin’ At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) (session intro and alternate mix – previously unreleased) (2:43)
8. A Day In The Life Of A Tree (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (2:55)
9. Til I Die (long version with alternate lyrics – previously unreleased) (4:47)
(Brian Wilson)
10. Surf’s Up (2019 mix – previously unreleased) (4:08)
(Brian Wilson-Van Dyke Parks)
11. (Wouldn’t It Be Nice To) Live Again (extended 2019 – previously unreleased) (6:50)
(Dennis Wilson-Stanley Shapiro)

SURF'S UP - A CAPPELLA

Previously unreleased

12. Don’t Go Near The Water (previously unreleased 2020 a Cappella mix) (2:36)
(Alan Jardine-Mike Love)
13. Long Promised Road (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (4:00)
14. Feel Flows (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:33)
15. Disney Girls (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:36)
16. A Day In The Life Of A Tree (backing vocals excerpt – previously unreleased) (0:32)
17. Til I Die (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (2:36)
18. Surf’s Up (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (4:04)

Bonus Tracks

Previously unreleased

19. I Just Got My Pay (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:43)
20. Walkin’ (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:44)
21. When Girls Get Together (previously unreleased 2020 mix) (3:45)
22. Baby Baby (previously unreleased) (3:13)
23. Awake (previously unreleased) (3:44)
24. It’s A New Day (previously unreleased) (2:20)

DISC FIVE

Bonus Disc

Previously unreleased

1. This Whole World (alternate ending – previously unreleased) (1:41)
2. Add Some Music To Your Day (previously unreleased alternate version) (3:27)
3. Don’t Go Near The Water (alternate version – previously unreleased) (2:42)
4. Surf’s Up Part 1 (1971 remake track with 1966 Brian vocal – previously unreleased) (1:41)
5. Soulful Old Man Sunshine (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (3:14)
(Brian Wilson-Rick Henn-Don Ralke)
6. I’m Goin’ Your Way (previously unreleased alternate mix) (2:24)
(Dennis Wilson)
7. Where Is She (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:22)
(Brian Wilson)
8. Carnival (Over The Waves/Sobra Las Olas) (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (1:34)
9. It’s Natural (previously unreleased) (2:35)
10. Medley: All Of My Love / Ecology (previously unreleased) (5:05)
11. Before (previously unreleased) (2:25)
12. Behold The Night (previously unreleased) (2:26)
13. Old Movie (Cuddle Up) (previously unreleased) (3:37)
14. Hawaiian Dream (previously unreleased) (4:33)
15. Settle Down / Sound Of Free (basic session outtake – previously unreleased) (2:17)
16. I’ve Got A Friend (previously unreleased) (2:26)
17. Til I Die (piano demo – previously unreleased) (1:55)
18. Back Home (previously unreleased demo) (2:20)
19. Back Home (alternate version – previously unreleased) (2:34)
20. Won’t You Tell Me (demo – previously unreleased) (2:01)
21. Won’t You Tell Me (previously unreleased 2019 mix) (2:54)
22. Barbara (previously unreleased 2020 mix) (2:59)
23. Slip On Through (early version track) (2:48)
24. Susie Cincinnati (basic session highlights – previously unreleased) (3:05)
25. My Solution (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:04)
26. You Never Give Me Your Money (previously unreleased) (0:40)
27. Medley: Happy Birthday, Brian / God Only Knows (previously unreleased) (2:47)
28. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (track & backing vocals – previously unreleased) (3:32)
29. Marcella (a Cappella – previously unreleased) (3:27)

Eric Clapton news: classic reissue, new tour dates

On Aug. 20, the deluxe edition of Eric Clapton’s eponymous first solo album, originally released in August 1970 is being issued on 4CD and 1LP (standard black) formats, plus digitally. (The front cover artwork for the LP differs from the 4CD artwork illustrated above)

The album was previewed with the release of two tracks: "After Midnight" (Delaney Bramlett Mix) and "Blues Power" (Eric Clapton Mix). This collection also includes some singles, alternate versions and session outtakes. Pre-order link: https://EricClapton.lnk.to/4CD

TRACKLISTING:

4CD

CD1 (The Tom Dowd Mix - The UK Version)
all mixes released on CD and vinyl
Slunky 3.40
Bad Boy 3.59
Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.50
After Midnight 3.14
Easy Now 3.03
Blues Power 3.15
Bottle Of Red Wine 3.12
Lovin' You Lovin' Me 3.39
I've Told You For The Last Time 2.36
I Don't Know Why 3.23
Let It Rain 5.06

CD2 (The Eric Clapton Mix)
Slunky 3.34 unreleased mix
Bad Boy 4.20 unreleased mix
Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.58 unreleased mix
After Midnight 3.19 released on Life in 12 Bars Soundtrack
Easy Now 2.57 released – this was the only EC mix inserted into the original 1970 Tom Dowd mix LP
Blues Power 3.53 unreleased mix
Bottle Of Red Wine 2.58 unreleased mix
Lovin' You Lovin' Me 3.44 unreleased mix
I've Told You For The Last Time 2.32 unreleased mix
I Don't Know Why 3.35 unreleased mix
Let It Rain 5.18 released on Life in 12 Bars Soundtrack

CD3 (The Delaney Bramlett Mix) all mixes released on 2005 Deluxe Edition CD
Slunky 3.35
Bad Boy 3.44
Easy Now 3.00
After Midnight 3.19
Blues Power 3.20
Bottle Of Red Wine 3.09
Lovin' You Lovin' Me 4.07
Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.52
I Don't Know Why 3.45
Let It Rain 5.02

CD4 (Singles, Alternate Versions & Session Outtakes) all titles released on 2005 Deluxe Edition CD except COMIN’ HOME (Alternate Mix) which is a previously unreleased mix
Teasin' 2.17 Performed by King Curtis with Delaney Bramlett, Eric Clapton & Friends
Comin' Home (Alternate Mix) 3.44 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton unreleased mix
Blues In "A" (Session Outtake) 10.28
She Rides (Let It Rain alternate version) 5.08
I've Told You For The Last Time (Olympic Studios version) 6.49
I Don't Know Why (Olympic Studios version) 5.14
Comin' Home (single a-side) 3.15 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton
Groupie (Superstar) (single b-side) 2.50 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton

In related news, the British singer/guitarist has announced some new tour dates...

Tickets for the shows below go on sale starting Friday, June 18th at 10am local time.

Eric Clapton’s band for these shows will include Doyle Bramhall II, Paul Carrack, Nathan East, Sonny Emory, Steve Gadd and Chris Stainton with Sharon White and Katie Kissoon on backing vocals. The show will feature Jimmie Vaughan as special guest.

The newly announced shows will be Clapton’s only North American dates for 2021 and will precede his European tour, which was recently rescheduled to Spring of 2022 due to ongoing COVID restrictions in Europe.

September 13 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
September 15 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
September 17 Houston, TX Toyota Center
September 18 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
September 21 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
September 23 Atlanta, GA Gas South Arena
September 25 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
September 26 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock

Crowded House 'Live From the Island' livestream review

If any longtime Crowded House fans were skeptical about how the current lineup would sound in concert, those doubts should have ceased last Saturday when the veteran pop/rock band debuted its excellent streaming event, Live From the Island.

Recorded and filmed on tour this past March before a home country crowd in Auckland, New Zealand, the show was among the initial full capacity sold-out arena performances by an international music artist since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down venues worldwide.

Crowded House co-founding singer/songwriter/guitarist Neil Finn and bassist/backing vocalist Nick Seymour are now joined by keyboardist Mitchell Froom (producer of the first three Crowdies albums as well as the just-released Dreamers are Waiting), Finn's sons Liam on guitars/backing vocals and Elroy on drums/backing vocals. An extra percussionist rounded out the stage musicians. 

The exhilarating 24-song set clocked in at just over two hours and touched upon all the group's studio releases with emphasis on 1991's Woodface and 1993's Together Alone. I was pleased to hear so much material from the latter effort because its promotional campaign was the first time that I interviewed Neil at the famous Capitol Records tower in Hollywood.

From a practical standpoint, the setlist choices made perfect sense because the new songs on Dreamers are often as atmospheric in nature as those on Together. Here, the guys debuted three of them live. In recent  interviews, Neil has stated that any future touring will likely include more than half a dozen Dreamers tunes. 

The band opened the gig in jubilant fashion with "Weather with You," all the usual harmonies intact. Seymour - clad in a kilt - was obviously having a grand old time. Liam acquitted himself well on electric guitar, especially amid some searing lead solos on "Mean to Me," "In My Command" and "Whispers and Moans." He even tossed his instrument in the air a la Pete Townshend at the conclusion of rocker "Locked Out."

"World Where You Live," bolstered by Froom's sinewy organ work (he also played on the studio recording), was an early standout as Neil Finn's vocals were sturdy as ever. He frequently moved around the stage, interacted and bantered about with Liam and Nick. 

Whenever Liam had a chance, he took out a Super 8 camera and filmed the proceedings. Various short black and white snippets were shown throughout the livestream production (the overall camera work was top notch).

A majestic new "Playing with Fire" evoked the California pop harmony sound of the mid-to-late 1960s. Similarly, "Four Seasons in One Day," was prefaced by a new orchestral intro that made for a seamless transition.

Crowded House wound down the main set with their signature hit "Don't Dream It's Over," a joyous "Something So Strong" and captivating "Distant Sun."

Come encore time, the whimsical "Chocolate Cake" saw Neil take to the piano for the first time that evening and pull out all the stops (see photo, left). He stayed put for a surprising, yet satisfying cover of David Bowie's "Heroes," but eventually stood up to give the vocals a more dramatic emphasis at the stage front.

After a fan tossed up a paper airplane scrawled with a song request, Neil hesitantly obliged and did "Elephants" (off Intriguer) and then capped everything off with a striking "I Got You," from Neil's first band Split Enz. All told it was an impressive show. I look forward to a future North American tour.

Photos by Aaron Lee. 

Crowded House enthusiasts can still access the livestream via www.CrowdedHouseStream.com and watch it on demand through Sunday, June 20 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (U.S.). There are also several exclusive merchandise items available for purchase this week.

George Harrison’s 'All Things Must Pass' to get lavish reissue treatment

Recorded and released in the wake of The Beatles’ April 1970 dissolution, George Harrison’s landmark solo album, All Things Must Pass was produced by Harrison and Phil Spector.

The 23-track studio effort was the first triple studio album. It spans rock, country, gospel, blues, pop, folk, R&B, Indian classical music and devotional songs. Despite the album's success and Harrison’s affection for it, he would write in the liner notes for the 30th anniversary remaster, released in 2001, “I still like the songs on the album and believe they can continue to outlive the style in which they were recorded,” adding, however, “it was difficult to resist re-mixing every track. All these years later I would like to liberate some of the songs from the big production that seemed appropriate at the time."

Decades in the making and lovingly crafted by the Harrison family, All Things Must Pass has now been completely remixed from the original tapes for a suite of 50th-anniversary releases that fulfills Harrison’s longtime desire. 

Executive producer Dhani Harrison, producer David Zonshine and award-winning engineer Paul Hicks all worked on the sonic upgrade.

Scheduled for Aug. 6 via Capitol/UMe, All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Edition will be available in a variety of formats:

UBER DELUXE EDITION

Exclusive to GeorgeHarrison.com, uDiscover, and Sound of Vinyl, All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Edition will be available as a very limited Uber Deluxe Edition box set, which includes the album on 8LP (180g) and 5CD + 1 Blu-ray audio disc housed in an artisan designed wooden crate (approx. 12.4” X 12.4” X 17.5”). The collection explores the 1970 album sessions through 47 (42 previously unreleased) demos and outtakes, offering an inside look into the creative process. The Blu-ray allows fans to experience the main album in a high-res stereo, enveloping 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos mixes.

The crate contains two books, an expanded 96-page scrapbook curated by Olivia Harrison, with unseen imagery and memorabilia from the era, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, studio notes, tape box images, a track-by-track, and more; while a second 44-page book chronicling the making of All Things Must Pass through archival interviews with notes is also contained within. The book pays homage to Harrison’s love of gardening and nature. The book also contains a wooden bookmark made from a felled Oak tree (Quercus Robur) in George’s Friar Park. This truly unique box will also contain 1/6 scale replica figurines of Harrison and the gnomes featured on the iconic album cover, a limited edition illustration by musician and artist Klaus Voormann, as well as a copy of Paramahansa Yogananda’s “Light from the Great Ones” and Rudraksha beads, contained in individual custom-made boxes.

SUPER DELUXE EDITION

The Super Deluxe Edition box set, presented on 8LP (180g) or 5CD + 1 Blu-ray audio disc, explores the 1970 album sessions through 47 (42 previously unreleased) demos and outtakes. The Blu-ray allows fans to experience the main album in a high-res stereo, 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos mixes. The collection contains a 60-page scrapbook curated by Olivia Harrison, with unseen imagery and memorabilia from the era, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, studio notes, tape box images, a track-by-track, and more. It also includes a replica of the original album poster.

All Things Must Pass will be released in multiple physical and digital configurations, including as a 5LP or 3CD Deluxe Edition that pairs the main album with the session's outtakes and jams. The main album will be available on its own as 2CD, 3LP, or limited edition 3LP color vinyl. All versions are available for pre-order now.

"Since the 50th-anniversary stereo mix release of the title track to my father’s legendary All Things Must Pass album in 2020, my dear pal Paul Hicks and I have continued to dig through mountains of tapes to restore and present the rest of this newly remixed and expanded edition of the album you now see and hear before you,” says Dhani Harrison.

“Bringing greater sonic clarity to this record was always one of my father’s wishes and it was something we were working on together right up until he passed in 2001. Now, 20 years later, with the help of new technology and the extensive work of Paul Hicks we have realized this wish and present to you this very special 50th Anniversary release of perhaps his greatest work of art. Every wish will be fulfilled."

The original release of All Things Must Pass collected 18 songs over two LPs alongside a third LP – dubbed “Apple Jam” – showcasing four improvised instrumentals including a pair recorded as part of Derek and the Dominoes’ first-ever official recording session in June 1970. In addition, the “Apple Jam” disc includes “It’s Johnny’s Birthday,” sung to the tune of Cliff Richard’s 1968 hit “Congratulations” and recorded as a gift from Harrison to mark John Lennon’s 30th birthday.

The All Things Must Pass session tapes created in 1970 include over twenty-five hours of music on forty-nine 1” eight-track tapes, four 2” sixteen-track tapes, and forty-four ¼” stereo tapes. Richard Radford, Archivist for the George Harrison Estate oversaw the preservation of the tape collection, with the original analog multi-track and stereo tapes transferred to 192 KHz/24bit digital preservation copies.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the War and Peace of rock and roll” and “an intensely personal statement and a grandiose gesture,” All Things Must Pass was met by unanimous critical acclaim and spectacular commercial success, spending seven weeks at #1 on Billboard’s “Top LPs” chart and eight weeks atop the UK’s official albums chart (though chart records until 2006 mistakenly stated that it had peaked at #4). Currently certified 6x platinum by the RIAA, All Things Must Pass later received a 1972 GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Album of the Year,” while “My Sweet Lord” earned a GRAMMY® nod for “Record of the Year.” “What Is Life,” the album’s second single, also became an international hit, reaching the top 10 in the US and Canada as well as #1 in Australia and Switzerland.

All Things Must Pass has only grown in influence and stature in the half-century since its initial release, including induction in the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame and inclusion on The Times of London’s “The 100 Best Albums of All Time” and Rolling Stone’s 2020 listing of “The Top 500 Albums of All Time.” Pitchfork declared it to have “changed the terms of what an album could be.”

TRACKLISTING

(5CD/BR)
Disc One (Main Album)

1. I’d Have You Anytime
2. My Sweet Lord
3. Wah-Wah
4. Isn’t It A Pity (Version One)
5. What Is Life
6. If Not For You
7. Behind That Locked Door
8. Let It Down
9. Run Of The Mill

Disc Two (Main Album Cont.)

1. Beware Of Darkness
2. Apple Scruffs
3. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. Awaiting On You All
5. All Things Must Pass
6. I Dig Love
7. Art Of Dying
8. Isn’t It A Pity (Version Two)
9. Hear Me Lord
10. Out Of The Blue *
11. It’s Johnny’s Birthday *
12. Plug Me In *
13. I Remember Jeep *
14. Thanks For The Pepperoni *

* Newly Remastered/Original Mix

Disc Three (Day 1 Demos – Tuesday 26 May 1970)

1. All Things Must Pass (Take 1) †
2. Behind That Locked Door (Take 2)
3. I Live For You (Take 1)
4. Apple Scruffs (Take 1)
5. What Is Life (Take 3)
6. Awaiting On You All (Take 1) †
7. Isn’t It A Pity (Take 2)
8. I’d Have You Anytime (Take 1)
9. I Dig Love (Take 1)
10. Going Down To Golders Green (Take 1)
11. Dehra Dun (Take 2)
12. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) (Take 1)
13. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (Take 2)
14. My Sweet Lord (Take 1) †
15. Sour Milk Sea (Take 1)

Disc Four (Day 2 Demos – Tuesday 27 May 1970)

1. Run Of The Mill (Take 1) †
2. Art Of Dying (Take 1)
3. Everybody/Nobody (Take 1)
4. Wah-Wah (Take 1)
5. Window Window (Take 1)
6. Beautiful Girl (Take 1)
7. Beware Of Darkness (Take 1)
8. Let It Down (Take 1)
9. Tell Me What Has Happened To You (Take 1)
10. Hear Me Lord (Take 1)
11. Nowhere To Go (Take 1)
12. Cosmic Empire (Take 1)
13. Mother Divine (Take 1)
14. I Don’t Want To Do It (Take 1)
15. If Not For You (Take 1)

† Previously Released

Disc Five (Session Outtakes and Jams)

1. Isn’t It A Pity (Take 14)
2. Wah-Wah (Take 1)
3. I’d Have You Anytime (Take 5)
4. Art Of Dying (Take 1)
5. Isn’t It A Pity (Take 27)
6. If Not For You (Take 2)
7. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) (Take 1)
8. What Is Life (Take 1)
9. Beware Of Darkness (Take 8)
10. Hear Me Lord (Take 5)
11. Let It Down (Take 1)
12. Run Of The Mill (Take 36)
13. Down To the River (Rocking Chair Jam) (Take 1)
14. Get Back (Take 1)
15. Almost 12 Bar Honky Tonk (Take 1)
16. It’s Johnny’s Birthday (Take 1)
17. Woman Don’t You Cry For Me (Take 5)

Blu-ray Audio Disc (Main Album Only; Surround, Atmos, Hi-Res)

1. I’d Have You Anytime
2. My Sweet Lord
3. Wah-Wah
4. Isn’t It A Pity (Version One)
5. What Is Life
6. If Not For You
7. Behind That Locked Door
8. Let It Down
9. Run Of The Mill
10. Beware Of Darkness
11. Apple Scruffs
12. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
13. Awaiting On You All
14. All Things Must Pass
15. I Dig Love
16. Art Of Dying
17. Isn’t It A Pity (Version Two)
18. Hear Me Lord
19. Out Of The Blue
20. It’s Johnny’s Birthday
21. Plug Me In
22. I Remember Jeep
23. Thanks For The Pepperoni

For more information and other configurations go to GeorgeHarrison.com

Lindsey Buckingham news

Lindsey Buckingham has announced his forthcoming self-titled LP due out September 17, 2021 on Reprise, alongside the first single, “I Don’t Mind.”

This is his first solo release since 2011’s Seeds We Sow and follows his departure from Fleetwood Mac. It follows seven studio and three live albums he has released as a solo artist beginning with 1981’s Law and Order.

Written, produced and recorded by Buckingham at his home studio in Los Angeles, CA, the new album will be released via vinyl, CD and on all digital and streaming services. A limited edition blue vinyl version is also available for pre-order via www.lindseybuckingham.com.

Pre-order Lindsey Buckingham HERE. Listen to “I Don’t Mind” HERE.

Says Buckingham of the meaning of the single, “‘I Don’t Mind’, like many of the songs on my new album, is about the challenges couples face in long-term relationships.” He continues, “Over time, two people inevitably find the need to augment their initial dynamic with one of flexibility, an acceptance of each others’ flaws and a willingness to continually work on issues; it is the essence of a good long term relationship. This song celebrates that spirit and discipline.”

The veteran musician pays homage to ‘60s folk group the Pozo-Seco Singers’ hit single “Time,” a song he’s admired since he was as a teenager and has long intended to cover. “I wanted to make a pop album, but I also wanted to make stops along the way with songs that resemble art more than pop,” he says. “As you age, hopefully you keep getting a little more grounded in the craft of what you’re doing. For me, getting older has probably helped to reinforce the innocence and the idealism that hopefully was always there.”

Buckingham will be returning to the stage with a 30-city 2021 U.S. tour, marking his first in-person shows following open-heart surgery in 2019. He’ll kick off the extensive run of shows in September. Tickets go on sale June 11th at 10:00AM local time. Visit www.lindseybuckingham.com for more info.

TOUR DATES:

9/1/2021 The Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
9/3/2021 Mystic Lake - Mystic Showroom - Prior Lake, MN
9/4/2021 Four Winds Casino Resort / Silver Creek Event Center - New Buffalo, MI
9/7/2021 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall - Munhall, PA
9/8/2021 Riviera Theatre - North Tonawanda, NY
9/9/2021 The Academy of Music - Northampton, MA
9/11/2021 The Chevalier Theater - Medford, MA
9/12/2021 The Music Hall - Portsmouth, NH
9/14/2021 Warner Theatre - Washington, DC
9/16/2021 The Town Hall - New York, NY
9/18/2021 Tropicana Casino & Resort - Atlantic City, NJ
9/19/2021 Santander Performing Arts Center - Reading, PA
9/21/2021 Knight Theatre - Charlotte, NC
9/22/2021 Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA
9/24/2021 Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
9/26/2021 Ponte Vedra Concert Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
9/27/2021 Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
9/29/2021 King Center for the Performing Arts - Melbourne, FL
9/30/2021 Parker Playhouse - Fort Lauderdale, FL
12/2/2021 The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
12/3/2021 Magnolia Performing Arts Center - El Cajon, CA
12/5/2021 Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ
12/8/2021 The Paramount Theatre For the Performing arts - Austin, TX
12/9/2021 Majestic Theatre - Dallas, TX
12/11/2021 Smart Financial Centre - Sugar Land, TX
12/13/2021 Von Braun Center - Mars Music Hall - Huntsville, AL
12/15/2021 Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
12/17/2021 The Criterion - Oklahoma City, OK
12/18/2021 Orpheum Theatre - Wichita, KS
12/20/2021 Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO

Track listing:

1. Scream
2. I Don't Mind
3. On The Wrong Side
4. Swan Song
5. Blind Love
6. Time
7. Blue Light
8. Power Down
9. Santa Rosa
10. Dancing