General Public vinyl album reissues coming in August

General Public will be releasing their debut album ‘All the Rage’ and their second studio album ‘Hand to Mouth’ on black vinyl for the first time since their initial releases on August 4 via BMG.

After the break-up of The bEAT in 1983 Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger decided to continue working together in a new venture. They joined up with keyboardist Mickey Billingham (Dexys Midnight Runners), bassist Horace Panther (The Specials) and drummer Stoker (Dexys Midnight Runners) to form General Public.

General Public’s All the Rage originally released in 1984, spent 39 weeks on the US Billboard 200. The album features their debut single ‘General Public’ and the hit single ‘Tenderness’, which appeared in the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984) and Weird Science (1985). Mick Jones (The Clash) also played guitar on a number of the songs.

General Public’s second album Hand to Mouth was originally released in 1986 and peaked at #83 in the Billboard 200 chart.

Ranking Roger sadly passed away at his home in Birmingham on 26 March 2019.

Dave Wakeling continues touring to this day as both The bEAT and General Public. The bEAT featuring Dave Wakeling are currently on their 20 date Skavival UK Tour 2023. General Public will be on the road in the U.S. in August 2023 on the Lost 80’s Live Tour.

To pre-order ‘All the Rage’ and ‘Hand to Mouth’ go here.

TRACK LISTING:

All The Rage

Side A

Hot You’re Cool
Tenderness
Anxious
Never You Done That
Burning Bright

Side B

As a Matter of Fact
Are You Leading Me On?
Day-To-Day
Where’s The Line?
General Public

Hand To Mouth

Side A

Come Again
Faults And All
Forward As One
Murder
Cheque In the Post

Side B

Too Much of Nothing
Loving Without the Fun
In Conversation
Never All There
Cry On Your Own Shoulder

Matthew Sweet, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Steve Stevens contribute to new Beatle tribute album

Abbey Road Reimagined, a tribute to the Beatles' classic album, will be out Aug. 18 through Cleopatra Records. Matthew Sweet, Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr., British guitarist Snowy White (Roger Waters), Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, GnR cohort Ron Bumblefoot Thal, Paul Shafer, Arthur Brown and other contribute. 

Sweet sings, plays guitar and even adds a little bass to a new version of “Polythene Pam.” The fourth segment of the album’s Side B medley, “Pam” has Sweet on vocals and guitars. Assisting in the track’s creation is Jason Berk on acoustic guitar, and Fernando Perdomo who does Hammond organ.

Stream/download the single: 

https://orcd.co/matthewsweet_polythenepam

Order the CD/Vinyl: 

https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=Abbey+Road+Reimagined&post_type=product

Pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/abbeyroadreimagined

TRACK LIST:

1. Come Together – Durga McBroom (Pink Floyd), Jackie Lomax (Apple Records Artist) & Snowy White (Pink Floyd)
2. Something – Charles Jones (Vulfpeck) & Sonny Landreth
3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish)
4. Oh! Darling – Eric Dover (Jellyfish) & Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
5. Octopus’s Garden – Matt Axton & Brian Auger (Rod Stewart)
6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) – Arthur Brown & Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
7. Here Comes The Sun – Ron Bumblefoot Thal (Guns N’ Roses)
8. Because – Rebecca Pidgeon & Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues)
9. You Never Give Me Your Money – Graham Bonnet (Rainbow) & Rick Wakeman (Yes)
10. Sun King – James Booth & The Return, Albert Lee & Geoff Downes (Yes)
11. Mean Mr. Mustard – Jack Russell (Great White)
12. Polythene Pam – Matthew Sweet
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window – Adam Gaynor (Matchbox 20) & Paul Shaffer
14. Golden Slumbers – Terry Reid
15. Carry That Weight – Gregg Bissonette
16. The End – Frank Dimino (Angel) & Steve Hillage (Gong)
17. Her Majesty – Gary Wilson

Cowboy Junkies' 1996 album 'Lay it Down' will get first vinyl release in August

Lay it Down, the sixth studio album from Cowboy Junkies, will be released on black vinyl for the first time on August 4 via Real Gone Music.

Produced by John Keane (R.E.M., Indigo Girls), it was the first to consist or all original material. Lay it Down went gold in the band's native Canada. “A Common Disaster” also was a top 20 hit at U.S. modern rock radio.

The "Angel Mine" music video, featuring comedienne/actress Janeane Garofalo was was filmed at LA's El Rey Theatre. "Hold on to Me" was used in the soundtrack of the 1998 film Homegrown. 

Track listing:

A1. Something More Besides You
A2. A Common Disaster
A3. Lay It Down
A4. Hold On to Me
A5. Come Calling (His Song)
A6. Just Want to See
A7. Lonely Sinking Feeling

B1. Angel Mine
B2. Bea’s Song (River Song Trilogy: Part II)
B3. Musical Key
B4. Speaking Confidentially
B5. Come Calling (Her Song)
B6. Now I Know

311's debut 'Music' to get expanded reissue in September

311 have announced an expanded and remastered re-issue of their debut album Music, due out September 29, to celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary. 

Originally released in February 1993, Music features singles “Freak Out,” “Do You Right” (peaked at #27 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart), “Visit,” “My Stoney Baby” (featured in 2008’s Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay), and “Feels So Good.” The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1999 and peaked at #37 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

Released through Volcano Entertainment/Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, there will be two expanded vinyl versions of Music – featuring the fourteen original album tracks plus four bonus tracks of pre-production demos from 1992 made available on vinyl for the first time ever – are ready to pre-order now at https://311.lnk.to/music-30 and https://store.311.com

Fans can pre-save the 30th Anniversary Edition of Music now at https://311.lnk.to/music-30

“Hard to believe it’s been 30 years since our first studio record,” says drummer Chad Sexton. “We have decided to release a 30th Anniversary edition vinyl which includes extra tracks never released on vinyl before. These are pre-production album tracks that date back to 1992. A Pearl is the gemstone to celebrate 30-year anniversaries and in line with this concept we are introducing a Pearlized version of the album cover. We hope you enjoy this old classic as much as we did making this record.”

Track list:

SIDE A
1. Welcome
2. Freak Out
3. Visit
4. Paradise

SIDE B
1. Unity
2. Hydroponic
3. My Stoney Baby
4. Nix Hex

SIDE C
1. Raga Drop
2. Plain
3. Feels So Good
4. Do You Right
5. Fat Chance
6. Fuck The Bullshit

SIDE D
1. Welcome Pre-production Version ’92
2. Visit Pre-production Version ‘92
3. Feels so Good Pre-production Version ‘92
4. Paradise Pre-production Version ‘92

Tour Dates:

September 19 – Clive, IA – Horizon Events Center^
September 20 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center^
September 21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
September 23 – Hammond, IN – Horseshoe Hammond^
September 24 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino^
September 26 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory^
September 27 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre^
September 29 – La Vista, NE – The Astro Amphitheater^
September 30 – Wichita KS – WAVE^
October 1 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC^
October 4 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park^
October 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
October 7 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival*
October 8 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino**
October 22 – Pomona, CA – In-N-Out Burger’s 75th Anniversary Festival: Rock 2 Freedom*

* Festival appearance
^ With AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth
** With AWOLNATION

Kristin Hersh travels to 'Clear Pond Road' on September album

Kristin Hersh's upcoming 12th solo album Clear Pond Road is set for release September 8, along with new single and visualizer “Dandelion,” watch HERE. Preorder the record HERE.

“Dandelion’s main image is climbing a fire escape up to my dressing room in an alley outside a club I was playing (I’ve never needed to invent metaphors; they’re everywhere),” Hersh recounts. “Anybody in love is always climbing to those eyes, you know? We’re voyeurs because we can’t ever know the beloved as completely as we want to.”

Clear Pond Road continues the juxtaposition of dark and light –dark sunshine, as Hersh puts it– that characterizes Hersh’s work with Throwing Muses but goes even further inward as it explores the intimacy and complexity that sits alongside Hersh’s fierce independence.

“Passion sounds less angry here, more grateful, I think.” Hersh reflects. “Sweeter, sadder, and somehow no less alive.”

Hersh wrote, performed, and produced Clear Pond Road at Stable Sound Studio. She incorporates strings and ambient field recordings on the album.

“Some records demand to be made,” says Hersh. “And you know this is the case when the songs function as systems in a body. I octavized an acoustic baritone as the skeleton, cellos are the lungs, a Nashville-strung Collings and glockenspiel were the fingertips feeling around in this weird-ass dark space, and drums are always your heart, of course… but the vocals are a strange narrator here. A narrator lost in the story, of all things, more like eyes.”

In addition, Hersh confirms an international tour in support of the record, including dates in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, with U.S. dates to come.

Hersh cofounded Throwing Muses in high school, and after earning a devoted following the group was the first American group to be signed to the beloved British label 4AD. Amidst international touring, releasing ten solo albums (multiple independently) and founding her own label, Hersh went on to form the power rock trio 50 Foot Wave and publish 3 books, including her acclaimed memoir, Rat Girl. Hersh was one of the first artists to break outside of the traditional label system, using a fan supported structure to fund her work.

TRACK LIST: 

1. Bewitched Reruns
2. Ms Haha
3. Dandelion
4. Constance Street
5. Thank You, Corner Blight
6. St. Valentine's Day Massacre
7. Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
8. Eyeshine
9. Palmetto
10. Tunnels

Tim McGraw's new album in 'Standing Room Only' and drops in August

Country superstar Tim McGraw is set to release his highly-anticipated new album Standing Room Only on August 25 via Big Machine Records, with a new song “Hey Whiskey” available now HERE.

Standing Room Only will feature 13 brand new tracks and was produced by McGraw and his longtime producing partner Byron Gallimore. Pre-save the album now HERE. Fans can purchase a collectors bundle with their vinyl or CD, featuring a new t-shirt, collectible trading card and poster. For all details and tiers, visit store.timmcgraw.com.

The new album marks McGraw’s first new record since 2020’s Here On Earth, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart.

“As an artist, I always want to dig deeper and get better every time I make a new record – it’s a big part of what drives me, and I really believe this is one of the best projects we’ve made. I’ve been working on this album since 2020, and this collection of songs are some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I’ve ever recorded,” McGraw shares. “I’m excited to have ‘Hey Whiskey’ out so fans can start hearing more of what we’re working on – and maybe even more before August…”

The release of “Hey Whiskey” and its lyric video offers fans another glimpse into Standing Room Only, and follows the album’s first single and title track “Standing Room Only” – released in March – which is quickly climbing through the Top 20 on the Billboard and Mediabase radio charts. “Standing Room Only” also marks McGraw’s 92nd career entrance into the Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart.

Coming off the success of his Tour 2022 across sold out amphitheaters – fans can expect an announcement soon with details on how to see McGraw out on the road in 2024. 

Throughout his career, McGraw has amassed 68 Top 10s and holds the Mediabase record for the most weeks at No. 1 with all titles, totaling 73 weeks, and holds the record for second-most No.1 albums in the U.S. just behind George Strait.

Track List:

“Hold On To It” (Written by Ryan Larkins, Seth Mosley, Jimmy Yeary)
“Standing Room Only” (Written by Tommy Cecil, Patrick Murphy, Craig Wiseman)
“Paper Umbrellas” (Written by Monty Criswell, Drake Milligan)
“Remember Me Well” (Written by Heather Morgan, Jimmy Robbins)
“Hey Whiskey” (Written by Brad Hutsell, Joel Hutsell, Brad Warren, Brett Warren)
“Her” (Written by Jason Gantt, Tim Nichols, Jimmy Yeary)
“Fool Me Again” (Written by Kameron Marlowe, Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Rob Williford)
“Small Town King” (Written by Jaren Johnston, Jenn Schott, Jeremy Stover)
“Beautiful Hurricane” (Written by Mike Lane, Tony Lane)
“Cowboy Junkie” (Written by Bill Luther, Lance Miller, Justin Weaver)
“Nashville CA/L.A. Tennessee (Featuring Lori McKenna)” (Written by Tim McGraw, Lori McKenna, Bob Minner)
“Some Songs Change Your World” (Written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Lance Miller)
“Letter From Heaven” (Written by Chase McGill, Lori McKenna, Parker Welling)

Rolling Stones reissue news

The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks compilation is to be released digitally for the first time on July 26. Two days later, it will be available, again for the first time, in a lavish, limited edition four-disc, 180-gram black vinyl version, housed in a wide spined gatefold sleeve.

At the same time, Stones fans will also have an opportunity to enjoy the reimagined Dolby Atmos® versions of the album’s 40 tracks – streaming where available. 

Pre-order now: https://therollingstones.lnk.to/40LicksPR

Forty Licks was initially released in September 2002 to celebrate the Stones' 40th anniversary and to mark the beginning of their massive Licks tour. This global spectacle, mounted on the breathtaking scale that only the Stones could muster, crossed the globe over the next 14 months, playing 117 shows and became the second highest-grossing tour in history up to that time.

The collection, which times out at over 2 and half hours, includes 20 (US) Top 10 singles of which 13 broke into the Top 5 and 7 going to #1.  

Track listing:

Record One:

Street Fighting Man

Gimme Shelter
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Last Time
Jumpin' Jack Flash
You Can't Always Get What You Want
19th Nervous Breakdown
Under My Thumb
Not Fade Away
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?

Record Two:

Sympathy For The Devil
Mother's Little Helper
She's A Rainbow
Get Off Of My Cloud
Wild Horses
Ruby Tuesday
Paint It, Black
Honky Tonk Women
It's All Over Now
Let's Spend The Night Together

Record Three:

Start Me Up
Brown Sugar
Miss You
Beast Of Burden
Don't Stop
Happy
Angie
You Got Me Rocking
Shattered
Fool To Cry

Record Four:

Love Is Strong
Mixed Emotions
Key To Your Love
Anybody Seen My Baby?
Stealing My Heart
Tumbling Dice
Undercover Of The Night
Emotional Rescue
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)
Losin' My Touch