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Contactmusic.com reports that Stills’ bandmate, Graham Nash told the Las Vegas Sun that the album had been found in a stack of material at his house.
The album was apparently recorded around 1970, shortly before Hendrix’s death. According to Nash, Stills recorded everything around this period and somehow had simply forgotten about this particular recording.
"He has an enormous history of recording. In the '70s, he was a recording fool,” Nash told reporters. “He just found a bloody album he made with Hendrix. We've got to listen to that... I want to listen to every track he ever recorded in case he recorded with Al Jolson." Nash and Stills are currently cleaning up the tapes for release.
Springsteen Charity Release: Bruce Springsteen will release a new download only Live EP called Magic Tour Highlights on 15 July.
The four track release is available only from digital retailers, and it features four very special performances of tracks from the recent "Magic" tour. Three of the tracks feature very special guest appearances from Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds.
But perhaps the most worthwhile track is the final performance by late E Street member Danny Federici on ‘Sandy’, which was recorded in Indianapolis in March shortly before his tragic death from cancer.
All the tracks come with an accompanying video, and all profits from sales of the EP will go to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund, as artists, record labels and iTunes store have agreed to waive their fees.
When Alice met Jim: Planet Rock’s breakfast show host Alice Cooper, gives a personal insight to the iconic frontman - Jim Morrison and talks about the times that he spent with him.
The show will also include some Doors’ classics ‘Spanish Caravan’ and ‘Roadhouse Blues’.
‘When Alice met Jim’ will be broadcast on Sunday 27th July 6pm (UK time) and will be repeated on Friday 1st August 6pm.
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer Leak Of The Week Following my recent blog entry about the long awaited Guns N Roses album, over the last week another high profile project has leaked onto the net in the shape of a song entitled Hold My Hand, a colaboration between Akon and Michael Jackson. There's been much speculation as to whether or not the leak was intentional or not. Some sources suggest that these recent leaks are no more than a marketing ploy by record companies to gauge fan reaction and build hype - would they do such a thing? Of course!
I've heard Akon/Jacko song and I believe it will be huge if/when it gets released. It's very radio friendly, reminiscent of Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love or the more recent No Air by Jordan Sparks and Chris Brown, it has a slow rhythmic beat with Akon/Jacko trading lines and harmonising. The song is simple, almost to the point of being bland, so no doubt there will be loads of remixes if the song does ever get released, though I won't hold my breath as I'm still waiting for the release of the Michael Jackson/Freddie Mercury collaborations from 1985!
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Peter Fenton - North American Office Matt Lambert - UK Chart Product & Imports Date set for ZEP! The Led Zeppelin Japanese SHM-CD paper sleeve set is now scheduled for 10th September 2008 Deluxe Box Set 5000 copies ! Get those orders in NOW [reply to this topic
Michael Cambridge - UK Northern Office Are You Feeling Vicious? Today is one Sid Vicious drawing from 1978. Complete with excellent provenance from the noted Punk Photographer Mariah Aguira. If that wasn't enough it is also due to be published in a posthumous book next year. A staggering item!!
AWESOME!!
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Farmyard antics Neil Young
All good fun but there's so many festivals now, they all seem a bit of a soul-less money making exercise for both promotors and artists. Was it worth missing the tennis for? Debatable and this was one of the better organised events i've attended...
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Saul Watson - Product Promotion Planet Rock News
Speaking to Billboard.com, Mickey Hart said that Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and himself are ready to do their part if called upon.
"We're not making plans, but I think we stand at the ready to be of service," Hart says. "We're all deeply into this, into Barack Obama and the thought of taking this country back in some shape or form, what's left of it -- it's probably one thing we can all agree on! So, you bet, I would spend a night with my brothers for that any time, any place."Whitesnake guitarist Dies: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley has passed away at the age 60.
The Express & Star reports that Mel passed away last night at his home in Heath Hayes from cancer of the esophagus.
After forming Trapeze in 1969 with the future Deep Purple/Voice Of God man, Glenn Hughes, Mel spent over fifteen years establishing the band as a solid, and vastly underrated, rock band. Medusa, You Are The Music We’re Just The Band and Hold On are fantastic, but often overlooked albums.
In 1982 a chance encounter with David Coverdale at Monsters of Rock led Mel to join the line-up of Whitesnake. With them he appeared on two of the finest rock albums of the 1980s, Saints & Sinners and Slide It In. An accident on their European tour in 1984 which damaged the nerves in his arm forced Mel to cut short his burgeoning Whitesnake career.
All was not lost, however, as Mel came storming back in 1986 with MGM alongside fellow Whitesnake alumni Bernie Marsden and Neil Murray. The band toured extensively to rave reviews.
In 1992 a 25th Anniversary Trapeze tour saw Glenn Hughes return to the line-up for the last time as Mel essentially retired from performing. However, in February 2008 Mel was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Bad Company Reunite: Paul Rodgers will reunite with Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs to play a one-off show as Bad Company in Hollywood next month.
By performing this one-off show, the band are protecting their name as a trademark for the future. The move was apparently necessary as they had learned that several other bogus ...
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer Vocal trickery? I originally intended to rant on about the absurd cost of ticket prices today and in particular the booking fees, handling charges and postage costs that companies such as Ticketbastard charge, however this morning, after a good night out I decided against it (maybe next week...) The reason being is that I was taken back to my distant youth when New Romantics were all the rage and went to see Duran Duran the O2 arena.
I first saw DD back in '05 when the fully reformed group played Wembley. I grew I up listening to them but never got around to seeing them live before this. I was warned by a few people how bad LeBons voice was live, even back in their hayday I was told it wasn't great. I listened to a couple of old BBC radio shows and bootlegs that were kicking around the office and feared the worst, however I was pleasantly surprised - maybe his voice has got better with age or perhaps there's some good technology backstage assisting him. There were certainly times when you would've expected the camera to be focused on LeBon hitting a big or high note and you'd look at the screen to see an image of Andy or Nick Rhodes.
The Duke Spirit opened for them this time around (last time it was Goldfrapp), they played a competent set and the sound was good which is unusual for a support band. Duran hit the stage around 9pm and the crowd, consiting mostly of thirtysomethings went wild. Unfortunately this didn't last long, I would say it lasted until they started playing the first song! The atmosphere just evaporated and the only reasonable explanation is because it was a track from the latest album Red Carpet Massacre which bombed badly. The crowd were here for The Reflex, Girls on Film, Rio and the other classics and while they did play these songs, other big hits such as Is There Something I Should Know were omitted in favour of 5 or 6 tracks from the new album. The crowd reaction to these songs was instant and must have been noticable from the stage. As soon as a new song sta...
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Matt Lambert - UK Chart Product & Imports Zep paper sleeve SHM-CDs on the way!! Led Zeppelin catalogue is being reissued in Japan on the new audiophile SHM-CD format! Not only that, these are scheduled to be paper sleeve issues, replicating the original UK sleeves [including the rare-as-hen's-teeth turquoise WATCH THIS SPACE ![reply to this topic
Matt Lambert - UK Chart Product & Imports Morten single and LP now IN STOCK! Morten Harket's new single 'Darkspace (You're With Me)' 'Letter From Egypt' here [reply to this topic
Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Good news/bad news... Andy Murray It just proves the fact that top class sporting theatre is as good as any entertainment around. Passionate, unrehearsed drama.
On the downside, there's rumours (please God, let it be untrue) of a
Bros comeback tour, which is just what the world needs. Matt Goss said "If we can make the numbers work and the venues work, then we're all up for it", so his heart is obviously in it. Passionless, rehearsed, pantomime.
Don't stand on any landmines will you Matt...
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Saul Watson - Product Promotion Let the ceremony begin... Planet Rock
Planet Rock’s breakfast show host Alice Cooper, gives a personal insight to the iconic frontman - Jim Morrison and talks about the times that he spent with him.
The Planet Rock’s website is also featuring some exclusive Doors articles including a buyer’s guide to their music and a brand new article written about the band. Plus there will be numerous competitions and games to win Doors CD’s box sets and memorabilia and other great stuff.
The Doors specials:
Early Doors – with Ray Manzarek Sunday 6th July 6pm (UK time) Friday 11th July 6pm repeat
My Planet Rocks with Robbie Krieger Sunday 13th July 6pm (UK time) Friday 18th July 6pm repeat
Set List Special - The Doors live in concert Sunday 20th July 6pm (UK time) Friday 25th July 6pm repeat
When Alice met Jim Sunday 27th July 6pm (UK time) Friday 1st August 6pm repeat
For more information visit www.planetrock.com
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer It's raining, therefore...
For the first time that i can remember, the legendary festival hasn't sold out in advance. Hmmm, wonder if it's anything to do with the extortionate ticket prices, loads of bands you've never heard of (or hear of again), plus sitting around in a mudbath talking to Tarquin & Tabitha pretending you're having a good time is wearing a bit thin...
Much better to roll in p*ssed from the pub, make some cheese on toast, watch highlights on the excellent
BBC coverage , shout abuse at the TV at the bands you don't like, then fall asleep on the sofa fully clothed.
Talking of clothes, what is that clown Mugabe doing? Apart from his ahem, 'dubious' political policies which presently mean a sandwich costs 5 million Zimbabwe dollars, his clobber alone should be enough to have him locked up and the key thrown away. Shocking...
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer Chinese Hypocrisy So I guess the big news this week is the 9 track leak of the Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy album. Less than 24 hours after the songs were posted on the Net, the FBI were banging down the door of the culprit - but after all these years they still don't know where Osama Bin Laden is - funny huh?
Anyway, I've heard the tracks and they're great! I can't say they were worth the 14 year wait, but they stand up well against the classics that GnR are remembered for. What will happen now? Will Axl finally decide to put the album out or will he sulk over the leak, throw a hissy fit and refuse to release the album for another 14 years? I'm guessing the latter.
Personally I like the fact that the 9 tracks run for 45 mins - it's a good length for an album. That's the problem with a too many artists, they believe that because you can fit 80+ minutes on a CD, people want the CD to be full - what about quality control? Leave all the average stuff in the vault and release a box set after a few years - Fans who want everything will buy it, but you don't subject the casual listener to your self indulgent average material. Whatever happened to All Killer No Filler?! Oh and while I'm on my soapbox - Stop re-releasing albums after 3 months with 'bonus' tracks. Save 'em for the next album - it just pisses of the people who bought the album when it was first released!
Rant over - for now........
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Peter Fenton - North American Office Formats For The Masses From Yesterday And Today
Vinyl, Compact Discs, Memorabilia, Certified Awards, T-Shirts... we've got it all covered. But what if you are looking for something out of the ordinary -- perhaps something that may have been mundane 30 years ago, but suddenly holds significance as a valuable blast-from-the-past? If you are under 35, you may not remember the 8-track tape. I can't even tell you how the 8-track machines worked, but I remember having an 8-track player in our family, and I remember breaking it by pushing the "change program" button a million times because I liked the mechanical response as it clicked through the songs. We do carry a variety of 8-track cassettes, and we even have available a legendary specimen in the form of this BEATLES - LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL US 5-TRACK SAMPLER 8-TRACK FORMAT , which remains STILL SEALED FROM NEW over 30 years after it was first distributed solely for promotional use in 1977. There will be other Beatles and Apple related 8-tracks hitting our system in the next week, almost all of them still sealed from new, so be sure to check MY LATEST ARRIVALS PAGE for newly added items, and please feel free to browse our illustrious BEATLES COLLECTORS STORE for all of the latest and greatest Fab Four rarities we have available today. If you have a preference for your specific solo Beatle of choice, we also have dedicated collectors stor... [reply to this topic
Michael Cambridge - UK Northern Office The Joy Of Euro 2008 As regular bloggers will know I'm not a football fan and the up side to England not being in the competition is that we don't have to endure those nauseating displays of 'national pride' with flags in every window around the country. At least at Wimbledon we have as much chance of winning as a one legged pensioner winning the London marathon. So the message is get behind a British sportsman who sometimes actually wins with Lewis Hamilton, who is suffering at the hands of the 'build them up to break them down' British Media. Show me a sportsman who never makes mistakes and i'll eat my own trousers....
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Saul Watson - Product Promotion Planet Rock Win Again!
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer I do like to be beside the seaside... Goldfrapp De La Warr Pavillion
After my tips for the Euro's over the weekend, i think i'll steer clear of that and move on to Wimbledon where i confidently predict British players will win nothing, although Andy Murray has certainly got more about him than that ultimate Great British loser Henman ever had.
I quite like Murray - He always looks scruffier than me and he's got a good haircut.
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Blood out of a stone...
Good deed for the day - Gave blood last night for the first time and fairly painless it was too. And if you're not convinced by that, you get free drinks & biscuits afterwards, which definitely swayed it for me.
http://www.blood.co.uk/ . Go and do it.
Top tip for the day - Croatia, Holland & Italy to qualify for the euro semi's.
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Audiophilia... latest arrivals audiophile [reply to this topic
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