NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | New releases from John Cale, John Meek, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cameo and Doctor Bird out now!
Happy New Music Friday! Here's everything we've released today...
JOHN CALE: SHIP OF FOOLS - THE ISLAND ALBUMS, 3CD BOX SET
• NEW 3CD CLAMSHELL BOX FEATURING THE THREE ALBUMS AND SINGLES RECORDED BY JOHN CALE FOR ISLAND RECORDS.
• INCLUDES THE ALBUMS ‘FEAR’, ‘SLOW DAZZLE’ AND ‘HELEN OF TROY’ WITH SEVEN BONUS TRACKS.
• FEATURING GUEST MUSICIANS BRIAN ENO, PHIL MANZANERA, RICHARD THOMPSON, CHRIS SPEDDING AND PHIL COLLINS.
• WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET AND ESSAY.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: THE OBSERVER MASTER MIXES COLLECTION, 4CD BOX SET
• Most recordings not officially available for 5 decades.
• Includes some of the giants of Jamaican music.
• Features many of the biggest reggae hits of the late 70s.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PEOPLE FUNNY BOY - THE UPSETTER SINGLES 1968 - 1969, 2CD
• First extensive anthology of Lee Perry’s early productions.
• Includes numerous Jamaican hits.
• Features some of the most influential Jamaican recordings of the late 60s.
CAMEO: KNIGHTS OF THE SOUND TABLE / ALLIGATOR WOMAN / STYLE / SHE’S STRANGE
• Four fantastic Cameo albums: ‘Knights Of The Sound Table’ (1981), ‘Alligator Woman’ (1982), ‘Style’ (1983), and ‘She’s Strange’ (1984) in one gloriously danceable funk-fuelled double CD package.
• Cameo was the brainchild of producer, drummer, and singer Larry Blackmon, who joined forces with the New Jersey singer Tomi Jenkins in 1974.
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS: I LIKE IT! ANTHOLOGY 1963-1966, 3CD
• Gerry And The Pacemakers were the first band to have their first three singles top the UK Singles Chart.
• 3 CD set featuring 98 tracks including the hit singles ‘How Do You Do It?’ (UK #1, US #9), ‘I Like It’ (UK #1, US #17), ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ (UK #1), ‘I’m The One’ (UK #2), ‘Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying’ (UK #6, US #4), ‘Ferry Cross The Mersey’ (UK #8, US #6), ‘It’s Gonna Be All Right’ (UK #24, US #23), ‘I’ll Be There’ (UK #15, US #14), 'Walk Hand In Hand’ (UK #29) and ‘Girl On A Swing’ (US #28).
VARIOUS ARTISTS: ROOTS WITH QUALITY, 2CD
• 38 tracks new to CD.
• Includes numerous dancehall classics from the early 80s.
• Features some of the biggest stars of the dancehall era.
JOE MEEK: 1962 - FROM TABOO TO TELSTAR, HITS, MISSES, OUTTAKES, DEMOS AND MORE, 3CD CLAMSHELL BOX
• AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF JOE MEEK’S 1962 WORK, CULMINATING IN THE GLOBAL HIT ‘TELSTAR’.
• FEATURING JOHN LEYTON, THE TORNADOS, MIKE BERRY, THE OUTLAWS, MICHAEL COX, GEOFF GODDARD, RAY DEXTER AND MORE.
• INCLUDES 52 PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS – STEREO VERSIONS, ALTERNATE TAKES AND MIXES, DEMOS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS. WITH A DETAILED CHRONOLOGY, SLEEVENOTES AND TEA CHEST TAPE NOTES.