April 11, 2007

GUNNER IN THE WORKS

Just in from Paul Gurvitz:
I have a bunch of new things coming out. There is a new KNACK CD, there is a BBC CD coming out with some GUN pre-“Race With The Devil” tracks, there is a double PARRISH & GURVITZ CD with the first album and a never-before-released album, both produced by George Martin. And I have just finished a double live CD of BAKER GURVITZ ARMY which, by the way, has five amazing long drum solos.
More on all these read later on these pages.

THE SCENE STEALER

With an incredible career Paul Rodgers has, from steering FREE to fronting QUEEN, the latter stint drawing the casual listener attention to the great singer, it’s just amazing he hasn’t a solo DVD under his belt and even the “Paul Rodgers And Company In Concert” VHS didn’t receive an official digital treatment as of now. Ditto classic BAD COMPANY or THE FIRM visual material. But solo… On April 16th a live CD and on May 29th a companion DVD are out called “Live In Glasgow”. Recorded in October 2006 on the last date of the veteran sold-out UK trek, the show amusingly includes only two songs from Rodgers’ solo career: a new one, “Warboys (A Prayer for Peace)” and “I Just Want To See You Smile” that the blues-wailer recorded with THE MAYTALS back in 1972, not counting classic “Louisiana Blues”, out in 1993 on Grammy-nominated “Muddy Water Blues” album. The talk is of a piece named “Far Distant Shore” as well, but the released CD tracklisting doesn’t include this, possibly a DVD-only song. But there’s a lot to enjoy anyway – with rarely-sung masterpieces such as THE FIRM’s “Radioactive”.

1. I’ll Be Creepin’
2. The Stealer
3. Ride On A Pony
4. Radioactive
5. Be My Friend
6. Warboys (A Prayer for Peace)
7. Feel Like Making Love
8. Bad Company
9. I Just Want To See You Smile
10. Louisiana Blues
11. Fire And Water
12. Wishing Well
13. All Right Now
14. I’m A Mover
15. The Hunter
16. Can’t Get Enough
17. Seagull

END OF THE LINE

There’s rarely been supergroups as massive and at the same time under-appreciated as TRAVELING WILBURYS which grew from George Harrison’s solo single produced by Jeff Lynn when the two roped in another Lynn’s then-client, Roy Orbison, picked up ex-Beatle’s guitar and the host from Tom Petty’s house and engaged Bob Dylan whose studio they decided to use. Their debut album, “Vol. 1”, was great, with the second, deceptively titled “Vol. 3”, not far behind, although bereft of already diseased Roy The Nightingale’s voice. And that was that. The legacy lasted, still, and on June 11th both albums will see the light of day again as “The Traveling Wilburys Collection”, bundled with DVD that features the band’s history and promo videos, and a book: a standard package a 16-page one, while the Deluxe Edition Set will have the linen-bound 40-page volume with a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity. The vinyl version is going to be out too, So choose which one to buy – and buy it!

Disc One
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

1. Handle With Care
2. Dirty World
3. Rattled
4. Last Night
5. Not Alone Any More
6. Congratulations
7. Heading For The Light
8. Margarita
9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man
10. End Of The Line
bonus tracks
11. Maxine (previously unreleased)
12. Like A Ship (previously unreleased)

Disc Two
DVD: The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

1. Handle With Care
2. End Of The Line
3. Inside Out
4. She’s My Baby
5. Wilbury Twist

Disc Three
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3

1. She’s My Baby
2. Inside Out
3. If You Belonged To Me
4. The Devil’s Been Busy
5. 7 Deadly Sins
6. Poor House
7. Where Were You Last Night?
8. Cool Dry Place
9. New Blue Moon
10. You Took My Breath Away
11. Wilbury Twist
bonus tracks
12. Runaway (B-side)
13. Nobody’s Child (Romanian Angel Appeal)

April 11, 2007

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