www.musicweek.com PRODUCTREISSUES GEORGE HARRISON • BERYL MARSDEN • GOFFIN & KING • TOM MOULTON
GEORGE HARRISON • Early Takes Volume 1 (UMC 2799042)
A belated companion piece to Living In The Material World – Martin Scorcese’s
critically acclaimed study of the late Beatle – Early Takes Volume 1 anthologises the previously unreleased music heard in the movie. Its length and scope thus defined, it is a little succinct for modern standards with the 10 early takes and demos included taking up a little less than 30 minutes playing time but offering a fascinating insight into Harrison’s creative process. By their nature, the tracks are more basic than the previously released versions, with My Sweet Lord, for example, shorn of its luxuriant Spector production to become a more intimate but still compelling listen. The majority of tracks are taken from Harrison’s sprawling triple album debut solo
release All Things Must Pass. It is to be hoped that Scorcese’s film has increased Harrison’s fanbase and as the title suggests - this is the first of many volumes of Early Takes.
BERYL MARSDEN • Changes - The Story Of (RPM Retro 902)
Liverpool was a hotbed of musical talent in the 1960s and, with some justification,
many veteran Scousers reckon that the city’s best female singer was not Cilla Black (who was the most successful) but Beryl Marsden. Despite her vocal prowess, Marsden never made the transition to chart success but she did make some very good records. Including all of the previously released songs that Marsden cut between her 1963 debut and a 2008 single, the album also features five previously unissued tracks, and showcases Marsden’s pleasing and adaptable voice. There is a spirited version of
Jackie De Shannon’s Break-A-Way and Who You Gonna Hurt, both of which are highly prized singles in Northern Soul circles. What’s She Got and Let’s Go Somewhere are also excellent, typical mid-Sixties fare, while the 1979 single Sad Songs – recorded under the alias Lynn Jackson – is a sweet, lilting mid-tempo ballad. Also included are two tracks Marsden cut as a member of The Shotgun Express, where fellow members included future stars Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green and Rod Stewart. Their single I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round is a treat, with sweeping strings underlining jazzy mod vocal stylings.
VARIOUS • Something Good From The Goffin & King Songbook(Ace CDCHD 1327)
This is Ace’s third compilation of songs written by the former husband and wife
team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, following 2007’s A Gerry Goffin & Carole King Song Collection 1961-1967 (CDCHD 1170) and 2009’s Honey & Wine (CDCHD 1216). As is customary, celebrated classics rub shoulders with lesser-known treasures but as this is Goffin & King we are talking about, each and every one of the 26 songs here has pedigree. Some of the better known songs are given a twist, with Earl-Jean’s earlier and more subdued version of I’m Into Something Good proving a fine substitute for the Herman’s Hermits version, The Byrds’ take on Goin’ Back supplanting Dusty Springifeld’s, and Bunny Sigler’s smartly soulful reading of Will You Love Me Tomorrow subbing for The Shirelles’. It’s particularly enjoyable to hear the rarer songs, with Bobby Goldsboro’s reading of the ballad The Time For Us, The Eccentric’s (sic) freakbeat-styled What You Got and Lesley Gore’s wistful The Old Crows all touching a chord. This being Ace, the music is only part of
the story, with a 24-page booklet providing in-depth background and a plethora of pictures.
VARIOUS • Philadelphia International Classics – The Tom Moulton Remixes (Harmless HURTXCD 112)
The legendary Tom Moulton has been involved with Philadelphia International
since its inception, and to mark its 40th birthday the label has put together this tasty four-disc set, which contains 31 full length Moulton mixes. It’s a mouth- watering treat for fans, with the eight Moulton mixes which comprised the original Philadelphia Classics compilation being supplemented by seven ‘lost’ mixes hitherto hard to find, and 16 further ones which, though new, are very much in the vein of the rest – that is to say, expansive and irresistible.
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