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NEW REISSUES / CATALOGUE ALBUMS
THE WHO • Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (Salvo SALVOSVX007)
One of the most incendiary of all rock acts live, The Who were at the awesome peak in
1970, when they performed this blistering set at the Isle Of Wight Festival. It was slightly overshadowed by the same year's Leeds concert, however, and the release of the latter meant that the former remained under wraps until belatedly issued by Essential in 1996. A spectacular concert, featuring the hits I Can't Explain and I'm A Boy, large portions of their classic rock opera Tommy and some lesser-known songs like Amazing Journey and Water, the IOW performance runs to 30 songs and 112 minutes. All are now restored to the highest quality in mixes supervised by Pete Townshend as part of a three disc
Sound & Vision set, which features an expanded film version of the concert, including performances of Substitute and Naked Eye omitted from the original movie release.
VARIOUS • 1962 British Hit Parade - The B-Sides Part 1: January-May (Acrobat ACQCD 7054)
1962 British Hit Parade - The B-Sides Part 2: May- September (ACQCD 7055)
1962 British Hit Parade - The B Sides Part 3: September-December (ACQCD 7056)
Acrobat has released completely comprehensive hits
compendiums for every year from 1952 to 1962 but has previously issued only one companion set chronicling the B Sides - for 1961.
It was a big success for the label, and provided a refreshing take on the year, hence this further collection flipping the hits of 1962. As with the A-sides release, which was reviewed last week, it comprises three separate 4CD box sets, with a total of 281 tracks, many of which are making their CD debuts. Some tracks are minor masterpieces, others were written and recorded in haste, and have little to commend them. It is this weird and wonderful mixture that makes listening such a variable delight. Among the best are Buddy Holly's superb Words Of Love, which attracted a Beatles cover, Shirley Bassey's rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone and, surprisingly, The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist by Chubby Checker. It's an awful title but it's actually a little gem, that rocks and rolls in fine style. On the other hand, tracks that need never be heard again include Acker's Laquer by Acker Bilk, Walter Brennan's The Epic Ride Of John H
Glenn, celebrating the famous astronaut, and Someone's Pinched My Winkles, one of Rolf Harris' least effective comic songs.
CARMEN McRAE •I Am Music (Big Break CDBBR 0205)
With a voice than transcends jazz, funk and soul, the legendary Carmen McRae recorded around 60 albums
in a long and distinguished career. This rare gem, her 1975 Blue Note debut, has been out of print for more than 20 years but has now been remastered and repackaged, with extensive liner notes. McRae was 55 when it was recorded, and her voice was at its peak, with her exquisite phrasing and timing a perfect foil for a collection of largely original songs penned by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Production by Roger Kellaway, who also handles keyboards, is also exemplary.
VARIOUS • 94 Baker Street Revisited (Poptastic Sounds
From The Apple Era 1967-1968) (RPM RETRO 920)
RPM's fifth volume of songs from The
Beatles' Apple music publishing
company (record label) arrives 10 years after the first. The emphasis is on pop, with beat era survivors like Buddy Britten and The Perishers finding their voice. Barry Alexander and George Alexander, who were purveyors of melodic pop and weren't related, each provide fascinating glimpses of their future success with Grapefruit and The Design, respectively. Seventeen of the 22 songs here were previously unreleased, and not all are recorded to the highest standard, but overall it's a worthwhile new addition to the range, and an irresistible artefact for Beatles completists.
Contact Karma Bertelsen, 020 7226 7246,
karma.bertelsen@
intentmedia.co.uk
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