pmd new releases 22nd july 2016
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pmd new releases 22nd july 2016
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Look Park - Look Park CDYEP2460 LPYEP2460 634457246027 634457246010 CD LP YEP ROC YEP ROC ROCK ROCK £7.99 £10.99 Look Park, is the debut album from Chris Collingwood, lead singer and founding member of Fountains of Wayne, under the moniker, Look Park. It features his pop sensibilities and unmistakable vocals he made famous in Fountains. Similar to the way Fountains of Wayne chose its name based on a garden store that was located near the band's rehearsal space, Look Park takes its name from a park near Collingwood's home. Fountains of Wayne have sold over 750,000 albums in the US. Their last album on Yep Roc, Sky Full of Holes, has shipped over 20,000 CDs and over 2,000 LPs worldwide. The album has been downloaded over 16,000 times in North America. The self-titled Look Park debut album was produced by Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Crowded House, Sheryl Crowe, The Pretenders, Los Lobos). Highlights include, "Aeroplane," "Shout pt. 1" and "Stars of New York." “Aeroplane” is the album’s lead single. It’s a whimsical, melodic track that whisks the listener away, reflecting on where Collingwood’s been and where he’s going. Following a standard pop-rock structure, the song leads into a dynamic chorus that has the power to levitate you. Strings, twinkling piano, romantic acoustic guitar, and classic electric guitar weave together beneath the lyrical introspection. While Collingwood sings, “Aeroplane, I am already in you/ Do you wonder where I’ve been, where I’m going to, do you wonder how the soul survives?” he questions his past, present, and future, but hands us a first class ticket onto his latest venture. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/yep-roc-music-group/look-park-aeroplane Press: Review confirmed in Uncut ‘Aeroplane’ premier on Stereogum: http://www.stereogum.com/1871769/look-parkaeroplane-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ Tracks: Shout Pt. 1 / Stars Of New York / Breezy / Aeroplane / Minor Is The Lonely Key / You Can Come Round If You Want To / I'm Gonna Haunt This Place / Crash That Piano / Save Yourself / Get On Home Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com INDIE NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Rob Lynch - Baby, I'm A Runaway XMR117CD XMR117LP 5056032302877 5056032302860 CD LP XTRA MILE RECORDINGS XTRA MILE RECORDINGS INDIE INDIE £7.99 £9.99 This is the second album from the Stamford-born rock-pop singer songwriter Rob Lynch, released globally on Xtra Mile Recordings. 2014's debut 'All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul' firmly cemented Rob's position within the folk/punk camp, touring Vans Warped Tour, Download Festival, Reeperbahn, Groezrock and his own headline tours as well as receiving coverage from Kerrang!, Big Cheese, Rocksound and the Independent. With his second album there's a bold shift away from the one-man-and-an-acoustic-guitar format to a more full band, rock/pop sound with big arrangements whilst retaining his trademark big, memorable choruses, and catchy melodies. Tour Date 2016: 07th Jul - 2000Trees, Cheltenham Currently on tour with Recreations (Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly) playing throughout the UK. Further dates and instores are to be confirmed for album release and through to the end of the year. There will be multiple singles released and taken to radio with accompanying videos (previous videos of his have notched up over 50K views and instant grat tracks released as part of the pre-order. Official video for ‘Sure Thing’: https://youtu.be/WZqBpZR1ptg Tracks: Prove It! / Runaway / Selfish Bones / Sure Thing / Closer / Tectonic Plates / Salt Spring / Good For Me / Youth / Kings & Queens Also Available: XMR090CD/XMR090LP – 'All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul' (CD/LP) Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Capsize - A Reintroduction: The Essence Of All That Surrounds Me £7.49 RDR122 8054521840166 CD RUDE RECORDS ROCK San Diego, CA’s Capsize initially formed in 2009 and is now comprised of Daniel Wand (vocals), Ryan Knowles (guitar), Andrew Tamayo (drums), Chris Darton (guitar), and Joey Toarmina (bass). Prior to recording, the band will head out on a west coast run supporting Being As An Ocean, followed by a coast-to-coast headliner with Choir Vandals. Tour dates 2016: Co-headlining with Landscapes To date, Capsize has toured and shared stages with the likes of More Than Life, No Omega, The Elijah and more. 17th May – Fuel, Cardiff 18th May – Rainbow Courtyard, Birmingham “I just want to make people feel like they are not wrong or weird for feeling depressed or 19th May – Star & Garter, Salford 20th May – Boston Music Room, London lonely,” reveals Daniel. “I will never try to convince anyone that I can sing them out of their problems, I just really like the idea of letting people in a dark place know that there’s other people dealing with the exact same thing. Even the person they are paying money to see on stage. I would like to be able to take some weight off of a kids shoulders without bullshitting him into thinking I’m a hero just ’cause I have the microphone.” Vans Warped European Tour with Being As An Ocean and The Color Moral is planned for November Socials: 64k FB fans, 13.6k Twitter followers Tracks: XX (Sew My Eyes) / I Think It’s Best We Don’t Talk Anymore / Tear Me Apart / Favorite Secret / One Day I Won’t Be So Easy to Forget / Safe Place / Split My Soul / Over You / You Got the Wrong Idea / The Same Pain Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Katatonia - Viva Emptiness CDVILED624 801056762429 CD £5.50 PEACEVILLE ROCK The breakthrough Katatonia album from 2003 remixed and revamped, including bonus tracks (the b-song "Wait Outside" is now included on the album). New cover and back cover art work courtesy of Travis smith (featuring a continuation of the original album theme). This edition of 'Viva Emptiness' was originally released in 2013 to mark the album's ten year anniversary, and contains the following additions & improvements: The whole album revamped. With all keyboard sounds updated plus brand new keyboard arrangements on many songs. The whole album entirely remixed. “Inside The City of Glass" with additional vocals (originally intended for inclusion back in 2003). Katatonia was formed in 1991 by Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse. Their debut album, 'Dance of December Souls', was released in 1993, gaining the band recognition for their eclectic brand of gothic doom/death metal & joining acts such as Paradise Lost & My Dying Bride as one of the genre's defining bands. 'Viva Emptiness' was Katatonia's sixth studio album & is considered among the band's strongest works; a step up even over the seemingly insurmountable greatness of previous release, 'Last Fair Deal gone Down'. The album was recorded at the famous Soundtrade Studios (part of the 301 group) in Stockholm in October/November 2002 & released the following year. It further refines Katatonia's unique & poignant brand of melodic dark rock & metal . Tracks: Ghost Of The Sun / Sleeper / Criminals / A Premonition / Will I Arrive / Burn The Remembrance / Wealth / One Year From Now / Walking By A Wire / Complicity / Evidence / Omerta / Wait Outside ( Bonus Track ) / Inside The City Of Glass ( Bonus Track ) Also Available: CDVILEF548 – ‘The Fall Of Hearts’ KSCOPE322 – ‘Sanctitude’ (CD + DVD) Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 08/07/2016 Eggs Over Easy – Good 'N' Cheap: The Eggs Over Easy Story £36.00 LPYEP2402 634457240216 LP3 YEP ROC ROCK Eggs Over Easy, the American band that invented pub rock, influenced the careers of Nick Lowe, Huey Lewis, Loudon Wainwright III and Elvis Costello, and laid the groundwork for a grass-roots movement that would spawn UK punk, is finally getting its due with a deluxe 2xCD/3xLP (released 5th August) set. With roots stretching back to late 1960s Berkeley, CA, the three principals in the Eggs songwriters Jack O'Hara, Austin de Lone, and Brien Hopkin's would by early 1971 find themselves ensconced in London's Olympic Studios, lured by Animals bassist and Jimi Hendrix producer/manager Chas Chandler, and an apparitional record deal. When said deal went bust the Eggs did what any American band would do, Stiff Records co-founder Dave Robinson told a journalist. They went to the nearest bar and said, "Give us your worst night". Which is how Eggs Over Easy leapt onto the pages of pop music history. Their humble Monday night gigs at a former jazz club called the Tally Ho' Pub rock ground zero - would become the hub for a network of artists, venues, and music business machers that included back-to-basics groups Ducks Deluxe, Bees Make Honey and Dr. Feelgood, DJ's John Peel and Charlie Gillett, and hustlers like Jake Riviera and Mr. Robinson. For the first time ever, the entire Eggs Over Easy catalogue, lovingly remastered and restored, is available as a deluxe set. Included in this collection is their debut album Good 'n' Cheap, produced by Link Wray and originally released on A&M Records in 1972, their rarely-heard second LP, Fear of Frying, originally (if barely) released on Lee Michael's Squish Records in 1980, two songs from the band's lone single released on Buffalo Records, and the previously unreleased London sessions produced by Chandler. The 2xCD package includes a 24-page booklet with extremely rare photos, show flyers, early press clippings, musician and writer credits, plus the definitive story of the band by acclaimed music writer Gene Sculatti, who called Good 'n' Cheap a near-masterpiece when he reviewed it for Creem Magazine in 1972. Press: Mojo - feature confirmed Mojo - review confirmed Uncut 1/2 page review confirmed Classic Rock review ran (8/10) Vive Le Rock - doc premiere - June 1st LP 1: Party Party / Arkansas / Henry Morgan / The Factory / Face Down In The Meadow / Home To You / Song Is Born Of Riff And Tongue / Don't Let Nobody / Runnin' Down To Memphis / Pistol On A Shelf / Night Flight / I'm Gonna Put A Bar In The Back Of My Car (& Drive Myself To Drink) LP 2: Horny Old Lady / Fire / Scene Of The Crime / Forget About It / Louise / Lizard Love / You Lied / Driftin' / She Loves Me / Action / Mover's Lament / Nonnie Nookie No LP 3: Goin' To Canada / I Can Call You / Right On Roger / Country Waltz / Give Me What's Mine / Across From Me / Waiting For My Ship / January / Give And Take / Funky But Clean / I'm Still The Same / 111 Avenue C Also Available: CDYEP2402 - Good 'N' Cheap: The Eggs Over Easy Story (CD2 Set) Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com INDIE NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 The Wonder Stuff – 30 Goes Around The Sun IRL094V 5060155722108 £20.00 LP IRL INDIE Very limited quantity available. The Woder Stuff’s new abum, now on vinyl. 180g white vinyl with pop up Ferris wheel gatefold sleeve. Tour Dates 2016 12th Jun - Isle Of Wight Festival 17th Jun - Bury Fields Festival 18th Jun - Westside Festival 08th Jul - Festival Too 24th Jul - Simon Says Festival 27th Aug - Towersey Festival 28th Aug - Summerfest 30th Sep - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 01st Oct - Loopallu, Scotland 11th Nov – Shiiine Weekender, Minehead 12th Nov - The Welly, Hull 21st Dec - The Ritz, Manchester 22nd Dec - Shepherds Bush Empire O2, London 23rd Dec - The Institute, Birmingham To mark their 30th anniversary The Wonder Stuff released their eighth studio album, '30 Goes Around The Sun', on March 19th 2016 - thirty years to the day since the band first walked into a rehearsal studio in the heart of The Black Country in 1986. The band chose to revisit it's old stomping ground of Stourbridge to record the album and even managed to persuade renowned heavy metal and hard rock producer, Simon Efemey (Paradise Lost/Napalm Death/The Wildhearts), to return to his home town to produce the record. Having just toured the UK, Holland and Japan, The Wonder Stuff play a handful of festivals over the summer and autumn before embarking on a December tour. Front man Miles Hunt is appearing on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff and Sara Cox's BBC Radio 2 show as well as many more over the coming months. Album sampler: https://youtu.be/umx3vC6seiM Tracks: Intro / Don't You Ever / In Clover / For The Broken Hearted / Good Deeds And Highs / One Day On / The Affirmation / Last Days Of The Feast / The Kids From The Green / Weakened / Misunderstanding Burton Heel / 30 Goes Around The Sun Also Available: IRL094 – ‘30 Goes Around The Sun’ (CD Version) IRL072/IRL076 – ‘Oh No It's... The Wonder Stuff’ (CD/LP2) Selk - Beast SSRCD02 5052442009108 £7.99 CD SILENT SEA RECORDS INDIE Selk is duo Anna Jordan and Dennis Cassidy. Selk is a two piece group formed in 2012 with the intention of creating a stripped back vocal and drum ensemble. They bring together a mixture of vocal loops, electronic samples and percussion to create engaging musical arrangements and poetic narratives. Tour Dates 2016: 05th Jul - Ruby Sessions, Dublin 13th Jul - Grand Social, Dublin (Album Launch) 16th Jul - Listen At Arthurs, Dublin 21st Jul - Liberties Fest In The Tivoli, Dublin Anna Jordan has a string of credits to her name independently with her previous EP ‘Dust’ described as a 'beguiling and entrancing listen' and has written score for Neil Jordan's 'Breakfast on Pluto', Carmel Winters films 'Snap' with Keith Lindsay and short film 'Limbo'. She also performed vocals for the soundtrack of Italian film 'House of Shadows'. They were one of the State magazine faces of 2014 and Anna was featured on the Improvised Music Companies top 12 playlist of Irish female composers 2014'. Tracks: You Move In Waves / Beast / Broken Bodies / Sweet One / To The Wind / Been So Long / Warrior / My Only Friend Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Neil Murray (M3) – Rough An' Ready £7.99 TECD336 5028479033621 CD TALKING ELEPHANT ROCK M3, the project featuring guitarist Bernie Marsden, guitarist Micky Moody (both exWhitesnake), bassist Neil Murray (ex-Whitesnake and Black Sabbath), drummer Jimmy Copley (ex-Paul Rodgers, Gillan), keyboardist Mark Stanway (ex-Magnum) and guest vocalist Stefan Berggren (Snakes In Paradise, ex-Company Of Snakes). Recorded in front of a sold-out and fanatical crowd in June 2004, Rough An' Ready replicates the golden age of Whitesnake with the very best of their blues based, hard rock repertoire. Executed with passion and precision by the very members who first wrote and recorded this classic material, guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody along with bassist Neil Murray illustrate how 'Snake' greats such as 'Ready An' Willing', 'Fool For Your Loving', 'Ain't Gonna Cry No More' and 'Don't Break My Heart Again' should be played. By master craftsmen who first immortalised these tracks in the studio. Also making a guest appearance is ex-Rainbow vocalist Dougie White on the worldwide hit 'Here I Go Again'. Tracks: Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues / Don't Break My Heart Again / Lonely Days, Lonely Nights / Hit An' Run / Slow An' Easy / Ready An' Willing / Ain't Gonna Cry No More / Crying In The Rain / Fool, For Your Loving / Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City / Here I Go Again Solefald – The Linear Scaffold VILELP614 801056861412 LP £12.00 PEACEVILLE ROCK The classic 1997 debut of Norwegian avant-garde black metal from Solefald. Presented on vinyl for the first time. This edition is presented on 180gm heavyweight vinyl. Solefald (the name taken from the Old Norse word for sunset) formed in Norway in 1995 by members Lars Are "Lazare" and Cornelius Jakhelln. The band never fit in with conventional genre labelling, always possessing a keen dedication towards experimentation, and were therefore classified as avant-garde black metal. 'The Linear Scaffold' was the band's debut full-length album and was originally released in 1997. It was seen as a breakthrough in black metal at the time incorporating countless fresh ideas such as jazzy guitar passages and alternative instruments such as piano to concoct an atmosphere altogether more interesting than many of their peers. Still as fresh sounding today, this symphonic black metal album stands out with its dynamic twists and poetic imagery from the words of Cornelius, further enhanced with the inclusion of 'When The Moon Is On The Wave' written by Lord Byron. Aside from both members' work with other bands, including Borknagar and Winds, Cornelius is an accomplished writer/poet, with many published writings including a tetralogy of poems entitled Quadra Natura. Tracks: Jernlov / Philosophical Revolt / Red View / Floating Magenta / The Macho Vehicle / Countryside Bohemians / Tequila Sunrise / When The Moon Is On The Wave Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Deep Purple – Live In Europe 1993 On Tour MCMXCIII TECD338 5028479033829 CD4 TALKING ELEPHANT £9.99 ROCK Deep Purple hitting on all cylinders. Blackmore is really into his performance and it shows. Live in Europe 1993 is a live box set containing two concerts recorded by original members of Deep Purple. The first recording is from a show on 16 October at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany. The second is from a show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on 9 November, which would be the final show Ritchie Blackmore did with Deep Purple. CD 1: Highway Star / Black Night / Talk About Love / A Twist In The Tale / Perfect Strangers / The Mule / Beethoven's Ninth / Knocking At Your Back Door / Anyone's Daughter / Child In Time / Anya CD 2: The Battle Rages On / Lazy / In The Hall Of The Mountain King / Space Truckin' / Woman From Tokyo / Paint It Black / Speed King / Hush / Smoke On The Water CD 3: Highway Star / Black Night / Talk About Love / A Twist In The Tale / Perfect Strangers / Beethoven / Jon's Keyboard Solo / Knockin' At Your Back Door / Anyone's Daughter CD 4: Child In Time / Anya / The Battle Rages On / Lazy / Drum Solo / Space Truckin' / Woman From Tokyo / Paint It Black / Hush / Smoke On The Water Eric Burdon & The Animals - Every One Of Us BGOCD1244 5017261212443 CD BGO RECORDS £6.99 ROCK First released in 1968 by MGM Records in the USA and later elsewhere, but surprisingly not in the UK. The album made the US Top 200 and the single 'White Houses' peaked at No.67 Most of the material is written by Burdon with contributions from Zoot Money and John Weider of the band. Other band members included ex-Nashville Teens drummer Barry Jenkins, Vic Briggs and Danny McCulloch. Though not a commercial success, it was indeed a critical one, being acclaimed a great psychedelic blues album. Digitally remastered and slipcased with new notes. Tracks: White Houses / Uppers And Downers / Serenade To A Sweet Lady / The Immigrant Lad / Year Of The Guru / St. James Infirmary / New York 1963 - America 1968 The Fleshtones - The Band Drinks For Free - 45 SIYEP2484 634457248472 7” YEP ROC £5.49 ROCK ‘The Band Drinks For Free' is the A-Side of this 45 as well as the title of The Fleshtones forthcoming full length album, due out later this year. The band will be celebrating their 40th anniversary of rocking harder than anyone in the world in 2016! The first thing that popped into front-man Peter Zaremba's head when thinking back on these past 40 years was, 'The Band Drinks For Free.' Simple. The song itself taps into one of their big inspirations, The Kinks, or more like The Troggs sounding like The Kinks. 'Love My Lover' is straight up Fleshtones Keith Streng--style at its rocking best. No frills. Although Streng did want some subtle touches like a duel guitar and harmonica lead, and some interesting twists to the lyrics, there aren't many songwriters who long for a 'transporter' to get immediate access to their lover's room, or refer to their own 'blue eyes' in a song, is there? Bill Milhizer and Ken Fox add their solid, irresistible beat. Tracks: The Band Drinks For Free / Love My Lover Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Adam Topol - Regardless Of The Dark CDEVE049 LPEVE049 812208013832 812208013849 CD LP EVERLOVING RECORDS EVERLOVING RECORDS ROCK ROCK £7.99 £11.99 He's sat behind the drum kit for everyone from Eddie Vedder, Joey Santiago, Ziggy Marley and Jack Johnson to legends like Jimmy Cliff and David Gilmour. He has explored Afro-Cuban rhythms and percussion via Ritmo Y Canto, dabbled in dubby electronic reggae with Culver City Dub Collective and to the far edges of soul-jazz with "Blue Painted Walls In Faraway Places". Playing alongside so many great musicians had made coming up with his own material all the more "Reno". It took nearly three years to record the album - on the road on a laptop, in random studios on off days, and at home in Topol's garage in Venice, CA. Focusing less on rhythmic based songs as in previous projects, Regardless of the Dark aims at narratives and lyrical storytelling about life in the northern Nevada and California mountains. Traveling the world with great songwriters and artists also helped plant the seeds for this batch of songs to come to life. Tracks: Brazil / Regardless Of The Dark / Hollow / Mr Please / Picture Of Me / Lemon Yellow / Crystal Bay / The Captain / Nervous Eyes / Reno The Highest Order - Still Holding LPIF013 623339189415 LP £11.49 IDEE FIXE RECORDS ROCK The Highest Order are Simone Schmidt, Paul Mortimer, Kyle Porter and Simone TB, veterans and ambassadors of Toronto's downtown underground and collaborators with kindred souls Jennifer Castle, Slim Twig, US Girls and Milk Lines. Three years after the release of their critically acclaimed and well traveled debut album If It's Real the band return with Still Holding. If their debut was a work of cosmic country then the band have doubled down on the cosmic. Highlighting the band's growing mastery of the recording studio, smashed tape collages, phase shifted psychedelic guitar duels and varisped everything surround Still Holding's mastery of song. It's the songs that stay with you, fully realized as though they have always existed, vessels for Schmidt's words. Tracks: Hurry Down / Hardball / Slip Away / I’d Ask You To Stay / Keep A Window Open / Warm Front / Somewhere Out Of The Way / Taking Off / Stare Down The Barrel Of Today Wreck And Reference – Indifferent Rivers Romance End LPFR70 634457455283 LP £9.49 THE FLENSER ROCK Formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalists Ignat Frege and Felix Skinner, California's Wreck and Reference use computers, drums, and voice to create. Their latest full-length, Indifferent Rivers Romance End, is a composition of ballads interrogating the endurance of purpose, love, and change, against the backdrop of disillusionment into nihilism. Tracks: Powders / Flight But Not Metaphor / Ascend / The Clearing / Liver / Modern Asylum / Manifestos / Bullwhips / Languish / Unwant Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Chet Vincent & The Big Bend - Celebrate CDMSR088 LPMSR088 721867613782 671839999911 CD LP MISRA RECORDS MISRA RECORDS ROCK ROCK £6.49 £11.99 Chet Vincent has been kicking around Pittsburgh bars and clubs, playing in bands since he was a teenager. A regular fixture both at small open mics and at rock venues with The Big Bend, Vincent has quietly established a reputation as one of the city's most dedicated figures. The payoff. Celebrate, The Big Bend's fourth release, has the hallmarks of a career milestone, calling to mind early-'70s Neil Young in its songwriting, with sonic elements straight out of Abbey Road-era Beatles. The Big Bend has been a work in progress, the band's first albums had a definite country accent. Then, in 2015, the five-piece produced Unconventional Dog, a certified rocker. That full-length got the band attention from local radio, from Triple-A station WYEP to commercial rock entities WDVE and WXDX. The album shows the band's range -- from the first discordant, psychedelic notes of album opener "The Spins" through the closing bars of the stripped-down, folky "Su La Ley." In between, the band hits overdriven blues rockers and twangy honky-tonk tunes. Vincent's vocals show range stylistically, from shouts on the more raucous tunes, to lilting crooning reminiscent of The Weakerthans' John K. Samson on the softer songs. He's backed by precision in the form of the rest of The Big Bend. Abe Anderson on thundering drums is joined in the rhythm section by bassist Madison Stubblefield. Andy Voltz provides keyboard work that helps steer the feel of the record, from honky-tonk piano to a mellotron sound straight out of Strawberry Fields. Dan Dickison provides lead-guitar counterparts to Vincent's rhythm. Tracks: The Spins / Chain Smoking / One Night Only / Cut Us Down / Who Am I To Deny It? / My Way (I Just Can't Change) / She Gets The Best Of Me / Fingertrap / What You Do For Me / The People I Know / Celebrate / Su La Ley Yeesh - Confirmation Bias CDTE157 LPTE157 634457726314 634457726321 CD LP TINY ENGINES TINY ENGINES ROCK ROCK £7.49 £10.99 On the unstoppably kinetic Confirmation Bias, Chicago's Yeesh rides a wave of momentum from its well-received 2015 debut LP No Problem while honing its brand of eclectic and dynamic noise-pop even further. Pulling from diverse strains of the indie canon to create a sound that is singular and cerebral, yet cohesive and entirely familiar, Confirmation Bias finds the ambitious three-piece catapulting driving post-punk rhythms and math-y structures against a backdrop of fuzzy, feedback-drenched guitars and ear-worm melodies. Yes, Yeesh covers a hell of a lot of ground - from Dischord-esque post-hardcore to lo-fi grunge and even '90s emo - but it does so naturally, fearlessly and with supreme aplomb. Confirmation Bias is a watershed moment for Yeesh, moving beyond its influences and morphing into a full-on rock behemoth that demands to be heard. Tracks: Other Quandries / Xan Wagon / Limbo District / World Building / Speechless / One Weird Trick / End Results / Frontline / Well Adjusted / Placeholder Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ROCK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Jamie Kilstein & The Agenda - A Bit Much CDDG119 634457729629 CD DON GIOVANNI £7.49 ROCK Jamie Kilstein is one of today's most provocative and progressive voices, his righteous rants and searing social commentary earning him international applause and the enraged ire of the vast right wing media conspiracy. "A Bit Much," the debut album from Jamie Kilstein and The Agenda, sees the NJ-born provocateur unleashing his own audacious brand of colloquial punk blues, meshing his often hilarious, always acute insights with riotous riffs and with a beat you can tear down the system to. Songs like "F*** The NRA" and the tender "Tiny Humans" burn with Kilstein's trademark wit, rage, and compassion, their unstoppable hooks and memorable melodies new ammunition in his ongoing war with the greedheads and homophobes, misogynists and morons that stand in the way of both peace and progress. Sonically exciting and passionately performed, Jamie Kilstein and The Agenda's "A Bit Much" is an incendiary rock 'n' roll salvo straight into the face of our complacent and still too conservative culture. Tracks: F**k The NRA / Tiny Humans / War / Every Country Song Ever / Don't Ask Don't Tell For Homophobes / Nerd Love / Scared White Boy Blues / This Is NYC / JFC / Catcall / How Not To Be A Dick / Maniac Inga Rumpf & Friends At Rockpalast (Jubiläums-Edition) INAK9133CDDVD 707787913324 CD+DVD £6.99 INAKUSTIKS ROCK Inga Rumpf's 70th birthday is celebrated with the release of the anniversary edition (CD/DVDCombo) of her terrific Rockpalast appearance in October 2006. Jean-Jacques Kravetz, Inga's musical twin is part of this and makes this Rockpalast concert so unique. “She wrote pop history with the City Preachers folk group and the rock groups Frumpy and Atlantis. Her dark, smoky voice became her trademark and she is Germany's only world-class rock and soul singer.” (Rolling Stone). Inga Rumpf, the singer/songwriter from Hamburg looks back on a 50 year career. CD: Let's Get On The Road Again / Get On Board / Rock 'n' Roll Preacher / Indian Rope Man / Friends / It's A Man's World / Undercover Agent For The Blues / Come And Go / No Cross - No Crown / How The Gipsy Was Born / Goin' To The Country / Backwater Blues / My Life Is A Boogie DVD: Let's Get On The Road Again / Get On Board / Rock 'n' Roll Preacher / Indian Rope Man / Friends / It's A Man's World / Undercover Agent For The Blues / Come And Go / No Cross - No Crown / How The Gipsy Was Born / Goin' To The Country / Backwater Blues / My Life Is A Boogie / In The 25th Hour Odetta Hartman - 222 LPNS069 703610875562 £11.99 LP NORTHERN SPY ROCK Odetta Hartman is a young woman keeping the spirit of Old New York alive. With a heartstopping voice and wide-ranging instrumental talent, she carries cowboy soul into a new era where country can clash with computers, and bluegrass isn't afraid of bass. 2016 Tour Dates: July 8 - Campfire Club 2016, London July 11 - Sofar Sounds, London July 12 - The Social, London July 13 - Servant Jazz Quarters, London July 15 - Latitude Festial, Suffolk Tracks: Creektime / Tap Tap / Dreamcatchers / Lazy LA / Bonebo / Limoncello / Hard Wired / Lucky Dog Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com HARD ROCK/METAL NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Cryfemal - Increibles Tormentos WARX53 097037405359 CD MERCENARY MUSIK £7.99 HARD ROCK/METAL For 20 years Cryfemal has tormented the underground with his masterful brand of raw & bonechilling hypnotic cult black metal. Cryfemal ushers in a musical nightmare of ghastly & haunting morbid decay from the crypts of hell. This re-release of Cryfemal's 5th studio full-length comes on the heals of his recent signing to legendary French Metal label "Osmose Productions" and coincides with his recent performance at America's premiere Metal Festival "Maryland Deathfest." Includes 2 rare tracks from the the 7" EP "Letanias del Necromante" as bonus. Tracks: Delirio Funerario / Orgasmos De Molestacion / Pudricion De Enemigos / Horrible & Violenta Demolicion / Negro Metal / Viaje A Las Estrellas / El Camino / Alucinacion (Hed)p.e. - Forever! PVMT6060 769623606029 CD £7.99 PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT HARD ROCK/METAL The quest to uncover the truth has given California-based hardcore pioneers (Hed)p.e. new life. While the band has weathered the stormy waters of the music business for over a decade and enjoyed a slew of successful albums, it's their quest for answers that has given them purpose. (Hed)pe has their sights firmly set on the New World Order and they are using their brand of hardcore to bring it down. While early (Hed)pe albums found them mixed up in the rock n' roll lifestyle, the group have been reborn to become the voice for a movement that empowers the youth and explores Secret World History, and at the same time promotes unity and political activism. Always pushing the envelope, (Hed)pe's new album Forever is built on heavy dark riffs and deep, solid grooves. (Hed) p.e. have sold in excess of one million albums worldwide. Upon the release of the album, (Hed) p.e. will be embarking on an extensive National and International touring schedule being booked by TKO,start in June 2016. Tracks: Live / Pay me / Closer / Hurt / It´s you / Waste / Jah Know / One of a Kind / THC / Shadowridge / Together / Ganja Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Bitori - Legend Of Funana (The Forbidden Music Of Cape Verde Islands) AACD081 AALP081 4260126061118 4260126061125 CD LP ANALOG AFRICA ANALOG AFRICA WORLD MUSIC WORLD MUSIC £8.99 £10.99 The follow up to highly acclaimed "Space Echo" compilation is another offering from the magical Cape Verde islands . In 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares better know as Bitori - walks into a studio for the very first time to record a masterpiece which many Cabo Verdean consider to be the best Funaná album ever made. Bitori´s musical adventure had begun long before this point. It was 1954 when he embarked on a journey across the seas to the island of Sao Tomé & Principe. The young man´s hope was to return to Cabo Verde with an accordion. Following two years of hard labour Bitori had succeeded in saving enough money to acquire what was to become his most valued possession, his cherished instrument. Self taught, Bitori developed his own style, an infectious blaze, that quickly caught the attention of the older generation. But not everybody welcomed the rural accordion-based sound. Perceived as a symbol of the struggle for Cape Verdean independence and frowned upon as music of uneducated peasants, Funaná was prohibited by the Portuguese colonial rulers. Performing it in public or in urban centres had serious consequences - often jail time and torture awaited musicians that were “caught in the act”. In light of such persecution the genre of Funaná began to slowly disappear. In 1975 Cabo Verde achieved independence from Portuguese colonial rule. Along with Cabo Verde’s independence came a lifting of the ban placed on Funaná. The musical repercussions in Cabo Verde were plenty - many upcoming artists embraced Funaná, translating and adapting its musical form in new ways. It was not to be until the mid-1990’s, however, that Funaná in its traditional form was actually recorded. It was a young singer from Tarafal, Chando Graciosa, who was to play a key role in this event. Upon hearing Bitori, Graciosa immediately felt drawn to Bitori's unique playing style - a raw and passionate sound accompanied by honest lyrics that reflected the harsh reality of the Cabo Verdean working class. Eventually Bitori returned to his beloved Cabo Verde. Graciosa opted to settle in Rotterdam in order to pursue his career . He vowed, however, to bring Bitori across to Holland at a later date to record an album. In 1997 the time was ripe to immortalise the sound Bitori had shaped over a time span of four decades. Built around a formidable rhythm section, formed of drummer Grace Evora and bass player Danilo Tavares, "Bitori Nha Bibinha" was recorded. The recording catapulted Chando Graciosa to stardom, making him Cabo Verde´s No.1 interpreter of Funaná. Press: Album reviews in MOJO, fROOTS (August/September Issue), Songlines (Published 26th August), The Wire (August Issue), Record Collector, New Internationalist (July/August issue) and Monolith Cocktail (online) The Wire - Album review likely (August 2016 issue) fRoots - Feature (probably bigger than a one page Root Salad) Bitori's song "Cruz Di Pico" will be included on a downloadable compilation album titled fRoots 60 to be available to readers of the Aug/Sept 2016 issue of fRoots magazine Bitori album is included in the fRoots Playlist Album Choices list (July 2016), also online here: http://www.frootsmag.com/content/issue/charts/frplaylist/ July 2016 edition of fRoots Radio on Podomatic and Mixcloud includes "Bitori Nha Bibinha", http://www.frootsmag.com/radio/playlists/16/07/ + http://froots.podomatic.com/entry/2016-06-14T02_00_00-07_00 Tracks: Bitori Nha Bibinha / Rabelado / Cruz Di Pico / Cabalo / Munana / Natalia / Julinha / Didi Di Réz Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE – AVAILABLE NOW Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club WCD050 846833001797 CD £7.99 WORLD CIRCUIT WORLD MUSIC Please note the new barcode. Buena Vista Social Club' is now available in a deluxe case-bound CD featuring a 48 page booklet. 'Buena Vista Social Club' was released in June 1997 and has since come to be regarded as a classic, selling 7 million copies worldwide. As Cuban revolutions go, it was an entirely peaceable uprising - but its impact could not have been more profound. On the release of the Buena Vista Social Club album in 1997, few outside the specialist world music audience initially took much notice of the record's elegantly sculpted tunes and warm, acoustic rhythms. Then something extraordinary occurred. The album was spectacularly reviewed by a few discerning critics, but although their words of praise did Buena Vista's cause no harm, they cannot explain what subsequently happened. That its impact had made waves far beyond the specialist world music audience was soon selfevident. Buena Vista went on to win a Grammy and its crossover success persuaded the acclaimed director Wim Wenders to make an award-winning feature film about the phenomenon. The veteran pianist Ruben Gonzalez, who didn't own a piano at the time had been persuaded out of retirement by Juan de Marcos. Not that it took much coaxing, despite his years of inactivity, his playing was on fire and so eager was he to get to the piano that every morning when the janitor turned up to unlock the studio doors, he was already waiting outside. The singer Ibrahim Ferrer, who was scraping a living shining shoes and selling lottery tickets, was also rescued from obscurity - and proceeded to sing his heart out. Eliades Ochoa the great guitarist and singer provided the rural roots from Santiago. Omara Portuondo was recruited as the company's leading lady and the rich, resonant voice of the 89 year-old Compay Segundo provided a link with Cuba's deepest musical past. "He knew the best songs and how to do them because he'd been doing it since World War One," as Ry Cooder noted. "The record that put Cuban 'son' on the map and relaunched the careers of a generation of stellar musicians." - The Observer Music Monthly, 50 Essential CDs from Around the World Video for “Chan Chan”: https://youtu.be/tGbRZ73NvlY Tracks: Chan Chan / De Camino A La Vereda / El Cuarto De Tula / Pueblo Nuevo / Dos Gardenias / Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? / Veinte Años / El Carretero / Candela / Amor De Loca Juventud / Orgullecida / Murmullo / Buena Vista Social Club / La Bayames Also Available: WCV050 – ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ (LP2) WCD080/WCV080 – ‘At Carnegie Hall’ (CD2/LP) Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com BLUES NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Laurence Jones - Take Me High RUF1234 710347123422 CD £8.70 RUF RECORDS BLUES Britain’s hottest gunslinger. Blues-rock’s most legendary producer. If the hook-up between Laurence Jones and Mike Vernon sounds mouthwatering on paper, just wait until you hear Take Me High. Released in August 2016 on Ruf Records, this fourth album represents a spiritual passing of the baton, with the producer who recorded everyone from Eric Clapton to Peter Green in the ‘60s now working with the cream of the new blues generation. “It was a great feeling” says Laurence, “to know Mike wanted to make this record.” The pair had discussed a collaboration as far back as 2013, but their conflicting schedules had always scuppered the plan. Mike remains much in demand as a producer, and likewise, since last year’s acclaimed ‘What’s It Gonna Be’, #18 in The Blues Mag’s 50 Essential Albums Of 2015, Laurence has barely stopped, playing everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall to Carnegie Hall. But after Mike witnessed an incendiary set at the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, he had to clear a space in his diary. “He watched us in the crowd” recalls the bandleader, “and he said to me, ‘I think the time is right’ “. Tour Dates 2016: 29th May - Lyme Regis Blues Festival 11th Jun - Wallingford Blues Festival 16th Jun - Blues On The Farm, Chichester 18th Jun - Gala Theatre, Durham 19th Jun - Pleasure Island, Cleethorpes 02nd Jul - Blues On The Mash, Reading 30th Jul - Harpenden Blues Festival 07th Aug - Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Other tour dates in Europe and the US: www.laurencejonesmusic.com By January 2016, they were ready to hit Headline Music Studios in Cambridge, with Laurence leading the core band of Roger Inniss (bass), Bob Fridzema (keys/organ) and new drummer Phil Wilson as they tracked live. “We did it the old-school way”,nods the bandleader. “I really feed off an audience, so I remember that Mike said, Just make it as live as you can. Imagine you’re stood in front of a thousand people and give it some” At the end of each night, Laurence and Mike returned to a remote cottage outside Cambridge, where the producer regaled the guitarist with tales of his illustrious clients. “There was no Internet”, smiles Laurence, “so we actually had to talk to each other. You know, he’d tell me stories about when he worked with David Bowie, Eric Clapton, John Mayall and Peter Green”. The more reflective ‘I Will’ meanwhile, announces Laurence’s growing maturity as a vocalist. “Mike was really thorough about the vocals, because that’s his territory. He’s an amazing singer. He even did backing vocals on this album & we sang them live together.” Elsewhere, the snakecharmer riffs of “Got No Place To Go”reaffirm Laurence’s reputation as a master guitarist, while “Live It Up”features guest backing vocals from Rueben Richards, and “The Price I Pay”sees his stinging fretwork lock in with a stunning harmonica cameo from Paul Jones “Within a head-spinning ten days, the basic tracking was complete, but Laurence wasn’t prepared for just how good the songs would sound after Mike had finished mixing them at his home in Spain. “He sent me the stuff over, and it was like, ‘Wow’. He’d just fattened everything up. It was just a completely different sound because of him. I’m so happy with this album.” British Blues Awards winner 2014 & 2015 ‘Good Morning Blus’ from ‘What's It Gonna Be’: https://youtu.be/O3RGnSKNy6c Tracks: Got No Place To Go / Something's Changed / Live It Up / Addicted To Your Love / I Will / Thinking About Tomorrow / Take Me High / Down & Blue / The Price I Pay / Higher Ground Also Available: RUF1216 – ‘What's It Gonna Be’ PROCD001 – ‘Thunder In The Sky’ Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com BLUES NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Nappy Brown - Down In The Alley - The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-1962 £6.73 JASMCD3069 604988306927 CD2 JASMINE RECORDS BLUES When we talk about those artists who represent the transition between blues/r&b and soul it is usually Ray Charles, James Brown and Sam Cooke who come to the fore. The subject of this 2CD collection, Nappy Brown is not usually in the mix but after you have listened to this collection of his singles released between 1954 and 1962 you will certainly be wondering why. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Hear Brown's voice bellow and roar across these 54 tracks and on hits like "Don't Be Angry", "Pitter Patter" and "It Don't Hurt No More". The gospel delivery and arrangement of "The Right Time" caught the attention of a young Ray Charles who was currently hitting the big time with outrageous blues versions of gospel songs. He covered it and retitled it "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" and secured a hit that eventually went on to become a standard. Nappy never compromised his sound despite his huge popularity in the teen pop market and as such this collection really doesn't sound as old as it is. CD 1: I Wonder (What’s Wrong With Me) / That Man / Two Faced Woman And A Lying Man / Is It True, Is It True / Don’t Be Angry (1955 Version) / Is It Really You / Pitter Patter / There’ll Come A Day / Just A Little Love / Well, Well, Well, Baby-La / Dood’ll I Love You / Sittin’ In The Dark / Open Up That Door (And Walk Right In My Heart) / Pleasin’ You / Am I / Love, Baby / I’m Getting Lonesome / Little By Little / Pretty Girl (Yea-Yea-Yea) / I’m Gonna Get You (Get You Someday) / Goody-Goody-Gum Drop / Bye Bye Baby / The Right Time / Oh You Don’t Know / I’m In The Mood / If You Need Some Lovin’ / Skidy Woe CD 2: It Don’t Hurt No More / My Baby / You’re Going To Need Someone / A Long Time / Allright Now / This Is My Confession / For Those Who Love / I Cried Like A Baby / So Deep / Give Me Your Love / Too Shy / Down In The Alley / My Baby Knows / Baby-Cry-Cry-Cry-Baby / What’s Come Over You Baby / Baby I Got News For You / Apple Of My Eye / The Hole I’m In / Nobody Can Say / Coal Miner / Hoonie-Boonie / Any Time Is The Right Time / Don’t Be Angry (1961 Version) / I’ve Had My Fun / Didn’t You Know / The Lock On The Door / So Glad I Don’t Have To Cry No More Champion Jack Dupree – Champion Jack Dupree's Old Time R&B - 28 Rocking Piano Blues Classics 1951-1957 £5.55 JASMCD3068 604988306828 CD JASMINE RECORDS BLUES Champion Jack Dupree was one of the most popular, authentic blues artists to tour the UK and Europe on a regular basis beginning in the late 1950s. In fact he became so regular he moved to Halifax and then later lived in Germany and Scandinavia. *Digital download distributed by Proper* As you would expect this CD is chock full of superb blues piano and of course contains Champion Jack Dupree's hit, "Walking the Blues". This brief look at his career concentrates on a period when he was at a commercial peak in the R&B market in the United States. It is a body of work that never seems to date and no matter how many times you hear it there is always something new to enjoy. Tracks: The Woman I Love / Stumbling Block Blues / Number Nine Blues / Highway Blues / Shake Baby Shake (1953 Version) / Drunk Again / Shim Sham Shimmy / The Blues Got Me Rockin’ / Tongue Tied Blues / Ragged And Hungry – Lightning Junior & The Empires / Somebody Changed The Lock – Lightning Junior & The Empires / Please Tell Me Baby / Walkin’ Upside Your Head / Rub A Little Boogie / Camille / Two Below Zero / Blues For Everybody / Let The Doorbell Ring / Walking The Blues / She Cooks Me Cabbage / Me And My Mule / Lonely Road Blues / When I Got Married / Dirty Woman / Just Like A Woman / Old Time Rock And Roll / Shake Baby Shake (1957 Version) / Lollipop Baby Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com BLUES NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Roy Buchanan - The Genius of Guitar - His Early Recordings £6.73 JASMCD3058 604988305821 CD2 JASMINE RECORDS BLUES During the early 1970s Roy Buchanan was feted as the greatest rock guitarist the world had ever known. This superb new CD from Jasmine takes a step back into his early career where he spent many years scuffling as a guitar slinger in numerous bands and doing a substantial amount of session work. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Collected across this 44 track 2 CD set are examples of his dynamic guitar contributions to a bevy of national, regional and downright parochial recording artists including Dale Hawkins, Bob Luman, Freddy Cannon, and Danny and The Juniors. As well as all that there a couple of singles released under his own name plus a couple or more tracks where the jury is still out as to the identity of the guitar player. Outstanding guitar work is what this CD is all about and although these early recordings don't quite give the full picture of his exemplary talent for improvisation and creativity that would come in the 70s, they certainly show the signs of it developing, and tracks such as "The Jam (Part 1 and 2)" demonstrate his dynamic and original guitar sound. CD 1: Hot Toddy – The Secrets / Twin Exhaust – The Secrets / The Jam Part One – Bobby Gregg And His Friends / The Jam Part Two – Bobby Gregg And His Friends / My Babe – Dale Hawkins / Someday One Day – Dale Hawkins / Take My Heart – Dale Hawkins / Class Of 59 – Bob Luman / My Baby Walks All Over Me – Bob Luman / He Will Come Back To Me – Alis Lesley / My Blue Heaven – Freddy Cannon / I Got A Heart – Jerry Hawkins / Swing Daddy Swing – Jerry Hawkins / I Want To Love You – Dale Hawkins / Grandma’s House – Dale Hawkins / Buttercup – Bob Luman / Dreamy Doll – Bob Luman / I Take A Trip To The Moon – Merle Kilgore / It’ll Be My First Time – Merle Kilgore / Wild, Wild World – Dale Hawkins / Cha Cha Chu – Jerry Hawkins / Lucky Johnny – Jerry Hawkins CD 2: Mule Train Stomp – Roy Buchanan / Pretty Please – Roy Buchanan / Ruby Baby – Cody Brennan & The Temps / Am I The One – Cody Brennan & The Temps / Shake The Hand Of A Fool – Cody Brennan & The Temps / Lonely Nights – Jerry Hawkins / Need Your Lovin’ – Jerry Hawkins / After Hours – Roy Buchanan / Whiskers – Roy Buchanan / The Kick Step – Perry Mates / Gotta Go – Perry Mates / Blue Skies – Freddy Cannon / The Blacksmith Blues – Freddy Cannon / Route 66 – Paul Curry / Honeysuckle Rose – Paul Curry / The Shuffle – Bobby & The Temps / Mary Lou – Bobby & The Temps / Teen Queen Of The Week – Freddy Cannon / Wild Guy – Freddy Cannon / The Twist/Mother’s Club Twist – Danny And The Juniors / When The Saints Go Twistin’ In – Danny And The Juniors / Potato Peeler – Bobby Gregg Lloyd Glenn - Boogie Woogie Shuffle Time – West Coast Blues from California's Greatest Piano Man 1945-1952 £5.55 JASMCD3067 604988306729 CD JASMINE RECORDS BLUES Lloyd Glenn is one of the most important and indeed influential piano players on the West Coast blues scene. He was active from 1947 until well into the 1970s and he was a particular favourite of B.B. King. Includes the hits "Everyday I Have The Blues", "Blue Shadows", "Old Time Shuffle Blues" and his No. 1 hit "Chica Boo" which had an enormous influence over the development of rock and roll. This is another superb blues release from Jasmine and is a worthy addition to any blues collection. Includes fully detailed liner notes. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Tracks: That Other Woman’s Gotta Go / Rampart Street Jump / Joymakers Boogie / Advice To A Fool / Stranger / Texas Man / Boogieology / Midnight Boogie / Everyday I Have The Blues / Blue Shadows / Low Society Blues / Levee Blues / Traveling Time / Blues Hangover / Old Time Shuffle Blues / Chica Boo / Jungle Town Jubilee / Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie / Christmas Sleigh Ride / Jungle Twilight / Daybreak Stomp / Congo Rhumba / Cute Tee / Yancey Special / After Hours / Honky Tonk Train / Tickle Toe Two Step / Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com BLUES NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Dennis Gruenling - Ready Or Not CDVTBBR712 634457736528 CD £7.99 VIZZ TONE LABEL GROUP BLUES Produced by Steve Conte (Michael Monroe, New York Dolls, Willy DeVille, Company of Wolves), the album features Dennis Gruenling on his world renowned Badass Harmonica and all vocals. Here, he’s backed by longtime touring partners from Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, Doug Deming on guitar and Andrew Gohman on Upright and Fender bass plus drummer Mike Bram (Gruenling's Jump Time band, Dave Gross, Jason Mraz), Doug Sasfai on tenor sax, and Dave Keyes on piano. ‘Ready Or Not’ was cut at Atomic Sound, Brooklyn, NY, during a winter weekend when a mammoth snowstorm shut down New York City. Tracks: Knockin' My Knees / Missing Person / Ready Or Not / Simmer Down / Little Sugar / If You Wanna Rock (You Gotta Have That Roll) / Ready To Burn / Rockin' With The Rev / Won't You Come Back / Open The Door / Think Twice / Give Me Back My Heart / Count Chromatic COUNTRY NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Ray Price - Another Bridge To Burn/Touch My Heart/Danny Boy/Take Me As I Am BGOCD1255 5017261212559 CD2 BGO RECORDS £7.99 COUNTRY From 1966, 1967 and 1968 come four of Ray's Columbia country albums. Collectively, this package includes the country hits 'Danny Boy', 'Touch My Heart', 'Way To Survive' and 'I'm Still Not Over You'. 'Another Bridge To Burn' and 'Touch My Heart' both reached No.1 in the US country albums charts. Price actively recorded and toured almost right up to his sad death in 2013. Digitally remastered and slipcased with extensive new notes. CD 1: Healing Hands Of Time / Another Bridge To Burn / Take These Chains From My Heart / Don’t You Believe Her / I Want To Hear It From You / Don’t Touch Me / (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time / I’d Fight The World / Go Away / Too Late / It Should Be Easier Now / Touch My Heart / There Goes My Everything / It’s Only Love / I Lie A Lot / You Took My Happy Away / Swinging Doors (Swang In Doors) / A Way To Survive / The Same Two Lips / Enough To Lie / Am I That Easy To Forget / Just For The Record CD 2: Danny Boy / Greensleeves / Across The Wide Missouri / Soft Rain / Pretend / Spanish Eyes / What’s Come Over My Baby / Crazy / Born To Lose / Vaya Con Dios / Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) / Don’t You Believe Her / Sittin’ And Thinkin’ / I’m Still Not Over You / I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) / Walk Through This World With Me / Night Life / My Baby’s Gone / Just Out Of Reach / Yesterday / In The Summer Of My Life Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com COUNTRY NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 BJ Barham - Rockingham ATH198411 5052442009337 CD £7.99 AT THE HELM RECORDS COUNTRY ***Digital download distributed by Proper*** B.J. Barham's (from Americana legends American Aquarium) debut solo record is released via Brighton's At The Helm Records. On November 13, 2015, the singer-songwriter was in the middle of his fourth European tourwith American Aquarium, the rising alt-country act he'd led for nearly a decade. They were in Belgium, less than two hours from Paris, when bad news began to arrive: a series of terrorist attacks, including one in a rock club, had left more than 100 dead. Family members, friends, and the fans American Aquarium had amassed from so many years on the road immediately reached out, making sure the band had been far away. Tour Dates 2016: 16th Jul - Truck Festival, Oxford 18th Jul - The Bicycle Shop, Norwich 19th Jul - The Albert, Brighton 20th Jul - Gullivers, Manchester 21th Jul - The Chattery, Swansea 22th Jul - The Borderline, London "The onslaught of text messages, voicemails and everything that came in the next day sparked something in me," Barham remembers. "In the next two days, the entire record was written." The record he's talking about is Rockingham, Barham's remarkable and intensely personal solo debut. He sang into his cell phone and scribbled in notebooks, stealing away for quiet moments in order to put the melodies and characters floating through his mind into song. Barham made these songs his new priority. Not long after he returned stateside, he asked Bradley Cook, the musician and mentor who had co-produced Wolves, to hear them. By afternoon's end, they had hatched the plan to make Rockingham. Two months later, on January 31, Barham returned from another American Aquarium tour. On Monday, he and the band he'd built to record Rockingham-himself, Cook, Cook's brother and multi-instrumentalist Phil Cook, drummer Kyle Keegan, American Aquarium standbys Ryan Johnson and Whit Wright met for the first time. On Tuesday and Wednesday, they rehearsed. And on Thursday and Friday, they cut all eight songs at Durham's Overdub Lane. They mixed the results over the weekend, between the sold-out hometown shows and various festivities of American Aquarium's annual pilgrimage, Roadtrip to Raleigh. The whirlwind kept the songs simple and the recordings human, reflecting a reality much bigger and less perfect than the vacuum of a recording studio. These tunes, after all, didn't need much tampering. Rockingham puts its scenes and scenarios front and centre, the beautiful grain and twang of Barham's voice bringing it all to life. He sings of lifelong romance and instantaneous tragedy during the paradoxically heartbreaking, heartmending "Unfortunate Kind" and details the disappointments and dreams of the bluecollar labourer with "American Tobacco Company." With its acoustic guitars and pealing organs, ragged vocals and rugged characters, Rockingham is a stunning, personal portrait of small-town America, easily identifiable and familiar. "This is just an outlet for a songwriter. It's me being able to do something different. This is like people who love their jobs, picking up hobbies," says Barham, "This is an exercise for myself." BJ Barham is playing a run of rare intimate, acoustic shows in support of the debut solo album, Rockingham. Press: The video to the first single was premiered on Rolling Stone Magazine website Tracks: American Tobacco Company / Rockingham / Madeline / Unfortunate Kind / "O' Lover" / Road To Nowhere / Reidsville / Water In The Well Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Klaus Schulze - Timewind MIG01532 885513015327 CD2 £10.99 MIG MUSIC ELECTRONIC Re-Release of the originally 1974 released Klaus Schulze-classic album "Timewind". Digipack re-release with extended liner notes in a 16-page booklet and with generous bonus. Evolving slowly but deliberately over the course of each album side, "Timewind" has been deemed an electronic version of an Indian raga. It resembles in many ways a longer variation of the third track from Tangerine Dream's classic 1974 album Phaedra, "Movements of a Visionary", but it remains a transitional work somewhere between the Krautrock of Schulze's earlier output and the Berlin School character of his following efforts. The intention of "Timewind" was to invoke a timeless state in the listener. Both track titles are references to the nineteenth-century composer Richard Wagner, Bayreuth is the Bavarian town where Wagner had an opera house built for the first performance of his massive Ring Cycle. Wahnfried is the name of Wagner's home in Bayreuth in the grounds of which he was buried in 1883. It is also a pen-name used by Schulze himself. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/klaus-schulze-timewind CD 1: Bayreuth Return / Wahnfried 1883 CD 2: Echoes Of Time / Solar Wind / Windy Times Also Available: MIG01392 – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moog Vol. 5-8’ (With Pete Namlook) MIG01382 – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moog Vol. 1-4’ (With Pete Namlook) MIG01442 – ‘Dziekuje Poland Live '83’ Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Klaus Schulze - Mirage MIG01562 885513015624 £9.99 CD MIG MUSIC ELECTRONIC The LP "Mirage", as predicted by Record World, "will establish Klaus Schulze as one of the most outstanding electronic music composers." Re-release with extended linernotes and bonus-material Schulze's flexibility in voice and and the final product certainly show the bizarre winter scenery, especially the epic piece "Crystal Lake", which is loved by Schulze fans all over the world For many fans "Mirage" is considered to be one of the most important Klaus Schulze works of the 70s. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/klaus-schulze-mirage Tracks: Velvet Voyage / Crystal Lake / In Cosa Crede Chi Non Crede? - Bonustrack Also Available: MIG01482 – ‘Irrlicht’ MIG01322 – ‘Audentity’ MIG01422 – ‘Trancefer’ Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Tristan Perich - Noise Patterns £15.49 CDPE010 ELECTRONIC 856322005090 CD PHYSICAL EDITIONS A decade after his 1-Bit Music release became the first ever circuit album and six years after his 1-Bit Symphony garnered critical acclaim, composer/artist Tristan Perich returns with a formidable new circuit composition entitled Noise Patterns, on Physical Editions. A masterful tour de force of electronic sound, Noise Patterns digs deeper into the primitive particles of digital 1-bit audio that has become Perich's signature sound. Investigating rhythm, texture and noise, Noise Patterns will appeal to fans of the outer limits of modern electronic music, from Alva Noto and Mark Fell to Fennesz and Actress, as well as the early minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. As with his previous circuit albums, Noise Patterns is not released as a CD or record. Noise Patterns comes as a matte-black circuit board. Plug in and switch it on to listen to Perich's music unfold with sublime, physical presence. Tracks: Noise Patterns - Section 1 / Noise Patterns - Section 2 / Noise Patterns - Section 3 / Noise Patterns - Section 4 / Noise Patterns - Section 5 / Noise Patterns - Section 6 Various Artists - Mambos Levis D'Outro Mundo £6.99 CDPR015 634457737426 CD PRINCIPE DISCOS ELECTRONIC Mambos Levis D'Outro Mundo is the first CD to be released from Portugal's Principe Discos. Principe's goal has been to introduce the world to the gritty dance music culture from Lisbon and this release celebrates the label's roster with new, all exclusive material. Resident Advisor named Principe as one of their Top Labels of 2015, thanks to new faces like Nidia Minaj and returning favorites like DJ Nigga Fox and Niagara. Last year also saw Warp Records create a compilation series (Cargaa) to help boost this amazing scenes' visibility even further. Mambos Levis D'Outro Mundo is not only a remarkable introduction to this scene but also a benchmark for what modern dance music can and should be. Tracks: Nunex & Famifox - Intro Ludhiana / DJ Cirofox - Moments / DJ Lycox - Dor Do Koto / DJ Danifox Ft. Deejay Ary - Dorme Bem / DJ TL - Deep House / DJ Lilocox - La Party / DJ Marfox Swaramgami / DJ Firmeza - Tungada Rija / K30 - Hora Do FL / Niagara - Alexandrino / Nídia Minaj Festive / DJ Nigga Fox - Lua / Dadifox - What Percusion / Babaz Fox & DJ Bebedeira - Tarraxei No Box / DJ Maboku - Ruba Soldja / DJ Safari - Tempo Do Xakazulu / Puto Anderson - Domingo De Paz / Puto Márcio - Não Queiras Ser / Ninoo & Wayne - Cabrito / Puto Adriano - Estilo Underground / DJ Nervoso - Lunga Lunga / DJ Adifox - Penso Em Ti / Blacksea Não Maya - Melodias Rádicas Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com EASY LISTENING NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Mickey Katz & His Orchestra - Strictly Kosher - The Singles Collection 1950-1962 £5.55 JASCD825 604988082524 CD2 JASMINE RECORDS EASY LISTENING Mickey Katz has been poorly represented on CD for far too long, but this new Jasmine double is most comprehensive Katz anthology anyone could wish for. The interest in the indigenous Jewish music known as Klezmer continues to grow, with new bands springing up all the time and festivals all over the world that attract young and old fans alike. All of Mickey's lampoons of classic 1950s pop hits are included in "Strictly Kosher", as well as a number of traditional-style instrumentals featuring the fine 'Jewish Jazz' musicians who made up Mickey's band, the Kosher-Jammers. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Guaranteed to also appeal to fans of celebrated musical satirists such as Spike Jones – of whose City Slickers band Mickey was previously a member - Katz' fellow Jones alumnus Red Ingle, and the King Of International Lampoon Stan Freberg. Beautifully remastered from the best available sources, and featuring as much music as could fit onto two CDs. Copiously annotated booklet gives much detail about the man and his music. CD 1: The Wedding Samba / Music! Music! Music! / There’s A Hole In The Iron Curtain / The Barber Of Schlemiel / Happy Pay-Off Day (Happy Pay Day) / Yiddish Mule Train / The Baby, The Bubbe And You (Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo) / Tiger Rag (Instrumental) / Doodle-Doodle-Doo / Geshray De Vilde Kochke (The Cry Of The Wild Goose) / Bagel Call Rag (Bugle Call Rag) / She’ll Be Coming Round The Catskills (She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain) / Borscht Riders In The Sky (Ghost Riders In The Sky) / Come On-A My House / Sound Off / Nature Bocher (Nature Boy) / Sin (It’s No Sin) / Herring Boats (Shrimp Boats) / The Little White Knish That Cried (The Little White Cloud That Cried) / I’m A Schlemiel Of Fortune (Wheel Of Fortune) / Kiss Of Meyer (Kiss Of Fire) / Schvitzburgh, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) / A Schmo Is A Schmo (A Guy Is A Guy) / Downtown Strutters Ball (Darktown Strutters Ball) / Shleppin’ My Baby Back Home (Walkin’ My Baby Back Home) / Patcha-Me (Botch-A-Me) / Feet Up, Pat Him On The Pipick (Feet Up, Pat Him On The Po-Po) / You Belong To Me? CD 2: Don’t Let The Schmaltz Get In Your Eyes (Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes) / Why Don’t You Believe Me / That Pickle In The Window (How Much Is That Doggie In The Window) / Wild Corsets (Wild Horses) / Haim Afen Range (Home On The Range) / Tickle Kitzel (Tico Tico) / That’s Morris (That’s Amore) / Ces-Tzi-Bon (C’est Si Bon) / Paisach In Portugal (April In Portugal) / The Family Danced / Hermendel’s Koch-A-Lein (Hernando’s Hideaway) / Keneh Hora / Yiddishe Mambo / Duvid Crockett (The Ballad Of Davy Crockett) / Tweedlee-Dee / Roiselle From Texas (The Yellow Rose Of Texas) / Sweet And Gentle / Sixteen Tons / Frailach Jamboree / Hey! Jealous Lover / The Litvak Square Dance (Instrumental) / You’re A Doity Dog (Hound Dog) / K’nock Around The Clock (We’re Gonna Rock Around The Clock) / Nudnik, The Flying Schissel / The Poiple Kishke Eater (The Purple People Eater) / Knish Doctor (Witch Doctor) / Where Is My Pants? (Where Is Your Heart?) / The Challe Twist Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com EASY LISTENING NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson - Great Melodies Of Our Time - 2 Complete Original Albums £5.55 JASMCD2627 604988262728 CD JASMINE RECORDS EASY LISTENING Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson was a light entertainment star during the 1950s. It was radio, the live circuit and the emerging popularity of television that fuelled his popularity. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Jasmine celebrate Joe's career with two albums, the first ‘Remembers Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire’ which is chock full of songs from their Hollywood heyday such as "Cheek to Cheek" and "A Fine Romance", and then Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson with Geoff Love and His Orchestra and The Williams Singers”. These two albums of Joe's consistently popular piano stylings will delight easy listening fans everywhere. Tracks: Cheek To Cheek / Isn’t It A Lovely Day / I Won’t Dance / They Can’t Take That Away From Me / A Fine Romance / Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off / Let’s Face The Music / Lovely To Look At / Change Partners / They All Laughed / The Way You Look Tonight / Top Hat / I Remember You / Tangerine / Be Careful, It’s My Heart / Nancy (With The Laughing Face) / Long Ago (And Far Away) / I’ll Get By / The More I See You / There I’ve Said It Again / Maybe / Symphony / I Had The Craziest Dream / I Don’t Want To Walk Without You / You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To / There Will Never Be Another You Norrie Paramor – In London, In Love and In London, In Love Again £5.55 JASMCD2619 604988261929 CD JASMINE RECORDS EASY LISTENING Norrie Paramor remains a relatively obscure figure in British pop history despite his major achievements as a bandleader, composer, arranger, pianist and producer. He was however quite an important figure who helped to launch the careers of Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro, Acker Bilk, The Shadows and more. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Here we showcase two albums from Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, In London, In Love which was his biggest album reaching No. 18 on Billboard’s album chart and In London, In Love Again which feature vocals from Petula Clark. Call it space age pop, Call it lounge music, this is great easy listening orchestral music and is a must for fans of the genre. Tracks: The Nearness Of You / Stairway To The Stars / Stardust / Embraceable You / Stars Fell On Alabama / The Touch Of Your Lips / All The Things You Are / I’ll Get By / Deep Purple / Someone To Watch Over Me / Dearly Beloved / The Very Thought Of You / When I Fall In Love / Love Walked In / As Time Goes By / Moonlight Becomes You / All The Way / My Heart Stood Still / I Can’t Give You Anything But Love / True Love / Isn’t It Romantic? / These Foolish Things / Body And Soul Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com FOLK NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Judy Collins – In My Life/Wildflowers/Whales And Nightingales £7.99 BGOCD1243 5017261212436 CD2 BGO RECORDS FOLK Three albums from 1967 and 1971 from acclaimed singer-songwriter Collins 'In My Life' features stylish covers of songs from Dylan to Lennon & McCartney, with Joshua Rifkin arranging and conducting. The album peaked at No.46 in the US charts 'Wildflowers' features the US Top Ten hit 'Both Sides Now', whilst the album made No.3 in the US. 'Whales And Nightingales' is a mixture of songs by eclectic writers such as Jacques Brel and Dominc Behan plus Collins originals. The album was a Top 20 hit both sides of the Atlantic, with the single 'Amazing Grace' being a Top Ten hit as well. Digitally remastered and slipcased with new notes. CD 1: Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues / Hard Lovin’ Loser / Pirate Jenny / Suzanne / La Colombe – The Dove / Marat/Sade / I Think It’s Going To Rain Today / Sunny Goodge Street / Liverpool Lullaby / Dress Rehearsal Rag / In My Life / Michael From Mountains / Since You Asked / Sisters Of Mercy / Priests / A Ballata Of Francesco Landini (Lasso! Di Donna) CD 2: Both Sides Now / La Chanson Des Vieux Amants (The Song Of Old Lovers) / Sky Fell / Albatross / Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye / Song For David / Sons Of / The Patriot Game / Prothalamium / Oh, Had I A Golden Thread / Gene’s Song / Farewell To Tarwathie / Time Passes Slowly / Marieke / Nightingale I / Nightingale II / Simple Gifts / Amazing Grace HUMOUR NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Hari Kondabolu - Mainstream American Comic CDKRS611 759656061124 CD KILL ROCK STARS £6.49 HUMOUR Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer who the NY Times has described as "one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today." His new album Mainstream American Comic is a follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut Waiting for 2042, which was also released on legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars. Paste Magazine named the album one of the Top 10 Stand-Up Albums of 2014 and The Portland Mercury wrote that "the marriage of careful joke structure and fiercely intelligent commentary elevates this album from a collection of solid progressive punchlines to a work of art." It is currently on high school and college curriculums around the country. Tracks: International Failure / White People Are Mutants / Devil's Advocate / Boys Will Be Boys / Nocturnal Emissions / Hillary, Bernie & The Illuminati / Obama, Biden & A Piece Of Shit / #BobbyJindallsSoWhite / I Love The Surgeon General / All Lives Don't Matter / The Department Of "You People" / My Pro-Choice Classical Language Joke / My Mom (Accent Not Included) / Standup Comedy Is A Job / Abstract Art / A Vegan Long Con / White People Don't Like Being Called White People / A Special Blend Of South Asian Humor / White Dude Powered Bicycle Rickshaws / Hatemail From Thad / My Drunk Will Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Clara Moreno - Samba Esquema Novo De Novo £7.99 FARO192CD 5060211503214 CD FAR OUT RECORDINGS JAZZ/WORLD A reimagining of ‘Samba Esquema Novo’, the seminal 1963 debut album release by Jorge Ben, is Clara Moreno's spectacular tribute to her heritage, both musically and personally. This fresh take on the album that opened up new avenues for samba and bossa is Clara's third album release for Far Out Recordings, following the critically acclaimed Meu Samba Torto and Miss Balanco. Jorge Ben's Samba Esquema Novo introduced an innovative approach to Samba which foreshadowed the coming years of Brazilian music, from bossa to tropicalia. Having lived and breathed the music of her native Rio De Janeiro since birth, the souls of the great samba, bossa-nova, MPB and Tropicalia titans resonate in Clara Moreno's voice today. Clara's parents Joyce Moreno and Nelson Angelo are two of those titans, whose own careers have had a colossal influence on the shape and sound of Brazilian music since the 1960s. No stranger to the spotlight herself, Clara's career began at a very early age, performing in children's choirs for the likes of Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, Originais do Samba and Trem da Alegria amongst others, the Rio singing sensation has since performed and recorded with the likes of João Donato, Roberto Menescal, Danilo Caymmi, Antonio Adolfo and of course her mother Joyce. With Clara Moreno's 'Novo' version of Samba Esquema Novo, she delivers her own audacious charm over the subtle contemporary twist on Ben's classic original, which plays out in the flawless arrangements and production work of Paulo Malheiros, Luís Paulo Serafim and Juliana Melo, some of Sao Paulo's brightest young musical minds. A gleaming rework of the anthemic Brazilian summer samba 'Mas Que Nada' opens the album with lush warm textures and a witty dub-echo on Clara's sultry voice, atop masterful samba jazz playing from the rest of the band. With 'Balanca Pema' we have moody n' groovy bossa-jazz amped up with a mischievous trombone and fiendish pattering percussion, creating a sassier and punchier contrast to Ben's light, airy original. Tracks: Mas Que Nada / Tim Dom Dom / Balanca Pema / Vem Morena / Chove Chuva / E So Sambar / Rosa, Menina Rosa / Quero Esquecer Voce / Uala Ualala / A Tamba / Menina Bonita Nao Chora / Por Causa De Voce, Menina Nancy Wilson - The Early Years - 2 Complete Albums Plus Bonus Singles £5.55 JASMCD2630 604988263022 CD JASMINE RECORDS JAZZ Nancy Wilson was one of the most prolific singers of the 1960s. Her style was all encompassing, taking in ballads, jazz, r&b, show tunes and pop music, making her classification as a singer hard to define but that is part of her charm and a key element in her seemingly endless career which continues today. *Digital download distributed by Proper* Collected here are her first two albums ‘Like In Love’ and ‘Something Wonderful’ plus four bonus tracks which include "My Foolish Heart" which was her first taste of chart success. Although this collection of Nancy's early material may lack charting hits, it is chock full of great songs including a wonderful version of T-Bone Walker's "Call It Stormy Monday". Tracks: On The Street Where You Live / Night Mist / You Leave Me Breathless / The More I See You / I Want To Be Loved / Almost Like Being In Love / People Will Say We’re In Love / Passion Flower / Sometimes I’m Happy (Sometimes I’m Blue) / In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon) / All Of You / If It’s The Last Thing I Do / Teach Me Tonight / This Time The Dream’s On Me / I’m Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life / I Wish You Love / Guess Who I Saw Today / If Dreams Come True / What A Little Moonlight Can Do / The Great City / He’s My Guy / Something Happens To Me / Call It Stormy Monday / Something Wonderful Happens / The Seventh Son / My Foolish Heart / Next Time You See Me / The Verdict Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Euge Groove - Still Euge SHANCD5441 016351544124 £8.49 CD SHANACHIE JAZZ ‘Still Euge’ delivers Euge Groove's trademark funk/jazz grooves on a wide-ranging set including potential radio hits as well as featuring special guest vocal performances by Oleta Adams and Rahsaan Patterson. A highlight is Euge's duet with smooth guitar star Peter White. Saxophonist Euge Groove is one of the best-selling Contemporary Jazz artists, scoring more than half a dozen number 1 Smooth Jazz radio hits and selling over 250,000 albums. His last album, “Got 2 Be Groovin,” topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, continuing his reign as one of genre’s stars. "Only a few produce such harmony and feel-good hooks as Euge Groove." - Jazz Times "Right at the top of the Smooth Jazz tree." - Soulandjazzandfunk Tracks: Twelfth Night / Still Euge / Coffee And A Kiss / Another Perfect Moment / Much Love / Let’s Chill / And I Thank You / Push It Forward / Love Passion And Joy / Flower / And I Thank You (reprise) Also Available: SHANCD5421 – ‘Got 2 Be Groovin' SHANCD5197 – ‘House Of Groove’ JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 08/07/2016 Kenny Garrett - Do Your Dance! MAC1098LP 673203109810 LP2 £15.99 MACK AVENUE JAZZ The fourth album for Mack Avenue Records from Kenny Garrett, multiple DownBeat Reader’s Poll winner and “one of the most admired alto saxophonists in jazz” (The New York Times), is a travelogue of rhythm. Now available on 180gm double vinyl. “Music in which artistic integrity is - not at odds with accessibility.” - JAZZWISE ★ ★ ★ ★ Audio: https://soundcloud.com/dlmedia/sets/kenny-garrett-do-your-dance-1/s-RMx3m LP 1: Philly / Backyard Groove / Wheatgrass Shot (Straight To The Head) / Bossa / Do Your Dance! LP 2: Calypso Chant / Waltz (3 Sisters) / Persian Steps / Chasing The Wind Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 Joey Defrancesco - Trip Mode HCD7281 632375728120 CD £7.99 HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ On ‘Trip Mode’, Joey DeFrancesco takes you on a musical journey, continuing his mastery of jazz organ as well as showcasing his exceptional musical versatility that include piano, vocals and trumpet. Along for the journey are Joey's touring comrades, Dan Wilson on guitar, drummer Jason Brown, and Mike Boone on bass. It's rare for one man to change the face of an instrument, and before he turned forty, but Joey DeFrancesco has done just that. DeFrancesco has been performing since he was a child, following a lineage a jazz musicians. A seasoned musician by his teens, having already shared the stage with saxophonist Hank Mobley and drummer "Philly" Joe Jones, DeFrancesco was truly honoured when, at 17, Miles Davis asked him to join his touring band. Today, DeFrancesco is a Grammy-nominated artist with over 30 recordings as a leader and numerous collaborations with masters of modern jazz in his legacy. DeFrancesco deservingly takes his place alongside organ greats of the past like Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff and Larry Young. Personnel: Joey DeFrancesco (organ, piano, keyboards, trumpet, vocal), Dan Wilson (guitar), Mike Boone (bass), Jason Brown (drums) Tracks: Trip Mode / Who Shot John? / Arizona Sunrise / In That Order / Cuz U No / On Georgian Bay / The Touch of Your Lips / Traffic Jam / What's Your Organ Player's Name? Jeremy Pelt - #Jiveculture HCD7285 632375728526 £7.99 CD HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ With ‘Jive Culture’, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt fulfils a lifetime wish to record with bass legend Ron Carter. Long-time associates Danny Grissett and Billy Drummond are on hand backing Pelt as he roars and soars through some new compositions, a couple of standards and Carter's own "Einbahnstrasse." Not to be missed! Great musicians need to play with great musicians. It's not an ego-driven game, it's tug-of-war. The way to get better, expand one's horizons as both technician and visionary, is to have someone capable of challenging one's established ability. Artists travel new paths most often because someone or something pushes us. Perhaps it's for that reason that Jeremy Pelt has long entertained a wish to make a recording with Ron Carter, a solid claimant to the title of Greatest Living Bassist. "I didn't know how it would happen, I didn't know what it was going to be," the trumpeter says, "But I knew I wanted to do a record with Ron." Personnel: Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Ron Carter (bass), Danny Grissett (piano), Billy Drummond (drums) Tracks: Baswald's Place / Einbahnstrasse / Dream Dancing / A Love Like Ours / The Haunting / Rhapsody / Akua / Desire Bill O'Connell - Heart Beat SCD2154 633842215426 CD £7.99 SAVANT RECORDS JAZZ ‘Heart Beat’ by Latin Jazz great Bill O'Connell, is his fourth release for the Savant label. Bill is joined by his acclaimed group The Latin Jazz All-Stars, featuring Conrad Herwig, Steve Slagle and Cuban percussion star Roman Diaz. Always one to seek out new ways to express his music vision, O'Connell has throughout his career embraced a broad stylistic swath of jazz, Latin and Brazilian idioms, while experimenting with an equally diverse orchestral formats, from a duo to unconventional trio settings and ensembles of various sizes. His well-known resume includes long stints as keyboardist and arranger for the legendary Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria and Puerto Rican flautist Dave Valentín as well as engagements with a diverse array of jazz and Latin artists, from saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Gato Barbieri to trumpeters Chet Baker and Jerry Gonzalez. Personnel: Bill O'Connell (piano & arranger), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Steve Slagle (reeds), Luques Curtis (bass), Richie Barshay (drums), Roman Diaz (Latin percussion), Melvis Santa (vocals) Tracks: Vertigo / The Eyes of a Child / Awani / Waters of March / Tabasco / ESP / Heart Beat / Wake Up / Peace On Earth Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 Dena Derose - United HCD7279X 632375727925 £7.99 CD HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ Here on her second HighNote recording, Dena DeRose is back with her regular trio of Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, along with guest artists guitarist Peter Bernstein and the trumpet of Ingrid Jensen. Together they have made an album of unbridled spontaneity and impeccable taste. It's hard to believe that, after a 20-year recording career, anyone in the jazz world still might need an introduction to Dena and her music. But just in case, the simplest introduction will be the best one: Dena is one of the most accomplished, creative, and delightful singer-pianists on today's jazz scene. DeRose swings hard, delivers a ballad with great emotional nuance, plays substantive piano and also writes savvy arrangements and smart original songs. Addressing repertoire both familiar and obscure, DeRose brings a conversational ease to her vocal phrasing, finding a satisfying balance of off-the-cuff invention and focused storytelling. Personnel: Dena DeRose (vocals, piano), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Martin Wind (bass), Matt Wilson (drums) Tracks: United / Only the Lonely / Clockwise / So Far Away / I'm Glad There Is You / Simple Song of Love / Peace / Sunny / Not You Again Freddy Cole - He Was The King HCD7286 632375728625 CD £7.99 HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ When Freddy Cole is asked why he is finally releasing a tribute to his legendary older brother, who left this world 50 years ago, his answer is hardly surprising. "Because I felt the time was right." Anytime is the right time for a new Freddy Cole CD but this one is particularly welcome. The first thing you notice is the way that Freddy and friends, especially tenor titan Houston Person, address the entire breadth and scope of the Cole Songbook. Freddy sings everything from jazz standards to luminescent ballads. He reinterprets songs from his brother's early jazz period as well his more mature years as a chart-topping pop headliner. His selections range from the most famous Nat King Cole songs, like "Sweet Lorraine," to the relatively obscure, such as the hardswinging and rhythmically righteous "That's My Girl." So here is what is sure to be the definitive Nat King Cole tribute album. It was certainly worth the wait. Personnel: Freddy Cole (vocals, piano), Houston Person (tenor saxophone), John di Martino (piano), Randy Napoleon (guitar), Elias Bailey (bass), Quentin Baxter (drums) with Harry Allen (tenor saxophone), Joe Magnarelli (trumpet), Josh Brown (trombone) Tracks: Easy to Remember / Exactly like You / Funny (Not Much) / That s My Girl / Maybe It s Because I Love You Too Much / The Best Man / Sweet Lorraine / Love is the Thing / Jet / Mona Lisa / It s Only a Paper Moon / He Was the King Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 Russell Malone - All About Melody HCD7287 632375728724 CD HIGHNOTE RECORDS £7.99 JAZZ On ‘All About Melody’ guitarist Russell Malone homed in on strong melodies. "I prefer to play songs that stick in my head, and in the listener's head" paired with harmonic schemes that might prompt imaginative improvisations. And indeed, each of the pieces Malone included on this session meets the bill. And they have one additional virtue: they are played by Russell's working band of Rick Germanson, Luke Sellick and Willie Jones III. Together they are able to selflessly convey the essence of these melodies and prove, to paraphrase Beethoven, "what comes from the heart, goes to the heart." Ever since he hit the national scene, in the late 1980s, Russell Malone has made two things very clear. First, he plays with exquisite taste, at any tempo and in any setting. And second, his tastefulness hasn't crowded out his overwhelming technique: from the start, his ability to construct firecracker solos, exploding with complexity and virtuosic finesse, has never been in doubt. Personnel: Russell Malone (guitar), Rick Germanson (piano), Luke Sellick (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) Tracks: On the Real Side / Message to Jim Hall / Message From Jim Hall / Nice Lady / Sound For Sore Ears / When a Man Loves a Woman / Saving All My Love For You / Jive Hoot / Haunted Heart / Biskit / He's Gone Away Benny Golson - Horizon Ahead HCD7288 632375728823 CD £7.99 HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ Longer ago than he may care to admit, as a teenager, Benny Golson was jamming in his front room with his friend and fellow saxophonist John Coltrane. That in itself is quite a thought to consider when listening to Golson's first recording for HighNote Records. Even more thought provoking, though, is the fact that without Benny Golson's gifts as a composer, hard-bop's catalogue of charming straight-ahead standards would be missing many of its iconic tunes. Then, as if these accomplishments were not enough, it should be mentioned that Golson's beautifully paced, golden toned playing, has appeared on more than five hundred recordings. Surrounded here by his current colleagues of choice, Golson, plays standards and originals with a hipness characterised by his attractive, sinewy melodic statements. He shines on both ballads, where his big, warm tone and heavy vibrato stand him in good stead, and the up-tempo numbers such as "Jump Start," where his improvisations are full of power and substance. Personnel: Benny Golson (tenor saxophone), Mike LeDonne (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Carl Allen (drums) Tracks: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Jump Start / Horizon Ahead / Mood Indigo / Domingo / Lulu s Back in Town / Night Shade / Three Little Words / Spoken introduction to Out of the Darkness, and Into The Light / Out of the Darkness, and Into The Light Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 The Power Quintet - High Art HCD7290X 632375729028 CD £7.99 HIGHNOTE RECORDS JAZZ This post-bop supergroup, which has honed its rapport on tour in Europe, consists of the trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the vibraphonist Steve Nelson, the pianist Danny Grissett, the bassist Peter Washington and the drummer Bill Stewart. What puts the POW in The Power Quintet is the fact that here we have like-minded, virtuoso musicians who have decided to collaborate and perform new and stimulating music. ‘High Art’ is a perfect example of what happens when artists with shared histories, a dedication towards performing creative music, and the willingness to be team players join forces. The band cooks up a swinging brew of mostly original tunes with a decidedly post-hard-bop influence. Throughout the session the band delivered high energy, immaculate, yet often daring variations on the contemporary but 'feel good' compositions of Messrs Pelt, Grissett and Stewart. Personnel: Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Steve Nelson (vibes), Danny Grissett (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) Tracks: Look at Here / Heard's Word / Mr. Wiggleworm / Sage / But Beautiful / Ascona / Tincture / We See Joe Chambers - Landscapes SCD2140CD 633842214023 £7.99 CD SAVANT RECORDS JAZZ Ever since Joe Chambers made his recording debut on Freddie Hubbard's classic LP, 'Breaking Point!' he's remained a nearly peerless jazz figure in terms of consummate musicianship. On 'Landscapes' Chambers reflects all of his well-honed talents as superb multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader in a pared down trio setting with bassist Ira Coleman and pianist Rick Germanson. His career throughout the 1960s established Chambers as both a noteworthy hard-bop and avant-garde jazz drummer and as an intriguing composer, particularly through his partnership with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Chambers released his debut LP, 'The Almoravid' in 1974 for Muse Records. After recording several other releases for the Denon, Candid and Blue Note labels, Chambers reconnected with Muse's Joe Fields in 2005 and released 'The Outlaw' in 2006. Personnel: Joe Chambers (drums, mallets, percussion), Rick Germanson (piano), Ira Coleman (bass) Tracks: Epistrophy / The Outlaw / Never Let Me Go / Havana / Samba de Maracatu / Pas de Trois / Airegin / Ecaroh / Underground (Railroad) System / Landscapes Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Moskus - Ulv Ulv HUBROCD2554 HUBROLP3554 7033662025541 7033662035540 CD LP HUBRO HUBRO JAZZ JAZZ £7.99 £9.99 The piano trio Moskus was nominated for two Spellemannspriser (Norwegian Grammies) for the debut album, 'Salmesykkel', and garnered rave reviews for their follow-up record, 'Mestertyven'. On their eagerly awaited third album Moskus have expanded both their soundscape and their collection of instruments. The trio's recording sessions have all taken place in different cities and venues - and for pianist Anja Lauvdal on widely different instruments. 'Salmesykkel' was recorded at the legendary Atlantis Studio in Stockholm on a Steinway grand piano, while for the follow-up album, 'Mestertyven', an ordinary upright piano was played in Risør Church. After a successful concert at Haugesund Billedgalleri the trio decided to record their third album there. The gallery, which was designed by the architect David Sandved, boasts several rooms with outstanding and inspiring acoustics in addition to an older Steinway. This is a recording full of stark contrasts, from unassuming acoustic chamber music to small, surprising and simple electronic pieces. They have also invited the musical trailblazer Nils Økland to join them, and he plays Hardanger fiddle on two exceptionally inspired tracks. Personnel: Anja Lauvdal (piano, Harmonium and synthesizer), Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson (double bass), Hans Hulbækmo (drums, percussion, saw and flute), guest: Nils Økland (Hardanger fiddle) Audio: https://soundcloud.com/hubro/moskus-with-nils-okland-den-store-skjonnheten-fromthe-upcoming-album-ulv-ulv Tracks: Medstrøms / Angelfossen / Noe Med Utopia, Klondike / Den Store Skjønnheten / Chimes/Gullregn / Kullgraver / We Will Always Love You Too, Whitney Houston / Gramjeger / Borre Borre Gulleple, Slå Vekk / Ei Signekjerring Skadedyr - Culturen HUBROCD2560 HUBROLP3560 7033662025602 7033662035601 CD LP HUBRO HUBRO JAZZ JAZZ £7.99 £9.99 Skadedyr is something out of the ordinary. The group consists of 12 musicians in all, and an even larger number of instruments. With a brass section, guitars, keyboards, vocals, two drummers, strings and accordion, they are positively bursting with musical images and narratives. Their music is both accessible and uncompromising, and stylistically they could be described as an octopus, whose tentacles reach out to a multitude of musical genres. In the course of a short time Skadedyr has achieved a reputation as a dynamic live band, and 'Culturen' approaches their live spirit more closely than their more psychedelic debut album, 'Kongekrabbe'. This time we encounter a more acoustic-sounding band, and it is easier to hear that this is a more of a coordinated team than before. Skadedyr was initiated by Heida Karine Jóhannesdóttir Mobeck and Anja Lauvdal. They were also responsible for the imaginative material on the debut album, but on this second record several of the other band members have also contributed material. The album is mostly instrumental, but as on the debut album one poem by Ivar Aasen is included: the title cut, 'Culturen'. 'Culturen' was recorded and mixed by Morgan Nicolaysen at Propeller Studio in Oslo. "Skadedyr’s the kind of outfit that"s as happy serving up moments of raucous psychedelia as others peaceful and melodious, and able to comfortably switch between them in a flash." – Textura Tracks: Datavirus / Muggen loop / Bie / Nussi Sinusdatter / Trålertrall / Culturen Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Bly De Blyant - The Third Bly De Blyant Album HUBROCD2567 7033662025671 CD HUBRO £7.99 JAZZ Drummer Øyvind Skarbø's trio Bly de Blyant, with Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson and Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot, Will Oldham, John Zorn), have received glowing reviews for their two previous albums, 'ABC' and 'Hindsight Bias'. On their third album they have brought in percussionist Ches Smith (Marc Ribot, Mr. Bungle, Xiu Xiu) as a guest, and together they take the music in a whole new direction. 'The Third Bly de Blyant Album' is their most cohesive release to date and was recorded directly on tape in a side room in Jakob Church in Bergen, and very little recording of additional tracks or editing was carried out afterwards. The soundscape is more naked and acoustic this time. The expression is also more disciplined, but the band is still brimming with creative power. While the band formerly went into the studio with only sketches and simple ideas for songs, and let the music take shape in the studio, this time more of the material consisted of finished compositions. "Besides the two tracks we created together ('Min mor er kvikk' and 'Handi'), Hilmar had written a song ('Tundra'), and I wrote the rest," says Øyvind Skarbø. 'The Third Bly de Blyant Album' shows a new and exciting side of this creative and irresistible band. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/hubro/bly-de-blyant-forty-from-the-third-bly-de-blyant-album Tracks: Forty / Abirite / Napt / Tundra / Lat-Lo / Min mor er kvikk / Handi / Nerika Stein Urheim - Strandebarm HUBROCD2555 HUBROLP3555 7033662025558 7033662035557 CD LP HUBRO HUBRO JAZZ JAZZ £7.99 £9.99 On his third solo album for Hubro, string magician Stein Urheim, really gets serious about honing his complex expressive skills. His previous album garnered excellent reviews internationally, and has become a force to reckon with among listeners. Urheim plays an impressive number of string instruments on the album, but we can also hear several tracks featuring vocals, harmonica, pocket cornet and tape experiments, while producer Jørgen Træen makes a contribution on modular synth. The tonal point of departure for the compositions on this record is reminiscent of French music of the early 1900s and American ragtime and standards of the 1920s and 30s. The soundscape combines acoustic and electronic elements to generate a compelling result. Urheim is thoughtful and meditative without being withdrawn or sombre. 'Strandebarm' was recorded in Strandebarm Church. This space was chosen primarily because of its inspiring acoustics, and the music was recorded, as on the previous album, by sound technician Audun Strype. The recording was finalised and mixed at Duper Studio in Bergen by technician and producer Jørgen Træen, who also collaborated very successfully with Urheim on the previous album. 'Strandebarm' is Urheim"s third release as a solo artist, and also his third release on the Hubro label. He has also released three critically acclaimed duo albums on Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland label, together with vocalist and instrumentalist Mari Kvien Brunvoll. Urheim has also been a member of Gabriel Fliflet's band Aresong and HP Gundersen's critically lauded drone band The Last Hurrah. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/hubro/stein-urheim-strandebarm-from-the-upcoming-albumstrandebarm Tracks: Water - part 1 / Strandebarm / Water - part 2 / Fjellbekken / Oh So Nice / Dragene over Tempelhof / Berlin Blues Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Strings & Timpani - Hyphen (White Label) HUBROLP3540 7033662035403 LP £9.99 HUBRO JAZZ The drums/guitar duo Strings & Timpani use improvisation as a tool to create catchy and rythmic music, mixing influences from world music, jazz and lo-fi pop. Strings & Timpani employ various preparations of their instruments, and explore new ideas within the classical duo format. Drummer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde is also playing in the trio Building Instrument, José Gonzales' indie pop band Junip (City Slang) and the psych-rock outfit Electric Eye (Jansen Plateproduksjon). Guitarist Stephan Meidell has so far released two albums with the trio Cakewalk on HUBRO, not to forget the critically acclaimed solo LP 'Cascades'. Stephan is also a member in the indie-jazz trio Velkro (Clean Feed Records). The duo also play together in Erlend Apneseth's trio and in the band Krachmacher. They have previously - under the moniker "The Sweetest Thrill" - released two duo albums: "Jewellery" (Playdate Records 2012), and "Strings & Timpani" (Klang Kollektivet 2013). They have toured both nationally and internationally. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/hubro/strings-timpani-follow-from-the-upcoming-lp-hyphen Tracks: New Radio / Connecting The Dots / Follow / Umpf Collection / Step Out / Memories In Orbit / Secret Passage / Blooming / Leapfrog ROCK & ROLL NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Little Richard - The Rill Thing/King Of Rock And Roll/The Second Coming £7.99 BGOCD1235 5017261212351 CD2 BGO RECORDS ROCK & ROLL First time on CD (as far as we're aware) for Little Richard's three Reprise Records releases, dating from 1970, 1971 and 1972. Signing for a major label was a renaissance for Richard's career, and he gives it his all on these recordings with interpretations of 'I Saw Her Standing There', 'Brown Sugar' and 'Dancing In The Street' plus a host of self-penned originals. Digitally remastered and slipcased, with new notes by Stuart Coleman. CD 1: Freedom Blues / Greenwood, Mississippi / Two-Time Loser / Dew Drop Inn / Somebody Saw You / Spreadin’ Natta, What’s The Matter? / The Rill Thing / Lovesick Blues / I Saw Her Standing There / King Of Rock And Roll / Joy To The World / Brown Sugar / In The Name / Dancing In The Street CD 2: Midnight Special / The Way You Do The Things You Do / Green Power / I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry / Settin’ The Woods On Fire / Born On The Bayou / Mockinbird Sally / Second Line / It Ain’t What You Do, It’s The Way How You Do It / The Saints / Nuki Suki / Rockin’ Rockin’ Boogie / Prophet Of Peace / Thomasine / Sanctified, Satisfied Toe-Tapper Order from Proper Music Distribution : Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169 e-mail: sales@propermusicgroup.com POP NEW RELEASE - 22/07/2016 Tamara Tramell - The Best Night Of My Life JSP3003 0788065300326 CD JSP £7.79 POP Dallas-born Tamara's background was fortuitous - her grandfather was a noted pianist and choral director, her mother played piano and her father has spent a lifetime in the business. After exposure to music in church and school, she took up the career that was inevitable. Aged seventeen, she was singing professionally to great approval. International touring - primarily as a Blues artist - followed. As so often in matters of style and talent, fans in France caught on to her gifts earlier than what is now a substantial American following. But there's always been a lot more to Tamara than Blues, important though they are. She's brought her special talents to the Soul, R&B and funk genres - and before you think you have her taped - each of her three JSP albums shows a willingness to challenge any musical stereotype. Tracks: Its All Over / Best Night (Ballad version) / Back In Charge / Crash & Burn / Pledging My Love / Shine On / Spark In Your Light / This Time / Time Stands Still / Head Over Heals / Remember Me / Best Night (Original) Hale And Haines - Survival MIG01672 885513016720 £9.99 CD MIG MUSIC POP Hale And Haines’ 1982 album ‘Survival’ finally available again! Digitally remastered, with exclusive bonus tracks and new liner notes and 4-page digipack with new booklet. David Bowie had just finished his Berlin trilogy with the album "Lodger" when the New Wave protagonists Gus Hale and Denis Haines decided to record their new project, Hale & Haines in Berlin. Denis Haines who had previously proved his talent as keyboarder and songwriter with the Hollies, Gary Numan and the Edgar Broughton Band. For nearly two months the two Englishmen locked themselves in there to create their album "Survival". From the British island came several good friends to accompany this project. Johnny Warman, at that time in the charts with the album "Walking Into Mirrors" and the single "Screaming Jets"' (with Peter Gabriel), as well as Russell Bell from the Gary Numan Band played the guitar and John "Rhino" Edwards (former Judy Tzuke Band, Dexys Midnight Runners and since 1986 Status Quo) provided the bass sounds. The album "Survival", first released in 1982 with Polydor has two parts: The first four tracks (side A of the 1982 album) consist of richly produced synth pop with a strong flavour of New Romantic which develop their very own charm and reflect the zeitgeist of the early 80's. Side B of the vinyl was called "their Berlin side". Audio: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/hale-haines-survival Tracks: Survival / Take Me Away / To Love You / Count To Three / Softly The Morning Comes / Isolation / Over The Wall / Echoes Of Final Goodbyes / Curtain - Bonustrack / Karl Marx Strasse Bonustrack / Strangelands - Bonustracks / Final Curtain - Bonustrack CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 Classico Latino - Tu Tierra CLREC004 5052442009078 £7.99 CD CLASSICO LATINO CLASSICAL Classico Latino's fourth album, 'Tu Tierra', takes the listener on a pilgrimage to the Colombian Andes. This region has a proud musical tradition that developed from the ballrooms of the nineteenth century, where rhythms such as the Pasillo, the Joropo and the Bambuco developed from European dances such as the Waltz. Tour Dates 2016: 11th Jul - The Forge, London 20th Jul - Cambridge Summer Music Festival 04th Aug - Church Stretton & South Shropshire Arts Festival Tu Tierra features Harriet Mackenzie on violin, Graham Walker on cello and Ivan Guevara on piano. Join Classico Latino on a journey through the mountains of Colombia, where luscious vegetation, colourful colonial towns and poignant, beautiful music surround and surprise the traveller at every turn. Tracks: La Feria De Manizales / Juegos De Salon / Melodia De Serenata / El Cafetero / Tu Tierra / El Pasillo Ingles / El Duelo / La Gata Golosa / Otro Buchipluma / Si Pasas Por San Gil / A Lo Que Vinimos Douglas Finch - Inner Landscapes PFCD040 0654469439040 CD PRIMA FACIE £7.99 CLASSICAL The first ever recording of Douglas Finch’s piano and chamber music, ‘Inner Landscapes: Piano and Chamber Music 1984-2013’ offers an exquisite and compelling portrait of this important Canadian-British composer. Inner Landscapes draws upon the art of the Canadian painter, Emily Carr, whose work features on the CD’s cover. In particular, the feelings of “loneliness and quiet rapture” in her paintings drew Finch in, and fit with his self-confessed predilection for the themes of solitude, mourning and spiritual longing. The ten works on this disc each capture an ‘inner world’ of a particular landscape - in Canada, Germany, North Wales and New York. Performed by the Canadian flautist Lisa Nelsen (“a flautist and a half” – The Times newspaper), the pianist Aleksander Szram, cellist Caroline Szram, and the violinists Mieko Kanno and Toby Tramaseur,the music spans Finch's compositional output from his early 20s, when he lived in Canada, to the present, after he moved to the UK in 1993."This music is inward-looking and deeply personal, though the world it looks into is cavernous, elusiveand unending, a sound-world quite unlike any that I have so far encountered.” - Aleksander Szram, piano Tracks: Gently Flowing / Calm / Quick March / Slow March / Gently Flowing / Lyric / Fantasy On A Russian Folksong / Summer / Chorale 1 / Landscape 3 / Ucluelet / Chorale 11 / Lamentations / Choral 111 CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE - 15/07/2016 To place your order please contact your usual sales rep: The Proper Distribution Sales Team: Ph: 0870-444-0805 E: sales@propermusicgroup.com Or You Can Contact: Jon Blackburn (Independent Stores): Phone: 0208 6765127 E: jon.blackburn@propermusicgroup.com Graham Jones (Independent Stores/New Accounts): Phone: 01256 601 461 / Mob: 07721 507 608 E: graham.jones@propermusicgroup.com Greg Soder (Independent Stores) : Phone: 0208 676 5126 E: greg.soder@propermusicgroup.com Dan Gilbert (Dance Specialist): Phone: 0208 676 5163 E: dan.gilbert@propermusicgroup.com Sean McDonnell (Republic Of Ireland Sales): Phone: +353 45 434235 / Mob: +353 87 2844265 E: sean.mcdonnell@propermusicgroup.com Corina Sullivan (Platform/Online) Phone: 0208 676 5154 E: corina.s@propermusicgroup.com Eddie Wilkinson (Jazz & Classical): Phone: 0208 676 5114 / Mob: 07557 672 127 E: eddie.wikinson@propermusicgroup.com Pat Howe (Head Of Sales): Phone: 0208 676 5157 E: pat.howe@propermusicgroup.com To view our new release sheets you will need to download the latest version of ADOBE ACROBAT VIEWER, which is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html This e-mail is only intended for the person(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. 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