NANCY SINATRA - SHIFTING GEARS
A trove
of previously unissued recordings from Nancy’s vault will no longer be lonely
as she shares them with the world in her latest album, Shifting Gears
(available December 3). Culled from hundreds of masters, this collection of
“Unreleased and BIG!” ballads delivers Nancy’s interpretations of late 1960s
and early 1970s pop classics, as well as standards derived from iconic Broadway
and movie musicals. Having invested years in restoring and remixing these
masters, Nancy reported on the early progress (as of 2008) in rescuing her
unreleased gems: “It’s been a real struggle because when we say ‘vault’ we
really mean ‘garage,’ which is where the tapes were for decades before we had
the vault. Some were multi-track, some were 1/4 inch and some were only
cassettes!” Here is
the full tracklisting: As Time Goes By /
When I Look in Your Eyes / Holly Holy / I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise / Cockeyed
Optimist (Guitar Version) [feat. Billy Strange] / I Can See Clearly Now / Killing
Me Softly with His Song / Play Me / Something / MacArthur Park / The Hungry Years / Cockeyed Optimist
(Orchestra Version) / Why Did I Choose You? / I Don't Know How to Love Him / We
Need a Little Christmas
BARB JUNGR - MAN IN THE LONG BLACK COAT: BARB JUNGR SINGS BOB DYLAN
Internationally
renowned as 'one of the best interpreters of Bob Dylan' (Village Voice, NY),
Barb Jungr pays tribute to her musical hero with a compilation of her favorite
Dylan songs. Originally released in 2011 to mark Dylan's 70th birthday year,
Man In The Long Black Coat is re-issued as part of Linn's ECHO series that
offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label's award-winning catalog.
Barb's unique interpretations of some of Dylan's most popular songs draw on the
huge range of influences she has absorbed during her varied and extensive
career, from cabaret to European jazz. Her imaginative re-workings not only
reveal her passion for Dylan's songs but also her great skill as an interpreter
and singer. Man In The Long Black Coat saw the inclusion of four never before
recorded tracks: 'Sara,' 'Man In The Long Black Coat,' 'It Ain't Me Babe' and
'With God On Our Side.' With rave international reviews and two prestigious New
York awards (2008 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist and Best
International Artist 2003 Backstage Award), Barb is renowned for her unique
vocal style, interpretation of song and radical approach to arrangements. Her
acclaimed releases and revelatory live performances have brought her to
audiences all around the world. ~ amazon
BRENDA HOLLOWAY - TH ARTISTRY OF BRENDA HOLLOWAY
First it was an appetiser to the career of Brenda Holloway with The Early Years -
Rare Recordings 1962-1963 (ACE 1241). Now we have the main course with this
expanded reissue of The Artistry Of Brenda Holloway, a compilation LP released
exclusively in the UK in 1968. The album contained all nine of Brenda's Tamla
A-sides, five B-sides and two titles from her Every Little Bit Hurts LP, which
are joined here by eight bonus titles from the Motown vaults. The
Artistry album was issued in mono and stereo, but the stereo version is much
rarer today, so we've gone with that, with one exception. The track Every
Little Bit Hurts exists only in mono and fake stereo; in the absence of a true
stereo version, we've used the original mono master here. The
bonus titles span Brenda's Motown career, from 1964's pop-sounding Mr Lifeguard
(Come And Rescue Me) to the soulful It's Love I Need, completed just a few
months before her departure from the company in 1968. One stand-out track that
deserves special mention is After All That You've Done, a typically breathy gem
from the pen of Smokey Robinson. ''I'm so
very grateful to my loyal fans all around the world, especially those in the UK
who have never stopped supporting my career,'' says Brenda. ''I'm truly
delighted that my name and work are still relevant today. When The Artistry Of
Brenda Holloway album was first released in the UK in 1968, I always wished
that the rest of the world could have been able to enjoy it as well. Now they
finally can.'' Compiled
and annotated by noted Motown historian Keith Hughes.
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