If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Street Date: 6/07/11

 

TEDESCHI-TRUCKS BAND- REVELATOR

It will be hard to escape the Delaney & Bonnie comparisons, but who cares when a record is this good. Slide playing extraordinaire Derek Trucks and his wife Susan Tedeschi, a fine player and sweet vocalist, who one friend calls "Bonnie Raitt lite," but who I think has put out some really fine albums (it's not her fault she sounds like Bonnie Raitt) have assembled an array of stellar musicians, including Allman's bassist Oteil Burbridge and my pal Maurice Brown on trumpet, for a collection of southern soul and Delta blues that will no doubt bring to mind the aforementioned Delaney & Bonnie, not to mention the Allmans themselves. 

While I've yet to see this line-up live, I have listened to a few live recordings, and the band really lets loose, especially on their versions of Derek & The Dominoes' "Anyday" and Sly's "Sing A Simple Song." "Revelator" is more song-oriented and the extended jams are few and far between. I'm loving it, even if the horns needs to be further up in the mix.

BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Revelator-Tedeschi-Trucks-Band/dp/B004RSCWZ2/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307446985&sr=1-2

Check out "Sing A Simple Song," live from NYC's Highline Ballroom below.




I WANT THIS...BADLY

MARVIN GAYE- WHAT'S GOIN' ON: 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION


This 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition contains 2 CDs + Vinyl LP + Gatefold Booklet with Rare Photos, Lyrics and New Essays.
Highlights include:
* A remastered version of the album plus 28 bonus tracks - 16 unreleased.
* Original mono versions of the LP's hit singles.
* A previously unreleased original `Quality Control test mix' of "What's Going On," mixed before Marvin had added strings, horns and additional vocals.
* Several pre-album outtakes, recorded while Marvin was "on strike," waiting for his single to be released, including "Head Title," now in unedited form for the first time.
* Several post-album instrumental jams with local musicians who included Ray Parker Jr. - a series of recordings made in Detroit before Marvin followed Motown to Los Angeles.
* The original single version of a sequel to the album, "You're The Man," as well as two alternate versions.
* The album's rare, original "Detroit Mix," previously issued on CD for the 30th anniversary, now on vinyl for the first time.

Please e-mail, if you need my address. Thank you in advance.

BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Going-Anniversary-Super-Deluxe/dp/B004V7XWEE/ref=sr_1_25?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307447609&sr=1-25

JOE JACKSON- LIVE MUSIC, EUROPE 2010

Recorded on last year's "trio" tour of Europe, here are J.J., Graham Maby and Dave Houghton with a dozen songs from various locations, including a few covers from The Beatles, David Bowie and Ian Dury.

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http://www.amazon.com/Live-Music-Joe-Jackson-Trio/dp/B004X1M3K2/ref=sr_1_27?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307447832&sr=1-27

ARCTIC MONKEYS- SUCK IT AND SEE

Better than the last few and not as exciting as the debut, so they say. I can't say I was all that impressed by the debut, so "Suck It & See" sounds just as good to me...if you like one-dimensional, Britpop poseurs.

BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Suck-See-Arctic-Monkeys/dp/B004XIQIPQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307448204&sr=1-4




ALSO OUT THIS WEEK

FRANK SINATRA- RING A DING DING

Frank's debut for Reprise is newly remastered and now includes 2 bonus tracks. From what I've read, this is the first release of this recording that corrected some issues with the original mix down. Simply put, for 50 years, fans have been listening to a muddy "Ding Ding." Now, the sound is clean and dry.  So there.

BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Ring---Ding-Ding-Frank-Sinatra/dp/B004WJRGFW/ref=sr_1_26?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307448474&sr=1-26




AND WHILE I'M AT IT

DEAN MARTIN- COOL THEN, COOL NOW (2 CDS & 1 BOOK)

Still another compilation that includes "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" and "Volare," but this time it comes with a book of photos, with tributes from Arnold Palmer and Robbie Williams.  (No, really.)

BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Then-Now-CDs-Book/dp/B004JZPMO6/ref=sr_1_28?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307448474&sr=1-28

DUNCAN SHEIK- COVERS 80s

Duncan Sheik, the man behind the brilliant "Spring Awakening," covers 12 synth-pop classics by the likes of the Cure, New Order, Tears for Fears, the Smiths, the Psychedelic Furs, the Thompson Twins, Love & Rockets, Howard Jones, Japan, Talk Talk, and the Blue Nile.

TRACK LIST


1. “Stripped” (Depeche Mode)
2. “Hold Me Now” (Thompson Twins)
3. “Love Vigilantes” (New Order)
4. “Kyoto Song” (The Cure)
5. “What Is Love” (Howard Jones)
6. “So Alive” (Love and Rockets)
7. “Shout” (Tears for Fears)
8. “Gentlemen Take Polaroids” (Japan)
9. “Life’s What You Make of It” (Talk Talk)
10. “William It Was Really Nothing” (The Smiths)
11. “Stay” (The Blue Nile)
12. “The Ghost In You” (The Psychedelic Furs)

  
BUY IT HERE
http://www.amazon.com/Covers-80s-Duncan-Sheik/dp/B004WOXL6U/ref=sr_1_37?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1307448693&sr=1-37