ROXETTE - “LET YOUR HEART DANCE WITH ME”

UNRELEASED SINGLE AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ON OCTOBER 2

Previously unreleased Roxette single “Let Your Heart Dance With Me,” - one of the last recordings Roxette ever did - to be released on October 2.

Thanks to songwriter Per Gessle’s prolific flow of tunes, classic Swedish pop group Roxette always had a surplus of material to choose between for their albums. Many of these leftover songs were strong contenders for inclusion, and their quality has made them loved among fans when they’ve popped up as bonus material on singles or compilations.

This was the case up until the release of Roxette’s final studio album Good Karma, which in the summer of 2016 yielded a couple of songs that wasn’t needed for the album. One of them was “Let Your Heart Dance With Me,” which finally sees the light of day thanks to BAG OF TRIX, Roxette’s magnificent collection of unreleased material which will be released later this year. 

“I wanted to write a classic and simple ‘clap your hands and stomp your feet’ song, and ‘Let Your Heart Dance With Me’ came out of it,” says Gessle. “I liked it already in the studio, but as usual, we already had so many strong contenders that it had to wait for a second chance. And when the idea for this project came up, it was a given.”

Gessle gave “Let Your Heart Dance With Me” to mixing maestro Ronny Lahti, who some two decades ago gave the Roxette album Room Service its characteristic pop shimmer. The result now is a song that radiates summer, sun, and optimism—despite being recorded during a time when Marie was on her final days with Roxette due to increasing health problems following her cancer treatment a decade earlier.

“Just a couple of months before Good Karma was released, Marie’s doctors advised her to quit touring for good. We canceled the Summer tour and all future commitments. But even a studio recording was demanding for her. She wanted so much, but really had to fight to get it out. And she did. Marie was a real trooper to the very end,” Gessle continues. 

There is a new video for “Let Your Heart Dance With Me,” which will have a YouTube music video premiere on October 2, and Gessle will do a Live Q&A with fans in connection with the video premiere at 10:30am Eastern.

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ARETHA FRANKLIN ARETHA

CAREER-SPANNING BOXED SET COVERS NEARLY 60 YEARS

 

4-CD And Digital Collection Dedicated To The Queen Of Soul Features 81 Tracks, Including 19 Previously Unreleased Alternate Versions, Demos, Rarities,

And Special Live Performances

 

2-LP And Single CD Versions Feature Highlights From The Boxed Set;

All Formats Will Be Available On July 30 From Rhino

 

Previously Unreleased 1966 Home Demo Of “My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is)”

Available Today

 

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LOS ANGELES – To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest American artists of all time is an understatement. Her multi-octave voice moved millions around the world during an unrivaled career that spanned six decades and garnered the singer-songwriter every achievement and honor imaginable. Her reign as the Queen of Soul will play out across four discs on a new boxed set from Rhino that is the first to span her entire career, including songs from every label she recorded with.

ARETHA arrives on July 30 on CD ($59.98) and digitally. Among the collection’s 81 newly remastered tracks, 19 are making their CD and digital debuts, including alternate versions of classic hits, demos, rarities, and live tracks, like her stunning performance of “(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman” at The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. To put Franklin’s life and career into perspective, the collection is accompanied by liner notes written by Rochelle Riley, author and director of arts and culture for the City of Detroit, and David Nathan, Soulmusic.com founder and historian who interviewed Franklin more times than any other living writer. The collection also features stunning artwork by celebrated artist Makeba KEEBS Rainey, who provides her signature style to a classic portrait of the Queen of Soul by renowned photographer Neal Preston. Rhino’s new boxed set will arrive shortly before the premiere of Respect, the highly anticipated biopic about Franklin’s life starring Jennifer Hudson. Both single CD ($15.98) and 2-LP ($31.98) versions featuring 20 highlight tracks from the box will also be available on the same day. 

Arranged in mostly chronological order, ARETHA opens with “Never Grow Old” and “You Grow Closer,” which were released as her first single in 1956 by J.V.B Records. Notably, she recorded these gospel songs at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was the longtime pastor.

The next 10 songs focus on the period between 1960 and 1966 when Franklin was signed to Columbia Records. The music includes her first single with the label (“Today I Sing The Blues”), her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (“Won’t Be Long”), plus the Top 40 R&B hits “Runnin’ Out Of Fools,” “One Step Ahead” and “Cry Like A Baby.”

The majority of ARETHA is dedicated to her record-shattering tenure with Atlantic Records between 1967 and 1979, which included five consecutive #1 R&B albums. In fact, the first two unreleased songs on the collection – “My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is)” and “Try A Little Tenderness” – are home demos that she recorded in 1966 to give Atlantic executive and producer Jerry Wexler an idea of possible material for her debut LP for label. “My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is)” finds Franklin replacing the classic “Chicago” lyric from the Sinatra version of the song with a callout to her hometown of Detroit. The track is available today digitally. Click HERE to listen now.

 

Franklin’s biggest hits are here too, like “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You),” “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone” and her signature smash, “Respect.” But instead of using familiar takes for other hits, the collection selects different versions, like alternate takes of “Chain Of Fools,” “Rock Steady,” and “Spanish Harlem”; live recordings of “Baby I Love You” and “Don’t Play That Song”; and “Think” recorded for The Blues Brothers soundtrack.

Her early 70s collaboration with producer Quincy Jones is revisited with a trio of unreleased recordings including the Franklin original “The Boy From Bombay” and a stunning alternate version of her take on the Sondheim and Bernstein classic “Somewhere.”

ARETHA also shines a spotlight on her best work with Arista Records between 1980 and 2007. Standouts from this era include hits like “Jump To It” and “Freeway Of Love.” This period also featured a number of memorable collaborations including “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” with Eurythmics and the #1 hit “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” with George Michael.

Even for longtime fans, ARETHA delivers plenty of surprises. Prime examples are the numerous unreleased work tapes and demos for hits like “Angel,” “Until You Come Back To Me” and “Brand New Me.” The set also features the CD and digital debuts of several television appearances, including duets with Tom Jones (“It’s Not Unusual/See Saw”), Smokey Robinson (“Ooo Baby Baby”) and Dionne Warwick (“I Say A Little Prayer.”) Finally, the collection rounds up rarities like her cover of Donny Hathaway’s “Someday We’ll All Be Free” from the Malcom X soundtrack and her jaw-dropping live performance of “Nessun Dorma.”

 

ARETHA FRANKLIN
ARETHA
Track Listing

Disc One
1.      “Never Grow Old”
2.      “You Grow Closer”
3.      “Today I Sing The Blues”
4.      “Won’t Be Long”
5.      “Are You Sure”
6.      “Operation Heartbreak”
7.      “Skylark”
8.      “Runnin’ Out Of Fools”
9.      “One Step Ahead”
10.  “(No, No) I’m Losing You”
11.  “Cry Like A Baby”
12.  “A Little Bit Of Soul”
13.  “My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is)” – Demo *
14.  “Try A Little Tenderness” – Demo *
15.  “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”
16.  “Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”
17.  “Respect”
18.  “A Change Is Gonna Come”
19.  “Chain Of Fools” – Alternate Version
20.  “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – UK Single Version
21.  “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone”
22.  “Ain’t No Way”
23.  “My Song”
24.  “You Send Me”
25.  “The House That Jack Built”
26.  “Tracks Of My Tears”

Disc Two
1.      “Baby I Love You” – Live
2.      “Son Of A Preacher Man”
3.      “Call Me” – Alternate Version *
4.      “Let It Be”
5.      “Young, Gifted And Black” – Alternate Longer Take *
6.      “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Long Version
7.      “It’s Not Unusual/See Saw” – with Tom Jones *
     (Originally Broadcast On This Is Tom Jones, October, 9, 1970) 
8.      “You're All I Need To Get By” – Work Tape *
9.      “Brand New Me” – Work Tape *
10.  “Spanish Harlem” – Alternate Mix *
11.  “Rock Steady” – Alternate Mix/Take
12.  “Day Dreaming”
13.  “Share Your Love With Me” – Live
14.  “Don’t Play That Song” – Live
15.  “Dr. Feelgood” – Live
16.  “Spirit In The Dark” (Reprise with Ray Charles) – Live
17.  “How I Got Over” (Single Edit) – Live
18.  “Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)”

Disc Three
1.      “Somewhere” – Alternate Version *
2.      “Angel” – Work Tape *
3.      “The Boy From Bombay” *
4.      “Til It's Over” – Demo *
5.      “Oh Baby” (a.k.a. “There’s Something Magic About You”) – Demo *
6.      “Until You Come Back To Me” – Work Tape *
7.      “I’m In Love” – Alternate Vocal
8.      “Without Love”
9.      “Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.)”
10.  “You”
11.  “Something He Can Feel”
12.  “Look Into Your Heart”
13.  “Break It To Me Gently”
14.  “When I Think About You”
15.  “Almighty Fire (Woman Of The Future)”
16.  “Ladies Only” – Short Version
17.  “You Light Up My Life” *
18.  “Ooo Baby Baby” – with Smokey Robinson *
     (Originally Broadcast On Soul Train, December 1, 1979) 
19.  “Amazing Grace”
     (Originally Broadcast On Royal Variety Performance, November 23, 1980) 

Disc Four
1.      “Think”
2.      “I Say A Little Prayer” – with Dionne Warwick *
3.      “United Together”
4.      “Jump To It”
5.      “The Wind”
6.      “Freeway Of Love”
7.      “Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves” – Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
8.      “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
9.      “Oh Happy Day” – with Mavis Staples (Live at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, MI - July 1987) 
10.  “A Rose Is Still A Rose”
11.  “Someday We'll All Be Free”
12.  “The Makings Of You”
13.  “Nessun Dorma” – Live
14.  “At Last” – with Lou Rawls *
     (Originally Broadcast On American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love And Soul, March 2003) 
15.  “You’ve Got A Friend” – Ronald Isley featuring Aretha Franklin
16.  “Rolling In The Deep” – The Aretha Version
17.  “My Country ’Tis Of Thee”
18.  “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” – Live * 
     (Originally Broadcast On The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, December 19. 2015) 

ARETHA FRANKLIN
ARETHA (HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOXED SET)
2-LP Track Listing (Also Available As Single CD)

Side One
1.      “Never Grow Old”
2.       “Today I Sing The Blues”
3.       “One Step Ahead”
4.       “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”
5.      “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Side Two
6.       “Respect”
7.      “Chain Of Fools” – Alternate Version
8.      “Call Me” – Alternate Version *
9.      “Rock Steady” – Alternate Mix/Take
10.  “How I Got Over” (Single Edit) – Live

Side Three
11.  “Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)”
12.  “Until You Come Back To Me” – Work Tape *
13.  “Something He Can Feel”
14.  “You Light Up My Life” *
15.  “Think”

Side Four
16.  “Freeway Of Love”
17.   “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
18.  “Someday We'll All Be Free”
19.  “A Rose Is Still A Rose”
20.  “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” – Live*
     (Originally Broadcast On The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 12/19/15) 

*Previously Unreleased Audio 
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MICK FLEETWOOD RELEASES NEW MUSIC/VIDEO

Rock & Roll Icon Releases New Recording of

“These Strange Times”

 

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September 25, 2020 -- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer Mick Fleetwood released today a new recording and video for Mick Fleetwood’s Da*da*ism “These Strange Times,” available on Rhino Records. Originally released on Fleetwood Mac’s 16th studio album Time in 1995, the song was re-recorded adding thirty seconds of Peter Green’s “Albatross” to the end of the song and set to a brand-new video.

Inspired by an eighteenth-century painting, the newly released video and accompanying single artwork are centered around the idea of something greater than us, which lies at the core of our very human struggle to be our best selves. 

“The project is about the energy of choice, of deciding if you want to be a part of the dark or the light when push comes to shove, which seems very apropos at this moment in history,” Fleetwood says. “It’s about how you read things, which is very important today. Everyone needs to be carefully paying attention to the information coming our way. There is subtext to everything and we need to be aware of that. When I first encountered the painting that inspired the photoshoot, it was a soul-searching exercise that I was driven to do but I didn’t know when would be the time to release it. Now I know why: the when is now.”

The spoken-word poem at the center of the song finds the narrator, Fleetwood, questioning his feelings and his thoughts, as he has found himself stuck between the dark and the light.  The video is meant to be as thought provoking as the song is hypnotic, as the lyrics detail the struggle of the narrator.

“I hope the song conveys that life is about choice,” Fleetwood says. “God is everything, no matter what your belief system is. Being in love is God, no matter your creed. There’s a rejoicing at the end of the song when the narrator chooses the side of the light. The song is about all of us making that choice ourselves and the relief we feel when we are no longer caught in the middle.” 

“This is something I wrote many years ago,” Fleetwood says, “and I want it to be nothing more than thought provoking. I want people to see and hear what they will in it. My hope is that by sharing these thought-provoking moments in my world that I can somehow open the eyes of others to things in their world and to the existence we all share, which is more and more endangered with each passing day.” 

Click here to find out more on “These Strange Times” as told by Mick Fleetwood with Anthony Bozza: www.mickfleetwoodofficial.com/2020/mick-fleetwood-these-strange-times/ 

Song Credits:
Title: These Strange Times
Artist: Mick Fleetwood’s Da * da * ism 
Composers: Mick Fleetwood, Ray Kennedy and Peter Green
Executive Producers: Mick Fleetwood and Carl Stubner
Produced by Lynn Peterson, Mick Fleetwood, John Jones and Ray Kennedy
Recorded and Mixed by: Lynn Peterson and John Jones
Additional Engineering: Jimmy Hotz 
Recorded in the USA 
 
Vocals: Mick Fleetwood & Bekka Bramlett
Lead Guitars: Rick Vito
Acoustic Guitars, Drums & Percussion: Mick Fleetwood
Bass Guitar: John Jones 
Keyboards: Ricky Peterson & John Jones 
Background vocals: Lucy Fleetwood
 
 

      
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ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019

Collection Captures Nearly Four Hours Of Highlights Recorded Live Last Year 
At The Acclaimed Charity Music Festival Founded By The Legendary Guitarist 

Available On November 20 From Rhino On 3CD, 6LP, 2DVD And 2 Blu-rays 

Live Performance Of “Goodbye Carolina” By The Marcus King Band Is 
Available Today And Special PBS Programming To Premiere In November

LOS ANGELES – Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once again summoned an all-star team of six-string heroes for his fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2019. Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-day concert event raised funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, the chemical dependency treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998.

Following a six-year hiatus, the festival returned reenergized with outstanding performances by Clapton, James Bay, Jeff Beck, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Andy Fairweather Low, Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Sonny Landreth, Lianne La Havas, Los Lobos, John Mayer, Keb’ Mo’, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Randolph, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jimmie Vaughan and more. 

Rhino relives the best moments from the jaw-dropping display of guitar virtuosity with new video and audio collections. ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019 will be available on November 20 in several configurations: 3CD ($29.98), 6LP ($119.98), 2DVD ($24.99), and 2 Blu-Rays ($24.99) and is available for pre-order now. 

One of the highlights from the festival, The Marcus King Band’s dynamic performance of “Goodbye Carolina,” is available via Rhino’s YouTube channel today. Click HERE to view now. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 will also be part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning Saturday, November 28, 2020 (check local listings). 

Throughout the show, Clapton shared the stage with others to perform some of his best-known songs, including “Layla” with John Mayer, plus acoustic versions of “Wonderful Tonight” and “Lay Down Sally” with Andy Fairweather Low. Clapton also paid tribute to his late friend George Harrison with a searing rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” with Peter Frampton. 

The Crossroads’ lineup offered an impressive mix of performers, with legends like Bonnie Raitt, James Burton, Robert Cray, and Jeff Beck (whose outstanding cover of The Beach Boys’ “Caroline, No” was a festival high point); contemporary stars Gary Clark Jr., Robert Randolph and Sheryl Crow; as well as rising talents The Marcus King Band, Tom Misch, and Lianne La Havas.

Naturally, the on-stage collaborations provided some of the most compelling moments. Highlights include a cover of The Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by Doyle Bramhall II, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Jim Keltner and actor Bill Murray (the festival’s M.C.); Buddy Guy and Johnny Lang ripping through Guy’s classic “Cognac;” and a version of the Merle Haggard hit “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” by Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Bradley Walker, and dobro master Jerry Douglas. For the encore, Clapton returned to the stage to lead ensemble performances of Prince’s “Purple Rain” and Joe Cocker’s “High Time We Went.” 

The first Crossroads Benefit Concert took place in 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Crossroads Guitar Festival made its debut in 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. That sold-out show was chronicled in a two-disc DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world’s top-selling music DVDs, achieving the 10x platinum mark in the United States alone. The subsequent DVD sets met similar acclaim. The 2007 collection was certified 6x platinum; the 2010 set was certified 3x platinum; and the 2013 set was certified platinum. Since 2004, The Crossroads Guitar Festival has been held every three years except in 2016. 

The festival was also the launch pad for the global ‘Turn Up For Recovery’ movement, which is helping bring awareness of abstinence based recovery and raise funds to provide treatment at Crossroads for those in need. 

Website: https://turnupforrecovery.org/ 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/turnupforrecovery 
All socials: https://linktr.ee/tufr 

ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019
Track Listing (CD, DVD, Blu-ray):

1.      Introduction 
2.      “Native Stepson” – Sonny Landreth    
3.      “Wonderful Tonight” – Eric Clapton & Andy Fairweather Low 
4.      “Lay Down Sally” – Eric Clapton & Andy Fairweather Low 
5.      “Million Miles” – Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’ & Alan Darby 
6.      “Son’s Gonna Rise” – Citizen Cope with Gary Clark Jr. 
7.      “Lait / De Ushuaia A La Quiaca” - Gustavo Santaolalla 
8.       “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – Doyle Bramhall II with Tedeschi Trucks, Band 
9.      “That’s How Strong My Love Is” – Doyle Bramhall II with Tedeschi Trucks Band 
10.  “Lift Off” – Tom Misch 
11.  “Cognac” – Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang 
12.  “Everything Is Broken” – Sheryl Crow & Bonnie Raitt 
13.  “Every Day Is A Winding Road” – Sheryl Crow with James Bay 
14.  “Retrato” – Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins 
15.  “B-Side” – Kurt Rosenwinkel with Pedro Martins 
16.  “Baby, Please Come Home” – Jimmie Vaughan with Bonnie Raitt 
17.  “How Long” – The Marcus King Band 
18.  “Goodbye Carolina” – The Marcus King Band 
19.  “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Peter Frampton with Eric Clapton 
20.  “Space For The Papa” – Jeff Beck 
21.  “Big Block” – Jeff Beck 
22.  “Caroline, No” – Jeff Beck 
23.  “Cut Em Loose – Robert Randolph 
24.  “Hold Back The River” – James Bay 
25.  “When We Were On Fire” – James Bay 
26.  “Mas y Mas” – Los Lobos 
27.  “Am I Wrong?” – Keb’ Mo’ 
28.  “Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” – John Mayer 
29.  “How Blue Can You Get?” – Tedeschi Trucks Band 

30.  “Shame” – Tedeschi Trucks Band 
31.  “Is Your Love Big Enough” – Lianne La Havas 
32.  “I Say A Little Prayer” – Lianne La Havas 
33.  “Feed The Babies” – Gary Clark Jr. 
34.  “I Got My Eyes On You (Locked & Loaded)” – Gary Clark Jr. 
35.  “Pearl Cadillac” – Gary Clark Jr. 
36.  “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” – Vince Gill with Albert Lee & Jerry Douglas 
37.  “Tulsa Time” – Vince Gill with Albert Lee, Bradley Walker, Albert Lee & Jerry Douglas 
38.  “Drifting Too Far From The Shore” – Bradley Walker with Vince Gill, Albert Lee & Jerry Douglas 
39.  “Badge” – Eric Clapton 
40.  “Layla” – Eric Clapton with John Mayer & Doyle Bramhall II 
Encore Finale
41.  “Purple Rain” – Eric Clapton & Ensemble 
42.  “High Time We Went” – Eric Clapton & Ensemble 

End Credits
“Going Going Gone” - Doyle Bramhall II with Tedeschi Trucks Band

ERIC CLAPTON’S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019
LP Track Listing:

Side A
1.      “Native Stepson” – Sonny Landreth    
2.      “Wonderful Tonight” – Eric Clapton & Andy Fairweather Low 
3.      “Lay Down Sally” – Eric Clapton & Andy Fairweather Low 
4.      “Million Miles” – Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’ & Alan Darby 

Side B
1.      “Son’s Gonna Rise” – Citizen Cope with Gary Clark Jr. 
2.      “Sideways” – Citizen Cope 
3.      “Lait / De Ushuaia A La Quiaca” - Gustavo Santaolalla 
4.      “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – Doyle Bramhall II with Tedeschi Trucks Band 

Side C
5.      “That’s How Strong My Love Is” – Doyle Bramhall II with Tedeschi Trucks Band 
1.       “Lift Off” – Tom Misch 
2.      “Cognac” – Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang 

Side D
1.      “Every Day Is A Winding Road” – Sheryl Crow with James Bay 
2.      “Retrato” – Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins 
3.      “B-Side” – Kurt Rosenwinkel with Pedro Martins 

Side E
1.      “Baby, Please Come Home” – Jimmie Vaughan with Bonnie Raitt 
2.      “How Long” – The Marcus King Band 
3.      “Goodbye Carolina” – The Marcus King Band 
4.      “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Peter Frampton with Eric Clapton 

Side F
1.      “Space For The Papa” – Jeff Beck 
2.      “Big Block” – Jeff Beck 
3.      “Caroline, No” – Jeff Beck 
4.      “Cut Em Loose – Robert Randolph 

Side G
1.      “Hold Back The River” – James Bay 
2.      “When We Were On Fire” – James Bay 
3.      “Mas y Mas” – Los Lobos 

Side H
1.      “Am I Wrong?” – Keb’ Mo’ 
2.      “I Shiver” – Robert Cray 
3.      “Slow Dancing In A Burning Room” – John Mayer 
4.      “How Blue Can You Get?” – Tedeschi Trucks Band 

Side I
1.      “Shame” – Tedeschi Trucks Band 
2.      “Is Your Love Big Enough” – Lianne La Havas 
3.      “I Say A Little Prayer” – Lianne La Havas 
4.      “Feed The Babies” – Gary Clark Jr. 

Side J
1.      “I Got My Eyes On You (Locked & Loaded)” – Gary Clark Jr. 
2.      “Pearl Cadillac” – Gary Clark Jr. 
3.      “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” – Vince Gill with Albert Lee& Jerry Douglas 
4.      “Tulsa Time” – Vince Gill with Albert Lee, Bradley Walker, & Jerry Douglas 

Side K
1.      “Drifting Too Far From The Shore” – Bradley Walker with Vince Gill, Albert Lee & Jerry Douglas 
2.      “Badge” – Eric Clapton 
3.      “Layla” – Eric Clapton with John Mayer 

Side L
Encore Finale
1.      “Purple Rain” – Eric Clapton & Ensemble 
2.      “High Time We Went” – Eric Clapton & Ensemble 

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THE REPLACEMENTS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR
“CAN’T HARDLY WAIT”

Includes 1987 Footage Of The Band Newly Upgraded To HD That Was Originally Featured In Their Iconic Videos For “The Ledge” And “Alex Chilton”

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The Video Also Features Newly Remastered Audio From The Upcoming 
Pleased To Meet Me Deluxe Edition, Available On October 9; 
Pre-Order Exclusive, Limited Edition Bundles Now At Rhino.com

 

LOS ANGELES – In advance of the upcoming deluxe edition of The Replacements’ Pleased To Meet Me, the band has premiered a new video for their classic track from the album, “Can’t Hardly Wait.” The new clip pulls from the same vintage black and white footage from 1987, now upgraded to HD resolution, that was famously used for two other videos from the album, while using newly remastered audio from the deluxe edition. The footage was initially shot for “The Ledge,” but after this video was infamously banned from MTV for objectionable song content, the band re-used it for their follow-up video (“Alex Chilton”). With the release of the new “Can’t Hardly Wait” revisiting the footage once again, we now have a Pleased To Meet Me video trilogy.  

Recording Pleased To Meet Me was a transformative journey for The Replacements, one that began with the combustible Minneapolis combo on the brink of collapse and culminated in one of the definitive albums of the band’s career. That transformation is chronicled in-depth on the group’s latest boxed set, PLEASED TO MEET ME (DELUXE EDITION), available from Rhino on October 9 as a 3-CD/1-LP set ($64.98) and digitally. 
 
More than half of the music (29 of the 55 tracks) on this Deluxe Edition set has never been released, including demos, rough mixes, and outtakes as well as Bob Stinson’s last recordings with The Replacements from 1986.

Several exclusive bundles can be pre-ordered now at Rhino.com which include a variety of limited edition items including a t-shirt, tote bag, iron-on patch, bumper sticker, placemat, and a cassette featuring a previously unreleased interview with Paul Westerberg recorded just before the release of the album. Brief excerpts from the interview were originally included in a radio promo LP that was released in 1987 but this marks the first time that the complete interview has been made available.   

The music is presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book loaded with dozens of rarely seen photos along with a detailed history of the Pleased To Meet Me era written by Bob Mehr, who authored The New York Times bestseller, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements. Mehr, together with Rhino’s Jason Jones, produced this new collection. 

Pleased To Meet Me was recorded over three months at Ardent Studios in Memphis with legendary producer Jim Dickinson before it debuted in April 1987. The collection opens with a newly remastered version of the original 11-track album along with a selection of B-sides and a version of “Can’t Hardly Wait” that was remixed by Jimmy Iovine. All of the music included in this boxed set has been remastered by Justin Perkins, who remastered the band’s widely acclaimed 2019 boxed set, Dead Man’s Pop. 

The second disc explores the creative process behind Pleased To Meet Me with 15 demos, 11 of which are unreleased, that were recorded at Blackberry Way Studios in Minneapolis during the summer of 1986. The first seven of these demos represent the last recordings made by all four original members of The Replacements. After those demo sessions stalled out, singer/guitarist Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars made the painful decision to part ways with lead guitarist Bob Stinson after recording five albums together. 

The disc’s remaining eight demos feature the band as a trio and include “Shooting Dirty Pool,” two versions of “Kick It In,” and “Even If It’s Cheap,” whose opening line (“Pleased to meet me/the pleasure’s all yours”) would ultimately inspire the title of the album.

The collection’s final disc features 13 previously unreleased rough mixes by studio engineer John Hampton that include the majority of the album along with non-album tracks like “Election Day” and “Birthday Gal.” These rough mixes are also featured on the 180-gram vinyl record included in the set. 

Rounding out the collection are several unreleased tracks (Westerberg’s “Run For The Country” and “Learn How To Fail,” Tommy Stinson’s “Trouble On The Way”) along with a selection of outtakes (“Beer For Breakfast” and “I Don’t Know”) that debuted on the 1997 compilation, All For Nothing/Nothing For All. 

For more information about THE REPLACEMENTS, please contact Jason Elzy in the Rhino Media Relations Department at jason.elzy@rhino.com or 818-238-6220. 

PLEASED TO MEET ME (DELUXE EDITION)
Track Listing

Disc One: Pleased to Meet Me (2020 Remaster) + Rare, Single-Only Tracks 
1.      “I.O.U.”
2.      “Alex Chilton”
3.      “I Don’t Know”
4.      “Nightclub Jitters”
5.      “The Ledge”
6.      “Never Mind”
7.      “Valentine”
8.      “Shooting Dirty Pool”
9.      “Red Red Wine”
10.  “Skyway”
11.  “Can’t Hardly Wait”
12.  “Election Day”
13.  “Jungle Rock”
14.   “Route 66”
15.  “Tossin’ n’ Turnin’”
16.  “Cool Water”
17.   “Can’t Hardly Wait” – Jimmy Iovine Remix

Disc Two: Blackberry Way Demos
1.      “Bundle Up” – Demo 
2.      “Birthday Gal” – Demo 
3.      “I.O.U.” – Demo *
4.      “Red Red Wine” – Demo *
5.      “Photo” – Demo 
6.      “Time Is Killing Us” – Demo *
7.      “Valentine” – Demo 
8.      “Awake Tonight” – Demo *
9.      “Hey Shadow” – Demo *
10.  “I Don’t Know” – Demo *
11.  “Kick It In” – Demo 1 *
12.  “Shooting Dirty Pool” – Demo *
13.  “Kick It In” – Demo 2 *
14.  “All He Wants To Do Is Fish” – Demo *
15.  “Even If It’s Cheap” – Demo *

Disc Three: Rough Mixes, Outtakes, & Alternates
1.      “Valentine” – Rough Mix *
2.      “Never Mind” – Rough Mix * 
3.      “Birthday Gal” – Rough Mix * 
4.      “Alex Chilton” – Rough Mix *
5.      “Election Day” – Rough Mix *
6.      “Kick It In” – Rough Mix *
7.      “Red Red Wine” – Rough Mix *
8.      “The Ledge” – Rough Mix *
9.      “I.O.U.” – Rough Mix *
10.  “Can’t Hardly Wait” – Rough Mix *
11.  “Nightclub Jitters” – Rough Mix *
12.  “Skyway” – Rough Mix *
13.  “Cool Water” – Rough Mix *
14.  “Birthday Gal”
15.  “Learn How To Fail” *
16.  “Run For The Country” *
17.  “All He Wants To Do Is Fish”
18.  “I Can Help” – Outtake *
19.  “Lift Your Skirt” *
20.  “‘Til We’re Nude”
21.  “Beer For Breakfast”
22.  “Trouble On The Way” *
23.  “I Don’t Know” – Outtake

LP Track Listing
Side A
1.      “Valentine” – Rough Mix *
2.      “Never Mind” – Rough Mix * 
3.      “Birthday Gal” – Rough Mix *
4.      “Alex Chilton” – Rough Mix *
5.      “Election Day” – Rough Mix *
6.      “Kick It In” – Rough Mix *

Side B
1.      “Red Red Wine” – Rough Mix *
2.      “The Ledge” – Rough Mix *
3.      “I.O.U.” – Rough Mix *
4.      “Can’t Hardly Wait” – Rough Mix *
5.      “Nightclub Jitters” – Rough Mix *
6.      “Skyway” – Rough Mix *
7.      “Cool Water” – Rough Mix *

* previously unreleased

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