ODE SOUNDS & VISUALS AND RHINO ENTERTAINMENT
ANNOUNCE CHEECH & CHONG'S MARIJUANA LEAF-SHAPED
7-INCH FOR RECORD STORE DAY ON 4/21

The 7-Inch Features Two Versions Of Their Classic Track "Up In Smoke,"
In Celebration Of The Film's 40th Anniversary

Up In Smoke 40th Anniversary Deluxe Collector's Edition
With Blu-Ray And Soundtrack On CD And LP Available On 4/20 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Cheech & Chong's debut film UP IN SMOKE ,a cultural breakthrough that created the "stoner film" genre. In celebration of the anniversary, Rhino will release a very special Cheech & Chong single on Record Store Day: a 7-inch vinyl in the shape of a marijuana leaf, complete with a marijuana-scented "scratch and sniff" sticker. The single features the original version of the film's title song "Up In Smoke" on the one-side and a previously unreleased version of the song with an additional Spanish verse by Cheech on the other side.

The 7-inch, limited to 4500 individually numbered copies, will be available exclusively at independent record stores on Record Store Day on April 21. Please visit www.recordstoreday.com for a list of participating stores.

The day before (4/20) will see the release of Rhino's Deluxe Collector's Edition of UP IN SMOKE, a beautiful boxed set, limited to 5,000 copies, that pairs the newly released Blu-ray with the original soundtrack on CD and VINYL LP, as well as a 7-inch picture disc, oversized "Up In Smoke" rolling papers, a film poster, and booklet with new essays by both Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, along with rare and unseen photos. The Deluxe Collector's Edition also includes a newly recorded "2018 version" of the title song "Up In Smoke."

UP IN SMOKE 40th Anniversary Deluxe Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray/CD/VINYL LP) (Rhino)

The UP IN SMOKE Deluxe Collector's Edition comes housed in a 12x12 six-panel gatefold package and is
limited to 5,000 copies. The set features the Blu-ray as well as the following:

CD

• Original soundtrack album featuring classic Cheech & Chong songs like "Up In Smoke" and
"Earache My Eye," other music from the film, and audio clips from the film
• Previously unreleased version of the song "Up In Smoke" with an additional Spanish verse by
Cheech
• "2018 version" of "Up In Smoke"

VINYL LP

• Original soundtrack album on vinyl. Back in print for the first time since its initial release in 1978

Picture Disc

• 7-inch picture disc of "Earache My Eye" b/w "Lost Due To Incompetence (Theme From A Big
Green Van)" with an image of Cheech from the film on the A-side and the classic"YESCA" license
plate image on the B-side

Extras

• Oversized "Up In Smoke" usable rolling papers
• 11x17 film poster with original, tagline "Don't Go Straight To See This Movie"
• Booklet with new essays by both Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong along with rare and unseen
photos

UP IN SMOKE will make its debut on Blu-ray the week before, when the film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 10 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The UP IN SMOKE Blu-ray Combo Pack features a brand new short-form documentary entitled "How Pedro Met the Man: Up In Smoke at 40," which chronicles the duo's comedy history, as well as the origins and impact of the film itself. Capturing a complex and fascinating pop culture odyssey, the documentary incorporates new interviews with Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong and producer/director Lou Adler along with archival footage. The Combo Pack is also loaded with previously released bonus material including deleted scenes, commentary, a music video and more.

In 1978, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong made their feature film debut in UP IN SMOKE . The outrageously funny classic was inspired by their now legendary comedy routines of the early '70s. Following massive success with over 10 million comedy albums sold, four Grammy nominations and a win for Best Comedy Recording for "Los Cochinos," Cheech and Chong took Hollywood by storm when UP IN SMOKE became a smash hit, establishing the pair as the reigning comedy duo of a new generation. Today, the film still has viewers rolling in the aisles and maintains surprising cultural relevance four decades after its original release.

"The greatest thrill is making your first movie and this one has been seen and been influential all over the world for over forty years," said Richard "Cheech" Marin. "Up in Smoke started stoner movies and is still going strong so smoke it up one more time."

"Where did the time go? 40 years ago we made low budget movies that grossed over 100 million and are still being watched all over the world! And it also helped legalize an important medicine," said Thomas Chong. "I am so proud that a movie bearing a title of a simple song I wrote would be so influential for so many years."

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UP IN SMOKE 40th Anniversary

Street Date:

April 10, 2018 (Blu-ray & DVD)
April 20, 2018 (Deluxe Collector's Edition CD, VINYL LP, Blu-ray)
April 21, 2018 ("Up In Smoke" Marijuana Leaf-Shaped 7-inch single, Record Store Day
exclusive)

U.S. Rating:

R for pervasive drug use throughout, crude and sexual content and some language including sexual references

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DAVID BOWIE

THREE VERY SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION RECORD STORE DAY
RELEASES ON APRIL 21

WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON '78)
3 x LP UNRELEASED LIVE SET

LET'S DANCE (FULL-LENGTH DEMO)
12" SINGLE FEATURING THE FULL LENGTH VERSION OF THE DEMO
AND A RARE LIVE VERSION OF THE SONG

BOWIE NOW
WHITE VINYL LP RARE US ONLY PROMO COMPILATION
WITH NEW INTERIOR ARTWORK

LOS ANGELES - David Bowie vinyl releases are always a Record Store Day highlight and 2018 will be no exception. On April 21, Parlophone will be releasing three very special limited edition David Bowie items; WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON 1978), LET'S DANCE (DEMO) and, available for the first time commercially, the rare Berlin-era U.S. promo album BOWIE NOW.

WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON '78) 3 x LP SET

This previously unreleased 3 LP set was recorded live during the ISOLAR II tour at Earls Court, London on the June 30 and July 1, 1978 by Tony Visconti and was mixed by Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux, January 17-22, 1979. The newly designed trifold sleeve features imagery by photographers Sukita and Chris Walter.

LET'S DANCE (FULL-LENGTH DEMO) c/w LET'S DANCE (LIVE)

The 45 rpm 12" single features the first appearance of the full length demo of "Let's Dance" which was previously released digitally in an edited form for Bowie's birthday on January 8 of this year. The full-length demo version clocks in at 7:34 and, like the edited version, was mixed by Nile Rodgers (original co-producer of the demo with Bowie) in December of last year.

The demo is backed by the live version of "Let's Dance" recorded live at Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 12, 1983 and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. This version can be seen in the Serious Moonlight concert film and was also previously available on the AA side of the now very rare Australian David Bowie Is exhibition exclusive yellow vinyl 7" single. The sleeve of the 12" single is a different colored variation of the original "Let's Dance" single cover.

BOWIE NOW

This is the first commercial release of a rare 1977 U.S. only promotional-only LP on white vinyl. The tracks are drawn from the Low and "Heroes" albums and all of the audio is from the A New Career In A New Town boxed set, remastered by Tony Visconti. The package now features a newly designed inner sleeve with rarely seen black and white images taken in Berlin during 1977.

DAVID BOWIE - WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON '78) (3 LP SET)

Side 1
1. Warszawa
2. "Heroes"
3. What In The World

Side 2
1. Be My Wife
2. The Jean Genie
3. Blackout
4. Sense Of Doubt

Side 3
1. Speed Of Life
2. Sound And Vision
3. Breaking Glass
4. Fame
5. Beauty And The Beast

Side 4
1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Star
4. Hang On To Yourself
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Suffragette City

Side 5
1. Art Decade
2. Alabama Song
3. Station To Station

Side 6
1. TVC 15
2. Stay
3. Rebel Rebel

Produced by David Bowie. Recorded live at Earls Court June 30 and July 1, 1978 by Tony Visconti. Mixed by David Bowie and David Richards at Mountain Studios, Montreux, January 17-22, 1979.

Musicians

David Bowie - vocals, chamberlain
Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar
Adrian Belew - lead guitar
Dennis Davis - drums, percussion
Simon House - electric violin
Sean Mayes - piano, string ensemble
George Murray - bass guitar
Roger Powell - keyboards, synthesizer
Background vocals - Carlos Alomar, Adrian Belew, Sean Mayes, George Murray and Roger Powell.

DAVID BOWIE - LET'S DANCE (FULL-LENGTH DEMO) (12" SINGLE)

Side A
Let's Dance (Full-length demo) (7:34)
Produced by David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
Arranged by David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
Mixed by Nile Rodgers and Russell Graham at Le Crib Studios, November 2017
Recorded on December 19, 1982 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland by David Richards

Side B
Let's Dance (Live) (4:34)
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Recorded live at Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 12, 1983.

DAVID BOWIE - BOWIE NOW (WHITE VINYL LP)

Side 1
1. V-2 Schneider
2. Always Crashing In The Same Car
3. Sons Of The Silent Age
4. Breaking Glass
5. Neuköln

Side 2
1. Speed Of Life
2. Joe The Lion
3. What In The World
4. Blackout
5. Weeping Wall
6. The Secret Life Of Arabia

Side 1 tracks 2 and 4 and side 2 tracks 1, 3 and 5:
Mixed by Tony Visconti at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin
Recorded at The Château d'Hérouville and Hansa by the Wall, Berlin between September and October 1976.

Side 1 tracks 1, 3 and 5 and side 2 tracks 2, 4 and 6:
Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin between July and August 1977.

Engineers - Tony Visconti and Colin Thurston, and Mountain Studios, Montreux
Assistant engineers - David Richards and Eugene Chaplin
Hansa By The Wall in-house engineer - Eduard Meyer
Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux
Remastering overseen by Tony Visconti

DAVID BOWIE - WELCOME TO THE BLACKOUT (LIVE LONDON '78) (3 LP SET)
DAVID BOWIE - LET'S DANCE (DEMO) (12" SINGLE)
DAVID BOWIE - BOWIE NOW (WHITE VINYL LP)

Released on Parlophone April 21 2018.

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THE FLAMING LIPS REVISIT RESTLESS ERA

Rhino Celebrates Oklahoma's Fearless Freaks With Two Newly Remastered
Collections Of Their Early Work

A Single-Disc Compilation Will Be Available April 20
Followed By A Six-CD Boxed Set On June 29

LOS ANGELES - The Flaming Lips have pushed the envelope and bent boundaries for more than two decades with the band's Grammy®-winning music and ground-breaking concerts. This year, Rhino and Warner Bros. Records will celebrate Oklahoma's most famous freaks with an ambitious reissue program, kicking off with two releases that spotlight the joyous weirdness the band recorded for Restless Records before signing with Warner Bros. in 1991.

It begins with SCRATCHING THE DOOR: THE FIRST RECORDINGS OF THE FLAMING LIPS, a single-disc compilation that features music recorded by the band's original lineup. The 19-track collection will be available on April 20 for $14.98. It will be followed by SEEING THE UNSEEABLE: THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE FLAMING LIPS 1986-1990, a six-CD boxed set that includes their four Restless Records studio albums and two discs of rarities, available on June 29 for $34.98. Both releases will also be available on digital download and streaming services, with over 40 tracks making their digital debut. 2018 also sees a slew of vinyl reissues from The Flaming Lips, including remasters of the Restless albums. These will feature some tracks appearing on vinyl for the very first time.

All of the music on SCRATCHING THE DOOR and SEEING THE UNSEEABLE has been remastered from original sources by the band's longtime musical foil and producer, David Fridmann with help from the Lips' Wayne Coyne and Michael Ivins.

SCRATCHING THE DOOR highlights tracks recorded by The Flaming Lips' original line-up, which featured Wayne Coyne's brother Mark on vocals. The album includes the band's first and second cassette demos, in addition to The Flaming Lips first self-released EP, which has been remastered from the original 1/4" analog tape master. This marks the first time all of these recordings have been collected together on a single release. Among the other featured tracks are covers of The Who's "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere," Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown" and the theme song from the 1960's Batman television series, which previously appeared on Rykodisc's 2002 compilation, Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid.

SEEING THE UNSEEABLE brings back into print (physically - they are available digitally) all four studio albums that the band released on Restless Records between 1984 and 1990: Hear It Is (1986), Oh My Gawd!!!...The Flaming Lips (1987), Telepathic Surgery (1989) and In A Priest Driven Ambulance (With Silver Sunshine Stares) (1990). All of these have been remastered from the original 1/4" analog tape masters and include sonic treasures such as "Godzilla Flick," "Unconsciously Screaming," "One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning" and their cover of the classic "(What A) Wonderful World."

The set is also packed with rare recordings originally released as b-sides, flexi discs, and on various compilations like, the Sub Pop single "Strychnine/Peace, Love And Understanding" and a cover of "After The Gold Rush" from a 1989 Neil Young tribute album Also included is The Mushroom Tapes, the series of demos for the band's final Restless album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance, only previously issued on the Rykodisc compilation CD, The Day They Shot A Hole In the Jesus Egg.

SCRATCHING THE DOOR: THE FIRST RECORDINGS OF THE FLAMING LIPS
Track Listing:
1. "Bag Full Of Thoughts"
2. "Out For A Walk"
3. "Garden Of Eyes"
4. "Forever Is A Long Time"
5. "Scratchin' The Door"
6. "My Own Planet"
7. "Killer On The Radio"
8. "Batman Theme"
9. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
10. "Handsome Johnny"
11. "Flaming Lips Theme Song 1983"
12. "The Future Is Gone"
13. "Underground Pharmacist"
14. "Real Fast Words"
15. "Groove Room"
16. "Jesus Shootin' Heroin"
17. "Trains, Brains & Rain"
18. "Communication Breakdown"
19. "Summertime Blues"

SEEING THE UNSEEABLE: THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE FLAMING LIPS 1986-1990
Track Listing:
Disc One: Hear It Is
1. "With You"
2. "Unplugged"
3. "Trains, Brains and Rain"
4. "Jesus Shootin' Heroin"
5. "Just Like Before"
6. "She Is Death"
7. "Charlie Manson Blues"
8. "Man From Pakistan"
9. "Godzilla Flick"
10. "Staring At Sound/With You (Reprise)"

Disc Two: Oh My Gawd!!!...The Flaming Lips
1. "Everything's Explodin'"
2. "One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning"
3. "Maximum Dream For Evil Knievel"
4. "Can't Exist"
5. "Ode to C.C. (Part I)"
6. "The Ceiling Is Bendin'"
7. "Prescription: Love"
8. "Thanks To You"
9. "Can't Stop The Spring"
10. "Ode To C.C. (Part II)"
11. "Love Yer Brain"

Disc Three: Telepathic Surgery
1. "Drug Machine In Heaven"
2. "Right Now"
3. "Michael, Time To Wake Up"
4. "Chrome Plated Suicide"
5. "Hari-Krishna Stomp Wagon (Fuck Led Zeppelin)"
6. "Miracle On 42nd Street"
7. "Fryin' Up"
8. "Hell's Angel's Cracker Factory"
9. "U.F.O. Story"
10. "Redneck School Of Technology"
11. "Shaved Gorilla"
12. "The Spontaneous Combustion Of John"
13. "The Last Drop Of Morning Dew"
14. "Begs and Achin'"

Disc Four: In A Priest Driven Ambulance (With Silver Sunshine Stares)
1. "Shine On Sweet Jesus - Jesus Song No. 5"
2. "Unconsciously Screamin'"
3. "Rainin' Babies"
4. "Take Meta Mars"
5. "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain"
6. "Stand In Line"
7. "God Walks Among Us Now - Jesus Song No. 6"
8. "There You Are - Jesus Song No. 7"
9. "Mountain Side"
10. "What A Wonderful World"

Disc Five: Restless Rarities
1. "Death Valley '69"
2. "Thank You"
3. "Can't Stop The Spring" - Remix
4. "After The Gold Rush"
5. "Death Trippin' At Sunrise"
6. "Drug Machine In Heaven" - Sub Pop 7" version
7. "Strychnine/Peace, Love And Understanding"
8. "Lucifer Rising"
9. "Ma, I Didn't Notice"
10. "Let Me Be It"
11. "She's Gone Mad Again"
12. "Golden Hearse"
13. "Stand In Line"
14. "I Want To Kill My Brother; The Cymbal Head"
15. "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain"

Disc Six: The Mushroom Tapes
1. "Take Meta Mars"
2. "Mountain Side"
3. "There You Are"
4. "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain"
5. "Rainin' Babies"
6. "Unconsciously Screamin'"
7. "Stand In Line"
8. "God's A Wheeler Dealer"
9. "Agonizing"
10. "One Shot"
11. "Cold Day"
12. "Jam"

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Limited Edition 7-Inch Single, Produced By Jimmy Page,
To Be Released On Record Store Day Featuring Unreleased Versions Of
“Rock And Roll” And “Friends”

Available April 21 Exclusively At Independent Music Retailers

In advance of Led Zeppelin’s 50th Anniversary celebration, slated to commence this September, the band will whet fan’s appetites with their first ever release for Record Store Day on April 21. The limited edition 7-inch single is produced by Jimmy Page and pressed on yellow vinyl.  The single will feature two previously unheard studio mixes, handpicked by Page to appear on the release: the “Sunset Sound Mix” of “Rock And Roll” b/w the “Olympic Studios Mix” of “Friends.”

The previously unreleased version of “Rock And Roll” provides an additional peak into the fabled “Sunset Sound Mixes” of Led Zeppelin IV. Only two previous “Sunset Sound Mixes” have been released, the first being the well-known version of “When The Levee Breaks” on the original album and the second the “Stairway To Heaven” mix that debuted on 2014 companion disc in the deluxe edition. The previously unheard “Olympic Studios Mix” of “Friends” is a stripped-down version, without the orchestration of the final mix.

Additionally, Led Zeppelin will release a newly remastered version of their classic live album How The West Was Won in multiple formats on March 23 including the first ever vinyl and Blu-ray Audio editions (with the Blu-ray containing hi-res 5.1 surround sound). The collection captures performances from Led Zeppelin’s legendary concerts at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena on June 25 and 27, 1972. Melded together and sequenced to replicate a single concert from beginning to end, the three-CD and four-LP collections capture the band at the height of its formidable powers.

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ORNETTE COLEMAN'S ATLANTIC YEARS ON VINYL

Ten-LP Collection Includes All Six Studio Albums Coleman Recorded With Atlantic Records Between 1959 And 1961, Plus More Than Two Hours Of Session Outtakes

Set For Release On May 25 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - Ornette Coleman recorded one of the greatest bodies of work in jazz during a 22-month-long burst of creativity. Between 1959 and 1961, the saxophonist and composer released six studio albums on Atlantic Records that helped usher in the avant-garde, free jazz movement.

Those albums, along more than two hours of session outtakes, are featured together in the 10-LP boxed set ORNETTE COLEMAN: THE ATLANTIC YEARS, featuring newly remastered audio by John Webber at AIR Studios. Several of these titles are long out-of-print on vinyl. The Ornette Coleman Legacy, featuring six songs originally released for the first time in 1993 as part of Rhino's CD boxed set Beauty Is A Rare Thing, making its vinyl debut. The new vinyl set from Rhino will be available on May 25 for $174.98.

The LPs are presented in replica European-style 1960s jackets in a side-loading slipcase along with a 12 x 12 booklet with new liner notes written by renowned author-music critic Ben Ratliff, plus rare pictures taken by legendary jazz photographer Lee Friedlander.

The albums featured in the set are: The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959), Change Of The Century (1959), This Is Our Music (1960), Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation (1960), Ornette! (1961), Ornette On Tenor (1961), The Art Of Improvisers (1970), Twins (1971), To Whom Who Keeps A Record (1975), and The Ornette Coleman Legacy (1993.)

On most of his Atlantic albums, Coleman recorded with a quartet that included trumpeter Don Cherry, plus either Charlie Haden or Scott LaFaro on bass, and either Billy Higgins or Ed Blackwell on drums. One notable exception is Free Jazz, a ground-breaking single-track album where Coleman led a double quartet through a nearly 40-minute collective improvisation. The stereo mix used for the album separates the quartets into different channels; one on the right and the other on the left.

Coleman worked extensively with producer Nesuhi Ertegun on the music featured in this collection. Their partnership began in 1959 with Coleman's Atlantic debut, The Shape of Jazz To Come, an album the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry in 2012.

Among the albums included in THE ATLANTIC YEARS are three compilations that Atlantic released in the 1970's: The Art Of Improvisers (1970), Twins (1971), and To Whom Who Keeps A Record (1975.) These albums include outtakes from recording sessions for all six of Coleman's studio albums.
 

ORNETTE COLEMAN: THE ATLANTIC YEARS
Album Listing

The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959)
Change Of The Century (1959)
This Is Our Music (1960)
Free Jazz (1960)
Ornette! (1961)
Ornette On Tenor (1961)
The Art Of Improvisers (1970)
Twins (1971)
To Whom Who Keeps A Record (1975)
The Ornette Coleman Legacy (1993)

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