PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE CATALOGUE: 1985-2012

Landmark Series Of Remastered Parlophone Studio Albums Packaged With "Further
Listening" Albums Of Additional And Previously Unreleased Material Out July 28

The First Albums Reissued Will Be Nightlife, Release, And Fundamental

LOS ANGELES - Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce CATALOGUE: 1985-2012, a very special series of reissues that will include of all their studio albums released on Parlophone. This definitive edition will feature each album from the duo's discography on the label, remastered and accompanied by  "further listening" albums of master quality bonus tracks, and demos created in the same period of time as each album, as well as Pet Shop Boys' own remixes of their tracks. Many tracks are being released for the first time. Each album will be packaged with an extensive booklet in which Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss each song, illustrated with many archive photographs. The entire project is designed by Farrow Design.

The reissue series begins on July 28, with the release of three very different-sounding PSB albums: Nightlife, Release, and Fundamental. Each album is available on 180-gram vinyl, as well as on CD and digitally. The pre-order starts today with the track "For All Of Us" from  Nightlife / Further Listening available for immediate download.

Nightlife, their darkly orchestrated collaboration with producers Rollo, Craig Armstrong and David Morales, originally released in 1999, is reissued with two "Further Listening" discs, including exclusive, unreleased tracks such as "Tall Thin Men," and "For All Of Us," as well as demo versions of "Vampires," "Call Me Old-Fashioned," and "Radiophonic."

Also seeing a remastered reissue will be the album Release, featuring Johnny Marr on guitar. It also comes with two "further listening" albums of additional tracks, including unreleased songs "Motoring," "The Night Is A Time To Explore Who You Are," "Run, Girl, Run," and "Reunion," as well as previously-unreleased John Peel versions of "A Powerful Friend," and "If  Looks Could Kill," as well as previously-unreleased cover version of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again, Naturally" featuring Elton John.

The third PSB album to feature in this first batch of reissues is Fundamental, their magnificent Trevor Horn-produced album. As well as the remastered original album, there's a 22-track "further listening" album of additional material including demos of unreleased songs such as "Ring Road," "One-way Street," and "Dancing In The Dusk," alongside previously-unreleased mixes and remixes.

The CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 reissues will continue over the next year until all PSB Parlophone albums have been released with "further listening" albums:

Yes / Further Listening: 2008-2010
Elysium / Further Listening: 2011-2012
Please / Further Listening: 1984-1986
Actually / Further Listening: 1987-1988
Introspective / Further Listening: 1988-1989
Behaviour / Further Listening: 1990-1991
Very / Further Listening: 1992-1994
Bilingual / Further Listening: 1995-1997

The reissues of  Please, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, Very, and Bilingual were originally released with bonus  "further listening"  albums in 2001 and are being newly remastered with their original track-listings for these projects.
 

Nightlife / Further Listening: 1996-2000
Track Listing:

CD1
1. For Your Own Good
2. Closer To Heaven
3. I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More
4. Happiness Is An Option
5. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
6. Vampires
7. Radiophonic
8. The Only One
9. Boy Strange
10. In Denial
11. New York City Boy
12. Footsteps

CD2
1. Vampires (Demo)*
2. For All Of Us (Demo)*
3. Call Me Old-Fashioned (Demo)*
4. Friendly Fire
5. Believe/Song For Guy (Featuring Elton John)*
6. Sail Away
7. It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (Fan Club Mix)
8. Nightlife
9. Playing In The Streets*
10. Tall Thin Men*
11. Radiophonic (Demo)*

CD3
1. Somebody Else's Business
2. Silver Age
3. Screaming
4. For All Of Us**
5. The Ghost Of Myself
6. Casting A Shadow
7. I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More (The PSB Extension)
8. Was It Worth It? (Live)**
9. Lies
10. Paris City Boy (Full French)*
11. Positive Role Model
12. Somebody Else's Business (Extended Mix)**

* Previously unreleased
**Previously unreleased on CD

Release / Further Listening: 2001-2004
Track Listing:

CD1
1. Home And Dry
2. I Get Along
3. Birthday Boy
4. London
5. E-mail
6. The Samurai In Autumn
7. Love Is A Catastrophe
8. Here
9. The Night I Fell In Love
10. You Choose

CD2
1. Between Two Islands
2. Searching For The Face Of Jesus
3. Time On My Hands
4. Motoring (Demo)*
5. Love Life**
6. Transparent
7. Sexy Northerner
8. The Night Is A Time To Explore Who You Are (Demo)*
9. Closer To Heaven (Slow Version)
10. Run, Girl, Run (Demo)*
11. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today
12. Always
13. Home And Dry (Ambient Mix)
14. Bright Young Things (Demo)*
15. Kazak*
16. A Powerful Friend (John Peel Version)*
17. If Looks Could Kill (John Peel Version)*

CD3
1. Try It (I'm In Love With A Married Man)
2. Here (PSB New Extended Mix)
3. If Looks Could Kill
4. A Powerful Friend**
5. Party Song
6. No Excuse (Demo)*
7. Blue On Blue
8. Jack And Jill Party (Demo)*
9. Baby (Demo)
10. Flamboyant (Original Demo)
11. Miracles
12. Flamboyant (7" Mix)
13. Numb (Demo)
14. In Private (Featuring Elton John)
15. Alone Again, Naturally (Featuring Elton John)*
16. Reunion (Electro Mix)*
17. Bright Young Things
18. We're The Pet Shop Boys
19. It's A Sin (Barfly Version)

* Previously unreleased
** Previously unreleased on CD

Fundamental / Further Listening: 2005-2007
Track Listing:

CD1
1. Psychological
2. The Sodom And Gomorrah Show
3. I Made My Excuses And Left
4. Minimal
5. Numb
6. God Willing
7. Luna Park
8. I'm With Stupid
9. Casanova In Hell
10. Twentieth Century
11. Indefinite Leave To Remain
12. Integral

CD2
1. Fugitive (Richard X Extended Mix)
2. Ring Road (Demo)*
3. The Performance Of My Life (Demo)*
4. One-way Street (Demo)*
5. Girls Don't Cry
6. The Resurrectionist
7. The Sodom And Gomorrah Show (Original Demo)**
8. Dancing In The Dusk (Demo)*
9. After The Event
10. The Former Enfant Terrible
11. No Time For Tears (Orchestral Mix)*
12. God Willing (Original Full-Length Mix)*
13. I'm With Stupid (PSB Maxi-Mix)
14. Answer The Phone! (Ringtone)**
15. Where Are You? (Ringtone)**
16. Water (Ringtone)**
17. Numb (Single Edit)
18. One Night
19. A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi"
20. Transfer (Visionaire Mix)*
21. Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate 7" Mix)**
22. Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate Mix)

* Previously unreleased
** Previously unreleased on CD
 

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RAMONES: LEAVE HOME 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION

3CD/1 Vinyl LP Deluxe Edition Features New 40th Anniversary Mix By

Album Engineer/Mixer Ed Stasium Plus A Newly Remastered Version Of The Original Mix, Rarities, And Unreleased Studio And Live Recordings

Available July 21 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES – Following the success of last year’s 40th anniversary edition of the Ramones’ debut album comes a deluxe version of the group’s follow-up, Leave Home. Originally released in January 1977, this 30-minute opus of buzzsaw rock introduced fans to classics like “Pinhead” “California Sun,” and “Swallow My Pride.”

To celebrate the album’s indelible legacy, Rhino will release two versions on July 21. The 3CD/1 Vinyl LP LEAVE HOME: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be available for $64.98. It contains two different mixes of the album, a remastered version of the original and a new 40th anniversary mix by original Leave Home album engineer/mixer Ed Stasium, along with a treasure trove of unheard recordings, and an unreleased live show recorded in 1977 at CBGB’s. The newly remastered original version will also be released as a single CD ($7.98). Both titles will be available via digital download and streaming as well.

The deluxe edition will be produced in a limited and numbered edition of 15,000 copies worldwide and comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book. In addition to the music, the set also features stories about the band by legendary former manager Danny Fields, as told to renowned music scribe Michael Azerrad, as well as details about making the album by Stasium.

The first disc features two different mixes of Leave Home, opening with a remastered version of the original stereo mix. The highlight is the new 40th anniversary mix of the full album, created by Stasium from the original multi-track tapes, and designed to better reflect the Ramones’ raw power and beef up the sound. In the set’s liner notes he writes: “Generally, the consensus was [the original] maybe sounded too clean, the guitars panned completely left-right detracted from the band’s foreboding presence, and the reverb effects especially were a little excessive.” The new 40th anniversary mix is also featured on the LP that accompanies this deluxe edition.

The second disc is overflowing with more than two dozen rare and unreleased recordings. It begins with rough mixes for 15 tracks recorded for Leave Home at Sundragon studio in New York. Most are missing elements that had yet to be recorded, offering fascinating insight into the band’s recording process and the development of the album. Also included are “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” and “Babysitter,” both of which served as replacement songs on the US and UK versions of the album, respectively, when the band removed “Carbona Not Glue” from the track list shortly after initial release. The disc concludes with a combination of 18 alternate mixes and instrumental versions of all tracks from the album.

The final disc features an unreleased recording of the band’s concert at CBGB’s on April 2, 1977. The show took place a few months after Leave Home was released and includes live performances of album tracks like “Suzy Is A Headbanger,” “Oh Oh I Love Her So,” and “Babysitter,” the latter of which was only performed live a handful of times, along with classics like “Blitzkrieg Bop” and “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.”

LEAVE HOME: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album
Remastered Original Mix

1. “Glad To See You Go”
2. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
3. “I Remember You”
4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
5. “Carbona Not Glue”
6. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
7. “Pinhead”
8. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
9. “Swallow My Pride”
10. “What’s Your Game”
11. “California Sun”
12. “Commando”
13. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
14. “You Should Have Never Opened That Door”

40th Anniversary Mix

1. “Glad To See You Go”
2. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
3. “I Remember You”
4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
5. “Carbona Not Glue”
6. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
7. “Pinhead”
8. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
9. “Swallow My Pride”
10. “What’s Your Game”
11. “California Sun”
12. “Commando”
13. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
14. “You Should Have Never Opened That Door”

Disc Two: Bonus Material
Sundragon Rough Mixes

1. “Glad To See You Go” *
2. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” *
3. “I Remember You” *
4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So” *
5. “Carbona Not Glue” *
6. “Suzy Is A Headbanger” *
7. “Pinhead” *
8. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy” *
9. “Swallow My Pride” *
10. “What’s Your Game” *
11. “California Sun” *
12. “Commando” *
13. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl” *
14. “You Should Have Never Opened That Door” *
15. “Babysitter” *

40th Anniversary Extras

1. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” (Single Version)
2. “I Don’t Care” (B-Side Version)
3. “Babysitter” (UK Album Version)
4. “Glad To See You Go” (BubbleGum Mix) *
5. “I Remember You” (Instrumental) *
6. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” (Forest Hills Mix) *
7. “Oh Oh I Love Her So” (Soda Machine Mix) *
8. “Carbona Not Glue” (Queens Mix) *
9. “Suzy Is A Headbanger” (Geek Mix) *
10. “Pinhead” (Psychedelic Mix) *
11. “Pinhead” (Oo-Oo-Gabba-UhUh Mix) *
12. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy” (Bowery Mix) *
13. “Swallow My Pride” (Instrumental) *
14. “What’s Your Game” (Sane Mix) *
15. “California Sun” (Instrumental) *
16. “Commando” (TV Track) *
17. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl” (Doo Wop Mix) *
18. “You Should Have Never Opened That Door” (Mama Mix) *

Disc Three: Live at CBGB’s April 2, 1977

1. “I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement” *
2. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” *
3. “Blitzkrieg Bop” *
4. “Swallow My Pride” *
5. “Suzy Is A Headbanger” *
6. “Teenage Lobotomy” *
7. “53rd & 3rd” *
8. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy” *
9. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” *
10. “Let’s Dance” *
11. “Babysitter” *
12. “Havana Affair” *
13. “Listen To My Heart” *
14. “Oh Oh I Love Her So” *
15. “California Sun” *
16. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You” *
17. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World” *
18. “Judy Is A Punk” *
19. “Pinhead” *

LP: 40th Anniversary Mix
Side One

1. “Glad To See You Go”
2. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
3. “I Remember You”
4. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
5. “Carbona Not Glue”
6. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
7. “Pinhead”

Side Two

1. “Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
2. “Swallow My Pride”
3. “What’s Your Game”
4. “California Sun”
5. “Commando”
6. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
7. “You Should Have Never Opened That Door”

* Previously Unreleased

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THE DOORS TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
"LIGHT MY FIRE" HITTING #1 ON THE BILLBOARD
SINGLES CHART

The Band Celebrates The Golden Anniversary Of Its First Number One Hit With A
Limited Edition 7" Replica Of The Japanese Version Of The Original 1967 Single

Available On Vinyl On July 28

LOS ANGELES - On July 29, it will be 50 years since the Doors hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Light My Fire," one of the biggest songs from the Summer of Love and the band's best-selling single of all time. Rhino will commemorate the 50th anniversary a day early with the release of a limited edition reproduction of the 7" single that was released in Japan in 1967.

Limited to just 7,500 vinyl copies, LIGHT MY FIRE will be available on July 28 for a suggested price of $7.98. The sleeve replicates the artwork that was unique to the original Japanese release and contains the original A and B sides: the single edit of "Light My Fire" and the album version of "The Crystal Ship."

Guitarist Robby Krieger wrote most of LIGHT MY FIRE, which also happened to be the first song he ever wrote. The track - along with the Doors' first single "Break On Through" - helped fuel the band's early success and made stars of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Krieger.

Released in May 1967, LIGHT MY FIRE was the second single from the Doors' eponymous debut, a multi-platinum classic that's considered by many today to be among rock's finest debut albums. The song entered the Billboard chart on June 3, and after a few weeks it had climbed to the top, reaching number one on July 29. Both LIGHT MY FIRE and the Doors' debut album have been inducted in to the Grammy® Hall Of Fame.

In September 1967, the song was at the center of controversy when the Doors performed LIGHT MY FIRE live on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Instead of altering the lyric "girl, we couldn't get much higher" to appease the show's producer, Morrison sang the original live. The incident ended any possibility of the group returning to the show, but it became part of the band's legend and a memorable expression of its rebellious spirit. When producers informed The Doors that they had been banned from the show in the future, Morrison reportedly replied, "Hey, man, we just did the Sullivan show."
 

www.thedoors.com

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SUMMER OF LOVE

Rhino Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Cultural Phenomenon With Several
Vinyl Re-Issues, Plus New Compilations From Grateful Dead, The Monkees, and More

The First Releases Arrive On July 11
 

LOS ANGELES – The summer of 1967 was a turning point in popular culture that drew as many as 100,000 young people to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. It represented a social convergence driven by free thinking, hippie fashion, political upheaval, sexual freedom, drug use and creative expression. As the movement spread around the world, it led to an outpouring of poetry, artwork, and especially music. 

In July, Rhino will launch its 50th anniversary celebration of the Summer of Love with vinyl re-issues of key albums from that era along with new compilations that provide a soundtrack to this defining moment of the Sixties.

The Grateful Dead were at the epicenter of the Haight-Ashbury scene and the band is well-represented during the celebration with Smiling On A Cloudy Day. This new compilation brings together 10 songs from the band’s early psychedelic period and includes tracks like “Morning Dew,” “China Cat Sunflower” and “St. Stephen.” The collection will be released on LP ($21.98) and CD ($7.98) on July 11.

More releases will arrive on July 11, including The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary: Ten Years Together ($21.98) and the mono version of Love’s self-titled debut ($21.98). Other releases include colored vinyl editions of The Association’s Insight Out ($21.98), The Young Rascals Groovin’ ($21.98) and The Beau Brummels’ Triangle ($21.98). 

The next group of releases comes out on July 18 and features the mono version of Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie ($24.98), The Electric Prune’s eponymous debut on purple vinyl ($21.98), Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks on clear vinyl ($24.98) and Vanilla Fudge’s self-titled debut on white vinyl ($21.98). 

A new compilation from The Monkees will also be released the same day. Summer of Love includes 12 tracks that focus on the group’s lesser-known psychedelic side. The collection will be released on LP ($21.98) and CD ($7.98). The LP Gettin’ Together: Groovy Sounds of the Summer of Love will also be released on July 18 for $14.98. Its 16 tracks spotlight memorable hits from 1967 like “Hip Hug-Her” by Booker T. & The M.G.’s, “You Keep Me Hanging On” by Vanilla Fudge and “Windy” by The Association. 

The final round of releases from this Sumer of Love celebration will arrive on July 25 and includes Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield ($24.98), Goodbye and Hello by Tim Buckley ($24.98) and the mono version Aretha Arrives by Aretha Franklin ($24.98). In addition, Wildflowers by Judy Collins will be pressed on translucent yellow vinyl ($21.98) and The Zodiac’s Cosmic Sounds will be pressed on glow-in-the-dark vinyl ($17.98).

And last, but certainly not least, is a new Nuggets collection – Transparent Days: West Coast Nuggets ($31.98). Pressed on transparent vinyl, this two-LP collection includes 30 songs by artists like The Peanut Butter Conspiracy (“Time Is After You,”) The Mojo Men (“She’s My Baby,”) M.C. 2 (“Smiling”) and Love (“Your Mind & We Belong Together”).

GRATEFUL DEAD: SMILING ON A CLOUDY DAY
LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    “The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)”
2.    “Cream Puff War”
3.    “Morning Dew”
4.    “That’s It For The Other One”
5.    “Born Cross-Eyed”

Side Two
1.    “Dark Star” 
2.    “St. Stephen”
3.    “China Cat Sunflower”
4.    “Doin’ That Rag”
5.    “Cosmic Charlie”
 

THE MONKEES: SUMMER OF LOVE
LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
2.    “She”
3.    “Porpoise Song” – Single Version
4.    “Words”
5.    “Star Collector”
6.    “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster”

Side Two
1.    “Take A Giant Step”
2.    “Love Is Only Sleeping”
3.    “Randy Scouse Git”
4.    “Tapioca Tundra”
5.    “Saturday’s Child”
6.    “For Pete’s Sake”
 

GETTING’ TOGETHER: GROOVY SOUNDS OF THE SUMMER OF LOVE
LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    “Groovin’” – The Young Rascals
2.    “Windy” – The Association
3.    “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” – Harper’s Bizarre
4.    “Bowling Green” – The Everly Brothers
5.    “The Windows Of The World” – Dionne Warwick
6.    “Next Plane To London” – The Rose Garden
7.    “Carrie-Anne” – The Hollies
8.    “It’s A Happening World” – The Tokens

Side Two
1.    “Pleasant Valley Sunday” – The Monkees
2.    “Sit Down, I Think I Love You” – The Mojo Men
3.    “Transparent Day” – The West Coast Pop Experimental Band
4.    “C’mon Marianne” – The 4 Seasons featuring the “sound” of Frankie Valli
5.    “Hip Hug-Her” – Booker T. & The M.G.’s
6.    “Gettin’ Together” – Tommy James & The Shondells
7.    “I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) – The Electric Prunes
8.    “You Keep Me Hanging On” – Vanilla Fudge

TRANSPARENT DAYS: WEST COAST NUGGETS
2LP Track Listing

Side One
1.    “Transparent Day” – The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
2.    “Time Is After You” – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
3.    “Linda’s Gone” – The West Coast Branch
4.    “I Could Be Happy” – The Dovers
5.    “My Race Is Run – The Motleys
6.    “The Happiness Song” – Gerry Pond
7.    “Here’s Today” – The Rose Garden
8.    “Bye Bye Bye” (Warner Bros. Single Version) – The Tikis
 
Side Two
1.    “Make It Easy” – The Collectors
2.    “I’ll Sell My Soul” – The Allies
3.    “Goin’ Down” – The Waphphle
4.    “Out Of Sight Out Of Mind” – Limey & The Yanks
5.    “Where You Gonna Go” – Art Guy
6.    “Got Love” – The Front Line
7.    “She’s My Baby” – The Mojo Men
8.    “Going Home” – Butch Engle & The Styx
 
Side Three
1.    “Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies” – The Association
2.    “If You Could Be Him Instead” – Wayne Stewart
3.    “Candlestickmaker” – Ron Elliott
4.    “Smiling” – M.C. 2
5.    “Momentarily Gone” – The Truth
6.    “Degeneration Gap” – Tandyn Almer
7.    “Baby Please Don’t Go” – The Ballroom
    
Side Four
1.    “Come Alive” – Things To Come
2.    “House Of Glass” – The Glass Family
3.    “The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly” – The Bonniwell Music Machine
4.    “Dawn Lights The Way” – Clear Light
5.    “Shadows” – The Electric Prunes
6.    “Changes (Tygstl)” – The Ceyleib People
7.    “Your Mind & We Belong Together” – Love

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