The Danny Gatton website DannyGattonGuitar is re-releasing the legendary Robert Gordon & Danny Gatton album The Humbler after 30 years! This newly remastered version of Robert Gordon and Danny Gatton Live from the Berkeley Square recording, contains 17 live tracks from the legendary 1981 gig.
Included are two newly discovered, never-before heard acetate studio tracks, versions of "How High The Moon" and "Ode To Billie Joe" from a 23 year old Danny Gatton circa 1968.
The Humbler goes live at DannyGattonGuitar.Com on September 17th. Cd’s + downloads will be available on that date and vinyl will be a pre-order item with delivery expected in January.
The 14-track Groove Sounds In Nippon: Crazy Midnight brings together rare Japanese 7" club swingers from the 60s.
Here's the scoop...
Originally issued by the P-Vine label in 1997, Groove Sounds In Nippon: Crazy Midnight is a hard to find Japanese 14-track vinyl collection of 60s Japanese groovers which includes the sought-after "Snake Hips" by Terumasa Hino and "Crazy Midnight" by The Mojo along with rousing renditions of "Time Of The Season" by Eru & GimuGin, "Chain Of Fools" by Mieko Hirota, "Hard To Handle" & "I Got The Feelin'" by Zoo Nee Voo, "Hello, I Love You" by the Golden Poppers and what is likely the freakiest version of "Amen" you've ever heard courtesy of Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band. Check it out after the tracklisting below.
Groove Sounds In Nippon: Crazy Midnight
A1 Crazy Midnight (クレージー・ミッドナイト) - The Mojo (ザ・モージョ) 00:00
A2 Doop (ドゥープ) - Flower Travelin' Band (フラワー・トラヴェリン・バンド) 02:21
A3 Futari No Shiizun (二人のシーズン) - El & Gimgin (エル＆ギムギン) 05:06
A4 Chain of Fools (チェイン・オブ・フールズ) - Mieko Hirota (弘田三枝子) 08:04
A5 Hakuchuu No Shuugeki (白昼の襲撃) - The Sound Machine (ザ・サウンド・マシン) 11:18
A6 Kemeko No Uta (ケメ子の歌) - Jiro Inagaki & All Stars (稲垣次郎とオール・スターズ) 14:21
The archival collection Mekong Shellac presents 13 extremely rare Khmer recordings from the '30s to '50s.
MEKONG SHELLAC:
Cambodian Artifacts from the 78-rpm era
Mekong Shellac (out September 4 via Sublime Frequencies) is an extremely rare collection of classical and popular styles of Khmer music from the 1930s to the 1950s. Restored from the few original remaining copies, this compilation reveals a remarkable world of early 20th-century Cambodian folk music previously lost in time through war, cultural shifts, and modernization. These recordings were selected for their distinctive musical qualities, the physical condition of the 78 rpm records from which they were sourced, and the circumstances of their survival.
The selections span a range of Khmer musical forms, including Chapey, Romvong, Lakon Basak, Pleng Khmer, Ayai, and Ayai Reung, as well as classical and court-derived traditions such as Pinpeat and Mahori, alongside popular and regional styles including Lamleav and Pleng Ka. It's a miracle these discs have survived at all throughout the past century. Restoration of these 78-rpm artifacts was a challenge, but considering that, of most songs appearing on the album, less than 5 copies are known to exist worldwide today - with only two known copies of three tracks presented here, the songs survive magnificently.
Produced by Adam Fargason with the critical assistance of Sam Touch and Mai Viết Cường, this limited-edition vinyl pressing comes with a deluxe 16-page booklet insert including highly detailed liner notes, essays and historical information about the recordings, and a selection of vintage photographs.
Listen to four tracks from the Mekong Shellac compilation and order a copy via Bancamp right here.
Walter Daniels & Jack Oblivian pay tribute to Dave Dudley and others on their new Sailing The Concrete Seas EP out October 16.
Sez Black and Wyatt Records' boss Robert Jethro Wyatt...
We just announced the October 16th release of Sailin the Concrete Seas with Walter Daniels and Jack Oblivian et al. Accepting pre-orders now from our webstore.
Snazzy sleeve art courtesy of Art Chantry.
Here's what Walter says about the record:
"Jack “Oblivian” Yarber is a rock’n’roll treasure- a great songwriter and capable of rocking on multiple instruments. So, I was jazzed when Jack and the Sheiks (Graham Winchester, Frank McLallen, Keith Cooper, and Seth Moody) agreed to help me record some great tunes with Andrew McCalla- a truly talented engineer and producer.
"I picked up Dave Dudley’s Truck Drivin’ Son of a Gun years ago - so it was a blast to record “I Got Lost,” and “Two Six Packs Away” at this session. We took a pass at the legendary Texas tune, “Drugs Will Kill Me” and the blues goof - “You Look Bad” finished the session. Greg Cartwright – from the Oblivians and the Reigning Sound – joined us on guitar for both the truckin' tunes. Sailin the Concrete Seas was the tagline from the Road Gang - all night radio just for truckers and country fans. CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!"
Listen to the original versions of the songs covered by Jack and Walter...
