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December 2002
Slade
Slade 2 have released their new
album "Cum On Let´s Party" which
is a compilation of old and new songs from the post- Noddy Holder line-up.
Released by a major label (Virgin Records Germany) the tracks are:
1. Cum On Let's Party
2. Johnny Played The Guitar
3. Run Run Rudolph
4. Merry X-Mas Now
5. Black And White World
6. Hold On To Love
7. Take Me Home
8. Wild Nites
9. I Hear Ya Callin
10. Red Hot
11. Some Exercise (Bonus
Track)
Slade 2´s new album at Amazon:
 Cum
on Let's Party (+1 Bonus Track) |
 CUM
ON LET'S PARTY |
"junk-shop glam"
For glam fans and collectors the new year
starts with a sensational new release: the first ever "junk-shop glam"
compilation CD. "Velvet Tinmine - 20 Junk Shop
Glam Ravers" (RPM/Cherry Red - RPM 251) includes many forgotten
glam classics re-discovered with help of the feature in Record Collector
magazine almost one year ago which unexpectedly started a strong interest
in artists such as Iron Virgin or Brett Smiley. Hopefully
"Velvet Tinmine" is the start of a
forthcoming series, there are lots of songs waiting for further volumes.
Here is the full tracklist:
Iron Virgin - Rebels Rule
/ Hello - Another School Day / Warwick - Let's Get The Party Going / The
Damned - Morning Bird / Sisters - Kick Your Boots Off / Flame - Big Wheel
Turning / Tartan Horde - Bay City Rollers We Love You / Simon Turner -
Baby I Gotta Go / Ricky Wilde - I Wanna Go To A Disco / Brett Smiley -
Va Va Va Voom / Staveley Makepeace - Slippery Rock 70s / Arrows - Toughen
Up / Crunch - Let's Do It Again / Bearded Lady - Rock Star / Big Wheel
- Shake A Tail / Fancy - Wild Thing / Tubthumper - Kick Out The Jams /
Plod - Neo City / Washington Flyers - The Comets Are Coming.
"Velvet Tinmine" at Amazon:
 Velvet
Tinmine |
Velvet
Tinmine-20 Junk Shop Gl |
Jet
Once again the complete (?) recording
history of Jet has been released on
2 CDs.
The first CD features the original "Jet"
album plus the rare single b-side track "Quandary". Also available again
is the "More
Light Than Shade" CD which is a compilation of previously unreleased
songs from the second Jet album, demo and live recordings.
2 years ago both CDs already appeared
as an lavishly packaged double-CD set (see our news) which soon got deleted.
The new Jet re-releases are now available via Martin Gordon´s website or Amazon:
| Jet |
Jet |
Jet
[UK-Import] |
| More Light Than Shade | More Light Than Shade | More Light Than Shade [UK-Import] |
Suede
Their second single from their current
"A New Morning" album is one of their
finest in a long time and probably the most glam-style one since "Trash"
or "Filmstar" (1996). Only available
in the UK "Obsessions" has been released
on 2 CD singles and one dvd single which all - in best Suede tradition
- include many unreleased new "b-side" songs.
Suede´s "Obsessions" releases at Amazon:
| Obsession
[CD 1] |
Obsessions
Pt.1 (Enhanced) |
Obsessions
[UK-Import] |
| Obsession [CD 2] | Obsessions Pt.2 (Enhanced) | Obsessions [UK-Import] |
| Obsession [DVD] |
Virginia Creeper
The new EP by N.Y. based "industrial glam"
band Virginia Creeper is out now. "Comfortable
In The Pain" features the 2 songs from the first single "Hot
Child In The City" plus 2 new songs: the uptempo and catchy
"Restless" and the acoustic ballad
"Mercy". More info on Virginia Creeper at www.virginiacreeper.net.
November 2002 - DVD special -
T.Rex, Slade, Alice Cooper "EP" DVDs
A special "EP Series" of music DVDs has been launched recently by Classic Pictures Entertainment Ltd. featuring many glam classics. Some have been released already, others will follow early 2003. There will be a special 70s DVD entitled "Get It On - 70s compilation", too.
The "EP Series" DVDs at Amazon:
Robin Black & The Intergalactic Rockstars
Just in time for Xmas comes the first
DVD release by Canada´s glam band No. 1 featuring 3 promo videos,
unreleased clips, live and interview footage and much much more. A must
for glam fans and a perfect introduction of a band which hopefully will
become visible worldwide very soon.
The Robin Black & The Intergalactic
Rockstars DVD at amazon.com: Robin
Black & Intergalactic Rock Stars
Andy Scott´s Sweet
Following their new album "Sweetlife"
and an accompanying extensive tour A.S. Sweet will release the "Sweetlife
DVD" very soon.
Rolan Bolan
"In The Daytime
The Stars Will Shine" directed by Peter van Houten is a fascinating
and emotional documentary about the son of Marc
Bolan and Gloria Jones.
The film covers the period 1997 - 2001 when Rolan started to discover his
roots in London. Further insight is given by the interviews with Gloria
Jones and her late brother Richard
Jones. Available both on VHS video (PAL, 21,95 Euro and
$ or £ 13,95) and DVD ($/Euro 34,95 or £ 21,95), only the DVD
version additionally features 9 live tracks recorded at a 2001 Rolan Bolan
concert in Rotterdam extending the running time to 90 minutes.
Both formats can be ordered by cheque,
postal order or cash (the above prices include shipping) from:
Zest Pictures
Westersingel 107
3015 LD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
more info: www.zestpictures.nl
Golden Earring
No less than 3 new Earring DVD releases
will be available soon. The aforementioned "Don´t
Stop The Show" is a fantastic documentary on the almost 40-year
history of the most famous Dutch band of all time. Very soon there will
be a DVD compilation of the popular "Naked Truth"
unplugged gems of the 90s and a DVD called "35
Years" which very likely will be corresponding to the anthology
box-set of the same name. Information on all Golden Earring DVDs and more
you will find at the official website www.goldenearring.nl
.
Sailor
Sailor´s very special 2002 UK concert
concert at the Swan Theatre (Town Hall) in High Wycombe on 16th November
has been filmed for a DVD release to be released in early 2003 and available
by mailorder. Please check the Sailor
website for further details.
Mickey Finn´s T.Rex
One of the recent shows from the band
line-up by the original T.Rex percussionist has been filmed for a live
DVD release entitled "Back In Business".
Mickey Finn´s T.Rex - Back In Business DVD at Amazon:
| Mickey
Finn's T-Rex - Back In Business |
Mickey
Finn's T-Rex - Back In Business (UK-Import).
German issue: Mickey Finn´s T- Rex - Back In Business |
David Cassidy
After David´s incredibly successful
best-of CD last year highlights of the sell-out "Here
And Now" tour are now captured and available on the "Live
In Concert" DVD (zone 2, UK, Europe, Pacific, Japan only) and
PAL VHS video cassette.
David Cassidy´s "Live In Concert" DVD at amazon:
| David
Cassidy - Live In Concert |
David
Cassidy - Live in Concert |
Roxy Music
Finally, a DVD release of the Bryan
Ferry and Roxy Music Video Collection will be out soon.
October 2002
The Ark
With their second album The Ark finally
prove that they indeed are the first real Number One glam-rock band of
the 21st Century! Their second masterpiece "In
Lust We Trust" which as expected already is this year´s
smash-hit in their home country Sweden will hit the international market
in mid-November, accompanied by the single "Calleth
You, Cometh I" (unfortunately delayed towards January 2003)
which will have the equally sensational b-side tracks "Power
To Change" and "The Glad Yeah"
(the latter taken from the second single off the album in Sweden, "Father
Of A Son"). The third single there will be "Tell
Me This Night Is Over".
You already read news on this new album
by "The Ark" here several times before
but now it´s for sure: "In Lust We Trust"
is a must!!!
The glam album of the year - The Ark´s "In Lust We Trust" now at Amazon:
| In
Lust We Trust |
In
Lust We Trust |
In
Lust We Trust |
Suede
Now it is out, the first Suede album of
the new Millennium. But although "A New Morning"
contains strong songs some of the well-known Suede magic is missing this
time. No complicated oddities, but straightly rocking tunes - but still
one of the best albums of the year. Fortunately Suede renew their reputation
of releasing superb "b-side" tracks again as the extras on the "Positivity"
releases (i.e. "One Love", "Simon"
or "Campfire Song") prove. The second
single will be "Obsessions" to arrive
in the shops in November.
The latest Suede releases at Amazon:
Marc Bolan & T.Rex
After the 25th anniversary in September
the flood of exciting new releases keeps going on. For the collectors Edsel
has released 2 box sets featuring the T.Rex Wax
Co. singles (1972 - 78) spread on CDsingles in various international
7" sleeve replicas.
Another Singles
A´s and B´s collection has been released in Germany
by Repertoire Records, too.
The latest Bolan / T.Rex double CD release
"Boogie On" from the Burning Airlines
/ NMC label features the U.S. acoustic radio session from 1971 (as on the
"Till Dawn" release years ago) plus 4 live in concert tracks from that
period and an interview on Disc 2 which already has been released in 1982
entitled "Where´s The Champagne"
on Rhino Records.
Finally TPL (Thunderwing Productions Limited)
for official reasons have released a "The Slider
Recordings" T-Shirt with a "bonus" CD including recordings from
original multi-track masters in superb sound quality without any additional
equalisation or instrumentation. A worthy addition to the "30th anniversary"
releases of "Electric Warrior" and
Bowie´s "Ziggy Stardust" and
a real must!
"The Slider Recordings"
T-Shirt and CD set is exclusively available at www.thunderwing.com
The new Bolan releases at Amazon:
| T-Rex
Wax Co. Singles Vol.1 |
Singles
Box 1 |
Wax
Co.Singles Box Vol.1 |
| T-Rex Wax Co. Singles Vol.2 | Wax Co.Singles Box Vol.2 | |
| The Singles a'S & B'S | ||
| Boogie on | Boogie on [UK-Import] |
Sparks
On October 19th Sparks presented one of
their finest albums EVER at London´s Royal Festival Hall for the
first time, "Lil´ Beethoven"
probably is their most original masterpiece to date. The music really cannot
be compared with anything else heard before. Some British papers already
called it their "Sgt. Peppers", currently
there is no term available for this style of music, whether it is a pop-symphony,
a modern opera, musical, whatever. It is a concept album you have to listen
to without break from the start to the end, over 75% without drums but
instead rich piano sounds, orchestration, breathtaking backing-vocal constructions
and string arrangements that will make Tony Visconti envious. Though
glamourous it is no glam-rock as such of course, anyway "Lil´
Beethoven" contains one rocker that makes Marilyn Manson look
even paler than usual: "Ugly Guys With Beautiful
Girls".
Take a look at the new official Sparks
website allsparks.com
and hurry to get an early copy of the new album in its outstanding limited
edition package.
"Lil´ Beethoven" at Amazon:
| Lil'
Beethoven |
Lil
Beethoven (Hardback Edition) |
Lil'
Beethoven [UK-Import] |
David Bowie
Shortly after the excellent and successful
"Heathen" his latest "best
of" is out now with various trackslists differing internationally
- the UK, U.S., French, Japanese, Australian, German etc. editions contain
the most successful singles from each countries.
However much more exciting and a must
for every glam-rock fan is an accompanying double-DVD best of release not
only featuring the video clips, but also some of the most sought after
and rare TV performances of Bowie from the glam era on DVD1. Among the
highlights are the "Old Grey Whistle Test"
appearances ("Oh You Pretty Things" even comes in 2 different takes, the
second being one of many hidden "easter-eggs" included in this fantastic
package), "Drive In Saturday" plus
interview (hidden) from Russell Harty´s 11plus, "Starman"
on TOTP and "Young Americans" from
the Dick Cavett Show to name but few.
David Bowie´s "best of" DVD at Amazon:
| David
Bowie-Best of |
David
Bowie: The Best of David Bowie |
David
Bowie - Best of Bowie (2 DVDs) |