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Gene MacLellan’s Version Of “Snowbird” Is Now Available On Streaming Services

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Gene MacLellan’s Version Of “Snowbird” Is Now Available On Streaming Services

In celebration of over 50 years and officially for the first time, Juno Award winner Gene MacLellan’s version of “Snowbird” is now available on streaming services worldwide.

Gene’s version of “Snowbird” is from the forthcoming remastered re-issue Gene MacLellan which includes both the original 1970 self-titled debut Gene MacLellan and its U.S. counterpart Street Corner Preacher album.  Four singles from this 1970 debut album for Capitol Records became Top 20 hits in Canada including “The Call,” “Thorn In My Shoe,” “Isle Of Saint Jean” and “Pages in Time.”

The album also includes Gene MacLellan’s version of “Snowbird.” Previously, the song was released November 1969, and most famously, by Anne Murray on her Capitol Records debut album ‘This Way Is My Way.’ The single was released to radio as a B-side to ‘Bidin’ My Time’ (also written by Gene) April 1970, selling over 2 million copies, becoming a worldwide hit and the first Canadian written single to be played over one million times on US radio. A classic song, “Snowbird” has been covered by over 100 artists.

‘Gene MacLellan’ will be available as both a remastered digital edition and limited-edition 180 gram “white” vinyl, on February 04, 2022.

Singer Songwriter, Juno Award Winner, Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame inductee, Gene MacLellan, the self-effacing songwriter from Prince Edward Island, wrote what is arguably the biggest hit song to ever come out of Canada, the enduring Snowbird. He also wrote the world-wide hit, Put Your Hand In The Hand, and many other beloved classics. His songs have been covered in a dozen languages and by hundreds of music icons including Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, Joan Baez and Loretta Lynn.

In the early 1970’s you could barely go a day without seeing him on TV or hearing him on radio, from his appearances on CBC’s Singalong Jubilee, or as a guest on every music and variety show on the air. The eye patch, the hippy vests, national newspaper and magazine profiles, we thought we knew him well. And then, just like that, he disappeared.  For decades rumours swirled about MacLellan. That he was a recluse hiding on a farm on Prince Edward Island. That he had quit music, hadn’t written a song or played a show in years, that he had given away all his money. His premature death in 1995 only strengthened those rumours, media obituaries repeating them, and the stories became legends. It turns out much of what we thought we knew about MacLellan was wrong, and the reality was even more colourful and remarkable.

It’s time to dispel the myths, for fans to gather and share their stories of Gene and most importantly to celebrate the music of Gene MacLellan. Known as a quiet, modest and shy man, MacLellan wrote songs recorded by Anne Murray, Elvis Presley, Oakridge Boys and Bing Crosby. He avoided the spotlight for more intimate settings, performing instead at churches, penitentiaries and retirement homes. He has performed on gospel broadcasts, as well as provided counseling to prison inmates.

MacLellan won a Juno Award in 1970 for ‘Composer of the Year’ and received PRO Canada’s ‘William Harold Moon Award’ in 1987 for International Achievement. Gene passed away on January 19, 1995 at the age of 56, but his music lives on. In 1995 he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 1996 he was given the East Coast Music Association’s Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award. A 2019 documentary film produced by the National Film Board called ‘The Song and the Sorrow’ can be seen on CBC Gem, CBC’s online app. The documentary directed by Millefiore Clarkes is about Island musician Catherine MacLellan’s relationship with her father Gene and the struggle with depression both of them experienced.

The Temptations Celebrate Remarkable 60 Year History With New Single “Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No”

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The Temptations Celebrate Remarkable 60 Year History With New Single “Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No”

This year marks the 60th Anniversary celebration of The Temptations, the legendary, Grammy Award-Winning group known as the “No. 1 R&B Artists of All Time” (Billboard). And releasing today is their brand-new single, “Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No,” a duet between the group and the equally legendary Smokey Robinson, the man who delivered their first hits. The song, also written and produced by Smokey, is a preview of the upcoming TEMPTATIONS 60 album.

The single and taster of their 2022 album, Executive Produced by Temptations’ founding and sole surviving original member Dr. Otis Williams, is available, HERE. Robinson brought in stellar studio musicians to play on the ballad, including his longtime associate Dave Garfield on keyboards, bassist Freddie Washington and drummer Steve Ferrone. And in all the years Robinson has delivered such timeless Temptations classics as “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Get Ready” and more, the duet marks the only time he and the Temptations have sung lead together, save for a recording of “The Christmas Song” in 1989.

“It’s wonderful to be back together. When The Tempts first met Smoke we were teenagers, young black men in Detroit who had no clue that our partnership at Motown would produce ‘My Girl,’ one of the greatest hits of all time,” says Williams. “And our success together didn’t stop there. We had chart hit after chart hit and, soon after, our music was heard around the world. Now, 60 years later, as I turn 80, Smoke and I have come full circle. I never imagined we would have the opportunity to get back in the studio and do it all again.”

Smokey adds, “When Otis called me and said, ‘Hey man, we’re doing a new album and we’d like you to do a song, that got me excited about working together again. That was it, that’s all it took. I proceeded to write a new song for them, and I was very happy to, because it’s been a long time. When I showed up at the studio, Otis said, ‘Man, I want you to sing on this one with us.’ So, I said, ‘Oh, okay, I’m very excited about the song, let’s do it! You, know, it’s just great working with them, always.”

The Temptations’ 60th Anniversary campaign launched this summer and will run through June 2022, in a celebration befitting one of the most revered and prolific musical institutions of all time. The year-long campaign includes the new album in 2022; a 50-city tour through the end of this year, with more global dates to be announced; remastering of their music videos, including “Standing on the Top” with Rick James and their No. 1 hit “Stay;” a new content series; the Imperial Theatre re-opening on October 16th of the Broadway musical, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, based on Otis Williams’s personal journey that was nominated for 12 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical and won the Tony Award for Best Choreography at the 73rd Tony Awards ceremony in June 2019 and whose UMe cast album was GRAMMY®-nominated; and celebratory events along the way including Otis Williams’ 80th birthday on October 30th. Their Emmy® Award-Winning Television mini-series, The Temptations, which first aired to rave reviews in 1998, is still on air or streaming every day somewhere in the world. Williams’ critically acclaimed autobiography, Temptations, was recently released as an audiobook edition for the first time, with a new introduction by Williams.

The Temptations are today one of the most iconic, bestselling brands in the entertainment world. With Otis Williams, the founding and sole surviving member of The Temptations, their track record of history-making music is breathtaking, their presence across multi-media platforms has never been more vivid, and their popularity is ever-increasing. Most recently, adding to their dozens of sampled tracks, their hit “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone,” was used as the foundation of the Migos smash, “Avalanche.”

The Temptations were among the first African American musical artists to crossover into mainstream America and appear on popular, national mainstream television programs, such as The Ed Sullivan Show, and The Hollywood Palace in the 60s. Trailblazers, the group’s star power was so striking that these top-rated, national programs, and many others, scheduled appearances for the Temptations multiple times during a single year. At the time, this was an unparalleled accomplishment for African American entertainers. The Temptations helped change the face of primetime television and fueled the growth in the performing arts and entertainment world for African American artists forever.

The Temptations rank No. 1 in Billboard magazine’s most recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time, and the group appears in the magazine’s list of 125 Greatest of All Time Artists. Rolling Stone magazine commented that the Temptations are “Indisputably the greatest black vocal group of the Modern Era…,” and listed the group’s Anthology album among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group has won four GRAMMY® Awards, including Motown’s first-ever statuette, awarded to the Tempts for “Cloud Nine” for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental in 1969. The Tempts were also awarded a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, while their No. 1 hits “My Girl” and “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” are in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. The group has been inducted into the Rock & Roll, National Rhythm & Blues Music, and Vocal Group Halls of Fame, and they have a star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame. Throughout the group’s evolution, they have released countless gold, platinum and multi-platinum chart hits, many of which are considered American masterpieces. They have 16 No. 1 R&B chart albums, 44 Top 10 R&B chart hits, including, 14 No. 1 R&B singles, plus four No. 1 Hot 100 singles.

Frank Zappa’s Surrealistic Documentary And Soundtrack, 200 Motels, Celebrates Golden Anniversary With 6-Disc Box Set

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Frank Zappa’s Surrealistic Documentary And Soundtrack, 200 Motels, Celebrates Golden Anniversary With 6-Disc Box Set

Released in October 1971, Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels was a miraculous feat, a cinematic collision of the venerated musician and composer’s kaleidoscopic musical and visual worlds that brought together Zappa and his band, The Mothers, Ringo Starr as Zappa – as “a large dwarf” – Keith Moon as a perverted nun, Pamela Des Barres in her acting debut, noted thespian Theodore Bikel, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and an incredible assortment of characters (both on screen and off) for a “surrealistic documentary” about the bizarre life of a touring musician. A heady, psychedelic stew of low and high brow art forms, the film, written by Zappa and co-directed by him and Tony Palmer, mixed together irreverent comedic skits, madcap satire, eye-popping animation and virtuosic on-screen musical performances from both The Mothers and the RPO for a fascinating and free-wheeling multimedia extravaganza. Shot in just 10 days with a budget of around $650,000 from distributor United Artists, 200 Motels was one of the first movies to be filmed entirely on videotape and Zappa and crew pushed the envelope of the burgeoning new medium’s possibilities, mostly notably through its use of spectacular – and at the time – state-of-the-art visual effects. Described by Zappa as “at once a reportage of real events and an extrapolation of them… other elements include ‘conceptual by-products’ of the extrapolated ‘real event’ … In some ways the contents of the film are autobiographical,” 200 Motels was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a “a stunning achievement” with “just the right touch of insanity,” and the “Zaniest piece of filmusical fantasy-comedy since The Beatles’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’” by Daily Variety.

The music, and its corresponding soundtrack, was equally diverse, a wild pastiche of avant-garde rock and orchestral compositions interspersed with dialog from the film. Up until that time, compositions like the finale piece, Strictly Genteel, were some of the most ambitious material ever written and recorded by Zappa. The band in the film and on the soundtrack consisted of Frank Zappa (guitar & bass), Mark Volman (vocals & special material), Howard Kaylan (vocals & special material), Ian Underwood (keyboards & winds), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), George Duke (keyboards & trombone), Martin Lickert (bass), Jimmy Carl Black (vocals), and Ruth Underwood (orchestra drum set), not to mention the aforementioned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In true Zappa fashion as he wrote in the album’s original liner notes, “This music is not in the same order as in the movie. Some of this music is in the movie. Some of this music is not in the movie. Some of the music that’s in the movie is not in the album. Some of the music that was written for the movie is not in the movie or the album. All of this music was written for the movie, over a period of 4 years. Most of it (60%) was written in motels while touring.”

In celebration of 200 Motels golden anniversary, Zappa Records, MGM and UMe/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, have assembled a definitive Super Deluxe six-disc box set of the beloved, yet hard to find, soundtrack for release on November 19th. Fully authorized by the Zappa Trust and produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the monstrous 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition brings together the original soundtrack, newly remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, along with a staggering amount of unreleased and rare material unearthed from FZ’s Vault, including original demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews and movie ads, along with newly discovered dialog reels, revealing an early audio edit of the film. Also included is a wealth of never-before-heard audio documentary material surrounding the project.

Discs 1 and 2 feature the remastered soundtrack with the second half of the second disc consisting of demos and demo outtakes; two of the many highlights from these sessions include unreleased alt mixes and alt takes of the Chunga’s Revenge tunes, “Road Ladies” and “Tell Me You Love Me.” Discs 3 and 4 contain the “Dialog Protection Reels,” which reveal an early version of the movie, while Disc 5 and 6 present unreleased outtakes, alternates and historical nuggets sequenced in the order of the original shooting script, the way Zappa originally envisioned before he ran into time and budget constraints. These illuminating discs reveal Zappa’s original intent for the film for the first time.

The six-disc set will be housed in a 64-page hardcover book in a handsome 12” x 12” slipcase. The packaging replicates the original booklet updated with revealing new liner notes from Pamela Des Barres, Ruth Underwood and Joe Travers, as well as Patrick Pending’s essay from the 1997 reissue, and is chock full of motion picture artwork, stills and images, from the film and its making, many which have never been seen before. This must-have collector’s release will also include a custom 200 Motels keychain and Do-No-Disturb motel door hanger and a full-size replica of the original movie poster. Years in the making, all the audio was meticulously identified and transferred over several years as Travers dug through the Vault to create a new high resolution 96K/24B digital patchwork stereo master from the original analog tapes. The Vault material was mastered by John Polito in 2021.

The remastered 200 Motels soundtrack will also be reissued on vinyl as a 2LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and also as a limited edition red vinyl pressing on 180-gram vinyl, which will only be available exclusively through Zappa.com, uDiscoverMusic.com or SoundofVinyl.com. Both will be pressed by Optimal Media in Germany and be the first time the album has been available on vinyl in decades. The soundtrack will also be released on 2CD and all formats will include a smaller version of the movie poster. Additionally, the entire Super Deluxe Edition box set will be available digitally for streaming and download, marking the soundtrack’s digital debut, in both standard and hi-res audio. Pre-order for all configurations is available now.

Available today is the first taste of the 50th Anniversary Edition with the track “Mystery Roach (Dialog Protection Reel)” taken from Disc 3, which houses the “Dialog Protection Reels.” Found in the Vault, these work in progress tracks reveal an early version of the movie. The music mixes are in mono and were created before Zappa went into Whitney Studios for over-dubbing and sweetening.

Putting together this 50th anniversary edition was a laor intensive process that bore fruit at nearly every turn as Travers dug through Zappa’s expansive archives to put together this exhaustive edition. As Travers writes in the liners, “During this search and seizure mission, I was able to unearth a multitude of audio treasures from a very large number of tapes. Original demos, session outtakes, alternate mixes and vrsions, and even dialog reels that captured an edit of the film that predates the final assembly which eventually made it to theaters everywhere in 1971.” Amongst the gems discovered iclude a number of ¼-inch reel-to-reel tapes that were made at Trident Studios during February of ’71, which contain rough mixes of nearly everything that was recorded on multi-track. As ravers explains, “They reflect raw performances, as they happened before FZ would get a hold of the multi-track masters and bring them to Whitney Studios in Glendale for over-dubs and seetening. The Trident tapes allow us to hear music that did not make the film, or the final soundtrack album. They also helped us to reconstruct pieces of music like ‘The Pleated Gazelle’ r ‘What’s The Name Of Your Group?’ into their full sequences per the score. Over the years, even Frank himself forgot the sheer amount of music that actually did get recorded. All of the archiving for this 50th Anniversary set has produced incredible amounts of content that we would never had known existed otherwise.”

200 MOTELS 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION SUPER DELUXE BOX SET

CD 1: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – REMASTERED
1. Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
2. Mystery Roach
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt
10. Touring Can Make You Crazy
11. Would You Like A Snack?
12. Redneck Eats
13. Centerville
14. She Painted Up Her Face
15. Janet’s Big Dance Number
16. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
17. Mysterioso
18. Shove It Right In
19. Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude
20. I’m Stealing The Towels
21. Dental Hygiene Dilemma
22. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
23. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
24. Penis Dimension
25. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning

CD 2: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – REMASTERED (Cont’d)
1. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
2. Magic Fingers
3. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
4. Dew On The Newts We Got
5. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
6. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
7. The Girl’s Dream
8. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
9. Strictly Genteel (The Finale)

200 MOTELS DEMOS, 2ND MOVEMENT – ROCK MUSIC
10. Road Ladies (Alternate Mix)
11. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening
12. What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
13. Bwana Dik
14. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
15. Do You Like My New Car?
16. Magic Fingers
17. Phyllis & Aynsley
18. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Alternate Mix)

200 MOTELS DEMO SESSION OUTTAKES
19. Tell Me You Love Me (Mix Outtake)
20. Road Ladies (Alternate Take)
21. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Studio Outtakes)
22. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Alternate Take, Incomplete)
23. “Aynsley Dunbar, Ladies & Gentlemen”
24. Magic Fingers (Version B, Mix Outtake)
25. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Mix Outtake)
26. Tell Me You Love Me (Alternate Take)

CD 3: 200 MOTELS – DIALOG PROTECTION REELS
1. Scene 1-2: Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
2. Scene 3: “What’s The Deal?”
3. Mystery Roach
4. Scene 32: “It’s A Good Thing We Get Paid To Do This…”
5. Scene 14: What’s The Name Of Your Group? I
6. Scene 32: “We Haven’t Formed The Group Yet”
7. Scene 15: What’s The Name Of Your Group? II
8. Scene 17: “When Do We Get Paid?”
9. Scene 18: Went On The Road
10. Scene 19-20: “Special Delivery”
11. Scene 21: Centerville
12. Scene 21: Janet & Lucy
13. Scene 22: This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich
14. Scene 23-24: Tuna Fish Promenade
15. Scene 28: The Sealed Tuna Bolero
16. Scene 29: Lonesome Cowboy Burt
17. Scene 30: JCB & Rance
18. Scene 21: Larry The Dwarf
19. Scene 81: Magic Fingers
20. Scene 47: Larry The Dwarf In The Hotel Room
21. Scene 33: The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
22. Scene 40-41: The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
23. Scene 42: Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
24. Scene 45: A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
25. Scene 57: The Perverted Nun
26. Scene 87: “Penis!”
27. Scene 58: She Painted Up Her Face
28. Scene 60: Janet’s Big Dance Number
29. Scene 61: Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
30. Scene 62: Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist
31. Scene 63: Shove It Right In
32. Scene 67: “I Am Bwana Dik!”
33. Scene 68-69: What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening
34. Scene 77: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy

CD 4: 200 MOTELS – DIALOG PROTECTION REELS (Cont’d)
1. Scene 90: Biff Debris & Jeff
2. Scene 84-85: Penis Dimension
3. Scene 32: Mystery Roach (Acoustic) / “Yeah? Well Fine!”
4. Scene 71: What Will The Evening Bring Me This Morning
5. Scene 92: Jeff Flips Out / I’m Stealing The Room
6. Scene 100: Strictly Genteel
7. Scene 100: 200 Motels Finale

BONUS SWILL, PART I
8. “I Was Gonna Make A Movie One Time…”
9. 200 Motels Movie Ad #1
10. What’s The Name Of Your Group? (FZ Edit)
11. 200 Motels Movie Ad #2
12. FZ on Ringo Starr
13. Ringo Starr on 200 Motels
14. 200 Motels Movie Ad #3
15. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch (Mix Outtake)
16. Looking For Newts
17. “They Are Only In It For The Money”
18. 200 Motels Movie Ad #4
19. 200 Motels Commercial Session Outtakes
20. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (Mix Outtake)
21. “I Shall Ruin All The Tapes”
22. Janet’s Big Dance Number (Basic Tracks)
23. Martin Lickert Voice-Over
24. Touring Can Make You Crazy (Mix Outtake)
25. Penis Dimension (Instrumental Alternate Take)
26. Centerville (Mix Outtake)
27. Mystery Roach (Alternate Master)
28. Magic Fingers (Mix Outtake)
29. 200 Motels Movie Ad #5

CD 5: 200 MOTELS – ALTERNATES AND OUTTAKES
1. What Is 200 Motels?
2. Theodore Bikel Voice-Over (Alternate Take)
3. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (Mix Outtake)
4. What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Part I)
5. What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Part II)
6. What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Part III)
7. Can I Help You With This Dummy?
8. Pianos For The Pleated Gazelle
9. Synth Tracks I
10. Would You Like A Snack? (Alternate Take)
11. Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman Voice-Over
12. Centerville (Rough Mix)
13. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue, Mix Outtake)
14. Tuna Fish Promenade (Mix Outtake)
15. The Sealed Tuna Bolero (Alternate Take)
16. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Mix Outtake)
17. Naval Aviation In Art?
18. Redneck Eats/The Restaurant Scene (Basic Tracks)
19. Mystery Roach (Basic Tracks)
20. I Have Seen The Pleated Gazelle
21. Dew On The Newts We Got (Rough Mix)
22. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (Rough Mix)
23. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch (Rough Mix)
24. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (Rough Mix, Alternate Ending)
25. The Girl’s Dream (Rough Mix)
26. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters And Courduroy Ponce
27. Scene 43: A Cardboard Box
28. Scene 44
29. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (Rough Mix)
30. She Painted Up Her Face (Compressed Mix)
31. The Secret Stare
32. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Compressed Mix)
33. Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist (Basic Tracks)
34. Shove It Right In (Compressed Mix)
35. Postlude (Basic Tracks)
36. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Mix Outtake)

CD 6: 200 MOTELS – ALTERNATES AND OUTTAKES
1. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Alternate Take)
2. Magic Fingers (Alternate Take)
3. Penis Dimension (Basic Tracks)
4. Scene 86
5. Scene 87 (Alternate Take)
6. Synth Tracks II
7. I’m Stealing The Towels (Basic Tracks, Alternate Take)
8. Scene 94: “He’s Always Watching Me”
9. Dental Hygiene Dilemma (Part I, Basic Tracks)
10. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (Mix Outtake)
11. Dental Hygiene Dilemma (Part II, Basic Tracks)
12. Strictly Genteel (Basic Tracks)
13. 200 Motels Finale (Alternate Take)
14. 200 Motels Finale (Basic Tracks, Unedited Ending)

BONUS SWILL, PART II
15. Movie Theater Skit (Commercial Session Outtake)
16. 200 Motels Album Ad #1
17. Script Rehearsal Trim
18. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (In Rehearsal 1969)
19. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (In Rehearsal 1970)
20. 200 Motels Album Ad #2
21. Penis Dimension Jingle Music
22. TV Hype (Commercial Session Outtake)
23. 200 Motels Movie Ad # 6

200 MOTELS SOUNDTRACK 2LP
LP 1 – SIDE 1
1. Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
2. Mystery Roach
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt

LP 1 – SIDE 2
1. Touring Can Make You Crazy
2. Would You Like A Snack?
3. Redneck Eats
4. Centerville
5. She Painted Up Her Face
6. Janet’s Big Dance Number
7. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
8. Mysterioso
9. Shove It Right In
10. Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude

LP 2 – SIDE 3
1. I’m Stealing The Towels
2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma
3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
5. Penis Dimension
6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning

LP 2 – SIDE 4
1. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
2. Magic Fingers
3. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
4. Dew On The Newts We Got
5. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
6. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
7. The Girl’s Dream
8. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
9. Strictly Genteel (The Finale)

200 MOTELS SOUNDTRACK 2CD
CD 1: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – REMASTERED
1. Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
2. Mystery Roach
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt
10. Touring Can Make You Crazy
11. Would You Like A Snack?
12. Redneck Eats
13. Centerville
14. She Painted Up Her Face
15. Janet’s Big Dance Number
16. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
17. Mysterioso
18. Shove It Right In
19. Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude

CD 2: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – REMASTERED (Cont’d)
1. I’m Stealing The Towels
2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma
3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
5. Penis Dimension
6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning
7. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes
8. Magic Fingers
9. Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
10. Dew On The Newts We Got
11. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
12. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
13. The Girl’s Dream
14. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
15. Strictly Genteel (The Finale)

From 1959, “Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum” About This New Human Called The Audiophile

Eric Alper
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From 1959, “Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum” About This New Human Called The Audiophile

In 1959, John Schlesinger made a short film for Monitor called Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum, about a burgeoning phenomenon; the audiophile.

The Spice Girls’ Best-Selling Debut Album “Spice 25” Gets Expanded Deluxe Edition

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The Spice Girls’ Best-Selling Debut Album “Spice 25” Gets Expanded Deluxe Edition

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘Spice’, the debut album by the biggest selling girl band of all time, the Spice Girls are releasing an expanded deluxe edition on a 2CD set and Digital eAlbum audio on 29th October 2021.

Curated by the Spice Girls themselves, it brings together the original chart topping album with some of their favourite bonus tracks and B-sides, along with previously unreleased recordings from the Virgin archives. A collection rich in highlights, the album includes their four UK No.1 singles as well as a variety of remixes.

The iconic ’Spice’ album, released on the 4th November 1996, spent fifteen weeks at No.1 on the Official Charts UK Album Chart across four separate spells, spending more than a year in the Top 40. The album also topped the US Billboard 200 album chart and was No.1 in thirteen other countries around the world. Since then, ‘Spice’ has sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, including more than 3 million in the UK alone (certified 10X platinum by the BPI) and 7.5 million in the US (certified 7X platinum by the RIAA). ‘Spice’ was the third best-selling album of the decade in the UK.

The 2CD set comes in an A5 hardback booklet, with a collection of iconic images plus brand new messages from the girls. The 2CD set also includes a set of six Spice Girls postcards, featuring photographs by Tim Roney, taken in Paris in September 1996. The album will come in a number of other formats, including a Zoetrope picture disc and limited edition coloured vinyl and cassettes (containing the audio from the original album only), with each Girl having a specific colour that corresponds across both vinyl and cassette editions. The perfect collectors items for any Spice Girls fan! The full original album has also been recreated in Dolby Atmos/ Apple Spatial Audio which will be available on Apple Music from 29th October 2021. Dolby Atmos is a revolutionary, immersive audio experience that goes beyond the ordinary listening experience and puts you inside the song in a spatial way, revealing every detail of the music with unparalleled clarity and depth.

After their iconic 1996 debut single ‘Wannabe’ topped the charts in 37 countries, Spice Girls’ debut album ’Spice’ went on to sell more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female group. The girls have gone on to sell more than 90 million records around the globe, releasing three studio albums and 11 singles and winning a host of awards including a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Tracklisting:
CD1
Wannabe (02:53)
Say You’ll Be There (03:56)
2 Become 1 (Single Version) (04:05)
Love Thing (03:39)
Last Time Lover (04:11)
Mama (05:05)
Who Do You Think You Are (04:01)
Something Kinda Funny (04:05)
Naked (04:26)
If U Can’t Dance (03:49)

CD2
Wannabe (Dave Way Alternative Mix) (03:25)
Say You’ll Be There (7-inch Radio Mix) (04:09)
2 Become 1 (Orchestral Version) (04:05)
Mama (Biffco Mix) (05:49)
Love Thing (12-inch Unlimited Groove Mix) (06:25)
Take Me Home (04:07)
Last Time Lover (Demo) (04:05)
Feed Your Love (04:36)
If U Can’t Dance (Demo) (03:36)
Who Do You Think You Are (Demo) (03:49)
One of These Girls (03:33)
‘Shall We Say Goodbye Then?’ (00:53)

Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid return with Voyage

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Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid return with Voyage

ABBA, one of the most successful pop groups of all time, have today announced that, for the first time in 40 years they are back, with a revolutionary new concert that will see Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid performing digitally with a live 10-piece band, in a purpose-built arena in London from 27th May 2022, and a brand new studio album.

The digital versions of ABBA have been created following weeks and months of motion-capture and performance techniques with the four band members and an 850-strong team from Industrial Light & Magic, the company founded by George Lucas, in what is the company’s first foray into music.

Now, an incredible 40 years since their last studio album The Visitors, ABBA have not only recorded two new songs, ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’, that will both feature in the concert, but they have recorded and produced an entire new album. Recorded together at Benny’s studio Riksmixningsverket in Stockholm, Voyage will be released worldwide on 5th November on Universal Music Group.

ABBA Voyage will open 27th May 2022 at the ABBA Arena, a state-of-the-art 3,000 capacity arena located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Pre-registration for tickets opens at 1pm ET tonight on abbavoyage.com with tickets on general sale from Tuesday 7th September.

Sonic Reducers: September 24, 1991: The Greatest Music Release Date In History?

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Sonic Reducers: September 24, 1991: The Greatest Music Release Date In History?

Sonic Reducers. One topic. Two music nerds. Five minutes.

Come along as we look back at Sept. 24, 1991 — aka the biggest day for new albums in the history of music — and debate which of the albums released that day have held up.

Canadian Country Music Association Announces 2021 CCMA Award Nominees

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Canadian Country Music Association Announces 2021 CCMA Award Nominees

Earlier today, the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and Corus Entertainment, the 2021 CCMA Awards media partner, announced the nominees for the 39th Canadian Country Music Awards presented by TD. The 2021 CCMA Awards presented by TD will be broadcasted from London, ON in November, bringing together Canada’s country music industry for the first time in over two years.

Leading with six artist category nominations in 2021 are PLATINUM-selling brother-sister duo The Reklaws. Joining ET Canada host Cheryl Hickey to help with today’s announcements, the duo was surprised with their most CCMA Award nominations to date: Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Group or Duo of the Year, Single of the Year (x2), Interactive Artist or Group of the Year in addition to a spot on the list for the most coveted award of the year — Entertainer of the Year.

Lindsay Ell, the female artist receiving the most nominations across artist categories this year, earned five 2021 CCMA Award nominations (FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Interactive Artist or Group of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year, PRS Guitars Video of the Year) while fellow Albertan Brett Kissel also took home five (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Entertainer of the Year, FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, PRS Guitars Video of the Year). Reigning Entertainer of the Year Dallas Smith also earned five nominations this year and will be vying for wins in the following categories Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Entertainer of the Year, FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Single of the Year.

The 2021 CCMA Awards announcements revealed three or more nominations for Dean Brody (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year), High Valley (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Group or Duo of the Year, Single of the Year), Tyler Joe Miller (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Rising Star), Jess Moskaluke (FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year, PRS Guitars Video of the Year), MacKenzie Porter (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, PRS Guitars Video of the Year) and Tenille Townes (Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice, FORD F-150 Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year).

Chosen by Canadian country music fans, the Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice nominees were also announced today and included Tenille Arts, Dean Brody, Jade Eagleson, High Valley, Brett Kissel, Tyler Joe Miller, MacKenzie Porter, The Reklaws, Dallas Smith and Tenille Townes. Voting for Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice is now open. Fans can vote online by streaming Amazon Music’s Fans’ Choice playlist, or by asking, “Alexa, vote for [Nominee] for the Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice Award.” Visit ccma.org/fanschoice to learn more.

Multiple artists also earned 2021 nominations in industry categories, including Creative Director(s) of the Year, Country Music Program or Special of the Year, Country Personality(ies) of the Year and Record Producer(s) of the Year.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Dean Brody
  • Brett Kissel
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • The Reklaws
  • Dallas Smith 

FORD F-150 ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • The Demos – Jess Moskaluke
  • heart theory – Lindsay Ell
  • The Lemonade Stand – Tenille Townes
  • Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do – Tyler Joe Miller
  • Timeless – Dallas Smith
  • What Is Life? – Brett Kissel

*TIE

AMAZON MUSIC AND ALEXA FANS’ CHOICE

  • Tenille Arts
  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • High Valley
  • Brett Kissel 
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • The Reklaws
  • Dallas Smith
  • Tenille Townes

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Tenille Arts
  • Lindsay Ell
  • Jess Moskaluke
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • Tenille Townes 

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • High Valley
  • Hunter Brothers
  • The Reklaws
  • Tim & The Glory Boys
  • The Washboard Union 

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Lindsay Ell 
  • Aaron Goodvin
  • James Barker Band
  • Nice Horse
  • The Reklaws

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • Brett Kissel
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • Dallas Smith

RISING STAR AWARD

  • Shawn Austin 
  • Andrew Hyatt
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • Robyn Ottolini
  • Tim & The Glory Boys

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • After Midnight – Callie McCullough
  • Agricultural Tragic – Corb Lund
  • The Ride – Ryan Lindsay
  • Who I Am – Cory Marks
  • Without People – Donovan Woods

SINGLE OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Can’t Help Myself – Dean Brody & The Reklaws
  • Grew Up On That – High Valley
  • Like A Man – Dallas Smith
  • No Truck Song – Tim Hicks
  • Where I’m From – The Reklaws

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Patricia Conroy, Ester Dean, Andrew DeRoberts, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Shane McAnally, Madeline Merlo, Tina Parol, Hillary Scott, Ryan Tedder, Dave Thomson     
    • Song: Champagne Night (Performed By: Lady A)
  • Marc Beeson, Daniel Tashian, Tenille Townes
    • Song: Come As You Are (Performed By: Tenille Townes)
  • Aaron Goodvin, Ed Hill, Jimmy Ritchey        
    • Song: Every Time You Take Your Time (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)
  • Lindsay Ell, Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath
    • Song: good on you (Performed By: Lindsay Ell)
  • Zach Abend, Jess Moskaluke, Liz Rose   
    • Song: Mapdot (Performed By: Jess Moskaluke)

PRS GUITARS VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Drinkin’ Songs – MacKenzie Porter
  • Hard Dirt – Hunter Brothers
  • Make A Life, Not A Living – Brett Kissel
  • Mapdot – Jess Moskaluke
  • wAnt me back – Lindsay Ell

MUSICIAN AWARDS

 

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Matthew Atkins
  • Ben Bradley 
  • Spencer Cheyne
  • Brendan Lyons
  • Greg Williamson

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Linsey Beckett
  • Tyler Beckett
  • Denis Dufresne
  • Tyler Vollrath 

SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • Denis Dufrense
  • Mitch Jay
  • Connor Riddell

 

Tom Petty’s ‘Making of Wildflowers’ Film Is Coming to Theaters Worldwide October 20

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Tom Petty’s ‘Making of Wildflowers’ Film Is Coming to Theaters Worldwide October 20

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers will see its theatrical release on October 20 (Tom’s birthday) for a one-night global celebration via Trafalgar Releasing, with encore screenings in select cinemas on October 21. Fans can experience the film on the big screen with immersive surround-sound before YouTube Originals will make it available worldwide for free in full 4K resolution on Tom Petty’s YouTube
Channel later this year. Watch an early clip of the film below. Tickets are on sale now at TomPettyFilm.com.

The uplifting 89-minute documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Wharton (Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President, Sam Cooke: Legend, Elvis Lives!, The Beatles Revolution) and first debuted in March as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, winning the festival’s Audience Award. The film went on to win Best Documentary Film at the Boulder Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim throughout the film festival season. The picture digs deeper into 2020’s critically acclaimed certified gold reissue, Wildflowers & All The Rest collection (Warner Records) which revealed the long anticipated second half of Tom’s autobiographical masterpiece.

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers offers a unique look into the creative mastery and turbulent personal life of the legendary rock star, and captures the period of 1993-1995, when Tom worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin for the first time. The film is an unvarnished look at Petty that features never-before-seen footage drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film as well as new interviews with album co-producer and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell along with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and many more.

Produced by Peter Afterman with executive producers Dan Braun, Mary Wharton and Adria Petty and presented by Inaudible Films, Warner Music Entertainment (Warner Music Group’s TV and Film division) and Warner Records, the documentary illuminates an artist at the height of his powers, providing an intimate and moving look at an enigmatic icon.

Kymberli Frueh, SVP for Programming and Content Acquisitions for Trafalgar Releasing says, “This cinema event will celebrate the music and life of Tom Petty on his birthdate, offering a chance for fans across the globe to congregate and see the film and hear the music together in a high quality immersive theatrical experience. The legacy of his creativity and the legendary songs he created at this seminal time lives on in our playlists.”

In honor of today’s announcement Mary Wharton and Adria Petty will speak about the film with rock author/journalist David Fricke on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio. Subscribers can also listen anytime on the SXM app and hear replays today at 4 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. ET, 11 p.m. ET and tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET.

The Washboard Union Announce “Everbound For Your Town” Tour

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The Washboard Union Announce “Everbound For Your Town” Tour

Hot on the heels of their sixth nomination for Group of the Year at the CCMA Awards– and 3x-reigning winners in that category – The Washboard Union are heading back on the road for the “Everbound For Your Town Tour,” with stops in 24 Canadian cities and towns.

“Playing live is the life-blood of this band and being with our fans is something we’ve been missing for almost 2 years,” says band member Chris Duncombe. “We wanted our first tour back to take us to as many communities as possible both big and small to say thank you to our fans who have stuck with us and allowed us to follow our dreams.”

The Washboard Union will also be offering limited “VIP All Access Experiences“ on this tour that will give fans a unique acoustic performance and Q&A with the band before every show. Packages will be available for purchase with tickets to any of the shows.

Joining the band on the tour in an opening slot is CCMA Discovery Award winner and fellow British Columbia native, Raquel Cole, who is also a finalist in this year’s upcoming SiriusXM Top of the Country contest at Canadian Country Music Week in London, ON.

The band chose to release its latest CCMA award-winning album Everbound on April 24, 2020, during the height of the pandemic. “There is an undercurrent of hope that unites the songs on the “Everbound” album that we thought we all could use during these difficult times. Music has always help get us through hard times so that’s why we chose to release the album rather than wait. We are so glad we did,” says the band member David Roberts. The Washboard Union also kept their fans engaged throughout 2020 with live streamed performances to tens of thousands through their Live From the Mountain series on Instagram, performed selected outdoor live shows, and donated their recorded performance to Sakamoto Agency’s 100 Homes initiative, which delivered over 300 personalized concerts to care homes during visitation restrictions.

At last year’s Canadian Country Music Awards, The Washboard Union took home the award for Group or Duo of the Year for the third consecutive year, becoming the first band in a decade to win in the category for three straight years, with hope for a fourth straight win in 2021. They also won their fifth consecutive award in the Roots category, and have earned nine career CCMA Award wins with 15 nominations. The band was also awarded a 2021 SOCAN Country Music Award for their single “Country Thunder,” which became their second career Gold single, in 2021.

The Washboard Union has become Canada’s preeminent country band with a growing following all over the world. Resonating with audiences far and wide from North America to Europe, The Washboard Union’s dynamic live performances have set them apart as one of the most unique talents in music today. The 2 time gold-certified trio are also winners of the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year, and have an incredible 31 music awards under their belt.

EVERBOUND FOR YOUR TOWN TOUR:
(Dates may be subject to change due to local or provincial restrictions)
November 4, 2021 PRINCE ALBERT, SK, EA Rawlinson Centre
November 5, 2021 CAMROSE, AB, Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre
November 6, 2021 FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB, Shell Theatre
November 7, 2021 AIRDRIE, AB, Bert Church Theatre
November 9, 2021 MEDICINE HAT, AB, Esplanade Main Theatre
November 12, 2021 WINNIPEG, MB, Club Regent
January 26, 2022 LINDSAY, ON
January 27, 2022 OTTAWA, ON
January 28, 2022 MEAFORD, ON
January 29, 2022 BRAMPTON, ON
January 30, 2022 ORILLIA, ON
January 31, 2022 WINGHAM, ON
February 2, 2022 BRANTFORD, ON
February 3, 2022 HUNTSVILLE, ON
February 4, 2022 KINGSTON, ON
February 5, 2022 GUELPH, ON
March 4, 2022 CRANBROOK, BC
March 5, 2022 TRAIL, BC
March 7 & 9, 2022 CAMPBELL RIVER, BC
March 10, 2022 NANAIMO, BC
March 11, 2022 DUNCAN, BC
March 13, 2022 QUESNEL, BC
March 14, 2022 PRINCE GEORGE, BC
March 15, 2022 TERRACE, BC

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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