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Winter Blues Sale at Mojo
To cure those winter blues we are taking 25% off all DVDs and used LPs including collectables. Ends closing time on Saturday 21st May.
Mojo Music Newsletter Vol 9 No3 May 2011
Here's
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Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
Steaming at the Opera House
Deluxe 2CDs
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Ugly Things 31
Magazine
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First time on CD for the 1974 double LP - live at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Many tracks are unique to this rare album and are a must for any self-respecting Aztecs / Aussie music fan! The line-up of Billy Thorpe, Gil 'Rats' Matthews, Warren 'Pig' Morgan and Teddy Toi was the same as on the More Arse Than Class album, their most fully realized studio set.
The concert opens with an acoustic set (yes, that's right, the loudest band in the country go acoustic!) that leads into Morgan's epic 'War' suite. The second half of the concert adds guest musicians Lobby Loyde, Kevin Murphy & Johnny Dick (all former members of the Aztecs, the last two on drums, so yes, there's three drummers playing at once!). It's an all-out noise fest that features faves 'Time To Live'. 'Oop Poo Pa Doo' the Coloured Balls' classic 'God' and a three-way drum solo called 'Ball Biter'.
The original concert was too long to fit onto a double LP and the dropped tracks are now added as bonuses. 'Back Home In Australia' originally appeared as the B-side to the 'Cigarettes And Whisky' single, but the other two have remained unreleased until now - a real find! Plus 'Yes I'm Tired', which originally appeared as the B-side to the 'Don't You Know You're Changing' single. Bonus tracks: 2 rare B-sides and two previously unreleased tracks from the acoustic set.
Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, liner notes by Ian MacFarlane. Deluxe 8-panel digi-pak presentation.
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G-L-O-R-I-A ! Three big cover stories dominate Issue #31.
First is the first ever major interview with Billy Harrison, guitarist and founder member of Van Morrison’s seminal R&B group Them, and the man behind one of the greatest riffs of all time: “Gloria.”
Second: The Norton Records and Kicks magazine story; a celebration of a quarter-century of Norton with exclusive interviews and photos.
And third: The Pleasure Seekers starring Detroit’s girl garage queens, the Quatro sisters. All the scoop on this great group (and their hard rockin’ successors Cradle) illustrated by loads of gorgeous pix.
Also in this issue: The final installments on the Masters Apprentices and Ollie Halsall; James Williamson with the Coba Seas and the Stooges; a revelatory no-holds-barred interview with Prince Stash de Rola (swingin’ 60s confidante of the Stones, Beatles and others); a listeners’ guide to Wreckless Eric, Jimi Hendrix: The Dead Hendrix albums; Cleveland ‘60s punks the Missing Lynx, the 40 Fingers, surfin’ with the Sentinals, and lots more. PLUS the usual extensive review sections covering all the latest reissues, rock ‘n’ roll books and DVDs.
Order quick as this usually sells out fast.
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Big Star
Third
Test Pressing Edition
Record Store Day
LP
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Wild About You !
The 60s Beat Explosion in Australia and New Zealand
Book
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Omnivore Recordings issued the Test Pressing Edition of Big Star Third on 180-gram vinyl. The limited run of 2,000 copies (1,000 for the US, 1000 for Europe) was released as a Record Store Day exclusive and has turned out to be the rarest of all the Record Store Day releases, with very few reaching Australia and reportedly none making it to New York!
The track list commemorates the original 14 song version of the album and was cut from the original assembly reel, on the same Ardent Studios lathe, by the same engineers who cut the original album, Larry Nix and John Fry.
The package also includes replicas of the original tracking sheets, and lead sheets. As if all of that isn’t enough, five of the packages contain copies of the album’s original test pressing signed by Nix, Fry, and the only surviving member of Big Star, Jody Stephens. Already fetching $150 - $275 on ebay, get in quick while we have it for $100 !!
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The astonishing outpouring of rock 'n' roll in the 1960s in Australia and New Zealand gave birth to such iconic bands such as the Easybeats, the Masters Apprentices, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, the Purple Hearts, and the Missing Links. It also launched the careers of a generation of musicians who would go on to greater, international fame with their later groups ."
Wild About You!" includes chapters on 35 bands that made the scene, as well as the editors' list of the top 100 beat and garage songs of the era. Heavily illustrated throughout, and with a detailed discography, this is the definitive work on these bands, and compulsory reading for 60s obsessives and garage band enthusiasts worldwide.
Wild About You is destined to be the definitive work on this crucial period in music, and compulsory reading for Sixties obsessives and garage-band enthusiasts.
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Flying Burrito Brothers
Authorised Bootleg
( Fillmore East 1970 )
Single CD
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Lord St Sound
Behind The Dumb
Single CD
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The Flying Burrito Brothers on this concert disc could essentially be called Version 2. Parsons and original bassist Chris Etheridge had left and were replaced by singer-songwriter Rick Roberts and future Eagle Bernie Leadon.
Former Byrd Michael Clarke is on drums, and famed session steel player Sneaky Pete Kleinow is on the pedal steel. Fans and critics have said that this was the best Burritos live band ever....the band romps through a set consisting of originals drawn from the Burritos two albums to date, as well as songs from The Byrds, a Mick Jagger-Keith Richards Composition ( Wild Horses ), a classic R&B mover ( Willie And the Hand Jive ), and a great C&W road song ( Six Days On The Road ). For this release, Burrito Chris Hillman has written a brief note and personally picked the mastering engineer and approved his work.
Recorded two years before their famed live album, Last Of The Red Hot Burritos. Killer show and unbelievable sound from the Bill Graham / Wolfgang's Vault archives. |
A new studio album from Johnny Casino with a few friends in tow. Mike Burnham of Tardis studios fame on drums, and Rodney Agar of the Mess Makers on vocals.
Johnny Casino is known for delivering classic Detroit styled rock as part of Asteroid B-612, Easy Action and most recently with Johnny Casino and The Secrets.
This new album is a slight departure from that trajectory: equal parts garage, rock, plus a little soul thrown into the tribal grooves contained herein.
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Iggy and The Stooges
Raw Power Live: In The Hands Of The Fans
LP Record
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Derek & The Dominoes
Layla & Other Assorted
Love Songs
2 LP Records
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This 180 gram vinyl only Record Store Day release , is a recording of a September 2010 show at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival. Iggy and the reformed Stooges lineup of Scott Asheton, James Williamson, Steve McKay and Mike Watt perform the Raw Power album in it’s entirety. |
The remastered 2LP vinyl reissue has just landed and we're now down to the last copies of the deluxe CD / LP / book version.
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The Litter
Distortions
CD
This album is one of the great garage-punk-blues-psych classics from the 60’s . The Litter were led by vocalist Denny Waite and guitar virtuoso Tom "Zippy" Caplan, and on this – their debut album – they ratchet up the fuzz guitars to eleven!
Although the album contains a load of covers, they are done in such a blissfully frenzied manner that the songs almost become “theirs”. Some of the better known songs on the album are The Who’s "A Legal Matter" and "Substitute"; The Small Faces’ "Whatcha Gonna Do About It"; The Yardbirds,’ "Rack My Mind" ; The Spencer Davis Group’s "Somebody Help Me"; and Buffy St. Marie "Codine".
One of the highlights on the album is the minor cult hit from 1967 "Action Woman," replete with noisy distorted guitars and a fine snarling vocal from Waite.
However, the album’s true highlight is the over-the-top psychedelic frenzy on the staple "I'm A Man," which offers quite possibly one of the greatest uses of controlled feedback (this side of the Velvet Underground) that’s ever been committed to tape. Once the instruental jam commences, Caplan and second guitarist Dan Rinaldi take over the show for the final minute and a half of pure ecstacy. They trade off riffs in a fuzzorama, Syd Barrett-esque way, complete with superb studio effects. Drummer Tom Murray's belting the bejesus out of his kit is the icing on the cake. The track must be heard to be believed. This is four of the greatest minutes of recorded garage music ever.
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Nev's
Nuggets
The Boogie House Tapes Vols 1, 2 and 3
(Each volume is 2 CDs)
In the studio, Canned Heat were a fine band that managed to produce some great radio hits at the peak of their popularity. However, it was in concert where the Heat really shined and I'd even go so far as to say that they were the greatest white blues boogie band ever. No one was better at stretchin’ and crankin !!
Heat guitarist extraordinaire - Henry (The Sun Flower) Vestine - had his drug habit controlled by singer Bob (The Bear) Hite , who would only give Henry his dose of whiskey and pills at the end of each gig so that he wouldn't mess up.
Larry (The Mole) Taylor is the "bass player's bass player " in that he not only anchored the band, but still managed to play with flair and virtuosity when needed. Anyone whose seen the footage of Canned Heat at Woodstock would wonder how he kept his head on his shoulders as he pounded it in time with the music like a pneumatic drill - it's a wonder he didn't get permanent brain damage from this performance!
When the "Mole" left the Heat, he went on to play with a whole host of musicians as he was an in-demand talent. - he currently plays in Tom Waits band. And yep, he still has it - in spades!
These 3 double CD sets are live recordings of prime period Heat with radically different versions of their known studio recordings. Both Vestine and the other great Heat guitarist - Harvey Mandel - are in top form in the soloing department.
The overall sound is so much tougher than anything the band ever did in the studio and is an essential for any Heat fan. For those of you that haven't heard these recordings - you are in for a real treat.
For a limited time - and only for newsletter subscribers - we are offering all 3 double discs for $50! PLUS we’ll also throw in a free copy of the equally great single disc “Canned Heat : The Instrumentals”. That's 7 discs for $50!
Nev
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Coming Up Next Month
The Kinks Deluxe Series
Deluxe versions of " The Kinks ", "Kinda Kinks ", and " The Kink Kontroversy ", all with bonus B sides, out-takes and radio sessions will be here in June. Order now!
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The
Mojo Playlist
Them – The Story of Them ( 2 CD compilation )
Eddie Hinton -Songwriter Sessions Vols 1+2 Michael Chapman -1970 (feat Mick Ronson)
Bob Dylan - Live at Brandeis University 1963
White Lace And Strange - Heavy Psych USA 68-72 Emmylou Harris- Hard Bargain
Steve Earle - I’ll Never Get …
Robin Trower - Live at the BBC
Groundhogs -Blues Obituary / Scratching Surface Little Walter -Complete Chess Recordings
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Frank's
Fave Rave
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
L.A.M.F.
2CDs
It's hard to believe that Johhny Thunders died 20 years ago last month. I count myself very lucky to have seen The Heatrbeakers many times during my annual trips to the US from 1978 - 81. Due to Johnny pretty much being forced to playing regularly to support his habit, I managed to see him 2 - 3 times each time I went to New York - he was often playing at Max's Kansas City where the band recorded their classic live LP in 1979.
In 1977 the band released their only studio outing, L.A.M.F.and over the last decade it's been in and out of print . It's finally available again as the deluxe 2 CD set with 16 bonus tracks of demos, alternative mixes & rehearsals with 24 page booklet with complete lyrics, notes by Nina Antonia and comments by Walter Lure.
This album is one of my desert island discs by close to the greatest live group I've ever seen !! If you're itching for a live dose of Johnny from the period, the " Live At Max's Kansas City '79" is back in stock.
Frank
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