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The Reissues Series

ok im gonna try this again, all reissue talk under one thread.

Aretha Franklin, Jump to It: Expanded Edition (originally released as Arista AL-9602, 1982 – reissued Big Break Records (U.K.), 2012)

  1. Jump to It
  2. Love Me Right
  3. If She Don’t Want Your Lovin’
  4. This is for Real
  5. (It’s Just) Your Love
  6. I Wanna Make It Up to You
  7. It’s Your Thing
  8. Just My Daydream
  9. Jump to It (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-0699, 1982)
  10. Love Me Right (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-1023, 1982)
  11. This is for Real (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-1043, 1982)
  12. Just My Daydream (12″ Version) (Arista 12″ B-side 600 637 (U.K.), 1982)
  13. Love Me Right (Dance Version) (Arista 12″ A-side SP-147, 1982)

Aretha Franklin, Get It Right: Expanded Edition (originally released as Arista AL8-8019, 1983 – reissued Big Break Records (U.K.), 2012)

  1. Get It Right
  2. Pretender
  3. Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
  4. When You Love Me Like That
  5. I Wish It Would Rain
  6. Better Friends Than Lovers
  7. I Got Your Love
  8. Giving In
  9. Get It Right (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS1-9034, 1983)
  10. Every Girl (Wants My Guy) (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS1-9095, 1983)
  11. I Got Your Love (Single Version) (Arista single B-side AS1-9095, 1983)
  12. Get It Right (Instrumental) (Arista 12″ B-side AD1-9043, 1983)

these hit retail May 12

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Reply #1 posted 04/19/12 9:05am

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Expanded Reissues of Cheryl Lynn's 1983 album PREPPIE (Funkytown), 1982's INSTANT LOVE (BBR)

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Reply #2 posted 04/19/12 11:01am

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getxxxx said:

ok im gonna try this again, all reissue talk under one thread.

Aretha Franklin, Jump to It: Expanded Edition (originally released as Arista AL-9602, 1982 – reissued Big Break Records (U.K.), 2012)

  1. Jump to It
  2. Love Me Right
  3. If She Don’t Want Your Lovin’
  4. This is for Real
  5. (It’s Just) Your Love
  6. I Wanna Make It Up to You
  7. It’s Your Thing
  8. Just My Daydream
  9. Jump to It (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-0699, 1982)
  10. Love Me Right (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-1023, 1982)
  11. This is for Real (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS-1043, 1982)
  12. Just My Daydream (12″ Version) (Arista 12″ B-side 600 637 (U.K.), 1982)
  13. Love Me Right (Dance Version) (Arista 12″ A-side SP-147, 1982)

Aretha Franklin, Get It Right: Expanded Edition (originally released as Arista AL8-8019, 1983 – reissued Big Break Records (U.K.), 2012)

  1. Get It Right
  2. Pretender
  3. Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
  4. When You Love Me Like That
  5. I Wish It Would Rain
  6. Better Friends Than Lovers
  7. I Got Your Love
  8. Giving In
  9. Get It Right (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS1-9034, 1983)
  10. Every Girl (Wants My Guy) (Single Version) (Arista single A-side AS1-9095, 1983)
  11. I Got Your Love (Single Version) (Arista single B-side AS1-9095, 1983)
  12. Get It Right (Instrumental) (Arista 12″ B-side AD1-9043, 1983)

these hit retail May 12

Thanks for posting the track listings. I had planned on getting the "Jump To It" CD but I wasn't sure about "Get it Right" because I couldn't find the track listing. Not enough in the way of bonus material to make me want to repurchase that particular title.

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Reply #3 posted 04/19/12 1:45pm

SoulAlive

I'm gonna have to order that Jump To It remaster.That's one of Aretha's best albums.

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Reply #4 posted 04/19/12 2:14pm

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I'm gonna have to order that Jump To It remaster.That's one of Aretha's best albums.

Is this album mostly upbeat??

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Reply #5 posted 04/19/12 3:03pm

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getxxxx said:

Expanded Reissues of Cheryl Lynn's 1983 album PREPPIE (Funkytown), 1982's INSTANT LOVE (BBR)



Got to pick up "preppie"
Life has a way of making you live it. . . .
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Reply #6 posted 04/20/12 12:06am

SoulAlive

dancerella said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm gonna have to order that Jump To It remaster.That's one of Aretha's best albums.

Is this album mostly upbeat??


I'd say it's a perfect mix of upbeat tracks,midtempo grooves and a few ballads.It was produced by Luther Vandross.

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Reply #7 posted 04/20/12 4:44am

SoulAlive

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Expanded Reissues of Cheryl Lynn's 1983 album PREPPIE (Funkytown), 1982's INSTANT LOVE (BBR)

I already have Instant Love....it's part of a 2-CD set with In The Night.

Does anyone know if Preppie is a good album? I'm only familiar with the first single "Encore",which I love.

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Reply #8 posted 04/20/12 6:05am

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SoulAlive said:

getxxxx said:

Expanded Reissues of Cheryl Lynn's 1983 album PREPPIE (Funkytown), 1982's INSTANT LOVE (BBR)

I already have Instant Love....it's part of a 2-CD set with In The Night.

Does anyone know if Preppie is a good album? I'm only familiar with the first single "Encore",which I love.

Although most of it sounds very dated, "Preppie" is a very solid album. Probably my third favorite from her right behind "In the Night" and "Instant Love". Go ahead and order it. I don't think you will be disappointed. My favorite track on the album is "Fool A Fool".

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Expanded reissue of Aretha Franklin's 1980 Aretha (BBR)

Expanded release of Surface's 1986 Self Titled album, will include EIGHT bonus tracks, 1988 album 2nd Wave, will include EIGHT bonus tracks (Funkytown)

Regina's Debut 1987 album "All By Myself" will include 7 Bonus Tracks (Funkytown)

First ever time "Officially" on CD for Tavares 1983 Album "Word's and Music" - will be an expanded edition (Funkytown)

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POINTER SISTERS
‘Serious Slammin’ ’ – Expanded Edition CDBBR 0125

1. SERIOUS SLAMMIN’

2. SHUT UP AND DANCE
3. MOONLIGHT DANCING
4. HE TURNED ME OUT (FROM ACTION JACKSON)
5. FLIRTATIOUS
6. MY LIFE
7. I’M IN LOVE
8. PRIDE
9. UH UH
10. I WILL BE THERE
11. BE THERE (From Beverly Hills Cop 2) (12” Extended Dance Mix)
12. HE TURNED ME OUT (From Action Jackson) (Extended Dance Mix)
13. I’M IN LOVE (Single Version)
14. TRANSLATION (Remix)
15. HE TURNED ME OUT (From Action Jackson) (Extended Radio Mix)
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Did anyone pick up the Mtume You Me & He Expanded Edition?

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Reply #12 posted 04/21/12 11:29pm

dancerella

SoulAlive said:

dancerella said:

Is this album mostly upbeat??


I'd say it's a perfect mix of upbeat tracks,midtempo grooves and a few ballads.It was produced by Luther Vandross.

Thanks I need to check this out!

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I heard there are some Rene & Angela reissues coming as well. One is already out.

Rise: http://www.dustygroove.co...=index.php

Rene & Angela/Wall To Wall: http://www.dustygroove.co...rmat%3Dall
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Reply #14 posted 04/22/12 3:49pm

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kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

I already have Instant Love....it's part of a 2-CD set with In The Night.

Does anyone know if Preppie is a good album? I'm only familiar with the first single "Encore",which I love.

Although most of it sounds very dated, "Preppie" is a very solid album. Probably my third favorite from her right behind "In the Night" and "Instant Love". Go ahead and order it. I don't think you will be disappointed. My favorite track on the album is "Fool A Fool".

thanks for the info

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SoulAlive

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Expanded release of Surface's 1986 Self Titled album, will include EIGHT bonus tracks

thumbs up! I'll be getting this one

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Reply #16 posted 04/22/12 10:49pm

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I'm loving all of these 80s reissues.

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Reply #17 posted 04/23/12 12:38am

SoulAlive

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Did anyone pick up the Mtume You Me & He Expanded Edition?

I haven't yet but it's on my wish list lol

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Reply #18 posted 04/23/12 1:05am

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Other reissues coming out include:

the first 4 albums by SAMANTHA FOX

all 4 by 5 STAR

2 by TEENA MARIE

2 by ANDRE CYMONE

4 by POINTER SISTERS

All these can be found at http://www.CherryRed.co.uk

I am an 80s Music Junkie !
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1DirXtion said:

Other reissues coming out include:

the first 4 albums by SAMANTHA FOX

all 4 by 5 STAR

2 by TEENA MARIE

2 by ANDRE CYMONE

4 by POINTER SISTERS

All these can be found at http://www.CherryRed.co.uk

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Reply #20 posted 04/23/12 9:34am

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silverchild said:

I heard there are some Rene & Angela reissues coming as well. One is already out. Rise: http://www.dustygroove.co...=index.php Rene & Angela/Wall To Wall: http://www.dustygroove.co...rmat%3Dall

BBR just posted RISE is shipping as of today

1. RISE
2. KEEP RUNNIN’
3. MY FIRST LOVE
4. BANGING THE BOOGIE
5. WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE
6. WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT
7. CAN’T GIVE YOU UP
8. TAKE ME TO THE LIMIT
9. BANGING THE BOOGIE (Single Version)
10. KEEP RUNNIN’ (Single Version)
11. MY FIRST LOVE (Single Version)
12. BANGING THE BOOGIE (Instrumental)
13. KEEP RUNNIN’ (12” Version)
14. KEEP RUNNIN’ (Dub Version)
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Reply #21 posted 04/23/12 10:43am

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silverchild said:

I heard there are some Rene & Angela reissues coming as well. One is already out. Rise: http://www.dustygroove.co...=index.php Rene & Angela/Wall To Wall: http://www.dustygroove.co...rmat%3Dall

Yep! Ordered my Rene & Angela on Friday from dustygrooves, along with the expanded edition of Teena's Starchild and the Plush with Siedah Garrett reissue. Expecting those suckers in the mail tomorrow! music

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A Note from Michael

March 23, 2012

Hi Everyone,

I wrote a short introduction to the French compilation. It expresses so much of what I feel about my life in music that I thought you might enjoy reading it:

As I review the songs included in this collection, most of which derive from my 24 years at Warner Bros., I am reminded of and impressed by all the wonderful musicians with whom I’ve had the pleasure of recording.

My memories of the recording sessions are always the most vivid. My first project at Warner Bros., The Art of Tea, in which I found myself surrounded by Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Larry Carlton, and my late friend, John Guerin, was a most auspicious beginning. Though I had released a self-titled album two years earlier, which also included an impressive list of sidemen, The Art of Tea sessions really helped to crystallize my sound.

The compositions in this anthology reveal, I think, my consistent musical influences over the years: Jobim, jazz standards, R&B, the Great American Songbook. They also contain references to my life-long interests in art and literature.

It seems strange to be writing about this retrospective a few days before my 67th birthday. What you find in these four discs is an elaborate thumbnail sketch of my life’s work so far. I say “so far” because for the past two years I’ve been immersed in writing and recording a new album called Time Together. It’s difficult to describe the joy and fulfillment I feel now, and have always felt, being lost in the creative process.

My songs are almost always autobiographical in the sense that they usually begin with a personal experience or observation. They often express, very literally, my own personal emotions. I’ve performed them on every continent except Antarctica, and I never cease to be amazed by how they connect me with my fans around the world, joining us together like beads in a “string of pearls,” an expression my guru’s guru used.

If I had to summarize how I feel about my career at this point in time, I would say “gratitude” is the first word that comes to mind. I’m grateful for my life experiences, both the good and the painful. I’m grateful to have found my guru, Yogananda, and a path that sustains me. I’m grateful to be married all these 35 years, to be a vegetarian, to live in the woods surrounded by the natural world I so deeply appreciate. I’m grateful to all the musicians, arrangers, producers, and engineers who have collaborated with me on this musical journey. Although I am a reclusive person by nature, I’ve always loved the company of musicians and always enjoyed “the hang.” I count most of them as my life-long friends. I miss the ones who have passed but am deeply grateful their music lives on.


It’s hard not to feel somewhat wistful when “looking back.” I always try to live in the present, to “be here now.”


Music propels me toward the future. In a wonderful and miraculous way, it’s always whispering to me and circulating inside my head. I suppose, in that sense, I’m always writing.

My love for France must be obvious. My wife and I have visited many times, both for work and for pleasure. I taped an hour long television special in the early 1980’s for Antenne 2 and during the several weeks of shooting we traveled the entire country. The people we met are forever etched in our memories. When I sat with my guitar in a rented room as a college student at the University of California, studying jazz chords and learning Jobim songs,
I never imagined I would be invited to perform in France, let alone appear on television. These are some of the images that come to mind as I consider this beautifully produced retrospective.


Thank you for listening!


I wish all of you

Health, Prosperity, Happiness, Peace
Signed, Michael Franks

Michael Franks: The Dream 1973-2011". Containing 73 songs, it will be released in France on March 26 and in the U.S. on April 3.

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Reply #23 posted 04/23/12 1:54pm

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^^ I may check out that Michael Franks set.I have a few of his recordings and I'd like to explore more of his catalog.

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Last Days and Time (1972) Remastered 2012


Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire
Title Of Album: Last Days and Time
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Sony Music Japan
Country: USA
Genre: Funk, Soul, Disco, Funk Jazz
Total Time: 40:10 min

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Reply #25 posted 04/26/12 6:02am

SoulAlive

I just ordered these two CDs lol they've been out for several months now

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Reply #26 posted 04/26/12 6:03am

SoulAlive

BBR comes out with so much great stuff,it takes me forever to catch up and order everything that I want nuts lol

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THE AL JARREAU REMASTER SERIES CONTINUES JULY 31....HEART'S HORIZON/ THE DELUXE EDITION......Includes three bonus tracks, original artwork, solid remastering and new liners with quotes from Al. (Friday Music)

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Concord Re-Issues “Here’s Little Richard” with Bonus Tracks/Features

Little Richard was an electrifying talent — that we can all agree upon. But where exactly does he stand among contemporaries like Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry? Richard, like the other performers mentioned, was an early inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But his legacy has not aged as well as many of his fellow rock giants. Richard did not always have access to the best material. His career quickly stalled out when he announced he would no longer sing “the devil’s music.” Yet, at the top of his game, the man born Richard Penniman could really stir up a room.

Top notch songs like Tutti Frutti, Ready Teddy, Long Tall Sally, Slippin and Slidin, and Rip It Up have surely stood the test of time. Penniman’s producer Art Rupe deserves a great deal of credit — as does the marvelous crew of backing musicians that can be heard on Richard’s New Orleans and Los Angeles recording sessions. These often overlooked studio cats included names like Lee Allen on tenor sax, Huey Smith on piano, Alvin “Red” Tyler on baritone sax, and the legendary Earl Palmer on drums.

Most of the highlights of Little Richard’s early rock n’ roll career can be found on “Here’s Little Richard.” Of special note is the bonus audio interview with Rupe, Richard’s two original demo recordings, and included videos of Penniman’s 1956 Hollywood screen tests. The videos show Little Richard powering his way thru Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally. These songs heavily influenced acts like The Beatles and still maintain their energy and excitement more than 50 years after first being transferred to vinyl. The packaging also comes with a tastefully done booklet, some very cool B&W photography, and a fold-out poster of the original album cover. How’s that for extras???

Collectors and longtime fans will really dig the extra features and enhanced sound quality. If you don’t have any Little Richard in your collection, this is a wonderful place to start. Pop it into your CD player and you’ll be “ripping it up” in no time flat. Little Richard had that effect on people — and he still does today.

Rock ’n’ roll may date back to Jackie Brenston’s “Rocket 88” in 1951 and perhaps further to blues/swing hybrids of the 1940s. But many would contend that Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti,” recorded at Cosimo Matassa’s studio in New Orleans in September 1955, was the first great rock ’n’ roll record. “Tutti Frutti” kicks off Here’s Little Richard, Concord Music Group’s expanded reissue of the original Specialty Records album from 1957. Street date is April 17, 2012.


In addition to the original recordings of Little Richard’s best known hits — “Long Tall Sally,” “Ready Teddy,” “Jenny Jenny,” “Rip It Up,” “Slippin’ and Slidin’” and more — the Concord remastered reissue features two bonus tracks (Specialty demo recordings of “Baby” and “All Night Long”) and two videos (screen tests of “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally”).

The set contains liner notes by R&B musicologist Lee Hildebrand, as well as the notes from the original LP. Although Little Richard recorded for RCA Victor in 1951 and Peacock Records in 1953, his Specialty years — the 25-month period between September 1955 and October 1957 — proved monumental. As annotator Hildebrand writes, “They are quite possibly the most exciting and incendiary recordings in the annals of popular music and constitute a body of work upon which Richard’s reputation as one of the primary architects of rock ’n’ roll is measured.” Richard approached Specialty Records at the suggestion of R&B legend Lloyd Price, best known for the 1952 R&B hit “Lawdy Miss Clawdy.”

Richard and his band, the Upsetters, recorded a demo of two blues songs at Macon radio station WMBL-AM. The first, “Baby,” was a blues shuffle, the second a slow blues titled “All Night Long” that featured B.B. King-style guitar by Thomas Hartwell. In fact Specialty owner Art Rupe happened to be looking for a singer like B.B. King, although staff producer Bumps Blackwell recalls Rupe as seeking the next Ray Charles. The demos didn’t overwhelm Rupe, but he signed Little Richard anyway.

Blackwell was assigned to record Richard in New Orleans, and the resulting session featuring pianist Huey Smith and saxophonist Lee Diamond begat eight standard-issue blues/R&B songs. Then, during a break on the second day while Smith was out, the producer heard Richard sing “Tutti Frutti,” accompanying himself on the piano. With only 15 minutes of studio time remaining, and the original lyrics cleaned up by songwriter and studio habitué Dorothy LaBostrie, there was no time for Smith to learn the piano part, so Richard played it himself.

According to Hildebrand, “Richard attacked the piano with incessant even-eight-note patters which was decidedly different from the shuffle rhythm drummer Earl Palmer was laying down behind him. Swing and shuffle beats had been the primary pulse of rhythm & blues until Richard introduced even eights that would come to drive most R&B and rock music and still do today.”


The song shot to #2 on Billboard’s R&B charts and a creditable #17 pop. Rolling Stone rated it at #43 on its list of Greatest 500 Songs of All Time. Subsequent Little Richard Specialty hits dented Top 10 R&B and Top 20 pop. All the songs on Here’s Little Richard were recorded in New Orleans with the exception of “True, Fine Mama” and “She’s Got It,” both made in Los Angeles, Specialty’s home.


Since abruptly giving up show business for God in October 1957, Richard’s life has vacillated between religion and rock ’n’ roll. Today at age 78, he lives in Nashville. Despite being wheelchair-bound, on July 3, 2011, he performed “Tutti Frutti” and other hits on the nationally televised all-star “A Capitol Fourth” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Singin’ to the Music: Davy Jones’ “Bell Recordings” Joins Monkees’ Deluxe “Pool It!” in April

It’s no exaggeration to state that the entertainment world was shaken by the sudden passing of Davy Jones on February 29 of this year, responding not only with an outpouring of grief, but with genuinely fond memories of the actor, singer and Monkee. Friday Music is joining Rhino Entertainment in keeping Jones’ rich legacy of music alive, with two new releases slated for April 24. After having recently reissued Jones’ pre-Monkees debut, the label turns its attention to Jones’ 1971-1972 recordings for the Bell Records label, featuring the hit “Rainy Jane” as well as “Girl,” the song immortalized on The Brady Bunch. But that’s not all. On the same day as Davy’s The Bell Recordings 1971-1972, Friday will reissue The Monkees’ 1987 reunion album Pool It! in an expanded edition boasting two bonus tracks and a DVD.

The first twelve tracks on The Bell Recordings represent the complete 1971 Davy Jones album, on which Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield’s “Rainy Jane,” a No. 52 hit for the singer. (Sedaka’s own 1969 version achieved some measure of popularity in Australia in the period between his early RCA hits and Rocket Records comeback.) The Bell era is also notable for Jones’ appearance on the Brady Bunch episode “Getting Davy Jones,” but Jones also kept a high profile via television guest spots on Love American Style, Here Come the Brides and even The New Scooby-Doo Movies! Davy Jones was arranged and conducted by Al Capps, who also worked with Bobby Sherman, Andy Williams and Cher, and carried on the lighter sound of the Monkees’ repertoire rather than that band’s later sonic explorations. The twelve tracks from Davy Jones are augmented by six bonus tracks: the mono singles “Girl” b/w “Take My Love” and “I’ll Believe in You” b/w “Road to Love,” plus album tracks “How About Me” and “I Really Love You,” also both in mono.

Hit the jump to join Davy, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork as we dive into The Monkees’ Pool It! on Friday Music!

1987’s Pool It! marked the reunion of The Monkees, or at least three quarters of the group. As with the final 2011 reunion tour, Michael Nesmith sat out of Pool It!. Even sans Nesmith, the album managed to reach No. 72 on the Billlboard album charts. Its lead single, “Heart and Soul,” cracked the Hot 100 at No. 87, driven by a video which depicted the three Monkees being thawed out after a nearly 20-year freeze. A companion VHS, Heart and Soul, was billed as “The Official Monkee Videography,” promising “a behind-the-scenes look featuring music videos from their current album ‘Pool It!,’ interviews and a barrelful of special surprises.” Pool It! will be paired with Heart and Soul for Friday’s CD/DVD edition. The album itself drew primarily on material from outside writers, including Bobby Hart on “Long Way Home,” but Jones contributed “(I’ll) Love You Forever” and Peter Tork offered “Gettin’ In.” Similarly, session musicians (including Elvis Costello associates Roger Bechirian and Davey Faragher) handled most of the instrumental work on the album.

One more reunion album would follow, 1996’s Justus, which even enticed Nesmith back into the fold. But Pool It! remains a fun excursion back to the time when Monkeemania almost swept the 1980s! The new CD/DVD edition is expanded by two bonus tracks, the single remix of “Every Step of the Way” and the B-side of “Heart and Soul,” the live concert favorite “MGBGT.” Curiously, the live version of “(I’ll) Love You Forever,” the B-side of “Every Step of the Way” on Rhino single RNOR 74410/11 is absent.

Friday Music is promising that 2012 will be another big year for The Monkees, with a two-on-one CD release of Micky Dolenz’ Micky Puts You to Sleep and Broadway Micky, as well as 180-gram vinyl releases of Instant Replay and Justus all planned for summer release. Watch this space for more updates, and don’t miss Davy Jones’ The Bell Recordings 1971-1972 and The Monkees’ Pool It! in stores on April 24. You can pre-order below!

Davy Jones, The Bell Recordings 1971-1972 (Friday Music, 2012)

  1. Road To Love
  2. How About Me
  3. Singin’ To The Music
  4. Rainy Jane
  5. Look At Me
  6. Say It Again
  7. I Really Love You
  8. Love Me For A Day
  9. Sitting In An Apple Tree
  10. Take My Love
  11. Pretty Little Girl
  12. Welcome To My Love
  13. Girl (Mono)
  14. Take My Love (Mono)
  15. I’ll Believe In You (Mono)
  16. Road To Love (Mono)
  17. How About Me (Mono)
  18. I Really Love You (Mono)

Tracks 1-12 from Davy Jones, Bell LP 6067, 1971
Tracks 13-14 from Bell single 45-159, 1971
Tracks 15-16 from Bell single 45-178, 1972
Tracks 17-18 are mono bonus tracks

The Monkees, Pool It! Deluxe Edition (Rhino RNCD 70706, 1987 – reissued Friday Music, 2012)

CD: The Original Album plus 2 Bonus Tracks

  1. Heart and Soul
  2. (I’d Go The) Whole Wide World
  3. Long Way Home
  4. Secret Heart
  5. Gettin’ In
  6. (I’ll) Love You Forever
  7. Every Step of the Way
  8. Don’t Bring Me Down
  9. Midnight
  10. She’s Movin’ In With Rico
  11. Since You Went Away
  12. Countin’ on You
  13. MGBGT (Live) (B-side of “Heart and Soul,” Rhino single RNOR 74408, 1987)
  14. Every Step of the Way (45 Remix) (A-side of Rhino single RNOR 74410, 1987)

DVD

  1. Heart and Soul: The Official Monkees Videography
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