Has anyone gotten any news about the upcoming Lady T reissues of Lady T and Irons in the Fire? There was a report earlier this year that they were supposed to be released sometime this summer along with the 2-CD rarities set of her Motown tenture.

Yep, they will be released on June 28. Pre-order links are upalready at Amazon and I ordered them today

thanks. I was just wondering the same thing last week. Trying to find track listings but I can't seem to find anything.

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whitesockedfunk said:

Yep, they will be released on June 28. Pre-order links are upalready at Amazon and I ordered them today

Thanks so much! Let me go over there and pre-order now.

Hip-O mentioned on Twitter they would be posting info about new releases soon, so I am assuming that includes these Teena Marie albums!

What I would love to have included on "Irons In The Fire" (but most likely won't be on it) is an instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin' " which boasts one of my all-time favorite arrangements ever, by the genius that is Paul Riser.

whitesockedfunk said:

Hip-O mentioned on Twitter they would be posting info about new releases soon, so I am assuming that includes these Teena Marie albums!

What I would love to have included on "Irons In The Fire" (but most likely won't be on it) is an instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin' " which boasts one of my all-time favorite arrangements ever, by the genius that is Paul Riser.

That instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin'" would be like heaven!

P.S. The 2-CD rarities is also available for pre-order on Amazon, but I'm not putting that in right now. Looks like this is gonna be one funky summer!

Link here: http://www.amazon.com/Fir...9QA8P4VGCI

Thanks guys! I'm so excited for these...can't wait to see what rarities we get.

Did any of you buy the Epic remasters? Are they coming out in the US??

MidniteMagnet said:

Thanks guys! I'm so excited for these...can't wait to see what rarities we get.

Did any of you buy the Epic remasters? Are they coming out in the US??

I've been wanting to get those imported remasters also, especially Robbery and Starchild, but my money ain't too tight right now. I wonder if those Epic remasters are actually remastered or use the same old tapes from the 80s and 90s? I don't need to buy records like Naked to the World or Ivory because they sound perfect to me.

whitesockedfunk said:

Hip-O mentioned on Twitter they would be posting info about new releases soon, so I am assuming that includes these Teena Marie albums!

What I would love to have included on "Irons In The Fire" (but most likely won't be on it) is an instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin' " which boasts one of my all-time favorite arrangements ever, by the genius that is Paul Riser.

Come on, move it up, "move it in, move it out ... Disco Lady." Dang! Happy about these re-issues, but they are delaying the movement of an unreleased album, Beautiful, until the middle of summer.

When I need an I Need Your Lovin' fix anymore I pull up her performance for Sindbad's Summer Jam. She freakin' killed that night. Yo Yo and the Butsin' Out mix - too tight. "Say, L / O / V / I / N!"

I think that the odds (50/50 is my call) are better than you think for inclusion of an instrumental version of INYL. I won't hold my breath, "cuz I just might turn blue," but we will see.

I'm gonna go ahead and pre-order these now

It's on Amazon but really far down the list (underneath the out of print stuff). Sounds interesting, though.

Doug Grisby reflects on Teena Marie. He speaks on her midway through and until the very end when he shows how hurt he is over his friends death. He implies so interesting things about Passion Play and Motown.

http://www.blogtalkradio....eena-marie

silverchild said:

whitesockedfunk said:

Hip-O mentioned on Twitter they would be posting info about new releases soon, so I am assuming that includes these Teena Marie albums!

What I would love to have included on "Irons In The Fire" (but most likely won't be on it) is an instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin' " which boasts one of my all-time favorite arrangements ever, by the genius that is Paul Riser.

That instrumental version of "I Need Your Lovin'" would be like heaven!

P.S. The 2-CD rarities is also available for pre-order on Amazon, but I'm not putting that in right now. Looks like this is gonna be one funky summer!

Link here: http://www.amazon.com/Fir...9QA8P4VGCI

Do we know the tracklist yet?

I don't see it on Amazon.

Yeah,I want more info on that rarities compilation.I'm excited about that!

SoulAlive said:

Yeah,I want more info on that rarities compilation.I'm excited about that!

Can't WAIT for ALL of these reissues. I hope, TOO, that the current Japanese reissues of her Epic studio CD's become available domestically and for 1/2 the price. Those are a little too steep for MY pockets, anyway. Long LIVE the Ivory Queen of R&B. She's "up Yonder" throwin' down with Rick, Minnie, Dee Marie Warren and all the other kindred Funkspirits who came b4 her.

Gonna have to pick these up.

For some odd reason I cannot seem to pull up information on the song where Prince sampled Square Biz a few years back. Anybody here know the name of that song, please?

allsmutaside said:

For some odd reason I cannot seem to pull up information on the song where Prince sampled Square Biz a few years back. Anybody here know the name of that song, please?

Found it, not quite a sample -

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Dwmg5OQ2s0

Does Pity Rhyme with Gay? Lady Tee and Alia gettin' silly. Check out the Purple Rain album on the end table toward the finish.

http://www.youtube.com/wa..._CbTSTQ4EQ

silverchild said:

MidniteMagnet said:

Thanks guys! I'm so excited for these...can't wait to see what rarities we get.

Did any of you buy the Epic remasters? Are they coming out in the US??

I've been wanting to get those imported remasters also, especially Robbery and Starchild, but my money ain't too tight right now. I wonder if those Epic remasters are actually remastered or use the same old tapes from the 80s and 90s? I don't need to buy records like Naked to the World or Ivory because they sound perfect to me.

you can get these from EBAY i sold my remasted ROBBERY there unopened... i dont think Starchild was officially remastered from Sony USA only Robbery and a few Motown titles

Teena Marie-Playlist The ...t Of-2011

Tracklisting:
01. Can’t Last A Day Ft. Faith Evans (Congo Square)
02. Irons In The Fire (Irons In The Fire)
03. Dear Lover (Robbery)
04. Opus III The Second Movement (Naked To The World)
05. My Dear Mr. Gaye (Starchild)
06. The Once And Future Dream (Duet With Rick James) (Naked To The World)
07. Ooo La La La (Naked To The World)
08. Sunny Skies (Emerald City)
09. Just Us Two (Ivory)
10. If I Were A Bell (Ivory)
11. Lovergirl (Starchild)
12. Shadow Boxing (Robbery)
13. Casanova Brown (Robbery)
14. Out On A Limb (Starchild)

Album covers for reissues/compilation leaked today exclusively from Hip-O Select.com (5/27/11):

Album cover for rarities compilation:

YES! The album covers for Lady T and Irons In The Fire look crisper than ever and the color resolution is impeccable. The Rare Tee cover art is great as well. There will be more details each of the releases on Wednesday, June 1st, exclusively on Hip-O Select. The website is under construction now! Excited!

Here are some details that I know now about all of the releases by far exclusively from Harry Weigner:

- The reissues for Lady T and Irons In The Fire will include bonus versions of certain tracks, not previously unreleased material.

- 8 of the 12 tracks that were featured on the MP3 only release of First Class Love: Rare Tee will surface on the physical 2-CD compilation.

I wish they'd leaked the back covers Oh the suspense of what will be on these cds...

whitesockedfunk said:

I wish they'd leaked the back covers Oh the suspense of what will be on these cds...

I hope there will be some worthy instrumentals on the reissues. I kinda have an idea of what might be on the rarities comp. Probably covers, worthy funk jams pre-Wild And Peaceful and beyond.

I figured they wouldn't have any previously unreleased songs on "Lady T" and "Irons In the Fire". That will be covered on the "Rare Tee" CD. Can't wait to get my hands on the "Rare Tee" disc. Think I'll skip the other two, though, since I already have the original pressings.

silverchild said:

Album covers for reissues/compilation leaked today exclusively from Hip-O Select.com (5/27/11):

Album cover for rarities compilation:

YES! The album covers for Lady T and Irons In The Fire look crisper than ever and the color resolution is impeccable. The Rare Tee cover art is great as well. There will be more details each of the releases on Wednesday, June 1st, exclusively on Hip-O Select. The website is under construction now! Excited!

Here are some details that I know now about all of the releases by far exclusively from Harry Weigner:

- The reissues for Lady T and Irons In The Fire will include bonus versions of certain tracks, not previously unreleased material.

- 8 of the 12 tracks that were featured on the MP3 only release of First Class Love: Rare Tee will surface on the physical 2-CD compilation.

Where did you hear this??

whitechocolatebrotha said:

silverchild said:

Album covers for reissues/compilation leaked today exclusively from Hip-O Select.com (5/27/11):

Album cover for rarities compilation:

YES! The album covers for Lady T and Irons In The Fire look crisper than ever and the color resolution is impeccable. The Rare Tee cover art is great as well. There will be more details each of the releases on Wednesday, June 1st, exclusively on Hip-O Select. The website is under construction now! Excited!

Here are some details that I know now about all of the releases by far exclusively from Harry Weigner:

- The reissues for Lady T and Irons In The Fire will include bonus versions of certain tracks, not previously unreleased material.

- 8 of the 12 tracks that were featured on the MP3 only release of First Class Love: Rare Tee will surface on the physical 2-CD compilation.

Where did you hear this??

http://theseconddisc.com/...on-part-2/

And tidbits on other Hip-o Select projects:

We’re doing a Wes Montgomery box set for Verve, his complete Verve recordings.

Teena Marie’s coming in June. The middle two albums [Lady T and Irons in the Fire (1980)], bonus tracks on each. No unreleased songs, but some unreleased versions. We’re physically expanding a 12-track compilation of rare Teena recordings on iTunes [First Class Love: Rare Tee] - the physical version will be two CDs, 8 of the 12 will be on there, and there’s more surprises.

silverchild said:

Album covers for reissues/compilation leaked today exclusively from Hip-O Select.com (5/27/11):

Album cover for rarities compilation:

YES! The album covers for Lady T and Irons In The Fire look crisper than ever and the color resolution is impeccable. The Rare Tee cover art is great as well. There will be more details each of the releases on Wednesday, June 1st, exclusively on Hip-O Select. The website is under construction now! Excited!

Here are some details that I know now about all of the releases by far exclusively from Harry Weigner:

- The reissues for Lady T and Irons In The Fire will include bonus versions of certain tracks, not previously unreleased material.

- 8 of the 12 tracks that were featured on the MP3 only release of First Class Love: Rare Tee will surface on the physical 2-CD compilation.

it's gonna be a great summer!

SoulAlive said:

it's gonna be a great summer!

Do you have any more room in your home to buy another CD / DVD anything....

Do you?

But yeah I'm gettin' this.

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SoulAlive said:

silverchild said:

Album covers for reissues/compilation leaked today exclusively from Hip-O Select.com (5/27/11):

Album cover for rarities compilation:

YES! The album covers for Lady T and Irons In The Fire look crisper than ever and the color resolution is impeccable. The Rare Tee cover art is great as well. There will be more details each of the releases on Wednesday, June 1st, exclusively on Hip-O Select. The website is under construction now! Excited!

Here are some details that I know now about all of the releases by far exclusively from Harry Weigner:

- The reissues for Lady T and Irons In The Fire will include bonus versions of certain tracks, not previously unreleased material.

- 8 of the 12 tracks that were featured on the MP3 only release of First Class Love: Rare Tee will surface on the physical 2-CD compilation.

it's gonna be a great summer!

I'm sayin'!

I'm all over these when they're released!!!