MidniteMagnet said:

Wait, so if you pre-order from Amazon do they ship it on the release date or before?? I've never pre-ordered before...

Well they're already out and ready to ship now on Hip-O Select.com, but Amazon won't be shipping any copies until the 21st which is next week. I ordered mine from Amazon because I trust them alittle more and I love them. They ship pretty fast too!

My CDs are here!!!! I came home from work to find a package inside my mailbox.I got 'Irons In The Fire' and 'Lady T'.....the 'Rare T' 2-CD set,I ordered from CDUniverse so that will take a little longer,but I can start my Teena Marie weekend now

SoulAlive said:

My CDs are here!!!! I came home from work to find a package inside my mailbox.I got 'Irons In The Fire' and 'Lady T'.....the 'Rare T' 2-CD set,I ordered from CDUniverse so that will take a little longer,but I can start my Teena Marie weekend now

I'm sooooooooooo sure I ordered my Lady reissue 2-CD set before you, so why have you recieved yours already? I beta get my albums this weekend or sista will not be happy.

Enjoy Soul and tell me what you think after you've enjoyed them for a bit.

New Dimensions! There are two pictures that I have never seen before; one with T in a 70s rocker persona vein, and another where she is channeling a Charlie Chaplin/Minnie Rippertoin thing - super cute.

Motown messed up pretty bad. The range represented here is not quite found again until Emerald City. I suppose they were catering to an era when you had to have a singular sound rather than something as expansive as Lady Tee. I understand exactly what Smokey was saying about how Rick what got "Teena's ball rolling" as far as putting her material together with more confidence, cohesion and marketability.

I don't care much for Ronnie McNeir's wrinting and production work.

The narrative of the interviews by Harry Weinger - Mickey Boyce, Jill Jones, Ronnie McNeir, Kenny Kerner are interesting and revealing.

She really was too much for her time in many ways. Her aesthetic while all woman, has a certain alpha male quality to it. She was so butch, brave and true...talented and lovely.

Teena's rhytmn guitar skills are on display in the demos in a way that I have never heard before. There are some vocal things that I have also not ever heard before. I need to google Winston Monseque later today; he produced 2 songs that made it into this collection. One of the T oringinals that he produced, White Soul, is hilarious - "... the hippest honkey on the whole western coast." With some lyrical adjustment it could have been a BIG song in 1977.

I'm listening to the 'Lady T' remaster the Rick James mix of "Behind The Groove" is fantastic!!! He made it sound more like a Stone City jam with a long saxophone solo,more bass and attitude...it's very funky!!!

I received all three Teena Marie CD's on Wednseday 6/15/11 directly from Hip-O-Select and they are fabulous. The bonus live tracks on IRON IN THE FIRE are from a different perfomance dated 7/31/81 than what was issued on the reissue of IT MUST BE MAGIC CD. Teena nails DeJa Vu' and keeps the format of that very close to the album version on WILD AND PEACEFUL. Teena fans will be very happy with these disc and HIP-O-SELECT you did a wonderful job on the Late Ivory Queen Of Soul catalog...

With Canada Post on strike, lord knows when I will receive ANYTHING! I haven't even got my bills yet.

(hopefully HMV has a different shipping system)

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Rebbull said:

I received all three Teena Marie CD's on Wednseday 6/15/11 directly from Hip-O-Select and they are fabulous. The bonus live tracks on IRON IN THE FIRE are from a different perfomance dated 7/31/81 than what was issued on the reissue of IT MUST BE MAGIC CD. Teena nails DeJa Vu' and keeps the format of that very close to the album version on WILD AND PEACEFUL. Teena fans will be very happy with these disc and HIP-O-SELECT you did a wonderful job on the Late Ivory Queen Of Soul catalog...

I just listened to the live tracks Amazing!! I hope those Long Beach shows eventually make it to DVD.Those shows are legendary.

SoulAlive said:

Rebbull said:

I received all three Teena Marie CD's on Wednseday 6/15/11 directly from Hip-O-Select and they are fabulous. The bonus live tracks on IRON IN THE FIRE are from a different perfomance dated 7/31/81 than what was issued on the reissue of IT MUST BE MAGIC CD. Teena nails DeJa Vu' and keeps the format of that very close to the album version on WILD AND PEACEFUL. Teena fans will be very happy with these disc and HIP-O-SELECT you did a wonderful job on the Late Ivory Queen Of Soul catalog...

I just listened to the live tracks Amazing!! I hope those Long Beach shows eventually make it to DVD.Those shows are legendary.

Considering all the live footage floating around on her on youtube they should be able to put together an awesome DVD on Teena. I just hope the album Teena had just finished before her death does see the light of day on CD. I would think Stax Records own the rights unless Teena only had a one album deal with the label......................

I'm still waiting for my 'Rare T' 2-CD set to arrive.Did anyone else get theirs yet?

SoulAlive said:

I'm still waiting for my 'Rare T' 2-CD set to arrive.Did anyone else get theirs yet?

No. The store I ordered from is open everyday and should be phoning my cell.

Amazon lists TODAY as the release date for Hip-O's Rare Tee compilation. Who got it?

I'll reply when I get home. I know mine shipped at 12:01 am on Monday from Amazon...

I got them!!!!!!!!!

[Edited 6/28/11 15:06pm]

I just got 'Rare Tee' I came home from work and it was in my mailbox.Just in time for the holiday weekend!

Finally got the Lady T and Irons in the Fire reissues from the mail....

Buying Rare Tee later though!

silverchild said:

Finally got the Lady T and Irons in the Fire reissues from the mail....

Buying Rare Tee later though!

still waiting

HohnerCatcher said:

still waiting

Where did you order it from? I ordered "Rare Tee" from amazon.com for $18 on Wednesday and it was in my mailbox when I got home today!

kitbradley said:

HohnerCatcher said:

still waiting

Where did you order it from? I ordered "Rare Tee" from amazon.com for $18 on Wednesday and it was in my mailbox when I got home today!

An actual store Reminds me why CD stores are going away!!!

listening to 'Rare Tee' right now these 1976 recordings are incredible.Sounds like 'hit material' to me.Can't see why Motown didn't release these tunes as her first album.

SoulAlive said:

listening to 'Rare Tee' right now these 1976 recordings are incredible.Sounds like 'hit material' to me.Can't see why Motown didn't release these tunes as her first album.

I listened to the first disc in the car today. I dug most of it. Didn't care for the duets, though.

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kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

listening to 'Rare Tee' right now these 1976 recordings are incredible.Sounds like 'hit material' to me.Can't see why Motown didn't release these tunes as her first album.

I listened to the first disc in the car today. I dug most of it. Didn't care for the duets, though.

I agree,the duets aren't very good.Ronnie McNeir has an 'okay' voice but Teena outshines him

I received Rare Tee and Irons In the Fire yesterday..and Lady T today. woohoo!!