Post by headlightbeams on Sept 26, 2006 13:59:03 GMT -5
Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, Jam Divulge Secrets in Key Reissues
By Mark Beech and Douglas Lytle
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Record-company vaults have yielded yet more archive material from classic albums by rock artists including the Beach Boys, Eric Clapton and the Jam. The titles have little in common apart from being part of the trend for bonus DVDs, ``deluxe'' editions and dual discs. They make a refreshing change, after many years when ``reissue'' usually meant ``recycled,'' ``rehashed'' or ``rip-off.'' Rather than regurgitating songs with new packaging, they follow the revelatory lead of Bob Dylan's ``Bootleg Series.''
Here are some:
The Beach Boys, ``Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary''
Eric Clapton, ``Eric Clapton (Deluxe Edition)''
The Jam, ``All Mod Cons (Deluxe Edition)''
The Lucy Show, ``Mania''
The Replacements, ``Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?'' (Rhino/Wea) -- The first compilation to track the long history of a bar band with its roots in the Minneapolis punk scene that gradually flowered into one of the seminal groups of the 1980s. Paul Westerberg's songwriting matures from the primal early ``Shiftless When Idle'' to the soul-searching heartbreak of ``Here Comes a Regular'' and ``Achin' to Be,'' which Cole Porter would have applauded for its verbal facility. Novices are encouraged to listen hurriedly to this set, which includes two new rocking (mostly disposable) songs recorded earlier this year, and then rush to the seminal LPs, including ``Let It Be,'' ``Pleased to Meet Me'' and ``Tim.''
By Mark Beech and Douglas Lytle
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Record-company vaults have yielded yet more archive material from classic albums by rock artists including the Beach Boys, Eric Clapton and the Jam. The titles have little in common apart from being part of the trend for bonus DVDs, ``deluxe'' editions and dual discs. They make a refreshing change, after many years when ``reissue'' usually meant ``recycled,'' ``rehashed'' or ``rip-off.'' Rather than regurgitating songs with new packaging, they follow the revelatory lead of Bob Dylan's ``Bootleg Series.''
Here are some:
The Beach Boys, ``Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary''
Eric Clapton, ``Eric Clapton (Deluxe Edition)''
The Jam, ``All Mod Cons (Deluxe Edition)''
The Lucy Show, ``Mania''
The Replacements, ``Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?'' (Rhino/Wea) -- The first compilation to track the long history of a bar band with its roots in the Minneapolis punk scene that gradually flowered into one of the seminal groups of the 1980s. Paul Westerberg's songwriting matures from the primal early ``Shiftless When Idle'' to the soul-searching heartbreak of ``Here Comes a Regular'' and ``Achin' to Be,'' which Cole Porter would have applauded for its verbal facility. Novices are encouraged to listen hurriedly to this set, which includes two new rocking (mostly disposable) songs recorded earlier this year, and then rush to the seminal LPs, including ``Let It Be,'' ``Pleased to Meet Me'' and ``Tim.''
