29 diciembre 2014




The Pretty Things 
Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky - 50 th Anniversary Box Set
Madfish Recordings



La celebración del medio siglo de la banda británica The Pretty Things, cuya andadura comenzó en Londres en el año 1963, constituye el motivo de la edición de lujo y limitada (2.000 ejemplares) de una caja que contiene los discos oficiales del combo inglés. Los 11 discos de larga duración de estudio se recogen en formato cedé que incluye 42 temas extra. Además se añaden dos CD de rarezas con 45 maquetas inéditas, versiones alternativas, grabaciones recogidas en directo y tomas falsas.

La caja contiene asimismo dos DVD con imágenes del periodo comprendido entre 1965 y 1970, así como SF Sorrow en directo en Abbey Road, la película The Pretty Things, vídeos de promoción y entrevistas, además de un acetato de 10 pulgadas con cuatro canciones. El material informativo de la edición especial ofrece un libro de 100 páginas con abundante material inédito.


Rarezas CD 1:

1 Don’t Bring Me Down (Live On The Beat Room 1964) [2:16]
2 Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (Live On The Beat Room 1964) [3:26]
3 Johnny B. Goode (Live On The Beat Room 1964) [1:42]
4 Cry To Me (Alternate Version) [2:44]
5 Photographer (Rough Mix From Acetate) [2:12]
6 Bright Lights Of The City (Demo) [3:00]
7 Out In The Night (Demo) [2:39]
8 One Long Glance (Demo) [2:55]
9 Children (Alternate Version) [3:02]
10 Defecting Grey (Alternate Mix) [3:12]
11 Why (Live In Hyde Park) [6:16]
12 She Says Good Morning (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) [3:41]
13 Alexander (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) [3:29]
14 Renaissance Fair (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) [2:13]
15 S.F. Sorrow Is Born (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) [3:34]
16 You Might Even Say (Philippe Debarge Sessions) [4:01]
17 Eagle’s Son (Philippe Debarge Sessions) [3:00]
18 Graves Of Grey (Philippe Debarge Sessions) [0:50]
19 It`ll Never Be (Philippe Debarge Sessions) [04:33]
20 Scene One (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [01:15]
21 The Good Mr. Square (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [04:33]
22 She Was Tall, She Was High (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [00:56]
23 In The Square/The Letter (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [03:41]
24 Rain (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) [03:20]
25 Cries From The Midnight Circus (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [03:53]

Rarezas CD 2:

1 I’d Love Her If I Knew What To Do (Version 1 – Westbourne Terrace Demo) [2:16]
2 Seen Her Face Before (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [1:24]
3 Everything You Do Is Fine (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [4:07]
4 Cold Stone (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [3:28]
5 You Never Told Me Lies (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [2:04]
6 Take A Look At Me (Westbourne Terrace Demo) [4:12]
7 Wild And Free (Demo) [3:42]
8 I’d Love Her If I Knew What To Do (Version 2 – Demo) [1:39]
9 Spider Woman (BBC Radio Session) [4:32]
10 Route 66 (Live At The Hippodrome) [2:52]
11 Joey (Mono US Single Mix) [3:02]
12 Monster Club [3:51]
13 Cause And Effect [3:09]
14 Holding Onto Love (Outtake) [6:07]
15 You Can`t Judge A Book [3:01]
16 Chain Of Fools [4:53]
17 No Questions [4:20]
18 It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (Outtake) [4:04]
19 Hoochie Coochie Man (Outtake) [5:44]
20 Look Away Now (Outtake) [5:15]
21 Helter Skelter [4:54]

DVD 1:

Midnight To Six, The Pretty Things 1965-70, produced by Reelin’ in the Years [2 hours duration]

Material extra:

The Pretty Things. On Film [13:00]
Rosalyn (Promo Video) [2:20]
Eve Of Destruction (Promo Video) [3:03]

DVD 2:

S.F. Sorrow – Live At Abbey Road [1 hora]

10″ Replica acetato:

Cara 1:

1 Defecting Grey (Full Length Demo from acetate) (5:10)
2 Turn My Head (Demo) (2:34)

Cara 2:

1 Don’t Bring Me Down (Previously Unreleased Version) (1:40)
2 I Can Never Say (1:58)

Albumes de estudio en CD:

The Pretty Things (1965):

1 Roadrunner [3:12]
2 Judgement Day [2:46]
3 13 Chester Street [2:22]
4 Big City [2:01]
5 Unknown Blues [3:48]
6 Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut [3:23]
7 Honey, I Need [1:59]
8 Oh Baby Doll [3:01]
9 She`s Fine She’s Mine [4:24]
10 Don’t Lie To Me [3:53]
11 The Moon Is Rising [2:33]
12 Pretty Thing [1:38]

Canciones extra:

13 Rosalyn [2:18]
14 Big Boss Man [2:36 ]
15 Don’t Bring Me Down [02:08 ]
16 We’ll Be Together [2:08 ]
17 I Can Never Say [3:36 ]
18 Get Yourself Home [2:18 ]

Get The Picture? (1965):

1 You Don’t Believe Me [2:22]
2 Buzz The Jerk [1:54]
3 Get The Picture? [1:55]
4 Can’t Stand The Pain [2:41]
5 Rainin’ In My Heart [2:30]
6 We’ll Play House [2:33]
7 You`ll Never Do It Baby [2:26]
8 I Had A Dream [2:58]
9 I Want Your Love [2:16]
10 London Town [2:26]
11 Cry To Me [2:51]
12 Gonna Find Me A Substitute [2:57]

Canciones extra:

13 Get A Buzz [4:01]
14 Sittin’ All Alone [2:47]
15 Midnight To Six Man [2:19]
16 Me Needing You [1:58]
17 Come See Me [2:39]
18 L. S. D. [02:24]

Emotions (1967):

1 Death Of A Socialite [2:41]
2 Children [3:01]
3 The Sun [3:04]
4 There Will Never Be Another Day [2:19]
5 House Of Ten [2:49]
6 Out In The Night [2:40]
7 One Long Glance [2:52]
8 Growing In My Mind [2:19]
9 Photographer [02:07]
10 Bright Lights Of The City [3:02]
11 Tripping [3:22]
12 My Time [3:05]

Canciones extra:

13 A House In The Country [3:01]
14 Progress [2:58]
15 Photographer [2:15]
16 There Will Never Be Another Day [2:26]
17 My Time [3:11]
18 The Sun [3:04]
19 Progress [2:42]

S.F.Sorrow (1968):

1 S.F. Sorrow Is Born [3:15]
2 Bracelets Of Fingers [3:38]
3 She Says Good Morning [3:30]
4 Private Sorrow [3:50]
5 Balloon Burning [3:49]
6 Death [3:11]
7 Baron Saturday [4:02]
8 The Journey [2:42]
9 I See You [3:53]
10 Well Of Destiny [1:46]
11 Trust [2:47]
12 Old Man Going [3:07]
13 Loneliest Person [1:27]

Canciones extra:

14 Defecting Grey [4:33]
15 Mr. Evasion [3:30]
16 Talkin’ About The Good Times [3:46]
17 Walking Through My Dreams [3:37]

Parachute (1970):

1 Scene One [1:51]
2 The Good Mr. Square [1:27]
3 She Was Tall, She Was High [1:36]
4 In The Square [1:55]
5 The Letter [1:39]
6 Rain [2:29]
7 Miss Fay Regrets [3:28]
8 Cries From The Midnight Circus [6:28]
9 Grass [4:20]
10 Sickle Clowns [6:36]
11 She`s A Lover [3:32]
12 What`s The Use [1:45]
13 Parachute [3:52]

Canciones extra:

14 Blue Serge Blues [3:58]
15 October 26 [5:00]
16 Cold Stone [3:15]
17 Stone-Hearted Mama [3:52]
18 Summer Time [4:32]
19 Circus Mind [2:03]

Freeway Madness (1970):

1 Love Is Good [6:53]
2 Havana Bound [3:57]
3 Peter [1:27]
4 Rip Off Train [3:18]
5 Over The Moon [4:31]
6 Religion’s Dead [4:14]
7 Country Road [4:48]
8 Allnight Sailor [1:57]
9 Onion Soup [3:49]
10 Another Bowl? [2:54]

Canciones extra:

11 Religion’s Dead (Live Lyceum 1973) [4:48]
12 Havana Bound (Live Lyceum 1973) [4:20]
13 Love Is Good (Live Lyceum 1973) [6:43]
14 Onion Soup (Live Lyceum 1973) [8:28]

Silk Torpedo (1974):

1 Dream / Joey [6:46]
2 Maybe You Tried [4:20]
3 Atlanta [2:41]
4 L. A. N. T. A. [2:24]
5 Is It Only Love [5:05]
6 Come Home Momma [3:41]
7 Bridge Of God [4:57]
8 Singapore Silk Torpedo [5:12]
9 Belfast Cowboys [6:55]

Canciones extra:

10 Singapore Silk Torpedo (Live Santa Monica 1974) [7:06]
11 Dream / Joey (Live Santa Monica 1974) [7:21]

Savage Eye (1976):

1 Under The Volcano [6:02]
2 My Song [5:09]
3 Sad Eye [4:29]
4 Remember That Boy [5:02]
5 It Isn’t Rock ‘n’ Roll [3:58]
6 I’m Keeping [3:58]
7 It’s Been So Long [5:04]
8 Drowned Man [4:23]
9 Theme For Michelle [1:46]

Canciones extra:

10 Tonight [3:06]
11 Love Me A Little [3:11]
12 Dance All Night [2:54]

Cross Talk (1980):

1 I’m Calling [4:07]
2 Edge Of The Night [3:20]
3 Sea Of Blue [3:14]
4 Lost That Girl [2:50]
5 Bitter End [3:17]
6 Office Love [4:12]
7 Falling Again [0:20]
8 It’s So Hard [3:15]
9 She Don’t [4:08]
10 No Future [4:29]
11 Wish Fulfillment [3:06]
12 Sea About Me [3:23]
13 The Young Pretenders [4:06]

Rage Before Beauty (1999):

1 Passion Of Love [3:22]
2 Vivian Prince [5:15]
3 Everlasting Flame [3:46]
4 Love Keeps Hanging On [8:55]
5 Eve Of Destruction [3:03]
6 Not Givin’ In [4:02]
7 Pure Cold Stone [5:47]
8 Blue Turns To Red [4:01]
9 Goodbye, Goodbye [2:45]
10 Goin’ Downhill [4:12]
11 Play With Fire [4:07]
12 Fly Away [4:31]
13 Mony Mony [4:45]
14 God Give Me The Strength (To Carry On) [6:03]

Balboa Island (2007):

1 The Beat Goes On [4:10]
2 Buried Alive [3:35]
3 Livin’ In My Skin [3:59]
4 (Blues For) Robert Johnson [8:01]
5 Pretty Beat [2:52]
6 In The Beginning [4:42]
7 Mimi [2:34]
8 Feel Like Goin’ Home [2:43]
9 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown [6:28]
10 Freedom Song [4:46]
11 Dearly Beloved [4:59]
12 All Light Up [4:30]
13 Balboa Island [4:42]


Shake It But Don´t Break It!!!!! (Bip Bip Records) 2007
The Canary Sect
Portada: fotografía Jordi Busó


The Canary Sect es un quinteto de Barcelona creado en 2003 por Manolo Navarro y Pablo Jiménez bajo el influjo del rhythm and blues británico de la década de 1960 y el beat evolucionado de la misma década, estilos que aportaron nombres fundamentales al ámbitoe del rock. Así no es extraño que las inevitables versiones, por ejemplo, Bad Time, Stroll On, I'm rowed out y Daddy Rolling stone', no marquen tantas diferencias con las canciones compuesta por el alma mater del grupo catalán, Manolo Navarro, quien sin duda recupera con aires actuales los sonidos que tan bien defendieron The Yarbirds, Artwoods, Rebel Rousers, Small Faces, The Who, Creation o Longboatmen.  

Canciones: Nasty girl with a big mouth. Hot water town. Bad time. Barbara Ann. I wish. Stroll on. You' ill get over it. I'm rowed out. Tell me what I need. I want you back. Shake it but don´t break it. Daddy Rolling stone'. 


Músicos: Manolo Navarro (voz y armónica), Pau Loewe (guitarra solista), Alfredo Calonge (guitarra rítmica), Pablo Jiménez (bajo) y Francesc Gosalves (batería).

Más portadas: Hot Water Town -maqueta- (2004) y 47 On My Mind (2011).





Fotografía. Fuente: http://www.realmodworld.com/

TakinOff (Blue Note) 1962
Herbie Hancock
Portada: ReidMiles


Herbie Hancock demostró con brillantez en su estreno discográfico como solista su capacidad a la hora de componer y vituosismo al tocar, características que le convirtieron muy joven en uno de los renovadores dentro del ambiente del jazz de la segunda mitad del siglo pasado. El repertorio de Takin' Off se afianza desde el ligero Watermelon Man, en línea r&bluesera y todo un estándar, a la balada Alone And I, gracias al talento del pianista que a su vez se acompaña de un elenco de sobresalientes instrumentistas, entre otros, el veterano saxofonista Dexter Gordon o el joven trompetista Freddie Hubbard. Alienado en esa época en las filas del hard bop, Hancock como eficiente compositor no duda en demostrar su capacidad para la improvisación en The Maze cuando no se adentra por la senda de la música negroamericana, caso del blues, en Empty Pockets. En general el disco constata lo que ya la crítica apuntaba, Hancock sobresalía en su capacidad descriptiva y delicadeza melódica.

Composiciones: Watermelon Man. Three Bags Full. Emty Pockets. The Maze. Driftin'. Alone And I.

Músicos: Herbie Hancock (piano), Dexter Gordon (saxo tenor), Freddie Hubbard (trompeta y flugelhorn), Butch Warren (bajo) y Billy Higgins (batería).

Más portadas: My Point Of View (1963), Inventions And Dimensions (1963), Empyrean Isles (1964), Maiden Voyage (1965), Blow Up (1967) y Speak Lik A Child (1968).

Apunte: En la edición en formato cedé de 1996 se incluyen tomas de Watermelon Man, Three Bags Full y Emty Pockets.







Fotografía de © Mosaic Images