Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home - #163

Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home

For all the vinyl aficionados out there, this item will not only be released as a CD, but will make an appearance on glorious vinyl as well. At least that's what it says on the website of a local dealer. Good good, that's the kind of news to save a day.

Besides the UK/EU release of this item, there's going to be a Japanese SHM edition of the CD. It's the same 11 tracks as on the standard release (no bonus), at least it didn't say so on the website where I found this. No mention of a Japanese vinyl though.

Cheers

Devon

Monday, February 17, 2014

The Urban Voodoo Machine Featuring Wilko Johnson - #162

The Urban Voodoo Machine Featuring Wilko Johnson

One of those two songs, "Heroin", is available on the free CD that comes with the March 2014 issue of Classic Rock (U.K.). It's the Bad Company cover on the magazine and the CD itself is entitled "Sharp Shooters". That's now the second time in only a couple of months, that Wilko Johnson is on one of these giveaway releases.

Cheers

Devon

Wilko Johnson - Back In The Night/The Best Of Wilko Johnson (LP) - #161

Wilko Johnson - Back In The Night/The Best Of Wilko Johnson (LP)

Meanwhile, the LP has made its way to my place. This is exactly how a vinyl release should be made. Excellent haptics, gorgeous graphics, 180 gr platters, "2500-word biography" (no, I didn't count it, it says so on the back of the sleeve) and on side four an additional five songs "Live in Tunbridge Wells, November 2005". Fantastic really.

Now, "Red Hot Rocking Blues" is somewhere in the mail pipeline and should get here any day now as well. From what I've read, this one has also a number of bonus tracks on offer.

Cheers

Devon

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Dr. Feelgood - Japanese Reissues 2014 (CDs) - #160

Dr. Feelgood - Japanese Reissues 2014 (CDs)

The whole lot from Down By The Jetty" to "A Case Of The Shakes" seems to have been reissued in Japan in January 2014 and those CDs can be ordered online (with a 3 to 5 days delivery time delay). Strange enough, the exact same batch is also offered as a cardboard sleeve edition (different catalogue numbers, but also single albums) with a street date in March 2014. What do I make of this? No idea, really! The latter seemingly "limited". O.K., there's a laugh! Last time I believed such a hype ... I probably need to turn back the clock a few decades.

Not sure I'll be forking out my cash for this, right now, sorry if I offend anyone, I couldn't care less. They could as well ask me to transfer my cash into their accounts, thus helping the starving record industry. I need to wait and see where this goes to. If there's any good reason thrown my way, I might change my opinion about this. Until then, this is a no-go for me.

Cheers

Devon