Happy Birthday to the man who conceived my mare,
Roger Mcguin.
Today In Music History July 13
On this date in music history in 1942 Roger McGuinn of The Byrds was
born in Chicago.
Country music singer Louise Mandrell was born in 1954 in Corpus Christi,
Texas. She performed with her older sister, Barbara Mandrell and her
husband, R.C. Bannon.
The Supremes made the studio recording of "Come and See About Me" in
1964.
Phillippe Wynne of The Spinners died of a heart attack at the age of 43
in 1984.
George Michael sang lead vocals to Elton John's performance of "Don't
Let the Sun Go Down on Me" at the Live Aid Concert in 1985.
Velvel Reissues Crucial Kinks Recordings
On July 14, Velvel releases four classic Kinks albums. These titles,
Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody's in Showbiz, Preservation Act 1 and
Preservation Act 2, represent the launch of an ambitious and important
restoration project. These newly remastered editions include previously
unreleased bonus tracks as well as expanded artwork, new liner notes and
archival photos.
"Muswell Hillbillies," Kinks songwriter and singer, Ray Davies says "was a
pivotal album for The Kinks. I'm excited to launch the Velvel catalog
releases with it, because it rates as one of the most enduring Kinks
albums."
It was the first of a series of adventurous concept albums that the band
would release. The album's title is a twist on the name of the London
borough where Ray and Dave Davies grew up. Among the memorable tunes
on this disc are "20th Century Man," "Alcohol," "Skin and Bone," plus two
previously unreleased songs "Mountain Woman" and "Kentucky Moon."
Everybody's in Showbiz contains the touching "Celluloid Heroes." Bonus
tracks on this CD are live versions of "Till the End of the Day" and "She
Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina," recorded at Carnegie Hall.
Preservation Act 1 and Preservation Act 2 were released as separate
albums, though they comprise an extended social satire, something the
British do best. Davies does it superlatively. Bonus tracks include "One of
the Survivors" on Preservation Act 1 with additional vocals by Dave
Davies. "Preservation" is included as a bonus track. Despite the title, this
track was never included on either original "Preservation Act" album. On
Preservation Act 2, bonus tracks "Mirror of Love" and "Slum Kids, " a
long-time live favorite round out the set.
Velvel Records was established in 1996 by music industry veteran,
Walter Yetnikoff, who is best known as the CBS Records chief who
helped that label grow. When he left the label in 1990, it was the biggest
record company in the world, due in large part to its sale to Sony, a
business deal that Yetnikoff helped engineer. Yetnikoff describes Velvel as
a label with "the savvy of a major and the soul of an independent." Velvel's
holdings include Konk Records (the Kinks' label), The Bottom Line Records
Company, EagleRock Records, Fire Records, Gypsy Records,
ReelSounds Records and a non-controlling interest in Razor & Tie
Entertainment.
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