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Cahoots (50th Anniversary)

    2021 marks the 50th anniversary of The Band’s fourth studio album, ‘Cahoots’. On December 3, Capitol/UMe will release the newly remixed and remastered album in variety of formats to celebrate this iconic and influential album.

    ‘Cahoots’ was the fourth studio album, and last album of original material for four years.

    The front cover painted by New York artist/illustrator Gilbert Stone Back cover features a photograph portrait of the group by Richard Avedon.
    Features guest vocals from Van Morrison (on “4% Pantomime”)




    TRACK LISTING

    Life Is A Carnival
    When I Paint My Masterpiece
    Last Of The Blacksmiths
    Where Do We Go From Here?
    4% Pantomime
    Shoot Out In Chinatown
    The Moon Struck One
    Thinkin’ Out Loud
    Smoke Signal
    Volcano
    The River Hymn

    April 2002 saw Doves return, with the Roses inspired "There Goes The Fear" single crashing into the Top 3. It was a massive song, all groove, headrush melody and scope, but even that couldn't prepare us for the sheer brilliance of the album that followed. Every single song is fantastic and whilst still heavy on the sadness, this is a defiantly uplifting record. The appropriately titled "Pounding" is testament to that; it's one of many heart-tugging anthems. Elsewhere Doves cover folk, gospel and early-Floyd style psychedelia, effortlessly blending it into a singular listening experience. It was around this time that another musician (I forget who) described Doves as 'pure emotion on tape'. Whoever he was, he was right! 



    STAFF COMMENTS

    Andy says: Two years on from their debut and lead single “ There Goes The Fear” felt like a Roses style statement of massive intent. It was a monster! Toweringly majestic and superbly arranged, it was the perfect introduction to a record which was a clear step up in every way. Who knew sadness could be so thrilling?!

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    A1 - Intro
    A2 - Words
    A3 - There Goes The Fear

    Side B
    B1 - M62 Song
    B2 - Where We're Calling From
    B3 - N.Y.

    Side C
    C1 - Satellites
    C2 - Friday's Dust
    C3 - Pounding

    Side D
    D1 - Last Broadcast
    D2 - The Sulphur Man
    D3 - Caught By The River

    All 8 of the Mad Professor remixes included here are previously unreleased and include his dub mixes of 2 tracks not originally featured on "Mezzanine" but from the same period: "Metal Banshee" - a dub version of "Superpredators" which was a cover of Siouxie and the Banshee’s "Metal Postcard"; and Wire, a track they recorded for the soundtrack of the film Welcome to Sarajevo.

    This release is a vinyl accompaniment to the 2CD deluxe version of "Mezzanine" which features these remixes + the original album remastered.

    Sonically it doesn't pull any punches, with Mad Prof's iconic, dub-wise production decorating and galvanizing the original stems with a futurist / psychedelic mentality. Striding confidently into avant-dub territory, you can really get lost in these deep layers of bass & echo. 


    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    Metal Banshee (Mad Professor Mix 1)
    Angel (Angel Dust)
    Risingson (Setting Sun Dub 2)
    Teardrop (Mazaruni Dub 1)

    Side B
    Inertia Creeps (Floating On Dubwise)
    Exchange (Mountain Steppers Dub)
    Wire (Leaping Dub)
    Group Four (Security Forces Dub)

    Rodriguez

    Coming From Reality - Reissue

      Back in 1971, "Coming From Reality" was Rodriguez's last gasp, the follow-up to "Cold Fact" and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. Unearthed, once again, it's another treat for fans new and old, designed - at the time - as Rodriguez's vision of a perfect pop album.

      "Coming From Reality" found Rodriguez decamping from Detroit to London's Lansdowne Studios, where the album was recorded with some of the UK's top talent including Chris Spedding (Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson) and producer Steve Rowland (The Pretty Things, PJ Proby and the man who discovered The Cure), who recalls "Coming From Reality" as his favourite ever recording project.

      Highlights include the super-poppy "To Whom It May Concern", the "Rocky Raccoon"-inspired "A Most Disgusting Song" and period piece "Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour".

      TRACK LISTING

      Climb Up On My Music
      A Most Disgusting Song
      I Think Of You
      Heikki’s Suburbia Bus Tour
      Silver Words?
      Sandrevan Lullaby-Lifestyles
      To Whom It May Concern
      It Started Out So Nice
      Halfway Up The Stairs
      Cause

      Can’t Get Away**
      Street Boy**
      I’ll Slip Away**
      **CD Only Bonus Tracks

      Rodriguez

      Cold Fact - Reissue

        Sixto Diaz Rodriguez recorded "Cold Fact" - his debut album - in 1969, and released it in March 1970. It's crushingly good stuff, mixing soul, funk, rock and psychedelia and filled with tales of bad drugs, lost love, and itchy-footed songs about life in late 60s inner-city America. But the album sank without trace, thanks, in part, to some of Rodriguez's more idiosyncratic behavior, like performing at an industry showcase with his back to the audience throughout.

        As his music career became a memory, Rodriguez's legend was growing – on the other side of the world. While in the UK and US the album gained a cult status, in South Africa "Cold Fact" had become a major word of mouth success, eventually going double platinum. Eventually Rodriguez was tracked down, re-launching his career in the late 90s and selling out 5000 capacity venues in South Africa.

        TRACK LISTING

        Sugar Man
        Only Good For Conversation
        Crucify Your Mind
        This Is Not A Song, It’s An Outburst
        Hate Street Dialogue
        Forget It
        Inner City Blues
        I Wonder
        Like Janis
        Gomorrah (A Nursery Rhyme)
        Rich Folks Hoax
        Jane S. Piddy

        Massive Attack

        Mezzanine (2018 Remaster)

          UMC are proud to announce this reissue of Massive Attack’s double platinum (UK) album featuring the original album re-mastered + an album of previously unreleased dub remixes by the Mad Professor. Widely hailed as their masterpiece, and voted 15 in Q Magazine’s 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2000), Mezzanine saw the band move away from the ‘trip-hop’ sound they had helped define to embrace rock and electronica.

          Mezzanine was remastered by Tim Young at Metropolis who has worked with the band for over twenty years. The Mad Professor remixes were originally intended to be released on a Mad Professor Mezzanine remix album – as the band had done with previous album Protection (No Protection) – yet in the end only a number of his remixes were issued as single b-sides.

          All 8 of the Mad Professor remixes included here are previously unreleased and include his dub mixes of 2 tracks not originally featured on Mezzanine but from the same period – Metal Banshee – a dub version of Superpredators which was a cover of Siouxie and the Banshee’s Metal Postcard – and Wire, a track they recorded for the soundtrack of the film Welcome to Sarajevo.

          Remastered Mezzanine + exclusive Mad Professor dub remixes from original Mezzanine sessions across 2CD Digipack. 4 colour outer, black to reverse / CDs black underside (not silver) / 3 x spot colour on face.

          TRACK LISTING

          Angel (2018 Remaster)
          Risingson (2018 Remaster)
          Teardrop (2018 Remaster)
          Inertia Creeps (2018 Remaster)
          Exchange (2018 Remaster)
          Dissolved Girl (2018 Remaster)
          Man Next Door (2018 Remaster)
          Black Milk (2018 Remaster)
          Mezzanine (2018 Remaster)
          Group Four (2018 Remaster)
          (exchange) (2018 Remaster)
          Metal Banshee (mad Professor Mix 1)
          Angel (angel Dust)
          Risingson (setting Sun Dub 2)
          Teardrop (mazaruni Dub 1)
          Inertia Creeps (floating On Dubwise)
          Exchange (mountain Steppers Dub)
          Wire (leaping Dub)
          Group Four (security Forces Dub)


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