Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Unreleased 1970 album with Steely Dan connection coming June 18!


So did you get around to visiting a record store and buying a vinyl album or CD on
Record Store Day April 23?

Whatever your answer you should know that there is a second Record Store Day coming June 18. 

And as Steely Dan fans we'd like to inform like minded that an album recorded in 1970 but never released will finally see the light of day June 18.

I Mean To Shine is the title of the album and the artist is Linda Hoover

It was recorded in New York with Gary Katz as producer and musicians like Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Denny Dias, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Eric Weissberg, and Jerome Richardson.

Five of the songs on the album were written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. (*) 

Track listing

I MEAN TO SHINE *
TURN MY FRIEND AWAY *
THE ROARING OF THE LAMB *
ROLL BACK THE MEANING *
AUTUMN 
JONES *
IN A STATION 
MAMA TEARS 
CITY MUG 
4+20 
THE DOVE 

The song Jones was released on all streaming services April 8. Go listen!
Spotify link.

Link to Omnivore Recordings page about the album:
https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/i-mean-to-shine/

Linda's Facebook page:
https://business.facebook.com/LindaHooverMusic

Friday, April 08, 2022

New: Three Zappa shows from Erie, Pennsylvania & Elsewhere

 

The latest release from the Frank Zappa vault is a 6 CD set from Erie, Pennsylvania and surrounding area recorded between May 1974 and November 1976.

Read more and get the complete track list here:
https://themusicuniverse.com/new-frank-zappa-zappa-erie-box-detailed/

Pink Floyd's new song for Ukraine – their first recording since 1994

Pink Floyd have released a new single in support of the people of Ukraine entitled Hey Hey Rise Up. 

This is the first new original music that they have recorded together as a band since 1994's The Division Bell.

The track sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long-time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards and features an extraordinary vocal performance by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox.