GEORGE HARRISON'S 74TH BIRTHDAY ctd

In addition to the new vinyl, George Harrison's albums will be re-issued in Japan as SHM-CDs including the Jeff Lynne co-produced Cloud Nine and Brainwashed.  The editions will be new mini-LP card sleeve editions.  From CD Japan:

Cardboard sleeve reissue from George Harrison features SHM-CD format and uses the latest master for vinyl. The mini LP faithfully replicates its UK first pressing LP design, which partially replicates its EU first pressing edition. Also partially replicates the obi included with the first pressing Japanese LP design. This series features the following titles "Wonderwall Music," "Electronic Sound," "All Things Must Pass," "Living In The Material World," "Dark Horse," "Extra Texture," "33 1/3," "George Harrison," "Somewhere In England," "Gone Troppo," "Cloud Nine," "Live In Japan," and "Brainwashed."

Release date is 24 February 2017 as well.

NIGHT OF FEAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY

While the new Move best-of set is not available digitally today, there is a new Move digital-only release: a 50th Anniversary Digital Single of The Move's Night Of Fear.

Track list:

Night Of Fear (Alternate Version - Stereo) - from Salvo release in 2007
Distrubance (Undubbed Alternate Version - Mono) - from Salvo release in 2007
Night Of Fear (Vocal Session) from digital only Salvo release in 2007


Released 9 December 2016 on iTunes only.

MOVEMENT

Released this Friday:

Magnetic Waves of Sound - The Best of The Move. 

And now, Boulders from Roy Wood will get a fresh pressing on 180g vinyl thanks to Music On Vinyl.  Release date for that: 24 February 2017. 

GEORGE HARRISON'S 74TH BIRTHDAY

George Harrison's family will mark his 74th birthday with some massive new items.  Not the least of which, an 18-disc vinyl box set featuring all of George's albums including the Jeff Lynne co-produced Cloud Nine and Brainwashed plus two Cloud Nine single picture discs - all replicas of their originals on 180g vinyl.

Amazon:

George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection box set features all of George Harrison's solo studio albums in one collection for the first time to commemorate the musician's birthday. The vinyl box set includes all twelve of George's studio albums with exact replicas of the original release track listing and artwork. Also included in the box set are George's classic live album Live In Japan (2LP), and two 12' single picture discs of 'When We Was Fab' and 'I Got My Mind Set On You.' All the discs are 180-gram heavyweight vinyl and are housed in a high-quality two-piece rigid slipcase box. The original analogue master tapes were used for the new re-masters and were cut at the legendary Capitol studios to ensure exceptional audio quality throughout.

Lowest pre-order right now: $399.

It also appears the individual albums will be released as well including Cloud Nine and Brainwashed.

Need something to play all this new vinyl on and have a few more bucks to spend?  How 'bout a custom-designed George Harrison Pro-Ject Essential III turntable. Costs around $500.

The vinyl box, the LPs individually, the turntable and an extended edition of I Me Mine, the book about his life, is out Friday February 24, 2017.

TBT: FALLING IN LOVE

How's this for a little Throwback Thursday: the very seldom-seen official music video for the Jeff Lynne-produced Falling In Love by Randy Newman, recently uploaded to Mr. Newman's official YouTube Channel.