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March 2003
Marc Bolan & T.Rex
The first Bolan release 2003 on the Edsel
label features songs from the now deleted "Unchained" series which were
released during the 90s and included previously unreleased recordings spread
over 7 volumes. "Work In Progress"
captures the best of these volumes on a nicely packaged digipak double
CD, divided in "home demos" on CD1 and studio versions on CD2.
Marc Bolan & T.Rex: Work In Progress at Amazon:
 Work
in Progress |
 Work
in Progress |
 Work
in Progress |
David Bowie
"Jubilee releases" of classic albums have
become very popular over the last 2 years and the 30th Anniversary edition
of "ZIggy Stardust" in 2002 was one of the best examples. This year Bowie
fans and collectors can expect a similar jewel with "Aladdin
Sane - 30th Anniversary Edition" scheduled for a May 26th release.
The double CD package will include many rarities on CD2 such as single
edits and live versions recorded in 1972.
David Bowie: Aladdin Sane 30th Anniversary Edition at Amazon:
| Aladdin
Sane 30th Anniversary. |
Aladdin
Sane 30th Anniversary.... |
Marilyn Manson
On May 13th Marilyn Manson will release
their new album "The Golden Age Of Grotesque",
produced by Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold and featuring no less than 14
new songs. Initial copies will come with a DVD. The first single will be
"Mobscene" at the end of April.
The new Marilyn Manson releases at Amazon:
| Golden
Age Of...+ Dvd |
The
Golden Age Of Grotesque [Lmited... |
Golden
Age of Grotesque.(CD+Sp |
| Mobscene | Mobscene / Paranoiac | Mobscene |
Electric Light Orchestra
And yet another fine 30th anniversary
limited edition: usually you won´t find much about ELO on this website
but the double CD of the reissued "ELO 2"
album makes an exception.
Among many other rarities the set includes
the "Elizabeth Lister Obervatory Sessions" from 1st - 3rd April 1973 at
AIR studios, London, when Marc Bolan
popped in and joined ELO on 2nd guitar on 3 songs, including the previously
unknown "Everyone´s Born To Die".
Lots of infos about these sessions and
rare photos of Marc´s legendary guest appearance at ELO´s Watford
concert on April 10th 1973 can be found in the excellent booklet.
Elo 2 - 30th Anniversary Edition at Amazon:
| Elo
II - 30th Anniversary Edition |
Elo
2: Lost Planet |
Elo
2-30th Anniversary Edition |
Slade
In the meantime Slade´s movie "Slade
In Flame" has been released on DVD in the UK for the first time.
Additionally the disc includes a recent interview with Noddy Holder about
his memories of making the film.
Available at Amazon UK:Flame
February 2003
David Bowie
On March 24th "Ziggy
Stardust" will be re-released on dvd with a considerably improved
digitally remastered sound (5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes by Tony
Visconti) and cleaned picture quality. Comments by director D.A. Pennebaker
and many more extras such as screen saver, calendar etc. are included.
Also included for the first time are the full introductions to the songs
and David´s in-between chat.
Additionally the soundtrack has been reissued
both as a double cd and limited edition red vinyl double lp, too. All formats
come with a fold out poster.
All Ziggy - The Motion Picture - formats at Amazon:
Martin Gordon
The bass player who became famous through
"Kimono My House" and later member of Jet and Radio Stars has released
his first solo album "The Baboon In The Basement"
on the Japanese label Eggtoss.
UK and U.S. releases will follow.
Nowadays Gordon occasionally appears as
a band member of Johns Children at live gigs and original J.C. drummer
Chris Townson also plays on Martin´s album which includes a few cover
versions, one of them being the Tyrannosaurus Rex song "Warlord Of The
Royal Crocodiles". More information at his website www.martingordon.de.
Placebo
On March 10th Placebo have released the first single "The Bitter End" taken from their long-awaited forthcoming new album "Sleeping With Ghosts" which will be out 2 weeks later. Don´t miss the band on their UK tour in April, gigs are selling out quickly, more infos at www.placeboworld.co.uk.
The new Placebo releases at Amazon:
| Sleeping With Ghosts | Sleeping
With Ghosts |
Sleeping
With Ghosts |
Sleeping
With Ghosts |
| The Bitter End Pt.1 | The Bitter End [CD 1] | Bitter End Pt.1 | The Bitter End |
| The Bitter End Pt.2 | The Bitter End [CD 2] | Bitter End Pt.2 (Enhanced) |
Mick Ronson
"The Spider With The Platinum Hair" is the new biography about Mick Ronson, written by "Weird and Gilly" and surely a must for all fans of the extraordinary guitarist.
Book Description (Amazon):
Mick Ronson, the guitarist
for Ziggy Stardust, is one of the most legendary rock stars of all time.
This, the first biography of this extraordinary man, provides a deeply
intimate and compelling insight into his life, with exclusive interviews
with over 50 of his family members, close friends and colleagues, and details
of his years spent working with such greats as Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, David
Bowie, Jeff Beck, Ian Hunter and many more. Includes 40 previously unpublished
b/w photos and rarities such as a hand-written autobiography, personal
letters and an illustrated discography.
The Mick Ronson biography "The Spider With The Platinum Hair" at Amazon:
| Ronson:
the Spider with the Platinum Hair |
Ronson:
the Spider with the Platinum Hair |
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2003
Fox
The CD reissue of the original Fox albums was long overdue, last October Cherry Red released "Fox" - more infos here.
The "Fox" CD at Amazon:
| Fox |
Fox
[Bonus Tracks] |
Fox
(+ Bonus Tracks) |
The Glitter Band
There are exciting plans for a reunion
of the original Glitter Band line-up for one final UK tour in 2003. More
concrete details hopefully soon on this website: www.johnrossall.com/togetheragain.html
Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn 3.6.1947
- 11.1.2003
The new year began with the very sad news
of the loss of one of glam-rock´s most famous icons: on January 11th
T.Rex percussionist Mickey Finn died
in Mayday Hospital / Croydon at the age of 55 following kidney and liver
problems.
In the meantime Mickey´s band has
announced on their website to continue as "T.Rex", but fortunately now
returned to the bandname "Mickey Finn´s T.Rex" again.
Rikki Rockett
Rikki Rockett, drummer of the multi-platinum
group Poison, is set to release his first solo record
Tuesday, January 7th 2003. The album,
entitled "Glitter 4 Your Soul," contains
11 tracks of remakes of 1970's "glitter" songs by such artists as David
Bowie ("Fame"), T. Rex ("Rock On"), The New York Dolls ("Trash'), The Rolling
Stones ("Star, Star") , Alice Cooper ("Elected") and others. Rockett plays
drums on all songs, with fellow Poison bandmates Bret Michaels and C.C.
DeVille, former bandmate Blues Saraceno, Gina Shock of The Go-Go's, Chuck
Garric of Dio, Lucy Levinsohn and Marc Minarik of Lily's Siren, Eleanor
Academia (The Black Swan) and others recording vocals and playing instruments
on the record. Rockett himself sings lead vocals on his version of "Life's
A Gas" originally recorded by T. Rex.
"This record is about an era of music
that liberated rock to a new level of social impact and still to this day
inflicts its influence on just about everyone who is involved in the ranks
of rock and roll knowingly or unknowingly," Rockett remarks. " This
is a salute, not a re-invention. My commitment was to record a broad range
of Glitter music with today's tools, not re-invent it. It's simply my attempt
to keep the music alive." The album can only be purchased off the website,
www.glitter4yoursoul.com.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik have released their latest album "Ultra Real" featuring 10 new songs including:
| Ultra
Real |
Ultra
Real [UK-Import] |
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