PROMISE KEPT: THE COMPLETE ARTISTS HOUSE RECORDINGS DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 23. Package contains the four albums drawn from the sessions, Plus a fifth disc of additional takes. Nineteen previously unreleased performances included. Laurie Pepper contributed liner notes and rare photographs. Producer John Snyder had always wanted to record alto saxophonist Art Pepper and booked him … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Omnivore Recordings
Buck Owens’ Last Capitol Album Will Finally Be Released, Via Omnivore Recordings, On August 17
Recorded in 1975, the artist’s last intended Capitol set features his final two singles for the label. Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, will release Country Singer’s Prayer, Buck Owens’ final Capitol album from 1975, which has remained unissued until now. Street date for CD and Digital is August 17, 2018. By … Continue reading
Omnivore To Release Vince Guaraldi: The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings As Two-CD Package On July 6
In addition, classic album Oh, Good Grief! to be released in 50th Anniversary red vinyl edition. Omnivore Recordings will release two titles from pianist Vince Guaraldi on July 6, 2018: The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings (encompassing three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts albums: Oh, Good Grief!, The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi and Alma-Ville), as a two-CD set … Continue reading
THE ICONIC 1971 ALBUM BY ROSEBUD (JUDY HENSKE, JERRY YESTER, CRAIG DOERGE, DAVID VAUGHT AND JOHN SEITER) COMING JUNE 16 AS AN EXPANDED REISSUE FROM OMNIVORE RECORDINGS
Ten bonus tracks—seven previously unissued—join the album’s original ten. Packaging includes rare ephemera and new interviews with band members. When Judy Henske and Jerry Yester’s (now revered) 1969 album Farewell Aldebaran failed to find its audience, the artists decided to take a different approach for their next release — becoming a “band.” Adding songwriter and … Continue reading
Omnivore Recordings Releases A Career-Spanning Five-CD Set Celebrating The Music Of NRBQ
November 11 release contains hits, rarities, concert favorites and previously unreleased gems, plus liner notes, ephemera and previously unseen photos. high noon n. : The most advanced, flourishing, or creative stage or period. NRBQ n. : An endlessly creative band on a 50-year high that continually amazes and delights its listeners. There aren’t many bands … Continue reading
The Blind Boys Of Alabama’s ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ And ‘Atom Bomb’ Coming In Expanded Editions From Omnivore Recordings On Nov. 4
The last of their four turn-of-the-century groundbreaking releases, and their first-ever holiday album are both expanded with bonus tracks. Omnivore Recordings continues its Blind Boys of Alabama reissue initiative with the legendary gospel group’s Go Tell It on the Mountain and Atom Bomb albums, both slated for November 4, 2016 release in expanded editions —in … Continue reading
Tony Hadley, The Voice Of Spandau Ballet, Offers Debut Holiday Album On Omnivore
New 2016 edition includes three previously unissued tracks. Album features standards, seasonal hits and original songs, including duet with Kim Wilde. Out on October 21st. Tony Hadley was the soulful front man for the hugely popular 1980s New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. After fifteen Top 10 singles (including the #1 smash “True”) the group took a 20-year hiatus before reforming … Continue reading
Big Star’s Complete Third Album Coming In 3-CD Set From Omnivore Recordings On October 14
Set includes every demo, rough mix, alternate take and final master known to exist, plus extensive liner notes from original participants and artists deeply influenced by Big Star, as well as many previously unseen photos. After a nearly decade-long search for unheard session recordings from Big Star’s Third LP, the results are finally in. Recorded in 1974 but … Continue reading
Omnivore’s GAME THEORY Reissue Initiative Continues With Expanded Edition Of ‘The Big Shot Chronicles’
Thirtieth anniversary expanded version of band’s revered third full-length LP contains 13 bonus tracks, nine previously unissued. Out September 23rd. Omnivore Recordings continues the re-examination of Game Theory’s stellar 1980s catalog with an expanded reissue of The Big Shot Chronicles. Passionate fans of the group all have a favorite GT album, and the band’s drummer, Gil Ray, refers … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS’ FIRST-EVER RECORDINGS FROM 1961-1962 FINALLY SEE LIGHT OF DAY AS ‘BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS: THE COMPLETE HITE & DORINDA MORGAN SESSIONS,’ DUE OUT ON OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON AUGUST 26
In September of 1961, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson stepped up to a microphone together for the first time at the home of Hite and Dorinda Morgan to demo the Beach Boys’ first three songs. Between that September date and March 1962, before signing a seven-year contract with Capitol … Continue reading