In this issue:
After the Rain has Fallen
Desert Rose news
Unreleased b-sides of Brand new Day
Bootleg news
Sting release news
Andy/Stewart related releases
Oysterhead concert review
Sting versus Kim
FOR A VERY NICE CONCERT REVIEW OF THE RAINFOREST SHOW.
AFTER THE RAIN CD SINGLE RELEASE
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next UK cd single and probably the rest of Europe will follow very soon.
CD1 - After The Rain Has Fallen (Video Edit)
- Shape Of My Heart
- After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Edit)
- After The Rain Has Fallen (CD-Rom Video)
CD2 - After The Rain Has Fallen (Video Edit)
- Seven Days (Live at Universal Amphitheatre)
- Desert Rose (Album Version)
MC - After The Rain Has Fallen (Video Edit)
- After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Edit)
also some promo acetates with a unique picture sleeve:
CD1 - After the rain has fallen radio edit version
CD2 - After the rain has fallen Tin Tin out radio edit
A Spanish promo in a very nice picture card sleeve
CD - After the rain has fallen
DESERT ROSE
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Some more releases of desert rose:
US release : Catalogue No.: 0694973212
Cover: Just like all the other ones (Sting in the leather jacket), except in the lower right hand corner it says "Maxi Single".
Disc: half pink (w/this reflective rose), half blue
Back: (hahahahaha, you'll love this one) Same design as the Euro singles, also has the track listings: (hint - look carefully)
1. Desert Rose (Radio Edit) - 3:54
2. Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix Radio Edit) - 4:44
4. Brand New Day (Murlyn Extended Mix) - 5:01
5. Brand New Day (Murlyn Radio Mix) - 3:54
France - Promotional CDr with white label. Same design as the promotional french album sampler, with Universal - Polydor - A&M logos.
- Promotional CD comes in polygram promotional silver sleeve with big info sticker on it.
The disc has a black/silver design.
- Promotional euro 2 track CDs which comes in white sleeve with promotional sticker on it.
It comes with a special 24x24 cm double sided promotional flyer.
More info on the latest releases than check out this page : http://outofprint.free.fr/
BRAND NEW DAY
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They must love Sting in France very much cause they make such beautifull promos, this is a rarety, price for this 2 track cd promo is over $100.00 right now.
Catalogue number : MM99465
promotional only 2 track CD/Ticket made for French concert, numbered of 4200 copies, shaped picture CD with portion of disc to be broken off when entering show still attatched (unused), custom packaging with picture sleeve..
THE UNRELEASED B-SIDES OF BRAND NEW DAY
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Don't ask me why, but there seems to be a cdr somewhere with unreleased b-sides. I phoned to the US trying to get more info on this, yet after two months I have heard a few tracks by phone and received some more info on these tracks which were supposed to be released as b-sides in the first place but this never happend.
This is just too much folks I won't sleep tonight!!
BOOTLEG RELEASES
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1. Unplugged - Crystal Records
2. The reason of heart - LA 99
It's a two cd set that includes performance at the Universal Amphitheater,L.A.,Halloween '99 AND a version of Brand New Day (acoustic)recorded on train near Trento AND three tracks recorded in S.Giovanni,Rome '96 AND five tracks from the Fleadh Festival 1996.
3. The Covers-. This is a must have
The river, The chimes of freedom, Get up stand up, Little wing, Tempted, Someone to watch over me, Mack the knife, Ne me quitte pas, Home on the ranch, Loneley house, The idiot bastard song, Purple haze, Ain't no sunshine, Be bop a Lua, The wind cries mary, Cario mio bien. With duets together with Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Chapman and Vinx. This is a rerelease of the "Covering Them" cd's.
RECENT STING RELATED RELEASE
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Dolphins Imax soundtrack.
1. I Need You Like This Hole In My Head - Sting (previously unreleased)
2. Sea Of Light
3. Fill Her Up - Sting
4. When Dolphins Dance
5. Ghost Story - Sting
6. First Dive
7. Bubble Rings
8. When We Dance - Sting
9. On The Island
10. Every Breath You Take - John Berry
11. Rendezvous
12. Dolphins Of the World
Japanese remix album due: There are plans for the release, in Japan, of a remix album of Brand New Day tracks (POCM 1300). Although the full track listing is not yet known, the tracks slated for inclusion so far include Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix), After The Rain (Tin Tin Out Mix) Brand New Day (Cornelius Mix) and Perfect Love Gone Wrong (Japanese Rap Version). Currently tagged with a mid-June release date. (thanks W&D)
ANDY SUMMERS RELATED RELEASE
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As Long as You're Living Yours: A Tribute to Keith Jarrett
1. Backhand - Bruce Hornsby
2. U Dance - Chucho Valdes
3. Coral - John Scofield
4. Innocence - George Garzone
5. Book Of Ways #9 - Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg/Bob James
6. So Tender - Nueva Rumba/Eddie Bobe
7. Stabright - Mike Mainieri
8. Book Of Ways #10 - Flux String Quartet
9. Cure, The - Jimmy Greene/Lord Jamar
10. Shades Of Jazz - Joe Lovano/Tom Harrell
11. Somewhere Before - Don Byron/Drew Gress
12. Prism - Andy Summers
13. Everything That Lives Laments - D.D. Jackson
STEWART COPELAND RELATED RELEASES
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Foo Fighters - There is nothing left to loose 1999 release. Stewart is mentioned on the album but I'm not sure on which track.
Randy Rice - Wrong turn 1996 release with Deborah Holland and Stewart Copeland, its a low budget album which was never sold all over the US but only in the Philadelphia area. Drums on Politics of politics.
OYSTERHEAD CONCERT REVIEW
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Jazz Fest: Oysterhead Weird Out Some, Win Over Most
Trio of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland was most sought-after show at festival.
Fri., May 5, 10:24 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS - Equal parts Phish (Trey Anastasio on guitar), Primus (Les Claypool on bass) and The Police (Stewart Copeland on drums), Oysterhead played hard-rocking, groove-infected music Thursday night to a Saenger Theater crowd that didn't necessarily know what to make of it.
It was definitely the most sought-after show at Jazz Fest, with tickets reportedly being sold for four figures.
"I wish they didn't play so much head-banging stuff," said Marian McAll, 23, of Alexandria, Va., who had traveled to the Big Easy just to see this show. McAll wouldn't divulge how much she paid for her ticket.
On the other hand, "It was great to see Trey up onstage running, dancing and freaking out," Debbie Ben-David, 30, of Florida said. "I didn't come here to see a Phish show. With Phish he will jump up and down, but this just blew my mind. He rocks. This was huge. I gotta go and call my friends and give them the scoop."
From the stage, Claypool barked, "Who paid two thousand dollars to be in here? Not the most intelligent move, yes?"
Opening with the two-part "Oysterhead" suite, the group launched into a bombastic, power-trio blast, anchored by Claypool's fluid and pounding basslines. In the second half, the group fell into a Parliament-type funk groove, à la Primus.
Strutting around the stage doing funny dances and making amusing facial expressions, Claypool ruled the roost.
"I had never heard Primus," Andrew Datilla, 21, of Arizona said. "They are not my cup of tea, but I'll give them a chance."
The band, all in white pants and shirts, danced, jumped, rocked and otherwise utterly confused the mellow Phish fans.
"I wanted to get it; I just didn't," said Mark Statcio, who exited the club looking more stunned than stoned.
But Phish fans were sated with a new tune from Anastasio, "He Used to Be the Owner of the World," which he dedicated to Phish drummer Jon Fishman. Fishman ran onstage, took a quick bow and departed.
Clearly enjoying the aggressive musical setting and the opportunity to generate feedback, Anastasio led the band through covers including Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" and the Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night," while Claypool thrilled the packed room by morphing Primus' "Tommy the Cat" into the refrain from Phish's "Reba"
"Bag it, tag it, sell it to the butcher man's store," the bassist chanted in his trademark rapid-fire talking-singing combination. Claypool engaged the crowd with running commentary throughout the gig, saying at one point, "I can't believe that I'm f---ing playing with Stewart Copeland!"
Oysterhead played no Police material, but Copeland's polyrhythmic Caribbean approach and phenomenal cymbal work had Claypool and Anastasio beaming at each other.
So far, there is no word as to whether this combination of musicians will ever grace a stage or studio again.
"It was awesome. They rocked the house, and if these folks don't get it, then that's their loss," said an excited Sven Nordquist, a New Orleans bar manager. "Best show of Jazz Fest, hands down. I can't wait for tapes." (me too EK ;-)
And this being a Phish-connected show, there was indeed a section in the hall reserved for folks taping the show. Phish sound guru Paul Languidoc ran the sound, which was clear, loud and full.
The band returned for a double encore, delivering a twisted, screaming version of "House of the Rising Sun," with its appropriate "there is a house in New Orleans" opening line. The crowd clapped, stomped and howled so much that the theater shook.
Ignoring his rock-star status, Anastasio left the building after rocking for two hours and walked slowly up the street into the French Quarter, guitar on his back, to dig on Jazz Fest just like everyone else.
STING VERSUS KIM TURNER
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HOW STING COULD GET STUNG FOR POUNDS 20M
Axed ex-manager sues star
A ONE-TIME friend who was sacked by Sting after more than 20 years is suing the pop superstar...and the final cost could be up to pounds 20million.
Kim Turner, who started working for Sting when he was a struggling unknown, was a member of the star's management team entitled to an estimated six per cent of his earnings.
But their long-term friendship turned sour and Turner was dropped from the team. The singer's right-hand man Miles Copeland said: "Kim Turner's conduct over the years resulted in Sting deciding that he no longer wished him to be involved in his affairs."
Now Turner is demanding millions from the star's massive earnings. Sting's solo career alone is believed to have earned him pounds 90 million.
Turner, 43, is claiming that Copeland's management company Firstars has not paid him since he was sacked in 1997. He wants access to accounts relating to the singer, plus damages and interest.
His lawyers are also set to ask the court to make inquiries into Sting's possible future earnings.
A music industry source said: "If you take into account royalties and tours and everything else that Sting might earn, Kim could possibly be looking at pounds 20 million."
Turner was the sound engineer to Sting's group The Police when they toured America in 1978.
The trip was a major turning-point in their fortunes and Turner was credited with transforming the band's sound almost overnight.
As their lone roadie, he was responsible for looking after them - even driving their van on an early UK tour.
By the start of 1980 the group had reached No 1 and No 2 in Britain with Message In A Bottle and Can't Stand Losing You - and Turner was working as assistant manager. He remained in that role with Sting after The Police split up in 1984 and the singer embarked on his incredibly successful solo career.
A friend of Turner said: "Kim still cannot believe what has happened after two decades of close friendship. He has agonised over this but feels he has to go to court for what is rightly his.
"He has virtually grown up with Sting and was there in the very early days before The Police became big."
A music business executive said: "We can't believe it is all ending in court. To everybody who knows them, the names Kim Turner and Sting are synonymous."
In papers lodged with the High Court, Turner says that despite being dropped from the singer's affairs he has been available to work for Sting in accordance with his contract.
But Copeland claims that Turner breached his contract by failing to provide management services to Sting, and that the two men agreed verbally to end their arrangement in 1998.
Turner, who has a farm in Torquay, Devon, said: "I really don't want to talk about this. I believe in loyalty and I am very upset I have had to go to such lengths."
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