Rare archival studio & live recordings consisting of alternate mixes, demos and rehearsals
The year 2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of music legends America. America Records is proud to release in early June the ultimate 8-disc Anniversary Box Set “Half Century.” Produced for release and Compiled by Jeff Larson for America Archives, Containing CD’s of rare archival studio recordings consisting of alternate mixes, demos and rehearsals, including several previously unreleased tracks ranging from 1970 – 2000. Along with the re-mastered Bremen 1973 in studio performance and two CD’s of Radio Interviews providing an audio overview of the band’s career, along with a DVD of Super 8 “Home Movies” (1972-1975) to give fans a behind the scenes look at the early years of this enduring band.
Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former band mate Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.” America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first #1 single. Forty plus years later, these friends are still making music together, touring the world and thrilling audiences with their timeless sound.
From their formative years, America has been a band capable of transcending borders with its uplifting music and positive message. Embracing a rainbow of divergent cultures, America’s audiences continue to grow, comprising a loyal legion of first, second and third generation fans, all bearing testament to the group’s enduring appeal.
“I think that the ingredients of the America sound are the basic fundamentals that translate internationally,” explains Beckley. “The Italians are huge fans of dance music, but they also love a ballad – they’re romantic at heart. It’s the same in the Far East. A lot of times in these countries, we see people singing along, and they don’t really know what the words mean. Music is truly the international language.”
Watch the promotional film:
Disc 1: London Demos 1970: All Previously Unreleased Early demos from the Fall of 1970 of the trio preceding their first Warner Bros self-titled album. This set represents the most complete set to date from this era recorded between several iconic London studios of the time. 1) Children (Dick James Session) 2) Riverside (Chalk Farm) 3) Rainy Day (Polydor Studios) 4) Here (Chalk Farm) 5) Satan (Polydor Studios) 6) Bummer (Chalk Farm) 7) Sea of Destiny (Chalk Farm) 8) How Long (Chalk Farm) 9) James Holladay (Dick James Session) 10) Children (Chalk Farm)
Disc 2: Bremen 1973 (Live on Air) – First Time Remastered Audio Release (Only previously available as a DVD) An on-air live recording of the Trio from 1973, in-between the albums “Hat Trick” and “Holiday.” This recording has been remastered for the first time and includes all the un-edited studio banter. 1) Ventura Highway (Live) 2) I Need You (Live) 3) Don’t Cross The River (Live) 4) A Horse With No Name (Live) 5) Moon Song (Live) 6) Lonely People (Live) 7) Wind Wave (Live) 8) Rainbow Song (Live) 9) Tin Man (Live) 10) California Revisited (Live) 11) Green Monkey (Live)
Disc 3: The Caribou Sessions 1976 – All Previously Unreleased Rehearsals, outtakes, and demos from February1976 for the album “Hideaway,” recorded at the famed Caribou Ranch Studios in the Rockies – Nederland, Colorado. These recordings provide a “you are there” experience as these songs were being formed on their initial takes. 1 She’s A Liar (Outtake / Alternate Mix) 2 Amber Cascades (Alternate Early Mix) 3 Today’s The Day (Outtake / Walkthrough) 4 Lovely Night (Outtake / Take 1 Session 5 Hideaway PT 1 (Early Band Outtake) 6 Watership Down (Alternate Mix) 7 Letter (Alternate Mix) 8 Lovely Night (Buzz Studio Demo) 9 Jet Boy Blue (Outtake / Alternate Mix) 10 Who Loves You (Alternate Mix) 11 Caribou (Outtakes Montage) 12 I’m New In Town –(Buzz Studio Demo)
Disc 4: The Poison Oak Sessions 1981: All Previously Unreleased In 1981, between the album “Alibi” (1980) and “View From The Ground” (1982), the band recorded several songs at Dewey’s home studio, Poison Oak, in Northern California. This set contains early incarnations and alternate versions of songs released on later America albums as well as unheard songs that have been in the vault until now. 1. Sailors and Seagulls (unheard song) 2. Look at Me Now (Early Version) 3. My Dear (Early Version) 4. Sometimes Lovers (Early Version) 5. All The People – Whole Wide World (Early Version) 6. Coming On (unheard song) 7. Now I Want Your Love (unheard song) 8. Inspector Mills (Early Version) 9. China Sea (unheard song) Bonus Tracks: 10. Doesn’t The Time (unheard song) 11. Someday Forever (unheard song)
Disc 5: The Alternate 90’s Plus: All Previously Unreleased Alternate mixes from the albums “Hourglass” (1994) and “Human Nature” (1998) along with unreleased songs that came before, in-between and after these official releases. 1. Young Moon (mix without inst. intro) 2. Call of the Wild (Alternate Early Mix) 3. Sleeper Train (Alternate Early Mix) 4. Ports of Call ((Alternate Early Mix) 5. Mirror to Mirror (Alternate Early Mix) 6. Whole Wide World (Alternate Early Mix) 7. Hope (unheard song) 8. The Hills Are Green (unheard song) 9. Horse (Interlude) 10. From A Moving Train (Single Version – edited shorter intro) 11. Wheels Are Turning (unheard song) 12. Town and Country (unheard song) 13 Moment To Moment (Alternate Mix) 14. Wednesday Morning (unheard song) 15. Oloololo (unheard song) 16. Overwhelming World (Alternate Mix) 17. Moment to Moment (Alternate Mix) 18. Hot Town (unheard song) 19. Pages (Alternate Early Mix) 20. If It Is The End (Previously Unreleased) 21. Remembering (New 2020)
Discs 6 & 7 America on the Radio – All Previously Unreleased Various radio interviews stemming from 1974 – 2000’s which provides a narrative and unique overview to their long career. America Radio Interviews and Promo – The 70’s America Radio Interviews and Promo – The 80’s America Radio Interviews and Promo – The 90’s – 2000’s
EXCLUSIVE TO THE BOX SET!
Disc 8 – America – Home Movies (DVD)- All Previously Unreleased “Home Movies” is all previously unreleased footage from the bands personal archive. A collection of very, “fly on the wall” footage, these films provide an amazing insight into the band, shot between 1972 and 1975, showing behind the scenes footage of, “Hat Trick at Home”, early attempts at making home making of music videos and various on the road activities. These films give the viewer an amazing view of historical events as they unfolded. To any America fan, the ultimate access all area’s time machine. This DVD is EXCLUSIVE to this box set and will not be available beyond it. Film 1) America Hat Trick at home 1: Rooftop Jam – Green Monkey – 1973 Kings Road, Los Angeles, CA Film 2) America Hat Trick at home 2: Goodbye – 1973 Kings Road, Los Angeles, CA Film 3) America Hat Trick at home 3: Sandman – 1973 Kings Road, Los Angeles, CA Film 4) America Hat Trick at home 4: Hat Trick Rehearsal – 1973 Kings Road, Los Angeles, CA Film 5) America: Bremen Behind The Scenes – 1973 (No Audio) Bremen, Germany Film 6) America: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 1 – 1973 Los Angeles, CA Film 7) America: Air Studios – London Misc. Footage – 1974 London, England Film 8) America: Airplane High Jinx 1 – 1974 (No Audio) In the Air Film 9) America: Airplane High Jinx 2 – 1975 In the Air Film 10) America: Tour Plane Interview – 1975 On the Ground
Pure Reason Revolution’s first new studio album in nearly 10 years, ‘Eupnea’, is out now. To celebrate the band have launched a video for the track ‘Ghosts & Typhoons’. Watch the Thomas Hicks-created video here:
Jon Courtney comments: “In 2018 Chloe & I chatted in a London café about the notion of reforming Pure Reason Revolution. Although we’ve already done our first live show back, today feels like it’s really real. Close to the heart experience kick-started the genesis & we stuck to our manifesto of creating under no restrictions, no boundaries. The result was ‘Eupnea’ & we hope you like it. “
‘Eupnea’ is available as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold 2LP + CD (with etching on Side D) and as a digital album.
Jon Courtney and Chloë Alper recently sat down to discuss the new record and how it came together, and you can watch them chat all things ‘Eupnea’ in this brand new interview: https://youtu.be/QaxajIoO7xs
At the end of January they launched the epic 10-minute ‘Silent Genesis’, a track which Jon Courtney co-wrote alongside original PRR member Greg Jong. Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/5khMXtZ6YjE
The full track-listing is as follows: 1.New Obsession 05:09 2.Silent Genesis 10:20 3.Maelstrom 05:44 4.Ghosts & Typhoons 08:45 5.Beyond Our Bodies 04:28 6.Eupnea 13:23
Eupnea’, the long-awaited return from the band, sees them harking back to their earliest days, while rolling in all of the musical experiments and experience they’ve gathered in the intervening years.
The cinematic soundscapes of Hammer and Anvil? Check. The dark atmosphere and synths of Amor Vincit Omnia? Check. The gauzy psych-prog of their debut? Ch-check.
It’s sprawling, with three tracks hitting the 10 minute mark and one notching up against 15 minutes. Sure, track length does not equal ambition, but still, it’s quite the statement of intent.
The band currently have two confirmed Summer festival dates, performing at Night Of The Prog Festival in Germany on the 17th of July, and Ramblin Man Fair in the UK on the 18th of July. They will then head out on a co-headline tour with Gazpacho at the end of the year: 16.10 Warsaw (PL), Progresja 17.10 Poznan (PL), U Bazyla 18.10 Berlin (DE), Columbia Theater 20.10 Cologne (DE), Die Kantine 22.10 Zwolle (NL), Hedon 23.10 Breda (NL), Mezz 24.10 Paris (FR), Petit Bain 25.10 London (UK), Islington Assembly Hall
Pure Reason Revolution originally parted ways in November 2011 following touring in support of their 2010 album ‘Hammer and Anvil’. Since then, Jon Courtney started Bullet Height and released their debut album ‘No Atonement’ in 2017, while Chloë Alper began a new band called Tiny Giant as well as playing live with the likes of Charli XCX and James.
The band originally formed back in 2003, releasing their much-loved debut album ‘The Dark Third’ in 2006 via Sony BMG. They went on to release the albums ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ in 2009 and ‘Hammer and Anvil’ in 2010.
April 10, 2020 was supposed to be an exciting release day for Frontiers Music Srl with new albums from One Desire, Dennis DeYoung, Pretty Maids, FM, and Her Chariot Awaits, but the universe had other plans, as we all know. But rather than simply let the day go by, the label decided to go ahead and release something anyway. Fans can now stream or download for FREE a 20 song digital sampler. Featuring songs from current and upcoming releases, the tracklisting is below.
For fans who want the digital files, they can simply go to https://www.frontiers.shop/ and scroll to the bottom of the page, sign up for the newsletter on the bottom right and they’ll be sent the link to download the sampler.
For fans who already subscribe to the newsletter, they will be sent the link automatically and need not take any action. For those who do not want MP3s, but want to hear the sampler, then you can enjoy it on Spotify and YouTube at the links below.
TRACKLISTING:1. One Desire “After You’re Gone”2. Electric Mob “Devil You Know”3. Passion “We Do What We Want”4. Waiting For Monday “End Of A Dream”5. Revolution Saints “Coming Home”6. Ardours “Last Moment”7. Smackbound “Drive It Like You Stole It”8. Black Swan “Johnny Came Marching”9. Dirty Shirley “Here Comes The King”10. Archon Angel “Fallen”11. Sascha Paeth’s Masters Of Ceremony “The Time Has Come”12. Semblant “Mere Shadow”13. Allen/Olzon “Worlds Apart”14. Chaos Magic “Like Never Before”15. Edge Of Paradise “Fire”16. Novena “Disconnected”17. Seven Spires ”Unmapped Darkness”18. Her Chariot Awaits “Dead & Gone”19. Edge Of Forever “Promised Land”20. DeCarlo “You Are the Fire”
Port Mahadia has assembled a new four-track EP in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. The band understands that we are all living in strange and challenging times and nearly everyone on earth is in lockdown and self-isolation until COVID-19 is no longer a threat.
Time & Space is a gift from the band and is meant to bring some joy during these trying times. Members of Port Mahadia have been working on a 3rd release but are unsure when the album will be released and hope you will enjoy this EP until then.
Time & SpaceTracklisting 1) Times Companion from the debut album Echoes In Time 2) I Walk Beside You from 2nd album Quantum Space 3) Requiem Of The Mind from the debut album Echoes In Time 4) Working Man from 2nd album Quantum Space
Winter’s Verge is one of Cyprus’ most successful metal bands. Since its formation in 2005, the band has so far released 4 full studio albums and 3 Eps, and built a strong reputation as one of the most exciting live acts in Cyprus, with a powerful blend of epic, melodic and symphonic metal. The band is made up of 6 of the most experienced and respected musicians in the Cypriot rock and metal scene – George Charalambous on vocals, Deniel Pavlovsky and Savvas Parperi on guitars, Stavry Michael on keys, Miguel Trapezaris on bass and Danny Georgiou on drums.
After 3 years in the making, Winter’s Verge is ready to release one of their most ambitious projects to date, The Ballad of James Tig. With a concept and lyrics by renowned local author and playwright Frixos Masouras, the new album is another concept storyline with a huge sounding scope and symphonic sound that Winter’s Verge fans are sure to love.
“The Fading Thought” is the title of the debut solo album of Jargon, founder of Verbal Delirium. The album will be released this May on vinyl and digital format. The music combines elements of classical and cinematic music with progressive rock. The arrangement of the string quartet was carried out by Nikitas Kissonas (Methexis), the drums were played by the drummer of Verbal Delirium, Wil Bow, while bass, production, mixing and mastering were handled by Leronidas Petropoulos. In the song HowcanI? Lupe (Mosquito) participates on vocals.
TRACKLIST:
The Film (05:33)
In Search Of the Invisible Thin Line (04:53)
Dance of the Framed Words (02:38)
The Fading Thought (07:17)
Light (03:54)
Time Is Running Out (06:54)
How Can I? (06:22)
The Last Temptation (07:10)
Window to the World (04:54)
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 47:35
Music and Lyrics by Jargon Album art by Dimitris Tzortis (Immensa Artis).
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