Capitol Records to remaster Apple Records catalog

And will you need to purchase the complete digital albums if you want the extensive bonus tracks (a la McCartney and Harrison on iTunes)? In other words, if you want physical products and the bonuses, will you need to buy the albums twice...?

 

I failed to put one of the album titles in bold. Here it is again for anyone quickly scanning for it.

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? (1968) by Jackie Lomax
Yes! This is a cracking album of powerful late-Sixties rock and blue-eyed soul originals by Liverpool vocalist Jackie Lomax. Among the many highlights is the one cover, George Harrison's otherwise unavailable 'White Album'-era song 'Sour Milk Sea', given to Jackie and featuring guest players including George, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Keith Richards and Eric Clapton.

This Remastered CD includes six Bonus Tracks, three of which are previously unreleased:

‘New Day’ / Jackie’s second single for Apple, from 1969
‘Thumbin’ A Ride’ / cover of the Coasters song, produced by Paul McCartney and the B-side to ‘How The Web Was Woven’ in 1970
‘How The Web Was Woven’ / Jackie’s last single for Apple, produced by George Harrison
‘You’ve Got To Be Strong’ / previously unreleased by Jackie Lomax; also covered by Doris Troy on her Apple album
‘You Make It With Me’ / previously unreleased; one of the last tracks Jackie recorded for Apple
‘Can You Hear Me’ / previously unreleased; one of the last tracks Jackie recorded for Apple in the summer of 1969

Four further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, three of which make their debut in the digital domain:

‘Going Back To Liverpool’ / unreleased until 1991
‘Sour Milk Sea’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)
‘The Eagle Laughs At You’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)
‘Little Yellow Pills’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)

 

It is simply stunning to me that these morons at Apple think that the members of the download generation are the ones who are clamouring for things like the mono mix of Sour Milk Sea, not those of us who still purchase physical, non-mp3 product. Unbelievable. Yet, sadly, very believable.

 

I would have to agree.
To me it's a crime that they didn't include the mono "Sour Milk Sea"
on the actual CD. I have only heard it once on the radio and it rocks.
A total missed opportunity. Oh, well.

 

I'm very grateful to the "morons" at Apple for releasing any of this stuff. I never thought I'd see the Lomax album on CD, let alone with bonus tracks.

 

Will the downloads be available in flac? If so, then we should be happy.

And who is in charge of the remastering team? Any hope these will sound like something Barry or Steve might do?

 

Excellent, they're also reissuing the Radha Krishna Temple album, that was one I wanted badly.

Evan

 

Perhaps you weren't aware that this was released on CD in 1991... with bonus tracks.

 

So not only does Apple apparently believe in aliens, they believe the aliens were fans and 'avidly' followed all of the label's releases.

Gotta love press release hyperbole.

 

Add to the list The Radha Krishna Temple...www.thebeatles.com said they're the latest artist being added to the ever-growing list of Apple artists to be reissued on CD!

 

IMO, the mono "Sour Milk Sea" should be on the Come And Get It CD. In a perfect world, that CD would use all original single mixes.

And this Badfinger album, I'm not familiar with it: Assssss? Oh, it implies it's a sibilant needledrop. Got it.

 

A** is a legitimate Badfinger release, their last for Apple Records (released USA November 1973).

This album has a bit of production controversy over quality (originally rejected by Apple) and music publishing (an issue involving Joey Molland songs), which caused its delay in being released.

I think there is plenty of source material that can explain the history of this album better than I can.

 

I know.

 

Where's the Zapple stuff?

 

I was not. Was the missing track you claim make those Apple guys "morons" on it?

 

Interesting that they changed the title of the singles comp from 'Those Were the Days' to 'Come and Get It.' I think a couple of tunes were added - was 'Saturday Night Special' on the 'Those Were the Days' tracklist?

I'll be very glad to get hold of this. I have my own quibbles - where's 'Tandoori Chicken' or 'Road to Nowhere'' or 'Yellow Submarine' (Black Dyke) - but no complaints, really.

 

I've owned the Lomax album on a LEGAL cd for almost 2 decades.
Where the heck have you been?

I think making these bonus tracks available only as lossy downloads
is the very definition of RETARDED! Capitol will be damn lucky if collectors
buy these once, let alone TWICE (physical discs AND downloads).

I'm one of the younger guys who even gives a damn about this stuff,
and I'm 46 frickin' years old!!!!! The kids don't care. For one,
my own music lovin' 18 y.o. son could not give a rat's a$$ about Apple reissues.

 

I forgot to add: I will be buying the singles collection to gauge whether or not
I will be able to live with the sound of these discs (since I am not expecting much).

If the singles collection does not sonically horrify me (like several
Post-Beatles-solo comps have) they'll probably get me to buy one or two titles.
I do not require that these reissues sound like the Badfinger DCC discs,
but with that as a go-by I do expect to be disappointed.

 

No, the mono 45 mix of "Sour Milk Sea" was not on the '91 CD, which explains my anger... there's plenty of room on this new CD for all the download-only bonus tracks they're making available to the teenage lossy-lovin' masses on iTunes and not to those of us oldtimers who enjoy fuller fidelity.

Thus... morons.

 

I believe it's a slightly clumsy reference to a song recorded by Apple's founders, rather than a claim of extra-terrestrial interest.

Me, I'll buy the 'Best of...' and hope they are encouraged to do a 'Rest of...' including the second Trash single.

 

Oh...getting married (once), traveling, body surfing, making money, not even knowing about Jackie Lomax until 2 or 3 years ago when I found a cheap Apple vinyl, not paying $30+ for the import CD...the usual stuff.

 

I think it's worth appreciating that Apple are sticking with EMI for their distribution, rather than sticking the boot in to try and bite off the remainder of the hand that fed it and going to One Little Indian or somesuch.

 

Yes, there were rumors they were going with Rhino at one point. It's also encouraging to see that there may be more then just the originally-announced releases(such as the Radha Krishna Temple being added).

I would like to see the Ravi Shankar live album reissued as well.

Evan

 

I was just able to pre-order A$$ for $18.98 at Amazon. No Dice, Straight Up, and Magic Christian Music are listed as well at that price.