Monday, July 23, 2012

Inbox Update: The Knack, New Order

There is plenty of news to share regarding both The Knack and New Order.

Omnivore Recordings set to release The Knack's 'Rock & Roll Is Good For You: the Fieger/Averre Demos' on Sept. 11, 2012


The 16-track CD, also available on clear vinyl, features a collection of rare and unreleased recordings


Omnivore Recordings has announced they will release a new collection of rare and unreleased recordings from Los Angeles power-pop band The Knack on September 11. The Knack Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos will be available as a 16-track CD and digital album, as well as a 14-track vinyl LP (the LP will include a download card for the full 16-track CD/digital program). The initial LP run will be issued in a limited-edition run of 1000 pressed on clear vinyl, with future pressings to be made available on black vinyl. In addition, Omnivore Recordings will offer an exclusive LP/7" single vinyl bundle available in a run of 500 copies in their web store only.  The 7" features two unreleased tracks only found on this single("Midnight Misogynist" [recorded 1975] c/w "Lucy Ride" [recorded 1973]). This limited-edition vinyl bundle will be available for pre-order starting immediately at www.OmnivoreRecordings.com.

Complete with previously-unseen photos, liner notes, and sourced from the original 1/4" tapes, Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos is a record power-pop fans have not only been waiting for, but will fully embrace.

Fresh off the release of Record Store Day's sold out 10" EP titled Live In Los Angeles, 1978 and full-length album Havin' A Rave-Up! Live In Los Angeles, 1978, Omnivore Recordings and Zen Records go back even farther in time to tell the story of The Knack. Consisting of demo recordings made in 1973 and 1975, Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos takes listeners to the genesis of Doug Fieger and Berton Averre's songwriting and recording partnership - one that lasted nearly four decades until Fieger's tragic passing in 2010.

These 16 tracks are all previously unissued and feature versions of songs known ("Good Girls Don't" and "That's What The Little Girls Do", eventually recorded and released on Get The Knack) and unknown. There are even songs Knack fans will recognize in different versions, reworked or rewritten for later projects. A riff here, a hook there - it's a scavenger hunt for some and a blissful pop experience for others.

The Knack Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos is a fascinating look at how Doug's partnership with Berton helped steer a course from a more progressive 70's sound to the power-pop The Knack used to break disco's hold on the airwaves with 1979's "My Sharona."

CD TRACK LISTING:

Rock
  1. Have a Heart
  2. Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns The Volume Down)
  3. Good Girls Don't
  4. Little Lies
  5. Flower My Fate
  6. Weiss On Rye (Hold The Mavo)
  7. You'll Never Know
  8. That's What The Little Girls Do

Roll
  1. Get On The Plane
  2. (Here On This) Lonely Night
  3. Lazer Days
  4. The Other Side (Of The Line)
  5. Who'll Set You Down
  6. Mama I Feel Your Sadness
  7. What Ya Gonna Do Now?
  8. Rock & Roll Is Good For You 
Tracks 1-6, and 11-12 recorded in 1975
 Tracks 7-10 and 13-16 recorded in 1973
* All tracks previously unissued

THE KNACK ROCK & ROLL IS GOOD FOR YOU: THE FIEGER/AVERRE DEMOS
LP TRACK LISTING:

SIDE ONE: "Rock"
  1. Have A Heart
  2. Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns The Volume Down)
  3. Good Girls Don't
  4. Little Lies
  5. Weiss On Rye (Hold The Mavo)
  6. You'll Never Know
  7. That's What The Little Girls Do
SIDE TWO: "ROLL"
  1. Get On The Plane
  2. (Here On This) Lonely Night
  3. Lazer Days
  4. Who'll Set You Down
  5. Mama I Feel Your Sadness
  6. What Ya Gonna Do Now?
  7. Rock & Roll Is Good For You
Side One - Tracks 1-5 recorded 1975, tracks 6 & 7 recorded 1973
 Side Two - All tracks recorded 1973 except track 3 recorded 1975
* LP includes download card containing full 16-track CD/digital program
Omnivore Recordings official website: http://omnivorerecordings.com/




New Order schedules more tour dates

In the wake of a sell-out United Kingdom tour and a series of festival dates throughout Europe this spring and summer, New Order has now confirmed their first dates in North America since 2005. In a statement, singer Bernard Sumner said: "We've been having such a great time together this year, playing shows all over Europe, and we're all really excited to be playing America again. We have so many friends and fans there we can't wait to get back!"


New Order's last U.S. show was New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in May 2005 and their last visit to Canada was in 2001.

The band features original members Bernard Sumner (vocals/guitar), Stephen Morris (drums), Gillian Gilbert (keyboard/guitar), plus Phil Cunningham (guitar/keyboards) and Tom Chapman (bass) in place of Peter Hook who acrimoniously left the band. I was fortunate to catch New Order when they performed at Coachella in 2005.

New Order tour dates

5 OCT...SAN FRANCISCO...Oakland Fox Theatre
7 OCT...LOS ANGELES...Greek Theatre
10 OCT...DENVER...Broomfield 1st bank Center
12 OCT...DALLAS...Palladium
18 OCT...NEW YORK CITY...Roseland
21 OCT...CHICAGO...Aragon Ballroom
23 OCT...TORONTO...Sony Center
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