Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees Bad Company focus of fiirst ever tribute album coming this fall

A promising tribute to Bad Company is set for release this year. Amazing that this will be the first-ever full-length tribute to the classic rock favorites...Robert Kinsler

2025 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEE AND MUSIC ICONS,

BAD COMPANY 

FIRST-EVER TRIBUTE ALBUM

CAN’T GET ENOUGH: A TRIBUTE TO BAD COMPANY

COMING THIS FALL 2025 via PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC

THE STRUTS “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANTASY” LIMITED EDITION 7” RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE AVAILABLE APRIL 12

 

February 20, 2025 (New York, NY) – 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee and music icons, BAD COMPANY will be celebrated with a star-studded tribute album to be released this Fall 2025 via Primary Wave Music.

CAN’T GET ENOUGH: A TRIBUTE TO BAD COMPANY brings together artists across Rock, Country and Americana to create fresh interpretations of Bad Company’s classic hits, including “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Run with the Pack,” “Shooting Star” and the renowned self-titled, “Bad Company.” The album will also feature special appearances by original members, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, and a cover of Free’s “All Right Now,” written by Rodgers and Andy Fraser, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

“As songwriters, Mick and I are intrigued to hear how these talented and varied musicians will perform our songs. From what we have heard thus far the creative energy is definitely flowing and there is plenty of heart and soul energy being injected into the songs, we salute and thank them all.” - Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs of Bad Company.

The Struts will kick things off with their rendition of the classic “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” with a limited-edition 7” colored vinyl exclusive for Record Store Day, available April 12, 2025. Click HERE for participating locations. 

“We are so thrilled for the British music legends, Bad Company to finally be getting their well-earned nomination to the Rock Hall,” says Luke Spiller, lead vocalist of The Struts. “It’s been a real pleasure to pay homage to them with our cover of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” and I hope they enjoy it as much as we loved recording it.”

Side A: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy”

Side B: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” (instrumental) 

Recorded and Mixed by Bob Clearmountain

For updates and further info visit: BadCompany.com

 

BAD COMPANY was formed in 1973, featuring lead vocalist Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, bassist Boz Burrell, and drummer Simon Kirke. Their self-titled debut album, released in 1974, achieved commercial success with hits like “Can’t Get Enough” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” establishing them as major players in the rock scene. Known for their powerful blend of hard rock and blues, they continued their success with albums like “Straight Shooter” (1975) and “Run with the Pack” (1976) solidifying their reputation in the 1970s. BadCompany.com

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Primary Wave Music is the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world. The company is home to some of the most iconic songwriters, artists, and record labels across the history of recorded music including Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Nicks, James Brown, The Doors, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, Bad Company, Neil Sedaka, Bing Crosby, Luther Vandross, Olivia Newton-John, Isaac Hayes, Andre 3000, Ric Ocasek, Steven Van Zandt, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, America, War, Teddy Pendergrass, Count Basie, Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan), Donny Hathaway, Joey Ramone, Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), Jerry Jeff Walker, Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd), George Brown (Kool & The Gang), Sly & The Family Stone, Boston, Alice Cooper, Paul Anka, Boy George and Culture Club, Allee Willis, Paul Rodgers, Free, The Cranberries, Steve Cropper, Sarah McLachlan, Alice In Chains, Air Supply, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Huey Lewis and the News, PF Sloan, Glenn Gould, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, Disturbed, George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam, Steve Porcaro, Styx, Keith, Forsey, Jeff Porcaro, Chuck Mangione, Chris Isaak, Sun Records, Times Music (subsidiary of the Times of India Group), Nas Nuvens Catalog, and many more. The songs represented by Primary Wave include over 800 Top 10 singles, and over 400 #1 hits. Since its inception in 2006, Primary Wave Music has embraced an entrepreneurial spirit, offering, and executing proactive one-of-a-kind ideas, unique services, and marketing campaigns for our artists. Primary Wave has earned a stellar reputation for being forward thinking and re-introducing classic artists and their music into the modern marketplace as well as nurturing young talent to become legends themselves. This success is based upon our team of seasoned and creative executives collaboratively working together closely with our artists as partners. As a company, we strive for excellence in the pursuit of iconic artists and catalogs that not only reflect great artistry, but impact and influence culture.

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King Crimson to release “Earthbound - 40th Anniversary Edition” Expanded CD & DVD

Big news for fans of King Crimson and prog rock...

King Crimson To Release “Earthbound - 40th Anniversary Edition” Expanded CD & DVD 
Now available for pre-order - to be released November 17, 2017 

King Crimson's Earthbound - 40th Anniversary Edition expanded CD & DVD is now available for pre-order and wll be released on November 17, 2017! Earthbound, originally released in 1972, was one of the earliest (if not the first) “official bootleg” released by a major rock band, consisting of a series of deliberately lo-fi live recordings of King Crimson's “Islands” era line-up on tour in the USA. When issued, because of its mid-price it was excluded from the main album charts in the UK but topped the mid-price charts rubbing shoulders with Jim Reeves & Mantovani. Atlantic in the USA didn't even bother to release it. By then, the band had broken up and the label had already been alerted to the likelihood of a new King Crimson line-up promised for later in the year. Like the later live album, “USA,” “Earthbound” remained unavailable in the early CD era, with both finally being released in 2002 on CD. Ironically this non-availability served to enhance interest in the album while DGM's live releases made fans aware that there was a larger story to be told of this line-up's history.

When Robert Fripp was asked to guest on the second Grinderman project, Nick Cave noted: “I wanted to work with Robert Fripp because he has done some of the most uniquely unsettling guitar work I have ever heard along with some of the most delicate and finessed. I grew up listening to a lot of the King Crimson stuff. The vinyl copy of the phenomenal live album 'Earthbound,' is one of my most treasured possessions.”

Featuring:
Boz Burrell: Vocals, Bass
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron
Mel Collins: Saxes, Flute
Ian Wallace: Drums

The new version of “Earthbound” features an expanded version of the original album on CD & DVD. As a series of stereo only/low-fi recordings, a 5.1 edition was neither possible nor appropriate. However, also included on the DVD of this release is the full performance from Summit Studios, captured on the same US tour in 1972, appearing in both new stereo & quadraphonic mixes, providing the only live surround recordings of this line-up. This release also features 15 minutes of material not included on the original mail order only CD of Summit studios as issued by DGM in 2000. The DVD also features the “Schizoid Men” sequence from the “Ladies of the Road” live album & a transfer of a 1972 vinyl edition of the “Earthbound” LP.

• “Earthbound” – is the twelfth release in the acclaimed King Crimson 40th anniversary series.
• The album has been expanded ON CD & DVD
• CD features an expanded 12 track version of the original 5 track album.
• DVD features the 12 track expanded album in 24/96 hi-res stereo audio.
• DVD also features the Summit Studios performance in a new stereo mix & in quadraphonic.
This is the only surviving multi-track performance from the 1972 tour.
• DVD features the album length “Schizoid Men” sequence of edits of 21st Century Schizoid Men taken from the “Ladies of The Road” live album
• A transfer of the original vinyl album completes the audio selections.
• Presented as a 2 x digi-pack format in a slipcase with new sleeve notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith along with rare photos & archive material.
• Continues the highly collectable King Crimson series.

To pre-order King Crimson's “Earthbound - 40th Anniversary Edition” Expanded CD & DVD:
http://shop.schizoidshop.com/king-crimson---earthbound--40th-anniversary-series-p1700.aspx
( Distributed via Alliance Distribution)

DGM website: www.dgmlive.com

Bad Company deluxe editions 'Run With The Pack' and 'Burnin' Sky' available May 26, 2017

It is great to see several of Bad Company's classic albums getting the deluxe treatment. Here is the official media release...

BAD COMPANY: DELUXE EDITIONS Double-Disc Versions Of Run With The Pack and Burnin' Sky Feature The Original Album  Remastered And Expanded With Rare And Unreleased Recordings Available From Rhino On May 26, 2017

Bad Company recorded four classic albums in as many years, giving rise to some of the most recognizable rock songs of the Seventies, including "Rock Steady," "Run With The Pack" and the Grammy-nominated, "Feel Like Makin' Love." After releasing remastered and expanded versions of their first two albums in 2015, the band will return this spring with deluxe editions of their next two albums from that incredible run. Run With The Pack (1976) and Burnin' Sky (1977) have been newly remastered from the original production tapes. Each has been expanded with rare and unreleased recordings taken from the original album sessions. The CD versions of these Deluxe Editions include all of the new bonus tracks, while their 180-gram vinyl counterparts offer a selection of the bonus material. The Deluxe Editions of RUN WITH THE PACK and BURNIN' SKY will be available on May 26 for $19.98 (2CD) and $39.98 (2LP). The music will also be released digitally and available through various streaming outlets. During a rare break from touring, Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke and Boz Burrell got together in France to record new songs using the Rolling Stones' mobile recording studio. Those sessions produced Run With The Pack,a 10-song album that came out in early 1976 and rose to #4 in England and #5 in America, where it sold three million copies alone. Radio stations embraced the title track along with a cover of The Coasters' "Young Blood," while "Silver, Blue & Gold" became one of the band's signature tracks, even though it was never officially released as a single. The bonus disc that accompanies RUN WITH THE PACK: DELUXE EDITION includes unreleased early mixes for "Honey Child" and "Simple Man," as well as an extended version of the title track. There's also the previously unreleased "Let There Be Love," an outtake from the recording sessions. In fact, the acoustic version of "Do Right By Your Woman," previously only available as the B-Side of the single release of "Run With The Pack," is the only song on the bonus disc that has ever been previously released. During the summer of 1976, the band returned to France yet again to record 12 songs for what would becomeBurnin' Sky. They chose Château d'Hérouville as the studio, which is where David Bowie would record Low later that same year. Burnin' Sky was released in March 1977, and broke into the Top 20 in both the U.K. and U.S. The BURNIN' SKY: DELUXE EDITION bonus disc features unreleased versions of nearly every song on the album, including alternative takes and mixes of "Man Needs A Woman" and "Morning Sun," plus the full version of "Too Bad." The session tapes also unearthed "Unfinished Story," a song that was completed, but never released.  For more information about BAD COMPANY, please contact Jessica Giordano in the Rhino Media Relations Department at jessica.giordano@rhino.com or 818-238-6403.

Run With The Pack: Deluxe Edition CD Track Listing: Disc One: Original Album Remastered  1.    "Live For The Music" 2.    "Simple Man" 3.    "Honey Child" 4.    "Love Me Somebody" 5.    "Run With The Pack" 6.    "Silver, Blue & Gold" 7.    "Young Blood" 8.    "Do Right By Your Women"  9.    "Sweet Lil' Sister" 10.  "Fade Away" Disc Two: Bonus Tracks 1.    "Live For The Music" - Take 1, Alternative Vocal & Guitar 2.    "Simple Man" - Take 3, Early Mix 3.    "Honey Child" - Early Mix, Alternative Guitar Solo 4.    "Run With The Pack" - Extended Version, Alternative Vocal 5.    "Let There Be Love" - Take 1, Previously Unreleased 6.    "Silver, Blue & Gold" - Take 1, Early Mix 7.    "Young Blood" - Alternative Vocal 8.    "Do Right By Your Woman" - Alternative Vocal 9.    "Sweet Lil' Sister" - Live Backing Track  10.  "Fade Away" - Early Mix, Alternative Guitar Solo 11.  "Do Right By Your Woman" - Acoustic Version* 12.  "(I Know) I'm Losing You" - Studio Jam 13.  "Young Blood" - Alternative Version 2 14.  "Fade Away" - Island Studios Demo * All disc two tracks unreleased except Burnin' Sky: Deluxe Edition CD Track Listing Disc One: Original Album Remastered  1.    "Burnin' Sky" 2.    "Morning Sun" 3.    "Leaving You" 4.    "Like Water" 5.    "Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer)" 6.    "Everything I Need" 7.    "Heartbeat" 8.    "Peace Of Mind"  9.    "Passing Time" 10.  "Too Bad" 11.  "Man Needs Woman" 12.  "Master Of Ceremony" Disc Two: Bonus Tracks*  1.    "Burnin' Sky" - Take 2, Alternative Vocal & Guitar 2.    "Morning Sun" - Take 3, Early Version 3.     "Leaving You" - Take 1, Alternative Vocal 4.    "Like Water" - Take 1, Rough Mix 5.    "Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer)" - Early Run Through 6.    "Everything I Need" - Rough Mix 7.    "Peace Of Mind" - Alternative Version 8.    "Passing Time" - Alternative Vocal 9.    "Too Bad" - Full Version  10.  "Man Needs Woman" - Alternative Vocal & Guitar 11.  "Too Bad" - Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal 12.  "Man Needs Woman" - Take 2, Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal 13.  "Burnin' Sky" - Take 1, Alternative Vocal 14.  "Unfinished Story" - Previously Unreleased * All tracks previously unreleased Run With The Pack: Deluxe Edition LP Track Listing Side One 1.    "Live For The Music" 2.    "Simple Man" 3.    "Honey Child" 4.    "Love Me Somebody" 5.    "Run With The Pack" Side Two 1.    "Silver, Blue & Gold" 2.    "Young Blood"  3.    "Do Right By Your Women" 4.    "Sweet Lil' Sister" 5.    "Fade Away" Side Three 1.    "Live For The Music" - Take 1, Alternative Vocal & Guitar 2.    "Simple Man" - Take 3, Early Mix 3.    "Honey Child" - Early Mix, Alternative Guitar Solo 4.    "Run With The Pack" - Extended Version, Alternative Vocal 5.    "Let There Be Love" - Take 1, Previously Unreleased Side Four 1.    "Silver, Blue & Gold" - Take 1, Early Mix 2.    "Young Blood" - Alternative Vocal 3.    "Do Right By Your Woman" - Alternative Vocal  4.    "Sweet Lil' Sister" - Live Backing Track 5.    "Fade Away" - Island Studios Demo 6.    "Do Right By Your Woman" - Acoustic Version Burnin' Sky: Deluxe Edition LP Track Listing Side One 1.    "Burnin' Sky" 2.    "Morning Sun" 3.    "Leaving You" 4.    "Like Water" 5.    "Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer)" 6.    "Everything I Need" Side Two 1.    "Heartbeat" 2.    "Peace Of Mind" 3.    "Passing Time" 4.    "Too Bad" 5.    "Man Needs Woman"  6.    "Master Of Ceremony" Side Three 1.    "Burnin' Sky" - Take 2, Alternative Vocal & Guitar 2.    "Morning Sun" - Take 3, Early Version 3.    "Leaving You" - Take 1, Alternative Vocal 4.    "Like Water" - Take 1, Rough Mix 5.    "Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer)" - Early Run Through 6.    "Everything I Need" - Take 2, Rough Mix Side Four 1.    "Peace Of Mind" - Alternative Version 2.    "Passing Time" - Alternative Vocal 3.    "Man Needs Woman" - Alternative Vocal & Guitar 4.    "Too Bad" - Full Version  5.    "Man Needs Woman" - Take 2, Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal 6.    "Unfinished Story" - Previously Unreleased

BAD COMPANY: LIVE 1977 & 1979 coming in April 2016

What is it about Mondays and big music news? What's not to like about this media release from the good folks at Rhino Records?

BAD COMPANY: LIVE 1977 & 1979 Double-CD Set is the first-ever official Live Album to feature the Band's Original Line Up and includes two Previously Unreleased Concerts Available from Rhino on April 29, 2016 'One Hell Of A Night' Co-Headlining North American Tour Kicks Off on May 12, 2016

LOS ANGELES - Despite its reputation as one of the most exciting live bands to ever rock an arena in the Seventies, Bad Company never released a live album during its meteoric rise to the top of the charts. That will soon change when Rhino introduces the first-ever official live album to spotlight the original Bad Company line up: Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke and Boz Burrell. LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 will be available on April 29 as a double-CD set for a suggested retail price of $19.98. The collection includes more than two-and-half hours of unreleased music taken from 24-track tapes in the band's vault. The music heard on this live collection features absolutely no enhancements or overdubs, nothing but the band as they performed live on the night of the concert. Vinyl fans take note: the concerts will also be released individually as double-LP sets later this year. LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 includes two previously unreleased concerts - with one additional track taken from the group's June 26, 1979 show in Washington, DC. The first disc captures the band's show at the Summit House in Houston, Texas, which took place on May 23, 1977. It was recorded during Bad Company's tour supporting its fourth studio album Burning Sky. After opening with the title track from the album, the band went on to play selections from all its previous albums: Run with the Pack (1976), Straight Shooter (1975) and Bad Company (1974). Among the crowd-pleasing highlights are strong performances of "Shooting Star," "Ready For Love," "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Feel Like Makin' Love." The next disc fast-forwards two years to the band's March 9, 1979 show in London, which was recorded during the band's tour for its multi-platinum album, Desolation Angels. Several songs from that album were performed during the show, including "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," "Gone, Gone, Gone" and "She Brings Me Love." The group also performed several songs from earlier albums that weren't part of the 1977 concert, like "Run With the Pack," "Rock Steady" and "Can't Get Enough." LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 also includes the band's stellar cover of "Hey Joe," which was recorded on March 9, 1979 at the Capitol Center in Washington, DC.

LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 Track Listing: Disc One: Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas (5/23/77) 1.    "Burnin' Sky" 2.    "Too Bad" 3.    "Ready For Love" 4.    "Heartbeat" 5.    "Morning Sun" 6.    "Man Needs Woman" 7.    "Leaving You" 8.    "Shooting Star" 9.    "Simple Man" 10.  "Movin' On" 11.  "Like Water" 12.  "Live For The Music" 13.  Drum Solo 14.  "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" 15.  "Feel Like Makin' Love" Disc Two: Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London (3/9/79) 1.    "Bad Company" 2.    "Gone, Gone, Gone' 3.    "Shooting Star" 4.    "Rhythm Machine" 5.    "Oh, Atlanta" 6.    "She Brings Me Love" 7.    "Run With The Pack" 8.    "Evil Wind" 9.    Drum Solo 10.  "Honey Child" 11.  "Rock Steady" 12.  "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" 13.  "Hey Joe"* 14.  "Feel Like Makin' Love" 15.  "Can't Get Enough" * Recorded at Capitol Center, Washington, DC (6/26/79)

Bad Company Tour Dates: 5/12/2016 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion 5/15/2016 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre 5/17/2016 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 5/18/2016 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre 5/20/2016 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 5/22/2016 - Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion 5/24/2016 - The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 5/26/2016 - New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square 5/28/2016 - Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre 5/29/2016 - W. Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre 6/7/2016 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 6/9/2016 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 6/11/2016 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 6/12/2016 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavillion 6/14/2016 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon At Jones Beach Theater 6/16/2016 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center 6/18/2016 - St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 6/20/2016 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 6/22/2016 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 6/23/2016 - Chicago, IL @ FirstMerit Bank Pavilion 6/26/2016 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 6/28/2016 - Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion 6/30/2016 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavillion 7/3/2016 - Nashville, TN @ Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheatre