Post by yerblues1968 on Sept 13, 2008 23:21:38 GMT -5
CAPITOL/EMI'S "FROM THE CAPITOL VAULTS" VINYL CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH SEPTEMBER 30 RELEASE OF ICONIC ALBUMS BY JIMI HENDRIX AND JOHN LENNON
Remastered Titles Presented on Limited Edition, 180-Gram Audiophile Quality Vinyl with Original Artwork and Packaging
Hollywood, California
September 8, 2008
Capitol/EMI's high quality "From The Capitol Vaults" U.S. vinyl campaign continues on September 30 with the limited edition release of two iconic rock albums. Jimi Hendrix's incendiary 1970 concert album, Band Of Gypsys, will be issued on fiery red 180-gram vinyl, and John Lennon's chart-topping 1971 studio album, Imagine, will be released on 180-gram vinyl.
The Capitol Records Tower is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Hollywood, California. The construction of the Capitol building was completed in April 1956. The building is located just north of the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. The 13-story earthquake-resistant tower, designed by Welton Becket, was the world's first circular office building, and is home to several recording studios. Although not originally specifically designed as such, the wide curved awnings over windows on each story and the tall spike emerging from the top of the building combine to give it the appearance of a stack of vinyl 45s on a turntable. It was also nicknamed, "The House That Nat Built" to recognize the enormous financial contributions of Capitol star Nat "King" Cole.
Capitol/EMI launched its "From The Capitol Vaults" campaign on September 2 with 13 classic titles, all previously out-of-print on vinyl. Included in the series' debut were A Perfect Circle's Mer de Noms, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Coldplay's Parachutes, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, and X&Y, Radiohead's Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A (two 10" 140-gram LPs), Amnesiac (two 10" 140-gram LPs), and Hail To The Thief, R.E.M.'s Document, and Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits 1974-78. All "From The Capitol Vaults" titles feature carefully replicated artwork and packaging true to their original single or gatefold jacket LP releases. More "From The Capitol Vaults" titles will soon be announced.
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IMAGINE (Original Soundtrack) - Track Listings
Track Listings
1. Real Love - John Lennon
2. Twist And Shout - The Beatles
3. Help! - The Beatles
4. In My Life - The Beatles
5. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
6. A Day In The Life - The Beatles
7. Revolution - The Beatles
8. The Ballad Of John & Yoko - The Beatles
9. Julia - The Beatles
10. Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
11. Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band
12. How? - John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
13. Imagine (Rehearsal) - John Lennon
14. God - John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
15. Mother - John Lennon
16. Stand By Me - John Lennon
17. Jealous Guy - John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
18. Woman - John Lennon
19. Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
20. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
21. Imagine - John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
It's virtually impossible to sum up John Lennon's entire career in 21 tracks, but this Yoko-approved soundtrack to Andrew Solt's 1988 documentary makes a fairly impressive try. Evenly split between his Beatles and solo periods, this collection paints a complex picture of a man whose music was by turns reflective ("In My Life," "Strawberry Fields Forever"), political ("Revolution, "Give Peace a Chance"), and harrowingly emotional ("Mother," "Jealous Guy"), but who also occasionally enjoyed a good old rock & roll rave-up ("Twist and Shout"). Of special interest to Lennon fans are a short rehearsal snippet from the Imagine sessions and a tentative acoustic demo of "Real Love," later brought to full-color life by the surviving Beatles for the second Anthology> collection. Most Beatlemaniacs will find the rest of the stuff almost annoyingly familiar, but the compilation still makes a solid crash course for newcomers. --Dan Epstein
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