"City To City" by GERRY RAFFERTY (September 2011 UK EMI 2CD 'Collector's Edition' Reissue with Previously Unreleased Material and Denis Blackham Remaster) - A Review by Mark Barry...

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"…Time To Cross That Line…"

In truth - I've probably not touched a needle on this vinyl album since I played it to death for the whole of 1978. And re-listening to it now some 33 years after the event on this new 2CD reissue - I'm properly taken aback at just how good "City To City" really is. Musically accomplished and lyrically deep - it's a genuine Seventies melodic masterpiece. 

And while this 2CD Remaster is sorely overdue and to be welcomed, unfortunately it lets the side down in obvious ways discussed later (4-stars when it could have been five). But let's get to the details of this 2011 sonic overhaul first...

UK released Monday 5 September 2011 – "City To City: Collector's Edition" by GERRY RAFFERTY on EMI 5099908726728 (Barcode 5099908726728) is a 2CD Reissue and New Remaster that breaks down as follows:

CD1 (59:09 minutes):

1. The Ark [Side 1]

2. Baker Street

3. Right Down The Line

4. City To City

5. Stealin' Time

6. Mattie's Rag [Side 2]

7. Whatever's Written In Your Heart

8. Home And Dry

9. Island

10. Waiting For The Day

Tracks 1 to 10 are the album "City To City" - released in the UK in January 1978 on United Artists UAS 30104 and April 1978 in the USA on United Artists UA-LA840-G. It reached Number 6 on the album charts in the UK and Number 1 in the USA.

Track 11 is "Big Change In The Weather" - an album outtake that was put on the B-side of the 7" single edit of "Baker Street"

CD2 (28:57 minutes):

Tracks 1 to 8 are all PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED - 4 'Original Demo' versions of album tracks - "Baker Street" (3), "Mattie's Rag" (4), "Stealin' Time" (6) and "City To City" (7), an 'Original Demo' version of the B-side "Big Change In The Weather" (2), an 'Early Studio Version' of "Take The Money And Run" (5) and two new short inclusions - "Instrumental Intro" (1) and "Instrumental Outro" (8).

Housed in a 3-way foldout card pack, the 12-page CD booklet is graced (if you could call it that) by JOHN PATRICK BYRNE'S 'original' album artwork - a gruesome cartoon of some biker with bad teeth and a Gerry Rafferty badge on his leather jacket. It was wisely ditched as 'too' much - thereby leaving United Artists to use Byrne's stunning 'guitar in his lap' painting instead. There are hugely personal liner notes by friend and fellow musician RAB NOAKES with the text peppered by photos of the terminally unhip Rafferty with his trademark tinted glasses and straight hair. In truth, the booklet is massively underwhelming, but its shortcomings are quickly forgotten when you hear the opening 40 seconds of "The Ark" - when you're hit by the SUPERB NEW SOUND QUALITY...

Remastered by DENIS BLACKHAM at Skye Mastering in Scotland - the audio quality is truly spectacular - warm, present and full of details you haven't heard before. And when there's hiss present like on the epic slow builders "Stealin' Time" and "Whatever's Written In Your Heart" - it hasn't been engineered out of existence - it's been allowed to breath. After the squashed grooves of the overcrowded 50-minute-plus vinyl album and the dullard EMI CD that's been on the marketplace for decades - every track suddenly feels like a revelation now. I've raved about Denis Blackham's tape work before - he has over 900+ mastering credits to his name across decades of music - Sandy Denny's "The North Star Grassman And The Ravens", Talk Talk's "The Colour Of Spring", the award-winning 2009 7CD Topic Records Box Set - "Three Score & Ten" - this is up there with those much-praised reissues...

Highlights include the jaunty and sweetly musical "Right Down The Line" and the fantastic train-song "City To City". Every instrument on the iconic "Baker Street" is suddenly in your face and has real power. And I'd forgotten just how beautiful "Stealin' Time" is - and with words that now seem sadly prophetic (lyrics above). His love of Irish music comes out in "Mattie's Rag" and the album finishes on the cool and upbeat "Waiting For The Day". The non-album B-side "Big Change In The Weather" makes its first appearance on CD here - and it's a cracker - a great track.

As you can see from the total playing time above, the 'outtakes' on Disc 2 may be short, but they're shockingly good. Mastered by ANDY PATTERSON in 2007, they are book-ended by two new 30-second instrumentals that would have worked beautifully on the finished album, but time restraints probably meant their exclusion. The fully-instrumented demo of "Baker Street" now shows that Rafferty came up with the famous Sax solo note-for-note while "Mattie's Rag" loses the slightly cod-Irish feel of the finished album cut - and is better for it. The 'Early Studio Version' of "Take The Money And Run" is fantastic - the finished song would turn up on his next album "Night Owl" in 1979, but here it's fully formed and 'so' good - a reminder of how 'hooky' his melodies were. Gem-award goes to "Stealin' Time" - the first to be acoustic only and its gorgeous - pared-back and still as powerful as the church-huge finished item on Side 2 of the original album. And when he sings "...so goodnight...yeah goodnight..." on "City To City" you genuinely wish there was more of this. What an impressive songwriter he was. 

Niggles - when "Baker Street" was released as a 7" single on 3 Feb 1978 in the UK - it caused an absolute radio sensation. Economically paired down for single release, it packed a HUGE PUNCH. The result - it was played daily - and I mean globally. In the USA alone it clocked up over 1 million radio plays in its first year and has been a Rock Radio staple ever since. The point? Track 2 is the full 'album version' running to 6:11 minutes, but the 7" single is an edit at 4:10 minutes and is by far the most commonly known cut - to the point where the full album version may even seem odd to some people. And yet this much-loved single version isn't on a 'Collectors Edition' - a really dumb and sloppy omission. Again the other 2 tracks issued as 7"s off the album were "Whatever's Written In Your Heart" and "Right Down The Line" - also 7" edits at 5:15 and 3:42 minutes respectively - but again a no-show on either. There's ample room for all 3 edits on Disc 1 and they should be on here.

The reproduced John Byrne artwork on the inside of the tri-gatefold card pack is from his 1971 debut solo album "Can I Have My Money Back Please" and is nicely done - but the booklet in thin and mediocre. There are USA and Foreign picture sleeves to most of the singles - not here. The original vinyl album never included the lyrics in the UK - and the new booklet was a perfect opportunity to expand on that - especially as his words were so good and so intelligent. None of the musicians are interviewed - especially HUGH BURNS and RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT who respectively did the stunning guitar and sax work on "Baker Street". There are no interviews with Billy Connolly his old sparring-partner in The Humblebums or Joe Egan his song-writing collaborator in Stealer's Wheel. 

On the upside - at least we can now read the track-by-track musician credits on Page 11 of the inlay, which were almost indecipherable on the rear of the original LP sleeve. But the packaging smacks way too much of what EMI could get away with - when you could imagine that if Edsel, Ace or Raven had handled this, it would have 24-page minimum affair - and properly annotated to give the great man the respect he is so clearly due. They may be small pedantic points I know, but they're worth making when EMI is charging you full whack on this. Still - there is at least the superb new sound quality to savour...

To sum up - despite the ok-only packaging - there's a superb new remaster of the album on CD1 and outakes on Disc 2 that actually warrant the word bonus.   

Born in Paisley, Scotland in 1947, Gerry Rafferty had indeed been "...stealin' time..." and lost his lifelong battle with alcoholism in January 2011. I wish he could be around today to hear the heaps of praise this superb new sonic overhaul will undoubtedly garnish among fans and musicians alike. And I think I now know why Denis Blackham so 'lovingly' remastered this album - both the music and Gerry Rafferty himself engendered huge affection.

Rest In Peace you wonderful songwriter and I hope the "...goodnight train carried you home..."

The album produced 3 x 7" singles in the UK (none of the 7" edits are on this 2CD set):

1. Baker Street [Edit] b/w Big Change In The Weather

February 1978 on United Artists US 36346 (B-side non-album)

2. Whatever's Written In Your Heart [Edit] b/w Waiting For The Day

May 1978 on United Artists UP 36403

3. Right Down The Line [Edit] b/w Island

September 1978 on United Artists UP 36445

"Night Beat" by SAM COOKE (2005 Sony/RCA/Legacy CD Reissue - Bob Ludwig Remaster) - A Review by Mark Barry...

"...Don't You Love It...Make You Feel Good..."

Recorded across 3 nights in February 1963, "Night Beat" is an unusual album for Sam Cooke in that it features slowed-down, paired-back Blues tunes with a slightly Soul-Gospel tint - and man does it work. Originally released September 1963 in the USA on RCA Victor LSP-2709 - the piano and organ centre a lot of the songs - each with a midnight-lounge languid feel that suited his voice to a tee. And of the 12-tracks there's barely a clunker in sight. In fact it feels like you're listening to "Elvis Is Back" from 1960 - an album that's good all the way through - rather than being just patchy. Here are the CD details...

US-released in September 2005 - "Night Beat" by SAM COOKE on Sony/RCA/Legacy 82876 69551 2 (Barcode 886919858624) is a straightforward transfer/remaster of the original 1963 Stereo LP and comes in a repro card digipak with an attached 11-page booklet (37:57 minutes). PETER GURALNICK (author of the acclaimed "Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke") supplies the well-written and hugely affectionate liner notes - while the CD itself rather prettily reflects the original coloured 'Dog And Gramophone' RCA Victor label of the original LP - complete with the 'Hugo & Luigi Production' logo just below it (nice touches). The LP's rear sleeve artwork is pictured beneath the see-through CD tray. Pretty as it looks and feels - that's chump change to the astonishing Audio...

BOB LUDWIG remastered the first generation tapes and the sound quality can only be described as BEAUTIFUL. It's always been a famous Audiophile treat on original 'Living Stereo' vinyl (180-gram reissues of it are available to this day) - but little prepares you for the full range and clarity on offer here. Originally produced to perfection by RCA's resident experts Hugo & Luigi, the instruments are razor sharp - as is his angelic voice. His phrasing and holding of notes is classy, effortless and smooth as a newborn's smooth parts. Cooke's voice on this album is fabulous - the stuff of legend - and this CD allows you to enjoy it to the full.

1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

2. Lost And Lookin'

3. Mean Old World

4. Please Don't Drive Me Away

5. I Lost Everything

6. Get Yourself Another Fool

7. Little Red Rooster [Side 2]

8. Laughin' And Clownin'

9. Trouble Blues

10. You Gotta Move

11. Fool's Paradise

12. Shake Rattle And Roll

Highlights include his own three compositions - "Mean Old World", "Laughin' And Clownin'" and "You Gotta Move" all of which feature the wonderful piano-playing of RAY JOHNSON with BILLY PRESTON slinking it up on Organ. There are four Charles Brown cover versions (a Forties & Fifties R&B artist on Aladdin and King Records) - one of which is the gorgeous "Get Yourself Another Fool". The remaster has kept the slight hiss at the beginning and throughout - it's 'not' been compressed out of existence or removed with a no-noise effect - which is good news because it allows the sound to breath - it's 'so' good.

Side 1 keeps it slow and languid (beautiful double-bass clarity on "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen" and "Lost And Lookin'") while Side 2 ups the tempo only slightly. "Lost And Lookin'" was written especially for Cooke by his SAR Records associates J.W. Alexander and Lowell Jordan and apart from a lone bass line and single cymbal tapping - it's practically Acapella Blues. It's a stunning vocal turn by Cooke. The cooler-than-mister-cool groove achieved in Willie Dixon's classic "Little Red Rooster" (a hit for Howlin' Wolf) is enhanced by Billy Preston wittily aping the sound of dogs barking and hounds howling on his barking organ. The album ends on an upbeat high - a cover of Big Joe Turner's wonderful "Shake, Rattle And Roll" - a version that doesn't dilute down the saucy lyrics of the 1954 Atlantic Records original as Bill Haley's Decca remake did a year later (title above).

"Night Beat" is the kind of album you can play on a Sunday morning and just drift away on its Mad Men cool and Church-like warmth. In 2013 it'll be 50 years old - and yet it still sounds fresh and thrilling. Check out his gorgeous vocals on "Fool's Paradise" set against that sloppy back beat - beautiful stuff.

"Night Beat" is a criminally overlooked classic that should be in your life. No less than Ray Charles called Sam Cooke "...the one and only..." and on the evidence presented here - Brother Ray was right...

"Givin' It Back" by THE ISLEY BROTHERS (1997 Epic/Legacy ‘Rhythm & Soul’ CD Remaster) - A Review by Mark Barry...

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"...If You Can't Be With The One You Love...Love The One You're With..."

Originally released on LP in September 1971 in the USA on T-Neck TNS 2008 as an album entirely made up of cover versions - "Givin' It Back" by THE ISLEY BROTHERS is one of those Soul Nuggets that seems to have slipped through way too many nets. Because I'd argue that it's an absolute friggin' masterpiece - and one you need to own. Here are my Soulful interpretations...

1. Ohio/Machine Gun [Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young/Jimi Hendrix covers - segued as one track - 9:13 minutes]

2. Fire And Rain [James Taylor cover - 5:29 minutes]

3. Lay Lady Lay [Bob Dylan cover - 10:22 minutes]

4. Spill The Wine [War cover] – Side 2

5. Nothin' To Do But Today [Stephen Stills cover]

6. Cold Bologna [Bill Withers cover - also features BW on Guitar]

7. Love The One You're With [Stephen Stills cover]

Tracks 1 to 7 are the studio LP "Givin' It Back" – released September 1971 in the USA on T-Neck Records TNS-3008 (no UK release). It peaked at No. 13 on the US R&B charts.

The 1st reissue of it onto CD came as part of Epic's "Legacy Rhythm & Soul Series" in June 1997 on Epic/Legacy 487513 2 (Barcode 5099748751324) - a straightforward remaster with no bonus tracks and a 12-page booklet (41:56 minutes). The liner notes are by CLAYTON RILEY (did booklets for Legacy reissues on Gamble & Huff and Phyllis Hyman) and the mastering is by TOM RUFF at Sony. The sound quality is wonderful - power and clarity that leaps out of the speakers at you without being trebled up the nines for the sake of it. It's a superb remaster and adds hugely to your enjoyment of the music.

Containing only 7 tracks - all of which were cover versions of contemporary Rock & Soul acts of the day - it was a good idea to begin with because whenever the Isley Brothers got their chops around other people's tunes - they always seemed to bring more to them - even outdo them at times. The album opens with a stunning double-whammy - the running together of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Ohio" with Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun". Combining a truly impassioned vocal from Ronnie Isley with Ernest Isley's Prince-like lead guitar - "Ohio" (written by Neil Young) chronicles the shooting dead of 4 students at Kent University in April 1970 who were protesting peacefully against the Vietnam War. It's impossible not to be moved by it. At one point Ronnie screams, "...Tell Me Why!" against the mantra of "...Four Dead In Ohio..." sung in the background. It's a nine-minute Soul powerhouse that brings customers to the counter in Reckless every single time we play it - amazing stuff.

Next up is James Taylor's "Fire And Rain" completely reworked into a different Soul groove with a clever echoed-vocal on the lead. The pace is funky-slow to start with - then at about 2 minutes - the acoustic guitars kick in (similar to the opening of "Harvest For The World") and it brings the song to life. It still retains the languid and melancholic vibe of the original, but now extends it into a five and half minute Soul workout. It's lovely stuff and a brilliant reinterpretation. Side 1 of the original LP then ends with a cover of Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" which at 10:21 minutes length and none-too-different arrangements - sounds nice - but probably overstays its welcome a bit.

Side 2 opens with a cover of War's "Spill The Wine" which was lifted as 7" single on T-Neck 932 (its B-side was "Take Inventory" from the 1970 album "Get Into Something"). It sticks close to that great War sound, but it's also superb in its slinky delivery. It's followed with the first of two Stephen Stills covers from his debut "Stephen Stills" album (1970) - "Nothing To Do But Today" and the superlative "Love The One You're With". The first is funked-up as only the Isleys can (great track) - while their take on the sublime "Love The One You're With" arguably outshines the original (lyrics above). The curio in the seven is a Bill Withers original called "Cold Bologna" which also features the great man himself on Lead Guitar. As far as I'm aware it's not on any of Bill's studio albums (there's a version on the classic 2LP set "Live At Carnegie Hall") and is therefore an exclusive here.

Since its initial release, this original CD has become something of a pricey rarity. However, it's available cheaply in the 2008 5CD "Original Classic Albums" mini box set along with other gems like "Brother, Brother, Brother" from 1972 and "3 + 3" from 1973. The mini box set gives you 5 card repro sleeves (the other 2 albums are "The Brothers: Isley" and "Get Into Something" - both from 1970) with the liner notes downloadable from Sony's website. See separate review.

To sum up - "Givin' It Back" is a criminally forgotten release - a ridiculously good album that cries out for rediscovery. Get it whatever way you can and enjoy...

"Back Stabbers" by O'JAYS (2011 Big Break Records (BBR) 'Expanded Edition' CD Remaster) - A Review by Mark Barry...

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Reissued by Big Break Records of the UK (also known as BBR) – their Internet blurb claims to have 'lovingly remastered' the O’JAYS famous album “Back Stabbers” for a new audience. And one minute into this amazing remaster and I know they're right. I've loved this fabulous Soul platter to distraction for decades and what a blast it is to finally hear it sound 'so' good. Let's get to the 'people all over the world' details right away...

UK released in June 2011 – "Back Stabbers" by O’JAYS on Big Break Records CDBBR 0051 (Barcode 5013929035126) is an 'Expanded Edition' CD Remaster of their 1972 album with Two Bonus Tracks and plays out as follows (49:07 minutes):

1. When The World’s At Peace

2. Back Stabbers

3. Who Am I

4. (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky

5. Time To Get Down

6. 992 Arguments [Side 2]

7. Listen To The Clock On The Wall

8. Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind Of People

9. Sunshine

10. Love Train

Tracks 1 to 10 are the album "Back Stabbers" - originally released September 1972 in the USA on Philadelphia International KZ 31712 and October 1972 in the UK on CBS Records S 65257 (it peaked at Number 3 on the US R&B charts in October 1972). It was reissued March 1973 in the UK on Philadelphia International S PIR 65932.

BONUS TRACKS:

11. 992 Arguments (7" Single Edit) - 2:24 minutes (the full album version is 6:10 minutes)

12. Love Train (Tom Moulton Mix) - a remix from 1977 running to 6:15 minutes (the album version is 3:03 minutes).

Housed in one those 'Deluxe' rounded jewel cases, the superlative 16-page booklet has a knowledgeable and hugely affection essay on the Group, Philly and the album's making by CHRISTIAN JOHN WIKANE. It includes interviews with surviving members of the group (Eddie Levert), shows Foreign picture sleeves, UK and US trade adverts, 7" single labels and other promo photos - it's very well done and a lovely read. But the really great news is the sound...

Remastered from the first generation master tapes by WAYNE A. DICKSON at the BBR Mastering Studios - the sound quality is mindblowingly good. To put this into a context - I've had the 1996 Columbia 'Legacy' CD of this album to have the music, but I've always found their issues to be very hit and miss. Take the criminally forgotten beautiful ballad "Who Am I". The sound upgrade from 1996 to this is vast - the song has HUGE feeling to it now and isn't trebled up the nines for effect either. It's warm, present and a joy to listen to. The same apples to the big singles we've probably all heard one-to-many times - "Back Stabbers" and "Love Train" (lyrics above). It comes as a genuine shock to hear them here - how good they sound - it's like meeting old friends you've missed. I can't praise this remaster enough. 

Content - for most people "Back Stabbers" is the beginning of the Philly Sound - both on 7" single and LP. Nearly 40 years after the event - even its front sleeve portraying the 3 Canton, Ohio Soul boys (Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and William Powell) has become iconic and instantly recognisable. Musically the LP was an embarrassment of riches too featuring a lethal crew of staff writers penning all the ace dancers and ballads - Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurst and of course the dynamic duo themselves - Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (who also produced). Loaded with hits, 8 of its 10 tracks made it onto 45s and this CD reissue will allow you to sequence all of them as follows:

1. Back Stabbers b/w Sunshine (June 1972 USA, September 1972 UK)

2. 992 Arguments b/w Listen To The Clock On The Wall (October 1972 USA, November 1972 UK)

3. Love Train b/w Who Am I (December 1972 USA, February 1973 UK)

4. Time To Get Down b/w Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind Of People (April 1973 USA, May 1973 UK)

Other highlights are the funky opener "When The World's At Peace" - reflecting the political and social turmoil of the time - and the vibes and strings mellowness of the lovely "Sunshine" - boasting an aching heartfelt vocal.

To sum up - BBR dedicate this reissue to songwriters McFadden & Whitehead and William Powell - one of the original group members who sadly died of cancer in 1977 aged only 35. Well - in my books - they've done the absolute business by him and opened up The O'Jays recorded legacy for a new generation. Is this an upgrade you must own – absolutely…

Along with the launch of "Stax Remasters" (see review for "Be Altitude: Respect Yourself" by The Staple Singers) - this is one my Soul Reissues Of 2011.

PS: I’ve reviewed these Big Break Records (BBR) CDs – all quality remasters:

1. Is It Still Good To Ya – ASHFORD and SIMPSON (1978)

2. Stay Free – ASHFORD and SIMPSON (1979)

3. Central Heating – HEATWAVE (1977)

4. Hot Property - HEATWAVE (1979)

5. Candles - HEATWAVE (1980)

6. Turnin' On - HIGH INERGY (1977)

7. Harvest For The World - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (1976)

8. Go For Your Guns - THE ISLEY BROTHERS (1977)

9. In The Heart – KOOL & THE GANG (1983)

10. I Hope We Get To Love On Time - MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS (1976)

11. I Miss You - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (1972) [known as "Harold Melvin The Blue Notes" in the UK]

12. Black & Blue - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES (1973)

13. Love Is The Message - MFSB (1973)

14. Universal Love – MFSB (1975)

15. All The Faces Of... - BUDDY MILES (1974)

16. For The First Time – STEPHANIE MILLS (1975)

17. I Can See Clearly Now - JOHNNY NASH (1972)

18. In Philadelphia - O'JAYS (1969)

19. Back Stabbers - O'JAYS (1972)

20. Ship Ahoy - O'JAYS (1973)

21. Down To Love Town – THE ORIGINALS (1977)

22. Ebony Woman - BILLY PAUL (1970 and 1973)

23. 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul - BILLY PAUL (1972)

24. War Of The Gods - BILLY PAUL (1973)

25. Platinum Hook – PLATINUM HOOK (1978)

26. Love For What It Is - ANITA POINTER (of The Pointer Sisters) (1987)

27. Live: Stompin’ At The Savoy – RUFUS and CHAKA KHAN (1983)

28. Summernights – SILVER CONVENTION (1977)

29. Smoked Sugar - SMOKED SUGAR (1975)

30. Spinners – SPINNERS (1973)

31. Soul Master – EDWIN STARR (1968)

32. Involved - EDWIN STARR (1971)

33. Switch - SWITCH (1978)

34. Watercolors – THE WATERS (1980)

35. Just As I Am - BILL WITHERS (1971)

36. Heartbeats – YARBROUGH & PEOPLES (1983)