John Phillips “Pussycat” Coming September 9, 2008

John Phillips “Pussycat” 302 066 903 2 (CD)
The never released album recorded with The Rolling Stones (15 tracks). Six tracks are previously unreleased.

This project was the last major creative effort by John Phillips before his drug arrest in 1980. Various original and duplicate multitrack and mix tapes were stored, lost and found again, and some trickled out over the next three decades in the form of bootlegs. As John put it, the tapes “had a life force of their own!” Just before John’s passing in 2001, John assembled and released an overdubbed, re-engineered and remixed version of some of the shelved material on an album called “Pay, Pack and Follow,” at the time unaware of the location of the album masters of the original 1978 mixes. Those original album masters were not found until 2003.

The original 1978 album mix is released here for the first time, so here, at last, is the album as John originally intended it.
Complete Track List:

1 Wilderness Of Love

2 2001

3 Oh Virginia

4 Mr. Blue

5 She’s Just 14

6 Zulu Warrior

7 Pussycat

8 Sunset Boulevard

9 Very Dread

10 Susan, Susan

Bonus Tracks:

11 Time Machine (Cutting Ahead)

12 Feather Your Nest

13 Don’t Turn Back Now (World’s Greatest Dancer)

14 Liar Liar
From “The Man Who Fell To Earth” sessions

15 Hello Mary Lou
From “The Man Who Fell To Earth” sessions
Known Musical Personnel:

Guitars: Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Chris Spedding, John Phillips
Bass: Ron Wood (London), Keith Richards, David Wooford (NY)
Drums: Yogi Horton (NY)
Keyboards: Jean Rousell (London), John Phillips
String Arrangements: James Biondolillo
Percussion: Reebop Kwaku Baah, Ollie Brown
Vocals: John Phillips, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Michelle Phillips and Laura Mackenzie Phillips

Jerry Wallace

Varese Vintage 302 066 857 2

We are sad to hear of the passing of Jerry Wallace.

Jerry Wallace, who started out in pop music before beginning a long
association with country, passed away Monday (May 5) of congestive heart
failure at the age of 79 at his home in Corona, California. Born in
Guilford, Missouri in 1928, he was raised in Glendale, Arizona. Jerry’s
father was a grocer, and traded a crate of eggs for his first guitar as
a 14th birthday present. While he waited for a chance to record his own
songs, Jerry honed his skills working for a company that released cheap
sound-alikes of the hits of the day. Early recordings for Allied Records
in the early ’50s went nowhere, but a switch to Challenge Records in
1958 yielded pay dirt with the #11 hit, “How The Time Flies”. “Primrose
Lane” the next year gave him his biggest pop hit, reaching #8. But
success continued to be spotty over the next five years. The
country-tinged “Shutters And Boards” (#24-1963) and “In The Misty
Moonlight (#19-1964) convinced Jerry to make the switch to country music
permanently, and he chalked up 35 songs on the country charts from 1965
to 1980, including “Do You Know What It’s Like To Be Lonesome” (#2-1973),
“Don’t Give Up On Me” (#3-1973) and “My Wife’s House” (#9-1974) In 1972,
his song “If You Leave Me Tonight, I’ll Cry” was used in an episode on
TV’s “Night Gallery” and not only became a #1 country hit, but returned
him to the pop top 40, as well. Jerry appeared in several television
programs (including the aforementioned episode of “Night Gallery”) and
was heard as the voice on many commercials, as well.

Arthur Lee and Love

The official site of all things Arthur Lee and Love opened Aug. 2nd 2007. Building the site www.Lovearthurlee.com with information continues to be an on-going project. Fans who have suggestions or photos of Arthur Lee & Love to share (or post on the site), can send them to the following address.

Arthur Lee Entertainment
13351 D, Riverside Drive, #459
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Thank You

Diane Lee

Celebrate The Gene Autry Centennial

Gene Autry achieved fame as America’s Favorite Singing Cowboy, but he was so much more than that. He was the first and only entertainer to earn five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording, radio, motion picture, television, and live performance.

Gene Autry was a patriot, celebrity, visionary, and everyday hero who helped shape and influence our culture.

Goin’ Back To Texas, 25 Texas Classics

25 Cowboy Classics, The Western Collection

The Complete 1950s Television Recordings


The Cowboy Is A Patriot


Year Round Cowboy


Here Comes Santa Claus

The Complete Columbia Christmas Collection

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Out of Print Vintage Titles (An additional 19 new titles have just been added 4/15/08)

Hello:

We have a very limited quantity available of the following out of print Varese Vintage releases. They are all available for purchase on the Varese Vintage web site www.varesevintage.com. Many of these titles have been unavailable for quite sometime, so inventory won’t last long.

Please keep checking back as this list will be updated often.

EDIE ADAMS: The Charming Miss Edie Adams

ADDRISI BROTHERS: Never My Love The Lost Album Sessions

BILL ANDERSON: 12 Classics

BLUES BAND: The Best Of The Blues Band

BLUEGRASS ALL-STARS: Play Country Classics

JOHNNY BOND: The Very Best Of Johnny Bond

JIMMY BUFFETT High Cumberland Jubilee

CANNED HEAT: Don’t Forget To Boogie - Vintage Heat

CASINO ROYALE: Back To Back Bacharach

CHRISTIE, LOU: Pledging My Love

PATSY CLINE: Essential First Recordings

JACKIE DeSHANNON: You Know Me

DILLARD/HAYNES BAND: There Goes The Neighborhood

DENNY DOHERTY: Waiting For A Song

JIMMY DORSEY: The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey

DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Duke Ellington Legacy

DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Swingin’ With The Duke

DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Blues And Ballads

DUKE ELLINGTON: 12 Classics

EVERLY BROTHERS: Too Good To Be True: 18 Unreleased 1950s Recordings

GILLEY, MICKEY: Invitation Only

ROSCO GORDON: I’m Gonna Shake It

FABIAN: The Best Of

HARMONICATS

TOMMY JAMES: Tighter, Tighter

THE KENDALLS, FEATURING JEANNIE KENDALL: Love Is A Long Hard Road

THE KENNEDYS: Life Is Large

THE KENNEDYS: River Of Fallen Stars

IAIN MATTHEWS: The Seattle Years 1978-1984

JERRY MCCAIN: Good Stuff

MEISNER, SWAN & RICH

MODERN FOLK QUARTET: Live At The Ice House, 1978

MONKS: Let’s Start A Beat - Live From Cavestomp!

RICK; NELSON GLEN CAMPBELL; JERRY FULER; DAVE BURGESS: The Lost 60s Recordings

WAYNE NEWTON: I Believe In Music

NINO & APRIL: All Strung Out

Original Cast Recording: BEST FOOT FORWARD

DELLA REESE: The Della Reese Collection

RINCON SURFSIDE BAND: Surfing Song Book

TEX RITTER: The Very Best Of Tex Ritter

THE STANDELLS: Ban This - Live From Cavestomp!

JOE TEX: 12 Hits

DEAN TORRENCE: Legendary Masked Surfer

MERLE TRAVIS: Very Best

JOHN TRAVOLTA: Sings

ERNEST TUBB: Classics

VAGABONDS

ANDY WILLIAMS: Lonely Street

ANDY WILLIAMS: To You Sweetheart, Aloha

THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS: Andy & David Williams

A Tribute To Brian Wilson

THE WONDERMINTS: Bali

ZYDECO PARTY BAND: Best Of

Burt Bacharach More From The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Dick Bartley Presents Collector’s Essentials: On The Radio Volume 3

Dick Bartley Presents Collector’s Essentials: On The Radio Volume 6

Chi-Sound Records Collection, Vol, 1

Chi-Sound Records Collection, Vol, 2

Good Rockin’ Tonight: 25 Essential Rock & Rhythm Classics

Then Totally Oldies Volume 2: Totally Oldies (hits of the 1960s)

The West Coast East Side Sound, Vol. 2

The West Coast East Side Sound, Vol. 3

The West Coast East Side Sound, Vol. 4

History Of Cadence Records Vol. 1

If You Wanna Be Happy: The Best Of The Norfolk Sound

Sun Records: 25 More Blues Classics

Recent Releases

COUNTRY GOSPEL FAVORITES

Peace In The Valley

302 066 860 2 (CD)

Track List:
1  Peace In The Valley • Ray Price
2  The Old Rugged Cross • Bill Anderson
3  Jesus Loves Me • Brenda Lee
4  Why Me (Lord) • Mickey Gilley
5  Bound For The Promised Land • Lee Greenwood
6  Leaning On The Everlasting Arms • Eddy Raven
7  Life’s Railway To Heaven • Patsy Cline
8  Just As I Am • Holly Dunn
9  I’d Rather Believe In You • Connie Smith
10  In The Garden • The Gatlin Brothers
11  Whispering Hope • Jim Ed Brown
12  You Can’t Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don’t Shine) • Susan Raye
13  The Lord’s Prayer • Ed Bruce
14  When The Saints Go Marching In • Mel McDaniel

How Great Thou Art

302 066 861 2 (CD)

1  How Great Thou Art • Ray Price
2  Life’s Railway To Heaven • Lacy J. Dalton
3  Jesus Loves Me • Mark Gray
4  When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder • Jim Ed Brown
5  I’ll Fly Away • The Gatlin Brothers
6  You Can’t Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don’t Shine) • Donna Fargo
7  If Jesus Came To Your House • Porter Wagoner
8  Amazing Grace • Lee Greenwood
9  Lean On Me • Deborah Allen
10  Softly And Tenderly • Brenda Lee
11  Love Lifted Me • Eddy Raven
12  Jesus Is Your Ticket To Heaven • Connie Smith
13  Will The Circle Be Unbroken • Bill Anderson
14  I Saw The Light • Mickey Gilley

Each CD features 14 of some of the best-loved country-gospel songs, performed by the giants of country music, Porter Wagoner, Ray Price, Lee Greenwood, Patsy Cline, Donna Fargo, Bill Anderson, Mickey Gilley and more.

Release Date: 2/12/08

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The Highwaymen

The Water Of Life
A Celtic Collection

302 066 875 2 (CD)

The Highwaymen were one of the most popular groups on the folk scene of the early 1960s. They have always drawn their repertoire from a variety of music styles, and Irish, or Celtic, music has been a great source of fine songs for the group throughout their career. In fact, one of their earliest chart hits was the popular Irish song “The Gypsy Rover.”

Having performed Celtic music for years it was only natural that the group would eventually record an entire album of classic Irish songs.

Track List:
1  Down By The Lagan Side
2  Ramblin’ Rover
3  The Gypsy Rover
4  Nancy Whiskey
5  Paddy’s Lamentation
6  Paddy Works The Railway
7  Red Is The Rose
8  Irish Lamentation Waltz
9  Whiskey In The Jar
10  The Great Silkie
11  Work Of The Weavers
12  Broom Of The Cowdenknowes
13  Finnegan’s Wake (Live)
14  Parting Glass

Release Date: 2/26/08

Also Available By The Highwaymen

The Folk Hits Collection

302 066 847 2

Track List:
1  I’ll Fly Away
2  Cotton Fields Pop #13
3  Marching to Pretoria
4  Cindy, Oh Cindy
5  Michael (Row The Boat Ashore) Pop #1
6  The Sinking Of The Reuben James
7  Mighty Day
8  Well, Well, Well
9  The Gypsy Rover
10  I Know Where I’m Going
11  Roll On Columbia, Roll On
12  I’m On My Way
13  Ramblin’ Boy
14  Red Is The Rose
15  Whiskey In The Jar
16  Big Rock Candy Mountain
17  Good Night Irene
18  No. 1

Bonus Track:
19  Old Folk Music (With Some Sweet Rock ‘N’ Roll)
Previously unreleased, recorded 1975

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Argent

Greatest: The Singles Collection

302 066 880 2 (CD)

After The Zombies broke up, keyboardist / songwriter Rod Argent formed a new band in 1969, which incorporated more classical, jazz, and art rock influences, in line with Argent’s musical training. The group’s other members were lead singer / guitarist / songwriter Russ Ballard, bassist Jim Rodford, and drummer Bob Henrit.

This 18-track collection includes 10 original single mixes that are appearing on CD for the first time as well as many of their popular album tracks.

Contains the top five smash “Hold Your Head Up,” as well as Argent’s versions of “Liar” and “God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll to You.”

Also includes a live reworking of The Zombies classic “Time of the Season.”

Release Date: 3/18/08

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Roy Acuff

Hand-Clapping Gospel Songs

302 066 872 2 (CD)

Hand-Clapping Gospel Songs makes its CD debut here.

This classic Roy Acuff album includes six bonus tracks (two previously unreleased).
The album features “The Great Speckled Bird,” “Turn Your Radio On” and “I’ll Fly Away,” as well as “I Saw The Light” and “Jesus Died For Me,” both written by Hank Williams.

Features the original cover art.

Mastered from the original tapes.

Release Date: 4/22/08

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Genesis

From Genesis To Revelation

302 066 895 2 (CD

Long before Phil Collins joined Genesis, their first album was recorded in the summer of 1968. “From Genesis To Revelation” was an original concept album, an interpretation of the book of Genesis.

The album features Peter Gabriel’s distinctive vocals, with piano and acoustic guitar, and is heavily reliant on complex chord structures. Their sound is reminiscent of The Moody Blues and very early Pink Floyd with a bit more real world sensibility.

The songs were all written by group members Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, and Mike Rutherford.

This is the first U.S. release for this album in many years. It has been available only as an expensive import until now.

Includes four bonus tracks, not included on the original U.S. release.

Mastered from original source materials.

Track List:
1 Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
2 In the Beginning
3 Fireside Song
4 The Serpent
5 Am I Very Wrong?
6 In the Wilderness
7 The Conqueror
8 In Hiding
9 One Day
10 Window
11 In Limbo
12 The Silent Sun
13 A Place to Call My Own

Bonus Tracks:
14 The Silent Sun (Single Version)
15 That’s Me
16 A Winter’s Tale
17 One Eyed Hound

Release Date: 6/17/08

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Julius LaRosa

The Best Of Julius LaRosa

302 066 896 2 (CD

Julius LaRosa was one of the most popular ballad singers of the 50s, who was highly influenced by Frank Sinatra. His appreciation for a song’s lyrics and meaning harkens back to the golden years of pop vocalists-Sinatra, Frankie Laine, The Four Aces, and Tony Bennett, and others.

This long overdue collection features the hits “Eh, Cumpari!,” “Anywhere I Wander,” “Domani (Tomorrow),” and “Suddenly There’s A Valley,” as well as songs written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

Every song was mastered from the original tapes for excellent sound.

Track List:
1 Domani (Tomorrow) Pop #13
2 Anywhere I Wander Pop #4
3 Let’s Make Before We Say Goodnight
4 My Funny Valentine
5 When You’re In Love
6 Pass It On
7 Eh, Cumpari! Pop #2
8 David and Lisa’s Love Song
9 I Remember You Rosanne
10 This Is Heaven
11 Three Coins In A Fountain
12 Suddenly There’s A Valley Pop #20
13 No Other Love Have I
14 I Believe
15 Let’s Stay Home Tonight
16 I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes
17 Gonna Build A Mountain

Release Date: 6/24/08

Comedy is King at Varese Vintage

Shelly Berman Live At The Improv

This highly sought-after comedy album was recorded at the world famous Improv in Hollywood, and is available for the first time in many years.

The album features a mixture of new and classic Shelley Berman material.

The Credibility Gap, The Bronze Age Of Radio

This collection of The Credibility Gap’s classic satirical on-air radio newscasts has been unavailable for over 25 years, and is now on CD for first time.

Features new notes written by Harry Shearer.

Includes a special appearance by Albert Brooks.

Craig Shoemaker, Meets… The Lovemaster

Craig Shoemaker is a comic genius. He has the ability to use his voice unlike any other comedian around. No matter what he says, or who he is at the time he says it (aka “The Lovemaster” or Barney Fife” you can be sure he will make you laugh.

Henny Youngman Take My Album Please… or Two Sets For The Price Of One

This collection of his classic one-liners has been unavailable for over 10 years.

An additional 20 minutes of very funny previously unreleased outtakes have been added to the original 34-minute album.

25 All-Time Novelty Hits

This very funny collection of novelty hits features many highly sought-after songs available for the first time on CD, including “Got A Match” by The Daddy-O’s “Yogi” by The Ivy Three and “Juanita Banana” by The Peels.

Keep up on the latest News From Varese Vintage

If you have a release suggestion, songs that you would like to see on CD, or you would just like to keep up on the latest happenings at Varese Vintage Records , please send us an email at mansfield@varesesarabande.com, and we will add you to our monthly email update list.

2008 Releases

August 12, 2008

The Ventures “Play Their Greatest Hits” 302 066 879 2 (CD)
Aptly titled The Ventures Play Their Greatest Hits, this collection is being released in celebration of The Ventures recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and a career that encompasses record sales nearing the 100 million mark, including 37 albums that hit the charts and 14 hit singles.

Celebrating their 50th year together The Ventures are the most successful instrumental group of the rock era. Their worldwide popularity continues today, drawing huge audiences to their concerts.
Includes the all-time Ventures classics “Walk-Don’t Run,” “Perfidia,” “Secret Agent Man,” and “Hawaii Five-0.”

The performances in this collection were recorded in 1999 and 2000.

August 19, 2008

Gene Autry “Cowboy Hymes and Songs Of Inspiration” 302 066 894 2(CD)
Gene Autry, America’s Favorite (and best selling) Singing Cowboy, sang and recorded hundreds of songs during his lifetime, including many best-loved Cowboy Hymns and Songs of Inspiration.

This first ever collection of Cowboy Hymns by Gene Autry is taken from his popular radio show and Western films. Of the 18 tracks on this collection 11 are available for the first time anywhere, along with rare performances that have not been heard since their original broadcast dates on Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch Radio Show.

The release features many Western Hall of Fame classic Gospel songs, including “When It’s Round-Up Time In The Heaven,” and “Silver Spurs On The Golden Stairs.”

The Sons Of The Pioneers “Western Hymns and Spirituals” 302 066 899 2 (CD)
The Sons of the Pioneers are the definitive vocal and instrumental group in western music history. Although they specialized in songs of the west, cowboy hymns and spirituals have always been an important part of their repertoire.

The greatest achievement of The Sons of the Pioneers lay with the sheer quality of their work. Their superb harmonies and brilliant arrangements have delighted three generations of listeners and inspired numerous performers.

These recordings feature the original members of The Sons Of The Pioneers, including Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan.

This is the only CD collection of Gospel music available by The Sons Of The Pioneers.

Features several songs written by Bob Nolan, including his classic “The Touch Of God’s Hand.”

These recordings were originally made exclusively for radio airplay and were not intended to be sold to the public. Now, for the first time, they’re available on this CD.

August 26, 2008

Tommy Overstreet “20 Classic Songs Of Tommy Overstreet” 302 066 907 2 (CD)

Tommy Overstreet was one of the most consistent and best loved country singers of the 70s and 80s when he charted an amazing 19 top 20 hits, including 11 that made the top 10.

This collection features modern recordings of his classic hits using the original arrangements of all of his top 20 hits including, “Heaven Is My Woman’s Love,” “Ann (Don’t Go Running),” “Gwen (Congratulations),” and “(Jeannie Marie) You Were a Lady,” among others.

This is the only collection available of Tommy Overstreet’s hits.

September 9, 2008

John Phillips “Pussycat” 302 066 903 2 (CD)
The never released album recorded with The Rolling Stones (15 tracks). Six tracks are previously unreleased.

This project was the last major creative effort by John Phillips before his drug arrest in 1980. Various original and duplicate multitrack and mix tapes were stored, lost and found again, and some trickled out over the next three decades in the form of bootlegs. As John put it, the tapes “had a life force of their own!” Just before John’s passing in 2001, John assembled and released an overdubbed, re-engineered and remixed version of some of the shelved material on an album called “Pay, Pack and Follow,” at the time unaware of the location of the album masters of the original 1978 mixes. Those original album masters were not found until 2003.

The original 1978 album mix is released here for the first time, so here, at last, is the album as John originally intended it.

Top 30 Best Sellers

Varese Vintage Top 30 Best Sellers:


1 “25 Beach Music Classics”
030206646726 

2  Gene Pitney “25 All-Time Greatest Hits” 030206600223 

3  Jerry Lee Lewis “25 All-Time Greatest Hits” 030206612929

4  “Sand In My Shoes: The Beach Music Sound” 030206672428

5  John Phillips “Wolf King of L.A.” 030206675221 

6 Bobby Vinton “All Time Greatest Hits” 030206651225 

7 Neil Sedaka “Best Of” 030206553925   

8  Ferrante & Teicher “Collection” 030206591927   

9 25 Classic Doo Wop Ballads” 030206655520 

10  Roger Williams “Collection” 030206590821 

11  Petula Clark Duets 3020667912  

12  “25 All-Time Doo Wop Hits” 030206633924 

13  Irish Rovers “Collection” 030206637724 

14  Duprees “All-Time Greatest Hits” 030206636123 

15  Roy Clark “Greatest Hits” 030206560824 

16 The Ventures “Play The Greatest Surfin’ Hits Of All-Time” 030206627527 

17  The Ventures “Alive Five-0” 030206666427 

18  The Shirelles “25 All-Time Greatest Hits” 030206602920 

19  Chad & Jeremy “Very Best” 030206609820 

20  The Zombies “I Love You” 3020665682  

21  Kris Kristofferson “All Time Greatest Hits” 030206627428 

22  “25 All-Time Bubblegum Hits” 030206613223 

23  Jimmy Buffett “Down To Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee”
3020668132 

24  Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years: The Early 60’s  3020665572 

25 “Then: Totally Oldies 80s” 030206644425 

26  Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years: The Late 60’s  3020666372

27  The Derailers “Retrospective”
3020667652  

28 Norman Greenbaum “Spirit In The Sky:
The Best Of Norman Greenbaum”
030206566826 

29  Petula Clark “Petula” 3020667942 (DVD)

30  The Ventures “The Ventures Play The Greatest Instrumental Hits Of All Time” 3020663902