From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V10 #273 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Thursday, August 25 2016 Volume 10 : Number 273 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] The Big Shot Chronicles [West Anthony Subject: Re: [loud-fans] The Big Shot Chronicles This is all great news indeed, but I was wondering if there will be a reissue of Tinker To Evers To Chance; if not, what is to become of the re-recorded tracks from that collection? West Anthony Sent from my magical iPhone... "This old world keeps spinning round "It's a wonder tall trees ain't layin' down" - - Neil Young, "Comes A Time" > On Aug 24, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Daniel Vallor wrote: > > Hey everyone- A little update on all things Game Theory reissue, etc. > > The Big Shot Chronicles will be back in print on Friday, September 23rd, just > under a month away. Omnivore put together a nice trailer for the album > here... > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7m6UgO--7c > > And it can be preordered from Omnivore here: > http://omnivorerecordings.com/music/the-big-shot-chronicles/ > > I lobbied to have the first vinyl pressing on very cool lime green vinyl, and > the CD and the download card that comes with the LP offer a lucky 13 bonus > tracks which include 4 tracks recorded at the North Carolina Big Shot > Chronicles sessions and heard before on prior GT CD editions (but beautifully > remastered); "Linus And Lucy", "Couldn't I Just Tell You" (yeah, I know right? > This was misplaced on the Real Nighttime Alias CD back in the 90's but is > returning to where it belongs, the band here is Scott, Gil, Shelley and Suzi), > "Seattle" and "Come Home With Me". The remaining 9 bonus tracks are previously > unreleased and include covers of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" and > Roxy Music's "Remake/Remodel" as well as a solo acoustic cover of Big Star's > "Jesus Christ". Add to these some really cool BSC period band takes including > a stunning rough mix of "Erica's Word" (a mix I've long wanted people to > hear...ever since '85), a rehearsal demo of "The Only Lesson" with some big > differences (to my ears) in the rhythm section arrangement and a recording > from the Very First rehearsal of the full 4 piece Big Shot Chronicles band > (recorded, not surprisingly, at Big Shot Photo Lab in Berkeley). > > The full track listing is: > 1. Here It Is Tomorrow > 2. Where You Going Northern > 3. Ive Tried Subtlety > 4. Ericas Word > 5. Make Any Vows > 6. Regenisraen > 7. Crash Into June > 8. Book Of Millionaires > 9. The Only Lesson Learned > 10. Too Closely > 11. Never Mind > 12. Like A Girl Jesus > Bonus Tracks: > 13. Linus And Lucy > 14. Couldnt I Just Tell You > 15. Seattle > 16. Sweet Jane (Live) > 17. The Only Lesson (2-Track Demo) > 18. Make Any Vows (Live) > 19. Ericas Word (Rough Mix) > 20. Jesus Christ (Solo Demo) > 21. Like A Girl Jesus (Rough Mix) > 22. Re-Make/Re-Model (Live) > 23. If And When It Falls Apart (First Rehearsal) > 24. Freind Of The Family (Live) > 25. Come Home With Me > > > I will soon start work on Two Steps From The Middle Ages and plan for it to be > excellent as well. And Kristine and Ken Stringfellow's work in finishing > Scott's work for the Game Theory "Supercalifragile" continues. As you may > know, the project exceeded it's Kickstarter fundraising goal substantially and > will include a big group of music luminaries completing song ideas Scott was > working on as well as some excellent last recordings from Scott. > > So with two of Scott's great works (Lolita Nation and The Big Shot Chronicles) > out this year and two schedule for next year (Two Steps and Supercalifragile), > it's a great time for Game Theory and Scott's legacy. It breaks my heart that > Scott isn't here to see all of this happening, but his memory lives strong in > his work and I know he would be thrilled to see these albums out and getting > the attention they deserve. > > Best- Dan Vallor ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V10 #273 ********************************