THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WOLLMAN RINK, CENTRAL PARK, NY, AUGUST 3rd 1968

• the mothers of invention: wollman rink, central park, ny, august 3rd 1968
      (2014, 2lp, uk, keyhole records)

The Mothers Of Invention's "Wollman Rink" CD has been released as a 2 LP set.
By the same record label.
Comes with an insert that has the same TeenSet 1968 article as the CD release.

FLYING HORSEMAN - CITY SAME CITY

• flying horseman: city same city
      (2013, cd, bel, unday 5414165061090)

The latest Flying Horseman album got released in 2013. "City Same City" is the band's third album.

Bert Dockx: guitar and vocals
Alfredo Bravo: drums and percussion
Milan Warmoeskerken: guitar
Mattias Cré: bass
Loesje Maieu: vocals, accordeon, casio
Martha Maieu: vocals, korg, xylophone

FRANK ZAPPA - PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ

• frank zappa: puttin on the ritz
      (2014, 4lp, uk, moonunit records)

The 2 CD set that got released on Goldfish Records earlier this year, got an impressive vinyl reissue on the Moon Unit Records label.

Hardcover slipcase with a 'book' that carries the 4 vinyl records : white, red and green splatter vinyl...
Impressive.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - SUN ZOOM SPARK : 1970 TO 1972

• captain beefheart: sun zoom spark 1970 to 1972
      (2014, 4cd, usa, rhino)

"Sun Zoom Spark : 1970 to 1973" is a gorgeous tribute to the music of Captain Beefhart. It has been released as a 4 CD-box as well as a 4 LP-box and it looks marvellous.

Both editions include a 7 inch format 20-page booklet plus four seperate albums "Lick My Decals Off, Baby", "The Spotlight Kid", "Clear Spot" and a stunning "Out-takes" collection.
It looks superb and it sounds even better.

Essential !!

SUN RA & HIS ASTRO-INFINITY ARKESTRA - SIGN OF THE MYTH

• sun ra & his astro-infinity arkestra: sign of the myth
      (2014, lp, usa, roaratorio)

The Roaratorio record label recently added another title to the immense Sun Ra discography. "Sign Of The Myth" presents four lenghty pieces that were recorded at the Variety Recording Studios in New York City on March 8, 1973.

Strange and experimental.
Produced by Sun Ra Music Archive Director Michael D. Anderson.

Pure energy in an impressive package.

http://roaratorio.com/

TOM WAITS - BLUE VALENTINE

• tom waits: blue valentine
      (1978, lp, usa, asylum records) 

Tom Waits' "Blue Valentine" album got released in 1978.

Here's 'Red Shoes By The Drugstore' performed at the BBC TV Studios:



And here's Tom with Zappa's band :

TOM WAITS - SMALL CHANGE

• tom waits: small change
      (1976, lp, usa, asylum records)

"Small Change", Tom Waits' fourth album, got released in 1976. It was his international breakthrough, followed by an extensive tour of the United States and Europe.

NYU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PERFORMS ZAPPA

info from chuckspinach over at the Zappateers website:

NYU Percussion Ensemble -- A Frank Zappa Tribute -- December 8, 2014

http://events.nyu.edu/#event_id/24233/view/event

NYU Percussion Ensemble
Jonathan Haas, Director/Conductor

A Frank Zappa Tribute

Featuring: Wet T-Shirt Night, Let's Make the Water Turn Black, RDNZL, Idiot Bastard Son, G-Spot Tornado, Regyptian Strut, We Are Not Alone, The Black Page, Peaches en Regalia, Music for Marimba and Low Budget Orchestra, and Edgard Varèse's Ionisation.

Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street, NYC

Admission is free and open to the public.

FLYING HORSEMAN - TWIST

• flying horseman: twist
      (2012, cd, bel, unday 54146505149)

Flying Horseman released their second album on the Unday label in 2012.
Dark and subdued guitar-oriented folk / blues.

http://www.undayrecords.be/

Check it out.

LET'S ZAPPALIN

Sao Paulo based band Let's Zappalin will be performing a concert with Napoleon Murphy Brock on December 20, 2014.
Featuring Rainer Tankred Pappon on the guitar.

Saturday
December 20
19:00 h
UTC-02 Centro Cultural São Paulo
São Paulo
Brasil