PRINCE'S SIGN O' THE TIMES GETS AN UPGRADE

The Prince Estate & Warner Brothers will be doing something special with Prince's "Sign O' The Times" album.

https://store.prince.com/dept/sign-o-the-times-104236?cp=103229_108321

• Sign O' The Times Remastered Super Deluxe Edition (8CD + 1 DVD)
• Sign O' The Times Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set
• Sign O' The Times Remastered Super Deluxe Edition (13LP 180g + 1 DVD)
• Sign O' The Times Remastered Deluxe Edition (3CD)
• Sign O' The Times Remastered Deluxe Edition (4LP 180g)
• Sign O' The Times Remastered Edition & Portrait T-shirt Bundle

SOFT MACHINE

Leonardo 'MoonJune' says :
Soft Machine will record the new studio album this Fall in London, which will be released in the early 2021. For live shows in 2020, it's still too early to know, several things are pending, who knows, we live in a very weird era of the humanity. But in 2021, expect a lot of Soft Machine: UK, Europe, Japan, China, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay....

"VIJFTIG TINTEN GRAS" PODCAST

Stijn Van De Voorde made / is making a podcast series for Belgian national radio Studio Brussels.

https://stubru.be/stijnvandevoorde/vijftigtintengras

"Vijftig Tinten Gras" looks at the history of the festivals in Belgium.

The first episode is out.
18 minutes into the Podcasts, it's all about the Amougies festival.

https://open.spotify.com/show/6VuKAzYZcd1YQ4tpKzovzs


-- info : Ive Hapers

PAUL & ANDRE - LIVE IN AMERICA

• paul & andré: live in america
      (1979, lp, nl, universe productions l.s. 18)

In 1979, Dutch duo Paul en André recorded a dutch version of Frank Zappa's 'Love Of My Life'. The track got released both on 7" and on LP later the same year.
The album got called "Live In America" (America is a small town in The Netherlands !)

I recently found out that the album got issued on CD as well. On the very same Universe Productions record label. Unfortunately, the CD doesn't mention a date of release (and I like to know such things).

JEAN-LUC PONTY

In 1970, the World Pacific Jazz label released the Jean-Luc Ponty / Frank Zappa collaboration entitled "King Kong".
A fascinating release.

The album got combined with "Electric Connection", another World Pacific Jazz release (from 1969) and released as a 2 CD package in 2004. On the Gott Discs label.
And again in 2009 on the BGO Records label.

• jean-luc ponty: electric connection / king kong
      (2004, 2cd, uk, gott discs)

• jean-luc ponty: electric connection / king kong
      (2004, 2cd, uk, bgo records)

THE PRIMITIVES GROUP - COMEBACK 2017 LIVE

• the primitives group: comeback 2017 live
      (2017, 2cd ,czech republic, guerilla records) 

Czech psychedelic rock band The Primitives Group existed from 1965 until 1969. They reunited in 2016 and released “Comeback 2017 Live” on year later, combining a 2017 live concert with an enhanced disc with archive material from 1968.
The 2017 live concert included FZ’s ‘Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance’ and the Archive disc presented the band performing FZ’s ‘Status Back Baby’.
Released as a digipack.

Here's the band performing 'Soul Kitchen' (The Doors)

SCUBA Z

A little while ago, I was able to score some more stuff by Scuba Z.
The Edinburgh duo sampled some Zappa on 'Californian Paranoia' a track that they already released in 1998 !

• scuba z: scuba z
      (1998, cd5", uk, odd records odd 001)

• scuba z: promotional sampler
      (2000, cd, uk, odd records)

Here's the track in question. Album version.

AKA MOON - OPUS 111

• aka moon: opus 111
      (2020, cd, bel outhere music out 664)

This latest Aka Moon album got released early in 2020. I just finished adding the album to the United Mutations Archives.

"Opus 111" is inspired by the play "She Talks To Beethoven" by Adrienne Kennedy.
Fabrizzio Cassol, Michel Hatzigeorgiou, Stéphane Galland and guests Fredy Massamba, João Barradas and Fabian Fiorini take the listener on a journey, connecting with 'black spaniard' Beethoven and searching for the common ground in classical music and jazz.

ZAPPIT!

• zappit!
  compiled by michele mordente
      (2017, book, italy, muscles)

"Zappit!" is a 36-page booklet that got released a couple of years ago by a small Italian publisher. If offers illustrations and drawings of Frank Zappa, taken from various books and magazines, by various comic book artists.
The most famous one is of course Tanino Liberatore who did the album cover for "The Man From Utopia" but there's lots more.
Quite interesting and a bargain if you order it directly from the publisher :
https://musclesedizioniunderground.bigcartel.com/product/zappit

More info on Afka.net as well:
https://www.afka.net/Books/Zappit.htm

ALEX'S HAND - MADAME PSYCHOSIS

• alex's hand: madame psychosis
      (2012, cd, usa, private release)

Alex's Hand released their first EP in 2012.
"Madame Psychosis" presented four tracks. The EP is available on Bandcamp, but I'm happy that I recently found (a physical copy of) this CD.
Not as energetic and outspoken as their later work, "Madame Psychosis" probably did turn some heads when it was released.