Cherry Red Acquires Glenn Hughes Back Catalogue

[David]

Glenn Hughes back catalogue is now in the hands of Cherry Red and a re-issue campaign will commence in 2017.

Glenn comments:

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I'm glad to know that my records will be available through Cherry Red. I'm honoured to have been given a life dedicated to music; it has saved me and made me a better man. My work is written about the human condition... you will find yourself in my songs. Music is the healer.

The renowned bassist/frontman is of course best known for his work with Deep Purple and funk rock pioneers Trapeze, not to mention briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and now he has signed a deal to reissue his solo catalogue in 2017, the campaign details can be released.

It includes the albums 'Play Me Out' (1977), 'Feel' (1995), 'Addiction' (1996), 'The Way It Is' (1999), 'The Return To Crystal Karma' (2000), 'Building The Machine' (2001) and 'Songs In The Key Of Rock' (2003). The albums will be re-issued with bonus live and studio material, and all releases are approved by Glenn, who will be contributing notes to each.

[jerklund]

Ha! Feels like back '97 when I bought all the missing GH/Trapeze/Deep Purple albums...and the projects.



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[chutsler]

Does this mean that I'll have to buy those albums AGAIN?!

[jerklund]

Yep...! Any idea what those bonuses are?



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[David]

The first of the Cherry Red remasters, 'Play Me Out' is set for release on May 19th, 2017.

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Expanded reissue of the 1977 album ‘Play Me Out’ by ‘The Voice Of Rock’ GLENN HUGHES. The album is now augmented with a second disc of bonus tracks, these include ‘Smile’, ‘Getting Near To You’ and ‘Fools Condition’ from 1978, originally recorded for the follow up to “Play Me Out”, and ‘Take Me With You’ and ‘She Knows’, recorded by Glenn in 1994. The expanded booklet features liner notes by Classic Rock magazine’s Malcolm Dome based on new interviews with Glenn.

More info. @ www.cherryred.co.uk/product/play-me-out-expanded-edition

[jerklund]

It will be also nice to finally have Four On The Floor officially on CD



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[maxvnyc]

I wonder if Trapeze is going to be part of this reissue process. That is certainly overdue!

[David]

Originally Posted by maxvnyc

I wonder if Trapeze is going to be part of this reissue process. That is certainly overdue!

No, just the solo releases mentioned above, Cherry Red already had Trapeze in their roster, but don't believe they're remastered.

'Feel' and 'Addiction' are up next as far as his solo albums in this new series of releases

[jerklund]

Blues?




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[David]

Originally Posted by jerklund

Blues?

Nope, just the one's listed earlier

[wolfysmith]

Originally Posted by jerklund

It will be also nice to finally have Four On The Floor officially on CD T

They have already been released on CD with Play Me out - check out the Connoisseur Collection release.

The other tracks have also been released on the RPM release of Play Me Out in 1995

So no "new" tracks as such.

Hopefully Glenn can dig out some unreleased stuff for the other reissues.

[jerklund]

Yep, but that's the one that "got away"...

They should've put only 70's stuff to that package.


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[glazosifo]

I agree that the '94 demos don't quite fit in but where else is Glenn going to re-release those two cuts? More songs from the follow up session of '78 would have sat better. Especially if they were of the standard of 'Fools Condition' & 'Getting Near To You' then I would be delighted. Glenn once referred to 'Four On The Floor' as ''Fall on the Floor''. Trapeze's brief '76 US Tour featured 'LA Cut Off' and another tune from the Play Me Out, so if a decent audio could be found from that then that would be welcome addition to the bonus tracks?

[David]

Next up for release are Feel and Addiction with a few bonus tracks

Both set for release on June 30th, 2017.

"Feel"

Pre-Order NOW! www.cherryred.co.uk/product/feel-2cd-remastered-expanded-edition

Disc One:

1. Big Time
2. Livin’ For The Minute
3. Does It Mean That Much To You?
4. Save Me Tonight (I’ll Be Waiting)
5. Redline
6. Coffee & Vanilla
7. Push!
8. She Loves Your Money
9. Speak Your Mind
10. Talkin’ To Messiah
11. Maybe Your Baby

Bonus Track:
12. Holy Man

Disc Two:

Live Carola Holland 20/10/1994

1. Introduction
2. From Now On
3. Interview
4. Lay My Body Down
Unplugged In Stockholm 07/28/1993:
5. So Much Love To Give
Unplugged In Japan 02/26/1994
6. From Now On…
7. You Keep On Moving
8. Lay My Body Down
Schuüttdorf Open Air 07/02/1994
9. Burn
10. Liar
11. Muscle And Blood
12. Lay My Body Down
13. Into The Void
14. Gettin’ Tighter
15. Stormbringer

"Addiction"

Pre-Order NOW! www.cherryred.co.uk/product/addiction-2cd-remastered-expanded-edition

Disc One:

1. Death Of Me
2. Down
3. Addiction
4. Madelaine
5. Talk About It
6. I’m Not Your Slave
7. Cover Me
8. Blue Jade
9. Justified Man
10. I Don’t Want To Live That Way Again

Bonus Tracks (LIVE):
11. Way Back To The Bone
12. Touch My Life
13. You Fool No One

Disc Two – Live In Holland 07/14/1995:

1. Stormbringer
2. The Liar
3. You Fool No One
4. Muscle & Blood
5. Push
6. This Time Around
7. Coast To Coast
8. You’re The Music
9. Your Love Is Alright
10. Gettin’ Tighter
11. Vocal Intro
12. You Keep On Moving
13. Burn

[maxvnyc]

Just like with the previous release, there is nothing new here. Frankly, a bit disappointing.

[Marc Fevre]

Well, that's not entirely true...

Much of the bonus live material from both of these editions has never been made officially available before, even if all of it has been floating around the bootleg circuit for quite awhile.

The "Live in Holland" recording alone was a good soundboard bootleg as I recall, but this might be better in that it would have been officially sourced from Glenn's own collection and then properly mastered for this release I would presume...

[jerklund]

Hmmm... Addiction's bonus live should have been from 1996 tour. It had an awesome setlist. Liked the heaviness of that line-up too.

...just my thoughts. Not running to buy these...


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[glazosifo]

If the bonus material from the best possible masters then I'll be dipping me toes in!

[maxvnyc]

What they really should do is release all of Glenn's sessions in a nice multi-disc box set or something. He created a lot of quality session material over the years and chasing it individually is a very expensive and time consuming proposition. And yes, I am aware of the bootlegs called "The Session Man". The audio quality of those remains to be desired. Plus, I have a personal dislike to boots in general...

[JohnH]

That's a huge bummer From Now On isn't in the group as it's one of the best.

[jerklund]

Got Play Me Put/4 On The Floor last Friday and I have to say it is SOOOO good! Both sound better than ever.

Ordered Feel and Addiction too...



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[David]

Up next for release are Return Of Crystal Karma and The Way It Is with a few bonus tracks

Both set for release on August 18th, 2017.

"Return Of Crystal Karma"

Pre-Order NOW! www.cherryred.co.uk/product/return-of-crystal-karma-2cd-expanded-edition

Disc One:

1. The State I'm In
2. Midnight Meditated
3. It's Alright
4. Switch The Mojo
5. Gone
6. The Other Side Of Me
7. Angela
8. Owed To "J"
9. This Life
10. Days Of Avalon

Disc Two - Live In São Paulo, Brazil – November 25th, 1999:

1. You Kill Me
2. Neverafter
3. First Step Of Love
4. No Stranger To Love
5. Coast To Coast
6. Your Love Is Alright

"The Way It Is"

Pre-Order NOW! www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-way-it-is-2cd-expanded-edition

Disc One:

1. The Way It Is
2. You Kill Me
3. Neverafter
4. Rain On Me
5. Curse
6. Freedom
7. The Truth Will Set Me Free
8. Stoned In The Temple
9. Too Far Gone
10. Second Son
11. Take You Down
12. Don't Look Away
13. Freedom (Shagmeister Mix)

Disc Two – Live At The London Astoria 2 - November 22nd, 2000:

1. The State I'm In
2. Midnight Meditated
3. Gone
4. Might Just Take Your Life
5. Muscle And Blood
6. You Kill Me
7. Medusa
8. You Are The Music
9. Your Love Is Alright
10. Coast To Coast
11. Purple Medley: Owed To "G"/ Sail Away / Lay Down Stay Down / Gettin' Tighter

[jerklund]

Hi,
so ROCK is the way it always was. The Way It Is seems to be a must have... hmmm actually I might have it already!



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[glazosifo]

A few of us were at The Forum, so that will be a nice momento.
JJ Marsh, Gary Ferguson and Glenn of course were onstage that night

[maxvnyc]

On ROCK, Gone seems to have replaced No Stranger to Love. Wonder why...

[David]

Originally Posted by maxvnyc

On ROCK, Gone seems to have replaced No Stranger to Love. Wonder why...

No, Gone was never issued on the live disc, perhaps you're referring to a bootleg of the show? The full album track listing is the same as the original, issued back in 2000.

[Michael]

If somebody has the new remaster-what is the sound quality about?

[Michael]

As far as this is the ROCK reissue is all about-its missing the Japanese Bonus Track 'The World Is Broken'

[maxvnyc]

Originally Posted by David

No, Gone was never issued on the live disc, perhaps you're referring to a bootleg of the show? The full album track listing is the same as the original, issued back in 2000.

My bad, David, you're correct. I don't know why I thought No Stranger to Love was in it...

On a separate note, I do prefer Japanese releases to these deluxe reissues. Japanese releases had a proper studio bonus track. I'm no fan of throwing live bonus tracks onto the album just to call it a "deluxe remaster". Most artists do it, and, to me, it's unfortunate. I'd much rather get all the studio outtakes, B-sides, etc, than get another live version of Burn or something. Just my 2 cents.

[chutsler]

Originally Posted by maxvnyc

I'd much rather get all the studio outtakes, B-sides, etc, than get another live version of Burn or something. Just my 2 cents.

I'm 'with you' on that one, brother!!