{"title":"Music Releases 06\/07\/2005","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNew music releases at Vibin’ Vinyl on 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bob-seger-smokin-o-p-s","title":"SMOKIN' O.P.'S","description":"Personnel: Bob Seger (vocals, piano, guitar), Michael Bruce (guitar), Skip Knape (organ, organ pedal bass, piano), David Teegarden (drums, maracas).\nAdditional personnel: Pam Todd, Crystal Jenkins (vocals), Jack Ashford, Jim Bruzzese (tambourine), Eddie Bongo (congas).\nRecorded at Pampa Studios, Detroit, Michigan.\nPersonnel: Bob Seger (vocals, guitar, piano); Bob Seger; Christal Jenkins (vocals, background vocals); Al Yungton (strings); Skip Knape (piano, organ, keyboards); Skip Vanwinkle, Skip Knape (piano, organ); Eddie Bongo (congas, percussion); Eddie \"Bongo\" Brown (congas); Jim Bruzzese (tambourine); Jim Buzzese (percussion); Pam Todd (vocals, background vocals); Michael Bruce (guitar); David Teegarden (marimba, drums, maracas); Jack Ashford (tambourine, percussion).\nAudio Mixers: Mark Cooper Smith; Thomas Weschler; Jim Cassily; Mabel Louise Smith.\nLiner Note Author: Bob Seger.\nRecording information: Pampa Studios, Detroit, MI.\nPhotographers: Pete Lumetta; Thomas Weschler.\nBob Seger closed out his Capitol contract with Brand New Morning, a singer\/songwriter album quite unlike anything he had yet released. Following its release he moved to the Detroit-based label Palladium and returned to hard-driving rock \u0026amp; roll with Smokin' O.P.'s, the polar opposite of Brand New Morning. According to legend, the title stands for \"smoking other people's songs,\" which makes sense since this is a cover album that even covers Bob Seger \u0026amp; the Last Heard. In other words, it's nothing like the intimate, reflective, risky Brand New Morning, but that doesn't matter since it rocks so well and since it reveals that Seger isn't just a first-class bandleader and rock songwriter, but that he's a terrific interpreter of other writers' songs. Even well-worn tunes like \"Bo Diddley\" and \"If I Were a Carpenter\" get made fresh by internalizing the hooks, turning them into something fresh and original. That's also true of songs by such contemporaries as Stephen Stills (\"Love the One You're With\") and Leon Russell (\"Humming Bird\"), and he also breathes fire into blues and rock stalwarts like \"Let It Rock,\" \"Turn on Your Love Light,\" and \"Jesse James.\" Smokin' O.P.'s closes out with two originals, one new (the fine, but not especially noteworthy \"Someday\") and one old (the perennial \"Heavy Music\"). Neither change the essential character of the album, which is just a really fun, hard-rocking record that bought Seger some time while reasserting the fact that he could really rock. He could -- and he could rock really well -- which is why Smokin' O.P.'s remains a lot of fun, even if it's a relatively minor work in Seger's canon. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bob Seger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582337773801,"sku":"5F3SZV-ECZK-00","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/bob-seger-smokin-ops_SXcfT_cc77b125-90ea-4aca-b2c6-fd6b453e56e6.jpg?v=1759446588"},{"product_id":"steel-pulse-true-democracy","title":"TRUE DEMOCRACY","description":"Steel Pulse: Ronald \"Stepper\" McQueen (bass guitar); David Hinds, Alphonso Martin, Selwyn Brown, Steve Nisbett, Basil Gabbidon.\nPersonnel: David Hinds (vocals, guitar); Selwyn Brown (vocals, keyboards); Phonso Martin, Alphonso Martin (vocals, percussion); Basil Gabbidon (guitar); Ronnie McQueen (bass guitar); Steve Nesbitt, Steve Nisbett (drums).\nLiner Note Author: Roger Steffens.\nRecording information: Feedback Studios, Denmark (1981).\nPhotographer: Eric Watson .\nUnknown Contributor Role: Alphonso Martin.\nThis 1982 release, Steel Pulse's first for Elektra, marks the band's move toward a more buoyant, pop-inflected sound. TRUE DEMOCRACY does not have the edgy roots feel of albums like HANDSWORTH REVOLUTION; instead, it demonstrates the group's synthesis of reggae rhythms with high production values and well-crafted melodies. But while the album's stylistic corners may be sanded for radio-ready accessibility, TRUE DEMOCRACY contains some of the band's boldest, most explicitly political songwriting.\nThe opener, \"Chant a Psalm,\" invokes the names of biblical figures and puts the listener on notice of the album's conscious, spiritually minded tone. There are classic Rasta themes, such as \"Worth His Weight in Gold,\" a song based on the teachings of Marcus Garvey, and songs that overtly address social and political issues. \"A Who Responsible?\" takes on the history of racial injustice, \"Leggo Beast\" is an indictment of prostitution, and \"Man No Sober\" looks at alcoholism. Yet for all its seriousness, TRUE DEMOCRACY has a light, danceable vibe, exemplified in the party anthem \"Ravers,\" one of Steel Pulse's best tunes. Though sometimes overlooked in favor of the early Island albums, this is one of the band's most consistent and enjoyable releases. The 2005 Rhino reissue includes previously unreleased dub and 12\" versions of album tracks.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steel Pulse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44587328176361,"sku":"JSKWY3-M3HB-00","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/steel-pulse-true-democracy_qhi2H.jpg?v=1759259282"},{"product_id":"jodeci-back-to-the-explici","title":"BACK TO THE (EXPLICI","description":"Jodeci: Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing, Jo Jo, Cedric \"K-Ci\" Hailey (vocals).\nAudio Remixer: Dalvin DeGrate.\nLiner Note Author: Joseph Wilkes.\nPhotographers: Enis Sefersah; Albert Watson ; Daniel Hastings.\nFollowing close on the heels of a name-check on Twista's \"Slow Jamz,\" and half of the group (K-CI \u0026amp; JoJo) releasing their own \"best of\" collection, bedroom-soul icons Jodeci came out with their own greatest-hits album, BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE VERY BEST OF JODECI. The two sets of brothers who comprised Jodeci earned an exalted rank in early-'90s soul via sensual torch songs bathed in funk with firm roots in the unforgettable melodies of Motown. The group could seduce overtly with a straight-forward grab like \"Freek 'N You\" or move smoothly as they did with a reinterpretation of Stevie Wonder's \"Lately\" that somehow managed to add to the love and longing of the original. They could exude an air of vulnerability on \"Come \u0026amp; Talk To Me,\" or pledge eternity with \"Forever My Love.\" While Jodeci exuded an air of sex, there was an instinctive subtlety about them that made them the perfect counterpoint to Boyz II Men's G-rated soul. This disc collects all the band's hits along with frenetic remixes in a satisfying package.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jodeci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588814172393,"sku":"EMC54J-D76V-00","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/jodeci-back-to-the-explici_JdJXH.jpg?v=1742358178"},{"product_id":"steel-pulse-earth-crisis","title":"EARTH CRISIS","description":"Steel Pulse: David Hinds (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Haynes (lead guitar, bass); Carl Atkins (saxophone); Selwyn \"Bumbo\" Brown (vocals, keyboards); Ronald \"Stepper\" McQueen (bass); Stevie \"Grizzly\" Nesbitt (drums, percussion); Alphonso Martin (percussion, vocals).\nRecorded at Horizon Studios, Coventry, England.\nSteel Pulse: David Hinds, Alphonso Martin, Selwyn Brown, Stevie \"Grizzly\" Nesbitt, Ronnie McQueen.\nPersonnel: David Hinds (vocals, guitar); Selwyn Brown (vocals, keyboards); Alphonso Martin (vocals, percussion); Jimmy \"Senyah\" Haynes (guitar, bass guitar); Jimmy Haynes (guitar); Carl Atkins (saxophone); Ronnie McQueen (bass guitar); Steve Nisbett, Stevie \"Grizzly\" Nesbitt (drums, percussion).\nAudio Mixers: Dennis Thompson; Mark \"Spike\" Stent; Terry Barham.\nAudio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.\nAudio Remixers: Jack Nuber; Steve Thompson ; Tony Humphries.\nLiner Note Author: Roger Steffens.\nRecording information: Horizon Studio, Coventry, England; Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey, England; Jacobs Studios Ltd., Farnham, Surrey, England.\nEditor: Steve Thompson .\nPhotographers: Colin Brooks ; Ebet Roberts; Jimmy Ellis .\nUnknown Contributor Role: Richard Bailey .\nArrangers: Steel Pulse; Jimmy \"Senyah\" Haynes.\nAccording to Steel Pulse front man David Hinds, Elektra Records informed the band--just prior to the 1984 recording of EARTH CRISIS--that they wanted the band to sound like then-popular, commercially oriented reggae artist Eddy Grant. Elektra's bid for a mainstream reggae cash-in helps explain the slick, highly polished sound of EARTH CRISIS. The breezy \"Steppin' Out\" and the bouncing, poppy \"Tightrope\" (both of which became permanent additions to the band's live repertoire) kick off the set, buttressed by bright synth lines and lush, layered vocal harmonies.\nYet Steel Pulse's particular skill has always been in giving lock-step reggae grooves singable melodies and a smooth, accessible patina. In this way, EARTH CRISIS is one of the band's most emblematic albums, a fact reflected in its great commercial success. Admirably, Steel Pulse maintains their commitment to socially and politically conscious themes here, on the environmentally concerned title track and the self-explanatory \"Grab Education,\" among others. Though it does not match the artistic heights of other Steel Pulse releases, EARTH CRISIS is characterized by strong songs and fine musicianship, and remains one of the band's best-known albums.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steel Pulse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589011730665,"sku":"W0S5DO-FU1I-00","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/steel-pulse-earth-crisis_oFNsg.jpg?v=1759282950"},{"product_id":"television-adventure-2","title":"Adventure","description":"Television: Tom Verlaine (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Richard Lloyd (guitar, background vocals); Fred Smith (bass, background vocals); Billy Ficca (drums).\nRecorded at Sound Masters and Record Plant, New York, New York. Originally released on Elektra (133). Includes liner notes by Alan Licht.\nTelevision's second album arrived a year after the band's remarkable 1977 debut, MARQUEE MOON. The eight songs again feature the intertwining guitars of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd in a way that recalls both the glory days of San Francisco ballroom bands and the finesse of shimmering pop music. In the late '70s, Television was lumped together with other bands that came out of a New York City scene that had an epicenter at the club CBGB. As time has passed, the band has truly become an entity unto itself. Television's music shows none of the dulling effects of age, and its first two albums are essential.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 06\/07\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Television","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44594521702633,"sku":"LC8XPG-6UX3-00","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/television-adventure_19QCA.jpg?v=1759280275"},{"product_id":"chk-chk-chk-take-ecstasy-get-up-vinyl","title":"!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Take Ecstasy With Me \/ Get Up [12\" Vinyl Single]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eFeatures cover versions of the title track and Nate Dogg's 'Get Up'. Touch \u0026amp; Go. 2005.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eA Take Ecstasy With Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eB Get Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: TOUCH \u0026amp; GO RECORDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eCatalog: 20987\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eRel. 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Touch \u0026amp; Go. 2005.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e1 Take Ecstasy With Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e2 Get Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: TOUCH \u0026amp; GO RECORDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eCatalog: 20987\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eRel. 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