FUTURES RECORDINGS

Rip It Up, Issue 225, 1 May 1996, Page 10

FUTURES RECORDINGS

Grant Lee Buffalo, Copperopolis (Slash / Polygram) Crowded House, Reccuring Dream (EMI) — best of with new songs. Eggman, First Fruits — Sice, the 800 Radleys singer. Everything But the Girl, Walking Wounded (Virgin). Metallica, 6 (Mercury) — June. Nearly God (Tricky), Nearly God (Island) . Beck, O-de-lay (Geffen). George Michael, Older (Virgin). Tina Turner, In Your Wildest Dreams (Festival). Bob Mould, Bob Mould (Ryko). Joe Henry, Trampoline (Mamoth / Festival). Ash, 1977 (Infectious / Festival). Linda Perry, In Flight (Interscope / MCA) — ex 4 Non Blondes singer. Butthole Surfers, Electriclarryland (EMI). Tom Verlaine, Millars Tale (Virgin). Sleeper, Sale of the Century (Indolent / BMG). Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra). Nancy Boy, Nancy Boy (Sire) — Donovan Leitch (son of Donovan) and Jason Nesmith (son of the Monkee). Frente, Shape (White / Festival). Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, Magnolia (Atlantic). Pete Townsend, Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking (Atlantic) — best of solo material including two unreleased tracks. Hootie & the Blowfish, Fairweather Johnson (Atlantic). Midge Ure, Breathe (BMG). Raincoats, Looking in the Shadow (Geffen). Conscious Daughters, Gamers (Priority / Virgin). Paul Westerberg, Eventually (Reprise). The Church, Magician Among the Spirits (Festival) Porno For Pyros, Good Gods — Urge (Warners). Magnapop, Rubbing Doesn't Help (Cortex / Flying In). Meat Beat Manifesto, Subliminal Sandwich (Cortex / Flying In). Strung Out, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues (Fat Wreck Chords / Flying In). Propagandhi, Less Talk More Rock (Fat Wreck Chords / Flying In). Good Riddance, A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Rock (Fat Wreck Chords / Flying In). Hoodoo Gurus, Blue Cave (Mushroom). I Mother Earth, Scenery & Fish (EMI). Poison, Crack A Smile (EMI).

AOTEAROA OMC, Time Is Money (Huh! / Polygram) — July. Annie Crammer, Seventh Wave (Warners) — July. Garageland, Last Exit to Garageland (Flying Nun) — June. Second Child, Slinky (Wildside) — June. Superette, Tiger (Flying Nun). 3Ds, Strange News from the Angels (Flying Nun) . Solid Gold Hell, The Blood & the Pity (Flying Nun). Alec Bathgate, Gold Lame (Flying Nun) . Cui De Sac, China Gate (Flying Nun). The Clean, Unknown Country (Flying Nun). Lava Lava, Burnt (Huh! / Polygram) — features Ben E.Staples & Mike Neilsen.

HEAVY Pantera, The Great Southern Trendkill (Warners) — includes the curiously titled ‘Suicide Note Pt.l’. Slayer, Undisputed Attitude (American / BMG) — hardcore covers. Punkture, Punkture (Onefoot / Flying In).

FUNKY L.V., I Am L.V. (Tommy Boy / Festival) — the soul singer on Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’. Digital Underground, Future Rhythm (Critique). Yelia, One Mo Nigga to Go (Street Life / All American) — N.W.A.’s Yelia pays tribute to Eazy E a year after his death. Up, Bustle & Out, One Colour Just Reflects Another (Ninja Tune). Sir Mix-A-Lot, Return of the Bumpasaurus (American). Ice T, Return of the Real (Virgin). MC Wren, The Villain in Black — ex NWA. Skyheim, AKA The Rugged Child (Noo Trybe / Virgin). Terry Ellis, Southern Gal (Warners) — ex En Vogue. Herb Alpert, Second Wind (Almo / Festival). Heltah Skeltah, Nocturnal (Priority). George Clinton, The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership (550 Music / Sony) — reunites Bootsy, Bernie Worrell and Junie Morrison.

ROOTS Charlie Watts, Long Ago & Far Away (Pointblank / Virgin) George Benson, That’s Right (GRP / MCA) The Gales Bros, Left Hand Brand (House of Blues / BMG). Jimmy Rip, Way Past Blue (House of Blues / BMG). The Blind Boys of Alabama, I Brought Him With Me (House of Blues / BMG). Cissy Houston, Face to Face (House of Blues / BMG) — Whitney’s mother sings gospel. Dave Matthews Band, Crash (BMG) Hank Williams Jr, Houston, We Have A Problem (Curb). Jimmy Cliff, The Best Of (Island) — June. Willie Nelson, The Spirit (Island) — June. Neville Brothers, Mitakuve Oyasin (A&M). Richard Thompson, you? me? us? (Capitol).

REISSUES Various, Wanted! The Outlaws (RCA) — 20 track repackage of original 1976 11-song album. The Drifters, Rockin’ & Driftin' (Rhino) —3-CD boxed set, 80 songs. Utopia, Obivion, P.O.V. & Some Trivia (Rhino) —2-CD set.