Future Recordings

Rip It Up, Issue 248, 1 April 1998, Page 28

Future Recordings

Garbage, Version 2.0 (Mushroom) — May. • i Jesus & Mary Chain, Munki (Creation) June. . Frank Black And the Catholics (Cortex/Flying In). Fugazi, End Hits (Dischord / Flying In). * 7 , Space, Tin Planet (Festival) — May. The Surfers, Songs From the Pipe (Sony) — fronted by Kelly Slater.

Sonic Youth, A Thousand Leaves (Geffen) Brian Wilson, Imagination (Giant). Mansun, Six (Parlophone). Stabbing Westward, Darkest Days (Sony). Royal Trux, Accelerator (Drag City / Flying In). Girls Against Boys, Disco 666 (Touch & Go / Flying In). Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Merge / Flying In).

Bluetones, Return to the Last Chance Saloon (A&M). Tori Amos, from the choirgirl hotel (Atlantic) — May. Jesus Lizard, Blue (Capitol).

Soul Asylum, Candy From A Stranger (Sony) Gas Huff er, Just Beautiful Music (Epitaph). Hayden, The Closer I Get (Geffen). Addict, Stones (V2 / Sony).

Soulfly, Soulfly (Roadrunner I Border) — Max Cavalero, ex Sepulture. : \

Martyn Bennett, Bothy Culture (Festival). Robyn Laou, Malaria (Polygram). Natalie Merchant, Ophelia (Elektra). Gary Numan, Exile (Festival). Butthole Surfers, After the Astronaut (Capitol) — May. Drugstore, White Magic For Lovers (Roadrunner/Border). Jeff Buckley, Sketches (For My Sweetheart the Drunk) (Sony) — aborted sessions produced by Tom Verlaine and demo versions for second album — May.

Morrissey, My Early Burglary Years — USA Reprise compile with 16 B-sides and rarities including T-Rex's 'Cosmic Dancer' live — May.

Cypress Hill, C 4 (Sony) — Sen Dog is not on the upcoming album. Rapper is Smooth from Manhattan's Call 0' Da Wild — June.

Izzy Stradlin, 117 Degrees (Geffen). Page & Plant, Walking Into Clarkesdale (Fontana) — produced by Steve Albini at Abbey Road. Prince, Crystal Ball (New Power Generation Records) — 3-CD set plus acoustic album The Truth. Mail order customers via Prince's 1-800-NEW-FUNK will also receive a 50 min acoustic album Kamasutra.

REM, In The Attic (IRS I EMI) — demos, live & rare tracks on sale for six months only.

Nick Cave, Best Of (Mute) — May 20. The Humpers, Euphoria, Confusion, Anger, Remorse (Epitaph).

Obituary, Dead (Roadrunner / Border) — live. Cradle Of Filth, Cruelty & the Beast (Border) Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Walking Into Clarksdale (Polygram).

Sprung Monkey, Mr Funny Face (Surfdog). Lou Reed, Perfect Night (Reprise) — live. Dave Matthews Band, Before the Crowded Streets (RCA) — includes duet with Alanis Morissette. Clutch, The Elephant Riders (Sony). Damon & Naomi, Playback Singers (Sub Pop) —ex Galaxie 500. •':<

Pete Droge, Spacey Shakin (Epic). Francis Dunnery, Let's Do What Happens (Razor & Tie).

AOTEAROA Neil Finn, Try Whistling This (EMI). Fred Dagg, Dagg Anthology (Sony). Dead Flowers, Dead Flowers (Wildside). Breathe, Breathe (Felix) — May. Feelers, Super System (Warners) — July. Erhmen, Samoans Pt.2 (Deepgrooves). Winterland, Ceremony (Dusk). Hasselhoff Experiment, Hasselhoff Experiment (Kato).

R&B / HIP HOP / DANCE Method Man, T2: Judgement Day (Def Jam I Polygram) —August. . ,*■ ,- ~, I

01' Dirty Bastard, Revolution: The Black Man Is God (Elektra) — midyear.

Ispectah Deck, I.N.S. 4 President (Loud / BMG) — mid year.

Melky Sedeck, Melky-Sedeck Da Joint (MCA) — siblings of Wydef Jean of Fugees.

Public Enemy, He's Got Game — Resurrection (Def Jam) — soundtrack to new Spike Lee movie. R. Kelly, V.I.P. (Jive). Various, Return of the DJ Vol. 1 (Bomb /Border). Various, Return of the DJ Vol. 2 (Bomb I Border). - Jurassic 5, Jurassic 5 (Rumble / Pickininny / Border). Dub Syndicate, Fear of a Green Planet (Shanachie I Border). ’ , <-- . . - Asian Dub Foundation, Rafi's Revenge (London). . Money Mark, Push the Button (Mo Wax I Polygram). Sunz of Man, Sunz of Man (Red Ant) — several tracks produced by RZA.'. ' . New Power Generation, Newpowersoul (NPG). Tony Rich Project, This World of the Blue Butterfly (La Face / BMG). ' ■ * Brandy, Never Say Never (Atlantic). Big Daddy Kane, Veteranz Day (Mercury). Attica Blues, Blueprint (Mo Wax). Goodie Mob, Still Standing (La Face / BMG). Montell Jordan, Let's Ride (Def Jam / Def Soul). Transglobal Underground, Rejoice Rejoice! (Nation/BMG). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Family Scriptures Chapter II (Sony).

Various, Ninja Cuts 3: Funkungfusion (Ninja Tune I Flying In) — April 27. Fun Da Mental, Erotic Terroism (Nation I BMG). Corey Glover, Hymns (La Face / BMG). Ice Cube, War And Peace (Heavyweight/ A&M) — double album, June. Big Punisher, Capital Punishment (Loud / BMG). ROOTS I ADULT CONTEMPORARY Johnnie Taylor, Taylored to Please (Malaco). Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefer Band, Carnival (Margaritaville / Island). Taj Mahal, Sacred Island (Windham Hill). Various, Lilith Fair (Arista). Bonnie Raitt, Fundamental (Capitol). Joe Ely, Twistin' In The Wind (MCA Nashville). George Jones, It Don't Get Any Better (MCA Nashville). Leon Russell, Hank Wilson's Back Again (Ark 21) — guests Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart, Oak Ridge Boys). REISSUES

Cheap Trick, Live at the Budokan: The Complete Concert (Sony Legacy) — digitally remastered with the nine additional tracks released in the 90s. Cheap Trick: Cheap Trick, In Colour, Heaven Tonight (Sony Legacy) — three albums reissued with extra tracks in August. ; James Brown's Original Funky Divas (Polydor) — includes classic Brown produced tracks by Lyn Collins, Vicki Anderson, Yvonne Fair etc. 2-CD set, 46 tracks including tracks "too risque" to release at the time of recording. Various, Soulful Divas Vols 1 & 2 (Hip-0 / Universal). Various, Island 40th Anniversary: Progressive Rock (Island). 1 Various, Island 40th Anniversary: Folk Rock (Island). Johnny Mathis, Ultimate Greatest Hits (Sony Legacy)> Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive (Polydor Chronicles) — 2-CD set. . The Knack, The Very Best Of (Rhino). Santana: Santana, Abraxas, Santana 111, The Best Of (Sony Legacy). . The Monkees, Anthology (Rhino).

Various, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Polydor Chronicles) — movie soundtrack. Bootsy Collins, Player of the Year (O' Skool / Warners). A Can, Anthology 1968-93 (Mute). Cream: Disraeli Gears, Fresh Cream, Goodbye, Live Cream Vols. 1 & 2, Wheels of Fire (Polydor Chronicles) — newly remastered. Kleer, The Very Best Of (Rhino). Marvin Gaye: I Want You, . Let's Get It On, Live!, Trouble Man, What's Going On (Motown) — remastered.. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A Story, Gasoline Alley, Never A Dull Moment, Smiler, The Rod Stewart Album (Mercury Chronicles) — remastered. .. ■ .? Allman Brothers Band, Greatest Hits (Sony).