A young Shirley Bassey steals the show in her debut recordings in which she performs two songs in the role of Julie LaVerne in this 1927 musical composed by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. This Show Boat 1959 cast album features a stellar cast that was formed especially for this recording.

JACARANDA is Trevor Rabin's first new solo project since his album CAN'T LOOK AWAY. The extremely versatile Rabin covers a wide range of styles on the new album, including rock, jazz, and classical. Trevor plays all of the instruments himself, with the exception of drums on the tracks, for which he brought in noted jazz/rock drummer Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Frank Zappa), longtime Rabin drummer Lou Molino III, and Trevor’s son Ryan Rabin (Grouplove). He also brought in noted bass guitarist Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock) who plays on the track “Anerley Road.” Vocalist Liz Constintine is featured on the track “Rescue,” inspired by the film The Guardian.

The album “Many Mamas, Many Papas” features Denny Doherty, Spanky McFarlane, Mackenzie Phillips and Scott McKenzie. The group recorded over two albums’ worth of new John Phillips songs between 1981 and 1988. The best of these never-before-released studio recordings are featured in this collection.
CD-Special: Live performances from the group’s debut 1982–1983 tour are included on the extra disc, which is a CD-only release, not available for digital download.
 

This expanded and completely re-mastered edition features eight previously unreleased bonus tracks, all recorded during the original sessions for the album.
This classic album has been unavailable in the U.S. for over 36 years, and is being officially issued on CD here for the first time. It is the first in a series of official releases from the archives of the John Phillips estate.
 

John Phillips’ second solo album was a major departure from the country-rock of Wolfking and pop sound of The Mamas & The Papas, pushing a more urban, gritty, jazz-rock style (suggestive of later work by Steely Dan), reflective of time spent in New York with members of Andy Warhol’s Factory. One of these songs, “Me And My Uncle,” was informally passed along to the Grateful Dead and became a staple of their live shows for decades. The unreleased 13-song album, plus five bonus tracks, has been assembled into a new, never-before-heard compilation from original session recordings that were recently located.

 

This is the long-lost album that John Phillips recorded as the first solo artist signed to Rolling Stones Records in 1976. Produced by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Never-before-released music written and performed by John Phillips, known as Papa John and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas, from his long-lost musical “Man On The Moon”.

Sonically, The Crazy Truth lies somewhere between garage rock and punky blues with hints of Latin-soul played in a dark, smoky lounge. Stooges & Stones meet Morphine & Waits.