...In other news, Wardour will issue the DAVID BOWIE 1CD plus bonus CDR set, "Torquay 1972" from the June 16, 1972 Torquay, England Town Hall performance taped from the audience - which was recently introduced into circulation, supplemented with the bonus disc fragment "The Ziggy In Osaka" from Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka on April 17, 1973...There is a new, non label, ROLLING STONES 2CD simply titled "Copenhagen 1973" which features both the 1st and 2nd shows from Brondby Hallen on October 7, 1973 utilizing excellent audience sources. One just has to scratch his head with the continued STONES boot catalog regurgitation the underground manufacturers are enamored with...On that note, it appears Sister Morphine's next effort will be "Sydney '73"...why not?  Dog N Cat have re-issued the February 20th & 21st, 1973 audience tapes on "I Think It's Gonna Rain Again Tonight" 2CD...Astute DEEP PURPLE collectors take note that Darker Than Blue appropriately sourced a MKIII photo for the cover of their latest "Burn The Witch" release to depict a more accurate live line-up with DAVID COVERDALE and GLENN HUGHES vs. the IAN GILLAN shot initially shared last week...

...Watch for Volume 3 of the PAUL McCARTNEY DVD series "Complete Promo Clips Collection" from Misterclaudel.  This one covers vids from 1993 through 2007 with a robust batch of bonus footage including The Oprah Winfrey Show appearance/performances from 1997, Later With Jools Holland 1999, Nobel Peace Prize 100th Anniversary Concert 2001, Super Bowl Half Time performance of "Freedom" 2002, Grammy Awards 2002, Ellen Degeneres U.S. TV 2005 and the Apple iPod Commercial 2006...On a related note there's the new BEATLES "Abbey Road Show" 5CD/DVD box set that packages up the 1983 Abbey Road video special production for the Chronology Home Video project and audio from the Nagra reels, John Barrett master cassette tape, etc.  From the world of ELVIS bootleg collecting there's a regular burst of stuff that's new out on the market.  Scratching the surface, Audionics/Fort Baxter will be issuing the single CD, "Back With A Bang" in the next couple of weeks.  The title will serve up a first generation DAT copy of a mono soundboard from the Las Vegas Midnight Show on March 22, 1975 and given the deluxe treatment as the label typically does with a first-rate 16-page color booklet chalk full of info and rare photos...Speaking of The King, there is also the 9 volume CD barrage from Live Soundboard Collection that includes:  "Snowbird" Live at the Las Vegas International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 29th 1971, "Carry Me Back To Old Virgina" Live at the Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia, April 10th 1972, "Don’t Think Twice" Live at the Las Vegas International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 29th 1973, "Event Number 8" Live at the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, March 3rd 1974, "Breathing Out Fire" Live at the University Of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, October 6th 1974, "South Bend" Live at the Macon Coliseum, Macon, Georgia, August 31st 1976, "Holding Back Tears" Live at the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinatti, Ohio, March 21st 1976, "Still Rocking The Nation" Live at the Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Alabama, September 6th 1976, and "Old Times They Are Not Forgotten" Live at the Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 30th 1976...WLR has a couple of ELVIS offerings too, there's the 4DVD "Elvis Presley A Legendary Performer Vol. 1-4" that chunks up his career with an overview by decade on the first disc from the 50's to the 70's, Live through the years on DVD 2, Themed period footage on DVD 3, and Disc 4 concentrates the Specials and marketing the man...also from WLR is the CD "Girl Happy At The World's Fair" offering up 16 tunes by providing multiple takes of each...

..that's a wrap for the week that was, have yourself a good one and thanks for checking out the News at HotWacks On-line.  Keep your browsers pointed to hotwacks.com for a steady flow of new reviews from the team which is the primary focus going forward as once again I've been the bottleneck.  My apologies for simply not being available to help post over the last couple of weeks. 

Svengi, June 16, 2008