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VISCONTI’S THE NAME DAMMIT–— (By way of Dig) Tony Visconti might be celebrated with a brand new career-spanning 4CD/6LP set, Produced By Tony Visconti, launched on 20 October.

The legendary producer has curated the 77-track (with 60 & 14 on vinyl) compilation, pulling collectively classics from David Bowie, T. Rex, U2, Dexys, Joe Cocker and plenty of extra, alongside gems from The Good, The Unhealthy & The Queen, Skinny Lizzy, The Radiators, Zaine Griff, Light Large, Manic Avenue Preachers and extra from Tony’s 50 years behind the desk. Of the set, Tony says, “This boxset covers 5 and a half many years of my efforts within the artwork of constructing iconic recordings. A few of it’s acquainted and a few could have a eureka second, ‘I didn’t know Visconti produced that one!’”

Well known as some of the necessary producers of the rock age, Tony has helped create numerous basic musical moments and continues to encourage generations of musicians and producers. In September 2016, Kingston College opened Visconti Studio, a tape-based recording studio in partnership with Visconti, the British Library and the Science Museum.

Produced By Tony Visconti might be launched in strictly restricted version signed deluxe 4CD and 6LP and normal 4CD and 2LP units. The 4CD set is housed in a deluxe 80-page casebound ebook and the 6LP set is housed in a deluxe slipcase with a 60-page (12×12) booklet, with beforehand unseen pictures, an introduction by Tony, in depth track-by-track liner notes by writer and journalist Mark Paytress (together with track-by-track commentaries by Tony), and tributes from a choice of featured artists.

First off, I’d put Visconti proper up with the likes of George Martin and Aridf Mardin as a serious producer, however he’s a tricky nut to digest. An affiliate instructed me that he walked out of The Rolling Stones’ particular album-launch final week, as a result of he had to surrender his telephone and the wait was too lengthy. I’ve met him formally and informally many occasions and he was nothing however impolite each occasions. Certain, he’s an eccentric legend for positive, however a nasty angle is rarely a great factor.

He additionally labored on a document by the Boston-based band The Singhs, known as Science Fiction and that document suspiciously shortly disappeared. I wager there’s a juicy story behind that for positive.

The T. Rex data are nothing in need of phenomenal, so for these, there’s all the time a particular place in my coronary heart for Visconti.

And, only for the document, Miki Singh’s Supersaturated (2008) is a improbable album.

SHORT TAKES — Micky Dolenz will seem on KTLA’s Countdown To 2024; together with Foghat, Air Provide and presumably Chicago and has his in-store at Wuxtry Information -in Athens, Georgia- this Friday (11-3). The legendary Henry Diltz might be readily available to seize the occasion on movie …

80-year-old Philip Norman, a terrific author who has finished books on Eric Clapton; John Lennon; and Elton John, amongst others, has a brand new one out on Beatle-George Harrison titled The Reluctant Beatle. Right here’s how trade-rag Kirkus begins their assessment:  “Fuck off…can’t you see I’m meditating?” Thus quoth George—by no means Sir George, for in contrast to bandmates Sir Paul and Sir Ringo, Harrison was by no means knighted. That truth, studies longtime Beatle-watcher Norman, appears to have rankled, for if Harrison gave the impression to be bucking for sainthood all through a lot of his too-short life, he was additionally all too human.” Attention-grabbing to say the least. We simply received our copy and can report. Additionally, only for the document, it’s an terrible picture of George for the quilt … Right here’s the trailer for Sara Bareilles’ Waitress movie:

Nonetheless housebound I’ve been listening to streaming iHeart 80’s Flashback and have heard a ton of Madonna; Michael Jackson; Huey Lewis; Debbie Gibson and Genesis. Unhappy to say, however no Madge-music after her True Blue (1986) album and the Jackson-music sounds as sturdy as ever …

(By way of Broadway Information) The Who’s Tommy will return to Broadway in spring 2024. The musical revival will start performances on March 8, 2024, forward of an official opening of March 28 on the Nederlander Theatre. The manufacturing will mark a switch of the 2023 Jeff Award-winning mounting from Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Helmed by the musical’s unique Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff, the revival is described as a reimagined model of the present, which first opened on Broadway in 1993. The Who’s Tommy incorporates a Tony-winning rating by Pete Townshend, who co-wrote the Tony-nominated ebook with McAnuff. The musical is an adaptation of the band The Who’s 1969 album of the identical title, which — on the time — was described by critics as a rock opera” …

Try marketing-exec Brad LeBeau’s profile in SKOPE – https://skopemag.com/2023/10/27/brad-lebeau-40-years-in-the-remix-business-turning-fear-into-fuel … The SAG/AFTRA strikes goes into its twenty sixth week. The brand new Fall TV schedule is decimated and my sources say it could not effectively however settled till we’re in 2024 … RIP Richard Moll and Matthew Perry.

NAMES IN THE NEWS — Peter Brown; Jonathan Clyde; Anthony Pomes; Eppy; Barry Fisch; Lou Reed; Tom & Lisa Cuddy; Tony King; Joe Friar; Randy Alexander; Lee Jeske; Brian Belfiglio; Denis McNamara; Melissa Davis; Deb Caponetta; Kent & Laura Denmark; Mark Bego; Whoopi Goldberg; Lara Logan; and CHIP!