...New release announcements from Japan over the holiday weekend here in the States include the latest information from Wardour, who intend to issue the QUEEN set "Queen Invite You To A Night At the Warehouse"  2CD set that includes a bonus replica edition of a Fan Club magazine.  The title brings to market an excellent audience tape from the Copenhagen venue, Broendby Hall, on May 12, 1977...Sigma has also announced yet another PINK FLOYD title for June, "Richard, Are You Ready?" 2CD documents their live performance at  West Berlin's Audimax der Technische University in Germany on March 13, 1970 and the quality of the audience tape is said to be stellar...Mid Valley released the ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD "BLIND FAITH" 6CD + 3DVD numbered Box Set on Friday, the set is strictly limited to only 500 numbered copies and features 3 shows from MSG in New York this past February 25th, 26th & 28th...also released were the CLAPTON titles "Mojo Hand" 2CD from Tampa on June 14, 2004 and the 3DVD set,"Bad Love" with 1990 shows from MSG (April 4th), Hartford (April 12) and Nassau Coliseum (August 17)...You'll find Wendy Records' new LED ZEPPELIN "Dallas Triumphant Return" set now in circulation and available...

...It's funny how life plays out in mini-themes sometimes, for yours truly it's a RUSH theme for me this holiday weekend as it started off by taking a performance from the latest tour.  It had been 30 years since I saw the trio last and it was fun to tap into a bit of nostalgia even though I was more familiar with their "Snakes & Arrows" release than much of their late 80's and 90's material.  Anyway, as we alluded to last week, Crystal Cat intended on issuing a couple of shows from the Canadian trio along with their BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN titles "Max's Kansas City Night" "Koln Magic Night" and NEIL YOUNG titles ("Le Grand Rex First Evening" and "Le Grand Rex Second Evening" shows from Paris) the label released the 6 titles over the weekend and the two RUSH sets are "At Globen 2004" 3CD set which captures their September 29th, 2004 performance in Stockholm and tacks on 6 bonus tracks from Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis on Valentine's Day 1980, "In Stockholm 2007" 2CD documents their more recent visit to Sweden on October 27th in excellent audience quality (as the majority of CC titles are!), plus four other bonus tracks from that same February 14, 1980 St. Louis show...

...Two new OASIS titles from Polar Bear Records..."I Got Speed And I Walk On Air - Special Edition" 1CD + bonus DVD-R presents soundboard tapes from Columbiahalle in Berlin on February 10, 2002 and The Greek Theater in L.A. on May 15, 2002 with a bonus DVD-R featuring the proshot footage from The Greek Theater..."Brotherly Love Special Edition: Just Before 10th Anniversary" 1CD + bonus DVD-R contains the soundboard audio from Fiddler's Green in Denver on May 17, 2001 with the proshot video from The Tweeter Center in Boston on June 11, 2001...And, the third batch of Dr. Ebbett's BEATLES needle drops in a month have been introduced into collector channels and the final batch for May include..."Rarities" (UK version), "Get Back" (Original UK Version), "The Beatles Christmas Album" (US Version), "The Beatles Greatest" (German Stereo), and  "The Beatles In Italy" (Italian mono)...

I hope all of our members and friends around the U.S. enjoyed their long holiday weekend and while it doesn't really feel like it around these parts, it is now the unofficial start of the Summer season and nobody will enjoy catching some large doses of sun over the coming weeks than me!  Keep checking back through the week for updates and have yourself a good one...

Svengi, May 26, 2008