7a Records announces "Davy Jones Live in Japan" in multiple formats with bonus tracks (UPDATED)6/8/2019 Iain Lee and Glenn Gretlund, co-founders of 7a Records, have revealed the details surrounding their latest upcoming release. Davy Jones Live in Japan will highlight two of Davy Jones' early 1980s Japanese live albums, Live in Japan (1981) and Hello Davy (1982), while also providing fans with a bevy of bonus materials, including Davy's Japanese singles from this era on CD and vinyl and a DVD of one his concerts filmed in Japan in August 1981. Japan experienced the first rebirth of The Monkees in the 1980s even before Davy, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork reunited for the mega-successful 20th Anniversary Tour of North America in 1986. When "Daydream Believer" was used in a Kodak commercial in Japan in 1980, Monkeemania was rekindled as the group's television show returned to the airwaves and Monkees albums were reissued, causing them to chart in that country once again. Demand for The Monkees was so high in Japan that Davy, Micky, and Peter (with The New Monks) all toured there individually between 1981 and 1982, playing to extremely enthusiastic audiences. Davy also released several solo singles in Japan during this time period, including "Dance Gypsy" and "It's Now." 7a's Davy Jones Live in Japan arrives on August 9, 2019 (a week earlier in the United Kingdom) in two different formats, all of which will contain bonus materials. First, a triple vinyl LP set will include both of Davy's early '80s Japanese live albums along with a 28 page booklet that replicates an original Davy Jones Japanese tour program. Pressed on individually colored vinyl (red, white, and blue), the third LP is dedicated solely to bonus tracks (alternate mixes and single sides, including all of Davy's Japanese 45s). There will also be a 2CD + DVD set consisting of both live albums, 22 bonus tracks of alternate mixes and single sides, and a 24 page color booklet with liner notes by Iain Lee and Mark Kleiner. This set also exclusively features a DVD of the Hello Davy concert which has been transferred from a LaserDisc issued in Japan in 1982. Stay tuned to The Monkees Live Almanac for further previews of this release, and be sure to pre-order below! UPDATE 6/17/2019: The complete track listing is now available:
12 Comments
David Cox
6/8/2019 19:32:56
Somebody help!
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Ardent Langer
6/9/2019 17:49:01
...wow -- Monkees fans can always find something to complain about!
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David Cox
6/10/2019 08:51:58
Ardent,
Ardent Langer
6/11/2019 08:08:26
Retraction appreciated!
Scott Erickson
6/15/2019 12:13:54
To paraphrase Ardent.
Ardent Langer
6/16/2019 09:01:54
Thanks to Scott for rephrasing what I already said perfectly clearly!
Scott Erickson
6/15/2019 12:11:19
The concert was shot on Video. Releasing in on Bluray will not improve the resolution or audio quality. DVD is more than sufficient for this release
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I.Zisman
12/3/2019 02:45:56
I own the Laser disc and one thing I have to give props to the DVD transfer. My LD has more laser rot by the day given how old it is. The DVD is very enjoyable and saved for history! I have one complaint about the audio tracks if you read on the bottom.
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I. Zisman
7/23/2019 08:16:00
Are the bonus tracks on CD 1 alternate "Live" versions?
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I. Zisman
7/23/2019 08:29:30
Also, are all of the audio selections from the actual masters or are they "needle drops"? I actually have 2 copies of laserdisc of "Hello Davy" and from their age, suffer from areas of "Laser rot" which distorts the picture and adds horrible static to the audio (which I realize can be replaced by the LP audio). This is quite a bit of money and would hate to be disappointed if I am spending it on what I already have. Thank you.
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Mike TeeVee
8/9/2019 08:57:45
I am wondering the same thing. The fine folks at 7A aren’t always as transparent as some would like.
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I. Zisman
12/3/2019 02:41:13
Well, I finally went for it and got the CD set. The sound is good but for some reason, with the studio single of "How Do You Know", things go terribly awry! It's not the single stereo mix but some boot sounding mono fold down! Luckily, I have 2 mint singles but don't see the need now to buy the 3 LP set knowing I probably have better sounding Japanese vinyl. No where does it say where any of the music was sourced from. Leave a Reply. |
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