Clarence White (The Byrds) leads new releases from Liberation Hall
Liberation Hall has revealed details for three titles slated for release this month and in September. The lineup includes the first compilation from New York songwriter Jonathan Postal, a collection of rare acoustic and electric tracks from latter-day Byrds guitarist Clarence White, and the seasonal garage rock compilation More Halloween Nuggets. Jonathan Postal and Clarence White will be released by Liberation Hall while the Halloween title will appear on the affiliated label RockBeat Records. All titles are distributed by MVD Entertainment (USA) and Wienerworld (UK).
AUGUST 11
JONATHAN POSTAL – All the Boys on St. Mark’s Place (Liberation Hall, CD/DL LIB-5087)
Raised in New York City, Jonathan Postal relocated to San Francisco during the late 1970s punk and new wave explosion. While earning his degree in photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, he spent his nights fronting the local band the Readymades. The group’s two 7-inch singles were eventually compiled alongside a wealth of live material on Liberation Hall’s 2021 release, More Live Than Not: San Francisco 1978.
Now, a new compilation of Postal’s studio recordings, All the Boys on St. Marks Place, adds three unreleased Readymades recordings to the band’s discography. Also included are songs later recorded by Postal in NYC with the Odds and the Gift. The 18-track set is completed by three solo tracks. Postal currently resides in Memphis and performs with his band Rattlesnake Whip. He is also the creator and designer of Postal Guitars.
TRACKLIST: 1. Floating World * | 2. The Wrong Man * | 3. Send It C.O.D. * | 4. Nurse Debbi * | 5. Get Used to the Fact @ | 6. Fallen Angel @| 7. Living in the Movies # | 8. Angry Young Men @ | 9. Love Me or Leave Me Alone # | 10. You Were There # | 11. The Architect # | 12. The Girl in the Glass Cage | 13. Shut Up, This Ain’t Love | 14. Mistaken for Romance # | 15. The Gift # | 16. Don’t Get Excited # | 17. Secrets of the Heart # | 18. Nobody’s Fool
* THE ODDS | # THE GIFT | @ READYMADES
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August 25
VARIOUS ARTISTS – More Halloween Nuggets: Haunted Underground Classics (RockBeat LP ROC-3464, CD/DL ROC-3465)
Liberation Hall gets an early jump on pumpkin season with the release of More Halloween Nuggets: Haunted Underground Classics. The vinyl version of this compilation features 18 spooky 1950s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll deep cuts. The CD and digital formats add three classic horror movie radio ads and a “Werewolf” sound effect. This is a sequel to last year’s Halloween Nuggets and once again features a howlingly cool cover design by New York illustrator Cliff Mott. The vinyl edition will be pressed on ghostly purple vinyl.
TRACKLIST: 1. The Mystrys, “Witch Girl” | 2. Teddy Durant, “The Beast of Sunset Strip” | 3. The Ebb-Tides, “Séance” | 4. “Night of the Blood Beast” * | 5. Bela La Goldstein, “Why Do I Love You” | 6. Murray Schaff & His Aristocrats, “Tombstone Number 9” | 7. Round Robin, “I’m the Wolf Man” | 8. “The Werewolf” * | 9. Chance Halladay, “Deep Sleep” | 10. The Connoissurs, “Count Macabre” | 11. The Madmen, “Haunted” | 12. “Frankenstein & Dracula” * | 13. Terry Gale, “The Voodoo” | 14. Baron Daemon & the Vampires, “Ghost Guitars” | 15. Mann Drake, “Vampire’s Ball” | 16. “The Mummy” * | 17. Johnny Alderson, “Zoola Zooky” | 18. Peter & the Wolves, “Mr. Frankenstein” | 19. Frankie Stein & His Ghouls, “Dr. Spook (Twist) | 20. Kenny & the Fiends, “The Raven” | 21. The Executioners, “Guillotine” | 22. Gary Warren, “Werewolf”
* Denotes sound effect or radio advertisement for a motion picture. Only available on CD and download.
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September 22
CLARENCE WHITE – The Lost Masters: 1963-1973 (Liberation Hall, CD/DL LIB-5035)
The Lost Masters: 1963-1973 features 14 acoustic and electric tracks from guitarist Clarence White, the late country-rock pioneer who was the second longest-serving member of the Byrds. White was also a founding member of bluegrass group the Kentucky Colonels and performed with them in the 1960s and ‘70s.
The Lost Masters: 1963-1973 includes songs recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of White’s career, showcasing his critically acclaimed flat-picking guitar style. Guest players on the sessions include the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin; the Flying Burrito Brothers’ Byron Berline; multi-instrumentalist Eric Weissberg; and Don and Phil Everly on a rehearsal take of “I’m on My Way Home Again.” Each of the 14 tracks previously appeared on White Lightnin’, a limited-edition CD released by Sierra Records in 2009. “I’m on My Way Home Again” with the Everly Brothers is available now as a digital single.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of White’s death from being struck by a drunk driver.
TRACKLIST: (Acoustic selections) 1. No Title Yet Blues (Eric Weissberg) | 2. Fire on the Mountain (arranged by Clarence White) | 3. (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I (William Trader) | 4. New Soldier’s Joy (Clarence White) | 5. Yesterday’s Train (Gene Parsons, Skip Battin) | 6. Sally Goodin Meets the Byrds (Clarence White) | 7. Banjo Dog (Gene Parsons) | 8. Alabama Jubilee (arranged by Clarence White) | (Electric selections) 9. Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) | 10. Buckaroo (Bob Morris) | 11. Nashville West (Clarence White, Gene Parsons) | 12. Byrd Jam aka White’s Lightning (Clarence White, Roger McGuinn) |13. Around the Barn (Clarence White) | 14. I’m on My Way Home Again (Terry Slate)
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