{"id":20907,"date":"2023-08-07T18:49:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=20907"},"modified":"2023-08-07T18:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:52:31","slug":"clarence-white-the-byrds-leads-new-releases-from-liberation-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/clarence-white-the-byrds-leads-new-releases-from-liberation-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarence White (The Byrds) leads new releases from Liberation Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Liberation Hall<\/a> 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<\/em>. 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<\/a> (USA) and Wienerworld <\/a>(UK).

AUGUST 11<\/strong>

JONATHAN POSTAL \u2013 All the Boys on St. Mark\u2019s Place<\/em><\/strong> (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\u2019s two 7-inch singles were eventually compiled alongside a wealth of live material on Liberation Hall\u2019s 2021 release, More Live Than Not: San Francisco 1978<\/em>. 
Now, a new compilation of Postal\u2019s studio recordings, All the Boys on St. Marks Place<\/em>, adds three unreleased Readymades recordings to the band\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019t Love | 14. Mistaken for Romance # | 15. The Gift # | 16. Don\u2019t Get Excited # | 17. Secrets of the Heart # | 18. Nobody\u2019s Fool 
* THE ODDS | # THE GIFT | @ READYMADES

Pre-order at Bandcamp<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 25<\/u><\/strong>
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS \u2013 More Halloween Nuggets: Haunted Underground Classics<\/em> <\/strong>(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<\/em>. 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 \u201cWerewolf\u201d sound effect. This is a sequel to last year\u2019s Halloween Nuggets<\/em> 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, \u201cWitch Girl\u201d | 2. Teddy Durant, \u201cThe Beast of Sunset Strip\u201d | 3. The Ebb-Tides, \u201cS\u00e9ance\u201d | 4. \u201cNight of the Blood Beast\u201d * | 5. Bela La Goldstein, \u201cWhy Do I Love You\u201d | 6. Murray Schaff & His Aristocrats, \u201cTombstone Number 9\u201d | 7. Round Robin, \u201cI\u2019m the Wolf Man\u201d | 8. \u201cThe Werewolf\u201d * | 9. Chance Halladay, \u201cDeep Sleep\u201d | 10. The Connoissurs, \u201cCount Macabre\u201d | 11. The Madmen, \u201cHaunted\u201d | 12. \u201cFrankenstein & Dracula\u201d * | 13. Terry Gale, \u201cThe Voodoo\u201d | 14. Baron Daemon & the Vampires, \u201cGhost Guitars\u201d | 15. Mann Drake, \u201cVampire\u2019s Ball\u201d | 16. \u201cThe Mummy\u201d * | 17. Johnny Alderson, \u201cZoola Zooky\u201d | 18. Peter & the Wolves, \u201cMr. Frankenstein\u201d | 19. Frankie Stein & His Ghouls, \u201cDr. Spook (Twist) | 20. Kenny & the Fiends, \u201cThe Raven\u201d | 21. The Executioners, \u201cGuillotine\u201d | 22. Gary Warren, \u201cWerewolf\u201d
* Denotes sound effect or radio advertisement for a motion picture. Only available on CD and download. 
 
Pre-order at Bandcamp<\/a> or Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 22<\/strong>
 
CLARENCE WHITE \u2013 The Lost Masters: 1963-1973<\/em><\/strong> (Liberation Hall, CD\/DL LIB-5035)
The Lost Masters: 1963-1973<\/em> 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 \u201870s. 
The Lost Masters: 1963-1973<\/em> includes songs recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of White\u2019s career, showcasing his critically acclaimed flat-picking guitar style. Guest players on the sessions include the Byrds\u2019 Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin; the Flying Burrito Brothers\u2019 Byron Berline; multi-instrumentalist Eric Weissberg; and Don and Phil Everly on a rehearsal take of \u201cI\u2019m on My Way Home Again.\u201d Each of the 14 tracks previously appeared on White Lightnin\u2019<\/em>, a limited-edition CD released by Sierra Records in 2009. \u201cI\u2019m on My Way Home Again\u201d with the Everly Brothers is available now as a digital single<\/a>.
2023 marks the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of White\u2019s death from being struck by a drunk driver. 
 
TRACKLIST: (Acoustic selections)<\/strong> 1. No Title Yet Blues (Eric Weissberg) | 2. Fire on the Mountain (arranged by Clarence White) | 3. (Now and Then There\u2019s) A Fool Such as I (William Trader) | 4. New Soldier\u2019s Joy (Clarence White) | 5. Yesterday\u2019s 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)<\/strong> 9. Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) | 10. Buckaroo (Bob Morris) | 11. Nashville West (Clarence White, Gene Parsons) | 12. Byrd Jam aka White\u2019s Lightning (Clarence White, Roger McGuinn) |13. Around the Barn (Clarence White) | 14. I\u2019m on My Way Home Again (Terry Slate) 
 
Pre-order at Bandcamp<\/a> or Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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