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Some Kind of a Summer: Real Gone Offers David Cassidy, Gary Lewis, Grateful Dead, Johnny Mathis In August
July 17, 2012
By Joe Marchese https://theseconddisc.com/2012/07/17/some-kind-of-a-summer-real-gone-offers-david-cassidy-gary-lewis-grateful-dead-johnny-mathis-in-august/
Real Gone Music is looking ahead to August, and it's going to be one hot summer! The label has just announced new titles from all around the pop/rock spectrum: Gary Lewis and the Playboys, David Cassidy, The Grateful Dead and Johnny Mathis!
NOTE: Only part of this article relating to David’s LP’s is included here.
It's a very good year to be a fan of David Cassidy! The U.K.'s 7Ts label has just combined onto one CD the one-time teen idol's first two solo albums, 1971's Cherish and Rock Me Baby, both available in the U.S. on the Buddah label. Now, here in the U.S., Real Gone is picking up the story with a new series of Cassidy reissues, and that series begins with an ultra-rare pair! Recorded in Great Britain during his 1974 world tour, Cassidy Live! is a testament to the high voltage generated by the star in a live setting. His repertoire is eclectic, eschewing his familiar hits in favor of songs by Stephen Stills ("For What It's Worth"), Lennon and McCartney ("Please Please Me"), Leon Russell ("Delta Lady"), Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do") and even Rodgers and Hammerstein ("Bali Ha'i"), foreshadowing his later stardom on the Broadway stage. Two years later, Cassidy released his third and final album on RCA, Gettin' It in the Street. With co-production and songs by America's Gerry Beckley, Mick Ronson on guitar and Brian Wilson even offering a song ("Cruise to Harlem"), it further displayed Cassidy's growing maturity as a vocalist. Yet, with Cassidymania on the wane, the album wasn't even released in America at the time, and it's only been on CD in Japan. Mike Ragogna contributes liner notes for both releases, and they've been remastered by Vic Anesini.
All of the titles mentioned above will arrive in stores on August 28
David Cassidy, Cassidy Live! (Bell LP 1312, 1974 - reissued Real Gone Music, 2012)
- It's Preying on My Mind
- Some Kind of a Summer
- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- Bali Ha'i
- Mae Time
- I Am a Clown
- Delta Lady
- Please Please Me
- Daydreamer
- How Can I Be Sure
- For What It's Worth
- C.C. Rider Blues/Jenny Jenny
- Rock Medley: Blue Suede Shoes/Rock Around the Clock/Jailhouse Rock/Rock and Roll Music/Rock Me Baby
David Cassidy, Gettin' It in the Street (RCA LP APL1-1852, 1976 - reissued Real Gone Music, 2012)
- Gettin' It in the Street
- Cruise to Harlem
- I'll Have to Go Away (Saying Goodbye)
- The Story of Rock and Roll
- I Never Saw You Coming
- Living a Lie
- Rosa's Cantina
- Love, Love the Lady
- Junked Heart Blues
