Elliott Murphy's PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS on Vinyl

ELLIOTT MURPHY

PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS

Elliott Murphy’s classic 1983 album PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS will be released by MURPHYLAND RECORDS on high quality 180g Vinyl on 9 March 2018 in Europe and the USA and expect both MURPH THE SURF (1982) and MILWAUKEE (1986) in re-mastered vinyl editions later this year. Order the vinyl albums at: www.elliottmurphy.com/store.

Completely re-mixed from the original analog 24 Track tapes and re-mastered, PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS is ready to be rediscovered by both new and old fans from one of the most original and classic American rock singer-songwriters.

PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS was recorded in New York City at Battery Sound Studios in the shadow of the fallen World Trade Center and features guest appearances by David Johansen (New York Dolls), Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) and avant-garde saxophonist Peter Gordon. Elliott’s regular band at the time was monumental in itself: Richard Sohl (Patti Smith Group), Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers) and Tony Machine (The Heartbreakers).

PARTY GIRLS & BROKEN POETS

Murphyland ML0002LP

TRACK  LISTING

SIDE ONE:

• THREE COMPLETE AMERICAN NOVELS
• WINNERS/LOSERS/BEGGARS/CHOOSER
• DOCTOR CALABASH
• BLUES RESPONSIBILITY
• SAVING TIME

SIDE TWO:

• PARTY GIRLS AND BROKEN POETS
• LIKE A ROCKET
• LAST CALL
• SOMETHING NEW
• THE STREETS OF NEW YORK

Critics praised Elliott’s 2017 album, PRODIGAL SON (4 **** Rolling Stone France) which was produced and mixed by Elliott’s son Gaspard Murphy, an outstanding producer in his own right. Gaspard utilized hi-tech procedures to restore the original tapes of PARTY GIRLS AND BROKEN POETS  to pristine condition, making it possible for him to re-mix this legendary record using all the modern technology available while keeping the integrity of the original recording. 

Also recently released: AQUASHOW DECONSTRUCTED  (2016) - a new version of the classic Elliott Murphy album Aquashow (1973) which will surely go down in rock history as an important work from the golden age of rock ’n roll that marked the beginning of a storied musical career that continues strong thirty-five years later. 

Elliott will be on tour in the USA in Autumn 2018.

For more information and/or interview requests please contact Anne Leighton: leightonmedia@aol.com  and Anne@AnneLeighton.com.

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Mandala's MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT: 18 Years in the Making

www.withinMandala.com 

www.AutumnsongsRecords.com

MANDALA, The Band

Rhys Marsh — voice, guitar, mellotron, sitar, rhodes, rebab, pedal steel

Francis Booth — bass guitar

Will Spurling — drums, percussion, tablas

with:

Anna Giddey — violin

Natalie Rozario — cello

Peter Keserue — harmonium

Coming out May 5 is Mandala’s album, MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT on Norway’s Autumnsongs Records (distributed by MVD in North America).

Mandala's debut album, MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT, is an exhilarating combination of Western and Eastern folk music, mixed with heavier forms of progressive rock, all wrapped in an early-‘70s glow.

Mandala was formed in London in 1997, by Rhys Marsh (voice, guitar), Francis Booth (bass) and Will Spurling (drums). Their plan was to create music that represented all things analog, specifically their love of valves, vinyl and VU meters. They wore flares and large-collared shirts with pride, quickly becoming one of the most talked about bands in the college, performing regularly in the weekly foyer, on TV shows and in end of year productions.

By 2005, they had a new sound that encompassed violin and cello, which they presented at concerts across the UK and North America. They recorded and self-released two EPs — one showcasing their ability to rock out, albeit this time with a string section, and the other showcasing their acoustic material. The sound was penned by The Guardian newspaper as “Folk Noir.” At this time also, Mandala’s music was attracting the attention of fans in Scandinavia through MySpace.

The group played hundreds of concerts, though never recorded a full album. In 2006, they decided to call it a day. The band members ended up pursuing other musical projects, Rhys Marsh even moving to Norway to begin a successful musical career there. They remained friends — in fact, in the years between 2006 and 2012, they had grown even closer as friends.

In 2012, the ideas for getting back together were sparked, and in 2014 the band flew to Norway — heading to Autumnsongs Recording Studio in Trondheim. For 10 days they were accommodated in the Autumnsongs building — a solid concrete bunker, with no windows. The time of day quickly became irrelevant, as they set up in the studio to record in the truest way they could: live, together in the same room, surrounded by room mics and lava lamps, allowing the instruments to bleed over each others' tracks. They only time they ventured outside was for dinner, which always ended up being a barbecue, on the mountain next to the studio, during the hours of the MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT.   

From the first playback, they were blown away by the sounds that came through the monitors. They were even tighter as a band than they had been years before. Suddenly, it felt as though the three of them had grown so much as people and musicians that they were able to fully express the songs as they should be heard.

MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT has been 18 years in the making. We hope you agree that it's been worth the wait.

Critics’ responses:

Album Cover for Mandala's MIDNIGHT TWILIGHT.

“Folk-noir”

The Guardian

“Knife-edge atmospheres & Eastern-tinged melodies”

The Independent

“Haunting atmospherics, with an icy edge.”

Time Out

“Atmospheric romanticism”

The Metro

“As if Jeff Buckley met Radiohead in a subterranean cellar”

Musician Magazine

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