A hand-selected collection of vintage demos, outtakes and buried treasures from the vast archive of beloved folk singer-songwriter icon, Melanie! Real and raw, these recordings, drawn primarily from the early '70s, show how Melanie's songs grew from her soul and took shape organically! Packaged in a lovely 6-panel digipak with full liner notes from music writer and Melanie manager Dave Thompson!
A brand new reissue of the 1995 studio album from the incomparably fierce counterculture icon and female poet/songwriter, Melanie! Digitally remastered audio and all new artwork brings this album roaring back to life along with a stellar set of songs both old and new as well as memorable covers of The Beatles' "Any Time At All," Gloria Gaynor's anthem "I Will Survive" and more! CD version features 4 bonus tracks while the album appears here on vinyl for the first time ever!
A treasure trove of rarities and alternate versions of familiar songs from folk icon Melanie, including "The Nickel Song," "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)" and "Brand New Key!" Not only does Melanie reimagine her own works but also the works of others offering superb covers of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and more! An essential addition to any folk music lover's library!
Another collector's dream come true - the first official and complete release of collection of mid '80s, post-Am I Real Or What set of studio recordings!These much discussed recordings found Melanie going back to a more roots oriented sound, following the mainstream sounds of Am I Real, and includes some of the most sophisticated and varied compositions of her career! Packaged in a lovely 6-panel digipak with rare photos and full liner notes by Melanie manager and music historian Dave Thompson!
On their debut album Mill On The Hill, Melin Melyn move effortlessly between surf-rock, country, prog-rock and psychedelia with the grace and skill of a band with numerous records under their belt, held together by an efficacious and fantastical thematic principle. Melin Melyn translates to ‘Yellow Mill’ in Welsh, and on this album the Welsh six-piece invite the audience into the world they have quite literally built around them. Mill On The Hill transports the listeners to the utopian ‘Melin Village’, a Seussian world where townsfolk “bask in the beauty of song.”
“Croeso! Welcome, one and all to the magical world of the Mill On The Hill. The yellow mill that sits on top of a hill, looking down on Melin Village and all of its wonderful occupants. Everyone is welcome here.” says Chief Miller Gruff. “Don’t be deceived, this is no ordinary mill. Our duty is to create music inside the mill for all the occupants of Melin Village, and anyone else who’d like to listen. Because, after all, who could imagine a world without music?”
Melin Melyn are more than just a band. They’re world-builders; storytellers absorbing various elements of the increasingly strange times around us and using them to create fables that ruminate on grief, love, and hope.