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Monday, October 3, 2022

James Taylor Shares Previously Unseen Live Performance Of 'I Was A Fool To Care'

James Taylor recently shared a previously unseen live performance of "I Was A Fool To Care" from his North American Tour in 2015.

The song is from Taylor's sixth studio album, Gorilla, which came out in 1975.

Taylor and his band played the song at Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on July 28, 2015.

Taylor introduced the song as "a sad love song about unrequited love." In addition to Taylor's rendition, the song features harmony vocals by Arnold McCuller, Kate Markowitz, and Andrea Zonn.

Lou Marini, Jr. and Walt Fowler play the horns. Longtime Taylor collaborators Steve Gadd (drums), Michael Landau (electric guitar) and Jimmy Johnson (bass) are there as well. Larry Goldings plays the keys, while Luis Conte plays the percussion.

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The Beach Boys Announce Expansive 'Sail On Sailor - 1972' Box Set

The Beach Boys have announced that Sail On Sailor - 1972, a new expansive multi-disc and digital box set, will be released on November 18 via Capitol Records/UMe.

The latest chapter in the Beach Boys' archival series documents and dives deep into their transformative and fruitful 1972 era.

Produced by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the comprehensive 6CD Super Deluxe Edition features newly remastered versions of Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" and Holland, plus Holland's Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairytale) EP (complete with its original instructions to "please listen in the dark."

It also boasts an unreleased live concert recorded at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving, 1972, the first-ever release of a complete Beach Boys concert from this era with the original setlist.

Sail On Sailor - 1972 includes unreleased outtakes, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a cappella versions, culled from the historic album sessions. Out of the 105 tracks, 80 are previously unreleased.

The Beach Boys shared the previously unreleased performance of Carl and The Passions' album opener, "You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone," at https://TheBeachBoys.lnk.to/SailOnSailorPR

In addition to the 6CD Super Deluxe Edition, Sail on Sailor - 1972 will be available as a 5LP+7-inch EP vinyl box set, which includes the entire Carnegie Hall concerts, a variety of bonus material and a reproduction of Brian Wilson's EP, Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairytale).

(Photo: Capitol/UMe)

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Pink Floyd's 'Animals' Reaches Top 10 On Billboard's Album Sales Chart After Reissue

Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals has returned to the top 10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart following its reissue.

The five-track album was reissued in a new mix on CD, vinyl, Blu-ray, SACD and digital download configurations on September 16.

Animals is ranked at No. 3 with 20,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending September 22, according to Luminate. Physical sales comprise 19,000 and digital downloads comprise 1,000.

A deluxe box set edition of Animals is scheduled for release on October 7.

Animals, the tenth studio album by Pink Floyd, was originally released in January 1977.

It is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain.

The Top Album Sales chart, dated October 1, is led by BLACKPINK's Born Pink, which is followed by NCT 127's 2 Baddies at No. 2.

Billboard's Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales.

(Photo: Sony Music)

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