Melanie Centre of the Circle CD Limited Mail order only

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Melanie

Centre of The Circle

1. Here We Go Again Take #1                                   1978 Suntreader Studios Vermont
2. Don’t Make Me Laugh ( Beautiful Sadness )     1978 Suntreader Studios Vermont
3. Mama Said There’ ll be Days Like This               1971  Neighborhood Records Outtake
4. Peace Will Come According To Plan                   1972  U.S Broadcast
5. Together Alone                                                        1972  U.S Broadcast
6. Kansas                                                                       1974   Metropolitan Opera House
7. Some Say I Got Devil                                             1976   live in Australia
8. Centre of the Circle                                                1971  Neighborhood Records Outtake
9. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine                                   1977  Fidelity Studios L.A
10. Uptown & Down                                                     1977  Fidelity Studios L.A
11. Cyclone                                                                     1977  U.S Broadcast

All songs Melanie Safka  except  3, Luther Dixon and Willie Denson. 8, Paul Campbell/ Joel Newman  and Huddie Ledbetter

100 Copies        Comes with 4 page  booklet   On HYBRID CD for small run production Not CDr

This collection is of songs that didn’t make the ‘Neighbourhood Songs’  set for one reason or another  usually we ran out of space or in some cases they turned up after we had sent the box off to the pressing plant ( this always happens )..Kicking of with what was a live favourite for years “Here We Go Again” along with an embryonic  Version of “Beautiful Sadness” still being titled “Don’t Make Me Laugh”  (which changed during this very session)recorded in Vermont for the unreleased album from 1978 ..Ballroom Streets being favoured as an album  due to the stellar live performance. We will be addressing the Vermont recording sessions later on .

“ Mama said ..”  turned up recently and is such a great recording I was gutted it had missed the box. The three U.S broadcasts were all bumped off for something else  but I thought they were of sufficient interest to include here. The live “Some Say ..”  is the only track we had from Australia 1976 and a great performance too, same with “Kansas”  from the Met. Two tracks from another aborted studios session this time in L.A in 1977 a new punchier version of “Uptown…” and a great but oddly recorded version of “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” possibly recorded in the production room .

Carlton Sandercock