New Digital Releases — Jan & Dean Original Liberty LPs, 1962-1966

[Admin]

Jan & Dean’s original albums for Liberty Records — 1962-1966 — have been officially reissued by Capitol Records for the digital market (with new digital booklet liner notes by Mark A. Moore).

A total of 15 albums . . . now available via iTunes and Amazon.

Extensive new liner notes have been completed for 10 albums . . . and notes for the remaining five are forthcoming.

Download the fulls albums to read the extensive liners in PDF format.

1962




Golden Hits Vol. 1 — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon


1963




Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin' — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Drag City — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon



1964




Dead Man's Curve / The New Girl In School — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Ride the Wild Surf — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




The Little Old Lady from Pasadena — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon



1965




Command Performance / Live In Person — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Pop Symphony No. 1 — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Golden Hits Vol. 2 — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Folk 'N Roll — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon



1966





Jan & Dean Meet Batman — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Filet of Soul / A Live One — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Popsicle — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon




Golden Hits Vol. 3 — Buy from iTunes || Buy from Amazon

[Ban n Bean]

It's a start.  I hope the mastering is good and consistent.  I have a hodgepodge of C5, One Way, EMI, BGO, Sundazed...

I wonder if EMI will issue corresponding CDs with bonus tracks?

[surferbee]

That's great news after all this time.

Is this in any way connected with the re-releases talked about elsewhere?

[jdman]

Great job Mark!
The guy that wrote the notes doesn't say anything about Jan being the producer of all that great music. Maybe you can write a review??

[Surfin Again]

The guy that wrote the notes doesn't say anything about Jan being the producer of all that great music. Maybe you can write a review??

New liner notes by Mark A. Moore

 

[Mark A. Moore]

Great job Mark!
The guy that wrote the notes doesn't say anything about Jan being the producer of all that great music. Maybe you can write a review??

Huh? . . . What notes are you referring to?

[jdman]

The album review at the top of Golden Hits Vol 2.

[jdman]

OK, the top right of this page explains it. You are doing the liner notes. Very Good!!!!

[Mark A. Moore]

Yeah . . . Each of the original Liberty albums will eventually feature a PDF with new liner notes.

Even those initially posted without notes will have them added later.

[surferbee]

WE have had problems with some CD issues - with compression taking away the highs and lows. I hope the downloads will deal with this. Really looking forward to good quality releases and the liner notes.

[Ban n Bean]

iTunes will be 256kbps AAC (yeech).  If these are going to be downloads only, I hope .wav or .flac is an option at other sites.  Does iTunes have exclusive rights?  Would like to see cover art reproduced exactly as the LP originals (although a case could be made against using the pink/black "Dead Man's Curve... LP)

[Doc Smiley]

So are these digital releases going to lead to new CD releases?  hope so...

[Mark A. Moore]

Would like to see cover art reproduced exactly as the LP originals

The original cover art will be there.

[Ban n Bean]

What else can be discussed about these releases?  Is Ron Furmanek involved?  I hope so.

[surferbee]

Mark -any plans to release these as CDS and will there be any bonus tracks?