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Great New Joe Tansin Single
Joe Tansin, who was in Badfinger during the Airwaves era, has released a great and very catchy single called "Glasgow Road". On the record he is supported by Dean Ford
March 9 - 2012 - source: Joe Tansin
New Badfinger Compilation in Spring 2012
A new 16 tracks Badfinger compilation is planned for release in spring 2012. The title is supposed to be "Timeless - The Musical Legacy of Badfinger". It will include tracks from the Warner years along with previously released Apple recordings.
A vinyl version of the album will also be released. This will be a double album containing 25 tracks.
Tracklisting Here January 2 - 2012 - sources: Dan Matovia & Tom Brennan
The Stairs Release their First Album
The Stairs will in the spring of 2011 release their first full length CD. The album will consist of tracks recorded during 2010, supplemented with selected songs previously released on EPs in the period 2006-2009. These include live favorites like 'Back From The Sky' and 'Little Bird. The provisional tracklist is: 1. What You're Looking for / 2. I've Got a Feeling / 3. Empty Chair / 4. If you Do not Know by now / 5. Little Bird / 6. Back From The Sky / 7. Song About Something / Nothing / 8. That's Not A Man / 9. A Bit of All Right / 10. Everything Is Open
There may be added one or two numbers to the list; maybe listed as bonus tracks. One of those could be the download only single 'What Loneliness Does' from 2008. An album title has not yet been decided for, but it could well be 'Empty Chairs', which was also the title of the recent EP.
In the meantime the group are well underways with songs for a successor, with completely newly written songs which the group hope to record during 2011.
January 10 - 2011
Apple Records has now released the four Badfinger albums, remastered and with new bonus-tracks. Among the many previously unreleased tracks "Sing For the Song", "Baby Please", "Piano Red" from the unreleased follow-up album to "No Dice" are treats. The remixing extended version of "I've Been Waiting" is another great addition, as well as the alternate version of "Timeless"
Sound-examples and Dan Matovina interview
October 27 - 2010
New Exciting Badfinger Remastered ReissuesApple Records has decided to reissue the four Badfinger albums Magic Christian Music, No Dice, Straight Up and Ass. The CDs will be released on October 26 along with 11 other original Apple albums. Among those two with Mary Hopkin and James Taylor's first album. The music will be remastered from the original master tapes and previously unreleased bonus-tracks will be added. Rumor says that "Sing For the Song", "Baby Please", "Piano Red" along with several other rarities will see their first official release.
Badfinger's Best Links on YouTube!Webmaster Brando has on his Badfinger page collected links to Badfinger videos on Youtube. An easy way to get an overview of the best of what is available. Great idea!
"New" Pete Ham Song Available
A very rare Pete Ham song has been put up for listening on peteham.net. The song, "John Forgot to Sing", is a gospel-type song; very melodic and moving. Both lyrically and musically it sounds like it was intended to be a Christmas tune. Pete is accompanied by Tom Evans on harmony vocals and acoustic guitar. Discrete strings seem to have been overdubbed. Sound quality is surprisingly good; especially on the vocals and the guitar. The song was recorded around 1969-70
Badfinger Live on New DVDBadfinger's 1973 live performance of No Matter What has been released as part of a DVD subscription series of "Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special Legendary Performances." The Badfinger appearance was originally broadcast on March 2, 1973. It appears on the volume called, "Flashback To 1973". The DVD is not available in stores, only by mail order subscription. Another performance by Badfinger from this show of "Suitcase" was previously released on video in 1997 as part of a Badfinger documentary.
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The Badfinger Compilation DelayedThe new Badfinger compilation originally planned for release in spring 2012 has apparently been delayed. No news about the release has be released for several months, so there are obviously complications
May 2 - 2012
A Change of Plans for the StairsThe plan of releasing a compilation album has been postponed. The band want to concentrate on recording a full length new album in collaboration with young producer Jacob Brøndlund, who may also join the band on a more regular basis, filling in on the bass.
The working title for the new album is 'Rain and Circus' and the album is projected to include five newly written songs, 'Rain and Circus', 'Eurovision Contest Song', 'When the Failures Cry', 'China Town' and 'We Tend to Agree' along with re-recordings of 'What You're Looking for', 'Empty Chair', 'Fools Like Us', 'Back From The Sky' and 'Sherlock Holmes'. Recordings have been started by mid-June 2011, and the album is planned for release in winter 2011/2012.
Watch a Youtube slideshow of "Empty Chair"!!
July 24 - 2011 - source: The Stairs
New Badfinger Web-siteA new website of Badfinger has been launched. The site is working closely with Joey Molland
March 25 - 2011 - source: #1 Badfinger Fan Bill
"Better Days" is Back!Keith James has now issued three new editions og his great fanzine “Better Days” which contain articles, photos and memorabilia never before published in any book, magazine or internet article.
October 30 - 2010 - source: Keith James
Bonus-Tracks are Now ConfirmedApple Records have now reveiled what the bonus-tracks on the 4 Badfinger albums will be. Besides several tracks that were also added as bonus-tracks on the previous re-issue series form the 1990's, tracks like "Baby Please"; "No Good At All", "Sing For the Song", "Name of the Game" (single version), "Regular" along with several songs in alternate versions will be included.
August 6 - 2010 - source: Apple Records
Two "New" Iveys Tracks ReleasedRpm Records has now released the third CD of rare Apple recordings, "Treacle Toffee World: Further Adventures Into The Pop Psych Sounds From The Apple Era 1967 - 1969" The CD comprises of 18 new and very rare tracks and completes the exploration of the catalogue of the Beatles' Apple Music Publishing company that began with RPM's release of '94 Baker Street' in 2004 and continued with 'An Apple A Day' from 2006.
October 23 - 2008 - source: Amazon and 991
New Video and Single From the Stairs
Unfortunately there has been very little news concerning new Badfinger releases; hopefully the projected Pete Ham third album and The Iveys collection will come in future, but no news about those project have come out lately.
Link here!
December 23 - 2007 - source: Tom Brennan
New Badfinger Radio Documentary on New Year's Day
A brand new BBC Radio Wales documentary titled "Without You: The Story Of Badfinger" will air on the radio and internet on New Year's Day, January 1, 2008. The documentary, narrated by James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, has a running time of approximately 56 minutes and focuses heavily on Badfinger's music. It includes interview material from Paul McCartney, Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Bill Collins, Ron Griffiths, Bob Jackson, Ellie Gibbins, Petera Ham, Deke Leonard, Marianne Evans and others.
December 23 - 2007 - source: Tom Brennan
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