Pause & Play Today: Dec. 19, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Portal Tombs,” Mass Worship – Feb. 4, 2022
“Night Music,” Jan Lisiecki – Feb. 18, 2022
“Tarot Cards and Shooting Stars,” The HawtThorns – Feb. 25, 2022
“The Art of Dreaming,” Deborah Allen – March 18, 2022
“Chloe and the Next 20th Century,” Father John Misty – April 8, 2022
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REISSUES
“Folk-Country / Leavin’ Town / Waylon Sings Ol’ Harlan / Nashville Rebel,” Waylon Jennings – Jan. 14, 2022
“Strangers on a Train,” The Left Banke – Feb. 25, 2022
“A Private Heaven (Expanded Edition),” Sheena Easton – Feb. 25, 2022
“Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (Remastered and Expanded Edition),” Spirit – Feb. 25, 2022
“Fatal Mistakes: Outtakes & B-Sides,” Del Amiti – April 8, 2022
VINYL
“Songs to Learn & Sing,” Echo & The Bunnymen – Feb. 18, 2022
“So Far … The Best of Sinéad O’Connor,” Sinéad O’Connor – Feb. 25, 2022
“Muddy Waters at Newport 1960,” Muddy Waters – Feb. 25, 2022
DVD / BLU-RAY
“PULSE (Restored & Re-Edited),” Pink Floyd – Feb. 18, 2022
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Steve Tyrell (77)
John McEuen (76)
Janie Fricke (74)
Sebastian (72)
Lenny White (72)
Walter Murphy (69)
Limahl (63)
Klaus Eichstadt [Ugly Kid Joe] (54)
Kevin Devine (42)
Lady Sovereign (36)
Getting caught up …
Dec. 18 Birthdays: Keith Richards (78), Elliot Easton (68), Angie Stone (60), Alejandro Sanz (53), Cowboy Troy (51), Norman Brown (51), DJ Lethal (49), Sia (46), Randy Houser (45), Christina Aguilera (41), Bridgit Mendler (29), Billie Eilish (20)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Dec. 19:
Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004)
Rob Buck [10,000 Maniacs] (1958-2000)
Milt Hinton (1910-2000)
Jimmy Rogers (1924-1997)
Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996)
Michael Clarke (1946-1993)
Dec. 18:
Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001)
Clifford T. Ward (1944-2001)
Kirsty MacColl (1959-2000)
Irving Caesar (1895-1996)
RANDOM LYRICS
“Call the sun in the dead of the night and the sun’s gonna rise in the sky”
RELEASED ON DEC. 19 … IN 1989
“Deep,” Peter Murphy (his third album, featuring “Cuts You Up,” “A Strange Kind of Love” and “Deep Ocean Vast Sea”; producer: Simon Rogers; Beggars Banquet)
RELEASED ON DEC. 18 … IN 1967
“Wild Honey,” The Beach Boys (their 13th album, featuring “Darlin'” and “Wild Honey”; producers: The Beach Boys; Capitol)
R.I.P.
Carlos Marín (Il Divo)
Drakeo the Ruler (influential L.A. rapper)