MELANIE
NEIGHBOURHOOD SONGS 1965 - 1978 (6 CD BOX SET) (NEIGHBOURHOOD RECORDS)
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NEIGHBOURHOOD RECORDS
Over 100 Tracks of unreleased or very rare Melanie recordings o In depth liner notes by two critically acclaimed journalists, Dave Thompson & Mark Paytress o Unseen photos o Mastered and audio restored in studios in London and Sweden o Reviews and advertising will be in major music magazines Goldmine (USA), The Big Take Over (USA), Record Collector, Vive le Rock, RnR, Shindig, A limited pressing six CD boxed set in an A5 book style package with over 100 tracks most of which are unreleased versions.
For several months during 2023 Melanie herself was overseeing this exciting project, contributing photographs and information.
Recordings have been discovered by Melanie and her manager Dave Thompson and The Wintergarden team.
Tapes have been baked and audio restoration engineers have worked to clean up some very rare acetates amongst other sources in studios in Sweden and the U.K .
Some source material on some tracks is lo fi but every opportunity to enhance and clean and restore the sound quality in professional studios has been taken.
Mmany unseen photographs decorate the 20 page booklet along with essays from Melanie fans and esteemed authors Mark Paytress and Dave Thompson Compiled by Carlton Sandercock during 2023 in co-ordination with Melanie, artwork & layout by Les Clark, design Carlton & Les.