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January 14, 2015

Willy DeVille Collected 3CD release feb 2015

Onderstaand is een gedeelte van de memoires geschreven door Kenny Margolis, toetsenist bij Mink DeVille en The Mink DeVille band van 1979 tot 2008.

Het is zijn ooggetuigeverslag van hoe Willy en de legendarische songwriter Doc Pomus in Doc’s appartement in New York samen het nummer Just To Walk That Little Girl Home schrijven.

Het complete verhaal is terug te vinden in het booklet van de volgende maand - vanuit Universal Music Legends - te verschijnen 3CD Willy DeVille Collected. Het booklet bevat een tiental andere memoires, allemaal exclusief geschreven voor deze release en door de mensen die in de loop der jaren met Willy hebben gewerkt, waaronder veel oude bandleden.

Just To Walk That Little Girl Home
"Willy had the chorus, but no verses to the song that would become “Just To Walk That Little Girl Home.” Willy brought his acoustic Gibson. Doc sat next to Willy, separated by a small table and I sat facing them behind Doc’s Wurlitzer electric piano. It was fascinating to watch Willy and the master lyricist work."

"Doc loved Willy’s chorus lyric and melody which had a Latin sway that reminded Doc of a Ben E. King type song. Doc said it was important to tell a story, so he suggested the singer should be in a place where he sees a girl who has the singer immediately love struck. Doc suggested that place can be a cafe. Willy liked this idea. “How about Roberto’s Café?” Willy wasn’t impressed with this suggestion. “Naahh. Not such a specific name.” Doc thought for a few minutes and wrote in his notebook. “Willy, I got it,” Doc announced excitedly, and he recited what would become the first lyric of the song. “Its closing time in this nowhere café.”

"Willy loved Doc’s words and the mood evoked by the lyrics. Doc then went on to describe the situation in which the girl was with a guy who seemed to know her “more than just casually.” Willy’s chorus lyric, “but there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do,” then emphatically “No there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do. No there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do just to walk that little girl home. Just to walk that…mmm just to walk that little girl home,” had a pleading urgency. Doc then went on to describe the girl from the singer’s view in more detail. “Her flashing smile. Her searching eyes are a promise it seems of having all of my dreams finally realized.” [source: Universal Music Legends]

September 29, 2014

Mink Deville - Live At Rockpalast (2CD & DVD Set) release: October 27, 2014.

TWO ‘LIVE AT ROCKPALAST’ PERFORMANCES: WDR Studio-L, Köln, Germany, 16th June, 1978 & ‘Rocknacht’ at the Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, 17th-18thJune, 1981. TOTAL OVER 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES OF FILM FOOTAGE.RESTORED CONCERT PERFORMANCE on REGION FREE NTSC DVD: (Audio selection of Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound). REMASTERED STEREO SOUNDTRACK CDs

This title will be released on October 27, 2014.

Product details:
Live At Rockpalast (2CD & DVD Set) Box set, CD+DVD
Mink Deville (Artist)
Format: Audio 2CD & DVD Set.
Audio CD (27 Oct 2014)
Number of Discs: 3 (Duration: approx.1 hour)
Format: Box set, CD+DVD
Label: Repertoire Records
ASIN: B00N98JWH2
Price: £24.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK.
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MINK DEVILLE
Live at Rockpalast (1978 & 1981)

ROCKPALAST is a legendary ‘live’ music TV show hosted in Germany by the WDR channel. It first broadcast in 1974 and has become a pan-European television institution. It has its own fan club and online forum, and in almost four decades, it has become a trademark of quality viewing and listening.

Discovered at the legendary CBGB’s club in New York, Mink DeVille was always most popular in Europe.
Fronted by the charismatic singer, guitarist and songwriter Willy DeVille, US new wave band Mink DeVille are best known for their 1977 UK Top 20 smash hit ‘Spanish Stroll’.

This release combines Rockpalast shows in Cologne (1978) and Essen (1981), played by two completely different line-ups. The first showcases material from acclaimed album ‘Return To Magenta’; the second show features material from ‘Coup De Grace’, their fourth album, which was produced by Neil Young associate Jack Nitzsche.

Willy DeVille – who interrupted his US tour for a week to play 1981’s important European televised concert – had been struck down by flu at rehearsal, but he fought this and an indifferent audience (in a long 4-act bill, headlined by Roger Chapman & The Shortlist) to deliver a memorable performance.

Boz Scaggs recently paid tribute to DeVille, who died of cancer in 2009, with re-workings of ‘Mixed Up Shook Up Girl’ and ‘Cadillac Walk’ (both performed by Mink DeVille here on the 1978 show). Expertly restored and remastered. Superb vision, outstanding sound. The best in the business!

MINK DEVILLE - Live at Rockpalast (1978 & 1981)
Track listings

MINK DE VILLE – Live at Rockpalast (Rocknacht)
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, 17-18th October, 1981

01. Intro
02. Harlem Nocturne
03. Slow Drain
04. Savoir Faire
005. Cadillac Walk
06. Mixed Up Shook Up Girl
07. Just Your Friends
08. Can’t Do Without It
09. Love And Emotions
10. Love Me Like You Did Before
11. She’s So Tough
12. You Better Move On
13. Teardrops Must Fall
14. Steady Drivin’ Man
15. Just Gives Me One Good Reason
16. Maybe Tomorrow
17. This Must Be The Night
18. Spanish Stroll
19. Lipstick Traces
20. Mazurka
(Duration: approx.1 hour)

CD1:
MINK DE VILLE – Live at Rockpalast
WDR Studio-L Köln, Germany, 16th June, 1978

01. Venus Of Avenue D.
02. Gunslinger
03. Spanish Stroll
04. Mixed Up Shook Up Girl
05. Just Your Friends
06. Guardian Angel
07. Cadillac Walk
08. She’s So Tough
09. Steady Drivin’ Man
10. Soul Twist
11. Just You ‘n’ Me
12. Shadows In The Night
13. Just Your Friends (second version)
14. Cadillac Walk (second version)

CD2:
MINK DE VILLE – Live at Rockpalast (Rocknacht)
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, 17-18th October, 1981

01. Harlem Nocturne
02. Slow Drain
03. Savoir Faire
04. Cadillac Walk
05. Mixed Up Shook Up Girl
06. Just Your Friends
07. Can’t Do Without It
08. Love And Emotions
09. Love Me Like You Did Before
10. She’s So Tough
11. You Better Move On
12. Teardrops Must Fall
13. Steady Drivin’ Man
14. Just Gives Me One Good Reason
15. Maybe Tomorrow
16. This Must Be The Night
17. Spanish Stroll
18. Lipstick Traces
19. Mazurka

August 18, 2012

Willy DeVille - Live In Paris And New York [Ace Records]

With his mariachi-flavoured take on ‘Hey! Joe’ high in European charts across late 1992 and early 1993 and his “Backstreets Of Desire” album (now available on Ace) over 300,000 copies, Willy DeVille found himself, after many years of struggle, a genuine star across the Continent. Success brought larger audiences and more extensive tours, something DeVille had long strived for. A tall, striking-looking man who dressed like a 19th Century riverboat gambler with a pencil moustache, long, swept back black hair and extravagantly tailored suits, shirts, shoes and ties, Deville commanded the stage, singing with a rare candour and expressiveness. As he was now playing to new audiences who were largely unaware of his Mink DeVille recordings, his French label FNAC decided to service the new fans with a live hits album.

Philippe Rault, the French producer who had overseen “Backstreets” (and produced ‘Hey! Joe’), took control. He decided on the Bottom Line in New York, so to pay tribute to the city in which DeVille had honed his craft, and the Olympia in Paris, the city that made him a star. With the success of DeVille’s New Orleans recordings (see Ace’s “Willy DeVille In New Orleans” CD), Eddie Bo and three of the Wild Magnolias (Chief “Bo” Dollis, Chief “Monk” Boudreaux and Norwood “Gitchie” Johnson) were invited to join proceedings.

The songs performed range across DeVille’s recording career with only ‘Hey! Joe’ and ‘Bamboo Road’ being from “Backstreets”. His interpretations of ‘Spanish Stroll’ and ‘Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl’ match (and possibly even better) those cut with Jack Nitzsche on Mink DeVille’s debut album “Cabretta”. Freddy Koella, the gifted French guitarist who joined DeVille in New Orleans in 1990 and would stay with him until 2002 (upon which he joined Bob Dylan’s band), led a large ensemble with the Valentines providing backing vocals and the Brass Attack Horns adding a suitably greasy top.

“Live” – subtitled “Greatest Hits ’76-’93” – was released on CD and double vinyl late-1993 to strong sales, especially in France, Spain (where ‘Demasiado Corazon’ was a hit and “Live” topped the album chart), Switzerland, Germany and Holland. In France “Live” received the prestigious Prix de l’Académie Charles-Cros. “Live” was not released in any Anglo-territories – this reissue on Big Beat rescues the album from oblivion (FNAC collapsed in 1994) and finally makes it available to DeVille fans in the English-speaking world. DeVille dedicated “Live” to Steve Douglas, the majestic saxophonist who played on and produced Mink DeVille’s “Return To Magenta” and “Le Chat Bleu” and died in 1993.

Ace’s reissue of “Live” comes with extensive notes featuring interviews with all the surviving principals involved, illustrated with previously unseen photos and memorabilia. The album presents an artist at the height of his powers. Any fan of late-20th Century American music will find much to enjoy here [By Garth Cartwright].

Willy DeVille - Live In Paris And New York [Ace Records]
01 Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac
02 This Must Be The Night
03 Savoir Faire
04 Cadillac Walk
05 Bamboo Road
06 Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl
07 Heart And Soul
08 Can't Do Without It
09 Maybe Tomorrow
10 I Must Be Dreaming
11 Heaven Stood Still
12 Demasiado Corazon
13 Spanish Stroll
14 Stand By Me
15 Hey! Joe

July 22, 2012

Special Offer/Speciale aaanbieding/Super angebot for DeVille fans

Members of the ex Willy DeVille Int. Fanclub and listeners of the DeVille hour (Australia) can order:

Willy DeVille - Still Alive -3 dvd box DVD
Willy DeVille - Live at the Metropol CD or 2 LP
Meyer Releases:
Trio in Berlin unplugged CD
Trio in Berlin unplugged 2 LP

Werner Meyer, a Willy DeVille fan himself, has decided to make a special offer for us
Werner Meyer,zelf een Willy DeVille fan, heeft besloten om een mooie aanbieding te doen
Werner Meyer, selber auch Willy DeVille Fan, macht uns ein Super Angebot

For DVD and Records Details see, Für Details sehe nach auf, Details op de site: www.meyerrecords.de

Bestellen - order for 1-8-2012!
Je mag zoveel bestellen (ook voor vrienden en familie) als je wilt – slechts 1 malig
You can order as many copies as you want (for friends and family)
Du darf bestellen wie viele du möchtest (für Freund und Familie)

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