New Cilla Black compilations feature Lennon-McCartney and Lennon remixes, album produced by George Martin

"All Mixed Up"/"Beginnings
Revisited"  (Cherry Red Records)

Cherry Red Records has announced two new 2-CD Cilla Black compilations coming on July 20 -- "Surround Yourself With Cilla"/"It Makes Me Feel Good" and "All Mixed Up"/"Beginnings Revisited."  (Order from Amazon.co.uk here.) The second, however, will be of special interest since it includes dance remixes of a Lennon-McCartney song she recorded "Step Inside Love" and  reworked versions of John Lennon's "Imagine" and Ringo's "Photograph."

The two titles each combine lineups of two previously released CDs. "All Mixed Up"/"Beginnings Revisited" were her last two CDs.  "Beginnings Revisited" featured new versions of early songs.  George Martin produced "Surround Yourself With Cilla," which featured cover versions of songs by the Bee Gees, Paul Simon and Harry Nilsson.  Each set also includes a Cilla interview.

(Order from Amazon.co.uk here.)

"Surround Yourself With Cilla"/"It
Makes Me Feel Good" (Cherry
Red Records)

+ Tracks appearing on CD for first time

Track listing for "All Mixed Up"/"Beginnings Revisited":

 Disc One: Cilla All Mixed Up:  1.Step Inside Love(Almighty Radio Edit)+ 2.Something Tells Me(Almighty Mix) 3.Anyone Who Had A Heart (Almighty Mix) 4.Baby We Can’t Go Wrong (Almighty Radio Edit)+ 5. I Don't Know How To Love Him(David Lee Marks Radio Edit)+ 6.Beautiful Goodbye (Klubkidz Extended Mix)+ 7.Faded Images (Tommy Sandhu's Ram Mix)+ 8.Kiss You All Over (Tommy Sandhu's Big Bill Mix)+ 9. A Fool Am I (Marley M Remix)+ 10. Your Song (Pookadelic Remix)+ 11.Step Inside Love (DJ Ronstar -Step In Daclub Mix)+ 12. Something Tells Me (Dan Thomas Club Mix)+ Bonus Tracks: 13.Black Paper Roses(2009 Chicken Feed Remix) 14. Imagine (Matt Pop Club Mix)

Disc Two: Beginnings: Revisited  1. Kiss You All Over (2009 Mix)+ 2. Imagine (2009 Mix)-With Cliff Richard + 3.BEAUTIFUL Goodbye(2009 Mix -Full Version)+ 4.Let There Be Love (2009 Mix)+ 5.Beginnings (2009 Mix)+ 6.This Kiss (2009 Mix -Extended Version)+ 7.My Man (YOU’VE Changed My Tune) (2009 Mix)+ 8. If You Could Read My Mind(2009 Mix)+ 9. I've Been Wrong Before (2009 Mix)+ 10. Photograph (2009 Mix)+ 11. Anyone Who Had A Heart (LATE Night Version)(2009 Remix)+ 12. Step Inside Love (All Burnt Out Remix) 13. Kiss You All Over(2009 Acoustic Mix) 14.Imagine (2009 Acoustic Mix)+ 15. Beautiful Goodbye (Klubkidz Remix -Radio Edit) 16.Imagine(2009 Orchestral Mix)+ 17. My Man (YOU’VE Changed My Tune) (2009 Alternate Mix)+ 18.Beautiful Goodbye(2009 Stripped Down Mix)

Track listing for "Surround Yourself With Cilla"/"It Makes Me Feel So Good": 

Disc One: Surround Yourself With Cilla:   1.Aquarius 2.Without Him 3.Only Forever Will Do 4.You'll Never Get To Heaven (IF You Break My Heart) 5. Forget Him 6.It'll Never Happen Again 7. Think Of Me 8. I am A Woman 9.Words 10.Red Rubber Ball 11.Liverpool Lullaby 12.Surround Yourself With Sorrow bonus Tracks 13. London Bridge 14.Your Heart Is Free (JUST Like The Wind) 15.Quando Si Spezza Un Grande Amore (Mono) 16.SURROUND Yourself With Sorrow (False Start) 17. Surround Yourself With Sorrow(Take 9 -2009 Mix –Without Fade) 18.Aquarius(Mono)+ 19.Without Him (Mono)+ 20.ONLY Forever Will Do (Mono)+ 21.YOU'LL Never Get To Heaven (IF You Break My Heart) (Mono)+ 22. FORGET Him (Mono)+ 23.THINK Of Me (Mono)+ 24.WORDS (Mono)+ 25.RED Rubber Ball (Mono)+ 26. LIVERPOOL Lullaby (Mono) 27. SURROUND Yourself With Sorrow (Mono)+

Disc Two: It Makes Me Feel Good: 1.Something About You 2.I'll Take A Tango 3.September Love Affair 4.Lay The Music Down 5.San Diego Serenade + 6.HEARTBEAT 7.RUNNING Out Of World+ 8.To Know Him Is To Love Him 9.It Makes Me Feel Good 10.Lay It All Down 11.One Step From Your Arms 12.Lovin' Land + BONUS Tracks 13.Fantasy 14.It’s Now 15.I Believe (When I Fall In Love, It Will Be Forever) 16. Easy In Your Company + 17.Little Things Mean A Lot 18.A Bad Case Of Rock 'N' Roll 19.Slow Dance+ 

Coming soon: New McCartney vinyl albums, George Martin CD, more

Eight McCartney vinyls are coming out Nov. 17 from uMe. They are "Ram," "Band on the Run," "Speed of Sound," "Venus and Mars,"

"Pipes of Peace," "Tug of War," "McCartney" and "McCartney II." Order them at the links. 

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Six solo Paul McCartney albums and two of his albums with Wings will be reissued in bare bones single disc 180 gram black vinyl, colored vinyl and CD configurations on Nov. 17 in a move that marks his return to Capitol Records.

The order links to the single disc black McCartney vinyl albums: “McCartney,” “Ram,” “Band on the Run.” “Tug of War,” “Pipes of Peace,” “McCartney II.”
The two Wings albums are “At the Speed of Sound” and “Venus and Mars.”  The colored vinyl pressings are available through udiscovermusic.com.

The order links to the single disc CDs: “McCartney,” “Ram,” “Band on the Run.” “Tug of War,” “Pipes of Peace,” “McCartney II” and the two Wings albums “At the Speed of Sound” and “Venus and Mars.” 

All the albums will be issued in single CD, black vinyl and various shades of colored vinyl with “McCartney” in red, “McCartney II” clear, “Tug of War” blue, “Pipes of Peace” silver, “Ram” yellow, “Band on the Run” white, “Venus and Mars” red and yellow and “At the Speed of Sound” orange. The vinyl albums will include a download card.

"The Film Scores and Original Orchestral Music of George Martin" coming out November 10. Double vinyl out in January. Order it here.

From Amazon: 

 "This recording collects - for the first time - the major orchestral works of iconic composer, arranger and producer George Martin. Performed by the Berlin Music Ensemble conducted by Craig Leon, the album features music from the films Yellow Submarine, Live and Let Die and the previously unrecorded choral and orchestral score for The Mission. Also included are the Overture to Under Milk Wood, the suite Three American Sketches and other previously unreleased original compositions."

And if you're looking for something a little different that's out now, "Louis Van Dyke Plays Lennon-McCartney" is available on import CD.  It's E. Power Biggs meets the Beatles and one of our favorite Beatles cover albums. Here's a sample.

George Martin's work with Matt Monro coming on CD

Coming Aug. 12 in U.S., Aug. 5 in UK. Pre-order here for U.S. and here for UK. 

 1. You Keep Me Swingin' (2016 Remastered Version)

2. Love Walked In (2016 Remastered Version)

2. Love Walked In (2016 Remastered Version)

3. Portrait Of My Love (2016 Remastered Version)

4. My Kind Of Girl (2016 Remastered Version)

5. This Time (2016 Remastered Version)

6. Gonna Build A Mountain (2016 Remastered Version)

7. Can This Be Love (2016 Remastered Version)

8. No One Will Ever Know (2016 Remastered Version)

9. Softly As I Leave You (2016 Remastered Version)

10. Tahiti (2016 Remastered Version)

11. My Love And Devotion (2016 Remastered Version)

12. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) [2016 Remastered Version]

13. One Morning In May (2016 Remastered Version)

14. Walk Away (2016 Remastered Version)

15. Without The One I Love (2016 Remastered Version)

16. The Girl I Love (2016 Remastered Version)

17. From Russia With Love (2016 Remastered Version)

18. If This Should Be A Dream (2016 Remastered Version)

19. Once In Every Long And Lonely While (2016 Remastered Version)

20. As Long As I'm Singing (2016 Remastered Version)

21. Yesterday (2016 Remastered Version)

22. Sarah's Coming Home (2016 Remastered Version)

23. First Of May (2016 Remastered Version)

24. Michelle (2016 Remastered Version)

25. Ethel Baby (Mr Wonderful) [2016 Remastered Version]

26. I Am In Life (2016 Remastered Version)

27. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten (2016 Remastered Version)

Another word on Sir George Martin

We've heard from a source that Sir George Martin was buried Monday in the UK in a private ceremony attended by his family. 

Our full coverage of the death of Sir George Martin

Here are links to the stories we've done since the passing of Sir George Martin. We'll update this list as needed. Be sure and subscribe to Beatles Examiner and our other Examiner Beatles columns (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) for the best and most in-depth Beatles news.


March 9: Sir George Martin, Beatles producer extraordinaire, has died
March 9: Paul McCartney, Beatles family share thoughts on Sir George Martin 
March 9: Friends, celebrities pay tribute to Beatles producer Sir George Martin 
March 9: Peter Asher: 'I liked George Martin before I ever heard of the Beatles' 
March 10: Abbey Road Studios where George Martin produced the Beatles pays tribute to him
March 12: Beatles record labels, associates pay heartwarming tributes to Sir George Martin
March 14: Parlophone Records head says Sir George Martin will be an inspiration forever 
March 15: Final Sir George Martin project 'Soundbreaking' to be seen on PBS and at SXSW