Current Man guitarist and son of founder member Micky Jones, George Jones has just released news of a Micky Jones Replica guitar…

The Limited Edition version of the Gong UnCon DVD has sold incredibly well and there are less than 300 copies now left. If you are thinking of buying this incredible DVD release may we suggest that you go to the website directly and purchase said item before it is too late and you are unable to buy a copy.

The DVD captures the Going UnCon event that took place in Holland in November 2006 and in addition to Gong and bands like Mother Gong the DVD also features the Steve Hillage Band performing Hello Dawn for the first time in almost thirty years

For more details and a low quality video sample please go to.

The Limited Edition version of the Gong UnCon DVD has sold incredibly well and there are less than 300 copies now left. If you are thinking of buying this incredible DVD release may we suggest that you go to the website directly and purchase said item before it is too late and you are unable to buy a copy.

The DVD captures the Going UnCon event that took place in Holland in November 2006 and in addition to Gong and bands like Mother Gong the DVD also features the Steve Hillage Band performing Hello Dawn for the first time in almost thirty years

For more details and a low quality video sample please go to.

The Limited edition Double DVD of the Gong UnCon Performance from November 2006 is selling fast. In fact more than half of the DVDs have sold out during the weekend so May we invite you to order your copy now in order to avoid disappointment.

The UnCon saw the gathering of the Gong family from the four corners of the world and was a huge success. For full details and a low resolution video sample please go to the dedicated website http://www.uncondvd.com/

The double DVD contains over three and a half hours of footage from the event and will soon become a collector’s item. Visit the website and order yours now….But hurry!

Sad news has reached us here at Voiceprint of the death of drummer Brian Davison.

Brian was famously a founder member of The Nice and was even part of the reformed Nice that toured and recorded a live album in 2002.

Following the demise of The Nice in 1070 Brian formed Every Which Way and also played for a period with Gong. More famously Brian and Lee Jackson formed Refugee with Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz.

More recently the debut album from Refugee his post Nice band which featured Lee Jackson and Patrick Moraz was reissued to excellent reviews. A further live Refugee album was also released.

Brian’s former band mate in Refugee Patrick Moraz had this to say about his friend and band mate.

Brian died non April 15th in Horns Cross Devon of a brain tumour.

Voiceprint extends their condolences to Brian’s family and friends.

This item is also included in the 2 DVD set ‘Earthworks: Footloose in NYC’ BBSF 020DVD

At long last the Gong UNcon DVD is available to buy and we are taking orders now! Filmed at the Gong Family Unconventional Gathering at The Melkweg in Amsterdam in November 2006 this amazing package is limited to just 1,000 copies.  The two disc set features over three and a half hours of magical footage shot over the entire weekend.  The line up includes performances from Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Miquette Giraudy, Didier Malherbe, Theo Travis and Chris Taylor. The second bonus disc really gives you a flavour of the event and will be a must for both those who attended the UNcon and those who were unable to attend.  It includes footage of many Gong related bands such as Mother Gong, Kangaroo Moon, Acid Mothers Gong, University Of Errors and also the Steve Hillage Band reunion which finds Steve and Miquette revisiting some of their seventies material for the first time since 1979!All this and many interviews with the various members of the Gong Family. The UNcon was the first time that Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Miquette Giraudy and Didier Malherbe had all been together on stage and performed since the legendary 1977 Gong reunion in Paris almost thirty years previously.  The performance captured here is not only a stunning musical happening but also historical and the cameras capture the moment beautifully. An absolute must for both fans who attended the UNcon and those who couldn’t travel to Holland to join in the celebrations.  Gong Live At The UNcon will be a DVD you will want to add to your collectionThe DVD is already selling out quickly so to secure your copy please go to the dedicated micro website for information on purchasing this collectors item where you can also watch a low resolution sample of Gong performing at the UNcon.

http://www.uncondvd.com/

Fish has announced a number of American and Canadian live dates in support of his latest album 13th Star. The album which has already charted in the UK album charts has received good reviews since being released to retail in February.

The confirmed dates are below but as ever you are advised to check with the venue before travelling.

Dates-USA/Canada                                Ticket Prices                                   Date On Sale

June 9th  The Fillmore San Francisco         $32.50                                          March 16th 

June 10th House Of Blues Los Angeles       $35                                              March 15th

June 12th Fox Theatre Boulder                 $30                                              March 22nd

June 14th Shank Hall Milwaukee              $30                                              March 14th

June 15th  Park West Chicago                

June 16th House Of Blues Cleveland         $28adv/$30 Day of Show              March 21st

June 18th BB Kings New York                  $35adv/$40 Day of Show              March 21st

June 20th Zoellner Arts Centre Nearfest Bethlehem   $50/$45/$40/$35         Check Website

June 21st The Fillmore @TLA Philadelphia  $30                                            March 21st

June 22nd 9:30 Club Washington               $30                                           March 13th

June 24th Toads Place New Haven             $25adv/$30 Day of Show            March 14th

June 25th Paradise Rockclub  Boston         $30                                           March 22nd

June 27th Cabaret Du Capitole Quebeq City $32.50adv/$35 Day of Show      March 20th

June 28th Le National Montreal                   $32.50adv/$35 Day of Show      March 20th

June 29th  Mod Club  Toronto                     $32.50adv/$35 Day of Show      March 27th

At long last the Soft Machine DVD featuring a live performance captured by French Television in 1970 is now available to purchase. The concert was filmed in March 1970 at the Theatre de la Musique in Paris France and features the line up of

Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals
Hugh Hopper - bass
Mike Ratledge - Lowrey organ & Hohner pianet
Elton Dean - alto sax & saxello
Lyn Dobson - soprano sax, flute, voice & harmonica

The set list is below and is certainly one to get long time admirers of this most unique of British bands who are the acknowledged leaders of the "Canterbury Sound"

More details and a low quality sample can be seen at the website.

This release really is one for the fans of Soft Machine who are universally considered to be the premier group of the Canterbury Scene.

Available for the first time EVER on DVD - never released before even on VHS, the film has many plus points for the long time Soft Machine fan.

    * Lovingly restored from the original master

    * Sound track remastered.

    * 8 page booklet

    * Extensive sleeve notes by Aymeric Leroy

    * Approved by the band

www.softmachinedvd.com

Part 1 :
Facelift (18:57)
Eamonn Andrews (7:17)
Backwards / Mousetrap reprise (4:08)

Part 2 :
Out-Bloody-Rageous (15:45)
RW vocal improv (2:53)
Esther's Nosejob (9:53)

Double Vision In Vision is a DVD that captures two specially filmed performances of Gordon Giltrap and Raymond Burley. Although both artists have completely different styles they manage to blend both styles together effortlessly in two intimate performances filmed in late 2006 at Stickford Church and Fulston Manor. Having already recorded an album together in 2004 entitled Double Vision the next logical step was to film these two wonderful artists in concert and two specially arranged concerts were set up in late 2006. Both performances feature the two musicians bringing out the best in each other in this rare coupling.

As Gordon Giltrap’s and Raymond Burley’s schedules rarely allow them the opportunity to play together this DVD will be seen as the next best thing to actually experiencing a live concert.

The DVD contains both concerts in full and also an interview feature entitled Meet Ray and Gordon.

Pre orders are now being taken on the dedicated micro website where you can also watch a low resolution sample of the DVD

For more details please go to 

http://www.doublevisiondvd.com/

Congratulations to Fish and Chocolate Frog Records on the success of the album 13th Star.

13th Star entered the UK Independent Album Charts at #33 this week. Fish is about to embark on the second leg of a British tour throughout March. The album has already received excellent reviews in the music press and the album is considered to be one of the best albums of Fish’s career.

British film director Tony Palmer was recently congratulated by no lesser person than British film director Ken Russell for his documentary on the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The film entitled O Thou Transcendent; The Life Of Ralph Vaughan Williams which received its British broadcast debut on January 1st is now available to buy on DVD from Voiceprint. British film director Ken Russell who worked briefly with Tony in the sixties said about the film:

"The best music documentary I've seen in years - best performers, best music recording, best lighting, best visuals, and made me realise how little I knew about the man".

In the early part of the 21st century the music industry earns literally billions of dollars; its influences stretch beyond merely musical art forms and are now an integral part of many different media including Film, Television and now the new Digital and Internet industry.

In the mid-70s, at the suggestion of John Lennon, the celebrated journalist and film director Tony Palmer decided to document the "Story of Popular Music" and set about interviewing and filming all the major players in the industry at that time, past and present. Even in the mid-70s this was seen as a monumental task, but despite the scale of the undertaking, Tony Palmer made a series of films that set the standard to which all subsequent biographers and documentary makers aspired to.

The critically acclaimed All You Need Is Love was broadcast across the world between 1976 and 1981. But since that time, it has neither been repeated nor commercially released on either video or DVD.

Now available for the first time, All you Need Is Love makes its DVD debut as a lavish boxed set which contains all 17 episodes of the series on 5 discs. Contained within those discs IS the 'Story of Popular Music', encompassing Ragtime, Blues, Jazz, Vaudeville, The Musical, Folk, Swing, Country and Western, Rock 'n' Roll and beyond, and includes interviews with some of the major names of the past 50+ years including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Sondheim, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Sam Phillips, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Rodgers, Roy Rogers, Benny Goodman, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Phil Spector, Bill Monroe, Bill Graham, Bill Wyman, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton and many many more.  It has frequently been described as the "definitive music documentary", and is regarded just as highly today as 'cult viewing' as it was over 30 years ago when it was first broadcast.

http://www.allyouneedislovedvd.com/

Rock Legend Rick Wakeman is to take His Grumpy Old Picture Show on the road once more .Rick has announced the 2008 leg of his new Grumpy Old Picture Show which, according to his website, "will be basically the same material as the original shows".

April 17 - Alban Arena - St Albans
April 18 - Assembly Hall - Worthing
April 19 - Congress Theatre - Eastbourne
April 20 - Pavilion - Bath
April 24 - The Muni - Colne
April 25 - Embassy Centre - Skegness
April 26 - College Theatre - Coventry
April 27 - The Winter Gardens - Ventnor, Isle of Wight
April 28 - Stables Theatre - Wavendon, Milton Keynes
April 30 - The Castle - Wellingborough
May 02 - Ashcroft Theatre - Croydon
May 03 - NEWI William Aston Hall - Wrexham
May 04 - Britannia Pier Theatre Great - Yarmouth
May 07 - Guild Hall - Winchester
May 08 - Du Maurier Festiva - Fowey
May 09 - The Broadway Theatre - Peterborough
May 11 - Cheese & Grain - Frome
May 13 - The Playhouse Theatre - Weston-Super-Mare
May 15 - Palace Theatre - Mansfield
May 16 - Palace Theatre - Southend
May 17 - City Hall - Salisbury
May 18 - Playhouse - Epsom

Voiceprint MD Rob Ayling announced today that he had secured a deal to distribute the Jefferson Starship Live series of recordings that will be released under the title of “Mick’s Picks”. Somewhat similar to the legendary Dick’s Picks releases by fellow San Francisco band The Grateful Dead.  The Jefferson Starship recordings will be sourced from soundboard recordings made by the band over the last thirty plus years. Very few of these recordings have been heard before and will therefore be of huge interest to fans of the band and more generally across the board, rock fans. The series kicks off with four releases, three of which are triple albums.  Watch this space for more details soon!!!!!