With Glen Campbell playing to sold-out audiences around the world on his Farewell Tour, we thought the time was right to bring out this long-lost gem from his back catalog, a 1975 concert that was recorded and released only in Japan! Glen is at the peak of his powers here, pulling favorites from his vaunted songbook while displaying his usual unerring taste in covers (Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," Paul Anka's "My Way," even an adrenaline-pumping take on the "William Tell Overture"), backed by a band that includes drummer Bob Felts, bassist Billy Graham and pianist Dennis McCarthy as well as a Japanese musical assembly nicknamed The Coming Home Orchestra in honor of Glen's Vietnam-era anthem that became one of his biggest hits over there. But, as always with Glen Campbell, it's not just the music that needs no translation; the man's trademark wit and sincerity are on full display here, all the qualities that made him Goodtime Glen here at home and a superstar the world 'round. This album was released in a gorgeous gatefold package, which we've faithfully reproduced here along with all of its other original graphic elements (except the Japanese obi strip) with added notes and photos. Worldwide debut CD release, never available in any format in this country, and a timely tribute to one of the great entertainers of our time!

1. I Believe In Music
2. Galveston
3. It's Only Make Believe
4. Lovelight
5. I Honestly Love You
6. Annie's Song
7. Song For Y'All
8. Coming Home
9. Try To Remember/The Way We Were (medley)
10. Hits Medley
11. My Way
12. William Tell Overture
13. Amazing Grace

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0068SBVLK/?tag=imwan-20

Interesting, I thought Real Gone was jazz only. I BELIEVE they are yet another of the Spanish pd labels, usually doing needle drops.

For what it's worth, the label as shown on the Amazon UK page is "Sbme/Real Gone Music"...

I THINK "sbme" is Capitol's licensing arm.

Real Gone is the new reissue label started by the people behind the defunct Collectors' Choice and Hep Cat. Ignore the UK listing -- in, fact I'll remove the link altogether since this is a domestic release. (SBME is Sony's "Special Markets" budget distribution arm in the United States, so perhaps Sony is distributing Real Gone as imports in England.)

There is also a European label called "Real Gone Jazz". I THINK they are Spanish. Can't find a website for them, & can't find much on Amazon, so here's a CD Universe link:

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus ... m=lk_imwan

Glad to hear Gordon Anderson is back, though!

Got my copy today at 'Rama. Really a handsome release, if you don't mind mini-LP cardboard packaging. As reported above, it includes new liner notes (by Mike Ragogna), as well as reproducing the original Japanese graphics. Sounds terrific (mastered by Alan Brownstein--what else has he done?), solid performance. Thumbs up.

Alan Brownstein does fantastic work remastering for Now Sounds; I have no doubt that his work on the Glen Campbell disc sounds great, too.