UNBOXING : Donny Hathaway - "Never My Love : The Anthology" 4CD french box set

A fan is opening the french version of "Never My Love : The Anthology" 4CD box set.

RECORD STORE DAY 2014 : LIVE AT THE BITTER END 2LP (regular edition first pic)

Donny Hathaway - Live At The Bitter End 1971 - Record Store Day Edition

Just arrived at Warner office, one of the first copy of the regular edition of Donny Hathaway, Live At The Bitter End 1971,  gatefold sleeve double LP featuring a big sticker on the cover. This Rhino vinyl is a limited numbered edition of 4000 copies only worldwide released featuring a 20 minutes alternative take of Everything Is Eveything, only available on this edition.

Live At The Bitter End 1971 2LP - Record Store Day 2014 - FIRST PICS !

Donny Hathaway live at The Bitter End - 2LP cover - Record Store Day 2014

Donny Hathaway live at The Bitter End - 2LP back cover - Record Store Day 2014

Donny Hathaway live at The Bitter End - track list - Record Store Day 2014

This double live album will be available on april 19th 2014 for the Record Store Day. It's a new compilation of live recordings when Donny Hathaway played 7 shows at The Bitter End club in New-York in october 1971. 

This concert is already on The Anthology 4CD set except an alternative unissued track of Everything Is Everything.

This gatefold sleeve 2 LP set is a numbered limited edition of 4000 copies and it will be released worldwide.

Disc 1
A1. What's Going On (Oct 27th, 1971)  5:27
A2. Sack Full Of Dreams (Oct 27th, 1971) 7:34
A3. Little Ghetto Boy (Oct 27th, 1971) 4:28
A4. You've Got A Friend (Oct 27th, 1971) 3:56
B1. Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything) (Alternate Performance) 21:31

Disc 2
C1. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (Oct 27th, 1971) 8:33
C2. Jealous Guy (Oct ?, 1971) 5:18
C3. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Oct 29th, 1971) 6:16
D1. Hey Girl (Oct 29th, 1971) 5:20
D2. The Ghetto (Oct 29th, 1971) 14:29

Pre-order "Never My Love : The Anthology" on Amazon Germany

Never My Love : The Anthology - 4CD box set

German fans can pre-order Never My Love : The Anthology 4 CD box set on Amazon Germany at 23.99 euros. It would be available on November 8th according to Amazon.de

Audio Sample : Latin Time (unrealised instrumental demo song from 1974/75)

Warner Music France has posted on youtube a 1:43 min other sample from the forthcoming 4CD boxset Never My Love : The Anthology. This never heard before demo song is called Latin Time. This 6 minutes & 13 seconds instrumental song was probably recorded in 1974 or 1975. If someone has more info about this song, drop me a line.

Pre-order "Never My Love : The Anthology" 4CD boxset on Amazon UK for only £18 !

Donny Hathaway - Never My Love - The Anthology - 2013

Fans from United Kingdom (and from other countries for sure) can pre-order Never My Love : The Anthology 4CD boxset for only £18 (21€ or $29) on Amazon UK. 

Bargain of the year !

Never My Love, The Anthology : New 4CD box set incl. 23 unreleased studio + live tracks on Nov 11th, 2013 !

Never My Love : The Anthology - 4CD Boxset

Three years after the french boxset called Someday We'll All Be Free and 10 years after the aborted project from Rhino UK, Warner is gonna release Never My Love : The Anthology a new 4 CD boxset on nov. 11th, 2013  including 13 never heard before songs and unreleased live takes recorded at the Bitter End (New-York City) in october 1971. This box contains a very long essay written by the english journalist Charles Waring plus an interview with Roberta Flack.

The first CD compiled some classic tracks (incl some edit versions published only on 45 rpm) recorded by Donny Hathaway including the duets with June Conquest he recorded in the late sixties for Curtom Records, Curtis Mayfield label based in Chicago.

The second CD compiled 13 never heard before demos; mostly "work in progress" tracks including a 20 minutes long amazing classical concerto (previously calley Life Pt. 1-4) recorded in october 1973 after the Newport Jazz festival tour, Donny did during the summer 1973.

The third CD compiled some unreleased takes recorded at The Bitter End in NYC. Donny played 9 sets, between October 27 & 29 1971. You could hear for the first time a 15 min funky version of The Ghetto and an alternative take of Everything Is Everything incl. an other Willie Weeks amazing bass solo and a great bluesy solo played Cornell Dupree, Donny's guitarist.

Last CD compiled all studio tracks with Roberta Flack officially already released between 1972 to 1977.



Disc 1 : The Life and Music of Donny Hathaway

1. I Thank You Baby – June & Donnie
2. Just Another Reason – Donny Hathaway & June Conquest
3. The Ghetto – Part 1
4. The Ghetto – Part 2
5. Thank You Master (For My Soul) (Promo Edit)
6. Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)
7. Tryin’ Times
8. To Be Young, Gifted and Black
9. I Believe To My Soul
10. This Christmas
11. A Song For You
12. Magnificent Sanctuary Band
13. Giving Up
14. Come Back Charleston Blue – Donny Hathaway with Margie Joseph
15. Little Ghetto Boy (Studio Version)
16. Valdez In The Country
17. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
18. Lord Help Me
19. Come Little Children
20. Love, Love, Love
21. Someday We’ll All Be Free
22. You Were Meant For Me



Disc 2 : Unreleased Studio Recordings

1. Never My Love
2. A Lot Of Soul
3. Let’s Groove
4. Latin Time
5. Tally Rand
6. Memory Of Our love
7. Sunshine And Showers
8. After The Dance Is Done
9. Don’t Turn Away
10. Always The Same
11. Brown Eyed Lady (Instrumental)
12. The Sands Of Time
13. ZYXYGY Concerto

Disc 3 : Live at The Bitter End 1971 (All Previously Unreleased Performances)

1. What’s Going On
2. Sack Full Of Dreams
3. Little Ghetto Boy
4. You’ve Got A Friend
5. Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)
6. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
7. Jealous Guy
8. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
9. Hey Girl
10. The Ghetto

Disc 4 : Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Duets

1. I (Who Have Nothing)
2. You’ve Got A Friend
3. Baby I Love You
4. Be Real Black For Me
5. You’ve lost That Loving Feeling
6. For All We Know
7. Where Is The Love
8. When Love Has Grown
9. Come Ye Disconsolate
10. Mood
11. The Closer I Get To You
12. You Are My Heaven
13. Back Together Again



French customers can already pre-order Never My Love, The Anthology on Amazon France & Amazon USA