A (Rough) GUIDE TO DOWNLOADS

Most of Melanie’s back catalogue can now be downloaded through most major download sites such as iTunes, Amazon, emusic etc. It also seems that this will be the way for future releases. However, like CD releases, there is both good and the bad out there, with a number of poorly put together compilations appearing on some download sites. So this is my guide to what is currently available. Note, not all the downloads listed below will be found on every site

 

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ARPEGGIO RECORDS

 

Part of Arpeggio Entertainment, Arpeggio Records now handle Melanie’s releases with TUNECORE handling the digital distribution of albums and singles.

 

ALBUMS:

·        CANDLES IN THE RAIN (added 2011)

·        GATHER ME (added 2011)

·        ALL HER HITS AND MORE (2011)

·        WORKING LEGEND (Re-issue of The Greatest Hits Legacy with additional tracks (16th Aug. 2010)

·        UNITED KINGDOM LIVE [Formally Live In Morecambe UK 2008] (16th July 2010)

·        LAST OF THE MILLENNIUM LIVE [Formally Recorded Live @ Borders] (8th July 2010)

For more information on these albums see Album and Compilations Discographies.

 

SINGLES:

·        Working Legend (20th August 2010)

·        Life Without You (22nd July 2010)

·        Tried To Die Young (11th July 2010)

·        Ordinary Rain (7th July 2010)

·        Angel Watching Over You (7th July 2010)

·        Motherhood of Love (7th July 2010)

·        Santa Claus Is Coming To Town) (7th July 2010)

·        Christmahanavalween (7th July 2010)

For more information on these singles see CD and Digital Singles.

 

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AFTERGLOW RECORDS

 

Advance copies of Victim Of The Moon were made available 2002. It never received a proper release and instead many of the tracks found there way to Melanie’s next album, Crazy Love. Now the album has been included in the distribution deal with TUNECORE and is now available to download.

 

ALBUMS

·        VICTIM OF THE MOON (7th July 2010)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography.

 

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TWO STORY RECORDS INC

 

Two Story Records have provided the download versions of the majority of Melanie’s back catalogue. Digital distributed is by IODA (Independent Online Distribution Alliance)

 

ALBUMS

·        BORN TO BE (2005)

·        AFFECTIONATELY MELANIE (2005)

·        CANDLES IN THE RAIN (2005) (withdrawn)

·        LEFTOVER WINE (2005) (withdrawn)

·        THE GOOD BOOK (2005) (withdrawn)

·        GATHER ME (2005) (withdrawn)

·        GARDEN IN THE CITY (2005) (withdrawn)

·        STONEGROUND WORDS (2005)

·        MELANIE AT CARNEGIE HALL (2005)

·        MADRUGADA (2005) (withdrawn)

·        AS I SEE IT NOW (2005)

·        SUNSET AND OTHER BEGINNINGS (2005)

·        PHONOGENIC – NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE (2005)

·        BALLROOM STREETS (Part Album) (2005)

·        ARABESQUE (2005)

·        AM I REAL OR WHAT (2005)

·        COWABONGA (2005)

·        PRECIOUS CARGO (2005)

·        SILVER ANNIVERSARY (2005)

·        FREEDOM KNOWS MY NAME (2005)

·        RING THE LIVING BELL: A COLLECTION (2005)

·        OLD BITCH WARRIOR (2005) (withdrawn)

·        UNCHAINED MELANIE (2005)

·        LOWCOUNTRY (2005)

·        ON AIR (2005)

·        YES SANTA THERE IS A MELANIE [ANTLERS] (2005)

·        CRAZY LOVE (2005)

·        PALED BY DIMMER LIGHT (2005)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography.

 

SINGLES

·        Happy Christmahanavaloween (11th December 2007)

For more information on these singles see CD and Digital Singles.

 

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SMITH & CO SOUND AND VISION

 

The DVD “Live At Meltdown 2007” was released by Odeon Entertainment. The soundtrack is also available as a digital download from Smith & Co, licensed from Odeon Entertainment with digital distribution by IODA.

 

ALBUMS

·       LIVE AT MELTDOWN 2007 (23rd February 2009)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography.

 

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RHINO ENTERTAINMENT CO

 

Rhino Handmade was responsible for putting together the limited edition remastered release of Melanie’s 1976 album Photograph. They have also made this available as a download distributed by ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP

 

ALBUMS

·       PHOTOGRAPH (DOUBLE EXPOSURE) (2006)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography.

 

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MUNICH RECORDS

 

Munich Records released the European version of Photograph(Double Exposure) with an additional track. This version is also available as a download. This album is distributed by IODA.

 

ALBUMS

·       PHOTOGRAPH (DOUBLE EXPOSURE) (18th April 2006)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography.

 

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DISKY COMMUNICATIONS

 

Disky have been responsible for a number of European compilations as well as the album MOMENTS FROM MY LIFE. The album has been issued a number of times. The digital version follows the 19 track second issue. Distribution is by IODA.

 

ALBUMS

·       BEAUTIFUL HITS (2nd April 2009)

For more information on these albums see Album Discography or CD Compilations.

 

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BUDDHA RECORDS

 

Buddha Records have made available their 1999 19 track re-mastered compilation. Mastering was by Robert Fripp and David Singleton.

 

COMPILATIONS

·       BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE: THE GREATEST HITS OF MELANIE

For more information on these albums see CD Compilations.

 

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BAIERLE RECORDS/ROBA MUSIKVERLAG

 

I believe Baierle Records are a German Company. They released the first version of Cowabonga in 1988. They have now made available 9 compilations covering 150 of Melanie’s songs plus the album Antlers. Tracks are arranged alphabetically. Volume 1 starts with Afraid of the Dark and ends with Bitter Bad, while Volume 2 starts with Bitterblue and ends with Every Breath You Take. This continues with each volume until you end at Volume 8 with You’re Not A Bad Ghost. Material taken from the Buddah era seems to be remixed/enhanced versions.

 

COMPILATIONS

·        VOL 1 (19 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 2 (18 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 3 (20 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 4 (18 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 5 (20 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 6 (20 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 7 (18 track compilation 25th Sept 2009)

·        VOL 8 (17 track compilation 25th Sept 2009

·        XMAS (Antlers album 26th Sept 2009)

These albums are available via Amazon UK where you can see detail track listings and listen to sound samples.

 

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BELLA MUSICA EDITION/ZEBRALUTION

 

Originally issued as a double CD by German Company Bella Musica as a double CD titled EVERGREEN SELECTION.

 

COMPILATIONS

·        MELANIE (36 track compilation 6th August 2003)

For more information see EVERGREEN SELECTION in CD Compilations.

 

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CARINCO NEUE MEDIEN AG

 

Carinco Neue Medien AG seem to be a Swiss company based in Greppen. They do produce some CDs but mainly seem to put together download compilations for a variety of artists, which tend to go under the banner of Pop Masters, Folk Masters etc. In Melanie’s case the material seems to be taken mostly from the Buddah and Neighborhood eras, but does included some more recent recordings. The trouble is that these compilations seem to be put together by someone who knows little or nothing of Melanie’s music and does not listen to the final product as tracks are sometimes incorrectly named. Digital Distribution is done via a company called THE ORCHARD, an international distribution company

 

More details can be found by searching Melanie on The Orchard website

 

ALBUMS

·        POP MASTERS: STONEGROUND WORDS (incomplete version of the original album, excludes I Am Not A Poet. Tracks are also out of sequence) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: UNDERTOWN (All tracks from the album Precious Cargo) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: STONEGROUND WORDS (original complete album, some tracks incorrectly labelled) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (Partial version of Melanie At Carnegie Hall) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ ( A version of Phonogenic, tracks do not follow the original running order) (24th Feb 2006)

·        POP MASTERS: EYES OF MAN (RERECORDINGS) (Not re-recordings but a version of As I See It Now, tracks do not follow the original running order) (24th Feb 2006)

·        POP MASTERS: PERCEIVE IT (A version of Sunset and Other Beginnings) (28th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: IT DON’T MATTER NOW (A version of Arabesque) (28th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: PERCEIVE IT (A version of Sunset and Other Beginnings) (28th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: IT DON’T MATTER NOW (A version of Arabesque) (28th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: SUNSET AND OTHER BEGINNINGS (the complete album following the format of the US version) (28th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: BE THE SKY (The Low Country Album) (29th Nov 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: MADRUGADA (The complete album following the format of the US version)(23rd Nov 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: SUNSET AND OTHER BEGINNINGS (the complete album following the format of the US version) (23rd Nov 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: MADRUGA  (The complete album Madrugada following the format of the US version) (23rd Nov 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: AS I SEE IT NOW (The complete album) (28th Dec 2005)

 

COMPILATIONS

·        POP MASTERS: BITTER BAD (10 tracks from Melanie At Carnegie Hall and a re-recorded version of Brand New Key, some incorrect labelling of tracks) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: PSYCHOTHERAPY: LIVE IN CARNEGIE HALL (8 tracks from Melanie At Carnegie Hall, most are incorrectly titled)

·        POP MASTERS: ANY GUY (RE_RECORDED) (Not actually re-recordings but a 10  track compilation featuring remixed/enhanced Buddah recordings (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: I DON’T EAT ANIMALS (11 track compilation featuring remixed/enhanced Buddah recordings (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: LAY DOWN (11 track compilation featuring remixed/enhanced Buddah recordings (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: LAY DOWN (15 track compilation of original Buddah Recordings) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: RUBY TUESDAY ((11 track compilation featuring remixed/enhanced Buddah recordings (1st April 2007)

·        LIVE POP MASTERS: LAY DOWN (3 tracks from Melanie At Carnegie Hall plus the complete recording of In Concert: Live at Montreux*  *tracks sourced from vinyl. (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: BABY GUITAR (9 tracks from Melanie At Carnegie Hall) (1st April 2007)

·        POP MASTERS: ROCK N ROLL HEART (ORIGINAL RECORDINGS) (10 tracks from Low Country) (24th Feb 2006)

·        POP MASTERS: BRAND NEW KEY (Four Versions of Ruby Tuesday and three versions of Brand New Key) (24th Feb 2006)

·        POP MASTERS: RUBY TUESDAY (Five versions of Ruby Tuesday and one version of Bra nd New Key) (24th Feb 2006)

·        HOLIDAY MASTERS: COVENTRY CAROL (Nine Tracks from Antlers) (29th Dec 2005)

·        HOLIDAY MASTERS: SILENT NIGHT (10 tracks from Antlers) (29th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: APATHY (Seven tracks taken from the compilation The Latest and The Greatest) (15th Dec 2005)

·        POP MASTERS: NINE SIDES OF RUBY TUESDAY (Eight versions of Ruby Tuesday and one of Brand New Key (23rd Nov 2005)

 

SINGLES & EPS

·        Pop Master: I Am Not A Poet (Five Tracks taken from Melanie at Carnegie Hall) (24th Feb 2006)

·        Pop Masters: Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Rerecordings) (five tracks of re-recordings from 1999) (24th Feb 2006)

·        Pop Masters: Together Alone (Re-recordings) EP (Three tracks EP featuring 1999 re-records of Together Alone, Tuning My Guitar and Babe Rainbow) (1st April 2007)

·        Pop Masters: Rag Doll [Single] (22nd Nov 2005)

·        Pop Masters: Long Train Runnin’ [2 track single] (22 Nov 2005)

·        Pop Masters: Ruby Tuesday [2 track single] (22 Nov 2005)

 

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BLACK HOLE MUSIC

 

This compilation was originally issued on CD in Germany and has since been re-issued a couple of times. It appears as a download on various sites. I suspect it may have been licensed more than once as sometimes it shows up as copyright Carinco AG but more recently as Black Hole Music.  I can’t find information on Black Hole Music, though they seem to be distributed by Kontor New Media, based in Hamberg.

 

COMPILATIONS

·        THE LATEST AND THE GREATEST (16 track compilation 1st March 2006)

For more information on these albums see CD Compilations.

 

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CHARLY RECORDS/LICENCEMUSIC.COM

 

There is a UK based company called Charly Records but I can find no reference to these compilations on their website. Distribution is once again by The Orchard and it appears from their website as though licensing of the songs is from LICENCEMUSIC.COM, based in Denmark.

 

COMPILATIONS

·        MELANIE SELECTED HITS VOL 1 (20 track compilation 12th June 2006)

·        MELANIE SELECTED HITS VOL 2 (15 track compilation 12th June 2006)

 

More details can be found by searching Melanie on The Orchard website

 

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