REEL TO REAL (EXPANDED EDITION)

Originally recorded and released in 1974 on RSO Records, this beautifully packaged, deluxe reissue features vibrant, remastered audio from the original tapes, a 32-page booklet with an illuminating essay by Rolling Stone's David Fricke, and a trove of candid, unpublished photos.

Bonus tracks include 11 revelatory, previously-unreleased tracks from the original sessions, including alternate takes and mixes, live-in-studio rehearsals, and 4 newly-discovered Arthur Lee originals: "Do It Yourself," "I Gotta Remember," "Somebody," and "You Gotta Feel It." These songs (three fully-produced rockers, and a spare, Imagine-era John Lennon-by-way-of Sly Stone studio sketch) were previously unknown to all but their original participants, and present a major addition to Arthur Lee's catalog. Other bonus track highlights include the guitar fury in the extended, alternate mix of "Busted Feet," the eccentric and darkly-comic single mix of "You Said You Would," and an impromptu studio rehearsal of Forever Changes outtake "Wonder People (I Do Wonder)." This ultra-rare bonus material fills out the picture of a fearless, agile and very funky ensemble, led by a masterful singer- songwriter at his feral, exultant best. (High Moon Records)