Little Steven

LITTLE STEVEN’S EARLY SOLO

CAREER CELEBRATED WITH

EXPANDED CD/DVD EDITION

OF ACCLAIMED ROCKNROLL REBEL – THE EARLY WORK BOX SET OUT NOW

VIA WICKED COOL/UMe 13-DISC ANTHOLOGY COLLECTS SIX CLASSIC LONG-OUT-OF-PRINT ALBUMS ALONGSIDE RARE LIVE CONCERT VIDEOS AND FOUR ADDITIONAL CDS FEATURING 51 BONUS TRACKS OF RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGS OF STUDIO

OUTTAKES, B-SIDES, REHEARSALS, LIVE PERFORMANCES AND MORE Little Steven’s acclaimed careerMastering, also boasts four CDs of rarities spanning box set, RockNRoll Rebel – The culled from Van Zandt’s personal vault, Early Work is out now via Wicked Cool/ allowing an in-depth look at his early solo UMe. The 13-disc CD/DVD set collects all of career with 51 tracks spanning previously the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s solo records unreleased demos, B-sides, rehearsals, between 1982 and 1999, including newly outtakes, radio spots, non-album singles, remastered editions of six classic albums: classic concert performances, and a number Men Without Women (1982), Voice Of of studio gems, previously unavailable until America (1983), Freedom – No Compromise the box set’s original vinyl release in (1987), Revolution (1989) and Born Again December 2019. One of the many highlights Savage (1999), as well as the landmark is the rollicking title track that gives the protest record, Sun City (1985), by Artists collection its name. Van Zandt offers personal United Against Apartheid, the supergroup of background and insight about the bonus musicians brought together by Van Zandt, tracks in the accompanying liner notes. record producer Arthur Baker and journalist Danny Schechter, to fight racial injustice in The CD/DVD box set of RockNRoll South Africa. Men Without Women, Voice Of Rebel – The Early Work is available to America, and Freedom – No Compromise purchase exclusively via the uDiscover music each include an exclusive DVD featuring a store: https://littlesteven.lnk.to/Catalog classic full-length live concert video from the same era as the album. Long out-of-print on CD, all six albums are also now available globally as The comprehensive collection, individual CD or CD/DVD editions. Freedom mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway – No Compromise features an 8-panel foldout 84 Rock and Blues International • September 2020 poster and “Live At The Ritz 1987” concert DVD, Voice of America is paired with its own foldout poster and “Live at Rockpalast 1984” DVD and Men Without Women includes a 16- panel fold out poster and “Live at Rockpalast 1982” DVD.

Taken together, the three concert DVDs in the box set, or also available on the individual CD/DVD album versions, provide a compelling document of Van Zandt and the band’s evolution with the 1982 Rockpalast concert marking only the second-ever Disciples of Soul show. “We were much bigger in Europe due to the political nature of our music and I also credit performing on the Rockpalast TV show in ‘82 and again in ‘84 that went live to 17 countries with helping to get our music to a massive audience,” says Van Zandt.” It was a blast revisiting these shows and I’m thrilled they are now being released for all to enjoy.”

To coincide with the release of RockNRoll Rebel, Van Zandt has been making select performances from the live DVDs available on his official YouTube channel for the first time. The videos can be watched here: https://littlesteven.lnk.to/ Catalog/YouTube

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul made their spectacular debut with 1982’s Men Without Women, highlighted by a pair of rock radio favorites in the opening “Lyin’ In A Bed Of Fire” and “Forever,” the latter of which spent nine weeks on Billboard’s “Hot 100” while also receiving heavy rotation at the newly launched MTV. Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul celebrated Men Without Women with sold out live dates including a legendary performance at NYC’s famed Peppermint Lounge that saw electrifying renditions of the album’s “Save Me” and “This Time It’s For Real” (written by Van Zandt and made famous by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), both included on RockNRoll Rebel – The Early Work.

Nearly four decades later, Van Zandt’s “Out Of The Darkness,” a standout from his album Voice Of America with its hopeful lyrics of “There’s a hunger can’t be satisfied/ And the streets are filled with rage/It’s time to dig deep inside ourselves/And face the life we’ve made” sound as relevant as ever, and sadly could have been written about our current times. “As I said on tour back then and continue to say, we have entered a dark time in the history of our civilization, and not just in the USA, the problem is worldwide. Increased nationalism, isolationism, and religious extremism are nearly everywhere. Those of us who believe in the globalization of peace and prosperity must stick together and be prepared to non-violently fight for what we believe in for as long as it takes.” A small quantity of the vinyl edition of RockNRoll Rebel – The Early Work, released in December 2019, are still available exclusively via uDiscover. Limited to just 1,000 copies, the bespoke slipcase box set collects the six remastered albums across seven colored vinyl LPs alongside the same four CDs of rarities and bonus tracks. In

addition, all six original albums are available individually via uDiscover on both 180-gram black vinyl and exclusive limited edition 180- gram color swirl vinyl mirroring the psychedelic platters included in the box set.

Notably, Born Again Savage is available individually on 2LP vinyl for the first time ever, while the recent vinyl reissue of Sun City, by Artists United Against Apartheid – the extraordinary supergroup brought together by Van Zandt, producer Arthur Baker and journalist Danny Schechter to fight racial injustice in South Africa –marks the landmark protest album’s first time on vinyl since its initial release 35 years ago. The long-out-of-print LP arrived earlier this year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s historic release from a South African prison after 27 years in captivity. Van Zandt is donating all artist and publishing royalties from Sun City to the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation for the TeachRock.org music history curriculum.

All six Little Steven albums are also available digitally as individual Deluxe Editions, each expanded with the same rare and unreleased material from the era that make up the four discs of rarities in the physical collection. The Early Work, a special digital-only collection compiling 10 previously unreleased tracks of early rehearsals and live performances, is also now available. Also now available digitally is the rare 1985 three-song 12” EP, Let Me See Your I.D., featuring the Extended Mix, Street Mix and Beat and Scratch Mix of the landmark “Sun City” single. All albums can be streamed/ downloaded below.

A staunch advocate for public education, teachers and music education, Van Zandt is founder of the non-profit Rock and Roll Forever Foundation and TeachRock, the national initiative to bring popular music history curriculum into schools across the country by using the history and culture of music to engage students in all disciplines. TeachRock recently launched their Roadshow series of living-room style talks with special musical and celebrity guests and education heroes discussing music, education, and national issues. According to Van Zandt, “The basic idea is this virtual Roadshow will go from town to town, exploring the region’s music history, talking to whoever’s around, and looking at how the arts shaped each place.”

Co-hosted by Van Zandt and actor Drew Carey, the pilot Roadshow, “In Cleveland,” featured producer, songwriter, and longtime Pat Benatar collaborator Neil Giraldo; Lance Freed, son of founding Rock and Roll radio personality Alan Freed; the groundbreaking FM DJ Kid Leo, musicians Michael Stanley and Conya Doss; Cleveland International Records’ Steve Popovich, Jr, as well as Hough Reads founder Rhonda Crowder and a reunion of Little Steven and young activists from the Columbus, Ohio Mosaic program. The inaugural Roadshow can be viewed here: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=q05FDOam0oQ The “In Detroit” episode aired on ROCKPALAST: LIVE AT Thursday, August 6, 8pm ET with Carey once GRUGAHALLE, GERMANY – 1982 (DVD) again co-hosting and featured guest Martha Intro (Live At Grugahalle, Germany –Reeves. More guests will be announced soon. 1982) For more information and to register for the Lyin’ In A Bed Of Fire (Live At Little Steven TeachRock Roadshow visit Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) TeachRock.org/Roadshow Save Me (Live At Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) Proceeds from and donations to the Forever (Live At Grugahalle, Germany Roadshow series will benefit TeachRock, – 1982) which provides teachers with no-cost Inside Of Me (Live At Grugahalle, interdisciplinary, arts-driven materials and Germany – 1982) lesson plans designed to keep students Take It Inside (Live At Grugahalle, engaged and in school. TeachRock lesson Germany – 1982) plans are used by more than 30,000 registered Until The Good Is Gone (Live At teachers in all 50 states and offer distance Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) learning materials too. Princess Of Little Italy (Live At Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) MEN WITHOUT WOMEN Caravan (Live At Grugahalle, VOICE OF AMERICA Germany – 1982) FREEDOM NO COMPROMISE Under The Gun (Live At Grugahalle, REVOLUTION Germany – 1982) BORN AGAIN SAVAGE I Played The Fool (Live At Grugahalle, SUN CITY Germany – 1982) THE EARLY WORK I Don’t Want To Go Home (Live At LET ME SEE YOUR I.D. Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) Angel Eyes (Live At Grugahalle, LITTLE STEVEN Germany – 1982) ROCKNROLL REBEL – THE EARLY This Time It’s For Real (Live At WORK Grugahalle, Germany – 1982) (UMe/Wicked Cool) Can I Get A Witness (Live At Grugahalle, Germany – 1982)

TRACKLISTING Closing Credits Little Steven And The Disciples Of Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul: VOICE OF AMERICA (1983) Soul: MEN WITHOUT WOMEN (1982) Voice Of America Lyin’ In A Bed Of Fire Justice Inside Of Me Checkpoint Charlie Until The Good Is Gone Solidarity Men Without Women Out Of The Darkness Under The Gun Los Desaparecidos (The Disappeared Save Me Ones) Princess Of Little Italy Fear Angel Eyes I Am A Patriot (And The River Opens Forever For The Righteous) I’ve Been Waiting Among The Believers Undefeated (Everybody Goes Home) continued on next page September 2020 • Rock and Blues International 85

ROCKPALAST: LIVE AT LORELEY, New York – 1987) I’ve Been Waiting (Early Version / GERMANY – 1984 (DVD) Undefeated (Live At The Ritz, New 1982) Peter Ruchel Intro (Live At Loreley, York – 1987) Caravan (Britt Row Version / 1982) Germany – 1984) Native American Feat. Bruce Save Me (Live At Peppermint Lounge, Voice Of America (Live At Loreley, Springsteen (Live At The Ritz, New York –New York, NY, July 18, 1982) Germany – 1984) 1987) Time (Studio Track / 1982) Justice (Live At Loreley, Germany –Sun City Feat. Bruce Springsteen (Live 1984) At The Ritz, New York – 1987) CD2: VOICE OF AMERICA (BONUS Save Me (Live At Loreley, Germany –TRACKS) 1984) LITTLE STEVEN: REVOLUTION This Time It’s For Real (Live At Fear (Live At Loreley, Germany –(1989) Marquee Club, London, UK, October 18, 1984) Revolution 1982) Lyin’ In A Bed Of Fire (Live At Where Do We Go From Here It’s Possible (Studio Track/Mono) Loreley, Germany – 1984) Revolution Vote! (That Mutha Out) (12” Single I Am A Patriot (Live At Loreley, Education Version) Germany – 1984) Balance Vote! Pt. II (1984 Rap Version) Solidarity (Live At Loreley, Germany Love and Forgiveness Vote! Pt. III (After World War III) (Rap – 1984) Newspeak Version / 12” Single Version) Under The Gun (Live At Loreley, Sexy Vote! Pt. IV (Instrumental / 12” Single Germany – 1984) Leonard Peltier Version) Checkpoint Charlie (Live At Loreley, Liberation Theology Vote! Pt. V (1984 Rap Version) Germany – 1984) Discipline Caravan (Live At Marquee Club, Los Desaparecidos (Live At Loreley, London, UK, October 18, 1982) LITTLE I Don’t Want To Go Home (Live At Marquee Club, London, UK, October 18, 1982) US Festival Radio Spot 1983 Alive For The First Time (Writing Session, The Birth Of A Song / 1983) Voice Of America Radio Spot 1984 Out Of The Darkness (12” Single Version) Inside Of Me (French TV/1983) LITTLE STEVEN VAN ZANDT: BORN AGAIN SAVAGE (1999) Born Again Savage Camouflage of Righteousness Guns, Drugs, And Gasoline Face of God Saint Francis Salvation Organize Flesheater Lust for Enlightenment Germany – 1984) Out Of The Darkness (Live At Loreley, Germany – 1984) Undefeated (Live At Loreley, Germany – 1984) Men Without Women (Live At Loreley, Germany – 1984) Forever (Live At Loreley, Germany –1984) Princess Of Little Italy (Live At Loreley, Germany – 1984) Angel Eyes (Live At Loreley, Germany Tongues of Angels CD3: SUN CITY (BONUS TRACKS) – 1984) Let Me See Your I.D. (Extended Mix / Closing Credits ARTISTS UNITED AGAINST 12” Single Version) Peter Ruchel Interview [Concert Film] APARTHEID: SUN CITY (1985) Let Me See Your I.D. (Extended Street Sun City Mix / 12” Single Version) STEVEN Let Me See Your I.D. (Beat And Scratch Mix / 12” Single Version) Not So Far Away (Dub Mix / UK 12” Single Version) Sun City (Last Remix / UK 12” Single Version) Soweto Nights The Struggle Continues (Extra Miles Davis Version) No More Apartheid Revolutionary Situation Sun City (Version II) (Edit) Let Me See Your I.D. The Struggle Continues Silver And Gold BONUS TRACKS (4CD): CD1: MEN WITHOUT WOMEN (AND LITTLE STEVEN: FREEDOM – NO COMPROMISE (1987) Freedom Trail Of Broken Treaties Pretoria Bitter Fruit No More Party’s Can’t You Feel The Fire Native American Sanctuary BEFORE) (BONUS TRACKS) CD4: FREEDOM – NO COMPROLIVE AT THE RITZ, NEW YORK –RockNRoll Rebel MISE, REVOLUTION (AND LATER) 1987 (DVD) Who Told You? (Live At Gulliver’s (BONUS TRACKS) Freedom (Live At The Ritz, New York Pub, Red Bank, NJ, June 15, 1973) Bitter Fruit (Cana No Mas Dub Mix / – 1987) That’s How It Feels (Live At Stone UK 12” Single Version) Sanctuary (Live At The Ritz, New Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, May 30, 1976) Bitter Fruit (No Pasaran Mix / UK 12” York – 1987) When You Dance (Rehearsal, 1976 / Single Version) Under The Gun (Live At The Ritz, Mono) Bitter Fruit (Platano Quemado Mix New York – 1987) Little Darlin’ (Stone Pony Rehearsal, With Steel Drums / UK 12” Single Version) Los Desaparecidos (Live At The Ritz, 1977 / Mono) Fruta Amarga (12” Single Version) New York – 1987) Ain’t No Lady (Stone Pony Rehearsal, No More Party’s (For Those About To I Am A Patriot (Live At The Ritz, New 1977 / Mono) Party...) Rock Mix / 12” Single Version) York – 1987) Love On The Wrong Side Of Town No More Party’s (Funky Party Edit / Pretoria (Live At The Ritz, New York (Stone Pony Rehearsal, 1977 / Mono) R&B Mix / UK 7” Single Version) – 1987) Little Girl So Fine (Rehearsal, 1976 / Vote Jesse In (Jesse Jackson Campaign Fear (Live At The Ritz, New York –Mono) Song) 1987) Some Things Just Don’t Change Revolution (Naked City Mix / UK 12” Trail Of Broken Treaties (Live At The (Stone Pony Rehearsal, 1977 / Mono) Single) Ritz, New York – 1987) She Got Me Where She Wants Me Revolution (Naked City Mix Pt. 2 / Bitter Fruit (Live At The Ritz, New (Stone Pony Rehearsal, 1977 / Mono) Maceo’s Thang / UK 12” Single) York – 1987) Men Without Women (1982 Radio I Wish It Would Rain (Vin Scelsa Checkpoint Charlie (Live At The Ritz, Spot) Hungerthon, 1995) New York – 1987) Angel Eyes (Britt Row Version / 1982) Princess Of Little Italy (Vin Scelsa Vote! (Live At The Ritz, New York –Forever (Britt Row Version / 1982) Hungerthon / 1989) 1987) Until The Good Is Gone (Britt Row It’s Been A Long Time (Solo Acoustic) No More Party’s (Live At The Ritz, Version / 1982)