{"id":1358,"date":"2017-12-07T23:07:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2017-12-07T23:13:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:13:25","slug":"bang-bert-berns-story-official-soundtrack-vinyl-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/07\/bang-bert-berns-story-official-soundtrack-vinyl-release\/","title":{"rendered":"BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORY OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL Holiday RELEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>20 CLASSIC TRACKS ON TWO LPS: VINYL RELEASE DECEMBER 8<\/b><\/span>
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HOLLYWOOD 9Perfect Music Today) 12\/7\/17\/–Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing\u00a0<\/span>Bang! The Bert Berns Story Official Soundtrack<\/i><\/b><\/span>\u00a0for the first time on vinyl as a two LP set on December 8. The collection is bookended by the Berns-penned and produced original Erma Franklin version of \u201cPiece of My Heart\u201d (first track on side 1) that was originally released on Bang\u2019s Shout! subsidiary in 1967 and Big Brother & The Holding Company\u2019s version, featuring Janis Joplin, (last track on side 4) that was released the following year by Columbia Records as part of the group\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Cheap Thrills\u00a0<\/i><\/span>album. The 18 selections between those offer an insight into the musical genius of Berns who was notable for having been a hit songwriter, wildly successful record producer and label chief whose work juxtaposed him not with only R&B greats but also pop artists, British Invasion acts and American rockers. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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His singular story is told in the documentary film that was just launched\u00a0<\/span>worldwide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on Apple Music and iTunes where it immediately became the #1 documentary on the platform. The film which played the film festival circuit and was theatrically released earlier this year has garnered critical kudos which take into account its subject’s enduring musical legacy. \u00a0Glen Kenny\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>New York Times\u00a0<\/i>review noted \u201cIf you love the music Berns made, you\u2019ll love this movie; if you don\u2019t, I feel for you\u2026\u201d\u00a0 John Kruth, reviewing for\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>New York Observer,<\/i>\u00a0wrote, “<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>Bang!<\/span>\u00a0is sure to stir your emotions and stick in your head for some time, just like one of Bert Berns\u2019 classic records. Rolling Stone\u2019s recent feature story noted<\/span>\u00a0“The film recounts the way Berns charged and hustled his way into the music\u00a0<\/span>business, shaping the sound and business of pop along the way\u2026 BANG! also serves\u00a0<\/span>as an unintentional eulogy for an era of pop that recedes into the history books.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n