2 solo albums From the beginning of John Calley's solo career will be re-released this fall. Academy in dangerThe 1972 modern classic featuring cover art designed by Andy Warhol will be officially reissued for the first time, and the critically acclaimed 1973 album, Paris 1919The album will be expanded into a deluxe edition. Both albums will be released on November 15 via Domino Records.
the Paris 1919 The deluxe edition includes previously unreleased tracks, a new song titled “Fever Dream 2024: You're a Ghost,” and cover notes by Rolling Stone Contributor Grayson Haver Corinne. Academy in danger The album includes a bonus track titled “Temper”. Recording engineer Heba Kadry re-recorded each track.
“Revisiting past works is a double-edged sword for me,” Cali said in a statement. “Of course, that’s bound to happen when you’ve been making music for 60 years or so. What’s special about this process with Domino is their desire to do it right. Not just re-release something for an anniversary or a favorite compilation in the catalog, but find new treasures and highlight what made them special in the first place.
“Hearing the demo recordings, it occurred to me that the new mastering process was a key part of how these works were presented, not just preserved,” he continued. “There are moments of clarity and even a laugh or two when revisiting not only the music, but also the sessions (and adventures) that shaped what became these two records. It’s a pleasure to share these things with you… again.”
Earlier this year, Kali released his eighteenth solo album, popular illusion“No one since Leonard Cohen has experienced such a creative surge in his eighties, which makes sense since neither of them were ever optimistic idealists, even in their youth.” Rolling Stone As mentioned in the review.
In an interview around the album's release, Cali recalled his career, including how Warhol contributed to the album cover. Academy in danger“I had a row of Kodachrome photos, and he took them and gently put them on the page,” said Kali. Rolling Stone“It was a far cry from having to arrange all of these things and design them properly. But it had a magic to it that was really cool. So I learned a lot about how nervous you can be.” [by working with him]”.”
Paris 1919 Deluxe Edition Track List:
Side A
1. “Children's Birthday in Wales”
2. “Hanky Panky Nohao”
3. “Endless Plains of Fortune”
4. “Andalusia”
5. “Macbeth”
Side B
1. “Paris 1919”
2. “Graham Greene”
3. “Half of France”
4. “Antarctica begins here”
Side C
1. “I shouldn’t be snorting cocaine.”
2. “Hanky Panky Nohaw (Drone Mix)”
3. “A Child's Birthday in Wales (Rehearsal 1)”
4. “Half an Hour After France (Intro)”
5. “Macbeth (Part 11)”
Side D
1. “Hanky Panky Nohaw (Guitar Mix)”
2. “Fever Dream 2024: You're a Ghost”
