LOVE – EXPRESSIONS TELL EVERYTHING

Stuart Kirkham
Sep 26, 2022
2 min read

7” VINYL SINGLES BOX SET RELEASED BY NEW LAND +

RELEASED 25 NOVEMBER 2022

Pre-Order: newland.lnk.to/love

It’s now 65 years since the release of one of the most significant albums of all time, Love’s 1967 classic Forever Changes. An extraordinarily brilliant long player, the LP’s recognition and acclaimed status understandably tends to overshadow the fact that between 1966-1969, Love also released a series of really ace singles, among them the unmitigated force that is ‘7 And 7 Is’. Now for the very first time, Love’s original run of singles from 1966 to 1969 are collected and reissued together as a deluxe 7” vinyl Box Set including two exclusive 7”s: ‘¡Que Vida!’/ ‘Hey Joe’ – originally only ever issued as a promo 45 - and the newly created ‘Always See Your Face’ / ‘August’ - taken from Love’s September 1969 LP Four Sail. This was originally planned as a single, but was scrapped when the band left the Elektra label shortly before the album was released.

Reissue specialists New Land + were granted access to the original analog master tapes courtesy of Rhino / Warner and all tracks were remastered especially for these singles by Grammy nominated mastering engineer Bill Inglot. Presented inside a deluxe box with spot-on gloss finish, the 8 x 7” singles each feature unique and original picture sleeves with ‘Elektra-style’ New Land labels.

At the centre of this set is a 62-page booklet featuring track-by-track annotation by original guitarist Johnny Echols and in-depth liner notes from Grammy Award nominated writer Andrew Sandoval. For this package we have unearthed never-before-seen photographs of the band and included rare posters, singles, original master tapes and more. Every set also comes with a set of two promotional postcards.

Licensed with the blessing of Elektra Records founder and the man who signed Love, Jac Holzman, this is the first time a release has been put together which focuses on the band’s incredible run of 45’s through the 1960s, bringing with it a treasure trove of 3-minute wonders.

As Love’s Johnny Echols observes, “The musicians known collectively as Love were a group of five uniquely talented individuals...and though the full story of this fascinating cast of characters has yet to be told, this box set represents a small sample of the body of work produced by this group and has proven to be timeless.”

Love - Expressions Tell Everything 25 November 2022

· The first ever vinyl box set featuring the band

· 8 7” singles mastered from the original 7” reels with 2 singles exclusive to this set

· Track by track annotation from Johnny Echols

· Comprehensive notes from Andrew Sandoval

· 2 promotional postcards

· Limited edition one-time pressing

Disc 1

A. My Little Red Book

B. A Message To Pretty

Disc 2

A. 7 And 7 Is