John Cale announces reissues of The Academy in Peril and Paris 1919

John Cale has announced reissues of his second and third solo albums. a 1972 reprint The Academy in dangeras well as a 1973 deluxe edition Paris 1919will arrive on November 15 via Domino. Both discs have been remastered by Heba Kadry and will be available on vinyl, CD and digital streaming platforms.

“Revisiting the work from the past is a double-edged sword for me. Of course, that's bound to happen when you've been making music for 60 years or so,” Cale said of the reissues in a press release. Continue:

What is unique about this process with Domino is their desire to do it right. Not just to reissue something for the sake of an anniversary or to collect a favorite catalog – but to find new treasures and highlight what made it special in the first place. After listening to the test pressings, I thought that the new mastering was an important part of how these works would be presented, rather than just preserved. There are moments of clarity and even a laugh or two in revisiting not only the music, but the recollection of the sessions (and antics) that made up what these two recordings became. It's my pleasure to share them with you… again.

Cale was recorded The Academy in danger and Paris 1919 shortly after he moved from New York to Los Angeles, following his departure from the Velvet Underground. The two LPs marked Cale's only solo albums on Reprise. his solo debut, 1970s Vintage violencepublished in Columbia.

The Academy in danger cost Warner Bros $120,000 and featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, so things went down a bit Paris 1919. Cale recruited Little Feat and bassist Wilton Felder for the Paris 1919 sessions, shot at Sunwest Studios in Hollywood.

The remastered reissue of The Academy in danger features a bonus track, “Temper”, while its deluxe edition Paris 1919 includes previously unreleased tape audio, a drone mix of “Hanky ​​​​Panky Nohow”, a new track called “Fever Dream 2024: You're a Ghost”, outtakes and more. The set also features liner notes by Pitchfork contributor Grayson Haver Currin.

Cale, now 82, continues to release new music. His latest studio album, Optical Illusionlanded in June.

John Cale: Paris 1919 Deluxe Reissue