No Madonna album was ever met with a louder backlash or was more rampantly misrepresented than this dark masterpiece, so you know it was doing something right. Released on the tail end of AIDS hysteria, Erotica is far from the opus to guiltless sexual fulfillment it—and its even more ridiculed accompanying tome Sex—was made out to be. Though there’s no doubt it espouses taking joy in physical pleasure (“Let me remind you in case you don’t already know/Dining out can happen down below”), no album seems more empathetically haunted by the act’s countless side effects (i.e. “Bad Girl,” “Thief of Hearts,” a purposefully monotonous house cover of Peggy Lee’s “Fever”). Underneath Madonna’s bondage getup and Shep Pettibone’s oversized drum tracks beats a truly pained heart. Henderson
Madonna: Into the Groove of an Icon which is due out on 1 august 2017 will be available through all the usual channels like Waterstones, amazon etc .
Waterstones have now started taking pre-orders here.
SYNOPSIS:
Pop icon Madonna has always provoked strong feelings in the media. While Ian Phillips’ book focuses largely on her discography, he also highlights the reactions in the media and the public to her work over the years, and takes a closer look at how her work has changed, and how the reactions have changed along with it. An icon, revered or loathed in almost equal measure, she has sold over 300 million singles and albums worldwide, placing her in the Guiness Book of Records as the Most Successful Female Artist of All Time. As time has passed and Madonna has continued to renew herself over and over, the media has often turned on her and ridiculed her based on her age and not her music. As she continues to break boundaries and cause controversy, Ian Phillips has taken a closer look at the influence her music has had over the years, and whether there is a good reason for the bad treatment she has received at the hands of the media as she got older, or whether we are looking at ageism, sexism and bullying,, or all three…
Publisher: New Haven Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781910705797
One of the most valuable and rarest Madonna collectibles around: the withdrawn Japanese promo cassette for canceled project 12″ers + 2.
Warner Music came so far as to the design the artwork and tracklisting for what was meant to be Madonna’s first remix album, it is unknown why the project was canceled. The promo cassette was issued with fabulous Virgin Tour artwork (in the same style of the Dress You Up single cover) and issued in white cassette case.
Nothing was pretty much known about this scrapped project until eil.com offered the promo cassette for sale quite a few years ago, that specific cassette was purchased and later featured in Record Collector magazine. That cassette is now in the possession of yours truly and has been scanned by us and added to the ‘promo only’ section of our discography. We know currently of the existance of only three known copies in the world at the moment of this promo cassette, a fantastic item!
The famed producer behind Madonna‘s “Vogue” says he’s getting the short end of the stick — to the tune of half a million bucks — because the record label’s out for payback.
Shep Pettibone, producer extraordinaire — who’s worked with Madge, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul and a ton of other artists — says WB Music Corp owes him a ton of back royalties for the 1990 mega hit.
It appears everything was fine up until 2012 … when Shep and WB were sued for allegedly jacking “Vogue” from someone else. In his lawsuit, Shep says they both came out victorious in that case, but the label spent a ton on lawyers — more than $700k, according to docs.
The mega producer says WB’s been withholding royalties since then to cover that massive legal bill. Translation: we forked out the dough to defend your song … now you owe us.
Shep ain’t buyin’ that theory though, and says his contract with the label doesn’t give them the right to hold back his “Vogue” dollars.
He believes he’s been screwed out of as much as $500k, and wants a judge to force WB Music to hand over the loot.
On Friday morning, actress Debi Mazar saw a familiar photo in her Instagram feed: a shot of herself and her late friend, artist Keith Haring, taken by their friend, artist Maripol. In the picture, a young Mazar peers at the camera as Haring, more clearly in focus, looks on behind her. Mazar shared the photo on her own account immediately. “I was like, ‘Aw, Keith,’ ” she told Vanity Fair on a phone call Friday. “I think of Keith all the time, because his work is so present, and being much a part of what is so present and current in today’s climate—in terms of equality, immigration, sexuality, so many things.”
As she looks more at the photo, though, Mazar said she also thinks of the weekend in 1985 that it was taken, which happened to be the weekend of her friend Madonna’s wedding to Sean Penn in Los Angeles. Those few days marked Mazar’s first-ever trip to L.A.—and a memorable one, at that.
The mega record and CD fair in Utrecht is almost at the end of its first day, and what a day it has been!
The last record fair in November was already very promising (dealer from all over the world finally brought some real collectible records instead of the tons and tons of cheap looking vinyl bootlegs that have been around forever), but this fair was something else!
Not only were there TONS of rare Madonna goodies, a lot of dealers thankfully saved them for the real fans (collectors) instead of selling them to fellow dealers just so that the other party could make a profit off of them. Good going dealers!
A few definite highlights:
Original sales presenters for You Can Dance, Who’s That Girl and I’m Breathless
Rare South African CD singles and vinyl
Japanese promo 7″ Live To Tell on white vinyl WITH Promotional postcard inserted!
Japanese Like a Virgin 7″ with survey AND fabulous mini promo calendar!
Various rare vinyl pressings from Portugal, Spain and Italy
The Like a Prayer promo box set
Media presskits, promotional pictures, fanzines….
You name it, they had it!
Below in the gallery are the items purchased by our team and will also be photographed / scanned separately in HD for you to view on MadonnaUnderground. The fair is open tomorrow from 10am, the next fair is in November. Do not miss out!
We have added a total of four different early Madonna remix LP’s to the discography under the ‘various’ tab.
First up is a rare Dutch Best of 12inch versions LP with stunning artwork, rarely seen. We have also added a rare early pressing of the well known Madonna Mix LP with alternate artwork on front and back cover. Last is the Dance Mix LP from Argentina which will be re-issued for Record Store Day 2017.
Check them all out in our Discography under ‘VARIOUS’ tab
Reminder! It’s time for the mega record and CD fair in Utrecht tomorrow! We supplied a discount code for all those wanting to buy tickets in the presale, here is your chance to use this again:
We have a discount code for all of our visitors heading to worlds’ largest record and CD fair in Utrecht on April 8 and 9.
The code is: Love3, use this and you will be charged EUR11,50 instead of EUR14. Order your tickets now through www.recordplanet.nl
We end the singles of ‘Like a Virgin’ in our discography with ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore‘, although only released commercially in Japan this was indeed an official single.
Madonna later released the song in a remix version after putting it on her ballads compilation ‘Something To Remember’, she did not perform the track live until her recent Rebel Heart Tour.
Madonna is letting everyone know that she’s aware of Pepsi‘s marketing misfire by throwing some shade at the soft-drink company, which she once had beef with in the past.
Hours after the brand pulled Kendall Jenner’s protest-themed commercial, the Material Girl, 58, shared a throwback photo of herself holding a can of Pepsi’s rival Coca-Cola. She captioned the 1999 Grammy Awards photo with a first place gold medal emoji, and offered a close-up of the red can to further emphasize her point.
Madonna may be on team Coca-Cola these days, but she also had her very own Pepsi commercial that caused a stir among viewers and consumers.
In January 1989, the singer inked a $5 million endorsement deal with Pepsi that led the company to release a two-minute television ad and featured her singing and dancing.
The fairly innocuous ad reached an estimated 250 million viewers in over 40 countries, but was subsequently revoked in April 1989 after it generated controversy when Madonna premiered the full-length music video for “Like a Prayer” on MTV the following day. The video’s imagery, which included burning crosses, stigmata and the seduction of a saint, drew the ire of religious groups and customers, who assumed it was part of the Pepsi ad.
At the time, the Vatican condemned the video and religious groups threatened to ban the commercial and boycott Pepsi products. Not only did Pepsi eventually pull the commercial but the company also canceled Madonna’s sponsorship contract.
In her “Live For Now Moments Anthem” commercial, the model and Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality star leaves her photo shoot behind to join a march before handing a police officer a can of Pepsi, causing her fellow protesters to erupt in cheers as he takes a drink.
Many detractors accused Pepsi of blatantly appropriating the spirit and imagery of the anti-Donald Trump resistance, Black Lives Matter and other movements in order to sell their product.
In response to the backfire, Pepsi defended the ad in a statement: “This is a global ad that reflects people from different walks of life coming together in a spirit of harmony, and we think that’s an important message to convey.”
She’s always been a Rebel Heart. Madonna has been stirring up controversy since she burst onto the pop music scene in 1982 with the release of her debut single, “Everybody.” From her shocking statements to her provocative performances, Us Weekly Video rounded up the Queen of Pop’s wildest moments, which you can relive above!
Madonna’s Craziest Controversies
In 1984, at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna, now 58, took bridal style to a whole new level when she donned a lingerie-inspired wedding dress for a racy performance of “Like a Virgin,” the iconic single from her second studio LP of the same name.
Years later, Her Madgesty’s eyebrow-raising routine still had people talking. “I figured if I was going to present myself as a virgin to anyone, it should be you,” she quipped to Johnny Carson during a 1987 appearance on The Late Show.
Madonna during the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 in New York. David Mcgough/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
’80s Stars: Then and Now
Madonna continued — and still continues more than three decades into her career! — to electrify audiences. As fans will recall, she caused a media firestorm when she kissed her pop descendants Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 VMAs. And, more recently, in 2015, she headlined her massively successful Rebel Heart Tour.
But the Grammy winner isn’t known just for her intoxicating stage presence. She’s also famous for speaking her mind and sometimes sharing TMI. In 2012, she shaded Lady Gaga — who has been accused of copying the “Express Yourself” singer on multiple occasions — by calling her music “reductive.” And in 2015, during a rousing game of “Never Have I Ever” with Justin Bieber on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she candidly revealed that she has indeed had sex with more than two people on the same day.
To see more of Madonna in action, watch the video above!
Madonna’s Over And Over was an officially commercially released single in Italy, with Borderline added as the B-track. This single has been released in Italy on both 12″ black vinyl with limited poster and on 7″, don’t be confused by the bootlegs pressed in the past few years (absolute rubbish and not worth a dime).
The original single is one of the most loved collectibles for any Madonna fan, its high value, limited release and stunning picture cover make it one of the most sought after Madonna goodies on the collectors market. Madonna performed the track live only once on her Virgin Tour in 1985. The track was also added to her You Can Dance remix album.
To visit the Over and Over discography where we have collected and photographed the original vinyls, click HERE
Up next in Madonna’s discography is her stunning hit ‘Gambler‘, recorded for the Vision Quest / Crazy For You film. Madonna performed this track on her Virgn Tour in 1985 but unfortunately that was the first and last time, a truly forgotten gem adored by fans.
We have collected 15 different vinyl pressings, enjoy it HERE
Dress You Up was another hit off of Madonna’s studio album ‘Like a Virgin’, a music video was created using official footage from the taping of the Virgin Tour in Detroit with an added intro of various Madonna wannabe’s going to the show.
There are a total of 26 different releases from various countries, check it out HERE
Another independent release is here, this time a 3CD set with various live tracks. Basically another re-issue of the earlier independent releaseses. This box set will be released May 5, to pre-order click
Madonna’s Celebration greatest hits compilation album will be among 50 titles to be released in Japan in SHM-CD format by Warner Music.
The mega record and CD fair in Utrecht is almost at the end of its first day, and what a day it has been!
