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Neil Sedaka – Oh Carol And All The Early Classics (2011)

Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol And All The Early Classics (2011)

Neil Sedaka was one of the first serious singer/songwriters in pop and this is the most comprehensive set of his early career ever released. Featured are two original albums in their entirety ‘Neil Sedaka’ and ‘Circulate’ plus the hits “I Go Ape”, “Oh Carol”, “Stairway To Heaven” and more. Continue reading “Neil Sedaka – Oh Carol And All The Early Classics (2011)”

Glen Campbell – Classic Campbell (2006) [3CD-Set]

Glen Campbell - Classic Campbell (2006) [3CD-Set]

3 CD Set of Classic tracks by the Original artists. Featuring; “I Walk the Line”, “God Only Knows”, “By the Time I Get to Pheonix”, “It’s Only Make Believe”, “Rinestone Cowboy”, “Break My Mind”, “Southern Nights”, “It’s Over”, “Tomorrow Never Comes”, “He Ain’t’ Heavy, He’s My Brother”, “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, “Blowin’ in the Wind” & many more… Continue reading “Glen Campbell – Classic Campbell (2006) [3CD-Set]”

Uriah Heep – Salisbury (1970) [2016, Remastered]

Uriah Heep - Salisbury (1970) [2016, Remastered]

On their second album, Uriah Heep jettisons the experiments that weighed down Very ‘Eavy Very ‘Umble and works toward perfecting their blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity. Salisbury tips the band’s style in the prog direction, containing one side of songs and one side dominated by a lengthy and ornate epic-length composition. Continue reading “Uriah Heep – Salisbury (1970) [2016, Remastered]”

Chuck Berry – Rock And Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It (2014) [Box Set]

Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It (2014) [Box Set]

There have been countless Chuck Berry compilations but never one like Bear Family’s Rock and Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It, a mammoth 16-disc box containing his complete recorded works for Chess, Mercury, and Atco. Only the soundtrack to Taylor Hackford’s star-studded 1987 documentary Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll is missing and it isn’t missed much, not in the face of this abundance. Continue reading “Chuck Berry – Rock And Roll Music: Any Old Way You Choose It (2014) [Box Set]”

Doris Day & André Previn – Duet (1962)

Doris Day & André Previn - Duet (1962)

Recorded late in 1961, this album is a milestone in Doris Day’s career — despite having generated no hits — as her best long-player, and her purest jazz solo album. Cut as a duet with André Previn (with Previn Trio bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Frank Capp providing occasional support), the album presents Day in the most intimate musical setting of her career. Continue reading “Doris Day & André Previn – Duet (1962)”

VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}

VA - I'm A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}

VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.33 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX050 | Genre: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Released in 2016, I’m A Freak Baby – Grapefruit’s 3-CD overview of the UK’s late Sixties/early Seventies nascent hard rock/proto-metal scene – received rapturous acclaim from pundits and punters alike, with The Guardian’s “grim, grey and glorious” summary succinctly capturing the general response to the set. Three years later, the woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks again. And, like all good follow-ups, I’m A Freak 2 Baby expands upon the original while simultaneously tightening the stylistic mesh..In addition to further selections from some of the subterranean stars of the first volume (Iron Claw, the semi-housetrained Stack Waddy, the even more semi-housetrained Wicked Lady), we feature many of the genre’s pioneers, with key tracks from The Jeff Beck Group, Edgar Broughton Band, Atomic Rooster and High Tide. Continue reading “VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}”

VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA - I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}
XLD Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.49 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX032 | Genre: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Three CD collection. Although vintage British psychedelia is viewed by many these days as an Alice In Wonderland-style enchanted garden full of beatific flower children innocently gathering flowers or chasing butterflies, there was always a more visceral element to the scene. Pointedly free of such fripperies as scarlet tunic-wearing gnomes, phenomenal cats and talismanic bicycles, the power trio format that was popularized by the likes of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience spawned a host of imitators. As the 60s drew to a close and pop evolved slowly but inexorably into rock, psychedelia gave way to a sound that was harder, leaner, heavier, louder. Continue reading “VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}”

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere (2019)

Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out Of Nowhere (2019)

Unlike either its predecessor Alone in the Universe or 2001’s Zoom, From out of Nowhere didn’t appear after a prolonged period of silence from Jeff Lynne’s ELO. It arrived in November of 2019, nearly exactly four years after Alone in the Universe, a rapid turnaround that recalls Lynne’s work schedule as a bandleader and producer in the 1970s and ’80s. That’s not the only way From out of Nowhere conjures memories of the past. Continue reading “Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere (2019)”

Chaka Khan – Original Album Series (2009) [5CD Box Set]

Chaka Khan - Original Album Series (2009) [5CD Box Set]

Part of Warner Bros. UK and Rhino’s Original Album Series collection, this budget-priced set of Yvette Marie Stevens (Chaka Khan) jams features five complete albums, including Chaka (1978), Naughty (1980), What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me (1981), Chaka Khan (1982), and I Feel for You (1984). Continue reading “Chaka Khan – Original Album Series (2009) [5CD Box Set]”

Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin’ Lovers (1956) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers (1956) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

After the ballad-heavy In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle returned to up-tempo, swing material with Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, arguably the vocalist’s greatest swing set. Like Sinatra’s previous Capitol albums, Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! consists of reinterpreted pop standards, ranging from the ten-year-old “You Make Me Feel So Young” to the 20-year-old “Pennies From Heaven” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Sinatra is supremely confident throughout the album, singing with authority and joy. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin’ Lovers (1956) [1993, MFSL Remastered]”

VA – The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) [Limited Edition Collectors Box, 5CD + 2DVD]

VA - The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) [Limited Edition Collectors Box, 5CD + 2DVD]

The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria, recorded and filmed at the Sonisphere Festival, featured the “Big 4”: American metal legends Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The June 22, 2010 show was seen live in hundreds of movie theaters by thousands of fans all over the globe via satellite, broadcast in HD. Continue reading “VA – The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) [Limited Edition Collectors Box, 5CD + 2DVD]”

Various Artists – James Bond 007: Soundtrack Collection (1962 – 2012)

Various Artists - James Bond 007: Soundtrack Collection (1962 - 2012)

The James Bond film series from Eon Productions has had numerous signature tracks over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of film music. The best known of these pieces of music is the ubiquitous “James Bond Theme.” Other instrumental pieces, such as the “007 Theme” or “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, and various songs, such as Continue reading “Various Artists – James Bond 007: Soundtrack Collection (1962 – 2012)”

The Doors – The Soft Parade (1969) {2019, Remastered, 50th Anniversary Edition, 3CD}

The Doors - The Soft Parade (1969) {2019, Remastered, 50th Anniversary Edition, 3CD}

The Doors – The Soft Parade (1969) {2019, Remastered, 50th Anniversary Edition, 3CD}
EAC Rip | 3x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Elektra | EU | Cat#: 603497851324 | Genre: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

The record was actually released 50 years ago yesterday and the new edition offers a newly remastered version of the album (by Bruce Botnick) on the first CD with a bonus track of the B-side ‘Who Scared You’. Continue reading “The Doors – The Soft Parade (1969) {2019, Remastered, 50th Anniversary Edition, 3CD}”

Steve Miller Band – Welcome To The Vault (2019) [Box Set, 3CD + DVD]

Steve Miller Band - Welcome To The Vault (2019) [Box Set, 3CD + DVD]

Steve Miller Opens His Massive Vault For The First Time To Share His Treasures Welcome to the Vault is a Career Spanning 3 CD + DVD Collection containing 52 audio tracks and 21 performances on DVD With 38 previously unreleased recordings, including 5 compositions that have never been heard before, and featuring alternate versions of classic songs, live performances and more, all housed in a 100 page hard bound book of Steve’s personal photos, with a 7,000 word essay by David Fricke. Continue reading “Steve Miller Band – Welcome To The Vault (2019) [Box Set, 3CD + DVD]”

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]

The best-realized of their classic albums, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was also the last of the group’s albums for almost a decade to be done under reasonably happy and satisfying circumstances — for the last time with this lineup, they went into the studio with a reasonably full song bag and a lot of ambition and brought both as far as time would allow, across close to four months (interrupted by a tour of the United States right in the middle). Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]”