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Various Artists – Original Album Series: Merseybeat (2014) [5CD Box Set]

Various Artists - Original Album Series: Merseybeat (2014) [5CD Box Set]

2014 original album series 5 CD set, in LP replica papersleeves. Collects five classic UK Mersey beat albums: Gerry & the Pacemakers’ “How Do You Like It?” (1963) & “Ferry Cross the Mersey” (1965), plus the Swinging Blue Jeans’ “Blue Jeans A’Swinging” (1964), Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas’ “Listen…” and the Fourmost “The First & the Fourmost (1965). Continue reading “Various Artists – Original Album Series: Merseybeat (2014) [5CD Box Set]”

Suzi Quatro – The Girl From Detroit City (2014) [4CD Box Set]

Suzi Quatro - The Girl From Detroit City (2014) [4CD Box Set]

Suzi Quatro is a performer as famous for her image as her music; Quatro was rock & roll’s prototypical Bad Girl, the woman in the leather jumpsuit with the enormous bass guitar (well, it looked enormous, given that Quatro is only five feet tall), looking sexy but ferocious as she banged out her glam rock hits in her ’70s glory days. Continue reading “Suzi Quatro – The Girl From Detroit City (2014) [4CD Box Set]”

Various Artists – 12″/80s Electro Pop (2009)

Various Artists - 12

The new instalment of the critically acclaimed 12″/80s series features an eclectic and varied selection of the 12″s from that most singular of decades. This volume’s theme is Electro: Pop. The three CD set showcases electronic, synth and drum machine 80s genres from electro to synth pop to new romantic to new wave to hip-hop–all in their full-length 12″ extended mix glory. Continue reading “Various Artists – 12″/80s Electro Pop (2009)”

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]

Pet Sounds is the 11th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys. Released on May 16, 1966, it met a lukewarm critical and commercial reception in the United States, but received immediate success abroad, where British publications declared it “the most progressive pop album ever”. It charted at number two in the UK but number ten in the US, a significantly lower placement than the band’s preceding albums. Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]”

Cinderella – The Mercury Years (2018) [5CDs, Box Set]

Cinderella - The Mercury Years (2018) [5CDs, Box Set]

Includes the following albums: ‘Night Songs’ (1986), ‘Long Cold Winter’ (1988), ‘Heartbreak Station’ (1990) and ‘Still Climbing’ (1994), plus a disc of live tracks and B-sides.
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George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatests Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Greatests Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)

Released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of George Thorogood & the Destroyers — their first album may not have come out until 1977, but they cut their first sessions in 1974 — Capitol’s Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock was designed to replace 1992’s The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers as the band’s definitive single-disc overview. Continue reading “George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatests Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)”

Lesley Gore – The Ultimate Collection: Start The Party Again 1963-1968 (2005)

Lesley Gore - The Ultimate Collection: Start The Party Again 1963-1968 (2005)

A 32-track, 77-minute plus blockbuster collection of the very best recorded moments by one of the 60s brightest and most enduring female stars. Includes the Top 5 smash singles It’s My Party, Judy’s Turn To Cry, She’s A Fool and the feminist anthem You Don’t Own Me. Classic productions by Quincy Jones, Bob Crewe, Marvin Hamlish and Gamble & Huff. Superb enhanced quality audio. Detailed booklet packed with evocative photos and informative liner notes. Continue reading “Lesley Gore – The Ultimate Collection: Start The Party Again 1963-1968 (2005)”

The Allman Brothers Band – 4 Albums (1970-1973) [MFSL Remastered]

The Allman Brothers Band - 4 Albums (1970-1973) [MFSL Remastered]

Idlewild South (1970) / At Fillmore East (1971) / Eat A Peach (1972) / Brothers And Sisters (1973)
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Del Shannon – The Essential Collection 1961-1991 (2012)

Del Shannon - The Essential Collection 1961-1991 (2012)

2012 two CD collection. Del Shannon made an instant impact when his debut release, the startlingly innovative and much-loved ‘Runaway’, went to the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. He went onto score another six UK Top Ten hits in a career that encompassed jukebox classics, dramatic minor key ballads, definitive cover versions, raucous garage-punk, beautifully arranged psych-pop Continue reading “Del Shannon – The Essential Collection 1961-1991 (2012)”

The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet (1968) {2018, 50th Anniversary, Remastered}

The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968) {2018, 50th Anniversary, Remastered}

The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet (1968) {2018, 50th Anniversary, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 277 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABKCO | EU | Cat#: 018771850229 | Genre: Classic Rock

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Focus – Hocus Pocus Box (2017) [Box set]

Focus - Hocus Pocus Box (2017) [Box set]

Limited 13 CD box set from the iconic Dutch band. Includes the albums In & Out Of Focus, Focus II Moving Waves, Focus III, Live At The Rainbow, Hamburger Concerto, Mother Focus, Ship Of Memories, Focus Con Proby, Jann Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer – Focus, Focus 8, Focus 9 New Skin, Focus X, and The Best Of Focus. Opposites attract, or so they say. And Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer certainly are opposites. Both incredibly gifted, the two musicians inspire each other when they meet in Focus. Here you find Akkerman and Van Leer’s exciting legacy of superb continental European progressive rock. Continue reading “Focus – Hocus Pocus Box (2017) [Box set]”

Suede – The Albums Collection (2014) [8CD Box Set]

Suede - The Albums Collection (2014) [8CD Box Set]

A box containing the core Suede albums replicated in cardboard sleeves, the 2014 set contains the following records: Suede, Dog Man Star, Coming Up, Head Music, A New Morning, the 2013 reunion Bloodsports, and the B-sides collection Sci-Fi Lullabies. Continue reading “Suede – The Albums Collection (2014) [8CD Box Set]”

The Clash – London Calling (1979) [2004, 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2CD+DVD]

The Clash - London Calling (1979) [2004, 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2CD+DVD]

The Clash – London Calling (1979) {2004, 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2CD+DVD}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
DVD | PAL 4:3 (720×576) VBR | LPCM 2.0
Subtitle: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands
Total Size: 823 MB (CDs) + 2.96 GB (DVD) + 345 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic / Sony | USA | Cat#: E3K 92923 | Genre: Punk Rock

“London Calling: Legacy Edition,” will include 2 CDs of music & a DVD in a lavish digipack. The original packaging will be expanded with a new historical essay & rare photos by band photographer Pennie Smith. Disc 1 will feature the complete classic album. Disc 2 is entitled “The Vanilla Tapes” & features previously unheard demos for the album which were recently discovered in vocalist/guitarist Mick Jones’ storage house. Continue reading “The Clash – London Calling (1979) [2004, 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition, 2CD+DVD]”

David Bowie – Loving The Alien 1983-1988 (2018) {11CD, Box Set}

David Bowie - Loving The Alien 1983-1988 (2018) {11CD, Box Set}

David Bowie – Loving The Alien 1983-1988 (2018) {11CD, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 11xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 5.53 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone | EU | Cat#: DBX4, 0190295693534 | Genre: Pop Rock

Includes 3 original studio albums remastered, 2 live albums (one of wich is previously unreleased), a brand new version of ‘Never Let Me Down’ and two new compilations; ‘Dance’ with original extended remixes and ‘Re:Call 4’ with single versions, B-sides and soundtrack music. The set also contains a beautiful companion book featuring rare and unseen photos, memorabilia, recording essays from producers Nile Rodgers, Hugh Padgham, Mario McNully and engineer Justin Shirley-Smith, an original interview and reviews from the era. Continue reading “David Bowie – Loving The Alien 1983-1988 (2018) {11CD, Box Set}”

VA – Across The Universe: Music From The Motion Picture (2007) [2CD Deluxe Edition]

VA - Across The Universe: Music From The Motion Picture (2007) [2CD Deluxe Edition]

As soundtracks to misguided Beatles-inspired movies go, Across the Universe — the companion piece to Julie Taymor’s pseudo-psychedelic fantasmagoria extravaganza, telling the story of the ’60s through the tunes of the Fab Four — isn’t too embarrassing. Certainly, it lacks the appalling tackiness of Sgt. Pepper and it’s not as stuffy as All This and World War II, but avoiding these two traps isn’t a very high bar to meet, and Across the Universe winds up having its own bewildering gaudy moments. Continue reading “VA – Across The Universe: Music From The Motion Picture (2007) [2CD Deluxe Edition]”