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The Lightning Seeds – The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)

The Lightning Seeds - The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)

This version of the Lightning Seeds’ greatest hits arrived in the summer of 2006, replacing both The Life of Riley from 2003 and Like You Do…Best of the Lightning Seeds from 1997. What do you put on a collection of Lightning Seeds hits? When one looks at their list of hit singles, it is not that impressive: only 13 hits, only one of which reached the Top Ten, and that was one of their lesser-remembered tracks, “You Showed Me.” Continue reading “The Lightning Seeds – The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)”

Whitesnake – Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]

Whitesnake - Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]

This 5CD+DVD package includes rare and unreleased studio and live recordings, acoustic demos, concert videos, interviews and more. The first CD in the set is called Unzipped… In The Studio: The Love Songs and features six previously unreleased tracks, while disc two, Starkers in Tokyo is a 1997 unplugged concert recorded in Tokyo. Continue reading “Whitesnake – Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]”

Santana – Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]

Santana - Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]

On March 21st, 2016, a few weeks prior to the release of the Santana IV album, the classic line-up of Santana (Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, vocals); Gregg Rolie (keyboards, vocals); Michael Shrieve (drums); Michael Carabello (congas, backing vocals); with Karl Perazzo (percussion, vocals), Benny Rietveld (bass) with special guest vocalist Ronald Isley) took to the stage at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas. Continue reading “Santana – Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]”

Rebekka Bakken – Most Personal (2016)

Rebekka Bakken - Most Personal (2016)

Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]

Lou Reed - The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]

In 1972, Lou Reed was a minor cult hero to a handful of rock critics and left-of-center music fans who championed his former band, the Velvet Underground, but he was unknown to the mainstream music audience. By 1986, Reed was a rock & roll icon, widely hailed as a master songwriter and one of the founding fathers of punk, glam, noise rock, and any number of other vital rock subgenres; he even scored a few hits along the way. Continue reading “Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]”

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]

Dave Brubeck’s defining masterpiece, Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history, the first to consciously explore time signatures outside of the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It was a risky move — Brubeck’s record company wasn’t keen on releasing such an arty project Continue reading “The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]”

Carole king – Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]

Carole king - Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]

Carole King brought the fledgling singer/songwriter phenomenon to the masses with Tapestry, one of the most successful albums in pop music history. A remarkably expressive and intimate record, it’s a work of consummate craftsmanship. Always a superior pop composer, King reaches even greater heights as a performer; new songs like the hits “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move” rank solidly with past glories Continue reading “Carole king – Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]”

Liam Gallagher – As You Were (2017) [Japanese Edition]

Liam Gallagher - As You Were (2017) [Japanese Edition]

As You Were was recorded in two locations. Greg Kurstin performed all of the instruments on the four songs that he produced (“Wall Of Glass,” “Paper Crown,” “Come Back To Me” and the psychedelic whoosh of “It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way”), while Dan Grech-Marguerat produced the remainder of the album at Snap! Studios in London. Continue reading “Liam Gallagher – As You Were (2017) [Japanese Edition]”

Elvis With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder Of You (2016)

Elvis With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The Wonder Of You (2016)

The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents the iconic artist’s unmistakable voice and most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new orchestral accompaniment. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the album spans a variety of musical styles that Elvis embraced, from rock and gospel to country and ballads. Continue reading “Elvis With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Wonder Of You (2016)”

Whitesnake – Whitesnake (1987) [2017, Remastered, 30th Anniversary, 2CD]

Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987) [2017, Remastered, 30th Anniversary, 2CD]

Soon after its release in April 1987, WHITESNAKE became a huge success around the world, selling multi million copies. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard album chart and spawned four popular singles: “Still Of The Night,” “Give Me All Your Love,” “Is This Love” (which reached #2) and the #1 hit “Here I Go Again.” Including the newly remastered album expanded with a selection of unreleased bonus recordings. Continue reading “Whitesnake – Whitesnake (1987) [2017, Remastered, 30th Anniversary, 2CD]”

Uriah Heep – Living The Dream (2018)

Uriah Heep - Living The Dream (2018)

Uriah Heep are releasing their anticipated brand new studio album – the 25th in their storied career – which will be titled, appropriately enough, Living The Dream . “We have been together for 47 years and we have seen many bands come and go, so in effect we are Still Living The Dream, so it was the perfect title for the new album, says Uriah Heep guitarist and founding member Mick Box. Famed Canadian engineer, Jay Ruston has been called in to produce the album. Continue reading “Uriah Heep – Living The Dream (2018)”

Elvis Presley – 2 Albums (DCC Remastered)

Elvis Presley - 2 Albums (DCC Remastered)

Elvis Is Back (1960) / 24 Karat Hits! (1997)
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John Mayall With Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

John Mayall With Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was Eric Clapton’s first fully realized album as a blues guitarist — more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best British blues album ever cut, and the best LP ever recorded by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Standing midway between Clapton’s stint with the Yardbirds and the formation of Cream, this album featured the new guitar hero on a series of stripped-down blues standards, Mayall pieces, and one Mayall/Clapton composition Continue reading “John Mayall With Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Eddie Cochran – The Eddie Cochran Box Set (1988) [4CD, Box Set]

Eddie Cochran - The Eddie Cochran Box Set (1988) [4CD, Box Set]

When rock ‘n’ roll exploded across America in 1956, there was an immediate demand for young white rockers cast in the mould of rock’s great progenitor, Elvis Presley, whose dynamic fusion of hillbilly and R&B had revolutionised post-war music within the space of a few months. Eddie Cochran had Continue reading “Eddie Cochran – The Eddie Cochran Box Set (1988) [4CD, Box Set]”

David Bowie – A New Career In A New Town 1977-1982 (2017) [Remastered Box Set, 11CD]

David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town 1977-1982 (2017) [Remastered Box Set, 11CD]

This 11CD box set features features all of the material officially released by David Bowie between 1977 and 1982 including all four studio albums, his 1978 live album ‘STAGE’ in both original and expanded tracklistings, the newly compiled “HEROES” E.P., collecting together both the German and French long and single versions of “Heroes”, and the exclusive new compilation of single versions, non-album singles and B-sides, ‘RE:CALL 3’. Also included exclusively is a brand new remix of the 1979 album ‘LODGER’ by long time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti. The ‘BAAL’ EP appears here for the very first time in its entirety on CD, while ‘Beauty And The Beast’ (extended version) [2017 Remastered] and ‘Breaking Glass’ (Australian single version) [2017 Remastered] are making their debuts on CD, all on ‘RE:CALL 3’. Continue reading “David Bowie – A New Career In A New Town 1977-1982 (2017) [Remastered Box Set, 11CD]”