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Mike + The Mechanics – Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]

Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]

With all of it’s members exercising their expertise, the debut album from Mike + the Mechanics posted two Top Ten singles in the span of three months. The songwriting comes out on top before anything else, with the somber stir of “Silent Running,” the album’s first release, peaking at number six Continue reading “Mike + The Mechanics – Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]”

Perry Como – Juke Box Baby (2006)

Perry Como - Juke Box Baby (2006)

Perry Como rocks! He would have been aghast at the notion, but in the mid-to-late 1950s, he recorded a slew of singles that weren’t really rock ‘n’ roll, but definitely rocked. These records are now heralded as the era’s classics: Kewpie Doll, Round And Round, Ko Ko Mo, Tina Marie, Hot Diggity, Catch A Falling Star, Magic Moments, Juke Box Baby, Glendora, Dancin’, and Just Born To Be Your Baby. Those songs featured the era’s top songwriters like Burt Bacharach, Leiber & Stoller, and Luther Dixon. Continue reading “Perry Como – Juke Box Baby (2006)”

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (1999) [2009, Remastered, CD + DVD]

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session (1999) [2009, Remastered, CD + DVD]

Recorded in December 1983, In Session captures an in-concert jam between Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the latter of whom had become the hot blues guitarist of the year thanks to his debut Texas Flood, as well as his work on David Bowie’s hit Let’s Dance. Vaughan may have been the new news, but King was not suffering, either. He had a world-class supporting band and was playing as well as he ever had. Continue reading “Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (1999) [2009, Remastered, CD + DVD]”

Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again: Her Classic Performances (1997)

Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again: Her Classic Performances (1997)

The Beautiful voice of Vera Lynn and twenty songs cut at the begging of Worl War Two including the title track and such other nostalgic classics as ‘A nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ and ‘The White Cliffs Of Dover’. As a symbol of the spirit of Britain during our darkest hour, Vera is rightly held in enormous affection and steem, but these tracks also reveal her to be a superb singer and highly enjoyable entertainer. Continue reading “Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again: Her Classic Performances (1997)”

Skid Row – 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row (1998)

Skid Row - 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row (1998)

This after-the-fact compilation from one of the last hard rock bands to make any sort of impression before the alt-rock revolution made most of it meaningless does its job, limited as it is, fairly well. All the hit singles that Sebastian Bach and company cranked out during their brief run of superstardom Continue reading “Skid Row – 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row (1998)”

Cinderella – Gold (2006)

Cinderella - Gold (2006)

With only four full-length albums and a couple of live records to their name, it’s hard to view this 2006 two-disc Cinderella set as being essential, especially as the thorough Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits was released early the preceding year. Continue reading “Cinderella – Gold (2006)”

Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Replacing the fiery Michael Bloomfield with the intense, weaving guitar of Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan led a group comprised of his touring band the Hawks and session musicians through his richest set of songs. Blonde on Blonde is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations on each play Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”

Doris Day – Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)

Doris Day - Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)

Reissuing the identical material compiled elsewhere several times (most notably on Columbia’s The Complete Doris Day With Les Brown), Jazz Factory won’t win any points for originality, but the material itself is golden. Day’s recordings with Les Brown blazed at such a high candle power that even an energetic combo like the Andrews Sisters could hardly compare (no less with their three voices to her one). Continue reading “Doris Day – Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)”

B.B.King – Ladies & Gentlemen… Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]

B.B.King - Ladies & Gentlemen... Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]

Universal’s 2012 box set Ladies & Gentlemen…Mr. B.B. King is hardly the first B.B. King box set — MCA assembled a similar four-disc set called King of the Blues in 1992, Ace had a tremendous four-CD box called The Vintage Years in 2002 that covered his pre-ABC/Paramount recordings (apparently every ten years it’s time for a new B.B. box) — but it certainly is the most ambitious, arriving in two separate career-spanning incarnations. Continue reading “B.B.King – Ladies & Gentlemen… Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]”

Johnny Winter – True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]

Johnny Winter - True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]

There has always been more to the Johnny Winter story than meets the eye, and if stepping into the role of a whirlwind albino electric blues guitar player from Texas with a brilliant slide style was the very role he was born to fill, he took a while to get there. For starters, he was born in Mississippi, which might explain something, and then grew up in Texas, where he played clarinet before switching over to guitar at the age of 11. Continue reading “Johnny Winter – True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]”

Glenn Miller – Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]

Glenn Miller - Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]

Glenn Miller – Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.10 GB (CDs) + 32.1 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Membran Music | Germany | Cat#: 222458-444 | Genre: Big Band, Swing, Jazz
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Various Artists – Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD Set]

009 three CD collection. How do you like your Funk, y’all? Streetwise, southern fried or paaarty? You’ll find them all here as this collection of original rare grooves brings you Curtis Mayfield, the Meters, Funkadelic, Bobby Womack and many other true funky legends. Sure to satisfy, this is funky perfection on plastic! Includes informative notes on all songs featured. 60 tracks. Continue reading “Various Artists – Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD-Set]”

Madeleine Peyroux – Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)

Madeleine Peyroux - Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)

The 2014 career-spanning anthology Keep Me in Your Heart for a While: The Best of Madeleine Peyroux, showcases tracks from throughout the Georgia-born, Paris-based vocalist’s career. Starting with her 1996 debut album, Dreamland, and running through her 2013 studio effort The Blue Room, Keep Me in Your Heart for a While reveals Peyroux’s transformation from a bluesy, Billie Holiday-influenced vocal ingenue to a mature and sophisticated interpreter of popular song Continue reading “Madeleine Peyroux – Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)”

Various Artists – The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)

Various Artists - The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)

For those with an interest in the early roots of the psychobilly genre, this 2CD set is a must have featuring music from the acts that influenced a host of later bands. Continue reading “Various Artists – The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)”

The Guess Who – The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)

The Guess Who - The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)

Classic rock giants, The Guess Who, are BACK with their first new studio album in over 20 years! Features what could be the most ROCKIN’ line-up of the band since it’s ’60s heyday, anchored by original GW drummer Garry Peterson along with vocalist Derek Sharp, superstar bassist Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot/Ozzy), guitarist Will Evankovich, and multi-instrumentalist Leonard Shaw! Available on both CD and vinyl (choice of red or black)! Continue reading “The Guess Who – The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)”