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John Coltrane – 4 Albums {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics / DCC Jazz | Genre: Avant-garde Jazz
Soultrane (1958) | Traneing In (1958) | Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette (1959) | Lush Life (1961) Continue reading “John Coltrane – 4 Albums {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
The Kinks – Kinks (You Really Got Me) & Kinda Kinks (1964) {1996, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 679 | Genre: Classic Rock, Rock & Roll
Mobile Fidelity reissued the Kinks’ first two albums, You Really Got Me and Kinda Kinks, on one gold CD. Although they have their moments, these records are uneven, and most casual fans will prefer to hear the highlights on hits collections. Continue reading “The Kinks – Kinks (You Really Got Me) & Kinda Kinks (1964) {1996, MFSL, Remastered}”
VA – Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)
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Label: MCA | Germany | Cat#: MCD11103 | Genre: Soundtrack
The soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s darkly funny crime classic Pulp Fiction manages to re-create the film’s wildly careening sense of style, violence, and humor by concentrating on the surf music that comprises the bulk of the movie’s incidental music and adding a few sexy oldies integral to the film’s story (“Let’s Stay Together,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “You Never Can Tell”). Continue reading “VA – Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)”
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A. / Surfer Girl (1963) {1989, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc | Japan | Cat#: UDCD 521 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Surf Rock
The real breakthrough, as Brian Wilson asserts himself in the studio as both songwriter and arranger on a set of material that was much stronger than Surfin’ Safari. Besides the hit title track and its popular drag-racing flip side (“Shut Down”), this has a lovely, heartbreaking ballad (“Lonely Sea”) and a couple of strong Brian Wilson originals (“The Noble Surfer” and “Farmer’s Daughter”). Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A. / Surfer Girl (1963) {1989, MFSL, Remastered}”
Travis – Everything At Once (2016)
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Label: Red Telephone Box | EU | Cat#: PHONE014CD | Genre: Indie Rock
Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) {1997, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1119 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Nat King Cole possessed one of the most accessible and appealing voices of any singer in the 1950s. This ballad-oriented set puts the emphasis completely on his voice (there is no piano playing or any hint of his jazz-oriented past) and features Cole accompanied by Gordon Jenkins’ sweet arrangements for a string orchestra. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) {1997, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway (2016) {WEB}
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Label: Warner Bros. | Genre: Alternative Rock
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 11th studio album, 2016’s The Getaway, is a sophisticated work of dark-hued maturity that finds the long-running California outfit expanding their sound into nuanced, ’70s-style orchestral soul and funky psychedelia. Continue reading “Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway (2016) {WEB}”
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1033 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976’s Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. Continue reading “Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
Pat Benatar – In the Heat Of The Night (1979) {1994, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1056 | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
With her debut recording In the Heat of the Night, Pat Benatar wasted no time starting out of the gate with the furious leadoff track “Heartbreaker,” which solidified her place in a class of women who were taking the rock world by storm in the late ’70s. Continue reading “Pat Benatar – In the Heat Of The Night (1979) {1994, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
The Band – The Band (1969) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 032 | Genre: Southern Rock, Country Rock
The Band’s first album, Music from Big Pink, seemed to come out of nowhere, with its ramshackle musical blend and songs of rural tragedy. The Band, the group’s second album, was a more deliberate and even more accomplished effort, partially because the players had become a more cohesive unit, and partially because guitarist Robbie Robertson had taken over the songwriting, writing or co-writing all 12 songs. Continue reading “The Band – The Band (1969) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”
Cat Stevens – Gold (2005)
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Label: A&M / Universal | USA | Cat#: B0005420-02 | Genre: Pop Rock
A&M’s 32-track retrospective of eccentric singer/songwriter Cat Stevens manages to cram into two discs what 2001’s On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four. While not as informative or “rarities”-heavy, Gold tells the artist’s story with utter succinctness, from earnest, post-counterculture semi-hedonist to Islamic recluse. Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Gold (2005)”
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Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983) [2010, Audio Fidelity, Remastered]
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Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 036 | Genre: New Wave, Post-Punk
A slick, carefully crafted follow-up to his debut, Rebel Yell was Billy Idol’s catchiest, most consistent fusion of synth-driven new wave pop and hard rock guitar pyrotechnics (courtesy of Steve Stevens). The eerie ballad “Eyes Without a Face” gave Idol his first U.S. Top Ten hit, while “Flesh for Fantasy” and the title track became MTV staples. Like much of Idol’s solo output, it’s all calculated for maximum appeal, but Rebel Yell also works too well not to be an infectiously guilty pleasure. Continue reading “Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983) [2010, Audio Fidelity, Remastered]”
The Righteous Brothers – The Collection (1999)
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Label: Spectrum Music | UK | Cat#: 544 175 2 | Genre: Pop, Blue-eyed Soul
‘Best Of’ collection from blue eyed soul duo. 18 tracks including ‘Unchained Melody’, ‘White Cliffs Of Dover’, ‘Ebb Tide’, ‘Island In The Sun’ and ‘Just Once In My Life’. Continue reading “The Righteous Brothers – The Collection (1999)”
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John Mellencamp – John Mellencamp 1978-2012 (2013) [19CDs Box Set]
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Label: Mercury / Universal | USA | Cat#: B0019508-02 | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, Heartland Rock
First off, this 19-disc box is not a complete recorded works of John Mellencamp. It excises his earliest years as Johnny Cougar — a Main Man-inspired moniker that resulted in three albums he’s disowned, but which really aren’t that bad at all — beginning the story with 1979’s John Cougar, the album where he truncated his name and toughened up his sound. It still took him a while until he scored a real breakthrough, and it arrived when he tightened up his attack with the assistance of producer Don Gehman and came up with the often-excellent American Fool Continue reading “John Mellencamp – John Mellencamp 1978-2012 (2013) [19CDs Box Set]”
Various Artists – New Wave – Gold (2007)
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Label: Hip-O / Universal | USA | Cat#: B0008838-02 | Genre: New Wave
When it comes to new wave compilations that attempt to strike a balance between well-known hits and lesser-known singles that deserved more play, the New Wave installment in Hip-O’s Gold series has to be considered exceptional. If you already own a good number of new wave comps, you will likely have a good portion of what is here, including Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” the Waitresses’ “I Know What Boys Like,” Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy,” and Nena’s “99 Luftballoons.” This being a generous 30-track, two-disc set, there’s a lot of room left for the deeper inclusions. Continue reading “Various Artists – New Wave – Gold (2007)”