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MC5

Kick Out The Jams - 180g Vinyl Version

    The incendiary Detroit quintet MC5 (the MC stood for ‘Motor City’) burned briefly but brightly at rock’s cutting edge in the late 60s & early 70s, building a reputation of high energy, high volume performances. ‘Kick Out the Jams’ was their debut album released in 1969 through Elektra Records & recorded live over two nights at their home venue Detroit’s Grande Ballroom.

    MC5 were seen as being a hugely influential force on punk music and in the words of Rob Tyner (lead singer), MC5, “were Punk, before Punk...New Wave, before New Wave...Metal, before Metal... even ‘M.C’ before Hammer.”

    180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl LP. Gatefold sleeve. Cut from analogue masters. Original artwork.

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    1 Intro/Ramblin' Rose
    2 Intro 2/ Kick Out The Jams
    3 Come Together
    4 Talk/Rocket Reducer 62
    Side B
    1 Borderline
    2 Motor City Is Burning
    3 I Want You Right Now
    4 Starship

    Love

    Forever Changes - 45th Anniversary Vinyl Edition

      45th Anniversary 180gm Vinyl Edition

      'Forever Changes' is Love's all-time classic album from the so called ‘Summer of Love’ of 1967. Neil Young was originally planned to produce the album but when he dropped out at the last minute it fell to Elektra in-house producer Bruce Botnik. Rumoured drug problems and band fall-outs created a tense atmosphere but one which resulted in an album of intricately arranged acoustic guitar, swelling strings and Spanish horns combined with morbid and foreboding lyrics which prophesized an end to the golden age.

      'Forever Changes' is inarguably Love's masterpiece and an album of enduring beauty, but it's also one of the few major works of its era that saw the dark clouds looming on the cultural horizon, and the result was music that was as prescient as it was compelling – Mark Deming

      180gm Vinyl LP. Cut from analogue masters. Original artwork.

      Television

      Marquee Moon - 180g Vinyl Edition

        Television were part of the late ‘70s punk nucleus that put New York’s CBGB club on the map. Driven by Tom Verlaine’s raw-nerve song-writing and both his and Richard Lloyd’s guitar playing - dual strands of slashing hooks and cathartic riffs - their music is spare yet structurally complex, artistic yet unpretentious. Among rock’s true innovators, Television put a new face on punk and influenced everything from New Wave to jam-rock.

        ‘Marquee Moon’ is widely considered as one of rock’s great debuts and 2012 sees its 35th anniversary of influencing and leading the way for many bands to come.

        180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl LP. Gatefold sleeve. Cut from analogue masters. Original artwork.

        LCD Soundsystem

        This Is Happening

          The drip-feed of LCD anticipation ("Bye Bye Bayou", "Pow Pow") is over and "This Is Happening" has finally arrived. A natural extension to previous long player “Sound Of Silver”, this new set contains everything we love about LCD (shouty indie-disco, killer pop hooks, James Murphy's witty musings, big fat electronic noises, proper sing-along anthems and hummable tunes), and is the perfect circle closer on the outfit's trilogy of albums. And if "This Is Happening" is "Sound Of Silver Part 2" (in the best possible way), it is also packed with influences and inspirations from the golden era of music - the late 70s and early 80s (well, that's my golden era anyway!). Murphy's subliminal magpie-like tendencies seep through as Berlin era Bowie and Iggy ("Drunk Girls" and "All I Want" bear more than a passing resemblance to "Boys Keep Swinging" and "Heroes", while "Somebody's Calling Me" hints at "Night Clubbing"), Eno circa "Here Come The Warm Jets", Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra electronics (check that motorik chug on "I Can Change"), disco and classic US new wave radio bands (all skinny ties and drainpipe jeans) all get fed into the LCD song machine. But while other bands might turn out poor one-dimensional pastiches of the music they love, no matter who or what LCD Soundsystem reference, the resulting songs could be by no-one else but themselves. As everyone knows, all the best bands quit while they're still ahead, and as an album that calls time on the LCD Soundsystem idea, "This Is Happening" bows out on a high. As if it was going to do anything else?!


          TRACK LISTING

          1. Dance Yrself Clean
          2. Drunk Girls
          3. One Touch
          4. All I Want
          5. I Can Change
          6. You Wanted A Hit
          7. Pow Pow
          8. Somebody's Calling Me
          9. Home

          The Doors

          Morrison Hotel

            Released in 1970 in the wake of Morrison's infamous indecency bust, Morrison Hotel introduced "Waiting For The Sun," "Roadhouse Blues," and "Ship Of Fools."

            This vinyl reissue on 180-gram HQ virgin vinyl presents the original stereo mixes, artwork and inner sleeves.

            The laquers were cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, CA under the direct supervision of original Doors producer/engineer Bruce Botnick and Electra Records founder Jac Holzman.


            TRACK LISTING


            Side A
            1 Roadhouse Blues
            2 Waiting For The Sun
            3 You Make Me Real
            4 Peace Frog
            5 Blue Sunday
            6 Ship Of Fools
            Side B
            1 Land Ho!
            2 The Spy
            3 Queen Of The Highway
            4 Indian Summer
            5 Maggie M’Gill

            The Doors

            Waiting For The Sun




              TRACK LISTING


              Side A
              1 Hello I Love You
              2 Love Street
              3 Not To Touch The Earth
              4 Summer’s Almost Gone
              5 Wintertime Love
              6 The Unknown Soldier
              Side B
              1 Spanish Caravan
              2 My Wild Love
              3 We Could Be So Good Together
              4 Yes The River Knows
              5 Five To One

              New Order

              Brotherhood

                On this record New Order took the solid songwriting of "Lowlife" and made a sort of sister album. The rocking songs were heavier and the electronic ones even more beautiful. They were mostly split into what used to be the old Side 1 and Side 2, with the career highlight "Bizarre Love Triangle" opening the latter. This, "All Day Long" and "Angel Dust" make a gorgeous run of sweeping electronic pop songs that pointed the way to the slick majesty of "Technique" which was to follow.

                TRACK LISTING

                A1 Paradise
                A2 Weirdo
                A3 As It Is When It Was
                A4 Broken Promise
                A5 Way Of Life
                B1 Bizarre Love Triangle
                B2 All Day Long
                B3 Angel Dust
                B4 Every Little Counts

                New Order

                Movement

                  This, their debut, inevitably finds the band heavily in the shadow of Joy Division, with moody, broody pieces bigger on vibe than actual songcraft. One exception is awesome opener "Dreams Never End". I'm being entirely serious when I say that "Ceremony", "Temptation" and "Everything's Gone Green" are three of the best songs ever witten and they shone a light in the darkness of those early New Order years.

                  New Order

                  Technique

                    The year was 1989 and whilst Acid House exploded around them, New Order went international with their poppiest, most expertly blended album yet. Apart from the bizarre but exciting opener, this was a seamless sequence of stunning songs which made their dark, dislocated early years but a distant memory. Something was lost in that journey though, and it was no surprise that this was New Order's last record for Factory Records.

                    Neil Young

                    Harvest - Remastered

                    Recognised as one of Young's (and hence one of rock & roll's) finest albums, "Harvest" put the singer on the mainstream map with the mega-hit "Heart of Gold", which defined a soft folk-rock style frequently revisited by lesser artists throughout the 1970s. It also features some of his darker compositions, like the entropy-obsessed "Old Man" and the junkie eulogy, "The Needle and the Damage Done", one of Young's most haunting and compelling songs. Deceptively laid-back-sounding country-rock plaints like "Out On The Weekend" and the title cut caress the ear unassumingly, pulling you into the more ominous subtext that is present even in the rollicking "Are You Ready For The Country". As always, Young has an ear for contrasts, laying down heavy rock ("Alabama") beside his balladry, and even employing the London Symphony Orchestra on the excellent confessional "A Man Needs A Maid". Due to back troubles, Young recorded much of this material while wearing a brace, a fact that seems audible in the tension and unease that underlies the friendly, acoustic surface of this superb release.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Out On The Weekend
                    2. Harvest
                    3. A Man Needs A Maid
                    4. Heart Of Gold
                    5. Are You Ready For The Country?
                    6. Old Man
                    7. There's A World
                    8. Alabama
                    9. The Needle And The Damage Done
                    10. Words (Between The Lines Of Age)

                    Talking Heads

                    77

                    Talking Heads first LP "77" introduced the New York band perfectly. A mish mash of art-punk-funk, with heavy doses of bubblegum and a splash of the Caribbean. 11 tracks which show off the bands varying influences, David Byrne's weird vocal delivery, and the constant tempo changes and twists in their style. You can hear hints of the moody side of their sound on tracks such as "New Feeling" and "Who Is It?", contrasting with the jolly funk of "Pulled Up" and "Uh Oh Love Has Come To Town" all of this is augmented by the albums standout "Psycho Killer", a brooding slice of paranoid punk that still sounds fresh today.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town 2:48
                    New Feeling 3:09
                    Tentative Decisions 3:04
                    Happy Day 3:55
                    Who Is It ? 1:41
                    No Compassion 4:47
                    The Book I Read 4:06
                    Don't Worry About The Government 3:00
                    First Week / Last Week...Carefree 3:19
                    Psycho Killer 4:19
                    Pulled Up 4:29

                    The Smiths were the definitive British independent band of the eighties, releasing a remarkable series of singles and albums between 1983 and 1987 that were both commercially and critically successful and which laid down a marker for guitar pop-rock that remains unsurpassed. Disc 1 of "The Sound Of The Smiths" comprises 23 tracks and presents all the Smiths' single releases, reinstating singles that were scheduled though eventually unreleased ("Still Ill" and "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby") plus European only singles such as "Barbarism Begins At Home" and "The Headmaster Ritual". The core of disc one, however, is that matchless run of singles from their first Rough Trade 7" single "Hand In Glove" through to "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me". The second disc features a further 22 tracks including rare B-sides, tracks that were exclusive to 12" releases and selected live recordings. Among the rarities are the Troy Tate produced "Pretty Girls Make Graves" and "What's The World", a cover of a track from the fellow Manchester band James, recorded live at Barrowlands, Glasgow.

                    TRACKLISTING:
                    CD1
                    1 Hand In Glove
                    2 This Charming Man
                    3 What Difference Does It Make? (BBC Peel Session Version)
                    4 Still Ill
                    5 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
                    6 William It Was Really Nothing
                    7 How Soon Is Now?
                    8 Nowhere Fast
                    9 Shakespeare's Sister
                    10 Barbarism Begins At Home (7" Version)
                    11 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
                    12 The Headmaster Ritual
                    13 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
                    14 Bigmouth Strikes Again
                    15 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
                    16 Panic
                    17 Ask
                    18 You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby (World Won't Listen Version)
                    19 Shoplifters Of The World Unite
                    20 Sheila Take A Bow
                    21 Girlfriend in A Coma
                    22 I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
                    23 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

                    CD2
                    1 Jeane
                    2 Handsome Devil (Live at Manchester Hacienda 04/02/83)
                    3 This Charming Man (New York Vocal),
                    4 Wonderful Woman
                    5 Back To The Old House
                    6 These Things Take Time
                    7 Girl Afraid,
                    8 Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
                    9 Stretch Out And Wait
                    10 Oscillate Wildly (Instrumental)
                    11 Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/03/85)
                    12 Asleep
                    13 Money Changes Everything
                    14 The Queen Is Dead,
                    15 Vicar In A Tutu
                    16 Cemetery Gates
                    17 Half A Person
                    18 Sweet And Tender Hooligan
                    19 Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Version)
                    20 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
                    21 What's The World? (Live at Barrowlands Glasgow 25/09/85)
                    22 London (Live at National Ballroom Kilburn London 23/10/86)

                    Josh Rouse

                    The Best Of The Rykodisc Years

                    First-ever compilation from this acclaimed singer-songwriter, spanning seven years and featuring 32 songs on two CDs - favourites, rarities and unreleased gems. Nebraska-born Josh Rouse started out on Rykodisc where he released five albums and two EPs of literate and engaging guitar pop, which garnered him both critical raves and a devoted following. Now, a decade after his debut, "The Best Of The Rykodisc Years" collects together highlights from those Rykodisc albums as well as treasures from Josh's own personal vaults, including seven previously unreleased tracks, to produce over two hours of sublime music spanning 1998-2005. "The Best Of The Rykodisc Years" distils the essence of what Rouse calls his 'first stage'. Years and musical styles may separate these songs, but ultimately they are linked through the warmth of Rouse's voice, the conversational ease of his singing and his unfailing melodic gift. From the folk-rock of "Late Night Conversation" to the knowing country of "It's The Nighttime", from the smart pop of "Feeling No Pain" to the rhythmically sly white-boy soul of "Comeback (Light Therapy)" - each bears Rouse's unmistakable musical fingerprint.

                    James

                    Stutter

                      Classic re-issue from 1986, their debut album didn't quite live up to the splendour of their Factory ep's, but it beats sounding like a poor-man's REM anyday! All quirky rhythms, beautiful words, and an originality that made them stick out from the crowd, this album still sounds fresh and full of intrigue. They were in it for the.....ART man!

                      LCD Soundsystem

                      Sound Of Silver

                        THE PICCADILLY RECORDS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2007

                        Recorded in upstate New York over the summer of 2006, "Sound Of Silver" is an ambitious step up from LCD Soundsystem's eponymous debut album. Not only does it drop all those stylistic references we love here at Piccadilly Records (punk-funk, Krautrock, early 80s Euro-disco, post-punk guitar music etc), going far beyond the simple pastiche of many bands around vying for the LCD crown, but then combines these with some excellent song writing from James Murphy. So, the expected disco-pogo guitars-meet-synths club anthems of "North American Scum", "Us V Them" and "Watch The Tapes" mingle with emotive home-listening songs like "Someone Great", "All My Friends" and "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down". Where "LCD Soundsystem" came across as a collection of singles (albeit brilliant singles!), "Sound Of Silver" feels like a proper, well thought out long player. In short: Same sound, better songs.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. Get Innocuous!
                        2. Time To Get Away
                        3. North American Scum
                        4. Someone Great
                        5. All My Friends
                        6. Us V. Them
                        7. Watch The Tapes
                        8. Sound Of Silver
                        9. New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

                        Incredible String Band

                        Introducing...

                          While it's true to say that when they came together in 1965 The Incredible String Band were, ostensibly, an acoustic folk group, even in these early days they mixed in elements of folk, blues, bluegrass and jazz, akin to an American style jug band, and very different from any other performers or groups on the folk scene in England and Scotland. By the time they released their two most rightly celebrated albums, "The 5000 Spirits" and "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" in 1967 and 1968 respectively, The Incredible String Band had come to embody the notion of the hippie ideal. They were extraordinary records, incorporating Indian and African traditions and effectively presenting 'World music' for the first time, some 25 years before the term was coined. Right now, as folk music goes through one of its regular revivals and has become hip once again under the umbrella of nu-folk, alt-folk or twisted folk, call it what you will, The Incredible String Band, now find themselves revered gurus of this new scene. Since the ISP began performing together again in 1999, they have been embraced by these younger musicians both here and in America and just last year flew the flag for the old guard at the Green Man Festival along side the likes of Bonnie Prince Billy, Espers and Joanna Newsom. It's a fitting time to present a new introduction to the Incredible String Band, here drawn from "The Elektra Years", a groundbreaking and exhilarating five year period from 66-71. The collection is a convenient starter pack. You'll hear nothing in the music of today to compare with the unique sound of the Incredible String Band.

                          Ramones

                          Greatest Hits

                            Formed in Forest Hills, NY, in 1974, this quartet of quintessential punk forefathers blitzkrieged out of NYC's legendary CBGB scene and into world fame with three loud, lean, hard, and fast albums before the Sex Pistols even took their first shot. Besides basically inventing punk rock, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy outlasted almost every one of their legions of followers, delivering their signature pop and garage-flavoured chainsaw sound for over 20 years, through a string of infamous albums and 2,263 concerts together. Spanning 1976-1995, this new collection features 20 classic tracks, including "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker," "Rockaway Beach," "Rock 'N' Roll High School," "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Pet Sematary," and "Blitzkrieg Bop."

                            Son Volt

                            A Retrospective 1995-2000

                              A brief history: After touring in support of their 1993 masterpiece "Anodyne", the seminal alternative country band Uncle Tupelo split up over long-simmering creative differences between co-leaders Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy. Tweedy recruited much of the band to form Wilco, while Farrar teamed up with original Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn to form Son Volt, the more tradition-minded of the two Tupelo offshoots. This excellent 20-track compilation features five unreleased tracks alongside album tracks, rarities and demos.

                              Various Artists

                              Come To The Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults

                                Superb collection for the seeing in of spring. 24 tracks of American soft pop including Harpers Bizarre, Association, Music Machine, the Monkees and loads more. Special mention must be given to the packaging which is a gorgeous foldout digipack with a psychedelic colour wheel. Grooovy and essential!!

                                Chicago

                                Chicago II

                                  Chicago's second album was another 70s monster seller for the band. Their mix of huge brassy riffs and big 'production' numbers really captured the public's imagination. These earlier albums are more overtly 'rock' than many of their later more ballad-led releases and this remastered edition with its bonus tracks has excellent booklet notes telling the band's story.

                                  Chicago

                                  III

                                    Their third double album in three years, "Chicago III" was another groundbreaking concept album from one of the USA's biggest selling bands of all time. The long playing time allowed them free reign on solos (three or four minute guitar solos were the norm) and this is regarded as one of their finest.


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