STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: The best of Bob Dylan. The perfect entry point.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Blowin' In The Wind
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
3. The Times They Are A-Changin'
4. It Ain't Me Babe
5. Maggie's Farm
6. Mr. Tambourine Man
7. Subterranean Homesick Blues

Side B
1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Just Like A Woman
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
5. Lay, Lady, Lay
6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Side C
1. Forever Young
2. Tangled Up In Blue
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. Jokerman
5. Make You Feel My Love

Side D
1. Things Have Changed
2. Mississippi
3. When The Deal Goes Down
4. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
5. Long And Wasted Years

Double LP pressing featuring essential cuts from Johnny Cash''s back catalogue, including: Ring Of Fire, Hey Porter, Folsom Prison Blues, A Boy Named Sue and many more!

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Hey Porter
2. Cry, Cry, Cry
3. I Walk The Line
4. Get Rhythm
5. There You Go
6. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
7. Big River
8. Guess Things Happen That Way

Side B
1. All Over Again
2. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
3. Five Feet High And Rising
4. The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
5. Tennessee Flat-Top Box
6. I Still Miss Someone
7. Ring Of Fire

Side C
1. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
2. Orange Blossom Special
3. It Ain't Me, Babe - Johnny Cash With June Carter Cash
4. The One On The Right Is On The Left
5. Jackson - Johnny Cash With June Carter Cash
6. Folsom Prison Blues

Side D
1. Daddy Sang Bass
2. Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
3. A Boy Named Sue
4. If I Were A Carpenter (Live In Denmark) - June Carter Cash / Johnny Cash
5. Sunday Morning Coming Down
6. Man In Black
7. One Piece At A Time

This is the 15 track 'Very Best Of' which was originally released in 2002. 

All tracks have been remastered by original producer John Leckie.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Wanna Be Adored
2. She Bangs The Drums
3. Ten Storey Love Song
4. Waterfall
5. Made Of Stone
6. Love Spreads
7. What The World Is Waiting For
8. Sally Cinnamon
9. Fools Gold
10. Begging You
11. Elephant Stone
12. Breaking Into Heaven
13. One Love
14. This Is The One
15. I Am The Resurrection

Second album from London based experimental/instrumental rock trio. The group worked with Brian Eno & Karl Hyde (Underworld), using Brian's 'Oblique Strategies' during the writing stages of "Silent Earthling".

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: The newest outing from London based trio Three Trapped Tigers is a snarling, twisting beast of an album. Equal parts 65DOS and Battles, electronic but riff-filled. Funky and triumphant, majestic and intimidating. Through the distorted riffs of 'Tekkers' to the almost Errors-like funk of 'Blimp', this is a varied and thoroughly enjoyable collection, a feast for the senses throughout.

TRACK LISTING

1 Silent Earthling
2 Strebek
3 Kraken
4 Blimp
5 Engrams
6 Tekkers
7 Hemisphere
8 Rainbow Road
9 Elsewhere

Primal Scream had been fragile, 60s obsessed  dreamers, influenced by Love and (particularly) The Byrds (85-87) but in 1989 they were NY Dolls leather-clad rockers with the odd Big Star slowie or Stonesy ballad thrown in for good measure. Then BANG acid house and ecstasy hit  and in the spirit of the day, Andy Weatherall took one of those Stones style heartbreakers and made the hit single "Loaded" . Indie-Dance was born, anyone remember?!But this LP is much, much bigger than that. It goes up, it comes down, and covers all the magic in between. There's blues, soul, gospel, house, dub and yes a beautiful Stonesy ballad ("Damaged"). No songs are fillers, it's a perfectly realised musical statement. With the Orb, Andy Weatherall and even the Stones'Jimmy Miller to help them, they created one of the best albums of the 90s that still resonates today. Higher than the sun.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: First time on a cd-only box set for every single Screamadelica affiliated track. Lovely new booklet and a storming live set (which better illustrates the band's fusion of rock'n'roll and dance grooves) make this a brilliant collection.

Martin says: Classic album, perfectly presented.

Patrick says: Not only do you get a defining moment in musical history, you get all the remixes, live versions and backstory to put the whole thing in context. Raver, do yourself a favour!

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklisting
Side A
1. Movin' On Up
2. Slip Inside This House
3. Don't Fight It, Feel It
Side B
1. Higher Than The Sun
2. Inner Flight
3. Come Together
Side C
1. Loaded
2. Damaged
3. I'm Comin' Down
Side D
1. Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)
2. Shine Like Stars

CD Tracklisting
Disc: 1
1. Movin' On Up
2. Slip Inside This House
3. Don't Fight It, Feel It
4. Higher Than The Sun
5. Inner Flight
6. Come Together
7. Loaded
8. Damaged
9. I'm Comin' Down
10. Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)
11. Shine Like Stars
Disc: 2
1. Movin' On Up
2. Stone My Soul
3. Carry Me Home
4. Screamadelica
Disc: 3
1. Loaded
2. Loaded 7"
3. Come Together
4. Come Together
5. Come Together
6. Come Together
7. Come Together
8. Higher Than The Sun
9. Higher Than The Sun
10. Higher Than The Sun
11. Don't Fight It
12. Don't Fight It
13. Don't Fight It
14. I'm Losing More (Than I'll Ever Have)
Disc: 4
1. Movin' On Up
2. Slip Inside This House
3. Don't Fight It, Feel It
4. I'm Losing More (Than I'll Ever Have)
5. Damaged
6. Screamadelica
7. Loaded
8. Come Together
9. Higher Than The Sun
10. Cold Turkey
11. No Fun

The third album from The Manics isn’t the easiest of listens. It’s a tense and at times harrowing collection of songs, recorded shortly before Richey James hospitalisation for depression, and subsequent disappearance. The lyrics, whether personal or political, are graphic and unflinchingly bleak. And even their usually buoyant glam hooks are tighter and more intense. It’s a powerful statement and still remains one of The Manics’ finest moments.

TRACK LISTING

1. Yes
2. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
3. Of Walking Abortion
4. She Is Suffering
5. Archives Of Pain
6. Revol
7. 4st 7lb
8. Mausoleum
9. Faster
10. This Is Yesterday
11. Die In The Summertime
12. The Intense Humming Of Evil
13. P.C.P

Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Transformers The Movie comes this collector's edition, double vinyl package including two etched, coloured vinyl LPs in a Transforming gatefold sleeve. LP1 is pressed on red vinyl and etched with the Autobot logo, while LP2 is pressed on purple vinyl and etched with the Decepticon logo. The gatefold sleeve completely "transforms" all four sides from an Autobot themed jacket to a Decepticon themed jacket. This original 1986 cult classic, remastered and re-imagined, has never sounded or looked better! Transformers, There's More Than Meets The Eye!

TRACK LISTING

The Touch
Instruments Of Destruction
Death Of Optimus Prime
Dare
Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way
The Transformers Theme
Escape
Hunger
Autobot / Decepticon Battle
Dare To Be Stupid 

Jimi Hendrix's debut recording was an instant classic, and is as startling today as when it first hit the streets in 1967. "Are You Experienced?" is probably the most rock-oriented of Hendrix's official studio releases, but its influences are incredibly diverse. "Third Stone From The Sun" recalls the supple octaves of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery; the churning Afro-Cuban polyrhythms of "Manic Depression" evoke John Coltrane and Elvin Jones; "I Don't Live Today" employs ritualistic Native American drum beats; and the title tune borrows the Eastern airs of sitarist Ravi Shankar.

Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding blast away with a barely controlled fury, and there's a distorted metallic edge to Hendrix's guitar timbre that has made "Are You Experienced?" a particular favourite among rock and heavy-metal guitarists. "Purple Haze" and "Foxy Lady" helped define the power-trio format, thanks to Hendrix's full-bodied rhythm guitar and his soaring solos. "Are You Experienced?" also established Hendrix as a singer-songwriter. His Dylanesque vocals and spacey imagery make each tune a little gem, especially on gentle outings such as the ballad "The Wind Cries Mary".

"Axis: Bold As Love" was the follow-up to "Are You Experienced?", and represented a much more conscious use of the recording studio's possibilities. Where his live shows continued to showcase the raw rocking power of the Experience, the recording studio gave Hendrix the composer/arranger a broader palette. There are still plenty of powerful blues/rock-inflected songs, such as the menacing "If 6 Was 9", the rolling "Spanish Castle Magic" and the spatial title tune. But "Up From The Skies" is a jazzy trio romp, featuring Hendrix's bluesy, vocalised wah-wah pedal. And on the ballads "Little Wing"and "Castles Made Of Sand", Hendrix shifts the focus from the band to the silvery chord/melody accompaniments he often employed to complement his vocals. They are an orchestral effect unto themselves.

On "Electric Ladyland" Jimi Hendrix stretched and experimented in the studio, going beyond the power-trio format on what would be his last studio album with the Experience. "Electric Ladyland" was revolutionary in its scope and execution. Using New York City's Record Plant as a gateway to free expression, Hendrix traversed an abstract landscape containing compositions as weird and wonderful as "...And The Gods Made Love" and "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)".  Simultaneously looking forwards and backwards, Hendrix mixed in a song reminiscent of his time on the chitlin' circuit (Earl King's "Come On [Part 1]"), a Bob Dylan favourite ("All Along The Watchtower"), and one of his snappiest singles ("CrosstownTraffic"). Although Hendrix produced and wrote most of this masterpiece, others weighed in with their own contributions. Noel Redding penned "Little Miss Strange", and other guests such as Al Kooper and Buddy Miles showed up to play. Traffic's Steve Winwood and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane also made cameos, appearing on this classic album's spiritual centre, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)".

It does what it says on the tin! 30 number ones covering his entire career, from Heartbreak Hotel and Hound Dog through to Suspicious Minds and Way Down.

"Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison" fully captures Cash's gritty intensity and hard-headed humanity, capturing a high-energy set performed for an equally spirited audience. With a set list tailored for the occasion, Cash focuses on songs dealing with crime and imprisonment, balancing dark subject matter with wry, playful humor. The album opens, appropriately enough, with the venerable "Folsom Prison Blues," and continues with such outlaw anthems as "Cocaine Blues," "25 Minutes to Go, "The Wall" and "I Got Stripes," alongside such Cash classics as "I Still Miss Someone," "Orange Blossom Special" and "Jackson," with the latter track featuring Cash's wife and frequent duet partner June Carter. The album closes on an inspirational note with "Greystone Chapel," a song written by convict Glen Shirley, which Cash and his band learned especially for this show.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Opening Announcements From Hugh Cherry
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Cash / Carl Perkins
3. This Ole House - Johnny Cash / The Statler Brothers
4. Announcements And Johnny Cash Intro From Hugh Cherry
5. Folsom Prison Blues
6. Busted
7. Dark As A Dungeon
8. I Still Miss Someone

Side B
1. Cocaine Blues
2. 25 Minutes To Go
3. I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
4. Orange Blossom Special
5. The Long Black Veil

Side C
1. Send A Picture Of Mother
2. The Wall
3. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
4. Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
5. Joe Bean
6. Jackson - Johnny Cash / June Carter
7. I Got A Woman (with June Carter)

Side D
1. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
2. June's Poem
3. Green, Green Grass Of Home
4. Greystone Chapel
5. Closing Theme And Announcements

Perhaps even more so than its predecessor, "Johnny Cash At San Quentin" captures Cash at his most raw and uninhibited. The artist's raucous rapport with his captive audience is obvious on an inspired mix of Cash classics ("I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues"), jailhouse ballads ("Starkville City Jail," "San Quentin"), traditional tunes ("Wreck of the Old 97," "There'll Be Peace in the Valley") and well-chosen covers (Bob Dylan's "Wanted Man," the Lovin' Spoonful's "Darling Companion"). The album's most popular track, though, remains the Shel Silverstein-penned novelty number "A Boy Named Sue," which became the biggest hit single of Cash's career.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Wanted Man
2. Wreck Of The Old 97
3. I Walk The Line
4. Darlin' Companion
5. Starkville City Jail

Side B
1. San Quentin
2. San Quentin
3. A Boy Named Sue
4. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
5. Folsom Prison Blues

Patti Smith's third album was her most commercial sounding album to date, and due to the inclusion of the Bruce Springsteen penned (with lyrical amendments from Smith) "Because The Night" it also became her biggest seller. This isn't a 'sell out' slbum though, she still stick to her defiant, poetic lyrics but here she  manages to create a balance between her art and commercial success.

TRACK LISTING

1. Till Victory
2. Space Monkey  
3. Because The Night  
4. Ghost Dance 
5. Babelogue 
6. Rock N Roll Nigger  
7. Privilege (Set Me Free) 
8. We Three 
9. 25th Floor 
10. High On Rebellion 
11. Easter 

The uncompromising debut from American quartet, Rage Against the Machine, opens with the fast-paced “Bombtrack” and continues its intensity through the remaining nine tracks, including the huge hits "Bullet In The Head" and "Killing In The Name Of". The self-titled album combines metal riffs with hip-hop which has been employed by plenty of bands with varying degrees of success. What really set RATM apart though was the political conviction and sheer intensity and venom of frontman Zach De La Rocha's vocal delivery.

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1
1. Bombtrack
2. Killing In The Name
3. Take The Power Back
4. Settle For Nothing
5. Bullet In The Head
Disc: 2
1. Know Your Enemy
2. Wake Up
3. Fistful Of Steel
4. Township Rebellion
5. Freedom

Surely this album needs no introduction or explanation?! But just in case you don’t know, this is arguably one of the best debut albums of all time, from one of the most influential bands of their generation! And if that’s not enough to tempt you, then I don’t know what is.

25th anniversary replica featuring original artwork and 180gm heavyweight vinyl.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: The Stone Roses' debut album from 1989 is that rare thing: a perfect record. The quality of these songs is actually hard to comprehend; absolute classics, every single one! Uprooting the established guitar pop format in favour of a loose-limbed groove the baggy icons somehow incorporated Byrdsian jangle, hippie-inclusivity, funk swagger and searing solos into a new type of rock music, single-handedly soundtracking the second Summer of Love and defining a moment in time. It ignited and united a whole generation and will be passed on forever. Beautiful.

Depeche Mode's second album 'A Broken Frame' was released in 1982 and shows a growing band in its early stages, a group that’s searching for direction and focus. Its versatility and highly diverse set of quintessential eighties pop make this a very interesting album, and every Depeche Mode fan that’s eager to get an understanding of the makings of the group should own this record.

Key member Alan Wilder was already touring with the band at this time, but has not yet been involved with recording 'A Broken Frame'. Their next effort however, 'Construction Time Again' would feature Wilder in the arranging seat, thus shaping the unique sound of Depeche Mode forever.

The third album of Depeche Mode 'Construction Time Again' (1983) was the first one to include talented band member and arranger Alan Wilder to the mix. The album was recorded in John Foxx’s The Garden studio in London and mixed in the famous Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, the latter being famous for its delivery of classic albums by artists like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and U2.

Experimenting with brand new instruments like the Synclavier that allowed sampling to be manipulated musically, 'Construction Time Again' was a groundbreaking record that included industrial in?uences. These in?uences would come to full fruition on subsequent albums 'Some Great Reward' 'and 'Black Celebration'. Songs like “Pipeline”, “Love In Itself”, “Shame” and “Everything Counts” turned out to become classic Depeche material.

Things changed for Depeche Mode after the release of 'Some Great Reward' (1984). They were noticing droves of fans turning up at shows over the Atlantic, and increasing sales of their singles. 'Some Great Reward' yielded the massive single “People Are People” which propelled the band into the mainstream. The track hit high numbers on international Singles Charts. It even topped the West German charts where it was used as the theme song for the TV coverage of the 1984 US summer Olympics. The track also became a LGBT anthem due to the open minded nature of its lyrics. Other great tracks on this classic are the B-side opener “Somebody”, ”Master And Servant” and the album closer “Blasphemous Rumours”. This album is a timeless masterpiece.

Hurts return with the follow up to 2010's debut "Happiness". Their second album 'Exile' sees the band ditch their electro-pop and instead head towards anthemic ballads and theatrical beauty.

TRACK LISTING

CD:
1. Exile
2. Miracle
3. Sandman
4. Blind
5. Only You
6. The Road
7. Cupid
8. Mercy
9. The Crow
10. Somebody To Die For
11. The Rope
12. Help
13. Heaven
14. Guilt

DVD:
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3

The accompanying soundtrack to the much-anticipated and talked about directorial debut from Foo Fighters main man Dave Grohl. This is a documentary, recording the highs, lows & ultimate demise of the legendary U.S. Recording studio 'Sound City'.

Featured artists include Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, Corey Taylor, Joshua Homme, Sir Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor & more...

TRACK LISTING

1. Heaven And All - Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl & Peter Hayes
2. Time Slowing Down - Chris Goss, Tim Commerford, Dave Grohl & Brad Wilk
3. You Can't Fix This - Stevie Nicks, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins & Rami Jaffee
4. The Man That Never Was - Rick Springfield, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear
5. Your Wife Is Calling - Lee Ving, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Alain Johannes & Pat Smear
6. From Can To Can't - Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen & Scott Reeder
7. Centipede - Joshua Homme, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl & Alain Johannes
8. A Trick With No Sleeve - Alain Johannes, Dave Grohl & Joshua Homme
9. Cut Me Some Slack - Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear
10. If I Were Me - Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Rami Jaffee & Jim Keltner
11. Mantra - Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme & Trent Reznor

2012 commemorates the 25th Anniversary of Paul Simon's groundbreaking, multi million selling album "Graceland".

With Graceland, Paul Simon hit on the idea of combining his always perceptive songwriting with the little-heard mbaqanga music of South Africa, creating a fascinating hybrid that re-enchanted his old audience and earned him a new one. It is true that the South African angle (including its controversial aspect during the apartheid days) was a powerful marketing tool and that the catchy music succeeded in presenting listeners with that magical combination: something they'd never heard before that nevertheless sounded familiar. As eclectic as any record Simon had made, it also delved into zydeco and conjunto-flavored rock & roll while marking a surprising new lyrical approach (presaged on some songs on Hearts and Bones); for the most part, Simon abandoned a linear, narrative approach to his words, instead drawing highly poetic, abstract, and satiric portraits of modern life, often charged by striking images and turns of phrase torn from the headlines or overheard in contemporary speech. An enormously successful record, Graceland became the standard against which subsequent musical experiments by major artists were measured and continues to provide rewards to its listeners and remains a pivotal listening experience for writers, artists and fans.

Originally released in May 1989, "The Stone Roses" is often cited as THE greatest album of all time. Twenty years on and original producer John Leckie has returned to the studio for the first time (it's never been remastered before) with Ian Brown, to produce this anniversary version of the record. The result is a warmer, brighter sound, and it's finally loud enough too! It seems unnecessary to add what a brilliant album this so obviously is: every tune's a winner!

TRACK LISTING

1. I Wanna Be Adored
2. She Bangs The Drums
3. Waterfall
4. Don't Stop
5. Bye Bye Bad Man
6. Elizabeth My Dear
7. (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister
8. Made Of Stone
9. Shoot You Down
10. This Is The One
11. I Am The Resurrection

Covers album, including versions of tracks by everyone from Dylan and the Rolling Stones to Devo and Africa Bambaataa. This special edition also includes 2 live hidden bouns tracks.