Elvis 56 - originally released in 1996 - is a compilation of studio master recordings made by Elvis Presley in 1956. The sessions on this LP took place at RCA studios in Nashville and New York, as well as at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Comprising the most complete and essential overview of The King’s first year at RCA, Elvis 56 is the definitive rock ‘n’ roll album, including “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Hound Dog” and “Rip It Up. The album also includes an insert with rare photos and complete recording data.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. My Baby Left Me
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. So Glad You're Mine
5. Tutti Frutti
6. One-Sided Love Affair
7. Love Me
8. Anyplace Is Paradise
9. Paralyzed
10. Ready Teddy
11. Too Much
12. Hound Dog

Side B
1. Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
2. Don't Be Cruel
3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
4. Shake, Rattle And Roll (Alternate Take 8)
5. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
6. Rip It Up
7. Heartbreak Hotel (Alternate Take 5)
8. I Got A Woman
9. I Was The One
10. Money Honey

I’ll Be Your Rainbow is the only recorded album by classic soul singer Bobby Wilson. Originally released in 1975, the album is a perfect blend of the styles of soul that were running through the east coast underground of the early 70s. It includes elements of the burgeoning club scene on the more up-tempo songs, and sweet warm vocals on the strong mellow cuts. The album was recorded in Detroit, Philadelphia and Miami, produced by Vernon Bullock and orchestrated by Paul Riser. It features the UK soul scene hit “Deeper and Deeper”. It is the first time the record is pressed on coloured vinyl and the first repress since its original release in 1975.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Deeper And Deeper
2. Hey, Girl (Tell Me)
3. Let Me (Put Love Back In Your Life)
4. I'll Be Your Rainbow
5. Here Is Where The Love Is

SIDE B
1. Don't Shut Me Out
2. You Make Me Feel Good All Over
3. I'll Take Good Care Of You
4. All I Need (I've Got)
5. When I Don't See A Smile On Your Face

Time Is Slipping Away is an album by American R&B/jazz fusion producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist Dexter Wansel. It is the last of four studio albums released at Philadelphia International Records. The album contains songs with different styles from P-funk to sophisticated quiet storm music to instrumental jazz-funk. It features the two popular songs “The Sweetest Pain” and “I’ll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco)”. The former song features vocals by soul singer Terri Wells.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. I'll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco)
2. The Sweetest Pain
3. Funk Attack
4. Time Is Slipping Away

Side 2
1. It's Been Cool
2. Let Me Rock You
3. New Beginning
4. One For The Road

Prehistoric Sounds is the third studio album by the Australian punk rock group The Saints, released in 1978. This was the final album to feature founding lead guitarist, Ed Kuepper, who left the band shortly after the release. The record was described by AllMusic as “the textbook by which to make a great rock record where horns play as much of a role as guitar”. In 2010, Prehistoric Sounds was listed in the top 50 100 Best Australian Albums. The album features two cover versions of the soul classics “Security” by Otis Redding, and “Save Me” by Aretha Franklin.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Swing For The Crime
2. All Times Through Paradise
3. Every Day's A Holiday, Every Night's A Party
4. Brisbane (Security City)
5. Church Of Indifference
6. Crazy Googenheimer Blues

Side B
1. Everything's Fine
2. The Prisoner
3. Security
4. This Time
5. Take This Heart Of Mine
6. The Chameleon
7. Save Me

After releasing their debut album "(I’m) Stranded" to both critical and commercial success, The Saints followed up with the 1978 album Eternally Yours. The set features some of their most popular tracks to this day, including “Know Your Product”, “Private Affair”, and “This Perfect Day”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Know Your Product
2. Lost And Found
3. Memories Are Made Of This
4. Private Affair
5. A Minor Aversion

Side B
1. This Perfect Day
2. Run Down
3. Orstralia
4. New Centre Of The Universe
5. Untitled
6. (I’m) Misunderstood
7. International Robots

Following the success of Dance Classics Volume 1, Music On Vinyl, in collaboration with Warner Music Benelux, presents Dance Classics Volume 2. Once again, all tracks have been newly selected and remastered, offering a broad selection of dance classics and hit songs. This collection features hidden gems, rare tracks, and deeper cuts, including full-length 12”/album versions. All tracks are un-mixed and DJ-friendly. Dance Classics Vol. 2 includes floor-fillers from The Trammps, Chic, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Womack & Womack, Michael McDonald, and nine other tracks.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Trammps - Disco Inforeno (A Tom Moulton Mix)
2. Chic - Good Times (12" Version)
3. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner (Ben Liebrand Extended Groove Mix)

Side B
1. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
2. Narada - I Shoulda Loved Ya
3. Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You
4. Marc Sadane - One Minute From Love

Side C
1. Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
2. Womack & Womack - Love Wars (Extended Vocal)
3. Steve Arrington - Feel So Real (Vocal/Extended Version)
4. Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat

Side D
1. Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (12" Club Edit)
2. Gwen McCrae - All This Love That I'm Giving
3. Larry Wu - Let Me Show You (Long Vocal)
4. Serge Ponsar - Out In The Night

The End Of An American Dream is the 2007 album by Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry), who was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and the use of studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing tracks. From his Black Ark Studio in Kingston Jamaica, he worked with and produced a wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, Susan Cadogan, The Congos, and Max Romeo.

Later, he moved to Switzerland and reinvented himself as a performance and visual artist but continued to produce innovative music – collaborations include The Beastie Boys, The Clash, Keith Richards, George Clinton, and Adrian Sherwood. The End Of An American Dream Scratch is the first in a series of three albums he made with English musician and producer Steve Marshall a.k.a. John Saxon and will be available for the very first time on vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Disarm
2. Are You Ready?
3. The End Of An American Dream
4. One God Rain

Side B
1. So Be It
2. I Will Be There
3. I Am The God Of Fire
4. The Lord’s Prayer
5. I Am New Yorker

Side C
1. Teddy Bear
2. Hallo Jamaica
3. Shazam

Side D
1. Memories
2. Vooba Skooba
3. Cats Bats Rats
4. Disco Cats

Compton's Most Wanted's 1991 album Straight Checkn 'Em is a classic in West Coast gangsta rap, delivering hard-hitting lyrics and gritty beats that capture the essence of early 90s Los Angeles street life. Led by MC Eiht, the group’s sophomore album, features standout tracks like "Growin' Up in the Hood" and "They Still Gafflin'," which offer raw commentary on urban struggles and survival. With its deep basslines, funky grooves, and unflinching storytelling, Straight Checkn 'Em solidified Compton's Most Wanted's place in the gangsta rap movement alongside pioneers like N.W.A. Known for its realism and authenticity, the album is a must-listen for fans of West Coast rap history. Explore Straight Checkn 'Em for a raw, unapologetic glimpse into the streets of Compton during a pivotal era in hip-hop.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Intro
2. They Still Gafflin
3. Growin' Up In The Hood
4. Wanted
5. Straight Checkn' Em
6. I Don't Dance
7. Raised In Compton

Side B
1. Driveby Miss Daisy
2. Def Wish
3. Compton's Lynchin
4. Mike T's Funky Scratch
5. Can I Kill It?
6. Gangsta Shot Out

The Golden Age of Wireless is the debut album by English musician Thomas Dolby. The album was originally released in May 1982. Rolling Stone magazine awarded it four stars out of five, calling it “one of the most impressive debuts” of 1982. They compared the album’s melodicism to the works of Paul McCartney and concluded that “unlike many synthesizer bands from England, Dolby eschews morbid, droogy drones.” Musician magazine said the album was “the best damned record to come out of Europe’s current fascination with synth-pop. Period.” They added, “Dolby is purely amazing. And best of all, he writes songs.”

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Flying North
2. Commercial Breakup
3. Weightless
4. Europa And The Pirate Twins
5. Windpower

Side B
1. The Wreck Of The Fairchild
2. Airwaves
3. Radio Silence
4. Cloudburst At Shingle Street

The new compilation Great Moments With… showcases the remarkable moments of Chet Baker's career, featuring both his vocals and trumpet work. It spans his final five and a half years, during which he collaborated closely with the Wim Wigt Timeless Records agency in the Netherlands. The album includes a mix of bebop and ballads, along with the previously unreleased bonus track “But Not For Me”. During this period, Baker benefited from the agency’s management, leading to fewer missed performances and increased fame. His relationship with Wigt and his team, including his girlfriend Diane Vavra, key figures like tour manager Peter Huijts and record engineer Max Bolleman, significantly enhanced his career.

The double album traces his journey with Wigt, beginning with the opening track “Ray’s Ideas”, and the ballad “Everything Happens To Me” and concludes with the previously unreleased track “But Not From Me”. The album highlights his work with European musicians and features recordings from various sessions, including performances with Dexter Gordon’s rhythm section, his own trio, and a rare live recording from Zagreb. The Great Moments With LP not only celebrates Baker’s legacy but continues to inspire and resonate with new generations.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Ray's Ideas
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. There'll Never Be Another You

Side B
1. My Melancholy Baby
2. Father X-Mas
3. How Deep Is The Ocean
4. For All We Know

Side C
1. Sea Breeze
2. Round Midnight
3. My Funny Valentine

Side D
1. Beatrice
2. Everything Happens To Me
3. But Not For Me (Previously Unreleased Track)

Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest performers and first musical superstar of the last century. His voice, timing and performance created the standards for vocalists ever since. Even today’s performers like Michael Bubble, Jamie Cullum and Robbie Williams are highly inspired by “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” On Frank Sinatra Collected, his career and musical legacy is celebrated on 2 LPs, spanning over 5 decades. In association with Frank Sinatra Enterprises, the 31 recordings on Collected include not just his most famous songs, it also delves into some of his best album tracks and collaborations with Count Basie, Quincy Jones and his daughter Nancy, all showcasing the versatile artist he was.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. My Funny Valentine
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You
3. All Of Me
4. Love And Marriage
5. You Make Me Feel So Young
6. Night And Day
7. The Lady Is A Tramp
8. Come Fly With Me
9. April In Paris

Side B
1. Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
2. A Fine Romance
3. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
4. Bewitched
5. Swinging On A Star
6. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) With Count Basie
7. It Was A Very Good Year
8. That’s Life

Side C
1. Strangers In The Night
2. All Or Nothing At All
3. Somethin’ Stupid With Nancy Sinatra
4. Sunny Ft. Duke Ellington
5. The Girl From Ipanema With Antônio Carlos Jobim
6. Both Sides Now
7. My Way

Side D
1. For A While
2. Send In The Clowns
3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
4. Theme From New York, New York
5. It Had To Be You
6. L.A. Is My Lady With Quincy Jones
7. Mack The Knife With Quincy Jones

A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora was known as the country’s foremost practitioner of the morna, a combination of West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modinhas, and British sea shanties. After a short singing career in the 1970’s, she returned in the late ‘80s with a string of fine albums. Her 1999 album Café Atlantico (a reference to her home where she frequently entertained guests) is a much-acclaimed masterpiece, finding Cesaria Evora venturing into more Latin American musical landscapes, as opposed to Portuguese, which dominated her previous albums. Evora draws from traditional Cuban and Brazilian music to mesmerizing effect. The music is heart-breaking and nostalgic, warm and tragic all at once.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Flôr Di Nha Esperança
2. Vaquinha Mansa
3. Amor Di Mundo
4. Paraiso Di Atlantico

SIDE B
1. Sorte
2. Carnaval De São Vicente
3. Desilusão Dum Amdjer
4. Nho Antone Escaderode

SIDE C
1. Beijo De Longe
2. Roma Criola
3. Perseguida
4. Maria Elena

SIDE D
1. Cabo Verde Mandá Mantenha
2. Terezinha
3. Sodade (Bonus Track)
4. Luiza (Bonus Track)

Rosinha de Valença’s 1971 album Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano is a masterful showcase of Brazilian guitar, highlighting her exceptional talent and contribution to MPB (Música Popular Brasileira). This album features a rich blend of bossa nova, samba, and traditional Brazilian rhythms, all centered around Valença’s virtuosic guitar playing. Known for her intricate fingerpicking and emotive style, Valença creates a captivating soundscape that transports listeners into the heart of Brazilian music. Tracks like “Asa Branca” and “Summertime” demonstrate her ability to blend technical skill with deep musical expression. Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano remains a testament to Valença’s influence as one of Brazil’s most talented guitarists, offering a timeless listening experience for fans of Brazilian music and acoustic guitar mastery.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Asa Branca
2. London, London
3. Mudei De Idéia
4. Zanzibar
5. Boi Ta-Tá
6. Marinheiro Só

Side B
1. Summertime
2. De Conversa Em Conversa
3. One O'Clock Last Morning, 20th April 1970
4. O Samba Da Minha Terra
5. Concierto De Aranjuez
6. Tema Espanhol

Influential DJ, producer, radio-DJ and founder of the Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud labels Gilles Peterson has handpicked his jazz favourites from the immense catalog of the Dutch jazz Timeless label. Included are Pharaoh Sanders' cosmic jazz "Moonchild”, vocal jazz from Carter Jefferson's "Why", danceable jazz from Tom Grant "No Me Esqueca" and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' "In Case You Missed It". In 2015, Peterson put together a Japan-only CD compilation of 10 of his favourite tracks, but for this version, the CD track list has been augmented with the previously unreleased version of "Mode For Joe" by Cedar Walton Trio and “World Peace” by Timeless All Stars, and on the vinyl version you'll find the previously unreleased version of “Gibraltar (Alternate Take)” by Kirk Lightsey Trio feat. Freddie Hubbard as well as “World Peace” by Timeless All Stars.

TRACK LISTING

CD:
1. Pharoah Sanders – Moonchild
2. Carter Jefferson – Why
3. Tom Grant – No Me Esqueca
4. Eddie Harris – La Carnival
5. Rodney Jones – Articulations
6. Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers – In Case You Missed It
7. Eastern Rebellion – Bolivia
8. Joanne Brackeen – Haiti B
9. Brian Melvin Feat Jaco Pastorius – Zen Turtles
10. Timeless All Stars – World Peace (Bonus Track)
11. Cedar Walton Trio – Mode For Joe (Previously Unreleased Bonus Track)

LP:
1. Pharoah Sanders - Moonchild
2. Kirk Lightsey Trio Ft. Freddie Hubbard - Gibraltar (Alternate Take)
3. Carter Jefferson - Why
4. Tom Grant - No Me Esqueca
5. Eddie Harris - La Carnival
6. Rodney Jones - Articulation
7. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - In Case You Missed It
8. Eastern Rebellion - Bolivia
9. Joanne Brackeen - Haïti B
10. Brian Melvin Feat. Jaco Pastorius - Zen Turtles
11. Timeless All Stars – World Peace (Bonus Track)

Recorded at the same Feb. 12, 1964 New York concert that yielded the more balladic album My Funny Valentine, Four & More showcases the Miles Davis quintet at their blistering best. The great trumpeter and bandleader (1926-1991), and his stellar group, which was less than a year old at the time of this recording, mostly essayed tempos that ranged from Indianapolis 500 to Bonneville Salt Flats. Offering a well-balanced, albeit reconfigured, repertoire featuring the familiar hard-bop strains of “Four” and “Walkin’,” newer, original free bop compositions like “Joshua” and “Seven Steps To Heaven,” and the standard “There Is No Greater Love,” which the ensemble performed relatively infrequently and is the only tune herein not taken at a supersonic pace, the quintet electrified a sold out Philharmonic Hall. Spurred on consistently by the mercurial rhythm section of pianist Herbie Hancock (23 years old at the time), bassist Ron Carter (then 26), and especially by the cross rhythms of 18-year old genius drummer Tony Williams, Davis’ work, particularly in the upper register, was seldom more commanding. As for his front line partner, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, Davis would write in his autobiography that he “played better that night than I ever heard him play.”

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. So What
2. Walkin'
3. Joshua/Go-Go (Theme And Announcement)

SIDE B
1. Four
2. Seven Steps To Heaven
3. There Is No Greater Love/Go-Go (Theme And Announcement)

Affectionate Punch is the debut studio album by the Scottish post-punk and new wave band the Associates; it was released on 1 August 1980. From the album, “The Affectionate Punch” and “A” were released as singles. Upon its release, The Affectionate Punch was declared “a kind of masterpiece” by Paul Morley of the NME, who described it as “a passionate cabaret soul music, a fulfilment of the European white dance music Bowie was flirting with back then.” None other than Robert Smith (The Cure) can be heard doing backing vocals on “The Affectionate Punch” and “Even Dogs in the Wild” and Nigel Glockler (Saxon) is the drummer on the album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Affectionate Punch
2. Amused As Always
3. Logan Time
4. Paper House
5. Transport To Central

Side B
1. A Matter Of Gender
2. Even Dogs In The Wild
3. Would I… Bounce Back
4. Deeply Concerned
5. A.

Houdini is the fifth studio album by American rock band Melvins, released on September 21, 1993. The album was the band’s major label debut. Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is given co-production credit alongside the Melvins on six tracks and can be heard on the song “Sky Pup”. Houdini is a landmark album, and appears on favourites lists by musicians & magazines all across the globe.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Hooch
2. Night Goat
3. Lizzy
4. Going Blind
5. Honey Bucket
6. Hag Me

Side B
1. Set Me Straight
2. Sky Pup
3. Joan Of Arc
4. Teet
5. Copache
6. Pearl Bomb
7. Rocket Reducer #62 (Rama Lama Fafafa)

La Cuna is one of the best moves in producer Taylor Creed’s career, bringing together Ray Barretto, Tito Puento (timbales) and Joe Farrell (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), to produce a fine Latin jazz album. The album also moves into soul territory with an interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. La Cuna
2. Doloroso
3. Mambotango

Side B
4. The Old Castle
5. Pastime Paradise

Philadelphian Jazz legend Benny Golson, an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, has had a long and storied career. He has played with luminaries such as John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey, to name just a few. With his 1978 album “I’m Always Dancin’ To The Music,” Golson took a unique turn. Known primarily for his hard bop roots and classic compositions like “Whisper Not” and “Killer Joe,” Golson steps into the realms of jazz-funk and disco with this release. The title song is a stellar dance groove, holding heavyweight status among underground soul, funk, and jazz aficionados—a true ‘rare groove’ indeed. Produced by George Butler, the instrumental hook of this title song has been sampled many times by artists such as Naughty by Nature, Logistics, Leona Lewis, and many others. This is a real hidden gem and well worth seeking out!

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Blues March
2. Love Is The Key
3. I'm Always Dancin' To The Music
4. You

Side B
1. Georgia On My Mind
2. High On Sunshine
3. Don't Ask My Neighbors
4. Happy I'm Happy

Music On Vinyl, in collaboration with Warner Music Benelux, presents the new versions of the Dance Classics series. Originally released between 1988 and 1990 as a series of CD compilations which included soul, funk, and classic disco tracks. Dance Classics Vol. 1 includes floor fillers by Chaka Khan, Change, Sheila & B. Devotion, Sister Sledge, Zapp, Chic, Jenny Burton, Starpoint, Lace, George Ben-son, Sheila E. and more. All songs have been newly selected, remastered and feature a broad selection of dance classics, including hidden gems and rare tracks. This collection includes full length 12”/album versions and unmixed dj friendly tracks.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Remix)
2. Change - The Glow Of Love (Long Version)
3. Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer (Previously Unreleased Tom Moulton Mix)

Side B
1. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (1984 Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodger Remix)
2. Gwen McCrae - Keep The Fire Burning (Original 12" Version)
3. Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce

Side C
1. Chic - You Are Beautiful
2. Jenny Burton - Bad Habits (Vocal/Long Version)
3. Starpoint - Object Of My Desire (Vocal/12" Version)
4. Lace - Can't Play Around (Vocal/12" Version)

Side D
1. George Benson - Give Me The Night (Long Version)
2. Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre (Parts I And II)
3. Kleeer - Tonight's The Night (Good Time)
4. Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After (12" Version)

"Population Four" is the fourth studio album by Cranes, originally released in 1997. This album marks a major change in the lineup. With bassist Cope leaving the band, Jim Shaw took on the role of lead guitar, Francombe transitioned to bass, and new member Manu Ros joined as the drummer. The album showcases a more traditional sound, as Cranes move away from stark and mysterious vocals toward acoustic guitars and standard drums, while maintaining their distinctive ethereal blend of dream pop and gothic rock. Alison Shaw's haunting vocals continue to take center stage, as the band embraces a more mature and refined sound. Tracks such as "Brazil" and "Angel Bell" demonstrate their ability to blend lush melodies with introspective lyrics. The single “Can’t Get Free” is a haunting and atmospheric track that encapsulates the band's unique ethereal style, cementing their status as a cult favorite.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Tangled Up
2. Fourteen
3. Breeze
4. Can't Get Free
5. Stalk
6. Sweet Unknown

Side B
1. Angel Bell
2. On Top Of The World
3. Brazil
4. Let Go
5. To Be

This Brazilian soul and funk album from the 70s features smooth vocals, rich harmonies, and vibrant rhythms, capturing the essence of the era’s musical Innovation. Each track is a testament to the trio’s talent, blending traditional Brazilian sounds with contemporary influences. Standout songs include “Sol Quarenta Graus” and ”Sempre Existe Alguém,” which highlight the group’s dynamic range. The production quality is excellent, Raul Seixas really did a marvelous job! This is truly one of those undiscovered gems in Brazilian music!

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Sol Quarenta Graus
2. Sempre Existe Alguém
3. Uma Sombra Na Estrada
4. Liz
5. A Garota Do Sorriso De Marshmellow
6. Por Isso Eu Digo: Brasil Eu Fico

Side B
1. Manequim
2. Vou Morar No Teu Sorriso
3. Vê Se Dá Um Jeito Nisso
4. Cartão Postal
5. Tenho Amor Comigo
6. Ah! Se Eu Pudesse

Ken Boothe released his album Blood Brothers in 1976 but was picked up by Trojan Records two years later to be distributed internationally. The album features some of his more laid-back and mellow style, as can be heard on “Walk Away From Love”, “Mamy Blue” and “Love Don’t Love Nobody”. Blood Brothers also features several cover versions of Bob Marley Classics, including “No Woman No Cry” and “I Shot The Sheriff”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Mamy Blue
2. Silver Words
3. Freedom Day
4. Walk Away From Love
5. Love Don't Love Nobody

Side B
1. Blood Brothers
2. No Woman No Cry
3. I Shot The Sheriff
4. I Don't Want To See You Cry
5. I'm Singing Home

Fat Albert Rotunda is Herbie Hancock’s venture into jazz-funk. The record is centered around the music Hancock wrote for the TV special Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert. On Fat Albert Rotunda, Herbie Hancock brings you funky tracks like “Fat Mama” and more modern jazz-oriented tunes like “Tell Me A Bedtime Story”. The sextet that back’s Hancock are some of the most prominent musicians of that time, including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles, and Buster Williams.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Wiggle-Waggle
2. Fat Mama
3. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
4. Oh! Oh! Here He Comes

Side B
1. Jessica
2. Fat Albert Rotunda
3. Lil’ Brother

Let’s Get It On is the 7th album of reggae pioneer Ken Boothe. The album is produced by Lloyd Charmers and was originally released by Trojan Records in 1974. The record includes the well-known Syl Johnson cover of “Is it Because I’m Black”, plus Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On’”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. That's The Way Nature Planned It
2. Leaving Me
3. My Love
4. Come Back Baby
5. Playground Of My Mind
6. Let's Get It On

Side B
1. African Lady
2. Is It Because I'm Black
3. Down By The River
4. Dum Dum
5. Whole World's Down On Me
6. That's The Way Nature Planned It - Pt. 2

The Commodore Master Takes offers an amazing overview of Billie Holiday’s legendary Commodore sessions. These sessions, recorded between 1939 and 1944, are considered by many to be Holiday’s finest recordings. The album opens with the impressive “Strange Fruit”, which was considered too controversial for its time by other labels and became part of these sessions. The album also includes classics such as “I’ll Be Seeing You” and “As Time Goes By”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Strange Fruit
2. Yesterdays
3. Fine And Mellow
4. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
5. How Am I To Know?
6. My Old Flame
7. I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
8. I Cover The Waterfront

Side B
1. I'll Be Seeing You
2. I'm Yours
3. Embraceable You
4. As Time Goes By
5. He's Funny That Way
6. Lover, Come Back To Me
7. Billie's Blues

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis crafted the evocative soundtrack for the biopic Back to Black, which chronicles the rise and impact of Amy Winehouse. Their composition is a haunting yet soulful homage, blending melancholic strings and ambient soundscapes to mirror Winehouse’s turbulent journey and profound artistry. The duo’s music underscores the film’s emotional depth, capturing both the rawness of Winehouse’s struggles and the brilliance of her musical legacy

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Opening
2. At The Taxi
3. Park Bench
4. Tattoo Parlour
5. Dublin Castle
6. Snooker Hall
7. Sort Yourselves Out

SIDE B
1. Soho To Glastonbury
2. Holloway Prison
3. The End
4. Song For Amy
5. Song For Amy (Reprise)

Black Gold & Green was the first of three albums Ken Boothe would record together with producer Lloyd Charmers to take his Memphis-via-Kingston aesthetic to the next level. Black Gold & Green includes some serious social-political material and these heavy tones permeate every note of this album. It also includes his great cover version of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.”

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Out Of Love
2. Missing You
3. Look What You Have Done To Me
4. Ain't No Sunshine
5. Hallelujah
6. Train/I Don't Want To See You Cry

Side B
1. Thinking
2. Second Chance
3. Have I Sinned
4. Black Gold & Green
5. Suzie
6. You're Feeling And Mine

Ronnie McNeir’s self-titled debut album, released in 1972, showcases his soulful voice and songwriting talent, blending R&B, soul, and funk. In 1999, McNeir joined The Four Tops as their musical director and keyboardist. Ronnie McNeir is a soulful debut that captures the essence of early ‘70s R&B, partly due to the production by acclaimed Motown producer William “Mickey” Stevenson.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Extra, Extra
2. Daddy’s Coming Home
3. The Tears In My Heart
4. Gone Away
5. Troubles’ A Loser

Side B
1. Young Girl
2.You Better Make Sure
3. I’m So Thankful
4. In Summertime
5. Keep Your Hands Off My Lady
6. Girl You’re Gonna Lose Your

The true gods of the stoner underground music, the Melvins, released their album Stoner Witch in 1994. The album is one of their most successful releases and one where their musical capacities can be felt in the depth, powerful and experimental sounds. It melds the sound of their earlier records with some ambient and hardcore melodies. The monster anthem “Revolve” is a true masterpiece that breathes the southern rock and brings a handful of well crafted riffs. Another epic track and one of the best recordings by the Melvins is “At the Stake”. “Queen” is a much more radio friendly approach, but even in this song you’ll feel their traditional sound.

The Melvins can be classified as one of the most versatile bands. They recorded albums which mixed influences from blues, pop, metal, rock, grunge and doom music. Even now they’re still performing and recording music like there’s no time to waste.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Skweetis
2. Queen
3. Sweet Willy Rollbar
4. Revolve
5. Goose Freight Train
6. Roadbull
7. At The Stake

SIDE B
1. Magic Pig Detective
2. Shevil
3. June Bug
4. Lividity 

Quill was a Boston-based rock band that had national exposure when they played the Woodstock festival in August of 1969. The quintet got together in 1967 and played New England and New York over the next few years, getting some positive regional press for their combination of high-wattage rock with elements of psychedelia and jazz, and what would later be identified as performance art. Most of the songwriting was handled by John and Dan Cole, who tended to deliver fairly complex pieces that lent themselves to elaborate performances, sometimes involving some heavy audience participation as well.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Thumbnail Screwdriver
2. The Tube Exuding
3. They Live The Life

Side B
1. BBY
2. Yellow Butterfly
3. Too Late
4. Shrieking Finally

After releasing their early punk classic Pure Mania and touring with Iggy Pop, The Vibrators continued with the follow-up album V2 ten months later. V2 was a commercial success, landing in the UK album top 40. The single “Automatic Lover” even led to a Top of the Pops appearance. The album also contains the punk classic “Troops Of Tomorrow”, which became a highly acclaimed cover by Scottish punk band The Exploited.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Pure Mania
2. Automatic Lover
3. Flying Duck Theory
4. Public Enemy No. 1
5. Destroy
6. Nazi Baby

Side B
1. Wake Up
2. Sulphate
3. 24 Hour People
4. Fall In Love
5. Feel Alright
6. War Zone
7. Troops Of Tomorrow

Star People is a 1983 album by the famous jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis. It is the first to feature electric guitarist John Scofield, who was recommended by saxophonist Bill Evans, and the last to be produced by long-standing collaborator Teo Macero. Bassist Marcus Miller plays on five of the tracks. Electric guitarist Mike Stern features on most of the pieces, and drummer Al Foster and percussionist Mino Cinelu round out the rhythm section. Davis played trumpet and Oberheim synthesizer simultaneously (without using overdubs), and on separately recorded interludes for the over-18-minute-long blues composition “Star People”.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Come Get It
2. It Gets Better
3. Speak

Side B
1. Star People
2. U 'n' L
3. Star On Cicely

The Modulations released their album It’s Rough Out Here in 1975. This album featured the singles “Rough Out Here”, “I Can’t Fight Your Love”, and the title track. The singles received considerable airplay and managed to chart on Billboard’s R&B single chart. The Modulations recorded extensively with MFSB, the house band of the famed record label Philadelphia International. These sessions yielded to this album, which is considered a gem of 1970s soul music. The group reached the pinnacle of its career with an appearance on Don Cornelius’ popular TV show Soul Train in 1976.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Rough Out Here
2. Head On Collision With Heartbreak
3. Love At Last
4. I'll Always Love You

Side B
1. I'm Hopelessly In Love
2. I Can’t Fight Your Love
3. Worth Your Weight In Gold
4. Those Were The Best Days Of My Life
5. Share What You Got, Keep What You Need

Edwin Birdsong’s self-titled album was released in 1978 on Philadelphia International Records at the height of the Disco craze. By this time, Edwin was a major player at PIR and a talented songwriter and producer as well. Birdsong’s vision hits the mark as the album boasts several gems that became dance floor classics. “Cola Bottle Baby”, “Kunta Dance” and “Goldmine” are all hard hitting funk gems that kick in hard and are ready for partying. Daft Punk sampled the hitsong “Cola Bottle Baby” in “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Even though the album missed the charts, it became something of a hot item for disco/soul music collectors.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Cola Bottle Baby
2. Phiss-Phizz
3. Kunta Dance

Side B
1. Lollipop
2. Goldmine
3. Freaky Deaky Sities
4. Autumn Eyes
5. Lollipop (Slow)

Compiled with the assistance of the band in 2007 and only released on CD then, Some Furtive Years - A Ned’s Anthology collects 16 tracks from the high energy, post “Madchester” alternative rock outfit Ned’s Atomic Dustbin. Furtive Years dutifully covers all the highlights like “Grey Cell Green”, “Kill Your Television” and “Until You Find Out”, proving what an underrated band Ned’s Atomic Dustbin was.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Grey Cell Green
2. Kill Your Television
3. Until You Find Out
4.Happy
5. Trust
6. Not Sleeping Around

SIDE B
1. Intact
2. All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together
3. Stuck
4. Cut Up
5. Selfish

SIDE C
1. Scrawl
2. Leg End In His Own Boots
3. Who Goes First?
4. Traffic
5. Song Eleven Could Take Forever

SIDE D
Band Logo Etch (no Music)

Revelation is the 2010 album by dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry). From his Jamaican based Black Ark Studio, he created some pivotal works by producing new instrumental or vocal versions of existing tracks. Later, he moved to Switzerland, where he reinvented himself as a performance and visual artist and collaborated with artists such as The Beastie Boys, The Clash, and Adrian Sherwood among others. For his album Revelation, he collaborated with Keith Richards and George Clinton. The album is the last in a series of three albums he made with English musician and producer Steve Marshall a.k.a. John Saxon. The album is accompanied by the full-length film The Revelation of Lee “Scratch” Perry, which looks behind the scenes of the recording sessions and features an in-depth interview with the great man.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Revelation Revolution And Evolution
2. Used To Drive A Tractor In Negril
3. Money Come And Money Go

Side B
1. Fire Power
2. Run For Cover
3. Books Of Moses

Side C
1. Let There Be Light
2. Holy Angels
3. Weatherman

Side D
1. Scary Politicians
2. An Eye For An Eye
3. Freaky Michael
4. Psalm

Bad Man Possee is a classic early Eighties dub reggae recording by Junior Murvin, who made his name working with Lee “Scratch” Perry on his 1976 debut album Police & Thieves. This album features some stirringly hypnotic tracks to go along with the hit title track. “Guitar” is an eerie ode to Murvin’s first guitar, riding craftily over a headnodding rhythm provided by Dread At The Controls studio musicians the Roots Radics Band.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Bad Man Possee
2. Guitar
3. Guitar Dub
4. Never Fall In Love
5. Heartbreaker

Side B
1. Rebellion
2. Dub Rebel
3. Brixton Possee
4. Man Is The Fire
5. Dub On Fire

Fourth Drawer Down is a compilation album by the Scottish post-punk and new wave band the Associates, released in October 1981. It compiles the A- and B-sides from the six singles the band released that year. The songs that appeared on Fourth Drawer Down had a notably darker and more experimental edge than their debut studio album The Affectionate Punch. The album was well received by music critics, with reviewers commenting on the band's increased experimentalism. Alastair McKay of Uncut called Fourth Drawer Down "an extraordinary document on which the sense of mystery deepens, and the commitment to sonic experiment becomes more pronounced."

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: Worth it alone for the opening song... What a tune!!

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. White Car In Germany
2. A Girl Named Property
3. Kitchen Person
4. Q Quarters

Side B
1. Tell Me Easter's On Friday
2. The Associate
3. Message Oblique Speech
4. An Even Whiter Car

Inhaler is the third studio album by American rock band TAD, originally released on October 19, 1993. It was the band’s major label debut after two albums and an EP released by Sub Pop, and it was also their first album with drummer Josh Sinder, formerly of The Accüsed. Producer J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) gave TAD a more focused and driven sound on this record. He can also be heard playing the piano on “Luminol”. The song “Grease Box” was played during the end credits of the 1994 movie Brainscan. Inhaler is easily their best and most consistent album to date and obtained positive critical reception upon release. Fortunately, the group has lost none of the grit that marked them as the grungiest of the Seattle scene. To promote Inhaler TAD did a big tour with their friends of Soundgarden.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Grease Box
2. Throat Locust
3. Leafy Incline
4. Luminol
5. Ulcer

SIDE B
1. Lycanthrope
2. Just Bought The Farm
3. Rotor
4. Paregoric
5. Pansy
6. Gouge

After releasing their first EP Fuse, Cranes expanded to a four-piece band and recorded their debut full-length album Self-Non-Self in 1989. Their sound has been described as “gothic minimalism” and “dreampop”, and also became part of the shoegazing movement in the early Nineties. This 1989 album showed their progression with the increased textures in sound and drum slams. The album contains a darker sound and is a mixture of industrial and post-punk music. Originally only six tracks, the band’s label Dedicated Records added a further two tracks upon its re-release in 1992: “Reach (Live)” and “Nothing In The Middle, Nothing At The End”. In that same year, Cranes went on a world tour with The Cure, which increased their popularity.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. One From The Slum
2. Joy Lies Within
3. Heaven Or Bliss
4. Beach Mover

SIDE B
1. Focus Breathe
2. Fuse
3. Reach (Live) *bonus Track
4. Nothing In The Middle, Nothing At The End *bonus Track

Music On Vinyl, in collaboration with Spinnin’ Records, presents the 2024 remix by DJ Mark Knight of the 1970 soul classic “Move On Up” by Curtis Mayfield, backed with the original 1970 full length version. Curtis Mayfield is considered as one of the most influential musicians behind the soul and politically conscious African-American music and his soul classic “Move On Up” continues to influence artists to this day. The A-side features both the Extended Version and Radio Edit of the brand-new remix by acclaimed DJ Mark Knight. This 2024 remix of “Move On Up” is an uplifting club version, taking elements from Mayfield’s original version and creating a remix that’s perfectly suited for dancefloors worldwide. Side B features the original full-length version of “Move On Up” by Curtis Mayfield.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: It might seem like sacrilege to some, but MK's funky house version of this Curtis classic is as addictive and infectious as they come. A record that could climax any disco-house orintated DJ set with a wave of aural orgasms.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Move On Up (Remix By Mark Knight – Extended Version)
2. Move On Up (Remix By Mark Knight – Radio Edit)

SIDE B
1. Move On Up (Original Full-Length Version)

Decoy is the 1984 album by the famous jazz musician Miles Davis, re- corded in 1983. Robert Irving III on keyboards took over the role that Miles had assumed with a true sense of harmony and only a rudi- mentary mastery of synthetic sounds and movements. Irving shared the responsibilities of directing with the trumpet player’s nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr., but Al Foster continued to lead the tempo. John Scofield drew the funk of bassist Darryl Jones in the direction of chromatic abstraction. The two tracks that he cowrote with Miles are fragments of solos, “That’s What Happened” reprising the beginning of his solo on “Speak” (Star People).

Decoy offered a good balance between the dominant funk that sub- sequently took over and the jazz tradition, reflected by Scofield’s angularities, Marsalis’ freedom of tone, and the breadth of Miles’ playing that had recovered its full power.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Decoy
2. Robot 415
3. Code M.D.
4. Freaky Deaky

Side B
1. What It Is
2. That's Right
3. That's What Happened

Blue Day is a compilation album by English shoegaze band Slowdive. It was originally released in 1992 and compiles the first three Slowdive EPs:

TRACK LISTING

1. Slowdive
2. Avalyn 1
3. Morningrise
4. She Calls

SIDE B
1. Losing Today
2. Shine
3. Albatross

Just For A Day is the 1991 debut album by English shoegaze band Slowdive. The production on Slowdive’s debut commenced shortly after they convinced Alan McGee, head of Creation Records, the band had enough songs written for a full-length album. Slowdive actually did not. The group hurriedly began writing songs in the studio, experimenting with sounds during the process.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Spanish Air
2. Celia's Dream
3. Catch The Breeze
4. Ballad Of Sister Sue
5. Erik's Song

SIDE B
1. Waves
2. Brighter
3. The Sadman
4. Primal

Just before they disbanded, Slowdive put out the album Pygmalion in 1995. It was by far their most abstract album, coming from sugary pop on Just For A Day and the mature, experimental Souvlaki. Slowdive began to incorporate more elements of ambient electronica on Pygmalion.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Rutti
2. Crazy For You
3. Miranda
4. Trellisaze Side

SIDE B
1. Cello
2. J’s Heaven
3. Visions Of LA
4. Blue Skied An’ Clear
5. All Of Us

Pop Music by Iggy Pop is the 1996 compilation featuring the 20 best tracks released through BMG between 1979 and 1981, including “Bang Bang”, “I Need More”, “I’m Bored”, “New Values” and “Five Foot One”. Iggy Pop was associated with Virgin Records for much of his post-Stooges solo career, but for a brief spell during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s he called Arista Records (BMG) his home. This era saw punk’s godfather stray away from the primal style he is known for, as he experimented largely with new wave sounds.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Loco Mosquito
2. Bang Bang
3. Tell Me A Story
4. Pumpin' For Jill
5. Take Care Of Me

Side B
1. I Need More
2. I'm Bored
3. Knocking 'Em Down (In The City)
4. I Snub You
5. Sea Of Love

Side C
1. Play It Safe
2. Dog Food
3. Happy Man
4. Time Won't Let Me
5. Five Foot One

Side D
1. Angel
2. Girls
3. New Values
4. Pleasure
5. Houston Is Hot Tonight

Som, Sangue e Raça is still one of the milestones in Brazilian music. The music of Dom Salvador e Abolição is a funky and smooth blend of samba, soul, rock, jazz, forro and baião. The band’s sound was a major influence on the successful group Banda Black Rio. Som, Sangue e Raça still stands out for its catchy and groovy melodies and shows the wide range of the band. All this makes this samba/soul classic a must for all mu- sic collectors.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Uma Vida
2. Guanabara
3. Hei! Você
4. Som, Sangue E Raça
5. Tema Pro Gaguinho
6. O Rio

SIDE B
1. Evo
2. Number One
3. Folia De Reis
4. Moeda, Reza E Cor
5. Samba Do Malandrinho
6. Tio Macrô

Monk’s Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk‘s working quartet augmented by a group of top Hollywood studio musicians. The Monk Quartet included Monk on the piano, Charlie Rouse on Tenor Saxophone, Larry Gales on Bass and Ben Riley on the Drums. Additional musicians a.o. Tom Scott, Buddy Collette, Bobby Bryant and Conte Candoli.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Let’s Cool One
2. Reflections
3. Rootie Tootie
4. Just A Glance At Love
5. Brilliant Corners

SIDE B
1. Consecutive Seconds
2. Monk’s Point
3. Trinkle Tinkle
4. Straight, No Chaser

76:14 is the 1994 second studio album by Global Communication, an English electronic music duo consisting of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard. The title of the album was intended to correspond to the record's total running time in minutes and seconds, though the actual runtime is shorter. Likewise, each track on the album is correspondingly titled after its respective length. The duo has stated in the sleeve notes that this was intended to avoid implying any specific meaning to the music, thus leaving the listener completely free to interpret the music according to their own imagination. 76:14 is featured in The Guardian's 1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die list, where it is described as an "unfathomably beautiful out-of-time masterpiece". In 1996, Mixmag ranked the album at number 11 in its list of the Best Dance Albums of All Time.

In the summer of 1980, the jazz world bore witness to an electrifying fusion of talent, rhythm, and soul as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Big Band took the stages of two icon- ic European festivals: Montreux and North Sea. The Big Band performers, next to Art Blakey on drums, consisted of a stellar line-up with Bill Pierce, Bobby Watson, Valery Ponomarev, James Williams, Charles Fambrough, Wynton Marsalis, Bran- ford Marsalis, Robin Eubanks, Kevin Eubanks and John Ram- sey. For the Marsalis brothers, Wynton and Branford, and also Eubanks brothers Robin and Kevin these were their first ever recordings of them together. Tracks include “Minor Thesis”, “A Wheel Within A Wheel”, “Bit A Bittadose” and two more com- positions serve as a testament to the power of improvisation.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Minor Thesis
2. A Wheel Within A Wheel

Side B
1. Bit A Bittadose
2. Stairway To The Stars
3. Linwood

Two years after their formation, the English power pop band The Only Ones released their self-titled debut album in 1978. Led by the raffish and slightly scuzzy romance-obsessed Peter Perrett, The Only Ones played not-so-fast guitar rock that sounded deeply indebted to the New York Dolls and other mid-70s proto-punks. Their debut album The Only Ones is regarded as a classic of the first wave of UK punk and features the brilliant hit “Another Girl, Another Planet”, which is their most successful track and has since been covered by many other performers. Since the Nineties, the album has appeared on several all-time greatest albums lists, including the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2006.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: The Only Ones' debut in 1978 stood at odds with what was going on with the burgeoning UK punk scene at the time. However, they were embraced by said scene even though singer Peter Perret's drawl could be almost Dylan-ish and his lyrics were far away from the anger and posturing of the new breed. In truth they were a superb rock band but with the occasional jerky, up-tempo number to make them seem current. They were above pigeon-holing though and here was an LP to prove it. Includes one of the greatest songs ever written in Another Girl Another Planet.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. The Whole Of The Law
2. Another Girl, Another Planet
3. Breaking Down
4. City Of Fun
5. The Beast

SIDE B
1. Creature Of Doom
2. It’s The Truth
3. Language Problem
4. No Peace For The Wicked
5. The Immortal Story

The multi-talented Johnny “Guitar” Watson was known for his guitar skills and was one of the hottest blues artists during the 1950s. His 1977 funk album A Real Mother For Ya produced the same titled international hit song and features the additional “Nothing Left To Be Desired” and “Lover Jones”. Also included is the “2020 Ben Liebrand Oldskool mix” as a bonus track, which was not available on the original album. During his career, Johnny “Guitar” Watson influenced Jimi Hendrix amongst others and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Sadly, Johnny “Guitar” Watson passed away while touring Japan in 1996.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
A Real Mother For Ya
Nothing Left To Be Desired
Your Love Is My Love
The Real Deal

Side B
Tarzan
I Wanna Thank You
Lover Jones
A Real Mother For Ya (Ben Liebrand Oldskool Mix) – Bonus Track

In 1980, The Only Ones released their third and final studio album Baby’s Got A Gun. While they produced the previous two albums, for Baby’s Got A Gun they joined forces with the acclaimed producer Colin Thurston, who is best known for his work with Duran Duran, Talk Talk, and The Human League among others. The album features guest performances by lead vocalist of Penetration, Pauline Murray, on the tracks “Fools” and “Me And My Shadow”. “Fools” is the only time that the band had released a cover version, which is originally a song by American country musician Johnny Duncan. Two years after the album release, The Only Ones officially disbanded.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: The Only One's third and final album may well be their best. What a shame this most influential of bands never managed to make it. Incredible songs like Why Don't You Kill Yourself (droll and funny put down to top them all!), Trouble In The World (an incredible encapsulation of the perils of heroin addiction), and the adorable Oh Lucinda fell by the way side in the real world of pop, but were hugely loved by the band's devoted fan base, and still loved and cherished to this day. What a brilliant band.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. The Happy Pilgrim
2. Why Don’t You Kill Yourself?
3. Me And My Shadow
4. Deadly Nightshade
5. Strange Mouth
6. The Big Sleep

SIDE B
1. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit)
2. Re-union
3. Trouble In The World
4. Castle Built On Sand
5. Fools
6. My Way Out Of Here

A year after their acclaimed self-titled debut album, The Only Ones followed up with Even Serpents Shine. The sophomore album was met with positive reviews like "Even Serpents Shine doesn’t boast an out-of-the-box classic tune along the lines of 'Another Girl, Another Planet' from the debut, but in many respects, this is the more consistent album, achieving a similar degree of thematic and melodic variety while generating a more coherent sound and feeling”.

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Another moody but exhilarating outing which mixed heavy, brooding numbers with simply gorgeous pop in the likes of Flaming Torch, Out There In The Night and the exquisite Someone Who Cares. Just ask Johnny Marr!!

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. From Here To Eternity
2. Flaming Torch
3. You’ve Got To Play
4. No Solution
5. Inbetweens
6. Out There In The Night

SIDE B
1. Curtains For You
2. Programme
3. Someone Who Cares
4. Miles From Nowhere
5. Instrumental

Music For Pleasure is the 1997 debut studio album by Monaco, a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook. When New Order went on a hiatus after 1993’s Republic, Hook took the group’s sound and spirit with him and founded Monaco together with David Potts. Hook’s distinctive pulsating bass lines united New Order’s marriage of post-punk and pop, creating an identity so recognizable that Monaco’s first single, “What Do You Want From Me?”, was often mistaken for a New Order track. Upon its release, the album hit #11 on the UK album charts and sold more than 500.000 copies worldwide Music For Pleasure is for the first time available as an expanded edition featuring 6 bonus tracks, including remixes by Joey Negro and Farley & Heller.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. What Do You Want From Me?
2. Shine (Someone Who Needs Me)
3. Sweet Lips
4. Buzz Gum

Side B
1. Blue
2. Junk
3. Billy Bones
4. Happy Jack

Side C
1. Tender
2. Sedona
3. Bicycle Thief *Bonus Track
4. Ultra *Bonus Track

Side D
1. Coming Around Again *Bonus Track
2. Shattered *Bonus Track
3. Sweet Lips (Farley & Heller’s Ambient Mix) *Bonus Track
4. Sweet Lips (Joey Negro Aka Dave Lee Main Slice) *Bonus Track

Deep Nyabinghi drumming and chanting on a version of the Ethiopian national anthem gets things underway on Slave Call, a majestic journey through the spiritual roots of reggae. Later songs add guitars, bass, keyboards, and horns to build a more standard reggae sound on that foundation, but there’s always a dignified restraint and the profundity of the nyabinghi beat. the entire album revolves around Leonard Dillon’s Rastafarian beliefs, with even the cover of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” rewritten to a religious end.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Ethiopian National Anthem
2. Slave Call
3. Guilty Conscience
4. Hurry On
5. Nuh Follow Babylon

Side B
1. Train To Skaville
2. Culture
3. Obeah Book
4. Let It Be Me
5. I Love Jah

Acclaimed jazz artist Bill Evans’ Momentum album is the 1972 live album recorded at a concert at Stadsschouwburg in Groningen, the Netherlands. The trio includes, next to Bill Evans on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass and Marty Morell on drums. The ensemble plays compositions by Bill Evans, Miles Davis’ “Nardis” and Michel Legrand’s “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life”. The album received the prestigious German award Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. The 2LP Momentum is available on vinyl for the first time.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Re: Person I Knew
2. Elsa
3. Turn Out The Stars

Side B
1. Gloria's Step
2. Emily
3. Quiet Now

Side C
1. My Romance
2. Sugar Plum
3. The Two Lonely People

Side D
1. Who Can I Turn To
2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
3. Nardis

Soul artist Bettye Swann was born in Shreveport, USA on October 24, 1944 and spent her first nineteen years in Louisiana. She moved to California and signed a deal with Money Records, recording her breakthrough hit "Make Me Yours" in 1967, which is still her biggest selling record. After the contract expired, she signed to Capitol Records and teamed up with producer Wayne Shuler and recorded a R&B version of Hank Cochran's country song "Don't Touch Me".

On this comprehensive self-titled double album, compiled by Mark Ainley, classic songs such as "Tell Me Like It Is", "Stand By Your Man", "(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season", "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" plus 18 heartfelt soul songs showcase Bettye's unique voice.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)?
2. (My Heart Is) Closed For The Season
3. I'm Lonely For You
4. Don't Touch Me
5. Little Things Mean A Lot

SIDE B
1. Cover Me
2. Just Because You Can't Be Mine
3. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
4. Sweet Dreams
5. You're Up To Your Same Old Tricks Again

SIDE C
1. No Faith No Love
2. Ain't That Peculiar
3. Don't Let It Happen To Us
4. Today I Started Loving You Again
5. Words
6. These Arms Of Mine

SIDE D
1. Tell It Like It Is
2. Stand By Your Man
3. Chained & Bound
4. Willie & Laura Mae Jones
5. Angel Of The Morning
6. Traces

This One Is For The Party is the final studio album by The Trammps, originally released in 1984. The Trammps, hailing from Philadelphia, were a prominent fixture in the disco scene of the 1970s. Consisting of Earl Young, Harold Wade, Jimmy Ellis, Robert Upchurch, and Stanley Wade, they were known for their infectious grooves and energetic live performances. The Trammps earned their place in music history with hits like “Disco Inferno” and “Hold Back the Night”, but also “Shout” and “Move” became disco classics.

40 years after its original release, the tracks of This One Is For The Party continue to fill dance floors at parties and their influence can be heard in modern dance and pop music. The album also features a guest performance by the Dutch female group Mai Tai on “I Don’t Know (One For The Party)”.

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, This One Is For The Party is available as an expanded edition, including the extended version of the Top 40 hit “Move” as a bonus track. Also, the album has been completely remastered at Artone Studio in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Are You Ready
2. I Will Be Here For You
3. Twenty-Five Miles
4. Truly Wonderful
5. Shout

SIDE B
1. Move
2. Shine A Light
3. I Don't Know (One For The Party)
4. Fantacity
5. Move (Extended Version) (bonus Track)

Loved is the third album by the British band Cranes, released in 1994. Siblings Alison and Jim Shaw formed the band back in 1989. They recorded several successful albums, including the 1991 Wings Of Joy and 1994 Loved. Loved combines elements of alternative rock, shoegaze, dream-pop, and darkwave. Their gothic elements made a return, while they retained the feeling of their previous album Forever. It was another artistic experience, with nicely orchestrated and constructed songs.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
Shining Road
Pale Blue Sky
Rêverie
Lilies
Are You Gone?

Side B
Loved
Beautiful Friend
Bewildered
Come This Far
Paris And Rome
In The Night (Hidden Track)

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Cool Rasta is an album by The Heptones, which consisted of Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn, and Leroy Sibbles. Brought up in the Trench Town area of Kingston, their first successful record was "Fatty Fatty", first released in 1966. Since then, they have had several hits including "Country Boy", "Mama Say" and "Book Of Rules". At the guiding hand of top producer, Harry Johnson they recorded Cool Rasta, which came out in 1976. The title track of the album is a typical example of The Heptones at their brilliant best.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Cool Rasta
2. Black On Black
3. Peace And Harmony
4. Do Good To Everyone
5. Dreadlock

Side B
1. Suffering So
2. Autalene
3. Baga Boo
4. Wah Go Home
5. Over And Over

Engine 54 is the debut studio album by The Ethiopians, who were one of Jamaica's best-loved harmony groups during the late ska, rocksteady and early reggae periods. Responsible for a significant number of hits between the mid-1960s and early 1970s, the group was also one of the first Jamaican acts to perform widely in Britain. Their debut album Engine 54 was originally released in 1968 and sounds far more rocksteady than ska, recorded with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics. Few if any other acts brought '60s soul and Jamaican rhythms together with such entrancing results.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Engine 54
2. My Love
3. You Got The Dough
4. Train To Skaville
5. Give Me Your Love

Side B
1. Train To Glory
2. Long Time Now
3. Woman's World
4. Unchanged Love
5. Come On Now

One of the most famous Dutch bands ever is Shocking Blue. The band released some of their best-selling hits all around the world, including the still standing "Venus". It´s one of the many songs which can be found on the double LP Single Collection Part 1. This collection was originally released in 1997 and consisted of 28 of their best tracks, including "Pickin' Tomatoes", "Never Marry a Railroad Man", and "Mighty Joe". Also included are Robbie's powerful B-sides like "Fireball of Love", "Hot Sand', "Wild Wind", and "Roll Engine Roll".

TRACK LISTING

Side A:
1. Love Is In The Air
2. What You Gonna Do
3. Lucy Brown Is Back In Town
4. Fix Your Hair Darling
5. Send Me A Postcard
6. Harley Davidson
7. Long And Lonesome Road
8. Fireball Of Love

Side B:
1. Venus
2. Hot Sand
3. Mighty Joe
4. Wild Wind
5. Never Marry A Railroad Man
6. Roll Engine Roll
7. Hello Darkness

Side C:
1. Pickin' Tomatoes
2. Shocking You
3. Waterloo
4. Blossom Lady
5. Is This A Dream
6. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

Side D:
1. I Like You
2. Inkpot
3. Give My Love To The Sunrise
4. Rock In The Sea
5. Broken Heart
6. Eve And The Apple
7. When I Was A Girl

Idris Muhammad is a American jazz drummer and bandleader and is one of contemporary music's most sampled drummers. His resume includes nearly 500 recording credits that range across the genre spectrum and 12 studio albums as a bandleader, including the 1976 House Of The Rising Sun. The album is arranged by David Matthews, also known as leader of the Dave Matthews Band (DMB), and produced by Creed Taylor, founder of CTI Records. The track "Sudan" is arranged by jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell. The album features several guest performances by New York studio aces, including Joe Beck, Don Grolnick, David Sanborn, Fred Wesley and Michael Brecker amongst others.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. House Of The Rising Sun
2. Baia (Boogie Bump)
3. Hard To Face The Music
4. Theme For New York City

SIDE B
1. Sudan
2. Hey Pocky A-Way 

Following the success of Curve's debut full-length Doppelgänger, which nearly hit the U.K. Top 10, the British group went in a darker, moodier direction with 1993 follow-up Cuckoo. Opener "Missing Link" is furious and aggressive, coming closer to Ministry-style industrial than the group's previous work, but other songs are slower, more atmospheric, and a bit more experimental. "Superblaster" is a bit closer to the poppiness of Doppelgänger's highlights and was released as a single.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Missing Link
2. Crystal
3. Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus
4. All Of One
5. Unreadable Communication

Side B
1. Turkey Crossing
2. Super Blaster
3. Left Of Mother
4. Sweetest Pie
5. Cuckoo

We Started Nothing is the debut studio album by English indie pop duo The Ting Tings. Jules & Katie's combination of dance, indie pop and new wave proved to be one of the hottest things in 2008. The result being the album peaking at #1 in the UK Albums Chart. We Started Nothing spawned no less than six hit singles, including "That's Not My Name", which reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. Eventually, the band, the album and several singles and videos were nominated for a variety of NME, MTV, Grammy Award and Brit Awards. The Ting Tings won the MTV Award for Best UK Act and "Shut Up and Let Me Go" won the award for Best UK Video.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Great DJ
2. That's Not My Name
3. Fruit Machine
4. Traffic Light
5. Shut Up And Let Me Go

Side B
1. Keep Your Head
2. Be The One
3. We Walk
4. Impacilla Carpisung
5. We Started Nothing

Dead Elvis is the debut studio album by British band Death in Vegas, which was originally released in 1997. It featured a blend of musical genres, but most of the tracks are mainly based in dub and electronic dance music. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hellier. A limited vinyl run of Dead Elvis was released in 1997 but didn't feature the complete album. The complete Dead Elvis album, including the singles "Dirt", "Rocco" & "Rekkit" is now for the first time available on vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. All That Glitters
2. Opium Shuffle
3. GBH

Side B
1. Dirt
2. Rocco
3. Rekkit

Side C
1. I Spy
2. Amber

Side D
1. Rematerialised
2. 68 Balcony
3. Sly

Man in Black may be the 38th album by Johnny Cash, but it is definitely one of the most memorable album in his discography. Man in Black is perhaps one of Cash's most political albums and the title refers to Cash's tendency to wear only black during his live shows. This was to reflect the turbulent times during the Vietnam War. This message is also reflected in the album's lyrics. The singles “Man in Black” and “Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues” can be seen as his most important protest songs. Both singles were successful on the Billboard Country charts. All this makes the album a unique milestone in his career and still a must for all Johnny Cash fans

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Preacher Said, “Jesus Said” (With Billy Graham)
2. Orphan Of The Road
3. You’ve Got A New Light Shining In Your Eyes
4. If Not For Love
5. Man In Black

Side B
1. Singin’ In Viet Nam Talkin’ Blues
2. Ned Kelly
3. Look For Me (With June Carter Cash)
4. Dear Mrs.
5. I Talk To Jesus Every Day (With June Carter Cash)

Back in Your Life was released in 1979 under the Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers moniker, but only half the album featured the backup band. The other half of the album features Richman as a solo artist. The Modern Lovers were formed by Richman and included Leroy Radcliffe on guitar, Asa Brebner on bass and Denotra 'D' Sharpe on drums. Occasionally, they were joined by Richman's friend and The Real Kids' band leader John Felice.

Call Me By Your Name, the film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.

Summer of 1983, Northern Italy. An American Italian is enamored by an American student who comes to study and live with his family. Together they share an unforgettable summer full of music, food, and romance that will forever change them.

The film received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Chalamet, Hammer and Stuhlbarg's performances, Guadagnino's direction, and the screenplay. Call Me By Your Name won a variety of awards, including an Academy Award, BAFTA, GLAAD and the 23rd Critics' Choice Award amongst others. Sufjan Stevens' song "Mystery of Love" was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Luca Guadagnino wanted the film's music to be connected to Elio, a young pianist who likes to transcribe and adapt pieces to get close to Oliver. The music is used to reflect the time, the characters' family, level of education and "the kind of canon they would be a part of."

Guadagnino found himself resonating with Sufjan Stevens' lyricism through his work and initially asked Stevens to record an original song. Eventually, Stevens contributed three songs to the soundtrack: "Visions of Gideon", which was used at the end of the film, "Mystery of Love," which was featured in the film's first trailer, and a new rendition of "Futile Devices" with piano. Stevens penned the songs by using the script, the book, and the conversations with the director about the characters. It marks Sufjan Stevens' first soundtrack for a feature film.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Hallelujah Junction - 1st Movement - John Adams
2. M.A.Y. In The Backyard - Ryuichi Sakamoto
3. J'adore Venise - Loredana Bertè
4. Paris Latino - Bandolero

Side B
1. Sonatine Bureaucratique - Frank Glazer
2. "Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen" - Alessio Bax
3. Lady Lady Lady - Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito

Side C
1. Une Barque Sur L'océan - André Laplante
2. Futile Devices (Doveman Remix) - Sufjan Stevens
3. Germination - Ryuichi Sakamoto
4. Words - F.R. David
5. È La Vita - Marco Armani

Side D
1. Mystery Of Love - Sufjan Stevens
2. Radio Varsavia - Franco Battiato
3. Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
4. Le Jardin Féerique - Valéria Szervánszky & Ronald Cavaye
5. Visions Of Gideon - Sufjan Stevens

It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah contains 10 catchy songs with influences from indie-pop, alternative, funk, disco, with rough guitar, rapping all glued together and produced by American Danny Saber. Upon release in 1993, the debut album immediately charted #1 in the UK Albums chart and was certified Platinum. It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah includes the UK Top 2- singles "Reverend Black Grape", "In the Name of The Father" and "Kelly's Heroes".

Black Grape was founded by former members of The Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez (a.k.a. Mark Berry). New band members included rappers Paul "Kermit" Leveridge, Carl "Psycho" McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch (all three from the first wave of UK hip-hop, and influential Hulme, Manchester act Ruthless Rap Assassins), guitarist Paul Wagstaff (from the Paris Angels), and Oli "Dirtycash" Dillon on ocarina.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Reverend Black Grape
2. In The Name Of The Father
3. Tramazi Parti
4. Kelly's Heroes
5. Yeah Yeah Brother

Side B
1. A Big Day In The North
2. Shake Well Before Opening
3. Submarine
4. Shake Your Money
5. Little Bob

Statues is the fourth and final studio album by English/Irish electronic music duo Moloko, first released in 2003. The whole album is set up around the different stages of a romantic relationship and how things can fall apart. This fresh album charted all over Europe and eventually went on to become their most popular record. Roisin's voice and the fine handling of the album's instrumentation sets Moloko apart from many other dance duos. The best part of the amazing love between them is coming to an end, making this the ultimate final by the duo.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Familiar Feeling
2. Come On
3. Cannot Contain This

Side B
1. Statues
2. Forever More

Side C
1. Blow X Blow
2. 100%
3. The Only Ones

Side D
1. I Want You
2. Over & Over

Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times.

The operas - Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten among many others - play throughout the world's leading houses, and rarely to an empty seat. Glass has written music for experimental theater and for Academy Award-winning motion pictures. Glass is the first composer to win a wide, multi-generational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music - simultaneously. Much of his early work was based on the extended reiteration of brief, elegant melodic fragments that wove in and out of an aural tapestry. Or, to put it another way, it immersed a listener in a sort of sonic weather that twists, turns, surrounds, develops.

In the past 30 years, Glass has composed more than twenty-five operas, large and small; twelve symphonies; three piano concertos and concertos for violin, piano, timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra; soundtracks to films ranging from new scores for the stylized classics of Jean Cocteau to Errol Morris's documentary about former defense secretary Robert McNamara; string quartets; a growing body of work for solo piano and organ.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Lightning (Songs From Liquid Days)
2. Facades (Glassworks)
3. A Gentleman's Honor (The Photographer)
4. Primacy Of Number (Naqoyqatsi)

Side B
1. Metamorphosis IV (Liquid Days, Part II)
2. Open The Kingdom (Liquid Days, Part II)
3. Dance II (In The Upper Room)
4. Dance VIII (In The Upper Room)

Side C
1. Glasspiece #1 (Rubric From Glassworks)
2. Changing Opinion (Songs From Liquid Days)
3. Opening (Glassworks)

Side D
1. Floe (Glassworks)
2. Funeral Of Amenhotep Iii (Akhnaten)
3. Point Blank (Naqoyqatsi)

Side E
1. Wichita Vortex Sutra
2. Forgetting (Songs From Liquid Days)
3. Dance IX (In The Upper Room)

Side F
1. The Dam (Itaipú)
2. Definition (Naqoyqatsi)
3. Protest (Satyagraha)
4. Evening Song (Satyagraha)

Side G
1. Hymn To The Sun (Akhnaten)
2. Trial – Prison (Einstein On The Beach)
3. Akhnaten And Nefertiti (Akhnaten)
4. Kuru Field Of Justice (Satyagraha)
5. Knee Play 1 (Einstein On The Beach)

Side H
1. Tolstoy Farm (Satyagraha)
2.Window Of Appearances (Akhnaten)
3. Bed (Einstein On The Beach)
4. Epilogue (Akhnaten)
5. Knee Play 5 (Einstein On The Beach)

The Fall's fourth studio album Perverted by Language was released in 1983. The album was produced by the band's vocalist and songwriter Mark E. Smith and recorded at various studios in Manchester. Perverted by Language features some of The Fall's most renowned tracks, including "Garden". The album's sound is characterized by its sharp and angular post-punk guitar riffs, driven by a heavy bass and drums rhythm section, all layered with Mark E. Smith's distinctive vocals.

Lyrically, Perverted by Language deals with themes of alienation, disorder, and the unpredictability of modern life. Smith's idiosyncratic and cryptic wordplay, including his penchant for inventing new words and phrases, adds to the album's overall sense of unease and dislocation. Despite its challenging sound and lyrics, Perverted by Language is considered by many critics and fans to be one of The Fall's finest albums, showcasing the band at their creative and innovative peak.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Eat Y'self Fitter
2. Neighbourhood Of Infinity
3. Garden
4. Hotel Bloedel

Side B
1. Smile
2. I Feel Voxish
3. Tempo House
4. Hexen Definitive/Strife Knot

Cosmic Sounds is a collaborative concept album, based on the signs of the Zodiac and originally released in 1967 by Elektra Records. Mort Garson, who is known for his collaborations with Doris Day and Glen Campbell, was asked to compose the psychedelic rock music and record it together with producer and The Limeliters co-founder Alex Hassilev. Different session musicians were brought in to contribute to the recordings, including most notably Moog synth guru Paul Beaver and narrator Cyrus Faryar.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Aries - The Fire-Fighter
2. Taurus - The Voluptuary
3. Gemini - The Cool Eye
4. Cancer - The Moon Child
5. Leo - The Lord Of Lights
6. Virgo - The Perpetual Perfectionist

Side B
1. Libra - The Flower Child
2. Scorpio - The Passionate Hero
3. Sagittarius - The Versatile Daredevil
4. Capricorn - The Uncapricious Climber
5. Aquarius - The Lover Of Life
6. Pisces - The Peace Piper

The Primitives emerged from the UK independent music scene of the mid-1980s, with a sound that distilled the shimmering guitar chime of The Byrds, the buzzsaw style of The Ramones and 60's girl group melodies into two-and-a-half-minute pop gems. After topping the indie singles chart several times, their widely acclaimed first album, Lovely, made them one of the UK's most revered alternative rock acts, while the international success of the single "Crash" saw them cross over to a mass audience. Further chart success followed, along with two more studio albums, Pure and Galore, plus extensive tours of Europe and the US, before the band called it a day in 1992. The band were reunited in 2009. The Best Of The Primitives is available on vinyl for the first time and features the hit singles "Crash", "Put Of Reach", "Way Behind Me", "Sick Of It", "Secrets" and many more classic hits.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Crash
2. Spacehead
3. Shadow
4. Thru' The Flowers
5. Nothing Left
6. Out Of Reach

Side B
1. Summer Rain
2. Sick Of It
3. All The Way Down
4. Secrets
5. Can't Bring Me Down

Side C
1. Way Behind Me
2. Noose
3. I Almost Touched You
4. You Are The Way
5. Lead Me Astray

Side D
1. Slip Away
2. Give This World To You
3. Empathise
4. Earth Thing
5. All The Way Down (Beat Version)

Glitterbug is the third major studio album by British indie rock band The Wombats. The album was produced by Mark Crew (Bastille, Lovejoy, Rag'n'Bone Man) alongside the band themselves and was released in 2015. The first single from the album was "Your Body Is A Weapon", followed by "Greek Tragedy", "Give Me A Try", "Be Your Shadow" and "Emoticons". The album entered the UK charts at #5 and reached #2 in Australia, as well as charting at #91 in the US, becoming the band's first appearance in the Billboard 200.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Emoticons
2. Give Me A Try
3. Greek Tragedy
4. Be Your Shadow
5. Headspace

Side B
1. This Is Not A Party
2. Isabel
3. Your Body Is A Weapon
4. The English Summer
5. Pink Lemonade
6. Curveballs

The Sultans Of Ping are an Irish band formed in 1988. The band's name is a play on the 1978 Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits".

Following a number of lineup changes, the band came to the attention of the Irish and UK music press, when "Where's Me Jumper" was released in January 1992. After several other independently released singles, the band signed to Epic Records, through a deal organized by Rhythm King Records's Martin Heath. With Epic, the band released their debut album Casual Sex In The Cineplex. This debut album from 1993 reached the 23rd position in the UK Albums Chart and includes the singles "Where's Me Jumper", "Stupid Kid", and "You Talk Too Much". These singles respectively reached No. 8, No. 11 and No. 4 in the Irish Singles Chart.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Back In A Tracksuit
2. Indeed You Are
3. Veronica
4. 2 Pints Of Rasa
5. Stupid Kid
6. You Talk Too Much

Side B
1. Give Him A Ball (And A Yard Of Grass)
2. Karaoke Queen
3. Let's Go Shopping
4. Kick Me With Your Leather Boots
5. Clitus Clarke
6. Where's Me Jumper

Top Boy is a British television crime drama series, created and written by Ronan Bennett. The story follows two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty streets of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler. It stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, and the 2020 BAFTA Rising Star Award-winning Michael Ward. The first two seasons aired between 2011 and 2013, but following interest from rapper Drake, Netflix announced in 2017 that it would revive the series. Co-produced by the Hotline Bling-rapper, the third and fourth season of Top Boy launched in 2019 and 2022.

In the captivating Netflix series Top Boy, Brian Eno’s transcendent music serves as a vital companion, molding the narrative’s essence with its ethereal power. With a masterful touch, Eno’s atmospheric compositions effortlessly transport us into the gritty world of crime, friendship, and survival in East London. From delicate ambience to pulsating beats, his sonic tapestry envelops every scene, elevating the storytelling and evoking a range of emotions. Eno’s singular ability to capture the struggle, hope, and inner strength of the characters accentuates the raw authenticity of Top Boy, leaving an indelible mark on its viewers. His haunting melodies and intricately crafted soundscapes symbolize the unyielding resilience amidst chaos, making Brian Eno’s music an integral and unforgettable component of this groundbreaking series.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Top Boy Theme
2. But Not This Way
3. Damp Bones
4. Cutting Room I
5. Floating On Sleep's Shore

Side B
1. Beauty And Danger
2. Beneath The Sea
3. Afraid Of Things
4. Waiting In Darkness
5. The Fountain King
6. Washed Away In Morocco

Side C
1. Overground
2. Watching The Watcher
3. Sweet Dark Section
4. Sky Blue Alert

Side D
1. Delirious Circle
2. Cutting Room Ii
3. Dangerous Landscape
4. The Good Fight

Moloko's album I Am Not A Doctor was released in 1998 and features the hit track "Sing It Back". The album showcases Moloko's unique blend of electronic, dance, and experimental pop music with drum and bass and downbeat elements. The title of the album refers to the fact that neither Murphy nor Brydon have medical training, highlighting their focus on creating music rather than pursuing traditional careers.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Flipside
2. Knee Deepen
3. Blink
4. Stylophone Pet

Side B
1. Downsized
2. Sorry
3. Sing It Back
4. Pretty Bridges

Side C
1. Be Like You
2. Caught In A Whisper
3. Dr. Zee

Side D
1. The Id
2. Tatty Narja
3. Over My Head
4. Should've Been Could've Been

Curve were an English alternative rock and electronic music duo from London, formed in 1990 and split in 2005. The band consisted of Toni Halliday (vocals, occasionally guitar) and Dean Garcia (bass, guitar, drums, programming). Halliday wrote the lyrics of their songs and they both contributed to songwriting. Producer Alan Moulder was a prominent collaborator who helped shape their blend of heavy beats and densely layered guitar tracks set against Halliday's vocals.

Doppelgänger is their debut studio album from 1992 and is a continuation of the musical idiom established by the group on its three earlier EPs. Doppelgänger combines elements of dance music and alternative rock with the reverb-laden and distortion-heavy stylings of shoegaze. The album reached No. 11 in the UK Albums Chart and spawned the two singles "Faît Accompli" and "Horror Head".

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Already Yours
2. Horror Head
3. Wish You Dead
4. Doppelgänger
5. Lillies Dying

Side B
1. Ice That Melts The Tips
2. Split Into Fractions
3. Think And Act
4. Faît Accompli
5. Sandpit

Miles Davis is regarded to be one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Quiet Nights is the fourth and last studio album that Davis collaborated on with Gil Evans. The 1963 release took inspiration from the bossa nova genre that rose to popularity during the time.

Quiet Nights is a mix of situations and sources: Brazilian folk (“Prenda Minha”, titled “Song #2” on the album), Spanish classical (“Adelita” by guitar pioneer Francisco Tárrega, here called “Song #1”), and a few ballads, including one that stands out from the rest of the big band album: “Summer Night,” a quintet take featuring Miles playing muted then open trumpet and the start of a new band: tenor saxophonist George Coleman, pianist Victor Feldman, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Frank Butler.

The album was produced by Teo Macero. Some of the additional performers on this album include Paul Chambers, Bill Barber, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Cobb, Willie Bobo, and George Coleman amongst others.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Song #2
2. Once Upon A Summertime
3. Aos Pes Da Cruz
4. Song #1

Side B
1. Wait Till You See Her
2. Corcovado
3. Summer Night

Sly & The Family Stone’s Anthology is an essential collection for any fan of funk, soul, or R&B music. The 1981 compilation album features the band’s greatest hits, including US Billboard chart-topping “Family Affair”, “Everyday People” & “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”.

The music of Sly & The Family Stone has influenced countless artists over the years and this anthology is a testament to their enduring legacy. A compilation album full of infectious grooves, catchy hooks and powerful messages of unity and positivity.

Anthology spans the band’s career, from their early recordings in the mid-1960s to their later hits in the 1970s.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Dance To The Music
2. M'lady
3. Life
4. Fun
5. Sing A Simple Song
6. Everyday People

Side B
1. Stand!
2. I Want To Take You Higher
3. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
4. You Can Make It If You Try
5. Hot Fun In The Summertime

Side C
1. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
2. Everybody Is A Star
3. Family Affair
4. Runnin' Away
5. (You Caught Me) Smilin'

Side D
1. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
2. Babies Makin' Babies
3. If You Want Me To Stay
4. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Michael Campbell started out as an engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation and made reggae history presenting his Dread At The Controls radio program, after which he embarked on a successful career as an innovative performing artist, producer and bona fide dubmaster. As such, he was among the first to utilize the incredibly talented, young the Roots Radics to lay the foundations of his tracks. Much less relying on endlessly recycled riddims from the Studio One and Treasure Isle catalogues than many of his peers, Mikey mostly delivered crisp, original tunes. They were 'deconstructed' at King Tubby's studio - the birthplace of dub - in this case by virtuoso Scientist with Mikey himself. Dread at the Controls indeed! This catalogue includes the majestic "Two Track Dub" (a version of the Roots & Culture riddim) and "Demo Dub" (versioning Radio One, featured on the B-side of The Clash' Hitsville UK).

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Demo Dub
2. Raving Style
3. Dub Addict
4. Stereo Dub
5. Brain Wave
6. Queen Dub

Side B
1. Front Room Dub
2. Two Track Dub
3. Control Tower Dub
4. Reflexion Dub
5. Dreadlocks Dud

This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee 'Scratch' Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Ark sound - the enigmatic producer was at the time in the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form.

The LP opens with the eerie “Kentucky Skank”, Perry's ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at London's Chalk Farm studios.

U Roy's “Double Six” and I Roy's “High Fashion” & “Hail Stones” illustrate just how strong The Upsetter's deejay material had become, while versions of the Chi-Lites' “We Are Neighbours”, Sam & Dave's “Soul Man” and a re-working of Al Green's “Love and Happiness” (retitled “Jungle Lion”) all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work.

The backing tracks illustrate the producer at his best; the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component - something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Kentucky Skank - The Upsetters
2. Double Six - U Roy
3. Just Enough To Keep Me Hanging On - David Isaacs
4. In The Iaah - The Upsetters
5. Jungle Lion - The Upsetters
6. We Are The Neighbours - David Isaacs

Side B
1. Soul Man - The Upsetters
2. Stick Together - U Roy
3. High Fashion - U Roy
4. Long Sentence - The Upsetters
5. Hail Stones - The Upsetters
6. Ironside - The Upsetters
7. Cold Weather - The Upsetters
8. Waap You Waa - The Upsetters

The original Jamaican extra-terrestrial marked a return to the power of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s most spaced-out work. On Jamaican E.T., Perry created a contemporary and challenging set by applying his psychedelic dub to roots reggae, modern reggae, Hip-hop, and dazed, otherworldly exotica. The riddims are groovy, but Perry’s greatest strength has always been his mixology. On this album, instead of his usual dub mixes full of insane rhythmic effects, Perry utilizes the voice as his primary instrument of dub: laid-back toasting, singing, mumbling, and gospel backups come in and out, crisscrossing and swirling, truly setting a new mark. In 2003 it won the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. 10 Commandments
2. I'll Take You There
3. Message From The Black Ark Studios
4. Holyness, Righteousness, Light

Side B
1. Babylon Fall
2. Mr. Dino Koosh Rock
3. Hip Hop Reggae
4. Evil Brain Rejector

Side C
1. Jah Rastafari, Jungle Safari
2. Love Sunshine, Blue Sky
3. Clear The Way
4. Congratulations

Side D
1. Shocks Of Mighty
2. Jamaican E.T.
3. Telepathic Jah A Rize

Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz, which has earned him royal status amongst free jazz players, critics and collectors. Harmonically rich and heavy with overtones, his sound can be as raw and abrasive as it is possible for a saxophonist to produce. His 1987 album Africa is soulful but also searching for a strong groove at the same time. The album is recorded with John Hicks, Curtis Lundy and Idris Muhammad and was an explicit tribute to his late mentor John Coltrane, another giant of jazz.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. You've Got To Have Freedom
2. Naima

Side B
1. Origin
2. Speak Low

Side C
1. After The Morning
2. Africa

Side D
1. Heart To Heart
2. Duo

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of iconic Dutch jazz label Timeless Records, Music On Vinyl is releasing a series that features albums that are part of the Timeless Records legacy. Part of this series is Pharoah Sanders' Moon Child from 1990, which bookended a decade of musical soul searching for Sanders. The acclaimed free jazz player is known to have a raw and abrasive sound, but reinvented himself on this album as a more traditional improviser capable of thoughtful deliberations. Moon Child is a grand old time throughout, and Sanders has never been more eminently sing-along-able as he is on its title track. The record was co-written with Horace Silver, George Gershwin and Abdullah Ibrahim and recorded with William Henderson, Stafford James, Eddie Moore and Cheikh Tidiane Fall.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Moon Child
2. Moon Rays
3. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Side B
1. All Or Nothing At All
2. Soon
3. Moniebah

Shuggie Otis' three solo releases from the 1970s are now regarded as some of the most essential and sought-after soul/funk albums, but that wasn't always the case. In the 70s, Shuggie Otis' most commercially successful moment was probably the top 10 hit The Brothers Johnson had with "Strawberry Letter 23". It took until the mid-90s for a wider audience to get to know Shuggie. This compilation brings together ten seminal track from Shuggie Otis's core catalog: Here Comes Shuggie Otis (1969), Freedom Flight (1971), and Inspiration Information (1974).

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Hurricane
2. Baby, I Needed You
3. Ice Cold Daydream (Album Version)
4. Strawberry Letter 23
5. Sweet Thang
6. Me And My Woman

Side B
1. Inspiration Information
2. Island Letter
3. Sparkle City
4. Aht Uh Mi Hed

Miles Davis is regarded to be one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. At the request of Columbia Records executive George Avakian, he formed his first regular quintet in 1955. After all members of the first quintet left Davis a few years later, he hired the core of the second quintet in 1963 and the final member in late 1964. The second quintet would record and play together until the end of the 60s. Sorcerer is the third album by the Second Great Miles Davis Quintet. The quintet consisted of Miles Davis on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums. It was recorded in May 1967 and contains a darker sound. The last song on the album, "Nothing Like You", features vocals by Bob Dorough.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Prince Of Darkness
2. Pee Wee
3. Masqualero
4. The Sorcerer

Side B
1. Limbo
2. Vonetta
3. Nothing Like You

After Larry Weinstein heard the 1985 tribute album Lost In The Stars - The Music of Kurt Weill, he was inspired to film the follow-up, September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill. This 94-minute music video was recorded in an abandoned warehouse in Toronto where musicians performed a series of songs by Kurt Weill. The lineup included Lou Reed, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Elvis Costello, Charlie Haden, Betty Carter, and David Johansen amongst others. September Songs was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural Program and won five Gemini Awards.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Nick Cave - Mack The Knife (From The Threepenny Opera)
2. PJ Harvey - Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife
3. David Johansen - Alabama Song (From The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny)

Side B
1. Teresa Stratas - Youkali Tango (From Marie Galante)
2. Elvis Costello - Lost In The Stars (From Lost In The Stars)
3. Lotte Lenya - Pirate Jenny (From The Threepenny Opera)
4. Charlie Haden - Speak Low (From One Touch Of Venus)

Side C
1. The Persuasions - Oh, Heavenly Salvation (From The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny)
2. Betty Carter - Lonely House (From Street Scene)
3. Teresa Stratas - Surabaya Johnny (From Happy End)

Side D
1. Mary Margaret O'Hara - Don't Be Afraid (From Happy End)
2. Lou Reed - September Song (From Knickerbocker Holiday)
3. Bertolt Brecht - Mack The Knife (From The Threepenny Opera)
4. William S. Burroughs - What Keeps Mankind Alive? (From The Threepenny Opera)

The Marshall Suite from 1999 builds on the techno-influenced beats of its predecessor Levitate, while also returning to a more rockabilly-influenced sound reminiscent of earlier Fall line-ups with songs such as the catchy "Touch Sensitive" and the strange, complex, thumping jungle beats of "The Crying Marshal".

The Marshall Suite was made immediately after an American tour during which Mark E. Smith had an onstage fight with members of the band and was arrested following ongoing altercations at the hotel at which the group were staying. While the remaining band members quit and returned to England, leaving Smith in a cell in Manhattan, Julia Nagle chose to stay in the band, helping to assemble the group's new line-up. During the recording of the album, this new line-up was still taking shape and the album features two different bassists. None the less it was a very well-received album at the time and is highly collectible by now.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Touch Sensitive
2. F-'Oldin' Money
3. Shake-Off
4. Bound
5. This Perfect Day

Side B
1. (Jung Nev's) Antidotes
2. Inevitable
3. Anecdotes + Antidotes In B#
4. Finale : Tom Ragazzi

Side C
1. Early Life Of Crying Marshal
2. The Crying Marshal
3. Birthday Song
4. Mad.Men-Eng.Dog
5. On My Own

Side D
(Blank/No Music)

Rock 'n Roll With The Modern Lovers is the second album released by The Modern Lovers. The band was formed in 1970 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jonathan Richman, augmented with Jerry Harrison (keyboards), Ernie Brooks (bass), and David Robinson (drums). Richman's friend John Felice joined them occasionally. Their sound almost totally focusses on the sound from the Fifties. The lo-fi record breathes folky roots music and rock 'n roll as it would sound ages ago. The album features the popular tracks "Ice Cream Man", "Roller Coaster By The Sea", and "Egyptian Reggae". The latter was a cover version of Earl Zero "None Shall Escape The Judgement" and became a UK Top 5 hit.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Sweeping Wind (Kwa Ti Feng)
2. Ice Cream Man
3. Rockin' Rockin' Leprechauns
4. Summer Morning
5. Afternoon
6. Fly Into The Mystery

Side B
1. South American Folk Song
2. Roller Coaster By The Sea
3. Dodge Veg-O-Matic
4. Egyptian Reggae
5. Coomyah
6. The Wheels On The Bus
7. Angels Watching Over Me

I Want Candy is a compilation album by Bow Wow Wow featuring their biggest hit "I Want Candy". The album consists of all four tracks from their EP The Last of the Mohicans, four tracks from their debut album See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!, and the track "El Boss Dicho", that comes from the B-side of the single "Go Wild in the Country". The song "I Want Candy" was the band's most successful one and became an enduring new wave classic. It was a smash hit in the US, Europe and Australia and featured on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" list. The track was produced by Kenny Laguna who is known for his work with Joan Jett.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. I Want Candy
2. Baby, Oh No
3. Louis Quatorze
4. Cowboy
5. Mile High Club

Side B
1. Go Wild In The Country
2. Jungle Boy
3. El Boss Dicho
4. (I'm A) T.V. Savage
5. King Kong

The Fall were an English post-punk group, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. They underwent many line-up changes, with vocalist and founder Mark E. Smith as the only constant member. A journalist once described them as "a kind of Northern English magic realism that mixed industrial grime with the unearthly and uncanny," voiced through a "one-note delivery somewhere between amphetamine-spiked rant and alcohol-addled yarn." It was the favourite band from the legendary BBC disc jockey John Peel. The Light User Syndrome is The Fall's 18th album. The crisp live edge to the recording is very well done, and its one of their most abbrasive and hardhitting album of the 90's. It features the popular tracks "Spinetrap", "Oleano", "Hostile", and "He Pep!". In addition, they recorded a cover version of Johnny Paycheck's "Stay Away (Old White Train)".

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. D.I.Y. Meat
2. Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain
3. He Pep!
4. Hostile
5. Stay Away (Old White Train)

Side B
1. Spinetrak
2. Interlude/Chilinism
3. Powder Keg

Side C
1. Oleano
2. Cheetham Hill
3. The Coliseum

Side D
1. Last Chance To Turn Around
2. The Ballard Of J. Drummer
3. Oxymoron
4. Secession Man