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Various Artists
Island Life: 50 Years Of Island Records
This 'Island Life' is paradise for collectors of records from one of the most enterprising, trailblazing labels in the world. Island is 50, and these are 56 songs from their unparalleled catalog. Includes tracks from U2, Bob Marley, The B-52's, Joe Cocker, Cat Stevens, Jimmy Cliff, Jethro Tull, Traffic, Paul Weller and many more!
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Connie Francis
Rockin' Connie
28 up-tempo sides from the biggest female star in late-'50s/early-'60s pop music, Connie Francis, including hits and plenty of cult favorites and obscure gems! All with Ace's customary sound and annotation, of course.
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Goodman, Dickie
King Of Novelty: Works 1956-1959
24 tracks from the man who re-invented novelty records in the late ‘50s! Produced in conjunction with the Goodman estate, this collection not only includes Dickie’s seminal “break-in” hits, which foreshadowed sampling and mash-ups by a good four decades or so, but also includes his production work (e.g. 'Come Go with Me' by the Del-Vikings) for his own Luniverse label. Among the featured “tunes”: 'The Flying Saucer Parts 1 & 2; Flying Saucer the 2nd; The Creature; Buchanan & Goodman on Trial; Santa & the Satellites Parts 1 & 2; Russian Bandstand; Martian Melody; The Thing; The Banana Boat Story', and more.
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Uriah Heep
Loud, Proud & Heavy - The Best Of
Uriah Heep have nothing to be ’umble about; they sent 15 albums to the U.S. charts on their way to becoming one of the predominant British hard-rock bands of the ’70s. You’ll encounter favorites from 'Demons and Wizards, High and Mighty' and 'Very ’Eavy, Very ’Umble' here as you rock out with their hits 'Easy Livin’' and 'Stealin’' plus 'Gypsy; Bird of Prey; Wizard; Misty Eyes; Firely; Illusion; Wise Man; Illusion; I’m Alive; Fallen Angel; Love Stealer'…46 tracks, a heap of Heep!
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Argent
Original Album Classics (5cd)
Argent was something of a supergroup in the making, uniting the Zombies’ Rod Argent and soon-to-be star songwriter Russ Ballard with future Kinks Jim Rodford and Robert Henrit. Sharp pop hooks and hot rock licks abound as you hear the tracks from their first five albums: 'Argent, Ring of Hands, All Together Now, In Deep' and 'Nexus'. That’s 41 songs: their 1972 #5 smash 'Hold Your Head Up' plus 'Be Free; Lothlorien; Liar; Like Honey; Sweet Mary; Rejoice; He’s a Dynamo; Be My Lover, Be My Friend; Candles on the River; Keep On Rollin’; Gonna Meet My Maker', and more!
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Kinks
Village Green Preservation (3cd)
Ray Davies looked back with aching love at the England of old on this 1968 classic; now, with similar love for things past, we look back at one of the all-time great Kinks albums—newly expanded with original stereo mixes, mono versions, demos, Euro editions, instrumentals, BBC sessions and more! You get 62 tracks: multiple versions of 'Wonderboy; Berkeley Mews; Animal Farm; Polly; The Village Green Preservation Society; Picture Book; Johnny Thunder; Do You Remember Walter', and 'Phenomenal Cat' plus 'Creeping Jean; King Kong; Where Did My Spring Go', and more.
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Bread
Works (3cd)
The Works series nicely divides its sets between hits, key album cuts and rarities. This one spotlights one of 'the' definitive LA soft-rock groups of the ’70s, sandwiching 53 Bread songs into three jam-packed CDs! The hits 'Make It with You; Baby I’m-a Want You; If; Lost Without Your Love; The Guitar Man; Everything I Own; Sweet Surrender; Aubrey; It Don’t Matter to Me; Let Your Love Go; Hooked on You; Mother Freedom', and 'Diary' (that’s every hit) join 'Dismal Day; Could I; Last Time; Easy Love; Chosen One', and more!
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Various Artists
Complete Wooly Bully Sessions
One of the greatest party-time anthems of all time relegated this Dallas band to a permanent place in the novelty category—but Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs were, in fact, a very influential group who helped introduce Tex-Mex rhythms into rock ’n’ roll. That’s not to say that their prime stuff isn’t about as fun and rowdy as rock ’n’ roll gets—it is, and this import brings 'all' their prime stuff (six albums) to one 3-CD set! You get every hit—'Wooly Bully; Ju Ju Hand; Ring Dang Doo; Red Hot; Lil’ Red Riding Hood; The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin; How Do You Catch a Girl; Oh That’s Good, No That’s Bad', and 'Black Sheep'—plus their freewheeling spins on 'Stagger Lee; Yakety Yak; Stand by Me; Mystery Train; Long Tall Sally'…92 songs including bonus tracks!
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The Tremeloes
Here Comes My Baby: The Ultimate Collection
Brian Poole’s backing band went on to stardom of their own, notching five hits in the U.S. and a whole lot more in the UK. But what fans of the hits don’t know is that they touched on sunny pop, fuzzed-out psychedelia, funk, soul, blues-rock and even disco over their many years together. This big 82-track set covers it all, matching the biggest hits with the cover tunes and obscurities; the hits 'Silence Is Golden; Here Comes My Baby; Even the Bad Times Are Good', and 'Suddenly You Love Me' join their spins on 'Cool Jerk; The Lion Sleeps Tonight; I Shall Be Released; Every Little Bit Hurts; Reach Out I’ll Be There', and more!
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Steeleye Span
Parcel Of Steeleye Span
And what a beautiful parcel this is for any folk-rock fan, as this imported 3-CD set does indeed include the first five albums this legendary British band cut for Chrysalis, all complete, remastered and each featuring bonus tracks! The titles of these records stand tall in any reckoning of British folk-rock—'Below the Salt, A Parcel of Rogues, Now We Are Six, Commoners Crown' and 'All Around My Hat'. The booklet includes photos, track info and information on the various band line-ups. Don’t miss this one!
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Freddie King
Taking Care Of Business: 1956-1973 [Bear Family] [Box]
Personnel: Freddie King (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Eloise Whitfield (vocals); Don Preston (guitar, background vocals); Cornell Dupree, Bobby "Blanco" King, Fred Jordan , Lonnie Mack, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Butler, Bobby Turner (guitar); Hugh McCracken (harmonica); Willie Bridges (saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone); Trevor Lawrence (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Clifford Scott, H. Johnson, Frank Wess, George Coleman, Osborne Whitfield (tenor saxophone); Ernie Royal, Joe Newman , Melvin Lastie, Martin Banks (trumpet); Leon Russell (piano, organ, keyboards); Sonny Thompson (piano, organ, background vocals); Rev. Patrick Henderson (piano, organ); David Maxwell, Gary Illingworth, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, George Stubbs (piano); John Gallie, James Booker, Bob Griffin , David Byrd, Deacon Jones (organ); Bill Willis (electric bass, background vocals); Donald "Duck" Dunn, Oscar Crummie, Wayne Bullock, Robert "Mojo" Elem, Jerry Jemmott, Benny Turner, Carl Radle (electric bass); Kenneth "Spider Webb" Rice, Charles Blackwell, Charlie Robinson, Alex Jackson , Deannie O'Neil, Norman Pride, Jim Gordon , Jim Keltner, Philip Paul, Chuck Blackwell (drums); Gene Redd (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Bill Inglot.
Illustrators: Andr‚ Hobos; Willy Leiser; Rien Wisse; Marc De Jonghe; Gerard Doidy; Eri Lindahl; Bill Greensmith; Detley Hoegen; Gerard Doidy; Andr‚ Hobos; Erik Lindahl; Marc de Jonghe; Rein Wisse; Willy Leiser; Steve Richards ; Detlev Hoegen; Bill Greensmith; Victor Pearlin; Steve Richards .
Photographers: Andr‚ Hobos; Willy Leiser; Rien Wisse; Marc De Jonghe; Gerard Doidy; Eri Lindahl; Bill Greensmith; Detley Hoegen; Gerard Doidy; Andr‚ Hobos; Erik Lindahl; Marc de Jonghe; Rein Wisse; Willy Leiser; Steve Richards ; Detlev Hoegen; Bill Greensmith; Victor Pearlin; Steve Richards .
This 7-CD 168-track Bear Family box set is the most extensive Freddie King collection ever conceived. The powerhouse blues guitarist and singer was probably more of a direct influence on blues-rock guitar masters such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan, Jeff Beck, et. al., than any other blues instrumentalist, including the two other Kings--Albert and B.B. Freddie KIng was also an active contemporary in the rock era; this massive set compiles all of his work from 1956 up until 1973, from '50s R&B labels like Federal and King to the southern rock label Cotillion-Atlantic and even Leon Russell's Shelter Records. Included, of course, is King's biggest hit, "Hideaway" (covered by both Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan), as well as "Have You Ever Loved A Woman," "I'm Tore Down," and many other rare and unissued tracks. Also included is a 104-page hardcover book with text by prolific liner note author Bill Dahl.
Of the three blues Kings, Freddie is overlooked, never achieving the superstar status of B.B. and lacking the bad mother mojo of Albert, but he was every bit as crucial to blues and rock & roll as either, building upon B.B.'s piercing single lines and playing with the fury of Albert, creating a style that forever changed guitar in the 20th century. Eric Clapton, in particular, built upon Freddie's gut-busting guitar, adopting "Hide Away" as his early showcase with John Mayall, and other players who blurred the lines between rock and blues were forever indebted to Freddie, who himself smashed the barriers between the two styles almost from the beginning. This is clear from the beginning of Taking Care of Business: 1956-1973, Bear Family's monumental seven-disc testament to King's greatness. More than most artists, King was crying out for the kind of extensive, exhaustive treatment given by Bear Family: Freddie hopped from label to label, seemingly switching his name every time he appeared on a new imprint, and large chunks of his catalog never appeared on CD. Taking Care of Business rectifies that situation, gathering every studio session he recorded with the exception of his final stint at RSO in the mid-'70s. RSO's absence isn't felt because everything else he cut is here: his early, ignored single for Chicago-based EL Bee with Robert Jr. Lockwood on guitar; his sessions for Federal and King where he established his powerhouse signature instrumental style on "Hide Away," "Butterscotch," and "San-Ho-Zay," cut such passionate vocals as "Have You Ever Loved" and "I'm Tore Down," then later dipped his toe into such trends as the twist, bossa nova, and surf rock; his late-'60s sessions for Cotillion, where he got funkier than any other blues guitarist (a transition showcased on a heavily reworked "Hide Away"), and sang some deep soul; his Leon Russell-shepherded, rock & roll-tinged comeback on Shelter records in the early '70s, where he was playing for hippies and singing CCR and Spencer Davis Group. King often revisited his signature tunes, cutting them every time he changed labels, but each time the arrangements shifted, signaling how Freddie was always moving forward, finding new settings for his muscular voice and guitar. Surely, some of the detours he took weren't as successful as others -- his "Do the President Twist" immediately pops to mind -- but as Taking Care of Business winds towards its conclusion, what impresses is the variety, how King shifted with the times without chasing trends, how he stayed uniquely himself throughout it all, always a larger-than-life force whose power sustained no matter the setting, and remains thrilling all these years later. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Another worthy Federal collection. ~ Bill Dahl
Of the three blues Kings, Freddie is overlooked, never achieving the superstar status of B.B. and lacking the bad mother mojo of Albert, but he was every bit as crucial to blues and rock & roll as either, building upon B.B.'s piercing single lines and playing with the fury of Albert, creating a style that forever changed guitar in the 20th century. Eric Clapton, in particular, built upon Freddie's gut-busting guitar, adopting "Hide Away" as his early showcase with John Mayall, and other players who blurred the lines between rock and blues were forever indebted to Freddie, who himself smashed the barriers between the two styles almost from the beginning. This is clear from the beginning of Taking Care of Business: 1956-1973, Bear Family's monumental seven-disc testament to King's greatness. More than most artists, King was crying out for the kind of extensive, exhaustive treatment given by Bear Family: Freddie hopped from label to label, seemingly switching his name every time he appeared on a new imprint, and large chunks of his catalog never appeared on CD. Taking Care of Business rectifies that situation, gathering every studio session he recorded with the exception of his final stint at RSO in the mid-'70s. RSO's absence isn't felt because everything else he cut is here: his early, ignored single for Chicago-based EL Bee with Robert Jr. Lockwood on guitar; his sessions for Federal and King where he established his powerhouse signature instrumental style on "Hide Away," "Butterscotch," and "San-Ho-Zay," cut such passionate vocals as "Have You Ever Loved" and "I'm Tore Down," then later dipped his toe into such trends as the twist, bossa nova, and surf rock; his late-'60s sessions for Cotillion, where he got funkier than any other blues guitarist (a transition showcased on a heavily reworked "Hide Away"), and sang some deep soul; his Leon Russell-shepherded, rock & roll-tinged comeback on Shelter records in the early '70s, where he was playing for hippies and singing CCR and Spencer Davis Group. King often revisited his signature tunes, cutting them every time he changed labels, but each time the arrangements shifted, signaling how Freddie was always moving forward, finding new settings for his muscular voice and guitar. Surely, some of the detours he took weren't as successful as others -- his "Do the President Twist" immediately pops to mind -- but as Taking Care of Business winds towards its conclusion, what impresses is the variety, how King shifted with the times without chasing trends, how he stayed uniquely himself throughout it all, always a larger-than-life force whose power sustained no matter the setting, and remains thrilling all these years later. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Michael Jackson
The Collection (5 Cd)
We’re not going to pontificate about the King of Pop’s personal life or add another saccharine eulogy to the ever-growing heap; like you, we just want to celebrate his music. That said, this is one of the best tributes we’ve seen in years; in addition to 1982’s 'Thriller' (the best-selling album EVER), you’ll get four allbums: 'Off the Wall' (1979), 'Bad' (1987), 'Dangerous' (1991), and 'Invincible' (2001)—and all are the mini-LP sleeve editions! Includes a booklet with album info, photos and more.
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Sons Of The Pioneers
Way Out There: The Complete Commercial Recordings 1934-1943 [Box] [pa] *
Personnel: Lloyd Perryman, Leonard Slye (vocals, guitar); Ken Carson, Roy Rogers , Tim Spencer, Bob Nolan (vocals); Virgil Dehne, Dick Reinhart, Woodrow Wines, Jimmy Wakely, Karl Farr (guitar); Homer Rhodes, Sam Koki (steel guitar); Hugh Farr (violin, bass violin, fiddle); Spade Cooley, Carl Cotner (fiddle); Johnny Kiddo (accordion); Robert E. Nelson (clarinet); Wilmot "Holly" Hollinger (trumpet).
Recording information: Chicago, IL (08/08/1934-12/28/1943); Dallas, TX (08/08/1934-12/28/1943); Los Angeles, CA (08/08/1934-12/28/1943); New York, NY (08/08/1934-12/28/1943).
Illustrators: Dougals B. Green; R.A. Andreas; Packy Smith.
Photographers: Dougals B. Green; R.A. Andreas; Daniel Gersdorf; Packy Smith.
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Pat Boone
Rocks [9/22]
Yes, he was “Mr. Wholesome,” offering a finger-snapping alternative to the hip-shaking rockers of the day. But you don’t get to be the second-best-selling artist of the ’50s for no reason; Pat could bring it, and this CD brings you 34 of his rockin’ best including rarities. A 48-page booklet joins his hit versions of 'Ain’t That a Shame; At My Front Door; Tutti Frutti; Long Tall Sally; I’m in Love with You; Two Hearts', and 'Good Rockin’ Tonight' plus 'Stagger Lee; Honey Hush; Shot Gun Boogie', and more!
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Liza Minnelli
Finest: The Capitol Years (2 Cd)
Liza fans, brace yourselves: not only does this collection include the albums 'Liza! Liza!; It Amazes Me', and 'There Is A Time' in their entirety, you’re also treated to rare and unreleased recordings from 'Judy & Liza Live at the London Palladium', as well as fan favorites from the soundtrack to 'New York, New York'! Includes 'Try To Remember; It Amazes Me; My Shining Hour; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out; Watch What Happens; Love At Last You Have Found Me', and more, plus sleeve notes by music critic Will Friedwald! Note to our customers who bought our aborted reissue of 'Live at the London Palladium' album—while we regret that we weren’t able to reach an agreement with the estate for our reissue, we are glad that at least some of this material (four tracks) is coming out.
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Various Artists
Summer - 120 Original Hits (6cd)
Here are decades of hits crafted to be blasted under the summer sun! Includes 'Good Vibrations' Beach Boys; 'Kids in America' Kim Wilde; 'Summertime Blues' Eddie Cochran; 'Karma Chameleon' Culture Club; 'Surf City' Jan & Dean; 'Rio' Duran Duran; 'Walking on Sunshine' Katrina & the Waves; '(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty' KC & the Sunshine Band; 'Senses Working Overtime' XTC; 'Red Red Wine' UB40; 'Wild Wild Life' Talking Heads; 'The Power of Love' Huey Lewis & the News; 'Bette Davis Eyes' Kim Carnes; 'You Sexy Thing' Hot Chocolate; 'Rubber Ball' Bobby Vee; 'The Tide Is High' Blondie; 'Love Is the Drug' Roxy Music; 'Sunshine Superman' Donovan; 'Peaches' Stranglers, and more.
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George Jones
A Good Year For The Roses-The Complete Musicor Recordings 1965-1971 Part 2 [6/23]
Be they all-time classics or unissued cuts, George’s Musicor tracks have not' been treated right. A lawsuit kept them out of circulation for years and they’ve never been issued systematically (or in premium sound quality) ’til now. Bear Family’s much-appreciated telling of his complete Musicor story continues with 131 hits, overlooked gems, unissued tracks (20 of those) and duets! His country Top 10s 'When the Grass Grows over Me; I’ll Share My World with You; As Long As I Live', and 'A Good Year for the Roses' join duets with Tammy Wynette ('Each Season Changes You; The Race Is On; Never Grow Cold'), Brenda Carter ('Great Big Spirit of Love' and their hit 'Milwaukee, Here I Come'), Johnny Paycheck ('Your Angel Steps Out of Heaven'), and more. A big beautiful set, this is: 131 tracks and a 52-page book in an LP-sized box!
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Various Artists
Land Of 1000 Dances: All Twistin' Edition
Ace tackles the king of all dance crazes with this 24-track collection, which documents how everybody under the pop music sun rushed to catch in on the the twist phenomenon! Includes the original, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters’ 'The Twist', and then a host of imitators great and small: 'Peppermint Twist (Part 1)' Joey Dee & the Starlighters; 'The Lone Twister' The Lone Twister a.k.a. Murray “The K” Kaufman; 'Twist All Night' Louis Prima with Sam Butera & the Witnesses; 'Twistin’ U.S.A.' Danny & the Juniors; 'Ya Ya Twist' Petula Clark; 'Twistin’ Postman' Marvelettes; 'Twistin’ with Linda' Isley Brothers; 'Twistin’ Fever' Marcels; 'The Monster Twist' Tyrone A’Saurus & the Cro-Mgnons, and more. We’re gonna do the twist, and it goes like this!
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Tom Jones
Close Up / Tom / Bonus Single
'Tom' soared to #6 in May 1970 (it would be his last LP to crack the Top 10). His hit 'Without Love (There Is Nothing)' joins his versions of 'Proud Mary; Polk Salad Annie; The Impossible Dream', and more. The ballad 'Till' gave him another hit on 1972’s 'Close Up'; that LP is also here plus both sides of a 1968 single!
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Tom Jones
Body & Soul Of Tom Jones / She's A Lady
Tom reached #17 in ’71 with 'She’s a Lady' and charted again two years later with 'Body and Soul'. The smash 'She’s a Lady' was, of course, a definitive hit; three other hits—'Puppet Man; Resurrection Shuffle', and 'Letter to Lucille'—are here, too, plus his spin on Roy Orbison’s 'In Dreams' and more!
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Engelbert Humperdinck
We Made It Happen / Sweetheart
These 1970 and 1971 LPs scored big (#19 and #22) and brought Engelbert two sizable hits: 'Sweetheart' and 'When There’s No You'.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Another Time Another Place / In Time
Humperdinck scored again in ’71 when 'Another Time, Another Place' reached #25 in autumn. 'In Time' charted less than a year later; between ’em, you get four pop hits: both title tunes plus 'Too Beautiful to Last' and 'I Never Say Goodbye'.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
My Love / King Of Hearts
'King of Hearts' was his last new Parrot album to chart; here’s that 1973 LP plus 1974’s 'My Love'.
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Hoagy Carmichael
The First Of The Singer Songwriters: Key Cuts 1924-1946 [Box] [6/16] *
Most songwriters are just that: songwriters. But Hoagy had a special flair as a singer and pianist and made many fine recordings from the ’20s to the ’50s. Here are his best performances ('Star Dust; Riverboat Shuffle; Rockin’ Chair; Lazy Bones; Georgia on My Mind; Hong Kong Blues') plus 'My Sweet' Louis Armstrong; 'March of the Hoodlums' Duke Ellington; 'Daybreak' Paul Whiteman; 'Old Man Harlem' Dorsey Brothers Orchestra; 'Washboard Blues' Connee Boswell & Casa Loma Orchestra; 'New Orleans' Bennie Moten, plus Mildred Bailey, Fletcher Henderson and more!
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