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The Norwegian synth-pop trio kicked off their decades-long career with this 1985 LP that made ’em stars on both sides of the Atlantic. That groundbreaking animated MTV video helped them achieve liftoff, but the group’s impeccably crafted songs and especially the soaring vocals of Marten Horket seized the attention of the masses when this record hit. This expanded reissue begins with the remastered album and then brings you a complete alternate version of the album via previously unheard early/alternate mixes. You’ll also find copious demos, remixes, edits, dub mixes, 12" mixes and more across these 4 CDs. You’ll hear multiple versions of their U.S. hits "Take on Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." and of their UK hits "Hunting High and Low" and "Train of Thought" plus early mixes of "And You Tell Me," "Love Is Reason," "Dream Myself Alive," "Here I Stand and Face the Rain," the B-sides "Driftwood," "Stop! And Make Your Mind Up" and more! Rhino/Warner Bros.603497851287 Even the most dedicated Dead Head will find something to cherish here! These are the best unreleased live versions of late-period Grateful Dead gems, recorded from 1992–95 by the final Grateful Dead lineup: Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Vince Welnick. CD or double vinyl: "Liberty" Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 10/14/1994, "Eternity" The Pyramid, Memphis, TN, 4/2/1995, "Lazy River Road" Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 3/25/1993, "Samba in the Rain" Omni, Atlanta, GA, 3/30/1995, "So Many Roads" Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA, 6/23/1992, "Way to Go Home" Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, 6/28/1992, "Easy Answers" Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, 9/13/1993, "Days Between" Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, CA, 12/11/1994 and more! Grateful Dead.604988100921 Internationally, Joe’s recording of "Wooden Heart" got overshadowed by Elvis Presley’s—but in the U.S., Joe’s 1961 single shot to #1. This twofer (Joe’s two LPs) also includes a selection of his 1961–62 singles; "Wooden Heart" and his hits "The Bridge of Love" and "Little Red Rented Rowboat" join "Gift of Love," "Fraulein," "No Secrets," "Just Love Me," "Young Love," "Morgen"…33 prime tracks from this wonderful pop singer, all long unavailable on CD! Jasmine.604988101126 He had a 1969 million seller with "Games People Play," but this CD take us to the top of Joe’s career, collecting his 1958–62 45s, an outtake and his early writing/producing successes for Billy Joe Royal ("Dark Glasses"), Linda Brannon ("Deep Inside Me") and the Tams ("Untie Me"). Those join his hits "You’re the Reason" and "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor" plus "I’m Snowed," "What a Night," "Play It Cool," "Masquerade"…his first early-career comp, with many CD debuts! Jasmine.604988102024 Jasmine’s second comp of Isley classics includes their breakthrough smash "Twist and Shout" (’62) and works its way back from there to 1960. You’ll hear them move from their doo-wop beginnings to a new uptown soul sound across "Open Up Your Heart," "Gypsy Love Song," "Write to Me," "I Say Love," "Right Now," "Hold On Baby," "Nobody but Me"…25 tracks including the complete "Twist & Shout" LP! Jasmine.604988102321 Imagine writing and singing a song about your 5th-grade teacher—and scoring a pop smash with it! The Bobbettes were ages 11 through 13 when they did just that; here’s that 1957 classic and their hits "I Shot Mr. Lee," "Have Mercy Baby," "Dance with Me Georgie" and "I Don’t Like It Like That" plus "Speedy," "I Cried," "Billy," "My Dearest"…31 tracks (1957–62) including their uncredited backing on Johnny Thunder’s million seller "Loop De Loop"! Jasmine.604988102420 This Texas rock ’n’ roller hit #1 with his instant classic "Hey! Baby" (1962) then charted again that year with "Number One Man" and "Come On Baby." His LP "Hey! Baby and 11 Other Songs About Your Baby" became a sought-after collector’s item; here are all of the above plus early 45s and other singles: "Love Me," "Dream Girl," "Night People," "Stand Tough," "Sorry Baby"…30 tracks, many with Delbert McClinton! Jasmine.604988102529 Jack Hammer (a.k.a. Earl Solomon Burroughs) wrote or co-wrote songs sung by Wanda Jackson, the Treniers, Nina Simone…and, most famously, Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great Balls of Fire"). He was an American-born talent, but his singing and dancing skills found him fame in Europe as "The Twistin’ King." Here are 32 of his prime-period best including his biggest European hits: "The Kissin’ Twist," "Twist Talk," "Crazy Twist," "The Wiggle," "Twistin’ Blues," "Juliette," "Electricity," "It’s Good" and more! Jasmine.604988103328 One of our greatest songwriters scored her first smash as a singer with that 1962 title classic. Here’s that plus the rest of her 1958–62 single sides (including rarely heard gems like "Goin’ Wild," "Under the Stars" and her answer song to Neil Sedaka, "Oh! Neil") plus something special her fans are going to need: the CD debut of her legendary songwriter demos! Lots of future hits among those 20 songs: "How Many Tears," "Take Good Care of My Baby," "Sharing You," "Crying in the Rain," "Go Away Little Girl" and more. Jasmine.604988103823 Here are the first two studio albums, from ’59 and ’62 (the second of which saw reissue in ’63 as "Blowin’ in the Wind"), by these folk-revival stars. Bonus cuts include their guest spot on "Belafote Returns to Carnegie Hall" (1960); you’ll hear their singular renditions of "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "Vaya Con Dios" plus "Sally Ann," "Devil Road," "Green Grow the Lilacs," "Run Run Run," "Gallows Tree," "I Do Adore Her"…30 tracks! Jasmine.604988266429 One of the biggest, best bands of the trad-jazz boom in England, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen scored hits in the U.S., too, charting in ’62 with "March of the Siamese Children" and "The Green Leaves of Summer" and scoring a #2 smash with "Midnight in Moscow." These Pye singles and EP/LP cuts include those plus "So Do I," "Nuages," "Samantha," "The Pay-Off," "I Still Love You All"…28 tracks including UK hits and ultra-rarities! Jasmine.604988266528 Long before his screen-composing triumphs, Barry fronted the UK’s finest rock ’n’ roll band. Here are their Parlophone and Columbia UK hits and classics from 1957–62 plus rarities (with 36 tracks, it’s by far their most comprehensive collection): "Hit and Miss," "Beat and Beatniks," "Never Let Go," "Black Stockings," "Cutty Sark," "Saturday’s Child" "Pancho," "Starfire" and more—including, of course, "The James Bond Theme"! Jasmine.604988266825 Delightful singer, engaging raconteur, gifted mimic, quick-witted comedienne…Grenfell was all of those, and much loved for it in Britain. Her fans will love this comp featuring the original 1942 recording of her signature song "I’m Going to See You Today" plus "The End of the News," "I’m the Wife of an Acrobat," "Mad About the Boy," "Understanding Mother," "Keepsake," "Drifting" and more! Jasmine.604988266924 This teenage Disney screen star became a singing star in the early ’60s when "Let’s Get Together" and "Johnny Jingo" gave her two big hits. Here’s the LP that followed her breakthrough hit plus 45s, EP tracks and songs from her movies (many of these tracks are impossibly hard to find): the aforementioned hits, "Pollyana," "Tiger Bay," "Whistle down the Wind," "Castaway," "Sentimental Sunday," "Enjoy It" (with Maurice Chevalier)…25 in all! Jasmine.604988267129 The man who brought bongos into the rock ’n’ roll spotlight (particularly with his hits "Bongo Rock" and "Bongo Bongo Bongo") gets a comprehensive collection, just months after his death at age 88. The hits above join the rest of his U.S./UK singles plus LP/EP tracks from 1958–62: "Bongo Rocket," "Blue Bongo," "Bongo Boogie," "Cherokee," "Flamingo," "Jungle Drums," "Caravan," "Flamenco Boogie"…28 in all! Jasmine.604988267327 The gospel world’s first international singing star gets his third Jasmine anthology: 28 tracks from the era when his rich bass-baritone was in its prime. His voice shines brightly amidst these simple accompaniments: "I’d Rather Have Jesus" (which he wrote), "So This Is Life," "'Under His Wings," "In the Garden," "Then Jesus Came," "Yes, He Did," "Blessed Assurance," "The Love of God" and more! Jasmine.604988267426 Hammond B3 aficionados prize the pioneering work of this outstanding organist, whose LPs came out on Chess’s jazz imprint Argo. These 20 tracks include his "Space Flight" single plus the (totally different) version on the LP of the same name; between that LP and "Playback," you’ll also hear "Gigi Blues," "Mad Lad," "My Babe," "Funky Blues," "Deep," "Long Gone," "Fuzz Buzz" and more! Jasmine.604988267723 In the ’50s (while he was a resident on "The Goon Show") Ray became one of the first UK artists to start covering U.S. rock ’n’ roll hits. Here’s everything Ray recorded from 1954–60 including rare Columbia 78s: the title track, "Living Doll," "Left Hand Boogie," "Ko Ko Mo," "Shake, Rattle and Roll," "Earth Angel," "Charlie Brown," "Framed," "Tutti Frutti," "Jump Over," "The Green Door"…30 tracks! Jasmine.604988267822 The staff composer for Universal Pictures soared into the spotlight when the Grammy-winning "The Music from Peter Gunn" hit #1 and "More Music from Peter Gunn" hit #7 months later. Here are both 1959 LPs, where private eyes meet cool jazz played by the likes of Shelly Manne, Victor Feldman, Plas Johnson and Pete Candoli. Includes "Peter Gunn," "Fallout!," "Sorta Blue," "Dreamsville," "Odd Ball," "Blue Steel" and more! Jasmine.604988269727 On the heels of "Oom-Pah-Pah in Hi-Fi and Sour Kraut in Hi-Fi" comes another vintage Guckenheimer LP (1958), a beer-addled delight full of hilariously sour sounds and musical merriment. You also get Karl Von Stevens’ "In the Land of Oom Pah Pah," a collection of Bavarian-inspired drinking songs. It’s Oktoberfest all year long, with "Trinklieder," "Rheinwein Polka," "Second Hungarian Rhapsody," "Jagermarsch," "Nacht Lieben," "Jolly Coppersmith" and more! Jasmine.604988312928 Jasmine’s "I’m a Man" contained every A- and B-side Bo issued ’til ’59, while this comp does the same for his singles up through ’62. Rock ’n’ rollers everywhere copied and covered these; 28 tracks include bonus LP cuts: "Say Man, Back Again," "Road Runner," "You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover," "Cheyenne," "Walkin’ and Talkin’," "Sixteen Tons," "Not Guilty," "She’s Alright" and more stone-cold classics! Jasmine.604988313420 Joe earned his reputation as a ramblin’ blues man, making his way from coast to coast in the ’20s and ’30s. Here are 53 of his finest postwar recordings including eight rare 1957 performances with pianist Erwin Helfer (who’s still active in Chicago) that make their CD debut; his self-penned classic "Baby Please Don’t Go" joins "Lula Mae," "Cow Cow Blues," "T.B. Blues," "Elevate Me Baby," "I May Be Wrong," "Shake Your Boogie," "Mean Mistreater," "Jivin’ Woman," "Stack of Dollars," "Bad Heart Blues," "Goin’ Back," "My Baby Left" and more! Jasmine.604988313529 James Brown’s absolutely indispensible guitarist—the creator of that fabulous "chicken scratch" picking style—gets the comprehensive collection he deserves. These 55 tracks cover his pre-Brown career, tracking his musical journey from ’53 to ’62: his own "Let’s Try Again," "After Hours," "Strawberry Jam," "The Way You Do," "Strollin’ with Nolen," recordings with Chuck Higgins ("I’ll Be There," "Here I’m Is"), Rudy Ray Moore ("I’m Mad with You," "My Little Angel"), Moose John ("Wrong Doin’ Woman"), Johnny Otis ("Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!," "Come On Home," "The Midnite Creeper") and more on 2 CDs! Jasmine.604988314021 Finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, Tharpe brought rapture to gospel audiences and, with her trailblazing guitar work, lit a light bulb over the heads of countless rock ’n’ rollers. Here are 28 of her most electrifying cuts from 1938–57: "Strange Things Happening Everyday," "Down by the Riverside," "Rock Me," "That’s All," "This Train," "I Want a Tall Skinny Papa," "Sing and Shout," "Didn’t It Rain," "Nobody’s Fault but Mine," "Stretch Out" and more! Jasmine.604988314120 Little Esther, Joe Swift, Marie Adams and Johnny himself provide the vocals as you hear one blues, twist, hand jive and cha cha cha after another! Among these 28 tracks are Johnny’s top hits of the era: "Cry Baby," "Cupid’s Boogie," "Deceivin’ Blues," "Double Crossing Blues," "Far Away Blues," "Misery," "Mistrustin’ Blues," "Rockin’ Blues," "Wedding Boogie," "All Nite Long," "Gee Baby," "Mambo Boogie," "Willie and the Hand Jive" and more. Jasmine.604988314229 One of the great musicians who made Philly the world capital of jazz/R&B organ, Bill Doggett was a favorite of rock ’n’ roll audiences, too. This collection pairs his classic King hits "Honky Tonk Pts. 1 & 2," "Slow Walk," "Ram-Bunk-Shush," "Hold It," "Rainbow Riot" and more with his 1961 Warner Bros. LP "3046 People Danced ’Til 4 A.M. to Bill Doggett & His Combo": "Happy," "Hokum," "Tomcat," "Rag Town" and more! Jasmine.604988314328 Vocals, harmonica, guitar, percussion…Joe did it all, becoming a Memphis blues legend in the process. He was a pioneer of distorted guitar, too, and these 28 cuts (including rarities on Checker, Meteor, Rockin’ and Big Town) will practically force you to boogie: "Boogie in the Park," "Gotta Go Baby," "Joe Hill Boogie," "Come Back Baby," "Tiger Man," "4th and Beale," "Ruthie Mae," "Jack Pot" (as Chicago Sunny Boy) and more! Jasmine.604988318524 Blues, jazz, soul and doo-wop stars shine on this Christmas comp anchored by the legendary Charles Brown. The title track, "It’s Christmas Time," "Christmas Questions" and two other Charles Brown holiday performances join "Blue Holiday" Aretha Franklin, "Christmas Tears" Freddie King, "Blues for Christmas" John Lee Hooker, "Merry Christmas, Baby" Lionel Hampton, "This Time of the Year" Brook Benton, "Just a Lonely Christmas" Moonglows and more! Jasmine.604988372823 She was a session musician, she co-founded Dolton Records (home to the Fleetwoods, Ventures and more)…but these 56 tracks take us to the prime recording years of this wonderful singer who was loved by pop and country crowds alike. You get every track she made from ’56 to ’62: her crossover hits "Dark Moon" and "Mister Fire Eyes" plus "Dream Dreamers," "Half Your Heart," "Please My Love," "Who Is She?," "Open the Door," "I Found You Out," gospel favorites like "In the Garden," "Rock of Ages" and more! Jasmine.604988374223 This CD packs in 31 tracks from Bobby’s prime (1957–62), when the rock ’n’ roll set dug him and the country charts kept welcoming him again and again. You get his hits "Fraulein," "My Special Angel," "Jingle Bell Rock" (the original!), "Jacqueline," "Borrowed Dreams," "The Fool and the Angel," "Just a Little Lonesome," "New River Train," "Lonely River Rhine" and more! Jasmine.604988374421 This 30-track CD takes us to the top of the careers of these two country legends, when their recordings featured steel guitars, fiddles and the rest of that good honky-tonk stuff. Loretta’s hits "I’m a Honky Tonk Girl" and "Success" join her tracks "Whispering Sea," "New Rainbow," "The Darkest Day," "The Girl That I Am Now," Jan’s hit "The One You Slip Around With" and her tracks "Weeping Willow," "Many Dreams Ago," "Why?," "Let Me Know," "Jealous Love" and more! Jasmine.604988374728 As she crossed over from country to rockabilly and rock ’n’ roll in the ’50s, Bonnie Lou became a certified musical pioneer. Bringing you the best of her 1953–62 tracks across three labels, this CD asserts itself as Bonnie’s definitive anthology: her smashes "Daddy-O," "Seven Lonely Days" and "Tennessee Wig Walk" plus "No One," "I’m Available," "Friction Heat," "Takes Two," "Drop Me a Line," "Barnyard Hop"…33 in all! Jasmine.605633137927 Guitar reigns as the most versatile instrument in the world, and its amazing adaptability is celebrated all across these 17 tracks, which take us from UK folk guitar legends John Renbourn & Wizz Jones ("Hey Hey") to Congolese soukous to Calcutta slide guitar. Also includes "Tsakorarake" Teta, "Natural" Eduardo Niebla, "White Crocodile Blues" Samba Touré, "Kheta Eyakho" Shiyani Ngcobo, "Grushen’ka" Kolpakov Duo, "Futa" Ramon Goose (with Justin Adams) and more! World Music Network.605633139228 The prewar blues era was dominated by the ladies—though they weren’t always "ladylike" on their hits. Here are 25 vintage classics by the original blues divas: "Black Eye Blues" Ma Rainey, "I’m a Mighty Tight Woman" Sippie Wallace, "Electrician Blues" Lizzie Miles, "Jenny’s Ball" Mamie Smith, "Everybody Mess Around" Alberta Hunter, "Dope Head Blues" Victoria Spivey, "Sweet Georgia Brown" Ethel Waters, "Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out" Bessie Smith and more! World Music Network.607396647422 Created to mark the 50th anniversary of the Allmans’ debut LP, this inspired New West compilation is a horn-powered, big-band-jazz journey through the Allman Brothers’ best-loved songs. You’ll hear guitar by Jack Pearson (who played guitar in the Allman Brothers Band alongside Dickey Betts in the late ’90s) and Jazz at Lincoln Center trombonist Wycliffe Gordon as well as guests Ruthie Foster and Marc Broussard. Dig this, on CD or colored vinyl: "Statesboro Blues," "Whipping Post," "Hot ’Lanta," "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," "Dreams," "It’s Not My Cross to Bear" and more! New West.607396647521 This Aussie singer-songwriter, who went on to years of solo stardom after his start with Noise Addict, so fondly recalls his favorite ’90s alt-rock records that he just had to make this album. He revisits classics by Fugazi, Pavement, Superchunk, Built to Spill, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and more, with help from Mike Watt, Maria Taylor, Petra Haden, Joey Waronker and other guests. This is a joy, on CD or colored vinyl: "Blueprint," "Car," "Sugar Kane," "Get Me," "Brand New Love," "My Noise," "In the Mouth of a Desert" and more! New West.607735008624 After years of wowing crowds in Chicago with her electrifying blues guitar, Joanna got quite a lift when videos of her six-string pyrotechnics went viral. She recorded for Blind Pig and Ruf before moving to the M.C. label; her new M.C. release is an all-original affair featuring guest Mike Zito and boasting a big sound full of keyboards and horns. Includes "Flip," "Rise," "Mutha," "Earthshaker," "Bad Hand," "Dear America" and more! M.C.636551809153 What could be more apt than a giant boxed set for Gentle Giant, one of the most revered bands in prog history? These UK legends blended hard-hitting rock and classical flourishes straight out of the Medieval and Renaissance ages, and pulled it off with aplomb in the studio and on stage. Their recorded legacy is the foundation of this huge box: all 12 original LPs released from 1970–80 including the live double album "Playing the Fool." But that’s just the beginning, as you also get two albums released after their disbanding—"Winchester 1971" (live) and "Pinewood Rehearsal 1977" (outtakes)—plus (hold onto your hats) 15 previously unreleased live albums. Some of these derive from unreleased material from the "Playing the Fool" gigs (newly remixed) and some fall under the "audience recordings remastered for the highest possible quality" heading. All are manna from heaven for Gentle Giant fans: "Essen 1972," "New Orleans 1972" (which also includes three unissued 1972 BBC recordings), "Hollywood Bowl 1972," "Vincenza 1973," "Torino 1973," "Munster 1974," "St. Gallen 1974," "Cleveland Agora 1975," "Basel 1975," "Dusseldorf 1976 (Pt. 1)," "Dusseldorf & Brussels 1976" (Pt. 2)," "Munich 1976," "Paris 1976," "Chester 1977" and "Roxy 1980." Everything has been remastered, and the Blu-Ray disc is a Steven Wilson remix of Gentle Giant’s self-titled debut in 96/24 stereo and surround plus DTS-HD 5.1 surround and also instrumental mixes of every song. This beast of a box also brings you two replica posters, a replica "Playing the Fool" booklet, a replica "Giant for a Day" mask (included with the original 1978 LP), a replica "Missing Piece" jigsaw puzzle (a promo item for the original album) and TWO books: a 136-page hardcover coffee-table book with the band’s in-depth story, rare photos and memorabilia, and a 96-page tour-history book with set lists, gigs notes and memorabilia. A photo signed by the band caps off "Unburied Treasure," which is limited to 2000 copies worldwide. Make one yours! Snapper.651751123120 Haynes’ 2014 Christmas Jam benefit concert was a thing of beauty, with his own guitar pyrotechnics joining stellar performances by Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Jason Isbell, Gov’t Mule, members of Widespread Panic and the Marshall Tucker Band and more. This return to that glorious night features "Is This Thing Working," "Stop and Holler," "Stockholm," "Southern Woman," "Can’t You See," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Cinnamon Girl" and more. Listen on CD or double vinyl; DVD and Blu-Ray feature video of all the songs above plus "Guaranteed," "Cover Me Up," "Stay with Me," "Super 8," "Turn On Your Lovelight" and more! Evil Teen.654378063329 The U.S. and UK hits, live recordings, forever-sampled classics…the definitive AWB collection, 45 tracks strong! You get their signature smash "Pick Up the Pieces" and hits "Cut the Cake," "If I Ever Lose This Heaven," "School Boy Crush," "Queen of My Soul," "A Love of Your Own," "Walk On By," "Let’s Go Round Again," live versions of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Cloudy," tracks with Ben E. King ("A Star in the Ghetto," "Get It Up for Love," "The Message"), essentials like "For You, for Love," "When Will You Be Mine" and more. Crimson Gold.654378063626 Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel scored chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic and this UK import collects them all at an insanely affordable price. You get all 24 of the group’s US and UK chart singles in their full length versions plus rare 12" disco mixes of several tracks, and more, bringing the total number of tracks up to 40! "Dead Giveaway," "There It Is," "Take That To The Bank," "The Second Time Around," "Make That Move," the 12" mixes of "Dancing In The Sheets," "I Want You (To Be My Playthang"), "Deadline USA" and much more over 3 discs! Crimson.