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What are the politics of dancing—and the politics of (ooh) feeling good? No matter, that 1984 smash by this UK new-wave band lit up dance floors and shot up charts all around the world, making a sham out of every ’80s pop collection that dared omit it. Five further singles were also released on this album, though, and this 2-CD reissue brings you the complete LP plus extended mixes ("The Politics of Dancing," "Flex It!," "Hitline," "Cut It," "Cruel World," "Praying to the Beat"), B-sides, 7" mixes and more (many new to CD) plus a lavishly illustrated booklet! Cherry Pop.5013929478008 This Genesis co-founder/keyboardist recorded prolifically outside that trailblazing group, and this new eight-disc set chronicles that intriguing output in comprehensive fashion. All his 1979–95 albums have been newly remastered at Abbey Road, and all eight promo videos made for those albums come to DVD for the first time: "For a While," "The Waters of Lethe," "This Is Love," "Shortcut to Somewhere," "Throwback," "I Wanna Change the Score," "The Gift" and "Only Seventeen." The albums "A Curious Feeling," "The Fugitive," "The Wicked Lady" (film score), "Soundtracks," "Bankstatement," "Still" and "Strictly Inc." (some of which have been unavailable on CD for years) include all the aforementioned songs plus "Lucky Me," "The Lie," "In the Dark," "Man of Spells," "I’ll Be Waiting," "Caroline," "The Wicked Lady," "Charm," "Rebirth," "That Night," "Angel Face," "The Final Curtain," "Walls of Sound" and more including bonus tracks. It’s about time this revered prog-rock keyboardist (and underrated songwriter) got the full-fledged boxed-set treatment like this! Esoteric.5013929478107 This second collection of original albums by these legendary UK blues-rockers captures them in their mid-’70s glory, when they were selling loads of albums and packing one concert hall after another. "FM Live," "Sense of Direction," "Stamp Album" and "Gold Plated" come in replica sleeve wallets and arrive here with a new poster. You get the U.S. double-album version of "FM Live" (their first live album): "All the Time in the World," "I Am Constant," "Seventh Son," "Flight," "So Many Roads," "Shake Your Love," "Goin’ to New York" (full version) and more. The studio albums here contain "Couldn’t Get It Right" (their all-time biggest hit, a Top 10 smash on both sides of the Atlantic), "Reaching Out," "Right Now," "Sky High," "Loosen Up," "Rollin’ Home" and more including bonus single edits and alternate versions! Esoteric.5013929478206 After recording five acclaimed albums for CBS, Soft Machine moved to Harvest and released the albums "Bundles," "Softs" and the concert album "Alive and Well—Recorded in Paris." "Bundles" features magnificent guitar work by Allan Holdsworth, "Softs" is Soft Machine’s last album featuring the keyboards of Mike Ratledge and the live album collects the cream of the recordings the band made at Le Palace Theatre in Monmartre in July 1977. A poster comes with these remastered tracks: "Hazard Profile Pts. 1–5," "Gone Sailing," "Ban-Ban Caliban," "Out of Season," "Nexus," "Song of Aeolus," the live "White Kite," "Soft Space," "Song of the Sunbird," "Surrounding Silence" and more from the ’70s jazz-rock fusion days of Soft Machine! Esoteric.5013929478343 This UK prog band enjoyed a great reputation on the European tour circuit, and several members went on to join the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. This, though, is Tear Gas’s 1970 debut LP, a first-time CD release newly remastered and long sought after by collectors (particularly fans of the inventive Alex Harvey stuff). A new essay joins "Lost Awakening," "Night Girl," "Big House," "Living for Today" and more! Esoteric.5013929600003 This in-demand backing singer became a renowned singer-songwriter in her own right starting in the late ’60s. Her early period (1968–72) was already covered on the RPM anthology "Sing Lesley Sing"; this 3-CD set moves on to her 1974–78 recordings made for the GM label including three albums and seven singles. You also get B-sides and live tracks plus early-’80s recordings both released and unreleased. A 20-page essay detailing her entire career joins her albums "Everything Changes," "Moon Bathing" and "Maybe It’s Lost"; live versions of "Sam," "My Soul," "Earth Mother," "The Serf" and "Sing Children Sing" join "We’ll Get By," "Hold On," "Helpless," "Fine Friends," "The Sky on Fire," "Let It Roll"…52 tracks! RPM.5013929921900 Not only did this revered New Wave of British Heavy Metal band feature the guitar pyrotechnics of Paul Samson, but they also introduced the metal world to Bruce Dickinson, later the iconic voice of Iron Maiden. You’ll hear both their heroics on the albums "Survivors" (the original album plus bonus tracks and also seven versions featuring Dickinson, who joined after the initial recording of the album), "Head On" (original version plus bonus tracks and a 1980 alternate mix by Tony Platt) and "Shock Tactics" (also with bonus tracks). Disc five is the band’s triumphant show at the 1981 Reading Festival, soon after which Dickinson left to join Iron Maiden. You’ll hear studio and live renditions of "Big Brother," "Take It Like a Man," "Nice Girl," "Earth Mother," "Vice Versa," "Bright Lights," "Walking Out on You," "Hunted," "Hammerhead" and more! Hear No Evil.5013929922006 One of London’s greatest contributions to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Elixir started off with a bang in the mid-’80s, but suffered a series of lineup-change setbacks. Their second album, released in 1990 as "Lethal Potion," remains a rarity and a collector’s item; here’s that lost gem plus "Sovereign Remedy" (their 2004 re-release of that album, with their preferred original mix and track list) as well as the concert album "Elixir Live" (2005), which shows what a killer live band Elixir was. They do raging renditions of their studio tracks "Sovereign Remedy," "Metal Trance," "Visions of Darkness," "Shadows of the Night," "Llagaeran" and more! Hear No Evil.5017261213785 Mike Watt thrilled Minutemen fans—and young singer/guitarist Ed Crawford (a.k.a. ed fROMOHIO)—when he broke out of his isolation in the wake of D. Boon’s death to form fIREHOSE with Ed and Minutemen drummer George Hurley. These 2 CDs combine the band’s 1991 and 1993 Columbia LPs with 1992’s "Live Totem Pole" EP. New notes join "Down with the Bass," "Walking the Cow," "Flyin’ the Flannel," "Can’t Believe," "Herded into Pools," "Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank," live versions of "The Red and the Black," "What Gets Heard," "Makin’ the Freeway" and more fIREHOSE mash-ups of punk, funk, jazz, folk and more! Beat Goes On.5017261213822 This multitalented Arkansas native grew up in Alabama before starting equally successful careers as an actress and a country singer. These 1987, 1988 and 1990 LPs all went country Top 5; new notes and a bonus track join her country hits "’80s Ladies," "Wall of Tears," "Do Ya’," "Hold Me," "Hey Bobby," "This Woman," "Didn’t Expect It to Go Down This Way," "Mary and Willie" and more including her biggest hit: her #1 smash "Come Next Monday"! Beat Goes On.5017261213846 These 1981 and 1982 CBS LPs paired two bona-fide virtuosos: guitarist Neil Schon and keyboardist Jan Hammer. Neil’s Journey bandmates Steve Perry and Steve Smith and Styx’s Glen Burtnick are among the guests as you hear the remastered "Wasting Time," "I’m Talking to You," "Untold Passion," "No More Lies," "Self Defense" and more. Consult the new notes for the story of how this killer collaboration came to be! Beat Goes On.5017261213884 Don’s rich, laid-back vocals kept him on the charts for decades—and kept "Especially for You" on the country charts for over a year. New notes and remastered sound are yours once acquire that album and the two others here; you’ll hear his 1981–83 Top 5 country hits "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris), "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good," "Listen to the Radio," "Mistakes," "If Hollywood Don’t Need You," "Love Is on a Roll," "Nobody but You," "Stay Young" and more! Beat Goes On.5019317021504 Bing Crosby’s guitarist and studio-session bandleader for Judy Garland, Bobby led his own successful band in the ’40s and had his own radio show, too. These rare live broadcasts from the mid-’40s have been digitally restored and include renditions of "The Elk’s Parade" (he had a million seller with that one), "Makin’ Whoopee," "Nobody Else but You," "Caravan," "September Song," "Autumn in New York," "Don’t You Know I Care"…24 songs with vocals by Ray Sims, Gail Landis, Lynn Stevens and Bobby himself! Sounds of Yesteryear.5019317021528 Kostelanetz is most famous for his orchestral-pop adaptations of classical masterpieces. Here, though, are his sumptuous interpretations of pop standards penned by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Arthur Schwartz. These restored on-air transcriptions include "Isn’t It Romantic," "I’ve Got You Under My Skin," "Night and Day," "I Concentrate on You," "My Heart Stood Still," "Begin the Beguine," an "Oklahoma!" medley and more! Sounds of Yesteryear.5019317021535 Here are two "Jubilee" radio programs especially made for the Armed Forces Radio Service (shows numbered SFRS273 and AFRS275). Glenn’s star saxophonist/singer Tex Beneke leads Miller’s band faithfully and with flair on "One O’Clock Jump," "Night and Day," "Stormy Weather," "But Beautiful," "September Song," "Love Me or Leave Me," "These Foolish Things," "Surprise Symphony" and more! Sounds of Yesteryear.5026328104362 Soul Jazz Records are re-releasing Airto’s 1988 classic, bringing it back to print for the first time in 30 years. The seminal jazz/dance title track joins "Parana," "La Puerta," "Dedos," "Latin Woman," "Mulambo," "El Fiasco" and more. Argentian pianist Jorge Dalto and Airto’s wife Flora Purim join him on this masterful fusion of jazz and Brazilian music, remastered for the first time ever and available here on CD or vinyl (with download)! Soul Jazz.5026328104447 Artists and musicians collaborated and inspired one another like never before in ’80s NYC, when Keith Haring rose to iconic stature in the art world. This 2-CD/triple-vinyl set is like a golden ticket into the downtown NY clubs of the ’80s, where punk, dance, underground-disco, electro and early hip-hop artists flourished (many of these were personal friends of Haring, Basquiat, Warhol, etc.): "Change the Beat" Fab 5 Freddy, "Bump and Grind It" John Sex, "Love Money" Funk Masters, "It’s Music" Damon Harris, "For the Same Man" B Beat Girls, "Over and Over" (12" disco mix) Sylvester, "Cut It Up High Priest" Gray, "E.T. Boogie" Extra T’s, "Let’s Do It" Convertion and more—including Yoko Ono’s "Walking on Thin Ice." CDs come with a 48-page book, LPs come with download and both feature stunning photography and extensive notes and interviews! Soul Jazz.