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During turbulent times, why not create feel-good rock 'n' roll full of infectious pop hooks? That formula worked for Tommy James fans, it worked for the Shondells and it worked for Roulette Records,... more

Four CD set featuring mono and stereo mixes of the three albums The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band recorded for Reprise Records, marking the first time the mono mixes have been available on CD.... more

Triple CD set collecting rare cuts and cult favourites from the worlds of psychedelic, pastoral and funky folk, 1968-1975. Focusing on the outpouring of psychedelic folk flavours that emerged swiftly... more

Three CD set. Sheena Easton's first-ever collection of every UK and US single A-side from her hugely successful EMI era - including 7-inch edits, 12-inch extended versions and rare dub mixes - many... more

The amazingly prolific, endlessly energetic Randy California sure left us a whole lot to still discover. Joined by a booklet with a new essay and period photos, these 6 CDs gather 1979–83 studio and... more

These Liverpool legends had an uncanny knack for picking the perfect song (be it Jack Nitzsche/Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins," Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room" or Lieber & Stoller's... more

Musicians from the U.S. and UK contributed to the sessions of this California-based budget label, which released (and endlessly repackaged) a slew of psychedelic records under an abundance of... more

These 1971–74 LPs—"New Riders of the Purple Sage," "Powerglide," "Gyspy Cowboy," "The Adventures of Panama Red" and "Home, Home on the Road"—saw this band evolve from a Grateful Dead offshoot to a... more

If you've ever wanted to check out the recordings that (along with the live shows) made Randy California and Spirit such enduring legends, look no further. Their 1968–70 LPs "Spirit," "The Family... more

Mixing jazz-rock invention with pop-chart conquest, BS&T packed a lot of brilliance and success into their 1968–72 prime. This set covers that whole stretch, from the band's creation by Al Kooper to... more

The jazz-pop saxophonist vaulted to stardom with his 1986 LP "Duotones" and its smash "Songbird." This set starts with "Duotones" and continues on for 20 years with "Silhouette" (another Top 10 pop... more

They'd been L.A. metal favorites since the late '70s, but Quiet Riot finally hit on the lineup and sound to catch fire in '83, and the five-times-platinum LP "Metal Health" was their reward. Here's... more

Three LPs from the early-'80s heyday that saw the Stray Cats take red-hot rockabilly into the pop spotlight! Brian Setzer leads the charge through the hits "Rock This Town," "Stray Cat Strut,"... more

Soft Machine's psychedelic jazz-rock really hit its surreal stride on Third ('70), their 2-LP debut for Columbia. Their trip got even stranger on the classic Fourth ('71) before the band dove fully... more

Foot-stompin' boogie plus prog equals…superstardom? It did for Kansas, who had the songcraft to back up their utterly unique concept. Here are their charting LPs Kansas ('74), Song for America and... more

Sly's music and message spread like wildfire as these LPs hit the streets from '67 to '71. The horn-heavy soul of their debut, A Whole New Thing, leads to the freewheeling Dance to the Music... more

The Steve Perry era well underway, Journey voyaged to the upper reaches of the charts on the back of that majestically soaring voice with Departure ('80), Escape ('81) and Frontiers ('83). Here are... more

6 albums and a host of singles from Foghat's tenure at Bearsville Records in the early 70s. You would be forgiven for assuming that Foghat were from the United States judging by the way that they... more

2022 eight CD st. Volume One of Swing Out Sister's Early Years contains the albums from 1985 - 1992 in all their original glory. Compiled in conjunction with Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell.... more

Limited eleven CD set. With disco taking hold of the charts worldwide, an inspired change of direction brought in a recognized lead vocalist in James "J.T." Taylor and Brazilian musician Eumir... more

The compilers of this 4-CD set—the first complete anthology of Carla's Atlantic and Stax recordings—sure did this right. An 8000-word essay joins the early tracks she cut for Satellite (which morphed... more

Jeff's golden voice, prodigious pop-song craftsmanship and unparalleled mastery of the studio are on shining display as you hear his solo LPs "Armchair Theatre" (1990) and "Long Wave" (2012) plus the... more

King rose from songwriter for the stars to a superstar in her own right with "Tapestry" ('71). This set picks up her career in '77 with "Simple Things" then follows her through the rest of the '70s... more

Derek earned his reputation as one of the greatest slide guitarists on Earth on the road and with these breakthrough albums with his mighty band: "Soul Serenade," "Songlines," "Already Free" and the... more

Even as Bolton shifted from rock to pop he never lost the grit and soul in his voice, and that helped him soar to stardom with these 1987–93 LPs: "The Hunger," "Soul Provider," "Time, Love &... more