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In Jeroen de Valk's fine 2000 biography of the late, legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, he describes Baker's 1985 recording
"Live From the Moonlight" on the Philology label as, "Long flawless trumpet solos in an Italian club as good as the night in 1979
that yielded three Steeplechase records. A concert in which Chet plays every note with total concentration. The accompaniment
whispers; the tempo is barely perceptible, and Chet achieves the greatest thing possible in music:  there is NO barrier anymore
between his instrument and his emotions." This is, indeed, a performance of pure perfection from Chet and his two sidemen that
evening, Michel Graillier on piano and Massimo Moriconi on bass. I have wanted this particular double vinyl (and cd) set by Chet
longer than I can remember, but it was either too pricey or just unavailable/rare. Bless the Chet Baker Estate (and producer Paul
Baker) for releasing this first time ever legal reproduction of "Moonlight" digitally restored and re-mastered in 2017. I never knew
what the Philology release sounded like, but this one is magnificent. You are right there in that Macerata, Italy club and right there
on the stage with the trio in sonic heaven. This double cd set contains 11 tracks comprising all 7 selections from the original double
Philology release plus 1 rehearsal track of "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and 3 tunes recorded from a third set by the trio later that
evening, "Arbor Way", "Broken Wing", and an incredible display of Chet's virtuosity & chops on a 13:38 length version of the classic
Miles Davis chart "Down" that has to be heard to be believed. These additional 4 cuts are available only here on this double cd set
that makes this release all the more special.  The original 7 tunes include "Polka Dots and Moonbeams", "Night Bird", the gorgeous
"Estate", "Dee's Dilemma", "How Deep is the Ocean", "My Foolish Heart", and Chet's signature "My Funny Valentine" with his ultra-
romantic, heartfelt singing. I own over 150 Chet Baker recordings and "Live From the Moonlight" has quickly earned its place as one
of my top 5. Chet made a ton of live recordings in his chaotic lifetime, many better than others, but "Moonlight" was taped on a night
when everything came together magically for him in an Italian club with superb accompaniment from his bandmates. If you dig Chet
Baker's cool, sublime playing with extended solos and marvelous ensemble chemistry, I cannot recommend this fabulous work of art
enough. Originally produced by Paolo Piangiarelli & engineered by Alberto Montebello, "Live From the Moonlight" is a classic example
why Chet Baker was a natural born genius. 500 billion stars.

P.S.  The 3 Baker Steeplechase albums that author de Valk alluded to were all recorded live at Montmartre,
Copenhagen on October 4, 1979 and include Doug Raney on guitar with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on
bass backing Baker; they are "This is Always", "Someday My Prince Will Come", and "Daybreak", all excellent
trio performances with Baker.  To hear more of pianist Michel Graillier's work with Baker, check out the 3 cd's
on the great Dutch Timeless label, "Chet Baker Sings Again" (1986), "Mr. B" (1983), and the 1991 recording
"Heartbreak - Chet Baker with Strings" along with 1988's "Chet Baker at Capolinea" on the Italian import Red
Record label featuring Baker and Graillier in a sextet and finally, the 1985 Baker trio recording "Candy" with
Graillier and bassist Jean Louis Rassinfosse. Also, bassist Massimo Moriconi can be heard playing with Chet
in an orchestral setting on the 1986 Soul Note cd "Symphonically", currently out-of-print but worth finding.


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The 1978 ECM recording "Desert Marauders" from pianist Art Lande & his quartet Rubisa Patrol was the 2nd album
from this particular group on ECM, after the self-titled "Rubisa Patrol" from 1976. It remained a quartet with Lande
on piano, Mark Isham on trumpet/fluegelhorn, Bill Douglass on bass & flute, and Kurt Wortman on drums replacing
Glenn Cronkhite on the first release. There are five pieces on the recording with four composed by Lande and one,
"Livre (Near the Sky)", from trumpeter Isham. The 1st Rubisa Patrol album was issued on cd (in Germany) several
years ago and is rare/expensive to find now, while "Desert Marauders" has yet to be issued on cd by ECM. Like the
first album, it's a marvelous example of vibrant ensemble interplay and sensitive improvisation, with Isham's great
horn work, once again, taking a very prominent role in the group. Art Lande is clearly the guide & leader of Rubisa
Patrol, however. His gorgeous playing on acoustic piano along with extremely lyrical & well developed writing is on
full display on the entire recording. The longest track, "Rubisa Patrol", at nearly 16 minutes is an extended work by
Lande that showcases the ensemble's wonderful empathy with one another in a suite context with excellent soloing
& full-bodied rhythm. Bassist Bill Douglass & drummer Kurt Wortman perfectly enhance the strong foundation laid
down by Lande with Isham's shining trumpet throughout the piece. The fast paced third section that completes the
track has strong similarities to "Bulgarian Folk Tune" from the 1st Rubisa album. Next, "Livre", by Isham, takes the
lp in a much more mellow, serene direction following the dynamic tone of "Rubisa". It certainly reflects its title (Near
the Sky) evoking sublime images of floating in the clouds. It's my favorite piece on the record & a great example of
Isham's writing skills for the group. The next three pieces by Lande, "El Pueblo De Las Vacas Tristes", "Perelandra",
and "Sansara" comprise side two of the lp & range from the shimmering, Spanish flavored "El Pueblo" to the exotic,
mysterious flute work by Douglass on "Perelandra" along with tight, unison lines from Art and Mark, and concluding
with the up-tempo, more jazz-oriented "Sansara" featuring fine solo's and performances from the entire ensemble.
Art Lande and Rubisa Patrol would record another album called "The Story of Ba-Ku" on the 1750 Arch label in 1979
but it would be the last of their three releases as a group. Rubisa Patrol, however, would continue touring four more
years together as a quartet through 1983 before disbanding. As with "Desert Marauders", "The Story of Ba-Ku" was
released on vinyl only, but it's worth finding. I recently had my mint vinyl copy of "Desert Marauders" professionally
converted to cd (with the album cover) which sounds fabulous. Produced by ECM founder/owner Manfred Eicher and
beautifully recorded by engineer Martin Wieland (in June 1977) at the legendary Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, it's
yet one MORE classic ECM release from the 70's that is timeless, haunting, and a work of art. I only wish Art Lande
w/Rubisa Patrol had released several more recordings of their extraordinary music. A remarkable ensemble.


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She was and continues to be the best-selling jazz artist Norway ever produced. Her astounding and award-winning 1982
album, "Fairytales", is the reason why. It was the final recording Radka made, became a classic when it was released,
and remains so right up to the present.  Norwegian jazz vocalist Radka Toneff only made three studio albums in her brief
but brilliant career before she tragically took her own life at the age of 30 in 1982. "Winter Poem" was her extraordinary
debut recording as a solo artist, and was originally recorded and released on the Sonet label out of Norway in 1977. It
was re-issued on cd in 1990 on Polygram Verve, also in Norway.  Five of the tunes were written by her, with two others
by legendary Norwegian jazz bassist Arild Anderson who also produced the album along with Lars Klevstrand. Radka also
covers the three standards, "A Child is Born", "Mr. Bojangles", and "Ballad of the Sad Young Men."  As with her other two
later solo albums, her voice is haunting, emotional, heartfelt, and direct, with all songs performed in English. This was
also the debut recording of The Radka Toneff Quintet, with Radka on vocals, Jon Eberson on guitar, Lars Jansson on piano,
Arild Anderson on bass, and the legendary Jon Christensen on drums and percussion. Several tracks are augmented with a
gorgeous string section arranged by Knut Riisnces who also plays tenor sax on the second track, "The Wonder Woman",
one of Radka's original songs.  Since I recently discovered Radka (by accident), I have collected all of her recordings which
are all beautiful and unique works. Arild Anderson was a major force in not only her music, but in her personal life, as well.
He was her closest musical partner in her professional career in the roles of fellow musician, composer, and her record pro-
ducer - they also lived together for a time.  Radka described her singing technique saying, "The art is to sing piano, master
the sounds that are closest to silence and take it from there. I have never taken or wanted to take singing-lessons, and I
do nothing by the book. A traditional singing-teacher wants you to hear the sound in your head, whereas I experiment with
sounds in my breast, do everything wrong and that's the way I want it to be!"  Outside of Norway, "Winter Poem" is difficult
to find (on cd) - I had to contact a Norwegian friend (award-winning jazz singer, composer, and artist Hilde Hefte) to track
down and get a cd copy for me, after several futile attempts to find it on my own.  It can be found on the original vinyl more
easily, (but VERY expensive.)  Recorded at the re-nown Arne Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway by sound engineer Bjorn Lille-
hagen with Arild Anderson, it's an astonishing, haunting work of art from a brilliant artist who left us much too soon. WELL
worth seeking out.  Thanks, Radka.  We love and miss you.  500 million stars.

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Phenomenal 1974 recording on 20th Century Records from the great pianist Ahmad Jamal with the other
two members of his trio, Jamil Nasser on bass and Frank Gant on drums, along with Azzedin Weston in
a very prominent role on congas, and a beautiful string and horn section arranged by Richard Evans. All
six selections on the album were written by Ahmad and he produced it as well. "Jamal Plays Jamal" is a
CLASSIC that has yet to be officially released on cd.  It commands premium $ in the collector's market,
and has been sampled over the years by many other musicians.  I remember when I had the 8-track (!!)
of this back in the 70's that I played to death - still have a mint condition vinyl copy (and cover) that I
guard with my life. If it doesn't come out on cd soon, I will get it professionally transferred over to the
cd format, which I have done with many out-of-print vinyl albums still unavailable on cd. This one is long
overdue and CERTAINLY deserves it. The writing, arranging, and playing on "Jamal Plays Jamal" is superb,
with Ahmad alternating between Steinway grand piano and Fender Rhodes with the marvelous background
horns and strings by Evans. Two of the pieces, "Pastures" and "Death & Resurrection", are particularly sub-
lime with brilliant interplay between Jamal and the orchestra. "Eclipse", "Dialogue", and "Spanish Interlude"
are all stellar examples of Ahmad's exemplary composing and arranging skills, as well. My favorite piece on
the album, "Swahililand", is also the longest at almost ten minutes and is an extended, magnificent opus
featuring a gorgeous three minute introductory setup by Jamal on his Steinway with the background horns
and strings before he kicks in with the main section on Fender Rhodes.  Weston is astounding on congas al-
ternating from left channel to right.  Jamal then finishes the piece back on the Steinway after it winds down
from the tour-de-force. It's the final track on the album and closes it out in fine fashion - extraordinary and
fabulous work from all involved.  The whole recording is a masterpiece of writing, arranging, and playing that
was beautifully recorded by engineers Tony May and Paul Serrano. I have an extensive collection of Jamal's
output over the years and dearly love his early Impulse work, but "Jamal Plays Jamal" is my favorite of his.
A stellar work of art that, once again, is LONG overdue for cd release. Another desert island disc.

P.S.  Had my vinyl copy of "Jamal Plays Jamal" professionally converted to cd
including the front and back album cover. Sounds better than ever!


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I remember seeing an interview with Patrick Williams in which he was asked which of his many musical works
he has created over the years he is the most proud & fond of - after contemplating the question, he replied
"An American Concerto", his magnificent 1979 work combining a jazz quartet featuring Phil Woods on alto sax,
Dave Grusin on keyboards, Grady Tate on drums, Chuck Domanico on bass, and the stellar London Symphony
Orchestra.  Consisting of three extended movements, Williams began writing the work in 1976 when he was
composer-in-residence at the University of Colorado (Denver), where it was first performed by music students
there, along with members of the Denver Symphony. "American Concerto" was subsequently nominated for a
Pulitzer Prize. On September 10, 1979, Williams conducted it in London with his hand-picked jazz quartet and
The London Symphony. Amazingly, it was REHEARSED and RECORDED in just six hours. Composed, arranged,
conducted by Mr. Williams, "An American Concerto" was released on Columbia Records in 1980 - it's a brilliant
example of his vision and depth as a composer utilizing large orchestra and jazz.  Alto saxophonist Phil Woods
is just INCREDIBLE in this setting - he's the star performer on this session, and gives a butt-kicking, tour-de-
force performance, particularly in the last movement, "With The Messengers Of Joy."  Dave Grusin, on acoustic
and electric piano, executes some of his best work I have ever heard - very refined in the second movement,
"Until The End Of Time", very tight and fast in the final movement, where Woods EXPLODES on alto sax, with
The Symphony Orchestra furiously backing them up at a break-neck pace. Legendary drummer Grady Tate and
bassist Domanico give shining performances, as well, on "An American Concerto".  I have read that after these
sessions ended that day, EVERYONE, including the entire London Symphony, awarded Woods a well deserved
standing ovation for his astounding playing.  Unfortunately, "American Concerto" has not, at this writing, been
commercially released on cd yet, but hopefully will be.  I have a mint condition vinyl copy I had professionally
transferred to cd that sounds great - expensive, but worth every cent for this extraordinary recording, which
was also beautifully recorded and mixed by engineer John Richards at the Music Centre in London, England.

P.S. For an earlier, even more incredible demonstration of Patrick Williams' brilliant work
as a big-band jazz composer, arranger, and conductor, check out the Artist Share label
cd "Threshold", a re-issue of his 1974 Grammy winning Capitol album, featuring cream-
of-the-crop studio and jazz musicians (hand picked by Williams), who were able to in-
terpret and play his extremely difficult and fast charts.  It's a classic masterpiece STILL
jaw-dropping to this day.  It has to be heard to be believed.


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Gorgeous, haunting soundtrack from the 1971 film "Klute", composed by the late Michael Small.
Amazingly, this was Small's first Hollywood score, and he would go on to do more than 50 films
in his career, until he died from cancer at age 64. The soundtrack to "Klute" was not "officially"
released when the film came out - a few promotional copies were produced, but weren't ever
readily available for mass purchasing.  I've always wondered about this, as the music from this
dramatic and suspenseful film is so brilliant and unforgettable. Harkit Entertainment released
an import cd edition with 18 tracks in 2006, as well as a limited-edition vinyl version, but the
2007 FSM cd (under review here now) is the official premiere release of the "Klute" score and
contains 29 tracks totalling almost 49 minutes.  I own both versions of the cd soundtrack - the
FSM copy has far better sound quality, as it was entirely remixed from the original 2" 16-track
master tapes. FSM did a masterful job on this (as they do on all of their releases). It is simply
one of the most beautiful scores I have ever heard, and it also PERFECTLY captures the mood,
era, and vibe of early 70's New York - stunning composing by Small. The dramatic "love theme"
from "Klute" includes two trumpets and rhythm section that just aches with the loneliness and
struggle the two main characters feel and experience. This theme is repeated at several of the
key emotional points in the film. Jane Fonda, in her riveting performance as Bree Daniels, richly
deserved her Best Actress Oscar for her work in "Klute", and Small's score played a significant
part in filling both her and Donald Sutherland's roles with such depth & intensity. The haunting
title track, with sparse piano and various other instruments creating a creepy, repetitive echo,
doesn't appear until 4 minutes after the film starts and most effectively suggests the mystery,
drama, and suspense to come. The FSM cd contains several extra tracks composed by Michael
that were not used in the film, but provide fascinating listening regardless.  The eerie, wordless
female vocals that are heard in it (like the "love theme", at several key emotional points) were
performed by vocalist Sally Stevens, who later on in 1971, also did the eerie vocals in the film
"Dirty Harry" (the "Scorpio killer theme".) Legendary jazz pianist Mike Melvoin contributed the
haunting, ghostly piano work and also helped Small with conducting the orchestra in the studio.
A nice association between them was formed. Limited to 3000 copies, FSM's "Klute" soundtrack
also includes great liner notes, photo's, and information about Small, his composing techniques,
the meaning of each track, and how the score was created.  A second soundtrack, from 1976,
"All the President's Men" by film composer David Shire, is also included on the cd and makes a
fine addition to the "Klute" score. Kudos to FSM for this marvelous package - a masterpiece of
film scoring from a long-gone era.  Extraordinary.


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Wow! Another Patrick Williams record is out - this is an event for me, and what a great one
"Aurora" is!  I became a life-long  fan since the first time I heard his incredible big band album
"Threshold" back in 1975; that one left a permanent impression on me when I was in college
and just getting into jazz. I've since collected most everything he's ever done, including his
film scores. "Aurora" is fabulous, and has no less than 27 musicians in his big band this time
around, with eight selections all composed, arranged, and conducted in his beautifully unique
style one can instantly recognize.  The first cut, which is the title tune, immediately reminded
me of "And On The Sixth Day" from the previously mentioned "Threshold" album. When I first
heard the beginning of "Aurora", I thought it was another version of "Sixth Day", but it takes
a different turn.  The great Tom Scott (another "Threshold" veteran) returns here on alto sax
this time. "Heat", the next cut, features trumpeter Warren Luening and veteran Bob Sheppard
on tenor sax in a marvelous chart by Patrick. I recognized "Song For A Pretty Girl" from Patrick's
1980 score, "How To Beat The High Cost of Living", which originally featured Hubert Laws and
Earl Klugh. This version has fine fugelhorn work by the legendary Arturo Sandoval. (On Patrick's
1987 album "10th Avenue", this same tune has the title, "Her Song", featuring the late Michael
Brecker on tenor sax.) With "Fanfare For A New Day", I was once again reminded of "Threshold",
with similar horn voicings by Patrick, and featuring brilliant flute work by the great Hubert Laws
along with Bob Sheppard again on tenor. The gorgeous ballad "One More Dream" contains more
fabulous playing by Tom Scott on alto sax.  "The Sun Will Shine Today" is dedicated by Williams
to Curt Wilson and the TCU Big Band, and is a beautiful chart showcasing the monster clarinet
chops of Eddie Daniels. "Mandeville", the following track, features double trombone work by Bob
McChesney and Andy Martin - absolutely brilliant writing and arranging by Williams. The final cut,
"There You Go Again", finishes out the cd in fine fashion with stellar contributions from Luening,
Sheppard, and Scott in beautiful form along with superb work from the pianist on the whole date,
Tamir Hendelman. Bravo to artistShare and Patrick Williams for this magnificent big band release!
"Aurora" is solid gold, and beautifully recorded and mixed by Al Schmitt, as well.  I eagerly await
Patrick's next project, and wish him all the best.  He's a CLASS ACT all the way.  100 million stars
for "Aurora", and ALL the stars in the universe for Mr. Williams and his incredible composing, ar-
ranging, and conducting skills (along with generous teaching). He also produced "Aurora".

P.S.  For those who may not be aware, "Threshold" is available as well on ar-
tistShare - it has to be heard to be believed.  It won a Grammy in 1974, and
features jaw-dropping performances by cream-of-the crop studio and west
coast jazz musicians (including Tom Scott and Marvin Stamm) who were hand
picked by Williams to interpret and play his extremely difficult big band charts.
It was originally released on cd (and cassette tape) back in 1988 for a limited
time on Williams' fine Soundwings label, which, unfortunately, did not run long.
A masterpiece and still stunning to this day. Also, for a revelaing look at his
exceptional film scoring skills, check out the beautiful soundtrack to "Cuba",
little known from 1979, and available on cd from Kritzerland (limited to 1000
copies) - absolutely gorgeous.


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After I recently saw and experienced the stunning, splendid, and beautiful
blu-ray dvd of "Let The Right One In" (see my Amazon review of the movie),
I had to have the magnificent score composed by Johan Soderqvist, though
it was quite expensive, as it is a very limited run of only 500 copies. I was
able to get a copy soon after I had seen the blu-ray.  Like the movie, it's a
brilliant, unique work of art that totally surprised me.  I'm still astounded by
the depth and intelligence involved with both the film AND the soundtrack.
I have over 500 soundtracks in my collection, and this one has quickly taken
its place in the top tier of my favorites. With over 20 cues on the cd, it does
a marvelous job in covering all of the in-depth emotional and psychological
scenes and points in the film that make it so mesmerizing (and riveting). I
have nothing but the highest praise and respect for not only the masterful
score, but also the terrific sound quality with it - one of the better recorded
scores that I have come across in recent times.  The other reviewers have
already covered the key tracks contained in the score.  I can only say if
you're able to still get a copy of this (and can afford it - very expensive),
go for it. Like the film (directed by Tomas Alfredson), it's a masterpiece. All
the stars in the universe for this extraordinary score.


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Beautiful, gorgeous interpretations of some of the great Antonio Carlos Jobim's
best known (and not so well known) songs with arranging and accompaniment by
his son and grandson, Paulo and Daniel, that wonderfully complement Lisa Ono's
voice and style.  Had never heard of Ono before this, but am a fan now.  She re-
minded me many times on this recording of the late, great Brazilian songbird Elis
Regina ("The Hurricane" as they called her in Brazil), who was also a magnificent
interpreter (and frequent collaborator with Jobim) of his music and art before her
tragic death.  Ono does a sublime version of a lesser known Jobim tune called "A
Correnteza" (The Stream), which I first heard on his fabulous "Urubu" album from
1976.  The great Brazilian singer Miucha also contributes her voice on this track,
as well as on "Samba do Aviao" - first became aware of Miucha from the previously
mentioned "Urubu" album with her duet with Jobim on the classic tune "Boto" (Por-
poise). "Two Kites", which I had only heard before on Jobim's staggeringly romantic
"Tera Brasilis" album from 1980, is included as well, this time with the lead vocal
by Daniel Jobim.  "Sabia" (Song of the Sabia), "Falando de Amor" (Speaking of Love),
and "Samba de Uma Nota So" (One Note Samba), all three included on "Tera Brasilis"
as well, are all here in beautiful versions by Ono.  My all time favorite Jobim piece,
"Fotographia" (Photograph), is here and sung flawlessly by Ono, along with eight
other Jobim masterpieces, all sung to brilliant perfection in the original Portuguese
lyrics.  With stellar backing by piano, bass, drums, flute, clarinet, trombone, guitar,
and cellos, this is a marvelous work of art from beginning to end.  After this most
pleasant introduction to Lisa Ono and her bossa nova style, I will be adding more
of her cd's to my collection.  Bravo!


title: Going out on a stream of glory

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The box cover image tells you most of what you need to know about the music inside. It's atmospheric, meditative, occasionally stormy, consistently lyrical and even quietly majestic, which is an achievement in its own right considering the album's origin in outtakes and stray recordings, moving gently but firmly to its finale---and, by implication, to the aforesaid coda to Pink Floyd's career, shepherded with great skill and feeling by David Gilmour and Nick Mason. As a tribute to the band's co-founding keyboardsman Rick Wright---whom they secure as a member all over again by mulcting some of his more embracing late work formerly untouched---it's an elegy striking for its sense of appreciation more than sorrow, evoking dreams rather than settling scores (though surely the temptation was there). Some of the music references much of Pink Floyd's past (especially its pre-"Dark Side of the Moon" past), but those references suggest a kind of hard-won peace rather than an urge to rewrite.

As a final statement from a band who was light years ahead of its time when they first emerged and for several years to come, "The Endless River" didn't have to be a groundbreaker, it only had to be compelling. And it is. Some bands go out in a blaze of glory; Pink Floyd, however inadvertently, go out on a stream of it. There's something quietly agreeable about that.


title: AVINCERE!

text: If you've heard the hymns, anthems and marches of the the Third Reich your first impression of these recordings is that the Italian fascists sound more upbeat and just happy being Italian. Very operatic and upbeat unlike the SA's hymns, which are more thuggish and martial. Also included are 4 excerpts from some of Mussolini's speeches (one of which is followed by a BBC(?) commentary). The only draw back is the that the tracks are lumped into two bulk tracks. I just ripped those two tracks and separated them all with some basic sound editing software. A terribly fascinating collection of historical recordings. I personally like "Hymn Of The University Fascists".


title: Pardon?  I couldn't hear you over the immense Fuzz!

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I could honestly go on for hours talking about the impact this record has had on me, but I'll try to keep it short, sweet, and to the point.  Besides having possibly the best album cover of all time (I mean come on, does that cover not just scream Psychedelic Space Rock Adventure?), the album contains some of grooviest heavy psych this side of Neptune.  I consider this the masterpiece of Fuzz Rock.

This album is essential and I stress ESSENTIAL to all fans of heavy Psychedelic music.  It is also the perfect starting album to show your friends the greatest genre of music known to man.  Truckfighters (is that not the coolest band name ever?) released Gravity X in 2005.  This is the perfect debut album, and one of the best records I have ever had the pleasure of hearing.  I won't do a rundown of each track, but I will say that Momentum is possibly my favorite song of all time.

I don't want to keep you from this album one more minute, so I'm going to do you justice and wrap this up.  Go listen to it right away and you can thank me later :)

P.S. If aliens ever land of this planet, THIS is the album to give them.  It will prove that we understand their culture, and will no doubt save Earth as we know it.


title: Must-have for Millennium fans

text: This a really great CD of Boettcher-style psych pop from the Ballroom's pre-Millennium days, mostly recorded in 1967. There is almost an album's worth of unreleased material stemming from the days before the great Millennium album, and it is really worth getting if you like that album. More great vocal melodies and typical Boettcher production values. Besides their released single (their famously unusual take of Baby Please Don't Go), there are also a bunch of demos of some Millennium songs, and those are pretty interesting too.


title: Essential Psych purchase

text: This is a fantastic piece of psych which has often been overlooked by fans, and I've seldom seen this on lists of top 100 psych albums. They have a great classic psych sound with organ and fuzz guitar, sometimes trippy, but usually quite melodic. This is not just progressive garage rock labelled as psych which happens so often, but quite spacy psych which mostly makes quite compelling listening. However, this CD reissue is one of the most low-budget looking in my collection. OK in 1995 CD reissues were in their infancy, but without a single scrap of info about the tracks on this CD, one needs some kind of psych reference book to have any hope of figuriing out what's on here, because besides the main album, there are at least 10 bonus tracks. Using Fuzz Acid and Flowers I was able to fgure out that some tracks were singles issued before and after the album, but for example there is a 12 minute psych jam and a few other tracks which are a complete mystery. Also, the sound could do with improvement, this is a band which really deserves to have their masterpiece available in the best possible sound quality.


title: Excellent psych-prog concept album

text: I'm surprised there is no review of this album yet as this is a very interesting collection of organ-dominated psych pop with prog flourishes that deserves a place in the collection of anybody with even a vague interest in the genre. My version is on Erebus Records, famous for their noisy dubs off scratchy vinyls. I don't know if this Digipack version has been remastered from the original masters, but either way this is definitely recommended for fans of the genre.


title: Perhaps Don Pullen's greatest achievement

text:
He was practically on his deathbed, having been diagnosed with terminal lymphoma, when this was recorded.  Struggling with chemotherapy, sick, exhausted, he still pressed forward to complete this entirely remarkable amalgam of Afro-Brazilian/Native American musics.

Sacred common ground.

That idea defined for composer and pianist Pullen what was most important in life: the coming together of disparate, yet essentially coextensive cultures, in peace, harmony, and beneficence.

How could this work?  How could such alien sensibilities as avant-garde jazz, Afro-Brazilian folk, and Native American chant ever jibe?  How indeed?  But just listen.  Somehow, they do.  This disc, to me, is every bit as remarkable as Jim Pepper's magnificent Comin' and Goin'--and maybe even more so, because even greater cultural distances are bridged.

When looked at purely objectively, this could never work--there're just too many alien elements that must, somehow, come together: For example, just what is the possible connection between Afro-Brazilian avant jazz and Native American chant?  Only a genius like Don Pullen could tease out the common musical threads, which he regularly does, but most convincingly and brilliantly on "River Song," seven-and-a-half minutes of sheer cross-cultural genius.

About the only analog to this remarkable music is Tony Hymas's equally brilliant Oyate, which anyone interested should certainly check out.  In the meantime, I suggest you acquire this transcendent disc without delay.


Merman's voice and vibrato are much different (and beautiful) when she was younger, This is a fine recording of that unknown voice.  You will be surprised!


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent music! It came 3 weeks before the named date.


title: Awesome!

text: Kid Charlemagne and Don't Take Me Alive are classics!


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: well, 3.5 really

text: Seth, member of the mighty Akron/Family apparently has been recording quite a bit of side material away from his glorious band. This beautifully packaged 3 CD gem was limited to 500 copies and is already running scarce.  I picked up this copy through Slowtrain Records (SLC's most wonderful independent record store) for a mere $15 bucks. So today I decided to browse this thing on Amazon and guess what?  The sucker is being sold between $97 and $149 and is nowhere to be found on Ebay!  (Thank you, Slowtrain.)  So, what is all this fuss about?  I am as big an Akron/Family gusher as anyone, but it would take a mighty mighty good, rare CD for me to even consider dropping $100 for.  Seriously, it was released this year for heaven's sake.  Here is the lowdown: probably not worth its Amazon inflation.  This is Akron/Family-lite music mostly comparable to the bands debut.  Here we have watered down Akron without their signature disjointed harmonies and psych-rock embellishments.  Additionally, having 3 CDs worth of material is a bit overwhelming.  It looks like Mr. Seth just couldn't part with all his recordings.  I know that if this was pared down this is an album worth of mind-blowing material.  Instead we are left with a bloated beast.  Now don't read me too wrong - it is still satisfying to search these CDs for their fruits, but it could have been revelatory with a bit more restraint.


title: My favourite record

text: The Kallikak Family's second full length release, May 23rd 2007, is a literary masterpiece.  Without a verbally coherent utterance spanning its 17 tracks, The Kallikak Family reads like the most impressively engaging and ultimately enlightening experience on the printed page.  Don't let the bookish allusions pass you, if you don't like to read you may not like May 23rd 2007, a concept album bent on the impending date of the protagonist's death.  It now being well after May 23rd of 2007 I thought it an appropriate time to revisit the 2005 masterwork.  A masterwork indeed; [insert name here because I don't want to look it up], genius behind May 23rd has managed an almost indescribable vision of the harsh vision and delicate beauty of a human life.  Employing beautiful folk melodies, disjointed percussive backdrops and manipulated tape effects and vocal samples, [insert last name here] has created an experimental work that has a beating, endearing heart and, in opposition to most experimental music, is listenable.  Endless depth of character and the overarching musical vision (back-story or not), May 23rd 2007 is an audible treat that will undoubtedly inspire its few finders long after its predicted funeral.


title: What else could I give it?

text:
This is one of the most emotional black metal albums I've ever heard, period. Listen to This Dreadful Emptiness and you'll understand what I'm talking about here. Perfectly integrated clean vocals, beautiful shrieks, amazing screams, perfect drumming, perfect guitar tone...Everything comes together here beautifully.

The beauty that is This Dreadful Emptiness can't even be explained properly - it does so many things right, including perfect rhythm changes and one of the best chord progressions and chord timings I've ever heard at the song's climax. Believe me when I say that if you're an atmospheric metal fan, you MUST here this album.


title: One of The Undergrounds Best Kept Secrets

text: J-Zone is a producer/rapper who made a little buzz with his "Music For Tu Madre" album.  You can tell he was not your run of the mill producer.  His beats are quirky, unorthodox, comical, and the musical layers are sophisticated.  Some Hip Hop producers will hook a beat up and loop the record so that the you hear the same three second sample over and over again.  J-Zone will dabble in more complex arrangements so that the listener doesn't get bored.  He'll start with two-three chord piano keys on "The Smurf Syndrome" at mid tempo.  After thirty seconds he will speed them up for a few seconds and then bring the keys back down mid tempo.  This is a technique in producing Hip Hop records that is uncommon but very effective in maintaining high attention spans for the listener.  Check "The Zone Mission" where the arrangements are even more complex.  The song begins with these dissonant strings that marches at a frantic pace and then after a minute the beat breaks down into these chugging horns.  The song ends with wailing flutes that sounds like they came from 'The Nutcracker' musical.  The production is addictive partly because you wouldn't expect to hear some of these samples on a Hip Hop album.  Aside from being an ill producer, J-Zone also has descent mic skills.  He will literally say anything, anytime, and anywhere.  It may offend some people but it's all for the sake of comedy.  "A Bottle of Whup Ass" is a strong ep that is worth seeking out for comical value and also production that is multi-dimensional with unexpected bridges.


title: LOVE LOVE LOVE it

text: This is such a strong little EP. I only wish it were longer. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!


title: Nice rare sisters

text: True recording isn't studio , this is radio versions so kinda like half live sounding. Two songs here  ( "Good Things" and  "Emma" are only found here in my bunch of sisters Lps 12"s and so on. So it was a welcome addition . Silk screened cover from Belgium.. 10 songs some sounding much like the released ones , anyway for me it was worth having no problem.


title: cool and gnarly

text: This band should be massive


title: party rock joy

text: I bought this and am glad I did. The record rocks and has soul. I loved Ramones and any Fan of theirs would want this B-side, would have fit perfect on the tribute to Joey Ramone Cd that I am also glad to have. The Fleshtones are an incredible band! That price for a single is a bit much though, maybe cause it's "limited"...


title: Five Stars

text: Got this for my mother. She loves this album


title: Nice cd's

text: Very nice recordings.


title: Five Stars

text: AWESOME ALBUM !!!!!  ALVIN LEE was GREAT !!!!


title: NOT HOLLY COLE!

text: I used to own this CD, loved it and (sadly) misplaced it during a move. It is SO good, as you can read from other reviews. The problem here is, (hence, one star) this NOT HOLLY COLE. What I received was a compilation of Christmas tunes by various Christian artists. Nothing against this, but it was NOT HOLLY COLE, which was what I ordered. Big disappointment.


title: Great product!

text: So far this stuff has been spot on per the reviews!! Usually takes 2-3 dabs of the bottle brush onto the stylus cleaning carbon brush. True audiophiles should be able to tell a difference right away after using!! Great product!!


title: Very good.

text: The disc is exactly as expected.  Very good.


title: Wore it out!

text: This is a great CD!  I played it so much I made a copy of it because I was wearing the store-bought version out!


title: Five Stars

text: One of the best versions of "playing in the band"


title: Five Stars

text: Great product no issues great seller.


title: Another wonderful album by Katie Melua

text: Another wonderful album by Katie Melua. I purchased both the vinyl and CD version, as I have with every Katie Melua album, and made sure to get this autographed edition. For those claiming fake autographs, I hope Katie doesn’t read their reviews, I know I’d be hurt if people complained about my signature. Do a simple internet  search “Katie Melua autograph” and you will see many images showing this is indeed Katie’s signature.


title: Stroud does it again. Unfortunatly not antmore.

text: Bob Stroud use to every year put out the Rock 'N Roll Roots series. They have all been great, as this one does not disappoint either. These use to be a Borders exclusive, and now that Borders is no more, so goes this annual release. I did miss this one that year and was happy to find it on Amazon. Great selections of oldies and as was the case with every issue, a song or two making it's CD debut. I wish they could work out a deal with another chain so we could get more of these.


title: Finally Jeanne Black On CD

text: I've been waiting a long time for Jeanne Black's music to be released on CD. I guess since it's finally considered public domain B.A.C.M. got her material together and released this great sounding CD. I don't know why Capitol records couldn't get around to it, but I'm sure glad B.A.C.M. did. Great job too as I'm assuming the material was taken from vinyl, but listening to this CD, you can't tell. Again, great sounding CD for an artist who was long over due for her music to be re-released.


title: NO CAVEAT EMPTOR NECESSARY - READ THEIR WEBSITE

text: New Jay great sounding. Original band members got this new Jay. The previous Jay (Jay Black, really David Blatt)  was not the original Jay. No caveat emptor necessary as said by previous reviewer. Go to their web site and read their story. Jay Traynor, rest in peace, the ORIGINAL Jay, was the best.


title: Incredible

text: One of the most beautiful collection of music I have ever heard. Sad this isn't more well-known.


title: No “Explicit Content” stamp

text: [[VIDEOID:261fbd694d5cc6de825774b9388500b7]] No stamp


title: BOOTLEGGED!

text: This is a poorly made bootlegged record.


title: Three Stars

text: Great product, fast shipper.


title: Five Stars

text: love AM-FM. seaching for 30 years for this cut. so happy I finally have it!


title: Salsa

text: Good


title: A beautiful release

text: A beautiful release of orchestrated neofolk from the likes of Death In June.


title: WOW!!!  Loved it

text: Loved This LP from the Greatest Rock Band Everrrrrrr!!!  Great addition to my Zeppelin collection!!!!  Thanks  SO Much!!!  Very Pleased


title: Four Stars

text: Nice bundle. Shield is not the best ever but works just fine.


title: The first truly great female American composer!

text: Ruth Crawford's music is impressive for two distinct reasons. For one thing, it is original and impressive. The String Quartets 1931 could be called unique among American chamber works. Equally impressive in this world, Ruth Crawford was a woman, composing at a time when female composers were typically dismissed from consideration out of hand, without even studying or listening to their music. Here, Continuum presents an unusual variety of her works, played and chosen well.


title: Sévérac songs done proud!

text: Michelle Command and Gabriel Bacquier sing the most famous Sévérac songs, here. And what wonderful songs they are. My favorites are the Chant de Noël and the wonderful lullabye, "Ma Poupée Cherie."


title: Five Stars

text: like


title: Five Stars

text: sounds good


title: That "Wonderful" Mathis voice of 1957

text: I'm a Mathis fan from my teenage years in the 60s. These are among my favorite songs from Johnny Mathis. Songs like "All Through The Night" (Cole Porter) and "Early Autumn" (Johnny Mercer) brought back the interweaving of instruments behind that Mathis' silky voice. All of the songs are original and have that "old music" quality, which I love. The cd arrived in a few days and exactly as expected. This is my first experience with this vendor and I'll buy from them again. I would recommend them.


title: R.F.Y.L.

text: Great Album!!! I love the version of "can't cry anymore" Originally done by Kansas. This whole album is also different that all of their hit  pop songs, great on another level!


title: Classic, crazy British humour from the BBC

text: Four great episodes of this classic BBC comedy from the fifties.  At its funniest, it's BRILLIANT material hilariously presented.  If you don't end up loving The Goons, don't blame me (but if you do, I'll take all the credit!).


title: Not everyone's cup of tea, but hilarious, IMO

text: As the CD notes say, "digitally remastered and including previously unreleased material".  The remastering really does make a difference.  If you don't already love The Goons, I suggest you at least give them a try.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  They may not be your cup of tea, but if you find that they are, you'll enter a world of crazy radio comedy (that includes a fair share of laughter-inducing ad libbing) that The Goons dominated throughout most of the fifties.


title: Two classic shows (that end prematurely, alas)

text: This CD has the same shows on it as The Best Of The Goons, so don't do what I did and buy them both (unless you want to give one away).  My bad.  The shows themselves are classics; the only problem is, the "outro" (end of the show) is truncated.  I'm not sure why, and it makes for an abrupt ending, but even 95% of two Goons shows is better than none.


title: A musician widely loved north of the 49th parallel

text: If you don't yet have a Stompin' Tom CD, you might consider getting this one.  He was a hell of a performer, justifiably loved by millions of Canadians after he emerged from relative obscurity to a long-term gig in Timmins, ONT.  A modern day troubadour, he wrote and sang songs about Canadians and the cities and towns they inhabit.


title: A joy to listen to

text: Lovely narration. A joy to listen to.


title: Who do i buy from?

text: I purchased this album from CollectorsChoiceVinyl. I couldn't be happier with there customer service. The album is one of Robert Plants best. His vocals are outstanding and his music talks to your heart. I expected that from Robert Plants. The pleasant surprise here is that I've found my outside source, Collectors Choice Vinyl. No doubt. Mike


title: Moody Blues

text: Superb


title: Good album

text: I very enjoyed this much this album much mucho


title: Hank on the radio

text: Neat!!!


title: Five Stars

text: great addition to my collection


title: Five Stars

text: everything is OK, thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: everything is ok, thank you.


title: older then....younger than that now

text:
the lp John b. sebastian (1970) was so hippie & trippy...it was perfect for the times. hence making tarzana(74)
just a nice record BUT I purchased the album recently and have had my eyes opened to the Americana of this gem AND the players  AMOS GARRETT JIM GORDON MILT HOLLAND BUDDY EMMONS RY COODER & PHIL
EVERLY........this is a 5 star record


title: DOWNTOWN  UPTOWN FREEWAY & UNDERGROUND......IT`S  ALL GOOD

text: I BOUGHT THIS FOR MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND,AND THAT DID NOT DISAPPOINT.....BUT THE WHOLE AFFAIR IS EXCELLENT (DONT PET THE FREEWAYANIMALS THROWS A SMALL CURVE...I COULD SEE RAFFI COVERING THAT ONE)  THE PLAYING IS EXCELLENT AND THE SONG CHOICES ARE WIDE & FREEWHELLING.......VERY COOL


title: howe + dylan = a big YES

text: not a big yes fan.....however howe/Dylan captured my fancy......and I'm glad it did. there are a lot of great Dylan tribute lp`s out there and this up their with the best, lots of guest singers phoebe snow,jon Anderson,annie Haslam etc and steve handels any kind of stringed thing with ease and some great song choices.....no sure if mr Zimmerman has heard this,but  I'm sure he would be pleased


title: Four Stars

text: This highlights some f the best of this largely forgotten comedy duo


title: Four Stars

text: The CD is great, the case was cracked as usually....


title: Brilliant. Raw

text: Brilliant.  Raw.  Roller coaster ride of dips and turns.  Makes you want to wear out the vinyl so you can buy another one and use the old copy as a clock!  It's that good.


title: Five Stars

text: Great sound. Awesome print!


title: Looks great but the sound isn't as good as it should ...

text: Looks great but the sound isn't as good as it should be. I think this is more of a collectors item instead of a high quality record.


title: Enhanced Bootleg Quality But Interesting

text:
You can hear people speaking and the fidelity isn't the best. But, it's interesting to hear rare songs like Embryo, The Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes with a different first verse), and one simply called "Blues". The extended jams of Cymbaline and Fat Old Sun show how good they were live in 1970. Essential for die hard Floyd fans.

[DW]


title: More Soft Sounds For Gentle People

text:
Obscure soft psych folk.

1. Tyree Forrest - Four Robins Singing
2. Darrius - How Much Do I Love You
3. John Dunn - I’m A Deeper Blue
4. Gerry Pond - Sometime Girl
5. Shalynn - Flower Song
6. Ed Powers - London Bound
7. Dick St. John - Lady Of The Burning Green Jade
8. Paul Stoop - Daydream
9. Richard Coronado - Before She Goes
10. Stephen Hartley - The Other Side
11. Malcolm Mitchell - Feather
12. Art Gee - Tea Gardens
13. Jeff Monn - My Good Woman

[DW]


title: Interview From The Day John Lennon Died

text:
John and Yoko talking about their lives and work together at their home/office on the day he was killed (December 8th, 1980). High quality recordings with a narrator. It sounds a little sped up to fit 20 minutes on a side so you'll need to slow it down on your turntable to make it sound normal.

[DW]


title: Bootleg-quality live recording - Charles Earland Trip Jazz TLP-5004

text:
This album Charles Earland (Trip Jazz TLP-5004) is a bootleg-quality live recording made somewhere around 1970. While the music is audible, so is the audience talking and laughing. Also, the tracks are not complete and fade out way too early. Certainly not Blue Note quality.

Tracklist
A1 Freakin' Off Pt. 1
A2 Freakin' Off Pt. 2
A3 Strangers In The Night
A4 Fly Me To The Moon
A5 One For Lee
B1 Stormy Monday Blues
B2 Days Of Wine & Roses
B3 Getting To Know You
B4 Yeah Sir
B5 Milestones

[DW]


title: The Best (and Worst) of Yes

text:
Despite its relative obscurity, Tormato is actually one of Yes’ better albums. Every song is memorable in one way or another. The best song (perhaps of all Yes songs) is “Onward”. “Don’t Kill the Whale” is one of the few Yes songs that is unambiguous with easily-understood lyrics. “Future Times” and “Arriving UFO” are fun. But, “Circus Of Heaven” ranks near the bottom. The bonus tracks are fully realized songs and not throwaway ideas.

[DW]


title: 3 CD version is the best

text:
The 2004, 3 CD reissue of this album is the best. It’s more complete than the 2 CD, 2018 version and doesn’t have most of the bloat in the 2018 super deluxe box set (5 CD + 3 vinyl LP + 3 vinyl 7”). Look for UPC 5050749210227.

[DW]


title: The Best Procol Harum

text:
While there are individual classic Procol Harum songs that everyone knows, this is the best complete album. The return of Matthew Fisher makes a huge difference. So underrated.

[DW]


title: Pure Power Pop Rock

text:
I wish all music was this good.

[DW]


title: Groovy Sixties Light Pop

text: Sounds like The Free Design or Anita Bryant Singers but a little groovier.


title: Funky soul pop-rock

text: Funky soul pop-rock a la The Honey Cone or Freda Payne. With Hal Blaine (drums), Mike Melvoin (piano).


title: 1975 Phil Collins & Brand X Members Plus A Song With Queen's Freddie Mercury & Brian May

text:
This is a repackage of The Eddie Howell Gramophone Record (1975) with Phil Collins on drums, percussion and/or vibes on 8 of the 12  tracks that were on that album. The Eddie Howell Gramophone Record also featured Robin Lumley on keyboards (on all tracks), Percy Jones on bass (on six tracks) and John Goodsall on guitar (on three tracks). Phil Collins, Robin Lumley, Percy Jones and John Goodsall would go on to form Brand X.  Gary Moore played acoustic guitar on one track.  Nothing is very memorable. It's only interesting for its Genesis connection.

Also included are a few more tracks "Come To Mind", "Touch Of Love", "Man From Manhattan" and "Man From Manhattan (Back Again)". "Man From Manhattan" and "Man From Manhattan (Back Again)" were recorded in 1976 and feature Brian May and Freddie Mercury from Queen. Freddie Mercury contributed backing vocals and piano and produced these two songs. Brian May played his distinctive octave guitar. A catchy little number which sounds a lot like Queen (as you'd expect).

[DW]


title: Funky Organ Soul-Jazz From 1967

text:
You know it's gonna be funky when Bernard "Pretty" Purdie is on the session (on 4 of 11 tracks). All tunes are played with intensity and swing. Even though this record was released in 1969, all tracks were recorded in November 1967.

[DW]


title: Choir Featuring Funky Band

text: Another forgotten gem. The vocal arrangements and cover song selections are a little stiff. But, the band is tight and soulful. 1969 Dot DLP 25967. Stereo.


title: Very nice easy listening rock instrumental album from 1969

text: It features typical covers of the day: The Beatles (Hey Jude, Michelle, This Boy (Ringo's Theme)), Burt Bacharach (Walk On By, The Look Of Love), Donovan (Mellow Yellow), Los Bravos (Black Is Black), etc. and one original song.


Never on CD or digital. Phil Collins on drums. 1978 MCA (Germany) 0062.121. Stereo.


title: Interesting 1973 Album From Canadian Hockey Player Jim Schoenfeld

text:
This 1973 vanity album from Canadian hockey player Jim Schoenfeld (career from 1972 to 1985) is pretty good. He can sing good enough for rock 'n' roll and there's even some synthesizer in there. There are interesting covers of The Beatles ("I Saw Here Standing There", "You Can't Do That", "Hey Bulldog"), Jimi Hendrix ("All Along The Watchtower"), etc. and even a couple originals ("Before" and "Barbecue In Heaven").

[DW]


Typical late-1970's power pop a la Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Graham Parker and/or Flamin' Groovies. The singer sounds like a Mick Jagger disciple.


title: Live Jazz-Rock 1971

text: Here are excellent classical/jazz versions of popular songs from the 1960's and earlier such as The Who's "See Me, Feel Me", The Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun" and Jesus Christ "Superstar" performed live by Charlie Byrd (acoustic guitar), Joe Byrd (bass), Bobby Rosengard (drums) and Airto Moreira (percussion). The jazz-rock style drumming makes everything more interesting.


title: Groovy Rock Covers With A Whole Lotta Soul

text:
Sax-driven soul-jazz-rock in the style of Jr. Walker & The All-Stars recorded at Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL on June 1967. With Andrew Love, Aaron Vernell, Floyd Newman, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, Wayne Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Albert Lowe Jr, David Hood, Lindon Oldham, Carl Banks, Roger Hawkins.

A1 Take Me (Just As I Am)
A2 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
A3 Groovin'
A4 Two In The Morning
A5 Velvet Soul
A6 Night Rumble
B1 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
B2 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
B3 Poppin'
B4 The Sidewinder
B5 Wooly Bully
B6 Soulin'

[DW]


title: Authentic 60's Psych Garage All Super Rare

text:
This is all high-quality, authentic US & British psych garage from the 1960's. This is the best in the series.
Tracks:
01 Perpetual Motion Workshop - Infiltrate Your Mind
02 Captain Crunch & The Crew - Nowadays People
03 The Barber Green - Gliding Ride
04 The Stonemen - In The Evening
05 Beggars Opera - Escape
06 Fox & The Roadrunners - Illusions Of A Party
07 Famen - Hurry
08 Golden Grass - Elastic Soldier
09 Golden Grass - I'm Crying
10 The Stonemen - Faded Colors
11 The Reverbs - Lie In The Shade Of The Sun
12 The Peabody Hermitage - Something So
13 The Barracudas - Wait For Tomorrow
14 Them USA - Her Kind
15 The Peabody Hermitage - Fear
16 The Group - Why Does My Head Go Boom?
17 Long Richard - Force Myself
18 Grapple - Snail
19 Wally Shoop And Fubar - Words In My Head
20 Nightpatrol - Trippin'
21 The Mark Of Kings - Realities

[DW]


title: Super Funky And Soulful

text: Super funky and soulful album by Solomon Burke. I must find this movie now. I don't know why this isn't on CD or digital media.


title: Genesis Live Knebworth 1978 and Lyceum Ballroom, London 1980

text:
This 2-LP bootleg is one of the best sounding. All instruments are clear with good stereo separation and very little crowd noise.

Genesis - Revelatory Genesis 80:78
Label: Steam Records SR-80001
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Classic Rock

Tracklist
A1 Deep In The Motherlode (5:50)
A2 One For The Vine (11:15)
A3 The Lady Lies (6:14)
B1 Follow You Follow Me* (3:35)
B2 Duke Behind The Lines (6:00)
B3 Duchess (5:45)
B4 Guide Vocal (1:25)
B5 Turn It On Again (5:48)
C1 Duke's Travels / Duke's End (9:30)
C2 Dance On A Volcano / Drum Duet / Los Endos (12:50)
D1 Burning Rope* (7:20)
D2 Fountain Of Salamacis* (8:39)
D3 The Knife (4:00)

Credits:
Engineer - Willis Bouchey
Mixed By - Carl Fong
Producer - Barry Perry Ingels

Notes:
Recorded at Lyceum Ballroom, London, May 7, 1980 and at the *Knebworth Festival, June 24, 1978

[DW]


title: Funky Soul-Jazz From 1971

text:
Gene Ammons' The Black Cat! was recorded January 1971 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey. It features some of the best soul-jazz from the period. Personnel: Gene Ammons, tenor sax; George Freeman, guitar; Harold Mabern, piano & electric piano; Ron Carter, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

A1. The Black Cat (5:34)
A2. Long Long Time (4:45)
A3. Piece To Keep Away Evil Spirits (7:45)
B1. Jug Eyes (8:03)
B2. Something (3:15)
B3. Hi Ruth! (5:05)

1971 Prestige 10006

[DW]


title: Four Covers of Jeff Lynne's (The Move/ELO) Do Ya?

text:
Limited edition, 4-track 33 RPM clear vinyl release with four different artists covering Jeff Lynne's (The Move/ELO) Do Ya?

A1. Kenny Howes & The Yeah!
A2. Linus Of Hollywood
B1. Parallax Project
B2. Einstein's Sister

2002 Tall Boy Records TABOY005

[DW]


title: Early 1970's Classical Synthesizer

text:
These synthesizer albums from the early 1970's are an amazing technological feat when you consider that each sound was created by using a specific set of knob positions and patch cord combinations. Also, the instrument was only capable of playing one note at a time. So, it must have taken a very long time to make even this short (approx 30 mins.) album. The song selections are interesting. Every sound on the album was created on the synthesizer including the applause and whistles at the end.

Too bad it hasn't yet made it to CD or digital media.

[DW]


title: Groovy Easy Listening Psychedelia

text:
Groovy easy listening psychedelia from 1968 with plenty of sitar, wah-wah guitar and booming drums. Features rare covers of songs by Scott McKensie/John Phillips ("San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)"), Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), The Rolling Stones ("Ruby Tuesday"), Bobbie Gentry ("Ode To Billie Joe"), Eric Burdon & The Animals ("San Franciscan Night"), Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody To Love"), Joan Baez/Donovan ("Be Not Too Hard"), Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart ("Out And About"), The Beatles ("Baby You're A Rich Man") and one original song ("Vibrations").

[DW]


title: Rare William Orbit & Sting version

text:
There are two rare tracks on this 12" that were never released on CD (or digital media):
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" ('Torch' Mix) [4:56] is a completely different version (not a remix) which features Sting singing and playing guitar and William Orbit playing keys and drum machines. I like it better than the album version.
- "Another Day" [4:03] was the b-side to the 7" single. The version on Bring On The Night is similar.

Also included are the album version and annoying Jellybean remix.

This should be on CD and/or digital.

-DW


title: Four Tracks Of Pure Brilliance

text:
On this limited edition EP Catherine Wheel re-envisioned Scott Walker's mild ballad "30 Century Man" as a heavy rocker and completely made it their own. They also owned Mission Of Burma's "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" and Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely". Also included is their own classic b-side "Free Of Mind".

[DW]


title: First Recordings

text:
OK Go's Brown and Pink CD EPs were self-produced in 2000 & 2001 respectively before they were signed to Capitol Records in 2002 and subsequently moved to L.A.. The mixes and/or recordings of the tracks found on their first CD are different than on those found on these EPs.

Brown EP (2000):
1. Bye By Baby [original version]
2. We Dug A Hole
3. It's Tough To Have A Crush When The Boy Doesn't Feel The Same Way You Do

Pink EP (2001):
1. Hello, My Treacherous Friends [original version]
2. What To Do [original version]
3. Antmusic [Adam & The Ants cover]

[DW]


title: Mellow. Classic.

text:
Linda Vista is a great album from start to finish. Classic, melodic pop reminiscent of early Paul Simon solo stuff. Very mellow. Very well-constructed songs.

[DW]


title: The Best Ahmad Jamal Album

text:
Ahmad Jamal wasn't messing around on Tranquility. This album from 1968 swings ferociously from start to finish. It's my favorite Ahmad Jamal album. Why isn't this on CD?

[DW]


text:
Pete Townshend - English Boy [1993 German Single]
East West 0 7567-85733-2 3

Tracks:
01 - English Boy [non-dialogue version edit] (3:44)
02 - English Boy [dialogue version edit] (4:46)
03 - Electronic Wizardry [1970 demo] (3:02)
04 - Early Morning Dreams [alternate version] (3:39)


title: Poor Man's The Doors

text:
St. John Green had a fascination with dark subject matter like hell and nuclear war. Their one (and only?) album is a real bad trip. It's definitely a product of its time. Lyrics like "Space, vast and empty. There is nothing there is no one. There is no love. There is no life" are either laughable or depressing depending on your disposition.

Ed Bissot is no Jim Morrison and the rest of the band are not The Doors. It's more like humorless Frank Zappa.

[DW]

"Strange Kim Fowley produced psychedelic opus with a sanctified hippie vibe -- 'canyon music' as this Los Angeles area group might have described it; strange songs about the fires of hell and spacemen from Venus alternate with some anti 'flower power' songs and stoned sounding jams that show why they were touted by Fowley as the next 'in-thing' -- they weren't, of course, but a strong album all the same." -forced exposure


title: Poor Man's The Doors

text:
St. John Green had a fascination with dark subject matter like hell and nuclear war. Their one (and only?) album is a real bad trip. It's definitely a product of its time. Lyrics like "Space, vast and empty. There is nothing there is no one. There is no love. There is no life" are either laughable or depressing depending on your disposition.

Ed Bissot is no Jim Morrison and the rest of the band are not The Doors. It's more like humorless Frank Zappa.

[DW]


title: Eclectic Set But Not Full Versions

text:
2 LPs of eclectic songs that were used by Beastie Boys. These are not the full songs in most cases:

01 - Southside Movement - I've Been Watching [2:17]
02 - Ted Nugent - Homebound [2:56]
03 - Buddy Miles - Let Your Lovelight Shine [2:55]
04 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Freaks For The Festival [2:54]
05 - Cold Blood - Shop Talk [3:05]
06 - John Hammond - Big Sur Suite [3:05]
07 - Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters [2:59]

08 - Les Baxter - Prelude C# Minor [2:56]
09 - Iron Butterfly - Get Out Of My Life, Woman [2:48]
10 - Los Angeles Negros - El Rey Y Yo [2:21]
11 - The Byrds - Fido [2:43]
12 - The Blues Project - Flute Thing [2:55]
13 - Michael Urbaniak - Atma Tomorrow [3:02]
14 - Afrique - Kissing My Love [3:07]

15 - Jeremy Steig - Howling For Judy [3:01]
16 - Jimmy Smith - Root Down And Get It [3:00]
17 - The Moog Machine - Aquarius Let The Sunshine In [3:01]
18 - Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes [2:01]
19 - Fred Wesly - Four Play [2:54]
20 - Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out 2:47]
21 - Bonus Break [2:56]

22 - Alan Moorhouse - Soul Skimmer [2:11]
23 - The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost [2:50]
24 - Donny Hathaway - Magnificent Sanctuary Band [2:50]
25 - Jimi Hendrix - Happy Birthday [2:05]
26 - The Turtles - I'm Chief Kamanawanlea [1:35]
27 - Jimmy Caster - The Return Of Leroy, Pt. 1 [2:55]
28 - Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman [2:51]
29 - War - Low Rider [2:52]
30 - Wild Sugar - Bring It Here [2:40]


title: RARE Italian Only LP With (Formerly) Rare Tracks

text:
This LP was made to celebrate Charisma's 5th year anniversary in 1974 and was only released in Italy. It included b-sides, single versions and unreleased tracks and is very rare.

01 Van Der Graaf Generator - Theme One
02 Van Der Graaf Generator - W
03 Capability Brown - Wake Up Little Sister
04 Capability Brown - Wind Fall
05 String Driven Thing - It's A Game
06 String Driven Thing - Are You A Rocker And Roller
07 Audience - Indian Summer

08 Genesis - Happy The Man
09 Genesis - Twilight Alehouse
10 Genesis - Watcher Of The Skies [single version]
11 Rare Bird - Sympathy
12 Lindisfarne - Lady Eleonor
13 Lindisfarne - Scotch Mist
14 Lindisfarne - No Time To Loose


title: Historic Recording

text:
Brian Bennett's Change Of Direction was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 after Pink Floyd's Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and before The Pretty Thing's S.F. Sorrow albums but that album and The Illustrated London Noise (1969) have very little in common with those legendary psychedelic masterpieces. Instead, we have soundtrack-like, jazz-rock instrumental music similar to contemporaries like Alan Hawkshaw and Keith Mansfield. Most songs are covers done using the same percussive Hammond organ and heavy drums sound.

This CD includes four bonus tracks from Change Of Direction* [45:33].

Here's the tracklist:
01. Love And Occasional Rain
02. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
03. Chameleon
04. Wichita Lineman
05. Just Lookin'
06. General Mojo's Well-Laid Plan
07. In The Heat Of The Night
08. Soul Mission
09. Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
10. Rocky Raccoon
11. Air
12. Ticket To Ride
13. Canvas*
14. Tricycle*
15. Little Old Lady*
16. Change Of Direction*

[DW]


title: Baroque Pop From 1966

text:
This low-budget, 20-track CD collects all of this obscure band's material from 1966.  Similar to The Turtles, the tight pop songs feature harpsichord and orchestral touches.

[DW]


title: 2001 Hogyssey Promo CD w/ Bonus Tracks

text:
Includes two non-album tracks*:

01. I Want To Live
02. At Least I Got Laid
03. Calling Your Name*
04. Gatecrasher*


title: Rare CD. Rare Trax.

text:
This CD was apparently given away in 2003 with editions of a UK magazine called The Observer. It has 4 super-rare tracks found nowhere else. The live version of 'Me, White Noise' features Phil Daniels who played Jimmy in The Who's 1979 movie Quadrophenia. He also narrated the song 'Parklife' on the Blur album of the same name.

It also features unique artwork by famed street artist Bansky.


title: Rare 1968 British Pop Compilation

text:
TL 531/03 - Spirit of the 60's - 1968 - Various Artists [1990]

Tracks:
1 With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
2 Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
3 I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten - Dusty Springfield
4 Lazy Sunday - Small Faces
5 Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Company
6 Delilah - Tom Jones
7 Everlasting Love - Love Affair
8 Blackberry Way - Move
9 Lily The Pink - Scaffold
10 She Wears My Ring - Solomon King
11 Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
12 Congratulations - Cliff Richard
13 Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
14 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
15 Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
16 Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells
17 Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O. C. Smith
18 Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
19 I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees
20 A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck
21 Cinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi Ofarim
22 Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
23 Blue Eyes - Don Partridge
24 Albatross - Fleetwood Mac


title: Rare 1965 British Pop Compilation

text:
Time Life Europe TL 531/02
Spirit of the 60's - 1965 - Various Artists [1990]

Tracks:
1 Tired Of Waiting For You - Kinks
2 If You Gotta Go Go Now - Manfred Mann
3 Here Comes The Night - Them
4 We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
5 Tossing And Turning - Ivy League
6 Long Live Love - Sandie Shaw
7 Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds
8 Catch The Wind - Donovan
9 Make It Easy On Yourself - Walker Brothers
10 True Love Ways - Peter & Gordon
11 Silhouettes - Herman's Hermits
12 I'm Alive - Hollies
13 The Minute You're Gone - Cliff Richard
14 Yesterday Man - Chris Andrews
15 You've Got Your Troubles - Fortunes
16 Everyone's Gone To The Moon - Jonathan King
17 Where Are You Now (My Love) - Jackie Trent
18 I'll Never Find Another You - Seekers
19 It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
20 Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
21 Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds
22 Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) - Del Shannon
23 King Of The Road - Roger Miller
24 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers


title: Obscure. Funky. Eclectic. Indie.

text:
I heard these guys on SXSW site and was impressed enough to buy this, their first(?), CD. This is a most excellent album. It reminds me a little of bands like Phantom Planet and Deathray- complex power-pop. Much credit goes to bassist Jesse Ingallis and drummer JJ Johnson for keeping it funky. Interesting recording.

[DW]


title: Five Stars

text: Very beautiful album.


title: Outstanding Story here

text: This, Threads, and Wheat and Rust are the best of Tim Stories early releases. Untitled has the most piano and is the most melancholic of the three. Beguiled, from 91, marks a change in sound. The Perfect Flaw and Shadowplay were continuations. Then Lunz and Outlandish are two great collaborations. Buzzle is Story as a hip dj, very cool but different.


title: False advertising?

text:
Don't be fooled like me. I thought the '2008' meant it was an updated, remastered version of the old disc that was available. But it is not. It's basically the same as what's been around for more than a decade. The notable thing about Santana CDs is that, until the late 1970s albums, they sounded great. The early ones (particularly Caravanserai) were so great that they barely needed remastering. Then the late 1990s batch came out and sounded quite a bit better. This release is not like those.

The music is awesome, don't get me wrong, this is one of Santana's 'growers', it's the dark horse in the period between Caravanserai and Amigos. Four stars for the music.

But '2008' might as well say '1993' and it's certainly not worth paying the advertised price.


title: Five stars if you're a Queen fan. Only an overdue remaster would make this better.

text:
This release features more than the original three tracks which were made available on the EP. 'Starfleet' has some muddy production, still, but this CD version is the best you can get. I disagree with other posters that the whole affair sounds like it came off vinyl, if it's true of the three key tracks, it's not really discernible.

The song 'Starfleet' itself is pretty naff, lyrically, but the blazing guitars are spine-tingling. One of the great 'lost' guitar solos of Eddie Van Halen appears here, with May's wailing Red Special a wonderful counterpoint.

The bluesy companion pieces feature more dueling guitars, and provide a handy reminder of what Queen would've sounded like if they'd done more of this kind of stuff (See What A Fool I've Been and Soul Brother are rare examples).

The disc also features a poorly-transferred (this def seems like it's from vinyl) shorter instrumental version of 'Starfleet', versions of 'Driven By You', and other later May tracks.


title: Great retro type trippy jams

text: Great retro type trippy jams, I hear influences of Jethro tull, Sabbath, Floyd,monster magnet, these guys are some of my fave getting baked bands,let the love floooow:)


title: Absolutely beautiful and unique

text: I first heard a song on this album on an instrumental channel on my TV.  She has a very distinctive sound.  I eventually bought all her CDs.  I love them all, but this is my favorite.  I keep a copy in the car for long trips or when I'm stressed while I'm driving and one in my bedroom that I play at night.  If you are looking for a soft, easy sound, you will love her sound.  Her music is getting harder and harder to find because she's not recording anymore.  Buy what you can, while you can.


title: My Life Forever Changed

text:
I remember that hot and sunny July 4th in the year 2002.  Having read more than enough about how great this CD was, I headed up to Harvard Square early in the afternoon determined to buy this CD, which I had never heard a single note of.  When I got home, put it in my CD player, and heard the gentle, tip-toeing opening notes of "Alone Again Or", my life forever changed.

There is something way too beautiful about this CD. (Or, more correctly, there are too many beautiful things about this CD.)  It sounds like nothing I had ever heard before or have heard since, and is, to the extent that such a thing can be ascertained, one of the greatest CDs ever recorded.

Released in 1967, Forever Changes has the general sound and feel of a hippie record.  That is, it is easy to guess it was recorded in the late 60s.  However, it is a bit too dark at times to have been written by hippies.  The lyrics are often ominous and apocalyptic, eg, "And the water's turned to blood, and if you don't think so, go turn on your tub" and "They're locking me up today, they're throwing away the key, I wonder who it will be tomorrow, you or me."  The clearest indictment of the hippie mentality, however, occurs on the first track, the impeccably beautiful "Alone Again Or": "Yeah, I heard a funny thing/Somebody said to me/'You know that I could be in love/With almost everyone./I think that people are the greatest fun.'/And I will be alone again tonight my dear."  Note that the singer is quoting someone else in between the lyrics "You know" and "the greatest fun."  It is clear from the song that he is too in love with one particular person to be in love with everyone.  And when Arthur Lee sings "The news today will be the movies for tomorrow," he is clearly resigned to the fact that the scars of wars never heal, even after the wars themselves have ended.  (So much for peace and love.)

"Alone Again Or" -- written by the band's guitarist, Bryan Maclean, who also wrote the gorgeous "Old Man" -- is surely one of the greatest opening tracks on any CD.  (If it is  not enough to convince you that you are in for a real treat, go ahead and stop listening.)  The opening notes of the song, though quiet and nonintrusive, sound soaring, and are enough to give a robot a spine-tingling sensation.  The harmonies on the song are warm, embracing, and ever-so-slightly subdued (and put to shame some of the annoying harmonies found on "Rubber Soul"). The song's strings underscore the song's melancholy lyrics, while the trumpets - which get the solo - provide a musical accentuation of the aforementioned vocals.

While this song alone is worth the price of admission, the entire CD is a cup that runneth over.  While soft and gentle - but at times ominous - acoustic riffs and arpeggios are sprinkled generously throughout, Love doesn't forget the value and power of an electric guitar, as demonstrated on "A House is Not A Motel" and "Live and Let Live." The brass and strings - on "Alone Again Or", "Old Man", "You Set the Scene", and elsewhere - adorn each song in an unpretentious and unforced way that the Beatles could have only dreamed of when they made "Sgt. Pepper."

The lyrics always sound emotional and sincere when sang in Arthur Lee's fragile and ghostly voice, whether they are all-too-simple ("And you don't know how much I love you", "I feel shivers in my spine"), or slightly more profound ("Served my time/Served it well/You made my soul/A cell", "There's a man who can't decide if he should fight for what his father thinks is right.")  Sometimes, alas, the lyrics are too obscure for their own good: "I feel real phoney when my name is Phil", "I believe in magic, Why?/Because it is so quick", and the classic "The snot has caked against my pants."

But perhaps lyrics such as these just add to the eccentricity of the CD, as they always sound poetic and interesting.  Only on a CD as strange and beautiful as this one would such lyrics be forgivable.  And Love manages to deal with the overdone themes of popular music (unrequited love, uncontrollable lust, etc) in refreshingly unique ways on "Alone Again Or", "Andmoreagain", and "Bummer in the Summer."

The only problem that I have ever had with this CD is the first two tracks are so powerful that they threatened to overwhelm the entire disc, and I sometimes had trouble moving beyond them.  And while "Alone Again Or" will always be one of my all-time favorite songs, I have since learned the folly of my ways.

I would like to say that anyone with an ear for great music will like this CD.  However, any record that is as unique as this one is bound to not sit well with some people, and that I can forgive that.  It does not spoonfeed it virtues to the listener the way punk or power pop does.  Its appeal is simply not obvious enough to be widespread.  One will either sink into this CD as if it were quicksand, or it will just sound too unexpected to be likable.  It is, whether you like it or not, one of the greatest masterpieces of popular music, even if it isn't right up there with The Eagles' Greatest Hits or Michael Jackson's Thriller in terms of sales.  And don't let the constant references to minor-key acoustic guitars and apocalyptic lyrics scare you. This CD has always made me feel like I was sitting atop a mountain on a sunny day in California, even though I had never been there until eight months after I bought it.  Having been there since, "Forever Changes" always takes me right back.

(PS - The remastered edition with seven bonus tracks - including alternate takes and 3 songs that did not apprear on the original record - is the one to get, and is well worth whatever extra money you will spend on it.  And I recently saw Arthur Lee perform live with a new band in Boston.  The whole of "Forever Changes" was played, along with at least a half-dozen other Love nuggets.  I met him and got his autograph after the show.  I am a happier person nowadays.  -- blakeus13@hotmail.com)


title: Five Stars

text: A fun album


title: FINALLY!

text: finally someone had the guts to step foreward and take the sounds of Tortoise and Gastr Del Sol and turn it into a listenable and enjoyable experience.  Pinbacks influences are visable, but not in a rip-off kind of  way. It's like someone took Pavement, Stereolab, Tortoise, Gastr, Pedro the  Lion, and a dash of the Beatles and put them through a strainer. What's  left is the good stuff, and that good stuff is Pinback.


title: Most underrated McCartney's work

text:
why so many people don't like this one?
it is much better than "McCartney" (his first solo album) and very interesting.the title track along with "Dear friend" and "Tomorrow" are far much better than half-baked ideas like "Kreen a-akore","Lovely linda" or "Hot like sun" from his debut that is overrated in my opinion.
Paul's great bass playing and powerfull vocals are superb.
even tracks like "Mumbo" or "Bip bop" that are naive are still containing that specific paul's style that will make you sing them after a while (although screams from "Mumbo" are heavy to sing...)
anyway,i heard many bad opinions and i was thinking a while before i decided to buy it - i was amazed how good it is - really if you are a beatless fan or if yuo just like paul you will surely love this.highly recomended!


title: Bassnectar

text: Vibrant Color, Heavyweight Vinyl, Amazing Pressing!!


title: Brian's Star Fleet liner notes

text: STOP!  What you have just picked up is not your normal kind of album.  Not an album which has been "thoughtfully pieced together by a coordinated band as a balanced and polished listening experience".  Not a Queen  album.  Not a Brian May solo album.  It is a record of a unique event.  On  the 21st and 22nd of April 1983, five musicians from different backgrounds,  who had previously known each other only as friends, played together for  the first time.  Purely for fun.  In listening to this record, I hope you  will share in the excitement we felt.  STAR FLEET is the theme tune for a  superb t.v. sci-fi series broadcast in England for kids of all ages;  Japanese visuals and British soundtrack including music by Paul Bliss.  The  heroes pilot space vehicles which can assemble into a giant robot for land  battles.  The aliens fly fantastic insect-like craft which spawn smaller  fighting machines; all intent on possession of the secret F Zero One...  Having been introduced to all this by my small boy, I became equally  obsessed by it, and formed the idea of making a hard rock version of the  title theme.  A few months later I found myself in Los Angeles doing very  little.  I suddenly realized that four musicians, with whom I'd long wanted  to play, were at the end of a local telephone call.  To my great surprise,  they all liked the ideas I had, so I took my courage in both hands, booked  a studio, and in we went.  None of us had done this kind of thing before -  no record company, no plans for release, no back-up organizations - just  us.  Just for fun.  In STAR FLEET, recorded on the first day, you can hear  a kind of nervous exhilaration.  The new situation produced a strange and  different kind of energy.  In LET ME OUT - an old song of mine which had  found new life - and in BLUES BREAKER, which of course is pretty  spontaneous, you can hear a much more relaxed set of people, just laying  back and enjoying the fresh inspiration of each other's playing...  I  could have put away these tapes in a bottom drawer and kept them as a  private record of one of the best experiences of my life.  But the few  people I've played them for have urged me to "publish", and will  make me very happy if others can enjoy this stuff the way I have.  I've  attempted to hone STAR FLEET into something like a "proper  record" - my thanks to ROGER for helping me with the chorus vocals.  But I haven't messed one scrap with the tracking done on the day.  The rest  is simply mixed 'naked'.  In BLUES BREAKER, you can hear us smiling as we  search for answering phrases.  In the last solo of LET ME OUT, Edward  tortures his top string to its audible death and winds up quite naturally  on the remaining five.  The rest I'll leave to the imagination.  It's not  too hard to figure out who did what!  Thank you!!  Enjoy!!!<br />  Brian May  August, 1983


title: Live in the Seventies

text: Live Stones in 77... nuff said.


title: Early Stones at their best!

text: It's refreshing to hear these early recordings with Brian Jones and the original band. They kill it on these cuts from early in their career.


title: Redefines the meaning of five stars

text:
"Oh, the snot has caked against my pants/It has turned into crystal."

That's how 'Live And Let Live' begins, and it is easy to see why this was Jim Morrison's favorite band.  Acoustic guitars everywhere and beautiful harmonies The Beatles would love, and I could not recommend this anymore.

I have listened to "Pet Sounds" and while I tolerated it I didn't see what all the big deal was, but this...My introduction to Love was the song 'Always See Your Face' in the movie "High Fidelity" and instantly I had to know what it was.  I listened to the song quite a few times, but this album is even better.  After "Alone Again Or" I was hooked.  While this album could easily be a soundtrack to a great music film never made, the closer 'You Set The Scene' plays like a film on its own.

"There's a private in my boat and he wears
Pins instead of medals on his coat
There's a chicken in my nest and she won't
Lay until I've given her my best"

Does it really mean anything?  I don't know, but I like it.  And I think you will too.


title: Great CD!

text: This EP is great. I found it at an underground music store right when it came out. It was on a display of new music and came with a video that contained 2 songs, 1 of which was not ont he EP. It was like $6 so I thought I'd take a chance on it. Overall it's mostly metal I guess (I haven't listened to it in so lonog (I'll have to pull it out now though)) but there is a dub track which shows some reggae influence which make me laugh at the song that calls the Rastafarians center of worship a weirdo. I have no idea what the song lyrics are though. If you can find this album, definatley pick it up.


title: Does not dissapoint...

text: A wonderful album that all us hardcore heads have been sweating for the past 2 years. Remember the days of checking hip hop news sites every day for updates & info on the new Gang Starr LP?...the wait is over my friends. While I do not think this album is up to par with their last unbeatable masterpieces such as "Moment of Truth" or "Hard to Earn", it is undoubtedly the best hip hop album of 2003 so far and the 4 years since MOT has been worth it. Premo is like a fine wine, he gets better and better over the years...while Guru has lyrically been expanding & exploring new terrain he has not previously conquered (all though we do get the classic "dissing wack mc's" stuff we love Guru for). Premo mixed & produced every track on this album and it shows. Ummmm...are the Neptunes listening?


title: Mellow CD

text: Good


title: Nice

text: Great CD and DVD set of The World Is Yours and Rock In Rio. The set was delivered fast and in good condition. The band was in perfect form in 2010. Recommended if you can find one, get it.


title: Awesome.

text: Great bootleg from Bush's 90's heyday. Perfect sound quality and a great performance. Must have if you're a Bush fan.


title: New artist with a great guitar!

text: It's not often you hear something that you know is the beginning of something that's going to be big. This "concept cd" is this artist's exploration into writing a variety of rock and metal...as for me I enjoyed it primarily as a showcase of his mastery of the guitar.  He has great range, but if you want to sample a few of the songs I found his 2nd, 6th, and 7th tracks well illustrated his ability to lead me through the tracks.  There are practically no vocals on this cd, and even though voice would probably enhance the experience, the way his guitar speaks has me hooked.  I hope he's already working on his next cd!


title: Good record

text: I bought this for my wife and she loves it.


title: great album but DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER!

text: This is a still in print cd you can get all over the place for between 6-10 bucks.  Do not pay 50 bucks for it.  That is all.


title: Too tacky for it's own good

text: Why is this CD scary? Because we'll be hearing these exact same songs performed by hotel lounge bands 20 years from now. It's a great mix of older alt-rock songs (Closer, Rape Me, Fight For Your Right, Come Out And Play) with a mix of newer songs (What's My Age Again?, Guerilla Radio, Break Stuff, Last Resort) done in a, um, cheesy  lounge style by lounge master Richard Cheese. The only ones I didn't like were his renditions of The Rockefeller Skank and Smack My B**** Up, mainly because the original songs don't have enough words to be turned into a lounge song (the reasons I didn't give it five stars). I first heard about Mr. Cheese mentioned in a Nine Inch Nails website for his rendition of Closer, and downloaded a few of the tracks off of a certain MP3 trading service. It's kind of like listening to a whole album of songs like Beck's lounge version of MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack (which I was surprised wasn't covered). Another problem I had was where Cheese sings "Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaape Meeeeeeeee! Raaaaaape Meeeeee my friends!", because it pretty much killed that song (I never liked Nirvana's original to begin with). If you like any of the songs covered, give it a shot. bottom line: If you hate lounge music, avoid this one.  Still, it's a great idea that was pretty well executed.


title: More... (I also happen to like it)

text:
Subliminal Genocide is another consistant, well crafted release from a respectable underground artist. It bears practically all of the elements Xasthur has previously established himself with and it offers more. More... plain and simple. I personally have no qualms with "more" and Genocide does not rock the boat on the quality front so I see no need to alert the Black Metal "Quality Control Police."

I would think many people into music would have legitimate reason to mildly envy guys like Xasthur, Leviathan, Sapthuran etc. They are able to take the darkest ideas and emotions from the sweet spot of their brains and translate them into physical, transportable plastic disks for others to hear. Angry guys alone in a basement somewhere making angry art and seizing the tools at hand to fine tune and deliver it... all in this awful modern era of George W. Bush. From their complex logos and artwork to the song titles, album intros and liner notes... it's all crafted with attention to detail. It's VERY cool stuff and quite respectable if you ask me. Even that Leviathan album of "demos" offers interesting moments worth investigating... takes me back to when I first discovered SST records / Black Flag as a teen. Something to get excited about... check these guys out.


title: Five Stars

text: an excellent compilation of soft rock oldies.


title: Horrible Sound Quality

text: No joke, I'd rather listen to an MP3. The marbling on the vinyl isn't even that nice. Stay away.


title: Four Stars

text: Funny and intertaining


title: Quick shipping, good transaction

text: This is an oldie but goodie. Great product.


title: Dosen't come with extra wooden sticks

text: It was good to make a simple one for yourself already made like 2 and they smoked real good so im happy with it


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD!!!!<br />Recommended.


title: Best Value

text: I was impressed on the condition upon receiving it


title: muy confiable

text: EXCELENTE PRODUCTO Y RÁPIDA ENTREGA TOMANDO EN CUENTA LA DISTANCIA EN LA QUE ME ENCUENTRO. MUCHAS GRACIAS<br />ALEJANDRO ABT .


title: Great Product - Needs Better Written Directions

text: The directions which this product comes with are a little bit confusing (poorly written) however it is easy to get clarification either online or by calling them.  It works great - highly recommended!


title: great great great

text: greatest voice i have ever heard. done with dignity.the musicians are great.the most enjoyable dvd anyone could ever experience.


title: Record

text: Fast service in good condition.


title: The Original.

text: This is where it all started--the original 10" LP of West-Coast jazz tracks for the Brando film. All tracks were released later on a similarly-named, extended 12" Decca LP. Spot on.


title: On Target

text: Drummer and band-leader Eddie Grady led this group in delivering some of '50s superlative, upbeat instrumental joys--Decca's recorded sound remains remarkably pleasant, too.


title: Love the album

text: The description for this item says the records were colored, but they are just black. Love the album, but was disappointed to find this out.


title: Muscular, Vigorous, HIP Bach

text: Spering uses a 20-member adult choir for a full sound, albeit with a period orchestra. Tempos are generally fast, however, so the result can be extremely exhilarating. This is the third 2-disc CD in this series and they are all worth purchasing.


title: Sparkling interpretations!

text: Ton Koopman adds many ornaments as is required to make these organ concertos come alive. This quasi-improvisatory element is completely lacking in many interpretations, including the Simon Preston recording with Trevor Pinnock conducting the English Concert. Koopman makes it easy to envision how Handel regaled his theater audience in between acts of his oratorios.


title: Janowitz's Schubert lieder are marvelous!

text: Gundula Janowitz brings an intensity to Schubert's lieder that is unsurpassed. This out-of-print 4 CD collection complements the Fischer-Dieskau 3 volume set and gives you both singers in their prime, unlike the Hyperion set.


title: Vigorous, muscular Bach at sprightly tempos

text: I bought this for BWV 3 as I didn't have it. Spering's version will knock your socks off! Especially the duet, "Wenn Sorgen auf mich dringen"! While the tempos Spering chooses may seem a bit fast at first hearing, the balance is so good between the 20-member choir and the instrumentalists you wonder how it is humanly possible. But the soloists are also excellent and the choir is so good that you soon forget how they achieved it! The cantus firmus is very distinct from the rest of the choir, which is also very welcome. After I purchased this I also purchased the other two Bach cantata sets from Spering and I predict you will as well!


title: Good to have D. 790 again

text: If you want Brendel's 70s recording of the German Dances D. 790 you'll need to purchase this disc. His later box set only includes D. 783 but no D. 790.


title: Cheerful, Childlike Simplicity

text:
Edith Mathis and Peter Schreier perform these Volkslieder with a cheerful lightness and childlike simplicity that makes them exquisitely listenable. I much prefer this collection to the DFD/Schwarzkopf version.

For whatever reason, the German Folk Songs for Four-Part Chorus contained on the 3-LP vinyl version of this recording are not included here, so you will have to get them in the Giulini, Jena, Sinopoli "Brahms: Complete Choral Works" box set.


title: Stern Bach

text: While I love the sternness and gravitas of Grumiaux's playing, I find that I sometimes suffer from listening fatigue and wish for a more "romantic" interpretation such as by Sergio Luca which, unfortunately, are not available on CD.


title: Great recording should be remastered

text: These early digital recordings on the Telefunken label remind me why it took me so long to adopt the CD: The sound is flat and thin. These recordings by Harnoncourt should be remastered and re-released--they are quite exceptional.


title: Por quality

text: Full of pops and clicks. The récord is in a very poor condición. I am disappointed nota benigno Abel to playing ut without getting annoyed.


title: not quite

text: not what I expected.


title: Really she is that good. I had not been at all familiar with ...

text: I am not a professional musician. I am an avid listener and enjoyer of the gifts and talents of truly gifted and talented. Jamila Javadova-Spitzberg is a consummate professional. It has been my pleasure to work with Jamila. Her dedication to her craft in preparing for the services I conducted was exemplary. That same professionalism and dedication is reflected in her CD “GARA GARAYEV: Transcriptions for Organ”. The station I play most frequently on my Pandora Radio is almost exclusively organ music. Of the many artists I listen to on a regular basis Jamila Javadova-Spitzberg would be among the tops! Though Pandora does not have her work on file yet, I hope they will do so soon. Really she is that good. I had not been at all familiar with Gara Garayev. Jamila has introduced me to a great composer. Her presentation of Garayev on the magnificent organ in Rotterdam fills my music room as I write this. My recommendation is listen and enjoy. Thank you for this wonderful CD, Jamila!


Fantastic! A real clean album of great Marta magic! Try to get the high res file if you really want to hear it at the best!


title: Great addition to anyone’s collection who is a fan of Elvis or jimmy velvet.

text: I had no idea there was anything like this that existed. I have met jimmy velvet a couple of times and I am an avid Elvis fan so I was very excited to find this item. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Elvis or jimmy velvet.


title: Classicos 60

text: All of the music by Son Boricua is top notch


title: Breathtaking!

text: Despite some uncharacteristic sloppiness in the performance - horns slurring their parts or entering too soon or too late, and some aimless milling about near the end of Pines (the orchestra must have been on amphetamines) - the Philadelphia under Riccardo Muti here turns in the most thrilling recording of Respighi I have ever heard, not by a little but by a lot.  The Reiner recording with Chicago seems prim by comparison.  The closest I am aware of is a 1950s Stokowski recording that pushed the mikes a little too far, but Muti tops Stokowski at his own game of no holds barred, fill-the-hall music making.  And Muti has the extra advantage of a deep, spacious, and transparent soundstage.  The flaws in the performance are too great to make this a 5-star recommendation, but if you are after music that thrills and don't mind a few rehearsal-quality errors in the performance, here it is.


We own this same record. If you like Jolson you will like this record. Eddie Williams sings it so well you cant tell its not Jolson.<br />Fidelity is very good as well.


title: Its pretty good.

text:
I own the record set, but not bought from this seller.
The analog recordings made in 1973 are pretty much the peak of analog recording equipment. Sound stage, depth and separation is very good and when played over tubes like i do is very clear clear and lifelike. Its not harsh on the highs, clipped or compressed.
This is Rachmaninoff centennial celebration recordings and comes with an informative insert. Care was taking in the recording and engineering.


title: A masterpiece

text: Fantastic pressing in vinyl of Bowie's masterpiece. Incredible.


title: What a CD!

text: I own the original gatefold pressing in vinyl and it's probably one of the best out there for quality sound. My wife bought me the remastered version on vinyl and it surprised me that they could make it sound even better. Now I have it on CD and it sounds fantastic as well. Don't wait. The best Dave Mason album there is without a doubt, and it's not expensive. Thanks, Stan