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Pirate Radio
:Album Description:On 'Brass in Pocket,' one of the pretenders earliest singles-and their first to chart in the U.S., scoring #14 in Billboard-Chrissie Hynde sings, 'I'm special, so special, I gotta have some of your attention, give it to me.' Formed in London in '78 with Hynde, James Honeyman Scott, Martin Chambers, and Pete Farndon, the band received massive attention for that hit and other stellar songs from their 1980 self-titled debut album. Via impeccable musicianship and Hynde's charismatic persona-equal parts cool swagger, tough-but vulnerable lyrics ...
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Velvet Underground & Nico
: :When the Velvets recorded this debut, they were best known as the protégés of Andy Warhol (who designed the sleeve), and as a grating, combustive live band. Fueled by drummer Moe Tucker's no-nonsense wham and John Cale's howling viola, some of the straight-up rock & roll and arty noise extravaganzas here bear that out. But before Lou Reed was singing about sadomasochism and drug deals and writing lyrics inspired by his favorite poets, he was a pop songwriter, and this album has some of his ...
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Perception (6CD/6DVD, Boxset)
:Album Description:6CD/6DVD Boxed set celebrating the 40th anniversary of this legendary band: All their Jim Morrison-Era studio albums reissued in deluxe 2-disc editions with rare & previously unreleased bonus material, 5.1 mixes, bonus video content, and more! :For years, the recording industry has asked fans to purchase the same music from the 1960s and '70s over and over again, via remasterings, repackagings, and, of course, reformattings. The Doors' box Perception (get it?), cleverly packaged as... a door, does hold some astonishing music, but the thing ...
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Schoolhouse Rock! (1973 TV Series)
: :It's hard to overestimate the effect Schoolhouse Rock had on anyone who was a child between 1973 and 1985. Forty-one three-minute educational cartoons set to original songs, they were the original music videos, and they taught countless kids the difference between adjectives ('Unpack Your Adjectives') and adverbs ('Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here'), how to multiply ('Three Is a Magic Number'), basic principles of science ('Do the Circulation,' 'Interplanet Janet'), and American civics ('I'm Just a Bill,' 'The Preamble'). All of the original songs ...
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Retro
:Album Description:A different kind of boxed set from a different kind of band. The career-spanning Retro fills four CDs with tracks selected by influential New Order fans who've followed the band for years. Disc One gathers the singles, selected by journalist Miranda Sawyer. Disc Two collects album tracks, selected by journalist John McCready. Disc Three is the remixes, selected by Hacienda DJ Mike Pickering. Disc Four is unreleased live tracks, selected by New Order & Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie. Includes an extensive booklet & ...
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The Complete BBC Sessions
:Album Description:2007 two CD set contains 25 of their BBC In Session recordings made between 1993-97, selected by the band. It is a marvelous insight into the changing styles and development of the band during that time and offers previously unreleased versions of tracks from some of their most critically acclaimed albums. Universal. 2007.
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Live Box
:Album Description:2007 two CD set contains 25 of their BBC In Session recordings made between 1993-97, selected by the band. It is a marvelous insight into the changing styles and development of the band during that time and offers previously unreleased versions of tracks from some of their most critically acclaimed albums. Universal. 2007.
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Greatest Hits of the 80's
:Album Description:Budget-priced box featuring 144 pop, soul & new wave gems ofthe decade. Includes hits by Blondie, Freddie Jackson, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Go West, Billy Idol, Climie Fisher, Mel & Kim, P.I.L., Kim Wilde, Culture Club, Human League, Spandau Ballet, the Waterboys, Kajagoogoo, J. Geils Band, Paul Hardcastle, Ultravox, Eddy Grant, Billy Ocean, Talk Talk, Jermaine Stewart, John Waite, China Crisis and many, many more! Each disc comes in a separate full color slipcase & together they are packaged in a full CD-sized brilliant ...
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The Big Horn: The History of the Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone
:Album Description:Subtitled - The History Of The Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone. Not for the faint hearted, this compilation of 106 tracks bursts at the seams with the sound of 50 hard blowing saxophonists who, between 1942-1952, formed the nucleus of what became known as the Honkers & Screamers. Artists include Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Wild Bill Moore, Paul Williams, Hal Singer, & many more. Includes 68-page illustrated booklet with biographies of the players & full discography details. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. ...
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From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology
:Album Description:3 CD retrospective of Kristy's work between 1979 and 2000. Contains all her singles & unreleased tracks including demos from the family archive. EMI. 2005.
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