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Luminous Groove
: :The second in a series of Robyn Hitchcock retrospective box sets from Yep Roc, the five-disc ''Luminous Groove'' box set shines a light on Robyn's rock & roll renaissance with the Egyptians. In 1985 Robyn's newest group, with ex-Soft Boys Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor plus keyboardist Roger Jackson, marked the next stage in the career of one of popular music's most unique creators. ''Fegmania!'' is a return to band format, showcasing the new outfit through sonic tapestries around Hitchcock's signature skittered melodies and private lyrics. On ''Element of Light,'' ...
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Talking Heads
:Album Description:Formed in the mid-70's by art school chums David Byrne, Chris Franz, and Tina Weymouth-and ex-Modern lover Jerry Harrison-Talking Heads rose out of the CBGB punk crucible and proved themselves one of the most artistically adventurous and influential bands ever. Their visionary, polyrhyhmic sound fused elements including rock, funk, and punk with diverse world beats, avant-garde minimalism, and pure pop genius. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band and their groundbreaking repertoire are celebrated in Rhino's deluxe DualDisc upgrade of their catalog. Now their ...
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Dreams
: :This four-CD celebration offers an incredibly comprehensive look at the Allman Brothers, adding early demos, rare live recordings, alternate takes, outtakes, remixes, and solo efforts to the already powerful 'official' catalog. Their progression from '60s Invasion-style rockers to blues cover band with a taste for B.B. King to dynamic rock & roll juggernaut is astonishing, and the inclusion of sundry oddities will make collectors happy. The booklet is thorough and lovingly produced. --Marc Greilsamer
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The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968
: :This four-CD celebration offers an incredibly comprehensive look at the Allman Brothers, adding early demos, rare live recordings, alternate takes, outtakes, remixes, and solo efforts to the already powerful 'official' catalog. Their progression from '60s Invasion-style rockers to blues cover band with a taste for B.B. King to dynamic rock & roll juggernaut is astonishing, and the inclusion of sundry oddities will make collectors happy. The booklet is thorough and lovingly produced. --Marc Greilsamer
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Cat Stevens Box Set
:Album Description:One of the most anticipated box sets upon its original release in 2001, the On The Road To Find Out, a four disc set is to be reissued. It includes seventy-nine selections ranging from his first demo in 1965 through to a 1997 collaboration recorded under his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam. On The Road To Find Out encompasses all of the hits and key tracks, as well as an abundance of rarities and is the ultimate collection of the work of a man who last released a new pop record ...
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Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
: essential recording:Randy Newman's three-decades-plus career proves at least one thing: an articulate, bespectacled fellow seated at a piano--a Southern Californian, no less!--can be damn dangerous. In a civil sort of way. This four-disc overview of Newman's fitful but ultimately brilliant career offers a portal into Newman the solo artist, the film composer, and the for-hire songwriter. Discs 1 and 2 (for old fans, the least rewarding of the lot) serve as a greatest hits package--greatest hits being a relative term ('Short People,' 'I Love L.A.,' 'Mama Told Me Not to ...
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Radiohead
:Album Description:Limited Deluxe Edition boxset featuring all seven full-length EMI albums from Radiohead spanning their first decade as a recording unit 1993-2003. Each of the discs are repackaged in digipak sleeves featuring the original artwork and booklet. The albums featured in this collector's set are: Pablo Honey (1993), The Bends (1995), OK Computer (1997), Kid A (2000), Amesiac (2001), I Might Be Wrong (Live/2001) and Hail To The Thief (2003). 79 tracks total. Parlophone.
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Singles Collection: The London Years
:Album Description:This box set is a compilation of all the Rolling Stones' singles from 1963 to 1971, including A-sides, B-sides and alternate B-sides from the U.S. and the U.K. releases. These 58 songs on 3 discs have been digitally remastered with most tracks in mono to reflect the sound of the original 45s. It includes a 78-page, 12' x 12' book with lyrics, detailed track annotations by Bruce Eder and essays by Anthony De Curtis and Andrew Oldham. THE SINGLES COLLECTION: THE LONDON YEARS comes as advertised--the box includes every American ...
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Bellini - Norma / Maria Callas, Ludwig, Corelli, Zaccaria, Teatro alla Scala, Serafin
:Album Description:This box set is a compilation of all the Rolling Stones' singles from 1963 to 1971, including A-sides, B-sides and alternate B-sides from the U.S. and the U.K. releases. These 58 songs on 3 discs have been digitally remastered with most tracks in mono to reflect the sound of the original 45s. It includes a 78-page, 12' x 12' book with lyrics, detailed track annotations by Bruce Eder and essays by Anthony De Curtis and Andrew Oldham. THE SINGLES COLLECTION: THE LONDON YEARS comes as advertised--the box includes every American ...
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The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954
: :A founding father of electric blues in general and Texas blues in particular, guitarist T-Bone Walker influenced countless blues players and, by extension, countless rock & rollers as well. The Complete Imperial Recordings date from the early to mid-1950s, when the idea of electric blues was really taking hold, and the two-disc set is a wealth of classic songs exquisitely performed. While definitely blues, there's more difference between this and the acoustic blues that predated Walker than amplification can account for; there's jazz and swing mixed in as well, as on ...
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