|
|
|
Platinum: A Life in Music
: :The four-CD box-set Platinum was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elvis's death. While much of the material here is made up of familiar hits, there are also 77 unreleased performances spread over the set. Of course, unreleased doesn't necessarily mean better. The original versions of 'Heartbreak Hotel,' 'Rip It Up,' and 'That's All Right' are so firmly embedded as the foundations of rock & roll that the new versions here add little luster. But what makes Platinum a real treasure-trove is hearing Elvis off mic, whether off-duty or working up songs ...
|
|
|
Buffalo Springfield Box Set
: 's Best of 2001:Though they're recognized as a seminal influence on American rock music (variously fostering the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, CSN&Y, Richie Furay, Poco, and even Loggins & Messina), L.A.'s Buffalo Springfield were perpetually star-crossed by personal squabbles and legal travails during their two-year tenure. Even this extensive four-disc overview was delayed for a decade by disagreements among the Springfield alums. Arranged chronologically, the set offers up a wealth of previously unreleased demos by band mainstays Young, Stills, and Furay, mostly spare acoustic performances (a number of which didn't make ...
|
|
|
Asylum Album Box Set (9CD)
:Album Description:The Eagles reunited in the studio for 1994's Hell Freezes Over, and they continue to tour to great acclaim, but their reputation was made on the stellar repertoire they recorded from '72-'80, presented here in one collection for the first time. It all began in the early '70s when the band soared above their origins as harmony-heavy roots-rockers to emerge as the defining artists of the influential Southern California scene. They delivered four consecutive #1 albums that decade; three are contained herein (the fourth was their 1976 Greatest Hits). Ultimately they became ...
|
|
|
Last Train to Hicksville
:Album Description:The Eagles reunited in the studio for 1994's Hell Freezes Over, and they continue to tour to great acclaim, but their reputation was made on the stellar repertoire they recorded from '72-'80, presented here in one collection for the first time. It all began in the early '70s when the band soared above their origins as harmony-heavy roots-rockers to emerge as the defining artists of the influential Southern California scene. They delivered four consecutive #1 albums that decade; three are contained herein (the fourth was their 1976 Greatest Hits). Ultimately they became ...
|
|
|
The Classic Collection
:Album Description:Budget-priced 1997 release from Castle's Pulse label, a fourdisc box with 80 of the pop vocalist's finest recordings!Features many great covers & all 15 of her U.S. top 40 hits,including the #1 smashes 'Downtown' & 'My Love', plus 'WhoAm I?', 'I Know A Pl
|
|
|
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 prettiest tunes, mostly sung by Nico, the German ...
|
|
|
The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
: :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 prettiest tunes, mostly sung by Nico, the German ...
|
|
|
Chicago Box (Bonus DVD)
:Album Description:The only boxed set covering their entire 36-year career. Produced with Chicago's involvement, this massive collection gathers over 100 songs on five CDs. It features hit singles, classic album cuts, band favorites, and three previously unreleased tracks from the fan-requested Stone Of Sisyphus project. A bonus DVD contains rare 1972 concert performances and a promotional film for Chicago XIII. Extensive liner notes include two essays, detailed track-by-track analysis, and a ton of archival photos. Walter Parazaider (sax, woodwinds), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone), Robert Lamm (keyboards, vocals), Terry Kath (guitar, vocals), ...
|
|
|
Hit Story
:Album Description:Hitstory is an 80-track, three CD set of Elvis Presley's chart hits. Spanning his entire career from 1954's That's All Right to 1976's Way Down, this deluxe three-disc set combines two landmark collections of Elvis's indispensable smash hits with a brand new compilation of more essential Top 20 singles. Hitstory features Elvis' popular hits and recent chart-topping remixes, including 'Heartbreak Hotel',''Hound Dog', 'Love Me Tender', 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'A Little Less Conversation', and 74 other iconic Presley hits. Discs one and two of Hitstory are made up of Elvis' 30 ...
|
|
|
The Fabulous 50's [3-CD Set]
:Album Description:Hitstory is an 80-track, three CD set of Elvis Presley's chart hits. Spanning his entire career from 1954's That's All Right to 1976's Way Down, this deluxe three-disc set combines two landmark collections of Elvis's indispensable smash hits with a brand new compilation of more essential Top 20 singles. Hitstory features Elvis' popular hits and recent chart-topping remixes, including 'Heartbreak Hotel',''Hound Dog', 'Love Me Tender', 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'A Little Less Conversation', and 74 other iconic Presley hits. Discs one and two of Hitstory are made up of Elvis' 30 ...
|
|