Jazz, Rock, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Rap & Hip Hop, Classical, and Latin New Vinyl Records, 180 & 200 Gram Vinyl LPs

On this salute to pianist/vocalist extraordinaire Nat King Cole, Diana Krall has a lot to live up to, presenting a group of compositions that are ingrained in the public's memory as part of a lasting legacy of both jazz and pop music. It's to her credit that she went about this intimidating task with a resourcefulness and quiet grace that makes All For You an exceptional tribute. A majority of All For You features Krall in an appropriately unadorned trio setting wonderfully capturing the essence of the Cole trio's arrangements. Krall swings hard with guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller on "I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm" and "Hit That Jive Jack," often employing Cole trio devices such as repeated unison figures and on-top-of-the-beat eighth notes on bass. Krall's own sultry, understated singing and crisp, straightforward piano is distinctive enough to cast a fine new light on these classic songs. Here on 180g Double Vinyl!

1. I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm
2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
3. You Call It Madness
4. Frim Fram Sauce
5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
6. Baby Baby All The Time
7. Hit That Jive Jack
8. You're Looking At Me
9. I'm Thru With Love
10. Deed I Do
11. A Blossom Fell
12. If I Had You

R.E.M. Live At The Olympia Special Edition 4 LP/2 CD/DVD Box Set features 39 tracks from the band's acclaimed 2007 working rehearsals in Dublin, Ireland where the band set up camp at Ireland's capital city and tested new material over five nights before passionate, capacity crowds. Features rarities, fan favorites, unreleased tracks and original versions of songs that would end up on Accelerate including: "So. Central Rain," "Sitting Still," "Driver 8," "Pretty Persuasion," "Cuyahoga," "Gardening At Night," "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" and more.

DVD is a 59 minute performance documentary by Vincent Moon of 5 nights of live rehearsal in Dublin Ireland featuring "Until The Day Is Done," "Houston," "Drive," "Horse To Water" and more.

Contents also include an Olympia 24" x 36" tour poster, essay notes from Peter Buck and liner notes by Andy Gill.

Track Listing:

CD 1

1. Living Well Is The Best Revenge
2. Second Guessing
3. Letter Never Sent
4. Staring Down The Barrel Of The Middle Distance
5. Disturbance At The Heron House
6. Mr Richards
7. Houston
8. New Test Leper
9. Cuyahoga
10. Electrolite
11. Man Sized Wreath
12. So Central Rain
13. On The Fly
14. Maps And Legends
15. Sitting Still
16. Driver 8
17. Horse To Water
18. I'm Gonna DJ
19. Circus Envy
20. These Days

CD 2

1. Drive
2. Feeling Gravity's Pull
3. Until The Day Is Done
4. Accelerate
5. Auctioneer
6. Little America
7. 1000000
8. Disguised
9. The Worst Joke Ever
10. Welcome To The Occupation
11. Carnival Of Sorts
12. Harbor Coat
13. Wolves Lower
14. I've Been High
15. Kohoutek
16. West Of The Fields
17. Pretty Persuasion
18. Romance
19. Gardening At Night

Disc 3

1. Bonus Content DVD

LP1

1. Living Well Is The Best Revenge
2. Second Guessing
3. Letter Never Sent
4. Staring Down The Barrel Of The Middle Distance
5. Disturbance At The Heron House
6. Mr Richards
7. Houston
8. New Test Leper
9. Cuyahoga
10. Electrolite

LP2

1. Man Sized Wreath
2. So Central Rain
3. On The Fly
4. Maps And Legends
5. Sitting Still
6. Driver 8
7. Horse To Water
8. I'm Gonna DJ
9. Circus Envy
10. These Days

LP3

1. Drive
2. Feeling Gravity's Pull
3. Until The Day Is Done
4. Accelerate
5. Auctioneer
6. Little America
7. 1000000
8. Disguised
9. The Worst Joke Ever
10. Welcome To The Occupation

LP4

1. Carnival Of Sorts
2. Harbor Coat
3. Wolves Lower
4. I've Been High
5. Kohoutek
6. West Of The Fields
7. Pretty Persuasion
8. Romance
9. Gardening At Night

The Thelonious Monk Quartet with Charlie Rouse lasted 11 years. October 31 and November 1, 1964 at the It Club in Los Angeles showcase Monk at particular high point pianistically; in fact, he went into a Los Angeles studio and recorded the album Solo Monk on the afternoons preceding and following the live taping. He is in full force throughout, but his playing is particularly superb on the standards "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" and the previously unreleased "Sweet And Lovely."

The band plays standards, many of Monk's famous tunes, a few lesser known items like "Gallop's Gallop" and "Blues Five Spot" and the recent compositions "Teo" and "Bright Mississippi." Propelled by Gales and Riley, Monk and Rouse deliver amazing 10-minute excursions on such Monk classics as "Nutty," "Rhythm-a-ning" and "Blue Monk."

Rouse in his sixth year with Monk had hit his stride, truly becoming Monk's musical alter ego. Remarkably, drummer Ben Riley had joined the quartet at the beginning of 1964 and bassist Larry Gales had only logged in a month at the time of this taping; yet they already show the first signs of collective greatness on these evenings.

Mosaic has returned to the original three-track tapes and mixed them down to beautiful sounding analog stereo masters, presenting the six sets they played that night as they happened.

Track Listing:

1. Blue Monk
2. Well, You Needn’t
3. ‘Round Midnight
4. Rhythm-a-ning
5. Epistrophy (theme- Saturday set one)
6. Blues Five Spot
7. Bemsha Swing
8. Straight No Chaser
9. Epistrophy (theme – Saturday set two)
10. Evidence
11. Sweet And Lovely
12. Nutty
13. Epistrophy (theme – Saturday set three)
14. Teo
15. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
16. Epistrophy (theme – Sunday set one)
17. Misterioso
18. Gallop’s Gallop
19. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
20. Epistrophy (theme – Sunday set two)
21. Bright Mississippi
22. Just You, Just Me
23. All The Things You Are
24. Epistrophy (theme – Sunday set three)

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Marking the 20th Anniversary of Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, Sub Pop is reissuing the groundbreaking set in expanded and remastered form. This deluxe double-LP includes a never-before-released live performance, special packaging, and the first run will be on 180g white vinyl (the first run of the original LP was also on white vinyl).

Originally recorded over three sessions with producer Jack Endino at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording Studios in December 1988 and January 1989, Bleach was released in June of 1989 and remains unequivocally and unsurprisingly Sub Pop's very favorite Nirvana full-length. The album initially sold 40,000 copies, but was brought into the international spotlight following the release and worldwide success of the group's 1991 sophomore effort, Nevermind. Subsequently, Bleach has gone on to sell 1.7 million copies in the US alone.

This 20th Anniversary Edition has been remastered from the original tapes at Sterling Sound in a session overseen by Endino. The bonus tracks comprise an unreleased live recording of a complete February 9th, 1990 show at Portland's Pine Street Theatre and features performances of "Love Buzz," "About a Girl," and a cover of The Vaselines song "Molly's Lips." Like the studio album, the concert has also been remixed from the original tapes by Endino.

A 16-page LP booklet includes candid photos of the band not previously released to the public rounds out this premier package.

Track Listing:

1. Blew
2. Floyd the Barber
3. About a Girl
4. School
5. Love Buzz
6. Paper Cuts
7. Negative Creep
8. Scoff
9. Swap Meet
10. Mr. Moustache
11. Sifting
12. Big Cheese
13. Downer
14. Intro (Live)
15. School (Live)
16. Floyd the Barber (Live)
17. Dive (Live)
18. Love Buzz (Live)
19. Spank Thru (Live)
20. Molly s Lips (Live)
21. Sappy (Live)
22. Scoff (Live)
23. About a Girl (Live)
24. Been A Son (Live)
25. Blew (Live)

The first LP is a newly remastered version of the original "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" release. The second LP features 5 unreleased tracks by The Rolling Stones culled from the November 27 & 28, 1969 Madison Square Garden concert master tapes. The third LP features 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner.

The DVD features performances by The Rolling Stones from their 2 night concert at Madison Square Garden, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and footage of the "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" album cover shoot, all shot by Albert and David Maysles. The 56-page Collector’s Book includes photos and an essay by acclaimed photographer Ethan Russell, an original article by Lester Bangs from Rolling Stone magazine and remembrances from concert-goers.

Track List:

LP 1
Original Release

1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash
2. Carol
3. Stray Cat Blues
4. Love In Vain
5. Midnight Rambler
6. Sympathy For The Devil
7. Live With Me
8. Little Queenie
9. Honky Tonk Women
10. Street Fighting Man

LP 2
Unreleased Tracks

1. Prodigal Son
2. You Gotta Move
3. Under My Thumb
4. I’m Free
5. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

LP 3
B.B. King & Tina Turner Live Sets

1. Everyday I Have The Blues – B.B. King
2. How Blue Can You Get – B.B. King
3. That’s Wrong Little Mama – B.B. King
4. Why I Sing The Blues – B.B. King
5. Please Accept My Love – B.B. King
6. Gimme Some Loving – Ike & Tina Turner
7. Sweet Soul Music – Ike & Tina Turner
8. Son Of A Preacher Man – Ike & Tina Turner
9. Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
10. I've Been Loving You Too Long – Ike & Tina Turner
11. Come Together – Ike & Tina Turner
12. Land Of 1000 Dances – Ike & Tina Turner

Bonus DVD

1. Prodigal Son
2. You Gotta Move
3. Under My Thumb
4. I’m Free
5. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

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Michael Jackson recorded solo prior to Off the Wall, but the 1979 album was undoubtedly his breakthrough and it firmly established the former Motown star as a prolific charting solo artist in his own right. Disco beats accompany a fusion of rock, soul and funk here in a visionary mix that is equal parts dancefloor and lush ballads. Songs like "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," "Off The Wall," "Rock With You," "She's Out Of My Life" and "Girlfriend" display the brilliant songwriting and intoxicating blend of melody and rhythm that would turn Jackson into the biggest pop star in the world.

Track Listing:

1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
2. Rock With You
3. Workin' Day And Night
4. Get On The Floor
5. Off The Wall
6. Girlfriend
7. She's Out Of My Life
8. I Can't Help It
9. It's The Falling In Love
10. Burn This Disco Out

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+ Full Length CD - LP Cut from Original Masters and Pressed at Pallas in Germany!

Established from the ashes of alt-country legends Uncle Tupelo by Jeff Tweedy and other former members, Wilco was an apple that initially didn't fall too far from the tree. Their debut album, A.M. builds on the former group's brand of updated country-rock and emotionally charged songwriting, albeit with a more noticeable emphasis on the rock here. Many of the best creations on A.M. from the driver's-licenseless drunk in "Passenger Side" to the bar-band celebration of riverboat gambling on "Casino Queen" also sport an unprecedented sense of humor and playfulness that ultimately strengthens the songwriting and its appeal.

Wilco A.M. Track Listing

1. I Must Be High
2. Casino Queen
3. Box Full Of Letters
4. Shouldn't Be Ashamed
5. Pick Up The Change
6. I Thought I Held You
7. That's Not The Issue
8. It's Just That Simple
9. Should've Been In Love
10. Passenger Side
11. Dash 7
12. Blue Eyed Soul
13. Too Far Apart

When Peter Frampton left Humble Pie, the band he co-founded, the group replaced him with fireball guitarist Clem Clemson. And Humble Pie grew a whole lot more raucous, more freewheeling and downright greasy. Their third album, the first with Clemson, is unquestionably their greatest with Steve Marriott's soulful wail totally unleashed. Smokin' yielded the group's most memorable anthem - "30 Days In The Hole." Stephen Still guests on some funky Hammond organ on "Road Runner 'G' Jam." Cut from the original analog masters with the most intense attention paid to every minute detail, this reissue is positively Smokin'!

Track Listing:

1. Hot 'N' Nasty
2. The Fixer
3. You’re So Good To Me
4. C'Mon Everybody
5. Old Time Feelin'
6. 30 Days In The Hole
7. Road Runner
8. Road Runners 'G' Jam
9. I Wonder

Live In Paris is Frank Sinatra’s definitive concert album. Yes, there are many good ones—Sinatra at the Sands is also among the finest—but none better captures the essence of the singer’s voice, showmanship, and command than this 1962 session, which remained unreleased until 1994. Backed only by a sextet, the main focus here is on Sinatra’s peerless singing, phrasing, and style. Needless to say, the iconic crooner doesn’t disappoint.

It’s impossible to overstate the magnificence of the interpretations on this set. Looking for the ultimate renditions of “My Funny Valentine,” “In the Still of the Night,” “One for My Baby,” “Night and Day,” and “Ol’ Man River”? Search no more. Sinatra’s readings of these classics exceed his superb studio versions, as well as those that appear on other live albums. And consider the setlist: “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Come Fly With Me,” “Chicago,” “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Superb. And Sinatra is simply “on,” bringing a combination of swinging enthusiasm, reverent charm, and dignified emotion to standards. He triumphs with a powerful voice yet affected by the ravages of time and cigarettes.

Fans of Sinatra at the Sands should take note. Sinatra in Paris is much more intimate, with the scaled-down arrangements and small band allowing songs to bask in the glory of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ voice. Yes, Sinatra’s period onstage comments can seem crude. But they take nothing away from the sheer superiority of this recording.

Ever since its release, the lone drawback to Sinatra in Paris has been that of the inferior sound quality. Lament the shortcoming no more. Half-speed mastered from the original tapes and pressed onto two slabs of quiet 180-gram vinyl, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited-edition 2-LP set lifts the veil on the music and allows it to soar with a richness, texture, openness, and presence that have until now gone missing. You will swoon over the improvements.

Track Listing:

1. Introduction - Charles Aznavour
2. Goody Goody
3. Imagination
4. At Long Last Love
5. Moonlight in Vermont
6. Without a Song
7. Day In - Day Out
8. I've Got You Under My Skin
9. I Get a Kick Out of You
10. Second Time Around
11. Too Marvelous for Words
12. My Funny Valentine
13. In the Still of the Night
14. April in Paris
15. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
16. They Can't Take That Away from Me
17. Chicago
18. Night and Day
19. I Could Have Danced All Night
20. One for My Baby
21. Foggy Day
22. Ol' Man River
23. Lady Is a Tramp
24. I Love Paris
25. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
26. Come Fly With Me

2009 studio album from the reformed band led by guitarist extraordinaire Trey Anastasio. Joy was produced by Steve Lillywhite and was recorded in New York's Chung King Studios. Many of the album's 10 songs have already been road-tested during the band's reunion tour and retain their fresh, live feel on the studio recordings. The album is already being hailed as the band's best ever studio release. Pressed on two 180g vinyl LPs and packaged in a beautiful gate-fold sleeve.

Three-sided Double LP
Side 4 is Etched with Artwork

Track Listing:

1. Backwards Down The Number Line
2. Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan
3. Joy
4. Sugar Shack
5. Ocelot
6. Kill Devil Falls
7. Light
8. Been Around
9. Time Turns Elastic
10. Twenty Years Later

New music from Pearl Jam!

Gatefold double pocket jacket, die cut front cover, 24 page booklet, Full color LP inner sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Original Art by Tom Tomorrow.

Track Listing:

1. Gonna See My Friend
2. Got Some
3. The Fixer
4. Johnny Guitar
5. Just Breathe
6. Amongst The Waves
7. Unthought Known
8. Supersonic
9. Speed of Sound
10. Force Of Nature
11. The End

The new Alice In Chains album Black Gives Way To Blue is the sound of a new beginning of a legendary band returning to life. Right from the album’s powerful and deeply meaningful opener “All Secrets Known” through its redemptive closing title track, Black Gives Way To Blue, the first new Alice In Chains album in more than 14 years, is not just another rock reunion, but something far more inspiring.

Alice In Chains always was and always will be very much a band. So after taking a more than respectful break to mourn the loss of their brother and band mate Layne Staley, the surviving members of Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez, gradually began to make music again. The band came together for the first time in 2005 to take part in a benefit for the victims of the tsunami in Indonesia.

The following year, Cantrell, Kinney and Inez decided that the time was right for Alice In Chains to reclaim its legacy again on tour. They did so with the help of a new guitarist and vocalist William DuVall, a gifted singer and player in his own right from Atlanta who previously worked with Neon Christ, Comes with the Fall, and as part of Jerry Cantrell’s touring band. As live audiences discovered, DuVall brings a sound and stage presence all his own. Yet when DuVall and Cantrell blend their voices, as Cantrell and Staley did so often, there could be little doubt that the spirit of Alice In Chains was once again alive and well.

Black Gives Way To Blue is the next step for a group that over the course of their career earned multiple Grammy nominations and sold more than 19 million albums worldwide and achieved 11 Top Ten singles. At the same time, the album offers the full, bracing impact of Alice In Chains, a band that kept heavy rock exciting at the dawn of the '90s and helped set the stage for an even grungier Seattle sound still clearly firing on all cylinders.

Recording on Black Gives Way To Blue began in October of 2008 at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 in Northridge and finished at Henson Studios in Hollywood. The band produced the album with Nick Raskulinecz, whose past credits include Foo Fighters and Rush. Black Gives Way To Blue combines some classic Alice In Chains textures with a renewed sense of energy and possibility, from the epic and fantastically electric rocker “A Looking In View” to the exquisite and romantic ballad “Your Decision” to the album’s stunning first single “Check My Brain,” a throbbing rocker in which a band associated with the Pacific Northwest makes a wry and witty observation on working and living in California.

Through Black Gives Way To Blue, there is a deep sense of the unique life that this band has lived, of “Lesson Learned,” to borrow the title of another standout track. In the end, the album offers a kind of shared group autobiography by a band that has survived so much. Together, they are in a way “Last Of My Kind,” to use the title of another album highlight penned by Jerry Cantrell, long a dominant songwriter within Alice In Chains, with lyrics from DuVall. “Imitations are pale,” DuVall and Cantrell sing together on “Black Gives Way To Blue,” a brand new Alice In Chains classic that really has it all; the brooding hurt, the brute force and the beautiful introspection.

Track Listing:

1. All Secrets Known
2. Check My Brain
3. Last Of My Kind
4. Your Decision
5. A Looking In View
6. When The Sun Rose Again
7. Acid Bubble
8. Lessons Learned
9. Take Her Out
10. Private Hell
11. Black Gives Way To Blue

Recorded at his award-winning British Grove Studios in West London and co-produced with long-time cohorts Chuck Ainlay and Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler's fifth studio album, Get Lucky is a beautifully crafted exploration of a lifetime of musical roots. Knopfler fluently combines folk and blues elements here with original songwriting, personalized British ingredients and vivid observational lyricism. The 11-track set is pressed on two heavyweight 180g vinyl LPs.

Track Listing:

1. Border Reiver
2. Hard Shoulder
3. You Can't Beat The House
4. Before Gas And TV
5. Monteleone
6. Cleaning My Gun
7. The Car Was The One
8. Remembrance Day
9. Get Lucky
10. So Far From The Clyde
11. Piper To The End

On Colored Vinyl!

The Black Crowes' new album Before the Frost...features 11 new unreleased Black Crowes' studio songs. The accompanying free album...Until The Freeze has 8 new original studio songs plus a cover version of the Stephen Stills classic "So Many Times."

Before The Frost... and ...Until the Freeze were recorded over a series of five nights at Levon Helm Studios. Although both are studio albums, all the new material was performed and recorded in front of an intimate audience of the band's fans.

Chris Robinson conceived the innovative concept: "I think we fulfilled a musical commitment to continue on the golden road of artistic independence. Approaching 20 years into our careers, we still are ambitious enough to push ourselves to create something unique that we have never done before."

Track Listing:

Before The Frost...

1. Good Morning Captain
2. Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
3. Appaloosa
4. A Train Still Makes A Lonely Sound
5. I Ain't Hiding
6. Kept My Soul
7. What Is Home
8. Houston Don't Dream About Me
9. Make Glad
10. And The Band Played On
11. Last Place That Love Lives

...Until The Freeze

1. Aimless Peacock
2. Shady Grove
3. Garden Gate
4. Greenhorn
5. Shine Along
6. Roll Old Jeremiah
7. Lady Of Avenue A
8. So Many Times
9. Fork In The River

The highly acclaimed group's fifth studio album and follow-up to 2008's Grammy winning The Bedlam In Goliath, its third consecutive album to debut in the Top 10. Octahedron was written by The Mars Volta: Omar Rodriguez Lopez (music, arrangements, direction) and Cedric Bixler Zavala (vocals, lyrics) and performed by The Mars Volta group: Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Thomas Pridgen, John Frusciante, Isaiah Ikey Owens, Juan Alderete de la Pena, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

Double gatefold white vinyl with deluxe spot-gloss printing. Limited edition custom-made printed outer "orange peel vinyl" sleeve with full color inner sleeves and labels.

Track Listing:

1. Since We've Been Wrong
2. Teflon
3. Halo of Nembutals
4. With Twilight as My Guide
5. Cotopaxi
6. Desperate Graves
7. Copernicus
8. Luciforms

Beck’s Sea Change remains the best record of the indie icon’s career. And how. The sonic chameleon shocked the world in 2002 with this warm-sounding folk-pop album—a sincere, honest, and mature meditation on the end of a nine-year relationship with his girlfriend. As for the vocalist’s trademark irony, sarcasm, and humor? Not here. In their place is an affecting emotionalism to which anyone who’s ever been in (or out) of love will relate. The music is equally personal and meditative. Gorgeous string arrangements come courtesy of his father, David Campbell, and illustrate the heartbreak that informs the beautiful melodies and tranquil moods.

Best of all, this album is anything but a bummer. Intending to be heard to from start to finish, Beck begins the record with songs conveying emptiness and loss, and gradually moves on to narratives that detail what changes are necessary to regain a sense of identity, purpose, and feeling. By the time he reaches the concluding “Little One,” the healing has begun. Consider this Beck’s mellowest gold—a feat confirmed by its selection as the #2 record of 2002 on Village Voice’s all-encompassing Pazz & Jop poll.

And now, thanks to truly painstaking remastering efforts, this embraceable and intimate gem sounds better than ever. No lie. Master tapes of every cut were delivered to Mobile Fidelity engineers on a separate reel, with the finished product taking months to perfect. Unlike previous digital versions, no compression or dynamic processing was used, making this half-speed mastered 180-gram 2-LP set not just the definitive version — it’s the only analog version worth owning!

Track Listing:

1. The Golden Age
2. Paper Tiger
3. Guess I'm Doing Fine
4. Lonesome Tears
5. Lost Cause
6. End Of The Day
7. It's All In Your Mind
8. Round The Bend
9. Already Dead
10. Sunday Sun
11. Little One
12. Side Of The Road

Import

Available For the First Time In A Year!

Track Listing:

LP 1:

1. BACK IN THE USSR
2. DEAR PRUDENCE
3. GLASS ONION
4. OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
5. WILD HONEY PIE
6. THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL
7. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
8. HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
9. MARTHA MY DEAR
10. I'M SO TIRED
11. BLACKBIRD
12. ROCKY RACOON
13. DON'T PASS ME BY
14. WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD
15. I WILL
16. JULIA

LP 2:

1. BIRTHDAY
2. YER BLUES
3. MOTHER NATURE'S SON
4. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE
5. SEXY SADIE
6. HELTER SKELTER
7. LONG LONG LONG
8. REVOLUTION 1
9. HONEY PIE
10. SAVOY TRUFFEL
11. CRY BABY CRY
12. REVOLUTION 9
13. GOOD NIGHT

The best record from the '90s best interpreters of classic rock sounds. With a Faces and Stones-like swagger, Chris Robinson and Co. blaze through 9 originals and one cover on this, their second full length. Featuring the hits “Remedy” and “Thorn In My Pride,” The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 back in 1992. The best Southern Rock record since Eat A Peach and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic debut.

Track Listing:

1. Sting Me
2. Remedy
3. Thorn In My Pride
4. Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
5. Sometimes Salvation
6. Hotel Illness
7. Black Moon Creeping
8. No Speak No Slave
9. My Morning Song
10. Time Will Tell

With their eponymous 1984 debut, The Smiths began their tenure as the definitive British indie rock band as well as the torchbearers of a new musical era. Johnny Marr's inventive songwriting and Morrissey's unconventional croon made for an evocative sound that was both original and innovative. Songs about homosexuality ("Hand in Glove") and child molestation and murder ("Suffer Little Children") enshrouded the band in controversy and cultlike devotion, both of which would only grow from here.

Track Listing:

1. Reel Around the Fountain
2. You've Got Everything Now
3. Miserable Lie
4. Pretty Girls Make Graves
5. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
6. Still Ill
7. Hand in Glove
8. What Difference Does It Make?
9. I Don't Owe You Anything
10. Suffer Little Children

One of the most respected and innovative bands in music, The Flaming Lips scored a major breakthrough with 1999’s The Soft Bulletin, the group’s most accessible album to that point. Courageous, accomplished and exploding with imagination and sonic texture, the album topped more than 60 year-end “best of” lists, helped rank the psychedelic-noisepopsters among the world’s most influential bands and led to the bestselling success of 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. The Soft Bulletin, in this ultimate 180g vinyl version, is a must-have modern classic.

After lauded indie albums, The Flaming Lips debuted on Warner Bros. in 1991 with the masterful Hit To Death In The Future Head. In 1994, “She Don’t Use Jelly” from Transmissions From The Satellite Heart became an unlikely pop hit. Clouds Taste Metallic (1995) led to a year of touring and 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots became the band's most widely acclaimed album.

Track Listing:

1. Race for the Prize
2. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
3. The Spark That Bled
4. The Spiderbite Song
5. Buggin'
6. What Is the Light?
7. The Observer
8. Waitin' for a Superman
9. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
10. The Gash
11. Slow Motion
12. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
13. Sleeping on the Roof

There’s only one guy who can make an alto saxophone sound like this and superlative after superlative come to mind when you listen to these nine numbers, which were recorded at the close of the '50s. The idea of scaling down Duke Ellington’s band for jam-session-like numbers is absolutely genial because it offers soloists great opportunities to display their artistry. And these wind musicians are the best of the best, masters of their instruments. We have Roy Eldridge, who influenced the transition from swing to be-bop and a modern style of trumpet playing; Harry Edison, whose light and airy Basie-swing style cannot be denied; and Ben Webster, who amalgamates both the Count’s and the Duke’s style of swing. And then there is Johnny 'The Rabbit' Hodges, whose natural feeling for rhythm and gentle tone is brought to optimal expression within this concept.

"Squeeze Me" and "Stompy Jones" both stem from the '40s and are often performed, but in this session they have been rejuvenated in a masterly fashion. The standard "Let’s Fall In Love" demonstrates Lawrence Brown’s highly personal sound on the trombone and then goes on to spotlight Roy Eldridge and Johnny Hodges, both of whom prove that they are at the very zenith of their artistic prowess. "Ruint" and "Going Up" provide a showcase for Johnny Hodges, while "Just A Memory" focuses on the gentle, sometimes rather sentimental sound of Ben Webster.

Just as exceptional is the recording quality of this LP. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the two sessions, the reissue offers a excellent opportunity to pay homage to the Verve recording engineers.

Track Listing:

1. Stompy Jones
2. Squeeze Me
3. Big Shoe
4. Going Up
5. Just A Memory
6. Let's Fall In Love
7. Ruint
8. Bend One
9. You Need To Rock

Since first breaking into the mainstream in 2004 with their hit, “Float On,” platinum-selling artist Modest Mouse have continued to break ground on the indie music scene. Their impressive back catalog has become essential and they often treat fans with b-side and rare track releases. No One’s First, And You’re Next is a collection of b-sides from the We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank and Good News for People Who Love Bad News sessions. Three 7” limited edition, hand-numbered singles were released over the course of 3 months, all leading up to the release of this comprehensive collection, including the two additional unreleased and out-of-print tracks, "King Rat" and "I’ve Got it All (Most)."

Track Listing:

1. Satellite Skin
2. Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3. Autumn Beds
4. Whale Song
5. Perpetual Motion Machine
6. History Sticks To Your Feet
7. King Rat
8. I've Got It All (Most)

While Hendrix remains most famous for his hard rock and psychedelic innovations, more than a third of his recordings were blues-oriented. This LP contains 11 blues originals and covers, eight of which were previously unreleased. Recorded between 1966 and 1970, they feature the master guitarist stretching the boundaries of electric blues in both live and studio settings. Besides several Hendrix blues-based originals, it includes covers of Albert King and Muddy Waters classics, as well as a 1967 acoustic version of his composition "Hear My Train A-Comin'." The Classic issue of this title will mark its first time on vinyl. Of course, the two LP set, cut on Bernie Grundman's all tube analog cutting system.

1. Hear My Train a Comin' [Acoustic]
2. Born Under a Bad Sign
3. Red House
4. Catfish Blues
5. Voodoo Chile Blues
6. Mannish Boy
7. Once I Had a Woman
8. Bleeding Heart
9. Jelly 292
10. Electric Church Red House
11. Hear My Train a Comin' [Electric]

The mercurial Bitches Brew is thought by many to be one of the most revolutionary albums in jazz history, having virtually created the genre known as jazz-rock fusion. Miles adds to his In A Silent Way concept here with soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, additional drums and percussion, plus African, Indian and Brazilian instruments. The result was unlike any music heard before or since. A complete rejection of traditional songs, chord progressions, or even melodic conventions, the album signified that music could be just layers of texture and sound. Bitches Brew is not just an important recording, it's an essential one!

Miles Davis Bitches Brew Track Listing

1. Pharaoh's Dance
2. Bitches Brew
3. Spanish Key
4. John McLaughlin
5. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
6. Sanctuary
7. Feio

Part 1 - Acknowledgement
Part 2 - Resolution

Part 3 - Pursuance
Part 4 - Psalm

Original packaging including stickers and posters, heavyweight virgin vinyl, plus new 30th anniversary poster.

Speak to Me
Breathe in the Air
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse

Import

The classic Bob Marley album, the one that any fair-weather reggae fan owns, Legend contains 14 of his greatest songs, running the gamut from 'I Shot the Sheriff' to the meditative 'Redemption Song' and the irrepressible 'Three Little Birds.' Some may argue that the compilation shortchanges his groundbreaking early ska work or his status as a political commentator, but this isn't meant to be definitive, it's meant to be an introduction, sampling the very best of his work. And it does that remarkably well, offering all of his genre-defying greats and an illustration of his excellence, warmth, and humanity. In a way, it is perfect since it gives a doubter or casual fan anything they could want. Let's face it, the beauty and simplicity of Bob Marley's music was as important as his message, and that's captured particularly well here.

1. Is This Love
2. No Woman, No Cry
3. Could You Be Loved
4. Three Little Birds
5. Buffalo Soldier
6. Get Up Stand Up
7. Stir It Up
8. One Love / People Get Ready
9. I Shot The Sheriff
10. Waiting In Vain
11. Redemption Song
12. Satisfy My Soul
13. Exodus
14. Jamming

This fresh approach to stylus cleaning has saved all of us from the fear of hard bristled brushes and over applying dangerous fluids. Clean your stylus simply and effectively with the Zerodust from Japan. This space-age polymer bubble allows you to simply lower your stylus onto its surface, then quickly lift the arm lever and you’re done! Watch as the stylus tip slowly sinks into the baby soft surface, leaving behind an impression with the stylus debris left behind! This unique device will last a lifetime, can be cleaned with tap water, and can extend the life of your cartridge! Comes complete with a magnifier to inspect your stylus! Our highest recommendation!

“After a few seconds, you lift the stylus, and it’s as clean and reside-free as the proverbial whistle…Upside: no potentially dangerous brushing, and no fluids!” - Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Recommended Components Issue

Here’s an inexpensive tool for keeping all of your irreplaceable records clean and cared for! We are very proud to offer the latest in essential record care products: The Mobile Fidelity LP Record Brush! Easy to use, easy to clean; this record brush is guaranteed to keep all of your LPs clean and quiet! It gets really deep into the grooves and helps scrub all that nasty, noisy dirt out. The key to its great vinyl cleaning is found in Mobile Fidelity’s proprietary cleaning pad and ergonomic brush handle. It’s been designed for multi-purpose use: it can be used as a wet-cleaning brush (we recommend using it as part of your intensive record cleaning machine workout) or as simply the best dry record brush ever designed. One cleaning pad will clean hundreds of your favorite LP's. For best results, we recommend the use of a simple, single step record cleaning fluid like our best selling fluids from Record Research Labs. Not only is the best record brush ever designed, it’s also the cheapest! Stock up on a few of these brushes and keep you records in pristine condition!

The D4+ Record Care System is the result of intensive scientific research on safe record cleaning. The D4+ System is a cleaning system unlike other products, which reduce record dynamics and fidelity. The more active, yet safe, D4+ fluid is actually able to lift and suspend contaminants in solution on the record surface so the D4 pad can easily and efficiently remove debris. Containing less residue than tap water, D4+ fluid will clean without depositing new residues on the record surface; it will not encourage any biological growth as do "constantly damp" cleaning methods.
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Moussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
(Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)

Prog-Rock Masterpiece from Yes! Cut from the Analog Master Tape!

Propelled by the timeless hit 'Roundabout,' Yes' fourth album, Fragile, became an instant classic and is undoubtedly one of prog-rock's finest moments. It was the first Yes record to feature Rick Wakeman on keyboards and the first to display the inimitable artwork of Roger Dean. And it's now been remastered by the incomparable team of Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering. Typical of Kevin and Steve's work, this version of Fragile is warmer, richer and airier than the 1971 original. Rediscover a classic. By far the most successful and enduring progressive rock group ever, Yes have been navigating the sonic stratosphere for more than three decades. Weathering myriad personnel changes and as many musical trends, their popularity has endured like granite. As Q Magazine put it, Yes are 'the long haired dads of Radiohead.'

1. Roundabout
2. Cans And Brahms
3. We Have Heaven
4. South Side Of The Sky
5. Five Per Cent For Nothing
6. Long Distance Runaround
7. The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus)
8. Mood For A Day
9. Heart Of The Sunrise

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has obtained the master tapes of this landmark album and for the first time What’s Going On will be released on 180g UTLRA ANALOG LP. As with all Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab releases, meticulous attention to detail is paid during the transfer process.

Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On was a landmark recording and is considered one of the greatest albums ever made. Rolling Stone named it Album Of The Year when it came out and, in 2003, it was ranked number 6, the highest for a non-rock album, in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Originally, the title cut was recorded as a single, and Motown chief Berry Gordy refused to release it, citing that it was too personal and political. "What's Going On" became Motown's fastest-selling single at that point, going to the number one spot on the R&B charts for five weeks and number two for three weeks on the Pop listings, which lead Gordy to request a full album's worth of material.

“What's Going On”, the single, was recorded in June of 1970. The remainder of the album was recorded in March-May of 1971 and was released on May 21st of that year. It was produced entirely by Marvin Gaye.

1. What's Going On
2. What's Happening Brother
3. Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
4. Save The Children
5. God Is Love
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
7. Right On
8. Wholy Holy
9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

On Colored Vinyl!

Track Listing:

1. Crazy Mary (From Victoria Williams Tribute Album)
2. Masters Of War (From Victoria Williams Tribute Album)
3. Footsteps (From Fan Club Flexi)
4. Oceans (From MTV Unplugged, Never Broadcast)
5. Rockin In The Free World (From MTV Unplugged, Never Broadfcast)
6. Bee Girl (From Fan Club Flexi)
7. Daughter (From the Bridge School Benefit, 1999)
8. Wishlist (From the Bridge School Benefit, 1999)
9. Last Kiss (From the Bridge School Benefit, 1999)
10. Yellow Ledbetter (From the Bridge School Benefit, 1994)

On White Vinyl!
Recorded Live AT The Riverside Club, Newcastle UK
February 22, 1992

Track Listing:

1. Oceans
2. Even Flow
3. Why Go
4. Jeremy
5. Deep
6. Alive
7. Hunger Strike
8. Black
9. State Of Love And Trust
10. Once
11. My Generation / Porch

In 1951, at the peak of his storied career, Hank Williams had a daily fifteen-minute show sponsored by Mother’s Best flour and farm feeds. WSM Radio brought him into the studio to prerecord shows that would air when he was out of town. Hank sang with his regular studio band and performed his hits as well as songs he never recorded commercially anywhere else, like old hymns and family favorites.

He recorded onto sixteen-inch acetate discs meant to be played only once or twice. Improbably, some of those discs have survived. These recordings give us a deeper insight into Hank’s life and music, showing a personality that had never been revealed previously. They showcase his humor as he jokes with his band and the emcee, his love of music as he talks unguardedly about his favorite songs, and captures him in his prime. They are three-dimensional portraits of one of the giants of American music.

Following their critically-acclaimed 3-CD box set release of Hank Williams: The Unreleased Recordings in October 2008, Time Life is now proud to release this collectible vinyl edition featuring the best of some of these shows. One listen and you’re in another place and time, hearing the history of country music up until 1951 filtered through the music’s all-time greatest artist.

A historic album drawn from the very best of the Mother’s Best recordings, it includes two complete shows unavailable elsewhere at retail. It's a time capsule, taking listeners back to early morning country radio in 1951.

It’s a rare, informal glimpse into the heart and soul of country music’s greatest star who died in 1953, at age 29.

Follows on the heals of Time Life's critically-acclaimed 2008 release of the 3-CD Hank Williams box set that got dozens of national reviews and huge press support.

This Hank Williams series is fully endorsed by the Williams Estate: children Hank Williams Jr. and Jett Williams.

Superb audio quality is better than Hank’s studio recordings! The restoration and mastering efforts were led by Grammy Award-winning studio engineers Alan Stoker at the Country Music Hall of Fame and renowned expert and Grammy-winner Joe Palmaccio.

Collectible, special vinyl release pressed at a premium facility using 180g virgin vinyl with Stan Ridgway. The warmth of vinyl pressings is an ideal counterbalance to the trebly sound of 1950s recordings, and Time Life is confident that Hank has never sounded better than on this LP.

Track Listing:

1. Lovesick Blues
2. Cousin Louie Buck introduces Hank Williams
3. On Top of Old Smoky
4. Hank Williams & Cousin Louie sell Mothers Best Corn Meal
5. Columbus Stockade Blues
6. The Prodigal Son
7. The Mothers Best Song
8. Cousin Louie & Hank Williams: Closing Pitch
9. Theme
10. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
11. Lovesick Blues
12. Cousin Louie Buck introduces Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys
13. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
14. Hank Williams & Cousin Louie sell Mothers Best Flour
15. The Mothers Best Song
16. Sally Goodin
17. When the Saints Go Marchin In
18. Cousin Louie & Hank Williams: Closing Pitch
19. Theme
20. Dust on the Bible

American Classic is Willie Nelson’s return to the Great American Songbook, a crossover standards album by the man who invented the genre with his landmark, best-selling 1978 album Stardust, which has been certified 5-times Platinum by the RIAA. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and featuring guest duet partners Norah Jones on the classic tale of seduction “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and Diana Krall on “If I Had You.”

Track Listing:

1. The Nearness Of You
2. Fly Me to the Moon
3. Come Rain or Come Shine
4. If I Had You (Featuring Diana Krall)
5. Ain’t Misbehavin’
6. I Miss You So
7. Because of You
8. Baby It’s Cold Outside (Featuring Norah Jones)
9. Angel Eyes
10. On the Street Where You Live
11. Since I Fell for You
12. Always on My Mind

12-Song Collection of Previously Unreleased Demos from 1968 to 1971 Offers a Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse at the Earliest Days of One of Rock’s Most Legendary Partnerships!

After four decades as “three together,” the creative partnership of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash is one of the most enduring and influential in contemporary music. This compilation of previously unreleased material takes an unprecedented look at the earliest days of their collaboration with 12 demos from 1968 to 1971 of destined-to-be-classic songs that would later be featured on CSN’s studio albums and solo titles. While a number of demos feature members performing solo (and one finds them joined by Neil Young), the set opens with the trio harmonizing on “Marrakesh Express,” recorded four months before their self-titled debut LP was released in 1969. Other rarities include seminal takes on “Almost Cut My Hair,” “Chicago,” “Long Time Gone,” “Love The One You’re With” and “Déjà Vu.”

The collection, produced by Graham Nash and Joel Bernstein, reaches as far back as ’68 with Stills’ “My Love Is A Gentle Thing,” and also features his solo classic “Love The One You’re With.” Highlights include CSN harmonizing on a January ’69 take on “Marrakesh Express,” Crosby and Stills on “Long Time Gone,” and Crosby and Nash joined by Neil Young on “Music Is Love” (a song later featured on Crosby’s solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name). Among the other highlights are three songs that would appear on Nash’s solo debut, 1971’s Songs For Beginners, including “Chicago” and “Sleep Song,” and Crosby performing unaccompanied on “Almost Cut My Hair” and “Déjà Vu.”

“On some of these songs you really hear us becoming a band, trying out different ideas in our songwriting and singing and harmonies. It really is a time capsule.” — Graham Nash

Track Listing:

1. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills & Nash
2. Almost Cut My Hair – David Crosby
3. You Don’t Have To Cry – Stephen Stills
4. Déjà Vu – David Crosby
5. Sleep Song – Graham Nash
6. My Love Is A Gentle Thing – Stephen Stills
7. Be Yourself – Graham Nash
8. Music Is Love – David Crosby, Neil Young & Graham Nash
9. Singing Call – Stephen Stills
10. Long Time Gone – David Crosby & Stephen Stills
11. Chicago – Graham Nash
12. Love The One You’re With – Stephen Stills

Released shortly before Jim Morrison's death in Paris, 1971's L.A. Woman was the first Doors album too not feature production from long time collaborater Paul Rothchild. The rawer, more live feel marks a return to the blues roots from which the band originally emerged and it delivered the signature songs “Love Her Madly,” “Riders On The Storm” and the title track.

Track Listing:

1. The Changeling
2. Love Her Madly
3. Been Down So Long
4. Cars Hiss By My Window
5. L.A. Woman
6. L'America
7. Hyacinth House
8. Crawling King Snake
9. The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
10. Riders On The Storm

Upon its release in 1986, the Cowboy Junkies’ riveting debut sounded like nothing else at the time. Gloriously, it still doesn’t. Haunting, harrowing, eerie, and gorgeous, the soft-toned album reinterprets eight classic blues in a ghostly manner that combines Delta traditions, European classical minimalism, roots country, and thoroughly understated ambience.

The album’s spare, hyper-realistic approach stood as a proud contrast (and still does) to the overly polished, studio-slick blues, pop, and rock efforts mainlined out of high-tech studios. Recorded in just seven hours with an ambisonic microphone, Whites Off Earth Now!! is one of the most acoustically resplendent and dynamically rich records ever cut. The Canadian band’s intentional attempt to reclaim purity has made WOEN a cult classic and audiophile favorite.

Comprised of three siblings and a bassist friend, Cowboy Junkies stuck to songs that they had been playing live since 1985 when it came time to solidify their existence with an actual album. They favored potent standards such as Robert Johnson’s “Me and the Devil Blues” and “Crossroads,” John Lee Hooker’s “Decoration Day” and “Forgive Me,” Bruce Springsteen’s “State Trooper,” and Big Joe Williams’ “Baby Please Don’t Go.” In the Junkies’ hands, these tunes take on newfound ethereal power and riveting danger. Sung in a hushed lullaby voice by singer Margo Timmins, lyrical meanings change and emotional chills increase. Subtle illusions of calmness hold steady, but droning guitars and short bursts of bruised feedback generate a tension that drives these songs into our subconscious.

Disgusted with what they rightly perceived as the contrived, overly processed sound of 80s recordings, the group agreed to let producer/engineer Peter Moore experiment with an unconventional recording technique. The decision proved a stroke of genius. Set up in an uncomfortably hot garage padded with carpets and materials to dampen echoes, the foursome gathered around a single Caltrec Ambisonic Microphone—the quartet recorded direct-to-two-track. The results are magical, the natural and unimpeded sound that audiophiles dream about.

Mastered from the original tapes by Mobile Fidelity, this numbered limited-edition 180-gram LP captures every last finite detail and note. Microdynamics and sonic cues abound. The sticking together of Timmins’ lips from the heat and sweat right before she begins to sing on both Johnson tunes; the sound of drummer Pete Timmins putting his sticks down at the end of “I’ll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive”; myriad creaks, shuffles, and vibrations. What was a stunning headphone record is now an unreal stereo experience. This is what in-the-room presence is all about; albums don’t get more realistic-sounding. The sense of space is staggering.

Track Listing:

1. Shining Moon
2. State Trooper
3. Me And The Devil
4. Decoration Day
5. Baby Please Don't Go
6. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
7. Take Me
8. Forgive Me
9. Crossroads

Sundazed is proud to release The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69, a 7 x 7" single box set honoring the legendary New York combo's 7" vinyl output in their rare mono versions. The set features exact reproductions of Velvet Underground singles, two of them with their original picture sleeves. The singles are packaged in a distinctively designed box, along with rare vintage photos and new liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke (who also penned the acclaimed notes for the historic 1995 Velvets CD box set Peel Slowly and See).

The Velvet Underground whose membership included Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule and Nico introduced numerous sonic and thematic innovations that laid much of the groundwork for punk and alternative rock. Although they're now acknowledged as one of the most influential bands in rock history, during their existence the Velvets barely registered on mainstream radar, and were often reviled by mainstream observers as well as hippie-era arbiters of cool. But, as Fricke writes in the new set's liner notes, "Somewhere, in another rock & roll universe, the Velvet Underground are more than a legendary band. They are stars, with hit singles, the original seven-inch masterpieces inside this box."

Although they never came close to scoring a hit, the Velvet Underground was ideally suited to the 7" single format. "The Velvet Underground were a great singles band," David Fricke notes, adding that the Velvets "invented modern rock with searing guitar distortion, throbbing improvisation and brutally realistic tales of life on the wild side. But they did it all in these classic pop songs—compact miracles of raw drive, intimate beauty and Top 40 ecstasy, heard again in the original, thrilling mono single mixes."

The seven singles included in The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 comprise the four Velvets singles originally released in the U.S. on the Verve and MGM labels, plus an additional pair of singles that were prepared for release but never made it to the marketplace and a special radio-only promotional single. The singles feature alternate mono versions that differ in significant ways from the songs' better-known stereo album versions. For instance, the band's 1966 debut single "All Tomorrow's Parties" appears here in a special mono edit that amplifies the song's melodic beauty and sonic tension, and a mono mix of their sophomore single "Sunday Morning" emphasizes the song's haunting quality. Meanwhile, the mono single version of "White Light/White Heat" exemplifies the vintage Velvets' stark, distortion-laden fury, while a mono edit of "What Goes On" accentuates that song's inherent pop jangle.

The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 also includes two unissued singles, one with a never-released pairing of "White Light/White Heat" backed by "I Heard Her Call My Name," and the other with "Temptation Inside Your Heart" and "Stephanie Says," recorded in the waning days of the band's classic Reed/Cale/Morrison/Tucker lineup and unheard by the public for nearly two decades thereafter. The set's seventh single is a reproduction of a vintage promotional disc, a two-and-a-half minute radio spot promoting the band's eponymous third album and featuring legendary disc jockey Bill "Rosko" Mercer, with excerpts from "I’m Set Free," "What Goes On" and "Beginning to See the Light," as well as a picture sleeve with an un-airbrushed variation on the album's iconic cover art.

By presenting the Velvets as a singles band, The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 shows, in David Fricke's words, "rock history the way it should have been: the Velvet Underground as the New York Beatles, guaranteed to blow up your radio and your mind."

Track Listing:

Single 1
All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror—Verve VK-10427

Single 2
Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale—Verve VK-10466

Single 3
White Light/White Heat / Here She Comes Now—Verve VK-10560

Single 4
White Light/White Heat / I Heard Her Call My Name — Cancelled Single

Single 5
Temptation Inside Your Heart / Stephanie Says — Cancelled Single

Single 6
What Goes On / Jesus—MGM K-14057

Single 7
VU Radio Spot / VU Radio Spot—MGM VU-1

Track Listing:

Come Together
Something
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Oh! Darling
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun
Because
You Never Give Me Your Money
Sun King
Mean Mr. Mustard
Polythene Pam
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
End
Her Majesty

The Doors exploded onto the music scene in 1967 with their epic debut album introducing the world to their blending of rock, blues, classical, jazz and poetry. Highlighted by some of the band's most loved singles including: 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)', 'Light My Fire' and 'The End'. This is an album whose melodicism and dynamic tension would never be equalled by the band again.

1. Break On Through (To The Other Side)
2. Soul Kitchen
3. The Crystal Ship
4. Twentieth Century Fox
5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
6. Light My Fire
7. Back Door Man
8. I Looked At You
9. End Of The Night
10. Take It As It Comes
11. The End

The very first album from this legend of the alt-country/no depression movement of the '80s and '90s. Originally released in 1978 this is a collection of blues, country and folk classics from the likes of Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie, and Hank Williams covered in Lucinda’s inimitable style with simple accompaniment from guitarist John Grimaudo. Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.

Track Listing:

1. Ramblin' on My Mind
2. Me and My Chauffeur
3. Motherless Children
4. Malted Milk Blues
5. Disgusted
6. Jug Band Music
7. Stop Breakin' Down
8. Drop Down Daddy
9. Little Darling Pal of Mine
10. Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor
11. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
12. Great Speckled Bird
13. You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
14. Satisfied Mind

Happy Woman Blues is the second album, and first of original songs, from the great Lucinda Williams. Originally released in 1980, this is a stunning blend of folk, blues and country and the first record to show the future Grammy winner’s incredible songwriting talent. Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.

Track Listing:

1. Lafayette
2. I Lost It
3. Maria
4. Happy Woman Blues
5. King of Hearts
6. Rolling Along
7. One Night Stand
8. Howlin' at Midnight
9. Hard Road
10. Louisiana Man
11. Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)

When the band performed in 1966, Eric Clapton was already fairly well known, having performed and recorded with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, but it wasn't until Cream that Clapton became a global superstar. Breaking free of the traditional rock and roll song structure for a more improvisational/jazz influenced take, the band's long jams gave birth to a whole new approach to rock music. Don't miss your chance to get these amazing collector's editions of three of the four official Cream studio albums in one vinyl box set. The set includes Fresh Cream on clear red vinyl, Wheels of Fire (studio) on white vinyl and Wheels of Fire (Live) on white vinyl and Goodbye on picture disc

Track Listing:

Fresh Cream (Red Vinyl)

N.S.U.
Sleepy Time Time
Dreaming
Sweet Wine
Spoonful
Wrapping Paper
Cat's Squirrel
Four Until Late
The Coffee Song
Rollin' And Tumblin'
I'm So Glad
Toad

Wheels Of Fire (Studio Version On White Vinyl)

White Room
Sitting on Top of the World
Passing the Time
As You Said
Pressed Rat and Warthog
Politician
Those Were the Days
Born Under a Bad Sign
Deserted Cities of the Heart

Wheels Of Fire (Live At The Filmore On White Vinyl)

Crossroads
Spoonful
Traintime
Toad

Goodbye (Picture Disc)

I'm So Glad
Politician
Sitting On Top Of The World
Badge
Doing That Scrapyard Thing

In 1962, Ray Charles turned the musical world on its ear with his soulful take on popular country and western music of the day with his Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music. The album became his first number one on the Pop Albums chart, staying there for 14 weeks, and included four charting singles ("Born to Lose," "Careless Love," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "You Don't Know Me"). The album represented the culmination of a lifelong love affair Ray had with the genre from his days listening to the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcasts as a child to his time playing piano with the hillbilly band, the Florida Playboys in his late teens to early Atlantic Records rehearsals playing Bill Monroe's "Kentucky Waltz."

Charles had been contemplating an LP of country chestnuts for years, so to him it wasn’t a radical concept. What was earth shattering was the way Ray redefined each song. His sanctified voice would never be mistaken for that of the original artist and there was a huge difference between traditional country fiddles and the cosmopolitan strings gracing this groundbreaking release.

Track Listing:

1. Bye Bye Love
2. You Don't Know Me
3. Half as Much
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts
5. Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
6. Born to Lose
7. Worried Mind
8. It Makes No Difference Now
9. You Win Again
10. Careless Love
11. I Can't Stop Loving You
12. Hey, Good Lookin'

Stax: The Soul of Hip Hop, Volume 1 is a 14 song collection of classic tracks from the ‘60s and ‘70s that have since become sampling mainstays for some of the most prominent hip-hop artists of the past two decades. The compilation is a testament to the enormous influence of the Stax sound, energy and attitude on the entire hip-hop generation. The Soul of Hip Hop, Volume 1 features hits from Stax luminaries like Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The MGs, The Emotions, The Bar-Kays, The Dramatics, Rufus Thomas, William Bell, David Porter and Little Milton. Since the ‘80s, these artists and their classic recordings featured here have become source material for rap and hip-hop artists and producers like Rakim, DJ HiTek, Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, DJ Quik, Ice Cube, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, RZA and many more.

Track Listing:

1. Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth - 24 Carat Black
2. Blind Alley - The Emotions
3. Melting Pot - Booker T. & The M.G.'S
4. Humpin' - The Bar-Kays
5. Get Up And Get Down - The Dramatics
6. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes
7. Hung Up On My Baby - Isaac Hayes
8. I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter
9. After Laughter (Comes Tears) - Wendy Rene
10. As Long As I've Got You - The Charmels
11. Why Marry? - The Sweet Inspirations
12. Do The Funky Penguin - Rufus Thomas
13. Packed Up And Took My Mind - Little Milton
14. I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell

The Beastie Boys' 1998 release Hello Nasty remastered for the first time on double 180g gatefold vinyl. The original release is certified triple (3x) platinum by the RIAA, peaking at #1 on the Top 200 Album Chart. The album also received a pair of 1998 Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. Features the hit songs “Intergalactic” and “Body Movin’.”

Track Listing:

1. Super Disco Breakin'
2. The Move
3. Remote Control
4. Song for the Man
5. Just a Test
6. Body Movin'
7. Intergalactic
8. Sneakin' Out the Hospital
9. Putting Shame in Your Game
10. Flowin' Prose
11. And Me
12. Three MC's And One DJ
13. The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')
14. Song for Junior
15. I Don't Know
16. The Negotiation Limerick File
17. Electrify
18. Picture This
19. Unite
20. Dedication
21. Dr. Lee, PhD
22. Instant Death

Grizzly Bear has come a long way in the past 2 years. From its original incarnation as a one man band of acoustic guitar, field tapes and a drum machine to it's current state as a full band complete with drums, two guitars, bass, woodwinds, effects pedals, cradled by four part harmonies, Grizzly Bear's music has made the leap from charming lo-fi folk rock to breathtaking, experimental cinematic pop. The talent between the four members of the goup is evident from their deft playing, which also makes for a brilliant and engrossing live act.

Grizzly Bear are remarkable not just for their attention to detail but for their concern for how a song feels. Flush with heart and melancholy, their music is seductive and intimate, deep with hazyeyed choruses, whistles, piano and banjo. Their Warp Records debut, Yellow House melds the possibility of the digital age with the classic American songbook. Transportive and beautiful. It will be your soundtrack to late nights, summer afternoons and first kisses.

Track Listing:

1. Easier
2. Lullabye
3. Knife
4. Central and Remote
5. Plans
6. Little Brother
7. Marla
8. On A Neck, On A Spit
9. Reprise
10. Colorado

Although always recognized as a trumpeter with unsurpassed lyrical qualities, Chet Baker had many ups and downs in his long career. The very late 1950's was not an up period; the West Coast label he was under contract to readily allowed Riverside to borrow him as leader on four albums. Most of them were extremely uneven, but this one definitely worked.

The album has a strong basic concept (simply to turn Chet loose on some first-class standard-ballad compositions) and one of those casual all-star lineups that the jazz scene of those days made possible: Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Connie Kay and Philly Joe Jones.

Mastered by Doug Sax.

1. Alone Together
2. How High the Moon
3. It Never Entered My Mind
4. 'Tis Autumn
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. September Song
7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
8. Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
9. You And The Night And The Music

John Coltrane's development as an improviser accelerated in the mid-1950s when he was with Miles Davis. During six months of 1957 with Thelonious Monk in a celebrated engagement at New York's Five Spot Cafe, it went into overdrive. Coltrane said later, "Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way - through the senses, theoretically, technically." Because of the artists' conflicting contractual agreements, Jazzland (Riverside's sister label) was unable to capture the Monk quartet live a the Five Spot. Producer Orrin Keepnews managed to record three studio tracks that did not see the light of day until the sixties. "Ruby, My Dear," "Trinkle, Tinkle" and "Nutty" let us hear what all the excitement was about. "Off Minor" and "Epistrophy" find Monk and Coltrane in a septet that included the great Coleman Hawkins. This record also includes "Functional," an unforgettable Monk solo blues.

Ruby, My Dear
Trinkle, Tinkle
Off Minor
Nutty
Epistrophy
Functional

Track Listing:

1. Re: Person I Knew
2. Pola Dots And Moon Beams
3. I Fall In Love Too Easily
4. Stairway To The Stars
5. If You Could See Me Now
6. It Might As Well Be Spring
7. In Love In Vain
8. Very Early

In conjunction with DreamWorks Films NEW Director's Edition 2-Disc DVD release of Cameron Crowe's "ALMOST FAMOUS", Classic Records is pleased to announce the release of "Untitled" - an inspired reissue of the soundtrack for the Academy Award winning film "Almost Famous". This two LP set features bonus material by Still Water the fictitious band featured in the film. The Stillwater tracks were mastered directly by Bernie Grundman from the 1/2" analog masters (*due to time constraints with this production, digital sources were utilized for the other repertoire).

1. America - Simon & Garfunkel
2. Sparks - The Who
3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
4. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
5. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
6. Your Move - Yes
7. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
8. One Way Out - The Allman Bros
9. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
10. That's The Way - Led Zeppelin
11. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
12. Lucky Trumble - Nancy Wilson
13. I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie
14. The Wind - Cat Stevens
15. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
16. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
17. Fever Dog - Stillwater
18. Love Thing - Stillwater
19. Chance Upon You - Stillwater
20. Love Comes And Goes - Stillwater
21. Hour Of Need - Stillwater
22. You Had To Be There - Stillwater

The Plymouth Rock on which alternative rock was founded, the Pixies’ Surfer Rosa forever altered the music environment—even if it did take most of the world a few years to catch up with its brilliance. Internationally acknowledged as a pioneering record, its rollercoaster blend of harsh and soft tempos, male and female singing, intense punk and bubblegum pop tones, dark and light quips, and off-kilter sensibilities is the influential equivalent of the Velvet Underground’s oft-cited 1967 debut.

The 1987 debut established the Pixies as otherworldly visionaries whose songs such as the insistent “Bone Machine,” badgering “Something Against You,” and sensual “Cactus” remain ahead of the curve. Having analog fanatic and noise aficionado Steve Albini working production ensured that the music would retain a requisite rawness and in-your-face sonic signature that paralleled the fundamentally chaotic, compulsive characteristics of the Pixies’ songs.

And now, thanks to the painstaking efforts of Mobile Fidelity engineers, you will truly hear this groundbreaking record as if you were experiencing it for the first time. Vivid, immediate, massive, and detailed, this is how Surfer Rosa was meant to be heard when Albini completed it and turned it into the label.

Why pay $175 for the Pixies’ Minotaur limited-edition box that features the band’s four original records with dated (read: bland, compressed, and flat) sound when you can spend far less and, in addition to this superior 180-gram LP copy, get hybrid SACDs of Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, and Bossanova that play in all CD players and feature remastered sound sourced from the original master tapes? Jeff Anderson, who oversaw the release of Minotaur, says there is no remastering on the box because he didn’t want to touch the original master tapes. We did, and having finally hunted the true masters down, know you’ll agree with our results.

“The heaviness and hugeness of the room-reverberating drumbeat that begins the album-opening “Bone Machine” epitomizes the record’s forward impact, visceral punch, grinding crunch, and dynamic headroom. Rather than cluttering the mix with an avalanche of effects, Albini left space without sacrificing live detail or volatile oomph, shown to great effect on “Broken Face,” “Gigantic (there’s a piano—who knew?), and haunting “Where Is My Mind?,” which opens unto a sonic canyon that swallows the listener whole.” –Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, September 2007

Track Listing:

1. Bone Machine
2. Break My Body
3. Something Against You
4. Broken Face
5. Gigantic
6. River Euphrates
7. Where Is My Mind?
8. Cactus
9. Tony's Theme
10. Oh My Golly
11. Vamos
12. I'm Amazed
13. Brick Is Red

New Order formed in Manchester, U.K. in 1980, rising from the ashes of Joy Division after lead singer Ian Curtis' tragic death. Guitarist Bernard Sumner took on vocal duties, and with drummer Stephen Morris, bassist Peter Hook and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, the group became one of the biggest British acts of their era. Pioneering the fusion of new wave, alt-rock, electronica, synth-pop, house and club music, their unique sound was as thought-provoking and soulful as it was dancefloor-ready.

Movement, their 1981 debut, finds the group exploring the future after Joy Division with darkly melodic stand-out tracks including “Truth,” “Denial” and “Dreams Never End.”

Track Listing:

1. Dreams Never End
2. Truth
3. Senses
4. Chosen Time
5. ICB
6. The Him
7. Doubts Even Here
8. Denial

Singer/songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash first rose to fame with British Invasion hit-makers The Hollies. He went on to co-found the legendary rock supergroups Crosby, Stills & Nash and CSN&Y, and remains active with both configurations. Throughout it all, Nash has also pursued an acclaimed solo career, beginning with the 1971 gem Songs For Beginners. Guest performers on the eleven-song set include Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Bobby Keys, Phil Lesh, David Lindley and Dave Mason among others. Features the classic tracks “Military Madness,” “Simple Man,” “I Used To Be King” and “We Can Change The World.”

Track Listing:

1. Military Madness
2. Better Days
3. Wounded Bird
4. I Used To Be A King
5. Be Yourself
6. Simple Man
7. Man In The Mirror
8. There’s Only One
9. Sleep Song
10. Chicago
11. We Can Change The World

The legendary career of Texas-born music icon Willie Nelson has spanned six decades and stands as one of contemporary music's greatest legacies. Nelson first rose to fame as a Nashville-based songwriter, penning many now timeless standards including "Crazy," a top hit for Patsy Cline. Feeling constrained by the Nashville music establishment, Willie relocated to Austin in the early ‘70s, where the melding of rock and country audiences made a huge impression on him. He began fusing folk and roots rock with a rebellious "outlaw" country flavor, inventing an authentic, stripped-down sound that remains vastly influential to this day. At this pivotal point in his artistic evolution, Nelson signed to Atlantic Records, delivering two signature albums revered as all-time masterpieces of his extensive repertoire, Shotgun Willie and Phases And Stages.

The David Briggs/Arif Mardin-produced Shotgun Willie, originally released in 1973, is widely considered one of Nelson's finest albums. With stellar support from contemporaries Waylon Jennings and Doug Sahm, the album is highlighted by the signature songs "Whiskey River," "Slow Down Old World," "Sad Songs And Waltzes," and the Leon Russell-penned "A Song For You." Standard weight vinyl in a single pocket LP sleeve.

Track Listing:

1. Shotgun Willie
2. Whiskey River
3. Sad Songs And Waltzes
4. Local Memory
5. Slow Down Old World
6. Stay All Night
7. Devil In A Sleepin' Bag
8. She's Not For You
9. Bubbles In My Beer
10. You Look Like The Devil
11. So Much To Do
12. A Song For You

The Drive-By Truckers have been making music together for 13 years resulting in 7 critically acclaimed studio albums which could not contain all of the songs written by the band. DBT recently dug into the New West Records vaults and put the finishing touches on a selection of songs that were never quite completed. The result of the collaboration is The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008, a 12-track album of previously unreleased and rare songs. The Fine Print features songs written by band members past and present, including Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell. Seven of the twelve songs come from The Dirty South era, a highly creative time for DBT. The record also contains four covers including "Rebels" by Tom Petty, which the band recorded originally for the TV show King of the Hill and "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan which provided Shonna Tucker with her first ever lead vocal performance on a DBT recording.

Track Listing:

1. George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues
2. Rebels
3. Uncle Frank (alternative version)
4. TVA
5. Goode's Field Road (alternative version)
6. The Great Car Dealer War
7. Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)
8. When The Well Runs Dry
9. Mrs. Claus' Kimono
10. Play It All Night Long
11. Little Pony And The Great Big Horse
12. Like A Rolling Stone

Originally released on the Beserkley label in 1976 (though most of the material was recorded in 1973), The Modern Lovers is a universally accepted proto-punk classic. It's an album that bridges the gap between The Velvet Underground, a band whom leader Jonathan Richman was obsessed with, and the first wave of punk rock. While also displaying the goofy wit that would later be Richman's signature, The Modern Lovers is equal parts geeky, emotional, angst driven, life affirming, and, from start to finish, absolutely brilliant.

Track Listing:

1. Roadrunner
2. Astral Plane
3. Old World
4. Pablo Picasso
5. I'm Straight
6. Dignified and Old
7. She Cracked
8. Hospital
9. Someone I Care About
10. Girl Friend
11. Modern World
12. Government Center

Import

As musical lunacy goes, things have gotten as crazy as it gets for Death Cab for Cutie since 2002's You Can Play These Songs with Chords compilation. A wildly successful tour with Dismemberment Plan, a collaboration for singer Ben Gibbard with emo-electronic guru Dntel under the Postal Service moniker, and a whole new legion of fans swooning to Gibbard's lyrics as if he were a modern day answer to Kiss Me-era Robert Smith have all amassed considerable hype around Transatlanticism. But the group proves themselves more than equal to the task, answering the call and proving the cynics wrong with their most focused and most mature work in their entire catalog. Transatlanticism wastes absolutely no time and dives in head first with "The New Year," one of the most melodramatic openings to an album since the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The mellow, mixed-meter percussion and dense atmosphere of "Lightness" is a brilliant lead into the pop-happy "Expo '86" and "The Sound of Settling" before setting up the climatic and intensely dramatic title track. Unconsciously taking a page from Blur's "Sing," the hypnotic drumming and guitar call and responses through the eight-minute climax of the album are backed with a singalong finale that unquestionably will have every audience on the next tour singing along and holding up their lighters. And while most albums would be left exhausted after such a track, the group keeps things moving, albeit at a much slower pace than compared to the anthems that packed the first half. Gibbard seamlessly makes the transition between songs that full out rock to songs that are comparable to Elliott Smith's finest hour with great ease. But it's Gibbard's poetic lyrics and signature introspection that remain a bench mark for Death Cab; and it's the group's maturity as musicians as well as songwriters that make Transatlanticism such a decadently good listen from start to finish. The band has never sounded more cohesive, the track sequencing is brilliant, and it caps off a triumphant year for not only Gibbard, but a band whose time and greater recognition is finally due. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Track Listing:

1. The New Year
2. Lightness
3. Title And Registration
4. Expo '86
5. The Sound Of Settling
6. Tiny Vessels
7. Transatlanticism
8. Passenger Seat
9. Death Of An Interior Decorator
10. We Looked Like Giants
11. A Lack Of Color

The highly anticipated final installment in the Blueprint series follows up the international superstar and multi-media mogul's classic Blueprint (2001) and the critically acclaimed Blueprint II (2002). Blueprint III is a Roc Nation/Live Nation release distributed through Atlantic Records.

"This project is all about pushing the envelope. Being an independent artist, I have an incredible freedom to utlize my unique existing relationship with Live Nation and revive partnerships with great creative teams. I have this amazing and rare opportunity to explore different ways to distribute my music. It's exciting because Blueprint III has been a long time in the making."

Track Listing:

1. What We Talkin’ About (featuring Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun)
2. Thank You
3. D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
4. Run This Town (featuring Kanye West and Rihanna)
5. Empire State of Mind (featuring Alicia Keys)
6. Real As it Gets (featuring Young Jeezy)
7. On to the Next One (featuring Swizz Beatz)
8. Off That (featuring Drake)
9. A Star is Born (featuring J. Cole)
10. Venus vs. Mars
11. Already Home (featuring Kid Cudi)
12. Hate (featuring Kanye Wes