Meeting Of The Soul Brothers Milt Jackson & Ray Charles $34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
A rare opportunity to hear this meeting between jazz giant and vibes pioneer, Milt Jackson, and the godfather of R&B and one of the greatest musicians of all time, Ray Charles! Originally released as two separate albums in 1958, Soul Meeting and Soul Brothers, this is the first time both of these legendary discs are available together on vinyl. Ironically, when this disc was released it was Jackson, with his pioneering Modern Jazz Quartet, who was the more famous of the two men. Here, being perhaps the greatest vibist of all time, he rocks the vibes and even tries his hand at a little guitar and piano. Brother Ray, on the other hand, wows us with his amazing piano playing and did you know he was also an excellent sax player? These albums have been highly praised by critics and fans alike as being true masterworks.
Track Listing:
1. Soul Brothers
2. How Long Blues
3. Deed I Do
4. Cosmic Ray
5. Blue Funk
6. Bags Guitar Blues
7. The Genius After Hours
8. Halelujah I Love Her So
9. Blue Genius
10. X-Ray Blues
11. Soul Meeting
12. Love On My Mind
13. Bags Of Blues
14. Charlesville
The Jackson 5’s second full studio album is awash in catchy melodies, explosive rhythm backdrops and energetic vocal performances. Issued in May of 1970 on Motown Records, ABC features the number one title track single and "The Love You Save," as well as some other Motown classics such as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles’ "(Come Round Here) I’m the One You Need," Stevie Wonder’s "Don’t Know Why I Love You" and Diana Ross & The Supremes’ "The Young Folks."
Jackson 5 ABC Track Listing
1. The Love You Save
2. One More Chance
3. ABC
4. 2-4-6-8
5. (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
6. Don't Know Why I Love You
7. Never Had A Dream Come True
8. True Love Can Be Beautiful
9. La-La (Means I Love You)
10. I'll Bet You
11. I Found That Girl
12. The Young Folks
Through his work as producer, composer, arranger and consummate session man, New Orleans native Allen Toussaint has truly earned living-legend status. He’s collaborated on landmark recordings for such artists as Ernie K. Doe, Lee Dorsey, Dr. John, the Meters, the Pointer Sisters and Labelle and released acclaimed albums of his own. The 70 year-old pianist, already a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, was the recipient, on the recent Grammy Awards telecast, of the Recording Academy’s prestigious Trustee Award, honoring a lifetime in the studio, both behind the scenes and in front of the mic.
On The Bright Mississippi, his Nonesuch debut, Toussaint continues to break new ground with his first jazz-oriented set, displaying the same effortless swing and relaxed charm he brought to his classic rock and roll sides. He salutes Big Easy stars of a previous generation, the jazz greats who, in the early 20th century, built the genre from the ground up and turned the ears of the world to New Orleans. Backed by an all-star combo that sounds like a group of old friends, Toussaint reinterprets classic jazz and blues tunes popularized or written by such New Orleans greats as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton and Joe “King” Oliver, as well as pieces composed by fellow travelers Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. He accedes the producer’s chair to trusted friend Joe Henry, who sat behind the board for Toussaint’s contributions to Our New Orleans, Nonesuch Records’ best-selling 2005 benefit release aiding hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast. Henry also produced The River In Reverse, Toussaint’s 2006 post-Katrina collaboration with Elvis Costello.
Henry assembled a decidedly non-traditional band of backing players for The Bright Mississippi, assuring a fresh take on such venerable tunes as “West End Blues,” “St. James Infirmary,” and “Dear Old Southland.” Joining Toussaint for four days of sessions at Manhattan’s Avatar Studio were guitarist Marc Ribot (Costello, Tom Waits), bassist David Piltch (k.d. lang), clarinetist Don Byron, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and drummer Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant /Alison Krauss, Sam Phillips). Nonesuch label-mates Brad Mehldau (piano) and Joshua Redman (saxophone) stopped by for one tune each.“It was wonderful,” says Toussaint of these convivial sessions.
“Everything is live, of course. This isn’t the kind of assembly line music where somebody put the wheels on here and somebody put the top on there. Everything got done at the same time, so everybody fed on eachother, their personality and tonality.”
Track Listing:
1. Egyptian Fantasy
2. A Dear Old Southland
3. St. James Infirmary
4. Singin’ the Blues
5. Winin’ Boy Blues
6. West End Blues
7. Blue Drag
8. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
9. Bright Mississippi
10. Day Dream
11. Long, Long Journey
12. Solitude
Lovelite The Sweet Vandals $15.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
The Spanish soul/funk outfit The Sweet Vandals' new release Lovelite is a warm, rough but nevertheless determined piece of music full of energy funk and deep black soul surrounded by a touch of groove. Songs like "Funky Children“ or "What About Love“ seem to reflect the magic of Dusty Springfield in Mayka’s voice. Songs like "Againstupidity“ evoke the spirit of Soul and Funk godfather James Brown. "Every Woman Is A Diva“ highlights the band’s uniqueness and their charming ability of self-irony. Another especially tasty piece of music is "I Hate To Hate You,“ structured like a classic '60s-Motown song but decorated with a certain roughness that is typical to the Vandals’ raw funk sound. Lovelite is an eleven-song-trip through the basic foundations of Soul and Funk. A pure record to commemorate the good old analog world.
Track Listing:
1. Thank You For You
2. Good Thing
3. Take Me Now
4. Let's Have Some Fun
5. I Hate To Hate You
6. Funky Children
7. Againstupidity
8. What About Love
9. Every Woman Is A Diva
10. Speak Music
11. Opposites
West Side Soul Magic Sam Blues Band $14.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Track Listing:
Side A:
That's All I Need
I Need You So Bad
I Feel So Good
All Of Your Love
I Don't Want No Woman
Side B:
Sweet Home Chicago
I Found A New Love
Every Night And Every Day
Lookin' Good
My Love Will Never Die
Mama, Mama Talk Talk To Your Daughter
By 1967, East St. Louis, Illinois, once dubbed an All-American city by the U.S. Chamber Of Comerce, had become St Louis, Missouri's evil twin. Unemployment, drug addiction and vicious gang activity put a dark and heavy lid on a bi-state area that once birthed world-changing talent the likes of Chuck Berry, Josephine Baker and Miles Davis. But both cities still spawned their heroes, and Allan Merry was one of them. Something of a legend for his work with Ray Charles, Merry channeled his talent into teaching, forming the Young Disciples through the South End Community Center to keep the kids off the streets and out of the gangs. With nearly eighty local youths involved, from both sides of the Mississippi, the Young Disciples encompassed solo acts, duos, male and female vocal groups, a massive horn section, and a troupe of African dancers. Every sweat-drenched recording included here emerged from this grass-roots organization that changed, if not saved, lives. Former East St Louis Mayor Carl Officer had a slogan he liked to pitch: "There's A City Under Here." Here's the musical proof of that possibility. Deluxe 2LP set comes housed in a brick-thick gatefold sleeve with 21 re-mastered tracks and a pull out YoDi brochure.
Track Listing:
1. The World Is Changing - Moore
2. Crumbs from the Table - Merry
3. Third Flight - Merry
4. Tears - Merry
5. Checking Myself - Ludy
6. I'm Not Afraid of Love - Ludy
7. Anyone or Anything - Merry
8. Girls Girls Girls - Merry
9. I Love You - Williams
10. Hard Hard - Ludy
11. Country Loving Country Style - Matthews
12. It's Not Your Business - Matthews
13. People - Ludy
14. Would You Rather - Ludy
15. Love Love Love - Conrad
16. Choose Me - Merry
17. Outside of Memphis - Merry
18. That's a Good Reason - Matthews
19. I'm Your Man - WIlliams
20. Bang Bang Bang - Merry
21. Homeboy - Merry
Originally released in 1965 on Stax/Volt, this is Otis Redding's second album & possibly one ofthe best in the history of soul music.
1. That's How Strong My Love Is
2. Chained and Bound
3. Woman, a Lover, a Friend
4. Your One and Only Man
5. Nothing Can Change This Love
6. It's Too Late
7. For Your Precious Love
8. I Want to Thank You
9. Come to Me
10. Home in Your Heart
11. Keep Your Arms Around Me
12. Mr. Pitiful
Spirit In The Dark Aretha Franklin $19.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
1. Don't Play That Song
2. THE Thrill IS Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
3. Pullin'
4. You And Me
5. Honest I Do
6. Spirit in the Dark
7. When The Battle Is Over
8. One Way Ticket
9. Try Matty's
10. That's All I Want From You
11. Oh No Not My Baby
12. Why I Sing The Blues
Aretha Franklin's 1971 album Live at Fillmore West was a seminal soul breakthrough. It finally cemented her status beyond soul audiences and it matched her with a phenomenal rhythm section in King Curtis and the Kingpins. Franklin adroitly mixed pop, rock, and soul material throughout the three nights, including Stephen Stills' ''Love The One You're With,'' and Bread's ''Make It With You,'' and the Beatles' ''Eleanor Rigby,'' as well as true favorites ''Respect,'' ''Don't Play That Song,'' and ''Spirit in the Dark,'' which brought Ray Charles out of the audience for a spirited duet. Deluxe gatefold sleeve featuring photos from the concert and new liner notes by Down Beat contributor Mitch Myers (including fresh interviews with original album producers Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin). Original cover art. 180 gram HQ vinyl
1. Respect
2. Love The One You're With
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Make It With You
6. Don't Play That Song
7. Dr. Feelgood
8. Spirit In The Dark
9. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
The original soundtrack from the film 'Blow-up' features the work of both Herbie Hancock (with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette) and the Yardbirds (with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page) to produce a soundtrack full of proto-funk and features the classic 'Bring Down the Birds'.
Track Listing:
1. Main Title
2. Verushka Pt.1
3. Verushka Pt.2
4. The naked camera
5. Bring down the birds
6. Jane's theme
7. Stroll on (The Yardbirds)
8. The thief
9. The kiss
10. Curiosity
11. Thomas studies photos
12. The bed
13. End title 'Blow Up'
1. You Know That You Lied
2. Fly Away love bird
3. Leave Me Alone
4. Seven Minutes Of Funk
5. Ain't Nothing But Something To Do
6. New Yorkin
7. I'm Hurt
8. Stuck on Yourself
The First Day
Everybody Knew But Me
Can't Help Fallin In Love
Extra-Ordinary People
I'm Gonna Prove It
Why, Why, Baby!
And I Remember Your Face
Never Let A Woman Like That Go By
My Dream
Omaha Bar-B-Q Preston Love $11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Track Listings
1. Chicken Gumbo
2. Chili Mac
3. Cream Dream
4. Neck Bones
5. Cool Ade
6. Omaha Bar-B-Que
7. Hoe Cakes and Sorghum
8. Shuggie's Chittlin' Blues
9. Pot Likker
1. Dance To The Music
2. I Want To Take You Higher
3. Family Affair
4. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)
5. I Get High On You
6. Stand
7. M'Lady
8. Skin I'm In
9. Everyday People
10. Sing a Simple Song
11. Hot Fun In The Summertime
12. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
13. Brave & Strong
14. Life
15. Everybody Is a Star
16. If You WantMe To Stay
17. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
18. Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
19. Runnin' Away
20. Family Affair (Remix)
1. Tell Me More & More Then Some
2. This Year's Kisses
3. Strange Fruit
4. Fine & Mellow
Side B
1. Don't Explain
2. Give Me A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
3. Just In Time
4. Love Me Or Leave ME
Al Green Is Love Al Green $22.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing
1. L-O-V-E (Love)
2. Rhymes
3. The Love Sermon
4. There Is Love
5. Could I Be The One?
6. Love Ritual
7. Didn't Know
8. Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams In My Arms)
9. I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)
10. I Wish You Were Here
Call Me Al Green $22.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing
1. Call Me (Come Back Home)
2. Have You Been Making Out OK
3. Stand Up
4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
5. Your Love Is Like The Morning Sun
6. Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
7. Funny How Time Slips Away
8. You Ought To Be With Me
9. Jesus Is Waiting
In Session is a comprehensive collection of classic Rhythm & Blues tracks featuring multi-instrumentalist session player Shuggie Otis now available on a gorgeous 2 vinyl set! Includes such classic R&B tracks as “Louie, Louie,” “Shake, Rattle And Roll,” “Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie,” “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer” and many more with performances by the legendary Johnny Otis, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan and others!
Shuggie Otis In Session Track Listing
1. Richard Berry - Doin’ It
2. Richard Berry - Trackin’ Machine
3. Richard Berry - Louie, Louie
4. Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive
5. Johnny Otis - Country Girl
6. Johnny Otis - Bad Luck Shadow
7. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
8. Big Joe Turner - TV Mama
9. Charles Brown - Big Legged Woman
10. Charles Brown - Driftin’ Blues
11. Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
12. Louis Jordan - I Got The Walkin’ Blues
13. Joe Liggins And The Honeydrippers - The Honeydripper (Part 1)
14. Joe Liggins And The Honeydrippers - Boom-Chick-A-Boogie
15. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
16. Amos Milburn - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
17. Gatemouth Moore - Did You Ever Love A Woman
18. Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson - I’m The Midnight Creeper
19. Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson - Sugar
20. Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop
21. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours
22. Roy Milton - I Got A Big Fat Mama
23. Roy Milton - Information Blues
Funky Kingston Toots And The Maytals $19.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
A dynamic blend of soul, blues, reggae and gospel. There is no better way to describe the music of Toots & The Maytals. The trio of lead singer and composer Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert and harmony partners Ralphus “Raleigh” Gordon and Nathaniel “Jerry” Matthias worked through the ’60s and ’70s crafting music that was unique unto itself, defiantly Jamaican at times when their contemporaries were trying to sound like American soul singers and remarkably soulful and funky when the sound became distinctly reggae. This early '70s Maytals singles collection didn't disappoint then nor does it now. With Toots Hibbert's gritty vocals at the fore, this is the closest reggae ever got to American soul music. Reissued here on 180g Vinyl from Universal Records.
Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston Track Listing
1. Time Tough
2. In The Dar
3. Funky Kingston
4. Love Is Gonna Let Me Down
5. Louie, Louie
6. Pomps & Pride
7. Got To Be There
8. Country Road
9. Pressure Drop
10. Sailin' On
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye $29.99
Grain 2 Ultra Analog 180 Gram Vinyl LP - Sealed
“I don't believe in overly moralistic philosophies. Have your sex, it can be exciting, if you're lucky. I hope the music that I present here makes you lucky.”
- Marvin Gaye
Let’s Get It On was released on August 28, 1973 and quickly became the biggest-selling recording of Marvin Gaye’s tenure with Motown.
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and remained at the top of the Soul Albums chart for eleven weeks, making it the best-selling R&B album of 1973. At that time, the single "Let's Get It On" was Motown's largest-selling recording ever, selling over three million copies within 2 years of its release. Let’s Get It On contains 3 top 100 hits, “Let’s Get It On”, “Come Get To This” and “You Sure Love To Ball.”
Track Listing
1. Let's Get It On
2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
3. If I Should Die Tonight
4. Keep Gettin' It On
5. Come Get To This
6. Distant Lover
7. You Sure Love To Ball
8. Just To Keep You Satisfied
What's Going On Marvin Gaye $29.99
Gain 2 Ultra Analog 180 Gram Vinyl LP - Sealed
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)
1. All Because Of You
2. I Bless This Day
3. It's Different
Side Two
1. Cool Out
2. Lucky Fellow
3. Can't Stay Away
4. So Much Love
Bubble Gum The 9th Creation $11.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing
1. Bubble Gum
2. Learn-N-To Live
3. Sexy Girl
4. Quilt It
5. Falling In Love
6. Truth, Trust, Love & Happiness
7. Rule Of Mind
8. Suburban Blue
9. We Need Love
By the age of fourteen, Aretha Franklin had already signed a record deal with Checker Records, where her father recorded his sermons and gospel vocal recordings. This, her debut recording, The Gospel Soul of Aretha Franklin, originally released in 1956, features beautiful gospel singing and piano from the 14-year-old superstar in the making.
Aretha Franklin Gospel Soul Of Aretha Franklin Track Listing
1. There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
2. Precious Lord (Part 1)
3. Precious Lord (Part 2)
4. You Grow Closer
5. Never Grow Old
6. The Day Is Past And Gone
7. He Will Wash You
8. White As Snow
9. While The Blood Runs Warm
10. Yield Not To Temptation
1. Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)
2. Psychoticbumpschool
3. Another Point of View
4. I'd Rather Be With You
5. Love Vibes
6. Physical Love
7. Vanish in Our Sleep
That art cannot be mechanized, but demands freedom and belongs to all mankind is a lesson that had to be learned by the emperor of China in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale. The emperor imprisoned a nightingale in a golden cage so that he alone could enjoy its song. An inventor's attempt to imitate the nightingale's song by means of a mechanical bird brought the emperor only a short-lived pleasure: the cogwheels wore down, and the bird's music became a farce. But it was not only the birdsong, which suffered. The emperor became ill and took to his bed. Only the song of the real nightingale can bring him back from death's door. Stravinsky set the fairytale to music in a symphonic poem which is filled with colorful sound of the Far East. Characteristic for the powerful musical language of this early work are reminiscences of stylistic elements from The Rite Of Spring and The Firebird. The repertoire on this LP is enhanced by a sonorous Scherzo, the mock tango, and the dramatic and far too rarely performed Etudes for Orchestra.
1. Scherzo a la Russe
2. Fireworks
3. Tango
4. Four Etudes fro Orchestra
5. The Song Of The Nightingale (Symphonic Poem)
The Beatles' compositions have been embraced by musicians the world over, and re-arranged in such diverse styles as classical, jazz, folk, country, funk and soul. The music compiled here includes some of the most exciting and intriguing Beatles covers ever recorded for the Atlantic, Atco, Warner Bros. and Reprise Labels, each bringing a new dimension to the original.
Import
Track Listing:
1. Day Tripper - Otis Redding
2. Night Before - Herbie Mann
3. I Feel Fine - Ray Ellis
4. Here There and Everywhere - Carmen McRae
5. Because - Shirley Scott
6. And I Love Him - Esther Phillips
7. Yellow Submarine - Don Randi Trio + 1
8. Hey Jude - King Curtis
9. Let It Be - Clarence Carter
10. Eleanor Rigby - Aretha Franklin
11. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - Arthur Conley
12. Give Peace a Chance - Johnny Harris
13. My Sweet Lord - Marion Williams
14. Got to Get You Into My Life - Don Randi Trio + 1
15. Something - Carmen McRae
16. Yesterday - Ray Ellis
17. Michelle - King Curtis
18. Come Together - Herbie Mann
19. Dear Prudence - Brad Mehldau
By the time I'm Still In Love With You was released in 1972, the Al Green/Willie Mitchell Hi Records team was a well-oiled hit-making machine. With a #1 hit under his belt with "Let's Stay Together," I'm Still In Love With You put Green right back at the top of the charts with hits like "Look What You Done For Me" and "Love And Happiness." Green also began exploring country music here with his fine interpretations of Kris Kristofferson's "For the Good Times" and Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman."
Track Listing:
1. I'm Still In Love With You
2. I'm Glad You're Mine
3. Love and Happiness
4. What A Wonderful Thing Love Is
5. Simply Beautiful
6. Oh, Pretty Woman
7. For The Good Times
8. Look What You Done For Me
9. One Of These Good Ole Days
Let's Stay Together Al Green $17.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Originally released in 1972, Let's Stay Together features some of Al Green's finest work and it drips with Southern soul and exquisite arrangements from top-notch producer Willie Mitchell. Prior to this release, Green had never had a #1 song. The title track achieved that status and is complemented wonderfully here by the timeless cover of the Bee Gees "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" among others.
Track Listing:
1. Let's Stay Together
2. La-La for You
3. So You're Leaving
4. What Is This Feeling?
5. Old Time Lovin'
6. I've Never Found a Girl
7. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
8. Judy
9. It Ain't No Fun to Me
Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang $11.99$10.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Track Listing:
1. Kool & The Gang
2. Breeze & Soul
3. Chocolate Buttermilk
4. Sea Of Tranquility
5. Give It Up
6. Since I Lost My Baby
7. Kool's Back Again
8. The Gang's Back Again
9. Raw Hamburger
10. Let The Music Take Your Mind
1. Heavenly, That's What You Are To Me
2. I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To
3. All Because Of You
4. Love Serenade (Part 1)
5. What Am I Gonna Do With You?
6. Let Me Live My Life Lovin' You Babe
7. Love Serenade (Part II)
World Clique Deee-Lite $11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Track Listing:
1. Deee-Lite Theme
2. Good Beat
3. Power Of Love
4. Try Me On...I'm On You
5. Smile On
6. What Is Love?
7. World Clique
8. E.S.P.
9. Groove Is In The Heart
10. Who Was That?
11. Deep Ending
12. Build The Bridge
European only 2 x LP pressing also includes the CD of the album! 2009 studio album from the ground breaking modern Soul artist, his first full-length release since 2001. BLACKsummers' Night is the sensuous opening installment of the artist's monumental BLACKSUMMERS' NIGHT trilogy. The trilogy's subsequent chapters, blackSUMMERS' night and blacksummers' NIGHT, are slated for release in 2010 and 2011 respectively. This 2009 album reunites Maxwell with long-time collaborator Hod David, who serves as co-producer and co-writer of the album. Striving for an emotional authenticity and real world sound for the album, Maxwell and Hod recorded the entire album live in the studio with an A-list ensemble of elegantly sympathetic musicians.
Track Listing:
1. Bad Habits
2. Cold
3. Pretty Wings
4. Help Somebody
5. Stop The World
6. Help Somebody
7. Love You
8. Fistful Of Tears
9. Playing Possum
10. Phoenix Rise
The latest record from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, … And The Horse You Rode In On emerges with something new, crisp, compelling and incredibly intelligent. The whole record echoes Britain’s foremost purveyors of pity and poetry. Hints of Morrissey’s literate lamentations, Jarvis Cocker’s over-sexed swagger, and ballboy’s broken-hearted exuberance rise and fall over the 14 songs. Limited LP pressing includes digital drop card with bonus non-album tracks.
Track Listing:
1. You Go Together
2. Stop!
3. One Night Stand
4. Something’s Happening
5. I Pretend She’s You
6. Hope is Still on Your Side
7. Libertyville or Somewhere
8. Sixteen is too Young
9. Praying is a Heartache
10. Save Your Breath
11. Castles of Wales
12. Ogilvie Station
13. ... And the Horse You Rode in On
14. Tear Down the Opera House
15. Well I Wouldn’t
1. No More Drama (P Diddy & Mario Winans Remix) (Album Version)
2. No More Drama (P Diddy & Mario Winans Remix) (Instrumental Version)
3. No More Drama (P Diddy & Mario Winans Remix) (A Cappella
Version)
4. No More Drama (Thunderpuss Remix)
5. No More Drama (Drums Of Thunderpuss)
Sparkle Aretha Franklin $11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
Track Listing:
Sparkle (4:10)
Giving Him Something He Can Feel
Hooked On Your Love (4:57)
Look Into Your Heart (4:01)
I Get High (4:08)
Loving You Baby (3:45)
Rock With Me (3:10)
Collaborative celebration of the music industry’s top producers remixing the best of Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 classics! Featured producers include: Stargate, The Neptunes, Polow, Akon, Dallas Austin, Sturken & Rogers, Benny Blanco, Paul Oakenfold, Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Mark Hoppus (of Blink 182) and more.
Track Listing:
1. Skywriter - Stargate Remix
2. Never Can Say Goodbye - The Neptunes Remix
3. I Wanna Be Where You Are - Dallas Austin Remix
4. Dancing Machine - Polow Remix
5. ABC - Salaam Remi Remix
6. Forever Came Today - Frankie Knuckles Late Night Antics Remix
7. Dancing Machine - Steve Aoki Remix
8. Hum Along & Dance - David Morales Remix
9. Ain't No Sunshine - Benny Blanco Remix
10. Maria (You Were The Only One) Emile Haynie Remix
11. Maybe Tomorrow - Sturken & Rogers Remix
12. Ben - Akon (Konvict Remix)
1. Why Didn't You Call Me?
2. Do Something
3. Caligula
4. I Try
5. Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak
6. I Can't Wait To Meetchu
7. Still
8. I've Committed Murder
9. A Moment To Myself
10. The Letter
Child Is Father To The Man is keyboard player/ singer/arranger Al Kooper’s finest work, taking in classical and jazz elements (including strings and horns), all without losing the pop essence that makes the hybrid work. Featuring classics such as “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know,” “I Can’t Quit Her,” “My Days Are Numbered” and “Morning Glory,” Child Is Father To The Man is the sound of a group of virtuosos reveling in the possibilities of pop music.
Track Listing:
1. Overture
2. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
3. Morning Glory
4. My Days Are Numbered
5. Without Her
6. Just One Smile
7. I Can't Quit Her
8. Meagan's Gypsy Eyes
9. Somethin' Goin' On
10. House In The Country
11. The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud
12. So Much Love/Underture
Best Of's don't get much better than this! Features 20 tracks from the genre defining Sly & the Family Stone including the early hits "Dance To The Music," "M'Lady," "Stand" and "Everyday People," alongside sophisticated later cuts like "If You Want Me To Stay" and "Family Affair" and the politically charged "Runnin' Away" among others.
Track Listing:
1. Dance To The Music
2. I Want To Take You Higher
3. Family Affair
4. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)
5. I Get High On You
6. Stand
7. M' Lady
8. Skin I'm In
9. Everyday People
10. Sing A Simple Song
11. Hot Fun In The Summertime
12. Don't Call Me
13. Brave & Strong
14. Life
15. Everybody Is A Star
16. If You Want Me To Stay
17. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
18. Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)
19. Runnin' Away
20. Family Affair (Remix)
1. The Little Drummer Boy
2. The Lord's Prayer
3. Do You Hear What I Hear?
4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
5. Carol Of The Bells
Side Two
1. Have Yourself A Merry Litte Christmas
2. Jimgle Bell Rock
3. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
4. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Music And Me Michael Jackson $19.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed PRE-ORDER
Prior to striking out on his own as an adult artist Michael Jackson released four solo studio albums on Motown Records from 1972 - 1975. Music & Me was Michael Jackson's third of three albums released within a 15 month period. Inspired by label mates Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, the then 14 year old Michael was also beginning to yearn for more input in his music at the time which met resistance from the label. Features the Stevie Wonder cover "With a Child's Heart" and the Smokey Robinson penned track "Happy."
Track Listing:
1. With a Child's Heart
2. Up Again
3. All the Things You Are
4. Happy
5. Too Young
6. Doggin' Around
7. Johnn Raven
8. Euphoria
9. Morning Glow
10. Music and Me
Got To Be There Michael Jackson $19.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed PRE-ORDER
Got To Be There was Michael Jackson's very first solo album, released in January of 1972 when he was only 13 years old. The first single was the title track "Got To Be There" which was a Top 10 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. while the second single "Rockin Robin'" made it to # 2 on both sides of the Atlantic. The album also includes covers of Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" and the The Supreme's #1 hit single "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone."
Track Listing:
1. Ain't No Sunshine
2. I Wanna Be Where You Are
3. Girl Don't Take Your Love From Me
4. In Our Small Way
5. Got to Be There
6. Rockin' Robin
7. Wings of My Love
8. Maria (You Were the Only One)
9. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
10. You've Got a Friend
Forever Michael Michael Jackson $19.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed PRE-ORDER
With Michael Jackson's first three solo albums being released within 15 months of one another, it was uncharacteristic that it wasn't until nearly 21 months later that his fourth and final with Motown Records would be released. Michael was 16 at the time and his voice and singing style had changed dramatically.
Track Listing:
1. We're Almost There
2. Take Me Back
3. One Day in Your Life
4. Cinderella Stay Awhile
5. We've Got Forever
6. Just a Little Bit of You
7. You Are There
8. Dapper Dan
9. Dear Michael
10. I'll Come Home to You
Ben Michael Jackson $19.99
Vinyl LP - Sealed PRE-ORDER
Released in August of 1972, Ben was Michael Jackson's second solo album as a young artist for Motown. It was released just 7 months after his first album Got To Be There and it features the hit title track which was also the theme to the movie of the same name. Ben also notably features "My Girl" co-written by Smokey Robinson, "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" co-written by Stevie Wonder and "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" written by Mowtown founder Berry Gordy.
Track Listing:
1. Ben
2. The Greatest Show on Earth
3. People Make the World Go Round
4. We've Got a Good Thing Going
5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
6. My Girl
7. What Goes Around Comes Around
8. In Our Small Way
9. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
10. You Can Cry on My Shoulder
Raphael Saadiq's The Way I See It has the kind of smooth musical flow associated with great records made by pioneering producers at famous R&B companies like Motown, Invictus and Brunswick. From the foot-tapping opening track, "Sure Hope You Mean It" to the head-shaking reflective closer "Sometimes," Raphael delivers a present day potent ode to a bygone era. Now comes The Way I See It, a masterful collection of new material that speaks to Raphael Saadiq's deep love for rhythm and blues.
Track Listing:
1. Sure Hope You Mean It
2. 100 Yard Dash
3. Keep Marchin'
4. Big Easy featuring The Infamous Young Spodie
5. Just One Kiss featuring Joss Stone
6. Love That Girl
7. Calling
8. Staying In Love
9. Oh Girl
10. Let's Take A Walk
11. Never Give You Up featuring Stevie Wonder and C.J.
12. Sometimes
13. Oh Girl (Remix featuring Jay-Z)
The Element of Freedom is 12-time Grammy award winner Alicia Keys’ 4th studio album and it features production from Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, Jeff Bhasker and Keys herself. Alicia has garnered 11 Billboard Music Awards, 5 American Music Awards, 3 World Music Awards, 3 BET Awards, 14 NAACP Image Awards, 7 Soul Train Awards and was just awarded the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the 22nd Annual Rhythm and Soul Music Awards, along with the Humanitarian Award from the BET Awards 2009.
Track Listing:
1. The Element Of Freedom
2. Love Is Blind
3. Doesn't Mean Anything
4. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
5. Wait Til They See My Smile
6. That's How Strong My Love Is
7. Unthinkable (I'm Ready)
8. Love Is My Disease
9. Like The Sea
10. Put It In A Love Song
11. This Bed
12. Distance And Time
13. How It Feals To Fly
14. Empire State of Mind (Part II)
