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Duke Ellington’s last vocalist brought a jazz approach to her soul and R&B, and fans of all three styles fell in love with her. This retrospective of her early Philadelphia International years compiles LP cuts, duets, covers, dance classics and more: her hits "Free Love," "Don’t Let It Go to Your Head" and "My Love Don’t Come Easy," tracks with Grover Washington Jr. ("Keep in Touch," "The Look of Love"), Norman Connors ("Dindi," "Valentine Love"), Roy Ayers ("You Might Be Surprised"), 12" single versions of "Was That All It Was," "What’s on Your Mind" and more! SoulMusic.5013929104600 This Malcolm McLaren brainchild featuring teen phenom Annabella Lwin and ex-members of Adam and the Ants made waves on both sides of the pond. Propelled by percussion, punctuated by funky bass and levitated by hooks and playful vocals, Bow Wow Wow stood out from the new-wave crowd. Their releases, though, were as scattershot as could be: cassettes, 7" and 12" vinyl, flexi-discs, alternate versions, B-sides, remixes…and that’s why this is such a "treat" for Bow Wow Wow fans. ALL the aforementioned released from ’80 to ’84 are here: the LPs "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy" and "When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going," the EP "Your Cassette Pet," bonus cuts and all the B-sides, singles, remixes and rarities. It’s all remastered and amounts to a ton of fun: the single version and 12" remix of their smash rendition of "I Want Candy," LP version and 12" remix of the hit "Do You Wanna Hold Me?," 12" versions of "Go Wild in the Country," "See Jungle (Jungle Boy)," "Prince of Darkness," single version of "Baby, Oh No," 7" remix of "(I’m a) TV Savage" and more! Cherry Red.5013929105508 American, German…even Brazilian thrash metal seems to have gotten more worldwide attention than the UK variety over the years. But both the book here and the 5-CD set offer overwhelming (not to mention raging, crushing and thundering) proof that the UK thrash scene has produced a wealth of stunning music. Festivals, record labels and music journalists missed the boat with so many of these bands and records; here’s your chance to avoid the mistake they made as you discover "Let There Be Death" Onslaught, "Plan of the Damned" Acid Reign, "Venom" Sons of Satan, "Tenement Zone" Slammer, "Sentenced" Toranaga, "Psycho" Holosade, "Delirium" Thok, "Unidentified" Solitary, "Metalyzed" Blood Money, "Soothsayer" Deceptor, "Full Power" Desolator, "War Wolf" Wretched Soul, "Will to Rebel" Parasite, "B.O.D." Purgatory, "Forced Faith" Rager, "Thrive" State of Confusion, "Cursed City" Scimitar" and more. Curated by Ian Glasper, the 5-CD box includes 83 tracks (crucial cuts, live recordings, demos and unissued material) and a 40-page booklet; Glasper’s book (650 pages, paperback) is packed with new and exclusive interviews, previously unseen photographs and 35 years of first-hand accounts of the UK’s unsung metal anti-heroes! Cherry Red.5013929105805 These Scottish kings of the soaring rock anthem—powered by guitars, propelled by big beats and energized by Stuart Adamson’s passionate, powerful vocals—kept making excellent albums through the ’80s, ’90s and into the new millennium. An overlooked gem: this 1995 LP, which boasts all those Big Country trademarks and which returns here with their 1996 live album "Eclectic" and a bevy of demos and other bonus tracks. Along with the "Long Face" album versions, you get the single edits of "You Dreamer," "I’m Not Ashamed," demos of those and of "Message of Love," "Sail into Nothing," "Thunder and Lightning," an alternate version of "God’s Great Mistake," live covers of "Big Yellow Taxi," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Eleanor Rigby," "Ruby Tuesday," their own spins on "Hey Hey My My," "Down on the Corner," an acoustic version of their signature smash "In a Big Country" and more, all newly remastered! Cherry Red.5013929172333 Mixing R&B with synth-pop to create a sound that stood out on the new-wave airwaves of the UK, Kissing the Pink put out several much-loved releases on the Magnet label. Their second studio LP (’84) debuts on CD now with seven bonus cuts: the 7" remix of "The Other Side of Heaven," 12" versions of that tune and of "Radio On," an extended mix of "What Noise?"…19 remastered tracks and extensive liner notes! Cherry Red.5013929172432 Known for their eccentric humor (exploding ukuleles, anyone?), this London band were not quite pub rock, not quite punk, not quite new wave. They were a blast live and had lots of infectious tracks (you don’t become one of John Peel’s favorite bands just by being wacky), but these Poodles were too eclectic and off-kilter to find mainstream success. A definitive comp is most definitely in order, though, and here it is: their Pye LPs "Fabulous Poodles," "Unsuitable" and "Think Pink," all their Pye single sides and a Mastiff-sized heap of unissued demos and other bonus cuts! You get demos and LP versions of "Chicago Boxcar," "Mirror Star," "B Movies," "Suicide Bridge," "Toytown People," live and LP versions of "Oh Cheryl," "Workshy," Pye Studios performances of "Poison Pen," "Talking Trash," "I’ve Had It"…61 tracks (many produced by John Entwistle and Muff Winwood), detailed notes and original album cover replicas! Cherry Red.5013929172531 Especially since the passing of Mark E. Smith, Fall fans have been vocal for the return to print of this 1997 album, the last to feature longtime members Karl Burns (drums) and Steve Hanley (the bassist once described by Mark as being the defining element of the group’s sound). In typically all-over-the-place style, Smith sneers ’n’ shouts over grimy garage-rock, icy post-punk, electro dance beats, disorienting noise tracks and more: "4 ½ Inch," "I’m a Mummy," "Masquerade," "Ten Houses of Eve," "Spencer Must Die" and more. Both the 2-CD edition and the triple-vinyl set include the bonus songs "Powderkex," "Christmastide," "Scareball," live recordings of "Everybody but Myself," "Ol’ Gang," alternate mixes and more. Remastered sound, new notes! Cherry Red.5013929184305 The barriers between folk and pop started to melt away in the ’60s, and the folk-pop nexus reached its peak in ’65—particularly in England, where folk-pop split into many incarnations. Here are 79 UK folk-pop gems by future stars of pop, rock, glam, folk-rock, psychedelia and more, plus collectible obscurities: "Take Me for What I’m Worth" Searchers, "Morning’s Calling" Peter & Gordon, "Come and Stay with Me" Marianne Faithfull, "Don't Go Away" Zombies, "Beyond the Risin’ Sun" Marc Bolan, "Till You Say You’ll Be Mine" (a very young) Olivia Newton-John, "Go Away" Mirage (featuring Graham Nash), "Very Last Day" Hollies, "Mary Anne" Shadows, "London Town" Pretty Things, "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along" Kinks, "Blessed" Guy Darrell, "Catch the Wind" Donovan, "Mr. Smith" Foresters and more! Grapefruit.5013929184428 Guy Darrell’s backing band in the late ’60s put out their own ’70s recordings before splitting up and becoming session musicians in the middle of that decade. Here are their singles (including their UK-hit versions of "Do You Wanna Dance" and "Do You Love Me?") plus their self-titled LP that’s highly prized by prog-rock aficionados. Stellar musicianship and soaring harmonies come together on "Welcome for a Soldier," "Old People’s Home," "Classical Gas," "Guillotine," "Country Heir" and more. A 16-page booklet tells the tale of this great yet overlooked band! Grapefruit.5013929271234 That title track (with its "I’ll Take You There" intro and Winston Wright organ work) soared into the UK Top 10 in ’69 and became an international hit for this Jamaican boss-reggae producer. The LP that followed was a big hit, too; here’s that plus 12 bonus cuts, many new to CD: "Liquidator," "The Dog," "Interrogator," "The Big Three," "Tons of Gold," "It Ain’t Me Babe," "Jay Fever" and more! Doctor Bird.5013929271333 After this reggae visionary went UK Top 5 with his sax-propelled rock-steady classic "Return of Django" (1969), Trojan put out what became a hugely popular collection of his finest instrumentals thus far. Here’s that comp plus the spaghetti-western-themed collection that followed: "Return of Django," "Touch of Fire," "Soulful I," "Cold Sweat," "Drugs and Poison," "One Punch," "Night Doctor," "Red Hot," "Power Pack," "Tight Spot"…26 vintage cuts by one of Jamaican music’s most revered innovators! Doctor Bird.5013929271432 Prior to pairing up at the end of the ’60s, Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths each scored many hits at home in Jamaica. This CD combines the two early-’70s Trojan LPs they released together (they later went their separate ways): their UK-smash renditions of "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Pied Piper" plus "Private Number," "United We Stand," "Gee Baby," "One Woman," "But I Do," "Save Me" and more. Includes the rare Jamaican mix of "Young, Gifted and Black"; 25 tracks! Doctor Bird.5013929271630 Not long after this Trojan LP came out in ’71, Dave Barker and Ansel Collins went back to their solo careers. But, for a moment there, they were a star duo, as "Double Barrel" shot to the top of the UK charts and "Monkey Spanner" gave them a second global hit. Here are those singles plus "Secret Weapon," "Wild Bunch," "Ten to One" and the rest of the original LP plus "I Feel Alive," "Iron Joe," "Lonely Man"…12 bonus cuts, many debuting on CD! Doctor Bird.5013929312531 These 3 CDs (almost three decades of works) by this endlessly inventive avant-garde composer begin (chronologically) with the first recorded Varèse piece: "Ionisation," conducted by Nicolas Slonimsky in 1933. Stravinsky considered Varèse to be a crucial innovator of percussion and wind instruments, and Varèse’s rhythmic advances (and the singular beauty of his compositions) are on grand display here. You get all of Robert Craft’s celebrated Varèse recordings ("Density 21.5," "Octandre," "Hyperprism," "Intégrales" and more), the NY Philharmonic Orchestra’s recording of "Arcana" conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Frederic Waldman’s sessions with the NY Wind Ensemble and Juilliard Percussion Orchestra and more. Zappa was not the only one obsessed with this music—you’re about to follow suit (particularly fascinating: the 1954 Paris debut of the watershed electronic-music work "Déserts," which gets swallowed up by cheers and jeers)! él.5013929333703 Like "Stagecoach," "The Searchers," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and the rest of the revered 1939–62 movies covered here, these 3 CDs present an epic sweep across the American West. These songs and themes were crucial to the impact of these films, and they’re every bit as lasting; you’ll hear the original pieces from the films plus covers by a wide array of stars: "The Battle Cry of Freedom," "Beautiful Dreamer," Robert Shaw Chorale, "Stagecoach Theme" Starlight Orchestra, "Careless Love," "My Darling Clementine," "Skip to My Lou" Pete Seeger, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Odetta, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" Mitch Miller, "The Erie Canal" Sons of Pioneers, "Cattle Call" Eddy Arnold, "Aha, San Antone" Del Evans, "Sweet Lorena" Norman Luboff Choir, "Lorena" Johnny Cash, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" Gene Pitney, "There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" Bessie Smith and more! Cherry Red.5013929472846 In their later years, Barclay James Harvest went in a more mainstream pop-rock direction—but at the outset, they were an inventive ensemble operating on the fringes of psychedelia and underground prog-rock. Here they are during those formative days as heard on their self-titled 1970 debut, now freshly remastered: "Taking Some Time On," "Mother Dear," "The Sun Will Never Shine," "When the World Was Woken" and more heady swirls of guitars, Mellotrons and soaring vocal harmonies. The single-CD expanded edition here adds nine bonus single sides and other studio tracks: "Pools of Blue," "Brother Thrush," "Poor Wages" and more. The four-disc set starts with all that and adds new stereo mixes of the album and of some of those bonus tracks, BBC performances of "Dark Now My Sky," "Small Time Town," "Night," "So Tomorrow" and more including unreleased tracks. On the DVD: 5.1 surround and both the new and original stereo mixes (24-bit) of the album and several of those bonus tracks plus a visual treat: the "Mr. Sunshine" 1968 short film featuring "Early Morning," "Washing the Dishes" and "Mr. Sunshine." You also get a 68-page book with previously unseen photographs and an extensive essay, a facsimile of the 1970 Barclay James Harvest orchestral tour program, facsimile press releases from ’68 and ’69, postcards…even a 1968 replica record-store poster for the "Early Morning" single! A lavish tribute to a legendary UK band. Esoteric.5013929472945 Too loud and dark to be called folk and too "out there" to be called a rock band, Comus defied categorization even as the Pye label’s prog-rock imprint Dawn issued this LP in ’71. A favorite on the early-’70s UK college circuit, Comus created this sound with acoustic and electric guitars, strings, woodwinds, bass, drums and percussion. This remains one of Dawn’s most intriguing cult classics; bonus cuts from the "Diana" maxi-single join "The Herald," "Drip Drip," "Song to Comus," "The Bite" and more! Esoteric.5013929473041 Kieran O’Connor and Ken Elliott formed this duo after their prog band Second Hand broke up. Combining state-of-the-art synths with vocals and a wide array of percussion, Seventh Wave stands as a missing link between the synth-powered prog-rock of the ’70s and the synth-pop domination of the ’80s. Their 1974 debut has been remastered and expanded here with the single version of "Metropolis," which joins the album version plus "Sky Scraper," "Escalator," "Fail to See," "Premonition" and more! Esoteric.5013929473140 Hugh Banton of Van Der Graaf Generator and other guest musicians and vocalists joined Kieran and Ken for album number two, originally released in ’75 and now remastered and expanded with the single sides "Manifestations" and "Only the Beginning (Pt. 1)." Those join "Road to Rome," "Astral Animal," "Camera Obscura" and more pioneering synth-rock! Esoteric.5013929473249 This 1973 album—the band’s Chrysalis debut—found Procol Harum returning to the epic orchestral grandeur of their early work. Robin Trower was gone, Mick Grabham was now laying down the stellar guitar work and Gary Brooker (piano, vocals) was leading the charge through "Grand Hotel," "A Souvenir of London," "Toujours L’Amour," "Fires (Which Burn Brightly)" and more. This expanded edition includes a replica of the book that came with the original LP, an additional lavishly illustrated booklet, five bonus tracks (raw versions, early versions and more) and a DVD: a previously unreleased 1973 performance for Belgian TV: "Bringing Home the Bacon," "Grand Hotel," "A Salty Dog," "A Rum Tale," "Conquistador," "Power Failure" and more! Esoteric.5013929473348 Never a band to sit still artistically, Procol Harum followed the throwback symphonic sweep of "Grand Hotel" with this 1974 rocking affair. The lyrics are literary and the singing elegant, but the drums, piano and guitars are out in full force on "Nothing but the Truth," "Beyond the Pale," "Butterfly Boys," "Monsieur Armand" and more. Along with the bonus tracks "Drunk Again" (a B-side) and "As Strong As Samson" (alternate mix), this expanded reissue includes the band’s 1974 BBC Radio One "In Concert" performance ("Simple Sister," "New Lamps for Old," "Whaling Stories," "Bringing Home the Bacon," "Conquistador" and more) and an unreleased 65-minute 1974 set recorded at a Dallas studio: "The Idol," "Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)," "Mabel," "Power Failure," "Long Gone Geek" and more! Esoteric.5013929473447 Fans were beyond thrilled when Procol Harum (once again led by vocalist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid—and once again featuring the guitar wizardry of Robin Trower) ended a 14-year hiatus with this 1991 album. This remastered reissue of a legendary rock band’s comeback album—"Learn to Fly," "Perpetual Motion," "The King of Hearts," "Man with a Mission" and more—includes the demos of "Into the Flood" and "A Real Attitude" plus "Holding On" recorded live at a German studio in 2003! Esoteric.5013929473546 This groundbreaking progressive-jazz trio—Americans Stu Martin (drums) and Barre Phillips (bass) and Englishman John Surman (sax)—came together and immediately started pushing musical boundaries in ’69. This 2-CD set combines their 1970 self-titled double-album debut and 1971 LP "Conflagration"; you’ll encounter guests including Chick Corea and Dave Holland as you hear "Oh Dear," "Silver Cloud," "Incantation," "Veritably," "Green Walnut," "Billie the Kid," "Centering," "Malachite" and more. Newly remastered, with an essay featuring exclusive interviews with Phillips and Surman! Esoteric.5013929476431 Prog-rock greats came together to contribute tracks to this charity album benefiting the protection of endangered African elephants. Elephants for Africa is the beneficiary of the proceeds, your ears are the beneficiary of "Lorato" Steve Hackett, "Sunset Trail" Anthony Phillips, "Speak for Me" Andy Neve, "Rivers of Fire" Brendan Eyre, "Crossing the Savannah" Nick Magnus, "See the Dream" Tony Patterson and more! Esoteric Antenna.5013929580244 Tubby Hayes’ piano man became a bandleader in ’65; by the time he died in 2011, Beck had established himself as a key figure in the story of UK jazz, with 26 albums to his credit. These, though, are unissued 1968 sessions featuring wonderful American singer Joy Marshall and a young, pre-fusion John McLaughlin on guitar. You’ll also hear bonus 1966 performances at Ronnie Scott’s; includes "Come Back to Me," "Bewitched," "Sunny," "On a Clear Day," "Dr. Feelgood," "Gentle Rain" and more! Turtle.5013929605404 One of the most enduring bands of the original punk era (they’re still touring today, with three-quarters of their original lineup), 999 was there at the beginning, issuing singles in ’77 and these three LPs between ’78 and ’80: "999," "Separates" and "The Biggest Prize in Sport." These guys had pub-rock muscle and pop-punk hooks, and there are scores of killer cuts here (you also get singles, comp cuts and the live EP "The Biggest Tour in Sport"): the UK Top 40 hit "Homicide" plus "Crazy" "Hit Me," "Pick It Up," "No Pity," "Wolf," "Action," "Trouble," "Fun Thing," "Lie Lie Lie," "Soldier," live versions of "Quite Disappointing," "Emergency," "Inside Out"…59 tracks and a 20-page booklet full of memorabilia, clippings, record-sleeve art and more! Captain Oi!5013929605503 "Shock Troops," one of the greatest punk albums ever, makes this a highly desirable release all by itself. Newly remastered from the original tapes, that LP (featuring songs covered by Agnostic Front and Dropkick Murphys) is here along with Cock Sparrer’s ultra-rare self-titled debut LP (originally released only in Spain), the "Running Riot in ’84" LP, the 1987 "Live and Loud!" concert album and a raft of bonus cuts including their earliest known recordings. The booklet brings you detailed notes and pictures of their rare and collectible singles; 53 tracks include "Again and Again," "Runnin’ Riot," "Run for Cover," "Riot Squad," "Working," "Secret Army," "Argy Bargy," "Think Again," two versions of "The Sun Says," live recordings of "Where Are They Now?," "Watch Your Back," "I Got Your Number" and more! Captain Oi!5013929605602 In ’82, Knox re-formed the original lineup of these London punk legends, and that band stayed together for three LPs: "Guilty," "Alaska 127" and "Fifth Amendment." This collection brings you those (with bonus tracks) as well as a rarities disc including nine demos originally intended for their aborted 1979 album and nine other collectible cuts (including UK indie chart hits "Gimme Some Lovin’" and "Disco in Mosco"). Vibrators fans everywhere are buzzing about this release; also inside the box: "Wolfman Howl," "Rocket to the Moon," "The Day They Caught the Killer," "Hang Ten," "Somnambulist," "3-D Jesus," "The Demolishers," "Wipe Away," "Blown Away by Love," "Vipers in the Dark," "Fighter Pilot," "She’s a Boy" and more! Captain Oi!5013929861701 So few singers/musicians have the metal pedigree that Hughes has—Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze, Hughes-Thrall—and yet are renowned for their heartfelt blues and soul singing, too. He’s been hailed as "The Voice of Rock," and this 7-CD box (offered at a nice price) provides hours of testimony to that designation. He puts a charge into crowds in Japan, Denmark, Brazil and Argentina as you hear these storming live performances from 1994–2007: originals, Deep Purple and Hughes-Thrall favorites and a wide range of covers including "Burn," "Into the Void," "Stormbringer," "Mistreated," "Lady Double Dealer," "I Found a Woman," "You Keep On Moving," "Might Just Take Your Life," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," "Land of the Livin’ (Wonderland)," "You Got Soul," "Soul Mover," "Coast to Coast," "The Liar," "I Got Your Number" and more from not just a powerful rock singer and musician, but an uncommonly versatile one, too. Purple.5013929898431 One of the most versatile singing stars in the history of country shines in many settings across these four 1966–67 LPs. He thoroughly charms with Western favorites, gospel songs, gunfighter ballads, holiday classics and more…42 tracks: "Meet Me Tonight in Laredo," "Never Tie Me Down," "I’m Gonna Be a Cowboy," "La Paloma," "The Roving Gambler," "Maria Elena," "The Great Speckled Bird," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "Little Town of Bethlehem," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and more! Morello.5013929898530 When Dottsy Brodt left Texas to record some demos in Nashville, she couldn’t have known what would follow: 13 country hits from 1975–81. Six bonus cuts including her hits "Love Is a Two-Way Street," "Here in Love" and "When I’m Gone" are here with her hits "I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose," "Storms Never Last," "I Just Had You on My Mind," "Slip Away," the two title songs and the rest of these 1976 and 1979 LPs! Morello.5013929920309 Status Quo drummer John Coghlan formed this loose group of musician friends during a 1976 hiatus and returned to Diesel whenever Quo took a break. He stepped up the Diesel activities after leaving Status Quo in ’81, finally making some studio tracks (they were primarily a live band), only a couple of which were ever released. This overdue celebration of those immensely enjoyable get-togethers includes the studio tracks "Turn Me Loose," "River of Tears," "Mean Girl," "Cry to Me," "No Moon Shines," live-at-the-Marquee recordings of "Marquee Blues," "Let It Rock," "Bad Boy," "Tulsa Time," "Caroline," "Good Golly Miss Molly," "I Saw Her Standing There," "Roadhouse Blues" and more. Musicians joining John here: Phil May, Mick Moody, Rick Parfitt, Bob Young, Hilly Briggs, Chrissie Stewart and more! Hear No Evil.5013929920408 The Rainbow/Alcatrazz/Michael Schenker Group singer (who’s had a long solo career, too) has been the subject of many collections, but none like this. These 3 CDs zero in on the years 1987–92, when he was living in Australia much of the time (Graham was a big star Down Under). You’ll hear recordings made there (at the Palace in Melbourne and the Bridgeway Hotel in Adelaide) and in L.A. He belts out 42 original songs and cover tunes: "Reel to Real," "Tonite I Fly," "The Dancer," "Whiplash," "Rider," "Midnight Crossing," "Summer in the City," "Island in the Sun," "All Night Long," "Desert Song," "S.O.S.," "God Blessed Video," "Since You Been Gone" and more from this powerhouse vocalist! Hear No Evil.5013929920507 Rarely do you find a set like this, full of famous bands as well as ones considered obscure now but who nevertheless wielded substantial influence (that is to say, many of these bands might not be famous to the masses, but most definitely were to countless young musicians). The leading lights and key cogs of the NWOBHM are feted in the liner notes and heard across 51 tracks: "Take It All the Way" Girlschool, "Stallions of the Highway" (live) Saxon, "We Got the Edge" Savage, "Escape" Demon Pact, "Vice Versa" Samson, "The Prince" Diamond Head, "Lady" Axis, "Nightmare" Black Rose, "Burning Up" Tygers of Pan Tang, "A Time of Changes" Blitzkrieg, "Insanity" Soldier, "Brain Damage" Fist, "Noonday" Aragorn, "Witching Hour" (live) Venom and more. You’ll hear highly prized sides as well as unspeakably rare 45s and EP cuts! Hear No Evil.5013929952829 No one wanted to follow this Dayton funk band on stage, especially during their 1978–90 hit-making prime. Here are their three 1978–80 LPs plus bonus 7" versions of their hits "It’s All the Way Live," "Pull My Strings," "From 9:00 Until," "Fantastic Voyage" and "Your Love Is on the One"; those join the LP versions of those hits and of the hit "Give In to Love" plus "Time," "Strung Out," "Visions of My Mind," "All in My Mind," "Say Yes"…27 Lakeside funk anthems! Robinsongs.