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Personnel includes: Wyclef Jean (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Melky Sedeck (vocals, keyboards); Sharissa, Tom Jones, Claudette Ortiz (vocals); Governor, Prolific, M.O.P., Miri, Ja Rah Rah, Bumpy Knuckles (rap vocals); Eric Edwards (spoken vocals); Robert Aaron (saxophone, keyboards); Teflon (keyboards, background vocals); Shea Taylor (keyboards); Cory Rooney (string synthesizer); Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis (bass); Donald Guillaume (drums).
Producers include: Wycef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Melky Sedeck, Teflon, Ed Roc.
Recorded at Platinum Sound, The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Record Plant, Los Angles, California; Hans Tonstudios, Berlin, Germany.
Continuing to build on a wildly eclectic solo career that's taken him far beyond the success of The Fugees, Wyclef Jean uses his third album MASQUERADE to weave a message of social consciousness laced with hard-edged hip-hop nuances. Utilizing the concept of these tracks emanating from the fictitious pirate radio station HOT 93.1, Jean decries selling crack as a way out of poverty ("Peace God"), pays tribute to his recently deceased father (the reggae-driven "WarNo More") and life in the projects ("PJs," featuring Governor and Prolific). Wyclef's interest in a broad range of music finds him giving props to Biggie, Tupac, Aaliyah, and victims of 9/11 with Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," turning Frankie Valli's "Oh What A Night" into an updated party jam and loving the ladies alongside Tom Jones on a waltz-like "Pussycat."
The Haitian singer-songwriter teams with City High's Claudette Ortiz on the soulful original "Two Wrongs," gets thuggish and ruggish with Butch Cassidy and Sharissa on "Keep It Gangsta" and throws down with Brooklyn's hard-core M.O.P. on the stripped-down title cut. The only MASQUERADE perpetuated with this progressive mix of R&B, rock, and rap is that of Wyclef Jean being an easily pigeonholed pop artist.
SKU: 1073856

The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, bass); Mick Taylor (guitar, bass, synthesizer, congas, background vocals); Bill Wyman (synthesizer, bass); Charlie Watts (drums).
Additional personnel: Billy Preston (piano, Clavinet); Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Kenny Jones (drums);Ray Cooper (percussion); Charlie Jolly (tabla); Ed Leach (cowbell); Willy Weeks, Blue Magic (background vocals).
Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munchen, Germany.
Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering Studios).
After years of building off their rhythm and blues credentials, the title IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL insinuates a lowbrow rock aesthetic, but on this album the Stones mixed rock's aggression with an unparalleled appreciation for soul music. In homage to the black soul artists who originally inspired the Rolling Stones as an early-'60s R&B cover band, IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL is not only rock.
From their joyous cover of the Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" to "Time Waits For No One," Mick Jagger boldly duplicates the feel of James Brown's early singles. The Stones gave a twist to their R&B roots--"Fingerprint File" is heavily funk-based, sounding more like Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" than "Satisfaction."
By 1974, the Stones were in a state of flux. Unsatisfied by his low place on the totem pole, Mick Taylor's participation is minimal, and the album relies more on Keith's guitar than on previous albums. Ronnie Wood's increasing involvement with the band is obvious--the song "It's Only Rock & Roll" started as a demo for Wood's then-in-progress solo album, but became his first contribution to the band. Musically, IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL is a portrait of a band in transition.
SKU: 5059749

Title:Aida
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Un) ballo in maschera, '(A) masked ball'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Un) ballo in maschera, '(A) masked ball'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Don Carlo
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(I) due Foscari, '(The) Two Foscaris'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(I) due Foscari, '(The) Two Foscaris'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Ernani
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Ernani
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Falstaff
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Falstaff
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Falstaff
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(La) forza del destino,'(The) force of destiny'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Macbeth
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Nabucco
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Otello
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Otello
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Rigoletto
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Rigoletto
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Simon Boccanegra
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Il) trovatore
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(I) Vespri siciliani, '(The) Sicilian Vespers'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)


SKU: 2074159

Personnel: Jason Moran (piano); Sam Rivers (soprano & tenor saxophones, flute,piano); Tarus Mateen (bass); Nasheet Waits (drums).
Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York on March 16-17, 2001.
SKU: 1066228

Personnel includes UnaMae Carlisle (vocals, piano).
SKU: 6514035

Title:Pageantry
Composer:Herbert (Norman) Howells (1892 - 1983)

Title:Country gardens, BFMS22
Composer:(George) Percy (Aldridge) Grainger (1882 - 1961)

Title:Apocalypse
Composer:Gian Carlo Menotti (b 1911)

Title:(2) Poems, H118
Composer:Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)

Title:King Arthur
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 67
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)

Title:Elizabethan Dances
Composer:William Alwyn (1905 - 1985)

Title:Symphony No. 2, '(A) London Symphony'
Composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Title:St Paul's Suite, H118 (Op. 29)
Composer:Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)

Title:Symphony No. 104, 'London' inD
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Concerto for Violin and Small Orchestra
Composer:Gerald (Raphael) Finzi (1901 - 1956)

Title:Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, 'Ancient Airs and Dances'
Composer:Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)

Title:(The) Bridge on the River Kwai
Composer:Sir Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (b 1921)

Title:Caractacus, Op. 35
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Title:Magnificat in D, BWV243
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Title:(The) Canterbury Pilgrims
Composer:Sir George Dyson (1883 - 1964)

Title:War Requiem, Op. 66
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)

Title:Paulus (St Paul), Op. 36
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:Hymnus Paradisi
Composer:Herbert (Norman) Howells (1892 - 1983)

Title:Messa da Requiem
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Sea Drift, RTII/3
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:Mass No. 10, 'Missa in tempore belli' in C, HobXXII/9
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Title:Scotch Strathspey and Reel, BFMS28
Composer:(George) Percy (Aldridge) Grainger (1882 - 1961)

Title:Song of the Soul (in intimate communication and union with the love of God), Op. 78
Composer:(Charles) Edmund Rubbra (1901 - 1986)

Title:Stabat mater
Composer:Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)


SKU: 1077653

Full title: Forgive This Follish Man: Hi Records Deep Soul Brothers 1964-1978.
Performers include: O.V. Wright, Otis Clay & Syl Johnson, Don Bryant, Joe L., Norm West, Phillip Mitchell, Gene Anderson, Willie Walker, Ebony Web,Bobo, Mr. Soul, Billy Davis, George Jackson, Willie Clayton, Bobby McClure, Masqueraders, Memphians, Teacher's Edition.
Includes liner notes by John Ridley.
Contains 26 tracks.
SKU: 1083263

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in Csharp minor, Op. 27/2
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:(26) Preludes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)


SKU: 1084266

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, Sz83
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2,Sz95
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, Sz119
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)


SKU: 1077987

Title:(2) Pieces
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:(The) darkened valley
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:London Pieces
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:(3) Pastels
Composer:John(Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:In Those Days
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:(A) Sea Idyll
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:Preludes
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:(The) Towing-Path
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:Summer Evening
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern

Title:Greenways
Composer:John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962)
Venue:Swiss Radio Studios, Bern


SKU: 1031599

Personnel: James Brown (vocals, organ); Bobby Byrd (vocals, keyboards);
Jimmy "Chank" Nolen, Healon "Cheese" Martin, Alphonso "Country" Kellum, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Jimmy Nolan, Robert Coleman (guitar); Jimmy Parker, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Joe Poff (alto saxophone); Robert McCollough, Maceo Parker, L.D. "Eldee" Williams (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney, Louis Tilford (baritone saxophone); Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Ike Oakley, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Joseph Davis, Waymond Reed, Joe Dupars (trumpet); Louis Tilford, Fred Wesley, Levi Rasbury, Hollie Farris (trombone); Mike Lawler (Clavinet); Fred Thomas, William "Bootsy" Collins (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Melvin Parker (drums); Johnny Griggs(percussion).
Producer: James Brown.
Compilation producers: Tim Rogers, Cliff White.
Recorded between 1967 & 1976. Originally released on Polydor (6093). Includes liner notes by Cliff White.
SKU: 1085614

Title:Symphony No. 22, 'Philosopher' in E flat
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Ensemble:Hanover Band Orchestra

Title:Symphony No. 23 in G
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Ensemble:Hanover Band Orchestra

Title:SymphonyNo. 24 in D
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Ensemble:Hanover Band Orchestra

Title:Symphony No. 25 in C
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Ensemble:Hanover Band Orchestra


SKU: 8000134

Title:Kanzone in B, Op. 55
Composer:Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham, Surrey

Title:Rhapsody in Blue
Composer:George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham, Surrey

Title:Thaïs
Composer:Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham, Surrey

Title:Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Composer:(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham,Surrey

Title:Andante cantabile, Op. 11
Composer:Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham, Surrey

Title:Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33
Composer:Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Venue:St Barnabas Church, Mitcham, Surrey


SKU: 1052004

Personnel: Marlena Shaw (vocals); Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Dave Hazeltine (piano); Barnaby Finch (keyboards); Earl May (acoustic bass); Terry Miller (electric bass); Jerry Jones (drums); Michael Spiro (percussion).
Recorded at Sound On Sound, New York, New York from January 20 to 21, 1997; Music Annex, Menlo Park, California from March 10 to 11, 1997. Includes liner notes by Andrew Rowan.
Few jazz singers today are able to communicate across a broad stylistic range with the ease and authenticity of the dazzling Marlena Shaw. Featuringa rock-solid band--with help from tenor sax master Stanley Turrentine on three tracks--ELEMENTAL SOUL moves seamlessly through sultry ballads, blues-drenched numbers, and R&B grooves which break unexpectedly into buoyant swing. Shaw's voice is in top form throughout, as she handles the straight-ahead numbers with technical proficiency and the ballads with sensitivity and feeling. All the while she injects her characteristic bluesiness into everything she sings.
Of particular interest are her renditions of venerated jazz standards like "How Deep Is The Ocean?," "Round Midnight," and "My Old Flame." These songs are usually treated with more reverence but considerably less energy and verve. Here they demonstrate--as does the album as a whole--how Shaw's diverse musical sensibilities meld to create a sound unmistakably her own.
SKU: 1009904

Recorded between 1964 & 1969.
The Zombies found chart fame in 1964 with their very first single, "She's Not There," and went on to influence countless groups on both sides of the Atlantic. Fronted by ace keyboard player Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, a singer with a breathy voice guaranteed to make the little girls swoon, St Alban's finest played a brand of intelligent pop music (how the pressloved their 50 O-levels!). Essentially a singles band, the Zombies consistently issued quality pop sides that, although they may not have set the charts alight, were certainly testament to the musicianship and vocal talent within the group.
This complete collection of Zombies' singles is presented in the original mono for reasons of authenticity (later stereo mixes lacking essential overdubs were created without the group's input). "She Does Everything for Me" and "Just Out of Reach," its flashy organ solo worthy of Alan Price, show the Zombies at their upbeat best. The fragile "The Way I Feel Inside" is the pick of their sensitive side. File ODESSEY AND ORACLE's magnificent opener "Care of Cell 44" under "Singles That Should Have Made It." The same goes for most of this fine collection.
SKU: 1029132

Title:Symphony No. 6, 'Aphorisms'
Composer:(Sven) Einar Englund(b 1916)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Composer:(Sven) Einar Englund (b 1916)


SKU: 1035237

Lifter Puller:Craig Finn (vocals, guitar); Steve Barone (guitar); Tad Kubler (bass); Dan Monick (drums).
SKU: 1036984

Title:(Die) Schöne Müllerin, D795
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797- 1828)


SKU: 2091247

Personnel: Joe Maneri (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, piano); Mat Maneri (acoustic, electric 6-string& baritone violins, electric 5-string viola).
Recorded at Hardstudios, Winterthur, Switzerland in October 1997.
SKU: 4127839

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in Aminor, Op. 28
Composer:Károly Goldmark (1830 - 1915)


SKU: 2070211

Title:Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Title:(Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Composer:(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Title:(The)Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Composer:(Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)


SKU: 1030153

Title:Salve regina
Composer:Jacob Obrecht (c1450-1505)
Venue:Hertford CollegeChapel, Oxford

Title:Salve regina
Composer:Jacob Obrecht (c1450-1505)
Venue:Hertford College Chapel, Oxford

Title:Venit ad Petrum
Composer:Jacob Obrecht (c1450-1505)
Venue:Hertford College Chapel, Oxford

Title:Missa Caput
Composer:Jacob Obrecht (c1450-1505)
Venue:Hertford College Chapel, Oxford


SKU: 5022481

The Magick Brothers: Daevid Allen (vocals, guitar); Graham Clark (guitar); Mark Robson.
SKU: 6421336

Title:Symphony No. 7 in E
Composer:(Joseph) Anton Bruckner (1824- 1896)
Venue:Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow


SKU: 5010471

Personnel includes: NeilDiamond (vocals); Andrew Gold (acoustic guitar); Bob Mann (acoustic & electric guitars); Dean Parks (electric guitar, mandolin); Waddy Wachtel (electric guitars); Dan Dugmore (pedal steel guitar); Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Warren Ham (harmonica); Robbie Buchanan (piano, keyboards); Alan Lindgrin (piano); Ladd Thomas (organ); Bob Magnusson (acoustic bass); Leland Sklar, Bob Glaub, Jimmy Johnson (bass); Russ Kunkel, Nathaniel Kunkel (drums); Mike Fisher, M.B. Gordy (percussion); Peter Asher (programming).
Recorded from January to August 1992.
SKU: 1000480

Title:Carlo di Borgogna
Composer:Giovanni Pacini (1796 - 1867)
Ensemble:Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Title:Carlo di Borgogna
Composer:Giovanni Pacini (1796- 1867)
Conductor:David Parry
Ensemble:Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra


SKU: 2077579

Title:(27) Etudes, Opp. 10, 25 and posth
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios,London


SKU: 2023603

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) FelixMendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:String Quartet No. 1 in E flat, Op. 12
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)


SKU: 8000243

Title:Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ensemble:Chicago Symphony Chorus

Title:Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891- 1953)
Conductor:Fritz Reiner
Ensemble:Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor
Composer:Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
Conductor:Pierre Monteux
Ensemble:Boston Symphony Orchestra


SKU: 1049755

Title:String Quartet No. 1 in E flat, Op. 22/1
Composer:George Enescu (1881- 1955)

Title:String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 22/2
Composer:George Enescu (1881 - 1955)


SKU: 5089625

Remastered version of this Glasgow band's debut album from 1987. 'Up For A Bit...' confirmed their position as leading lights of the 'C86' scene (named after an NME compilationtape). In retrospect the album was a shot in the arm for the Scottish music scene and without them it's unlikely we would have had Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub or that Creation Records would have become so influential.
SKU: 6514672

Alter Bridge: Mark Tremonti (vocals, guitar); Myles Kennedy (vocals); Brian Marshall (bass instrument); Scott Phillips (drums).
Recording information: The Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia; Empty Studios, Orlando, Florida.
Soon after the demise of Creed was made public to the world, guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott "Flip" Phillips, and returning bassist Brian Marshall announced they would form a new band. Enter singer Myles Kennedy of the fiercely underrated Mayfield Four, also known for his cameo in the movie ROCK STAR. Like that film's main character, Kennedy picks up the torch tossed aside by a departing frontman, leading to Alter Bridge's debut, ONE DAY REMAINS.
The chemistry of the group on this album is an undeniable force. While inevitable shadows of Creed cast themselves across "Broken Wings" and "Open Your Eyes," the bulk of new material is fresher and stronger than much of that ensemble's work. "The End Is Here" and the title track, in particular, showcase the band's strengths, boasting a musical depth and songwriting craft that seemed beyond the reach of Alter Bridge's previous incarnation. Tremonti plays with renewed fire and conviction, while Kennedy's emotive tenor glides above with soulful ease. Named by Tremonti for a personal symbol of crossing into the unknown, Alter Bridge does so with reverence for the past and an even keener sense of thefuture.
SKU: 6570752

Personnel includes: Bing Crosby (vocals); Williams Brothers Quartet, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Victor Young & His Orchestra, Judy Garland, Joseph Lilley, Woody Herman & His Woodchoppers, The Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, The Ken Darby Singers, Bob Crosby's Bob Cats, Bob Hope.
Compilation producers: Tony Watts, Colin Brown.
Recorded between 1934 and 1944. Includes liner notes by Tony Watts.
SKU: 1008355

Producers include: Beck, The Dust Brothers, Peter Collins, Rick Smith, Wally Gagel.
From the same team of filmmakers who brought the world TRAINSPOTTING, A LIFE LESS ORDINARY also boasts a cutting edge soundtrack, filled with titles steeped ina profound understanding of the culture around which the film revolves. In place of UK-based, decadent raves, this offbeat romantic comedy favors tracks reflecting its sprawling, more romantic, American setting and theme. Quirky and playful, it opens with none other than Beck, whose "Deadweight" is a masterful mix of technology and schmaltz. Keeping time to the film's fast-paced action, modern acts such as Luscious Jackson ("Love Is Here") and Prodigy ("Full Throttle") contribute high-energy rockers, while Elvis, Bobby Darin, and the retro-sounding Squirrel Nut Zippers provide a cultural backdrop. The film's more tender side is expressed by the soundtrack's predominantly mid-tempo showing: Ash and Underworld slow down without losing their heaviness, while breezy tracks by R.E.M. and Folk Implosion round out this hip, exciting tale of romance, kidnapping, and heavenly intercession.
SKU: 1001222

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C, Op. 15
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:Concerto for Piano and OrchestraNo. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat, Op. 73
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:(6) Partitas, BWV825-30
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)


SKU: 2090430

'Ignoto' is the debut album from British hardcore outfit Your Codename Is Milo. A mix of cutting guitars and pounding drums, the album sees the band favourably being compared to Shellac, Fugazi, and The Mars Volta.The single '17' is also included.
SKU: 6586030

'Permission To Land' is the debut album by the Suffolk-formed four-piece rock act whose line up includes brothers Justin and DanHawkins. Recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, the album includes the singles, 'Get Your Hands Off My Woman' and 'Growing On Me'.
SKU: 1084890

Personnel: Bryan Ferry (vocals); Waddy Wachtel (guitar, background vocals); Neil Hubbard (guitar); Mel Collins (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Ann Odell, Steve Nye (electric piano); Herbie Flowers (acoustic bass); Alan Spencer, John Wetton (bass); Rick Marotta, Preston Heyman (drums).
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
A concept album of sorts, inspired in part by Brian Ferry's highly public breakup with supermodel Jerry Hall, THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE features songs whose view of romance is, unsurprisingly, a tad bleaker than previous. The singer's persona here is less lounge lizard than the sort of guy who drives around L.A. in the rain ("Can't Let Go"), hoping to wipe out on Dead Man's Curve.
A strong batch of originals is on offer here, which, thanks in part to guitarist Waddy Wachtel, lean more toward the West Coast studio rock of Jackson Browne or Warren Zevon than is usual for Ferry. There are also acouple of covers that reinforce the bleak breakup theme, including what must be the most morose version of Sam and Dave's "Hold On (I'm Coming)" ever recorded. Not necessarily Ferry's best album, but certainly his most human.
SKU: 1025418

Title:Piano Trios
Composer:Ludwigvan Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Ensemble:Kempf Trio

Title:Piano Trios
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Ensemble:Kempf Trio


SKU: 2088427

Personnel: Kate Bush (vocals, piano, keyboards); Trio Bulgarka (vocals); Del Palmer (guitar, percussion, bass); Alan Murphy, David Gilmour (guitar); Donal Lunny (bouzouki); Paddy Bush (mandolin, tupan, valiha, whips); John Sheahan (fiddle); Nigel Kennedy (violin, viola); Jonathan Williams (cello); Alan Stivell (Celtic harp); Davey Spillane (Uillean pipes, whistles); John Giblin, Mick Karn, Eberhard Weber (bass); Stuart Elliot, Charlie Morgan (drums); Balavescu String Quartet.
Engineers: Del Palmer, Kevin Killen, Andrew Boland.
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin, Ireland; The Angel Studio and Abbey Road, London, England.
THE SENSUAL WORLD will appeal to those who like their pop seasoned with some world music. During the '80s, some of Kate Bush's most successful collaborations were those with Peter Gabriel ("Games Without Frontiers," "Don't Give Up"), and Gabriel's habit of appropriating world music must have certainly rubbed off. THE SENSUAL WORLD combines the best of Kate Bush's jazzier elementswith contributions by some of the most accomplished musicians in the world. Featured artists include violinist Nigel Kennedy, Davey Spillane, Trio Bulgarka, Eberhard Weber, and her brother, multi-instrumentalist Paddy Bush.
THE SENSUAL WORLD covers familiar Kate Bush territory--love, growing up, and the mystery of life. Kate produced THE SENSUAL WORLD with orchestra arrangements by Michael Kamen. Standout tracks include the title track, which was adapted from Joyce's ULYSSES, as well as "Love and Anger" and "Walk Straight Down the Middle." An added treat is "This Woman's Work," a song featured in John Hughes' movie SHE'S HAVING A BABY. A commercially ignored CD from an unusually talented performer.
SKU: 1006627

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, piano); Poncho Sampedro (vocals, electric guitar); Billy Talbot (vocals, bass, tambourine); Ralph Molina (vocals, drums, percussion).
Engineers: Greg Archilla, Tim Mulligan.
Recorded at Plywood Analog, Redwood City, California and live at Old Princeton Landing, Princeton-By-The-Sea, California.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
BROKEN ARROW was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
BROKEN ARROW is the third straight album on which Neil Younghas splattered loud electric-guitar notes all over his folk-rock melancholy. You'd have to go back to Young's amazing mid-1970s records to find a similar streak, and you'd have to go back just as far to find Young in a groove this consistent, this good. In his '90s incarnation, Young seems to be upping the ante each go-round. It's as if he's completely enveloped in his own noise, and taking great pleasure in seeing just how much he can get away with. The first three songs on BROKEN ARROW are nearly a half-hour long between them, and they reach that length through long, scratchy, meandering solos that evoke both jazz and punk-rock (think Sonic Youth) in their simultaneous bid to be transcendent and noisy. In "Loose Change," Young solos for a miraculous six-and-a-half minutes over a single chord.
By the end of the third song, Young appears emotionally spent, desperate to break the mood. The second half of BROKEN ARROW consists of comparatively light and compact electric folk-rock songs, a cosmic acoustic number and an odd little live recording of bluesman Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me To Do." It's a potpourri that belies the strength of songwriting and performance that this wayward rocker has carried into middle age. "I'm still living the dream we had/For me it's not over," he sings over a haze of guitar distortion in "Big Time." At age 50, in fact, he sounds as if he's just starting.
SKU: 1000217

Personnel: Roy Orbison (vocals, guitar); Mike Campbell (guitar, mandolin, bass, background vocals); Billy Burnette, Rick Vito (guitar, background vocals); David Rhodes, Steve Cropper (guitar); Benmont Tench (strings, piano); Mike Utley (strings); Jim Horn (horns); Mitchell Froom (piano); Al Kooper (organ); Howie Epstein (bass, background vocals); T-Bone Wolk, Boell Neidlinger, Jerry Scheff, David Miner (bass); Jim Keltner, Micky Curry, Ray Cooper (drums); Phil Jones, Ian Wallace (drums, percussion); Gary Coleman (percussion); Barbara Orbison, Roy Kelton Orbison (background vocals).
Producers: Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Barbara Orbison, T-Bone Burnett, Bono.
Engineers include: Richard Dodd, Phil McDonald, Kevin Killen.
What a comeback MYSTERY GIRL could have been for Roy Orbison, who died of a heart attack two months before it was released. Rivaling his best early works, MYSTERY GIRL added several new standards to Orbison's great body of work, including the Jeff Lynne-produced hit "You Got It," the haunting, U2-penned "She's A Mystery To Me," and Elvis Costello's dry ballad "The Comedians." Orbison's powerful, operatic voice remained true right through these, his final recordings, and his style effectively carried over to modern-day sensibilities. When he hits those high notes, you'll still find yourself holding onto your seat.
SKU: 1006774

Title:Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Butterworth Hall,Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick Univ.

Title:Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick Univ.


SKU: 1042044

Personnel includes: Uri Caine (vocals, piano); Dominic Cortese (vocals, accordion); Ralph Alessi, Dave Douglas (trumpet); Josh Roseman (trombone); Bob Stewart (tuba); Bob DeBellis (flute); DonByron (clarinet); Eddy Davis (banjo); Mark Feldman (violin); James Genus (bass); Ben Perowsky (drums).
SKU: 1030495

Personnel: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Bob Brookmeyer(valve trombone); Steve Kuhn (piano); John Neves (bass); Roy Haynes (drums).
Recorded at Nola Studios, New York, New York in September 1961. Originally released on Verve (8418). Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff and Loren Schoenberg.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Stan Getz is one of the most influential tenor saxophonists of his generation. His sweet, romantic, even gossamer tone was derived from the style of his predecessor Lester Young. However, Getz incorporated new post-bop melodic vocabulary and phrasing into his playing, setting him apart from many of the Young clones of the '40s and '50s. Similarly, Bob Brookmeyer's playing is as unique as his instrument. One of the few purveyors of the valve trombone, Brookmeyer's takes an approach that's lyrical and often marked by shapely legato phrases that read like a storybook. Needless to say, these two jazz giants complement one another on all six tracks.
RECORDED FALL 1961 is made up of three standards, "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Love Jumped Out," and "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square." The odd 33-measure structure of "Nice Work" is retained throughout the solos while a recurring Charleston rhythm adds charm to "Love Jumped Out." In addition, Brookmeyer's three compositions each have a distinct and refreshing musical design.
SKU: 1069038

Personnel: Chris Isaak (vocals, guitar); Rowland Salley (vocals, bass); Kenny Dale Johnson (vocals, drums); Hershel Yatovitz (guitar); Frank Martin, Jimmy Pugh, Mark Needham,Joni Haastrup.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
For all its lonesome balladry, BAJA SESSIONS sounds positively exultant after 1995's morose FOREVER BLUE. The title refers to the pastoral Mexican peninsula that gave Isaak the inspiration for this set of lush, glistening ballads. Lap steel guitars glide through songs whose sunny climate belies Isaak's sad-sack lyrical bent. Isaak plays down his neo-rockabilly side in favor of the romantic crooning that's made him an international hearthrob.
Rather than writing an entire album's worth of songs to fit this mood, Isaak picked several cover tunes as well as a couple selections from his own back catalog, and interpreted them in a manner concordant with the lazy, summer-vacation-feel of the recording. Isaak pays tribute to a primary influence on his version of Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely," and brings his sad-surfer-boy feel to the Hawaiian-tinged pop chestnut "Sweet Leilani." On this vivid aural postcard from a place where sorrow sits as comfortably as happiness in the noonday sun, one can almost see Isaak's hastily scrawled message: "Having a miserable time, wish you were here."

SKU: 1000616

Title:Berceuse in D flat
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:Gondellied in A minor
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:Islamey
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:(The) Lark
Composer:MilyAlexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:(7) Mazurkas
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:(3) Scherzi
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)

Title:Sonata for Piano in B flat minor
Composer:Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837 - 1910)


SKU: 1058751

Solo performer: Enya (vocals, various instruments).
THE MEMORY OF TREES won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
These are specifically those trees held sacred by the Druids of ancient Irish mythology; but there is just enough ambiguity in the title of Enya's latest album to please her enthusiasts, who tend to interpret her hard-to-classify music in deeply personal ways.Enya's distinctive style--an ethereal, hypnotic sound based on orchestral synthesizer and piano work, with multiple vocal layers which turn Enya's voice into an angelic choir--stands out on THE MEMORY OF TREES.
Saved by strong, simple melodies from being lumped in with other New Age, Enya never loses track of the heart of each song. While most of the material here is tinged with melancholy and mysticism, "Anywhere Is" is a joyous, spiritual anthem to confusion and indecision. And Enya's lyrics, written in English, Spanish, Latin and Gaelic by longtime collaborator Roma Ryan, are often equally enigmatic. It doesn't matter--this is a musical landscape, and the listener is taken there by Enya's unmistakable voice, then left there to enjoy the scenery.
SKU: 1002715

Recorded between 1968 & 1972.
All trackshave been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1069937

Producers: Simon Emmerson, Soren KjaerJensen, Martin Russell.
SKU: 1006160

Title:Fantasia and Fugue, 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S259
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Trauerode, S268/2
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Orpheus, S511b
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:(6) Consolations, S172
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Weinen, Klagen,Sorgen, Zagen (Prelude after Bach), S179
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)


SKU: 2080233

Personnel includes: Michael Shelley, Francis MacDonald.
East Coast denizens may know Shelley as the power-pop guru of hip New Jersey station WFMU, who lit up many a night with sets of Big Star, Raspberries, Shoes and more. It turns out that Shelley's influences, while not exactly worn on his sleeve, play a big part in his own music. TOO MANY MOVIES doesn't go for in-your-face hooks or layered vocal harmonies. Instead, it takes a scaled-down, downright unassuming approach to the pure pop formula. Winsomely melodic, clever but unpretentious, Shelley is the perfect antidote the too-hip hype of so many indie bands and electronica "pioneers. His simple, honest songs are simultaneously funny and poignant,as in the instant classic "Baby's in a Bad Mood Tonight." Occasionally they're just plain uproarious, like the dental rave-up "That's Where the Plaque Is." Buy with pride.
SKU: 1055605

Title:Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, BWV1042
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Title:Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' in A, Op. 90
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Conductor:Dimitry Sitkovetsky

Title:Double Concerto for 2 Mandolins and Strings in G, RV532
Composer:Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor:Mark Stephenson
Ensemble:London Musici Orchestra

Title:(3) Gymnopédies
Composer:Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)

Title:(3) Liebesträume, S541
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D, HobVIIb/2
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Gianni Schicchi
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Serenade No. 6, "Serenata notturna" in D, K239
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Ensemble:City of London Sinfonia Orchestra

Title:Liebesfreud
Composer:Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)

Title:Water Music, HWV348-50
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor:Nicholas McGegan
Ensemble:Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Title:Water Music, HWV348-50
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor:Nicholas McGegan
Ensemble:Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Title:AveMaria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Conductor:Günter Wand

Title:Quintet for Piano and Strings, "Trout" in A, D667
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)


SKU: 2088022

Kool & The Gang:James "J.T." Taylor (vocals); Charles Smith (guitar); Khalis Bayyan (saxophone, keyboards, background vocals); Dennis Thomas (alto saxophone); Robert Mickens, Michael Ray (trumpet, background vocals); Clifford Adams (trombone, background vocals); Brian Jackson (keyboards); Robert "Kool" Bell (bass, background vocals); George Brown (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Steve Greenfield (flute, alto saxophone, background vocals); Eumir Deodato (keyboards).
Something Sweet: Joan Motley, Cynthia Huggins, Kelly Barretto (background vocals).
Recorded at House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey. Includes liner notes by Cleveland Brown & Harry Weinger.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 20-bit technology.
SKU: 1084246

Personnel: Meat Loaf, Cher (vocals); Joe DeAngelis (acoustic guitar); Davey Johnstone, Mick Ronson (guitar); Alan Rubin, Lou Marani, Lou Delgatto, Tom Malone (horns); Roy Bittan (piano, keyboards); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Larry Fast (synthesizer); Steve Buslowe (bass); Max Weinberg, Liberty DeVitto (drums); Neleam Ymmij (African logs); Jimmy Maelen (percussion); Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley, Allan Nicholls, Eric Troyer, Rhonda Coullet, Leslie Loaf (background vocals).
Producers: Meat Loaf, Stephan Galfas, Jimmy Iovine, Jim Steinman.
Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California; The Record Plant and The Power Station, New York; HouseOf Music, West Orange, New Jersey.
SKU: 6456448

Title:(Das) Wohltemperierte Klavier, '(The) Well-Tempered Clavier', BWV846-893
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach(1685 - 1750)


SKU: 5007223

Title:(Le) Banquet céleste
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:Diptyque
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:Apparition de l'église éternelle
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:(L') Ascension
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:(La) Nativité du Seigneur
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de laSainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:(Les) Corps glorieux
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:Messe de la Pentecôte
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris

Title:Livre d'orgue
Composer:Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Venue:Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris


SKU: 1077120

Includes linernotes by William Hogeland.
In the pre-rock & roll era, American popular song took its cue from Broadway musicals to an enormous extent. The great Tin Pan Alley songwriters who labored to bring a show to life were simultaneously creating the standards that would become the meat of pop music from the 1920s through the '50s. Like his peers, Frank Sinatra drew the bulk of his repertoire from this deep, reliable well, and that fact is highlighted on this collection of Sinatra tunes taken from shows both legendary (OKLAHOMA, SHOW BOAT) and more obscure (THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, LOUISIANA PURCHASE).
The sound quality on this two-disc collection leaves much to be desired, but the selection and performances are top-notch. Though discographical information is sketchy, these recordings hail from the early part of Sinatra's career, and its a joy to hear his graceful voice float along the elegant melodic arc of such standards as "Begin the Beguine" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." While Sinatra's original albums from this period are at no loss for Broadway-derived material, it's a nice conceptual turn to have so many of them gathered together as a whole.
SKU: 4119317

Personnel includes: Leo Kottke, Larry Taylor.
1971's MUDLARK is one of Leo Kottke's earliest albums, and the first to fully integrate his uniquevocal style--he once famously described his froggy baritone as sounding like "geese farts on a foggy day"--with his stunning guitar wizardry. A classic of DIY folk-rock, MUDLARK is simply produced, beautifully arranged and clearly recorded.
The performances sound live and intimate, whether on the delicate yet sturdy instrumentals or on vocal exercises like a surprisingly effective reworking of the Byrds' "Eight Miles High." Other highlights include the traditional folk tune "Cripple Creek" and the classical guitar showcase "Bourree." A version of Kim Fowley's bizarre "Monkey Lust" with the pop eccentric himself on vocals is one of Kottke's stranger efforts, but a respectful version of mentor John Fahey's "Poor Boy" is a nice touch.
SKU: 3103631

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 12 in A, K414/K385p
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Venue:St Jude's Church, London

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 19 inF, K459
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Venue:St Jude's Church, London


SKU: 1059600

Title:Octet in F, D803
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:Nonet, 'Eine kleineTrauermusik' in E flat, D79
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)


SKU: 1055496

Also available as part of a box set on Verve (543 078). Tracks selected by Jackie McLean.
Personnel includes: Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Hank Ross, Pete Mondelo, Jose Madera (tenor saxophone); Stan Webb, Leslie Johnakins, Manny Albam (baritone saxophone); Mario Bauza, Buck Clayton, Al Porcino, Ray Wetzel, Al Killian, Howard McGhee, Paquito Davilla, Bobby Woodlen (trumpet); Will Bradley, Bill Harris (trombone); John LaPorta (clarinet); Mitch Miller (oboe); Irving Ashby (guitar); Hank Jones, Arnold Ross, Stan Freeman, Ken Kersey, Lou Stein (piano); Ray Brown, Curly Russell, Billy Hadnott, Roberto Rodriguez (bass); Buddy Rich, Shelly Manne, Lee Young (drums); Luis Miranda (congas); Machito (maracas).
Producer: Norman Granz.
Compilation producer: Richard Seidel.
Recorded between 1946 and 1952. Includes liner notes by Jackie McLean and Bob Blumenthal.
This is part of the Verve Ultimate Series.
For its unique ULTIMATE series of compilations, Verve Records made the wise decision of letting jazz legends pick their favorite recordings bytheir favorite artists. For ULTIMATE CHARLIE PARKER, alto saxophonist and jazz educator Jackie McLean choose 11 excellent tracks from Parker's work for the legendary label.
Given Parker's relatively small number of Verve sessions, McLean is necessarily limited, but his choices are inarguable. Included here are four tracks from Parker's legendary 1946 shows at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including the breathtaking "I Got Rhythm" and the impossibly fleet-fingered "After You've Gone." There are two tracks from a December, 1947 session at Carnegie Hall, as well as the polyrhythmic "Mango Mangue," which was recorded in 1948 with Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra. Perhaps best of all, there are four tracks from the magnificent, underrated CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS sessions from 1952, including the definitive "April in Paris," perhaps Parker's final moment of true genius in a recording studio.
SKU: 1056205

Steeleye Span's 15th album is yet anotherexcellent collection of rocked-up traditional-style British folk songs. While the group's later albums don't hold the surprise of earlier classics like HARK! THE VILLAGE WAIT or PLEASE TO SEE THE KING, they're nonetheless remarkable. The bell-toned voice of lead singer Maddy Prior is one of the most distinctive and wonderful in British folk, up there with Sandy Denny, Norma Waterson and Prior's occasional collaborator June Tabor.
Prior's vocals dominate these 11 songs, but the distinctive fiddle of Peter Knight is equally impressive. Highlights here include the murder ballad "Jack Hall" and an impressive version of the hoary standby "The Fox." If you don't like Steeleye Span, TEMPTED AND TRIED won't change your mind, but fans should adore it.
SKU: 5011100

Title:(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Composer:Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Title:(La) Sonnambula
Composer:Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Title:Norma
Composer:Vincenzo Bellini (1801- 1835)

Title:Ernani
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Il) trovatore
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Don Carlo
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny'
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Les) Huguenots
Composer:Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)

Title:Faust
Composer:Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Title:Faust
Composer:Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Title:Faust
Composer:Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Title:Mignon
Composer:(Charles Louis) Ambroise Thomas (1811 - 1896)

Title:(La) Gioconda
Composer:Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)

Title:Mefistofele
Composer:Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)


SKU: 5082830

Inspiral Carpets: Tom Hingley (vocals); Graham Lambert (guitar); Clint Boon (keyboards, background vocals); Martyn Walsh (bass); Craig Gill (drums).
Producers: Pascal Gabriel,Clif Norrell, Inspiral Carpets.
Recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England.
SKU: 1006229

Personnel includes: Finlay MacDonald (flute, whistle,pipes); Findlay Napier (vocals); Kevin MacKenzie (guitar); Chris Stout (viola, fiddle); Iain MaFarlane (fiddle); Fraser Fifield (soprano saxophone); Brian Kellock (piano); John Rae (drums).
Compilation producer: Finlay MacDonald.
Recorded at Watercolour Music and Ardgour Studios, Edinburg, Scotland in April, 2000. Includes liner notes by Finlay Macdonald.
Producer: Simon Thoumire.
SKU: 1046370

Title:String Quartet No. 1, Op. 45
Composer:Gottfried von Einem(1918 - 1996)


SKU: 1082389

'When' is the debut release from the acclaimed actor/director Vincent Gallo. Having been in various groups since the seventies, this is Vincent Gallo's firstmaterial since the 'Buffalo 66' soundtrack. 'When' is released on the eclectic dance label Warp.
SKU: 1064230

Personnel includes: Joe Jackson (vocals, arranger, vibraphone); Dave Bitelli (clarinet, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Pete Thomas (alto saxophone, background vocals); Raul Oliviera (trumpet, background vocals); Nick Weldon (piano, background vocals); Graham Maby (bass, background vocals); Larry Tolfree (drums, backgroundvocals).
Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London, England in May 1981. Includes liner notes by Joe Jackson.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Like his fellow Angry Young Man/New Wave archetype Elvis Costello, Jackson's musical abilities/interests were always too broad to be straightjacketed by pop-rock. The deep reggae grooves of 1980's criminally under-rated BEAT CRAZY were the first sign of this, and the following year's JUMPIN JIVE made that fact abundantly clear. Flouting commercial appeal, Jackson made an album that pays tribute to the jump blues of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, etc. He dropped his guitar-based rock band for a six-man jazz combo. Jackson's reedy voice was never meant to challenge the chops of his heroes, so the sonic disparity isn't a factor.
It's a pleasure to hear him reveling in the joys of a style decades old, but still capable of packing a punch. All the tunes he covers here are from the golden era of jump blues, most of them classics, and he plays it consistently straight, staying close to the original arrangements. At the time, there was no less commercial record he could have made, so it's ironic that after years out of print, the album would be reissued 18 years later due to the late-'90s swing revival. It's doubly ironic that JUMPIN' JIVE is more fun than that revival's leading lights.
SKU: 1017735

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Conductor:Joachim Gustafsson
Ensemble:Västerås Sinfonietta Orchestra

Title:Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Title:Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D minor
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Conductor:JoachimGustafsson
Ensemble:Västerås Sinfonietta Orchestra


SKU: 2071962