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Title:String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Title:String Quartet No. 2in A minor, Op. 51/2
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)


SKU: 2083835

Personnel includes: Fred McDowell (vocals, guitar).
Compilation producers: BruceBromberg, Frank Scott.
Recorded in 1966.
SKU: 5080221

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16
Composer:Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 54
Composer:Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Title:Sonata for Piano in E minor, Op. 7
Composer:Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg(1843 - 1907)


SKU: 5065008

Thursday includes: Geoff Rickly (vocals); Steve Pedulla, Tom Keeley (guitar, background vocals); Andrew Everding (keyboards); Tim Payne (bass, backgroundvocals); Tucker Rule (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Big Blue Meenie, Jersey City, New Jersey and Longview Farm Studios, North Brookfield, Massachusetts.
With WAR ALL THE TIME, former underground New Jersey sensation Thursday storms into the mainstream. Diehard fans will be pleased to discover that the leap to a major label hasn't softened the band's approach. If anything, it sounds like the members of Thursday worked extra hard to ensure that the band's vision would remain wholly intact. Kicking off with the thunderous, daring "For the Workforce, Drowning," singer/lyricist Geoff Rickly firmly establishes himself as one of rock-and-roll's most distinct voices. "Division St." and "Signals over the Air" capture the skillful synergy between guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley. But it is "Marches and Maneuvers" that best encapsulates Thursday as a band. Hyperemotional and sensitive, yet abrasive and forceful, the song uses war metaphors to dissect a deteriorating relationship. Rickly maintains this war theme throughout, whether addressing religion or suicide or depression, resulting in an album that is passionate, challenging, and deeply affecting.
SKU: 1087087

Title:Sinfonie für grosses Orchester
Composer:Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987)

Title:Partita Piccola, Op 43
Composer:Johannes Paul Thilman (1906 - 1973)

Title:Variations on a Theme of NiccolàPaganini, Op. 26
Composer:Boris Blacher (1903 - 1975)

Title:Festovertüre
Composer:Ottmar Gerster (1891 - 1969)

Title:(Die) Zwitschermaschine, Op 7
Composer:Giselher Klebe (b 1925)

Title:Suite für Orchester
Composer:Fidelio F. Finke (1891-1961)

Title:Symphony No. 1
Composer:Hans Werner Henze (b 1926)

Title:Sinfonie-Stücke für grosses Orchester
Composer:Dieter Schnebel (b 1930)

Title:Symphony No 5
Composer:Günter Kochan (b 1930)

Title:Staub für Orchester
Composer:Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (b 1935)

Title:Symphony No 3
Composer:Manfred Trojahn (b 1949)

Title:Konzertante Sinfonie
Composer:Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905 - 1988)

Title:Réak
Composer:Isang Yun (1917 - 1995)

Title:Akroasis
Composer:Johannes Fritsch (b.1941)

Title:Symphony No. 6
Composer:Hans Werner Henze (b 1926)

Title:Symphony
Composer:Fritz Geissler (1921-1984)

Title:Symphony No 1
Composer:Friedrich Goldmann (b 1941)

Title:Variations for Orchestra
Composer:Aribert Reimann (b 1936)

Title:Symphony No 2 'Explosionen und Cantus'
Composer:Wilfried Krätzschmar (b.1944)

Title:Passacaglia for Orchestra
Composer:Detlev Müller-Siemens (b 1957)

Title:Stele, Op. 33
Composer:György Kurtág (b 1926)

Title:Vers une symphonie fleuve III
Composer:Wolfgang Rihm (b 1952)

Title:Symphony No. 9
Composer:Hans Werner Henze (b 1926)

Title:Komposition für Orchester
Composer:Jörg Herchet (b 1943)

Title:Comic-strip
Composer:Stephan Winkler (b.1967)

Title:(Die) Harmonie der Welt, Op. 5
Composer:Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)

Title:Symphony in one movement
Composer:Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918 - 1970)

Title:Symphony ' Thüringische Sinfonie'
Composer:Ottmar Gerster (1891 - 1969)

Title:In memoriam Bertold Brecht
Composer:Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979)

Title:Symphony No. 8
Composer:Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905 - 1963)


SKU: 2084233

Title:Cantata No.1, 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern', BWV1
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:Gedachtniskirche Stuttgart

Title:Cantata No. 2, 'Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein', BWV2
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:Gedachtniskirche Stuttgart

Title:Cantata No. 3, 'Ach Gott, wie manches, Herzelied', BWV3
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:Gedachtniskirche Stuttgart


SKU: 5000069

Personnel includes: Richard Bona(vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, keyboards, bass, fretless bass, percussion); Gil Goldstein (arranger, conductor);
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); James A. Hynes (trumpet); Michael Eugene Davis (trombone); Alan Cox (flute); John Moses (bass clarinet); Martin Kuuskman (bassoon); Eriko Sato-Oel (violin); Louise Schulman (viola); Richard Locker (cello); Grace Paradise (harp); Alan Cox (flute); John Moses (bass clarinet); Martin Kuuskman (bassoon); Etienne Stadwijk (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); George Whitty (piano, keyboards); Edsel Gomez (piano); Pat Metheny (acoustic guitar); Oz Noy (guitar); Ariel M. Hoenig, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Quintero (percussion).
Includes song annotations by Richard Bona.
SKU: 1066859

Wishbone Ash: Martin Turner, David Turner, Andrew Powell, Steve Upton.
Producers include: Derek Lawrence, BillSzymczyck, John Sherry, Andrew Powell, Martin Turner.
Compilation producers: Andy Powellm Andy McKaie.
Includes liner notes by Mark Chatterton.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1004999

Personnel includes: Richie Sambora (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, handclaps); Mark Goldenberg (guitar, handclaps); Chuck Leavell (piano, electric piano); Greg Phillinganes (piano, background vocals); David Paitch (electric piano, synthesizer); Rami Jaffee (Hammond B3 organ, accordion, hand claps); Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ, background vocals); Robbie Buchanan (synthesizer); Jamie Muhoberac (synthesizer programming); Don Was (bass, Wurlitzer, handclaps); Pino Paladino (fretless bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums, percussion, handclaps); Paulinho da Costa (percussion); James "Hutch" Hutchinson (background vocals, bass, handclaps); Myrna Smith, Portia Griffin, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Harry Bowens, Hook (background vocals); Richie Supa.
On this, his second solo album, Richie Sambora attempts to step out of the shadow of his vocalist/movie star co-writer. He does a fine job of it, as his singingand guitar playing have definitely evolved from his earlier work. UNDISCOVERED SOUL is a very personal, heartfelt album full of emotion and passion. The album consists of mostly mid-tempo, acoustic-based songs, going more for feel than flash. In other words, Bon Jovi fans shouldn't expect any lighning-fingered, '80s heavy metal solos here. Improving upon his blues-based debut release, Sambora combines the aforementioned mid-tempo tunes with soulful ballads. He has lined up a stellar band to get the job done, including Kenny Aronoff (arguably the finest technical drummer in rock), Don Was (who also produces), Billy Preston and Chuck Leavell. All in all, an excellent sophomore effort from a guitarist who deserves his time to shine.
SKU: 1003142

Personnel: Laurie Anderson (vocals, violin, synthesizer, percussion); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Bill Blaber (soprano saxophone); Bill Laswell (bass); Anton Fier (drums, percussion); David Van Tieghem (drums, electronic & acoustic percussion); Daniel Ponce (percussion); Sang Won Park (kayagum); Atsuko Yuma, Connie Harvey, Janet Wright (background vocals).

Producers: Bill Laswell, Roma Baran, Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson.
Recorded at The Lobby, RCA, A&R, and 39th Street Music, New York, New York.
A textured and kaleidoscopic bag of surprises by this supremely innovative musician and performance artist, Mister Heartbreak is a distinctively appealing release. Employing her Synclavier andthe help of guest musicians (who include, among others, Peter Gabriel, William Burroughs, Adrian Belew, Phoebe Snow and Nile Rogers), Anderson's songs project thrilling, exotic environments through which sonic effects and fragments of poetic narrative float like ghosts.
At once uber-technological and organic (one envisions a cyborg wandering through a rainforest), Anderson's work reinvents biblical mythology (the slippery retelling of Adam and Eve in "Langue d'Amour"), gumshoe noir ("Sharkey's Night") and strive toward, in her synthesis of tribal percussion, bird calls and natural sounds, a reinterpretation of indigenous music. At times these tracks seem less like songs than "texts" meant to be read by the ear: evocative, varied and ambiguous. But they are beautiful music as well, and as such draw the listener into this richly imagined, artfully constructed album.
SKU: 5059884

Full title: Sam LeadsThe Way: The Penny Farthing Recordings.
SKU: 1038245

Title:Stabat mater
Composer:Richard Davy(c1465 - c1507)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir
Venue:St Bartholomew's, Orford

Title:Jhesu mercy
Composer:John Browne (1426 - 1498)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir
Venue:St Bartholomew's, Orford

Title:Stabat mater dolorosa
Composer:John Browne (1426 - 1498)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir
Venue:St Bartholomew's, Orford

Title:Stabat mater
Composer:William Cornysh (1468 - 1523)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir
Venue:St Bartholomew's, Orford

Title:A gentill Jhesu
Composer:Sheryngham (fl c1500)
Conductor:Harry Christophers
Ensemble:(The) Sixteen Choir
Venue:St Bartholomew's, Orford


SKU: 1082724

Title:Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Composer:Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Title:Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Composer:Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873- 1943)


SKU: 2085387

Ffynnon: Lynne Denman (vocals, bodhran); Dave Reid (guitar, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Stacey Blythe (accordion,keyboards, background vocals).
SKU: 1079228

Full title:20 Great Cruisin' Favorites Of The 50s & 60s Vol. 1.
SKU: 3104870

Title:Instampitta: Lamento di Tristano
Composer:Anonymous

Title:(La)Rotta
Composer:Anonymous


SKU: 2090416

Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra:Dodo Marmarosa, Lena Horne, Peanuts Holland, Shorty Rogers, Barney Kessel.
SKU: 6582069

How It Ends: Ross (vocals); Kevin (guitar); Chris (drums).
Recorded at Trax East Studio, South River,New Jersey.
SKU: 1085920

Title:Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Woodruff Memorial Arts Centre,Atlanta

Title:En Saga, Op. 9
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Woodruff Memorial Arts Centre,Atlanta

Title:Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Woodruff Memorial Arts Centre,Atlanta

Title:Legends, 'Lemminkäinen Suite', Op. 22
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius(1865 - 1957)
Venue:Woodruff Memorial Arts Centre,Atlanta

Title:Finlandia, Op. 26
Composer:Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Venue:Woodruff Memorial Arts Centre,Atlanta


SKU: 5013236

Title:(4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791)


SKU: 1022435

Trigger Happy: Alan Nolan (vocals); Mark Gibson, Johnny Shitbeard (guitar); Kevin James (bass); Ruston Baldwin(drums).
Recorded at Halla Music, Toronto, Canada in 1999.
SKU: 6425066

Personnel: Art Farmer (trumpet); Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Horace Silver, Wynton Kelly (piano); Percy Heath, AddisonFarmer (bass); Kenny Clarke, Herbie Lovelle (drums).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on January 20 and November 9, 1954. Includes liner notes by Joe Goldberg and Mark Gardner.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1996, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
SKU: 3104400

Title:Dante
Composer:Enrique Granados (y Campina) (1867 - 1916)

Title:(6)Piezas sobre cantos populares espanoles
Composer:Enrique Granados (y Campina) (1867 - 1916)

Title:Goyescas
Composer:Enrique Granados (y Campina) (1867 - 1916)


SKU: 1062878

Title:Piano Sonata No. 1
Composer:Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998)

Title:Piano Sonata No. 2
Composer:AlfredSchnittke (1934 - 1998)

Title:Piano Sonata No. 3
Composer:Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998)


SKU: 1058522

Title:Betrachtung der 9. Stunde an dem Todestage Jesu (Passions-Oratorium), TWV5: 5
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Venue:Cologne

Title:(Ein) Mensch ist in seinem Leben wie Gras,TWV4: 18
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Venue:Cologne

Title:Herr, ich habe lieb Stätte deines Hauses, TWV2: 2
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Venue:Cologne


SKU: 5003213

Personnel: Beth Nielsen Chapman (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric slide dulcimer, slide whistle, keyboards); Michael McDonald (vocals); Bonnie Raitt (vocals, guitar, dobro); Steuart Smith, Dominic Miller, Pat Buchanan, Larry Chaney (guitar); Sam Bush, Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin); Jelly Roll Johnson (harmonica); Tim Lauer (accordion); Annie Roboff (bandoneon); Mike Haynes (trumpet); Barry Walsh, Matt Rollings, Kevin Savigar, Steve Nathan, Mike Utley (keyboards);Michael Rhodes, Dave Pomeroy (bass); Kirby Shelsted, Brian Barnett, Paul Leim, Jim Keltner (drums, percussion); Kim Fleming, Bill Lloyd (background vocals).
Producers: Rodney Crowell, Beth Nielsen Chapman.
Singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman brings her distinctly thoughtful, intelligent lyrics and acoustic folk style to the subjects of grief, loss, and healing on SAND AND WATER. Chapman, whose husband died of cancer in 1994, manages an amazing feat on this album, exposing her most tender and raw emotions with complete candor and without a hint of self-pity or maudlin sentimentality. Despite its deeply felt sadness, SAND AND WATER is also full of joy and life. The slightly exotic, percussive "Beyond The Blue" addresses a lost loved one, depicting death as a wonderful journey rather than a dark or frightening one. SAND AND WATER is filled with heartbreaking glimpses of a very personal, aching loss, yet somehow Chapman transcends the grief and moves toward a new appreciation for what it means to be alive.
SKU: 1003140

This 1997 reissue of AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE is a newly remastered version that restores theoriginal album artwork. It includes a 24-page booklet with previously-unpublished photos and song lyrics. It is among the first batch of albums on Experience Hendrix, a new label controlled by Hendrix's family.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Jimi Hendrix (vocals, electic guitar); Noel Redding (vocals, bass); Mitch Mitchell (drums, background vocals).
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, England.
Originally released on Reprise.
Includes liner notes by Jym Fahey.
AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE was the follow-up to ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?, and represented a much more conscious use of the recording studio's possibilities. Where his live shows continued to showcase the raw rocking power of the Experience, the recording studio gave Hendrix the composer/arranger a broader palette.
There are still plenty of powerful blues/rock-inflected songs, such as the menacing "If 6 Was 9," the rolling "Spanish Castle Magic" and the spatial title tune. But "Up From The Skies" is a jazzy trio romp, featuring Hendrix's bluesy, vocalized wah-wah pedal. And on the ballads "Little Wing" and "Castles Made Of Sand," Hendrix shifts the focus from the band to the silvery chord/melody accompaniments he often employed to complement his vocals. They are an orchestral effect unto themselves.
SKU: 1005934

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 9 in E flat, K271
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Ensemble:Marlborough Festival Orchestra

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor, K466
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor:Eugene Ormandy
Ensemble:PhiladelphiaOrchestra


SKU: 2085397

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat, Op. 73
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 -1827)


SKU: 1057466

Skid Row: Sebastian Bach (vocals); Scotti Hill, Dave "The Snake" Sabo (guitar); Rachel Bolan (bass); RobAffuso (drums).
Producers: Skid Row, Rob Rock, Michael Wagener.
SKU: 1006288

Title:Ballet Suite No. 1
Composer:Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Title:Ballet Suite No. 2
Composer:Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906- 1975)

Title:Ballet Suite No. 3
Composer:Dmitry (Dmitriyevich) Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)


SKU: 5088711

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


SKU: 5003874

This are continuous in-the-mix CDs, compiled and mixed by Jori Hulkkonen and
LaurentGarnier.
SKU: 6504969

Title:Block Beuys - Raum 2
Composer:Richard Rijnvos(b 1964)
Ensemble:Ives Ensemble Choir

Title:Block Beuys - Raum 1
Composer:Richard Rijnvos (b 1964)
Ensemble:Ives Ensemble Choir

Title:Block Beuys - Raum 3
Composer:Richard Rijnvos (b 1964)
Ensemble:Ives Ensemble Choir

Title:Block Beuys - Raum 4 bis 7
Composer:Richard Rijnvos (b 1964)
Ensemble:Ives Ensemble Choir


SKU: 2088050

Fessor's Big City Band: Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen (vocals,trombone); Finn Otto Henson (vocals, trumpet); Hans Holbroe (alto & baritone saxophones); Bent Jaedig (tenor saxophone); Torben "Plys" Petersen (piano); Per Larsen (bass); Birn Otto Hansen (drums).
Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in February 15 & 16, 1999.
SKU: 5082767

Title:(4) Pieces, Sz51 (Op. 12)
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Title:(The) Miraculous Mandarin, Sz73 (Op.19)
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Title:Dance Suite, Sz77
Composer:Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)


SKU: 2078368

Title:(3) Sonatas and 3 Partitas, BWV1001-06
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Title:Sonata romántica, 'Hommage à FranzSchubert'
Composer:Manuel (Maria) Ponce (1882 - 1948)

Title:Danza mora
Composer:Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea) (1852 - 1909)

Title:Capricho árabe
Composer:Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea) (1852 - 1909)

Title:Valse
Composer:Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea) (1852 - 1909)

Title:(The) Troubadours Three
Composer:Stjepan Sulek (1914 - 1986)

Title:(5) Bagatelles
Composer:William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)


SKU: 1062769

Skunk Anansie: Skin (vocals); Ace (guitar); Cass Lewis (bass); Mark Richardson (drums).
All songs written by Skin and Len Arran except "Weak" and "AndHere I Stand" (Skin/Ace/Richard Lewis/Robert France).
SKU: 1003692

'Spray' is the debut album from American rock band Sulphur. Featuresthe single 'Fear Me' which was used by NBC as the theme to the Winter Olympics. Industrial rock with elements of Fear Factory and Stabbing Westward.
SKU: 1071631

Title:Sonata for Two Pianos
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:(L') Embarquement pour Cythère
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:Elégie
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:Capriccio
Composer:Francis(Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:Sonata for Piano Duet
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:Badinage
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:(3) Feuillets d'album
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:(5) Impromptus
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Title:(10) Promenades
Composer:Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc (1899 - 1963)


SKU: 5070800

Performers include: B.B. Cunningham, Marlon Grisham, Bobby McDowell, Kimball Coburn, Lyon Vernon, J.M. Van Eaton, Tiny Fuller, The Greene Twins, Joe E. May,Soda Bryant, Ray Marable.
SKU: 6435323

Personnel includes: Grimethorp Colliery Band.
Original score writtenby Trevor Jones.
SKU: 5067246

Ocean Colour Scene: Simon Fowler (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Steve Cradock (vocals, guitar, piano); Oscar Harrison (vocals, piano, drums); DamonMinchella (bass).
Additional personnel: Paul Weller (guitar, piano, organ, background vocals).
Producers: Brendan Lynch, Ocean Colour Scene.
Recorded at Moseley Shoals Studio, Birmingham, England. Includes liner notes by Brendan Lynch.
Riding on a crest of late 60s retro rock, this band have received a disproportionate dollop of criticism since their considerable success with this, their second album. Revealing influences ranging from 10CC and the Idle Race ('The Day We Caught The Train') to the Love Affair and Beatles ('The Circle'), the derivative nature of this record is nevertheless highly palatable. Even a Randy Newman soundalike rears up in 'Lining Your Pockets' and Eric Clapton's Disraeli Gears wah-wah guitar can also be found liberally sprinkled throughout ('The Riverboat Song', 'Policeman & Pirates'). A necessary album for anyone with a magpie complex.
SKU: 1004936

Marc Johnson's Bass Desires:Marc Johnson (bass); Bill Frisell, John Scofield (guitar); Peter Erskine (drums).
Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway in March 1987.
SKU: 1008286

Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar); Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals, flute, tenor saxophone); George Duke (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Johnny "Guitar" Watson (vocals); Bloodshot Rollin' Red (harmonica); Ruth Underwood (marimba, vibraphone, percussion); Tom Fowler, James Youman (bass); Chester Thompson (drums).
Recorded between December 1974 and April 1975.
Digitally remastered by Bob Stone.
More than any of his other mid-'70s albums, ONE SIZE forecasts the direction Zappa would take in the '80s with the Ike Willis/Steve Vai/Chad Wackerman incarnation of his band, tackling socio-political issues while essaying virtousic jazz/rock/classical fusion with unprecedented facility. Aided by long-timers George Duke and Ruth Underwood as well as powerhouse fusion drummer Chester Thompson, Zappa turns out eight extended pieces that combine grand ensemble work with fiery solos (mostly from Zappa himself) and satirical lyrics that trade Zappa's former goofiness for a more incisive approach. On tracks like "Inca Roads" (arguably ONE SIZE's centerpiece), Zappa ventures into the realm of artsong; Duke's keyboards and Underwood's marimba navigate tricky time signatures, extended melodic lines and adventurous harmonic structures without ever sounding academic. Zappa's soloing, often coloredby effects, is at a high point here, highly evolved but not yet marred by the excesses of his latter-day output.
SKU: 1003015

Title:Gwendoline
Composer:(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 - 1894)

Title:Espana
Composer:(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 - 1894)

Title:Divertimento No. 2 in D, K131
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody), RTVI/16
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:(L)'Enfant prodigue
Composer:(Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862- 1918)

Title:(Le) Rouet d'Omphale in A, Op. 31
Composer:(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Title:(Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans'
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(La) Vierge
Composer:Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)


SKU: 8001657

Personnel: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar, drum programming); The Harptones (vocals); Dean Parks, Eric Gale, Al DiMeola, Nile Rodgers, Sid McGuiness (guitar); Marin Alsop (violin); Jill Jaffee (viola); Jesse Levy, Frederick Zlotkin (cello); Carol Wincenc (flute); George Marge (bass clarinet); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone); Peter Gordon (French horn); Greg Phillinganes, Richard Tee (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Rob Sabino (keyboards, synthesizer); Rob Mounsey (synthesizer, vocoder); Mike Boddiker, Michael Reisman (synthesizer); David Nichtern (Synclavier, programming); Tom Coppola, Wells Christie (Synclavier); Mike Manieri (vibraphone, marimba); Anthony Jackson (triple contra-bass); MarcusMiller, Bernard Edwards (bass guitar); Jeff Porcaro, Steve Ferrone, Steve Gadd (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion).
Producers: Roy Halee; Paul Simon; Russ Titelman.
Casual listeners view GRACELAND as a comeback/rejuvenation for Simon, not realizing that throughout his recording career, he never stopped growing, with each album expanding on the artistic advances of the previous one. HEARTS AND BONES was the last link in the chain that led to the epiphany of GRACELAND, the adventurous bridge between that album and the poetic insights of ONE TRICK PONY. Simon hadn't yet given himself over to the impressionistic, non-linear lyrical style he would eventually pursue, but here he invests his more traditional story-telling lyrics with a high degree of poetic imagery.
The arrangements are equally imaginative. The moving title tune, which details the breakup of Simon's marriage to actress Carrie Fisher, moves from a folky, acoustic feel to a sensuous, swaying rhythm and back, seamlessly. The witty "Allergies" calls on the services of an unlikely guest, Al Dimeola, to provide guitar pyrotechnics that perfectly capture the song's claustrophobic panic. As always, there are several elegant, harmonically brilliant ballads, such as the evocative "Rene & Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War." Only Simon could attach such a beautiful tune to such a pretentious title. HEARTS AND BONES is a vital, criminally underlooked part of the Paul Simon catalog.
SKU: 6564905

After a slew of solo releases from various members, the So Solid Crew re-group to release the follow up the their hugely successful debut album 'They Don't Know'. The album sees the return of the tight UK garage production, raw MCing, and sweet soulful vocals that the group have become known for. The single 'BrokenSilence' is also included.
SKU: 1087405

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Less Than Jake: Chris (vocals, guitar); Roger (vocals, bass); JR (saxophone); Buddy (trombone); Vinnie (drums).
Additional personnel: Jamie Muhoberac (keyboards); Luis Conte (percussion); Heather Tabor (background vocals).
Recorded at Piety Street Recording, New Orleans, Louisiana and Morning View Studio, Malibu, California between October and December 2002.
Still soldiering on in 2003 afterspending the prior decade being overlooked by the commercial masses during the pop-punk revolution, Less Than Jake hits the ground running with ANTHEM and its collection of songs touching on the insecurity and social woes afflicting the band's core teen audience. When this Florida quintet isn't bashing out songs about a girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown ("She's Gonna Break Soon") or lacking faith in yourself ("The Science of Selling Yourself Short") they're keeping the mood suitably bleak by singing about lacking direction in life ("The Upwards War and the Down Turned Cycle").
Amid all this doom-and-gloom, horn players Buddy and JR give the proceedings a peppy edge with a one-two punch that accentuates Less Than Jake's ska influences, particularly on the caffeinated "Plastic Cup Politics" and Mighty Mighty Bosstones-flavored "Look What Happened." Even though Less Than Jake take an unusually serious approach towards ANTHEM, this former Bon Jovi opening act manages to inject some levity by including a bonus cover of "Surrender" and doing Cheap Trick proud.
SKU: 1083510

Producers include: George Feltenstein, Bradley Flanagan,Doug Schwartz.
Recorded at Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Joseph Lanza.
SKU: 1075293

Weather Report includes: Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Josef Zawinul (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, guitar); Miroslav Vitous (upright bass); Alphonso Johnson, Jaco Pastorius (electric bass); Ishmael Wilburn (drums); Dom Um Romao (percussion).
Recorded between 1973 & 1980.Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder and Seth Foster (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
SKU: 1073326

Chic: Bernard Edwards (vocals, bass); Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Tony Thompson (drums).
Additional personnel: Luther Vandross, Diva Grey, David Lasley (vocals); Alex Foster, Jean Fineberg (saxophone); John Faddis, Ellen Seeling (trumpets); Barry Rogers (trombone); RobertSabino, Andy Schwartz (clavinet, acoustic & electric piano); Raymond Jones (Fender Rhodes); Sammy Figueroa (percussion); Jose Rossy (tubular bells).
The Chic Strings: Marianne Carroll, Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne.
Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York.
SKU: 1009572

Title:Irmelin Prelude, RTVI/27
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:(A) Village Romeo and Juliet, RTI/6
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody), RTVI/16
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:BriggFair, BFMS7
Composer:(George) Percy (Aldridge) Grainger (1882 - 1961)

Title:(A) Shropshire Lad
Composer:George (Sainton Kaye) Butterworth (1885 - 1916)

Title:(2) English Idylls
Composer:George (Sainton Kaye) Butterworth (1885 - 1916)

Title:(The) Banks of Green Willow
Composer:George (Sainton Kaye) Butterworth (1885 - 1916)

Title:Brigg Fair
Composer:Traditional


SKU: 8002215

Erasure:Andy Bell (vocals); Vince Clarke (various instruments).
Additional personnel: The Choir Of St. Patrick's Cathedral (background vocals).
Engineers: Andy Houston, Al Stone, Phil Legg.
Recorded at Studio 142, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Windmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland; The Church, London, England; 37B, The United Kingdom.
Erasure's first full album for three years, 1994's I SAY I SAY I SAY is a mature, often melancholy effort. It builds on previous gems like CHORUS and WILD! by amplifying those albums' ruminative lyrics and melodic richness while downplaying the Hi-NRG dance pop of the duo's earliest records.
Andy Bell's lyrics are personal and thoughtful, with bittersweet nostalgia coloring many of the songs. In this context, even the cheerful "I Love Saturday" seems a little melancholy. Surprisingly, "Always," a poignant lost-love tale with an odd, almost discordant melody, was an American hit single. "Because You're So Sweet," is one of the duo's most beautiful songs, and the church choir on "So the Story Goes," and "Miracle," sounds perfectly integrated with Bell and Vince Clarke's quietly soulful tunes.
SKU: 1007000

Personnelincludes: Donovan (vocals, guitar); Jack Bruce (bass).
SKU: 4124069

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche IV
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Gagliarda Prima, '(La) Galante'
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche I
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche II
Composer:Sigismondod' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche II
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche III
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche III
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche III
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche V
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche V
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche V
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche IV
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Le musiche V
Composer:Sigismondo d' India (c1582 - 1629)

Title:Partite sopra Rugiero
Composer:Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c1575 - 1647)

Title:Secondo libro di diversi capricci per sonare
Composer:Ascanio Mayone (c1565-1627)

Title:Seconde stravaganze
Composer:Giovanni de Macque (?1548-50 - 1614)


SKU: 1082533

Title:Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Composer:Sergey(Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)


SKU: 1082743

Title:Requiem, Op. 48
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Title:Pavane, Op. 50
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Title:Elégie, Op. 24
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Title:(3) Songs, Op. 7
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Title:Dolly, Op.56
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)


SKU: 1088830

Includes songs from Van Morrison's days with the group Them (1964-66) and his solo career.
Personnel includes: Van Morrison (vocals, guitar); Cliff Richard (vocals); Them.
Producers include: Van Morrison, Robbie Robertson, Bert Berns, Dick Rowe, Lewis Merenstein.
Engineers include: Mick Glossop.
Digitally remastered by Ian Cooper & Tim Young (Metropolis Mastering,London, England).
They very wisely opted against calling this GREATEST HITS for obvious reasons, yet such a good package of songs only highlights the fact that they all could have been massive hits. Maybe it's becaus Van is a very private man and unlike Phil Collins or Eric Clapton, does not grant interviews often. Yet he is up there with the greatest of all time. His catalogue is one of the finest in popular music, and in choosing a best of CD the choice will be ultra subjective. This gets near to the mark, even though there is no "Madame George," "Listen To The Lion" or "Tupelo Honey." There we are again, purely subjective. The alternative is to have a standing order made out to purchase one Van Morrison album for the next 24 months.
SKU: 5071896

Procol Harum: Gary Brooker (vocals, piano); Mick Grabham (guitar); Chris Copping (organ); Alan Cartwright (bass); B.J. Wilson (drums); Keith Reid.
Recorded live at The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London, England on March 22, 1974. Includes liner notes by Roland Clare.
Given the only sporadic availability of LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and the dearth of any other official live releases, tapes of this March 1974 concert have long been coveted by Procol Harum fans. The Beeb had yet to wise up to the commercial value of it sessions and concerts, deeming it unnecessary to retain master tapes, so don't expect a more sophisticated mix to that which was originally aired. However, you do get the bonus of "Bringing Home the Bacon," which was squeezed out of the original hour-long broadcast.
Opening withits then-most-recent hit, "Conquistador," the band concentrates on promoting its then-current EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT. The set is interspersed with a handful of tracks from the band's previous two albums, plus the perennial "Whaling Stories" from HOME. This most stable of Procol lineups acquits itself well, particularly on "As Strong as Samson," "Grand Hotel," and "Nothing But the Truth."
SKU: 1025644

Title:StMatthew Passion, BWV244
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:The Maltings, Snape,Aldeburgh


SKU: 5020096

Contains anuntitled hidden track following "Superstarr Pt. 2".
K-OS: Kheaven Brereton (rap vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Russell Klyne (guitar, bass, background vocals); Brad Turner (keyboards); Solitair (bass, programming); Randall Stoll (drums); Miles Biglow (congas).
Producers: Kheaven Brereton, Name Dropper, Kemo, Russell Klyne.
Recorded at The Armoury, Hipposonic, Lab Rat, Vancouver, Canada; Turtle, White Rock, Canada; Umbrella Sound Studios, Toronto, Canada.
SKU: 1082770

This isan Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Korn: Jonathan Davis (vocals); James Shaffer, Brian "Head" Welch (guitar); Fieldy (bass); David Silveria (drums).
Recorded at Conway Studio, Hollywood, California and The Village, Los Angeles, California.
"Here To Stay" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
After THE UNTOUCHABLES, Korn can never again be accused of sounding like Limp Bizkit. Though in the past, they've often been lumped in with the likes of the Biz due to their penchant for mixing hip-hop and heavy metal, UNTOUCHABLES represents a step forward. Part of the reason may be the involvement of producer Michael Bienhorn, who old-timers will recall as a founding member of early-'80s avant rock/funk/jazz outfit Material. Whether its Bienhorn's influence or just the band's desire to progress (we're betting on a combo of both), the songs here are full of carefully delineated and sung melodies (though Jonathan Davis's sore throat from hell won't bring Frank Sinatra to mind any time soon). The attack of the guitars and drums is just as unrelenting as before, but the expanded song structures and grooves (somebody's been listening to early Killing Joke) will put the lie to all the naysayers who consigned these guys to the nu-metal scrapheap in the past.
SKU: 1072423

The Police: Sting (vocals, bass); Stewart Copeland (vocals, drums); Andy Summers (guitar).
Recorded at Surrey Sound Studio, England.
The career of the Police was planned, controlled and timed to perfection. The three talented individuals probably always knew that they would attempt to conquer the world and then disappear to pursue their own musical interests. This is the second of their five albums and contains two number 1 hits. Both are interesting little vignettes from themind of Sting; 'Walking On The Moon', where he pleads 'I hope my legs don't break', and 'Message In A Bottle', which has a similarly desperate theme, with Sting observing 'seems I'm not alone in being alone, 100 billion castaways looking for a home'. Sting's theories do still hold water.
SKU: 6515620

Personnel: Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Wynton Kelly (piano, bass); Paul Chambers (bass); Max Roach (drums).
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on October 28, 1957. Originally released on Riverside (251). Includes original liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.
This 1957 release marked Abbey's first early peak. It's a wonderful and confident set with a stunning ensemble: Sonny Rollins on tenor sax and Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, and a rhythm section of Paul Chambers on bass and Max Roach on drums. Lincoln opens with Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Strong Man"--Lincoln was one of the performers who regularly recorded his songs prior to his own debut as a recording artist in the early '60s. Kelly in particular is a wonderfully supportive accompanist, dancingaround her with grace and style. The gorgeous and dramatic "Tender as a Rose" is presented acapella. Throughout, Lincoln's singing easily mingles jazz, blues and folk influences and phrasings. This strong album pointed the way to her ABBEY IS BLUE, her essential work recorded two years later.
SKU: 3104436

Title:Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op. 60
Composer:Ludwig vanBeethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Studio 1, Abbey Road, London

Title:Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Studio 1, Abbey Road, London


SKU: 5012359

Debut album from Liverpool nu-metal quintet signed to Vis- ible Noise, the home of Lostprophets. Fuelled by alienation and anger, but with more soul than their American counter- parts. A potent mix of influences including Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, Tool and Faith NoMore.
SKU: 1068446

Elf Power: Adrian Finch, Andrew Rieger (vocals, guitar); Heather Mcintosh (vocals, cello); Laura Carter (vocals, keyboards, percussion, ukulele bells); Aaron Wegelin (vocals, drums, percussion); Neil Golden (bass); ChipMcKenzie (background vocals).
SKU: 1077866

Personnel includes: David Grubbs, Noel Akchote,John McEntire, Mats Gustafsson, Dan Brown, Daniel Carter, Charlie O, Quentin Rollet.
SKU: 1054701

LIVE IN TOKYO (1983), the second live Public Image Limited album in three years, presents the listener with a different side of the band. The PIL captured here is very energetic. Even more surpisingly, John Lydon seems interested in having the audience like him. After castigating Christianity in "Religion," he goes so far as to greet his audience--in Japanese!
Clearly riding on the chart success of "(This is Not a) Love Song," Lydon and Company's live version, the record's standout track, incites the previously quiet audience to sing along. The crowd continues to do just that, even after the song has concluded. In turn, the band plays a repriseof a few choruses for the fans. During the second half of LIVE IN TOKYO--"Death Disco," "Bad Life," "Banging the Door," and "Under the House"--the audience's excitement at the dynamic workouts given to their PIL favorites is mirrored in the band's enthusiastic performance. This is especially true on the last track, which, though shortened considerably from the studio version, features amazing drumming from Martin Atkins.
SKU: 4122721

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Candy Dulfer (saxophone, horns, background vocals); Maceo, Greg (horns); Renato Neto (Fender Rhodes piano); Rhonda Smith (bass, background vocals); John Blackwell (drums); Sheila E. (shaker); Claire Fischer (samples); Chance, Stokeley, Kip (background vocals); Ornella Bonaccorsi.
Recorded at Paisely Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Metal Works Studio, Canada; The Hit Factory, New York, New York.
In 1996, Prince parted ways with his longtime label Warner Brothers, inaugurating his own label and proceeding to do whatever he pleased for several years--three-disc sets, all-instrumental mood-music albums, declarations of his Jehovah's Witnesses creed, and more. While there was plenty of fine music made along that journey, much of it tended to slip through thecracks. In 2004, newly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and signed to Columbia, Prince stood ready for a comeback with MUSICOLOGY.
Accordingly, the album is his most concise since the early '90s, a punchy, funky return to form. On the title track, he pledges allegiance to old-school funk, both lyrically and musically, with propulsive results. From there, he ventures into slow jams, pop-rock, jazzy R&B, even political commentary. Whether he's turning out complex, Zappa-like harmonies or sweet soul music, Prince sounds fully committed on MUSICOLOGY, providing most of the vocals and instruments himself and displaying a clarity of purpose that should rekindle a fire in the hearts of wayward fans.
SKU: 6557006

A collection of the most popular tracks by the latin pop star who was born in Puerto Rico, and moved to New York at the ageof 18. Includes the hit singles 'Livin' La Vida Loca' and 'Shake Your Bon-Bon'.
SKU: 1068080