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Ozma: Ryen Slegr (vocals, guitar, balalaika);Jose Galvez (vocals, guitar); Daniel Brummel (vocals, balalaika, bass); Star Wick (flute, keyboards); Pat Edwards (drums).
Recorded at Pop Squad Studios, Hollywood, California.
SKU: 1074347

Personnel includes: Diane Reeves (vocals, arranger); George Duke (piano, keyboards, Synclavier); Ottmaro Ruiz (piano, synthesizer); Billy Childs, Mulgrew Miller, John Beasley (piano); Eddie Del Barrio (synthesizer); Kevin Eubanks (acoustic guitar); Paul Jackson, Romero Lubambo (guitar); Freddie Washington, Chris Severin, Charnett Moffett, Stanley Clarke, Reginald Veal (bass); Jimmy Johnson (fretless bass); Ricky Lawson, Billy Kilson, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Abraham Laboriel, Jr., Joey Heredia, Rocky BryantGreg Hutchinson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Luis Conte, Alex Acuna, Munyungo Jackson (percussion).
Producers include: George Duke, Charles Mims, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Del Barrio, Michael Cuscuna.
Includes liner notes by A.Scott Galloway.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1070036

This is the third album from British rock outfit 3 Colours Red who originally disbanded back in 1999 when label, CreationRecords, folded. Produced by Joe Gibb (Million Dead; Funeral For A Friend), the album sees the band get back to the powerful indie rock sound that made them famous at the end of the nineties. The single 'The World Is Yours' is also included.
SKU: 6564570

Full title: Om 100: A Celebration Of The 100th Release Of Om Records.
Includesliner notes by Christopher Smith.
SKU: 1079731

Personnel includes: Vic Chesnutt (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, Fender Rhodes); Emmylou Harris (vocals); Alex McManus (acoustic & electric guitars, whistle, accordion, euphonium, background vocals); Paul Niehaus (electric & pedal steel guitars, whistle, baritone saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Kurt Wagner (electric & lap steel guitars, whistle, recorder, background vocals); Tina Chesnutt (electric guitar, whistle, bass,background vocals); Jonathan Marx (whistle, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, background vocals); Deanna Varagona (whistle, baritone saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Marc Trovillion (whistle, bass, percussion, background vocals); Allen Lowrey (whistle, drums, percussion, background vocals).
Recorded at Treasure Isle, Quad, The Castle and Wedgetone, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Vic Chesnutt.
Singer-Songwriter Chesnutt is the kind of gifted weirdo for whom the term "cult hero" was invented. Somehow the folks at Capitol got the idea that they could make him a star (maybe it was the Michael Stipe association). Presumably, after coming to terms with the fate of unconventional artists like Chesnutt in the music marketplace, they handed SALESMAN AND BERNADETTE off to Capricorn Records. That's not to say this isn't the most fully realized, (relatively) broad-scale work Chesnutt's done--backed by his buddies Lambchop, he turns observation into art again and again here. Over a pillow of lush, largely acoustic instrumentation, he tackles everything from "Arthur Murray" to "Woodrow Wilson" with equal quirky aplomb. His southern drawl is at its most expressive here, and on some cuts he emotes to a previously unimagined extent. As ever, his combination of surreal poetry and everyday imagery makes for some winning, highly individualistic compositions.
SKU: 1005430

Title:(6) Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV1030-35
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Title:Serenade in D, Op.25
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)


SKU: 2085439

Personnel: Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Rachel Gould (vocals); Jean-Paul Florens (guitar); Henri Florens (piano); Jim Richardson (bass); Tony Mann (drums).
Recorded at John Melner Studios, London, England on September 4 & 5, 1979. Includes liner notes by Hein Van de Geyn.
ROUND MIDNIGHT sticks to the standards, opening with a haunting version of the title track, a simple and stark dialogue between Chet Baker's trumpet and Jean-Paul Floren's lyrical guitar playing. The rest of the tracks are recorded with a quartet, sometimes substituting guitar for piano, while three tracks feature Rachel Gould's androgynous vocals.
Obviously influenced by Baker's vocal style, Gould's voice has a slick quality that lacks the trumpeter's natural emotional depth, though it's not unpleasant to listen to, and her treatment ofMiles Davis' "All Blues" with Baker's quartet is one of the album's high points. Baker's playing at this point had matured into a breathier tone and was more abstract than his earlier work; he retained his understated emotional lyricism to the end.
SKU: 1012239

Title:Sonata for Violin and PianoNo. 7 in C minor, Op. 139
Composer:(Johann Baptist Joseph) Max(imilian) Reger (1873 - 1916)
Venue:Metz, France

Title:Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat, Op. 18
Composer:Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Venue:Metz, France


SKU: 8001103

Title:Concerto for Keyboard, Two Horns and Strings in C minor, H448 (Wq37)
Composer:Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)

Title:(2) Sonatinas, H450-51 (Wq97-8)
Composer:Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)

Title:Concerto for Keyboard and Strings in B flat, H413(Wq10)
Composer:Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)

Title:Sonatina in E, H455 (Wq100)
Composer:Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)


SKU: 1073655

Personnel includes:Junior Wells, Otis Spann, Buddy Guy.
SKU: 5030490

Title:Good Day, Mr Hadjidakis
Composer:Thanos Mikroutsikos (b 1947)

Title:Doodle (to Thymios Papadopoulos)
Composer:Thanos Mikroutsikos (b1947)

Title:Ballet Music
Composer:Thanos Mikroutsikos (b 1947)

Title:(2) Lacrimas
Composer:Thanos Mikroutsikos (b 1947)


SKU: 1083154

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies,'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(9) Mélodies, 'Irlande', Op. 2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(Le) Chant des Bretons, Op. 13/5
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(Le) Jeune pâtre breton, Op. 13/4
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:Petit oiseau, chant de paysan, Op. 13/2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(Le) matin, Op. 13/1
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(Le) Chasseur danois, Op. 19/6
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Title:(Les) champs, Op. 19/2
Composer:(Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)


SKU: 2078938

King Diamond: King Diamond (vocals, guitar); Michael Deliner, Andy La Rocque (guitar); TimiHansen (bass); Mikkey Dee (drums).
Producers: King Diamond, Rune Hoyer.
Reissue producer: Jeff Daniel.
Recorded at Sound Track Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark in July & August 1985.
Includes liner notes by Don Kaye.
Digitally remastered by Chris Gehringer (The Hit Factory, New York, New York).
SKU: 1002308

Personnel includes: Joan Osborne (vocals, keyboard); Issac Hayes, (vocals); John Leventhal (guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion); Danny Louis (trumpet); Rick Depofi (baritone saxophone, horns, keyboards, drums, percussion); BrianMitchell (organ); Me'shell Ndegeocello, Rob (bass); Shawn Pelton, Leroy Clouden (drums); Ahmir Thompson (drums, percussion); Paulette McWilliams, Vaneese Thomas (background vocals).
Recorded at Underground Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
SKU: 1076158

Personnel includes: Natalie Merchant (vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ); Karl Berger, Gavin Bryars (conductor); Karen Perris (vocals, acoustic guitar); N'Dea Davenport, Yungchen Lhamo (vocals); Lokua Kanza (acoustic guitar); Graham Maby (electric guitar, bass); Daniel Lanois, Don Perris (electric guitar); Krystof Witek, Hector Falcon (violin); Wendy Gillespie (treble viol); Conroy Kuo, Ralph Farris (viola); Julia Hodgson, Richard Campbell (tenor viol); Susanna Pell (bass viol); Michelle Kinney, Garo Yellin (cello); William Hunt (great bass); Chris Botti (trumpet); Tom Varner (French Horn); George Laks (piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ); Jay Brunga (acoustic bass); Peter Yanowitz (drums).
Engineers: Todd Vos, John Holbrook, Rupert Coulso.
Recorded at Talking Dwarf Studios, Little Valley, New York; Air Studios, London, England.
After her departure from 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant declared her artistic independence with the enormously popular TIGERLILY, an album not entirely dissimilar in style to her former group. Her highly anticipated followupmines a somewhat more introspective vein, as Merchant pursues her muse at length (many cuts hover around the five minute mark). The bulk of the tunes here are ballads adorned by piano, organ and strings, often achieving an almost ecclesiastical tone, as on the title cut, an exploration of a mythical woman who appears in many guises throughout history.
Even relatively upbeat tunes like "Kind & Generous" and "Break Your Heart" retain the delicacy, sweetness and luxurious feel that have become Merchant's trademarks. The aforementioned spiritual element resurfaces in the bible-conscious lyrics of "Thick As Thieves" and the almost Carter Family-ish country spiritual "When They Ring The Golden Bells," a Merchant original that sounds like it could have been written 100 years ago. Presumably, that's just the kind of timelessness Merchant is aiming for on OPHELIA.
SKU: 1000772

Soft Machine: Karl Jenkins, John Etheridge, Roy Babbington, John Marshall, Carol Barrat.
RUBBER RIFF was not originally created for regular commercial release. Soft Machine mainstays Karl Jenkins and John Marshall produced this set as a so-called "needle drop" record, intending the short instrumentals tobe used for commercial purposes, such as ads, films, television, etc. They were conceived of as functioning as a bed or background for these various uses. Hence, there's an absence of pronounced foreground melody and movement in most of these pieces.
Tellingly, Jenkins later went on into commercial music work not unlike this (a field into which founding member Mike Ratledge also went, meeting with substantial success). While RUBBER RIFF is decidedly not the place to start in exploring this important band, it is, nonetheless, a fascinating document that shows how sometimes art and commerce can intersect.
SKU: 1008810

Producers include: Brad Wood, Joe Sealy, They Might BeGiants, Mitchell Froom, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet.
Engineers include: John Shough.
SKU: 1007539

Includes liner notesby Tony Harlow.
This is part of Blue Note's The Blue series.
SKU: 1014720

Title:Symphony No. 1, 'Classical' in D, Op. 25
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Title:Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev(1891 - 1953)


SKU: 5005763

Title:Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in G minor
Composer:Antoine(-Joseph) Reicha (1770 - 1836)

Title:Introduction and Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in F
Composer:Antoine(-Joseph) Reicha (1770 - 1836)

Title:Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Dittersdorf for Clarinet and Orchestra in B
Composer:Antoine(-Joseph) Reicha (1770- 1836)

Title:Theme and Variations for Bassoon and Orchestra in G
Composer:Antoine(-Joseph) Reicha (1770 - 1836)


SKU: 1081294

Full title:Round The House & Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music.
Includes liner notes by Reg Hall.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1067105

'The Journey' collects all of Donna Summer's chart hits from the mid-seventies through to the nineties. The album includes most of Summer'sdisco classics which we're produced by Giorgio Moroder including 'I Feel Love', 'Love To Love You Baby', and 'I Love You'.
SKU: 6562959

Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Tab Smith (soprano & alto saxophones); Jack Washington (alto & baritone saxophones); Earle Warren (alto saxophone, violin); Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, AL Killian, Ed Lewis (trumpet); Eli Robinson, Robert Scott, Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones(drums).
Recorded live at the Cafe Society, New York, New York in September & October 1941. Includes liner notes by Chris Sheridan.
SKU: 1025664

Debut album from club-house anthem makers turned pop-rock balladeers who are part of Ministry of Sound's strategy to embrace the mainstream. The duo have previously worked with names such as Massive Attack, Skin and Underwolves. Big melodic hooks, soulful vocals, acoustic guitars and a slick electronic productionadd up to a record with a modern, commercial pop sound which includes the singles 'Deepest Blue', 'Is It A Sin' and 'Give It Away'.
SKU: 6561593

Title:(Der) Getreue Music-Meister
Composer:Georg PhilippTelemann (1681 - 1767)

Title:Musique de table, 'Tafelmusik'
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)

Title:Essercizii Musici
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)

Title:Kleine Cammer-Music
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)


SKU: 2000223

Personnel: Brian May (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Jeff Beck, Jaimie Moses (guitar); Spike Edney (keyboards); Neil Murray, Ken Taylor (bass); Cozy Powell, Steve Ferrone (drums, percussion); Taylor Hawkins (drums); Cathy Porter, Shelley Preston, Nikki Love, Becci Glover (background vocals); Ian Hunter.
Includes liner notes by Brian May.
Though larger-than-life vocalist Freddie Mercury was obviously the heart of Queen, guitarist/songwriter/occasional singer Brian May was unquestionably the heart. It was his multi-tracked guitar arrangements and often his sophisticated, understatedcompositions that gave the band their signature sound. It's surprising then, that by 1998, he was only on his second solo album (and after a six year gap at that). May demonstrates his versatility by producing, arranging and playing most of the instruments on ANOTHER WORLD, assisted by people like Jeff Beck (who contributes guitar fireworks to "The Guv'nor") and late great drummer Cozy Powell.
The tunes on ANOTHER WORLD are a far cry from the ostentatiously eclectic pop-rock that marked the last days of Queen. On most of the cuts, including "China Belle" and "Business," May pulls out the stops and engages in the kind of four-on-the-floor rock & roll that was always one of early Queen's greatest strengths. May's restrained, tasteful vocal style and unmistakeable guitar sound mark these songs as definitively as a set of fingerprints.
SKU: 4127382

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B, Op30
Composer:Friedrich Kiel (1821 - 1885)

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor, Op 27
Composer:Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927)


SKU: 1081289

Pet Shop Boys: Neil Tennant (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Chris Lowe (keyboards, programming).
Additional personnel includes: Johnny Marr (guitar); Chris Zippel (keyboards); Steve Walters (bass); Jodie Linscott (percussion).
Recorded at Studio PSB and Sony Music Studios, London, England.
RELEASE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards For Best Recording Package.
Those whose minds are fixed on yesterday (read: the '80s) may forever associate the slyly intellectual pop duo Pet Shop Boys with now-cliche electronic dance flavors.Any expectation of nostalgia for such an approach on RELEASE is bound to be met with more than a little surprise. While there are sophisticated, percolating dance beats to be found in "The Samurai in Autumn" and some mildly danceable rhythm loops are heard elsewhere, this is an extremely organic album that occasionally verges on (dare it be said?) rock, or at least pop-rock. The cinematic, piano-driven torch song-in-denial "I Get Along" could have been penned by a more enlightened Elton John. The throaty vocals and lush, orchestral pop accompaniment of "Birthday Boy" bear echoes of Spiritualized's "pop" opus LET IT COME DOWN. Thus, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe manage to retain the tone of their initial vision without falling prey to the creeping morass of '80s retro fever, and good for them.
SKU: 1070630

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The Vandals: Dave Quackenbush(vocals); Warren Fitzgerald (guitar); Joe Escalante (bass); Josh Freese (drums).
Additional personnel: Joe Escalante (trumpet).
Producers: Warren Fitzgerald, Ryan Williams.
Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, California and Pulse Studios, Hollywood, California in 2002.
SKU: 1076095

Title:Festival Te Deum in F
Composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Title:Serenade to Music
Composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872- 1958)

Title:Dona nobis pacem
Composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)


SKU: 1024188

Includes liner notes by Hugh Gilmour.
Alltracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1052330

LIVE PLUS ONE features 2 live recordings, one performed by All and the other by All's predecessor band, Descendents.
ALL LIVE PLUS ONE:
All: Chad Price (vocals); Stephen Egerton (guitar); Karl Alvarez (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums).
Producers: Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton, Jason Livermore.
Engineers: Jason Livermore, Jay Saylor.
Recorded on March 30& 31, 2001 at Starlight, Fort Collins, Colorado.
DESCENDENTS LIVE PLUS ONE:
Descendents: Milo Aukerman (vocals); Stephen Egerton (guitar); Karl Alvarez (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums).
Engineer: Brett Gurewitz.
Producers: Bill Stevenson, Stephen Egerton, Jason Livermore.
Recorded from October 10-14, 1996 at Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, California.
SKU: 1066771

Personnel: Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Julio Barretto (drums).
Recorded at McClear Pathe, Toronto, Canada on December 14 & 15, 1993. Includes liner notesby Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
SKU: 1082200

Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Brent Mydland (vocals, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, bass);Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart (drums).
Recorded at Meadowlands Sports Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey on October 16, 1989.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
By the time of this 1989 performance, the Grateful Dead were heading towards the last phase of their career. In a cruel, Spinal Tap-like twist of fate, keyboardist Brent Mydland would soon meet the same untimely fate as his predecessors Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and Keith Godchaux. Band visionary Jerry Garcia would follow him a few years after, effectively ending the band's long career. But on this night in New Jersey, they still had some of the old fire left.
While newer songs such as "Built to Last" and "Picasso Moon" were not up to the standards of the band's previous work, they're outnumbered here by numerous classics, including the seldom-heard gem "Attics of My Life" from 1970's AMERICAN BEAUTY, and the band's legendary free-form tour de force "Dark Star." Even at this late date in their career, Garcia and bassist supremo Phil Lesh could still spin gorgeous sonic webs around each other that were truly transcendent in nature. NIGHTFALL OF DIAMONDS stands to prove that even towards the end of their lifespan, the Grateful Dead were a band full of surprises.
SKU: 6579504

Title:Ondine
Composer:George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948)

Title:From a Notebook of Sketches
Composer:George Templeton Strong (1856 -1948)

Title:From a Notebook of Sketches
Composer:George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948)

Title:From a Notebook of Sketches
Composer:George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948)


SKU: 1077615

Soul Bossa Trio includes: ToshiMasumoto (keyboards, organ); Takemiya Shingo (bass); Suzuki Gonzalez (drums).
SKU: 1030365

Full title: Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions Vol. 1.
Solo performer: Dr. John (vocals, piano).
Recorded at Orpheus Music, New York, New York in August 1981. Includes liner notes by Mark Tearson.
All tracks havebeen digitally remastered.
SKU: 1076472

Personnel: Charlie Musselwhite (vocals, harmonica); Tim Kaihatsu (vocals, guitar);Robbie Robertson, Johnny Shines, Larry Welker, Harvey Mandel (guitar); Rod Piazza (chromatic harmonica); Walter Horton (harmonica); Barry Goldberg, Clay Cotton (piano, organ); Michael Bloomfield (piano); Garth Hudson (Hammond B-3 organ); Floyd Jones, Bob Anderson, Carl Severeid, Jimmy Lewis (bass); Levon Helm, Eddie Ho, Fred Below, Jr., Lance Dickerson, Frank Kirkland (drums);
Recorded between 1965 and 1969. Includes liner notes by Wayne Robins.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1036922

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14
Composer:Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)
Venue:Polish Radio Concert Hall, Katowice

Title:Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 inD minor, Op. 22
Composer:Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)
Venue:Polish Radio Concert Hall, Katowice

Title:Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's 'Faust', Op. 20
Composer:Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)
Venue:Polish Radio Concert Hall, Katowice


SKU: 5018457

Personnel:Jorma Kaukonen (vocals, guitar); Bela Fleck (banjo); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Byron House (bass, background vocals).
Recorded at Masterlink Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Jorma Kaukonen.
BLUE COUNTRY HEART was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Folk Album.
SKU: 1073457

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 8 in B flat, Op. 84
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Title:(10)Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)


SKU: 2088239

Producers include: Funkmaster Flex, Ivory, Buckshot Da B.D.I. Emcee.
Recorded at D&D Studios and The Hit Factory, New York, New York.
New York City's top hip-hop DJ delivers the second installment of his mix-tape series. Not the first DJ to commercialize the underground mix tape on CD (fellow New Yorker Red Alert preceded him onto disc), but definitely one of the most influential, Funkmaster Flex showcases his turntable skills by mixing classic jams with freestyle rhymes from hip-hop's hottest MCs.
From old school to new school, Flex spins cuts on the turntables as if he were rockin' a party rather than putting together a compilation album. With R&B hits, exclusive blends and guest vocals by almost every major rapper East of the Mississippi, THE MIX TAPE VOLUME 2 packs it all. Buckshot's remake of Rakim's"I Ain't No Joke" and microphone appearances by MCs Notorious B.I.G. & Da Lox give this album the ultimate hard-core appeal.
SKU: 1054261

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: Ralph Stanley (vocals); Norman Blake (guitar, mandocello); Stuart Duncan (banjo, violin); Mike Compton (mandolin); Dennis Crouch (bass); Evelyn & Suzanne Cox (background vocals).
Producers: T Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, Larry Ehrlich.
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee.
RALPH STANLEY was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Bluegrass Album.
Classic country music fans have long known about Ralph Stanley from his work with late brother Carter, as well as his legendary solo career. With the unexpected popularity of the O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? soundtrack and subsequent revival of interest in old-time bluegrass and country music, Stanley became better known to the general public. The release of RALPH STANLEY extends this thread as Stanley reunites with executive producer T-Bone Burnett (who oversaw the soundtrack) and fellow knob-twirlers Bob Neuwirth and Larry Ehrlich. Aided by a back-up band that includes legendary fretmaster Norman Blake, this collection of mostly traditional fare finds the septuagenarian applying his rich vocals to the surprisingly cheery murder ballad "Henry Lee" and his own high lonesome tune "Great High Ballad."
Stanley displays his strong gospel influence on stunning a cappella readings of "Twelve Gates ToThe City" and "I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers" plus a version of Hank Williams's "Calling You," featuring the rich harmonies of Evelyn and Suzanne Cox. Tying up this link to America's musical past is "The Death Of John Henry," a twangy retelling of the John Henry folk story featuring intricate interplay between Blake, mandolinist Mike Compton and fiddle player Stuart Duncan.
SKU: 1078260

Fabulous Disaster: Laura Litter (vocals); Lynda Mandolyn (guitar, background vocals); Mr. Nancy (bass); Sally Gess (drums).
Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, California inNovember 2000.
SKU: 1058740

Title:(12) Sonate da camera, Op. 6
Composer:Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 - 1764)

Title:(12) Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, Op. 4
Composer:Francesco (Xaverio) Geminiani (1687 - 1762)

Title:(12) Sonatas for Violin/Flute and Continuo, Op. 1
Composer:Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768)

Title:(6) Sonatasfor Violin and Continuo, Op. 2 (part)
Composer:Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770)

Title:(12) Sonatas, Op 5
Composer:Michele Mascitti (1663/4 - 1760)


SKU: 1083334

Prince & The Revolution: Prince (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Wendy Melvoin (vocals, guitar); Lisa Coleman, Matt "Dr." Fink (vocals, keyboards); Brown Mark (vocals, bass); Bobby Z (percussion).
Additional personnel: Apollonia (vocals); Novi Novog (violin, viola); David Coleman, Suzie Katayama (cello).
Engineers include: Susan Rogers, Peggy Mac, David Riukin.
A soundtrack to a movie so appalling that it is infinitely wiser to let the record stand on its own merits. While Prince cavorted in purple kitchen foil and rode his Harley in high heels, the real star of the film, the music, was doing all the talking. A knit of funk and rock, a heavily stylized Hendrix guitar lick here and there, and a wilfully danceable backbeat all made for a huge commercial smash, and the first real international introduction for many people to a star-in-waiting. 'Darling Nikki' accidentally set the PMRC ball rolling, but the heady lilt of the title track andthe crushing 'When Doves Cry' can pardon him that.
SKU: 1000489

This isan Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Madonna (vocals); Mirawais Ahmadzai (guitar, programming, background vocals); Stuart Price (piano); Nicky Brown Choir, London Community Gospel Choir.
Re-teaming with French electro-pop producer Mirwais, (who also lent his talents to 2000's MUSIC), Madonna uses her perspective as a globally famous ex-pat living in England to comment on the USA's spiritual state throughout AMERICAN LIFE. Prominently featuring plenty of acoustic guitar among the synth-soaked swooshes and Euro-disco beats, the Material Girl ends up going for a more stripped-down sound. This technique works particularly well on the opening title cut, which finds Ms. Ciccone rapping about bodyguards, soy lattes, gardeners and other upper-class perks that don't seem to make the spiritual side of life any better.
"Hollywood" does an even better job addressing the downside of fame while pumping in a few more hooks. Faith in family fuels the lush "Nothing Fails," with its unexpected gospel-chorus outro, while amore inspires the light and tight "Love Profusion," and insecurity plagues the solo-acoustic "X-Static Process." Of course all these songs of self-discovery and spirituality didn't stop Madonna from including "Die Another Day," the Euro-techno title song from the James Bond film of the same name.
SKU: 1082141

Performers include: Tracy Collier, Bobby Crush, Fiona Hendley, Paul Jones, Dennis Lotis, Liz Robertson, Jacqui Scott,The London Theatre Orchestra.
This is part of Empire Music Collection's Songwriters series.
SKU: 6573783

Blind Melon: Shannon Hoon (vocals); Thomas Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn (guitar); Brad Smith (bass); Glen Graham (drums).
Additional personnel:Sabbi Kahn (sarangi).
Recorded at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington in February 1992.
Given the preponderance of synthesizers and samples on contemporary radio outlets, fans of guitar bands must be feeling a little let down, when along comes a Blind Melon. BLIND MELON puts a contemporary slant on metal, blues and assorted psychedelia without sounding lost in the past. Nevertheless, their deep roots in classic FM sounds help define their appeal, not unlike that of a Pearl Jam.
Vocalist Hoon howls at the moon in the best tradition of Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose, while the Glen Graham-Brad Smith rhythm team moves convincingly from rock thrash ("Paper Scratcher") to funk ("Seed To A Tree") and even some country and eastern sounds ("Holyman," "Sleepyhouse"). But the heart and soul of BLIND MELON are the loose spacey exchanges between guitarists Christopher Thorn and Roger Stevens, who sound at times like the Grateful Dead paraphrasing Led Zeppelin ("Soak The Sun," "No Rain").
Blind Melon was nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award as "Best New Artist."
SKU: 1084717

Title:Parsifal
Composer:(Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Venue:ManhattanCenter, New York


SKU: 2019787

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op.11
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)


SKU: 1077943

Includes liner notes by Tony Rounce.
All trackshave been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1073891

Full performer name: Peter Erskine/Nguyen Le/Michel Benita.
Personnel: Peter Erskine (drums); Nguyen Le (guitar); MichelBenita (bass).
Recorded at Rainbow Studios, Oslo, Norway on October 30 & 31, 2000. Includes liner notes by Roland Spiegel.
SKU: 1064241

Personnel includes: Phil Coulter, James Galway, Liam Neeson.
Recorded at Westland Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
SKU: 1036788

Mountain: Leslie West (vocals, guitar); Felix Pappalardi (vocals, bass); Steve Knight (keyboards); Corky Laing (drums).
Mountain's second release of 1971 (and fourth releasein only a two year span), FLOWERS OF EVIL, would turn out to be the band's final studio release before starting a cycle of splitting up and reuniting. Comprising equal amounts of all new studio material and live recordings, FLOWERS OF EVIL contains several Mountain gems.
Highlights of the studio side remain the album opening title track, as well as the Cream-like (and appropriately titled) blues rocker, "Crossroader." Mountain were always known for their larger than life concerts, and the live tracks capture the band in all its electrified boogie glory--a 25-minute medley centered around a cover of "Roll Over Beethoven," which weaves in and out of other jams, as well as a run through of their best known song, "Mississippi Queen."
SKU: 4122487

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat, S124
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Concerto for Piano and OrchestraNo. 2 in A, S125
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25
Composer:Ernö Dohnányi (1877 - 1960)

Title:Totentanz, S126
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Malédiction, S121
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Title:Wandererfantasie (Schubert), S366
Composer:Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)


SKU: 1033557

'This Is Not A Test' is the fifth album from hip hop and R&B pioneer Missy Elliot. The album, written and produced by Missy Elliot, Timbaland, and others, sees Missy redefining the sound of hip hop once again with a mix of abstract rhythms, beats and rhymes. The album includes a whole hostof guests including Jay-Z, Monica, Elephant Man, and Fabolous. The single 'Pass The Dutch' is also included.
SKU: 6541649

Personnel: Mariah Carey, JD, Whitney Houston, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men, O.D.B., Trey Lorenz (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Eric Rigler (U-Union pipes, whistles); Greg Phillinganes (piano); Babyface (keyboards, drum programming); Nathan East (bass); Ricky Lawson (drums); Sheila E. (percussion); Clarence, Mase, Shanrae Price, Partrique McMillan, Geno Morris, David Cole, Mary Ann Tatum, Kevon Edmonds, Nathan Walton, Mark Kibble, Melvin Edmonds, Daryl Hawes, J. Valentine, Vearline Board, Joy Enriquez, Dion Allen, Peach, Lynn Davis, Syretha Smith, Sharlotte Gibson, Shanice Wilson, Krystal Wilson, Tavia Ivey, Kenya Ivey, Lisa Ivey, Nathan Ivey (background vocals).
The Darryl Douglas Workshop Company: Kelly Price, Cheree Price, Melonie Daniels, Peggy Harley, Liz Stewart, Spencer Washington, Henry Casper (background vocals).
Producers include: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieef, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Narada Michael Walden.
Engineers include: Dana Jon Chapelle, Jay Healy, Phil Tan.
Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig.
Blessed with a voice that covers more of a range than anyone this side of Minnie Riperton, and a knack for ingratiating, breezy pop/R&B, Mariah Carey became one of the premier pop divas of the '90s. For those who were hibernatingduring that decade, #1's lays it all out in an easily digestible format, presenting Carey's biggest and best under one roof. From the inspirational message of the poignant ballad "Hero" to the roots nod of "I'll Be There" (with impressive assistance from Trey Lorenz), it's clear that Carey has charisma to match her chops. On the infectious, almost giddy "Dream Lover" she voices her romantic desires so sweetly that the listener is moved by the urge to jump into the track on a white horse and whisk her off to some mythological paradise. Now that's the mark of a convincing singer.
SKU: 1073788

Title:Balladof an unknown boy, Op. 93
Composer:Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)


SKU: 1089326

Performers include: Del-Vikings, Johnny Thunder, Gene & Wendell, The Larks, Duane Eddy, The Olympics, Gary U.S. Bonds, Jackie Wilson, Hank Ballard,The Flares, Huey Smith, Alvin Cash, The Miracles, The Rivingtons.
Recorded between 1957 & 1966.
Contains 30 tracks.
SKU: 1073057

Personnel includes: Foxy Brown, DMX, Jay-Z, Pretty Boy, Gangsta Boo, Mia X, Beanie Siegel, Memphis Bleek (rap vocals); Total, Mya (vocals).
Producers include: Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Swizz Beatz, Charly "Shuga Bear" Charles, Kane West.
Engineers include: Jason Goldstein, Tom Soares, T Mix.
The sophomore album from hip-hop diva Foxy Brown comes almost two years after she took rap music by storm. Her hardcore rhyme flow and fashionable lyrical content are still present, but where Foxy went the commercial route with her debut, she returns to the streets on CHYNA DOLL.Constantly a target for the media, Foxy explains the hardships that go along with that circumstance on "My Life." She flips the coin, though, on "B.W.A.," collaborating with Gangsta Boo and Mia X for a women's-power anthem. Street-inspired songs abound on CHYNA DOLL, and Brown is visited by her partner-in-rhyme, Jay-Z, as well as other notable hardcore MCs such as DMX.
SKU: 4127250

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 10 in C, K330/K300h
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 23, 'Appassionata' in F minor, Op. 57
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:Sonatas for Keyboard Nos. 1-555
Composer:(Giuseppe) DomenicoScarlatti (1685 - 1757)

Title:Sonatas for Keyboard Nos. 1-555
Composer:(Giuseppe) Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)

Title:(6) Moments musicaux, D780
Composer:Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Title:(8) Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Composer:Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

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

Title:Nocturnes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Bailecito
Composer:José Resta (20th Cent)

Title:(3) Danzas argentinas, Op. 2
Composer:Alberto (Evaristo) Ginastera (1916 - 1983)

Title:Prole do bebê, Book I
Composer:Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)


SKU: 1084538

Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Danny Caron, Rich Kirch, Billy Johnson, Bruce Kaphan (guitar); John Sanders (piano); Chester Thompson (keyboards); Deacon Jones (organ); Ruth Davies, Benny Rietveld, Max Cridlin, Jim Guyett (bass); Scott Mathews, Gaylord Birch, Bowen Brown (drums); Raul Rekow (congas); Karl Perazzo (timbales).
Producers: Carlos Santana, Roy Rogers, John Lee Hooker.
Engineers: Arne Frager, Samuel Lehmer, Bruce Kaphan.
Recorded at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, California; The Plant, Sausalito, California; Dragon Studio, Redwood City, California.
CHILL OUT won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
One of a series of superb Hooker albums recorded in the '90s, CHILL OUT clearly shows that John Lee remains at the top of his game. The opening (and title) track features guitar god and long time Hooker fan Carlos Santana (withhis band). Although quite slick sounding, Santana's Latin funk grooves and typically blistering solo fit suprisingly well with John Lee's gutbucket vocals--a testament to the aging blues man's incredible versatility. Roy Rogers (the blues guy, not the cowboy fast food mogul) reveals himself as an adept and sensitive producer and also adds some very tasty slide guitar on four tunes.
CHILL OUT includes several Hooker solo guitar and vocal pieces, some of which are among the best of his career. "Too Young," in particular, is chilling in it's sparseness and intensity. Hooker's voice is in great shape and, for a man known for his "talking" style, he can sing incredibly sweetly and melodically when he wants to. On "Kiddio," which features some truly funky piano from the great Charles Brown, John Lee positively croons. Whether with a full band or all alone, John Lee Hooker's talent burns brightly throughout CHILL OUT.
SKU: 1001459

Altan: Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (vocals, fiddle); Mark Kelly (guitar, high strung guitar, background vocals); Daithi Sproule (guitar, background vocals); P.J. Curtis (high strung guitar); Ciaran Curran (guitar-bouzouki, bouzouki); Niall Toner (mandolin); Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle); Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, background vocals); Neil Martin (cello); Frankie Kennedy (flute, whistle, background vocals); Dermot Byrne (accordion); Donal Lunny (keyboards, bodhran, bass bodhran); Garvan Gallagher (acoustic bass); Anna Ni Mhaogaigh (background vocals).
Producers: P.J. Curtis, Brian Masterson, Altan, Donal Lunny, Phil Cunningham.
Compilation producer:Donal Lunny.
Engineers: Donal Lunny.
Recorded at Aigle Studios, Lansdowne Studio, Westland Studios and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Includes liner notes by Donal Lunny.
SKU: 1007672

Title:Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Composer:Gang Chen (b 1935)
Conductor:James Judd
Ensemble:New ZealandSymphony Orchestra

Title:Songs and Dances from the Silk Road
Composer:Peter Breiner (b 1957)
Conductor:James Judd
Ensemble:New Zealand Symphony Orchestra


SKU: 2087519

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26, 'Coronation' in D, K537
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor:Frank Beermann
Ensemble:Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Title:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 13 in C, K415/K387b
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791)
Conductor:Frank Beermann
Ensemble:Bamberg Symphony Orchestra


SKU: 2088566

Title:(8) Suites for Keyboard, Set I
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Title:(8) Suites for Keyboard, Set I
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Title:(8) Suites for Keyboard, Set I
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 -1759)

Title:(7) Suites for Keyboard, Set II
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Title:(7) Suites for Keyboard, Set II
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Title:Suite (Partita) in G, HWV450
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)


SKU: 1075374

Title:(3) String Quartets, Op. 8
Composer:(André) Georges (Louis) Onslow (1784 -1853)

Title:(3) String Quartets, Op. 46
Composer:(André) Georges (Louis) Onslow (1784 - 1853)

Title:String Quartet in B flat, Op 50
Composer:(André) Georges (Louis) Onslow (1784 - 1853)


SKU: 8000315

Title:Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Nocturnes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Nocturnes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Nocturnes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Waltzes
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Introduction and Polonaise brillant in C, Op. 3
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin(1810 - 1849)


SKU: 8000144

The RH Factor: Roy Hargrove (arranger, trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, bass, percussion); Keith Anderson (alto & tenor saxophones); Jacques Schwarz-Bart (tenor saxophone); James Poyser (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Bernard Wright (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, ARP synthesizer); Bobby Sparks (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP synthesizer); Spanky, Cornell Dupree (guitar); Pino Palladino, Reggie Washington (bass); Willie Jones III, Jason Thomas (drums).
Additional personnel: D'Angelo (vocals, Wurlitzer piano); Renee Neufville, Stephanie McKay, Shelby Johnson, Erykah Badu (vocals); Common, Q-Tip (rap vocals); Steve Coleman (alto saxophone); Karl Denson (flute); Meshell Ndegeocello (bass); Kwaku Obeng (percussion).
Producers: Roy Hargrove, Jason Olaine, Russell Elevado.
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York between January & September 2002.
Having previously explored such varying genres as classic bebop on PARKER'S MOOD, and Latin swing in HABANA, Roy Hargrove turns his attention to urban R&B with this consistently entertaining set. HARD GROOVE is one of the more adventurous albums in the trumpeter's Verve catalogue, featuring hip-hop artists such as Q-Tip and sophisticated R&B singers Erykah Badu and D'Angelo.
As you'd expect from such company, the music is smooth as Courvoisier, especially on such grooving soul cuts as "Forget Regret," with Stephanie Mackay's tough-but-fragile vocals reminiscent of Randy Crawford's workwith the Crusaders. And of course Hargrove can't resist a cursory nod to Miles Davis on the all-too-brief "Interlude," with its urban ambience. Mostly, though, HARD GROOVE is that rare delight--high-quality jazz-funk that avoids straying into the realms of lite jazz. Hargrove's tasteful, lyrically swinging trumpet is a constant pleasure, while the impeccably credentialed musicianship negotiates its way through the jazz- and R&B-inflected arrangements with practiced ease.
SKU: 1083425

Personnel includes: Charlie Musselwhite, Robben Ford.
SKU: 1053477

Title:Concerto for Two Pianos andOrchestra in A flat
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Venue:City Hall, Glasgow

Title:Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E
Composer:(Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Venue:City Hall, Glasgow


SKU: 5003321